After everyone who went to work and went to school left, the courtyard became quiet again.
Ye Haoran simply washed up and splashed the water in the basin directly into the yard. He returned to the house and hung his woolen coat on the bedside. He was about to untie his armed belt when he suddenly saw Qin Huairu looking in from the back window. With.
When she saw the big black star on Ye Haoran's waist, she quickly averted her eyes and said, "Didn't you say you were looking for a carpenter before? Aunt Wang from the Linyuan happens to know one. When do you have time, I can tell them to come over." have a look."
Ye Haoran first stuffed the big black star under the pillow, then stood up and walked to the window. Qin Huairu subconsciously took a step back.
It's good to keep a distance, otherwise Ye Haoran will take advantage of her when she's not paying attention.
Ye Haoran didn't care and said with a smile: "Don't look at it, just ask him to make a partition for me, and then make two cabinets and a set of tables and chairs. You can tell me how much it will cost later."
Ye Haoran was a bit tight on money before, but not anymore. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a little rich.
After getting a reply from Ye Haoran, Qin Huairu returned home without staying too much, because Mrs. Jia was looking through the window, as if she had to catch the two of them for something.
Ye Haoran also saw the big-faced man behind the window of Qin Huairu's house. He didn't say anything but stared at Ye Haoran fiercely, which made Ye Haoran confused.
He always felt that the people in this yard had an evil nature. They looked no different from normal people, but they did not have the feeling of love between neighbors. Instead, they only maintained a superficial harmony.
For example, Yi Zhonghai, a man who is not an official but reveals the power of officials in the old society. He has no children and no children, so he can set his sights on Sha Zhu. No matter whether he looks upright or not, his mind cannot be straight.
The second uncle Liu Haizhong has never been in contact with him, but he can kill his son, which is not much better than his thoughts.
It's nothing for the third uncle to be stingy, but it's not right to gossip behind his back, and he's still a teacher, so it's even more inappropriate.
Silly Zhu is skilled and earns a lot of money. He is both stupid and sharp. He can only be described in one word, and that is '彪'.
At present, Qin Huairu seems to be nothing special except for taking advantage, but there is something wrong with the other two in her family. Her mother-in-law is a bit neurotic, and Jia Dongxu is a bastard.
There is also an old lady who pretends to be deaf. She can selectively filter out the words she doesn’t like to hear. The only time she came into contact with her was to talk to her about her old age.
After counting all this time, I couldn't pick out a single good person.
Too lazy to think too much, I fell asleep.
Ye Haoran was already tired after a busy night, and soon fell into sleep. Only he knew whether he was dating Zhou Gong's daughter or playing chess.
When Ye Haoran woke up, he was awakened by a quarrel.
He pinched the bridge of his nose between the corners of his eyes and sat up from the bed. The quarrel continued.
"You prodigal bitch, I spent money to marry you, but you dare to hide money behind my back..."
'Snapped'
I could vaguely hear the sound of slapping and various pulling sounds.
Ye Haoran stepped on his shoes and pushed open the back window, and found that there were already many people standing in the yard. Some were standing on the edge watching the excitement, while others were tearing apart in the crowd.
"Ouch! Old Jia, please open your eyes quickly and see what evil has happened to our family to marry such a daughter-in-law..."
Mrs. Jia was sitting on the steps, slapping her thighs and shouting something unknown.
Ye Haoran didn't know who Lao Jia was.
The oldest man in the crowd stopped Jia Dongxu and kept pushing him to prevent Jia Dongxu from continuing to attack Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu's two children, the eldest son stood aside and looked on in confusion, and the younger daughter was crying.
But Qin Huairu just stood there covering her face and crying.
This scene confused Ye Haoran.
Why did he start fighting just after taking a nap?
With the attitude of not speaking if he didn't know the truth, Ye Haoran didn't speak to stop or persuade, he just watched.
"Dongxu, if you have anything to do, please tell me slowly. What are you doing!"
