Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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The master's wife was overjoyed and followed him outside the courtyard to carry the grain into the house.

They also wanted to give money to He Yuzhu.

He said he absolutely couldn't accept the money, so after some delay and saying his piece, he got up to leave.

I arrived at my father-in-law's house before noon, bringing 100 jin of rice and 100 jin of flour, as well as some cured meat.

The father-in-law was overjoyed and said, "That's great! Your brother was thinking of taking advantage of the government's grain reserves."

My father-in-law and brother-in-law were skilled at brewing wine, and after the public-private partnership was established, the neighborhood would provide some grain for brewing.

The father and son made a living by doing this at home and received a monthly salary.

So the family had a lot of grain stored up, all of which was delivered by the neighborhood committee.

Since the main ingredient of Erguotou is sorghum, it has not been affected for the time being.

He Yuzhu said, "If you ever lack food or meat, just let me know and I'll find a way to help you, but you can't take any of the food."

"Yes, that's how it should be."

The father-in-law said somewhat embarrassedly.

He Yuzhu's space contains hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain, which he has collected over the years.

Most of the supplies were purchased in Moscow, since they don't lack food there and there are no purchase restrictions.

He Yuzhu has no trouble supporting himself and his relatives and friends. He has two or three million yuan in his own money, which is just a number to him.

It can be said that they have long since achieved financial freedom.

I had lunch at my father-in-law's house, and in the afternoon I went to Sun Tie's house to deliver some grain.

I went to the homes of those senior students again, but this time they didn't give it away for free; they just sold it to them at the price of the grain store.

After all, there are differences in closeness and distance; they're not that close.

It wasn't just one or two instances of help, but a period of three years; He Yuzhu couldn't refuse to accept any money.

I still understand the saying, "A little kindness is appreciated, but excessive kindness breeds resentment."

They didn't return to the courtyard house until evening, but this time they didn't bring as much grain, since it was a large, crowded courtyard and they had to be careful about how it was perceived.

While eating, He Yuzhu heard a commotion outside. He put down his chopsticks and rushed outside to take a look, then heard someone shout:

"A fight broke out inside the Jia family."

Chapter 307 Not Having Enough to Eat

He Yuzhu and the others came out and heard an argument going on in the west wing.

Jia Dongxu was very angry and loudly berated Qin Huairu, saying that she was greedy and ate too much grain.

Madam Jia Zhang also shouted, "Qin Huairu, I never thought you would even eat the child's food. I knew you were an ungrateful child, lazy and gluttonous, and an unfilial one."

Qin Huairu cried as she said, "I told you it wasn't for me to eat. How could I take food from a child?"

Not only was Qin Huairu crying, but the baby in his arms, Banggeng, was also crying.

Madam Jia exclaimed, "No outsiders have come into the house. If you didn't eat it, then who did I?"

Qin Huairu said defiantly, "Anyway, it wasn't me who ate it."

With a loud "smack," Jia Dongxu slapped Qin Huairu across the face and said, "If you didn't eat it, you're trying to pin this on my mother!"

Qin Huairu felt even more aggrieved and kept insisting that she hadn't eaten anything.

No matter what he said, Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi both believed that she ate it.

He Yushui said, "Sister Qin is really pitiful."

Wen Yuping said, "Yes, her mother-in-law scolds Qin Huairu almost every day."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Yushui, your brother will help you find a good husband in the future. We can't let our wives be bullied after we get married."

"Stinky brother."

He Yushui blushed. What was her brother saying?

Then she raised her foot and kicked He Yuzhu. Of course, He Yuzhu didn't dodge and let his sister kick him.

But He Yushui was still not satisfied and went to He Daqing to complain.

He Daqing tried to coax He Yushui with a few words, and He Yushui glared at He Yuzhu before giving up.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai and his wife also entered the west wing and offered some words of advice. It is unclear what they said, but then Qin Huairu was seen wiping away tears and running out with her head down.

Jia Dongxu rushed out of the house, wanting to give chase, but Jia Zhangshi called out:

"What are you chasing me for? Come back here right now!"

Jia Dongxu cried out, "Mother!"

