Sumu wood in the quadrangle welcomes spring

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang.

The west wing of the middle courtyard.

Qin Huairu scooped the last spoonful of food from the pot into a bowl and brought it to the table.

The fat old Jia Zhang, the just seven-year-old Bang Geng, and the quiet Jia Dongxu who stays at home after work.

The three of them were already waiting around the table.

Everyone in the Jia family was used to being served by Qin Huairu.

The same goes for stick terriers.

Xiaodang, who was not even one year old, was lying alone on the kang in the inner room.

None of the people sitting there offered to go inside to keep an eye on it.

Qin Huairu was stopped by Su Mu and said a few words to him. After running back, she went inside to breastfeed the baby first.

Then he came out to steam steamed buns and corn bread made from two grains of flour.

Yes.

Because this time Su Mu was not there to take care of Jia Dongxu in the ghost market.

Jia Dongxu became a victim who had money but could not buy good quality and cheap food.

Jia Dongxu went there three times in total.

The first time I bought expensive food, it was gone within two days of eating it.

The second time he went back to the original stall.

What a silly bunch.

In times like this, can the people who still have surplus grain to sell be honest ordinary people?
Jia Dongxu was deceived and frightened, and the amount of grain he bought was less than half of the first time.

When he returned home, he was blamed by his mother, Jia Zhang.

Blame him for not asking more about the market conditions.

Regardless of your financial situation, you would still buy it even though it’s so expensive.

He became even angrier when he learned that his son was being threatened.

She had not been in the situation herself, so she naturally had no idea of ​​her son's inner cowardice, and he had perfectly inherited her courage.

What are you talking about? Do they really dare to extort people in that place?

If the negotiation doesn't go well, then don't buy it. At worst, we can just go our separate ways. There are other non-constructive words like that.

Jia Dongxu was very depressed because he was bullied by his mother.

The way he looked at his son and daughter-in-law seemed to be full of mockery.

Jia Dongxu actually didn’t want to go for the third trip anymore.

But it seems that everyone in my family is a glutton, they can’t stop eating and they have no consideration for others.

My biological mother, Jia Zhang, could eat two steamed buns made of two grams of flour in one meal.

My daughter-in-law Qin Huairu is no less impressive.

In fact, Jia Zhang was just greedy, there was nothing to say.

But Qin Huairu was quite wronged.

She needs to breastfeed her baby. How can she produce milk if she is not full?
In theory, women who have given birth can have an egg per week and a can of malted milk per month.

But she couldn't eat eggs, and malted milk couldn't last her for more than half a month.

My mother-in-law likes to drink it too.

If Qin Huairu doesn't eat more, starving is the worst thing that can happen to her, but Xiaodang won't be able to survive.

Banggeng is seven years old now, and this half-grown kid is eating me to death.

One steamed bun made of half a pound of flour is not enough for one meal.

In order to delay going to get food, Jia Dongxu even accompanied Qin Huairu to eat two-grain steamed bread.

Originally, Qin Huairu, who had the lowest status in the family, was the only one who ate steamed bread.

Now, Jia Dongxu can eat in the steel rolling mill canteen at noon, so he listened to the advice of his biological mother Jia Zhang and gave the child more food rations.

But it still cannot quench one's immediate thirst.

The third time Jia Dongxu went to the black market to get food was in the early morning of the next day when his family had run out of food.

He actually walked around inside a few more times and asked several stores.

But the prices are still high and the quantity is not enough.

You have to buy several in a row to be enough.

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to go ahead with the deal.

I negotiated with two stalls and earned less than six kilograms of gray flour.

As a result, by chance, they encountered a "clean-up".

Jia Dongxu lacked a contingency plan and was frightened at the time. By the time he realized what was happening, it was already too late to escape.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the food in his hand was snatched away by someone passing by in the crowd.

Jia Dongxu barely escaped because he had no "stolen goods" from the transaction.

If the news gets to the factory, his work will be affected.

But after this scare, Jia Dongxu was never willing to take risks again.

It's so fucking scary.

Relying on his own quota of grain, the grain station continued to reduce the quantity...

I can't hold on any longer.

Last week, when Qin Huairu went to borrow grain, Jia Dongxu saw with his own eyes that He Yuzhu's grandson touched his wife Qin Huairu's hand while handing her a cloth bag.

Qin Huairu went back to her room and hid in the inner room, sobbing silently.

Jia Dongxu hesitated again and again, but still failed to rush out to fight with He Yuzhu.

Put down the bench you just picked up.

Life is like this, it's a mess.

The day before yesterday, He Yuzhu brought back a lunch box.

Jia Zhang instigated her daughter-in-law to ask He Yuzhu for some so that she could also get some benefits.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu for help.

This is my husband.

The last time he went to borrow grain, he was touched. He saw it.

I didn't speak to He Yuzhu for several days afterwards.

just now……

Jia Dongxu kept silent and did not express his opinion.

The meaning is self-evident.

Qin Huairu tugged at Jia Dongxu's arm.

