Chapter 21 The romantic history of Chinese New Year and Jia Dongxu
"Is he really a righteous thief?" A policeman looked at Jia Dongxu who was lying on the bed, and combined with the result that there was no clue now, he muttered softly.
When the Jia family members and the three elders heard this, their mouths twitched. Another policeman coughed and glared at his teammates.
"Okay, we need time to investigate. It's already late today. You should rest first."
The two of them talked for a few more words before leaving. As soon as they left, the three uncles also went to rest.
Tonight, everyone in the Jia family is destined to have difficulty sleeping!
The next day, at dawn, Lin Jiaguo took his own equipment and rode with Li Xiuzhi to help.
The two came to Aunt Fang's house and after confirming the menu, Lin Jiaguo started to get busy.
Some staff from the Grain Bureau arrived one by one, and Aunt Fang's house quickly became lively.
The groom came over to hand Lin Jiaguo cigarettes, thanked him profusely, and then went to pick up the bride.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Xiuzhi, I really envy you." One of Xiuzhi's colleagues looked at Lin Jiaguo who was busy and expressed envy. Lin Jiaguo is not handsome, but he is not bad either. The most important thing is that he is tall.
He is tall and strong, giving people a sense of security at first glance.
Li Xiuzhi smiled softly and helped with her colleagues. At noon, the groom picked up the bride, and the lively atmosphere reached its climax.
After the banquet started, Lin Jiaguo became busy. Smelling the aroma, everyone who came to the banquet subconsciously swallowed.
Soon, one dish after another was put on the table, and everyone started eating.
"Xiuzhi, your husband's skills are awesome!" The colleagues from the Grain Bureau gave thumbs up as they ate. One of them laughed and said, "Xiuzhi, when my son gets married, your husband will have to help with the cooking."
This chef.”
Everyone was talking while eating. The wedding banquet was a feast for both the guests and the host. Aunt Fang was even more elated. Lin Jiaguo's craftsmanship was really impressive.
After the wedding banquet was over, Aunt Fang wanted to give out red envelopes and some other things. Lin Jiaguo refused and said with a smile: "Aunt Fang, Xiuzhi works at the Food Bureau. Thank you for taking care of her. Xiuzhi said that you often help her."
"If I take this thing away, wouldn't it be a slap in my face? Aunt Fang, just think that I'm here to do a favor, okay?"
Seeing that the Lin family was really unwilling to accept it, Aunt Fang finally smiled and said: "Okay, Aunt Fang accepts your love. No wonder your boy can marry a good wife like our Xiuzhi. Don't worry, as long as Aunt Fang is still in the Grain Bureau, there will be no problem."
People dare to bully Xiuzhi."
After a few more polite words, Aunt Fang handed Lin Jiaguo a few packs of cigarettes. This time Lin Jiaguo did not refuse. After packing his things, he left with his wife Xiuzhi.
"Mom, this Master Lin is very particular!" the groom said with a smile. Today's dish is really outstanding.
Aunt Fang looked at her son and said with a smile: "You have secured the position of chef in a cafeteria of a large steel rolling mill at such a young age. Apart from being very skilled in craftsmanship, how can you do this without being particular about anything?"
She already knew it in her heart. She had always liked Li Xiuzhi's daughter. Now that she had confirmed Lin Jiaguo's cooking skills, she had to bring the two families closer together. Apart from anything else, it would be more convenient for them to do whatever they really wanted to do in the future.
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Lin Jiaguo rode a bicycle and slowly took Li Xiuzhi home. Li Xiuzhi leaned closely on her back and said with a smile: "Jiaguo, I guess there were a lot of people who asked you to be the chef of the wedding banquet years ago. There are already a few today.
A colleague asked me about it."
"I'll try my best." Lin Jiaguo shook his head slightly and said, "Xu Dahu has also taken some orders. When the time comes, you should make it clear to your colleagues so that they don't feel grudges."
"Yeah." Li Xiuzhi knew what her husband meant, so she spoke clearly so as not to offend anyone. Thinking of Lin Jiaguo's actions today, Li Xiuzhi smiled softly. This guy got Aunt Fang's approval in one go, and he will work in the Grain Bureau in the future.
, it will be much easier.
The two of them returned home leisurely. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw many people surrounding them.
"Uncle Li, what's going on?" Lin Jiaguo glanced at the big movement and asked.
When Li Ermeng saw it was Lin Jiaguo, he said: "Jia Zhang lost her money and couldn't get it back. She refused to give up and insisted that it was stolen by people in the courtyard. No, the police were so entangled that they had no choice but to leave the family."
