The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Li Ming was too lazy to pay attention to Wu Dapao and turned to look at Wu Xuanxuan.

"Good morning!"

Wu Xuanxuan tilted her head playfully and greeted Li Ming.

"Let's go. I'll take Uncle Wu to the Jinshui River. Otherwise, he'll get anxious."

Li Ming said happily.

Wu Qiangguo glared at Li Ming unhappily. Why aren't you hurrying up now since you know what's going on?

Besides, did he want to eat fish? Wasn't it because he wanted to give the two children a chance to be alone? Now, even with a lantern, it's hard to find a father-in-law like him!

Wu Qiangguo and his two companions had just walked out of the gate of the courtyard, and Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai also followed them out of the courtyard.

As for the children at home, just leave them to Aunt Tan. She has nothing to do now anyway.

"Uncle Yi, do you think my mother-in-law will agree?"

Qin Huairu said worriedly on the way.

"Don't worry, Huairu, it's already this time, so Dongxu must be more important, right?"

Yi Zhonghai said with relief.

Of course he knew that Jia Zhang would not give in easily, but no one could hinder Yi Zhonghai's retirement plan, not even Jia Dongxu's biological mother!

If Jia Dongxu really suffers from any underlying illness because of this incident, Yi Zhonghai will want to kill someone!

If Jia Zhangshi doesn't pay now and relies on Yi Zhonghai to help the Jia family, that's impossible! Yi Zhonghai wants to find someone to take care of him in his old age, not that he doesn't plan to live on now!

Therefore, on this trip today, Jia Zhangshi’s pension money has to be paid out whether she wants to or not!

Hospital ward.

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu walked in. Qin Huairu was holding a bowl of cooked meat porridge in her hands. As soon as they entered the door, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu smelled the aroma of meat.

The two men's eyes widened. After all, they hadn't eaten meat for two months. When they smelled the aroma of the meat porridge, they wanted to snatch the lunch box from Qin Huairu and eat it with relish!

Most people wouldn't behave like this, but Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu from the Jia family, two greedy people, are very particular about food.

Almost comparable to the deaf old lady in the backyard.

"Dongxu, drink some meat porridge quickly. Uncle Yi sent some meat to our family yesterday. It's just right for me to make some for you today."

Qin Huairu said in a gentle tone.

With the help of Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu got up from the hospital bed. Without saying a word, he took the lunch box from Qin Huairu and started to eat voraciously. For a moment, he even forgot to thank Yi Zhonghai.

As for Jia Zhang? Oh, how could Jia Dongxu, whose mind had long been occupied by meat porridge, still remember it?

If Jia Zhang had been willing to spend money to buy some food for the family, Jia Dongxu wouldn't have fallen to this point now!

Yi Zhonghai didn't care about these details. Instead, he called Jia Zhang to the hospital compound.

"Sister-in-law, Dongxu is sick now. He needs to eat more good food to replenish his body. Don't you think so?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang with a smile and said.

How could the fat rat Jia Zhang not understand what this meant? Her two little eyes rolled around twice, "Oh, of course I know. Dongxu is a piece of flesh that fell from my body. I feel sorry for him!"

"Uncle Yi, you are Dongxu's master, you can't just ignore him! You know the situation of our Jia family."

Yi Zhonghai had known that Jia Zhang would not admit her guilt so easily, but he did not care. No matter what, Jia Zhang had to bleed today! She had to bleed. When Yi Zhonghai came to find Jia Zhang, Jia Zhang had no other choice!

"I'm Dongxu's master, so I won't ignore it. Don't worry."

Yi Zhonghai nodded. Just as a smile appeared on Jia Zhang's face, Yi Zhonghai continued, "But you are Dongxu's biological mother, you can't just ignore it, right?"

"What kind of situation is this now? Sister-in-law Jia should know it well. I really don't think I can help you. Sister-in-law Jia, if you are still thinking about your pension money and won't let go, then I won't care."

"It's not impossible for us to let Dongxu fend for itself."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang aggressively. He would definitely not leave Jia Dongxu alone, but he had to say this now, otherwise the old hag Jia Zhang would not give in easily today!

Jia Zhang's face changed drastically and she took a half step back. "Master Yi, what are you talking about? How can I ignore Dongxu? Dongxu is a piece of my flesh and blood!"

"My pension money is what I have saved bit by bit over the years, so even if I take it out, it won't be much."

Jia Zhang avoided her gaze.

