Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 272: The clothes are being distributed, Banggeng is anxious

As soon as Li Fengjuan and her son finished their conversation, Yi Zhonghai walked into the house dejectedly. As soon as he entered the door, he cursed, "What's wrong with people nowadays? They are such an ungrateful bunch. I was so nice to them before, but now I can't even see them when I ask for a favor."

When Li Fengjuan heard Yi Zhonghai's complaints, she immediately knew that her man must have hit a snag again, otherwise this would not have happened.

So she smiled and said, "Haha, it's been like this since ancient times. Come sit down and have a glass of water. By the way, I have good news for you."

"What good news?" Yi Zhonghai asked after sitting down.

"Haha, sit down. This is great news, Zhien. Tell your dad." Li Fengjuan said to Yi Zhien.

"What's the news?" Yi Zhonghai said, "Could it be that the Li family has agreed to help you?"

"Hey, Zhien, look how smart your dad is. He can even guess this. He's really an old hand." Li Fengjuan said with a smile.

Hearing Li Fengjuan say this, Yi Zhonghai opened his eyes wide in surprise, looked at Yi Zhien in disbelief and asked, "Zhien? Is this true? Tell me quickly, is this true? Didn't they fool you?"

"Dad, yes, his brother promised me that he would send reinforcements." Yi Zhien said.

"Tell me quickly, what did he promise you? When can you join the army?" Yi Zhonghai asked rapidly.

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's question, Yi Zhien felt bitter. He felt that Yi Zhonghai was judging others by his own standards. Li Kangri was a man of his word, and given his status, there was no need for him to tease him at all.

"Tell me quickly? Do you think there is a problem? I think so too. How could he be so kind?" Yi Zhonghai said.

"Dad, I can go fill out the form tomorrow. Brother Yuanjun said that this matter is a done deal, and he will help Yuanjun and me get it done right away," Yi Zhien explained, "Yuanjun said that his brother knows a lot of people, more than his dad."

"Really?" Yi Zhonghai still had some doubts, "I always feel like something is wrong."

"Dad, you are just too suspicious. We'll know in a few days whether it works or not. It's okay even if he's just teasing me! This is a hopeless situation, isn't it?" Yi Zhien said.

"Old Yi, Zhien is right. It's only a matter of a few days. We'll know then, right?" Li Fengjuan interrupted.

"Oh, that's true. I was a little anxious." Yi Zhonghai said.

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Sure enough, two days later in the morning, Li Yuanjun and Yi Zhien were notified to go for a physical examination. Around noon, the two returned to the courtyard with new military uniforms.

When Yi Zhien arrived at the Central Courtyard, he happened to meet Bang Geng. Seeing the emerald green military uniform in Yi Zhien's hand, Bang Geng became jealous. So he gave Yi Zhien a vicious look and turned back home.

"Grandma, the little bastard from the Yi family came back with a military uniform in his hands? Do you think he is going to join the army?" Bang Geng asked jealously.

"What?" Jia Zhang threw away the sole of the shoe in her hand and shouted, "What did you say? The little extinct boy wants to join the army? How is that possible? How can Yi Zhonghai have that ability? Maybe he stole it from outside!"

"Grandma, who dares to steal a military uniform?" Bang Geng said, "Go and ask Yi Juehu if he has any connections. If so, ask him to help me get a spot."

"Oh, I'll go and ask around. You were staying in the room, so it must have been stolen." Jia Zhang said.

After saying that, Jia Zhang walked out, swaying her big butt.

As soon as she went out, she saw Yang Ruihua chatting with a smile at the door of Yi's house, so she stood aside and listened.

"Mr. Yi, I just saw your Zhien walking in with a brand new military uniform. Is he going to join the army?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"Yes, I'm going to join the army." Li Fengjuan said with a smile.

"Really? How did you get the quota? You can't get it without connections now. Did your husband Yi use some connections?" Yang Ruihua asked anxiously. Her daughter Jie Di was also facing the prospect of going to the countryside. It would be great if she had some connections so she could become a female soldier.

"Haha, this was done by Old Yi. I don't know the details, but it cost a lot of money. Would your Old Yan be willing to spend it?" Li Fengjuan lied.

"Ah? How much did it cost?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"It's almost a thousand. Mr. Yi in our family is still willing to spend a lot on his son." Li Fengjuan said with a smile.

When Yang Ruihua heard about the one thousand yuan, her hope was extinguished. That was one thousand yuan. How many years would their family have to save for? So she said with a bitter face, "Is it your family's Lao Yi who is willing to spend it? One thousand yuan? When will the military allowance be returned? This deal is not worth it, not worth it, not worth it at all."

"Haha, if it weren't for the fact that Mr. Yi in our family is so good to his son, I would also think it's too expensive, but I can't stop it!" Li Fengjuan boasted.

"Hey, your Lao Yi! He's such a good father. Okay, I'll clean up and go cook. You go ahead and do your work." Yang Ruihua said goodbye. She didn't want to chat any more without getting any advantage. Talking too much would waste her saliva. She still had to drink the boiled water at home, right?

"Okay, I'll go pack some things for Zhien too." Li Fengjuan said with a smile.

After saying that, he turned around and went home.

On the side, Jia Zhang heard every word of their conversation. When she saw Li Fengjuan enter, Jia Zhang cursed Yi Zhonghai and said, "You have so much money but you don't want to help my family. Why do you want to be a soldier? He's not your own child, so why do you treat him so well? He's really a family that misses his son so much."

Cursing, Jia Zhang staggered back home.

"Grandma, have you found out?" Banggeng asked anxiously when he saw Jia Zhang.

"Well, I found out that the old bastard spent a thousand yuan to buy the quota. Tell me, how come this old bastard is so rich?" Jia Zhang scolded.

Hearing that it was true, Bang Geng was filled with joy. As long as he could buy it, he wouldn't have to go to the countryside.

So he said happily, "Grandma, it would be great if I could buy it. Then I'll ask my mom to buy one for me, so I don't have to go to the countryside."

"What? Buy one?" Jia Zhang shouted subconsciously, "Where does our family get the money? But it's a thousand yuan! We might as well buy meat with that money! We can eat it for several years, why join the army?"

"Grandma, do you want to watch me suffer in the countryside? If I starve to death, the Jia family will be extinct, and people will call you the Jia extinct family in the future." Bang Geng said dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, what's the point? You have to find your mother about this matter. Ask her to find Yi Juehu and get Yi Zhien's quota. He doesn't have to go to the countryside anyway, so it's better to give the quota to someone who is in a hurry. What do you think?"