Chapter 313 Undercurrent of Calmness
The current relationship between the Jia family and the Yi family is a bit distant, which is why the courtyard has been able to remain quiet recently.

Without Yi Zhonghai's support, Jia Zhang would not dare to act arrogantly, and the yard would naturally be quiet.

Actually, to be honest, there aren’t so many quarrels every day.

He Yuzhu lived in this courtyard for decades in his previous life, and there were only a few stories about the courtyard that were spread around the alley.

At other times, everyone just lives their own lives quietly.

There are trivial matters, but those who deliberately make trouble are probably just too full.

Just like the Jia and Yi families today, on the surface, they are just a relationship where a master and his apprentice live in the same courtyard.

The relationship is a little worse than that of good neighbors. At least the Yi and Jia families now don't invite each other over for a drink at mealtime.

This thing has some rifts between the master and the apprentice, but it is also intentional on the part of Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai withdrew his support for the Jia family, and Jia Dongxu suddenly felt under a lot of pressure.

One person's salary is spent by five people, four of whom do not have registered residence in the city and all need to go to the pigeon market to exchange it for high-priced grain.

The key is that we don’t know when it will end. The price of food changes every day. Originally, Jia Dongxu could save some of his monthly salary, but now it is just enough. If the price of food in the pigeon market goes up again, he might have to use up his original capital.

How could the Jia family mother and son bear such a thing?

This is not because there is no output in rural areas, but with strict control, it is becoming increasingly difficult to transport pigeons for business.

Food is not like other things. It has weight and volume.

It is reasonable for those businessmen to take risks and make more money by doing this business.

For example, coarse grains used to be only two or three cents per pound more expensive than at the grain station.

Now it is about twice as much, and white flour has become a luxury.

This thing would be a pain in the ass for anyone.

In the face of difficulties, human dignity and the dream of independence are all nonsense.

Anyway, Jia Dongxu no longer has any idea of ​​leaving the Yi family and living independently.

This change happened in just over a year.

There are some reasons for this. Simply put, our industry is developing quite well, so some people want to develop it faster.

Spend more money, buy more machines, and then develop faster.

Therefore, the control over grain in rural areas is much stricter than before.

This thing is also one of the reasons for hunger two or three years later.

There is also the factor that Yi Zhonghai deliberately ignored the Jia family.

Both families wanted to control each other.

Everyone finds their own means, for example, the Jia family used the second child to control the Yi family.

At that time, the Jia family really had a good time for a while.

If you want to eat something, just tell Yi Zhonghai and you don’t have to pay a penny.

However, with the birth of Xiaodang, the Jia family no longer had any means to control Yi Zhonghai.

Now the situation has turned into the Yi family's home court again.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife did nothing, but they just ignored the Jia family, which made Jia Dongxu feel uncomfortable enough.

Jia Dongxu originally wanted to work harder, get promoted and get a raise, so he was tough for a while.

But as the assessment was over, Jia Dongxu was completely desperate. The third-level worker was too difficult. Not to mention the actual operation, he couldn't even understand the theoretical exam.

This is normal. Level 3 workers are considered the threshold for intermediate workers, which is two levels different from junior workers.

Without some education and the willingness to endure hardship, and without a good master who teaches you with all his heart, you will never be able to make any progress.

For example, after Ma San passed the exam to become a second-level worker, he told his family that this was the end of his life and he could only hope that his son Goudan would study hard and strive for a bright future.

Ma San is now qualified to say that. With a salary of less than 40 yuan, the Jia family cannot support their family, but the Ma family is still relatively well off.

After all, the four members of the Ma family all had coupons, and Ma San's wife and mother could earn more than ten yuan a month by doing manual work.

People are afraid of being compared with each other, especially the Ma family, which is far inferior to the Jia family.

As a result, the Ma family is now living more and more prosperously, while the Jia family is on the verge of collapse.

Living in the same courtyard, every day either the east family ate meat or the west family stewed chicken. As a result, the Jia family was reluctant to even buy two eggs.

This thing made Jia Dongxu's back, which had just straightened up with great difficulty, bend again.

Jia Dongxu looked hatefully at Wang Wu, who was talking excitedly to Yi Zhonghai while holding a small workpiece not far away.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai raising his sleeve to wipe his sweat, Jia Dongxu wanted to step forward, but he was a step too late. Wang Wu had already quickly picked up the towel beside him and handed it to Yi Zhonghai.

Jia Dongxu looked embarrassed, but he had already walked behind Yi Zhonghai, so he was too embarrassed to leave.

Then he raised the teacup beside him and handed it to Yi Zhonghai, saying, "Master, have some water."

Wang Wu smiled and said, "Brother, Master's teacup is empty. I was thinking about making new tea for Master just now, but I was so happy chatting that I forgot."

Wang Wu's words made Jia Dongxu freeze. He looked around but didn't see the tea leaves.

So he could only put the teacup down again with a bit of embarrassment.

Yi Zhonghai saw this scene and deliberately said: "Xiaowu has been buying tea for me recently. You, kid, save your own money to live. The master doesn't need you for that."

Wang Wu smiled naively and said, "Master, you taught me skills, so I should show my respect to you. If it were a few years earlier, an apprentice would learn for three years and serve for two years, and it would be normal to celebrate three festivals and two birthdays in a lifetime. Compared to how good you are to me, what's the point of me buying some bad tea leaves?"

These words made Jia Dongxu feel a little embarrassed. Not to mention buying tea to honor Yi Zhonghai, he had never taken the three festivals and two birthdays seriously, except for the three years when Jia Zhangshi was in prison.

Most of the time they would carry some things over, then have a big meal at Yi's house, and finally carry the things back.

In other words, whenever Jia Dongxu visits for the New Year, the Yi family is the one that suffers.

After hearing what Wang Wu said, Jia Dongxu naturally felt embarrassed.

Jia Dongxu knew that Wang Wu had recently been thinking about becoming a formal disciple. Wang Wu had mentioned this issue to Yi Zhonghai several times, but Yi Zhonghai had hesitated and refused.

This thing is so annoying. If you want to refuse, just refuse. But Yi Zhonghai chose to refuse hesitantly.

This sent the wrong signal to Wang Wu and Jia Dongxu, who thought Yi Zhonghai was considering this matter.

So Wang Wu flattered Yi Zhonghai more actively, and Jia Dongxu has been worried recently, fearing that Yi Zhonghai might agree to Wang Wu's request one day.

This is what Yi Zhonghai wants to control.

Yi Zhonghai definitely didn't think of accepting Wang Wu as his apprentice. To him, he couldn't see Wang Wu clearly.

But this did not prevent Yi Zhonghai from using Wang Wu to train Jia Dongxu.

Wang Wu's idea was simpler. He wanted to show up in the courtyard formally under the pretext of becoming a disciple, and then "coincidentally" meet the deaf old lady, and things could develop normally.

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