Chapter 85 Thank you, Brother He

Chapter 85 Thank you, Brother He

Fortunately, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year and the neighbors were all idle at home. Without Yi Zhonghai's instructions, the neighbors in the front and back yards all came up to help remove the broken windows.

"Daqing, where... where do we live?"

Looking at the unrecognizable house, Tao Huilan burst into tears.

It's really unlucky to encounter such a thing during the New Year.

"This……"

Yi Zhonghai patted Tao Huilan on the shoulder and wanted to say something to comfort her, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

If it were spring or summer, it would be fine as the weather is warm and it wouldn't matter if we lived inside.

But it's winter now. Not to mention there are no windows, even when the weather is good, you still have to cover yourself with two quilts. It's so drafty now, it's really a problem how to live here.

And according to the current progress, it is obviously impossible to repair it within one day.

"Huilan, Lao Yi!"

At this moment, He Daqing came over.

"Brother He!"

The couple looked at He Daqing at the same time.

But He Daqing said seriously,

"You are in trouble for nothing. Huilan is still pregnant and can't catch a cold. Well, I have an empty room over there, and there's also a stove inside. You two can move in there in the next two days. It's just for emergencies!"

Now the person who has the most houses in the entire courtyard belongs to He Daqing.

Ever since He Yuzhu and He Yushui moved to the backyard, the house that originally belonged to He Yushui became vacant and was used as a storage room by He Daqing and Qin Huairu.

Now that Yi Zhonghai's family is in trouble, He Daqing naturally cannot sit idly by.

Putting aside other issues, Tao Huilan is pregnant with her own child.

"This...Brother He, we..."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and Tao Huilan both felt warm in their hearts.

Especially Tao Huilan, the look she gave He Daqing was full of tenderness.

She thought that He Daqing would distance himself from her after she became pregnant, but unexpectedly, when she encountered difficulties, He Daqing was the first to stand up and help her.

Well, He Daqing still has his own thoughts.

Yi Zhonghai was very grateful and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Old Yi, it's too late to be polite. If not for anything else, please consider the baby in Tao Huilan's belly. You can live in the house peacefully. Of course, you are responsible for the stove!"

He Daqing patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder, and as he was too lazy to stay any longer, he went back to his room with his hands behind his back.

"Hey, Brother He is such a good man. Huilan, we must remember Brother He's kindness in the future!"

Looking at He Daqing's leaving back, Yi Zhonghai was moved.

"Yeah. Let's move the blankets and other things to that room first. I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'll go in and lie down for a while!"

With a place to stay, Tao Huilan felt relieved. However, she felt a little tired after tossing and turning all night, so she walked towards He Yushui's side room.

"Okay, I'll light the stove for you first!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, then took some coal and lit the stove in He Yushui's room.

However, his house was burned down and the neighbors were all there, so he couldn't stay here any longer.

After settling Tao Huilan down, Yi Zhonghai walked out of the yard.

"Go! Go! Go!"

Yi Zhonghai walked up to Xu Youliang and said to him,

"You are not needed here. Your most urgent task is to find materials for the windows. Otherwise, by the time you finish repairing them, the New Year will have passed!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Hearing this, Xu Youliang smiled helplessly, and hurriedly pulled Jia Dongxu and left the courtyard in a hurry to look for firewood outside.

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, was cleaning up the unrecognizable house together with his neighbors.

It took a whole morning to finally remove all the damaged parts.

Xu Youliang and Jia Dongxu found two big logs from somewhere.

Xu Youliang even found carpenter's tools from the slum where he used to live, and sat in the yard in the cold weather, starting to measure the dimensions and make windows.

"Lao Yi, Lao Yi, come and take a break. Let's have a meal at our house today!"

At noon, He Daqing prepared the meal. After Qin Huairu learned about what happened in the yard, she hurriedly called Tao Huilan and Yi Zhonghai to come and eat together.

People's customs are relatively simple these days, and when neighbors suffer such a great hardship, they naturally help each other.

"Oh, sister-in-law Huairu, this... you guys have given us a house to live in, it's already very good, how can I have the nerve to eat here!"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.

"What's the big deal? We can't finish all the food we made during the Chinese New Year. If you don't want to eat it, we can eat it with Huilan!"

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes and said deliberately.

"I eat, I eat!"

Yi Zhonghai laughed and quickly followed him into He Daqing's house. The two families sat together and naturally they couldn't help but curse Jia Zhang, the woman next door.

However, Yi Zhonghai and Tao Huilan were quickly conquered by He Daqing's cooking skills.

The same meat and vegetables are just edible in their hands, but after being processed by He Daqing, they become delicacies from mountains and seas.

As she ate, Tao Huilan felt like she didn't want to leave.

I sighed silently in my heart.

How great it would be if I were He Daqing. Looking at the food, I feel like I'm living like an upper-class person every day. Qin Huairu is really lucky.

And in the courtyard of the central courtyard.

At this time, there were only three people from the Jia family left.

In order to see the situation at home in time, the door curtains of He Daqing's house were opened, and the smell of meat in the house naturally spread to the yard.

"It smells so good..."

Jia Dongxu couldn't help swallowing when he smelled it.

At this moment, Jia Zhang also came over with bowls and chopsticks.

"You two should take a break first, eat something to fill your stomach before you continue working!"

Jia Dongxu and Xu Youliang stopped what they were doing and looked inside, only to be disappointed to see that it was all cabbages.

"Just be content!"

Jia Zhang said unhappily.

"Now, only the cabbage stalks are left in our house!"

Yes, there was a big fire last night, which caused serious damage to their house. Not only were the windows burned, but many things in the house were also burned.

Fortunately, there were still a lot of cabbages stored in the cellar, otherwise they would have nothing to eat today.

"Just eat it!"

Xu Youliang shook his head helplessly, sniffed the fragrance in the air, looked at the cabbage stalks in his bowl, and sighed.

"Xiao Zhang, pack up some valuables this afternoon. When I'm done here, we can move in with me."

"Row!"

Jia Zhang nodded, looked at her dilapidated house, and sighed again.

She has lived here for so many years, and her heart is so broken. She doesn't know when the house can be repaired.