A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 958: The deaf old lady's idea, Jia Dongxu is paralyzed and wants donations! (Please subscribe to the full version!)

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When they heard that Jia Dongxu had an accident, all the neighbors in the yard came out to watch the fun. Hua Shier closed the door, got on his bike and left.

He guessed that Jia Dongxu might be in trouble, so he had to stay away from this matter to avoid being forced to do hard labor.

Yan Bugui rode his bike to work in broad daylight. He was the only one riding a bike in the yard. He and the Jia family did not get along well. It would be troublesome if someone asked him to carry Qin Huairu or Jia Zhangshi to the hospital without any hesitation.

It’s not that Hua Twelve is stingy, it’s mainly because these two are not easy to deal with. After helping them, they will probably be very angry. It would be better for him to go out for a walk instead of spending time on that.

He rode his bike out of Nanluoguxiang and was about to find a place to eat when he heard someone calling him. He stopped the car and saw that it was Director Wang from the street office!

"Director Wang, what a coincidence! What are you doing here?"

Director Wang looked at his bicycle with a smile on his face: "This is the new bicycle you bought, it's really beautiful. In the future, if our street needs a bicycle, we will ask you to borrow it. You can't refuse it!"

Hua Twelve smiled and nodded: "Okay, it's not a big deal, then we can serve the people!"

Director Wang laughed at what he said, and then he got to the point:

"I came all the way here to look for you. I saw you were about to leave. Luckily I met you here, otherwise it would have been a wasted trip!"

"Find me?"

"Yes, Aunt Wang found you a job as a full-time employee in a steel mill. How about that? Not bad, right?"

"Formal workers? Director Wang, you are kidding, right? The steel mill is such a good unit, how can you just give away formal workers?"

  Hua Shier was a little confused and reluctant, because he had never considered the issue of going to work. I have become an immortal, why should I go to work? Wouldn’t it be a waste of my life to become an immortal?

Director Wang smiled and explained to Hua Twelve:

"It's hard for others to get a formal job, but it's different for you. If I had known about your situation earlier, I would have arranged it for you a long time ago. You just need to report to the steel mill the day after tomorrow. It's all settled. As long as there's a vacant formal job position, you can pick any one!"

Although he was reluctant, he couldn't say that he didn't want to go to work. When he heard Director Wang say that he could choose any job, Hua Shier thought about picking a less busy job where he could just get by.

So he smiled and said, "Then I have to thank Director Wang. It's almost noon now. Let's go to the state-owned restaurant in front. I'll treat you. Let's have a simple meal?"

Director Wang quickly refused: "That won't do. We have a rule that we don't take even a single needle or thread from the people. Hey, why are you pouting, you little brat!"

Hua Twelve was mainly thinking about future generations, and his true feelings were revealed subconsciously. He immediately laughed and said that he was thinking about other things.

No matter what he said, Director Wang refused to let him treat her and just asked Hua Shier to take her back to the street office on his bicycle.

When we got off the bus at the subdistrict office, Director Wang remembered something:

"By the way, you are old enough to find a partner. You are good-looking and have good qualities. What kind of person do you want to find? Auntie Wang can introduce you to someone!"

Hua Twelve chuckled: "I just feel that I am still young, so there is no need to rush!"

His standards are too high, and it may be difficult to find someone suitable in this world.

This is not bragging. Look at the kind of people his wives are. Jiazhen is the most beautiful among the Gong Empresses, Zhang Yan is the most beautiful queen, and Gong Er is needless to say. Even in the previous world, she was at the level of Baizhi, Zhixian, and Da Meiyuan.

So since he doesn’t have enough points, he would rather be single.

In this Siheyuan plot, there is really no one that Hua Twelve likes, including those who are not married, He Yushui, Qin Jingru, and Teacher Ran Qiuye. He really doesn't think any of them are good-looking.

Some courtyard novels praise these wives highly, but Hua Shier feels that compared with his wives, they are too ordinary. They are not even as good as Qin Huairu.

Of course, he didn't think that Qin Huairu was good in any way. Before Bai Lianhua got married, her appearance was probably around 80 points. Let alone now. Anyone with a little common sense would know that even in later generations, it would be very difficult for a woman who had given birth to a child to maintain her figure, not to mention that Qin Huairu had given birth to three children.

Hua Shier just couldn't understand, those seniors who traveled through the courtyard to attack Qin Huairu, were they really not picky about food and had no dietary restrictions?

There are also people who make trouble.

I haven’t seen Lou Xiao’e Hua Twelve yet, but judging from the original plot, her appearance is average, and I guess her temperament is better.

