Chapter 137 Sophora japonica is born
A few months passed in the blink of an eye. It was still very hot in August and September of 61. Nothing happened during this period, just some family matters.

Liu Haizhong is now slowly becoming a little bit arrogant, and really thinks of himself as a leader every day. People in the yard look at Liu Haizhong with contempt as he walks with his legs folded and his eyes looking down on others.

The levels of He Yukai and Cai Wenqing are there, and if you don’t know the truth, you really can’t tell.

Although Liu Haizhong is immersed in his own life, he still works very hard in the training team for future promotion.

As long as someone asked for advice, he would tell them everything he knew, which won Liu Haizhong a lot of goodwill.

But things were different once he returned to the courtyard. In Yu Shui's words, the second uncle had become arrogant.

Maybe it was because Yi Zhonghai was becoming more and more embarrassed, and Yan Bugui was thinking about the plan at the gate, which made Liu Haizhong feel extremely superior!
Everyone is resting today, so He Yukai gathered the whole family and went to the river to go fishing and eat grilled fish, which is also a picnic.

He Yukai still remembers that when he was a child, he and his friends often stole food from home and went camping in the wild.

Today, on a whim, I decided to organize everyone to go out. To be honest, He Yukai didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but the food at the picnic was definitely better than the food at home.

Just as they were about to set off, they heard Jia Zhang running to the middle of the yard, shouting that she was about to give birth.

When He Yukai heard that Qin Huairu might be about to give birth, he quickly asked everyone to go out. He didn't want to meet Yi Zhonghai, the old man, again. The thought of asking He Yuzhu to send Qin Huairu off was disgusting.

We arrived at the riverside in the suburbs. There was a bed sheet spread on the grass, and on the bed sheet were snacks, such as osmanthus cake, candy, melon seeds and so on.

Although the difficult period has not yet passed, the supply of materials is slowly recovering.

Unfortunately, we were not prepared when we came today, and we didn’t catch any fish in more than an hour. This made the children very disappointed, and Yu Shui was also very disappointed.

The first time I saw my elder brother fail, I felt a little emotional.

"What are you looking at? There is no problem with my fishing skills. Let's go hunting. We must eat something before we go back today."

"Haha, you really are. It's been three years since the disaster. The newspapers said that in many places there is not even any bark left on the trees. Fishing? Hunting, I think, is not going to work either."

"Dad, are there really fish in the water? We have been here for such a long time and we haven't seen you catch any fish."

"Remove that word 'ma'. You are really suspicious of your wise father. Look, He Xiao doesn't doubt me."

"Uncle, I had my suspicions too, but my sister said it first."

"Hahaha"

He Xiao's words made everyone laugh, and He Yukai decided to speak with facts.

He Yukai took He Yuzhu to hunt and caught a few sparrows. It is said that those who learn martial arts are different. If they don’t bring any prey back today, it will be a huge shame and will seriously affect the image of them in the children’s minds.

After returning to the picnic site, He Yuzhu started preparing for the barbecue. Although he was a little disappointed with He Yukai's harvest, he had never eaten sparrows before, so his expectations were high.

The He family played for a whole day before preparing to go back. He Yuzhu rode a tricycle and pulled Lou Xiao'e, while Lou Xiao'e held He Yu in her arms. He Yu was very well-behaved, with his big eyes turning around, showing a strong desire to learn about everything.

It’s just that I can’t speak yet, otherwise a hundred thousand questions would come flooding in.

He Yushui is much more stable now. He rides Lou Xiao'e's bike with He Xiao, after all, he is in junior high school now.

I understand a lot of things now. When I think about my life before my eldest brother came and my life now, I feel infinite satisfaction.

He Yukai rode the bike with He Bing and He Qian. Of course, there was a dispute about who would sit on the crossbar and who would sit at the back.

Cai Wenqing brought He Jun with him, and this lineup was considered very luxurious in that era. The tricycle was assembled by He Yukai after he found it at a scrap collection station.

Not to mention it still works very well. Of course it’s not the one from the black market. That car is still lying quietly in He Yukai’s space.

The children in the family are now mainly taken care of by Cai Wenqing, Lou Xiao'e and He Yushui.

He Yukai and He Yuzhu spent relatively little time together. He Yukai was busy learning treasure appraisal knowledge, and would go out from time to time to wander around and buy some things.

The house in Courtyard No. 97, where Cai Wenqing first lived, was almost full. Fortunately, the identities of Cai Wenqing and He Yukai were still quite intimidating to Courtyard No. 97.

Besides, the courtyard was very harmonious, and with the help of the manager, no one cared that no one lived there.

After all, Cai Wenqing had obtained the title deed for that courtyard when he was working in the street office.

After that, even if there is a building, it is not needed. The guarantee letter for the yard is required.