Jia Zhang urged without paying any attention.

Jia Dongxu put away his arms, stood up and went into the inner room.

Qin Huairu went to He Yuzhu's house with tears in her eyes.

After coming back, I kept washing and rubbing my hands.

The backs of my hands were rubbed red.

However, Mrs. Jia Zhang didn't care, so Jia Dongxu felt a little uncomfortable.

Then he began to discuss with his mother, Jia Zhang, how to better eat this lunch box of stewed cabbage with oil residue.

Jia Zhang wanted to eat it like this, one meal in the evening, and then add some water to boil it in the morning, and have another meal.

Jia Dongxu disagrees.

He thought that if he cut some cabbage and added them to the pot, the food would last longer.

Wait until the mother and daughter finally reach an agreement.

He urged Qin Huairu to cook and steam the buns.

Qin Huairu had no choice.

She is a rural woman who married into the city, so it is normal for her to accept her fate.

If I dare to be more aggressive and make a lot of noise, the Jia family may divorce me.

Jia Dongxu is a worker. He has a family and a business in the old city, so he is not worried about not being able to find a wife.

But Qin Huairu is different.

The food problem is serious now. I heard that people are starving to death in many places outside.

Even if Qin Huairu returned to the village now, besides being pointed at by others, it would be difficult for her to fill her stomach.

What's more, her second child was a girl.

The Jia family has a serious tendency to favor boys over girls.

Jia Zhang disliked the maid even more and kept calling her a money-loser.

Otherwise, why was Xiaodang named "Dang"?

Pawn in a pawn shop.

The name sounds cheap.

Qin Huairu knew that if she was sent back, she would definitely have to take Xiaodang with her.

I have a rural household registration, Qinjiazhuang doesn't like me, and I can't stay in the city, so I have to die.

Now she can only compromise.

Really helpless.

This is the last bowl of cabbage stewed with oil residue in the pot.

When Qin Huairu brought the dishes to the table, Jia Zhang consciously brought the bowl of dishes to Bang Geng.

Bang Geng was sitting next to her.

The so-called Banggeng is right in front of her eyes, and right under her own nose.

To the left of Jia Zhang is Bang Geng, and to the right is Jia Dongxu, so Qin Huairu can only sit opposite him.

The position farthest from the food bowl.

However, Qin Huairu is not without dishes to go with rice.

There was a dish of soybean paste and half a bowl of pickled vegetables. "There's no oil in the dishes anymore. Sigh, I wonder when Shazhu will bring back the lunch box."

Jia Zhang sighed as she ate.

In fact, she has been keeping an eye on He Yuzhu when he comes home from get off work these two days.

But He Yuzhu is not the head chef now, and he does not have the final say in the kitchen.

You can’t just bring a lunch box home whenever you want.

However, Jia Dongxu got the news at the factory the day before yesterday that the new deputy director Li turned out to be the logistics director of Beijing Aviation College.

Then I heard that someone with good gossip said that the talented person who replaced Deputy Director Li was a young man named "Sumu"...

The school's logistics director must also be in charge of the cafeteria kitchen.

We will definitely be able to get food.

Jia Dongxu would never dare to go to the ghost market even if he was beaten to death.

Jia Zhang was also frightened.

What will happen to the whole family if my son really loses his job?

But I can't control my mouth.

I'm so hungry that I can easily eat several when it's time to eat...

Jia Dongxu came back to discuss it with Jia Zhangshi.

Originally, I wanted to let Jia Zhang take advantage of her seniority and show up to talk to Su Mu.

But the old saying is true.

Like son, like mother.

Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu are indeed mother and son. They are the type who can only gossip about others behind their backs and dare not and are too lazy to take the initiative to take responsibility.

"Let your wife go. Sumu is a man. Among the young men in this courtyard, who wouldn't give face to your wife?"

Even He Yuzhu was caught.

"Sumu is now the director, and he is also married."

"Isn't his wife already pregnant? Let Huairu go and listen to her mother. I guarantee it will work..."

In order to prevent her old general from taking action, Jia Zhang really did everything she could.

And what about her son Jia Dongxu?
Implementing the principle that the greatest thing is to eat your fill.

The daughter-in-law also comes after having a full stomach.

Besides, it was just touching hands and touching them twice through the cotton jacket, what could happen?

"Sumu seems to be back today."

Jia Zhang suddenly changed the subject and said something abruptly.

The room fell into a brief silence. Apart from the sound of chopsticks hitting the bowl, there was no other sound.

"Yeah, I just saw him smoking with the old Chen kid."

Jia Dongxu responded sullenly.

Jia Zhang's words did not come true.

Jia Zhang glanced at Qin Huairu with her triangular eyes.

I saw her taking a big bite of the steamed bread made of two grains of flour, and her cheeks were puffed up.

Don't get angry anywhere.

Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have always been at odds with each other.

What's more, there are people like Jia Zhang.

Her son is extremely talented, and it would be a great loss for him to marry a village woman who has no food supply.

