Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

Yi Zhonghai and his companions, who had agreed to come for a transaction tomorrow, went out and looked left and right, trying to find the person who had followed them.

Xu Damao walked calmly, "Look at you, you look like thieves. That person should have gone back, go home without worry."

"You know it again!" Sha Zhu couldn't help but say.

Xu Damao turned around, gave Sha Zhu a mocking look, and then turned and walked away. Yi Zhonghai and the other two also followed Xu Damao's footsteps.

"This guy!"

Sha Zhu gritted his teeth unwillingly, took several deep breaths and chased forward.

Return to the courtyard.

The neighbors were eagerly waiting for the return of Yi Zhonghai and his companions.

Yi Zhonghai did not disappoint them and brought everyone good news. The grain they bought would be three cents cheaper than the market price. If they bought more, the price would be reduced further.

Everyone was delighted. If they hadn't been so worried about the noise and attention, they would have cheered. Don't underestimate those three cents. Three cents a jin (approximately 100 jin) equals three yuan. Their first purchase was 500 jin (approximately 100 jin), which was 15 yuan. On average, each household could save about 70 cents.

With 70 cents and a ticket, you can buy a pound of meat in the regular market, and this is just the beginning.

Jiang Fan listened to Xu Damao telling him what happened in the black market tonight. Of course, he automatically ignored Xu Damao's five-minute description of Sha Zhu's foolish behavior.

After Xu Damao finished speaking, Jiang Fan spoke up, "Da Mao, so you took your anger out on Sha Zhu today?"

Xu Damao laughed heartily. "He was so angry. I'll remember that expression on Shazhu's face forever. It's a pity I didn't have a camera, otherwise I would have taken a good picture and enjoyed it." (Compact cameras were already available at the time.)

"Then do you want to vent your anger on Yi Zhonghai?"

"Yi Zhonghai?" Xu Damao touched his mustache under his nose, as if he was recalling something.

Jiang Fan didn't mind and waited for him while drinking tea. He knew Xu Damao would agree.

……

At night, the Siheyuan grain transport team led by Sha Zhu came out of the black market.

Five hundred kilograms of grain were divided into ten bags for safety reasons, and Yi Zhonghai and his team also brought a few bags with them.

Fifteen or sixteen strong men carrying five hundred kilograms of grain could be said to be overkilling a chicken with a butcher knife. But even so, they were still cautious, fearing that three big men would suddenly jump out and shout, "Hey! Robbery!"

Without any accidents, Sha Zhu and his team successfully escorted the food back to the courtyard.

This made the neighbors who were anxiously waiting in the courtyard very excited, and they couldn't help but cheer in a low voice.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Don't make too much noise. It would be bad if we attract the attention of the police and the neighborhood committee office."

Yi Zhonghai's words made Jiang Fan's mouth twitch involuntarily. This was indeed a criminal gang.

After a period of commotion, under Yi Zhonghai's arrangement, the people in the courtyard lined up and received the food they bought after being weighed by Yan Bugui and others.

Not a single point off.

There's no white flour or anything like that, just Uni-President corn flour. If you want rice or white flour, go buy it yourself.

Jiang Fan also took 20 kilograms of his own grain home and exchanged it for 20 kilograms of cornmeal.

The success of the first transaction greatly boosted the morale of everyone in the courtyard, and everyone had a lot more smiles on their faces in the past two days.

Yi Zhonghai was also very happy because everyone had become more respectful to him in the past two days. This made him feel as if he had returned to the days when he was a senior fitter, when he was full of vigor and vitality.

Looking at his trembling right hand, the light in Yi Zhonghai's eyes faded again. He didn't know what was wrong with this disease, and it hadn't improved at all until now.

If Yan Jiecheng had not been deceived by feudal superstitions in the past, which made him alert, he might have also found a so-called master to treat his hand.

Ugh.

Sighing, Yi Zhonghai stood up. The day for the steel mill to start paying wages was coming soon, and he planned to organize another grain purchasing activity.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai walked out the door, he heard crackling sounds coming from the backyard.

Chapter 199 Who is unable to give birth?

The noise in the backyard came from the Zhao family. The daughter-in-law of the Zhao family had been married for several years, but her pregnancy hadn't progressed. Her mother-in-law, Zhao Xu, often made things difficult for her, and she even got a lot of folk remedies for her daughter-in-law, Wang Jia.

Especially after Lou Xiao'e, Yang Shufen and Chen Qian became pregnant one after another, Zhao Xu became like a madman, staring at Wang Jia's belly every day.

It just so happened that in the past two days, a very scientific saying suddenly spread around the Siheyuan area: "Having a child depends not only on the woman, but also on the man."

“Even on the most fertile land, you can’t grow crops with cooked seeds.”

"Blaming women for not being able to have children is immoral and unscientific and should be abandoned."

This kind of talk spread throughout the surrounding area and naturally reached the courtyard, and happened to be heard by Wang Jia in the backyard.

Wang Jia was deeply affected by the folk remedy and wanted to know who was to blame for her inability to have children. So she secretly went to the hospital for a checkup, and the results showed that she was normal and fertile.

