People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

But Yan Fugui later calculated that each person in the Jia family could receive five yuan, sixty-six cents per month. Comparing this life with their own homes, many residents felt that their lives were worse than those of the two widows in the Jia family.

Just like the Li and Chen families in the Central Courtyard, there are quite a few people in the family. Although the head of the family has an income of 30 yuan per month, if the average income is per person in the family, it is less than 5 yuan. If they give aid to the Jia family, wouldn't it be bullying the honest people?

Qin Huairu suddenly had an idea and her expression changed immediately. Tears flowed down her face. She didn't cry loudly, but sobbed softly. She also pinched Xiaodang, who felt the pain and started crying.

There is a saying that if you want to be pretty, you have to dress in filial piety. With Qin Huairu's figure, she is the most outstanding in the compound. Even in this area, she is also one of the best. Many men are moved by her tears. Unfortunately, there are many people in charge of the family, and many women want to spit at her as a "fox spirit" when they see her.

In order to earn income for their families, some women even took the tickets from their husbands and children, found a place, took a charcoal pencil, drew crosses on them, and wrote the tickets for them.

In the end, basically if there were women in the house, it was the women who came to deliver the tickets, while the men squatted on the side, quite awkwardly. Obviously, after today's courtyard meeting, there would be chaos in every family. At this time, the status of women began to improve. Although many women still agreed with the view of being faithful to one husband and that the husband is the sky, they were extremely consistent in their attitude towards their men cheating and looking for other prey, with a rare zero tolerance.

As long as the man in the family shows any sign of trouble, she will cry, make a fuss, or even commit suicide. In short, she will guard against him strictly.

Soon, Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong began to count the votes. Among the 103 people who were able to vote, only seven voted in favor of helping the Jia family, while the rest disagreed.

The three managers discussed it for a while, and then Yi Zhonghai made the announcement.

"Well, everyone has seen the voting results. It's not that everyone has no sympathy. It's just that the Jia family is not the most difficult family in our courtyard. However, we three uncles cannot help but set an example. So, each of us will contribute one dollar. These three dollars are our little token of appreciation on behalf of everyone."

Yi Zhonghai took out three dollars. This money was all paid by him. Whether Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong were willing to give or not, it didn’t matter. At least, his image as a good guy had been established.

Qin Huairu wanted to accept it but didn't want to accept it. It was too little, just three dollars. She wouldn't be able to ask people in the compound for help in the future, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Jia Zhang didn't think the money was too little. Although she was not satisfied, she still grabbed the three dollars and went back home without even looking back, without even saying thank you.

However, when Qin Huairu saw her mother-in-law took the money, she quickly thanked the three uncles, then quickly picked up Xiaodang and took Banggeng back.

"This is an ungrateful person, Old Yi. I told you that you shouldn't give even one dollar. It's not like their family can't make ends meet." Liu Haizhong was indignant. Although the money was paid by Yi Zhonghai, he still had to give an extra dollar. This dollar could buy almost ten eggs, or even seven or eight kilograms of flour, enough for their family to eat for two days.

"Okay, the work is done, let's all go."

Yi Zhonghai did not answer Liu Haizhong, but let the crowd disperse. After all, it was dark and if everyone was here, they would attract mosquitoes.

"Yi Zhonghai is such a heartless person. Dongxu is his apprentice, but he doesn't even think about helping us. He is so black-hearted. No wonder his family is extinct."

After returning home, Jia Zhang returned to her old ways and started yelling and cursing again, but she restrained herself a little and her voice was not very loud, but the viciousness of her words had not changed at all.

"Mom, I will have to take over in the future. Uncle is an eighth-level worker in the factory. We still need his help."

Qin Huairu's IQ has been rising rapidly after these days of experience. She also pays more attention to the future when looking at things. When she saw her mother-in-law cursing Yi Zhonghai, she tried to persuade her.

"You are such a jinx. If Dongxu hadn't married you, you wouldn't have died at such a young age."

Jia Zhang was dissatisfied, but she kept her mouth shut.

"By the way, where's Shazhu? Why didn't I see Shazhu today? And where's that money-loser He Yushui? I didn't see him either. He was Dongxu's childhood friend. Dongxu is gone, and he didn't even show up. What's going on? No, I have to go find him tomorrow to have some arguments."

Jia Zhang finally remembered the war god Sha Zhu in the courtyard.

"Mom, Shazhu is in the hospital."

Qin Huairu said with a wry smile.

Jia Zhang really didn't know about He Yuzhu's hospitalization. After all, no one told her about it. Xu Damao wouldn't tell her. Yan Jiecheng wanted to tell her, but he was afraid of letting it slip, so he didn't. Then, there was Jia Dongxu's funeral, and no one told her about these gossips.

"What? You said Shazhu is also extinct?"

Jia Zhang's face was full of surprise and gloating.

Some people say that human happiness comes from comparison.

Of course, this statement also seems to be true in reverse.