In other words, no matter what level Cai Wenqing reaches in the future, he will no longer participate in housing distribution.

Otherwise, if there has been a shortage of houses in the jurisdiction of the street office for such a long time, they would definitely not leave such a yard empty, which would be inappropriate.

The old man in Yard 97 also knew about this situation. To put it bluntly, that was Cai Wenqing’s private property.

In order to prevent others from entering the yard, He Yukai sealed the door on the side of No. 97.

There is no door in that yard now. We have become accustomed to it over time and it has become second nature.

Only in He Yukai's house was there a door behind the closet, and even the children of the He family didn't know about this door.

After all, although the things in there are not conspicuous now, they will still be a bit troublesome when the wind gets strong.

The children learn ancient culture and kung fu from Old Man Li during the day, and play with He Yushui at night. They have no free time at all.

In the hearts of several children, He Yukai is very powerful and can do everything. In the hearts of several children, He Yuzhu cooks delicious food.

I have become a picky eater and I don’t know if I can get used to the food when I go to school.

He Yukai felt very pleased to see that the four children were not lacking in nutrition at all.

At least He Bing and He Qian are half a head taller than the Thief of the Stick, and are also much fatter.

It is not easy to raise a child like this in this era, even He Yukai has put in a lot of effort.

When I returned to the compound, I heard that the Jia family had a new daughter. Jia Zhang was sitting at the door, cursing. Several people had already been scolded because of one look at her. It was really bad luck. It seemed that Jia Zhang had started to have her old habits again.

"I say, Jia Zhang, if you keep scolding me, don't blame me for punishing you."

Cai Wenqing saw that Jia Zhangshi was cursing even the rain, so he started to speak, "What's wrong? Are you floating again?"
After all, there are two widows in the Jia family now, and it is not easy for He Yukai to talk to them. If he says something harsh, it might be considered as bullying the widows. It is better to avoid this situation.

Although the harm is not great, it is extremely insulting.

"What's wrong? You have to interfere with what I say at my doorstep? Do you know how to respect the elderly and love the young?" "First, you can't pay for the long goods or the short goods in response to the rain. You are obviously discriminating against women. Although I am no longer in the street office, you are a family member of a factory employee, right? It's your duty.

Second, the reason why people respect the elderly and love the young is because the elderly are worthy of respect. If the elderly are shameless, will anyone respect them?

And you are only fifty years old, you are not an old man, you are lazy and like to eat and do nothing."

If the Jia family didn't need Jia Zhang now, Cai Wenqing would have wanted to get rid of Jia Zhang right now.

"Everyone, come quickly. The daughter-in-law of the He family is bullying us, an orphan and a widow. Lao Jia, Dong Xu, you left us, an orphan and a widow, and now they are bullying us at our door. You should quickly take these evil-hearted people away."

Hearing Jia Zhang's ghostly howling, everyone gathered around. In an age of scarce entertainment, these kinds of things were the only way to have fun!

Besides, Chinese people love to join in the fun. How could they miss something exciting to watch?

Not long after Yi Zhonghai returned home, he heard Jia Zhang's voice and immediately felt something was wrong. This Jia Zhang just couldn't keep quiet.

After Qin Huairu gave birth to a girl in the hospital, Jia Zhangshi left her alone and went home, which caused him to be busy until now and finally brought Qin Huairu back.

The old couple were very tired from quarreling, and before they had a rest, something strange happened again. Qin Huairu was afraid that the hospitalization would cost too much money, so she insisted on going home. Before she had time to drink a sip of water or relax, trouble started again.

But we can't just ignore it. If we do, who knows what trouble Jia Zhang might cause.

The He family found out today that Qin Huairu had given birth and the whole family went out. This is not in line with the rule of mutual help.

"Sister-in-law, what are you making a fuss about?"

"Uncle, please judge for yourself. I am speaking at my doorstep, but the He family is not happy about it. Isn't this obviously bullying us because we don't have a man in our family?"

"Yi Zhonghai, I remember that we talked about the Jia Zhang family's discrimination against women in the previous meeting, right?

At that time, she apologized, but now Jia Zhang is complaining about the rain, saying that the longer the goods, the shorter the goods. What? Are you treating the meeting of the compound as a joke?

And the Jia Zhang family engages in feudal and superstitious activities. Is this acceptable?

If this is the case, I will draft a document to the street office tomorrow when I go to work to ask what to do about this matter. Jia Zhang is also a family member of an employee, and I think I still have the responsibility to correct this unhealthy trend."

"Xiao Qing, don't bother with the old sister-in-law. We can handle the affairs of our courtyard by ourselves. There is no need to trouble the government. Also, we still have to be careful when we speak. After all, respecting the elderly and loving the young is our virtue."

"Yi Zhonghai, we don't like it if you say that. Can an old man insult others at will?

Is it possible that the old man killed someone and no one is holding him accountable?

