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

Chapter 147 The Zhang Family is Ruthless Even to Their Own People

Back in the courtyard house, Jia Zhangshi grew angrier and angrier. The thought that Zhang Xiangyang was her own nephew only fueled her anger.

However, after getting angry, Jia Zhangshi thought of her next destination: going back to her parents' home!

Since it was Zhang Xiangyang who 'tricked' him, then this debt can only be placed on his father's shoulders!

Go find your younger brother and explain this matter clearly! Then have your brother drag this unfilial son back. Even if he can't come back to take care of you, at least he should be able to send you living expenses every month!

After thinking about it, Jia Zhangshi felt that it wouldn't be a problem for her to ask him for fifteen yuan for living expenses. After all, Zhang Xiangyang had promised to take care of her food and drink and give her ten yuan every month!

Even if it's five yuan a month for food and drinks, if you ask him for fifteen yuan, you're just getting back what you're entitled to!

Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi immediately got up and set off, not caring whether the time was right or not, and headed straight for her parents' home.

By the time Jia Zhangshi dragged her tired body back to Zhangjia Village, it was already evening.

After finally knocking on her younger brother's door, Jia Zhangshi could no longer hold on and fainted from the 187cm height.

There was nothing she could do; Jia Zhangshi had barely eaten anything all day. She had just grabbed a quick bite of cornmeal porridge in the morning before heading out, and she hadn't managed to get any lunch at the steel mill.

After getting home, I was so angry that I didn't even think about eating anything. I went straight to my parents' house and only drank a little cornmeal porridge all day. That was really not enough!

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The next morning, Jia Zhangshi slowly woke up and looked around. Only then did she realize that she was already lying in her younger brother's house.

After sitting up, Jia Zhangshi saw her sister-in-law sewing shoe soles on the bed next to her. After seeing that Jia Zhangshi was awake, her sister-in-law warmly invited Jia Zhangshi to get up, wash up, and have breakfast.

Well, there's a reason for that. After all, their son has taken over the work provided by Jia Zhangshi, so they naturally have to be more polite to her.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that her sister-in-law's attitude towards her was acceptable, she felt a little more at ease. After washing up and eating, she rested for a while before starting to chat with her sister-in-law.

"Cuilian, the main reason I came to see you this time is this: your Zhang Xiangyang secretly applied to be transferred to the east side of the mountain without my knowledge."

Do you know what's east of the mountain? It's thousands of miles away from here! With him gone, I'm at home starving. Tell me, how could this child do something like this?

Jia Zhangshi's sister-in-law was initially cheerful, but after hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, her expression changed immediately. She then gave a forced smile and spoke.

"Second sister, we don't know what's going on here either. Why don't you wait until third brother comes back and talk to him about it?"

After saying that, the sister-in-law stood up and went out to find Jia Zhangshi's younger brother.

Since it's the off-season for farming, Jia Zhangshi's younger brother quickly returned, but you could tell from his expression that he wasn't very happy.

He guessed that his wife had already told him the reason why Jia Zhangshi had come this time on the way back.

Jia Zhangshi thought her younger brother would definitely listen to her every word, so when she saw him return, she immediately went up to him and started to complain and play the victim.

"Zhang Laosan! You're finally back! Look at the good son you raised! He went straight to apply for a transfer without saying a word!"

It's one thing to be transferred to a different position, but to transfer them to such a faraway place! It's obvious they don't want to care about me and Banggeng anymore!

Tell me, isn't this just kicking someone when they've served their purpose? Have someone contact him and get him to apply for a transfer back! Otherwise, this matter won't be over yet!

In front of her younger brother, Jia Zhangshi appeared very assertive, after all, in Jia Zhangshi's view, she was the only one in her family to marry into the city.

In the past, if it weren't for Jia Zhangshi's open and covert assistance, her younger brother might not have been able to get married!

Therefore, Madam Jia felt that her younger brother should definitely listen to her and stand on her side.

However, Jia Zhangshi did not expect that her younger brother's first words would have a very familiar feel to them.

"Sister, you're not right about that. Xiangyang was transferred because the benefits there are better!"