"Come back. She'll come back when she's had enough crying. She can't possibly run away."

Jia Dongxu hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went back into the house.

After all, my wife went too far today and stole the food that was left for Bang Geng, so we'll have to use the food for the next day.

He Yushui never lacked food and knew nothing about the situation of other families, so he said:

"Father, it's just a little bit of food, why did you have to hit Sister Qin?"

He Daqing said, “You are living in a world of good fortune but do not know it. Now each family is only given 8% of their ration, and there is still no rice or wheat flour. So every family has to be careful with their money to make ends meet. If they eat too much food at the beginning, they will run out of food at the end of the month and have nothing to eat.”

"Huh?" He Yushui was very surprised.

Then he said, "No wonder Haitang's complexion has been worse these days. She keeps saying she's hungry during class. Are they not getting any food?"

He Yuzhu said, "Yes, there isn't enough food. Each person only gets less than eight ounces of food a day, and most people can't get enough to eat and have to go hungry."

He Yushui said, "No wonder. I saw some classmates secretly eating wild vegetables, too embarrassed to let others see them."

He Yuzhu asked, "Have your classmates already eaten wild vegetables?"

He Yushui nodded and named a few people. They all had brothers and sisters, and their lives were quite difficult. Among them was Yu Haitang.

He Yuzhu said, "If I can help my classmates at school in the future, I will. If they run out of food at home, I will bring them some more."

He Yushui said, "Yes, I thank you on behalf of Haitang."

Wen Yuping hesitated for a moment but didn't say much. There wasn't enough food at home, but He Yuzhu said he could get some food, so they would wait and see.

Qin Huairu had already run away, and having finished watching the excitement, she went back inside to continue eating dinner.

He Yuzhu assured them that there would be plenty of food in the future and that they would not lack food for their families, then took his leave.

He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to the entrance of the alley. Remembering that Qin Huairu often hid in this alley to cry, he turned around and took a look.

Sure enough, there was a dark figure in the alley, looking like a person sitting there.

He Yuzhu got off his bicycle, walked back two steps, and entered the alley.

When I got closer, I saw Qin Huairu sitting on a brick, hugging her knees, crying softly.

He Yuzhu took out a handkerchief, touched her shoulder, and then handed it to her.

Qin Huairu turned her head and glanced at He Yuzhu. After hesitating for a moment, she took the handkerchief and wiped her face.

He Yuzhu asked, "What's wrong today?"

Qin Huairu said, "I really didn't eat those leftovers."

Then I explained that Bang Geng went out to play today and I couldn't find him by dinnertime, so I left him some food.

But when Banggeng came back just now, the food left in the kitchen was gone. Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi both said that they had eaten it themselves.

He Yuzhu asked, "You really didn't eat it?"

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly, "It really wasn't me. How could I possibly eat my son's food?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Then who do you think it is?"

Qin Huairu said, "I guess it must be my mother-in-law. She was the only one who had the chance just now."

He Yuzhu had previously guessed that Jia Zhangshi was starving and that's why she stole the leftovers. Then he turned around and blamed Qin Huairu.

"Your mother-in-law is really something!"

Qin Huairu sighed and said, "Yes, it really makes me so angry. What kind of grandmother steals her grandson's food and then falsely accuses him?"

He Yuzhu squatted down, offered a few words of comfort, and said, "Then don't you want to get revenge on them?"

Qin Huairu was taken aback for a moment, then said, "He Yuzhu, what are you trying to do?"

"The way you're talking makes it sound like I'm not a good person."

"You think you're a good person? Look what you've done to our family, Jia Dongxu has been to jail twice already."

He Yuzhu retorted, "How did you learn from them? Is Jia Dongxu's imprisonment due to my fault?"

Qin Huairu was immediately rendered speechless. Anyone with common sense would know that Jia Dongxu was imprisoned because he had done something wrong.

However, her mother-in-law would curse He Yuzhu in the house every few days, always complaining that he had harmed people.

He Yuzhu put his hand on Qin Huairu's shoulder and said, "Look at Jia Dongxu, does he treat you like his wife?"