Siheyuan: Chen Xueru helped me intercept Hu Qin Huairu

Chapter 172: Not only saving Dongxu, but also saving Silly Zhu

Li Xiuzhu was also there when Sister Sun went to the courtyard, and she happened to be chatting with Yan Bugui in the front yard.

Seeing Sister Sun entering the courtyard in a somewhat wretched manner, Li Xiuzhu and Yan Bugui looked at her strangely.

"This eldest sister, who are you?"

Yan Bugui also asked: "Sister, you're not from here, are you? I don't think I've seen you before."

Sister Sun heard the words and said: "That's right, I have something to ask you guys. Are there any unmarried young men in your courtyard? I have a niece who is looking for a partner. I am bored and ask them one by one."

So that's it. Li Xiuzhu smiled and said, "Then there are quite a few young people of marriageable age in our yard."

Yan Bugui smiled when he heard this and said, "It's true, Xu Damao, Sha Zhu, and the eldest son of my family are all of marriageable age."

"The old Yi family will be of marriageable age in two years, and so will the old Liu family."

Li Xiuzhu nodded and said, "But you can't forget Silly Zhu. I heard him say the day before yesterday that we have been on a blind date for the past two days. Don't be too harsh on others. This is not good."

Hearing this, Sister Sun's eyes lit up and she asked casually: "Silly Zhu? Why is there still someone called Silly Zhu? His father gave him such a name?"

Yan Bugui said with a smile: "This is really the name given by his father, but it is not a famous name. Silly Zhu's real name is He Yuzhu, but because he always does stupid things, his father couldn't stand it, so he gave him the name Silly Zhu. "

"We are all used to it. It's not that we are really stupid."

Come on, this is safe, he is really a fool.

Although Sister Sun knew it in her heart, she continued with a responsible attitude: "If this silly pillar is not good, the other two can be considered."

"By the way, how is the environment in your yard? Are there fights between neighbors?"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui shook his head and said: "Our yard is the first yard, except for basically children..."

Speaking of this, Yan Bugui was stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "I forgot that Damao and the others have grown up."

"There is indeed one person in our yard who is not very worry-free, and that is the silly pillar."

"He is a simple-minded person who easily gets into trouble and has a bad mouth, so he often bullies the children in the courtyard."

"Xu Damao in the backyard, the two boys from Liu Haizhong's family, and me in the front yard were all beaten by that boy."

"But when children were playing around, I didn't take it seriously before."

Hearing that Sister Sun understood, she suddenly looked at Li Xiuzhu and asked, "Is this little brother Xu Damao?"

When Li Xiuzhu heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched and he quickly said: "Sister, my name is Li Xiuzhu, not Xu Damao."

"Um, Li Xiuzhu, that sister asked you, do you want a wife?"

Li Xiuzhu twitched the corner of his mouth silently again and said: "Sister, I have a wife, and the marriageable young people in our yard are the three just now."

"Ah? Are you getting married so soon? Are you in your early twenties?"

Yan Bugui said with a smile: "Sister, you are wrong. My brother Li is almost thirty, and he has more than ten wives."

"The people in their family don't look old even though they look young."

Sister Sun was stunned when she heard this.

"He's almost thirty? He still has a dozen wives?"

"You're not lying?"

Li Xiuzhu shrugged and said, "That's true, but I got married legally, before the marriage law was promulgated."

"So this is not suitable for me anymore. Look at the unmarried ones."

Yan Bugui withdrew his eyes from watching the show, and said after hearing this: "My son has been engaged, and Shazhu has been on a blind date these past two days. Maybe Xu Damao is suitable."

"How about you wait? Let's meet?"

Yan Bugui continued: "That kid Damao is a pretty good person. He is also a projectionist at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He has a good salary. He only has a younger sister and his family is pretty good."

Sister Sun nodded and smiled when she heard this: "I will go back and talk to my niece first. If she is interested, I will talk to her later."

"Okay, please go slowly."

When Sister Sun came out of the front yard, Yanbu Guicai said: "Damao didn't want to pick up a wife for free, right? If this is true, he has to treat us two brothers to dinner, right?"

Hearing this, Li Xiuzhu touched his chin and narrowed his eyebrows slightly, which was profound.

Yan Bugui didn't hear Li Xiuzhu's words. He turned around and saw Li Xiuzhu's expression, and his heart suddenly moved.

"Brother Li, what did you see?"

Li Xiuzhu then said: "I always feel that this woman came here under strange circumstances. If she hides her behind the scenes, she shouldn't be here to inquire about Silly Zhu, right?"

"If this is true, Brother Yan, you have just broken off the marriage of this stupid man."