Working at your steel rolling mill, you have to endure several months before you can become a permanent employee. This time, he voluntarily applied to be transferred to support a brother unit, and once his application was approved, he was directly promoted to a permanent position!

There's a difference of more than ten yuan between the salary of a permanent employee and that of an apprentice, sister, you couldn't possibly not know that, could you?"

When Jia Zhangshi heard her brother's words, she was stunned. Her brother was able to say the information that she had only found out at the steel mill that day, which meant that her brother already knew about this matter before!

"Third brother! How...how do you know so much? Did you know about this before? Did Xiangyang come back?"

Zhang Laosan avoided the question altogether, waving his hand and saying, "Sister, don't ask these irrelevant questions. Just tell me what you think!"

Madam Jia was stunned again. In her memory, her younger brother was at least respectful, if not completely obedient. How could his attitude have changed so much today?

Does Jia Zhangshi not even consider whether she is the same person she was before? In the past, no matter what, Jia Zhangshi lived in the city, and someone in her family worked there.

Even if Zhang Laosan and his family didn't usually expect Jia Zhangshi to help them out, they didn't dare to offend her. Otherwise, if they had any urgent matters and needed Jia Zhangshi's help, they wouldn't know how to ask!

But things are different now. Although you still live in the city, you have no source of income. You'll probably have trouble supporting yourself, let alone asking for help!

Moreover, Zhang Xiangyang has been staying at the Jia family's house for so long, he must have already figured out what the Jia family's situation is. Apart from that house, what else does Jia Zhangshi have now?

Since you've lost everything, Zhang Laosan sees his sister as 'useless' now, and his attitude towards her naturally changes completely.

Chapter 148 Fifteen Yuan Becomes Six Yuan, Jia Zhangshi's Business Suffers Huge Losses

Jia Zhangshi was stunned for a long time before she finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Zhang Laosan! Don't you have any conscience at all?"

"When your family was struggling, who helped you and enabled you to find a wife? And now you're talking to me like this?"

"Sister, I'm just stating the facts. I remember how you helped me and treated me well before. If you ever have any difficulties, there will always be a room for you in our house!"

At this point, Jia Zhangshi's younger brother paused for a moment, then continued, "However, this matter concerns my son, so my attitude will definitely not change."

"Sister! Just tell me your thoughts on this. It would be best if we could reach an agreement, but if not, sister, your son will always be closer to you than you are."

Hearing her younger brother say such harsh words, Jia Zhangshi could hardly believe her ears.

However, after a moment of surprise, Jia Zhangshi came to her senses. After all, they were all from the Zhang family, and she should know what kind of "family style" her family should have.

Since you, Zhang Laosan, have been unkind to me, then don't blame me, Jia Zhangshi, for being unjust to you!

After calming herself down, Jia Zhangshi said, "Fine!! Zhang Laosan, you're really something! Since that's the case, then don't blame me for asking for an exorbitant price."

The last time I came back, we had already discussed it. I would take Zhang Xiangyang into the city and give him a job at a steel rolling mill.

He has to take care of my food and drink, and then give me ten yuan every month for my retirement. You can't deny that, can you?

Zhang Laosan nodded without denying it. Jia Zhangshi continued, "Alright! Since that's the case, my request is very simple: Zhang Xiangyang doesn't need to take care of me in Beijing anymore!"

But he still has to send me back the food expenses and the ten yuan pension he promised!

I won't go into too much detail about food expenses, let's just say five yuan! Have him send me fifteen yuan back every month from now on, and we'll call it even!

Jia Zhangshi felt that her request was already quite 'reasonable', but Zhang Laosan immediately shook his head, "Fifteen yuan? That's too much, isn't it?"

My son has to buy everything from scratch when he's away from home. Even though he's now a full-time employee, he only earns 27.5 yuan a month.

You're asking for fifteen yuan right off the bat? What if my son needs money urgently on the east side of the mountain? No way! Fifteen yuan is too much!

Upon hearing her brother's words, Jia Zhangshi flew into a rage. "Zhang Laosan! This is something you promised in the beginning! Moreover, Zhang Xiangyang needs to be by my side to take care of him, which is why I agreed to give him the job!"

