Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1172 Jia Zhang wants food
Jia Zhang was anxious when she heard this: "Old Yi, you can't say that. If you hadn't taken the lead, would I have been able to go? I'm being punished now. As the mastermind, shouldn't you compensate my family?"

The aunt on the side couldn't stand it any longer and raised her voice and said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, you are right? Doesn't our old Yi have to sweep the yard? He has to spend the whole year on this. We are worried about our own family, who can we ask for food? You come to us now to ask for food, how can this be justified!"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she immediately frowned and said to Auntie in a bad mood, "Auntie, please don't get involved here. This is a matter between me and Lao Yi. Why are you butting in? Just stay quietly by the side and don't make trouble here."

Yi Zhonghai was having a headache. Seeing Jia Zhangshi being rude to the aunt, although he felt that Jia Zhangshi was a bit too much, he thought that he could deal with Jia Zhangshi anyway, so he scolded the aunt: "Alright, alright, stop arguing with her here, it's giving me a headache. I know what's going on, go and do your thing, there's nothing for you to do here."

When Auntie heard what Yi Zhonghai said, she felt very aggrieved and her eyes suddenly turned red. She didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to not help her, but scold her in front of Jia Zhangshi. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but finally swallowed her words back, just glared at Yi Zhonghai fiercely, then turned around and walked quickly to the corner of the room, with her back to them, silently wiping away tears, and complaining about Yi Zhonghai's behavior in her heart.

When Jia Zhang saw Yi Zhonghai scolding the aunt, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she was secretly proud of herself. She felt that she had more confidence to ask Yi Zhonghai for food, so she continued to say to Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yi, you also know that I ended up like this because of helping you. My family is almost unable to make ends meet now. You can't just ignore us. You have to give us some food to help us out."

When Yi Zhonghai heard what Jia Zhang said, his eyes widened and his face was full of anger. He snorted coldly and said, "Jia Zhang, don't dream here. I tell you, I will never give you food. Today's incident was caused by you. I still have to sweep the yard for a year. How can I have extra food to give you?"

Jia Zhang also got angry when she heard Yi Zhonghai's resolute attitude. She put her hands on her hips, leaned forward, glared at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Old Yi, don't be so decisive. If you don't give it to me, don't blame me for being rude. I'm going to find Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu right now. They were also punished for this matter, and they must be very angry. When I tell them about this, they will definitely come to you to ask for food. Let's see how you deal with it then!"

Yi Zhonghai's face changed slightly. He knew that if Jia Zhang really went to find Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu, they might be instigated to cause trouble for him. But he was unwilling to be controlled by Jia Zhang, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Humph, go ahead, do you think they will listen to you? Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu are not fools. They know what's going on and won't follow you to make trouble."

Jia Zhang sneered disapprovingly: "Old Yi, don't be too confident. They are worried about having no place to vent their anger now. As long as I instigate them a little, they will definitely come to you to settle the score. If you give me food now, everyone will live in peace. If you don't, then just wait for them to make trouble, and then this compound will be even more lively."

Yi Zhonghai frowned, paced back and forth in the room, and thought quickly in his mind. He didn't want to be threatened by Jia Zhangshi, but he was also worried that if Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu were really provoked, the matter would be even more difficult to deal with. He stopped, looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Jia Zhangshi, don't go too far. Even if they come, I'm not afraid. At worst, I can make this matter bigger and see who will suffer in the end."

Jia Zhang curled her lips and said, "Old Yi, you are just being stubborn. I don't ask for much, just give me a few pounds of food to help me out, otherwise I will be rude."

When Yi Zhonghai heard that Jia Zhang was asking for fifty kilograms of grain, his eyes widened immediately, his face full of disbelief: "Jia Zhang, you are so bold! Fifty kilograms? Do you think my grain was blown by the wind? I can give you five kilograms because of our previous friendship, don't push your luck!"