Hua Shier doesn't like that type. Besides, he is getting along well with Xu Damao now, and he would never do such a thing as being rude to his friend's wife.

Therefore, Hua Shier had no plans to find a companion in the Siheyuan world.

But he was not in a hurry. Director Wang became anxious when he heard what he said. These days, if there are young men of marriageable age who cannot find a partner in the street, the street is responsible:

"What do you mean you're not in a hurry? I'm telling you, don't learn from He Yuzhu in your hospital. He's almost thirty and still not in tune. You should find someone quickly. If you don't tell me what kind of person you want to find, I'll ask someone to find one for you. If you don't go on a blind date, I'll find you!"

  Hua Twelve was somewhat speechless, but after thinking about it, he decided to state two conditions to prevent Director Wang from making random matches:

"Then I want someone who is beautiful and virtuous. Beauty is the most important thing. The more beautiful the better. Secondly, she must have good character, be able to manage the household, and be considerate. I won't be picky about other conditions!"

Director Wang listened and shook her head: "You young people only know how to look at faces. Okay, Auntie Wang will keep an eye on it for you!"

After leaving the neighborhood office, Hua Shier rode his bike to Fengze Garden and ordered a plate of braised sea cucumber with scallions and fish fillet in a stew. He drank two bowls of rice by himself. After coming out, he ran to Beihai Park to watch people fishing. When it was almost time to get off work, he went to Yueshengzhai and bought a pound of braised beef in soy sauce, wrapped it up and stuffed it into the sleeves of his cotton-padded jacket before returning to the courtyard.

  At the gate of the courtyard, he saw Yan Bugui peeling onions. Hua Twelve smiled and greeted him:

"Uncle, make chopped green onion soup again!"

Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly, knowing that his own chopped green onion soup was a bit shabby, so he quickly changed the subject and whispered something else:

"Have you heard about Jia Dongxu's incident?"

Hua Twelve pretended not to know and shook his head: "No, what happened to Jia Dongxu?"

Yan Bugui had obviously found out the situation. Seeing that Hua Twelve didn't know yet, he immediately became alert:

"I heard that Jia Dongxu was playing poker with his co-workers in the product warehouse of the steel mill during his lunch break. He knocked down a steel frame and fell down!"

Hua Twelve pretended to be surprised: "Oh, is it serious?"

"Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang went to the hospital this morning and haven't come back yet. I guess they were seriously injured!"

After Yan Bugui finished speaking, he suddenly raised his nose and sniffed: "Hey, where does the smell of five-spiced beef come from? It's from Yueshengzhai!"

Hua Twelve laughed loudly: "Your nose is really good. You can smell it even if I put it in my sleeve. Okay, Uncle San will come to my room later. Call Xu Damao and we can do it together!"

When Yan Bugui heard that he could save a meal and eat braised beef, his eyes narrowed into slits:

"That's great, Third Master won't eat your food for free, I'll bring a bottle of wine later!"

Hua Twelve was about to go to the middle courtyard. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "That's fine, but Third Master, don't mess around with that watered-down wine!"

Yan Bugui's face turned red: "It must be Xu Damao who made me up. Your uncle did that with me before, so it must be true!"

When I got home, I set up the table, took out the braised beef and put it on a plate, then lit the fire and fried a plate of eggs. Then I took out seven or eight big white steamed buns from the storage space, put them in a basin, covered them with a plate, and then wrapped them with a quilt to keep them warm so that the buns would still be hot when I ate.

Just after finishing his work, Xu Damao pushed the door open and came in, looking gloating: "Twelve, have you heard that Jia Dongxu is in trouble?"

"Uncle San has told me everything. Can you please stop smiling like that? If Aunt Jia sees you, she will scratch you to death!"

Xu Damao rubbed his face: "Is it that obvious?"

"It's so obvious!"

Hua Shier set the table with dishes and chopsticks and asked Xu Damao to sit down and have dinner there in the evening.

  At this time, Yan Bugui also came and brought a bottle of Red Star Erguotou. Xu Damao took it and looked at it:

"It's actually unopened? Great, Uncle Third, you're finally generous for once!"

Yan Bugui pointed at him and laughed and scolded: "I knew it was you who framed me!"

Hua Twelve took out the steamed buns, and Xu Damao and Yan Bugui's eyes lit up: "Wow, big steamed buns made of pure white flour, Twelve, you really can feed the whole family with just one meal!"

  The three of them were chatting and laughing, and just as they were about to eat, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Yi Zhonghai walked in with an angry face and asked directly:

"Hua Twelve, where did you go today?"

