Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 138 Utterly humiliating
The house saga subsided for a while, but Jia Dongxu's blind dates didn't stop.

But ever since Xu Damao learned that the Jia family had gone to the backyard to extort money from He Yuzhu for his house, this kid started to do bad things.

Perhaps it's because he's been practicing martial arts and spending too much time with He Yuzhu that this kid no longer tries to cause trouble himself.

His family had some money; a few pieces of candy and some pastries were enough to make bad things about Jia Dongxu a running joke among the kids.

Afterwards, he would specifically choose the time when the girl came for a blind date, and he would hire thugs from the street to ambush her, threatening and intimidating her, doing whatever worked.

This kid is pretty good with his hands, even better with his mouth, and he's generous with money, so many people on the street give him some face.

Of course, He Yuzhu also played a part in this. He Yuzhu helped him out several times. Those thugs didn't believe that such a capable person could be a deserter, otherwise they would have ignored Xu Damao long ago.

Only those who never leave their homes will blindly follow others' opinions; of course, over time, even falsehoods will be taken for truth.

After Xu Damao's actions, none of the matchmakers accepted Jia Zhangshi's commissions anymore.

After Jia Zhangshi realized that someone was up to no good, she searched for a while with great effort. When she couldn't find her, she cursed in the courtyard every day. Only the people in the courtyard could do such a thing, since they hadn't offended anyone else.

However, he didn't dare to go to the Intermediate People's Court to curse directly, otherwise he would have been slapped hard. Chen Lanxiang is extremely irritable now.

On one occasion, Jia Zhangshi made a few sarcastic remarks to Yang Ruihua at the Moon Gate about how the He family was and how the pillars in the central courtyard were. Chen Lanxiang overheard this and rushed over to give her a good slap.

First, she was scolded for talking nonsense, and second, it was because of the house issue. Chen Lanxiang later found out about this, and the old lady didn't let her cause trouble for the Jia family.

This time they caught her red-handed, so they wouldn't let her off the hook. Jia Zhangshi was beaten until she cried for her parents, but unfortunately it was broad daylight, and neither Jia Laonian nor Jia Dongxu were home, so Yang Ruihua dared not help her.

As for why Yang Ruihua could chat with Jia Zhangshi, it was initially because of the house. When Yan Bugui bought the house, wasn't he tricked by He Yuzhu? The old Yan couple were both pretty much the same. After Yan Bugui mentioned it, Yang Ruihua remembered it.

She would often tell her sons at home to stay away from He Yuzhu and so on.

After He Yuzhu joined the army, the Yan family still had a meal with meat, even though it wasn't a holiday. Of course, it wasn't a lot; just a few ounces of meat to give them a taste of meat.

After Jia Laonian and Jia Dongxu finished work, Jia Zhangshi asked the father and son to help her get revenge.

Jia Laonian was unwilling to go. Jia Dongxu had no motivation to do anything, and he was also dissatisfied with his family because he couldn't find a wife.

His mother had incredibly high standards; he just wanted someone good-looking, believing that they could afford to feed one more person in their family.

As for Jia Zhangshi telling him that someone was ruining his marriage, it's not that he didn't go and ask the girls. He didn't tell the timid ones, but there were still some bold ones.

Of course, the kid and the thug were only telling half the truth, so the girl definitely couldn't date him.

However, according to the girl, he did find those thugs, but what good did finding them do? The result of him going there was that he got beaten up.

He couldn't find out the reason, and feeling angry, he went to find his coworkers again, but they also stopped paying attention to him.

He's not doing well at the factory now. Yi Zhonghai ran away, and his father found him a mentor, but after teaching him for a while, the mentor regretted it and abandoned him. This guy has no talent and isn't hardworking. Who would want to take on a mentor like that?

After much pleading and persuasion, Jia Laonian managed to keep his master from expelling him from the factory; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stay there.

He even learned to drink alcohol because of this, and he spent all of his wages, except for the portion that he had to give to Jia Zhangshi, on drinking.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that neither the father nor the son were paying attention to her, she cried and wailed at home. Annoyed by the crying, the father and son went to another room to sleep.

Knowing that her son couldn't find a partner in Beijing, Jia Zhangshi gave up on looking for someone in the city. She had no choice but to give up, as it would ruin her reputation.

He's been a petty thief since he was a child, and even after starting work he's just coasting along, unable to get a permanent position after all these years. His mother is a mean-spirited person, and in short, Jia Zhangshi's reputation isn't much better.

Matchmakers in the eastern part of the city avoid Jia Zhangshi because she's difficult to deal with.

Then she took a car to Xicheng, where the conditions were relaxed considerably. Not long after, a matchmaker sent a letter saying that there were many beautiful girls in Songjiazhuang, Daxing, and asked if she could go there. If she could, she would make the trip.

