Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 527 Turning enemies into enemies
When Jia Fugui came to the brothers' room, he didn't know what had happened. He just heard the brothers say that something good had happened. When he entered the room, he saw Zhang Cuihua lying on the bed. She had a thin body, dirty clothes, and a bad complexion. She looked like a poor homeless child.

Jia Fugui walked over, leaned over to take a look, and said, "Did you feed her? Alas, this is the way the world is, torturing poor people like this."

Zhang Cuihua had just closed her eyes and was thinking about how to stay here. When she heard these words, they touched her heart and tears started to flow from the corners of her eyes.

Jia Fugui said distressedly: "Don't cry, child, everything will pass, just tell me if you have any difficulties."

Xu Fugui, who was standing next to him, quickly ran over and said, "Brother, this is the sister-in-law we introduced to you. If you marry her, her life will be better."

Jia Fugui stood up and said seriously, "Don't talk nonsense. She is still a girl. You should pay attention to her reputation. How can you say such things casually?"

"I do. I am willing to marry you. Will you marry me?" Zhang Cuihua sat down on the bed suddenly.

Jia Fugui was confused. What was going on? He was just a hired worker. Although he was called a hired worker, he was not a free person. As for getting married and having children, he had never even thought about it.

He Daqing next to him said, "Brother, you are already 18 years old, it's time for you to get married. It doesn't matter who you marry. It's great that you don't need a dowry. You can just have the wedding night. You got a great bargain."

Jia Fugui was a little confused and said, "No, I don't even know who she is or where she is from. Besides, it's still unclear whether the housekeeper will agree."

Xu Wude said, "You two can get to know each other here, and we will go talk to the housekeeper. You wait." After that, he pulled He Daqing out.

The two men really went to find the housekeeper, but did not tell him the actual situation. They made up a lie that Jia Fugui's childhood sweetheart had come and said that he could not survive in his hometown and came to marry Jia Fugui. They hoped that the housekeeper would show leniency. The housekeeper actually liked Jia Fugui very much. He was hardworking and down-to-earth. He never complained and was never talkative. He was really a good subordinate. He agreed immediately and said that he would give Jia Fugui a generous gift.

Jia Fugui was alone with Zhang Cuihua in the room. Although Zhang Cuihua did not behave like a woman now, he was still very nervous. On the contrary, the more Zhang Cuihua looked at Jia Fugui, the more she liked him. She told him everything about her life and asked him if he agreed to marry her.

Jia Fugui nodded as if possessed. Just like that, Jia Fugui took Zhang Cuihua away to see the housekeeper. The housekeeper found a female worker to help Zhang Cuihua wash and change clothes. The housekeeper placed Jia Fugui's new home in the servants' room in the east wing. The houses there all had their own doors and were prepared for the couple's hired servants. The housekeeper also gave Jia Fugui ten dollars to buy things.

When Zhang Cuihua appeared in front of the housekeeper and Jia Fugui again, Jia Fugui was stunned. To be honest, Zhang Cuihua was still very beautiful and she was in her prime. Even the housekeeper said that Jia Fugui had found a treasure.

In this way, Zhang Cuihua became Jia Fugui's wife, and the housekeeper also arranged for her to work as a maid beside the mistress. In this way, the couple had two incomes, and their lives would become better.

As for the two brothers, they were very happy to get rid of a big trouble. They took the wine and food from the kitchen and got drunk in their own room that night. When they woke up again, Jia Fugui and his wife were living a sweet and loving newlywed life.

After a while, one day, Xu Wude angrily found He Daqing and dragged him back to where they lived. Xu Wude said, "Second brother, now the eldest brother is the same as us, even cleaner than his face. I think he has a wife and has forgotten his brothers."

He Daqing has been very busy recently and has not been to the casino. He has no chance to borrow money from Jia Fugui. When he heard what Xu Wude said today, he asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

"It's all because of that Zhang Cuihua. It must be her. She said we are not good people and wouldn't let him lend us money. In order to avoid lending us money, she took all of my eldest brother's money. She also said that lending us money is like throwing meat buns at a dog, which will never come back." Xu Wude said angrily.

He Daqing touched his nose awkwardly when he heard this and asked, "Have you ever paid back the money to Big Brother?"

Xu Wude was stunned, shook his head, and then asked, "Are you still here?" He Daqing didn't answer, but changed the subject and said, "The friendship between us brothers is not something that a woman like her can say. Let's go find her."

Xu Wude grabbed He Daqing and said, "No, she works for the mistress. Her name is Cuihua. We may not recognize her if we go there. Let's find someone to identify her secretly and talk to her after she gets off work."

He Daqing said, "Okay, we'll go there in a while. If it weren't for us two brothers, how could she marry our eldest brother?"

