Siheyuan: Security Chief, suppressing the whole courtyard

Chapter 8 Qin Huairu asks Li Meng for money

Li Meng returned to the backyard, and Jia Zhang was dumbfounded.

"This is impossible. I've asked Huairu to go to the street office so many times, but she still can't get the job done."

The second aunt interrupted, "Has the policy changed now? Is it easier to process the non-agricultural status?"

"That should be it!" Jia Zhang said quickly, "I'll ask Huairu to go to the street office right now. If the issue of rural-to-urban conversion can really be resolved, then my family won't have to worry about it in the future!"

Having said that, Jia Zhang hurried back to the house to call Qin Huairu. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took various documents and went to the street office.

Seeing Jia Zhang's impetuous look, the third aunt smacked her lips and said, "It would be great if this could really work out. The province would have to donate money to her family. As long as Qin Huairu and her two children are registered as urban residents, the rationing problem will be solved, and her Jia Dongxu will earn more, and life will be better."

The second aunt nodded and said, "Yes, it's true that no one knows which cloud will bring rain. Chunmei's husband has changed from a farmer to a non-farmer. From now on, Chunmei's family will not have a good life."

The aunt said, "Of course. After all, they don't have any elderly people in the family, so the burden is light. When Chunmei's years of work and her level of fitter skills increase, and Li Meng earns a little more, won't their life be more prosperous?"

......

noon.

Steel rolling mill, canteen.

There was a long queue of people waiting to get their meals.

Sister Hua stood behind Zhang Chunmei, looked at her for a long time and suddenly said, "Chunmei, I just felt something was wrong. What are you doing..."

Sister Hua whispered, "Are you in bad health? Tell me, has someone bullied you? Let me know who that bastard is, and I'll destroy him!"

Zhang Chunmei smiled and said, "Sister Hua, you misunderstood. I got married yesterday."

"Oh, is that true? Why haven't I heard that you've been dating someone? In the city or in the countryside? What do you do?"

Zhang Chunmei explained the whole story, and Sister Hua smacked her lips and said, "Hey, Chunmei, you are really something. You didn't get fooled, did you? How can you get married after knowing each other for a short time? And you are from the countryside..."

Sister Hua said a few words, and seeing Zhang Chunmei's face change color, she realized that she had said too much.

"Well, since you're already married, just live a good life from now on. When are you going to hold the wedding banquet? I'll go to your wedding banquet then."

"We won't have a banquet. We'll celebrate at home. The more money we can save, the better."

"Yeah, too."

While I was eating, a group of female workers came around and asked me questions.

"Chunmei, is your man handsome?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Chunmei perked up: "My man is so handsome. I'm not bragging to you. There are tens of thousands of people in our factory, and I haven't seen anyone more handsome than my man."

"Haha, just blow it."

"I didn't blow it!"

"Okay, then bring him here someday so that we sisters can meet him...By the way, Chunmei, is your man strong and powerful? How long can he last?"

"Hey, Sister Hua, what are you talking about?"

"This has to be said! Haha."

"Yes, I must say it!"

The group of old ladies refused to give in. Zhang Chunmei had no choice but to measure the size with her hands and then said, "I don't remember, but I guess it's about two hours?"

"What?!!"

Li Meng didn't know yet that he had been targeted by a group of old women who were waiting to expose the truth for him someday because they all thought Zhang Chunmei was bragging.

......

in the afternoon.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi walked out of the neighborhood office dejectedly.

Qin Huairu even complained: "Mom, I told you this is unreliable. I waited in line for an entire afternoon for nothing."

"This shouldn't be the case." Jia Zhang was so angry that she sucked her teeth: "Li Meng has done it, why can't you do it for us?"

"Didn't the street leader give a reason for not doing it?"

"Bullshit, that's just official talk. It doesn't matter to me. I don't have anyone above me. Otherwise, this is just a small matter that can be solved with just a word from their leader."

Qin Huairu was also puzzled when she heard this: "Mom, according to what you said, Li Meng has connections with the higher-ups?"

"Oh, if he had connections, he wouldn't have almost frozen to death or starved to death, but there's no guarantee that he knows a leader in the neighborhood office, and has a distant relative named Wu?"

Qin Huairu nodded: "Maybe, otherwise it would never be his turn to become a non-agricultural worker."

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and said, "Huai Ru, the time is almost up. Go to her house and get the five yuan she should give to our family every month. By the way, ask about the matter of rural-to-urban migration and see if Li Meng can help."

