I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 41 You should call me by my name
"Fish, fish, I want to eat fish, I don't want to eat pickles."

Jia Zhang's face was not good-looking because of the Banggeng fuss. She grabbed the bun head with her hands, stuffed small pieces into her mouth, chewed hard, and stared at Qin Huairu with a pair of toad eyes.

Qin Huairu lowered her head and said nothing, holding Xiaodang in her arms and feeding her the specially cooked batter.

Jia Dongxu's face was livid, and his expression was a bit unnatural.

The atmosphere in the room was a little strange for a while.

Jia Zhang raised her eyes to look at Jia Dongxu, and then moved her eyes to Qin Huairu and asked her: "Can't you think of a way? At home, pickles, cabbage, radish and steamed buns are eaten every day. If it goes on for a long time, the stalks will grow and the body will grow. What should I do?"

Qin Huairu didn't even raise her eyes, and muttered in a low voice: "What can I do? I don't have any money in my pocket, and our family's ration is only a little."

Although Jia Zhang's face was ugly, she also knew that Qin Huairu really had nothing to do, so she turned her attention to Jia Dongxu again, "Dongxu, you..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, Jia Dongxu put down the chopsticks and steamed buns in his hands, stood up, and said, "I'm going out for a moment, I have something to do." Then he pushed the door open and left the room.

The only noise left in the room was the noise of sticks and the silence between Jia Zhang and Qin Huaihuai Ru.

Both of them are housewives, and both have rural registered permanent residence. In BJ City, they rely on Jia Dongxu alone to earn money and eat rations, so what can they do?

Usually they would go to the pigeon market and use money to buy some food or something to supplement their supplies.They didn't dare to go to the ghost market because it was too dangerous for women at that time.

But now the pigeon market is becoming more and more strict, making it difficult to find anything.Besides, Qin Huairu didn't even have the money to spare.

Jia Zhang thought for a while and said to Qin Huairu: "You and I will go home in the next two days to see if we can buy some food and come back to help."

Qin Huairu's face immediately showed a troubled expression.Since she got married and came to the city, she has gone home very rarely, and rarely does her mother-in-law Jia Zhang watch her when she takes things home.

Now that she can't eat anything, she goes back to her parents' house to get it. How can she open her mouth?What's more, if there is no food in the city, can life be easier in the countryside?

"I'm afraid they are not having a hard time at home. Besides, they are all eating from the commune's big pot, and no one has their own food!" Qin Huairu said in a low voice.

Jia Zhang was stunned for a while and sighed. "Yes, no one has food."

Jia Dongxu came out of the house, walked directly to the door of Yi Zhonghai's house, and knocked on the door.

The aunt opened the door and saw Jia Dongxu. She smiled and said, "Dongxu, have you eaten? I'll have some more."

Jia Dongxu stretched his head and glanced at the table in the room, swallowed and entered the room.

Yi Zhonghai forced a smile on his face and said to Jia Dongxu: "Sit down and have something to eat together."

Jia Dongxu didn't even raise his head. He said to Yi Zhonghai: "Master, I won't eat any more. I came here to talk about that matter. I want to borrow some money and see if I can get some food relief. The family is really in trouble." I can’t open the pot.”

Yi Zhonghai put down his chopsticks and steamed buns and pondered for a while.He raised his head and looked at each other again.

"Money is a trivial matter. It's no problem to borrow one, twenty, or two thirty yuan, but food is indeed a problem. I can only get you a dozen kilograms of stick noodles, and I can't get anything else."

"Master, see if you can get some white flour and some meat. The children and wife at home are all lacking nutrition. Just now, Bangge was making trouble at home and insisted on eating fish. Oh, where can I go to give it to you? Is he doing it?" Jia Dongxu's sleep-deprived face was filled with worry.

Yi Zhonghai winked at the aunt, who turned and entered the back room.

After a while, he came out, stuffed 30 yuan into Jia Dongxu's hand, and put a small cloth bag at his feet.

Yi Zhonghai pointed to the dough bag, "Take it first, and then think of other things. It's difficult for everyone these days."

Then, he suddenly thought of something again and asked Jia Dongxu: "You said Banggeng was making trouble eating fish again?"

"Yes, I don't know who cooked the fish. He smelled the fragrance and started making trouble without even eating."

"Oh, who made the fish?"

"I just smelled it from the yard, it seemed like the front yard."

"Front yard? Third uncle's house? Impossible." Yi Zhonghai said to himself and shook his head again.

Jia Dongxu thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's the lame family."

Yi Zhonghai's face suddenly darkened, and he lowered his head and said nothing for a while.

Jia Dongxu seemed to have thought of something. He said to Yi Zhonghai, "By the way, I'll go find the lame man and see if I can trade with him for some fish or something."

Yi Zhonghai looked up at Jia Dongxu expressionlessly, and then nodded, "Okay, you go and have a look, maybe there is a way."

