Restarting life in Siheyuan

Liu Haizhong was standing in front of the Zhu family's cellar, looking a little exasperated.

"Uncle, there must be treasures he hid in here. How could there be nothing? I won't believe it even if you kill me." Jia Zhang knew that there had always been many good things hidden in this cellar. If they could be turned out, she might get something good out of it. She had turned out a lot of good things in the past.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, you want to search our cellar. Aren't you afraid that my brother will come back? Aren't you afraid that you will have to stay in prison for another three years?"

Zhu Xuemei, who was watching the fun, said with a smile, "Big brother will be here soon, and then we'll teach this lazy woman a lesson. It's really strange, she's only been back for a few years, and she's almost fat again."

Liu Haizhong stopped Jia Zhang's quarrel with a dark face. He didn't expect to find anything from Sha Zhu's house. He knew everything about Sha Zhu's marriage and knew that Lou Xiao'e didn't bring any dowry at all. The reason why he wanted to find something was to destroy Sha Zhu's prestige and establish the prestige of an uncle. After all, Sha Zhu's wife had a good father, so it was just right for him to establish his authority.

Sha Zhu didn't seem to care and was still laughing foolishly. Lou Xiao'e was looking at her colleagues without saying a word. The two of them were well prepared. Zhu Xuemei on the side also looked like she was watching the fun and was grinning.

"Silly Zhu, I remember when you were doing your work, he gave you a piece of calligraphy. Where is it? Take it out."

Sha Zhu smiled jokingly, "Uncle, we are not a family of scholars, so how can we have the time to collect calligraphy and paintings? I don't know where it is either. I guess it was used in the toilet this morning. How about I take everyone to the toilet to check it out? Who knows if it has not been vomited up yet? If you want to do something, you can borrow it. Who knows, it may be useful after washing it."

Sha Zhu's words drew laughter from many aunties and grandmas in the compound. Liu Haizhong felt a little embarrassed. The main purpose of today was to find this person and prove that he and Lao Yang were in cahoots. This would be considered as catching Sha Zhu's weakness and seeing if he could still hold his head high in the compound in the future. He actually smashed his own house back then. Haha, he didn't expect this day to come.

"I say, uncle, someone gave me a "perfect match" and you put me in the H gang. Then, the "good parenting" certificate given to you by Director Yang, are you also an accomplice of the old director? There's a seal on that thing, but it was given out at the year-end meeting of the whole factory, which is much more grand than the few tables of wine I'm having."

"That's right, that doesn't make sense, Master Liu. If that's the case, then everyone in the factory who has been commended by Old Yang is the same. Your son saved someone back then, and this commendation was given to you personally by Old Yang. You even broadcast your thanks to him in the factory, and everyone in the factory heard it."

The old cow in the backyard spoke directly, and many workers who had just arrived followed suit.

"Old Liu, don't make this kind of thing happen in the courtyard. It's not appropriate. We're all neighbors. We've been neighbors for decades. Don't you want to deal with them in the future?" Yi Zhonghai also strode into the central courtyard. Although he was not a big boss anymore, he still had many people supporting him.

Liu Haizhong was a little hesitant for a moment and prepared hastily. Facing the pointing and prodding of the aunts and young wives in the compound, Liu Haizhong wanted to suppress them with the authority of an uncle, but before he opened his mouth, he heard the voice he least wanted to hear behind him.

"Let's see who dares to touch my grandson! It's weird. If someone gives me a couple's name, it's a mistake. What dynasty has this rule been in?"

The old lady appeared in front of the Moon Gate, trembling, leaning on a cane. Since her 80th birthday, she looked weaker and rarely went out of the yard.

"Grandma, why don't you take a rest? Why are you coming out?"

Sha Zhu lifted the sign and hurried forward with Lou Xiaoe to support the old lady. The old lady got angry and raised her cane with great effort, pointing at Liu Haizhong.

"You are such a good uncle. It's a pity that the compound chose you. Not only do you protect the neighbors, but you also take the lead. You are eating people's food but not taking their shit. You don't do your job. You are so immoral."

Liu Haizhong's face turned black after being scolded by the deaf old lady. As a newly appointed uncle in the compound, if he didn't handle this matter well, it would be a crisis of trust and he would not be able to do his future work.

The old lady looked at the main room which was in a mess and didn't give any face to the man at all. She started scolding him. At this moment, the yard was unusually quiet except for the old lady's scolding.

Liu Haizhong didn't expect the old lady to be so disrespectful, but he couldn't say anything back. The old lady had a special status and she was old now. If anything happened to her, he wouldn't be able to save her.