Hua Shier put down his chopsticks and said, "Uncle, have you been transferred from the steel mill to the police station? I have done something wrong, and you police officers are investigating me!"

  Xu Damao and the Third Uncle both found it a little funny. Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly:

"Don't talk nonsense to me. I heard that you were still in the yard this morning, but you disappeared as soon as the news of Dongxu's accident came back. Did you do it on purpose?"

"How old is your Aunt Jia? Qin Huairu is still pregnant, and the two of them ran to the hospital. Do you have the nerve to do that? If something happens, can you afford it?" Hua Twelve was speechless. This is really a moral emperor. He has a lot of tricks. He waved his hands quickly:

  "Stop it, uncle, what you said is unreasonable. Don't say I didn't know what happened to Jia Dongxu. Even if I knew, what does it have to do with me? Oh, I have something to do and I can't go out?

"Just because I went out, if anything happens to Aunt Jia and Qin Huairu, you still have to blame me?"

Xu Damao chimed in: "Yes, uncle, you are too unreasonable!"

  The third uncle came here to eat for free today, and he also spoke up for Hua Twelve:

"Old Yi, Twelve really didn't know about Dongxu's situation. I told him when he came back just now!"

  Yi Zhonghai saw that Xu Damao and Yan Bugui were both speaking for Hua Twelve, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He waved his hand:

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Go to the hospital on your bike in a little while and bring some food to your Aunt Jia and Qin Huairu."

As he spoke, he saw the braised beef on the table and said, "Take this braised beef over, and this big white steamed bun. Qin Huairu is pregnant, so give her some nutrition!"

Hua Twelve was so angry that he laughed: "No, why? I bought the meat and steamed buns with my own money, and I haven't eaten them yet. How can I give them to other people's wives to supplement their nutrition? Did I not understand, or did you not explain it clearly?"

  Xu Damao and Yan Bugui were also unhappy. The former rolled his eyes:

"Yeah, we haven't eaten yet!"

Yan Bugui also chimed in: "Old Yi, that's not how you do things!"

  Yi Zhonghai's face was filled with anger and he was deeply distressed:

"Uncle, you are still a teacher. The Jia family is in trouble now, and there are Xu Damao and Hua Twelve. Isn't it normal for neighbors to help each other? Don't be too selfish!"

Hua Shier thought to himself, here it comes, this famous line has finally appeared, the moral stick is about to be swung.

  Fortunately, he was ready for a rebound:

"Uncle is right. How about this? Uncle, you give me twenty yuan and I'll buy the braised beef. How about that?"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned: "What should I pay?"

"Then what meat should I give? Uncle, you make 99 yuan a month, what's wrong with taking out 20 yuan to supplement Qin Huairu's nutrition? Didn't the Jia family encounter trouble?"

Hua Twelve spoke earnestly, emphasizing: "Uncle, you can't be too selfish!"

What does the passage of time mean? These are all what Yi Zhonghai said, and they all rebounded.

Xu Damao added insult to injury: "Great job, uncle, hurry up and pay!"

Yan Bugui sat there with a smile on his face, watching Yi Zhonghai make a fool of himself.

Yi Zhonghai's eyelids twitched. "The braised beef is 2.5 yuan per pound, and you want twenty yuan? Do you think I'm a butcher?" He flicked his sleeves and turned away.

  Hua Shier and Xu Damao both laughed, and Yan Bugui shook his head:

"This old Yi!"

  They ate and drank happily. When they finished their meal and were chatting, Yi Zhonghai came again, this time with a lunch box, and put it on the table:

"Twelve, go take this to the hospital!"

Hua Shier thought his tone was okay this time and did not refuse. After all, he lived there as a neighbor and he also planned to go to the hospital to visit Jia Dongxu.

After Yi Zhonghai left, Xu Damao opened the lunch box and looked at it. He curled his lips. It was cornmeal steamed bread, cabbage stewed with meat, and only a few slices of meat, pitifully little.

Hua Shier asked Xu Damao and Yan Bugui if they wanted to go together. Xu Damao nodded. Yan Bugui said that he would go with Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and the other three uncles tomorrow.

When he and Xu Damao rode their bikes to the hospital, they saw Jia Zhang crying outside the operating room, while Sha Zhu was comforting Qin Huairu, who looked worried.

Seeing Hua Twelve, Jia Zhang stopped crying immediately, stood up and started scolding:

"You heartless little bastard, my family has helped you so much over the years, and when you heard that Dongxu was in trouble, you turned around and ran away."

Hua Shier searched the memory transmitted by the system in his mind, but could not find any help from the Jia family. Instead, it was the Jia Zhang family who took advantage of him by taking advantage of his seniority.

