Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Actually, it wasn't just He Yushui; Ye Jianchuan had initially planned to get Qin Huairu a bicycle as well, because in addition to the bicycle ticket given by the system, there was also a bicycle ticket among the 'rewards' from the clothing factory.

So Ye Jianchuan originally planned to get Qin Huairu a bicycle too, since he had to pick up the two girls every day, and walking there would take quite a bit of time.

Since Qin Huairu was now considered his woman, Ye Jianchuan felt it was no big deal to spend some money on her.

However, Qin Huairu didn't hesitate to say "Inner, Part/Group": 9.8"0'2?0"5.8'5,6, which was amazing, because in Qin Huairu's view, a bicycle was a "luxury" that someone like her who had only been working for half a month could not own.

To avoid letting the gossip in the courtyard disturb Ye Jianchuan's and his life, they decided to postpone thinking about the bicycle for now.

While the "good guys" were enjoying their lives, the "bad guys" were also busy, starting with the Jia family.

After several agonizing days, Zhang Xiangyang finally received his first month's salary. Unfortunately, since he was only receiving an apprentice's wage, it was enough to fill his stomach, but it would be a bit of a struggle to eat anything better.

Of course, Zhang Xiangyang wasn't stupid. Eat better? How could he possibly eat better? I'm fine with what I eat at the factory!

So after returning home, Zhang Xiangyang still used the excuse of not having enough money to buy thirty kilograms of cornmeal as soon as he received his salary.

In other words, Banggeng still only eats cornmeal every day at home. However, what Banggeng doesn't know is that although it seems like three people in the family are eating cornmeal, he is actually the only one who is mainly eating cornmeal.

After Jia Zhangshi went to school in Banggeng and Zhang Xiangyang went to work, she would go out to buy some food to satisfy her cravings. Sometimes she would spend three cents a day, and sometimes she could even spend more than a dollar a day.

So although the Jia family appears to be eating poorly now, in reality, Madam Jia Zhang has not only not lost any more weight, but has actually gained weight since the last time the entire family held a meeting to ask for donations.

As for Zhang Xiangyang? Although the food wasn't particularly good, his life was much better than when he was struggling.

In addition, he now tries to eat as much as possible in the cafeteria at noon, so he doesn't suffer as much when he eats cornmeal for dinner.

Think about it, thirty catties of cornmeal, if three people ate it together, it would probably be finished in about half a month, but now Jia Zhangshi only eats a little bit every night, and Zhang Xiangyang does the same.

That means those thirty pounds of cornmeal will last a long time, right? In this way, Zhang Xiangyang has indirectly saved money.

As for what you do with the money you save? Does that mean you don't have to pay for meals at the factory? It's just that there are employee benefits that make it a bit cheaper!

So, the apprentice's salary of 15.5 yuan was supposed to support three people, but if you calculate it, it's estimated that 10 yuan was spent on Zhang Xiangyang himself.

It has to be said that the Zhang family is really good at scheming against their own family members.

So, would the Thief of the Holy Staff really be able to endure this hardship? The answer is definitely no!

So Banggeng would run to Uncle Yi's house every few days. Uncle Yi truly deserved to be called "the son born late in life," and he really doted on Banggeng as his own grandson!

He bought all sorts of things that he himself would never have been willing to eat, but when his wife wanted a taste, he was a little reluctant to part with them.

So, all things considered, the three members of the Jia family lived a life no worse than Ye Jianchuan and his family.

However, this is a bit tough on Grandpa Yi, who thought he had picked up a precious grandson who could take on the responsibility of his old age!

So Uncle Yi broke his old habit of saving most of his salary to prepare for his retirement.

Only a few days after receiving his salary, Uncle Yi had already spent more than ten yuan on orders.

Yes, that averages out to three or four yuan a day! This level of expenditure can only be described as terrifying in this day and age.

Even if Grandpa Yi's monthly salary is ninety-nine yuan, he can easily spend all ninety-nine yuan by spending an average of three yuan a day.

Such expenses allowed Banggeng to enjoy a feast, with a roast duck today, a roast chicken tomorrow, and a braised pork knuckle the day after.

