Siheyuan: Pretend to be a Pig and Eat the Tiger

Chapter 288 Jia and Zhang want to eat meat, each has their own plan

The backstabbing of the fat man in the play is still vivid in my mind. In terms of accepting disciples, he is cautious about others except Ma Hua;

In fact, this is not difficult to guess. Anyone who works hard to train an apprentice and then backstabs him in the end will be unhappy, right?

The fat man in the play backstabbed, and there were other reasons, but they could not cover up his original intention of considering apprenticeship as a bridge to success;
This is just like Yuan Lang's evaluation of Chengcai in Soldiers Assault. The fat guy never regarded He Yuzhu as his master. The fat guy just became the cook's tool!
Both parties were responsible for Fatty's betrayal. Fatty wanted to find a better way out, on the one hand, and Shazhu taught him a lesson and kept something to himself, on the other hand.

Sha Zhu was afraid that teaching his apprentice would starve him to death, so he didn't teach the key method of cutting the ingredients. Fortunately, he didn't teach him, otherwise, Sha Zhu wouldn't even have a chance to turn the tables.

Of course, Fatty also looked down on Sha Zhu, thinking that a fool was worthy of being his master;

Even though they look down on him, Sha Zhu's ability is real, so they will flatter him and try to please him.

I have to say, this fat guy is really skilled. He serves Sha Zhu very well and has gained Sha Zhu's trust. Even so, Sha Zhu still hasn't taught him his best skills!
In comparison, Ma Hua is much better. No matter when, he is always worthy of Sha Zhu and truly regards Sha Zhu as his master. This is determined by one's character!

Courtyard house

Jia Zhang looked at the stalks crawling all over the ground and shook her head helplessly. She had a boy, but wealth and status were still a long way off.

The fortune teller said that the first male child of the Jia family would make her live a rich and prosperous life, but now there is no sign of prosperity at all, and she is still poor;
It would be bad enough that there is not enough food, but Chunni'er's temper is getting more and more irritable. If this continues, when will it end?
She never doubted what the fortune teller said. She didn't want to doubt it, and she could dream of a rich life. Anyway, she firmly believed that Banggeng could bring her surprises.
Recently, Yi Zhonghai and Chun Nier have been having a hot relationship, but this useless thing has not brought any benefits to the family;
She has no skills, but has a bad temper. The key is that she is a vicious woman. There is nothing she can do;

Look at our life nowadays. Apart from steamed corn bread and corn porridge, is there anything else we eat every day?
The family hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and her mouth was almost dry; she was almost going crazy wanting to eat meat, but unfortunately, she didn't have the courage to ask Chunni'er;

She knew that it was useless to bring it up, Chunnier would not agree, but she couldn't stand it this way, she wanted to eat meat;

The old hen that doesn't lay eggs is lucky. Not only can it be the head of the family, but it can also deliver meat to the old man in the backyard from time to time.

This is too much. Doesn't Yi Li know that she hasn't eaten meat for a long time? She knows, but she would rather give it to the old man in the backyard than to her. How unreasonable!
When Dongxu was alive, he often called you master's wife. Now that Dongxu is gone, the Yi family doesn't care about the Jia family. Isn't it in vain that you called your son master's wife for so many years?
Today, Yi Li bought some meat again. She carried it with a rope in the morning. When she walked into the courtyard, she had to use a lot of strength to suppress the idea of ​​robbing.
Since the dream of eating meat cannot be realized by normal means, then use abnormal means, the so-called do it yourself to have enough food and clothing;
Thinking of this, Jia Zhang moved to the window, lifted the curtains, and observed the Yi family's every move;
The noodles with soybean paste they had for lunch meant that not much of the pork belly was consumed. If that was the case, they would definitely have meat for dinner, and this was her chance.

She poked a hole in the window so that she could keep an eye on the He and Yi families. Chun Nier once punished her for this, but at her insistence, the small hole was retained!
After Yi Li finishes cooking, she usually gives the meal to the deaf old lady first. As long as she is quick enough, she will definitely be able to eat the meat today!

Yi Li was cooking braised pork at home. The old lady had been nagging for days about eating meat. It was not that Yi Li was reluctant to spend the money, but it was difficult to buy meat in the butcher shop.
Every day when I went to buy meat, no matter how early I got there, I had to queue up in a long line. When it was my turn, there was either no meat or only some spare ribs and pig's trotters. It was really not worthwhile to spend money on that stuff.
I went there early this morning and was lucky enough to not return empty-handed, as I bought some pork belly;
Lao Yi didn't come back for lunch, and I finally bought some meat. As the main breadwinner of the family, he must let the head of the family have some, so I left it until the evening.

