In the middle courtyard, the first man Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while after his first wife went to the backyard. Then he sighed leisurely, got up and went to the place where he put the money. After a few counts, he looked at the room again. He smiled bitterly and waited.
Auntie is back.
After waiting for a while, I still didn't see my aunt return. My eldest brother, Yi Zhonghai, lit a cigarette and smoked quietly.
After smoking a few cigarettes, he still didn't see his aunt coming back. Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat, and he got up and went to the backyard.
In the backyard, when they arrived in front of the deaf old lady's house, the first man, Yi Zhonghai, took a deep breath before knocking on the door.
"Come in!"
When she walked into the house and saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, the aunt's face suddenly turned cold. The deaf old lady also looked at Yi Zhonghai and finally let out a long sigh.
"Old lady, I..." When the elder Yi Zhonghai saw the two of them like this, his face suddenly turned red and he was speechless.
"You can handle it yourself. I'm an old woman and don't have much to say."
The deaf old lady spoke. Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath, then looked at his mother and said, "Since you have already decided, there is nothing I can do about it."
"I will leave all the money I save to you, and the people who live in the house will also be left to you. I will clear out the utility room, add the wing, and it will be mine."
"From now on, I will leave you twenty yuan of my monthly salary."
The aunt listened and looked at Yi Zhonghai, knowing that he was doing this out of guilt to compensate her. She sighed with complicated eyes and said: "You can continue to live in the house. The utility room and the wing room belong to me. I will follow the instructions in the backyard."
I asked the people to move to a house next to the old lady, so as to avoid embarrassment in the future. The old lady has already let me live here. From now on, I will provide for the old lady in her old age."
"As for your monthly salary from now on, I don't want it either."
Since Yi Zhonghai chose to divide it like this, Auntie also chose to accept it. In this way, she no longer has to occupy the house of the deaf old lady. If a utility room plus a wing room is replaced by a room in the backyard, people will agree.
Hearing this, the first man Yi Zhonghai was stunned and subconsciously looked at the deaf old lady. The deaf old lady nodded and looked at Yi Zhonghai as if to say, you still have some conscience.
Since the eldest mother said that she would provide for her in her old age, the deaf old lady also nodded and said: "We and I have already agreed that I will take care of the matters here, and you should take care of your own affairs first."
The first uncle Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes, then nodded, looked at the first aunt and said: "In this case, from now on, I will leave you thirty yuan of my salary every month until I retire."
"In addition to the remaining deposit of 1,352 yuan, I will give it to you."
Listen, the aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai, her eyes became determined, and said: "I said, I want the deposit, the house is divided, and as for your monthly salary in the future, I don't want it. Since I want to cut it off, I will cut it off."
It’s cleaner.”
As soon as these words came out, the first man Yi Zhonghai felt very uncomfortable. He wished that this person would fight for more. In this way, he would feel much less guilty.
But looking at the resolute face of his aunt, he felt bitter in his heart, knowing that she was going to completely break up with him.
"call"
After taking a long breath, the elder Yi Zhonghai looked at her and said, "Since you don't want your monthly salary, I will raise a sum of money for you within three years, plus the deposit, a total of three thousand yuan will be made up to you."
"No need." The eldest mother still shook her head, looked at him, her eyes were a little more complicated, and said: "In the final analysis, I still feel sorry for you. You have already deserved me if you gave me the deposit. If anyone else knows, they will have to
Say I took advantage."
The elder Yi Zhonghai's face turned red when he heard this, and then slowly turned darker.
"Come with me, we still have to talk about this matter." With that, the first man Yi Zhonghai walked out. When the first mother saw this, she also sighed and walked out.
The two came to the central courtyard and returned to the house. The first man, Yi Zhonghai, took out a pen and paper and wrote an IOU. The number was one thousand six hundred and forty-eight yuan. After signing his name, he handed over the IOU.
He gave it to the eldest mother and said: "Take it, we have come this far, no one of us can say sorry to anyone."
The eldest mother narrowed her eyes but shook her head. When the eldest brother Yi Zhonghai saw this, he immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Just think of it as hush money, okay?"
"Are you being hostile to me?" The eldest mother's face turned cold and she stared at the eldest brother Yi Zhonghai.