"Alright, old sister-in-law of the Jia family, he's your own son! If you're counting on Dongxu to take care of you in your old age, then don't hide it. Look at the meat porridge this morning. If you're nice to Dongxu, won't he give you some?"

"After Lao Jia got into trouble, I got his pension back from the steel mill. How could I not know whether you have money or not, sister-in-law?"

Yi Zhonghai was too lazy to hide anything from her at this moment, so he directly tore off the last layer of Jia Zhang's fig leaf and exposed her to the sun.

"In a word, sister-in-law, you need to take out at least a hundred dollars to take good care of Dongxu's health and help your family get through the difficulties ahead. I will also help you out."

"If you don't pay a cent today, I can stop being Jia Dongxu's disciple!"

"I, Yi Zhonghai, am not too old to walk yet, so I still have time to train one or two more apprentices!"

Yi Zhonghai said firmly.

Although Jia Zhang is slippery and difficult to deal with, it will be easy to deal with if you know what this kind of person is afraid of.

Yi Zhonghai has been in the courtyard for so many years, so he knows Jia Zhang's temperament very well!

Jia Zhang's expression was uncertain, and the word "confused" was almost engraved on her face. From this, it can be seen that Jia Zhang was not a good person either.

If he can be like this to his own son, if something really happens in the future, he will definitely be the first person to take care of himself!

To put it bluntly, since the death of Old Jia, the steel rolling mill has given her a lot of money, plus she has to save 5 yuan from Jia Dongxu's salary every month. Over the years, she has saved up a considerable sum of money.

Even if only half of the money is taken out, the Jia family will be able to get through this difficult time this year. If they grit their teeth and hold on, it is not impossible for them to hold on for a year and a half, or even two years!

Chapter 322 Jia Zhang admits defeat

Jia Zhang's face was embarrassed. What else could she say? Yi Zhonghai knew the Jia family's financial situation as well as she did. What else could you say?

Do you really want Yi Zhonghai to change his apprentice? Yi Zhonghai can change his apprentice, but what about Dongxu?

Although the Jia family's life is not very good now, at least they can survive. Without Yi Zhonghai's support, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the Siheyuan!

"Okay, Master Yi, I got it. I'll go back to get the money tonight. Just a hundred. I don't have any more than that!"

Jia Zhang gritted her teeth and said, anyway, she could make it back in the future after overcoming the current difficulties! If she offended Yi Zhonghai to death because of this matter this time, it would be hard to say whether there would be a future!

Yi Zhonghai didn't believe her nonsense, but seeing the old woman taking out the money, he didn't care anymore.

"I agreed with Liu Haizhong last night that we would hold a general meeting tonight. At that time, you Jia family can take the money to buy some food from our neighbors in the courtyard. It will be more or less. There are many people in our courtyard, so it will definitely be enough for a while."

"When the time comes, buy it at the black market price. Don't think it's expensive! Dongxu is in this state now. You can't go to the black market to buy food even if you want to!"

Jia Zhang nodded. Since they had already paid the money, they could only do as Yi Zhonghai said. There were many neighbors in the courtyard. If each family gave a little, it would be enough for the Jia family to eat for one or two months. By the time Jia Dongxu had recovered, the money would definitely not be spent all, and they could then buy food on the black market.

Seeing that Jia Zhang agreed, Yi Zhonghai nodded with satisfaction and took Jia Zhang to the hospital ward again.

Today's trip was not in vain. Yi Zhonghai at least solved a major problem that was bothering him. At least his godson had overcome this difficulty.

As for the rest, let’s talk about it later. In this year, we can only survive for a while. There is no point in looking too far ahead!

. . . . . .

On the banks of the Jinshui River.

At the fishing spot that Li Ming often goes to, the three of them are now sitting on the shore sorting out the fish hooks.

Old man Zhang didn't come today, and Li Ming seemed a little disappointed. After all, he couldn't get some good cigarettes. But it wasn't bad either, at least he had a beautiful woman to accompany him while fishing today!

In ancient times, a beautiful woman added fragrance to a woman's body. Today, Li Ming can finally enjoy it.

"Mingzi, people say river crabs taste good at this time of year. If you can catch more today, your uncle Wu will also be able to satisfy his craving."

Wu Qiangguo said, smacking his lips.

When he came here to fish just now, he saw crabs lying in many people's buckets. At this time, the crabs were fried and tasted quite good!

Even if it is steamed, it is extremely delicious!

Although there is a saying that "nine females and ten males", these crabs in May are delicious! Not to mention at this special time, it's good to have some to eat, so why should people be picky?