After eating some cornmeal at home every day, Banggeng would run to Uncle Yi's house for an extra meal, and he would often bring some other things with him when he went home.

(These last two chapters were indeed a bit weak; the author is still getting back into form, so I apologize to everyone. The later chapters should be much better...)

Chapter 129 Unexpected Situation Occurs

And even if you take food and gifts, you should at least remember the kindness shown to you! But Bang Geng doesn't think that way. He feels that since he called him his godfather, it's only right that he gets these foods from him.

After taking the things home, he still wanted to complain to his grandma about how this old man was stupid and had too much money!

Grandpa Yi was completely unaware of this and continued to buy food for his "precious grandson" every day.

Of course, every day when Banggeng comes to eat, Uncle Yi doesn't forget to give him a lesson in morality. And Banggeng, as always, is the same old story: he acts all well-behaved in front of others, but immediately starts cursing behind their backs.

But Grandpa Yi didn't know that! In Grandpa Yi's mind, his retirement was already taken care of! So these past few days, Grandpa Yi's mood has become increasingly cheerful.

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This situation continued until the afternoon of that day. Sha Zhu went to the school to find Teacher Ran as usual, and the two walked hand in hand toward the faculty dormitory.

After spending more than a week together, their relationship has become much closer, and they are about to start talking about marriage.

This scene was witnessed by Bang Geng, who was coming out of the school. At first, Bang Geng didn't realize that the guy next to Teacher Ran was Sha Zhu, and just thought that his teacher had a boyfriend.

After taking a few glances behind him, Bang-geung realized that the person his teacher was talking to was actually Sha-zhu!

This was big news for Banggeng, so after returning to the courtyard, Banggeng told Jia Zhangshi about it.

Upon hearing this news, Jia Zhangshi immediately began to rack her brains. Although she didn't know what this old man had been thinking before, Jia Zhangshi was quite perceptive!

After all, her own son was one of Uncle Yi's 'targets' before. If she didn't know that, she wouldn't have 'sold' her grandson to Uncle Yi to be his godson.

Upon hearing this news, Jia Zhangshi immediately realized that she should use this information to exchange for some benefits!

That evening, Jia Zhangshi brought the news to Uncle Yi's house.

"Grandpa, our family is almost starving again. Could you possibly help us out a little?"

Uncle Yi certainly didn't believe such a thing, after all, Bang Geng had been bringing things home every few days these past few days. Although he didn't bring much, it was enough for the Jia family to eat.

Besides, Zhang Xiangyang just got paid! Even in the worst-case scenario, they should be able to make ends meet for at least half a month, right? How could they be starving now?

So without even thinking, Uncle Yi immediately said, "Oh, Sister-in-law Jia, don't be fooled by how well we eat and drink at home; it's all for the kids."

My husband and I are both reluctant to eat this, and even so, we still have to scrape together some of our savings. But what can we do when we love this child so much?

However, we don't have any extra food at home. How about... you go find Qin Huairu? For the sake of our past relationship, she shouldn't refuse to help you, right?"

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's name, Jia Zhangshi became furious. "Don't even mention that little bitch. A few days ago, after I received my salary, I went to her house to ask for child support, but she wouldn't even open the door for me."

She slipped five yuan under the door and then didn't say anything more. I think she wants to completely sever ties with the Jia family. I'm not going to get another penny from her.

At this point, Madam Jia paused for a moment, then continued, "Uncle Yi, I'm not asking you for help for nothing. I have some news that I think you'll find very interesting."

"How about this, you give me ten jin of grain coupons, and I'll tell you this news, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

The old man felt a pang of pain at the thought of ten jin of grain coupons. He shook his head and said, "Ten jin of grain coupons? What kind of news is worth ten grain coupons these days?"

"No, no, that's too much. Besides, I'm not a gossipy person. What kind of news could possibly interest me?"

Seeing that Uncle Yi was about to turn around and go into the house, Jia Zhangshi immediately called out, "Hey, hey, don't go! How about this, I'll tell you the news. If you think this news is not important at all, then consider my trip a waste."

But I'm sure you'll be interested in this news! Because... it's about Silly Pillar!