When Jia Zhangshi heard about Songjiazhuang, she realized it wasn't far from her mother's home, Zhangjiayu. To save money, she said it was too far and asked the matchmaker to take another look. The matchmaker, unsuspecting, agreed to help her take another look.

After returning home, Jia Zhangshi did not tell Jia Dongxu and Jia Laonian, but only said that she wanted her son to accompany her back to her parents' home.

Jia Laonian was actually very reluctant for her to go back; he wished he could never have anything to do with her brothers again.

In the past, when asked to go back and visit, he would always make various excuses and simply refuse to go back. Jia Zhangshi was a bully at home, and she really didn't dare to travel such a long distance by herself, so she never went back.

As for Jia Dongxu, things were very chaotic outside before, and he didn't want anything to happen to his son. In her eyes, Jia Laonian was just a tool to support the family, but her son was different.

Jia Dongxu hadn't seen his maternal grandparents for many years and had completely forgotten about them. He wasn't really willing to go back either, and besides, it would cost money and he would have to buy things. Wouldn't it be better to keep the food for himself?

Seeing that Jia Laonian was unwilling, Jia Zhangshi secretly pulled Jia Dongxu aside and said, "Dongxu, your mother has found you a beautiful girl back in our hometown. Do you want to go and meet her?"

Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up as soon as he heard that.

"Mother, where are you? Zhangjiayu?"

"Not far from Zhangjiayu is Songjiazhuang."

"How old is she? What's her name? How pretty is she? How does she compare to that girl from the Central Court?"

"I don't know, I'll find out when I get there."

"Oh, Mother, you didn't make this to go to Uncle's house, did you?"

When Jia Zhangshi said this, Jia Dongxu thought that his mother was fooling him, saying that she knew nothing but was telling him.

Jia Zhangshi actually wanted to take a detour to her parents' home, but the main thing was to help her son find a wife. It would save money if she found one herself, but it would be more prestigious to give the money to the matchmaker to buy some things to take back to her parents' home.

Seeing that her son didn't believe her, she had no choice but to tell the truth, which made Jia Dongxu a little hopeful.

So one weekend when they had some time off, the mother and daughter bought some candies and snacks and took a car to Daxing.

Jia Zhangshi, who was riding in a car for the first time, got terribly carsick and vomited several times, leaning against the window the whole way. Fortunately, many people in that era got carsick, so no one said anything.

Jia Dongxu endured the smell and took care of her all the way. When he got out of the car, Jia Dongxu was panting heavily, while Jia Zhangshi sat half-dead on the roadside.

Jia Dongxu thought to himself, "If only I had a bicycle, this bus is no place for humans to ride."

Supporting Jia Zhangshi, the mother and daughter trudged through the mud to Zhangjiayu. When they arrived at Jia Dongxu's maternal grandfather's house, Jia Zhangshi burst into tears, crying so pitifully that she hadn't seen him for over ten years.

During the meal, Jia Dongxu was still shocked. There were 3 uncles and several families, totaling 20 people, and then he was made to get drunk.

After getting drunk, he made some random promises about his cousins ​​and how they would help him find work in the city.

He himself doesn't remember, but his cousins ​​certainly do.

The next day, Jia Dongxu's uncles found Jia Zhangshi and asked her if the matter could be handled. Jia Zhangshi was a little confused, as she had never known that her son would behave so recklessly when drunk.

Is something like this something you can just agree to casually?
These days, factories in Beijing are so hard to get into. Do you think you can get in without spending money?
However, she didn't say no. She had another purpose for coming back this time. She heard that the land had been divided up, and she wanted to ask if she could get a share.

If she doesn't want to grow it herself, can she ask someone else to do it for her, and just give her grain every year?

So she said she would go back and ask Jia Laonian for help, but this was uncertain and might cost money.

She didn't even ask if the family had any money. It was obvious; what money could the village possibly have? They were lucky if they didn't go hungry. So, the matter ended up with the brothers begging her, which gave her an excuse to make demands.

She actually got her wish; her brothers said they would help her with the land, but she had to worry about her children moving to the city.

Having received confirmation, Jia Zhangshi no longer wanted to stay; she had other things to do, mainly because Jia Dongxu had been urging her several times, both openly and secretly.

After finally leaving the hospitable Zhang family, the mother and son began to berate Jia Dongxu on the way.

Jia Dongxu was quite confused at first, but after Jia Zhangshi explained it to him, he understood why his cousins ​​were so enthusiastic towards him today.

This also made him realize the difference between city dwellers and country people, especially city dwellers who have jobs.

The mother and daughter asked around and eventually arrived at Songjiazhuang. After arriving, they didn't enter the village. The dog first circled around the river, because there were many people washing clothes there.

Jia Dongxu was captivated by the young women and wives in Songjiazhuang; the women there were truly outstanding.

"Look at you, so pathetic. So, has anyone caught your eye?"

