After calming Xu Qi down, Zheng Ya got on his bike and said, "Wife, get on, let's go home to our bridal chamber..."
"Get lost, stop thinking nonsense." Xu Qi sat in the back seat and gave him a light tap on the wrist.
A woman's secret weapon: pinching the waist, and pinching it in a twisting motion.
After pinching the flesh, she regretted it and changed to gently rubbing it. It was obviously because Zheng Ya pretended to be in pain and gasped for breath, which made Xu Qi feel sorry for him and change the pinching to stroking.
The two rode their bicycles back to the gate of the courtyard house in this ambiguous atmosphere.
Before they even parked, Yan Fugui, who had seen them return from afar, came out the gate and greeted them, saying, "Zheng Ya, someone is plotting against you. Would you mind having a chat?"
"Haha, no need for chatting anymore. Take this roast duck home and eat it. I'm leaving." Zheng Ya squeezed the brake, stopped the bike, took the roast duck bag hanging on the handlebars, and handed it to Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui accepted it with a flattered expression, then pushed the bicycle away.
Yan Fugui turned around thoughtfully and watched him enter through the middle gate before hurrying home: "You, take the child to the middle courtyard and keep an eye on things. If anything happens, come back and let me know."
“Alright, after all, it’s not appropriate for you to go to the Intermediate Court as the Third Uncle. It’s perfect for me to take the kids to visit the neighbors and keep an eye on Grandma Long and the others. It smells so good!” The Third Aunt has been married to her for over twenty years and has developed the ability to scheme and judge people.
Without Yan Fugui saying anything more, she knew what he meant.
This time, Zheng Ya has spent money and gained an advantage again!
Yan Fugui excitedly picked up the roast duck bag and said, "Look at this, it's a whole roast duck!"
It wasn't just leftover bones; Zheng Ya was particular about food!
I've heard that people in high society never leave leftovers for outsiders; if they can't finish their food, they'd rather throw it away than give it away.
Do you know what this means?
"How would I know that? Maybe you're afraid people will laugh at you for being so poor that you have to give people leftovers, and that you'll lose face!" The third aunt opened the roast duck package, her mouth watering as she looked at the whole roast duck, and tentatively guessed.
Yan Fugui shook his head vigorously: "Wrong, you're completely wrong."
The real reason is that the leftover food in the homes of the upper class is basically feed for pigs, chickens, ducks and geese.
This was a common practice among landlords, wealthy people, and powerful families; the livestock they kept were fed better than their servants.
Therefore, the upper class giving leftovers to others is tantamount to feeding livestock.
In the previous dynasty, this would have been a very prestigious thing, showcasing their wealth and superiority.
However, in this new society, which emphasizes equality for all, the upper class is afraid to give leftovers to others, lest outsiders accuse them of raising animals and committing crimes such as flaunting wealth in capitalism.
This is also a major issue of becoming detached from the masses.
It's also a disgusting and contemptuous act.
Therefore, upper-class people either don't give gifts, or if they do, they give good things to show their friendliness and treat others as equals.
See? That's how Zheng Ya does it; he's meticulous.
"Come on, look how pleased you are. Zheng Ya is willing to treat our family as equals, so we should do something to help him!" The third aunt felt extremely honored and excited.
It should be noted that although Yan Fugui was a teacher and an intellectual, he was supposed to be above others in this courtyard.
At least on a cultural level, they are a cut above the rest.
However, the few people in charge of the courtyard insisted on leading the others in the courtyard to belittle Yan Fugui's family to the point of being worthless.
Although the main reason lies in Yan Fugui's habit of taking advantage of others and being extremely stingy, which led to his rejection and contempt by the people in the courtyard, ultimately it is not Yan Fugui's fault.
As a teacher, Yan Fugui was too ashamed to borrow grain or money from people in the institute to make a living. Even if he borrowed, he couldn't repay it. But he still had to support a large family. How could he survive if he didn't take advantage of others?
These three women either have children or cook while raising them. It's not easy to raise four children and cook. They don't have the time to find other work.
The eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, is only eighteen years old this year. He is not yet an adult, so naturally he doesn't have a job to earn money to support the family.
The other two sons and one daughter are still young, so we can't count on them.
The family's daily expenses and the costs of entertaining guests all fall on Yan Fugui's shoulders. If he doesn't try to be frugal and stingy, several family members will starve to death. What can he do?
Life forces us to have no other choice.
This ruined the reputation of Yan Fugui's family in the courtyard.
As a result, no one in the courtyard looked down on Yan Fugui's family. The third aunt was often ridiculed and mocked, and always felt inferior.
Now things are much better. Zheng Ya gives them money and gifts, and treats them as equals, which moves the three aunties to tears.
Yan Fugui thought she was being pretentious and waved her away, saying, "What's wrong with you?"
"The good times have just begun, don't embarrass me, get to work!"
"Hehe, I'm going right now." The third aunt wiped away her tears with her sleeve, turned around and pulled her daughter toward the central courtyard.
As soon as I entered the main gate of the Intermediate People's Court, I saw Yi Zhong and Hai Liu carrying something golden into the hanging flower gate in the backyard.
They're giving away money and gold bars, I'll really go check it out.
The three women, filled with excitement and joy for Zheng Ya, headed towards the backyard. There, they bumped into Jia Zhangshi, who was leaving the house, and she hurried away from the yard.
When Jia Zhangshi saw someone delivering gold bars to Zheng Ya, she went outside and called the police.
The three women didn't think of it that way and went straight into the backyard.
As soon as Zheng Ya unlocked the door and entered his house, he was greeted by Yi Zhonghai and others returning the money. They laughed and said, "Oh, money has entered your home, and blessings of longevity and prosperity have been delivered to you."
"You're being so kind, should I accept it or not?"
"Ahem, Zheng Ya, we've come to deliver compensation to you, but we haven't brought you blessings, longevity, and prosperity..." Liu Haizhong felt that he was depriving his family of their good fortune; taking away blessings, longevity, and prosperity would bring disaster.
Even Yi Zhonghai and the others were furious. Shameless! Using this opportunity to mock and undermine someone's character. They said irritably, "Yes, Zheng Ya, watch your tongue, don't talk nonsense..."
"Hey, Madam Jia is always summoning spirits in the courtyard, but I haven't seen you two gentlemen say anything bad about her, have I?"
When Old Lady Long doesn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, greedily eats other people's meat, and even calls others her ancestors, you never say anything bad about her, do you?
And you, Yi Zhonghai, besides protecting Old Lady Long and Jia Zhangshi's family and taking advantage of everyone in the courtyard, I've never seen you pay out of your own pocket..." Zheng Ya was determined to provoke them into creating negative karma points.
This stimulus caused my heart rate to skyrocket!
Yi Zhonghai was almost driven mad by his words. He angrily shoved the money and gold bars into Zheng Ya's hands and said, "This is our compensation to you. Count it yourself, so you don't say it's not enough later..."
Do I care about the amount of money?
Has the Zheng family ever lacked money? No, they don't. They don't care how much money it is; they only care about your attitude towards losing money.
"Alright, I'll accept your compensation. Goodbye." Zheng Ya didn't even look at the amount of money or the number of gold bars before handing it to Xu Qi, making everyone in the courtyard stare with envy.
That's ten thousand yuan!
With so many gold bars, will I ever see so much money and gold bars again in my lifetime?
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