Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 973 Yan Jiefang's Marriage

At this time, the third aunt came back from outside. After hearing what the third uncle said, he asked curiously: "Old man, you mentioned Yi Zhonghai just now, what's the matter? Isn't Yi Zhonghai locked up in there?"

The third uncle said depressedly: "He is locked up inside. I just ran into Yi Zhonghai. The old man has already come out. I guess it's because he is not in good health that the higher-ups let him out so quickly."

"I just lent him 2 yuan, but instead of thanking me, this old guy felt it was too little. It's really infuriating."

Hearing this, the third aunt said: "Old man, you know that Yi Zhonghai is just like this. He has never looked down on anyone in our compound.

So, you don't have to be angry. Besides, we have an important thing to do now."

"whats the matter"

  The third aunt glared at him and said, "Old man, have you forgotten?

Our Yan Jiefang is old and hasn't married yet. We have to find him a wife quickly. You are the third uncle in the compound.

And you have been matchmaking for other people for so many years, how come you are so indifferent when it comes to your own family's affairs?"

  Hearing what the third aunt said, the third uncle slapped his head suddenly. He really forgot about this matter.

Yan Jiefang, a son of the third uncle, is 20 years old this year. After graduating from junior high school two years ago, Yan Jiefang entered a steel rolling mill and became a worker.

Yan Jiefang is a little different from Yan Jiecheng. He is not as flamboyant as Yan Jiecheng.

I work honestly in the factory on weekdays.

  So, after two years of hard work, Yan Jiefangzi has finally become a second-level worker and can get a salary of more than 40 yuan per month.

Logically speaking, it would be very easy for someone like Yan Jiefang to get married, as he was a city dweller and a formal worker.

However, because Yan Jiecheng's incident had caused so much controversy, the nearby residents were all aware of the mess in the Third Uncle's family.

So even though they knew Yan Jiefang was a good kid, they were unwilling to marry their daughter to him.

In order to save the matchmaker's money, the third uncle helped Yan Jiefang to make connections.

  When the families of those girls saw that it was the Third Uncle, they remembered what happened to his family member Yan Jiecheng, and of course they rejected him without hesitation.

Yan Jiefang is getting older and older. If he waits a few more years, it might be difficult for him to get married.

  So, the third aunt suggested that the third uncle spend money to find a matchmaker to help Yan Jiefang introduce a date.

At first, the third uncle was very annoyed by this proposal.

In the third uncle's opinion, if he doesn't have anyone to spend money to find a matchmaker, isn't that a waste of money?

But after being rejected several times, the third uncle realized that if he didn't spend the money, Yan Jiefangzi might never be able to get married in his lifetime.

  So, the third uncle is preparing to go to the matchmaker Wang's house next door.

Thinking of this incident, the third uncle didn't bother to clean up the waste, he stood up and was about to leave.

  At this time, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang walked back side by side.

Recently, Yan Jiecheng has been working as a temporary worker in a coal factory.

At the beginning, Yan Jiecheng did hard labor, but he was very cunning and within a few days he became familiar with the leaders of the coal factory.

In particular, Yan Jiecheng established a relationship with Director Liu of a coal factory through his classmates.

  Under the care of Director Liu, Yan Jiecheng is now in charge of guarding the warehouse of the coal factory. His work is very leisurely on weekdays, but the salary is not high, only 15 yuan per month.

Seeing that it was getting dark, but the third uncle was still going outside, Yan Jiecheng asked curiously, "Yes, where are you going so late? Don't you want to rest?"

The third uncle smiled and said, "Isn't it your brother's business? He is still unmarried at such an old age. I want to find someone to matchmake for him now."

Hearing this, Yan Jiecheng immediately became unwilling.

  Since his wife divorced him, he wanted to remarry, but he never had the chance.

He is the eldest in the family, but he is not married.

  Yan Jiefang, as the second son, is getting married. This is against the rules.

It’s just that Yan Jiefangzi is right next to him. Although Yan Jiecheng doesn’t work seriously on weekdays, he has a good relationship with Yan Jiefang.

The two of them had never had a quarrel, so Yan Jiecheng had no idea what to say.

He laughed awkwardly twice, then turned around and went into the house.

