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

Chapter 135 The house collapsed

Before the deaf old lady could ask a question, Sha Zhu said, "Old lady,"

I don't know the specifics, you should wait for Jia Dongxu to come back and ask him.

Director Wang is still waiting for me at the entrance of the subdistrict office to take Aunt Yi there, so I'll be leaving now.

Without waiting for the deaf old lady to react, Sha Zhu hurriedly left her house.

In the backyard, several families from the neighborhood came out.

Liu Guangtian and Xu Damao ran to Sha Zhu's side and asked what had happened.

Sha Zhu briefly explained that Yi Zhonghai had been hit by a cow outside.

Xu Damao said excitedly, "Brother Zhu, I'll go with you to take a look."

"Forget it. It probably won't be long before the neighborhood committee notifies all the compounds to shovel snow. Do you expect your parents to climb onto the roof later?"

After saying that, he ignored the questions from Xu Damao's father and the others and walked towards the Intermediate Court.

Sure enough, upon arriving at the central courtyard, all the residents rushed out of their houses, surrounding Yan Bugui and asking him about the situation.

Seeing Sha Zhu walk over from the backyard, they quickly abandoned Yan Bugui and surrounded Sha Zhu.

“Shazhu, where is my Dongxu? How is he?” Jia Zhangshi hurriedly stopped Shazhu and asked about her son’s condition.

"Aunt Jia, your son is doing well; he went to the hospital to take care of his master."

"Crack," "Squeak," "Boom!"

Just as Sha Zhu finished speaking, the sound of the Jia family's house collapsing came from below.

Everyone hurriedly looked towards the Jia family's house.

Sha Zhu quickly pretended to be dumbfounded and looked over.

A large section of the Jia family's roof had collapsed, and roof tiles were still falling into the exposed hole.

Sha Zhu didn't want to waste time here. The calf didn't hit your son and make you suffer.

I crushed your house, you should at least do something about it.

Who told your son to go looking for trouble and follow Yi Zhonghai to my place? Sometimes, the lackeys are more disgusting than the masterminds.

Sure enough, when Jia Zhangshi turned her head to look, she immediately collapsed to the ground.

Qin Huairu, the daughter-in-law standing beside her, stared blankly at their home, which had been destroyed by the heavy snow.

It wasn't until Jia Zhangshi's screams rang out that they reacted and went to help her up.

"Old Jia, what sins have you committed?"

Abandoning us, a widow and her children,

All the money was stolen, and the house collapsed under the weight of the metal.

How am I supposed to live, Lao Jia?

Your old woman is going hungry nine meals a day now?

"Please, have mercy and come up here and take me with you..."

Jia Zhangshi sat in the snow, slapping her thighs with both hands and letting out a series of pitiful screams.

Good heavens, that sound! Anyone who didn't know better would think Old Jia had just died.

Sha Zhu quickly said to Teacher Yan, "Teacher Yan, Director Wang from the neighborhood office is waiting for Aunt Yi and me, I have to go now."

Ignoring the chaotic scene in the central courtyard, he pulled Aunt Yi, who had come out, and headed towards the front yard.

Stepping out of the compound gate, his footsteps sank into the snow. Sha Zhu thought to himself...

Will rumors start circulating on the streets in a couple of days that I'm a jinx?

Old Man He Daqing ran away with the widow.

I wanted to make some money selling steamed buns, but I failed after just one day.

Yi Zhonghai came to find Sha Zhu, but was hit by a stray cow and ended up in the hospital.

Director Wang from the neighborhood office assigned me a task to go to courtyard number 95, but as soon as I got there, the houses in the courtyard collapsed.

Sha Zhu quickly interrupted his random thoughts and looked at Aunt Yi beside him.

She began by asking, "Aunt Yi, I've heard that Peking Union Medical College Hospital is the best hospital in our country."

That hospital recently imported several of the most advanced machines in the world, specifically for treating infertility.

When Aunt Yi heard what Sha Zhu said, she quickly pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

Seeing that there was no one on the road nearby, Sha Zhu continued,

“Aunt Yi, I have some doubts. It’s not that you can’t have children; the problem might lie with Uncle Yi.”

I used to sell steamed buns on the street, and I often saw Uncle Yi running towards the Eight Great Hutongs.

Do you think Uncle Yi might have contracted syphilis?

Did I send it to you or what? I remember you used to brew medicine and drink it often at home.

"I advise you to secretly go to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for a checkup without telling Uncle Yi what happened."

Aunt Yi's face changed drastically upon hearing what Sha Zhu said, and she asked, trembling.

“Zhu Zi, what you said is true, your Uncle Yi really went to the Eight Great Hutongs,”

Why would I lie to you? I often sell steamed buns there.

