Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 182 Mischievous Rain

"Zhu Zi, shall we make fish soup with this crucian carp?"

Seeing the pained expression on Yan Bugui's face, Sha Zhu decided not to continue his verbal torment.

Let's hope we don't really upset Teacher Yan so much that she gets a stroke and ends up in the hospital. That would be terrible.

"Okay, Teacher Yan has indeed worked hard these past few days. However, I need to test Yu Shui during dinner."

"Let's see how Yushui's studies are going. If he doesn't pass, it means that although Teacher Yan worked hard, he didn't teach with his heart. You can't take this fish soup with you then."

Sha Zhu continued scaling the fish with his hands, and after thinking for a while, he said...

Yan Bugui visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry about that, I'll definitely teach you diligently. Zhu Zi, would you like me to help you prepare the ingredients?"

"It's not that I look down on you. But if I really let you do it, you'd back down."

"Do you know how to prepare ingredients? My aunt usually cooks at home, right? Even when she had her baby, it was your eldest son who cooked."

Yan Bugui awkwardly stepped aside, saying, "I was just being polite, this isn't enough." He watched Sha Zhu prepare the ingredients and chatted about everyday matters.

"Zhu Zi, you know, right? In our courtyard, the man who used to live across from yours, Jia Dongxu, his wife Qin Huairu is pregnant."

Upon hearing Yan Bugui's words, Sha Zhu immediately thought that this must be the reference to the Thief Saint's Staff.

Unfortunately, his life has taken a turn for the worse now; without Sha Zhu's help,

I don't know how she'll turn out, but with a grandmother like that teaching her by example, she probably won't learn anything good.

"When did this happen?" Sha Zhu asked. Given the Jia family's current living conditions, it was unlikely that Sha Zhu had intervened.

Given Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable behavior, it's uncertain whether Jia Geng will be able to land smoothly.

I haven't been to No. 95 for a long time, and Yi Zhonghai's wife hasn't come looking for me either.

She probably felt resigned to her fate; she had no relatives in the countryside, and a woman like her couldn't survive anywhere.

"It all happened in the last couple of days. Wasn't the Jia family's daughter-in-law washing clothes in the yard?"

Suddenly, without warning, she started vomiting. This wasn't something an experienced woman in the hospital suggested she might be pregnant.

After Jia Dongxu returned, he hurriedly took his wife to the hospital, and a check-up confirmed that she was indeed pregnant.

"Ah, if you ask me, it's a real pity that this young wife married into the Jia family," Yan Bugui said, shaking his head and sighing.

It's a pity, I guess Qin Huairu didn't scheme against you, the old man in the courtyard, or maybe Qin Huairu hasn't been married into the family long enough.

But given Jia Zhangshi's current state, would Qin Huairu have an easy time? Considering the Jia family's current situation...

Evolution will probably speed things up, and I wonder which young men in the courtyard will lose their temper and offer themselves up.

"What a pity, Teacher Yan?" Sha Zhu also wanted to hear how things were going at the hospital. Yi Zhonghai still hadn't gone to work and was still lying in the hospital.

"She's constantly tormented by her mother-in-law. Ever since she married into the Jia family and her home was robbed, she hasn't had a single good day in the Jia family."

I was either beaten or scolded, and there was always endless housework to do.

They've come to me, their old man, twice. What can I do? It's their family matter, and I wouldn't dare offend Jia Zhangshi.

Only in the last couple of days, after learning her daughter-in-law was pregnant, did Jia Zhangshi become a little more restrained. She'll probably start tormenting her daughter-in-law again soon.

Sha Zhu was still thinking about the New Year. Now the Jia family was in internal strife. Should he go or not? He was letting the bees in the space cause trouble for Jia Zhangshi.

I feel uneasy if I don't cause some trouble for Jia Zhangshi, but if I do go, I'll just be letting Qin Huairu have an easy time.

No, neither of these two destined widows are good people. I'll wait and see.

Anyway, all the lookouts near Nanluoguxiang have disappeared, clearly indicating a relaxation of vigilance, and we could go over and cause trouble at any time.