"Aunt Jia, you said you wanted to help me? Are you asking for my green onions or borrowing my soy sauce and not returning it?"

Seeing that Jia Zhang was still going to scold, he handed over the lunch box: "If you scold again, I will pour this lunch box over, and then you won't have any dinner!"

Jia Zhang immediately shut up, snatched the lunch box and didn't care about her pregnant daughter-in-law. She opened it and started to eat voraciously, cursing as she ate:

"There are only a few pieces of meat, who can eat them all? You little bastard is so stingy!"

Hua Twelve nodded and gave a thumbs up: "That's right, you are so stingy!"

His words made Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, and even Jia Zhang, who was picky about meat, look up at him in surprise.

Xu Damao smiled and answered: "This was sent by an old man!"

Sha Zhu immediately stood up and pointed at Hua Twelve: "How dare you scold an old man!"

Hua Shier originally didn't have much of an opinion about Shazhu, but after getting to know him over the past two days, he felt that he was a complete idiot.

"Silly Zhu, are you sick? It was Aunt Jia who called an old man a little beast. I don't care!"

Sha Zhu was so angry that he was about to attack, but Hua Shier kicked him to the ground. He had no desire to stay and did not even ask about Jia Dongxu's injuries. He turned around and left.

It was Qin Huairu who called out from behind: "Twelve, my mother-in-law doesn't mean what she said, don't take it to heart!"

Before she could finish her words, Jia Zhang slapped her in the face: "Your husband is not dead yet, and now you are hooking up with someone else."

Qin Huairu started to cry when she was beaten: "Mom, I didn't"

Sha Zhu tried to persuade her quickly: "Aunt Jia, Sister Qin is not that kind of person." Before he could finish his words, Jia Zhang scratched his face.

  When Hua Shier and Xu Damao left the corridor, they heard Jia Zhang shout:

"Shazhu, you are not a good person either. You just advanced money to my Dongxu, and you are not going to pay it back!"

  Hua Shier was convinced. This guy was so confident and justified. Xu Damao even spoke up for Sha Zhu:

"This is a fool."

  When the two came to the hospital, Yi Zhonghai and Auntie went to the old lady Long's house in the backyard and sighed:

"Old lady, you said that I only have one disciple to take care of me, and I am wasting my time like this."

The old lady also sighed and gave Yi Zhonghai some advice:

"If you ask me, you should pay more attention to Shazhu in the future. That kid knows how to be grateful. His brain is not very good, so he can be relied on."

Yi Zhonghai remained silent for a while and said something else: "Dongxu will probably be paralyzed this time. As for his house, if Qin Huairu has another child, the family will suffer greatly."

Having said this, he slapped his thigh and said angrily:

"It's all because of Hua Twelve. If he had agreed to change houses earlier, this wouldn't have been impossible!"

"If you ask me, Hua Twelve was responsible for Dongxu's accident. If he hadn't beaten Dongxu so hard that day that he was sore all over, maybe he would have been able to avoid it when the shelf collapsed today."

The aunt also nodded: "That boy is just a bad boy. He even beat you that day. We can't just let this go!"

Yi Zhonghai snorted, "You think I don't want to deal with him, but that guy is very slippery, and he's not from the steel mill, so I don't have any good way for the time being!"

The deaf old lady sitting on the bed smiled faintly: "Isn't it just to take over his ear room? That's easy!"

Yi Zhonghai suddenly became energetic: "Hey, old lady, if you can give me an idea, I will thank you on behalf of Dongxu's family!"

"No need to bother with that nonsense, old lady, I want to eat pig ears!"

"Tomorrow, I'll buy it for you tomorrow!"

The deaf old lady smiled happily and said, "The solution is simple. We should go to the countryside and work in the mountains now."

Yi Zhonghai was immediately disappointed and said, "Hey, I thought you had some good ideas. That kid is an orphan, and he's the only one in his family. He doesn't meet the requirements. Unless he wants to go, there's nothing others can do!"

The deaf old lady smiled faintly: "Then you won't help him report his name."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, when the higher-ups approve it, he won't be able to leave even if he wants to. As long as he leaves, the house will collapse!"

Hua Shier had no idea that someone was plotting against him, so he went home, nailed the door shut, and fell asleep.

The next day, he wandered around the city again, this time visiting the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. When he came back in the evening, he heard that a general meeting of the entire courtyard was going to be held. He gave the third uncle a dime and immediately learned the inside information: Jia Dongxu was paralyzed, and Yi Zhonghai was going to organize a donation for the Jia family!

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