He's already run off to another city, so I've already let it go regarding taking care of me, but are you even going to back out of the money now?"

Zhang Laosan had no intention of discussing the previous 'contract' and immediately started acting like a rogue.

"Anyway, fifteen yuan is too much. Even if I agreed, my Xiangyang would definitely not agree!"

Sis, since you're all alone at home anyway, why don't you just let Bang Geng go back to live with his mother?

Besides, Qin Huairu already gives you living expenses every month, doesn't she? Here's what I'll do: I'll have Xiangyang send you five yuan every month! That should be enough for you to live on!"

Zhang Laosan immediately bargained the price down from fifteen yuan to five yuan, which infuriated Jia Zhangshi.

"Five yuan? Zhang Laosan! What can five yuan buy? I think you're deliberately trying to starve your sister to death, aren't you?"

No way! Five yuan won't do! You have to give me at least ten yuan every month! And you have to give me this month's right now!

There's no food left at home. Either you prepare this month's worth of food for me, or you give me ten yuan!

Actually, the Jia family wasn't without food; they simply didn't have enough to feed Jia Zhangshi. As mentioned before, Zhang Xiangyang bought a huge amount of cornmeal after receiving his salary.

Although these cornmeal noodles look like they're meant for three people, in reality, only Banggeng is eating them. So even though more than a week has passed since the cornmeal noodles were bought, not much of them have actually been consumed.

If Jia Zhangshi ate only cornmeal every day, it would definitely be enough for her to survive until next month.

However... Jia Zhangshi was unwilling! Even at a time like this, this old man still wanted to take advantage of others.

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The result, naturally, was that Zhang Laosan decisively said, "Sister, don't even think about it. I'll just give you a heads-up: if you want Xiangyang to send you money so you can survive, fine!"

But ten yuan is definitely out of the question. If you think five yuan is too little, I can write to Xiangyang and discuss it with him, and he can give you an extra yuan or eighty cents.

Besides... do you think I don't know if you have any grain at home? What? You look down on cornmeal? When we were suffering in the countryside, cornmeal was a real delicacy!

At this point, Zhang Laosan paused for a moment, then continued, "Alright, that's settled then. Whether you like it or not, I'll have Xiangyang send you six yuan every month starting next month."

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If you think you can't accept it, then go ahead and make a scene! If you manage to pull off something impressive, then you'll be amazing!

However, if you really go and cause trouble, and it affects my son, then you can forget about getting those six dollars from now on!

Don't blame me for being blunt, but we'll be completely estranged from now on. You can forget about ever coming back to Zhangjia Village! We, the Zhang family, will pretend you never existed!

After saying that, Zhang Laosan waved his hand and turned to leave. His sister-in-law glanced at Zhang Laosan walking out the door again, then ignored Jia Zhangshi and went back into the house, closing the door behind her.

Madam Jia was truly dumbfounded. Wasn't this supposed to be 'bargaining'? Why did her younger brother just flip the table like that?

What should I do? Should I really try to make a scene? But if things escalate, I'll really have no way out!

Besides, even if I make a scene and manage to get that job back, I won't be able to find anyone else to take it over!

There's no need to elaborate on the relatives back home; I've been married off for so many years, so Zhang Laosan is definitely closer to them. As for the Jia family... well, apart from Banggeng and those two money-losing brats, there's no one else in the Jia family now! Damn.

Chapter 149 Grandpa Yi's Brainwashing is a Great Success

After much deliberation, Jia Zhangshi finally realized that she really couldn't make a scene, so... in the end, she gave up her husband's job and only got six yuan a month in return?

Thinking about this, Jia Zhangshi was filled with regret! She should never have gone to Zhang Xiangyang in the first place!

No... If I hadn't gone to Zhang Xiangyang, none of my younger relatives would have been able to find work! Yes! It's all Qin Huairu's fault! If Qin Huairu hadn't wanted to split the family business, I wouldn't have had to come back to Zhang Xiangyang! And I wouldn't be in such a mess!