Li Xiuzhu looked at Yan Bugui who was already frozen, patted Yan Bugui on the shoulder and said, "Brother Yan, you must not walk at night from now on. You should also deal with going to the toilet at home at night."

Yan Bugui was about to cry when he heard this. He quickly grabbed Li Xiuzhu and said, "Brother Li, you won't betray me, right?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled and said, "Brother Yan, don't you know me well? Our family never spreads gossip."

"Okay, I'll leave first. We're still waiting for dinner at home."

Yan Bugui was startled when he heard this.

"So early?"

"Yes, isn't it because the children have gone to school? They have to cook and eat in advance. We can't delay the children's meals."

Li Xiuzhu told the story as soon as he got home.

He was not a big talker, and he had been told not to tell anyone. His family kept secrets best. In the past, keeping secrets had become a habit, so this was not a problem.

After lunch, I left four steamed buns with two noodles for the two eldest sons. The third, Li Yunfeng, was still young, so he ate with them.

But next year, the third child will also have to eat with his brothers, otherwise the child will be too young and easy to spill the beans, and the two elders cannot be allowed to think that they are partial.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Xiuzhu secretly had an idea, and decided to send the third child to Mei Ying's parents instead.

It happened that the old couple had nothing to do after they formed a public-private partnership. The old father-in-law was from a scholarly family and had taught. Teaching the third child enlightenment was a matter of hands.

Third child, don’t blame your father and me... It’s not that your father doesn’t give you food, it’s just the current situation.

After thinking about it, Li Xiuzhu looked at Qin Huairu who had already started to put away the dishes and said, "Huairu, I plan to send Yunfeng to Mei Ying's parents. What do you think?"

Qin Huairu was startled, and immediately understood that she was afraid that her son would talk nonsense, but it was because of his heart. Hearing this, he asked reluctantly: "Brother, is this really true? Yunfeng is still young."

Li Xiuzhu sighed and said, "You're not young anymore. You're five years old. It's the easiest time to be fooled, so you have to understand your man."

After hearing this, Qin Huairu was silent for a moment and then nodded.

"Brother, you are right, I will listen to you."

"... I just want Yunfeng to come back and stay for two days every week. I miss him."

Li Xiuzhu did not refuse. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "This is natural. Just like the boss and the second child, they eat white flour and meat at home on weekends."

He is pretending to be poor, but his family background is there, and eating meat once a week is not a big problem.

But from now on, when eating meat, we will mainly eat cold dishes.

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then found a topic and said, "Brother, I passed by Jia's house this morning when I was going to buy groceries, and I met Jia Zhang who was cursing someone." Li Xiuzhu was startled and asked gossiping : "Swearing? Why are you scolding?"

Qin Huairu thought for a while and explained: "It seems that Zheng Hongying is pregnant again. Isn't this a disaster year? How can I afford to raise a child at this time, so Mrs. Jia Zhang is not happy."

This... Jia Zhang's words are not bad. Let alone having children at this time, it is the best choice for normal people to even save on exercise.

Xiao Jia's monthly income is now thirty-two and a half yuan. In previous years, this would have been enough for six people to make ends meet, but in disaster years... this could really be fatal.

Wait..., pregnancy, third child? Sophora japonica?

Hiss~ Xiao Jia is not going to die, right?

It was still noon, and everyone working in the factory would not be back until six in the afternoon, so Li Xiuzhu didn't move.

I have thought about it, and I will talk to Jia Dongxu when he comes back, not talking about the Holy Mother, but there is no hatred.

The quarrel is not something that will lead to death. Although I am not talking about sending Buddha to the West, I would like to remind you that it is normal to pay attention.

This is not only saving Jia Dongxu, but also saving Silly Zhu. We can't let the two of them go down the same old path.

Zheng Hongying has become a widow, and most likely Fuzhu will still have her blood sucked.

It was getting dusk in the afternoon, and when the sky was filled with red clouds, Li Xiuzhu finished his dinner and came to the central courtyard.

There was no one in the middle courtyard, but the smoke from every house was gone.

Li Xiuzhu knocked on Jia's door. Jia Dongxu was stunned when he saw Li Xiuzhu when he went out.

When did Li Xiuzhu last knock on his door?

It seems like nine years ago?

"Brother Li, do you have anything to do with me?"

Li Xiuzhu nodded when he heard this, glanced at the room, and said, "Let's go out and talk."

Jia Dongxu did not refuse and said quickly: "Okay, I'll put on some clothes and I'll be here soon."

Jia Dongxu walked out within a minute of returning to the house, getting dressed as he walked, and was already dressed when he got outside.

"Brother, what's going on?"