Jia Zhang folded her arms across her chest and refused to give in. "Old Yi, don't fool me. What can five catties of food do? My family is almost out of food, and we are relying on this little bit of food to save our lives. Fifty catties, not even one catty less, otherwise I will really go to find Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu, and then no one will have a good life."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he paced back and forth in the room, saying as he walked: "Jia Zhang, this is a naked threat! Don't you think about it, even if Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu come, what can they do? I also worked hard to save this food, why should I give you so much?"

Jia Zhang snorted, "Old Yi, don't forget that you were the one who started this incident today. If it weren't for you, would Wang Weidong have punished me to clean the toilet? My old bones are about to fall apart from exhaustion. Giving me fifty kilograms of food is a bargain for you."

Yi Zhonghai stopped and looked at Jia Zhang helplessly: "You can't ask for 50 kilograms, that's too much. How about this, I'll give you another 5 kilograms, 10 kilograms of food, this is really my limit, please don't embarrass me anymore."

Jia Zhang was still adamant: "No, fifty kilograms, no negotiation. If you don't give it to me, I'll call Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu over, and we'll have a good talk in front of everyone to see who is being unreasonable."

Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and said, "Twenty catties, at most twenty catties. Jia Zhang, you have to leave me a way out. I still have to sweep the yard this year, and there is not much food at home. Twenty catties is the most I can give."

Jia Zhang thought about it and felt that although 20 catties was much less than 50 catties, it was still better than the 5 catties at the beginning. However, she was still unwilling to agree so easily, so she said, "Forty catties, if it's less, I will be really rude. Lao Yi, you should think about it carefully, and don't regret it later."

When Yi Zhonghai heard that the weight had been increased to 40 kilograms, he immediately became anxious: "Jia Zhang, you are bullying me! 30 kilograms, that's 30 kilograms. This is really my bottom line. If you don't agree, then do whatever you want. I don't care."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's firm attitude, Jia Zhang thought that thirty kilograms would barely last for a while, so she pretended to be reluctant and said, "Okay, thirty kilograms is thirty kilograms, but you have to send it home as soon as possible, I can't wait."

Yi Zhonghai sighed helplessly, secretly cursing Jia Zhang for being greedy, but he could only nod and agree.
Jia Zhang held the bag of grain tightly in both hands, with a smug smile on her face. She didn't care about Yi Zhonghai's difficulties at the moment, and urged him, "Old Yi, I want to take the grain back now. Everyone at home is waiting to cook it. Don't dawdle."

Yi Zhonghai was furious, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth, turn around and go back to the house to collect the food that he had kept for his family to eat slowly, put it in a bag, and handed it to Jia Zhang. Jia Zhang took the bag, weighed it, nodded with satisfaction, and muttered: "This is good enough, Lao Yi, thank you this time, if you have any good things in the future, don't forget me." After that, she hummed a little song and left Yi Zhonghai's house happily.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang's back as she left, his face gloomy. At this moment, an old lady beside him couldn't help but complain again: "Look at you, you are being controlled by her. Thirty kilograms of food, how are we going to survive in the future? You are too foolish, how could you give it to her so easily?"

Yi Zhonghai was already upset, and when the aunt said that, he was immediately furious. He widened his eyes and yelled at the aunt, "You old woman, you just keep nagging me. I was forced to do this by you. If you hadn't been meddling, it wouldn't have turned out like this. I feel upset just seeing you. I can't live like this anymore. Let's get a divorce!"

When the aunt heard this, she was stunned. She never expected Yi Zhonghai to say such a thing. She stared at Yi Zhonghai blankly, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Old Yi, you...what are you saying? I have been with you for most of my life, and you want to divorce me just because of this? How can you be so cruel?"

Yi Zhonghai showed no sign of softening his heart. He paced back and forth in the room angrily, muttering, "Humph, so what if I've followed you for most of my life? You just keep nagging me all day long, annoying me to death. You've messed up everything this time, I've had enough!"