I didn't feel it a few years ago, but with the grain reform and the implementation of unified purchase and marketing, this feeling has become increasingly stronger.

Especially in the past six months.

Qin Huairu gave birth to a money-losing child, who was not only useless but also full of faults.

It's a huge mistake.

An old lady from another courtyard in the alley once talked about how someone sent his unfaithful daughter-in-law away and married a girl from the city instead.

Now two rations of food are more than enough for a family of four.

Jia Zhang kept it in mind.

He divorced Qin Huairu and forced his daughter-in-law and maid, who had no relief food, to pay compensation and leave the house.

Marry another city girl for his son Jia Dongxu.

In this way, the two people who are holding the family back are gone.

The problem of food rations for the family can be solved.

You can also collect some membership fees along the way.

Isn't it okay to collect wedding gifts?
This was exactly what Jia Zhang was planning.

At first she just planned it on her own.

After all, Qin Huairu is really beautiful.

If my son suddenly gave up his wife, I guess he would be reluctant to do so for a while.

So Jia Zhang secretly started looking for a new daughter-in-law from the beginning, while slowly working on Jia Dongxu's job.

Later, Jia Dongxu also felt a little moved.

The main reason is that Qin Huairu has to take care of Xiaodang every night in the past few months, so Jia Dongxu has no time to relax even if he is in the mood.

Fortunately, I can still find the half-open door outside.

Otherwise you have to be a monk for a whole year.

If you don't get started for too long, the relationship between husband and wife will not be that close.

In addition, Jia Zhang kept complaining about Qin Huairu's rural household registration.

If it weren't for Qin Huairu's involvement, Banggeng and Xiaodang could have been considered as part of the food supply...

Jia Dongxu was completely moved.

It was about to be put on the agenda.

As a result, last week, because of He Yuzhu's physical behavior, Jia Zhang accidentally discovered another use of "daughter-in-law Qin Huairu".

Based on the principle of not wasting, Jia Zhang discussed with her son Jia Dongxu and wanted to make use of Qin Huairu's role.

Be it in exchange for food or as bait for fishing and law enforcement.

Of course, Qin Huairu would definitely not be happy about it, and it would also be embarrassing for the Jia family.

But if you create opportunities secretly, Qin Huairu will be "bullied" passively.

Not only will the Jia family benefit, but they will also have sufficient reasons to blame Qin Huairu, the village woman, in the end.

After the mother and daughter thought about it, they decided that this was a good idea.

My mood suddenly became better.

Otherwise, based on Jia Dongxu's previous love for Qin Huairu, if another man wanted to touch her or had other thoughts about her, he would have made a scene in the yard a long time ago.

Jia Dongxu might be a coward outside the yard, but in this yard.

Having familiar neighbors, to put it bluntly, everyone knows each other well and is not afraid of causing trouble for each other.

Only at this time does Jia Dongxu dare to give full play to his abilities.

The reason why he tolerated He Yuzhu's physical contact with his wife Qin Huairu.

The most important thing is that the biological mother, Jia Zhang, did a good job in PUA work.

As time goes by, I become a little numb.

Perhaps deep down, at this moment, Qin Huairu has become just a tool for them to improve their lives, escape from suffering and make a fortune.

Qin Huairu is not stupid.

She couldn't see it, but she could feel it.

The second time I went to He Yuzhu to ask for a lunch box.

He Yuzhu was so excited that he only touched Qin Huairu's hand secretly by handing her the lunch box.

Qin Huairu's grievance, crying, and sadness were not just pretense.

She was disappointed with the Jia family and her husband Jia Dongxu.

More importantly, I feel the hardship of her fate and the confusion about her future.

After leaving the Jia family, she really had nowhere to go.

If I bring a little boy with me...

With nowhere to go, how can she survive?

"Huai Ru, after you finish your meal, go find Su Mu and ask him about buying food."

Mother-in-law Jia Zhang spoke.

The tone of voice was imperative, as if she was certain that nothing she said in this family would be contradicted.

Qin Huairu's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at her husband Jia Dongxu again.

See how he reacts.

Will I remain silent or question my mother?
Or, it also supports sending yourself out.

Sent to the house of a perverted man who lives alone...

Qin Huairu looked very aggrieved.

She has become very good at performing this expression.

I have a strong talent for green tea.

It’s also because Qin Huairu didn’t have that opportunity, otherwise she would have learned some opera steps and skills and would have been more than qualified to be an actor.

Jia Dongxu picked up a piece of cabbage with chopsticks, wrapped the cabbage in a piece of oil residue, and stuffed it into his mouth.

He took another bite of the steamed bread made from two layers of flour.

The steamed bread is very rough and hurts the throat.

If I send Qin Huairu to the Sumu House, I can get my family of three two-grain steamed buns every day...

Jia Dongxu felt that he could accept it calmly.

After eating steamed bread made of two grains of flour for ten days or so, he really couldn't stand it anymore.

Jia Dongxu is the root of the Jia family. Jia Zhang has spoiled him since he was a child. How could he have suffered such poverty? (End of this chapter)