The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Chapter 1534: The Abnormality of the Jia Family

Today's sky seems to be covered by a thick layer of gray cloth, and not a trace of light can be seen from morning to night.

This kind of weather makes people feel depressed, as if all the colors in the world have been taken away, leaving only a gray haze.

The clouds were low in the sky, and it seemed as if rain would fall at any moment, adding a bit of coolness to the already gloomy sky.

The wind blowing from the southeast brought gusts of coolness, causing pedestrians going out to involuntarily tighten their collars.

Pedestrians on the street walked hurriedly, with solemn expressions on their faces that matched the weather. People who rode bicycles to work subconsciously pedaled faster.

Such weather not only affects people's travel, but also seems to indicate that something unusual is about to happen.

Over the Liangma River, at some unknown time, a few dragonflies appeared in the sky, flapping their wings and flying low on both sides of the river.

The aunties who are used to saving tap water at home, like the villagers of Maidian Village, squat on the bluestone slabs placed horizontally by the water in the early morning, wash clothes with river water, and hit the clothes back and forth with the mallets in their hands.

Jiang Dehua, who came from the countryside, was very familiar with this scene. She was also one of the people washing clothes by the river in the early morning. While the eldest and second child were sleepy, she wrapped up the youngest child, tied him to her back with a cloth belt, and took care of the housework herself.

It is very hard to take care of a child. Diapers and wet sheets have to be washed in time even if the weather is bad. She does it without any complaints. Even though her brother and sister-in-law don't pay her, she does her job very efficiently.

The older sisters and aunties around here can still chat and laugh. It’s not that many of them are stingy with the water bill, but washing clothes at home is not as lively as by the river.

Jiang Dehua did not join in the conversation. He shook out his clothes, soaked them in water, and frowned as he wrung out his clothes.

Director Li came and told her not to go to the factory to call Ouyang Yi. She did as Director Li said, but her brother and sister-in-law still haven't returned home for quite some time.

There are three children in the family, one of whom was just born not long ago. If her sister-in-law had not come to the capital with them, the family would have been in despair.

She fell into a low mood. Without her brother and sister-in-law, she had no ability to earn money and could not support three children. Even if she left her sister-in-law at home, she could still find a way to ask her family for some money to raise the three children. Capitalists have money, like wealthy landlords.

"No~!"

"My brother and sister-in-law have been in Beijing for so many days, and no one has come to investigate. Ouyang Yi was arrested because of a misunderstanding and was detained for two months. He was released after he was found innocent. It was Director Li who assigned him the job after he came back. Why would they arrest him again? ~!"

In the past few days, Jiang Dehua has been worried about his brother and sister-in-law. He has not thought carefully and sorted out the clues. Now he suddenly thought that after the public security department has found out the truth, another group of people will come to investigate. He is simply being treated as a spy.

It seemed that this group of people were not targeting her brother specifically, but her sister-in-law and Ouyang Yi. Her brother was also implicated.

"Could it be that Qin Huairu told others what I said to her?"

Coming from the countryside, she is quite honest, because in her eyes, Qin Huairu is not someone who likes to tell tales.

Jiang Dehua stopped working with the mallet in his hand, put the clothes in the basin, and hurriedly prepared to talk to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu had been acting strange these past few days. When he saw her, she didn't take the initiative to chat like she did in the past few days. She seemed to be feeling really guilty.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely. His sister-in-law had just arrived in the capital and had not offended anyone. She usually stayed at home and not many people knew about his family affairs. She just quarreled with him, and he said those words to Qin Huairu because he felt wronged.

Jiang Dehua hurriedly picked up the washbasin at her waist, looked fierce, and walked into the community holding the mallet. She felt a sense of betrayal in her heart.

At this time, it had started to rain. At first, it rained drop by drop, as if testing the temperature of the earth. The raindrops fell on the concrete road, dried up instantly and were absorbed by the ground.

As the dark clouds got lower and lower, the raindrops became denser and denser, and the strong wind also joined in the carnival, hitting the raindrops violently against the window glass, making crackling sounds.

The little guy tied in the quilt on the back started crying anxiously. Jiang Dehua put the mallet into the basin, supported the little feet in the quilt with his right hand, and coaxed him.

Just as he arrived at the door of the unit, Jiang Dehua stopped and looked suspiciously at the man hiding under the porch of the unit, as if he was hiding from the rain. But just now, when he ran over, he clearly saw him looking at the house numbers of two houses.

"Hello~!"

The strange man made way for her and greeted her with a smile. However, after living here for half a year, she knew Jiang Dehua from all the floors upstairs, but she didn't know this man.

"What's good about that? Who are you?"

She picked up the mallet in the basin again. Jiang Dehua's tone was rather aggressive because of the matter with her brother and sister-in-law. She was the only one at home now. Even though it was daytime, she had to be on guard~!

"Oh, I'm Cui Dake's friend. I have something to talk to him about. I didn't see him at the factory. Isn't his wife Qin Huairu? I remember she told me that she lives here. Come to 101 or 102~!"

