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

Chapter 143 Unnamed

Sha Zhu came out of the living room and called out twice to stop Yan Bugui from knocking on the door.

In the past, they opened the door and invited Yan Bugui into their home.

"Teacher Yan, why are you here at this hour? Aren't you busy at home?"

"I heard from the neighbors that your second uncle is here, and he looks a lot like your father."

"Did I come over to take a look? I also brought you a few couplets."

As Yan Bugui spoke, he gestured to Sha Zhu to look at the couplet he was holding.

"Oh, then I must thank Teacher Yan," Sha Zhu said, inviting Yan Bugui into the living room.

"They look so alike, so incredibly alike, like they were made from the same mold."

Ahem, um, this is Zhu Zi's second uncle. I'm Zhu Zi's old neighbor from where he used to live, and I'm also a teacher at Yushui School.

I came here to see these two children. Oh, these are some couplets I brought with me.

"Your courtyard gate and the houses inside all have couplets, not a single one missing, and I even brought extra 'Fu' characters."

After examining Cai Quanwu, Teacher Yan spoke while staring intently at the seasoned minced meat, taking a deep sniff of its aroma.

Even if Cai Quanwu looked exactly like He Daqing, he couldn't be as appealing as food.

"Zhu Zi, are you making meat dumplings at home? You're making so many! I bought two ounces of meat but couldn't bear to eat it, so I made some vegetarian dumplings instead."

"Why don't you get me two bowls of meat dumplings to take home, so your aunt and the kids can try them?"

I really made the right choice coming today. I won't need to make meat dumplings when I get home. Two bowls will be enough for the family to eat.

“Okay, Teacher Yan, you brought the couplets with you. When you leave, take some back with you to try.”

Sha Zhu didn't disappoint Teacher Yan during the Chinese New Year.

He then invited Yan Bugui to sit down and began inquiring about the No. 95 courtyard.

Cai Quanwu was also present today. Sha Zhu didn't even call Yan Laokou anymore, and asked instead.

"Teacher Yan, didn't the Jia family's house collapse? What happened after I left?"

Madam Jia Zhang didn't ask you, the only elder in the courtyard, to find a solution.

"I'm not stupid. After you leave, I'll go back to the front yard. I don't want to get involved in her family's affairs."

Jia Dongxu came back and knocked on my door, but I ignored him. What could I do? The other residents in the building wouldn't listen to me.

Director Wang came over and scolded me. Fine, I'll just quit being the boss.

There are no benefits at all; the residents have all become incredibly shrewd in their learning.

I'm not even going to look at the gate anymore. Whatever, I'm not getting any benefits anyway.

The neighborhood committee gave me instructions to go back and relay them once, and then they just left it at that. I might as well come over and play chess with you, Zhuzi.

Yan Bugui complained that the residents in the courtyard are becoming increasingly difficult to fool.

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "You came to me just to see if you could have a meal here so you could save on a meal when you get back."

Yan Bugui continued, "After Jia Dongxu returned, I don't know what he said to Director Wang who came over."

I stayed at Lao Yi's house for one night. I borrowed some money from a colleague today and am currently cleaning the house and repairing the roof.

No one in the courtyard offered any help; Jia Zhangshi spent the entire day cursing in the courtyard.

"That's amazing! Isn't Jia Zhangshi tired? Oh, right..."

"Hasn't Lao Yi's wife come back? Did she agree to let the Jia family move into her house?" Sha Zhu asked.

"When he came back in the evening, Jia Dongxu pleaded for him. Old Yi's wife saw that the Jia family really had no other choice, so she agreed to stay for one night. She even had a fight with Jia Zhangshi."

Finally, they stayed overnight at the deaf old lady's house, and then kicked the Jia family out early the next morning.

If they didn't leave, they went to the neighborhood committee office, which resulted in another argument with Jia Zhangshi.

I watched from the front yard and didn't dare go into the middle yard. If the deaf old lady hadn't come out, a fight would have broken out.

"Jia Dongxu still has some sense, but his mother, Jia Zhangshi, is almost insane," Yan Bugui said with a sigh.

"Really? Phew, thank goodness I moved out. If I had stayed in the courtyard listening to Jia Zhangshi's nagging all day..."

"Wouldn't that drive you crazy too?" Sha Zhu said, patting his chest as if feigning fear.

"How were Yi Zhonghai's medical expenses covered? I heard they still haven't found the calf."