Then it is very clear that either her husband Zhao Yutian is infertile, or they are not destined to be together. But no matter the reason, it cannot be blamed on her.

"Zhao Yutian, I definitely can't live with you!"

The noise soon attracted the residents in the courtyard. They were not yet starving, so they were quite interested in watching the fun.

Jiang Fan heard the noise outside and ran over.

After confirming with Xu Damao that it wasn't the other party who did it, he also had a preliminary understanding of the situation. This was an unexpected incident that they hadn't planned for. According to his plan, there would be:

"I have a relative who never had children after she got married. The couple stayed together until they were in their forties. After her husband died, she remarried and found another man. As a result, she got pregnant within a few months and gave birth to a big fat boy." This statement was spread to the courtyard by some people.

But at the moment, it seems that this emergency is not a bad thing.

"Zhao Yutian, show me this is my medical report. I'm in good health and can have children. I'm not a hen that can't lay eggs." Wang Jia cried out in a sobbing voice. She felt wronged, but also relieved, as if she had broken free from some shackles.

"Wang Jia, what are you doing? You've made such a mess. Will our family still have any shame? How are we going to live together in the future?"

Zhao Yutian felt a little embarrassed. Wang Jia's move could be said to have stripped the Zhao family's face off and thrown it on the ground, and then stomped on it dozens of times with the soles of his shoes that were covered in dog shit.

He would also be labeled as infertile because there was nothing wrong with Wang Jia's health, so the problem could only be Zhao Yutian's.

As for saying that the two of them are not destined to be together?

Sorry, the general public doesn’t believe this.

"Face? Pah. When did your Zhao family ever have any shame? If you had any shame, I just told you in a nice voice in the room to get checked out, but you refused and even insisted that the report was fake and that there was nothing wrong with you."

Wang Jia's mouth was firing like a machine gun. "It seems you're the one drinking that bitter medicine every day, right? I've been drinking medicine for almost two of the three years I've been married to you. Your mother kept giving me that medicine made of who-knows-what every other day. Why didn't you tell me you had some dignity back then?"

Wang Jia was furious and passed the medical report around to her neighbors. "Everyone, take a look! This hospital report clearly states that I, Wang Jia, am able to have children, and it's Zhao Yutian who can't!"

Everyone exclaimed, saying this was their favorite melon. Someone who could read took the report and confirmed that Wang Jia was telling the truth.

In an instant, everyone looked at Zhao Yutian with strange eyes. It seemed that such a good young man was not capable of such a thing.

"Don't think too much. I can do it. I can give birth." Zhao Yutian hurriedly defended himself.

"Old Zhao, why are you in such a hurry to explain? We didn't say you can't have children."

"That's right, but the evidence of your brother-in-law is here, and you don't have any evidence to prove that you are not in the wrong."

"What do you want to prove? What right does my Yutian have to prove it! You want to slander our Yutian with just a piece of torn paper? I will scratch you to death!" Zhao Yutian's mother came out of the house, yelling non-stop, and was about to scratch someone holding a piece of paper.

Fortunately, Zhao Jie's father Zhao Gang grabbed her, but Zhao Gang also had several small scars on his face and neck, and it seemed that he had just been arrested.

"That's enough. You still think it's not shameful enough, right? I've said long ago that having children depends on fate. If they're not destined to have children yet, then they can just wait a little longer. Why do you have to keep talking about having a grandson and looking for folk remedies?"

After hearing what Zhao Gang said, Xu Damao said, "I didn't expect Uncle Zhao to be so open-minded. He's not like Aunt Zhao who's crazy about having a grandson."

"I don't think so." Jiang Fan just finished speaking when he heard Xu Meihua shouting loudly.

"You fart!"

"You've been whispering in my ear every night that you want a grandson, and as a father-in-law, you shouldn't tell her, so you let me do it? And every time I find a folk remedy, you're always so happy."

After hearing this, Zhao Gang closed his eyes tightly, his heart broken. The Zhao family's last bit of dignity was gone. He unconsciously loosened his hands.

Without Zhao Gang's restraint, Xu Meihua rushed straight to the man holding Wang Jia's medical report and grabbed him.

The man was so scared that he quickly threw the paper in his hand to the side. It didn't matter that he threw it, but the paper floated in the air and was about to be caught by Xu Meihua, but it suddenly turned and floated into Aunt Wu's hands.

Aunt Wu, who was already stimulated by what happened today, was a little dazed. She subconsciously grabbed the piece of paper that was floating towards her.

She couldn't read, but as she looked at the contents of the paper, a thought popped up in her mind: What if I could have children? (Adapted from a second creation, perhaps the original idea was that she couldn't have children)

But she didn't have time to think about it. Before Xu Meihua could go to her, Yi Zhonghai snatched the paper from her hand with a dark face and threw it to the ground.

At this time, someone whispered, "Yi Zhonghai and his wife haven't had any children in all these years. Is it really true that Aunt Wu can't have children?"

Wow, this has caused a huge uproar and everyone has started discussing it again.

Perhaps Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand other people's gossip, or perhaps he was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he hurriedly pulled his wife away.

After Yi Zhonghai left, Xu Meihua went crazy again and started driving away the neighbors who came to watch the fun.

