Siheyuan: Qin Huai Ru, Dong Xu Qing You

Hearing their father's call, Jie Cheng, Jiefang and Jie Kuang rushed out like three tigers.

Before Zhang Maosheng could react, Yan Jiefang's fist had already hit him hard in the face, Yan Jiecheng kicked him in the waist, and Yan Jiekuang picked up a brick and hit him hard on the thigh.

Zhang Maosheng screamed in pain and stepped back repeatedly, and was soon pinned to the ground by the three Yan brothers.

Yan Jiefang, the second son of the Yan family, was the most ruthless and beat up Zhang Maosheng who was lying on the ground.

Zhang Maosheng could only hold his head and try his best to protect his vital parts.

"Stop hitting me! Old Man Yan, not only do you hit me, you also hit my nephew! Okay, you have to pay me three hundred yuan for medical expenses!" Jia Zhang said this, but she was actually very happy in her heart.

For her, the Yan family not only beat her nephew, but also had to pay for his medical expenses. This was truly the best of both worlds.

“Dongxu’s mother, this is none of my business.

He was the first to start, look, he even tore my collar!" Yan Bugui acted like a scoundrel, pointing at his own neck and shouting at Jia Zhangshi.

"Old Xi Yan, I don't care whether the three boys in your family beat up my nephew Maosheng or not, you have to pay compensation anyway!" Zhang Maosheng lay on the ground, crying for his parents.

At this time, he finally understood why his aunt Jia Zhang had so much money - it was all owed by Yan Bugui.

However, Zhang Maosheng's eyes rolled, and he thought secretly in his heart: If he can make 300 yuan by being beaten once, then he really hopes that all the men, women, and children in Nanluoguxiang will come to beat him up!

Not to mention three hundred dollars, even if he was only rewarded with three dollars each time, he would be willing to do it.

"Yes! Pay me! Otherwise I won't leave your house!" Zhang Maosheng decided to go all out and lay down at the door of Yan's house, as if he would not give up until he was paid.

The Yan family was not actually afraid of Zhang Maosheng, but they were afraid of his aunt Jia Zhang.

When Zhang Maosheng lay down, Yan Bugui also lay down like that.

Now that’s great, No. 95 Nanluoguxiang was in an uproar.

Jia Zhang insisted that it was the Yan family who did it and demanded compensation; Yan Bugui counterattacked, saying that Zhang Maosheng was the one who grabbed his collar and scared him half to death.

The two families quarreled until their faces turned red, and both of them shouted at the other to pay.

As the Chinese New Year was approaching, the children in the courtyard had their holiday on May 13th and some factories also stopped working.

With the commotion between the Jia and Yan families, the courtyard became even more lively.

Liu Haizhong heard some noise in the backyard and hurriedly put on his coat and came out to take a look.

When he saw that it was Yan Bugui and Jia Zhang who were arguing with each other, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away, hiding back in the house.

Speaking of Yan Bugui and Jia Zhang, they were really not easy to deal with. They quarreled from noon until sunset.

In the evening, Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard carrying half a pound of pork.

This meat was bought secretly from the black market at a high price.

The so-called black market is where farmers living near the capital secretly raise chickens and pigs, then slaughter them when they are fat, hide the pigs in their clothes and bring them into the city to sell.

At that time, people didn't dare to do business openly, otherwise they would be considered as speculators, and if they were caught, it would be a disaster.

These farmers exchanged pork, chicken and eggs for food, oil, money and coupons.

Qin Huairu was short of money, so she could only exchange the pen from her office for the half pound of pork.

A pound of pork costs only 53 cents in state-owned stores, but it is much more expensive on the black market.

Moreover, most of the pork on the black market is lean.

Chapter 185: This is how the term "picky" came about

The half pound of meat Qin Huairu bought was almost all lean.

Logically speaking, these days, people prefer fatty meat when buying it, as fatty meat is the most popular.

