Qin Huairu could easily shed tears and feign misery.
At first glance, it looks pitiful and endearing.
Even though Old Lady Long had seen the world and met all sorts of people, she was moved by this pitiful little girl who was playing the victim: "Hey, don't cry."
It's such a waste for a beautiful woman like you to marry into the Jia family!
Alright, stop crying. From now on, as long as I have food to eat, you and your son will have enough to eat too.
"I'll also help you and your son deal with Jia Zhangshi and her son. Go get some money from under the third brick at the gate and buy some meat. I'm craving some."
"Ah, then thank you for your kindness, madam. My son and I will definitely repay you properly. Right now, Bang Geng is asleep, so I'll go get the money to buy some meat." Qin Huairu immediately wiped away her tears, covering her eyes with her sleeve, afraid that Old Madam Long would discover that she was acting.
Little did she know that she was overthinking things. Under the 15-watt fluorescent light, given Old Lady Long's dim eyesight, she couldn't see her face clearly at all and had to rely entirely on her voice and body shape to identify her.
Grandma Long waved her hand, telling her to hurry up and buy meat, as everyone was starving.
Qin Huairu nodded repeatedly, ran to the door, squatted down, took out a five-yuan note from under the third brick, said that the money had been found, and stepped out the door.
Grandma Long couldn't see clearly, so she waved her hand and urged her to hurry up and buy meat.
In fact, at this time of day, there's nowhere to buy anything, let alone meat, except perhaps cabbage and radishes, unless you go to the ghost market where you can find everything you need.
Qin Huairu didn't even know which way the Ghost Market's gate faced, so she definitely couldn't go there.
However, Zheng Ya established a large-scale planting base, ate meat at every meal, and prepared a lot of wild boar meat to supplement the meals for more than 600 people in a battalion.
To avoid arousing envy among the residents, Zheng Ya delegated authority to Yan Fugui to sell a portion of the pork, exclusively to those within the compound and not to outsiders.
Meat is sold without meat coupons, and the price is the same as the price at the meat stall.
In fact, Zheng Ya didn't care about the small amount of money; he just didn't want the people in the courtyard to become bloodsuckers, so he charged a fair price for the meat, which was practically giving it away for free.
You should know that a meat ticket is much more valuable than money.
Without meat coupons, you can't buy meat even if you have money.
Of course, this excludes meat sold at exorbitant prices in the "ghost market."
Right now, Qin Huairu rushed to Yan Fugui's house and knocked on the door: "Third Uncle, open the door!"
"Who is it? Why are you still up so late? Why are you knocking on the door?" Yan Fugui was afraid that someone would come to plead for him taking up his work station at the planting base. He was fed up with it.
Qin Huairu said tearfully, "Waaah, Third Uncle, Old Lady Long has been starving for days and no one has brought her food. She's craving meat now."
My son and I just moved into her house, and she wanted to eat meat. I... sob sob..."
"Hey, hey, why are you crying?"
"It's the middle of the night, and your crying is so creepy. Aren't you making a scene?" Yan Fugui warily shooed him away, knowing that Qin Huairu was trying to get wild boar meat for nothing.
The three women were furious: "Qin Huairu, if you want to cry, go somewhere else. Why are you crying in front of our house in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"Waaah, Grandma Long is starving to death, she's craving meat. If she really starves to death, I... I'm scared too, waaah!" Qin Huairu cried louder and louder.
This immediately alarmed Wu Wei's family, who were all puzzled: who was this person?
Old Yuan commented that Qin Huairu was the kind of person who would never go hungry, and that's how she ended up.
Wu Wei wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "Disgraceful, a disgrace to women."
Tian Juan offered a different opinion, saying that feudal habits had been cultivated from a young age, and the mind had been warped.
Zheng Xiaoya added insult to injury, saying that the desires of the weak are endless and they have no ambition.
"Environment shapes people," Zheng Ya concluded.
At this moment, Qin Huairu cried as she opened Yan Fugui's door. Yan Fugui didn't come out, but the third aunt came out and stretched out her hand: "Give me the money. How much meat do you want? Cash on delivery."
"Waaah, Auntie, I have money in the bank for Banggeng to get married, where would I get any money?" Qin Huairu refused to give her any money, as if she were trying to get something for nothing.