She had noodles with soybean paste for lunch, and she promised the old lady that she would have meat for dinner. In the whole compound, the old lady was the only one who could talk to her.
She and other people in the compound rarely chatted, and I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, but when they did chat, the most common topic was their children;

Thinking of her child, Yi Li was heartbroken. She could have had a child, but who knew that she would lose it just like that. Maybe this was her fate!
Because of this, her interactions with other women in the compound became less and less;

Throughout the entire compound, the only person who could speak was the childless deaf old lady, and the two of them felt like they were licking each other’s wounds;
Since the old lady was classified as a capitalist, she has no income and has been relying on the Yi family for support for the past two years;

Lao Yi wanted to get rid of this burden, but in the end, under her insistence, Lao Yi did not do such a thing;
Yi Zhonghai thought that his reputation was completely ruined, and it was no longer important whether he had the halo of taking care of the elderly.

But she doesn't think so. On the one hand, she can get a good reputation by taking care of the elderly, and on the other hand, she can chat with her and put her mind at ease!

Yi Li was thinking a lot, when a crackling sound came out of the pot, bringing him back to reality;
When she saw that the braised pork was ready, she took out a bowl and put some rice in it, covered it with a layer of braised pork, and went out to give it to the old lady.
The rest would be eaten when Zhong Hai came back. Every night for dinner, she would wait for Lao Yi to get off work and eat together. Unfortunately, she didn't know that in the corner, a pair of eyes were fixed on the Yi family;

In February in Beijing, the weather was gradually getting warmer, but still quite cold. I covered the pot and walked to the backyard with the bowl in hand;

Seeing this, Jia Zhang knew that this opportunity was not to be missed, so she ignored the sticks crawling all over the ground and quickly ran to Yi Zhonghai's house.

In the middle courtyard, there were only three people alive: she, Bang Geng, and Yi Li, so she did not hide her movements at all, and she went straight to the Yi family;

She ran into the Yi family's kitchen, uncovered the pot, and a plate of braised pork and potatoes appeared in front of her. Looking at the bright braised pork in the pot, Jia Zhang was overjoyed;

Jia Zhang did not bring out the dish either. Instead, she took a pair of chopsticks and quickly put the meat in the basin into the prepared brown paper. As for the potato cubes covered with juice, they did not catch her eye.

Put all the meat into brown paper, wrap it up, put it in your coat pocket, cover the pot and leave;

The whole process showed Jia Zhang's strong mental quality. This person was really cruel. He didn't leave a single thing for the Yi family.
Jia Zhang went home, took out the brown paper, and ate it quickly. At this time, she only had the braised pork in her eyes. Jin Sun? Eating dirt had nothing to do with her;

After eating the meat, he burned the brown paper and took out a scallion to chew leisurely. Now he had a toothpick, which would be even better for picking his teeth. Thinking of this, he walked out of the room and broke off a branch from the broom for later use.
After eating the onions, Jia Zhang exhaled a breath, her mouth full of the taste of onions, and smiled with satisfaction. From then on, all the tails were cleaned up;
As for whether Yi Li would suspect her after she found out? She didn't care at all. As long as she wasn't caught, she didn't care.

Deaf old lady's home

After finishing her braised pork rice, the deaf old lady breathed a sigh of satisfaction. She loved this dish and hadn't enjoyed it so much in a long time. She took a sip of water and saw that Yi Li was frowning and keeping silent. She knew that Yi Li was worried about something, otherwise, she would have put down the bowl and gone back. She would not have stayed so long!

"Girl, what are you thinking about? Learn from me. If one person can make plans for the shortcoming, two people can make plans for the long term. Maybe there will be a solution. It's better than you figuring it out alone!"

"Old lady, I want to adopt a child, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Li thought that what the old lady said made sense. Perhaps the experienced deaf old lady could give her some good advice?
“Well, life is getting harder and harder nowadays. No matter where you go, you must get a letter of introduction;
You were hesitant before, and now it will be difficult for you to act according to your previous ideas!"

The deaf old lady gave Yi Li a displeased look. They had planned everything, but the two of them ended up not following through. Now if they bring up the matter again, the objective conditions would not be right!
“Old lady, I have figured it out. It doesn’t matter if the neighbors know that the child is adopted;

As long as we treat them sincerely and educate them well, the situation that Zhonghai is worried about will not happen;

I'm already this old, what else do I have to think about? Without children, there is no hope. You're such an ungrateful person, I accept it!"

Yi Li knew what the deaf old lady was thinking and sighed secretly. If she could make the decision completely, the child would probably be able to leave. Unfortunately, old Yi was very stubborn!
"Have you discussed this with Zhong Hai? What does he think?"

The deaf old lady cooperated with Yi Lishi very much. This was her last hope, so she usually protected Yi Lishi.