So, that’s how the term “picky and choosey” came about.

Qin Huairu actually didn't want to exchange the pen for the meat, but if she didn't buy some meat, her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, would definitely nag her again.

She had no choice but to go to the pawn shop and pawn a Hero pen in exchange for half a pound of lean meat.

As soon as I reached the gate of the courtyard, I heard my mother-in-law yelling in a loud voice like a broken gong.

Qin Huairu frowned, feeling puzzled.

This old lady always loves to cause trouble, which is really a headache.

"Hey, what are you doing here in broad daylight? You just make a fuss every day."

Qin Huairu was speechless. Just when she wanted to ask for clarification, she saw her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, rolling on the ground with a shifty-looking man. Yan Bugui in the front yard was also rolling on the ground.

"Huai Ru, you've come just in time! Yan Laoxi is bullying people. Go to the police and tell them he's assaulting people. Have them arrest him!"

Jia Zhang shouted for a long time until her voice became hoarse.

She expected her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu to call the police and have Yan Bugui arrested.

"Huai Ru, you are a sensible person.

It's clearly my mother-in-law who's being unreasonable. If you call the police, the person they might arrest isn't your Uncle Yan, but your mother-in-law!"

Yan Bugui was determined to go all out this time. He was not afraid of Jia Zhangshi. After all, Jia Zhangshi came to him to ask for compensation.

"Mom, what's going on? Can we get up and talk first?"

Qin Huairu looked at him with a frown. Her coquettish look made Zhang Maosheng, who was lying on the ground, stunned.

Is this still the same little girl she was when she first got married? She has changed so much in the past few years, especially after giving birth to two children. Her figure is so plump that it makes people drool.

Zhang Maosheng remembered that when he met Qin Huairu, she had just arrived in the city and was a little green at that time.

But now, after giving birth to two children, Qin Huairu has become so mature that it seems like water can be squeezed out of her!

Qin Huairu watched the farce helplessly, wondering whether she should call the police.

"Huai Ru, you're finally back! That old man Yan is such a bully! As soon as Mao Sheng arrived at our house, he brought his three sons to beat him up!"

"Huai Ru, call the police right now and have them put Yan Laoxi and his family in jail! Let them spend the New Year in jail!"

When Jia Zhang saw her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu coming back, she immediately shouted at the top of her voice, asking her to call the police and have Yan Bugui and his entire family arrested.

"Huai Ru, your mother-in-law is unreasonable. Don't be like her."

Yan Bugui was determined to take the risk this time. He knew he had to admit defeat and his heart was pounding.

However, the two hundred and eighty yuan must be compensated to the Jia family.

Not to mention asking Yan Bugui to pay 300 yuan to the Jia family, even if he was asked to pay 3 yuan, he would feel the pain as if it were cutting his own flesh.

Qin Huairu felt unhappy after hearing what Yan Bugui said.

"Uncle, I won't get involved in your affairs with my mother-in-law, but you are also the uncle of our courtyard. Think about why she didn't go to someone else to make trouble, but had to come to you?"

The meaning of Qin Huairu's words is very clear:

It takes two to tango, and a fly won’t bite a cracked egg!

Yan Bugui must have done something wrong and was caught red-handed by Jia Zhang.

Qin Huairu was right. Otherwise, why didn’t her mother-in-law go to Liu Haizhong or other residents of the courtyard to make trouble?

Why did I have to find you, Yan Bugui?

Yan Bugui was so stunned by Qin Huairu's words that he rolled his eyes and couldn't say a word.

"Mom, I have to go home and take care of the kids."

Qin Huairu didn't want to get involved in this matter, and she knew that her mother-in-law was not an easy person to deal with.

After saying this, she didn't give Jia Zhangshi any chance to speak, and turned around and ran towards her home in the central courtyard.

"Hey, Huairu! My mother-in-law was knocked to the ground by Old Man Yan, why didn't you do anything?"