"Go away, what are you looking at? Don't you have a wife at home? Go home and see your own wife. Get out!"

Jiang Fan also went home. He had achieved his goal, albeit with some twists and turns along the way, but it was still okay. He waved his hand, and two blank sheets of medical reports appeared in his hands. On one of the results columns was written "Yi Buqun is infertile," and on the other was written "Yi Zhonghai is infertile."

The two pieces of paper are identical except for the names.

Chapter 200 Aunt Wu's Thoughts

The Zhao family's affairs were a hot topic in the courtyard. After the crowd dispersed, Wang Jia's family came to support her. In a nutshell, they said that either Zhao Yutian had to go to the hospital for a physical examination or get a divorce.

Xu Meihua was stubborn at first, saying, "Divorce if you want. She's a divorced woman, I don't think she can find a good family."

This scared the Wang family a little. Divorce at this time was indeed not a good thing, especially for the woman. Wang Jia and her family did not want to divorce either.

However, Wang Jia's brother also reacted quickly. He looked at Zhao Yutian with a sinister smile and said bluntly that if Zhao Yutian did not go for a physical examination, he would spread the word that he was infertile and make it impossible for him to find a wife.

In the end, Zhao Yutian compromised.

After Jiang Fan learned about this, he sighed. He feared these two would have many arguments in the future. Jiang Fan felt a tinge of guilt and touched his chest. "Oh, where's my conscience?" If it's gone, then I don't feel guilty anymore.

Aunt Wu was pulled back into the house by Yi Zhonghai and the door was locked from the inside.

The room was so quiet that the couple could even hear each other's breathing.

The two of them were worried. Yi Zhonghai could tell that his wife, with whom he had been together for many years, had already moved on. She was likely to go to the hospital for a checkup while he was at work. If the checkup turned out to be normal, then he, Yi Zhonghai, would become the next Zhao Yutian.

He cursed in his heart: Which bastard spread this news that made Wang Jia want to get checked out? Isn't this destroying other people's family happiness?

Glancing at his wife with a guilty look, Yi Zhonghai coughed and said, "Wife, go boil some water for me so I can soak my feet."

"okay."

Aunt Wu's voice sounded very calmly, without any abnormality.

While Aunt Wu was boiling water, Yi Zhonghai kept thinking about how to stop his wife from going to the hospital for a checkup. He knew too well how determined his wife was to have a child. If it was really discovered that Yi Zhonghai was infertile, they would really get divorced.

Yi Zhonghai racked his brains but couldn't come up with a good solution. He had to go to work during the day and couldn't stop his wife. He couldn't ask someone to watch her, because that would expose him even more.

Yi Zhonghai lowered his head in distress, cursing the Zhao family and Wang Jia. Why did they have to make it known to the whole hospital when they could just resolve the family conflict at home?

Aunt Wu looked at Yi Zhonghai's distressed expression in the dark, her heart trembled, and a bad premonition came to her mind.

Two days later, Yi Zhonghai found that his wife was still the same as usual, without any abnormality, which made him feel a little relieved.

Yi Zhonghai had figured out one thing these past few days: the family's money was earned by him, so how could Wu Chunhua dare to divorce him? If they divorced, what would she eat and drink? Besides, she was already so old, could she find another husband?

If you have money in your hands, you will have confidence.

Yi Zhonghai straightened his back and cleared his throat, "Wife, bring me my bottle of wine. Let's have a drink today."

Aunt Wu obediently brought him the wine and the glass, then carried Yi Zhonghai's changed clothes to the pool.

Yi Zhonghai looked at this scene and nodded with satisfaction. Putting aside the fact that they had no children, Aunt Wu was a qualified wife. She cooked at home every day, took care of the housework, and did all the chores clearly, serving Yi Zhonghai comfortably.

So Yi Zhonghai was also afraid that Aunt Wu would leave him, so that he would have one less person who could take good care of him.

Beside the sink, not only Aunt Wu was washing clothes, but Wang Jia was there too. Zhao Yutian was forced by Wang's family to go to the hospital for a physical examination, and the results showed that there was nothing wrong with him. The two of them had not had children, perhaps because they were not destined to be together.

Now both families advised them that there are always quarrels and conflicts between husband and wife, so just make up after the quarrel.

Aunt Wu chatted with Wang Jia for a few minutes before getting to the point. "Xiao Wang, didn't your husband go for a checkup? How is he?"

"Aunt Wu, I knew you were going to ask this." Wang Jia smiled knowingly when she saw Aunt Wu asking the question. Everyone in this courtyard knew that Yi Zhonghai and his wife had been married for decades and still had no children.

There's a 98% chance that one of them has a problem. If neither of them has a problem, there wouldn't be any movement for over 20 years. Their luck couldn't be this bad. They couldn't have gone the wrong way, could they?

Wang Jia didn't keep the secret. "Aunt Wu, I believe you heard what Yutian said. We went to the hospital for a checkup yesterday, and the report came out this afternoon. There's nothing wrong with Yutian. It's just that we were unlucky. The child's fate hasn't arrived yet. You can't blame anyone else for that."