The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

She even took out 100 yuan of her own money to pay for Dongxu's wedding!

An older woman also sighed and said:

"Yes, they collected a pile of waste paper that Jia Zhangshi hadn't exchanged, and then took out a hundred yuan."

Today's feast has all kinds of meat; if it weren't for Jia Zhangshi, it would probably be even more perfect!

Yi Zhonghai thought of Jia Zhangshi and became furious, saying angrily:

"If it weren't for that old hag, Dongxu wouldn't have died!"

An older woman asked curiously:

"What happened? I only heard that Dongxu was caught in the machine, but no one said how Dongxu died!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said:

"Hey, there are canteens at the company and in our compound, right? The canteen at the steel rolling mill is alright, there's some oil every day, especially for us workers, since we do manual labor."

Since it's a large cafeteria, there's no need for money or tickets, so everyone can eat as much as they want.

But we can't waste it, and we can't bring it back.

You know our compound's small canteen; it's just a place where you can eat well and not starve.

Yesterday, Jia Zhangshi insisted on eating meat, and Dongxu told me about it, but I didn't pay much attention.

After all, we all eat together in our compound. If your family eats meat, it's not right for other families not to eat meat.

But our meals are limited. As you know, in our compound, it's impossible to bring out everything we have.

Everyone eats meat secretly, so we can't just buy it openly either.

That's why Jia Dongxu spent the whole night at the pigeon market last night.

They couldn't buy any meat, so they were distracted while working.

And so, coupled with not eating well and not feeling well, I ended up inside without even realizing it!

And then today's events happened. Sigh, this is also my fault. If I had thought of a way to get some meat for Dongxu, this wouldn't have happened.

The people at Dongxu were down-to-earth and of good character. We've nurtured them for so many years, and now they're gone just like that.

And as you can see today, that damned old hag doesn't look sad at all; she's only thinking about that little bit of money.

She'd lose all sense of shame for money! Dongxu is incredibly unlucky to have such a mother!

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's resentful expression, an older woman also said:

"Who can argue with that? How could such a good kid like Dongxu have such a mother!"

Yi Zhonghai said sadly:

"Sigh, if I had known..."

Yi Zhonghai now regrets it, not because he bought meat for Jia Dongxu, but because he regrets not acting sooner and letting Jia Zhangshi kill him.

If Jia Zhangshi had died earlier, none of this would have happened.

Yi Zhonghai thought that since he could support himself now and didn't need Jia Dongxu at all, he planned to raise Jia Dongxu well and then find a way to kill Jia Zhangshi without anyone knowing when Jia Dongxu matured.

That way, Jia Dongxu could have lived a comfortable retirement, but man proposes, God disposes.

Jia Dongxu just died like that, and all the previous investments went down the drain.

This made Yi Zhonghai feel extremely guilty. Coupled with Jia Zhangshi's behavior today, it made Yi Zhonghai even more regretful, regretting that he hadn't killed Jia Zhangshi sooner.

Just as Yi Zhonghai was talking to an old woman about Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, a shrill scream suddenly rang out.

"Help! Help! Get out of here!"

Upon hearing this sound, Yi Zhonghai quickly put on his clothes and went outside. When he got outside, he saw that the Jia family had already started to set off.

You should know that in the original world, the Jia family did not catch fire at all because Sha Zhu took care of it. The Jia family members did not have to worry about it and buried Jia Dongxu.

Now that He Yuzhu is gone, no one else can take care of Qin Huairu like Sha Zhu did.

So the sticks used for keeping vigil were kept burning because they were too cold.

Then, as soon as he warmed up, he felt sleepy and fell asleep. Meanwhile, Qin Huairu, who was next to him, was still immersed in the grief of Jia Dongxu's death and did not notice the stick at all.

Jia Zhangshi ate until she was stuffed and then went back to sleep. The person who rented the house from He Yuzhu got up to get up in the middle of the night and just as he opened the door, he saw that the Jia family's house was on fire.

That's why we heard that sound just now.

After Yi Zhonghai came out, he shouted loudly:

"Quickly, put out the fire! Call everyone to get up and put out the fire! Wife, bring out two basins to catch the fire!"

Everyone got up at this time. You should know that although it is not completely winter yet, it has entered winter. The weather is dry and there is wind every day.

Yi Zhonghai saw Yan Jiecheng come out and called out;

"Jiecheng, go check if Banggeng, Xiaodang, Qin Huairu, and Jia Zhangshi have come out yet. While the fire is still low, make sure nothing happens to them."

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Yan Jiecheng lost all interest in anything else.

He rushed into the Jia family home and saw Bang Geng sleeping soundly, and Qin Huairu kneeling beside him, still kneeling there in a daze, without any reaction at all.

Without a second thought, Yan Jiecheng helped Qin Huairu up and then helped her out.

Qin Huairu was dragged out like a walking corpse and then sat down next to someone.

Yi Zhonghai took a basin and poured it into the house, but the house was full of flammable materials, so how could one basin be effective?

Seeing Yan Jiecheng helping Qin Huairu out, Yi Zhonghai asked:

What's going on inside the house?

Yan Jiekuang shook his head:

"I don't know, the smoke is too thick, we can't see anything inside!"

At this moment, another person came out carrying Little Dang.

Yan Bugui asked:

"Don't let Bang Geng and Jia Zhangshi be burned to death. This Jia Dongxu isn't finished yet. If another one dies..."

Things have really gotten out of hand!

At this moment, someone shouted:

"Bang Geng, Bang Geng, wake up, there's a fire!"

It was only then that Banggeng realized what was happening, and he stood up and ran out.

Seeing the stick dangling out, someone said:

"Oh no! Madam Jia is still in the house!"

A person asked:

"Isn't today the anniversary of her son's death? Where is Madam Jia Zhang not keeping vigil at the altar?!"

At this moment, someone shouted:

"Help! Help! Madam Jia is sleeping in her room!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai nearly died of anger. At this critical moment, his own son had died.

With no adults at home, Jia Zhangshi not only didn't stay home, but also went out and caused trouble.

This infuriated Yi Zhonghai.

However, Yi Zhonghai still said:

"People inside, get out quickly! The fire outside is too big; you won't be able to get out soon!"

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai wanted to take advantage of the fire to kill Jia Zhangshi, but unexpectedly, someone discovered Jia Zhangshi.

However, Jia Zhangshi slept like a log and didn't wake up even though it was such a big thing.

The people inside the house saw Jia Zhangshi and, without thinking much, went straight over and slapped her twice across the face.

Regardless of whether he was awake or not, he ran out while he could still get out.

Seeing this person run out, Yi Zhonghai was overjoyed, thinking that it would have been better if Jia Zhangshi had died inside.

"Damn it, who is this? I was sleeping soundly, who, who, who slapped me in the face!"

Step forward, if I don't...

Oh, what's going on?

After saying that, Jia Zhangshi ran out with a swollen face, only to find that everyone outside was staring at her.

Jia Zhangshi asked loudly:

"Who exactly set my house on fire?"

Everyone looked at Jia Zhangshi, never expecting her to be like this.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Zhangshi come out, he was very disappointed. He also felt that the person who had hit Jia Zhangshi earlier was meddling. If it weren't for his meddling, the old hag would probably be dead.

"What are you standing there for? Put out the fire!"

Only then did everyone realize what was happening, and they started splashing water on the Jia family.