After the two brothers discussed it, they found an acquaintance that afternoon to take them to the mistress's yard to identify her. When they saw Zhang Cuihua busy at work, they were stunned. Who is this beautiful woman? Is she the beggar? What on earth did we miss?
The two men no longer had any intention of looking for Zhang Cuihua and returned to their residence in a daze. This was a big blow to them.

For a period of time afterwards, the two brothers went to visit Jia Fugui's courtyard whenever they had nothing to do. Zhang Cuihua was such a smart person, but for Jia Fugui's sake, she did not drive the two brothers away, but she did not look happy with them either. This situation continued for a long time.

Later, Prince Fu left. Before he left, he made arrangements to leave the few people who stayed behind to be dealt with by the deaf old lady. Cuihua could have accompanied the mistress, but she was pregnant, so she quit her job and stayed at home to take care of Jia Fugui. The deaf old lady herself didn't get along with the mistress, so she didn't have a good face for Zhang Cuihua at all. Zhang Cuihua didn't dare to resist and just avoided her.

In the same year, Xu Wude and He Daqing got married one after another. This was also the request of the deaf old lady. This was forced by the political situation at that time. The old lady gave up all the other courtyards and kept only the main courtyard for these families to get married, disguising it as a slum for poor people.

On one of these days, He Daqing and Xu Wude got drunk outside and boasted about how popular he was with women. He Daqing went on to brag more than a little, saying that Jia Fugui's wife had begged him on her knees to marry her, and that she was the woman he didn't want, so she fell into Jia Fugui's hands.

This matter quickly spread in Nanluoguxiang. At that time, Jia Fugui and Zhang Cuihua were a well-known loving couple in the whole Nanluoguxiang. In order to have a better life, Jia Fugui took two jobs outside, and one of them was a loader in a rice shop. But when he returned home, he was very obedient to Zhang Cuihua, gave all the money to Zhang Cuihua, and did not let Zhang Cuihua do housework. Zhang Cuihua also loved Jia Fugui to the core, until the rumor reached her ears.

Zhang Cuihua was furious and started yelling at He Daqing as soon as she entered the yard. When He Daqing heard about this, although he felt a little guilty, he refused to admit it. In the end, it was the deaf old lady who scolded Zhang Cuihua back and strictly forbade anyone to talk about this in the yard.

However, rumors are more ferocious than tigers. When the people from the rice shop laughed at Jia Fugui in public, even the most honest person would explode. Jia Fugui returned to the yard and rushed towards He Daqing's house with a knife in his hand.

Everyone in the yard was dumbfounded. He Daqing was afraid. He had just gotten married. At the critical moment, He Daqing's newlywed wife stood in front of He Daqing. The knife that Jia Fugui was chopping down suddenly turned, and Jia Fugui sprained his waist and sat on the ground all of a sudden.

When Zhang Cuihua saw this, she rushed to Jia Fugui and burst into tears, saying that He Daqing was too bullying. He married a wife and then spread rumors about them, making the whole Nanluoguxiang laugh at them. He didn't want people to live.

He Daqing realized at this time how immoral his behavior was and how much harm he had caused to the Jia couple. If this got out that he was slandering his brother, he would have no place in this area. He Daqing's wife, He Yuzhu's mother, stood up and knelt in front of Jia Fugui and his wife and said, "Brother Jia, Sister Cuihua, no matter whether He Daqing said this or not, since his name is in it, it must be related to him. On behalf of my husband, I kowtow to you to apologize." As she spoke, she kowtowed three times.

Then he stood up and continued, "I'm sorry, I hope you and your wife can forgive us, and I hope everyone will spread this matter. But I know Daqing, even if he is drunk, he will never tell anyone about it. There must be someone who fanned the flames. I hope that if you know who it is, please tell Daqing and the Jia family privately. I'm counting on you all." Then he bowed to everyone.

Because of this incident, He Daqing took good care of his wife and obeyed her. From then on, the deaf old lady treated He Daqing's wife as her own daughter. From then on, Jia Fugui never said a word to He Daqing again, but he respected He Daqing's wife. From then on, Zhang Cuihua never went out of the front door or the back door, and never left the hospital.

But not long after, He Daqing beat Xu Wude severely in front of everyone. This beating almost prevented Xu Wude from getting married. He was bedridden for more than a month. After that, the three of them parted ways. He Daqing and Jia Fugui never said a word to each other, He Daqing and Xu Wude were on edge as soon as they met, and Xu Wude and Jia Fugui would avoid each other whenever they saw each other.

This situation continued until Jia Fugui died in a work-related accident. Zhang Cuihua always blamed He Daqing for her husband's departure, because it was because of the time he dodged his wife that Jia Fugui suffered a back injury. He Daqing also knew that he was in the wrong, so he always avoided her and endured her no matter how unreasonable she was.

After her husband passed away, Zhang Cuihua swore in the mourning hall that she would never marry again and would remain a widow for the rest of her life. This shows how much Zhang Cuihua loved Jia Fugui.

(End of this chapter)