Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 378 Jia Family Secret War
Jia Xiaobao was still unemployed at home, sighing with worry. His wife looked at him, shook her head and said, "Why don't we go to our eldest brother's house and ask him? Maybe he has a solution."

Jia Xiaobao said: "What can he do? If my mother doesn't confess, no one can get the money. Forget about my grandma, she belongs to Pixiu."

Jia Xiaobao's wife said, "What should we do? Let's go find our dad and ask him to do our mom's job."

Jia Xiaobao shook his head and said, "My mom says one thing, and my dad doesn't dare to say another. It's useless."

After thinking it over, Jia Xiaobao slapped his thigh and said, "Who is the richest person in our family?"

Jia Xiaobao's wife said, "Isn't she our mother?"

Jia Xiaobao shook his head and said, "No, my eldest sister is the richest. I will go to see my eldest sister tomorrow."

The next day, Jia Xiaobao went to Jia Dang's home alone. Today happened to be a holiday, and Jia Dang and Er Xiao had just finished breakfast. Jia Dang was already two months pregnant, and Er Xiao took good care of her.

As soon as Jia Xiaobao entered the door, he called out, "Brother-in-law, where is my sister?"

"Come in, I'm in the inner room." Jia Dang's voice came from the inner room.

Jia Xiaobao walked into the gift room and saw Jia Dang leaning against the head of the bed with a plate of fruit next to him and the TV was on.

"Sister, you have such a leisurely life these days, eating fruits and watching TV." Jia Xiaobao said with a smile.

"I'm pregnant, so it's only right for me to take some time off," Jia Dang said.

Jia Xiaobao was very surprised and said, "Really? I'm going to have a nephew?"

Jia Dang said, "It's still early, just over two months. What's the matter with you coming here?"

Jia Xiaobao felt a little embarrassed and said, "No, nothing, I just wanted to see you."

"Stop playing charades with your sister. Come on and tell me what you want to say." Jia Dang said.

"Sister, my store in Xiushui was demolished and closed. I want to open another store, but I don't have enough money." Jia Xiaobao finally said it.

Jia Dang took a bite of the apple and said, "How much is the difference?"

"Two, twenty thousand. If not, fifteen thousand will do." Jia Xiaobao said.

"Okay, this is too much trouble, Erxiao, Erxiao?" Jia Dang said as he called Liu Yutong.

Erxiao walked into the inner room and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jia Dang said, "My brother wants to open a shop and do business, but he's short of money. Go with him to the bank and withdraw 20,000 yuan for him."

"Okay, forget it, let's go now. Don't wait for a while. I still have to make lunch for you later." Erxiao said.

Jia Xiaobao didn't expect that his elder sister would agree so readily, and his elder sister's husband didn't object. He stood up and said thank you to his elder sister. Jia Dang rolled his eyes at him. Jia Xiaobao scratched his head and went out with his elder sister's husband.

At this time, Yan Jiekuang was at home with Xiaohai and Xixi giving Da Wang and Xiao Wang a bath. Da Wang was fine, but Xiao Wang kept shaking, making Yan Jiekuang and the children all wet. Yan Jiekuang was very angry, but he had to wash them. The two children were having a lot of fun.

Ji Lian also took a day off today and did not work overtime. She went for a stroll in the vegetable market with Tian Guixiang early in the morning.

Shi Lei didn't come back this weekend, probably because he had a football game. Big Fat went into the studio after dinner, while Little Fat and Shi Li were sorting out stamp albums.

At this moment, someone shouted from outside, "Cabbage! Cabbage!"

When Yan Jiekuang heard that someone was selling Chinese cabbage, he stood up and hurried to the front yard. He opened the gate and saw that it was indeed a cabbage seller. Two vegetable farmers were riding a tricycle, and most of the food on the tricycle was cabbage, and there were also a few baskets of carrots. Yan Jiekuang saw that the vegetables looked really good, so he asked, "Uncle, how much is one pound?"

The cabbage farmer said, "10 cents a pound, how much do you want?"