"What's wrong with our Ezi? She can choose her parents based on her birth. Liu Haizhong, you have no good intentions..."

The old lady's rebuttal left Liu Haizhong speechless and unable to defend himself. He looked at the audience waiting for him to express his opinion. With the deaf old lady intervening, the other neighbors seemed to be a little resistant. He knew he would not be able to get what he wanted today, so he had to find a way out.

"For the sake of the old lady, we will not pursue this matter today. Everyone, go away."

The crowd in the compound dispersed after talking, and Zhu Xuefeng pushed the cart into the front yard.

"Hey, Comrade Xiao Zhu just came back. You didn't see a good show. Just now...tsk tsk..." Several old men and women from the outer courtyard greeted him, shook their heads and left.

"Is it done?" I thought it would take a long time, but I missed it. This is considered as rushing and missing the excitement. I just took some time to go to the Dongsheng Office and got news from there. I didn't expect it would take such a short time. Everything here is done.

"Brother, this lazy woman is still thinking of raiding our cellar." The younger sister complained as soon as she saw her brother coming back.

"Hey, you're still thinking about the things in our house. It's a pity. There's nothing good in the cellar now, just some sweet potatoes and potatoes. I think your family should have enough. It's only been more than two years, and you're not feeling well again. Do you want to lose some weight?"

Zhu Xuefeng also greeted Jia Zhang cordially and expressed his concern for her health. This caused laughter in the courtyard again. Jia Zhang had already hidden away when she saw the bad boy coming back. Zhu Xuefeng's teasing made her feel aggrieved, but she was very tactful and didn't say anything. She really didn't dare to mess with this bad boy.

"That's right, Mrs. Jia Zhang, you have a good diet. She has grown back in two years. What do you usually eat? I see that your daughter-in-law has grown up very beautifully in recent years. Tell me, if you have any good recipes, take them out and let everyone see them." Grandma Liu in the front yard joined in with a smile.

"You old fool, what do you care what I eat? I haven't eaten a single grain of bran from your house."

Grandma Liu's face looked very unhappy. She was just joking, but Jia Zhang was so foul-mouthed that she actually started to curse and secretly called her family pigs.

"Bah, bad luck." Grandma Liu stopped fighting and went home with the help of her daughter-in-law. Grandpa Liu just shook his head and said, "Look, why did you bother with this pile of cow dung? Let's go."

"You are cow dung, your whole family is cow dung..." Jia Zhang, who had scolded Grandma Liu away, seemed to feel very accomplished. As soon as Grandpa Liu opened his mouth, he seriously ruined her mood and she started scolding him.

Zhu Xuefeng shook his head. Jia Zhang's voice was too sharp, which made him feel irritated. He casually gave her a minus ten sign. The upgraded skills were no longer restricted by the previous restrictions, so she could be on call at any time. Jia Zhang was very satisfied with her scolding, but when she saw that she didn't talk back and went straight back to the outer courtyard, she had to stop and prepare to go home. She startled the magpie that had been squatting on the locust tree at the door of her house. The magpie cried and dropped a biological weapon, which happened to fall on Jia Zhang's fat face. Jia Zhang accidentally touched it and was immediately furious.

He picked up a bamboo pole that he had brought back from the door and hit the magpie on the locust tree with it. The magpie was frightened and flew away with its wings flapping. The bamboo pole hit the eaves of the house, and two tiles fell down. When Jia Zhang turned around, she was hit by one of them.

When he covered his head, he found blood oozing out. He immediately felt that something serious had happened and he had to go home to deal with it. He took a step but accidentally stepped on a fallen tile and fell to the ground with a split, screaming like a slaughtered pig. Bang Geng in the house hurried out, but the fourteen-year-old kid really couldn't pull Jia Zhang away.

The few people who had not yet had time to disperse laughed when they saw this scene. "Grandma Banggeng, this magpie can't be driven away. This is a good thing. You insisted on driving it away. You, well, you deserve it." The person who spoke was a young worker, and he quickly ran away after he finished speaking. Jia Zhang was not someone who could be easily messed with.

"Your grandma deserves it. Ouch, it hurts so much. Liu Haizhong, you are the uncle, and someone fell down, and you didn't even help him up." Seeing that Liu Haizhong was seeing off the workers, Jia Zhang, who was unable to get up, couldn't stand it anymore.

Liu Haizhong had no choice but to call people over, and several people helped Jia Zhang up with great effort. However, Jia Zhang's movements were too loud, and it seemed that her hip was pulled. She could not move her legs at all and could only cry out.

