Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

Yi Zhonghai returned home in a daze. Considering that he was 41 years old this year, it was no wonder that his eldest brother introduced a widow to him. If in his previous life he was 40 years old and still a pillar of the family working overtime, it was different in this era. Many people had become grandfathers in their 30s.

Jia's family, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were all frightened by Yi Jianping who came to the yard today! If they had known that Yi Zhonghai had such a big brother, they would have treated him well.

Qin Huairu: "Dongxu, try to get along better with Uncle Yi in the future! By the way, yesterday I touched the place where we keep the money and found 50 yuan missing. Did you take it?"

Jia Dongxu: "Yeah, I sent some money to my mom these two days." Jia Dongxu wanted to get some more money to turn the tables today, so he had to lie to Qin Huairu, thinking that if he turned the tables, he could pay off his gambling debts and make some more money.

When Qin Huairu heard that Jia Dongxu sent the money to Jia Zhang, she didn't say anything. Seeing Jia Dongxu's mama's boy look, Qin Huairu was afraid that they would quarrel again if she told him, and all the money in the family was earned by Jia Dongxu.

Soon it was around seven o'clock in the evening. While Qin Huairu was cooking, Jia Dongxu ran to the place where he hid the money and saw that there was still 150 yuan left. He took out another 50 yuan and prepared to go to the black market gambling house to have some fun.

After finishing his meal in a hurry, Jia Dongxu said to Qin Huairu that he was going out for a drink with friends, put on his coat and walked out of the compound. As soon as Jia Dongxu walked out of the compound and reached the entrance of the alley, he met his colleague who was waiting for him.

When he got off work today, Jia Dongxu discussed with that Zhang Dianzi about going out to have some fun.

This Zhang Dianzi, whose real name is Zhang Aiguo, had plenty of time working as a purchasing agent at a steel rolling mill. He and Jia Dongxu met at a drinking party. After they had known each other for a while, Jia Dongxu saw that Zhang Dianzi had no other skills, but ate so well every day and had money, so he was curious and asked Zhang Dianzi where so much money came from. So Zhang Dianzi took Jia Dongxu to a black market casino.

When Jia Dongxu went there for the first time, he didn't understand anything. It was Zhang Dianzi who was playing and Jia Dongxu was watching from the side. Gradually, Jia Dongxu understood how to play. He took out the 5 yuan under his insole and played two rounds and won 30 yuan. Gradually, Jia Dongxu became addicted to gambling, and these people in the black market casino also knew Jia Dongxu.

But gambling is never smooth sailing. After losing two games in a row, Jia Dongxu was so angry that he wanted to go home. A man named Erniuzi stopped Jia Dongxu and said he could lend him money to gamble. Jia Dongxu was already losing money and didn't care about anything else. So he borrowed 2 yuan and continued to gamble. As a result, he actually won a few games and generously took out 20 yuan plus 20 yuan to give to Erniuzi.

Jia Dongxu became addicted to gambling and stopped working as a fitter. He thought about Pai Gow and dice every day. Today, Jia Dongxu kowtowed to his father's portrait several times to pray for his victory. He then took a huge sum of 50 yuan and followed Zhang Laizi to the black market casino.

After arriving at the casino, Jia Dongxu went to the point betting table like a duck in water. Seeing that the bet had not started yet, Jia Dongxu put a five-dollar bet on the big position. With the dealer's shout, "Buy it!", the bet started!

When Jia Dongxu saw that the score was high, he immediately took the winnings with a big smile. This time, he won about 5 yuan with 30 yuan! Jia Dongxu thought that his cheap father had finally made a move. It seemed that our Jia family was going to be rich.

Having won the money, Jia Dongxu took out another 10 yuan and put it in the position where he had bet on big. As soon as the dealer opened it, he won again. The gamblers around him looked at Jia Dongxu with envy. Jia Dongxu also felt the envious and admiring eyes of the people around him as if he was possessed by the God of Gamblers.

Then Jia Dongxu played Pai Gow and dice, and soon he lost all the money he had just won! With only 2 yuan left, Jia Dongxu thought of Er Niuzi, so he found Er Niuzi and asked him to lend him 50 yuan.

When Erniuzi saw Jia Dongxu's miserable look, he knew that he must have lost again, so he took out 100 and said, "Now is a good time for you to make a comeback. You should go all in. Going all in is a kind of wisdom! Do you understand?"

Jia Dongxu smiled shyly, thinking that Erniuzi was right. If he won money in a single game, he could not only pay back Erniuzi's money but also make some money to take back. Then Qin Huairu wouldn't know about it.

As Jia Dongxu put the 10 borrowed big black tens on the table for betting on big, the dealer opened the door! Jia Dongxu's eyes suddenly turned black because it was a small number! Jia Dongxu was thinking about how to pay back the money.

Erniuzi came to Jia Dongxu again and said, "What's wrong? Did you lose? I can lend you another 100 yuan to win back what you just lost."

Jia Dongxu was so frustrated that he took the money from Erniuzi and signed an IOU. The interest rate of the casino was so high that it was terrifying! If Jia Dongxu couldn't come up with the principal of 200 yuan plus the interest of 30 yuan in five days, they would come to his house.

Jia Dongxu took the 10 big black tens and lost everything again, not surprisingly! When he wanted to leave, he was stopped by Erniuzi, who said, "Jia Dongxu, you are leaving without any words? Tell me your home address, or I won't be able to find you when I come to pay you back!"

Jia Dongxu was like an eggplant hit by frost at this time. When he was about to give a false address, Erniuzi spoke again, "Don't even think about giving me a false address. I know you work in a steel mill. It's easy for me to find out."

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to tell Erniuzi his home address, and Erniuzi let Jia Dongxu go home.

Jia Dongxu walked out of the casino and was blown by the night breeze of March. He shivered all over and woke up. He felt regretful and helpless. He didn't know where to find the 200 yuan to return the money in just a few days.

A few days passed unknowingly, and one day, Yi Zhonghai had just got off work when another incident happened in the yard! The Jia family was surrounded by several strong men, and Jia Dongxu, who was lying on the ground, was beaten black and blue.

Yi Zhonghai asked Yan Bugui, "Old Yan, what's going on?"

Yan Bugui said, "Old Yi, it's a good thing you let go early! This Jia Dongxu is such a scumbag. He lost money gambling and got a debt collector who came to his door! You'd better stop watching the fun and go back quickly, otherwise Jia Dongxu will definitely look for you later."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and it made sense. He said thank you to Yan Bugui and went home. He did not visit the Jia family during this period.

At this time, a big man said, "Jia Dongxu, when will you pay us back? You have exceeded the deadline you promised to pay us back!"

Qin Huairu knelt on the ground and begged for mercy from several strong men, but they would not listen. The amount of money was clearly written on the IOU.

At this moment, Jia Dongxu was lying on the ground like a turtle, not daring to move. Banggeng had suffered a lot of mental trauma recently. Although he was afraid when he looked at the strong men, he felt inexplicably envious. He wished he could be as strong as them. Then his father would definitely not dare to beat him.

Several people, led by the older man, continued to force the Jia family to pay back the money. Qin Huairu said helplessly, "You are going to force our family to death! Dongxu, can you say something? What's going on?"

The older man said, "Don't tell me whether you're going to force me to death or not. If you borrow money, you should pay it back. Otherwise, why do you borrow money? Is there any free money in the world that you can lend to me?"

Everyone looked at Qin Huairu with a look of pity! Unfortunately, they were short of money and could not help Qin Huairu.