A Siheyuan Home Brings Good Fortune

Chapter 46 Borrowing Fish
When everyone in the courtyard saw He Yukai coming in with three such big fish, their eyes widened with envy. They didn't expect that he could bring back three big fish in such a short time with the fishing gear.

The three aunts looked at it with envy, because their own Yan Bugui went fishing every day but never caught so many fish!

Yan Bugui was known as the best fisherman in the compound. He always brought back small fish weighing two taels or more and sold the slightly bigger ones. And he did it only occasionally. He was not as exaggerated as He Yukai, who caught three big fish on his first outing.

Jia Zhang looked at He Yukai's fish, rolled her eyes and went home. Since He Yukai came back, her family has not taken advantage of him, which was simply unimaginable before.

Thinking that Qin Huairu is now a pregnant woman, he used the excuse of fish soup to supplement nutrition. He wanted to see how He Yukai would refuse. His family hadn't eaten fish for a long time.

Jia Zhang didn't think about it. If she wanted to eat, she could go fishing and no one would stop her. How could she expect to get something for nothing? It doesn't make sense for her to just wait and eat the food ready-made.

"Huai Ru, you can get out of bed and walk slowly. Wear thick clothes and go to the He family. The eldest of the He family brought back three fish. I think they are all quite big. I will come back to make soup for you. Our fish needs to eat more to grow big, and it is lacking in nutrition now. The eldest of the He family is an official after all, and it is impossible for him to refuse in front of everyone. Don’t officials like to save face?"

Qin Huairu knew that her headlights were big enough and her milk was sufficient, so one dick was enough, and Jia Dongxu made good use of the remaining one.

But I haven’t eaten fish for a long time, and I really want to eat it, what should I do?
After hearing what Jia Zhang said, I felt my saliva was constantly secreting. Everything has a first time. As long as I can get it this time, I can also get any good things from the He family next time.

I am still very confident in my charm. When I was in the countryside, I used this to take advantage of others. Many men came to me to show their courtesy. I accepted the gifts, but other promises are not so easy to give to you. I have to observe them for a while.

Besides, at that time I was determined to marry and live a good life in the city, so how could those men in the village be worthy of my attention?

Even the party secretary's family couldn't get him. But because of my persistence, didn't I finally get to move into the city as I wished?
As long as you persist, there is nothing you can't accomplish, even if it's the He family. A good man is not afraid of a clinging woman. Although I think so in my heart, I still have to be reluctant to say it. I can't let my mother-in-law send me away. There will definitely be a lot of such things, so I still have to be reserved.

"It's not easy to get things from the He family. Even though I usually bring back a lot of things from the old man, that's because the old man is Dongxu's master. The He family gives me a feeling of being inaccessible and having no idea where to start."

"Huai Ru, why don't you go and give it a try? After all, our lives are tight now. I only have so many food coupons every month for the three of us to eat. Although we are still eating the food brought back from the countryside, we can't exchange food coupons for meat coupons every month. My mother and I have a very bad relationship with the He family. You can go and see if you can take the opportunity to ease the relationship.

Seeing the He family giving money to the Wang family in the backyard and the Li family in the front yard every month, and it has been almost a year without interruption, if the He family also supports our family, we can eat meat several times a month.

Perhaps the He family won’t refuse because you just gave birth. As long as we have a beginning, the ending will be easy.”

Jia Dongxu was also looking at Qin Huairu and talking. He was really envious. At that donation meeting, He Yukai said that he would sponsor the Wang family and Old Man Li's family and send money every month. But those two fools, Old Wang and Old Man Li, refused to take it. If it wasn't for the children's schooling, they probably wouldn't have taken it. He saw it with his own eyes. It was a pity that it wasn't for his family.

Now the son and daughter of Old Wang and the two granddaughters of Old Li are good students and well-mannered. They go to the He family to kowtow and express their gratitude during every festival, which has become a legend in Nanluoguxiang.

Qin Huairu was also very envious. Everyone in Nanluoguxiang knew about this matter. When Old Man Li was sweeping the streets, he would promote the He family's good reputation when he saw acquaintances.

Damn He family, you are so kind, why didn't you leave my family behind? Qin Huairu put on thick clothes and slowly walked out of the house to the He family. The women who were doing needlework and chatting in the yard looked in the direction of Qin Huairu and knew she was going to the He family, so they all smiled mockingly.

If the former Sha Zhu was in charge, he might really have pretended to be pitiful and taken advantage of the situation. Every old man in the courtyard knew the temperament of the He family's eldest brother.