Being stared at by the aunt with cold eyes, the elder Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and said: "I know, you want to break up with me completely. In that case, then you can take this IOU. From now on, we
Everyone has his own way."
"If you don't want this IOU, I'll feel uneasy because I'll have to break it in the future."
When she heard that she still had to say this, the aunt immediately snorted coldly and said: "I know you are feeling guilty, but you don't have to think like this. The journey I have taken to this point is my life."
As she said that, she reached out and took the IOU and said, "I took the IOU. From now on, we each have our own ways, okay."
Seeing that she had taken the IOU, Yi Zhonghai, the first uncle, smiled bitterly and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, we will have nothing to do with each other from now on."
After putting the IOU away and looking at the sky, the aunt said: "Now that we have made a clear distinction, let's go get the divorce certificate. I don't want any more quarrels."
"Okay!" Yi Zhonghai's eyes turned red and his body was trembling. His mother also took a deep breath and turned around to leave.
In the evening, the two of them came back from outside. They walked with sullen expressions. The divorce certificate had been issued. From today on, the two of them went their separate ways.
The eldest mother did not go directly to the middle courtyard, but stopped in the front yard. After thinking about it, she went to the Lin family. The eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai looked at her back, sighed with regret, and walked to the middle courtyard.
In the room, seeing the haggard appearance of the eldest mother, the Lin family was stunned. After asking the eldest mother to sit down, Li Xiuzhi poured her a glass of water.
"Lan Yatou, what on earth is going on?" The old lady frowned and asked, why did it become like this in just two days?
Although everyone in the courtyard was speculating, and some people who were jealous of Yi Zhonghai's high monthly salary said that this must be caused by the family's destitution, no one knew the specific situation.
The eldest mother drank the water, then forced a smile and said: "Old lady, Yi Zhonghai and I are divorced."
The three of them were stunned when they heard that the eldest mother had divorced the eldest father!
The old lady opened her mouth and wanted to ask, but when she saw the aunt's condition, she didn't ask.
"Jiaguo, I came here to ask you and Nanyi for a favor." The aunt looked at Lin Jiaguo and forced a smile: "Yi Zhonghai and I divorced, and the house was divided, the utility room and the penthouse.
It belongs to me. I think it will be awkward to live there in the future, so I want to exchange a house with Dong Lai’s house in the backyard next to the deaf old lady.”
"So I ask you to be an intermediary and help me ask. If he agrees, you can also be a witness."
Listening, Lin Jiaguo nodded and said: "This matter is just a matter of a few words. Auntie, you wait first, I will call Nan Yi over."
Seeing him getting up, the eldest mother said, "I'll go with you. It's the rule to come to your door to discuss this matter."
Lin Jiaguo did not refuse and went out with the aunt. Li Xiuzhi and the old lady looked at each other and looked at each other.
In the Nanyi family, after the eldest mother told the story, Nan Yi and Liang Ladi were also dumbfounded, but seeing the state of the eldest mother at this time, neither of them said a word.
"Auntie, you go back to the house and chat with the old lady first. Nan Yi and I go to the backyard to find Uncle Dong Lai."
"Thank you." The eldest mother forced a smile again. Lin Jiaguo and Nan Yi looked at each other and went to the backyard.
"Jia Guo, what is going on here?" Nan Yi is still confused. Although the fact that the first man and the first mother have no children has made many people talk about it, but after all these years, they suddenly separated today.
, it’s a bit hard to believe when you hear it.
"I don't know either." Lin Jiaguo was also confused now.
While talking, the two of them came to the backyard and knocked on the door of Uncle Dong Lai's house. The door opened and it was simply Lin Jiaguo and Nan Yi. Uncle Dong Lai was stunned for a moment, and then politely greeted the two of them to come in and sit down.
After entering the house, Lin Jiaguo handed over cigarettes without wandering around, and directly stated his intention to come. When he heard that the eldest mother and the eldest father had divorced, Uncle Donglai and his wife were also confused.
"I'm talking about my country and my country, Nanyi. You can't joke about this."
Uncle Dong Lai spoke up, Lin Jiaguo and Nan Yi smiled helplessly, Nan Yi said: "Uncle, do we two look like those unreliable people?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Donglai also realized that Lin Jiaguo and Nan Yi were really not unreliable people. In other words, the eldest mother and the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai had indeed divorced!
