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

Back in the house, Jiang Fan quickly fell asleep. "My thoughts are clear now!"

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The next morning, Jia Dongxu woke up but didn't see Jia Zhangshi. He went out to check but she wasn't there either. "Could it be that Mom went to the bathroom? It's possible. Maybe after a few months back in the countryside, her lifestyle has changed."

Jia Dongxu didn't think any more about it, so he took the basin and went to buy breakfast. Yesterday, I said we had no food, so of course we had to act realistically, so we'd spend some money.

During the months that Jia Zhang was away, the Jia family unexpectedly saved some money. Jia Dongxu kept part of it and gave part to Qin Huairu.

After the Jia family finished their meal, there was still no sign of Jia Zhang.

"Huai Ru, go to the bathroom and see if Mom has brought any paper."

Qin Huairu went to the bathroom and looked around, but didn't see anyone.

Jia Dongxu was a little anxious. Where did this person go?

At this time, Sha Zhu got up and prepared to cook. He looked around the kitchen and found that there was no cabbage left, so he went to the cellar to get some.

Sha Zhu came to the cellar door, "Huh? Is this how I did it last time?"

Sha Zhu scratched his head, didn't think too much about it, opened the cellar door and went down.

As soon as Sha Zhu went down, he saw cabbage leaves all over the ground. "Ah! My cabbage! That bastard dared to eat my cabbage! I'll chop you up!"

Sha Zhu's voice was like a huge bell, echoing throughout the courtyard. Jia Dongxu, who was talking to Yi Zhonghai about Jia Zhang's disappearance, suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"It's broken! My mom!"

Jia Dongxu hurried to the cellar, where Sha Zhu was punching and kicking Jia Zhang.

"Silly Zhu! Stop it!"

"Ah? Brother Dongxu, this is a thief. Look how he ruined my cabbage."

After listening to Jia Dongxu's words, Sha Zhu kicked twice before stopping.

“That’s my mom.”

Jia Dongxu quickly ran over and hugged Jia Zhang.

"She's Aunt Jia? How is that possible?"

Sha Zhu wasn't home yesterday. He was asked to cook and didn't participate in the courtyard affairs. When he came back, he was almost drunk. I don't believe what Jia Dongxu said. How can Aunt Jia be so thin?

"real."

Jia Dongxu smiled bitterly. He also knew that it was not Sha Zhu's fault. Sha Zhu was a stupid person to begin with. Besides, it was obvious that Jia Zhang was stealing the cabbage.

If I had known this earlier, I would have made more food for Mom yesterday.

Shazhu scratched his head again, he was a little confused.

"Why is Aunt Jia like this?"

"Zhu Zi, stop talking. Ask two people to help me and take my mother upstairs."

"Okay, Brother Dongxu, you wait."

Sha Zhu quickly ran to the entrance of the cellar and climbed up.

Because of Sha Zhu's voice, the people in the courtyard came to the middle courtyard with their bowls in hand to watch the fun.

"How's Shazhu? Was the thief caught?"

"Yeah, if he dares to steal from us, we'll beat him to death!"

"Silly Zhu, go give him two hammers."

Someone handed me a hammer.

"Everyone, stop making a fuss. Aunt Jia has fainted in the cellar. Brother Dongxu is waiting down there. Hurry and get a rope."

Sha Zhu looked at everyone, feeling both amused and helpless.

When everyone heard this, they quickly fetched a rope and used it to pull Jia Zhang out of the cellar.

After being pulled up, Jia Zhang was still unconscious. Jia Dongxu wanted to send her to the hospital, but Sha Zhu said pouring a basin of water on her would be enough.

Jia Dongxu took the basin of water and poured it on Jia Zhang's face.

"That bastard is throwing insults at my mother. He's a bastard born of a mother but not a father! He's a bad bastard. His whole family should go to hell. He won't live long. His entire family will be wiped out..."