"to make."

As they were talking, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to the compound, and Qin Huairu went straight to the backyard.

"Dong dong dong."

"Come in, the door is unlocked...Qin Huairu?"

Qin Huairu was born in 33 and is 27 this year. She is at the age of charm and much prettier than the one Li Meng saw in TV dramas in his previous life. It’s just that because she gave birth to two children, her hips are a little big.

"Is something wrong?"

"Ah, it's like this, Mengzi, I want to ask you how you managed to get your rural-to-urban transition."

"That's how it was done." Li Meng said, "I married my wife and my household registration was registered with her. It's legal and reasonable."

"No, what I mean is that it is very difficult to transfer from rural to non-rural status now. I just went there and couldn't get it done. Mengzi, do you know anyone or any relatives in the street office?"

Li Meng shook his head: "I don't have any relatives in the street office, so I don't know why you can't get it done. You have to ask the street leaders. It's useless to ask me."

Qin Huairu didn't know whether he didn't want to say it or he really didn't know what was going on. She sighed and said, "Then Mengzi, give me five dollars. Your wife gives my family five dollars every month, and it's almost this day every month."

Li Meng frowned: "I can't give it to you."

Qin Huairu suddenly realized, "Oh, I forgot that you are the son-in-law of the family, Mengzi. You shouldn't be in charge of money at home. I will come over after Chunmei comes back."

"Don't come over here." Li Meng said, "Although I am a son-in-law, my wife said that I will be the one to make all the decisions in my family's affairs from now on. Not only this month, but also in the future, your family should not come to borrow money. You can't borrow this money from now on."

"Why?" Qin Huairu was anxious when she heard that she would not be given any help in the future: "Chunmei used to give my family five yuan every month!"

"Why?" Li Meng was so angry that he laughed: "I don't want to lend you my own money, what else do I need to rely on?"

Qin Huairu pursed her lips and said, "Li Meng, if it was before, it would be fine, but now you have a city hukou, you have the strength to make money, and your family has less burden. Uncle said that neighbors should help each other. Chunmei used to help my family every month. Why did the rules change after you married into the family? If this is the case, I will have to ask Uncle to hold a meeting of the whole courtyard and let the neighbors judge for themselves."

Chapter 9 Wake up, the Qing Dynasty is gone!

Looking at Qin Huairu, who was in a threatening manner and acted as if she was in the right, Li Meng was extremely angry.

I've heard that when you borrow money, you act like a grandson, and when you pay it back, you act like a grandfather.

But can the old Jia family be so righteous when borrowing money for assistance?

If you don’t know, you might think that Li Meng’s family owed their family money.

"Li Meng, the uncle has something to say..."

"Fuck you." Li Meng rolled his eyes. "Qin Huairu, you keep saying uncle. Is uncle your father? Uncle's words are imperial decrees. Do I have to follow what he says? Wake up. This is a new society. The Qing Dynasty is over!"

Qin Huairu was stunned when she heard this, and even couldn't believe her ears. She pointed at Li Meng and said, "Li Meng, you... why are you swearing at me! Why can't you just say it nicely?"

"Swearing? If I wasn't afraid of having to pay for knocking out all your teeth, I would have slapped you!"

"I have changed my hukou to a city hukou, but I don't have the job of carrying heavy bags every day. Even if I make a thousand dollars a month, what does it have to do with your family? I also told you, Qin Huairu, from now on, not only can you not expect my family to support you anymore, but you have to pay back all the money you owed my wife!"

Li Meng counted with his fingers, "My wife has been taking over for two years. Since she started, she has borrowed five yuan from you every month. Sometimes she borrowed seven or eight yuan. The total is 133 yuan. I'll round off the zeros and you just need to pay me 140 yuan."

When Qin Huairu heard that not only would she not be helped but she had to pay it back, she felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "You rounded the number from 133 to 140!"

"You have to earn some interest if you deposit money in the bank, right? Borrowing money from your family is for emergency use. If you borrow money from a private loan shark, you will get more than that."

Li Meng smiled and said, "I won't make things difficult for your family. Your family is having a hard time, and everyone can see it. But this can't be an excuse for not paying back the money you owe. Go back and tell your man to pay back five dollars on time every month. Otherwise, I'll go to the steel mill and block them on payday. Let's see who will be embarrassed then."

"You are bullying me!" Qin Huairu was so angry that she cried.

