Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 757 Dongxu Enters the Pit
In the blink of an eye, it was the summer vacation of 1954. It was the start of school and Wang Zhan and his friends were going to start a senior grade one. On the first day of vacation, Wang Zhan made an appointment with them that they would not go anywhere and just have a big meal at home.

In the morning, Wang Zhan took Wang Li, who was dressed up, out happily and went straight to the vegetable market. Wang Zhan did not plan to buy much, as he knew how much the children could eat. He only bought a chicken and a fish, and exchanged the rationed tofu coupons for tofu. On the way back, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a few bottles of soda before going home.

When he arrived at the door, he did not expect that Xiao Si was holding a basket of pork and Xiao Wu was holding a fish waiting at the door. Wang Zhan said, "Why are you here so early? Didn't we agree to have lunch? Why did you bring something?"

"I have to take it with me. My mother has raised the stick." Xiaowu said helplessly.

Xiao Si said, "I came to help you, but you don't even appreciate it."

"Okay, okay, I've said too much. Come in quickly." Wang Zhan opened the door and led them into the yard. He delivered the things directly to the kitchen. Xiaoli took the soda and ran to the garden. This child has become smart and even knows to use well water to make soda.

As soon as Wang Zhan came out of the kitchen, he heard some noise at the door. The door was not locked just now, and it would be inconvenient for those people to come in. The person who pushed the door open was He Yushui, holding a watermelon.

Wang Zhan took one look and asked, "Where did it come from?"

He Yushui said, "I ran into Director Wang at the entrance of the alley. She said it was for the families of military martyrs and asked me to bring it to you."

Wang Zhan laughed and said, "That's perfect. We don't have any fruit at home. Now we have everything we need for the party."

Wang Li heard He Yushui's voice, but she hadn't arrived yet. Dayu and Xiaoyu spread their wings and flew towards He Yushui. Thanks to He Yushui's dedication in feeding them every day this year, they also knew who was good to them. If they relied on Wang Zhan and his sister, they would go hungry nine times out of three days.

After a while, Da Laotie and Fei Qing came, and they all started working together, chatting while working.

At noon, several people set up the table under the grape vines in the backyard. Wang Zhan's cooking was pretty good. He made six dishes, including twice-cooked pork, chicken stewed with mushrooms, carp stewed with tofu, scrambled eggs with cucumber, sweet and sour carp, and the last one was tomato and egg soup.

Everyone was not polite and just raised their glasses to start eating and chatting. When the eldest friend asked He Yushui if that old lady Jia was still staring at her, He Yushui's eyes were wide with smiles.

During the past six months, Uncle Yu has been very supportive. Last winter, the Jia family was very ostentatious, eating fish today and meat tomorrow. Although everyone had some speculations, no one said anything because of Jia Zhang's attitude of throwing a tantrum and cursing. During that time, Jia Dongxu was showing off in the yard and didn't take anyone seriously. Only his wife Qin Huairu showed concern from time to time, and sometimes she would go to look for Jia Dongxu's master.

Although Yi Zhonghai saw it all, he didn't say much and always hesitated to speak. He knew very well the personalities of Jia Zhang and her son, and he knew that trying to persuade them too much would only backfire.

Finally, Jia Dongxu's arrogance reached its peak when the twelfth lunar month was about to begin. He actually rode a new bicycle into the yard. People in the yard were talking about it, but since they were catching a thief and stealing stolen goods, no one had any evidence to prove that Jia Dongxu was doing anything illegal.

Ever since Jia Zhang followed Jia Dongxu and started to enjoy delicious food and drinks every day, she has forgotten about He Yushui. It is impossible for her to enjoy the delicious food by following a little girl.

But after a few days, everyone suddenly discovered that Jia Dongxu's bicycle was missing, and the Jia family's meals were no longer rich in fish and meat. Jia Dongxu went out early and came back late, and there was always a feeling that he was hiding from someone.

Uncle Yu was awesome. On the day of the Little New Year, he led his men into Courtyard No. 95 and surrounded the Jia family. Jia Zhang's shouting and crying were so penetrating that they reached Nanluoguxiang directly.

Jia Dongxu was no longer as high-spirited as usual, hiding in silence, while Jia Zhangshi just kept cursing. Uncle Yu didn't get angry either, just watching quietly, until Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand it anymore, and pushed through the crowd to the front door of Jia's house.

Yi Zhonghai was a man who knew how to behave. He first took out a box of cigarettes and distributed them to a few people. While distributing them, he asked, "What happened to the Jia family? Why are you bothering me?"

Uncle Yu squinted his eyes at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Who are you and what is your relationship with this company? You should ask Jia Dongxu about this matter."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned and said, "Don't be impulsive, I am Jia Dongxu's master, my last name is Yi, let me ask first."

Yi Zhonghai walked to the side of the Jia family mother and son, and first scolded Jia Zhang, shouting: "Stop shouting, it's not embarrassing enough, if you have something to say, just say it, Dongxu, what's going on?"

Jia Dongxu stood there for a long time, his face flushed, but he still didn't say a word. Jia Zhang stopped crying, stood up and patted him, saying, "Your master asked you, so you should speak."

Jia Dongxu was slapped by his mother. He squatted on the ground and cried loudly. He was even more speechless. Finally, Grandpa Yu didn't want to waste time and said, "I won't say anything else. Master Yi, Jia Dongxu borrowed 12 million from our Huiyuan Teahouse. He said he would pay it back last month, but he disappeared from us. We have been running for more than half a month to stop him. It's only natural to pay back debts. You must pay it back today, otherwise we will report it to the patrol team."

At this time, Jia Zhang's shouting had already attracted the patrol team into the yard. When the people in the yard heard it, they immediately started talking, and the scene was in chaos.

Who is Yi Zhonghai? He is a man from the old society. He guessed what was going on immediately. He rolled his eyes and asked, "Uncle Yu, why does Jia Dongxu owe you so much money?"

Yi Zhonghai was trying to set a trap for Uncle Yu. Uncle Yu squinted his eyes and looked at Yi Zhonghai. He had guessed what Yi Zhonghai meant, so he smiled and said, "How should I know? He is a frequent visitor there, often inviting people to drink tea there, and every time he borrows money, he has all kinds of excuses."

Because there were patrolmen there, Yi Zhonghai was a little bit unwilling to give up, so he asked: "Then do you know who he invited for tea? Did anyone see it?"

Uncle Yu laughed and said, "Don't mention that person, I actually know him, it's Rouge Hu."

Jia Dongxu interrupted Uncle Yu and shouted, "No, Uncle Yu, I didn't say I won't pay you back. I'm just short of money."

Yi Zhonghai sighed when he heard this and said to Jia Zhang: "Okay, Sister Jia, pay back the money. This money is owed by Dongxu. Now the patrol team is here too. You are ignoring it, so you should pay it back."

Yi Zhonghai knew that Uncle Yu never mentioned why Jia Dongxu borrowed so much money, so he guessed that the IOU was indeed for borrowing money. Since he didn't even mention the word interest, he knew that Jia Dongxu couldn't get away.

But unexpectedly, Jia Zhang turned her butt, said two words, "No money!", turned back to the house, and locked the door from the inside. This series of actions stunned everyone present.

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to write an IOU to Yi Zhonghai, who paid for it. However, Yi Zhonghai also said that from then on, he would pay him at least 100,000 yuan every month, and would pay more if his salary increased in the future, until the loan was paid off.

Since that day, the Jia family's life went downhill. Jia Zhang cried at home every day. Jia Dongxu couldn't get angry with his mother, so he took it out on Qin Huairu every day. The Jia family was in chaos.

(End of this chapter)