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Give me 200 kilograms. Oh, and 50 kilograms of radishes."

The old farmer was busy weighing Yan Jiekuang's things. After a while, he finished weighing them. Yan Jiekuang asked the old farmer to help him deliver them to the front yard.

Yan Jiekuang said, "The cabbage is 20 yuan, how much is the carrot?"

The old farmer said, "Seven cents, a total of twenty-three dollars and a half."

"Here's the money." Yan Jiekuang counted the money and handed it over. The old farmer took the money with a smile, counted it and put it in his pocket.

Yan Jiekuang walked into the yard, closed the door, and went to the cabbages. He planned to spread them out to dry in the sun. At this time, Xiaohai and Xixi came over to help. After a while, the corridors on the west and north sides of the front yard were filled with cabbages. Yan Jiekuang then sent the red radishes to the cellar.

Just after finishing their work, Ji Lian and Tian Guixiang came back. Yan Jiekuang opened the door for them. Tian Guixiang said, "The children are in for a treat today. A crab seller came to the market today. Ji Lian sold five kilograms of crabs, all alive."

As she spoke, Tian Guixiang also raised the net bag to show Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang saw what a fat flying crab it was and said quickly, "Not bad, not bad. How do you want to eat it?"

Ji Lian was stunned and said, "Isn't it steamed? How else can it be eaten?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "You can also have fried flying crabs in the typhoon shelter, which is a famous dish in Hong Kong Island."

Ji Lian said, "Then we'll steam half and stir-fry the other half. Did you buy the Chinese cabbage?"

"Yes, two vegetable farmers came to our door today. I didn't expect that we don't have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables now. It's very convenient and not expensive. I also bought carrots, which are now in the cellar." Yan Jiekuang said.

Tian Guixiang said, "We have to buy some potatoes. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, Sister Tian. By the way, buy some carrots." Tian Guixiang said she understood and went to the kitchen. Yan Jiekuang was about to go to the study when the doorbell rang again. Yan Jiekuang opened the door and saw Yan Jiedi, who was dressed fashionably, shouting, "Third brother, I miss you so much." Then she hugged Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang said, "I don't think you missed me. I haven't seen you during the New Year. Come in quickly."

Yan Jie Di didn't move, turned around and said, "Come in, this is my third brother, not an outsider."

Yan Jiekuang then followed Yan Jiedi's gaze and looked back, and saw a well-mannered man standing outside the door.

"Third brother, this is my boyfriend, his name is Chen Zhibin, and he works in the same unit with me." Yan Jiedi introduced.

Yan Jiekuang stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, my name is Yan Jiekuang, and I am Jie Di's third brother."

The man quickly shook Yan Jiekuang's hand and said, "Hello, my name is Chen Zhibin."

Yan Jiekuang led the two of them to the main hall in the middle courtyard. Tian Guixiang knew that Jie Di had come, so she brought over a few bottles of soda. She knew that Jie Di didn't like drinking tea.

Ji Lian also came over from the backyard and talked enthusiastically with Yan Jiedi. Seeing that Chen Zhibin was a little restrained, Yan Jiekuang started chatting with him.

Ji Lian said, "Jie Di, I bought some big crabs today and cooked them for you at noon."

Yan Jiekuang said: "It's strange, since she was a child, whenever I made something delicious, she would always catch up."

Several people laughed, and Yan Jiedi said, "That's true, but it's all coincidence."

"Okay, you guys sit down. If you don't feel like it, go to the back garden. The children are all there. I'll go cook." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang stood up and walked out.

At noon, crabs became the focus of everyone. In addition to steamed crabs and fried crabs in the typhoon shelter, Yan Jiekuang also made some home-cooked dishes. The staple food was rice. Yan Jiekuang asked Chen Zhibin if he wanted to drink something, and Chen Zhibin quickly waved his hand.

Yan Jiedi said: "We are going to the hospital this afternoon to see my nephew, so you'd better not drink."

Yan Jiekuang didn't drink either, and they had lunch together. After the meal, Yan Jiedi left with her boyfriend.

