At this moment, Yan Fugui hadn't yet become, like a few years later, someone who would have to pinch a green onion leaf even if he was just buying a stalk of green onion at home. Even if he bought meat and couldn't eat it, he would still have to touch some oil first, then squeeze out a bit of oil flowers!
When he arrived at the courtyard, Qin Huairu was already washing dishes. Seeing the two or three jin (about a pound) fish in He Yucheng's hands, her eyes sparkled!
She added a smile and greeted him, "Yucheng is back! Did your brother buy this fish? What a coincidence! Just when I was having dinner, Banggen was still talking about wanting to eat fish. Since the fish is for Sister Qin, you don’t need to bother with it. I’ll bring it over to you once it’s cooked!"
He Yucheng chuckled. Damn it, why should Banggen want to eat fish? What does it have to do with him? How could he have the audacity to ask him for fish?
As for Qin Huairu, He Yucheng didn't even want to acknowledge her. He turned around, holding the fish, and went back inside, then said to He Yushui, "Yushui, I brought back a fish. Let’s make fish soup later!"
Seeing that He Yucheng ignored her, Qin Huairu was furious. She was thinking about waiting for Shazhu to come back and teach this brother who couldn't distinguish between four and six a good lesson. Two or three jin of fish would cost at least a couple of coins if bought outside. What a waste of money! If this money were given to her family’s Banggen, it could also satisfy their cravings.
Hearing her second brother's voice, He Yushui came out of the room and asked, "Second brother, is the street busy?"
He Yucheng smiled and replied, "Busy? What’s there to be busy about? The street doesn’t have any physical labor. It’s just that there are few literate people, so we’re just recording the names, household registrations, and any special skills of the newcomers! I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I went to Beihai and caught a few fish. They gave me five yuan for it, and I brought one back for you to nourish your body!"
Hearing that her second brother earned five yuan in a day, He Yushui was also delighted and said, "Second brother, does that mean you’ll have enough money for tuition when school starts?"
He Yucheng nodded. His sister, who had been feeling down for two days, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She wanted to go to school and wanted her second brother to go to school too, but at this critical moment, their eldest brother had stopped supporting their education. This matter had weighed heavily on his heart, but now he didn’t have to worry about tuition anymore. The burden in his heart had finally been lifted!
"Then brother, you’ve worked hard all day. Hurry and rest. I’ll cook dinner today!"
There was only one pot at home. If He Yushui was making fish, then she would make some noodles. Later, she would pour the fish soup over the noodles. That would be delicious!
Meanwhile, in the Jia family, Jia Zhangshi was cursing loudly.
"Damn it, didn’t Yi Zhonghai tell Dongxu to have Shazhu support our family? Now the money is being used to buy big fish and meat. What will we use to support ourselves later? Huairu, go to Shazhu’s house later and bring the fish over. We’ll have it for dinner, just leave the fish head and tail for that little bastard and the money-losing goods!"
Qin Huairu readily agreed, "Okay, I’ll go over and bring a bowl back once they’re done!"
Qin Huairu didn’t think there was anything wrong with her mother-in-law’s words. On the contrary, she strongly agreed. Their family now had two children, and she was pregnant with another. They couldn’t even fill their stomachs every day, so how could they provide nutrition for the children? He Yucheng and He Yushui were already sixteen or seventeen years old; they wouldn’t starve to death. It was only normal to bring the fish over for her family to eat!
He Yucheng had the mental power of Professor X, so he naturally couldn’t miss any movements in the courtyard. Cursing him as a bastard and cursing Yushui as a money-losing good, they still wanted to eat his fish? The Jia family was not worthy! Did they really think he was easy to bully? Yi Zhonghai had already been kicked by him, and Jia Zhangshi hadn’t been dealt with yet. It was time to teach them a lesson.
Using his mental control, He Yucheng made everyone in the courtyard lose consciousness and coldly walked over to the Jia family!
Looking at Jia Zhangshi sitting at the table, He Yucheng saw her mending the shoe soles and picked it up to slap her face a few times. This old woman didn’t know the heights of heaven and earth and insisted on provoking him. She had picked the wrong person.
A toad sitting on the foot, not biting but annoying. If it were the old He Yucheng, he would have endured it. At worst, he would move out of the courtyard after growing up, but now that he had a grudge, of course, he would retaliate on the spot!
As he was leaving, He Yucheng kicked Jia Zhangshi again. Seeing Qin Huairu just bringing in a bowl, He Yucheng couldn’t help but sneer. There would be a show to watch soon! Didn’t they like to curse? Now let their family be in chaos, fighting among themselves, and see if they still had the guts to curse others.
Back at his own home, He Yucheng lifted the mental control and soon heard a miserable scream from the Jia family!
"Ouch, it hurts so much!"
At this moment, Jia Zhangshi was sitting in the room mending shoe soles when she suddenly felt someone hit her, and her body uncontrollably fell to the ground! With her weight, no one in the courtyard could compare to her except Liu Haizhong!
Especially at this moment, her face hit the ground first, and with over one hundred fifty jin of weight, it was all supported by her face. The few slaps He Yucheng had given her were directly covered by new wounds, and she was rolling on the ground in a miserable state!
"Ouch, Qin Huairu, you little bastard, did you dare to kick me?"
Qin Huairu was completely confused at this moment. She had just come back with the washed bowl; when did she kick her?
Although Jia Zhangshi was unfortunate, Qin Huairu felt relieved, but she still put down what she was holding and hurriedly went forward, saying, "Mom, how could you be so careless and fall while sitting by the bed?"
At this moment, Jia Zhangshi's face was already covered in blood, especially the abrasions, which were incredibly painful. After being helped up, she slapped Qin Huairu across the face!
"You little bastard, if you hadn’t kicked me, would I have fallen from the kang?"
Qin Huairu felt so wronged. Although she wanted to kick her and wished this old woman would die, she really hadn’t laid a hand on her. She felt so wronged!
"Mom, what are you talking about? How could I possibly kick you? I just finished washing the dishes and hadn’t even put anything down when you fell!"
Jia Zhangshi clearly felt that someone had kicked her just now. In this room, besides her, there was only Qin Huairu and Little Dang, who was only two years old. With her physique, Little Dang couldn’t kick her!
"You still won’t admit it? There’s only you in this room. If it wasn’t you who kicked me, could it be a ghost? I knew you weren’t a good person. You little bastard dared to lay hands on your mother. I’ll beat you to death!"
The commotion in the Jia family quickly attracted the attention of the people in the courtyard. Qin Huairu, with her pregnant belly, looked so wronged, crying like a pear blossom in the rain!
"Wuwu, Mom, what are you saying? I really didn’t kick you! I just came in and saw you fall down. I wanted to help you, but it was too late!"
As for Qin Huairu, the people in the courtyard knew her well and didn’t know how malicious she was inside. Seeing Jia Zhangshi hit Qin Huairu, she only cried out in grievance but didn’t fight back. They also spoke up for her, saying, "Sister-in-law Jia, you said Qin Huairu laid hands on you. Why don’t you ask everyone in the courtyard if anyone believes you?"