If Jia Zhang hadn't acted like a demon, maybe the He family would have given her a fish, after all, she had just given birth to a child. But Jia Zhang called the other person a bastard the night before, and many people heard it.

Those who know He Yukai know that it is true that He Yukai has a kind heart, but he is not a pushover. He Yukai listens more to his mother. She has been dead for such a long time, and you, Jia Zhang, are still scolding her without knowing the consequences. This is the new society. In the past, you might have been killed without even knowing it.

It's strange to say, how did people like Jia Zhang survive to the new society? At that time, the country was in chaos, and if someone died and the family didn't have some connections, the police wouldn't bother to do the work. They would just find a place to bury the person and be done with it.

He Yuzhu was slicing the fish. He Yukai explained the steps of making pickled fish. Actually, there were not many steps. He Yuzhu could do it after listening once. The main thing was the seasoning, and the taste should not be too strong.

Cai Wenqing was lazily leaning on the recliner and dozing off. At this moment, there was a knock on the door. He Yushui immediately went to open the door. After seeing Qin Huairu, he went back to do his homework on the table next to his sister-in-law without saying a word.

The He family doted on He Yushui very much. He Yushui also felt the motherly love from Cai Wenqing. She had the best food and clothes. At least He Yukai's brother's clothes would occasionally have some patches on them, but He Yushui had no patches at all.

The patches on the He brothers' bodies were added by He Yukai on purpose, if for no other reason than character setting. In this day and age, the poorer you are, the more glorious you are.

Cai Wenqing attaches the most importance to He Yushui's studies, and He Yushui also attaches great importance to studies in order not to make Cai Wenqing angry.

"Brother He, I just gave birth to a child and I don't have enough milk. Can you lend me a fish? We will return it to you when we get paid at Dongxu. My family is in financial difficulty and my child is not getting enough nutrition. Brother He, please help me for the sake of my newborn child."

Qin Huairu looked at He Yukai with a pitiful expression and tears were about to fall. Cai Wenqing opened his eyes suddenly, a sharp look flashed across his face, and then he closed his eyes again without letting anyone notice. Only He Yukai felt a chill.

Cai Wenqing might want to see how He Yukai would handle it. Qin Huairu's performance might only be understood by Cai Wenqin and the deaf old lady. He Yukai had a God's perspective, otherwise he would have really believed it. There was a word MMP in my heart, but I didn't know whether I should say it or not. Moral kidnapping is everywhere, and the baby in your belly is not mine. I feel uncomfortable.

"Sure, just write me an IOU. It won't be hard to borrow again if you pay back the money you borrow. We are neighbors after all."

He Yukai thought about it and decided that it would not be a good idea to refuse directly, after all, there were so many fish and many people would see them.

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, as if he had not reacted.

"Brother He, there's no need to write an IOU for a fish, right?" I cursed inwardly. I didn't plan to pay it back, so what's the point of writing an IOU!

"No, that won't work. It's not that I won't help you, but your family's reputation means nothing to me. You should understand that there is no free lunch in the world."

Want to get something for free? You've got the wrong person.

He Yukai glanced at the middle-aged women and young wives who were slowly gathering around him, and immediately raised his voice, otherwise the gossip would immediately spread throughout the alley.

I'm not refusing to lend it to you. You said you wanted to lend it to me and asked me to write an IOU, right? Aren't you going to pay it back? Then why did you refuse to write an IOU? Now you have to slowly convince others with virtue. Others have seen that you brought back three big fish. If you directly refuse, irrelevant people will definitely spread gossip. Although you are not happy with the Jia family, your family is living a good life at this stage, and others may not be able to get used to it.

Qin Huairu was very happy when she heard the first two words. She pushed her car lights forward involuntarily. But her smile froze on her face after she heard the latter words. She also had to write an IOU?

Thinking of this, he wanted to walk over and hold He Yukai's arm, but He Yukai nimbly avoided him. Cai Wenqing was already holding back his anger beside him, but he couldn't vent it. Qin Huairu saw this, but didn't care. Fighting would be more fun.

"We are all neighbors, there is no need to write an IOU for a piece of fish, right? Brother He, your little sister just gave birth, and our food coupons are not enough for the whole family. I will give it to you at the end of the month. There are so many people watching over you, why do you need to write an IOU?"

"No, you are Jia Dongxu's wife, and we are neighbors. Don't call me your younger sister. I still say that if you borrow something from my family, you must write an IOU. I have a bad memory and I am afraid I will forget it. Xu Damao even wrote an IOU for 200 yuan he took from me. You know, Xu Damao is my little brother who grew up following me."

