As for what others were saying, Jia Dongxu could only choose to ignore it as much as possible. Looking at Qin Huairu and Bang Geng lying on the bed, Jia Dongxu almost had a mental breakdown.
No matter how devastated he was, Jia Dongxu had to face this cruel reality. He forcefully carried his mother to the bed, closed the door, and cried alone by the bedside for a long time.
Yi Zhonghai, who was moving things in the kitchen, ignored Jia Dongxu's crying. At that moment, Yi Zhonghai was incredibly grateful that he and Jia Zhangshi had divorced. If he hadn't, he would be the one facing the most trouble right now.
To make his New Year more comfortable, Yi Zhonghai moved away quite a bit of even the leaves and algae. Even if he didn't like them, he didn't want to give them to the Jia family.
After moving half of the room, Yi Zhonghai slept in the room next to the deaf old lady.
In the front yard, Wei Hua was also having a friendly chat with Yang Tao. Since the two had similar experiences, once they started talking, they had endless things to say.
Wei Hua revealed everything except that he possessed a system. He even included details about his past life.
Yang Tao didn't hold back with Wei Hua either. Only then did Yang Tao realize why Wei Hua's family was so well-off.
The two chatted until late at night before finally resting. At that moment, they were like a couple deeply in love. Before long, they began a new round of conversation.
With the system's boost, how could Wei Hua possibly be a match for Yang Tao? Only after Yang Tao repeatedly begged for mercy did the war finally end.
The next day, Wei Hua got up early. He secretly simmered a pot of chicken soup in his spatial storage and only took it out after it had cooled down.
If you were to cook chicken soup outside, you'd likely encounter countless problems. Leaving aside others, Yan Bugui, who lives right across the street, would definitely be able to smell it.
After the chicken soup lost its flavor, Wei Hua carried it into the bedroom and then took out some steamed buns he had made before. Looking at the sleeping Yang Tao, Wei Hua had to nudge her gently.
"Peach, get up quickly. Go wash up and come eat breakfast."
Hearing Wei Hua's words, Yang Tao quickly got up. Seeing the toiletries in the kitchen, Yang Tao felt somewhat unaccustomed to them.
But since she had come to this world, she had to accept everything about it. Although she had never used these things, Yang Tao had heard of them to some extent.
I dipped a toothbrush in some toothpaste powder and started brushing my teeth. After brushing, I sat down at the table.
"Isn't it said that life is really hard these days? How come our family is doing so well? We just got a chicken yesterday, and you got another one this morning?"
"This is a secret. You just need to eat it secretly, and you don't need to worry about where it comes from. We can just live our lives peacefully. I guarantee there won't be any problems with these things."
"After you finish eating, hide the food. Reheat it slightly at noon, but don't reheat it for too long. Eat it as soon as it's not cold. If someone smells it, there will be a lot of trouble. Don't throw away the chicken bones after you finish eating. I'll deal with them when I get back."
Hearing Wei Hua's words, Yang Tao simply nodded. Those elites who have survived the trials of the workplace are all sharp-witted. Yang Tao didn't ask many questions, because she could easily grasp the key points.
When others are struggling to get enough to eat and wear, but you are eating well every day, it's easy to arouse jealousy in others, and jealousy is the original sin.
Seeing that Yang Tao had already started eating, Wei Hua quickly started eating as well, and left the courtyard after finishing. Before going to work, he even took out some cloth and cotton to make several sets of clothes for Yang Tao.
It's obvious that Yang Tao didn't have many clothes, because when she entered the courtyard, she only carried a small bundle, which couldn't even fit two sets of clothes.
As for the size of the star fruit, Wei Hua personally checked it last night. Although he wouldn't say it's 100% accurate, he at least has a pretty good idea of its dimensions.
After telling the tailor the measurements, Wei Hua kept a few kilograms of cotton and a dozen feet of cloth. Besides making a cotton-padded jacket, he also needed to make clothes for the inner garments.
A dozen or so feet of cloth were only enough to make three or four sets of clothes. Compared to later generations, this seemed very meager, but it was quite adequate for that era.
