A hundred flavors of life

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Xu Damao did not go home that night. He let Lou Xiao'e go to bed first, and he waited anxiously for news at Hua Twelve's house. Sure enough, before dawn, someone returned to the courtyard to report that Jia Dongxu was gone.

Hearing the news, Xu Damao's legs went weak: "What should I do?"

"You did it, and now you ask me?"

At this moment, Hua Twelve was also angry with Xu Damao. Although according to the original plot, Jia Dongxu would not live long, but the last time he saw him in the hospital, he could at least live for a year and a half. But because of this guy's actions, he was really sent away early.

  If they leave on their own, that's their ability. What's the matter with you sending them away?

Although Jia Dongxu is annoying, he is not a wicked person. Xu Damao really went too far by adding insult to injury this time.

  Xu Damao, a grown man, was so scared that he cried:

"I didn't want him to die, it's just..."

Hua Twelve glared at him angrily and added, "You are just watching the fun and taking advantage of others. You are building your happiness on the pain of others. What else do you have to explain?"

Xu Damao's eyes turned red, and his voice trembled a little:

"I really didn't mean to add insult to injury. It's just that when Shazhu beat me up before, Jia Dongxu always took sides and sometimes punched me. This time I just wanted to piss him off, but I didn't expect it to be so serious!"

When Hua Twelve heard him say this, he couldn't help but sigh. It is true that fortune and misfortune come from one's own actions, and the reward for good and evil deeds is every sip and every bite.

  If Jia Dongxu had not taken sides when Sha Zhu beat Xu Damao, Xu Damao would not have run to tell him about his wife and Yi Zhonghai digging a cellar when he was in the hospital, and he would not have died early because of this. Who can he blame?

Hua Shier put himself in his shoes and thought, if he were Xu Damao, he would probably take the opportunity to disgust Jia Dongxu.

This is really hard to judge.

  Therefore, Hua Twelve's negative opinion of Xu Damao also dissipated a lot, and he did not stand on the moral high ground and say some nonsense, but instead comforted him with a few words:

"Don't think too much. Even if it weren't for you, Jia Dongxu's injury would only take a year or two!"

"Besides, how can I explain this matter? There are causes yesterday, and there are consequences today. If he hadn't helped Sha Zhu to bully you, you wouldn't have thought of disgusting him. You should be more careful in the future. Don't be too extreme in what you do. Don't take the initiative to bully others like Jia Dongxu. Otherwise, you don't know who is behind you, or who will give you a fatal blow at the critical moment!"

Hua Twelve's last sentence was just an opportunity to criticize Xu Damao.

Xu Damao had a bad reputation in the original plot and was considered the bad guy in the courtyard, but through the contact during this period, he felt that Xu Damao did not have any major problems except that he was a bit of a slut, a little naughty, and a little lustful.

Well, at least from the perspective of later generations, it was not a big deal. Even if he was the most serious lustful person, we only heard that he had an affair with a widow, but we didn't hear that he attacked married women. How could this be considered a big deal in later generations?

Therefore, Hua Shier thought that this guy might still be saved, and he might as well take advantage of today's incident to give him a warning.

Xu Damao nodded repeatedly. It seemed that he was really scared and listened to what was said.

  At this moment, Liu Guangfu from the second uncle's family came running to the middle courtyard and shouted:

"Brother Zhuzi, Brother Damao, Brother Twelve, my dad and the others are asking you to go to the hospital to help."

Well, there were only a few adult men in the yard. Even though they didn't have a good relationship with the Jia family, they all lived in the same yard. When encountering something like this, they had to help, otherwise it would seem too inhumane.

Hua Shier stood up and called Xu Damao: "Let's go to the hospital!"

Xu Damao's face turned pale: "I want to go too?"

"If you don't go, you'll seem guilty. Hurry up and stop wasting time!"

Hua Shier kicked the guy, and Xu Damao followed him out the door.

  In the next room, Sha Zhu also got up. When he went out and saw Hua Shier and Xu Damao, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Tell me what happened. How come Dongxu just disappeared like that?"

Hua Twelve glanced at him unhappily and said, "Please tighten your lips before you say that. You can hardly hide your smile!"

"Yes, is there? Twelve, don't talk nonsense. I'm very sad!"

There was a sense of guilt in Sha Zhu's voice.

Xu Damao knew Sha Zhu best and saw through his thoughts at a glance. He wanted to make some sarcastic remarks, but when he thought about what happened today and what Hua Twelve had said to him, he opened his mouth and swallowed his words back.

In the hospital, Jia Zhang's wails filled the entire corridor. Qin Huairu burst into tears. The three old men in the hospital had arrived a long time ago. When Hua Twelve came, he saw Yi Zhonghai's red eyes and thought that old Yi still had some conscience.

  Seeing several people coming, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and questioned Xu Damao:

"Xu Damao, let me ask you, did you come to see Dongxu in the afternoon? What did you say?"

Xu Damao's eyes flickered: "No, I didn't say anything!"