The children were busy with their own things. Ji Lian went to the front yard to chat with Tian Guixiang. Yan Jiekuang was in the main hall in the middle yard accompanying the big cat. The big cat was lying on the recliner and didn't even look at Yan Jiekuang.

He Yuzhu was drinking wine at home at this time. He was the only one at home. Out of boredom, he made himself two side dishes and sat in the living room to drink.

He Yuzhu had just moved to Huiyuan Apartments, and He Yuzhu and He Yushui bought four three-bedroom apartments at once. In today's urban area, these are relatively high-end apartments. Fortunately, He Yuzhu already knows how to drive, so traveling is quite convenient.

He Yuzhu was watching TV and drinking when he heard the doorbell ring. He Yuzhu wondered who was coming? My family shouldn't be back at this time.

As soon as He Yuzhu opened the door, he saw Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu standing at the door. He Yuzhu was stunned. How did this couple find him? He Yuzhu had a lot of question marks in his head.

But he still enthusiastically invited the couple to the living room. He Yuzhu asked in confusion, "How did you two find us? We just moved in not long ago."

Jia Dongxu said, "What a coincidence! The person who sold our house is the same person who sold your house. He said that someone bought four houses at once and mentioned your name. So we came here after we finished looking at the houses."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "You came just in time. Let's have a drink together. You two can watch TV for a while. I'll cook two more dishes. They'll be ready in a while."

He Yuzhu didn't even wait for the two people to answer before going to the kitchen. In just ten minutes, He Yuzhu came out with two dishes, one was shredded pork with fish flavor, and the other was twice-cooked pork.

The three of them started eating in the living room and began chatting about the house, and then they talked about their old neighbors.

Jia Dongxu asked, "I heard that the Yan family also has a fourth generation?"

"Yes, I went to see the child. By the way, Xu Damao also went there and brought his wife with him. I heard from him that his wife is also pregnant." He Yuzhu said.

Qin Huairu chuckled and said, "How can he have a child? I don't believe it anyway."

He Yuzhu looked at Qin Huairu curiously, and Jia Dongxu said, "Don't talk nonsense. Why can't he have a child?"

Qin Huairu said, "Think about it carefully. He has had many women. I heard that when he was in the steel mill, he rarely had affairs with women in the countryside. Look at which one of them is pregnant. It's obvious that there is something wrong with him. There must be something wrong with this wife."

He Yuzhu thought about it carefully and realized that it was true, so he said, "Brother Jia, you have to say it. What my sister-in-law said is right. Even the first daughter-in-law, Wang Meili, said before she left that Xu Damao could not have children and the child was someone else's."

Jia Dongxu thought about it carefully and said, "Xu Damao spent his whole life and ended up being cuckolded. Do you think he knows it? He is a very shrewd person."

Qin Huairu thought for a moment and said, "Don't mention it. It's possible that he really knows the truth but is just pretending to be confused. Could it be that he just wants a child?"

He Yuzhu said: "It's really possible. By the way, Brother Jia, didn't you go to see your master? He is in Fangshan."

Jia Dongxu sighed and said, "My mother is between me and my master. I want to go too. By the way, give me the address later. I have to go see him for both emotional and logical reasons."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Why did you buy a house? Is your house not big enough?"

Qin Huairu said: "If you have spare money, people will covet it. We decided to buy a house as an investment. We can also rent it out and make some money."

He Yuzhu gave the two of them a thumbs up and said, "This is a really good idea, but I heard from Yan Lao San that if you have money, you should buy a siheyuan. He said that siheyuans are becoming less and less, and they will be in great demand in the future. Even if you have to relocate, the compensation will be considerable."

The couple looked at each other, and Jia Dongxu said, "I was wondering why Xiaodang and Huaihua both bought a quadrangle courtyard. What they said makes sense."

The three of them drank and chatted.

After leaving He Yuzhu's house, Jia Dongxu discussed with Qin Huairu and finally decided not to buy an apartment, but to buy a courtyard house like the children.

(End of this chapter)