He Yuzhu guessed correctly. Qin Huairu had washed the clothes of the three children, but Jia Zhang's hair had not been washed for a long time.
I walked into the kitchen and was about to start cooking, but I saw that the rice jar was empty.
I felt bitter in my heart. It had been a month since the last theft, and after I finished buying the locust flowers, it had only been half a month, and it would take another two days for my salary to be paid.
But even if she insisted, she would still be hungry. She was fine, as she still had enough to eat at the factory. But at home...
Qin Huairu's hands were useless, but he still prepared the meal. There were two steamed buns for the adults and one for each of the two children, plus some clearly visible porridge. As for the dishes, there were no vegetables, just pickles.
When the family was having dinner, Jia Dang couldn't wait to stuff the sticky rice into his mouth.
Qin Huairu gave Jia Zhangshi two steamed buns, ate one himself, and cut the other in half to give to the two children.
Jia Zhang didn't care and ate voraciously. She wanted to find fault, but reason prevailed.
"Mom, is there no food at home? I'm hungry every day now!" Banggeng finished his own and ate the other half, but he was still hungry.
In fact, it is the lack of oil and water that causes him to never feel full no matter how much he eats.
"Just bear with it for now. We'll get our salary in a couple of days and then we'll have something to eat!" Qin Huairu touched her half-full stomach and had no choice but to bear it.
"Tsk, is there any mother like you? Can't you lend it to me? Do you really think that little bit of food will last for three days?" Jia Zhang said contemptuously.
Qin Huairu looked at her and really wanted to pry open her head to see what was inside.
"Borrow? From whom? Look around this yard, is there anyone who would care about us?"
"Isn't Yi Hai your master? And Xu Damao took advantage of you for nothing?" Jia Zhang didn't care about her children. She would rather her grandchildren didn't like their own mother.
Qin Hairu's face turned red with anger, especially when she saw the curious looks of the two children.
"Mom, don't talk nonsense. When did you ever get taken advantage of?"
Jia Zhang snorted and turned away, just in time to see her son's portrait on the wall. She felt extremely regretful. She had married a country woman just to save money, but she didn't expect that she was not honest.
In fact, she had always been puzzled. Before Dongxu's death, he seemed to be depressed and worried about something. She thought it was for the sake of the family. After all, Dongxu was the only one who supplied food at that time.
Since no one else had it, life naturally became difficult, and I cruelly stopped looking after my son.
Jia Zhang wanted to tear Qin Huairu to pieces, but the three children were Dongxu's after all, and they had to be raised by her.
Qin Huairu felt that Jia Zhang just looked down on her and therefore slandered her. As for Xu Damao, it did happen a few times, but she was confident that no one saw it because she would observe her surroundings every time. Besides, she just touched the little hand and hugged him, and she didn't do anything to let Jia Dongxu down.
After that, the yard welcomed the long-lost tranquility. The family affairs of several main supporting characters were resolved, and the rest was a quiet life.
The deaf old lady also stays at home every day. She has money in her hand. Every month you give her 10 yuan, plus receipts, and use the rest to buy some snacks for yourself.
As for the food, it is actually better than before, even though there is less food on the market.
But it was a four-city city after all, with many extraordinary people. Yi Hai would occasionally go to the black market or the pigeon market, and when he came back he would naturally bring back food.
Although Yi Xiaohai paid 60 yuan to the factory every month, he still had more than 20 yuan left. In addition, they had food supplies and the old lady's money. Xiaohai and his wife had no savings or house, and they were still in debt. They didn't dare to hope for a pension, so they might as well enjoy themselves.
According to the old lady, "Who knows when you'll close your eyes and want to eat? Who will give it to you? There's not even anyone to burn paper, so how can you expect to get food?"
In this way, Yi Hai and his wife, who had been stingy for many years, were successfully cured.
Since the eldest brother severed ties with him and bought a house, Liu Hai collected 5 yuan in rent every month and paid 3 yuan himself, plus a salary of more than 70 yuan, so he actually lived the best life in the yard.
Just two months later, he followed Yan Fugui's footsteps and bought a bicycle, but he also exchanged it for a bicycle at the flea market.
Yin Yi Hai was so envious that he went back to follow Aunt Mo Ji.
