Siheyuan: Start with a big car

"Qin Huairu, stop joking. You should know better than me what kind of person Jia Zhang is. It is impossible to give a bride price. You should go back now."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu was not in a hurry.

He looked at Zhang Dafa coldly and said: "Zhang Dafa, I heard that you have killed two wives in a row. If my parents-in-law come over, you might kill them too. In this case, you don't want to Do you still have a conscience for paying the bride price?"

Killing two wives in succession was the greatest pain in Zhang Dafa's heart in his life.

He didn't expect Qin Huairu to know about this.

"But the gift you asked for twenty yuan is really too much. This is not in line with the rules at all. If the streets knew about it, they wouldn't agree."

These days, the sub-district office has a lot of power. They will take care of things they can take care of, and they will take care of things they can't.

The street office also has the right to control matters like asking for high betrothal gifts.

Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Your worries are not wrong. The gift of twenty yuan does seem to be a lot, but we need to analyze the specific matters in detail.

My parents-in-law are fifty years old this year, can they be the same as those little girls?

Those little girls in their teens and twenties can ask for a bride price of ten yuan. My parents-in-law are two or three times older than them, and they only need a bride price of twenty yuan. Is it much? "

Qin Huairu's nonsense made it difficult for Zhang Dafa to resist.

However, he was an experienced person and did not directly agree to Qin Huairu. Instead, he stood up and said, "It's hard for me to decide on Qin Huairu's affairs today. So, let me think about it for a few days, and then we can talk about it again." matter."

Qin Huairu knew very well that once Zhang Dafa came to his senses, he would definitely not give a bride price to the Jia family.

Are you kidding me? If someone like Jia Zhang gives it to others, no one else wants it, so how can they spend money on it?
So Qin Huairu still refused to give up.

Qin Huairu walked to the door and shouted: "Oh, Uncle Zhang, why are you so bullying? Aren't my parents-in-law a little older? You didn't even give my family a gift. Don't you look down on our family?"

Qin Huairu's voice was loud.

It alarmed the entire compound, and the residents gathered around.

Of course, maybe they have been eyeing Zhang Da's fortune for a long time.

After all, people's customs are relatively conservative in this era. There are not many people like Jia Zhang who get married at such a young age.

The leader is still Aunt Liu.

She ran to the door of Zhang Dafa's house in just a few steps. Her eyes widened and she stared at Zhang Dafa and asked, "Zhang Dafa, I heard that you are getting married. Is this the case?"

Zhang Dafa did not expect that the residents in the compound would surround him.

Suddenly he became at a loss and said hesitantly: "Madam, this is my business and has nothing to do with you."

In Zhang Dafa's opinion, his relationship with the residents in the compound is not good.

The residents in the compound have absolutely no say in such matters.

But in the eyes of those residents, Zhang Dafa is a member of the compound and should listen to them.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Dafa finished speaking, the residents started talking.

"Zhang Dafa, what do you mean? As a member of the compound, how can you leave this compound?"

"Yes, you have ruined your reputation and will bring harm to the residents of our compound."

"If other people know that you are from our compound, they will look down on the people in our compound."

"Zhang Dafa, the reason why you have not been liked by the residents in the compound for so many years is because your unique behavior has damaged the reputation of our compound."

Zhang Dafa did not expect that his words would arouse collective opposition from the residents of the compound.

If it were in the hereafter.

Zhang Dafa could just close the door and ignore this group of people.

But in this day and age, the courtyard is a collective.

If Zhang Dafa really made those residents dissatisfied.

Those residents can unite and find the street office.

When the time comes, Zhang Dafa will be criticized, and in severe cases, he will be kicked out of the compound.

Zhang Dafa is now retired, and the house he lives in is a lumber factory house.

If Zhang Dafa was kicked out of the compound, he might have to sleep on the streets.

This kind of thing is not without precedent.

Just last year, Zhang Wumao was kicked out of the compound in this way.

Speaking of which, the guy with Zhang Wumao is actually not a bad person, he just has a bit of a mean mouth and usually doesn't pay attention to staying together.