"I wonder whose cow it is." Sha Zhu asked as he wrapped dumplings.

"Who else could solve this? The neighborhood committee, of course. I heard that Director Wang went to the steel rolling mill again, but the steel rolling mill is unwilling to deal with Yi Zhonghai anymore."

Sha Zhu thought to himself that Yi Zhonghai was completely finished and would never be able to educate him again. Now it was up to Aunt Yi to decide what to do.

If Aunt Yi chooses to leave, given Jia Zhangshi's personality, the Jia family will definitely not care about Yi Zhonghai.

Then Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady are in for a lot of trouble. Surely the deaf old lady won't come looking for him when she's desperate?

A moment of kindness might just cause you trouble.

Who cares? Let's just take it one step at a time and see what the old lady chooses. Does she want to live a peaceful life or reincarnate sooner? It's all up to her.

After chatting with Yan Bugui about some things in the courtyard, I saw him off. When he left, Teacher Yan took two lunchboxes of meat dumplings with a big smile on his face.

After dinner, Sha Zhu continued to busy himself at home, frying meatballs and steaming buns until very late before the three of them went to bed.

The next day, in the morning, Sha Zhu was sleeping in late at home.

The rain came rushing back from outside with a "thump, thump, thump." He reached out and pulled the quilt off Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was in a bad mood because his sleep-in was disturbed, but seeing Yu Shui's aggrieved look...

He quickly asked, "What's wrong, Rainwater? Who bullied you?"

The rain said aggrievedly,

"Brother, I went to find my friends to play, but their families won't let me play with them."

Only Xiaoxue from Aunt Hu's house plays with me.

Xiaoxue said, "After I left with my master's wife that day, you went crazy and beat people up, brother?"

"Yeah, isn't that what I learned from you? If they don't want to play with you, then don't play with them."

Sha Zhu yawned, wanting to go back to sleep, wondering what was going on.

"No, brother, my friends want to play with me, but their parents won't let them come out to play with me."

"It's all your fault, brother! You're not allowed to sleep anymore. Take me out to buy fireworks."

As Yu Shui spoke, she went to pull at the quilt again.

Annoyed to no end, Sha Zhu had no choice but to get out of bed while saying...

"Rain, didn't I tell you before? The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for gain. Have you forgotten?"

Rain hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, you mean you want me to share my snacks with my friends so they'll all play with me? But I don't want to share them with them anymore."

Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, then said,

"Here's what we'll do, brother. Go to the street corner and see if Old Yang's stall is open yet."

Buy all the lamb bones from his place, then have Xiaoxue secretly tell your friend...

"Rainy's brother is making mutton soup at home this afternoon." Sha Zhu said, handing Rainy a dollar and telling her to get to work.

Rainwater immediately knew what was going on: his brother was cooking mutton soup at home, and his friends would definitely come running over.

He immediately cheered and ran out.

I thought to myself, I saw two butchers on the street when I went out earlier, they should sell mutton, I should buy all the bones.

When my friends find out, they'll definitely come out to play with me, even if their families object.

After Sha Zhu came out of the house, he couldn't find his second uncle anywhere in the house, and he didn't know where he had gone.

There was no one at home. Just as I was making a cup of tea, Yu Shui led an old man into the house.

Old Yang was carrying a bundle when he came in and saw Sha Zhu.

He said, "I heard from Yushui that you're going to make mutton soup again, so I brought you all the mutton bones and ribs. I was afraid the young lady wouldn't be able to carry them."

"What, Zhu Zi, are you still going to set up a stall? Why don't you want mutton and offal anymore?"

Sha Zhu shook his head. "I'm not going to bother. I'll just make myself some mutton soup. I have some mutton at home, so I don't need to buy any more. I'll come find you next time I need some."

Old Yang said disappointedly, "Oh, I thought I could sell it all to you at once. How about buying some more offal? I'll give it to you at a discount."

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "I was just teasing the kids."

After buying these lamb offal, you still have to go through the trouble of cleaning them yourself. And with people at home, it's not easy to cheat.

"Thank you so much, but really, I don't need it. Why don't you go back and clean it for me, then bring it over later? I'll keep it for the New Year."

"Okay, don't worry, I promise I'll clean it up and bring it to you this afternoon."

The old man, seeing that the unwanted lamb offal had been sold, happily left Sha Zhu's house.