"What can you buy it with? If you weren't greedy, we wouldn't have lost our house. The second uncle owns two houses and has money, no debts. The third uncle owns one house and doesn't have to pay for rent. What about you?"
After this round of in-depth sarcasm, Yi Xiaohai blushed and left immediately.
The lady ignored him and said, "God is fair!"
Xu Damao often went to his parents' house during this period. To put it bluntly, his family was still unwilling to accept that all their family assets were gone.
This has been putting pressure on the police, but they are almost running out of ideas and still haven't caught anyone.
The family had no choice but to accept the defeat. Fortunately, Xu Damao and Xu Fugui still had their jobs, but the family had no money and no sense of security.
Damao was told that he wanted to get married, but his parents refused.
"To put it nicely, it's marrying a wife. To put it bluntly, isn't it just buying a wife and helping the poor?" Xu Fugui refused directly.
Xu Damao refused to give in and argued, "What can we do now? At least she doesn't mind me now. She also said that if things really don't work out in the future, I can adopt her or give her my sister's child!"
Xu Damao actually went to the street office because of what He Yuzhu said casually last time.
I have been to the shelter many times and met a girl who was fleeing.
But the girl is not alone, she has a father and a younger brother. She originally thought that Xu Damao didn't like her.
But Xu Damao was also afraid, and Director Wang also knew his situation, so she screened him first.
Finally, five people came, including a widow with two boys. Xu Damao was definitely not happy about it. No matter how stupid he was, he didn't have the disease to raise children for others.
One of them was married, but they both died while fleeing the famine. Xu Damao didn't like her either. Not only was she older than him, she looked even older than his mother.
The third one was even more impressive. He was very dark-skinned with high cheekbones. Xu Damao shook his head.
The fourth one looked okay, although not as pretty as Lou Xiao'e, but he accepted her. However, after getting to know her, he rejected her outright. She was young, but her mind was bigger than his.
The first thing he said was, "Since you don't have any children, my brother has many children, so let's adopt one. Your house will now be in my brother's name, and you must give him your salary every month."
Xu Damao's mouth twitched when he heard this. If he hadn't had any water in his hand, he would have really wanted to pour it on her. She didn't say a word and just walked away, thinking that he was being taken advantage of.
The girl also wanted to save face, so she yelled directly at him, "You eunuch, it's good enough that you didn't despise me, but you still insisted. If I don't give you a house and money, who will follow you?"
Xu Damao looked at the curious eyes of the other people in the shelter and almost ran away.
It was only after Director Wang kept persuading me that I decided to just go and see it.
As for the fact that the shelter knew he was infertile, they just gave up.
After meeting the last one, Xu Damao didn't leave immediately because the girl was only 19, with a round face and big eyes, but she was so thin that she looked like a gust of wind and could be blown down at any time.
Then he got straight to the point, "You know about your situation. You won't accept any children from your family. You have a younger sister, and there's only one boy in your family, so the bloodline is definitely not mixed!"
Xu Damao actually didn't hold out any hope, so he said it bluntly.
After waiting for a long time and just about to leave impatiently, I heard a soft voice.
"I can agree to this, but I have conditions."
Xu Damao stood there in a daze, thinking that he would agree to it just like that, but when he heard the conditions, he began to feel a little contempt.
"Go ahead!"
The little girl bit her lip and said after a long while, "I have a father and a younger brother at home."
Xu Damao had already lost hope when he heard this, but it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved by what he heard next.
"My condition is that you support my younger brother to go to school until he graduates from high school." After the little girl finished speaking, she raised her head and stared at Xu Damao closely.
After being stared at for a few minutes, Xu Damao finally regained his composure and asked, "How old is your brother?"
"He's 13 years old and was already in the fourth grade. Your request is to pay for his education. If you agree, we can get married right away."
Xu Damao's lips trembled up and down. After a long while, he said that he would go home to discuss the marriage with his parents.
This was not discussed with Xu's parents, and they were not happy to hear about poverty alleviation.
"My only condition is to support my brother's education. What's wrong with that? I don't want anything else. How can it be considered buying a wife?"
Xu Damao saw that it was not easy for his parents, and he felt a little disappointed. He was immature, but that didn't mean he didn't want you to get married. Besides, his thing still worked, okay?
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