Siheyuan: It’s so nice to be Lao Liu

Time flies, and five days passed in a flash. Yan Jiefang had harvested at least one crop of vegetables and grains planted in the space. The harvested vegetables and grains were placed in a static space, waiting for his processing.

During these five days, the relationship between Yan Jiefang and He Yushui also warmed up rapidly. Because they could find good jobs after graduating from high school, the school was not very strict with them, giving them a lot of space to be alone. Under Yan Jiefang's sweet words, the relationship between the two was just one step away.

After school on Friday, the two returned to the courtyard together and walked into the front yard. Just as he was about to send He Yushui back to the middle yard, he heard the conversation between He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu. He cursed in his heart, thinking that Qin Huairu was a piece of shit. He also lamented his bad luck and the powerful ability to correct the plot. Qin Guoqing came to find Qin Huairu the next day, told her his background, and brought Qin Jingru to have a blind date with He Yuzhu.

"Shazhu, wait a minute. My family hasn't eaten meat for a long time. We are so thin because of hunger!" Qin Huairu said, "Buy me five catties of pork. I will introduce my cousin to you tomorrow."

"Is it true? How old is your cousin? Is she as pretty as you?" He Yuzhu said in surprise.

"My cousin will be eighteen when she gets it, but she is so pretty. How can I compare to her? Do you want to buy it or not? If not, I won't let him come."

"I heard from my second uncle that someone has introduced him to a girl. Last week, someone went to his house and said he wanted to give him three turns, one ring and fifty yuan as a betrothal gift!"

"My second uncle felt that the man was unreliable and disagreed. I think you are honest and compassionate, and a man of integrity, so I plan to introduce my cousin to you."

"Okay, I'll go buy it for you right away. It's just five pounds of meat!"

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Yan Jiefang knew that his work last week was in vain, and he had to make other plans if he wanted to get Qin Jingru. Qin Huairu didn't say anything about herself just now, probably because she didn't want He Yuzhu to know, to avoid conflicts with her family.

Yan Jiefang didn't want to let everyone in the courtyard know about their relationship before work, so he said to He Yushui: "Yushui, don't tell your brother about our relationship yet, I'm afraid he will object. Also, if you don't have food at home later, come find me and we'll go out to eat."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Because of Yan Jiefang's care, He Yushui did not turn evil, and he didn't care about his brother anymore. Let's just let it go on!

Not long after the two separated, He Yushui's voice reached Yan Jiefang's ears.

"Yan Jiefang, are you home?"

Hearing He Yushui's cry, Yan Jiefang knew that He Yuzhu must not have cooked for Yushui, so he said to the third uncle and the third aunt: "Dad, Mom, don't wait for me to eat, I'll go out and play for a while."

Since discovering his son's talent for fishing, the third uncle has been a little more generous towards him. Knowing that the son must have some money left, he didn't bother him and just nodded in agreement.

With his schoolbag on his back, Yan Jiefang ran out in a hurry.

He Yushui and he hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, one after the other.

I found a place with a wide view and few people and sat down. At this time, the sun had just set, most of the workers had gone home, and there were few pedestrians outside.

He took out two roujiamo from his schoolbag, one for each of them. Looking at the roujiamo that exuded the aroma of meat, they both ate without caring about their image. After they were full, He Yushui complained, "My stupid brother is really hopeless. I just came home and there was no food in the kitchen. I used to be able to have some peanuts to eat, but now, if a mouse comes to my house, it will come out crying."

"When I came out just now, the old man came to my house again and kept saying that the Jia family had a hard time."

Then he looked at Yan Jiefang and asked, "Brother Jiefang, how did my silly brother become like this? My family has no money, but the uncle still asks my brother to help the Jia family every day."

Before Yan Jiefang could answer, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Ding, as someone's brother-in-law, how can I let my elder brother-in-law be deceived all the time? I will issue the task now."

"Mission requirements: Let He Yuzhu realize the true face of the first uncle Yi Zhonghai and the true situation of the Jia family. Don't let the first uncle and the Jia family suspect the host."

"Mission rewards: 10 barrels of milk powder (5 kg), one Bajiquan (Grandmaster Level) skill book, one English proficiency skill book."

"Mission failed: my second brother is five centimeters shorter."

Yan Jiefang was excited when he saw the reward. There were two skill books, one of which was Bajiquan. Every young man has a martial arts dream. Now, he can get the master-level Bajiquan by completing the task. It’s a big profit!

Looking at the requirements, he frowned slightly and asked in his heart, "System, can I understand the task requirements as just letting He Yuzhu know that Yi Zhonghai is good to him and the purpose of asking him to help the Jia family, and then letting him know that the Jia family actually has a lot of money, and just asking him to join the trap?"

"Ding, the host understood correctly. Whether He Yuzhu continues to be a bootlicker has nothing to do with the host." The system replied.

After knowing the request, Yan Jiefang looked at He Yushui and said, "Yushui, in fact, your brother became like this because of someone's scheme."

Without waiting for He Yushui to ask, Yan Jiefang took out a notebook and a pencil from his schoolbag, spread the notebook flat on his lap, and said calmly: "Before I tell you the reason, let me do the math for you."

"The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has been a joint venture between the public and private sectors for ten years. Uncle Yi Zhonghai worked in the mill before the joint venture. We don't know how much he was paid at that time, so we won't calculate it for now."

"Let's start from the joint venture. Let's just look at the salary. At that time, an old man was assigned to the seventh-level worker, 90 yuan a month. I heard from my father that after working for five years, he was promoted to the eighth-level fitter, 99 yuan a month."