Jia Zhang's scolding stopped abruptly when she saw Jia Dongxu holding a basin in his hand!

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha, Jia Zhang is amazing. She can even guess this."

"Didn't you hear what Jia Zhang said next? It made me laugh to death."

"Pull it back, Dongxu is still here. Hahahaha, I'm sorry I couldn't help myself."

Amidst everyone's laughter, Jia Dongxu clenched his fist and said, "Thank you, Shazhu. Go check how much cabbage is missing and I'll give it to you."

"Brother Dongxu, it's okay, it's just a few cabbages. You should hurry up and tell Aunt Jia to go back, it's very cold."

Jia Dongxu didn't say anything else. After handing the basin to Sha Zhu, he helped Jia Zhang back to the house.

"Alright, alright, stop hanging around here and go home. It's time to go to work soon."

Everyone then remembered that today was Monday and they had to go to work.

Chapter 70: Jia Zhang's Illness

Yi Zhonghai reminded everyone that they had to go to work today. After the crowd dispersed, Yi Zhonghai shook his head. He didn't want Jia Zhang to come back either.

In the past few months, when Jia Zhang was away, Yi Zhonghai fully enjoyed the happiness of family life.

Jia Dongxu really treated him like his own father. Although they didn't say it explicitly, both of them understood each other's thoughts.

"Oh, that was almost there."

Yi Zhonghai went home somewhat dejected.

At the Jia family, Jia Zhang was sitting by the stove eating breakfast. A basin of water had just been poured on her, waking her up and soaking her hair and clothes.

"Mom, you just got back, can you please let me off my guard? Why did you go to Sha Zhu's cellar to steal cabbage?"

"I'm hungry. If you don't feed me, I can't find food on my own."

Jia Zhang said with full confidence.

"You! Forget it, I still have to go to work, Mom, you just stay home today. Huairu will go out and buy some meat for dinner."

"Okay, eat meat. Remember to buy the fat ones, not the skinny ones. They don't taste good at all."

When she heard about buying meat, Jia Zhang's saliva started to flow unconsciously.

Jia Dongxu shook his head helplessly, and his life became uneasy again.

After Jia Dongxu left, Qin Huairu took care of the housework and said to Jia Zhangshi while holding Xiaodang.

"Mom, you stay home and look after the stalks. I'll go buy you some meat."

"Ah Qiu, go ahead, remember to buy the fat ones, buy more."

Jia Zhang sniffed and felt like she had a cold and a fever.

Now it is December. Jia Zhang has been lying in the cellar for a night and was splashed with a basin of cold water by Jia Dongxu. It is normal for her to have a fever.

"Cover yourself with a blanket and sleep for a while. You'll feel better after you sweat."

Thinking this, Jia Zhang got into bed and wrapped herself tightly.

Banggeng is five years old and almost six years old this year. He has a bowl-cut hairstyle and a rosy little face.

Seeing Jia Zhangshi sleeping, and his mother and sister not around, how could he bear the loneliness?

He walked to Jia Zhang's bed and shook her with both hands.

"Grandma, play with me, play with me."

"Great! Play by yourself for a while. Grandma isn't feeling well and needs to take a nap."

Jia Zhang covered her head and spoke in a muffled voice.

"No, I just want grandma to play with me."

Banggeng refused to give in. He didn't understand why grandma wasn't as fat as before, but he still wanted to play with her because she was nice to him.

In the past few months when Mrs. Jia Zhang was away, Jia Dongxu found an opportunity to educate Banggeng. Banggeng was completely obedient and looked like a good boy.

Jia Zhang ignored Bang Geng. She was really feeling unwell, with a dizzy and stuffy head, and her nose was blocked, making it difficult for her to sleep.

Seeing that grandma didn't react, Banggeng ran to the yard.

"Bang Geng, why did you come out to play by yourself?"

An old lady was washing clothes. She saw Banggeng coming out alone and asked.