Jia Zhang lay on the ground and screamed.

"Aunt, I'm going to help Huairu take care of the child."

Zhang Maosheng, who was lying on the ground, was completely captivated by Qin Huairu when he saw her return to the backyard.

Qin Huairu's mature charm is simply too charming.

Zhang Maosheng jumped up from the ground and ran after Qin Huairu.

Now, only Jia Zhang was left lying on the ground all alone.

When Yan Bugui saw this, he quickly winked at his three sons, took them into the house, and locked the door tightly!

The courtyard, which had been noisy all afternoon, suddenly became quiet, which surprised the residents.

"Yan Laoxi, you can run away, but you can't run away from the temple! I'm going to set fire to your house!"

The anger in Jia Zhang's heart grew more and more intense. She simply got up from the ground and staggered home.

At this time, Qin Huairu didn't even think about giving Xiaodang food.

Her eyes, which were usually very charming, were now wide open with anger.

"Huai Ru, this is Xiao Dang, right? Look at this child, her face is so pointed from hunger. Hurry up and give her something to eat."

"Go away!"

Qin Huairu was so angry that she was shaking all over. Zhang Maosheng actually asked her to feed Xiaodang in front of him!

"Huai Ru, how can you scold Mao Sheng like that? He is one of our family members!"

It happened that Jia Zhang came back to the house to look for matches. She was so angry that she wanted to take the matches to the backyard to burn down Yan Bugui's house.

But as soon as he walked into the middle courtyard, he heard his daughter-in-law Qin Huairu scolding her nephew Zhang Maosheng and telling him to get out of the house!

Jia Zhang's face immediately darkened.

"Family? He asked me to feed Xiaodang right in front of him. Is this what you call family?"

Qin Huairu was also annoyed.

She pointed at Zhang Maosheng and started yelling at her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang.

"Huai Ru, you should have weaned Xiao Dang earlier.

This child is already two years old, why should he drink milk?"

Jia Zhang did not blame Zhang Maosheng, but instead blamed Qin Huairu, saying that she should not have not weaned Xiaodang.

Qin Huairu was extremely angry with her mother-in-law.

Two lines of tears slid down her fair cheeks.

Qin Huairu felt that her life was so miserable.

Back then, she had also thought about marrying into the city and living off the government.

After listening to matchmaker Wang, she went to the city to find Jia Dongxu for a blind date.

At that time, matchmaker Wang praised Jia Dongxu to the skies. That was in 1952, and Qin Huairu was only 18 years old.

She had just arrived in the city and knew nothing. She hadn't even seen what Jia Dongxu looked like, but she was tricked by the matchmaker Wang into agreeing to the marriage.

After marrying into the Jia family, Qin Huairu discovered that her mother-in-law was really difficult to deal with.

Jia Dongxu is also a mama's boy. After marriage, he listens to his mother-in-law Jia Zhang in everything.

On the wedding night, mother-in-law Jia Zhang slept on the kang with them.

Even when Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu slept in the same bed, he had to ask his mother for advice.

This made Qin Huairu very embarrassed.

Qin Huairu thought this was the rule in the city, but later she found out that this was a bad habit of the Jia family!

"Hey, Huairu, you're still crying.

I haven't even told you yet. I had already asked Old Yan to pay for it, but you came back and started causing trouble, allowing Old Yan to take advantage of you. Now your whole family has gone into hiding!"

Jia Zhang actually started blaming Qin Huairu again.

Qin Huairu felt very tired, so she stood up silently, picked up Xiaodang and went out.

"Huai Ru, why did you leave? Mao Sheng and I haven't had lunch yet! You have to hurry and cook!"

Jia Zhang shouted loudly behind Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu ignored her and walked out of the courtyard with her daughter Xiaodang in her arms.

"Aunt, Huairu has left with Xiaodang. It's almost dark. Will she be okay as a woman? I'll go follow her."