1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Chapter 286 The Deaf Old Lady Has a Fever

When Qin Huairu saw Jia Dongxu bringing back a small bag of grain, her eyes instantly lit up and her heart was filled with joy that was beyond words.

With this little bit of food, the family will definitely be able to hold on until Jia Dongxu gets his salary.

But then, Qin Huairu realized something was wrong.

She hurriedly asked, "Dongxu, this is a lot of food, how much did it cost?"

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu paused, with an unnatural look on his face.

"All this food was given by the master. The price of food outside has quadrupled. How much food can we buy with the little money we have?"

As he spoke, Jia Dongxu took out the few dollars he had left and handed it over.

Jia Dongxu knew that his family was not doing well at the moment, so he didn’t think about doing anything with the money.

Although he hates Qin Huairu now, life still has to go on.

A few dollars fell into Qin Huairu's hands again, and she was immediately overjoyed.

I thought Jia Dongxu's uncle had already hated the Jia family, as he had not taken the initiative to help the family for a long time.

In this situation, it seems that the uncle is going to help the Jia family again.

Qin Huairu seemed to see hope and became radiant.

It would be great if an old man could help his family.

From now on, life at home will be a little better.

Banggeng and Xiaodang had already fallen asleep. Qin Huairu put the money close to her body, then fetched some water for Jia Dongxu to wash up.

There was a gleam in her eyes again, and she looked a lot more energetic.

When Jia Dongxu turned around and saw Qin Huairu's eyes, his heart was full of complicated feelings.

After washing up quietly, he went to bed.

Yi Zhonghai returned home, simply washed up and went to bed. He lay on the bed and thought about what happened today.

His eyes were fixed on the roof, and the empty secret compartment of the deaf old lady appeared in his mind.

"The secret compartment under the bed should contain gold bars. Judging from the size of the space inside, there must be a lot of gold bars. Who took so many gold bars?"

Yi Zhonghai said in his heart, his brows furrowed into a deep "川" shape.

He began to carefully consider the people around him. "Only the Li family has been living differently recently. They have three more regular workers and bought a small courtyard, which they have also spent a lot of money on decorating."

Yi Zhonghai turned over, frowned and began to think.

Li family?

But he felt it was impossible, because he had inquired and found out that the money the Li family spent on buying the courtyard was all the compensation given by the Jia family.

Later I heard that the Li family spent a lot of money on repairing and renovating the yard.

Where did they get that money from?

Also, the Li family had no dealings with the Jia family, the Yi family, or even the deaf old lady, so how was all that money stolen?

Especially since the deaf old lady is at home every day, it is absolutely impossible for the Li family to break into the house and steal things.

This matter is suspicious no matter what. If the old lady's money came from legitimate sources, they could also report it to the police.

But all that money cannot be exposed to the public, so the old lady is bound to suffer this loss.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't figure out the matter of the gold bars, so he decided to put it aside for the time being.

He thought of Jia Dongxu again. Since he had decided to let Jia Dongxu take care of him in his old age, he had to keep Jia Dongxu firmly under his control.

With Jia Dongxu's salary, he will definitely not be able to pay back the money he owes to Silly Zhu in a short time.

But he couldn't easily take out his savings to help him pay off his debts like before.

After all, after helping the Jia family pay back the debt last time, he couldn't let the Jia family have an easy life. Otherwise, given Jia Dongxu's temper, who knows what might happen.

"But small favors can be given, and helping them from time to time can make them grateful. But large-scale repayment is absolutely impossible."

Yi Zhonghai had an idea in his mind, as if he had found the direction to move forward.

He breathed a sigh of relief and turned over to sleep.

Early the next morning, Sha Zhu came to Li Weiguo's residence with a happy face. When he saw the small bag of grain, he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

"Weiguo, it has to be you. You really helped Uncle Zhuzi a lot." Sha Zhu's tone was full of gratitude, and the smile on his face was like a blooming sunflower.

Li Weiguo waved his hand and said indifferently: "Uncle Zhuzi, don't be polite to me. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, come to me. I will definitely help you if I can. Don't blame me if I can't help you." Li Weiguo's voice was steady and his eyes were clear and firm.

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "I know, I know. Weiguo, I will go back first. I have to go to work soon. I have to go see my good son again!"

Sha Zhu left with the food, smiling. Seeing Sha Zhu's happy look, Li Weiguo couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Now that Sha Zhu has his own wife and children, he will no longer be sucked dry by the Jia family. This is a huge thing for Sha Zhu.

Because of his appearance, the entire courtyard and the characters in the plot have a different life than before.

He didn't know how much the fate of others had changed, but at least Shazhu was redeemed under his influence.

But at this moment, the scene at the deaf old lady's backyard was completely different.

Early in the morning, an aunt went to deliver food to the deaf old lady as usual.

As soon as I walked into the house, I realized something was wrong.

The deaf old lady was lying on the bed, her face flushed and her breathing rapid.

An old lady rushed forward to check and found that the old lady was delirious with fever and kept muttering: "It's gone, all gone."

The aunt was shocked and knew that something was wrong.

She quickly put down the food in her hand, turned around and ran to the yard to call Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, Old Yi, something bad has happened. The deaf old lady is sick and has a high fever."

The aunt's voice was full of anxiety and worry.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and quickly walked to the deaf old lady's room.

When Yi Zhonghai saw the old lady's sickly appearance, his expression became serious.

Without saying a word, he carried the old lady on his back and rushed to the hospital.

Yi Zhonghai came out of the house carrying the old lady on his back and happened to meet people coming out to wash. Seeing the frail appearance of the deaf old lady, everyone gathered around.

Sha Zhu also saw it and came forward to ask what was going on.

"Auntie, what happened? Why did the old lady suddenly fall ill?"

Sha Zhu's brows were furrowed, with a look of concern on his face.

An old lady said helplessly: "I went to deliver food to her, and the old lady was like this. I don't know what happened. She just kept muttering to herself that she was gone." The old lady's voice was full of confusion and worry.

Yi Zhonghai carried the old lady on his back and did not stop, but hurried towards the hospital.

Sha Zhu looked at Yi Zhonghai's receding back with a frown on his face.

If this happened in the past, he would definitely go and help.

But at this moment, he has a wife, son and mother-in-law at home, and he doesn't have time to meddle in other people's affairs.

It was Jia Dongxu who heard the noise outside. He picked up his clothes and ran towards the door.

After all, Yi Zhonghai had just given them some food yesterday, so he had to behave better now.