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Sure enough, as soon as the name "Silly Zhu" was mentioned, Uncle Yi couldn't help but turn his head, even though he already had a good grandson, Bang Geng, who was being raised.

However, if we want Bang-geng to take on the responsibility of taking care of me in my old age, it will probably take another ten years or so. So, if we can trick Sha-ju into coming back, that would be the best option.

Seeing that Uncle Yi had turned around, Jia Zhangshi smiled smugly, "Uncle Yi, don't blame me for not reminding you, this silly Zhu has already found a girlfriend!"

And judging from their intimate behavior, they're probably close to discussing marriage. Are you really so unwilling to part with those ten pounds of grain coupons?

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Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Uncle Yi panicked. She'd found someone? And they'd even reached the point of discussing marriage? How could that be?!

Didn't we say we were waiting for Uncle San to introduce someone? We haven't heard anything about matchmaking in this courtyard yet! How could they have already started dating?

Uncle Yi didn't care about anything else and immediately went inside to get a ten-jin local grain coupon and handed it to Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi took the grain coupons and smiled. "Today when my son Banggeng got out of school, he saw Shazhu walking hand in hand with his teacher."

Think about it, they're already walking hand in hand, so their relationship is definitely more than just a casual blind date, right?

Jia Zhangshi's words immediately put Master Yi on high alert. After all, he and the deaf old lady had spent a long time figuring out how to sabotage Sha Zhu's blind date!

Unexpectedly, before he even had a chance to take any action, Sha Zhu was not only not going on blind dates, but he was probably getting married in a few days!

So even Uncle Yi couldn't hold back any longer and immediately continued to ask, "The teacher of Bang Geng? Which teacher was it? When did this happen?"

After asking a couple of questions, Grandpa Yi suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly adjusted himself.

"Ahem... I was just worried about Sha Zhu, wasn't I? What does this girl's family do? Could it be that Sha Zhu doesn't have any elders in his family who would look down on him?" (Damn it.)

Chapter 130 Lou Xiao'e's 'Feast at Hongmen'

Madam Jia didn't expose him, but smiled and said, "I don't care what you think, but if you want to know more details..."

As he spoke, he shook the grain coupon in his hand again. The meaning was clear: Grandpa Yi no longer cared about these things and immediately turned around and took out another five-jin grain coupon.

Jia Zhangshi took the grain coupons, a satisfied smile spreading across her face. "Hehe, his godfather, I'll call Banggeng over right now. If you have any questions for him, just ask!"

After saying that, Jia Zhangshi turned around and went back, leaving Uncle Yi completely bewildered. After a long while, Uncle Yi finally came to his senses and slapped his forehead.

"Oh dear, how could I forget about that! I should have just asked Bang Geng about these things! I've been taking such good care of him these past few days, it would be easy to get some information out of him, wouldn't it?"

Soon after, Banggeng arrived at Uncle Yi's house and recounted what he had seen outside the school that day.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Yi exclaimed, "This won't do! I have to find a way to sabotage this!" "Fine! You don't want the people in the courtyard to know? Then I'll make her come to me, and see how you hide then!"

So Grandpa Yi immediately spoke up again, saying, "My dear grandson, I heard that this teacher is your class's homeroom teacher, right?"

Banggeng nodded, and Uncle Yi immediately became happy.

"Okay! Here's two yuan for you, Grandpa. After school tomorrow, try to bring that teacher to the courtyard."

If I remember correctly, you haven't paid your tuition yet, right? How about we use that as an excuse to have the teacher come over?

Two yuan is all it takes to lure the teacher to the courtyard house. It's that easy! Banggeng immediately agreed.

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Meanwhile, Ye Jianchuan and Qin Huairu picked up the two girls after get off work and headed straight to the small courtyard not far from the ghost market.

Yesterday, all the houses in the courtyard were cleaned up, and all the furniture was prepared.

Although most of the furniture wasn't new, it was more than enough for Ye Jianchuan.

As for other things, such as pots and pans, firewood, rice, oil, salt, quilts, etc., all of these have been prepared, but all of this is thanks to Lou Xiao'e.

And so, after more than a week of tidying up and cleaning, this small courtyard with only five rooms was finally ready for occupancy.