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

After returning home, Jiang Fan fell asleep quickly and slept soundly.

The next morning, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu got up early, cooked and boiled medicine. Banggeng was still waiting for the medicine to heal his injuries.

The strong smell of Chinese medicine drifted from the Jia family to the courtyard. Some people who were sleeping lightly woke up when they smelled it. They wanted to go to the house and curse, but when they saw it was the Jia family, they went back to sleep.

Banggeng's experience was truly tragic, and they felt a great deal of sympathy. They might have cursed him under their breath, but they wouldn't do it to Jia Dongxu's face. Of course, this was for adults.

Banggeng seemed to smell the Chinese medicine as well, and woke up with an ugly look on his face.

"Shh~ Why does it hurt so much? Did my dad hit me again yesterday? But it's not right, this feels different. Why does it feel like I haven't pooped in a while, and I have to use a spoon to poop? Why does it hurt?"

Banggeng no longer remembered anything about Brother Jie, and naturally he also forgot about being poked. This might not be a bad thing for him.

Enduring the tearing pain, Bang Geng got out of bed.

"Mom and Dad, I need to poop."

Jia Dongxu froze, nearly dropping the coal in his hand. (I looked it up, and it seems most people cooked with coal at that time, though some also used firewood. Gas wasn't introduced until the late 60s.)

When I went to the hospital yesterday, the doctor specifically told me that in addition to taking my medicine on time, I should also be careful with my poop. It's best not to poop hard and dry, as this can easily cause secondary damage. It's also best to feed my dog ​​some fine grains, not too coarse ones.

But this was obviously unrealistic. Jia Dongxu looked at Bang Geng and told him, "Wait a minute, finish your medicine first."

Banggeng didn't understand why he had to take the medicine, but he didn't think much about it and decided to go there himself. Although Jia Dongxu was his father, could he control his food and drink, or even his poop and pee?

Banggeng endured the pain and went out of the door, then went to the bathroom.

He squatted down carefully, not daring to use too much force.

A few minutes later, Bang Geng Cha Cha PG stood up, but he didn't pull it out. It's not that he didn't have it, but every time he reached the door, there would be an unbearable pain that prevented him from coming out.

As everyone knows, Banggeng, as the eldest grandson of the Jia family, has never been able to endure hardship.

Banggeng had no choice but to go back home and drink some water before going to the toilet.

Jiang Fan looked at Banggeng, who was having trouble walking, and smiled slightly, "Banggeng, just stay home from now on. Don't run into me when you're alone outside."

Turning around, Jiang Fan took out some pure cornmeal steamed bread and a few steamed buns to prepare cooking.

The steamed bread made of pure cornmeal tasted good, not necessarily worse than white flour. Moreover, this flour was taken out by Jiang Fan from the space, and it tasted much better than the ones on the market.

The taste of hot steamed buns and corn bread is different. It would not be a good thing if others knew that their family could eat white flour steamed buns every day.

When personal strength is insufficient to protect the entire family, the best option is to blend in with the world. As for calculating food intake like other families, there's no need to do so. It's also not appropriate to spend a few hundred yuan a month on such poor food.

After Banggeng returned home and stayed for a while, Qin Huairu came over with a bowl of bitter medicine soup.

"Banggeng is here to take his medicine."

Squatting beside Banggeng, Qin Huairu put the bowl next to Banggeng's mouth with great heartache.

"Mom, why do I have to drink this medicine? Can't I just not drink it?" Banggeng looked resistant. The dark brown medicine soup in front of him tasted bitter as soon as he smelled it. How could he bear to drink it?

Seeing Banggeng's bewildered expression, Qin Huairu felt as if her heart had been shattered. The pain was immense. Doctors had said that when the body is subjected to intense stimulation, it can cause short-term memory loss. Banggeng must be in this state now.

"Good boy, drink this medicine. This is for your trouble going to the toilet."

Banggeng then nodded and took a small sip with a look of rejection.

"Mom, it's so hard."

“Good medicine tastes bitter, but if you drink it quickly it won’t be bitter.”

It took almost half an hour for Banggeng to finish the bowl of medicine. It was too bitter.

They started eating after taking the medicine. Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai did not pick up their chopsticks, waiting for Bang Geng to come out.

Bang Geng also enjoyed the days of being a young master a few years ago, eating whatever he wanted, although there was nothing to eat on the table.

"Dongxu, don't forget to send some food to your mother."

Yi Zhonghai felt a little relieved when he saw Banggeng's crazy fanfare. Being able to eat is a blessing, and as long as you can still eat, there's no problem.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu looked at each other, nodded in agreement.

