Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 156 The Jia Family

"It's possible that brewing wine requires grain, and grain is a strategic national reserve."

It's also possible that these wineries were acquired by the government; we don't really know.

Besides, Beijing was peacefully liberated, and the government may still be investigating.

The landlords and wealthy people in the countryside have all been overthrown, so they are no longer allowed to use grain to brew wine at will.

"By the way, Second Uncle, did you find out anything about that girl, what was her name again? Oh, Xu Huizhen?"

Sha Zhu rambled on for a while, then asked about his second uncle, Xu Huizhen.

When the second uncle heard his nephew ask about Xu Huizhen, his deadpan face immediately broke into a smile, which made Sha Zhu feel a little creeped out.

"I found out, that girl is quite famous."

While I was filling the bottles with wine, I asked a passerby for directions, and they took me to the little girl's house.

When she heard that I had asked her for some yeast, the young girl immediately agreed.

I've already left the money; she told me to come back to her in a few days.

However, I heard her say that the yeast was only enough to brew a few batches of wine, and she seemed to mean that she wanted us to buy more.

"Right now she can still manage to produce more yeast, but in a while she won't be able to produce much anymore."

Sha Zhu wondered to himself, "Why buy so much? I already have Lao Qu."

It would be much easier to compose music slowly. It must be that Xu Huizhen's family is in financial difficulty and she wants to earn more money to support her family.

His eyes darted around, and he said, "Second Uncle, Xu Huizhen must be in her early twenties, right?"

You still call her "little girl," but if I could call her "auntie,"

"We can buy as much as we want, or you could help us out, Uncle." Sha Zhu put the pressure on Cai Quanwu.

"Well, Zhu Zi, I feel like I'm not good enough for that young lady."

He just turned eighteen after the Spring Festival, which is only one year older than you.

"I'm eight or nine years older than her, is this appropriate?" Cai Quanwu said hesitantly, his eyes still a little evasive.

"Second Uncle, what's wrong with this?"

I've already asked my driver to help arrange accommodation for you near Qianmen.

We definitely don't lack housing. See if her family needs any help.

If you take the initiative to help her solve the problem, what could she possibly be dissatisfied with, being a country girl who can marry into the city?

Second Uncle, if you really like it, you should act quickly.

Don't wait until others act first, or you'll regret it and have no chance left.

If there's anything I need my nephew to help with, I'll do it without hesitation.

Also, Second Uncle, anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem.

If money can't solve the problem, then Uncle, there's nothing I can do. You'll have to rely on yourself.

Sha Zhu was analyzing the situation for his second uncle.

I browsed the nearby shops to see which ones were open, planning to buy some better ingredients to take home.

"Second Uncle, if you don't have the guts, just find a matchmaker, give her two extra dollars... and let her name the bride price..."

In the courtyard at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, the middle courtyard, the west wing of the Jia family's home.

Madam Jia sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) with a resentful expression, without uttering a sound.

The shoe soles that I used to hold often were now lying on the bedside table.

"Mom, all Director Wang did was scold you."

It wasn't just you who was being scolded; it's been a whole night, so don't be angry anymore.

Jia Dongxu is a mama's boy; even though he knows his mother is wrong,

She didn't dare to blame her mother; she had to comfort her.

Yesterday, my mother acted like a little bastard in front of Director Wang.

After being scolded, he went home and started cursing and grumbling in anger.

"Why should I? What did I say wrong? I just said a couple of random things about Sha Zhu on the street."

When that silly Zhu lived in the courtyard, if I scolded him a couple of times, did he dare to say a word back?

That shameless little brat has really gotten cocky. Next time I see him, I'll give him a good dressing down.

Hearing her son's words, Jia Zhangshi became even angrier, a typical case of bullying one's own family.

Jia Dongxu looked at his mother speechlessly, not knowing what to say.

"Mom, you should just shut up. That idiot Zhu beat those three thugs so badly their own parents wouldn't recognize them last time."

Just because he called him by his nickname "Silly Pillar," did Director Wang punish him?

They just confiscated his goods and that was it.

Besides, I heard that Sha Zhu also contributed to that small restaurant; otherwise, why would his second uncle be able to get a job there?

We've been neighbors for a while now; who knows, I might need his help again sometime.

I was hoping to find Huai Ru a job too, but now that this has happened, how can I ask him for help?

"That idiot Zhu, he even helped your wife find a job!"

Look at that silly Zhu, he doesn't even come back to see us old neighbors for the New Year.

You're still hoping he'll help you find a job,

Son, are you still half asleep? When you asked him to lend you your bicycle...

He keeps making excuses, how can you expect anything from him?

Did he even tell you before he moved and sold the house?

Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to squeeze onto this kang (heated brick bed) to sleep. Jia Zhangshi had an expression that said, "I know what's going on with Sha Zhu."

She relentlessly slandered Sha Zhu, and was even more disappointed in her own foolish son after hearing his words.

Jia Dongxu's wife, Qin Huairu, was sitting in the outer living room, secretly listening to the conversation inside.

Hearing what her husband said, she was quite moved.

She finally managed to marry into a city family, but trouble keeps happening at home every few days.

From the very first day she married into the Jia family, she never had a single good day.

The very first day of their wedding was marred by major scandals: both the entire family suffered from diarrhea, and a spy from the compound was spotted at their own wedding.

It's made me afraid to go out of the yard every day.

Even when going out to buy groceries, they're always in a rush and don't dare to greet anyone.

They were terrified that others would recognize them and they would lose face in the countryside.

As for the "Silly Zhu" mentioned by the Jia family mother and son, they had only met him twice.

They never even exchanged a word; they always left in a hurry.

And every time, it just made that guy named Shazhu laugh at his family.

When the neighborhood committee came to criticize them, they grabbed their bicycles and ran away, as if they were afraid there was some kind of monster in the yard.

Or they'd ask Aunt Yi to come over; I haven't even had a chance to speak with her yet.

His own house collapsed, which scared the guy named Shazhu so much that he ran away in a hurry.

It must be that Sha Zhu who doesn't like his mother-in-law and wants her to find him a job.

Oh, why is my life so miserable?

I had originally thought that my husband's mentor, the senior craftsman across the street, could help the family.

As for helping Dongxu, don't count on it now.

Helping with a wedding resulted in me getting an extra sewing machine for the house, but it also landed me in the hospital.

Now look what happened. He wanted to invite that silly Zhu over to celebrate the New Year together, but he went out and ended up in the hospital and can't come back.

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing, you little vixen?"

Don't you know how to tidy up the living room and other rooms? There's not a sound.

"Ever since I married you, you vixen, into the Jia family, nothing good has ever happened in our household. Why is my life so miserable?" Madam Jia cried as she cursed.

"Old Jia, my life is so hard! That brat Sha Zhu is bullying me too! Come on, take him away!"