The first uncle pulled Jia Dongxu to persuade him. The angry Jia Dongxu couldn't listen to anything, and the more he pulled, the more energetic he became. He rushed towards Qin Huairu as if he were making a move, but for the first uncle Yi Zhonghai who held his hand raised high. , maybe it would have fallen on Qin Huairu’s face long ago.
Just when Yi Zhonghai gradually got the situation under control, the situation changed again.
Shazhu, who had just come back, was humming a song. When he walked through the hall and saw so many people surrounding him, he thought it was fun. As soon as he took two steps closer, he found Qin Huairu standing there crying after being slapped. He immediately became angry. got up.
After listening to a few words, he understood that it was Jia Dongxu who hit him, so he stepped forward and pushed Jia Dongxu in the back.
How could Jia Dongxu, who was as sick as a sick man, bear the push from Silly Zhu, who was leaning against him every day, so he went straight to the dog-gnawing position and threw himself in front of the mourning old lady Jia.
"Ouch!"
Jia Dongxu yelled, and when he raised his face, his mouth was full of blood. His two front teeth happened to hit the steps and he flew out. Mrs. Jia was stunned for a moment.
"Crush his wood to ash me (who stepped on the horse and pushed me)!!!"
Two front teeth were missing and his words were leaky. When Jia Dongxu opened his mouth, no one could hear clearly what he said, but they could probably guess the meaning by looking at his expression.
Silly Zhu got into trouble, and the first man felt numb all over.
Seeing that it was Sha Zhu who pushed him, Jia Dongxu roared and got up from the ground and rushed towards Sha Zhu.
Although Silly Zhu knew that he was wrong, he couldn't watch Jia Dongxu beat him, so the two started to fight. As soon as they started fighting, some stopped the fight, some pulled, and Mrs. Jia and the child cried when they reacted. There was a loud noise, and suddenly there was a commotion.
With the new addition of Silly Pillar, the first uncle couldn't handle it alone, so he called the second uncle and the third uncle to help.
But the role of the three little old men was really limited, and even the third uncle's eyes were blown away.
"Guangtian, Guangfu, Jiecheng, Jiefang, what are you guys doing standing around stupidly, why don't you come over and help!"
Yi Zhonghai hugged Shazhu and shouted to several young people watching the theater next to him.
The four young men joined in to control the situation.
"Silly... I'm going to fight with you..."
Jia Dongxu yelled at Shazhu with a leaky accent, and Shazhu replied not to be outdone: "If you are capable of one-on-one, can you be considered a man if you hit a woman?"
"Old Pu Pu slaps his wife, it has nothing to do with you!"
Unable to make a move, Silly Zhu and Jia Dongxu started to talk, and the talkative Jia Dongxu was a little inferior.
Seeing that the situation was under control, Yi Zhonghai roared: "Okay! Shut up, both of you, and let's see what you look like. We will hold a hospital-wide meeting immediately."
"Yes, I have to criticize you during the conference!"
When the second uncle heard about the meeting, he straightened his back immediately and pointed at Shazhu and Jia Dongxu with his finger.
At this time, the third uncle picked up the eye that had just been knocked off. When he picked it up, he found that one of the spectacle legs was broken. He was shaking his head in regret.
"Go and call someone. Call everyone in the courtyard."
Yi Zhonghai gave instructions to several young people, who started knocking on the door of each house, and Ye Haoran was naturally among them.
"Is anyone home?"
Before Ye Haoran could speak, the third uncle's eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, rushed in.
"Uh...Hello, I am Yan Jiecheng, the son of the third uncle. The three uncles held a general meeting of the hospital..."
Ye Haoran looked at the reckless Yan Jiecheng and waved: "I understand, just clean up and go over. You can inform others and hold the door open for you."
"Hey, okay."
Yan Jiecheng smiled sheepishly and left the house. He helped Ye Haoran close the door before calling the other residents.