It is right to respect the old and love the young, but the premise is that the old man is worthy of respect. Taking advantage of your age and expecting others to respect you? What a joke."

Yi Zhonghai was almost suffocated to death. He had been promoting the tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young in the courtyard, so that someone would take care of him when he was old.

Why did the old woman in her family take care of the deaf old lady? Wasn't it to set an example for the young people in the yard?
Well, now it has been destroyed by Jia Zhang. Since He Yukai and Cai Wenqing came, my prestige has been declining. In the past, no one dared to refute my words, but now? My words are no longer effective.

"Jia Zhang, if you continue like this we will have no choice but to send you to the countryside. We cannot let you destroy the harmony of our courtyard by yourself.

Because you insulted women and made them sweep the courtyard, I will now punish you by making you sweep for a month. Don’t say anything and don’t accept any rebuttals. Otherwise, I will punish you for being a feudal superstitious person.”

Jia Zhang looked at the serious Yi Zhonghai and didn't dare to say anything. The reason why she was so arrogant was because her family was an orphan and a widow, but the three uncles were determined to help her and it was not difficult at all.

Jia Zhang is not a fool. What happened today was done deliberately to test everyone's attitude.

After Lao Jia died, she used this method to make a living. Now the times have changed, and things will not go according to her script.

It seems that the old man Yi Zhonghai doesn't dare to challenge the He family. If I dare to speak now, I might really be punished.

Yi Zhonghai went back after he finished speaking, determined to find a chance to teach the He family a lesson. This couldn't go on any longer. The He family was now not giving them any face at all and calling them by their names directly, which was too much.

It would be fine if He Yukai didn't give face, even Cai Wenqing didn't give face. Yi Zhonghai still has traditional ideas and believes that women have no right to speak.

It seems that it is time to clean up this compound. Even the women can't beat them.

But he couldn't deal with women, so it seemed that he could only wait for Qin Huairu. Yi Zhonghai was very optimistic about Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu's acting skills were good, and her identity as a widow was also very useful.

Unfortunately, Yi Zhonghai forgot Cai Wenqing's identity. He was not an employee of the steel rolling mill. Cai Wenqing really didn't have any better solution. After all, nothing could cross the line.

But the workers in the steel mill are women, so they have the right to take charge.

In fact, Cai Wenqing had long been preparing to teach Jia Zhang a lesson. With the death of Jia Dongxu, it seemed that Jia Zhang had the illusion of a talisman, and became a little lawless.

Plus, the baby in Qin Huairu's belly is a girl, and she has been using more and more obscene words during this period. Do you feel disgusted when you see it?
It wasn't long since Jia Dongxu passed away, and it was a bit inappropriate to punish Jia Zhangshi already. It was not nice to say.

Jia Zhang was also a pitiful woman. She raised her son with great difficulty after her husband passed away. Now her grandson is still young and her son has died.

poor person must have something mean.

Old man Li in the compound had all his family members die and only had two granddaughters left, but didn’t he still grit his teeth and raise them alone?
There is no harm without comparison. Now Qin Huairu still has a job in the factory, and the family can get by if they save a little.

But if you make such a fuss every day, will life get any better?
Cai Wenqing thinks that is not necessarily the case. What Jia Zhang should do now is to do some work herself and report to the street office. They will definitely be assigned work to do.

Street sweeping is a good job, and you can get 15 yuan a month. But Jia Zhang is unwilling to do so. Cai Wenqing was deeply impressed by the fact that her kindness was taken for granted.

Even if there is a job now, Cai Wenqing is not easy to introduce. It is enough to have experienced it once. It can be seen that the incident when he was scolded by Jia Zhangshi for finding a job as a street sweeper for Jia Zhangshi completely chilled Cai Wenqing's heart.

Women should be self-reliant, especially at this time. If you act like a shrew every day, after a long time, everyone will hate you and no one will sympathize with you.

No matter how miserable your experience is, a kind word can warm you through three winter months, while a harsh word can hurt you through six months of summer.

No one likes a person who talks a lot of shit. Time is the best medicine. When the situation of the Jia family was gradually accepted by everyone, Jia Zhang was still making trouble. No one would sympathize with her, let alone tolerate her.

The He family can't take it anymore. After all, they have Yu Shui, He Qian and the newly born He Yu. You are losing money every day.

How could the two daughter slaves agree to this? If you want to scold them, go back home, but you have to sit under the eaves and scold them.

But thinking that it had not been long since Jia Dongxu passed away, he could only let it go and leave it to Yi Zhonghai to handle. He Yukai believed that Yi Zhonghai would not make a decision that would disgust everyone.

Because Yi Zhonghai was actively seeking to re-establish his prestige, the factory was also creating public opinion and wanted to restore the treatment of eighth-level workers.

(End of this chapter)