Chapter 186

At this time, Chen Bihua had already arrived at Chen Dasao's room and saw Liao Baihua still breastfeeding the baby.

She then said, "You are from Nantai Commune, and I am from Dafeng Commune. Our hometowns are very close."

"You are from Dafeng? Then you are really lucky. You married into the city and can eat the emperor's food."

Liao Baihua was so envious that she couldn't express it in words, and the woman opposite her looked similar to her.

Chen Bihua suddenly said: "Baihua, you can also marry into the city!"

"I?"

Liao Baihua shook her head. "I can't. Xu Damao has a son, and I gave birth to a girl for him. He won't let me in."

"Who told you to look for Xu Damao? You can find someone else. You can have children and you are still young. How can you not find a man? Think about this carefully."

When Chen Bihua said this, she made an excuse to go back and collect her clothes and went out.

Mrs. Chen in the room reacted immediately. This familiar feeling must be Li Zhiguo's help from behind.

Sure enough, just when Liao Baihua was stunned, several middle-aged women came into the room.

Sun Erniang said, "Baihua, how old are you this year? Is this the only girl you have?"

"I am 24 years old and I have only this one girl. My husband is gone and my parents-in-law want to kick me out. If Damao doesn't give me money, our family won't be able to make ends meet. This girl of mine is Xu Damao's child."

Liao Baihua was still very cautious, afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"Oh, your life is hard, but you are just a girl, you can just remarry, there are so many people who can't find a wife in this city, since you are here, why not just find one in the city, that would be great."

"That's right. If you ask Xu Damao to take the money, how long can he keep it? It's better to find a man who is real and reliable."

A few aunts tried to persuade the man, but seeing that no one was responding, they had no choice but to leave.

……

"Da Mao, I received the money, but I still have to go out of my way to find someone to solve this problem. Now that I'm done, you have to buy me a drink!"

Li Zhiguo's idea was to go to Qianmen Street and ask Lao Cai to bring Qiangzi over.

Qiangzi is also a tricycle rider. He pursued Xu Huizhen before, but of course failed in the end, and now he still hasn't found a wife.

He simply asked Qiangzi to come and take Liao Baihua away. With a buy one get one free deal, Damao's crisis was solved and he also made a small profit of a hundred dollars.

As for Liao Baihua, he arranged for a few middle-aged women to brainwash her first, so it would be no problem to keep her calm for an entire afternoon.

"No, Li Zhiguo, who else do you have to look for? Shouldn't you just give the money to Liao Baihua?"

Xu Damao was a little confused. This familiar feeling came back again. Had he been cheated again?

"You are stupid. If you just give her money, she will come again next year and your reputation will be ruined. I will find a third party...

Forget it, you will know later, go cook, I will come to your house for a drink in the evening."

Li Zhiguo looked at his watch and realized that he was running out of time, so he picked up his bicycle and went straight to the tavern to find Lao Cai.

……

In the middle courtyard, inside the Chen family’s house.

At this time, Chen Dasao sighed and said, "Daughter-in-law, it's useless for you to look for Xu Damao. Even if your daughter is his, he can't control you for the rest of your life.

There is a single guy in our courtyard, about the same age as you, who has never had a partner.

If you have an idea, he will arrange a blind date for you two when he gets home from get off work. If you like each other, you can go to his room tonight and live together."

"Auntie, what does the young man you are talking about do? Will his parents agree to marry him to a widow?"

Liao Baihua was tempted. It would be great to be able to marry into the city. She had thought it through clearly before coming here. It would be best if she could get some money so that she could return to her parents' home and remarry.

If she is not married, she will come to Xu Damao to ask for money next year. If she is married, she cannot come.

I have to get married sooner or later. If I can marry someone better and live in the city, of course I would be willing to do so.

"His name is He Yuzhu, and his nickname is Shazhu. He is not stupid. He is the chef of the steel mill. He gets paid every month and brings home lunch boxes every day.

His father ran off with a widow, and he only had a younger sister at home. He had his own room. Look, he lived in the best north room in the courtyard, which was quite spacious.

My dear daughter-in-law, I will be back from get off work soon. If you are not happy about this, please tell me something."

Mrs. Chen urged him. She had experience in this area and could understand the bad boy's thoughts. If this matter was done, she could also ask the bad boy to do something for her.

Liao Baihua's heart was pounding. "Auntie, are you serious? You didn't lie to me?"

"Why would I lie to you? You're in my house. If this thing works out, I'll be the matchmaker. Don't forget to give me some benefits."