It was his first time to experience a hospital-wide meeting. Ye Haoran just had time to join in the fun and see what this hospital-wide meeting was like.
After getting dressed, I put the big black star into the leather holster around my waist and put on my woolen coat before going out.
When we got to the main courtyard, many people had gathered at this time. Almost all of them had brought their own small benches. Ye Haoran didn't take any of them and simply found a stone pillar to sit down on.
At this time, several young people moved a square table and placed it in the middle of the yard. There were three chairs. Yi Zhonghai was sitting in the middle. The second uncle and the third uncle were on the left and right. There were also three large tea jars placed in a decent manner.
All the residents sat in a large circle around the square table. Silly Zhu and Jia Dongxu looked at each other angrily. They sat in the direction of each house. Qin Huairu sat not far from Ye Haoran and coaxed the crying little daughter. As for her, The son, Jia Gen, was sitting next to Mrs. Jia at this moment. At such a young age, there was no trace of sadness or joy on his face.
"Okay, everyone, just be quiet!"
The first uncle clapped his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet. After the sound decreased, he said to the second uncle: "Second uncle, let's start."
The second uncle put down the teapot in his hand, stood up and looked around with his hands behind his back and said: "This matter is still very serious. Everyone has seen it. Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu had a conflict. It was nothing at first, but when Silly Zhu came back, ...that..."
"It escalated the conflict."
The third uncle reminded him in a low voice, and the second uncle then continued: "Yes, what I want to say is that the conflict escalated and made the matter so big that Jia Dongxu's front teeth were knocked out, which can be considered a lot of suffering. s damage."
Seeing the second uncle talking there, Ye Haoran thought it was the leader who was speaking. He was chubby and had his hands behind his back, showing his imitation.
The third uncle wrapped the temples of his spectacles with tape and put them back on. They were still useful, but a bit ugly.
The first uncle, Yi Zhonghai, interjected at this time: "Let's not mention Silly Zhu's matter. Just saying that Jia Dongxu beat Qin Huairu is a big problem. If you two have problems, just solve them. Beating someone is definitely wrong."
"That's right, what's the point of beating a woman? You're still beating your own wife. Are you considered a man?"
After hearing the first man teach Jia Dongxu a lesson, Silly Zhu gained strength again.
"Shut up, I haven't told you yet!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was retorted by the elder. Jia Dongxu was so angry that he had no room to express his anger, as if he was constipated.
Ye Haoran didn't know whether others could see it, but Ye Haoran could clearly feel the First Master's protection for Sha Zhu. The reason why he taught Jia Dongxu a lesson first was to reduce Sha Zhu's negative image.
He turned around and continued: "Let's first tell you what's going on with you two."
Jia Dongxu was stumbling over his words, and everyone was making guesses and gestures, and then they understood the cause of the matter.
It turned out that Qin Huairu forgot to take out the money from the clothes when she was washing them, and soaked them directly in the water. She didn't remember until they were soaked.
When I took out the hidden money and put it aside to dry, I happened to catch up with Jia Dongxu when he came back from get off work. He saw more than 20 yuan hanging there to dry, and immediately asked where the money came from, whether it was stolen from home, and... I specially asked Mrs. Jia to see if there was any money at home.
Twenty yuan is enough to feed a family of three for two months nowadays, which is not a small amount of money.
After checking, I found that the money was not the family's savings, so I continued to ask where it came from.
Qin Huairu was afraid that her mother-in-law and Jia Dongxu would think too much if she told Ye Haoran for help and how much money she had earned. They stammered for a while and did not talk to each other. Only then did Jia Dongxu misunderstand that Qin Huairu had done something bad. Son, a dispute broke out.
During the quarrel, the first man came back from get off work and caught up, and began to persuade. The more he persuaded Jia Dongxu, the more energetic he became. As a result, he slapped Qin Huairu, which happened to be seen by Silly Zhu.