"Nine females and ten males" is a traditional Chinese folk proverb about the best time to eat river crabs. It means that the ninth month of the lunar calendar is the best time to eat female crabs, because the roe in the female crabs is plump and delicious, while the tenth month of the lunar calendar is the best time to eat male crabs, because the roe in the male crabs is plump and has a delicate taste.

Li Ming curled his lips. It was Wu Qiangguo who was happy to eat it! He even liked to eat it!

Although the crabs at this time are not very delicious and the meat is relatively soft, they are still fresh after all!

"It depends on fate. Just eat whatever you have. Why are you so picky?"

Li Ming would not tolerate Wu Qiangguo and retorted.

This caused Wu Xuanxuan, who was watching the fun, to cover her mouth and chuckle.

When the father and son set up their gear and started fishing, the warm and cozy time that fishermen like began.

Basking in the sun, fishing, and having a beautiful woman beside you to admire, this is such a good thing, I wouldn’t trade it for anything!

"Mingzi, do you think that now that Jia Dongxu is in the hospital, will there be trouble in our courtyard again?"

Wu Qiangguo asked. After all, he had just arrived in this courtyard not long ago and was not very clear about the things in the courtyard, but he was also trying hard to integrate into the environment of this courtyard.

There's no other way. He has to integrate. There are a lot of stupid people in this courtyard. What if one of them gets in his way someday?

They are all very cunning, and Wu Qiangguo doesn't think that one person can fight against these bastards in the hospital!

Li Ming lazily lit a cigarette, "It will definitely be lively, but I don't know how they will do it in the Intermediate Court. I'm not a fortune teller, I can't predict or tell fortunes!"

"But this group of people didn't dare to do anything too extreme. They did play a few times before, but I beat them severely each time. The hospital even set up a private donation before."

"I know what you are talking about. Yi Zhonghai is quite courageous!"

Wu Qiangguo could only sigh at what had happened in the courtyard before. It was really terrible that such people were so uneducated!

"That's right. Jia Dongxu is his godson. How could he not think of ways to get good things for his family? After all, he is still counting on Jia Dongxu to support him in his old age!"

"Now there's also He Yuzhu. Yi Zhonghai has really put in a lot of effort for his own retirement!"

Li Ming said calmly.

The three of them were fishing and chatting in the Jinshui River, while Yi Zhonghai was walking towards the courtyard with Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu has to go back. She has two hungry children at home. She can't really ignore her own children for Jia Dongxu, right?

"Huai Ru, I just told your mother-in-law that she will go home tonight and take out a hundred dollars to buy some food from every household in our courtyard!"

Yi Zhonghai said calmly.

"What? One hundred?"

Qin Huairu was surprised. She had never seen so much money since she married into the Jia family. Now that she knew that her evil mother-in-law could come up with a hundred yuan, how could she not be surprised?

And if Jia Zhang could come up with a hundred dollars, she must have more! Qin Huairu is not a fool. If she were a fool, why would she go to so much trouble to marry into the city?

Isn't it just to escape from the situation of working hard in the countryside?

"Humph, your mother-in-law has a lot of money! Now you are willing to spend it."

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and did not explain the details to Qin Huairu. To put it bluntly, half of Jia Zhang's money was earned from dead people!

Many of them were scraped off from his own sons!

It's rare that Yi Zhonghai thinks highly of her! Jia Zhangshi is such a lazy thing that her hands feel sore even when she's making a matchbox. How can you expect her to do anything good?

Chapter 323 A sumptuous dinner

The three people who were fishing did not return to the courtyard at noon. After all, it was normal to go out fishing and fish all day long. Of course, it was normal for Wu Qiangguo.

Li Ming now has three big fish weighing more than one or even two kilograms swimming happily in his bucket, and there are seven or eight crabs lying under the bucket.

However, this amount of food was not enough for their two families to eat in the evening. With so many men, there was naturally more to eat. Li Ming didn't mind fishing for a while in the afternoon. After all, with a beautiful woman by his side, and occasionally chatting with her with a smile, life was not bad.

"Xuanxuan, go look at the vendors around here and buy something for lunch."

Wu Qiangguo glanced at the watch on his hand and saw that it was almost noon.

Wu Xuanxuan nodded and was about to move when Li Ming spoke.

"No need to let Sister Xuanxuan go. I know a wonton stand. We can just go there and eat."

"Okay, then we'll bring buckets."

Wu Qiangguo naturally knew that Li Ming was familiar with this area, so he didn't argue.