The girls in those houses really love my steamed buns.

My dad, Liu Haizhong's dad, Xu Damao's dad, and several other families in our compound all ran over there.

I was so naive back then, I didn't know what that place was.

Aunt Yi, you have to keep this a secret for me. After all, when my sister was at home without anyone to take care of her, it was you who helped take care of her.

Otherwise, I certainly wouldn't dare to say anything recklessly." Seeing Aunt Yi's preoccupied expression,

Knowing that her family is probably struggling financially, it's unclear how they will manage to cover Yi Zhonghai's medical expenses at the hospital.

Seeing Aunt Yi's bewildered state, Sha Zhu activated his Shadow Heart and offered advice.

He said, "Aunt Yi, look at your family's situation, you're almost unable to make ends meet."

There's no one else to work in the family anymore; that's Uncle Yi's current situation.

I doubt you'll be able to go to work after the New Year. You'll have to take care of both the old lady and Uncle Yi.

There's no income at home, so how are we going to survive? We only have two options now.

Seeing that Aunt Yi's attention had been drawn, Sha Zhu continued his analysis.

"First, you have to secretly go to Peking Union Medical College Hospital to see if you can still get pregnant and if there is any possibility of treatment."

If the hospital says there's no problem, the initiative is no longer in your hands.

I can't live in this house anymore. It would be better to just go out and marry anyone than stay here. Don't you think so?

The second option is that the hospital tells you you will never be able to have children again.

Then we can only try to find out if you have any relatives who are willing to take care of you in your old age.

Otherwise, Aunt Yi, you'll have to take care of the deaf old lady and Uncle Yi.

Finally, Sha Zhu took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Yi, saying,

"This ten yuan is for Aunt Yi to use when she goes to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for treatment."

As for Uncle Yi, I think the neighborhood committee and the deaf old lady will figure something out.

I don't have much money left. Aunt Yi, if you need any help in the future, I can help you this once, considering you took care of Yushui.

Aunt Yi took the money from Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, I understand what you said."

I will first find out if it's my own problem.

I've been the subject of gossip for years, and I want to know if it's really my fault.

"If it really isn't my fault..." Aunt Yi said, wiping away tears.

Aunt Yi wiped away her tears and asked, "Zhu Zi, how do I get to Peking Union Medical College Hospital?"

Hearing Aunt Yi's question, Sha Zhu pretended to be puzzled and asked,

"Uncle Yi used to take you out to see a doctor often. Has he never taken you to see a doctor before?"

Uncle Yi wouldn't take you to see those quack doctors who swindle and cheat, would he?

Sha Zhu pretended to suddenly realize something and said,

“Aunt Yi, Uncle Yi wouldn’t be hiding this from you and secretly colluding with the doctor to deceive you, would he? Think carefully, is there anything suspicious?”

After being influenced by Sha Zhu's words, Aunt Yi also began to doubt Yi Zhonghai, and the expression on her face started to change.

Sha Zhu interrupted Aunt Yi's rambling thoughts.

He said, "Aunt Yi, Peking Union Medical College Hospital isn't far from Nanluoguxiang; they're both in Dongcheng District."

Once you leave the alley, find a rickshaw, and it will only cost a penny or two to get you to Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

If you have time, you can take a look.

Anyway, you don't have much to do at home all day, you just take care of the two of them.

When you get to the hospital and see Uncle Yi, you'd better act naturally.

Just pretend you know nothing. Or, you could go back to the hospital where you went for a checkup and found out you were fine.

If the old lady and Uncle Yi see through your plan, and you try to leave, they'll pester you and won't let you go.

If you really leave, how will those two survive without anyone to take care of them?

"Would the Jia family possibly serve Yi Shu's apprentice and his brother?"

Sha Zhu sighed and started to upset Aunt Yi again.

"Oh dear, the Jia family is really unlucky. Aunt Yi, do you think Jia Zhangshi will try to take revenge on your family now that their house has collapsed under the weight of the snow?"

After all, Jia Dongxu went out with Uncle Yi, and given Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable behavior...

Now that they have nowhere to live, what else can her family do besides Uncle Yi, their mentor?

You know, this whole mess has made it so bad that your family is almost unable to make ends meet.

If you go back, will they kick you into the deaf old lady's room, and will Jia Zhangshi simply take over your house?

"Just move in, otherwise they won't be able to get through the night."

Sha Zhu can no longer express Auntie's expression.

"Aunt Yi, let's hurry up, Director Wang will probably send people to my living room again."

We don't have any coal or firewood at home.

I wonder if I'll freeze to death in my living room tonight. I need to hurry back to find Director Wang.