"Grandma, my grandma doesn't want to play with me when she's asleep. My mom is not at home. I want to find my mom."

Banggeng's eyes turned red and he started crying. He just wanted to find someone to play with, so why was it so difficult?

"Don't cry, Bang Geng, come, grandma will play with you."

The old lady wiped her hands on her clothes and picked up Banggeng with heartache. She had no children, so she liked all the children in the yard very much.

Especially Banggeng, who is the closest to their family. Even though Banggeng has not yet become a thief, and with Jia Dongxu as his relationship, the aunt really treats Banggeng as her grandson.

"Mrs. Jia Zhang is such a jerk. She doesn't even help take care of the kids when she comes home. She just eats and sleeps every day. It won't be long before she gets fat again."

The first aunt said a few bad things about Jia Zhangshi, then smiled gently at Banggeng and said, "Come on, Banggeng, go to Grandma Yi's house. Grandma Yi will give you some peanuts."

"Okay! Let's go to Grandma Yi's house to eat peanuts. Grandma Yi is the best!"

Banggeng was immediately delighted when he heard there were peanuts to eat, and Jia Zhangshi's reluctance to play with him also dissipated.

Jia Zhang slept in a daze for half an hour, and her physical condition became worse.

My throat felt like it was scraped by a knife, I couldn't breathe through my nose or blow out my snot, and my forehead was so hot I could fry an egg on it.

"Lao Jia? Why are you here?"

"No! Lao Jia, why are you here!"

Jia Zhang suddenly opened her eyes. Just a moment ago, she actually saw Old Jia's figure and heard Old Jia's call, which made her feel a little more energetic.

Jia Zhang had lived with Old Jia for more than ten years and was very familiar with his appearance and voice. She was afraid that Old Jia was coming to take her away.

"No, I have to go see a doctor. Otherwise I will really die."

Jia Zhang dragged her sick body up, found a headscarf to wrap her head, saw some water on the table, and drank two sips.

Jia Zhang looked around the house. Qin Huairu had gone out to buy groceries and had not returned yet. Banggeng was not at home. He must have gone out to play.

Close the door.

Jia Zhang took out a key from under the bed, then she came to a portrait, bowed, took the portrait away, and took a brick from the wall behind the portrait.

Jia Zhang took out an iron box from the hole in the wall, with a lock hanging on it.

When the lock was opened, it was filled with money. There was a lot of current money, and many were gold yuan notes and the first set of currency in units of ten thousand yuan, as well as some silver dollars and a gold ring.

This is the family fortune that Jia Zhang has accumulated over the years, including the pension from Old Jia, the retirement money from Jia Dongxu, the income from her shoe sole making, and so on.

Because of the confusion of currency, she didn't know how much money was in it. She took out a 10-yuan note from the box, locked it, and put it back.

"I'm so thin now, I'm not pretty at all. I need to make two new clothes."

Jia Zhang was still wearing the clothes she wore when she was fat, but now she was almost half as thin as she was in August.

It can be said that she is quite slim, which makes Jia Zhang very uncomfortable. She still likes her previous fat and big-eared look and feels blessed.

Jia Zhang braved the cold wind and went out. She didn't go to the hospital because she thought it was expensive and a little medicine would cost several yuan. She decided to go see her usual doctor.

In Nanluoguxiang, there was a midwife and a barefoot doctor named Ma. Everyone called him Doctor Ma. Although he was called a barefoot doctor, he only knew a few medical skills.

It's not that high, but it's OK for bandaging wounds and treating simple colds and fevers. He can't treat more serious illnesses, and the patient has to be sent to the hospital.

But these days, being able to treat colds and fevers is considered a very good doctor. In the past few years, Dr. Ma has treated everyone without any mistakes, and he has gained a certain reputation.

Doctor Ma is fifty-four years old this year. He has no wife or children and lives alone in the back room of a courtyard house. He usually treats patients at home.