Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 357: Yan Fugui also wants to pick up trash, Jia Zhang dies

And so, the next day, Li Yuanjun got married and moved into the courtyard.

Since everyone knew that the Li family was not easy to mess with, and Xu Shengnan was a police officer herself, no one in the courtyard dared to provoke them, especially Xiao Dang, who had been thinking of making some sarcastic remarks when they met in the future.

But after hearing from the neighbors that Xu Shengnan was a police officer, she completely stopped trying. She didn't know when she started to become a little afraid of the police.

Soon, time came to half a year later. One morning, Jia Zhang got up very early to pick up garbage. Because she got up late the day before, she had been hungry all day. The little things she picked up were not even enough to fill her teeth!

She is now a completely different person. Because of long-term poor eating habits and having to hunch over to pick up things every day, she is now as thin as a stick.

After getting up, Jia Zhang carried the snakeskin bag at the door on her back and walked out with a hunched back.

"Old Yan, Mrs. Jia Zhang has changed a lot in the past year. Look, she goes out early and comes back late every day. It's really a miracle!" Yang Ruihua said with a smile.

"Humph, what's wrong with not going out early and coming back late?" Yan Fugui said, "It's not like before. She can eat just by sitting at home. The stick is gone. Qin Huairu has completely stopped pretending. Plus, Yi Zhonghai doesn't care about her. If she didn't work, she would have starved to death."

"Oh, Old Yan, this person! It's really hard to describe. It really proves the saying, 'It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. How much happiness Jia Zhang enjoyed before, how much suffering she has to endure now. In fact, I think this world is quite fair to people. I envied her very much before, of course, except for the matter of her dead son." Yang Ruihua sighed.

"You, don't focus on others, focus on yourself." Yan Fugui said, "Don't you see anything from this matter?"

"what?"

"Hey, old woman, you've been with me all your life, but you still haven't learned the essence of me," Yan Fugui said proudly, "Look, Jia Zhang can support herself by picking up garbage, what do you think if we can do the same...right? Hahaha..."

"Ah?" Yang Ruihua exclaimed, "Old Yan, do you mean we should go pick them up too? That would be so embarrassing! Jia Zhang has no sons, but what about us? We have three sons and one daughter. If we go pick them up too, wouldn't we be laughed at? Besides, wouldn't that be embarrassing for the children?"

"Haha, you, what's so shameful about this?" Yan Fugui said, "It's never shameful to earn a living with your own hands. Who dares to say that labor is not the most glorious? Besides, those bastards don't even pay pension money now. They say that 18 years is enough. This is called equal exchange. It's only right that they are embarrassed. If they are too embarrassed, they may give us money later."

"What you said makes sense. Then when do we start?" Yang Ruihua seemed eager to try after being convinced.

"Of course it's now! Once you think of it, you must act in time. I have made all the tools. Look, I made tweezers. You don't even need to bend your waist. You can just pinch it."

As he spoke, Yan Fugui picked up the tools he had already prepared and showed them off.

Looking at the tool Yan Fugui was fiddling with, Yang Ruihua immediately said, "Old Yan, you've thought of this a long time ago, right? You know what, educated people always have ways. This tool you made is really well made."

"That's right. Let's go now and explore the way first."

After saying that, Yan Fugui picked up the snakeskin bag beside him and started to move, and Yang Ruihua followed behind him.

On the other side, after Jia Zhang came out, she walked along the small alleys in the hutong all the way to the edge of the North Sea. At this time, because she did not eat enough yesterday, her head was dizzy and she walked unsteadily, as if she was about to kowtow in her sleep.

That was it. Jia Zhang still endured the dizziness and lowered her head to search quickly, because she knew that if she didn't pick up enough waste for a meal today, she would really starve to death.

Soon, Jia Zhang saw an iron hook hanging on an edge of the North Sea. The hook looked like it weighed about three or two taels.

When she saw the hook, Jia Zhang was extremely excited. She stumbled over and tried to take it in her hand. However, as soon as she touched it, she saw that the iron hook was tied to a stone pillar on the coast with a thin wire.

"Damn it, he's still tying me up. I'm so pissed off." Jia Zhang cursed.

After cursing for a few words, she started pulling with all her strength, but after a long time, the iron hook didn't move at all.

At this moment, because of excessive force, Jia Zhang suddenly felt dizzy, and then her eyes went dark and she fell into the water like a chicken.

"Plop!" a sound.

But because it was too early, there was no one here.

After entering the water, Jia Zhang was stimulated by the cold water and woke up immediately. However, before she could scream, a mouthful of water was poured into her mouth.

In this way, Jia Zhang was up and down in the water, unable to even cry for help.

"It's over, it's over. I, an old woman, have to die here today. I don't want to die yet. I don't want to die. I can't die. Old Jia! Dongxu, please show up and save me. Please save me. I don't want to be reunited with you." Jia Zhang said fearfully in her heart.

Soon, Jia Zhang sank and floated up again after a long time.

"Old Yan, look, there is someone in the water." Yang Ruihua pointed at Jia Zhang in the water and shouted.

"No way? Who would swim so early in the morning?"

As he spoke, Yan Fugui adjusted his glasses and looked in the direction Yang Ruihua pointed.

At first sight, Yan Fugui was shocked. The more he looked at the clothes, the more he felt that they looked familiar, as if they belonged to Jia Zhang.

"Old woman, look, look carefully, is it Jia Zhang? Quick, look carefully." Yan Fugui shouted.

"Old Yan, you're right, it really is Jia Zhang. Look, the snakeskin bag is still there!" Yang Ruihua exclaimed.

"Really? Oh no, Jia Zhang fell into the water, call for help quickly." Yan Fugui shouted.

"Old Yan, there's no one nearby. Besides, you see, he must have drowned." Yang Ruihua said.

"That's not necessarily true. Never mind. Go call the police. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. If you've seen it, go call the police. The police station is not far away. Let's go."

"Ok!"

Because it was not far from the Nanluoguxiang Police Station, only about 700 to 800 meters away, Yan Fugui and his wife quickly ran to the police station.

As soon as he entered the door, Yan Fugui shouted to everyone, "Someone is dead, someone is drowning, someone is drowning in the North Sea, go and save them, quickly, if you go too late, they will really be gone."