Zhang Wumao doesn't have a serious job. He wanders on the streets all day long and only comes back at night on weekdays.

Originally, he and the residents of the compound could live in harmony.

But just last year, the neighborhood was preparing to select civilized courtyard houses and required all courtyards in the neighborhood to be cleaned.

Since there are no full-time cleaning staff in the courtyard, the biggest headache in daily life is cleaning.

Therefore, there are regulations in the compound that every household must clean their own homes and the entrances.

For this reason, many residents even took two days off to come back specifically for cleaning.

Zhang Wumao was also required to clean the door of his home.

It's just that this kid doesn't even keep his own house clean, so why would he listen to the residents' suggestions?

So instead of doing hygiene, he started quarreling with the steward in the compound.

This caused dissatisfaction among the residents.

Because in the eyes of the residents, Zhang Wumao did this because he did not want the compound to be called a civilized compound. Then they would lose five or six kilograms of pork.

You must know that in this day and age, if five or six pounds of pork were marinated in salt, it would be enough to last for half a year.

So the residents in the compound went to the subdistrict office and asked the comrades of the subdistrict office to drive Zhang Wumao out.

In fact, the sub-district office has long been dissatisfied with Zhang Wumao.

This kid wandered around the streets all day long. Although he didn't make any big mistakes, he did make small mistakes all the time.

In particular, he especially likes to stand on the street with a group of young people and whistle at the lesbians.

The sub-district office has received reports from residents several times, and has also talked to Zhang Wumao about these matters many times, asking him to restrain his behavior in the future.

But instead of listening, Zhang Wumao became even more arrogant.

Once when a superior leader was inspecting the sub-district office, Zhang Wumao happened to see several female comrades among the leaders. He stood nearby and whistled at the female comrades.

Generally speaking, those female workers do not panic when encountering this kind of situation.

After all, they were well-informed, but the lesbians on the district committee were all educated people. They had never seen such a thing before, and they were so embarrassed that they couldn't even lift their heads. Later, they reported the incident to the district.

This was the first time I encountered this kind of thing in the district, and I became angry at that time. I went to the leader of the street office and severely criticized him.

The leaders of the sub-district office were criticized and naturally they were dissatisfied with Zhang Wumao.

Therefore, after receiving reports from the residents, it was decided to expel Zhang Wumao from the courtyard.

Zhang Wumao became anxious when he saw this situation, because he knew that once he left the courtyard, he would not even have a place to live.

Therefore, when faced with the street class officer who came to evict the person, Zhang Wumao kept saying that the house belonged to him and that the comrades from the subdistrict office had no right to evict the person.

but.

The comrades from the sub-district office directly showed the land deed from the sub-district office.

The land deed clearly stated that the house of Zhang Wumao's family was rented by the lumber factory, and the real ownership of the house belonged to the street office.

Therefore, the sub-district office has the right to expel Zhang Wumao.

After this incident, the residents in the compound became more honest.

After all, in this day and age, the houses in the capital are already overcrowded.

Moreover, private individuals cannot purchase houses. If they are evicted, they will really have no place to live.

Zhang Dafa is a smart person and instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

Facing the angry residents, he quickly explained: "You guys may have misunderstood, that's not what I meant just now.

You may not know yet, but just now, Comrade Qin Huairu actually asked me for a gift of twenty yuan. Do you think he can't live a good life? "

When they heard about the twenty yuan gift money, the residents couldn't help but take a breath.

Everyone is not a fool, and they all know the current situation. In this era of material scarcity, twenty yuan is already a sky-high price.

If it had been someone else in the past, those residents would have felt aggrieved for Zhang Dafa.

but.

Zhang Dafa has always been a displeased person, and everyone has objections to him.

"Zhang Dafa, we all know the matter. It's true that the bride price of twenty yuan seems a bit much. But it's really like what Comrade Qin Huairu said. Mr. Jia Zhang is an experienced old comrade. , if you marry someone into your family, it is like marrying a treasure. Is it the same as marrying an ordinary little girl?"

"Yes, yes, haven't you heard of Zhang Dafa? Every old man in the family is like a treasure."