"Uncle, Auntie is in my house in the front yard right now. Let's go over and talk now. If you agree, then we will change it. If you don't agree, we will change it. We won't force you."
Hearing this, Uncle Donglai and his wife nodded and said, "Then let's go to the front yard and have a look first. This matter is not trivial. If we really want to change it, we will have to leave people speechless."
Immediately, the four of them walked out of the backyard and came to the front yard. When they got into the house, Auntie looked at the two of them and told the situation. After confirming that it was the truth, Uncle Donglai said: "Auntie, I am the one who changed the house.
Agreed, but we have to find out in front of the First Master Yi Zhonghai."
"Otherwise, it won't be easy for anyone to break up in the future, and it won't be good for anyone."
"That should be the case." The eldest mother nodded and said to several people: "Then please follow me to the middle courtyard and we will settle this matter."
The few people did not refuse, so they went to the middle courtyard with the eldest aunt. The third uncle Yan Bugui saw a group of people in a lively mood and was about to ask, but everyone had gone to the middle courtyard. He narrowed his eyes and followed the third aunt.
Intermediate Court.
In the middle courtyard, when Auntie arrived with Lin Jiaguo and others, Master Yi Zhonghai's face turned red. Although he had already expected it, the current situation still made him feel very uncomfortable.
Seeing that there were more and more people, Auntia stopped Da Mao, handed him two yuan, and asked him to help buy cigarettes.
Everyone will know about it anyway, so let’s just find out everything tonight.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. I don’t know what’s going on. The scene was very quiet until Da Mao ran back panting and gave the cigarette to Aunt Ma. Then Aunt Ma asked Da Mao to help disperse the smoke and said to everyone:
"Don't make random guesses. Yi Zhonghai and I are divorced. From now on, we will live our own lives."
As soon as the words came out, the people in the courtyard were stunned and came to their senses. They all looked at the elder Yi Zhonghai and the eldest mother.
"Our conflicts have intensified and we can't live any longer." The first man, Yi Zhonghai, also bravely spoke out and said to everyone: "For the sake of both of us, please stop talking nonsense."
Qin Huairu and Shazhu looked at each other in confusion. They felt like they were divorced in the blink of an eye.
Regardless of what everyone thought, Auntie talked about changing houses in front of Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai felt a little sad when he saw Auntie wanting to cut her off so quickly.
With the nod of confirmation from the elder Yi Zhonghai, the house change went smoothly. After writing a certificate, several people from the Lin family signed their names and fingerprints as witnesses.
After keeping the two copies, Uncle Donglai also knew that Auntie must be very uncomfortable staying here now, so he said to everyone: "Da Mao helped to disperse the cigarettes, what, everyone smoked, don't want to help, right?"
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When everyone heard this, they shook their heads and laughed. They should help. One group cleaned the utility room, another group helped the aunt organize things, and another group went to the backyard to help Uncle Dong Lai move things.
There is strength in numbers, and there isn't much stuff to begin with. It only took half an hour to sort it all out.
After it was done, everyone dispersed. They had something to discuss today.
The elder Yi Zhonghai watched the eldest mother go to the backyard, became a little rickety, and then entered the house. Si Zhu and Qin Huairu took a look and followed her into the house, wanting to ask about the situation.
In the backyard, the house that Auntie bought in exchange for it now seems very empty. After all, the bed, cabinets, etc. were all left to Uncle Yi Zhonghai.
"Auntie, please go to sleep in the deaf old lady's house tonight. Whatever you want to buy tomorrow, we will help you carry it back."
Nan Yi spoke up. Listening to his address, Aunt Ma originally thought about not calling herself "Auntie" in the future, but when she thought about it, everyone was used to calling her "Auntie", that's all. It didn't matter.
"Thank you very much." The aunt handed the remaining cigarettes to the two of them and said, "If you take this cigarette and smoke it, if you leave it here, it will only become moldy."
Neither Lin Jiaguo nor Nan Yi refused. When they saw Li Xiuzhi, Liang Ladi, and the old lady going to the deaf old lady's house with the eldest mother, they looked at each other, shook their heads, sighed, and walked to the front yard.
