Chapter 695: Jia Zhang's Early Release from Prison
The next day, early in the morning.
After breakfast, everyone in the courtyard was about to go out to work, but the third aunt took out the quilts from home and planned to dry them in the sun.
Just at this time, two staff members from the street office walked into the yard, led by the clerk who had taken Jia Zhang away.
"Hey, Jia Zhang? Why did you come out?"
"Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu, both of you, come out quickly, your mother is back."
The aunties in the courtyard were all confused when they saw Jia Zhang returning home. According to calculations, she should have another week before being released, so why did she go home early?
Qin Huairu had just finished washing the dishes at this time, and was stunned when she heard the shouting from the front yard. In comparison, Jia Dongxu's reaction was much faster, and he walked out of the house on crutches.
"Mom?? Mom, why are you back?"
"Dongxu, where is my beloved grandson? I haven't seen him for so many days, I miss him so much!"
The moment Jia Zhang saw Jia Dongxu, she burst into tears.
"Dongxu, do you know how I have been living these days? Look at my face, I have lost a lot of weight." Recalling the days of transformation, Jia Zhang couldn't help but want to cry, but as she cried, Jia Zhang realized that something was wrong.
"Dongxu, have you gained weight?"
Um...fat? ?
I guess it’s because I’ve been eating too much and too well recently, and I haven’t been very active on weekdays, so I’ve gained some obvious weight.
Jia Dongxu suddenly felt guilty when he heard this, and quickly changed the subject and asked, "Mom, why did you come out early?"
Jia Zhang was sent here by people from the street office and there was no way she ran away secretly.
"You must be Jia Zhang's son Jia Dongxu, right? Your mother had a positive attitude and worked hard during her reform on the farm. She also reported a group of prisoners who were about to escape the day before yesterday. So after discussion by the organization, your mother was allowed to be released early. I hope you can take good care of Jia Zhang in the future and don't let her make mistakes again."
"My mother...did she make a contribution?" Jia Dongxu became even more confused after hearing this.
In his impression, it was good enough that Jia Zhangshi did not run away with him, but how could she be so nosy as to report others?
"Yes, she has made contributions, but there is no reward as her merits and demerits are offset. I hope she can remember the lesson and stop promoting feudal superstition in the future."
"Okay, okay, I'll remember it. I will never promote feudal superstition again in the future." Jia Dongxu said quickly.
After completing the explanation, the clerk from the street office turned around and left.
Jia Dongxu seemed to have received some kind of honor, and after the clerk left, he began to spread the news of Jia Zhang's meritorious service in the courtyard.
Qin Huairu, who was standing by, seemed to be worried. She exchanged a few simple words with Jia Zhang and went out to work, saying that she was going to be late.
The onlookers in the yard also found this scene quite strange.
They knew Jia Zhang's character very well. It was really unfortunate that such a person could achieve great success.
The courtyard has finally been quiet for a while. I hope Jia Zhang can learn her lesson and not cause trouble again.
"Oh, oh, oh, you reported someone else for running away?" Xu Damao came out with a weird look on his face, looked Jia Zhang up and down, and said, "Could it be that you are fat and run slowly, so you didn't catch up with the escaped team, so you reported them in a rage?"
"Xu Damao, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!"
Facing Xu Damao who mocked her, Jia Zhang naturally would not tolerate him and directly hit him hard: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly, I have made contributions, and I am a great contributor!"
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will go to the street office to sue you!"
"Besides, if you have the guts, go ahead and sue me!" Xu Damao refused to admit defeat, but after annoying Jia Zhang, he shouted at the door, "Qin Huairu, slow down. I'll take you to the factory on my bike!"
After saying that, he pushed his bicycle and ran out.
Good guy!
Xu Damao is really good at disgusting people. He wanted to take Qin Huairu to the factory in front of Jia Dongxu.
As soon as Xu Damao disappeared at the gate of the courtyard, the onlookers in the courtyard all looked towards Jia Dongxu.
Jia Dongxu was naturally very angry with Xu Damao, but he had no way to deal with Xu Damao.
"Xu Damao, you're so stupid. Didn't I just find you a widowed wife? Why do you hate me so much?"
After cursing inwardly, Jia Dongxu went home with Jia Zhangshi.
Seeing Jia Dongxu going home without saying a word, the expressions of the onlookers in the yard became even weirder.
He didn't even chase after Xu Damao and beat him up?
Oh, his legs and feet are not convenient, so even if he catches up with him, he may not be able to beat Xu Damao.
"Why didn't Jia Dongxu say anything? Could it be that Qin Huairu and Xu Damao really had something going on?"
"Hey, you know what, after Jia Dongxu became disabled, the family relied on Qin Huairu to support the family. Once this man loses the ability to make money, he will be looked down upon."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. Don't talk nonsense. Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu did that yesterday. I heard it all in the yard. There is nothing wrong with their relationship. Xu Damao is just trying to disgust Jia Dongxu."
"Is this true? Jia Dongxu is already in this state, what else can he do?"
"Why not? Jia Dongxu is disabled, but Qin Huairu is fine..."
The aunties in the courtyard like to talk about this kind of family matters the most. Once the topic is started, they can't stop and they all join in the discussion excitedly.
After returning home, Jia Zhang gulped down several gulps of water, wiped her mouth, and wanted to ask Qin Huairu to cook.
After spending so many days in the reformed farm, Jia Zhang was almost going crazy with greed.
"That Qin Huairu, go give..."
Halfway through her words, Jia Zhang realized that Qin Huairu had already gone to work. She wanted to greet Jia Dongxu, but found that her son was on crutches and could not be relied on.
Helpless, I could only get up and walk to the stove to prepare something to eat.
But after searching around, Jia Zhang found that not only was there no meat or eggs in the house, but even corn flour was almost gone.
"Hey, Dongxu, look at what kind of wife you found. She doesn't know how to live at all. How are you going to live without me?"
"Mom, actually we've been doing pretty well these past few days. Yesterday, my third uncle's family member Yan Jiecheng got married, and Huairu and I had a good hug." Jia Dongxu gave a dry laugh.
Oh? ?
Is that guy Yan Jiecheng married?
Jia Zhang raised her eyebrows, looked at Jia Dongxu and asked, "You two didn't pay for the feast, did you? We are neighbors living in the same courtyard, we can still go to the feast without paying."
"Uh...no, no!" Jia Dongxu's eyes were evasive.
"That's good enough. If Yan Laokou dares to take money from our family, I will tear off the roof of their house." Jia Zhang said with satisfaction, and then waved to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, you take a rest first, I'll go out to buy some meat, and we'll make dumplings for lunch!"