The uncle also knew where the money came from. Of course it was the reward from Silly Zhu, but he didn’t know why Qin Huairu refused to tell him, so he had to ask in a fake way: "Qin Huairu, tell me about this money." Where did it come from, so that everyone doesn’t misunderstand you?”
When the matter has reached this point, there is no point in hiding it anymore.
Qin Huairu hugged Xiaodang and said calmly: "The money was given by Shazhu. When he was arrested, I asked Ye Haoran to help him get him out. This money is the reward."
"Yes, that's right, I gave it to you."
At the critical moment, Shazhu continued to support Qin Huairu, and looked at Jia Dongxu with his chin raised, not knowing where his face came from.
"Help? Why do you ask people for help? Why do people help you? Are you two..."
Old Mrs. Jia was furious. She had long seen that something was wrong between Qin Huairu and Ye Haoran, and she quickly got in when she heard the loophole in Qin Huairu's words.
But before he finished speaking, Ye Haoran coughed twice, interrupting the old lady's shouting.
Glancing at it, Ye Haoran said seriously: "You have to talk about evidence. Silly Zhu can come back not because Qin Huairu asked me for help, but because Silly Zhu knows his mistakes and can correct them, and he also wrote a letter of guarantee, so I let him go. As for the relationship between Qin Huairu and I, it is just an ordinary neighbor relationship. If you want to smear my reputation, I advise you to be careful."
Even if the thing is true, even if it is a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning, even if it is nothing in the eyes of the team leader and the factory leaders, Ye Haoran still will not admit it.
Just because it's okay now doesn't mean no one will settle old scores in the future.
Besides, the relationship between him and Qin Huairu was innocent to begin with. Touching them twice didn't count. As long as they didn't sleep, it didn't matter.
Under the double threat of Ye Haoran's eyes and words, Mrs. Jia suppressed what she wanted to say, but her eyes still showed dissatisfaction.
Silly Zhu on the other side started to squeak again.
"That's right! I was released because I realized my mistake. You have to pay me back the money!"
Silly Zhu, who was so stupid, became smart again, and wanted to take this opportunity to get his money back. Qin Huairu looked calm, as if he didn't care at all, but Jia Dongxu was nervous.
The money that entered the Jia family belonged to Jia Dongxu, and there was no reason to give it back.
The first man scolded Silly Zhu: "Okay, shut up. A conference is not a place for you to show off."
After talking about Silly Zhu, he turned to Qin Huairu and his family and said: "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, it's good that things have been settled. Dongxu beats people first, admit his mistake, and have to live a good life in the future. As for Silly column...."
Silly Zhu is indeed a headache. Things that have nothing to do with him have to be interfered with.
Silly Zhu chuckled: "Master, you can fine me however you want, but do you have to pay me back the money?"
I'm still thinking about the money. There is also a part of Ye Haoran in the twenty-odd yuan, but Qin Huairu didn't say it out. If she really did say it, Mrs. Jia would definitely think that the two of them were mixed up, and she would definitely not be able to do anything about it in the future. Live a good life.
Hearing Silly Zhu asking for money, Old Mrs. Jia cried first: "Ouch! Old Jia, come back and take a look. Someone is bullying us orphans and widowed mothers. Your son's teeth have been knocked out. Don't pay for it." If you don’t say anything, you still ask us to exchange money, which makes no sense..."
While it was thundering and not raining, I was slapping my thighs and crying.
Only then did Ye Haoran know who Lao Jia was. It turned out to be Jia Xudong's deceased biological father.
Mrs. Jia is also quite interesting. She doesn't let her calm down even when everyone is gone. She even lets people come back to see her when nothing happens. Isn't this embarrassing?
Pulling the dead man out to fight the wind made everyone in the yard speechless. Even Qin Huairu felt humiliated, but Jia Dongxu and Mrs. Jia didn't know it.
Yi Zhonghai turned to look at Ye Haoran and asked aloud: "Xiaoye, what did you say?"