The family was searched."
Lin Jiaguo looked strange. It would be strange if this could be found out.
"Jiaguo, go and open the door of your house quickly. Don't let that old pious woman Jia Zhang find an excuse to cause trouble. This old pious woman can be so disgusting sometimes."
Li Ermeng reminded him softly, and Lin Jiaguo nodded, pulled Li Xiuzhi and walked over. The entire courtyard was unlocked, but the police had to search in front of the owner.
Seeing that it was Lin Jiaguo and Li Xiuzhi, the third uncle Yan Bugui said something to a policeman. Soon, two policemen went in and started searching.
After a while, the search was over. Lin Jiaguo and Li Xiuzhi walked into the home and took a look at the lazy child who was still sleeping soundly. Lin Jiaguo couldn't laugh or cry.
More than three hundred yuan is a lot of money these days. After all, it is worth two bicycles. No wonder the police mobilized.
At this time, Lin Jiaguo was very glad that Xiaolan was not a dog that liked to cause trouble, otherwise he would have caused a lot of trouble.
After a search but no money was found, Ms. Jia Zhang finally did not dare to act out. After being warned, she could only go home and curse.
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Time passed day by day, and the steel rolling mill finally had a holiday, but Lin Jiaguo's busy days were not over. He took Xu Dahu and cooked everywhere. Not only him, but Silly Zhu was also busy.
With the "blood bag" of Silhouette, even though the Jia family lost money, their living standard during this period was quite acceptable.
Originally, the Jia family's life should have been better with Shazhu cooking and bringing it home, but when the money was lost, it became very unfriendly to the Jia family, especially after the Jia Zhang family's savings were exposed, Qin Huairu
I will no longer be embarrassed to borrow money or food in a short period of time.
Seeing this situation, Qin Huairu had no choice. Every time she saw Lin Jiaguo carrying food home, she wanted to try something, but the guy would rather distribute the food to a few lonely elderly people and some needy families in the street.
, nor to her.
"You have Shazhu bringing food to your family. What I have here should be given to other people in need."
Such a sentence directly blocked her plan, and she could only blame Lin Jiaguo in her heart, but there was nothing she could do against him.
The Lin Jiaguo is not afraid of the Jia family making trouble. If they really dare to cause trouble, the street director Lin will come out to deal with the problem. He, the Lin Jiaguo, helps the people he should help.
He has lived in this area for five years, five years, enough for him to know which family is in real difficulty and which family deserves help.
In the past five years, some people have helped him. Although he made homemade pickles and the like, Lin Jiaguo should also keep it in mind.
Although Yi Zhonghai wanted to say a few words about Lin Jiaguo's behavior of "helping outsiders but not helping the inside", he immediately shut up when he saw the street director Lin personally coming to praise Lin Jiaguo and Li Xiuzhi.
Other families in need in the courtyard had nothing to say about Lin Jiaguo's actions. After all, Lin Jiaguo had helped them from time to time. They were not ungrateful people like Jia Zhang.
Seeing Lin Jiaguo being praised by Director Lin from the street, the second uncle Liu Haizhong was also very excited. He also wanted to do something for Director Lin to praise, but after thinking about it, he actually had no choice.
The most painful thing is the third uncle Yan Bugui's family. They secretly scold the Lin family for being a prodigal every day, but there is nothing they can do about it.
The busy days are finally over. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming in two days, Lin Jiaguo is finally free.
The atmosphere of the Chinese New Year is getting stronger and stronger, and every household is buying something, thinking of having a good meal during the Chinese New Year, so as to reward themselves for the hard work of the year.
In the middle courtyard, the first man Yi Zhonghai thought that he had to have a way to celebrate the New Year. He first went to Sha Zhu's house and mentioned the matter of celebrating the New Year together. Sha Zhu and his sister He Yuyu did not refuse.
Qin Huairu had an idea when she heard that the first uncle Yi Zhonghai wanted to integrate several families to celebrate the New Year together. She came to the first uncle Yi Zhonghai's house and asked about it.
"Okay, we can count you as a family." The eldest uncle, Yi Zhonghai, said with a smile to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu was overjoyed and thought about what he should bring out from his family.
After confirming that the Jia family had joined in, Yi Zhonghai looked at the front yard. After thinking for a while, he went to the front yard and came to the Lin family's country.
