The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 486: Rejecting Jia Zhang
At this time, Yan Bugui's home was playing one of the few model operas of that era.

As soon as He Yuzhu pushed the door open, he saw Yan Bugui and his wife happily humming the lines they had memorized by heart.
You can tell how happy he is from the way he shakes his head.

"Hey, Uncle Yan, open your voice and sing 'Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy'. You sing it well, very stylishly."

Seeing He Yuzhu coming in, Yan Bugui stopped humming and started laughing too.

"Zhu Zi, we're back from training! You were out for more than half a month this time, which is a long time. What subjects did you train in?"

"Hey, Uncle Yan, don't ask around. This is not something you can talk about.
By the way, Uncle Yan, you are living a good life now. Once Jie Kuang and Jie Di got married, the family was freed from burdens and began to enjoy a peaceful life.

How much did you pay for this TV? It looks much better than my dad's."

Hearing this, Yan Bugui couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Then he smiled and waved his hand.

"Zhu Zi, you are making fun of me, Uncle Yan, when did your father buy his TV? When did I buy this TV?
When your father bought the TV, the TV tickets had not yet been issued. I had to buy the ticket for this TV on the black market.
How can it be the same?

Not to mention comparing it to yours, my TV is not even as good as Xu Damao's. It's a whole year late."

Although He Yuzhu knew that Yan Bugui was implying that He Daqing had used his connections to buy the TV, he didn't care at all. After all, he wasn't the only one who did this.
"Okay, Uncle Yan, it's getting late. I'm going back to eat."

Before leaving, He Yuzhu smacked his lips again.

"Mainly, I was afraid you would charge me for electricity, so I just listened to you. It's not worth it, don't you think?"

Seeing He Yuzhu go out, Yan Bugui was a little unhappy and whispered to his wife,

"Hey, this guy, I just said he abused his connections, and then he said I was stingy. This guy won't suffer any loss at all."

Hearing this, Aunt Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"I say you are the same, we can't afford to offend him, why do you have to compete with Zhu?
It's just a few words to you, what's the big deal? Can't you just bear it? I tell you this is the lightest punishment. If you anger Zhuzi, be careful that he will punish you."

"I was just so angry. I knew Jiefang and the others hadn't come back to see us since they got married.
What does it mean that once our children get married, we old couple can enjoy a peaceful and happy life?

Isn't this just pointing at a monk and scolding him for being bald? "

Seeing that Yan Bugui still looked unconvinced, Aunt Yan pointed at him and was too lazy to say anything more.
"It's just that Zhuzi is kind enough not to cause trouble to us, otherwise you would be in trouble. Well, I don't want to say more to you. I'm going to cook."

Lou Xiao'e, who had just put away her bicycle, came out of Yan Bugui's house. The couple went to the middle courtyard together. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Jia Zhang running towards them.
"Zhu Zi, Xiao E, Aunt Zhang wants to tell you two something."

Seeing Jia Zhang's face full of smiles, her old face smiling like a chrysanthemum, He Yuzhu asked curiously,

"What's the matter, Aunt Zhang?"

"It's nothing, it's just that this guy has been back from the queue for more than a month, and it's inconvenient for the five of us to squeeze together.
Not only Qin Huairu and I don't want to get up at night, Xiaodang and Huaihuaer also dislike their brother every day.

You have many houses, can you let Banggeng squeeze in with Yuejin and Hexiao and live in the old lady's house in the backyard?"

Hearing that it was a problem with the house, He Yuzhu shook his head and thought, this is a joke, our He family has many houses, but there are also many people in the family.

"Aunt Zhang, I'm so sorry.
We have a lot of houses, but we also have a lot of people.

You see, Jianguo and his wife live in the annex of Qingshan, Yuejin, Hexiao and Zhenxing live in the old lady's house, Qingqing lives in her aunt's house,

If Qingshan's family of four had not moved to the factory staff compound and He Ying had not been serving in the army in Guangdong Province, our house would not be big enough for us.

Besides, a few days ago, Teacher Ran was still talking to Xiao'e about letting Wenyuan, Wenzhao and Yuejin from their families squeeze in.

Several children refused.

We two really can’t agree to this, and the children don’t want to.”

Seeing He Yuzhu refused without hesitation, Jia Zhang felt very uncomfortable. She knew that the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard and He Yushui in the front yard could definitely accommodate a few more people.
But before she could say anything, He Yuzhu started talking again.
"Aunt Zhang, your family's problem isn't a big deal, right? Every family lives this way now.

Your family is in good condition, at least it has a wing room.
Look at other neighbors, there are 4 or 5 people living in the side room, everything they do can be heard clearly, but they still live their lives as usual.
Our lives are much better than before liberation, so why are you still being so hypocritical? "

Hearing this, Jia Zhang continued to complain in her heart, "How can our Jia family be the same as others? I watched you grow up, and you can't even tell the difference between relatives and strangers."

However, Jia Zhang didn't dare to say so, but instead talked about Bang Geng'er's work.
"Okay, Zhuzi, let's not talk about the house anymore.
Qin Huairu and I discussed it and decided that it would be a bad idea for Banggeng to just sit around at home doing nothing. We decided to send him to the steel mill to take Qin Huairu's shift.

See if you can say hello to Director Li."

"Haha, Aunt Zhang, isn't there a fixed process for taking over a job? Why don't you just let Sister Dongxu go to the factory and apply for it?
My sister-in-law has been a level 1 worker for many years, so there is no need for me to ask her to take over the job.

Come on, do you have anything else to do? If not, we will go back first. I have been out for such a long time, I need to have a good rest. "

Seeing that He Yuzhu refused to agree to this or that, and even implied that their Qin Huairu was slacking off at the factory all day,

Jia Zhang immediately started cursing in her heart.
He barely said hello, then went back to the Jia family with his hands behind his back, looking indignant.

As soon as she entered the house, Qin Huairu, Banggeng'er, and Huaihua all surrounded her. Seeing Jia Zhang's expression, Qin Huairu's heart sank.
"Mom, what's going on? Didn't Zhuzi agree?"

"Agree to nothing, Zhuzi, that naive little guy, one moment he said they had a large family, the next moment he said other people's houses were worse than ours, he kept saying this and that and just refused to agree.
I asked him to help tell the steel mill, but he was reluctant to do so. I can't count on him."

Seeing that Jia Zhang hadn't accomplished anything, Qin Huairu felt a little unhappy, and Huaihua was also a little worried.
Only the kid Bang Geng shouted indignantly,

"Uncle He is really too much. Their family is the best in our courtyard. They occupy 5 rooms.

He is not even willing to help my family. He is not a human being at all."

(End of this chapter)