If that's the truth, then both Wei Hua and Yang Tao will be going to jail in a few days. After exchanging a few casual words with the shopkeeper, Wei Hua had to leave because it was almost time for the steel rolling mill to open.
As soon as he entered the steel rolling mill, he saw the dejected Jia Dongxu. Wei Hua had absolutely no liking for Jia Dongxu. He walked past Jia Dongxu and went straight into his own workshop.
Jia Dongxu only glared at Wei Hua a few times before walking into the workshop. Seeing Yi Zhonghai working nearby, Jia Dongxu felt somewhat uneasy.
As for Jia Dongxu taking revenge on Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu doesn't have the guts. Yi Zhonghai used to be a level six fitter, and he had a whole group of apprentices, not to mention his fellow apprentices.
Now that things have completely fallen apart, Jia Dongxu can only keep a low profile. Perhaps because he didn't sleep at all last night, Jia Dongxu kept feeling sleepy at work.
This resulted in Jia Dongxu being scolded several times while working at the steel rolling mill. In the past, Yi Zhonghai might have tried to protect Jia Dongxu. But now that Yi Zhonghai had completely severed ties with the Jia family, he naturally couldn't continue to support Jia Dongxu.
This caused the relationship between Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai to deteriorate further. They had only separated yesterday, and today they were already not speaking to each other. Because neither of them had a good reputation in the workshop, they dared not cause any trouble there.
Jia Dongxu could only endure the workshop foreman's scolding, obediently spending the entire day at the steel rolling mill. As soon as the work bell rang, Jia Dongxu returned home. Once home, he began complaining about his mother.
"Mom, can you please stop yelling? How are we supposed to sleep if you keep yelling like this? Huai Ru and the others don't have to go to work yet, but I have to go to work tomorrow. I've been scolded at least five times today alone. If it continues like this tomorrow, they might deduct my salary."
“You know our family situation. I don’t have a single penny on me right now, so how can I afford to buy you medicine? Please bear with it for now. I’ll get paid in about twenty days, and maybe then I’ll have the money to buy you some medicine.”
"Dongxu, can't you think of a way to help Mom? You know Mom's situation. Her right leg was already crippled, and now not only is her right leg in trouble, but she also has countless wounds all over her body. If we keep leaving Mom like this, she will be completely useless in the future."
Hearing his mother's words, Jia Dongxu felt quite resentful.
"Whose fault is this? I told you beforehand not to cause trouble for Weihua. But you wouldn't listen and insisted on causing trouble on his wedding day. If it weren't for you, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have fallen out with us. With those five yuan, our family's living conditions would have been better this month. But what happened? Not only did we lose three yuan to someone else, but you also fell and got hurt like this. In the end, it's all your own fault, and there's nothing I can do about it."
“If I had money, I would have taken Huai Ru and Bang Geng to see a doctor long ago. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been lying in bed for a month or so and still unable to get out of bed. You shouldn’t be making such a fuss. Just rest in bed and get some rest. If you can’t help it, just bite something in your mouth. If this continues, our whole family will starve to death.”
Hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Jia Zhangshi didn't know what to do. But in order to continue living, she could only stuff a piece of cloth into her mouth.
Whenever the pain became unbearable, Jia Zhangshi would bite down on the strip of cloth, and remove it once the pain subsided. Since the cloth was introduced, the Jia family quieted down, which relieved the others. Frankly, everyone was quite annoyed by Jia Zhangshi.
Fortunately, Jia Zhangshi was at home; if she had been lying in the courtyard, I'm afraid no one in the entire courtyard would have been able to sleep.
Seeing that his mother had calmed down, Jia Dongxu breathed a sigh of relief and then turned and went into the kitchen. Now, he was the only one in the entire Jia family who knew how to cook.
Jia Dongxu took some dried aquatic plants from the wall, crushed them, and then put a handful of rice into the pot to cook a pot of porridge.
It wasn't that Jia Dongxu wanted to add these things; without them, there simply wouldn't be enough to eat. Adding them would make it bitter, but at least it would fill their stomachs. The seaweed would expand rapidly after cooking, allowing everyone to eat even more.
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