"Bang Geng, from now on you just stay with your mother and don't go out to play by yourself, okay?"

Qin Huairu was packing her lunch box, while Jia Dongxu half-knelt in front of Banggeng and gave him earnest instructions.

"Okay, I get it now."

Banggeng, who had forgotten his painful memories, naturally did not take his father's words seriously.

Jia Dongxu also noticed it, feeling helpless, he walked to the side and took out the familiar willow branch.

"Dad, don't worry, I will never leave my mom again." Alarm bells rang in Banggeng's heart, and some unbearable memories flooded into his mind.

Jia Dongxu finally nodded in satisfaction. A young tree won't grow straight without pruning, and a child won't remember anything without being beaten. There's a reason for corporal punishment.

Inside the hospital, Jia Zhang saw Qin Huairu coming over with a cold look in her eyes. "Hey, who is this? Isn't this the good daughter-in-law Qin Huairu that everyone talks about? You still remember that you have a mother-in-law like me. I thought you forgot about me or wanted to starve me to death."

Jia Zhang was very angry. Everyone knew that the old lady of the Jia family, if not three meals a day, would at least have two meals a day, morning and evening.

Missing a meal was disrespectful to the fat on her body. And Qin Huairu actually dared to starve her for a whole night. How could she bear it?

A flash of resentment flashed across Qin Huairu's eyes, "Why didn't this old woman starve to death?" However, there were other people in the ward, and she had to endure it in order to maintain her image as a good daughter-in-law.

In an instant, Qin Huairu's eyes turned red again, and two crystal tears flowed out instantly.

"Oh my god, oh my god." Qin Huairu bent her legs and knelt in front of Jia Zhang's bed.

She wiped her tears and shouted, "Mother!"

This actually scared Jia Zhangshi, "What is she going to do?"

"Mother-in-law, listen to me. I didn't mean to starve you. Something happened at home last night and I forgot about you. That's why I didn't bring you dinner. You almost starved to death. My dear mother-in-law."

Qin Huairu cried quite hard, and looked very pitiful. She even directly pointed out the theme. "Can you starve to death if you don't eat a meal?" Then how did you survive? Who at this age hasn't gone hungry a few times?

Everyone in the ward understood what was said, and they looked at Jia Zhang with even more disgust.

"What nonsense are you talking about! What could possibly happen at home? Don't lie to me. I think you did it on purpose! On purpose!"

Jia Zhang refused to act and just started to cheat.

Chapter 279: Jia Zhang's Humiliation

Qin Huairu pulled the stick and said, "Son, tell your grandma if she drank a big bowl of Chinese medicine this morning."

Banggeng nodded. He still couldn't forget the taste.

"Alas, Mom, I know you have something against me. From the first day I married into your family, you taught me to be a hardworking daughter-in-law. I didn't complain at all because my mom said the same thing."

Qin Huairu sobbed twice, as if she was thinking of something painful.

"But our neighbors have all seen what I've done over the years. Everyone says that the Jia family is blessed to have such a daughter-in-law. But I, on the first day after giving birth, haven't even finished my confinement yet. I have to take care of you every day, eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating. Have I ever complained?"

Jia Zhang opened her mouth to say something nonsense to explain, but Qin Huairu would not give her a chance and spoke first.

"Yesterday, Banggeng suddenly fell ill. I took him and Xiaodang to see Dongxu for treatment. That's when I forgot about you. Was I wrong?"

Qin Huairu spoke out a bunch of aggrieved words again, completely proving that Jia Zhang was an evil mother-in-law.

The people in the hospital and those who were attracted here all had the same thought when looking at Jia Zhang: why didn't this evil mother-in-law just die.

Jia Zhang spoke, "You...you, everything you said is fake, fake. I went through this before, but you can't. Why are you so delicate? You..."

"Shut up, you old bitch! If you say another word, I'll throw you out of the building, believe it or not."

A middle-aged man who was watching the show couldn't stand it anymore and threatened Jia Zhang to shut up.

Jia Zhang was stunned for a moment, then, as if she had found an outlet, she cursed at the man, "Who the hell is this guy who didn't fasten his belt? How dare you meddle in my business? Oh, I get it, are you and this bitch in cahoots? Stand up for her. Qin Huairu, you're really a bitch! I'm going to make Dongxu divorce you!"

Perhaps Jia Zhang was hungry, mentally ill, or jealous that there was a man standing up for Qin Huairu, so she said such shameful words.

Qin Huairu was angry. Jia Zhangshi could say that she did not take good care of the child and did not take good care of her, and she could also call her a money-losing commodity, but she could not say that she was unfaithful to her husband!