"Grandma Banggeng, I think you have pulled your hip. Why don't you go to the hospital?" Liu Haizhong frowned.

"Yes, I have a hip injury and a sprained back. It's life-threatening. Hurry up and find me a car. I need to go take a look."

When she heard about going to the hospital, Jia Zhang seemed to feel even more pain. Seeing Liu Haizhong standing still, she couldn't help but curse. "Hey, uncle, my injury is so serious, you are dead, hurry up and find a car."

Liu Haizhong was not annoyed, but said helplessly, "You just scolded Lao Liu's family away. They are the only family in the whole yard that has a cart. Why don't you go and ask for it yourself?"

Jia Zhang was stunned for a moment, and after a while she said, "I can't even do anything, but your uncle has a lot of face..."

Zhu Xuefeng and his sister did not see this scene. He was at Sha Zhu's house. After sending the old lady off, Sha Zhu and his wife were overjoyed. Mr. Lou was contacted and took away the wealth. He also wrote a receipt, which had been sent through the office.

"Yes, this is my father's handwriting, team leader, I am so grateful..." Lou Xiao'e was so excited that her eyes were filled with tears again. This was such great news. It turned out that Mr. Lou's journey was not smooth. Many problems occurred along the way. When he arrived in Hong Kong, he was nearly ten days later than expected. The note with the contact address was also lost. It was only after seeing the missing person notice in the newspaper that she was able to get in touch with him. It can be said that good things take time.

"Okay, it's okay, it's okay, you two take a rest, I'm going back."

Sha Zhu was about to go out to see her off, but Zhu Xuefeng shook his head and pointed at Lou Xiao'e who was already in tears. Sha Zhu had no choice but to go back and comfort his wife with a smile.

After leaving Sha Zhu's house, Zhu Xuefeng smiled at Jia Zhang who was being helped out of the compound. Sha Zhu's problem was solved, but the news from Xiang Jiang was not good.

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng strolling out of the middle courtyard, the lady asked, "Are you really not going to help?"

The uncle shook his head and said, "He is the uncle now. Why should I join in the fun? It will make people think that I am reluctant to give up this position. It is good now. I am free from the burden of an official position."

The lady laughed, "You are just a manager, but you really think you are an official and you are obsessed with power."

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "I didn't see it clearly before. I wanted to be an activist, and I didn't know how many people I offended. Now I see it clearly. Whoever wants to be the boss can do it. It's a thankless job. Now I should take care of you three mothers."

"Boss, you just need to think it through. Tell me how many times I have advised you, and you are so old that you just finally figured it out. Fortunately, it's not too late." The aunt's eyes were full of smiles. She had been busy running around as the boss over the years, and in order to play a leading role, she had given away a lot of money, but what did she get in return? Especially the family next door, who seemed to be living a good life now. Qin Huairu, who was like a real daughter to them, came less often, and she could not count on the other old and young ones.

Looking at my daughter who was buried in a book and my son who was playing nearby, I felt worried again.

"Hey, head of the family, how long do you think this school will be closed? My daughter finally has a place to study and she loves to learn, so why is this school not teaching her?"

"How would I know? Let's not talk about that. Just grow up healthy. Let's eat. I've been hungry for a long time."

The aunt looked at the three little heads across the street and hesitated for a moment, "Are those kids calling?"

Yi Zhonghai was also a little hesitant. Qin Huairu would most likely come back very late, and the three children would definitely starve until their mother came back. But thinking about the way Banggeng treated his own children, he felt indescribably uncomfortable. But Xiao Huaihua, hey, that was the poor child he watched being born, and he was the one who gave him the name.

"Why don't we prepare some for them and let them eat at home? If Banggeng comes over, the two children won't be able to live in peace."

"Okay, I'll heat up a few more steamed buns and mix some cold dishes. This dish is not enough."

Banggeng looked at the steamed buns and some vegetarian dishes without even saying thank you. The old man put down the plates, shook his head and left the Jia family.

"Can this thing be eaten? It's not greasy at all, and tastes bland. It must be that old woman again, picking and searching all day long. Xiaodang, wait for me to learn how to cook it."

Banggeng looked at the green vegetables and dry steamed buns on the table with indescribable disgust. He turned and went into his grandmother's room. When he came out, he was smiling and quickly walked out the door.

After a while, Banggeng came back excitedly, unbuttoned his shirt, and took out two large paper bags from his chest.

"Brother, it's pig head and pork strips."

"Well, eat it, but don't tell grandma or mom. If anyone tells, I won't take her with me to eat delicious food next time." (End of this chapter)