When a person is unfortunate, if he meets someone who is more unfortunate than himself, he will feel that he is lucky.

This is what happened to Jia Zhang. She lost her son, but He Yuzhu's private parts were also broken, leaving him with no family and he would never have children in the future.

But Jia Dongxu left behind a son, a daughter, and a baby of unknown gender in Qin Huairu's belly.

In any case, in Jia Zhang's eyes, her retirement path is still there, and the Jia family's roots are still there.

"Extinct all households, haha, extinct all households is good."

Jia Zhang was laughing to herself in a low voice, her laughter seemed a little crazy.

Qin Huairu was puzzled and looked at her erratic mother-in-law.

"You don't understand. We are both widows. It's not easy to raise a child."

Jia Zhang had personal experience of this. Her husband, Old Jia, passed away relatively early. At that time, Jia Dongxu was only twelve or thirteen years old. As a widow, she was able to raise Jia Dongxu, get him a job in a steel rolling mill, and get him married. The difficulties involved cannot be explained in one sentence.

"Sha Zhu is extinct, but he still has his craft and job, and he's married. Didn't you say that Sha Zhu's wife has also entered the canteen of the steel mill? The couple eats and drinks in the canteen every month. How much can they save? They are both working. From now on, the lifeblood of our Jia family will depend on Sha Zhu, right?"

Jia Zhang explained it to Qin Huairu.

After hearing this, Qin Huairu understood.

"Doesn't Yu Li still have her parents' family?" Qin Huairu was not very optimistic. After all, He Yuzhu also had a family to support. The best that could happen was to help out like Yi Zhonghai, but she didn't believe that he would have to support the Jia family all year round.

"After you give birth, find a doctor and have the IUD removed."

Jia Zhang said without any emotion.

"Mom! How could you..."

Qin Huairu couldn't continue. This matter was too embarrassing, and she hadn't thought about remarrying for the time being.

"Your job and household registration were given by Dongxu, and they will be given to Banggeng in the future. Don't even think about remarrying. Even if I die, I will take you with me. My daughter, don't blame your mother-in-law for being cruel. In this world, a widow must survive and cannot bring dirty water upon herself."

Jia Zhangshi has let it go, which means that she doesn't care whether Qin Huairu is a faithful wife or not. First, she cannot remarry, and second, she cannot bring shame to the Jia family.

"Mom, please believe me. I have never thought about this. I will not let Dongxu down, Mom."

Qin Huairu pleaded. She had never thought that her mother-in-law would plot against her daughter-in-law to leave the door half-closed just a few days after her son's death.

"Don't cry, Huairu, listen to me. With your figure and looks, you could have kept Dongxu when he was still alive. Now that Dongxu is gone, you can't keep him. You've got an IUD, so be careful in the future. Just think of it as a dog bite."

After saying this, Jia Zhang stopped looking at Qin Huairu and looked at Bang Geng who had fallen asleep a long time ago and continued.

"Bang Geng is still young and needs to be raised. He needs to have a good job and marry a good wife in the future. I can only rely on you."

Qin Huairu looked at the quiet Jia family in a daze. The window was not closed and the night wind blew in. The flickering candlelight of the two white candles next to the will added a lot of desolation.

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After the meeting in the compound, Xu Damao returned to his room, but he couldn't fall asleep.

As soon as I close my eyes, the Qinhuai River, like pear blossoms in the rain, appears in my mind.

He listened to Xu's father's advice and found a few old Chinese doctors. These days, he has been taking Chinese medicine to take care of his body and has never touched women.

"Pity."

Xu Damao stared at the tiles on the roof with lifeless eyes, his body feeling extremely hot.

"Should I ask someone to help me take over?"

Xu Damao was suddenly startled by this sudden thought.

He may not be able to have children in the future, so it seems like a wonderful thing to have a woman like Qin Huairu to warm his bed.

However, Qin Huairu is a widow after all, and Xu Damao is a cold-hearted person. He is only greedy for Qin Huairu's body, but does not want to take responsibility.

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"Xie Cheng, how was your study today at the steel mill?"

Yan Fugui asked Yan Jiecheng that he spent money to send Yan Jiecheng to the steel rolling mill. Almost every day after he came back, Yan Fugui would ask Yan Jiecheng this question. He asked this question so many times that Yan Jiecheng became annoyed.

"Dad, I've only been working in the steel mill for a few days. How can I ask you questions like you do every day?"

"I paid to get you into the steel mill, but I can't even ask you how your work is going? If you succeed in this, you will make a big difference."

Yan Fugui was furious and wanted to criticize Yan Jiecheng.

The main reason is that in the past two days, there was no extra income at all, but I spent an extra two dollars. Jia Dongxu had nothing left, so he gave one dollar as a gift, and today, he gave another dollar to Yi Zhonghai. After all, Liu Haizhong had given it, so it was not good for him, the third uncle, not to give it.

These two dollars really made Yan Fugui feel distressed.

