Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 906: Clever Methods
Wang Zhan returned home with doubts. He sat beside the stove in the kitchen, looking at the fire and wondering what the connection between him and Jia Dongxu was. It seemed that he had never dealt with this person before.

The only time they had any interaction was when Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong came together to ask Sha Zhu to share the food.

Unable to figure it out, Wang Zhan stopped worrying about it and started to prepare his dinner. At this time, He Yushui and Wang Li came over to take a look, then went back to the main room to wait.

Wang Zhan usually doesn't like to talk much when eating. He glanced at He Yushui, then continued to eat with his head down. After dinner, when He Yushui had cleared the table and dishes, Wang Zhan called He Yushui over.

He Yushui knew that Wang Zhan must have something to say when he called her, so she sat down opposite him. Wang Zhan asked directly, "Your brother hasn't come over since we had dinner on New Year's Day last time. Can you tell me what happened in the yard these days? Anything special or unusual?"

When He Yushui saw that Wang Zhan wanted to know about the wonderful stories in his yard these days, he suddenly became interested and said, "Wait a moment, I'll make a pot of tea, and we can talk while drinking. These past few days have been very exciting, and my brother has avoided all the exciting things."

He Yushui was busy for a while, and then brought up peanuts, melon seeds and tea. Wang Li also sat aside curiously, holding an apple, eating it while waiting for He Yushui to tell a story.

The first thing He Yushui talked about was Jia Zhangshi again. Jia Zhangshi started to make trouble on New Year's Day. She first ran to Liu Gen's house and scolded Liu Gen, saying that Liu Gen was jealous of Yi Zhonghai and was scrambling to show off in front of Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Gen got angry and started to argue that he was also Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, so why couldn't he get closer to him? Jia Zhang said, "You only get close to him with your mouth. You don't even know how to buy something for your master during the New Year and other festivals. You haven't even given him a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of wine. You don't even know how to buy some meat for him during the New Year and other festivals."

Liu Gen still feels guilty about this matter. He is still an apprentice who has just been converted to a regular employee. He doesn't earn much. He was barely rated a first-level worker last year, with a salary of 27.5 yuan a month. He has a grandmother to support and has to save money to get married. He really can barely make ends meet.

As they were arguing, Liu Gen suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Did your Dong Xu pay tribute? Didn't he pay tribute to the master either? And you are still licking my face and criticizing me."

Jia Zhang spat on Liu Gen's face and said, "You are still comparing yourself with our Dong Xu. Our Dong Xu is a disciple who is supposed to support his master in his old age. Who do you think you are?"

When Liu Gen heard this, he knew that he couldn't get entangled with Jia Zhang anymore today. If he continued to entangle her, he would either lose money or lose face. He said directly: "Oh, grandma, what's wrong with you? Are you angry? I'll take you to the hospital now."

Liugen’s grandmother was not a pushover either. She cooperated with her grandson and pretended to faint, and then the two of them ran away.

Everyone was confused about this sudden quarrel. When everyone was cooking in the evening, they found out that the Yi family and the Jia family were having dinner together that night. Seeing that Auntie didn't buy much meat, Jia Zhang thought of buying Liu Gen.

Because Yi Zhonghai had only two disciples in the whole yard, one was his son and the other was Liugen. If Liugen bought the meat and sent it to the Yi family, she could eat it. Anyway, it was a matter of chance, but Liugen did not fall for it.

That night, I heard that at the dinner table, Jia Zhang complained to the aunt, saying that they had finally returned with the support, but the aunt didn't think to buy more meat to celebrate. At first, the aunt ignored her and told her directly that her family didn't have that many meat tickets.

Jia Zhang insisted that Auntie was heartless. If she was, she should get up early and go to the pigeon market. She could buy anything there. Auntie was so angry that she slammed her chopsticks on the table and went to the old lady in the backyard. During this period, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu did not say a word. They just pretended to drink. Jia Dongxu did not speak because it was his mother who was causing trouble. Auntie could not understand why Yi Zhonghai did not speak.

In fact, it is very simple. Whether Yi Zhonghai can become the manager again in the next few days depends entirely on Jia Zhang.

So, the next day, Jia Zhang started quarreling with Uncle Li in the front yard again. The reason was very simple, because of a bucket. Uncle Li bought a new bucket and the original bucket was no longer usable. Half of the bucket leaked after being filled with water. Uncle Li had just put the bucket at the door of his house, and it disappeared when he turned around.

Uncle Li looked around anxiously for a long time until Yan Jiefang pointed to the Intermediate Court and then ran away. Uncle Li got furious. Needless to say, the only person in the Intermediate Court who had dirty hands was Jia Zhang.

When Uncle Li arrived at the Jia family's house, he didn't even knock on the door. He pushed it open and walked in. As expected, the bucket was placed at the door. Before Uncle Li could ask any questions, Jia Zhang shouted, "Hurry up, someone is being a hooligan and breaking into a woman's room."

When Uncle Li heard this, he almost fainted. How old was he, almost 60 years old, and he was called a hooligan? The two of them started quarreling, and while they were quarreling, Uncle Li carried his bucket and left the Jia family. He actually knew that what he did was wrong, but he was just impatient at that time.

When Jia Zhang saw that Uncle Li was about to take the bucket away, she suddenly became angry and rushed out of the house and grabbed the bucket. The two of them each held one side, neither letting go, and their mouths were not idle either.

All the neighbors in the yard came out to watch the fun. The first one to come out and make his presence felt was Liu Haizhong, who was extremely obsessed with power. He just wanted to speak, but before he could say anything, Jia Zhang started scolding Liu Haizhong, calling him Fatty Liu and uneducated. Liu Haizhong was so angry that he was speechless.

Yan Bugui originally wanted to stand up, but when he saw Liu Haizhong's expression and then looked at the unreasonable Jia Zhang, he just slipped away.

Just when the two people were arguing and Uncle Li was about to fight, Jia Dongxu came out and shouted, "Mom, what are you doing? Why are you arguing with Uncle Li? If you can't explain it clearly, please ask someone to judge it."

When Uncle Li heard this, he didn't want to get entangled with Jia Zhang anymore, and wanted to find someone to judge the matter. After looking around, he found that no one could come forward. At this time, Jia Dongxu said, "Wait for me, I'll go find my master. After all, my master has also been a steward."

When Uncle Li heard this, he agreed. After all, he had no conflicts with Yi Zhonghai. He felt that Yi Zhonghai was quite upright and fair in his work. It would be appropriate for him to be a mediator, since Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had both run away.

Wang Zhan had guessed what would happen next. Yi Zhonghai came out to mediate, and Jia Zhang was very polite and apologized to Uncle Li. Uncle Li no longer pursued the matter of Jia Zhang taking the bucket. Everyone was happy, but in the eyes of the neighbors, Yi Zhonghai's weight became heavier because the unreasonable Jia Zhang actually listened to Yi Zhonghai.

We are all ordinary people, and no one wants to quarrel every day and make a fuss over trivial matters. After this, everyone has a backbone when they have problems, and that is Yi Zhonghai.

And this was just the beginning. In order to establish a respected image for himself, Yi Zhonghai prepared three big dramas. The second one was prepared for Xu Damao. On the third day, Xu Damao, who had not been seen for a long time, actually showed up.

(End of this chapter)