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly: "You don't admit it, right? Then report it to the police station."

Hua Twelve lowered his voice and said, "Uncle, Xu Damao told Jia Dongxu about you and Qin Huairu sneaking into the vegetable cellar. The time he said was indeed inappropriate, but what he said was true."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale: "You"

Now it was difficult for Yi Zhonghai to pursue the matter, because if he did, it would be that Jia Dongxu was angered to death because of his affair with Qin Huairu. Not only could he not pursue the matter, he also had to help cover it up. Otherwise, if word got out that he and his apprentice's wife went into the cellar and angered his apprentice to death, his reputation would be ruined.

Yan Bugui stepped forward to smooth things over: "Let's just carry Dongxu back first."

  Hua Shier asked why they didn't follow the hospital's procedures, and Yan Bugui pointed at Jia Zhang:

"Mrs. Jia Zhang insisted on following the rural custom and taking the body back to stay for three days before burying it. You guys should carry the body down first. I've asked Jie Cheng to borrow a tricycle."

Hua Shier shook his head. Cremation had just been promoted in that era and burial was still very popular. But Jia Dongxu wanted burial too much. He was a worker in a steel rolling mill. Unless he didn't want the burial fees from the factory, burial was simply impossible.

However, saying it at this time would definitely offend people, so he immediately called on Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to start working.

When they returned to the courtyard, it was already late at night. Xu Damao was afraid of having nightmares if he went back to sleep, so he stayed overnight at Hua Twelve's place, and pulled him to smoke and chat, and only went back to sleep early the next morning.

Hua Shier hadn't slept all night, but he was still full of energy. He drank tea at work all day and spent the day leisurely.

  When he was leaving get off work, he saw that bright color among the people leaving get off work outside the factory and immediately walked over:

"Why are you here again?"

  The one who came was the chatterbox Wu Qianlian. This girl had two pretty dimples when she smiled:

"Why are you bothering me? Then I'll leave?"

Although he sounded unhappy, his face was full of smiles and he didn't look angry or like he was about to leave.

"Well, I said something wrong, so what do you want from me?"

"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?"

The chatterbox is acting a little bit like a spoiled child.

Hua Twelve coughed twice: "Stop making trouble, there are so many people watching, what's going on?"

  Wu Qianlian also noticed that many people were looking over here, her face turned red, and then she started talking about business:

"Sixth Brother asked me to invite you over for dinner. He said he has something important to discuss with you!"

Although Hua Shier didn't know what Zhang Xuejun wanted him to do, since the chatterbox said it was something important, he wanted to go over and take a look, so he nodded immediately: "Okay, let's go!"

  As he spoke, he pedaled the bike and rushed four or five meters away. Then he turned around and shouted to the speaker:

"What are you thinking about? Come up quickly, I'll take you!"

The chatterbox jogged a few steps and was about to get in the car.

At this time, Hua Shier stepped on the pedal again and the bicycle rushed out another four or five meters.

  At this time, Chatterbox knew that she was being teased. She gritted her teeth in anger and ran after him. Hua Twelve rode away on his bike, laughing as he rode.

But he didn't ride very fast. He waited until the Chatterbox caught up with him panting and jumped onto the back seat, then he glared at him.

Wu Qianlian's face turned red as she ran. She was so angry that she pinched and twisted Hua Twelve, but the latter laughed even louder.

The angry chatterbox hit him hard twice to vent his anger, but after hitting him, Wu Qianlian couldn't help laughing.

On the way, Hua Shier bought some cooked food and picked up a bottle of wine. The last time he went to dinner at someone's house, the other party treated him to an apology, so he couldn't go empty-handed this time.

When he arrived, he saw that most of the people who were there last time were there. There were a few dishes on the table, but they were obviously not as good as the previous one. Seeing that he had bought something, Zhang Xuejun didn't hesitate and put the dishes on the table for everyone to eat and drink together.

  After pouring the wine, Zhang Xuejun talked about business first. He told Hua Shier about Yi Zhonghai's visit to his house, and then reminded Hua Shier:

"People like this love to stab people in the back. You two live in the same courtyard, so I want to remind you to be careful not to be swindled by others without knowing it!"

Hua Twelve suddenly realized: "Then Yi Zhonghai was put into a sack and thrown into the manure pit. Was it you guys who did it?"

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Xuejun waved his hand: "Some unpresentable means are just to teach him a lesson!"

Hua Twelve raised his glass: "Thanks for the reminder. I'll toast to you guys!"

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. Zhang Xuejun and his friends also acted open-minded and finished all the wine in their glasses.

The drinking session lasted for more than two hours. This time, Zhang Xuejun personally escorted Hua Twelve to the entrance of the alley, then held him back and asked in a low voice:

"Chatterbox is the sister of all of us. What do you think of her as being suitable for you?"

  Hua Shier was a little surprised. In Lao Pao's plot line, it seemed that Zhang Xuejun and Hua Xizi were a couple. Why was he being asked this question?