When Mrs. Chen thought about it, it seemed that she would have to collect the matchmaker’s money.

"Auntie, if you are serious, I will definitely pay you if this is done."

Liao Baihua was so happy that she almost jumped up.

"Don't be in a hurry, we still have to sort this matter out. Your daughter is Xu Damao's child, so you can't marry into the courtyard.

How about this, Auntie, let me introduce you to another one. There is an elderly widow in the yard in front. She just turned 60 this year and has started to receive her pension. She is also rich..."

Mrs. Chen changed the subject and used the same strategy she used to deal with Yi Zhonghai. She was familiar with this method.

"Wait, Auntie, how can I marry an old man?"

Liao Baihua disagreed. She liked the silly Zhu mentioned earlier.

Mrs. Chen shook her head. "That can't be helped. You gave birth to a daughter for Xu Damao, and Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are brothers. You two can't succeed."

Liao Baihua was anxious, "Auntie, can you protect me and Sha Zhu?"

"Wife, how about this, you go on a blind date with Sha Zhu first.

If you do meet her, you must immediately make it clear that your daughter is not Xu Damao's. Otherwise, when Sha Zhu hears the rumors, he will kick you out. Do you think this method will work..."

As Mrs. Chen was speaking, she suddenly heard someone calling out from outside.

"Wife, look outside, Shazhu is back."

"where is it."

Liao Baihua didn't have time to take care of her baby and just walked to the door while holding the baby in her arms. She saw a young man carrying a lunch box walking past.

"Silly Zhu, you're off work early."

"Hey, the factory hasn't been entertaining anyone lately. If we don't cook at night, we have to come back early to cook."

"You, it's time to find a wife!"

"Let's talk about it later. I haven't met the right one yet."

Shazhu wants to run away now. Don't mention the sad things. He wants to find her, but the key is that he hasn't met her.

"Silly Zhu, today in the courtyard..."

Sun Erniang immediately wanted to gossip and mentioned the widow's visit.

"Silly Zhu, come here for a moment, my sister-in-law has something to tell you."

Mrs. Chen went out to stop the people and quickly gave Sun Erniang a look, telling her not to ruin their good deeds.

Sun Erniang was stunned for a moment. This was different from what Li Zhiguo had instructed. Didn't he say to find someone from outside to take the widow away? Why did Chen Dasao call Sha Zhu?

"Mrs. Chen, what's the matter? I have to go home and cook."

Shazhu walked over with his lunch box dangling from his waist.

"Oh, you just followed me in and left."

Mrs. Chen grabbed Shazhu's arm and took him home.

"Hey, at least... why is there still someone breastfeeding a baby here?"

Shazhu was stunned and a little dizzy when he entered the room. It was the first time he saw someone breastfeeding a baby at close range.

"Wife, this is Shazhu."

Mrs. Chen greeted him and then said, "Shazhu, this is Liao Baihua, from Nantai Commune. She just lost her husband and became a widow.

She has a little girl and can't make ends meet, so she wants to find a man in the city. Why don't you two chat for a while while I stand at the door, and I won't be afraid of gossip."

"Hello, silly."

Liao Baihua fell in love with him at first sight. Her previous boyfriend was handsome, but he was weak and couldn't stand the hardship. He died within two years.

But the Shazhu in front of her was different. He was strong, from the city, and had no parents to burden him. She liked him.

"You, hello."

Sha Zhu sat down on the stool next to him very naturally and didn't even notice that Mrs. Chen had left.

Here, Li Zhiguo went to the tavern to find Lao Cai, but learned that Qiangzi went to Niulanshan in the afternoon.

"Old Cai, weren't you the one going to get the wine? Why are you still talking about Qiangzi?"

Li Zhiguo was confused. Such a good plan turned out to be an unexpected event. He had made a wasted trip. If he had known this earlier, he would not have been so anxious.

Old Cai explained: "I stayed at home to take care of the children. Qiangzi didn't have enough to eat and didn't have the strength to pedal the tricycle, so he helped with temporary work and practiced driving a tractor. He sold his house and tricycle and used the money to buy a tractor to deliver goods to stores in Dashilan."

"Then when will he come back?"

Li Zhiguo looked at his watch and was afraid that he couldn't wait today, so he had to hurry back for dinner.

"We have to go tomorrow morning. He has just learned to drive, so he drives slowly on the road and doesn't dare to drive at night.

