Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 40 Jia Laonian comes to apologize (in order to rush to the list, please collect, recommend, monthly ticket and comment)
"Grandma, this is too big a matter. I can't make the decision. Can we wait until the head of our family comes back?" Jia Zhang couldn't think of any good solution and could only delay.

"Haha, okay, I'll just wait for Lao Nian to give me an explanation!" The old lady looked at Jia Zhang deeply and sneered.

"Zhuzi, please help me go back. I'm tired." Without waiting for Jia Zhang's reply, the old lady said to He Yuzhu.

"Yes, ma'am."

"And me, and me." Xu Damao didn't dare to stay here, and hurried to the old lady.

As the three of them passed through the hanging flower gate in the backyard, Jia Zhang cursed, "You old fool, you win today. Let's see who has the last laugh."

After saying that, she was about to get up, but she felt a coldness in her lower body, and Jia Zhang's face became distorted. Now she had no cotton pants to wear, so the mother and daughter could only stay in bed.

"Why does the damn old lady protect the He family so much? Not only does she let them live in the main house, but she also keeps calling them grandchildren. Bah, you old, childless man with no descendants." Jia Zhang closed the door and started to pack up.

Li Guihua saw all this in the courtyard through the crack of the door. She thought that she must talk to the head of the household at night to quell those inappropriate thoughts. The old lady really protected the He family. She didn't want to be kicked out. She didn't have the ability of Jia Zhangshi to throw a tantrum and beg for mercy. She acted out the whole process of being arrogant at first and respectful later. It was more lively than a play, but in the end she still gave in.

After sending the old lady back, He Yuzhu went home. Unexpectedly, Xu Damao followed him again. After entering the He family's house, before Chen Lanxiang asked, he started talking about what happened outside.

"Auntie, you don't know, the aunt of the Jia family is really a shrew."

There was a lot of blah blah blah, and Chen Lanxiang couldn't get a word in. He Yuzhu, who was standing beside him, rubbed his temples and thought to himself, "It's a pity that this kid doesn't go to Tianqiao to tell stories."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, Chen Lanxiang didn't show much joy. She knew that this matter was not over yet and there was another incident in the evening, so she said calmly, "From now on, the two of you should have less contact with the Jia family."

"Okay, Auntie.

"Okay, you guys go out and play. I'm tired and need to rest." She couldn't hear clearly in the house just now. After listening to Xu Damao, she realized that Jia Zhang was so fierce and really underestimated her. Moreover, Jia Zhang actually wanted to shorten her son's life. This matter must be taken back, and she had to take it back personally to vent her anger.

At the Jia family's house, Jia Zhang gathered around the mattress that Jia Dongxu used when he was a child, washed his dirty pants, and knocked the dust off the quilt on the floor. Then the mother and daughter lay on the bed, staring at each other.

His family was reluctant to use firewood, so the kang was cold during the day and the mother and daughter shivered in their quilt.

"Mom, what are we having for lunch?" Jia Dongxu couldn't help asking because he was cold and hungry.

"Eat, eat, eat, eat shit, I don't even have pants and I'm cooking for you, just starve and wait for your dad to come back."

"Oh, gurgle." Jia Dongxu's stomach was growling.

"Gurgle, gurgle." Jia Zhang's stomach was also growling. She was not afraid of the cold, but she wanted to save a meal. They had lost a lot today. If they really followed the request of the deaf old lady in the backyard, they would have to count the steamed buns they ate in the future. Jia Laonian only earned six yuan a month, and now the rent was one yuan. After doubling it, not only could they not save any money, but with the soaring prices, it was difficult for them to have enough meat, let alone eat every meal.

Finally, they couldn't bear it any longer and drank a lot of water. All afternoon they heard "clang, clang" sounds in their stomachs, and then the water level in the Jia family's urinal rose visibly.

In the afternoon, Xu Damao pestered He Yuzhu to play mahjong again. He was greedy again after having such a delicious mahjong feast yesterday.

He Yuzhu was so annoyed that he took Xu Damao and a slingshot to the front yard again. He caught much more in the afternoon than yesterday.

Firstly, He Yuzhu's slingshot was more accurate, and secondly, he was willing to put in enough bait this time.

The two men entered the He family with a bag of sparrows, and Xu Damao went to present the treasure.

"Auntie, Auntie, we can eat sparrows again tonight. Brother Zhuzi is so awesome. We caught a lot of them."

"How much is a lot?" Chen Lanxiang did not spoil Xu Damao's interest.

"More than fifty."

"So many?" Chen Lanxiang was also shocked. You know, this is not caught with bamboo strips, but with a slingshot.

In fact, the billiards game was over, so the two brothers came back early. He Yuzhu asked Xu Damao to go back and ask his father for some more billiards in the evening.

Xu Damao said that his father had gone out on business and had not returned for several days. He Yuzhu said that they could not play tomorrow because they had no marbles. Xu Damao felt a little disappointed and promised that he would ask for more marbles when his father came back, then made a big pocket gesture with his hand.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Your father can't get such a big bag back."