Li Meng was so angry that he laughed again: "Qin Huairu, you and your family are all so awesome. My wife lent you money out of kindness, but now you're asking for it back. Is that bullying? Okay, I have nothing to say to you. Get out of here."

"you!"

Qin Huairu pursed her lips, wiped her tears and left. Li Meng locked the door and prepared to take a nap.

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Middle Court.

When Qin Huairu returned home and told Jia Zhang about the situation, she was so angry that she jumped to her feet and her triangular eyes became bigger than cow's eyeballs.

"Hey? This damn bastard, the son of a family that has no descendants, dares to ask our family to pay back the money? And he wants to pay back five dollars every month? What right does he have?!"

Jia Zhang rolled up her sleeves and was about to go to the backyard to argue with Li Meng, but was stopped by her daughter-in-law.

"Mom, Li Meng is a man of many words. Didn't we see that when he first came here? We can't win over him. Let's wait until Dongxu gets off work tonight and then call an old man to go over and talk to him about this."

Jia Zhang thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Let's wait for Dongxu and the eldest master to come back. I don't believe that they can't cure a country bumpkin like him!"

Jia Zhang sat back on the kang, sewing the soles of shoes while muttering to herself, using all sorts of dirty words to utter out loud.

"Ouch!"

Inadvertently, she pierced her hand and started bleeding. Jia Zhang cursed even louder: "You are a cursed bastard! You are a bastard! It's all the fault of that bastard!"

......

In a flash, it was time to get off work.

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai walked home together.

"Master, they say pretty boys have bad intentions. I think the newcomer Li Meng is not a good guy."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai laughed: "Dongxu, how come you cursed yourself when you cursed others? I think your face is quite white."

"Oh, Master, I was talking about him, why are you bringing this up on me?" Jia Dongxu smiled.

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "It seems that Li Meng is indeed not someone you can easily mess with. When he first arrived at the compound yesterday, he choked Third Auntie with words. He is quite good at putting accusations on others. This kind of person is a dagger hidden in his smiling face. Dongxu, if you can avoid provoking him, try not to."

Jia Dongxu was unhappy when he heard this, and said unconvincedly: "Master, what do you mean by this? Don't provoke him? Am I afraid of him?"

"You kid, how old are you, why are you still talking nonsense?" Yi Zhonghai scolded, "What are you afraid of? Li Meng is a bachelor who came to the city alone. He has no elderly or children at home, only a cheap wife. To put it bluntly, a barefoot man is not afraid of a man with shoes. If you provoke him, what if he gets angry one day? Don't you think it's worth it to provoke such a person?"

"That's true."

As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the alley. Jia Zhang was waiting in front of the courtyard gate.

As soon as he saw the two of them coming back, he went straight to greet them.

"Dongxu, he's a big boss. We can't live like this anymore. Someone is bullying our family!"

Jia Zhang started to cry, but it was just thunder without rain. Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "Old sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just tell me slowly. Won't you make the neighbors laugh at your crying?"

Jia Dongxu was anxious: "Mom, what's going on? Who bullied you? Tell me, I'll go find him!"

"Li Meng!" Jia Zhang said angrily, "It was Li Meng. I asked Huairu to ask him for five yuan this afternoon. His family used to give it to him every month, but now they suddenly stop paying. Don't you think this is immoral? He also asked you to pay five yuan back every month. Our family is already in such a difficult situation. If you pay back the money, you will die! And he even scolded your wife!"

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Jia Zhang told the story truthfully, adding some exaggeration.

Jia Dongxu was furious: "Good boy, you bully my family! You even dared to talk about my wife's mother. If I don't give him a good beating today, I won't be able to vent my anger!"

"Dongxu!"

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly grabbed Jia Dongxu who was about to rush into the yard.

"Master, don't pull me! Damn, I'm not done with that grandson. If I don't beat him up today, I..."

"You beat the crap out of me!"

Yi Zhonghai grabbed him fiercely and shouted in a low voice: "No matter how much this matter is, you are still a creditor and I am here to collect the debt from your family. It is only natural for debtors to pay back. You are going to make trouble now? You can make trouble if you are right!"

"Why didn't I respond! I, I..."

The more Jia Dongxu spoke, the lower his voice became. He had grown up with Jia Zhang by his side, and was influenced by him. It was true that he revered his master, but it was also true that he had a distorted set of values.

In his opinion, it was unreasonable for Li Meng to not lend money but still ask for repayment.

But after being scolded by Yi Zhonghai, he finally realized that it was his own family that was in the wrong.