Brother Li, what do you want to see Qiangzi for? You came here yesterday without telling me in advance."

Old Cai was a little confused, as Brother Li had little contact with Qiangzi.

"Old Cai, this is what happened..."

Li Zhiguo briefly mentioned Liao Baihua's matter, and then said: "When Qiangzi comes back tomorrow, you must take him to the courtyard and take Liao Baihua away.

I have nothing to do here, so don't look for me. When you're done, come and let me know."

"That's no problem. Qiangzi is already an adult and still hasn't found a wife. It would be nice for him to find a widow with children.

He came to Beijing early, bought a house in his early years, and his household registration is also in Beijing, so it is not difficult for him to find a rural wife. "

Old Cai thought this was not difficult to do, but suddenly he said, "Brother Li, why don't you introduce the widow to Sha Zhu?"

"This widow is quite powerful. Sha Zhu can't control her. Have you forgotten what happened with Xu Huizhi last time? If it doesn't work out, Sha Zhu will be in a bad mood and have to come and live with you for half a year again."

Li Zhiguo did think about introducing her to Sha Zhu, but that would be a clear sign of cheating. It would not be a good thing for a scheming person like Liao Baihua to stay in Siheyuan.

It doesn’t matter to Qiangzi, as this is part of his poverty alleviation efforts.

"That's the truth."

Cai Quanwu was afraid, so he decided not to provoke his nephew and hurt himself. Didn't he even want to go to Niulanshan to buy wine? He had to take good care of his health and walk behind Shazhu.

"By the way, where is Fan Jinyou? Why isn't he here?"

Li Zhiguo had an idea. Since Qiangzi was not there, why not let Fan Jinyou take the blame? Or he could do a buy one get one free deal. Although it was difficult, it was not impossible to do.

"He's dating Director Ma's wife's cousin, that 200-pound pig girl."

Cai Quanwu had seen that girl once when he was carrying a big man at the grain station. He was quite strong and was worried that he could not carry him.

"That's fine. Fan Jinyou is still capable of taking action."

Li Zhiguo thought that it was he who gave the idea to Fan Jinyou, forget it, the mission here is equally firm, so he would not add more burden to Fan.

"Okay, that's it. Don't forget tomorrow at noon. I'm leaving first."

"Brother Li, take care."

Cai Quanwu watched the people go away and thought to himself that he would have to package Qiangzi up tomorrow and teach him some tricks. He must win over the young widow and help Li Ge'er get things done beautifully.

……

Li Zhiguo thought that he had already come out, so he simply went to a grocery store. There were also vegetables for sale there, but they were a bit more expensive, equivalent to the difference between the price in supermarkets and roadside stalls in later generations, and there was no way to bargain.

As things haven't been done yet, it's not a good idea to go to Xu Damao's place for a drink.

I walked around and found that the shelves were empty. It was too late, so there was nothing to buy.

Finally, I bought a bottle of soy sauce and put it in my pocket as a prop. I moved a piece of meat from the reward market into the bag and had a good meal in the evening.

"Li Zhiguo, are you going to buy vegetables? I have some vegetables stewing in the pot."

Xu Damao was in a good mood. He had just gone to the public toilet outside and was about to go back to the yard when he met his buddy coming back.

"Da Mao, you dare to walk around so brazenly, what about Liao Baihua?"

Li Zhiguo carried his bicycle to the front yard and felt a little strange.

Before Xu Damao could reply, Chen Dasao happened to come out. She had been too busy to go to the toilet and had to negotiate with him before she could come out.

Seeing the bad boy, she quickly shouted: "Li Zhiguo, you are back just in time. I have sorted out your business. There is no need for Xu Damao to worry about it."

"What's done?"

Li Zhiguo looked confused. If he remembered correctly, he didn't seem to tell Chen Dasao to participate in brainwashing the widow.

Could it be that this was a tacit cooperation with him, a perfect understanding between them?

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Not long after you left, Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard. Under the arrangement of Mrs. Chen, he went on a blind date with Liao Baihua, and they fell in love with each other.

At this moment, Liao Baihua has taken her daughter to Shazhu's house. Also, Liao Baihua has explained clearly in public that the girl has nothing to do with me. She just remembered it wrongly."

"Oh my god, this...Mrs. Chen, did you do this?"

Did Li Zhiguo feel that he had inherited his true teachings, or that they had achieved mutual success?

Oh my god, it’s really not easy to live in the house next to Yi Zhonghai for decades!