However, we can't escalate things any further and attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, who will keep a close eye on Nanluoguxiang. That would be troublesome. Even if we're going to cause trouble, we have to let things unfold naturally.

"Teacher Yan, you're the person in charge of the courtyard, didn't you report this to the neighborhood office?"

"I dare not go. If that crazy old woman Jia Zhangshi finds out, my family will never have a peaceful day again."

When Qin Huairu asked me for help, I told her to go to the neighborhood committee herself. If she doesn't go, it's none of my business.

At noon, while Sha Zhu was busy in the kitchen, Yu Shui came skipping back. Arriving at the kitchen door, smelling the delicious aroma inside, she asked, "Brother, isn't lunch served yet?"

Sha Zhu glanced at his sister and replied, "Almost done." Then he remembered he needed to check on the rain.

He said, "Rain, how's your learning of characters and classical poetry going with Teacher Yan these days? Recite a classical poem for me so I can hear it."

The aroma wafting from the kitchen made Yu Shui's mouth water, and her eyes darted around.

He opened his mouth with a smile and said, "Alright, brother, listen carefully, 'The sun shines on the incense burner, producing purple smoke…'"

"Why did you stop? Li Bai's poems are quite good, keep going!" Sha Zhu urged Yu Shui while keeping an eye on the pot on the stove in the kitchen.

"The sun shines on the incense burner, producing purple smoke. Old Kou smells the aroma of roast duck, his mouth waters, but when he reaches into his pocket, he finds no money."

Raindrops babbled on and on, finishing quickly before running into his house.

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded. Where did this brat learn that? She always picks at the smell of roast duck...

Why can't I smell the aroma of fish? And with the rainwater running away again, Sha Zhu was helpless.

Yan Bugui was drinking tea at the stone table opposite the kitchen when he heard Sha Zhu was going to test Yu Shui. He pricked up his ears and listened carefully. He even nodded when he heard the first sentence, thinking, "Not bad, not bad, this child is teachable."

Hearing the aroma of roast duck, Lao Kou spat out the tea he had just drunk. This was the child he had taught, and all his hard work over the past few days had been for nothing. He was starting to criticize his teacher.

It's one thing for Sha Zhu to look down on me now, but who told me to come to Sha Zhu to beg for alms?

Sha Zhu's sister, Yu Shui, has also gone astray along with her brother. It's only been a short time; the two children have changed so much in less than a year since they left the No. 95 compound.

Sha Zhu watched Yan Bugui's unpredictable facial expressions across the stone table from the kitchen and wondered if he had suffered another blow.

When you get back, you must have a good talk with Yushui. How could he be so impolite? Quickly bring a thermos from inside the house and fill it with fragrant fish soup for Old Man Yan.

He handed the coin to Teacher Yan, saying, "Teacher Yan, please don't mind what I said earlier. Although the classical poems you taught were quite rhyming..."

I know this isn't your fault, and I'll definitely teach Yushui a lesson later.

This is the crucian carp soup I made. I didn't dare add too many spices, afraid that my aunt would get sick from it.

The fish soup is fresh out of the pot, hurry back so you can still make it home for lunch. I won't keep you any longer, Teacher Yan."

Yan Bugui's face flushed red and then turned pale; he was being ridiculed by a seven or eight-year-old child.

Not wanting to stay there any longer, he took the thermos from Sha Zhu and felt its weight in his hand.

Knowing that Sha Zhu had filled the thermos for him, he felt a little grateful. After saying goodbye to Sha Zhu, he picked up the thermos and went back.

Just as Sha Zhu brought the boiled fish to the living room and called Yu Shui to come out for dinner, Li Jianguo from the neighborhood office rushed to Sha Zhu's house.

Smelling the aroma of boiled fish, Li Jianguo couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Zhu Zi, as soon as I heard from the neighbors that you caught two big fish, I knew your family would definitely have a special meal today."

"It's better to be lucky than early! I just arrived, and you're already getting ready to eat."