But then he suddenly realized that that was something that happened decades later. At that time, Zhang Xuejun had a son who called Huaxizi "Auntie". Apparently, the man who would become the Sixth Master in the future had been married before he got together with Huaxizi.

So at this point in time, nothing should have happened between Zhang Xuejun and Hua Xizi.

  However, despite this, Hua Twelve did not think about what to do with the chatterbox, and immediately smiled:

"Come on, is she already twenty? That's too far away!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and rode away on his bike.

Zhang Xuejun didn't say anything else and turned back. As soon as he entered the courtyard, Secretary Wu asked, "How is it, Sixth Brother, did the boy agree?"

Wu Qianlian stood behind Secretary Wu, lowering her head shyly, but did not leave. It was obvious that she also wanted to hear Hua Twelve's attitude.

Zhang Xuejun shook his head: "They said the age gap is too big and they think Chatterbox is a little young!"

The chatterbox stiffened his neck and said, "Who am I calling young? I'm already nineteen."

Zhang Xuejun smiled bitterly: "Don't get angry with me, it's not that I think you are too young, it's Hua Twelve who said that."

The chatterbox stamped his feet and said, "No, I'll go find him!"

  Secretary Wu quickly grabbed him:

"Can you please stop making a fuss? Our parents will be so mad if they know about this, it's like our Wu family's daughter can't get married. Didn't Director Wang from our Street Office say last time that he would introduce you to someone? Our mom has already agreed. It's okay if Hua Twelve doesn't like you, maybe the blind date the director introduces to you will be better."

The chatterbox pushed Secretary Wu away and said, "You go if you want to go. I won't go on a blind date!"

Secretary Wu smiled bitterly: "Then go and talk to our mother yourself!"

On the way back to the courtyard, Hua Twelve was thinking about Yi Zhonghai and couldn't help but laugh. He thought that old Bidden was really unlucky. He wanted to sabotage him behind his back, but he fell into the trap and ran to Zhang Xuejun's side. How could he be kept alive without being beaten? Being thrown into the cesspool was what Yi Zhonghai deserved. This was called retribution in this life.

But it would have been fine if he didn't know before, but now that he knows that Yi Zhonghai is stabbing him in the back, Hua Shier feels that he can't just sit there and do nothing but fight back. It seems that the He Daqing line has to be put on the agenda.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical mask will be exposed in front of the neighbors in the courtyard, and we will see how he can use morality to blackmail others. We can also see a fierce battle between the Yi and He families.

Well, Hua Shier decided to go to Baoding after Jia Dongxu’s funeral was over.

Jia Dongxu's funeral was just as Hua Shier had expected. Someone from the factory came and asked the Jia family to respond to the call and cremate Jia Dongxu, otherwise their disability allowance and funeral expenses would be withheld.

Jia Zhang took Qin Huairu to the factory to make trouble several times, but the factory's attitude was very firm. Cremation was in response to the Guo family's call and there was no room for negotiation.

In the end, Jia Zhang had no choice but to agree to the cremation request for the sake of money.

In fact, she had no choice but to agree. The weather was getting warmer, and if Jia Dongxu's coffin was kept in the courtyard, it would stink. There had been a lot of dissatisfaction in the courtyard in the past few days. If Jia Zhang had not been able to spit at her neighbors with her tongue, she would have been criticized by thousands of people.

The next day was the day of Jia Dongxu's funeral. Not long after Hua Shier returned to the hospital, Liu Guangfu came to call people and said that he wanted to hold a meeting of the entire hospital.

All the neighbors in the courtyard were called to the front yard, where three old men were already sitting in the middle.

Yi Zhonghai was still responsible for his mistakes, so he had to take the last seat, and Liu Haizhong presided over the meeting.

Liu Haizhong talked nonsense for a long time, and finally said one thing. The Jia family was in financial difficulty and had no money to hold a banquet, and he hoped that everyone would consider being neighbors and help each other. In short, it was two words: donate!

Hua Shier glanced at Yi Zhonghai, who was holding a large teacup with his head lowered, as if it had nothing to do with him. But he knew that this donation was 100% the idea of ​​old Bidden.

Qin Huairu stood in the middle and bowed to all four sides: "Our family is in trouble, I hope everyone can lend a hand, thank you all!"

Sha Zhu was the first to stand up: "Sister Qin, no problem, I'll donate twenty!"

He only earned 37.5 yuan a month, and he donated most of it.

Xu Damao reminded loudly: "Shazhu, you still have a sister. If you donate 20, you won't be able to make ends meet!"

Sha Zhu glared at him and said, "It's none of your business. I donate money because I am happy to do so. I am helping my neighbors and subsidizing each other. I am doing a good deed."

After saying that, he turned around and smiled at Qin Huairu: "Is it Sister Qin?"

Hua Shier thought that this stupid Zhu was hopeless, and he didn't care about others. He said directly: "Whoever wants to donate this money can donate it, but I won't donate it anyway!"

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