However, Yan Fugui also knew that he was too impatient, so he slowed down and said, "Jie Cheng, when you go to the countryside to show movies, you should be smart and buy some cheap things. You can also make a good income by reselling them."

In the short term, Yan Fugui didn't know how much money Yan Jiecheng could get back. After all, the apprentice's salary was there. The only way he could think of was to let Yan Jiecheng bring back some local specialties when he went to the countryside, just like Xu Damao did.

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Speaking of this, Yan Jiecheng was also very jealous. These days, although he didn't learn much real skills following Xu Damao, Xu Damao was used to bragging. Yan Jiecheng thought that he had spent a lot of money, so he also regarded himself as Xu Damao, pretending to be a big shot and said a lot of big words.

"Dad, don't worry. When I can go to the countryside to show movies, I will definitely bring you something good. At least I will bring you an old hen."

Xu Damao boasted that when the projectionist went to the countryside to show movies, the villagers were eager to give him gifts. Yan Jiefang remembered this and really thought that the countryside was full of old hens as a local specialty.

After hearing what Yan Jiecheng said, Yan Fugui felt much better.

Today, stimulated by the Jia family's income, Yan Fugui had the idea of ​​letting his son get compensation for work-related injuries, but after all, he was his biological son. Although he didn't like Yan Jiecheng not being able to make money, he still couldn't bear to let him go, so he just thought about it.

Yan Jiecheng had no idea that he was almost sold out by his father.

"Dad, can you give me five dollars?"

Yan Jiecheng said, seeing that Yan Fugui was in a much better mood.

"What? You want five dollars?"

When Yan Fugui heard his son asking for money, his eyes widened.

Yan Jiecheng stammered, "I just started working, and I have to build good relationships with my colleagues in the Propaganda Department."

"Why do you need money? Go earn it yourself." Yan Fugui couldn't possibly give out any more money, and ignored Yan Jiecheng's pleading look.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, another month has passed, August.

Lin Yi also officially joined the steel rolling mill.

The security officer is in charge of the public security group and his salary is graded as level 22, which is 57 yuan.

This is already a very high starting point for a young person who has just joined the factory. Many people may not be able to achieve such a salary even if they work in a steel mill for their entire lives.

The reason why Lin Yi was able to receive such a high rating was due to his status as a martyr's relative, as well as the efforts of Director Wang from the Street Office and Zhou Kangri from the Public Security Bureau.

Especially Zhou Kangri, before Lin Yi was about to report to the steel rolling mill, he specially found an opportunity to go to the steel rolling mill and met with the factory director Yang Aiguo. Naturally, he talked about Lin Yi's sacrificed elders.

Yang Aiguo had a deep impression of Lin Yi, but he had not done any special research. He thought that since he was a well-educated person and could work in the steel mill, he would not be treated unfairly. Now, he knew that Lin Yi's second uncle was a comrade-in-arms with him, so he gave Lin Yi a 22nd administrative grade. However, because he was young, he started as a clerk in the security department, which was considered a high-level position with a low-level assignment.

The security department of the steel rolling mill is divided into several groups, mainly two parts. One part belongs to the internal security, which is specifically responsible for the safety and security of the factory area. The other is the public security group which was established not long ago. It is a public security group that cooperates with the street office and is mainly responsible for the public security work in the factory staff family area, which conflicts with the jurisdiction of the public security office.

But these days, jurisdiction depends on people, and the people in the public security station are simply not enough. Usually, in order to strengthen management, the public security station has to mobilize the masses. The second way is to find the big factories in the street and ask them to send people to form this security team, which is specifically responsible for the public security work of several related family quarters. It is a dual leadership of the steel rolling mill and the public security station.

The head of the public security group is Zhang Bing, the director of the security department, who is a retired soldier. The position of head of the public security group is a temporary position held by Zhang Bing, and he does not really take charge of matters on a daily basis.

After all, the security team is mainly responsible for matters outside the factory, and there is also the Security Office in charge. No matter whether Zhang Bing is in charge or not, nothing serious will happen. Usually, he is just a figurehead, and if he needs to sign something, he just signs a document.

Lin Yi was assigned to be the deputy leader of the security team.

Yang Aiguo took Lin Yi to find Zhang Bing specifically.

As soon as Lin Yi officially started working, Zhang Bing handed over all his personal affairs to Lin Yi, and also gave Lin Yi the seal for signing documents.

"It's okay. Zhang Bing has handed this matter over to you. Just take it on without worry. If you have any questions, just ask him directly, or you can ask me. He is one of us. He was in the same company with me and we went to the battlefield together."

Zhou Kangri also comforted Lin Yi. This sudden leadership position did make Lin Yi a little nervous.

However, since Zhou Kangri said so, Lin Yi felt relieved.

The establishment of the public security team was originally a perfunctory job. Zhang Bing was busy with the affairs of the entire security department and had no time to take care of the miscellaneous matters of the public security team. Therefore, the people who work here are also half-hearted.