Because she loves Jia Dongxu!

But before she could do anything, the slandered man came over and slapped Jia Zhang twice in the face.

A crisp slapping sound was heard, and Jia Zhang's head was buzzing and stars were in her eyes.

Qin Huairu was stunned. She was indeed very happy, but also a little regretful. Why wasn't she the one who took action?

The man also glanced at Qin Huairu, his pupils shrinking, "This woman looks pitiful and quite pretty, it's just a pity."

He turned his gaze to Jia Zhang again, "Hmph! Old bitch, I have nothing to do with your daughter-in-law. I just can't stand you acting so tyrannically. I thought this was decades ago, and you could bully your daughter-in-law as you pleased. Let me tell you, in the new era, there are no slaves, and no patriarchs! Everyone is equal!"

"Okay!"

The onlookers applauded in response. They had all experienced times when people were treated as if they were not human, and they knew that life today was hard-earned. While it was a little difficult now, it was still much better than before. At least there weren't people with guns coming into your house to steal your food.

Jia Zhang's cheeks were swollen, and tears of pain streamed from her triangular eyes. "If you have the guts to leave your name, I'll report you to the police! Arrest you!"

"Remember, Wo reverses the fall!"

After the man finished speaking, he left without looking back, quite coolly.

Everyone was very happy, including Qin Huairu, but Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and fainted. No one knew whether she was really faint or just pretending.

Qin Huairu ignored her and stood up to thank everyone, earning everyone's sympathy.

When the crowd dispersed, Qin Huairu turned around and looked at Jia Zhang coldly. Although she wanted to imitate the man and slap Jia Zhang a few times to vent her anger, now was not the time.

"Comrades, please wait until my mother-in-law wakes up and tell her to remember to eat. I'll go and handle the discharge procedures for her. It's not that I'm reluctant to spend the money, but our family is really in financial difficulty."

Others felt the same way. If it wasn't really necessary, who would want to stay in the hospital, spending money and suffering?

……

In the steel rolling mill, Jiang Fan watched Xu Damao and Master Fan get into Li Huaide's car.

After the machine was repaired, Li Huaide put this matter on schedule.

"I don't know who the leader behind Li Huaide is, but he should be lower than that big leader. But these people should all be figures in the department. I dare not think about it."

Jiang Fan shook his head, returned to his job, and started a boring day.

"Jiang Fan, come here. I want to tell you something."

Ding Lei approached Jiang Fan mysteriously, motioning him to go out and talk. Jiang Fan put down the newspaper in his hand and followed him out.

"Tell me what's going on." After giving Ding Lei some cigarettes, the two of them started smoking.

Ding Lei chuckled and said, "Brother, do you want some food?"

Jiang Fan turned around and asked in surprise, "Do you have a way?"

Ding Lei didn't keep the secret, saying he had a friend named Yu Dao who was now reselling supplies on the black market. He might have offended someone, and he had a batch of goods he wanted to sell and run away.

I don't know who found out about this and leaked it out. Others wanted to take what he had, but didn't want to spend too much money.

All targeted him, to stop him from taking action.

When Ding Lei was browsing the black market, the two met, and the man wanted to give him a discount, so he didn't give it to an outsider.

"How about it? Let's do it!"

"You sound like you're talking about the bandit leader on the mountain." Jiang Fan chuckled and asked, "Are you unable to eat or is there another reason?"

Ding Lei nodded. "I think I have everything. I can't finish all the goods myself, even if I ask all my relatives to help. There are too many people and too many gossips. If the news gets out, it will be difficult to deal with. I'm looking for you because, firstly, you have a large family and you might need it. Secondly, you have many men in your family and you can help me out."

"Let me think about it. This is a big deal."

Jiang Fan did not agree directly, but wanted to tell his family.

Ding Lei wasn't disappointed. He thought Jiang Fan was still young and unmarried, so it was normal for him to not be able to make the decision at home. Furthermore, such a big deal definitely needed to be discussed with the family. If they just agreed to it outright, that would be a problem.

But he wasn't particularly worried. As far as he knew, although the Jiang family had many working people, the total population was also large. Now there was another Qi Ting in the family, who was also unemployed. (Qi Ting returned her job to her parents after getting married)

They would definitely be short of food, so they wouldn't refuse this offer. Besides, he had no bad intentions, he just liked the sturdy physique of the Jiang family's men.

Chapter 280 Storm

After Jiang Fan returned to the courtyard after get off work, Jiang Yu told him that Xu Damao had been waiting for him at home for a long time.

After entering the house, without any polite words, Jiang Fan directly asked Xu Damao to repeat what he had experienced today.