Li Xiuzhu said, "I see that you haven't looked very well lately. Didn't you sleep well?"

When Jia Dongxu heard this, his grievance rose instantly. He was not afraid of someone looking for trouble, nor was he afraid of being scolded. He was just afraid that someone would suddenly care about you, and he was someone who had never cared about you before.

Jia Dongxu's eyes suddenly turned red, and he choked and said, "Thank you, brother, but there's nothing wrong with me. It's just that Hongying is going to have her third child. My salary is a bit low, and my mother scolded me for not living up to expectations."

"It was fine in previous years, but isn't this year a disaster year? Food stamps are less and prices are higher..."

"Hey……"

"But it's okay, brother. I plan to take over some private work and secretly make something small with the leftover materials."

Jia Dongxu is a fitter, and it is not difficult to make small things with the machines in the steel rolling mill.

When everyone has a small item with shortcomings, generally if it is not a big item in your position, no one will report you if you make something privately.

When Li Xiuzhu heard this, he immediately realized what Jia Dongxu was doing. It stands to reason that there would be people in the fitter workshop at all times. Unless Jia Dongxu was caught in the machine at the mouth, he might be able to be pulled.

I don't say it's absolutely fine, but with Jia Dongxu's struggle, it shouldn't be difficult to save his life.

"Dongxu, I know you are short of money, but what you are doing is wrong."

"But, brother..."

Li Xiuzhu interrupted Jia Dongxu's words and continued: "Let's not talk about whether it is compliant or not, but think about it, this is a disaster year. When you use the machine, you must first have a clear mind and rest, right?"

"Look at how you look now, listless and depressed."

"There are quite a few accidents in our steel rolling mill, let alone something like yours."

"Normally, it's too late to hide. Are you going to get on the pole?"

When Jia Dongxu heard this, his expression changed and he said, "But brother, I really can't afford to support my wife and children otherwise."

Li Xiuzhu heard this and said, "Consider doing some specific work, which is less dangerous."

Jia Dongxu's mind was still a little fuzzy. Hearing this, he said, "Brother, I don't know how to do anything but this. I don't know what I can do."

Li Xiuzhu said with hatred: "You are stupid, what are your mother and daughter-in-law doing now? The two women basically do nothing except Hongying to take care of your children and cook."

"Let's not talk about Hongying first. Can't you use it first?"

"I heard that the cloth shoes made by your mother are also famous in the yard. Your father was bribed by your mother with the shoes."

"If you ask the neighborhood committee to collect it, don't tell me that there are too many shoes. Selling them for 50 cents is not an exaggeration, right?"

"I'll just give you 20 cents worth of materials. I'll still earn 30 cents, right?"

"And Hongying, you can also try making clothes. Is the sewing machine at home just idle?"

"Since this is a year of disaster, we have to tide over the difficulties together. We can't put all the pressure on you alone."

"As for you, you can take care of the yard cleaning."

"I'll hold a hospital-wide meeting later. If each family contributes 30 to 50 cents, you can earn 30 to 50 cents a month."

When Jia Dongxu heard this, he felt his heart suddenly light up, as if the fog in his heart had been lifted.

"Thank you brother, thank you so much."

"But can everyone agree to sweeping the courtyard? And I don't know what to do with the neighborhood committee."

Li Xiuzhu smiled and said, "It's not a big problem. I'll settle it for you."

"Thank you, brother. Thank you so much. You will always be my big brother from now on."

Li Xiuzhu patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder and said, "Go and inform us that there will be a hospital-wide meeting at eight o'clock in the evening."

"Okay, brother."

In the evening, after most people had finished their dinner, the hospital-wide meeting was held. The backyard was small, so it was held in the front yard.

Of course, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui had already come over to talk to him before the meeting, so they knew what was going on today.

Yi Zhonghai sat down at the table and said, "Today, we mainly talk about the Dongxu family."

"Where's Dongxu? Everyone knows that there is going to be a third child in the family."

"But he is the only one working in Dongxu's family, and he is a second-level worker, earning thirty-two and a half yuan a month."

"The six members of my family were fine in previous years, but I'm afraid they won't be able to survive this year."

"Today, his third uncle, Li Xiuzhu, saw that Dongxu was not in good mental condition and asked about it. Therefore, based on the concept of being a family in the courtyard, we want everyone to help."

Everyone frowned when they heard this, but with Li Xiuzhu's name pressed there, no one dared to speak for a while.

In previous years, it was Jia and Zhang who were the ones looking for trouble, but now they were solving problems for the Jia family, and she couldn't tell the difference between the serious and the serious.

Li Xiuzhu had already noticed everyone's expressions and said, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal, nor is it a donation."

(End of this chapter)