Auntie stood there, tears streaming down her face. She had never thought that Yi Zhonghai would be so heartless and ungrateful. For so many years, she had been managing the family with all her heart, always thinking of Yi Zhonghai. But now, just because of such a small matter, Yi Zhonghai actually said such hurtful words. She felt extremely wronged, and she had had enough of this kind of life.

So, the aunt took a deep breath and said in a tearful but firm voice: "Okay, Yi Zhonghai, since you said so, let's get a divorce! I'm tired of being despised and yelled at by you all day long."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned when he heard this. He had just said it in anger, hoping to scare the aunt and make her stop nagging, but he didn't expect that the aunt would actually agree. He stared at the aunt blankly, feeling a little overwhelmed for a moment.

But now that things have come to this, he couldn't bring himself to go back on his word, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Well, fine, let's go to the street office tomorrow to handle the paperwork. I don't want to live like this anymore." After saying that, he sat down on the stool and stopped looking at the old lady, but in his heart he regretted his impulsiveness just now, but his stubbornness prevented him from showing it.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, the aunt burst into tears. She turned around and walked quickly into the inner room, and began to quietly pack her clothes and some daily necessities.

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The next morning, just as the sun was shining into the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai and Auntie walked out of the house with gloomy faces. Both of them were silent, each with complicated feelings, and prepared to go to the street office to go through the divorce procedures.

As soon as I went out, I ran into the second aunt. She was holding a basin and preparing to get water from the faucet in the yard. When she saw the red and swollen eyes of the first aunt and her haggard face, her heart skipped a beat and she thought something must have happened.

The second aunt hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the first aunt's arm, and asked with concern: "Oh, first aunt, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes so swollen? Are you feeling unwell? Or has something happened?" As she spoke, she glanced at Yi Zhonghai standing beside her, only to see that Yi Zhonghai also had a look of impatience on his face, with his brows tightly furrowed.

Auntie One, who had been trying to hold back her tears, couldn't help but burst into tears again when Auntie Two asked her this question. She choked up, her lips trembling slightly, and it took her a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "Auntie Two, I... Lao Yi and I are going to the street office to get a divorce."

When the second aunt heard this, her eyes widened in disbelief: "What? Divorce? Oh my god, why are you getting divorced when everything is fine? You two have been married for most of your lives. Why can't you talk it out calmly? Why did it come to this?"

Yi Zhonghai was listening at the side, feeling very annoyed, and said unhappily: "Humph, don't mind your own business. This is between the two of us, and it has nothing to do with you."

The second aunt ignored Yi Zhonghai's impatience. She still held the first aunt's arm tightly, turned her head and said to Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yi, what you said is wrong. How can you say it has nothing to do with me? We are old neighbors in the same compound. Seeing the first aunt like this, how can I not be anxious? What's going on? Tell me."

The first aunt wiped her tears and said slowly, "Second aunt, yesterday Lao Yi was punished to sweep the yard because of the incident with Wang Weidong. I complained to him a few words, and he said he wanted to divorce me. I... I was fed up with his temper, so I agreed."

After hearing this, the second aunt felt distressed and helpless. She glanced at Yi Zhonghai and scolded him, "Old Yi, you have such a hot temper. The first aunt just complained to you a few times, how can you just divorce her? There is no such thing as a couple without quarrels. You are too impulsive."

Yi Zhonghai frowned and said to the second aunt impatiently: "Second aunt, please stop meddling in other people's business. This is a matter between me and my husband. Why are you meddling in it? Just go and do your own thing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haizhong happened to pass by and heard what Yi Zhonghai said. He stopped immediately and showed anger on his face. Liu Haizhong strode forward, pointed at Yi Zhonghai and angrily said: "Yi Zhonghai, what are you talking about? My wife is concerned about you, but you don't appreciate it, and you also ask her not to meddle in other people's business. Don't you think about it? Auntie has lived with you for most of her life, and it is not easy for her to run this family on weekdays. Just because she complained about you a few times, you want to divorce her. You are too much!"