"Celebrate the New Year together?" Lin Jiaguo shook his head and refused, and Li Xiuzhi next to him said: "Master, thank you for your kindness. Jiaguo and I have already agreed to go to my mother's house for lunch on New Year's Eve."
"We went there and it was too late when we came back, so we didn't join,"
Hearing this, the first man Yi Zhonghai was disappointed, but his face did not show it. After saying a few more words, he left.
After learning that the Lin family was invited by the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai but declined, the Jia family and Jia Zhang started to curse. She originally wanted to take the opportunity to have a good meal, but now that the Lin family does not participate, good things will be missing.
few.
Qin Huairu was also a little disappointed. She really wanted to have a relationship with the Lin family, but the young couple didn't give them a chance. Now, the relationship between Li Xiuzhi and Lou Xiao'e is actually better.
The eldest brother Yi Zhonghai and the eldest mother are also a little disappointed. She really thinks that the Lin family is the most suitable person to provide for them in their old age. Lin Jiaguo is stable and Li Xiuzhi is filial. From that aspect, she is more optimistic about the Lin family.
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It's a pity that after testing it once, Lin Jiaguo directly refused.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Lin Jiaguo and Li Xiuzhi carried a lot of things and rode bicycles to their father-in-law's house.
As soon as he got home, Lin Jiaguo took over the kitchen, and Li Hu helped him. This second brother-in-law was really determined to learn cooking and didn't want to miss the opportunity to ask for advice.
In the room, mother Wu Xiu saw that her daughter's belly was already showing pregnancy, and she was a little surprised and said: "Xiu Zhi, you are showing your pregnancy too quickly. It's not like you are pregnant."
Li Xiuzhi shook her head and said with a smile: "Mom, who knows about this? We won't know until the child is born."
Mother and daughter talked, Wu Xiu taught Li Xiuzhi some things to be careful about, and Li Xiuzhi listened and took them to heart.
A delicious meal was prepared and the family ate. Lin Jiaguo and his father-in-law Li Pengsheng had two drinks.
In the afternoon, Lin Jiaguo took Li Xiuzhi back to the courtyard. After smelling the smell all the way back, Lin Jiaguo also started to get busy.
Amidst the crackling firecrackers, the New Year atmosphere suddenly became intense.
The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Jiaguo carried a lot of things and went to his master's house first.
After sitting at the master's house for a while, he returned to the courtyard. Not long after he sat down, his apprentice Xu Dahu came to the door with gifts.
"Master, Master, happy New Year."
This time, Li Xiuzhi finally got used to it. She remembered that the first time she was called mistress by Xu Dahu, a guy who was only one year younger than her, she was still a little embarrassed.
After celebrating the New Year, Xu Dahu left. He still had to go to his master Wang Dafa to make a fortune. After Lin Jiaguo visited the people who were close to him, he took his wife Xiuzhi to go shopping.
"It's so lively." Li Xiuzhi became obviously excited. Lin Jiaguo bought some snacks and the two of them ate and went shopping.
While walking around, he met Nan Yi again. Looking at Lin Jiaguo and Li Xiuzhi, who was already pregnant, Nan Yi was obviously shocked.
After getting to know each other, Nan Yi complained: "I'm talking about my country and my country. It's not interesting enough for your kid to get married without notifying me."
Lin Jiaguo rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I wanted to inform you. Who asked you to follow the master to meet some friends during that time? I will go there to find you."
Nan Yi felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, it's my fault."
"I'll treat you two to a meal in a few days as an apology."
"Hey, you know what's going on." Lin Jiaguo laughed. Nan Yi rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "You are too fast. If I hadn't met you today, I wouldn't even know your child was born."
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The two of them exchanged words with each other, and Li Xiuzhi smiled.
After wandering around for a while, Nan Yi left first. Seeing that he didn't meet Ding Qiunan this time, Lin Jiaguo was a little surprised, but he didn't ask. If there was a problem between Nan Yi and Ding Qiunan, Nan Yi would be embarrassed if he asked.
Tired of shopping, the two of them went home. In the courtyard, children were running around, listening to the sound of firecrackers from time to time. Lin Jiaguo brought some wine and went to drink with Uncle Li and Uncle Liu.
"Jiaguo, your boy is going to be a father soon. I'm so happy for you." Uncle Li drank happily and began to talk. Lin Jiaguo smiled honestly and drank again with his two uncles.
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Just when they were drinking vigorously, they heard a noise coming from outside. The corners of the mouths of the three of them twitched. They seemed to hear Jia Zhang's voice again.