  When Yan Jiefang heard that the third uncle wanted to introduce him to a date, he became anxious and pulled the third uncle's arm and said, "Dad, what are you doing? It's a new era now, how can you introduce me to a date?"

Besides, I want to marry freely, you don’t want to do this feudal thing.”

The reason why Yan Jiefang has never married is also related to this view.

  The Third Uncle had always let Yan Jiefang do what he wanted before, but this time, he couldn't stand it anymore.

The third uncle glared at his son and said, "You don't know anything, do you think I am willing to spend this money?

I tell you, I have never wasted money in my life, but for you, I have to spend this money, why?

You also know your brother's situation. It will be very difficult for him to get married again in the future.

In other words, you are the most likely person to inherit the family business in our family. If you don't want to, when can we have a grandson?

Wouldn't that mean our family would be extinct? Even if I die, I will be ashamed of my ancestors."

Don’t underestimate the fact that the third uncle is an old teacher and a cultured person.

After all, he grew up before liberation and his head was full of feudal ideas.

Now it seems that Yan Jiefangzi is unwilling to accept the matchmaker's words.

He immediately became angry and scolded his son.

  Although Yan Jiefang was not convinced, he also knew the characteristics of the Third Uncle, so he could only accept it silently. He turned around and walked into the house angrily.

"Look at this child. We are all doing this for his own good, but he doesn't understand at all."

  The third uncle smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The third aunt said, "Old man, the child is young, why do you bother with him so much? You should go find Wang the matchmaker now, wait a minute, it will be dark soon."

  Hearing this, the third uncle hurried to the next door compound and found Wang the matchmaker.

Matchmaker Wang is also a legendary figure in the nearby compound.

She had a very hard life. She married five husbands in her life, and each of them died shortly after they got married.

Although the people in the compound and the residents nearby said they did not believe in the feudal sayings.

However, seeing this situation, many people also expressed that there was something wrong with Wang the Matchmaker.

  Later, even though Wang the matchmaker was very young, those young men did not dare to come to her house to propose marriage. After all, they were afraid that their lives would be in danger.

In this way, Matchmaker Wang spent most of her life alone.

He has no formal job and makes a living by matchmaking for others.

After liberation, the authorities wanted to break the old rules and banned matchmaking.

Matchmaker Wang could only help others with matchmaking secretly in her own home.

  Everyone knew about his situation, so they turned a blind eye and no one ever reported him.

Wang the Matchmaker lives alone, so her life is very simple. Her dinner is a bowl of cornmeal porridge. After eating, Wang the Matchmaker is ready to go to the small park next to her to exercise as usual.

Of course, Matchmaker Wang didn't just go there to exercise.

His most important thing is to find customers, because there are usually a lot of people gathering in the small park.

Those young men and women were all chattering there, and Matchmaker Wang wanted to build good relationships with them.

  In this way, once he has a goal, he can help those young people to make connections and make money from it.

Seeing the third uncle coming over, matchmaker Wang, who had just closed the door, frowned.

"Isn't this the third uncle from the courtyard? How come he has time to come to our courtyard tonight?"

Matchmaker Wang's tone was full of dissatisfaction, and the reason was simple: the Third Uncle also served as a matchmaker on weekdays.

  In Wang's opinion, the third uncle was the old teacher, so it was really wrong for him to steal his job.

The two people argued several times about this matter, and finally reached an agreement.

Matchmaker Wang doesn't care about what happens inside the courtyard.

The third uncle did not get involved in the affairs of the compound, and the two of them never had any contact with each other again.

  Now that the Third Uncle has violated the rules and has run into this compound, Matchmaker Wang naturally has reason to be angry.

Uncle San was a smart man, he realized this at the time

The third uncle smiled awkwardly and said, "Matchmaker Wang, you misunderstood me this time. I came to your compound not to steal your business.

In fact, I have a good business to give you.

After hearing what the Third Uncle said, Matchmaker Wang was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

  He rubbed his ears to make sure he had heard correctly, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Uncle, you are such a stingy person, how could you possibly give me your business? Are you trying to cheat me, your wife?

I'm telling you, I'm a lonely woman with no children. If you can get me, I won't be polite to you. If I block you at the school gate, don't think I'm bullying you."

When the third uncle heard this, he was speechless.