"Li Zhiguo, wasn't this arranged by you? You asked Chen Bihua and Sun Erniang to persuade Liao Baihua to remarry. Aren't you targeting Sha Zhu? There is no one else suitable in our courtyard except Sha Zhu."

Mrs. Chen blinked, thinking she had seen through Li Zhiguo's inner thoughts.

Don't you just like to cheat on your brothers in the courtyard? You snatched Jia Dongxu's blind date, and Qin Huairu gave birth to two big fat boys for you.

Now he wants to take advantage of the widow's visit to trick Sha Zhu, not only taking advantage of Xu Damao, but also making Sha Zhu marry the widow.

None of your peers in the courtyard are living as well as you, bad boy.

Mrs. Chen also puts herself in others' shoes. Not to mention the neighbors in the courtyard, even brothers, relatives, and co-workers all hope that others live a bad life and they live a good life!

She wished she could live a hard life like people like Jia and Zhang.

"No, don't say that! I didn't mean to trick Shazhu. I just went out to contact someone outside. He was a laborer on a tricycle. Who knew that person had to go out for something and wouldn't be back until tomorrow."

Li Zhiguo was numb and heartbroken. He used his 29-year-old reputation to vouch for the fact that he was a good man.

"Ah! Is that really how you arranged it?"

Mrs. Chen was also confused. "But Shazhu and the girl have fallen in love. What should I do?"

Xu Damao also said hurriedly: "Li Zhiguo, why don't you just let it go? Shazhu and his He family like widows, and he likes them.

Besides, if Liao Baihua can give birth, she can give Sha Zhu another daughter next year, which is not a loss."

Xu Damao is hoping that Sha Zhu doesn't have a son so that he can continue to be the last one.

"Forget it, I don't care about this anymore.

Damao, I'll have Mrs. Chen pass the money to Liao Baihua. Don't worry, the matter has been resolved."

Li Zhiguo changed the subject and said that although it seemed like he had done nothing, the money would not be refunded.

"Yes, the money has been given."

Mrs. Chen thought to herself, I hope I didn’t misunderstand this time.

"It's a good gift. I feel relieved."

Xu Damao didn't believe it at all. Why were the two pretending in front of him? But he could only shed tears and pretend that he had given it to him. Just spend money to avoid disaster!

"Okay, I bought some vegetables and I have to go back and ask my wife to cook."

Li Zhiguo asked Xu Damao to go inside. When they got to the corridor, he whispered, "It's better not to do it. If you do it, don't leave any tails. You can figure it out by yourself. I'm leaving now."

He was reminding Damao that it would be better to let Liao Baihua write a written agreement to avoid another quarrel. He had mentioned this to Damao before.

Xu Damao understood, and hurried back to cook the dishes, then ran outside the yard to wait.

Finally, Liao Baihua came out to use the toilet, and he quickly pulled her to the alley in front.

"Xu Damao, what are you doing? I'm already Sha Zhu's person, so don't think about me anymore."

Liao Baihua broke free and said, "My girl is really not yours. You were drunk that night and I really wanted to frame you, but you couldn't stand up, so I didn't succeed."

"Liao Baihua, you are insulting my personality!"

Xu Damao almost cried. It's so frustrating to compare yourself with others. Why can Li Zhiguo be fine even when he is drunk?

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, Liao Baihua. I just want to remind you to seize the opportunity to take down Sha Zhu tonight and get the certificate with him as soon as possible, so as to avoid any more trouble.

From now on, you can just be the daughter-in-law of the He family. It has nothing to do with me. When you two get married, I will give you a big red envelope."

Xu Damao was scared. This widow had a vicious mind, so he decided to leave it to Sha Zhu to deal with.

"You don't need to remind me of this. I know better than you. Don't come to me alone in the future, and don't let my idiot Zhu misunderstand me."

Liao Baihua ran away after she finished speaking. She had been holding her pee for the entire afternoon and was in a hurry. As for her daughter, she let Sha Zhu take care of her. The father and daughter were very affectionate.

"No, that's nothing!"

Xu Damao could not help but punch the wall. He almost cried in pain. It turned out that he did not get any advantage at all, but even lost a hundred yuan, plus the promised red envelope. Ugh!
"Zhiguo, Shazhu really needs to find a widow with a child."

While talking, Qin Huairu picked up a piece of braised pork for the man. She had also heard about what happened today.

Li Zhiguo shook his head and said, "It's a coincidence. Huairu, do you think Shazhu would like a widow with a child?"

(End of this chapter)