He hesitated for a moment, then said to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, life is hard now, and your family has a heavy burden. You have to pay more attention to your family and save some salary."

Jia Dongxu opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything. He just nodded, picked up the dough bag, put the money in his pocket, and left Yi Zhonghai's house.

He returned home first and put the dough bag in the house. "I think the lame family is cooking fish again. I'll ask him if I can bring back another fish."

Song Wu's house.

He Yuyu almost swallowed his tongue. "It's delicious, it's delicious! Brother Song Wu, I told you, your cooking skills are no worse than my brother's."

"Eat yours. No matter how much you flatter me, I know how much I weigh."

"Hehe, I'm not lying, it's really delicious."

I really can't believe that He Yuyu, a little girl with such a thin body and such a good food, can actually eat as much as Song Wu.The two of them were fighting over each other, and without much effort, a big bowl of braised carp was almost gone.

They both burped.Song Wu asked He Yuyu: "You don't think about what your brother will eat tonight?"

He Yuyu said seriously: "Now that I can give him one less mouth for every meal, it is the greatest care for him. As for what he eats, that's not up to me."

Well, you two are really brother and sister.

There was a knock on the door.

Song Wu's perception was concentrated, and he felt strange. "Why did Jia Dongxu come here?"

He winked at He Yuyu and asked her to open the closed door.

As soon as Jia Dongxu waited for the door to open, his eyes were fixed on the rice bowl on the table.

Song Wu didn't stand up, just sat there and asked, "Dongxu, are you here for anything?"

Jia Dongxu chuckled lightly and walked into the room, still looking into the bowl. "Hey, it's okay, lame man, he's eating fish!"

Song Wu smiled and said, "It happened to happen today. I traded a carp with someone else, but I can't improve my life."

Jia Dongxi pulled out a chair and sat down. He looked at the furnishings in Song Wu's house with some curiosity. "I haven't been here for a few days, lame, your family has changed a lot." He was a little surprised, but more curious.

"Cripple..."

"Jia Dongxu, you'd better call me by my name. Don't open or shut up, you lame guy. It doesn't sound good."

Jia Dongxu was stunned and curled his lips, "I've been called that for so many years, and I can't adapt to the sudden change."

"Then you should find a way to adapt yourself. Anyway, if I hear you call me a cripple again, don't blame me for not giving you face." Song Wu looked at Jia Dongxu and said calmly.

Under Song Wu's gaze, Jia Dongxu averted his eyes, the expression on his face twitched, and he laughed awkwardly.

"Okay, then I'll call you Song Wu. I won't beat you around the bush. I just came here to ask if I can exchange some fish or other things from your store. The elderly and children at home are lacking in nutrition and it's a bit difficult. I hope. Can you help me?" Jia Dongxu said, "Help me." But his tone was like an order, and it didn't sound like he was asking for help.

Song Wu just smiled faintly and shook his head, "I am also powerless. This fish today was just a coincidence. If you ask me to get another one, I don't have the ability." He suddenly changed his voice and said : "By the way, if we want to say who is the best at fishing in our courtyard, it has to be the third uncle across the street, Yan Bugui. You should go find him. Usually he sometimes catches fish, isn't he happy to trade with others? "

Jia Dongxu curled his lips, looked at Song Wu and said, "I'm just asking you if you want to change it. I'll give you more money. Can I give you 5 cents for a pound of fish?"

The expression on Song Wu's face remained unchanged and he still shook his head. "If you give me 5 yuan per pound, I can't change it for you. I don't have it, right?"

"Okay, remember, we'll see. Don't let me meet you again..., hum." Jia Dongxu sneered twice, stood up and left the room.

Song Wu didn't say anything yet, but He Yuyu spat hard at Jia Dongxu's back, sticking out his tongue and making a face.

Song Wu was amused by her, and Jia Dongxu's bad mood eased a bit.

He Yuyu suddenly said worriedly: "Brother Song Wu, will he not be able to see meat for a long time?"

Song Wu joked: "Don't you have a brother who is a chef? Can't he carry lunch boxes at home?"

"Oh, he's unstable. Besides, I'm not at home usually. I might catch up with him on the weekends, okay?" He Yuyu rolled his eyes and said flatteringly: "If I want to talk about it, it has to be you, Brother Song Wu. You can always get something good.”

When He Yuyu spoke, he deliberately came close to Song Wu's face and lowered his voice.

Song Wu hurriedly moved aside and said, "It's useless to flatter him. Go home and find your brother."

……

Jia Dongxu came to Yi Zhonghai's house again.

"Master, the lame family is eating fish. I went to him to buy some, but they ignored me at all."

Yi Zhonghai smiled faintly: "He is not easy to get along with, nor is he a generous person. Well, after dealing with him once, you will know who he is. By the way, you can go find Zhu Zhu. See if he has any extra food."

(End of this chapter)