"During the five years of being a level 7 worker, an old man said he wanted to buy medicine for an old woman. Let's assume he spends 20 yuan a month, and he only buys medicine once a month. How can you say that medicine is worth 20 yuan? In addition, their family eats steamed bread every day, and they never see meat. Let's give him a little more. If we assume he eats meat once a day, 20 yuan a month won't be enough. He still has 50 yuan left every month, and in five years he has saved at least 3,000 yuan."

"In addition, during the five years since he was promoted to Grade 8 worker, he has saved at least 3,500 yuan. In total, he has saved at least 6,500 yuan."

"This is based on his lavish spending. It does not include his bonuses, his apprentices' gifts, and his previous savings. I roughly estimate that the uncle's family has at least 10,000 yuan in savings."

Seeing Yan Jiefang writing down the numbers that shocked her while he was talking, she opened her mouth unconsciously. She had never thought that at this time when the monthly salary was only a dozen yuan, there was actually a millionaire living in their yard. The shock to her was quite strong.

He Yushui couldn't believe it, so she calculated it again according to what Yan Jiefang wrote, and found no mistakes at all. Even if she didn't believe it, that was the fact, and she had to accept it.

Seeing He Yushui raise her head, Yan Jiefang didn't care about her expression and continued talking and writing.

"You should know the Jia family's situation better than I do. Let's start from when Jia Dongxu's father, Jia Fugui, died. The factory paid 500 yuan in compensation, and then Jia Dongxu took over. In the second year, he became a first-level fitter with a salary of 27.5 yuan. After working for two years, he was promoted to a second-level fitter with a salary of 36.5 yuan. When he died due to a work-related injury, he was still a second-level fitter. Based on his monthly expenses of 15 yuan, not counting the year before he was promoted, he saved at least 1,300 yuan in the six years he worked, which makes 1,800 yuan."

"After Jia Dongxu left, the factory lost another 500 yuan, and then Qin Huairu took over. She worked for three years and was a first-class fitter. She basically didn't spend any money on food, which was brought back by your brother. She saved almost all of her salary, 20 yuan a month. Your brother gave you 5 yuan a month, and basically let Qin Huairu borrow the rest of the money. Let's calculate it as 20 yuan a month. She borrowed for at least three years, right?"

"That means saving 40 yuan a month. After three years, it will be more than 1,400 yuan. You can calculate how much the Jia family has in savings. It must be at least 3,200 yuan."

"More than three thousand!" He Yushui's mouth twitched slightly. She felt numb. She had never seen so much money in her life. She didn't expect that there were so many rich people living in their central courtyard.

After being shocked, He Yushui looked straight at Yan Jiefang and asked, "Did the eldest master and Qin Huairu plot against my brother?"

Yan Jiefang stroked He Yushui's hair and said softly, "You are not stupid at all. You still know who is plotting against your brother!"

"But the uncle is so rich, why would he plot against my brother?" He Yushui asked.

Yan Jiefang couldn't say it directly, so he could only say vaguely: "I don't know the specific reason, but I have a few guesses."

"Qin Huairu wants your brother to do free labor for her, to be her helper, or the kind that doesn't require any payment. And Yi Zhonghai has no children, so he wants the Jia family to help him in his old age. He will definitely help the Jia family. Whatever the Jia family does, he has to serve them. Whenever the Jia family has problems, the eldest uncle will definitely favor the Jia family."

"Besides, if you make your brother a pauper and he can't get married, and you give him two dollars a month, he will treat him like his own father. In a few years, Jia's Banggeng will definitely need a house when he gets married. When the time comes, the eldest master and Qin Huairu will give your brother some support, so he will have to give up the house. With so many benefits, why not do it?"

"I'm wondering if your father was tricked into leaving. If not, with your father's ability, he could have bought a house nearby and moved out. Why did he have to go to Baoding?"

Yan Jiefang's well-reasoned analysis made He Yushui shudder. The eldest master and Qin Huairu were too scary.

"Brother Jiefang, what do you think I should do? Tell my brother directly?" He Yushui said in a dilemma: "Based on my brother's personality, he will definitely not believe it. He might even scold me."

Yan Jiefang thought that according to He Yuzhu's rude personality, he would definitely kick her out when Yushui was halfway through her talk. So he said, "Yushui, let's first ask your brother how much he has saved. I guess he can't even take out 10 yuan. Just tell him that if he saves yuan a month, he has worked for more than ten years, so where does his savings of at least yuan go?"

"More than a thousand, this is not a small amount. Your brother must be confused and he must be unconfident in saying that he lent it to Sister Qin. You should calculate it again, and don't say that I calculated it for you!"

"After you calculate the Jia family, calculate the Yiye family for him. Don't say that Yiye and Qin Huairu plotted against him. Let him think about it himself."

"When we were in the front yard just now, didn't we hear Qin Huairu was going to introduce her cousin to your brother? Tell him to keep an eye on Qin Huairu tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, she will definitely take her cousin around in front of Xu Damao first to let Xu Damao know that your brother is going on a blind date. Do you think your brother's blind date will work out?" Yan Jiefang added, "Ask your brother to think about why so many blind dates introduced by the matchmaker failed. Is it true that every time a girl comes to your house, Qin Huairu will wash your brother's pants? If there was a widow in my house who washed my pants every day, would you still be willing to be my girlfriend?"

He Yushui swallowed unconsciously. Qin Huairu hid it too deeply and he didn't notice it at all!

"No, I have to go back and talk to him. Brother Jiefang, I'm going back first."

After saying this, He Yushui didn't care about Yan Jiefang and ran back to the courtyard.