"Let me see. Twenty yuan is not much at all. If it were me, it might cost forty yuan.

If you think about it clearly, how much pressure will Qin Huairu endure when marrying off her parents-in-law? "

"Yes, yes. This is the case in our hometown. His mother was already planning to get married, but his son did not agree. The reason is very simple. His son was afraid of being laughed at by the neighbors. For this matter, the whole family The gongs and drums are noisy.

In the end, a beautiful marriage was severed because of this incident. "

"Qin Huairu is actually willing to support me. Let alone a gift of 20 yuan, even if they ask for a gift of 100 yuan, you should pay it."

"Yes, yes. Qin Huairu is such a good daughter-in-law. Zhang Dafa, don't be dissatisfied."

"Also, I heard that Jia Zhang has one grandson and two granddaughters.

If Zhang Dafa marries Jia Zhang, wouldn't it be equivalent to picking up a grandson and two granddaughters at the same time?
So he didn't just marry Jia Zhang. From this aspect, Zhang Dafa made a lot of money. "

have to say.

The power of the people is great, and it takes almost a moment to analyze the matter clearly.

Zhang Dafa didn't expect this. He was stunned for a moment and found that he was unable to refute.

Qin Huairu didn't even expect it.

She responded quickly and said quickly: "Yes, Uncle Zhang, you are older, even if you get married, you may not be able to have children in the future.

By then my son and daughter will be your grandson and granddaughter.

When you get old, they can provide you with care until you die. "

This sentence can be said to have touched Zhang Dafa's heart.

Zhang Dafa has been married twice in his life, but has no children or grandchildren.

Now he has a retirement salary and a household registration in the capital, so he doesn't lack anything on weekdays.

The only thing they worry about is that no one will care for them until they die.

Zhang Dafa also thought of adopting a child in an orphanage.

But he knows very well that he is already so old now, and even if he adopts a child, he may not be able to raise the child in the future.

In addition, how can the adopted children have their own children to kiss?

Although the Jia family's children are not his, once he marries Jia Zhang, won't those children be exactly the same as his?
Thinking of this, Zhang Dafa also felt that he had gotten a big deal.

He gritted his teeth and nodded and said, "Qin Huairu. You are right. I am willing to pay the twenty yuan as a gift."

Qin Huairu did not expect that Zhang Dafa would give in so easily.

Looking at Zhang Dafa's appearance, Qin Huairu realized that this retired old worker might be far richer than he thought.

If she didn't make a lot of money from this, then she wouldn't be called Qin Huairu.

So Qin Huairu rolled her eyes and continued: "Uncle Zhang is really great. We will be a family soon, but there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

Hearing this, Zhang Dafa frowned: "Qin Huairu, I have decided to give you the gift money, don't you want something else? In that case, you are a bit overreaching."

Qin Huairu waved her hands quickly and said, "Uncle Zhang, you misunderstood, how am I such a greedy person?

but. I just said it. Although my mother is older and cannot be like ordinary little girls, we still have to go through the necessary things and necessary procedures.

For example, you should make it clear to the matchmaker that you are marrying me, and marry my mother into your home. "

Hearing this, what did Zhang Dafa just want to say? Aunt Liu stood up and spoke.

"Zhang Dafa. Qin Huairu is right. Although Jia Zhang is older, she still wants to marry you. She is also a new daughter-in-law. You can't discriminate against her because of her age."

When Zhang Dafa heard this, he could only sigh and said: "Okay. The matchmaker is getting married."

Qin Huairu said with a smile: "According to the procedure, we have to find a matchmaker first. Of course, I am here today to talk to you about these things. I am doing the work of a matchmaker, so you should give the money to the matchmaker." Give me all your gifts. Of course, I won’t ask for more from you.

Just give me five yuan and two pounds of pork. "

Five yuan. Zhang Dafa frowned tightly: "Qin Huairu, do you think I'm a fool? Nowadays, the matchmakers on the street only need one yuan at most."

Qin Huairu laughed loudly: "Uncle Zhang, you have made an empiricist error again. Do you think I am the same as ordinary matchmakers? Besides, are the affairs between you and Jia Zhang the same as those young people?"