But in his heart he thought, "These days, steel is controlled by the people. I don't know how much his father paid to get him a slingshot and a bag of marbles. I didn't expect the trouble to end so soon. Maybe when his father comes back, this kid will get a beating."

There were too many sparrows today and He Yuzhu was too lazy to pluck their feathers, so he just skinned them. He called Xu Damao over, made an opening with a knife and demonstrated it several times. Then it became that he used the knife to make the opening and Xu Damao skinned them.

The two brothers cooperated very well and all the sparrows were dealt with in a short time.

Then Xu Damao started circling around the stove.

"Brother Zhuzi, can you grill a few more today?" "Yours will be indispensable."

"Brother Zhuzi, can you leave two for my mother? She didn't get any to eat yesterday."

"Of course, you've done some work, too. We'll have bird soup tonight, so I'll take a bowl back."

"Brother Zhuzi, you are so nice." Xu Damao hugged He Yuzhu happily. Yesterday, after he had a good meal at He's house and came home, he saw that her mother was eating steamed bread with pickles, so he thought that if he got some again, he should leave some for his mother.

In the evening, He Daqing came back first. He saw his son playing with sparrows again. He also nodded with satisfaction when he saw that his son had left him some roasted sparrows to go with the wine.

Then when he saw the processed ingredients, he felt itchy and said he would do the dinner that night.

"Dad, please make more. When Damao comes back, give some to his mother."

"Oh, my son is now able to socialize and has grown up. Okay, go play with Damao, and remember to invite the old lady over."

"Okay, Dad."

He Yuzhu first went to invite the old lady over. When the old lady heard that they were going to eat sparrow again, she smiled so hard that her eyebrows were not visible. She was still savoring the meal yesterday.

After coming over, the old lady and Chen Lanxiang started chatting about the Jia family. After the old lady told her the conditions for the Jia family to apologize, Chen Lanxiang frowned and said, "Can the Jia family agree to this? Isn't it too much?"

"Humph, if we don't teach their family a lesson, those two will definitely make a scene. That Jia Laonian is being manipulated by his wife. I want to see what he has to say when he comes!"

"Is his family not having an easy life?" Chen Lanxiang sighed.

"You are too kind-hearted. If you don't let them be afraid and feel the pain, will they ever learn their lesson?" The old lady tapped Chen Lanxiang's head as if she was teaching a child a lesson.

"Aren't you still here, old lady?"

"Huh, how long can I live, old lady?"

"You will surely live a long life. Wouldn't you like to see your eldest grandson get married, have children, and then have great-grandsons?"

"Okay, okay, I have to live a few more years just to have my great-grandson." The old lady said with a smile.

"It's time for dinner. Zhuzi and Damao, come and serve the dishes."

"Okay, Dad (Uncle He)!"

Sparrow soup, braised sparrow, stir-fried sparrow meat, and pickled cabbage were served one by one, along with a few roasted sparrows that He Yuzhu had left for him as a side dish.

The fragrance made everyone drool. Even He Yushui in the cradle wrinkled her nose, drooled, and then she cried out "wah".

"Look how greedy our girl is, feed her quickly." said the old lady.
Chen Lanxiang first glanced at Xu Damao, then at He Yuzhu. Seeing him shake his head, she said, "Zhuzi, go get some rice soup for your sister, and add some of that sparrow soup. I'll feed her."

"Okay, Mom." He Yuzhu didn't dare to bet on Xu Damao's big mouth, as he might let something slip at any time.

The old lady also glanced at Xu Damao and nodded to show her approval of Chen Lanxiang's approach. If this kid from the Xu family hadn't been so careless with his mouth, he would have been less beaten in the past.

Just today, the kid from the Jia family has been given two nicknames, and neither of them is nice. Maybe this kid will learn his lesson after some hardship and change his bad habits.

No one spoke much during the meal. He Daqing's cooking skills were naturally impeccable. He was much better than He Yuzhu. Even He Yuzhu gave his father a thumbs up.

Seeing that everyone was enjoying their meal, He Daqing also happily drank some wine and ate some roasted sparrows.

After dinner, when He Yuzhu took Xu Damao and carried a large bowl of sparrow soup to Xu's house in the backyard, the door of Jia's house opened. Jia Laonian wrapped his cotton work clothes around him, extinguished his pipe, sighed deeply, and walked towards He's house.

"Dangdangdang, is Brother Daqing home?"

"I'm here, Brother Lao Nian, is there anything I can help you with?" He Daqing still didn't know what had happened during the day.

"Um, is the old lady in the backyard at your house?"

"I'm here, come in." He Daqing looked at the old lady and then at his wife. He didn't understand why Jia Laonian came to his house to find the old lady. Shouldn't he talk about things behind people's backs?
The old lady whispered, "You'll know in a moment, so don't say a word."

"Okay." He Daqing responded.

"Squeak" Jia Laonian pushed the door open and walked in.

(End of this chapter)