"Ignore her, she will do a lot of things in a day." Liu Shun snorted and asked Lin Jiaguo to pour the wine. Lin Jiaguo didn't want to join in the fun, so he nodded and poured the wine.
The three of them continued to drink, pretending to be deaf. The third uncle, Yan Bugui, knocked on the door and came in. When he saw the three of them drinking, he was speechless and said: "You three, all go to the middle courtyard, things are getting serious."
"Third uncle, what happened again?" Lin Jiaguo asked helplessly.
"Let's go to the middle courtyard first, the people over there are still waiting." After the third uncle Yan Bugui said a few more words, he walked out to inform others in the front courtyard.
A little drunk, Lin Jiaguo and others came to the middle courtyard. After arriving at the middle yard, they saw Jia Zhang standing at the door of her house like a door god, staring fiercely at several people from the street office.
Qin Huairu hugged Xiaodang and cried, while several people from the street office, seeing this situation, were negotiating with the elder Yi Zhonghai.
After asking several people in the Intermediate Court, the Lin family members finally knew what happened.
Things have to start from the last time Jia and Zhang lost money. The money was lost and the police could not find any clues. They investigated the people who had been in contact with the Jia family during this period, and Zhao Laoshi, who had come to the Siheyuan to ask for an account, was also among them.
among the investigators.
Following Zhao Laoshi's line, no clues about the missing money were found, but they gained something else, that is, they found out that the reason why Jia Dongxu borrowed money from Zhao Dong was because he was fascinated by a widow named Zhang Xiulian.
Jia Dongxu was already married at that time, probably because Qin Huairu was pregnant with Xiaodang, and he couldn't hold it in, so he happened to bump into the widow Zhang Xiulian who "hit it off" with her.
If you want to sleep with someone, of course you have to give them a favor. Jia Dongxu didn't dare to mess with his salary, so he had to choose to borrow it from a friend he knew, Zhao Dong.
Although Zhao Dong is dead, he probably knew a little about what happened back then, and then told some people. No, when the police investigated, they got an unexpected harvest.
After finding out this, the police wanted to come to Jia Dongxu, but the widow Zhang Xiulian had already left, and there was no way to verify the matter one by one. It was such a waste of manpower and material resources, so they simply left the matter to the subdistrict office and asked them to come and beat Jia Dongxu.
The police probably didn't expect that these men from the subdistrict office were a little too reckless and actually chose to come to the door on the first day of the new year, and in a public way.
No, after just a few words, the Jia Zhang family wanted to die and refused to let these people come in to question Jia Dongxu. Instead, they kept saying that their son Jia Dongxu was wronged.
After hearing this, Lin Jiaguo also had a strange expression. He did not expect that Jia Dongxu had such a romantic history.
He was lucky. The widow Zhang Xiulian had left. The police had no definite evidence, and they didn't want to waste a lot of manpower and material resources on such a trivial matter. If the widow Zhang Xiulian was still there, Jia Dongxu would have to go in and squat for a while.
Looking at the young staff of several street offices who were negotiating with the elder Yi Zhonghai, Lin Jiaguo wanted to laugh but couldn't. Young people are full of energy. On the first day of the new year, he directly gave Jia Dongxu a social visit.
die.
In the room, Jia Dongxu was lying on the bed, his eyes blank. He did not expect that this matter would be revealed.
After Zhao Dong died and Zhang Xiulian left, he thought that this matter would become a secret buried in his heart. Unexpectedly, a visit to ask for an account and an incident of missing money actually revealed the matter.
When Jia Dongxu was ashamed and uneasy, outside the house, the elder Yi Zhonghai talked with several people for a while, and finally got to know their secrets.
These people came to beat Jia Dongxu, not to arrest him.
After determining this bottom line, Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he complained about these young people.
This is the first day of the new year. You young people are not put on duty to cause trouble.
Now that this matter is public and cannot be suppressed, Yi Zhonghai can only find a way to remedy it.
It has to be said that the first master Yi Zhonghai's speaking skills are quite good. Under his reasoning and favors, several young staff looked at Jia Zhang who was still blocking the door and left with a hum.
They originally wanted to use Jia Dongxu's incident to establish their authority, but after seeing Jia Zhang's fierceness, several young people suddenly became a little scared. They were not experienced staff, and they already had their own understanding of how to do things.
With the method, cowardice is a must, and the first uncle Yi Zhonghai gave some guarantees, and thought that Jia Dongxu was paralyzed, so the few people left.