Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 832 Jia Yi Conspiracy
Yi Zhonghai really had a purpose in helping Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui. He planned to hold a meeting of the entire hospital, and the purpose was to get Wu Yong's house.

Now his apprentice Jia Dongxu is living a pretty good life and eating well. Jia Dongxu's salary has also increased. His second child has arrived as promised. Although it is a girl, Jia Dongxu is still very happy. With both a son and a daughter, he has no worries about food and drink, and the family revolves around him, which makes him very happy.

In addition, two major events happened this year. One was the implementation of a planned economy and new regulations on grain rationing. Jia Zhang of the Jia family thought about it and decided not to register for urban household registration. The same went for Qin Huairu. They both had land in the countryside, which they leased to relatives. Then they would be able to get a large amount of grain every year, which was much more than the rationed food. Jia Zhang was proud of her wise decision and showed off to everyone she met.

Another thing is about to happen. The eight-grade worker system will be implemented soon. Everyone will be assessed and rated at the grade they can. Their wages will also be greatly increased. Jia Dongxu finally confirmed his level with his master. There will be no problem for him to be rated at grade three. By then, he can get 42 yuan, which is considered a high income in the yard. Didn't you see that Sha Zhu only got 27.5 yuan?

The birth of Xiaodang was also a happy event for the Jia family. Although Jia Zhang was patriarchal, she did not show that she disliked her granddaughter in front of Jia Dongxu. She still helped out and took care of things, which made Jia Dongxu less worried.

But when Qin Huairu brought Xiaodang back home from the hospital, Jia Zhang looked at the two children and her son and daughter-in-law in the house, and she suddenly felt that her house seemed a little small. The five members of the family could touch each other when she turned around.

After a dinner one day, Jia Zhang took her son aside to talk, and her implicit meaning was that the house was too small and would not be able to accommodate any more children in the future.

Jia Dongxu also knew the situation of his family. He frowned and said, "There's nothing I can do. This house was allocated to me when my father was working in the factory. I inherited his workstation. The company can't allocate me another house. Even the street office can't do that. I'm the only one with a city hukou. None of you have one. Even if you ask the street office, they can't do anything about it."

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and said, "Do you remember Wu Yong in the backyard? Didn't his family move away? His house has been empty there. Can you ask your master to let us use it first?"

Jia Dongxu lit a cigarette, but suddenly thought of the baby at home, so he said, "I'm going to smoke a cigarette and think about it."

Jia Dongxu felt that his master would definitely be able to help him, so he told his master how to do it. After smoking a cigarette, he returned to the house and said to Jia Zhang: "How about this, Mom? Tomorrow is Saturday, right? You can rest the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow night, you can work hard to cook two good dishes. I will invite the master over, and we can talk to him together, okay?"

Jia Zhang was happy and said, "Leave it to your mother. Tomorrow, mother and son may not be able to convince your master. Besides, we still have feelings for each other."

The next day, Jia Zhang went to the market to buy vegetables early. Qin Huairu was still in confinement and could not help much. Jia Zhang was very unhappy, but she just muttered a few words to herself. However, tonight was a big event and could not be delayed.

In the evening, Jia Dongxu invited his master over. Originally, Jia Zhang was not allowed to sit at the table, but Yi Zhonghai still gave way, because Yi Zhonghai knew that whether he could let his apprentice take care of him in his old age depended entirely on Jia Zhang's attitude. Jia Zhang went with the flow and said that she would have a drink with her son and mentor to express her gratitude.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Jia Zhang gave Jia Dongxu a look, and Jia Dongxu immediately understood. It would be too late if he didn't say anything, so he raised his glass to toast Yi Zhonghai. Then Jia Dongxu said, "Master, thanks to your support, I have made progress recently. My life is going well. But, Master, I am worried now."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned and asked, "You already have a son and a daughter. Your salary will increase significantly after you are promoted. You don't lack food. What are you worried about? You won't go gambling again, will you?"

Jia Dongxu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Master, you gave me a beating last time. How dare I do that? I live under your watch. Do you think I'll go out at night?" Jia Zhang also helped, saying, "Yes, Master, if he goes out to gamble again, I'll break his legs without you."

Yi Zhonghai asked: "Then what are you worried about?"

Jia Dongxu pretended to be embarrassed and said after a long pause: "Master, look at my house. When Xiaodang was born, there was no room for him. What shall I do when I have another child?"

Yi Zhonghai was a smart man. As soon as he heard what Jia Dongxu said, he understood that his apprentice wanted a house. But after thinking carefully, he said, "Dongxu, you know that the houses are now public and allocated by the government. Whether it is the factory or the street, you don't meet the requirements, but..."

Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang looked at each other, and both of them were enlightened. Jia Dongxu hurriedly handed a cigarette to the master and lit it. Now he didn't care about the pawnshop in the inner room, so he said, "Master, do you have a solution?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at him and said, "Although houses cannot be traded privately now, some private houses can still be transferred in various ways. As far as I know, the house behind the front yard, that is, the house of old man Sun, is a private house. He seems to be planning to sell it and go to his son, but he wants 400 yuan. Do you want it?"

When Jia Dongxu heard this, he backed out. His master would definitely not pay him this money. He still owed him a thousand yuan. If he paid this money, it would be painful. Before he could say anything, Jia Zhang said, "Master, if my family had money, wouldn't we pay you back part of it? Huairu has given birth to a child, and our family is already broke."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang, took a puff of his cigarette, and said, "Then I have no choice. Dividing the house does not meet the conditions, and you have no money for a private transaction. I don't have any ideas."

As soon as Jia Dongxu saw his master's attitude, he knew very well that his master would not give him money to buy a house. Besides, although the back house had a small courtyard, he really didn't like it. The house was hot in summer and cold in winter, and it was not habitable at all.

Jia Dongxu said, "Master, you see, Wu Yong's family in the backyard has moved out. His house has been empty for more than half a year. You said it's not a good thing for the house to be empty all the time. Do you think we can stay there temporarily?"

Jia Zhang nodded repeatedly and looked at Yi Zhonghai with expectant eyes. Yi Zhonghai frowned when he saw it. To be honest, he didn't know what the situation of the house was, but according to the old lady, when the door was locked, someone from the street office helped to lock it that day, and it has been left there since then.

When Jia Dongxu saw Yi Zhonghai was hesitant, he immediately said, "Master, as long as you can give me that house to stay in temporarily, I will have nothing to worry about. I will focus on taking care of you in your old age. I will also let Banggeng recognize you as his godfather."

Yi Zhonghai was tempted, but he did not agree immediately. He said, "Let me think about it carefully. The key here is how to control Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui. As long as we deal with them, the matter will be settled. Let me think about it carefully and we will talk about it tomorrow."

Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang knew that haste makes waste and that this matter really needed careful planning, so they stopped talking about it and focused on drinking with Yi Zhonghai and chatting about things in the factory.

(End of this chapter)