The old woman snorted irritably, "You have no money and you're begging for meat from me, trying to make my family pay you back? Are you still dreaming?"
"Third Aunt, you can't just stand by and watch Grandma Long starve to death, can you?" Qin Huairu escalated the situation and started to cling to the issue.
The people in the courtyard were startled by Qin Huairu's crying and came out of their homes to gather in the backyard to see what was going on.
Madam Jia, unable to bear seeing others do well, said sarcastically, "Hmph, this person's conscience has been eaten by dogs."
Earning a hundred yuan a month, and even getting a thousand yuan for free, they still wouldn't part with a little meat to save a life. The world is going to the dogs, and people have no conscience!
"Oh my, Aunt Jia's even got some fancy words going on, huh?" Sha Zhu sneered as he walked out the door. Jia Zhangshi retorted directly, "Sha Zhu, you heartless beast..."
"Old witch, how dare you insult people in the courtyard and affect the healthy growth of the children? Are you trying to go on a rural tourism trip?" Sha Zhu said rudely, and Jia Zhangshi was so angry that she jumped up and down, but dared not curse anymore.
Xu Damao was displeased: "Silly Zhu, you're really nosy. Do you live by the sea?"
"Xu Damao, when are you going to deliver the twelve yuan to each household?" Sha Zhu retorted, almost making Xu Damao furious. He had suffered a huge loss.
However, after the commotion in the courtyard, Yan Fugui was too ashamed to face anyone. He immediately had Jie Cheng cut three catties of meat and handed it to Qin Huairu, saying, "Sister Qin, you can't enter the planting base with this appearance. Here you go."
"Ah, I... sigh!" Qin Huairu realized that she had fallen into a disadvantageous position. Compared to being able to work at the planting base and earn wages, what was embezzling a little bit of meat?
Isn't this a case of losing the big picture for the small details, or picking up a sesame seed while losing the watermelon?
But it was too late for regrets. Qin Huairu, feeling frustrated, carried the three pounds of meat to the front yard.
As Qin Huairu passed by Jia Dongxu, she instinctively took a detour, but Jia Dongxu stepped closer and said, "You filthy bitch, you're acting and embezzling that old man's money, aren't you ecstatic, you slut?"
"Jia Dongxu swore..." Qin Huairu was startled and sat down on the ground to cry, which made Sha Zhu feel sorry for her. He was about to step forward to support Qin Huairu when Liu Lan grabbed his ear: "Go home and sleep. Can't you see they're putting on a show? Why are you getting involved..."
"Ouch, let go, Lanzi, it hurts..." Sha Zhu was pulled back by Liu Lan's ear, which made Xu Damao burst into laughter: "Sha Zhu, henpecked, a spineless coward..."
"You damned eunuch, what business is it of yours? I call this romance, you'll never experience this in your life..." Sha Zhu was known for his sharp tongue.
Xu Damao was so angry he almost vomited blood. He jumped up and down, cursing, "You idiot Zhu, you son of a bitch, you kicked my manhood, pay up..."
"I have a receipt for the money I lost. I'll sell it for whatever price you want. Do you want it?" Sha Zhu started showing off, and Xu Damao immediately left, afraid that if he stayed, Sha Zhu would drive him crazy.
Yan Fugui stepped out to support Qin Huairu: "Jia Dongxu, you insulted women and undermined unity..."
"Stop, I was wrong, I'll never do it again, Uncle, please forgive me this time!" Seeing the people in the courtyard sneering at him, Jia Dongxu retreated in defeat and admitted his mistake.
Unfortunately, Qin Huairu became increasingly heartbroken as she watched, and Yan Fugui seized the opportunity to retaliate: "Everyone in the courtyard saw it. You insulted Qin Huairu and even secretly kicked her to the ground, causing a case of assault on a woman..."
"No, stop talking, I was really wrong..." Jia Dongxu moved closer to Yan Fugui and stuffed a dollar into his hand to buy him peace.
Unfortunately, Yan Fugui is no longer the same person he used to be. He looked down on small sums of money and returned it, saying, "Bribery..."
"Ten yuan..."
"make a deal."
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