Ye Haoran was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the uncle would take the initiative to ask him. He smiled and said, "Let me tell you? Just arrest them all and lock them up for two days and calm down. What else can you say?"
"Gah..."
Mrs. Jia then remembered that Ye Haoran belonged to the law enforcement department. She burped and blocked her mouth without even mentioning it.
Ye Haoran continued to smile and said: "It's so courageous to beat people up under my nose."
Knowing that Yi Zhonghai was taking advantage of his position, Ye Haoran had to speak up, otherwise it would be another story if it spread to the factory. However, Ye Haoran had already remembered Yi Zhonghai's account.
Ye Haoran has always been the only one who takes advantage of others. Yi Zhonghai's appearance today is considered to be on Ye Haoran's blacklist.
Yi Zhonghai stared at Yi Zhonghai twice with deep eyes, which made Yi Zhonghai very uncomfortable. He quickly turned around and while everyone was shocked by Ye Haoran, he said: "We are the mediators in the yard, and we are all neighbors in the same yard. , I think it’s better to forget it if you catch him, the money will be used as Jia Dongxu’s medical expenses, and Shazhu will have to sweep the yard for another month as punishment, that’s it.”
When she heard that the money didn't need to be paid back, Mrs. Jia's mournful face immediately burst into laughter, and she collected the wet money and held it in her hands.
Qin Huairu opened her mouth to say something, but then held it back.
Silly Zhu saw the first man winking at him, but he knew it and didn't speak again, as if the matter was solved perfectly.
They had to do two things with the same amount of money. The two who suffered the most were Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu. One of them had no money and was slapped, and the other lost two front teeth.
Jia Dongxu could only look at Shazhu hatefully, and Qin Huairu also saw the first man's favoritism towards Shazhu.
Ye Haoran also saw how cunning the first master was. After the meeting, Ye Haoran glanced at the back of the first master Yi Zhonghai returning home and chuckled secretly in his heart.
'We have a long way to go. '
After everyone dispersed, they returned to their homes. Mrs. Jia happily took the money and entered the house with Jia Dongxu, ignoring Qin Huairu at all.
Qin Huairu was left sitting alone on the stone pillar in the main courtyard, with loneliness written all over her face.
I thought that marrying in the city would change my life, but I didn't expect that it would still be so miserable.
Ye Haoran swept his trouser legs, stood up and said, "There's nothing to be sad about. You can see a few people clearly with just a little money. You've earned this deal."
Qin Huairu shook her head: "So what can I do if I see clearly? I have to live how I want to live. Those who have a job can get paid, but I don't have a job. It's not that easy to make money."
"Isn't it just money? You help me arrange the carpenter's affairs, and I'll give you a few dollars as pocket money. It's just a small thing."
Qin Huairu was busy running errands, so Ye Haoran would not treat her badly.
He rolled his eyes and continued with a smile: "Everyone in the family cooks. If you have nothing to do, why not help me prepare breakfast and dinner, so that I don't have to go out to buy and eat every day. The money saved will be used as your salary. Why? Sample?"
"Huh? Are you serious?"
Qin Huairu couldn't believe it. Nowadays, every family is in poverty. Ye Haoran's idea of hiring a servant is something that many people would never dare to think about. No matter how rich they are, it would be more economical to cook by themselves.
Ye Haoran spread his hands: "Do I seem to be lying to you? I will give you money to buy groceries once a week, and whatever is left is yours, but you have to let me eat enough, one meal in the morning and one in the evening every day. Why? Sample?"
"make a deal!"
Qin Huairu envied the workers, otherwise she would not marry Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu's appearance alone was not worthy of her, a beauty who had met her fate all over the country. It was just that his job in the steel rolling mill gave him extra points.
Now that there is a job to make money in front of him, Qin Huairu will certainly not let it go.
Coupled with what Jia Dongxu did today, Qin Huairu didn't even think about going back to discuss it, and directly agreed to Ye Haoran's proposal.