In the middle courtyard, at Yi Zhonghai's house, Shazhu and Qin Huairu asked for a while. The first uncle just gave an explanation of "the conflict has intensified and we can't survive". The two of them took a look and agreed that they should go to the backyard to see the aunt.
Bar.
As soon as the two left, the elder Yi Zhonghai saw that many familiar things were missing from the room. He sat quietly and smoked a cigarette. Slowly, his face became more and more gloomy.
"Two old immortals, as well as Yi Daniu, Yi Xiaogan, and Huang Fen, just wait." The first man, Yi Zhonghai, gritted his teeth and said. The source of all this is these people.
If they hadn't caused trouble, how could I have gotten divorced?
He hated, hated these five people. In the smoke, Yi Zhonghai's eyes became a little more ferocious.
That night, the topic in the courtyard was about the uncle and the aunt.
The next day, when it was time to go to work, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai also went to work. He did not go to the village because he knew that after the divorce, those people would know about it and they would be unable to bear it and come to visit her again.
After the eldest mother got up, she went to the front yard and asked Mrs. Lin to go to the backyard to look after the deaf old lady. Today she had to buy things, and she also had to tell her parents about the divorce.
In the steel rolling mill, just one morning, the news of Yi Zhonghai's divorce spread. Everything was said, good and bad. The first man, Yi Zhonghai, pretended not to hear.
"Master Lin, you are all from the same hospital, don't you know something about the situation?" Liu Lan also asked out of curiosity. Lin Jiaguo's mouth twitched and he said helplessly: "I really don't know, marriage and divorce are other people's business.
Why am I asking so many questions?"
When Liu Lan heard this, she curled her lips and went to get busy. Lin Jiaguo shook his head and was speechless. It is estimated that in the next few days, the reputation of the first uncle Yi Zhonghai in the steel rolling mill will suddenly become higher.
In the evening, after work, Lin Jiaguo went back to the courtyard. As soon as he came back, he saw several aunt's family members helping her carry the things she bought. After parking the car, Lin Jiaguo also went over to help.
"Jiaguo, thank you." Auntie thanked her. After a while, everyone in the yard came to help. In the backyard, in Auntie's house, after putting things away, she looked at Auntie's brother and sister-in-law, and asked Lin Jiaguo.
Everyone leaves first.
In the room, the eldest mother talked about the divorce matters. Her brother had a dark face and snorted coldly: "I guess Yi Zhonghai still has some conscience."
Several other people also hummed. The aunt's brother looked at his sister and sighed: "You won't tell me the reason if I ask you, and I won't force you."
"Now that we're divorced, the road ahead will be tough no matter how hard it is. If you need help, just let me know when you get home. Do you understand?"
"I know, brother." The aunt nodded, feeling a little depressed. After talking for a while, these people left.
When they arrived at the middle courtyard, several people looked at Yi Zhonghai's house and snorted coldly. Then they left without looking back. The aunt saw them out of the courtyard before turning back.
The eldest mother went back to the backyard and middle courtyard. Qin Huairu watched the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai's family being so cold that she cooked more dishes.
Seeing Qin Huairu serving food to the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai, Mrs. Jia Zhang opened her mouth and then started mumbling.
Qin Huairu walked in with food in the house of the first uncle Yi Zhonghai. When he saw the first uncle Yi Zhonghai sitting quietly, Qin Huairu said: "First uncle, let's have some food first. The matter has reached this point. It's useless to think about it any more.
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Hearing this, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai looked at the food on the table, smiled bitterly, and thanked: "Huairu, thank you."
"Master, please don't say thank you. You often help my family. I will keep your kindness in my heart."
The two of them talked for a few more words, and in order to avoid suspicion, Qin Huairu left. The first man, Yi Zhonghai, looked at the food, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating. As for the taste, only he knew.
After Qin Huairu returned home, she saw her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, having a serious look on her face, and she immediately knew what was going on.
"Mom, my uncle has helped our family a lot. Now that someone is in trouble, we can't just watch it."
Hearing this, Mrs. Jia Zhang snorted and said, "I think you have had less contact with Yi Zhonghai recently. Who knows what the inside story of his divorce from his aunt will be like. It's mysterious and well concealed."
"I understand." Qin Huairu didn't hold back. She knew the temper of her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang.