Siheyuan: A pioneer of morality

Zhou Jianjun was exhausted after riding his bicycle for most of the day and working in Taoyuan Fairyland for most of the day.

He fell asleep as soon as he lay on the bed.

The next morning, before Zhou Jianjun got up, the village chief Qin Youcai brought a bowl of corn grits porridge and two steamed buns.

After Qin Youcai put the bowl and two steamed buns on the table, he smiled and said, "Purchaser Zhou, it seems that you were exhausted yesterday?"

"Uncle Youcai, just call me Jianjun. The elders in my family call me that." Zhou Jianjun said while washing up.

"Okay, since you said that, I won't be polite and call you Jianjun directly." When Qin Youcai spoke, a trace of tangled look passed unconsciously on his face.

Seeing this, Zhou Jianjun hurriedly asked, "Uncle Youcai, what can I do for you?"

Qin Youcai hesitated for a while before asking tentatively, "Jianjun, is it true that you can get food?"

"To be honest, the current year is not very good, and the harvest is getting less and less. After paying the public grain, there is not much left."

"The lives of the young and old men in the village are getting harder and harder."

When Zhou Jianjun heard Qin Youcai's words, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "Has this year already started to be difficult? The three-year difficult period will begin next year. By then, I'm afraid we really won't be able to survive!"

Although he was filled with emotion, Zhou Jianjun still smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Youcai. I can't say anything about other things, but I can get a lot of food such as sweet potatoes and corn."

"I will come back in half a month and I will definitely bring some food to your village. Just ask the villagers to prepare the mountain products and wait."

Hearing Zhou Jianjun's assurance, Qin Youcai's uneasy heart finally settled down a little.

At this time, Qin Huairu's father Qin Xiangnan opened the door and walked in.

Seeing that both people in the room were looking at him, he hesitated and said, "Village head, I have something to talk to Comrade Jianjun alone."

Seeing this, Qin Youcai probably guessed Qin Xiangnan's intention, and hurriedly stood up and said, "You two can chat, I'll go back first."

After Qin Youcai left, Qin Xiangnan said embarrassedly, "Comrade Jianjun, can you help me take a message to Huairu when you go back?"

"Of course no problem, just tell me if you have anything to say." Zhou Jianjun replied.

At this time, Zhou Jianjun was very curious about what message Qin Xiangnan wanted to take to Qin Huairu.

As far as he knew, it seemed that Qin Huairu had only returned to Qinjia Village once or twice after marrying into the Jia family in 1951. And every time she returned to Qinjia Village, she would take away a lot of food.

To be honest, the situation in the countryside is much more difficult than in the city. Qin Huairu would plunder her natal family to subsidize the Jia family every time she came back, which should have caused dissatisfaction from her natal family.

At this time, Qin Xiangnan asked Zhou Jianjun to send a message to Qin Huairu, but Zhou Jianjun could not understand the reason for a while.

Qin Xiangnan hesitated for a long time before slowly saying: "Please tell Huairu that life at home is getting harder and harder. Let her think of a way to get some food back in the city."

"Okay, I will definitely tell her. Is there anything else?"

Hearing Qin Xiangnan's words, Zhou Jianjun responded perfunctorily on the surface, but muttered in his heart: "With the nature of the Jia family's mother and daughter, it is considered a blessing for all the gods and Buddhas to let Qin Huairu bring back a grain of rice."

Qin Xiangnan heard Zhou Jianjun agree, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "There is nothing else, I will go back first, don't delay your meal."

After breakfast, Zhou Jianjun said goodbye to Qin Youcai and rode his magic horse "Erba Dagang" to the city.

After entering the city, he thought for a moment and decided not to go to the factory first and go home directly.

When he rode his bicycle back to the courtyard, he was seen by several aunties who were sitting and chatting at the door.

The three aunties came to the bicycle and asked in surprise: "Jianjun, did you buy a bicycle?"

Upon hearing this, the other aunties also ran up to check Zhou Jianjun's bicycle.

Zhou Jianjun hurriedly replied: "How can I afford to buy a bicycle? This is allocated to me by the steel rolling mill for purchasing in the countryside."

"Aunties, I ran around in the countryside all day yesterday. I am almost exhausted. I will go home to rest first."

After Zhou Jianjun finished speaking, he pushed the bicycle and walked home without waiting for their response.

When passing by the middle courtyard, he happened to meet Qin Huairu squatting there to wash clothes.

Zhou Jianjun looked around and found that Jia Zhang was not in the yard. It was estimated that she was sleeping at home at this time.

He whispered to Qin Huairu, "Sister-in-law of the Jia family, I passed by Qinjia Village yesterday. Your father asked me to tell you something, saying that life at home is getting more and more difficult, and asked you to find a way to get some food to send back."

Qin Huairu heard Zhou Jianjun, she was stunned for a moment, and the clothes she was washing slipped from her hands into the basin.

Her eyes were instantly filled with mist, and she looked at Zhou Jianjun pitifully and said, "Jianjun, what else did my father say?"

"Nothing else, he just asked me to bring you this sentence." Zhou Jianjun said, and then pushed the car to the backyard.

He didn't want to have any contact with Qin Huairu. Although Qin Huairu had not evolved into a "white lotus" yet, her vampire nature had begun to slowly emerge.

Zhou Jianjun parked the car at the door and locked it. As soon as he opened the door and walked into the house, Qin Huairu chased him from behind.

After Qin Huairu entered the room, she immediately closed the door and cried, "Jianjun, you are a buyer now, can you help me think of a solution?"

Zhou Jianjun nodded and said, "Sure, sister-in-law of the Jia family, if you get food, I will bring it back for you on the way."

Qin Huairu hurriedly shook her head and said, "That's not what I meant, Jianjun, I just hope you can help me get some food."

Hearing this, Zhou Jianjun spread his hands and said, "I just got to work for a day, where can I get food, sister-in-law, please don't embarrass me."

Seeing that Qin Huairu wanted to talk, Zhou Jianjun hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, I really can't do anything, you can think of a solution somewhere else!"

"I ran around the countryside all day yesterday, and my legs are almost broken. I need to have a good sleep now, can you go out first?"

Qin Huairu looked at Zhou Jianjun with tears in her eyes, and saw that he had an extremely firm expression. She wiped her tears and continued to beg in a low voice: "Jianjun, you know the situation of the Jia family. I really have no other choice, so I came to you. Can't you help me for the sake of being neighbors in the same courtyard?"

Zhou Jianjun knew the temper of this "white lotus" in front of him. Once he helped this time, there would be countless times waiting for him in the future.

The most important thing is that he had already thought about how to deal with this white lotus in his heart, and he didn't want to disrupt the plan.

He said firmly: "Sister-in-law, I really have no choice, please don't embarrass me."

Zhou Jianjun said, and began to take off his coat.

Qin Huairu heard that he still refused. When she was about to continue begging, she suddenly saw Zhou Jianjun starting to take off his clothes, and she panicked immediately. She hurriedly said: "Then...Jianjun, you take a rest first, and I will come to you later."

As soon as the voice fell, Qin Huairu ran out with a red face.

Zhou Jianjun hurried forward to lock the door, muttering to himself: "Come back again? Even if you come back ten thousand times, I won't help you! Of course, I won't help you, but the rent still needs to be collected as planned."

"You Jia family are all like dog-skin plasters. Once you get stuck, you can't get rid of it."

The Jia family can't help, but as for the Qin family, if they become a family, that's another story!