Soon, the next day arrived.
The morning air was exceptionally fresh after the rain.
In the quad, it was as if nothing had happened. Everyone went to school and went to work.
Qin Huairu carried the laundry basin and went to wash the clothes. However, just as she walked to the sink, the second auntie who was washing the vegetables immediately left with the basin. It was obvious that she was deliberately avoiding her.
"What's going on?" Qin Huiru was puzzled.”
However, she did not think too much about it and began to wash her clothes.
Halfway through the shower, Jia Zhangshi stuck her head out of the window and shouted at her,""Qin Huairu, we don't have any food at home. You can borrow some from anyone.”
Qin Huairu looked at her and nodded.""Okay, Mom."
The clothes were washed in a few minutes. Qin Huairu returned to the house and took the porcelain basin. She ran to the door of Second Aunt's house and said,""Second Aunt, are you there? Our family doesn't have any food left. Can you lend us some?”
The second aunt heard the sound and walked out of the house. She said coldly,"I'm here. I lent it to you. When are you going to return it?”
Qin Huairu was stunned when she heard that. When was she going to return it? She really hadn't considered it.
However, since he had already asked, she quickly replied,"Second Aunt, when we buy rice next time, I'll definitely return it to you.”
Second Aunt stretched out her hand to her. Then return the two eggs you borrowed from my house last time, and I'll lend you rice.”
When Qin Huairu heard this, her face immediately darkened.""Second Aunt, eggs are eggs, and rice is rice. These are two different things! Besides, the egg was a long time ago. Even if I return it now, you would be embarrassed to ask for it. Tell me, right?”
"We're all neighbors, so it's only right for us to help each other. I'm in trouble now, so please help me, okay?”
The second aunt glared at her and said,"You have the nerve to not return two eggs after such a long time. Why are you so embarrassed to ask for them from me?"”
"Now that you know that we're neighbors, why didn't you know when you slandered our family yesterday?”
"I'm sorry!" Qin Huiru said awkwardly. Second Aunt. Yesterday, I was too angry and said stupid things. Please don't take it seriously.”
The second aunt snorted." I don't care if you're angry or not. Anyway, it's what I said before. I'll lend you rice, but the condition is that you return our eggs first. Otherwise, don't even think about it!”
Eggs? How was she going to pay him back? Ever since Qin Jingru came to their house, they were so poor that they could not even eat noodles. Where did they get eggs?
Qin Huairu said unhappily,"Second Aunt, if you don't want to borrow it, just say it. Why do you have to do this?" There are so many people in the courtyard. I don't have to borrow money from you!”
"You're already so old. Not only are you stingy, but you're also beating around the bush. Also, you still want the two eggs from three months ago? How dare you ask!”
"I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. I'll go borrow it from someone else!”
After saying that, she hummed a tune and turned around to walk in the direction of Third Aunt's house.
When Second Aunt saw Qin Huairu's attitude, she was so angry that smoke was coming out of her nose.""What is this? He actually had this attitude when he borrowed something from others, and he didn't even return it after borrowing it!”
"Zhang Hexuan is right. There's nothing good in this Qin family!”
She did not know if Qin Huairu had heard what Second Aunt said. In any case, she ignored her and went straight to Third Aunt's house with the basin.
She did not believe that she would not be able to borrow rice from so many families in the quad.
"Third Aunt?"
Qin Huairu had just walked to Third Aunt's door and shouted when the door was suddenly slammed shut with a bang. Soon after, even the windows were shut.
"What are you doing?"
Qin Huairu was dumbfounded by Third Aunt's series of actions.
"Qin Huairu, go borrow from someone else!" Third Aunt's voice came from inside the house. I don't have any more rice at home either!"
Third Aunt seemed to have known that she was here to borrow something. As soon as she heard her voice, she immediately closed the door and windows.
Qin Huairu said," Third Aunt, you don't have any more rice at home. You can give me some noodles. I can also make some noodles."”
Third Aunt said impatiently," No, no, there's nothing. I've eaten everything. You can go borrow from someone else."”
After saying this, no matter how Qin Huairu shouted, the room fell silent as if no one was there.
"Who are these people?"
Qin Huairu stomped her feet in anger. He didn't lend me some noodles and even treated me like a beggar.”
After failing to borrow rice from two consecutive stores, Qin Huairu continued to plan on going to the third store, a middle-aged woman's, with a straight face.
However, when she reached the middle court, she stopped in her tracks. The doors and windows of an auntie's house were tightly shut, and the door was locked. There was no one in the house. It was as if they knew that she was coming to borrow rice and were deliberately avoiding her.
At this moment, Qin Huairu was so angry that tears were about to flow out. However, she had no choice but to go home empty-handed.
When Jia Zhangshi saw that Qin Huairu did not manage to borrow any rice, she was immediately unhappy."Where's the rice you borrowed? If you go out for half a day and come back empty-handed, what will our family eat? Aren't you going to eat?"
Qin Huairu placed the basin on the table and said angrily,""Sigh! What can I do? They didn't lend it to him! When Third Aunt heard my voice, she closed the door from the inside and chased me away like I was a beggar!”