  He clearly came here to do good things, but Matchmaker Wang didn't believe him.

The third uncle could only explain directly: "Matchmaker Wang, this is what happened, you should also know about my Yan Jiefang.

He is not young anymore and will soon reach the age of marriage, but he has no partner, so I would like to ask you to introduce him to a partner."

I am a matchmaker.

He knows the residents nearby very well, especially the unmarried young men and women.

After hearing what Third Uncle said, Matchmaker Wang subconsciously asked: "Third Uncle, you are a matchmaker yourself, why don't you matchmake for your son?"

  After saying this, Wang the matchmaker realized that he seemed to have made a mistake.

"Third Uncle, I never thought that you would be harmed by Yan Jiecheng after living for most of your life. It's ridiculous.

Back then you despised Liu Haizhong for not being able to educate his son, now it's your turn, what's the result?"

The third uncle was a man who did not abide by martial ethics in order to make money. He used to poach Wang the matchmaker's customers.

Matchmaker Wang had long hated him to the core.

  But there has never been a chance. Now that she has encountered such a good opportunity, Matchmaker Wang will naturally not let the Third Master go.

He started to scold the third uncle, and the third uncle was scolded so hard that he couldn't even lift his head, but there was nothing he could do.

  After all, what Wang Matchmaker said was true, and now he still needs help from Wang Matchmaker.

Seeing that Third Uncle had a very good attitude, Matchmaker Wang sighed and said, "The most difficult thing in the world is the love of parents. Third Uncle, although I don't think highly of you, since you are thinking about the children, I am not an unreasonable person.

Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll definitely be able to help your Yan Jiefang find a good wife."

The third uncle is in the same business as Matchmaker Wang and knows her inside and out.

  He knew that since Matchmaker Wang said this, she must be sure, so he didn't say anything more.

The third uncle nodded to matchmaker Wang and left.

On the other side, Yi Zhonghai had already taken the three aunts for a walk around the compound.

What made him very upset was that after seeing him, the residents not only did not greet him enthusiastically, but instead all hid aside, avoiding him as if he were a plague god.

"Old lady, look at me when I was a great master.

  They all bowed and nodded when they saw me.

They all held their heads high, as if I were some big criminal."

The aunt sighed and said, "Yi Zhonghai, you can't blame the residents. Ever since Wang Weidong became the head of the courtyard, he has often been making trouble for you. Naturally, the residents are not happy with you."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai said angrily: "That guy is not a good guy, I will give him a good beating if I get a chance.

I, Yi Zhonghai, am not someone you can easily mess with. Now that I'm out this time, I still have several old connections that I haven't used yet.

As long as I find those old friends, they will definitely help me, and I will return to the steel mill."

Auntie is quite familiar with Yi Zhonghai's relationships.

Before the old lady passed away, she handed over all her relationships to Yi Zhonghai.

The reason why Yi Zhonghai was arrested a while ago was because Wang Weidong acted quickly, leaving Yi Zhonghai no chance to fight back.

  This time Yi Zhonghai was able to come out, which means he can rise again. This is the real reason why the aunt complimented the third uncle.

Qin Huairu had already seen the old man coming back, but he just didn't come forward.

  Because in Qin Huairu's opinion, your uncle is already a toothless tiger, and there is no value in using him at all.

At this time, Qin Huairu happened to hear what the old man said, and he suddenly felt that he seemed to have underestimated someone.

When Qin Huairu joined Siheyuan, the old lady and Yi Zhonghai were at their most powerful.

You should know that there are quite a few residents living in the courtyard.

Many of them are well-established people.

They were actually suppressed by the old lady and Yi Zhonghai.

  This shows that the foundation of the two people is still very deep.

Now I heard that Yi Zhonghai is going to use his old connections.

Qin Huairu immediately realized that Yi Zhonghai might be able to stand up again this time.

  If he could curry favor with Yi Zhonghai, maybe he could live a good life in the future.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu's eyes turned, and she quickly came forward and said to Yi Zhonghai with a smile: "Yi Zhonghai, it's great that you are out. Do you know? During the days when you were in prison,

I was always worried about you, afraid that you had suffered any injustice in there. Now that I see that you can come out unscathed, I am so happy."