Although she is dissatisfied, now that Yi Li has brought up the matter again, she will try her best to facilitate it. It will also benefit her!
“I always feel that Zhonghai is very opposed to adopting children. Old lady, can you persuade him?
Jia Dongxu is dead, so we can't pin our hopes on Banggeng again, right? Instead of that, it's better to adopt one yourself;

If Lao Yi agrees, I will go to the street office to report tomorrow. When I bought meat this morning, I heard people say that there are many abandoned children in the welfare home!"

Yi Li looked at the deaf old lady expectantly. If the old lady could persuade Zhong Hai, maybe Old Yi would agree? In the past two years, when he was undecided, Old Yi would still ask the old lady for advice!

"Well, if the old woman persuades me, it's not a big problem. I'm just afraid that Zhonghai won't agree. I don't know what kind of magic potion the young widow was fed, but Zhonghai accepted her as his apprentice.
The old woman thought that the young widow was not easy to deal with. When Qin Huairu was in the Jia family, how arrogant was Jia Zhang? Look at her now, how well-behaved and sensible she is? How could she do that without some tricks? "

The deaf old lady looked at Yi Li solemnly. She couldn't see through Qin Huairu, and even more so Chun Ni'er. She even felt that Chun Ni'er was more terrifying than Qin Huairu!
"Yes, that's why I want to adopt a child. At least it's a guarantee. Alas..."

Yi Li agreed with the deaf old lady's opinion. She didn't know why, but she always felt that Chun Ni was very fake!
"I'll go talk to Zhonghai. I hope they'll listen to me!"

When the deaf old lady saw this, she knew that Yi Li also had the same opinion. For her future, she must find a way to keep Zhonghai away from Chunni'er!

Workshop 1
Chunnier felt that the pressure of life was getting greater and greater. Her monthly salary, in addition to paying back Yi Zhonghai, was only enough to buy food.

This is when the stick terrier is still small. If it grows bigger, it will definitely not be enough for the family to eat.
The existence of Jia Zhang did save her a lot of effort. At least someone was taking care of the child, so she could relax a little.

However, the mother-in-law eats a lot, and no matter how frugal she is, she can't save much money, not to mention that there are rumors flying around that other materials will also require tickets like food. If that happens, it may be even more difficult for her;

Although she often threatened Jia Zhangshi that she would be driven back to the countryside if she didn't obey, it was just a threat;

If I really go back, I may lose my job, and life in the countryside is not as good as before;

When negotiating with the factory, the factory's conditions were that if you wanted to inherit Jia Dongxu's job, you had to take care of Jia Zhang's food, clothing, housing and behavior. Otherwise, the factory would take back the job at any time.
In other words, she and Jia Zhang were bound together. Even if Bang Geng grew up, she would not be able to take Jia Zhang back to the countryside. Others did not know, but Yi Zhonghai knew.

She is now also a disciple, but Yi Zhonghai is Jia Dongxu's master after all. Who knows how deep the relationship between this master and apprentice is? She can't drive Jia Zhang back because of Yi Zhonghai!

"Chun Nier, what are you thinking about? I have emphasized so many times that you cannot be distracted at your workstation. Accidents can easily happen!"

Seeing Chunnier in a daze, Yi Zhonghai immediately reminded her that after Jia Dongxu's death, the factory formulated many rules and regulations, one of which was that when the apprentice leaves, the master will be punished!

"Yes, Master!"

Yi Zhonghai knew what the young widow was thinking. In the past two years, Chunnier had failed to pay back the money twice, and both times she paid with her body.
It’s a pity that I couldn’t get pregnant. I got pregnant the first time I had sex with Dongxu, and he had done it several times, so why couldn’t I get pregnant?
Yi Li's pregnancy gave him hope. He thought his infertility had been cured, so he still had fantasies about having his own child.

My daughter-in-law's health doesn't allow it, but Chunni'er can, and she won't refuse. Who made her sign the note for Jia Dongxu's huge debt?
Of course, they were willing to do it, and he was smart not to force her, only doing it once every few months to try to avoid being discovered by others;

As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Chun Nier is Jia Dongxu's widow. Jia Dongxu destroyed his hope of becoming a father, so let his widow make up for it!
What made him desperate was that Chunnier's belly had not moved. Having a child was his only goal and his only wish. God was so cruel to him that he couldn't even satisfy such a simple wish.
Ever since Jia Dongxu schemed against him, he no longer trusted anyone but his own biological child. As long as it was his child, he would acknowledge it even if he was schemed against.

As for the goal of transforming the compound, it had long been abandoned and its reputation had been completely ruined. It would be harder to transform the compound into its ideal state than to have a child!
(End of this chapter)