"It wasn't like this in the past! He did not know what had happened to these people.”
Jia Zhangshi thought for a moment, then frowned and said,""Don't tell me they want to isolate our family!”
"I told you! When I went out for a walk in the morning, no one greeted me. They must be trying to isolate our family!”
Qin Huairu finally understood." It must be because I was so angry yesterday that I said those wrong things. What should we do now?"”
"I can't pay my salary for the next two days, but there's nothing to eat at home now. I can't really live on air, right?”
Jia Zhang-shi sat on the stool with a bitter face, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, the thug who was lying on the bed with his butt sticking out suddenly said,""Since no one is willing to lend it to us, then why don't we just take advantage of their absence and go get some?”
"Besides, didn't I notice it when I was trying to please them in the past? They couldn't tell if it was a little less smooth every time.”
When Qin Huairu heard this, she was so angry that she hurriedly slapped the stick's injured butt again.
The stick was in so much pain that it immediately burst into tears.
"You still dare to say that? Haven't you stayed enough in the labor camp? Let me tell you, if it weren't for you, the people in the quad wouldn't have isolated us!”
Jia Zhang-shi quickly walked over to protect the stick."Alright, alright, don't blame the stick. I think the biggest problem lies with you. If you didn't let the stick stalk send peanuts to Silly Zhu, would so many things have happened?”
"That guy is not a good person. He's so stupid. Even if he eats our peanuts, he won't remember it well!”
"I think the meme is very well done!”
Jia Zhangshi frowned and continued,""It's obvious that we can't rely on Silly Zhu anymore. The most important thing now is to quickly find a new long-term meal ticket, or else we won't be able to live in the future!”
Qin Huairu sighed." I know what you're saying. But in the entire quad, only Silly Zhu would help us unconditionally in the past. Now that he's not even willing to talk to us, who would be willing to? Moreover, everyone has already begun to isolate us. This is even more impossible!”
After she said this, the room suddenly fell silent.
After a while, Jia Zhangshi seemed to have thought of something. The corners of her lips could not help but curl up. She walked to Qin Huairu's side and said with a smile.
"And Xu Damao."
When Qin Huairu heard this name, she was stunned. Puzzled, she asked,""Xu Damao? Didn't you always say that he was the smartest in our courtyard? Why would he be willing?"
Jia Zhang-shi chuckled. Isn't Xu Damao divorced now? Moreover, he has taken a fancy to your cousin. Then, just introduce your cousin to him. Isn't that just right?”
Ever since Qin Jingru failed her blind date with Shazhu, she had been staying here temporarily and was unwilling to return to the village.
Her staying here made Jia Zhang-shi very worried. There must be one more person in the family, so the rice was eaten much faster than before.
Therefore, she wanted to introduce Qin Jingru to Xu Damao. In this way, not only would they be able to eat their rice slower, but they could also build a relationship with Xu Damao. At that time, no matter how unwilling he was to help her family, he had to help them because they had become a family.
"Mom, is this okay?" Qin Huiru asked in surprise. Will it work?"
"That silly sister of mine offended Xu Damao last time. I saw that when the two of them met in the quad these past two days, it was as if they didn't know each other.”
"Moreover, Xu Damao is just a toilet cleaner. His monthly salary is less than 30 yuan. At that time, they wouldn't even have enough for their own homes! Can we count on it?"
Jia Zhangshi smiled and said,"Isn't cleaning toilets a job?" The salary was a little low, but it was better than nothing! Moreover, if the two of them succeed, won't your cousin be registered in the city?”
"When the time comes, their salaries will definitely be quite a lot. No matter how they use it, there will be more. It won't be a problem for them to help our family!”
Qin Huairu listened to Jia Zhangshi's suggestion and admitted her inferiority.
Yes, they couldn't just hang themselves on one tree. Since they couldn't count on Silly Zhu now, Jia Zhang-shi turned her attention to Xu Damao.
It was really like having a treasure in the family! It was too amazing!
Qin Huairu thought for a while and nodded.""Okay, Mom. Now that you've said it, I think it's really good. When Qin Jingru comes back, I'll tell her. She should be willing!”
When it was almost noon, Qin Jingru returned to the courtyard.
The moment she entered the house, she said excitedly," Sis, I went to the Bell and Drum Tower today. Wow, that place is really beautiful!" Were there any other fun places in the city? Sister, tell me, I must go and play. I've never seen these before!”
Qin Huairu walked over and pulled her to sit down. Smiling, she said,""Silly girl, sit down first. There are many fun places in Beijing! When you get the city hukou, you can go and play every day. Do you want to get it?”
Qin Jingru quickly nodded." I really want to. Sometimes, I dream that I got a city hukou. I can be happy for a long time when I wake up!"”
"There are so many good things in the city, but we have nothing in the countryside. Moreover, we have to do hard work every day.”
"Sis, I really don't want to go back!”
"Yes, I know you don't want to go back." Qin Huiru smiled. Therefore, I discussed with your aunt and decided to find you a husband in the city. This way, you don't have to go back to the countryside in the future and can live in the city forever.”