Yes, there are several.

"There are a few more, which ones?"

“The one in the red floral dress, the one in the blue cotton dress, and the one in the white dress.”

"Hmm, you do have good taste." Madam Jia thought for a moment, and it seemed that these were the most beautiful ones.

"But we don't know whose it is!"

"We'll see which place we go to later."

The mother and daughter were whispering when suddenly someone shouted, "Who are you two? What are you doing sneaking around like that? Hands up!"

The mother and daughter were startled and turned around at the same time to look in the direction of the sound, only to see two guns pointed at them.

The mother and son were so frightened that their legs went weak and they knelt down obediently, raising their hands.

"Good sir, spare our lives! We are law-abiding citizens!" The parent blurted out a nonsensical statement.

"Bullshit! We're the militia from Songjiazhuang. We've been watching you two suspiciously for a while now. What are you doing? Confess!"

"We are from Beijing, and we've come to visit relatives."

"Visiting relatives, whose family is it? I'll have them come and pick you up."

"We are from Zhangjiayu."

"Zhangjiayu is 10 miles away from us, who are you trying to fool? Tell the truth, what exactly do you do?"

With two sharp clicks, the gun was chambered. Jia Zhangshi felt a heat in her lower body; she had urinated.

Jia Dongxu fared no better, collapsing onto the ground with a thud.

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, this is my mother, we’re here for a blind date.”

"Blind date, whose daughter is she? Why didn't she come with the matchmaker?"

Jia Dongxu couldn't answer. They had come to him on their own, and he was now genuinely resentful of Jia Zhangshi. In trying to save a little money, he had ended up being treated like a spy.

Jia Zhangshi was already so frightened that she was completely out of her mind and could not possibly answer.

"Can't answer, huh? Tell me, are you spies?"

"no no"

Jia Dongxu quickly shouted, and then told the whole story, including where he lived, what his maternal grandmother's house was called, where she lived, and which factory he worked in.

"Squad leader, what should we do?"

"Take it back to the village office and confirm it before making a decision."

"Get up and come with us." The two militiamen lowered their guns.

"Yes, yes," Jia Dongxu quickly replied, then went over to help Jia Zhangshi up.

Then the mother and son were escorted by the militia to the village office. On the way, people pointed and whispered among them, and Jia Dongxu wished he could bury his head in his crotch.

Jia Zhangshi was a little more sober now. After asking her son a couple of questions, she started babbling at the two men, saying that they were ordinary people and that they shouldn't be treated like this.

The two militiamen, their faces dark, raised their guns again, and only then did she shut up.

Upon arriving at the village office, the mother and daughter were immediately locked in a small dark room. A militiaman stood guard outside, while another militiaman reported to the militia captain and also summoned the village chief.

Based on the descriptions given by the two militiamen, the village chief and the militia captain knew that these two were not spies, but they still needed to confirm.

They sent someone to Zhangjiayu, and if what they said was true, they told them to come and pick up the person.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, who had been starving all day, were released.

They were picked up by the village chief of Zhangjiayu and Jia Zhangshi's elder brother, Zhang Dayong.

Both of them had dark faces. What kind of situation was this? If you're going on a blind date, just have a matchmaker bring you. But instead of coming into the village, you were sneaking around outside, and people mistook you for a spy.

The misunderstanding has been cleared up, and it's estimated that the Jia family's kid will have no chance of finding a partner in Songjiazhuang in the future.

In fact, the mother and son were seen by the women by the river. If it weren't for Jia Zhangshi, a middle-aged woman, Jia Dongxu would probably have been beaten badly by the young men in the village.

People thought it was a matchmaker bringing people over, but now they all know it's a mother and daughter. They only heard the matchmaker mention it once and then the mother and daughter came over.

The first impression he gave to the villagers was that he was stingy, and the second impression was that he was rude.

Then the mother and daughter were taken back to Zhangjiayu. Jia Zhangshi was scolded by the old man and woman for being so shameful. As a result, the Zhang family also lost all their reputation. Now everyone in Zhangjiayu knows that the Zhang family's daughter did something shameful.

It was getting late, so they could only spend the night in Zhangjiayu. The next morning, the mother and son returned to Beijing in a sorry state. Because they had stayed an extra day, Jia Laonian even asked for leave for her son at the factory.

When they got home, neither the mother nor the daughter mentioned what had happened in Songjiazhuang. When Jia Laonian asked, they simply said that everything was fine at home.

However, after Jia Dongxu returned, he was listless every day. Seeing that this was not good, Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to go to the matchmaker again.

The matchmaker later went to Songjiazhuang and naturally heard about the mother and son. She couldn't possibly have any good words for them, which made the people of Songjiazhuang have an even worse impression of them.

When Jia Zhangshi came looking for her, the matchmaker immediately yelled at her and kicked her out.

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