The man didn't mind at all and reported the name of the person next door. Jiang Dehua took a breath through his nose and when he heard that the person was looking for Qin Huairu, he raised his chin towards the person next door in annoyance.

"She lives in 101 and 102. Her husband doesn't usually live here. He lives in the old house~!"

After taking a look at the man's appearance, perhaps because he had a good attitude, Jiang Dehua reminded him again, then took out the key and opened the door.

"Thank you~!" Jiang Dehua let down his guard when he saw the man knocking on the door next door. He then closed the door while muttering to himself.

In the bedroom, the two children had already gotten up. The eldest was sensibly helping the second child, who was rubbing his eyes, to get dressed. Although the buttons were buttoned incorrectly, Jiang Dehua still felt a little relieved.

"Aunt, when will mom and dad be back?"

Seeing his aunt coming back, the sensible eldest child looked at her eagerly, like an abandoned cub. He has been asking Jiang Dehua this question for several days.

"It's just these two days, don't worry~!"

She took off the cloth belts on her body and put the third child on the bed. Jiang Dehua liked the sensible eldest child and the lovely second child. As for the third child, a girl, if she didn't have the responsibilities of an aunt, she would rather let her sister-in-law take care of her.

"Boom~!"

The heavy rain turned into a thunderstorm, with raindrops hitting the windows. The third brother was frightened and started crying. The second brother lost his sleepiness and the eldest brother hugged Jiang Dehua's legs tightly, which made Jiang Dehua lose the intention to hang clothes inside the house.

"Oh my god, I'm busy enough and you're still causing me more trouble~!"

He hurriedly picked up the third child and coaxed him. Jiang Dehua's head was overwhelmed when he thought that he would have to cook for the eldest and second child, boil water, and prepare milk powder for the third child.

"Aunt, Mom and Dad, will they never come back and don't want us anymore~!"

Even though the eldest brother was very scared at the moment, he was very brave and did not cry. However, the words he said could not help but make Jiang Dehua's heart twitch violently, as if someone had stabbed him in the heart with a knife.

She was also feeling uncomfortable at this moment. She had thought about this kind of consequence in the past few days. When she thought about her three children losing their parents and herself losing her brother and sister-in-law, her face changed. Her family's life was a bit hard at the beginning, but at least her parents raised the brothers.

"Don't talk nonsense. Take care of your brothers and sisters. Auntie will go cook for you~!"

Jiang Dehua wiped her eyes and hurriedly hung the washed clothes on the clothesline in the house. She felt very flustered, especially when she thought that it might be related to her big mouth. The sense of self-blame made her afraid to face her children.

When Jiang Dehua thought of this, he became extremely angry.

At that time, they lived in the compound of the Naval Academy. She and Lao Ding's wife were open and honest with each other and had a very good relationship. Lao Ding's wife knew about her brother and sister-in-law's situation, but she didn't tell anyone outside to cause trouble for the family.

Now that his brother and sister-in-law have been taken away, they are nowhere to be found. If they really can't come back, Jiang Dehua can't accept the consequence that his third brother's children will be without parents.

Especially, if it was his own big mouth that caused the disaster, Jiang Dehua would carry the guilt in his heart for the rest of his life.

No matter how displeased her sister-in-law was with her, the children of her third brother were, after all, hers. Even if she had no credit, she had worked hard and taken good care of the children. Now she really regretted and felt a little scared.

The stove had gone out in the evening, and it would take time to relight it. With something on his mind, Jiang Dehua picked up the coal tongs behind the door, picked up a piece of honeycomb coal, and prepared to go next door to exchange it for another one. By the way, he would find a chance to ask.

Was it Qin Huairu who leaked the information and asked someone else to report it?

There was a violent storm, crackling sounds, and coal in the air. Jiang Dehua opened the door with a heavy heart.

There were guests next door, and they seemed to have not left yet. Jiang Dehua knocked on the door hard.

"Sister, it's me, Dehua. The stove is out. I came to exchange a piece of coal with your family~!"

There were clanging sounds in the house, like a bench falling to the ground. It was not clear through the door, because of the thunderstorm outside.

Jiang Dehua didn't take it seriously and just stood there at the door until the door of the next room was opened, revealing a crack and Jia Zhang's old face was revealed.

His eyes were full of fear.

"Well, De, Dehua, our stove is also out. Why don't you think of a solution yourself~!"

As she spoke, Jia Zhang winked at Jiang Dehua with a pleading look in her eyes, as if she wanted to convey some news to her.

However, Jiang Dehua outside the door was indifferent. He just felt that the mother-in-law next door, who was usually very difficult to talk to, was similar to his own mother-in-law, but today she seemed like a different person.

"Okay then, I'll go light the stove myself. Has Qin Huairu gone to work? I have something I want to ask her~!"

"Bang!"

The door of the Jia family's room was closed directly inside the house, without any courtesy, which was in line with the usual style of Qin Huairu's mother-in-law.

But just now, did she want to say something to him? Jiang Dehua scratched his head in confusion.

(End of this chapter)