Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears, looked at Shazhu with a pitiful expression, and said, "Shazhu, are you trying to force your sister Qin to her death? You know my family's situation; how could we possibly have the money to pay you back?"

Qin Huairu looked so pitiful that if the silly Zhu from before had seen her, his heart would have melted immediately.

But now that Sha Zhu has gotten rid of his worries, he is free from all worldly desires and has no attachments. He didn't even look at Qin Huairu's pitiful face. All he wants now is to make money to pay back the old man and raise Yushui.

"Sister-in-law Jia, I know your family doesn't have much money, and I don't expect you to pay it all back at once. I won't count the lunchboxes and other odds and ends I gave you before. Just pay me back whatever money you have now."

Sha Zhu knew that it was basically impossible to get the money back all at once, but even a few dozen yuan would be good.

Previously, because of Xu Damao's matter, he borrowed 1500 yuan from Yi Zhonghai. He used his last savings of more than 200 yuan to pay back 200 yuan to Yi Zhonghai, leaving him with only more than 60 yuan.

This hospitalization for surgery, including the subsequent trip to the hospital after the stitches came back loose, cost a total of fifty yuan. Now I only have 12.5 yuan left.

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's cold words, Qin Huairu immediately burst into tears.

"Waaah, you've changed. You're not the same silly Zhu you used to be. You know my family's situation. Last time, we lost a thousand yuan to Wang Feng, which wiped out my mother's retirement savings. We also borrowed five hundred yuan from Master. How are we going to pay you back? You're trying to drive Sister Qin to her death."

Madam Jia was sitting at the door sewing shoe soles when she heard Qin Huairu crying. She rushed over, cursing as she ran:

"Qin Huairu, you slut, seducing men in broad daylight! Just wait and see how I deal with you."

The Jia family lived very close to Sha Zhu's house, and Jia Zhangshi arrived at Sha Zhu's house in just a few steps.

When Qin Huairu saw that Jia Zhangshi had wronged her, she wiped away her tears and said in a pitiful voice:

"Mom, I didn't seduce any men. It's...it's Sha Zhu who made our family pay back the money. I...I..."

Upon hearing that Sha Zhu was demanding repayment from her family, Jia Zhangshi immediately flew into a rage and began to curse:

"You idiot Zhu, you heartless, good-for-nothing! Our family is already struggling so much, and you still want us to pay you back? Are you even human?"

Hearing Jia Zhangshi say that he was childless, this really touched a nerve with Sha Zhu. His eyes turned bloodshot, and he stared at Jia Zhangshi as if he wanted to tear her to shreds.

But remembering the doctor's advice, he dared not do anything rashly, otherwise his wound would break open again and he wouldn't know when it would heal.

Taking a deep breath, Sha Zhu said coldly, "Paying back debts is a matter of course. I lent so much money to your Jia family before, do you intend to renege on your debt?"

He Yushui shouted, "Aunt Jia, you borrowed money and haven't paid it back, and you still have the nerve to say that?"

"Get out of here, you good-for-nothing."

Madam Jia pushed He Yushui to the ground and yelled at Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, you good-for-nothing! My family has no money right now. You want me to pay you back? You can wait until I have money."

"Waaaaah."

He Yushui stood up from the ground, looked at the back of her hand, and saw that it was scraped and bleeding. She immediately burst into tears of grievance.

When Sha Zhu saw that Jia Zhangshi not only refused to return the money but also pushed Yu Shui over, injuring his hand, his eyes turned red.

"Very well, very well, the Jia family is truly remarkable. I was blind before. We'll see how things go from here."

Jia Zhangshi shouted, "We'll see!"

With that, Jia Zhangshi pulled Qin Huairu away.

Qin Huairu turned around and said to Shazhu, "Shazhu, I'm sorry, that's just my mom's personality. Don't worry about it. Don't fret, I'll definitely pay you back when I have the money."

After Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu left, He Yushui kept crying, feeling wronged.

Sha Zhu stared intently at the backs of Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, his eyes bloodshot. Finally, he sighed helplessly, patted He Yushui's shoulder, and comforted her, "Yushui, don't cry. I'll take good care of you from now on."

"Waaaaah, brother, they went too far!" He Yushui cried out.

Sha Zhu let out a long sigh. He didn't know how to comfort Yu Shui. He could only blame himself for being blind before and being completely fooled by Qin Huairu.

Wang Feng sat at the door and saw the whole scene clearly. He couldn't understand why Sha Zhu seemed like a different person after being beaten up. Could it be that his head was damaged?

If Xu Damao were to retaliate against Sha Zhu, how would he do so?

"Oh, right."

Wang Feng suddenly realized that if Xu Damao were to take revenge on Sha Zhu, he might very well make Sha Zhu die without any offspring, just like him.

Thinking about this, Wang Feng felt a little impulsive and wanted to use his spiritual sense to check if Sha Zhu's thing was still there, but the thought was too disgusting, so he gave up on the idea.

Wang Feng is now 70% certain that Sha Zhu's reproductive organs have been destroyed, which explains his drastic change in personality and his cold indifference towards Qin Huairu. This makes sense.

Seeing Yu Shui's pitiful state, Wang Feng thought of Yi Zhonghai's alleged misappropriation of Yu Shui's living expenses, wondering if it was true.

After moving the recliner back into the house, Wang Feng locked the door, pushed his bicycle, and went out.

He's going to the post office to see if they've intercepted his living expenses. If it's true, that would be interesting.

Upon arriving at the post office, Wang Feng approached a staff member and asked, "Hello, sir, I'd like to check if there have been any letters from Baoding to Beijing in recent years. My friend's father has been in Baoding for eight years and hasn't received any mail. The address is No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, and the recipient is He Yuzhu."

The staff member felt a strong sense of familiarity upon hearing the address 95 Nanluoguxiang, but couldn't quite place it.

"Comrade, wait a moment, I'll check it for you right away."

"Thank you for your hard work, comrade."

About three minutes later, a staff member came over.

"Comrade, for the past few years, we've been receiving letters from Baoding every month, with He Yuzhu listed as the recipient. In addition to the letters, they also send 5 yuan every month. Are you sure your friend He Yuzhu hasn't received the money and the letters?"

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Comrade, I'm not sure either. I overheard a friend mention it a few months ago. How about this, I'll go ask him when I have time."

"Alright, thank you then, comrade. If Comrade He Yuzhu really hasn't received the money and letter, please have him come to the post office to find us."

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After leaving the post office, Wang Feng revealed a cold smile.

He never expected that the story about intercepting his living expenses was actually true.

He hasn't decided yet whether to tell Yu Shui, or when would be the most appropriate time to tell her.

It costs 5 yuan a month, 60 yuan a year, and 480 yuan in eight years. In this day and age, 480 yuan is a huge sum of money, enough to spend a lifetime in jail.

I don't know if Yu Shui wants more money or if she wants Yi Zhonghai to be cornered by the fence. I need to find a time to ask her. Also, will Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai become enemies? Or will Sha Zhu be fooled by Yi Zhonghai?