When Qin Jingru heard that she was going to find a husband for her in the city, she instantly beamed with joy.
Previously, she had missed the silly pillar and regretted it. This time, she must seize the opportunity.
Qin Jingru couldn't wait to ask," Sis, who are you going to introduce me to? What's your job?" Is it the director? How much was his monthly salary? Can you buy me a lot of beautiful clothes?”
When Qin Huairu heard this, she immediately rolled her eyes in her heart. This girl was dreaming. She came from the countryside and was illiterate. Where did her confidence come from?
"Xu Damao, we plan to introduce you to him."”
When Qin Jingru heard this, she immediately stood up with a face full of disbelief.""What is it? Xu Damao? That liar, I don't agree!"
She saw that Qin Jingru was agitated and quickly advised,""Xu Damao got divorced because of you. He did lie to you before, but not completely. Although he is now a toilet cleaner, he used to film movies. His salary is quite high, and he knows many leaders.”
"He was transferred to clean the toilets because of a small mistake in the factory. Who knows, he might suddenly be promoted by the leader one day.”
"You have to understand that you're from the countryside. It's really difficult for you to find a partner in the city. If you keep raising your conditions so high, you won't be able to find him at all. Think about it, there are quite a lot of girls in the city. With such good conditions, why would they like you? Anyway, there are several female employees in our factory. When they found out that Xu Damao was divorced, they had already begun to court him and look for opportunities.”
"Look!" Qin Huiru continued. That's the way things are. You're old enough now. Think about it yourself!”
Qin Jingru struggled for a while, but in the end, she could not resist the temptation of a city residence and chose to agree.
In this era, if you didn't have an urban hukou, you wouldn't have a job opportunity, and there was no way to solve the housing problem. To put it bluntly, you couldn't establish yourself here at all.
Although Qin Jingru had chosen to agree, there was still a problem.
She looked up at her cousin and said awkwardly,"Even if I agree now, Xu Damao might not agree. Sis, you know that I said that to him in front of everyone. He must hate me very much now.”
Qin Huairu smiled." Don't worry about this problem. I have an idea."”
In the evening, Xu Damao got off work and dragged his smelly body home.
He went to the courtyard to wash his face, then returned to the house to change his clothes. He sat on the stool and started to daydream.
Lou Xiao'e left, and there was no one to cook for her. When she got home from work, the house was empty, and there was no food to eat.
Xu Damao slapped himself hard."How dare you! This is great! You angered your good wife away, and now you're the only one left!”
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. Xu Damao took a deep breath and adjusted his mood before opening the door.
When he opened the door, he saw Qin Huairu and her family standing outside with food in their hands.
Xu Damao was stunned.”
Jia Zhang-shi smiled and said," We saw that you were not in a good mood these two days. I reckon that you won't be able to eat at night when you come back. You worked hard during the day. How can you not eat at night?" We'll just cook and bring it over. Everyone will eat together. Aren't you going to invite us in?”
Xu Damao was so touched that tears almost came out of his eyes."I'm willing, I'm willing. Come in quickly.”
Qin Huairu and her family hurriedly went in and each of them placed a dish on the table. Although they were all vegetarian dishes, Xu Damao was still very touched.
However, even though he was touched, his mind was still clear. Nothing good would come out of nothing. He still understood this principle.
Halfway through the meal, Xu Damao asked,""Why are you here today? Just say it!"
Qin Huairu smiled and poured him a glass of wine." What's wrong with us? Why can't we be concerned about you?" Seriously, we're all neighbors. Seeing that you're in a bad mood, we came over to show our concern. Come, drink!"
To be honest, Xu Damao didn't believe him at all. However, since he didn't want to tell the truth, he didn't ask anymore. He wanted to see who could hold their anger.
The meal was coming to an end. At this time, Xu Damao's face was red. It was obvious that he had drunk too much.
"Damao, oh Damao, it must be hard to live after a divorce!" Qin Huiru whispered into his ear with a smile. Our Qin Jingru is so beautiful. What do you think of introducing her to you as your wife?”
Xu Damao quickly shook his head and said drunkenly,""She is beautiful and…especially fair, but she…No, I can't."
"This kind of woman can't be my wife. Why don't... I'll be covered in green every day. I won't marry her.”
That's right, a drunk man speaks the truth. What Xu Damao said at this moment was his true feelings.
However, Qin Huairu wasn't angry at all when she heard this. This was within her expectations. Besides, she knew better than anyone what her cousin was like.
Qin Huairu stood up and opened the door. Qin Jingru, who was standing guard outside, pulled her into the room and instructed,""Su Damao has already drunk too much. Help him to the bed later.”
"Tomorrow morning, we'll come knocking on the door on time. At that time, even if he doesn't agree, we have to make him agree!”
Qin Jingru quickly nodded.”
At the same time, Zhang Hexuan, who was sitting on a recliner in the corridor not far away, saw everything clearly.
"Xu Damao, I never thought that you would have such a day…" he sighed as he drank his tea.
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