"Brother is right. If you borrow and pay back, it is not difficult to borrow again. I borrowed 200 yuan from you because I was short of money for renovating my house. You asked me to write a promissory note, and I did it happily. What's the problem with that? It is only natural to write a promissory note when you borrow something from someone else."

At this time, Xu Damao's voice was heard. Everyone saw Xu Damao pushing a bicycle with dry goods hanging on the bicycle. Xu Damao put the dry goods in the He family's kitchen, which made everyone envious.

Ever since Cai Wenqing became pregnant, He Yuzhu has been finding ways to prepare delicious meals to supplement her nutrition.

Every time Xu Damao came back from the countryside, he would bring back wild mushrooms, and He Yukai would try his best to bring back some good ingredients.

The women in the compound were envious and jealous, but there was nothing they could do.

Cai Wenqing is the happiest woman. Not only does she have a loving husband, but she also has two followers who are not bad either.

"Xu Damao, how can you talk like that? We are all neighbors, we should help each other. You are too heartless. You even need to write an IOU for a fish. It seems we need to find time to organize everyone to study hard."

Just at this moment Yi Zhonghai's voice came over. Seeing that Qin Huairu was embarrassed, Jia Dongxu quietly called Yi Zhonghai over.

"Uncle, what did I say wrong? Since Qin Huairu said she was borrowing, she should act like she was borrowing. Isn't it normal to be asked to write an IOU when borrowing something?

Why don’t you unite with your neighbors? Besides, ask Qin Huairu if she plans to pay it back?

Why do you take things from my house under the pretext of borrowing and not intend to return them?

Do you think there is such a fool in my family?
Instead of uniting with your neighbors, why don’t you give your apprentice money and let him buy one at the vegetable market?

You unite your neighbors and use other people's things to do good things, but once you get involved in the Jia family's affairs, your butt will be bent to the Pacific Ocean. Get out, you are everywhere."

When He Yukai saw Yi Zhonghai coming over, he immediately said that Xu Damao was still a little lacking in strength to match Yi Zhonghai, and that he lacked confidence after long-term suppression, which was understandable.

He Yukai just wants to constantly take advantage of opportunities to undermine Yi Zhonghai's prestige. Don't you care about your reputation? Well, I will make you a street rat, an unfair uncle, and see if anyone still respects you.

"you you.."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he was shaking. He had not originally planned to come out. After He Yukai came back, he opposed him in every way, which dealt a heavy blow to his prestige.

But he was unwilling to be suppressed by a younger generation.

This time he thought he had found an opportunity to stand on the moral high ground and accuse He Yukai to establish his own authority.

However, He Yukai did not refuse but just asked for a promissory note, which made him lose his footing in the first place.

"If Qin Huairu doesn't write the IOU, get out of here. She's making trouble right after giving birth. Everyone else has also left. I finally have a day off, but I'm going to do nothing, right?

If you are bored, go do some voluntary labor. If I see you flirting with the men in my family again, I will let you taste my skills.

I despise people like you the most. It seems that all men in the world should do whatever you ask like a dog. It really brings shame to us women.

If you come here sincerely to borrow something, there's nothing shameful about it, but who's giving you a face if you don't even give me an IOU?

Everyone, listen carefully. From now on, if you want to borrow something from my house, you must write an IOU. There is nothing to say about this. It is a matter of course.

Just at this moment, Cai Wenqing's voice was heard. Cai Wenqing worked in the street office and his intimidation to everyone was no less than that of He Yukai, so everyone dispersed immediately.

Qin Huairu's tears fell like water and she turned and ran away. People who didn't know would think that the He family bullied her. Yi Zhonghai stood there in a mess and said, "You, Jia Dongxu, asked me to come here. I'm alone now and you all ran away. What's going on?"

Cai Wenqing's words were a critical blow to Qin Huairu, and she felt that her methods were clearly seen through by Cai Wenqing.

After Qin Huairu returned home, Jia Dongxu didn't say anything. Jia Zhang was mumbling and cursing the He family in a low voice. Qin Huairu didn't expect that she would be embarrassed again.

Her weakness and beauty, which always worked on others, did not work on the He family. She admitted that Cai Wenqing was prettier and more heroic than herself, but were Cai Wenqing's headlights as big as her own?
Why do the men of the He family look down on me so much? To put it bluntly, no matter how good your figure and beauty are, you can't escape the fact that you are a married woman. In the past, it was because you were not married yet, and those who were courting you were just trying to win you over. Now that you are married, there are still people who rush to give you things. Isn't this funny?

　Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket! Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket! Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)