Chapter 187: Finding a date for Jia Dongxu (55)

"Uncle Li just scraped him, rubbed his back with medicinal wine, cupped him, and gave him acupuncture. Finally, he prescribed several prescriptions.

This has cost a lot of money.

This time, due to my cold, I will lose at least two months’ worth of my fishing money.

When he recovers, he will be trembling with grief. This is such a profound lesson. Let's see if he dares to do this again in the future."

He Daqing said that Yan Bugui spent two months' fishing money on his treatment.
He Yuzhu also felt sorry for him.

Then he went out to the front yard to call He Yushui and Li Qingshan to come out for dinner.
As soon as he lifted the door curtain and walked out of the house, he saw Jia Zhang from next door talking to Yi Zhonghai in the yard.

At this time, Jia Zhang had been smoking for a year.
There have been obvious changes in her face.

Not to mention the neighbors in Nanluoguxiang, even He Yuzhu, who had traveled through time for a year and was already used to seeing the smoker, could tell at a glance what she had done even if he didn't know it in advance.

He originally thought that Jia Zhang was going to ask Yi Zhonghai for money again or to ask about Yan Bugui.

But when I passed by and listened, I found that things were not quite as they seemed.

Jia Zhang pulled Yi Zhonghai and said with a smile,
"Old Yi, our Dongxu will be 18 next year, and it's time for him to get married.
As a master, why don't you try to arrange something for him and find a suitable girl for Dongxu to take a look at."

Seeing Jia Zhang's sickly face,
Yi Zhonghai also knew why he didn't go out to make arrangements himself, but had to ask him for help.

But for a grown man like him to do the work of a matchmaker,

Yi Zhonghai also felt very embarrassed.

"Mrs. Zhang, you can't tell me about this.
I work in a steel mill all day, I don't know any girls, and I'm a grown man, how can I be a matchmaker and find a date for Dongxu?

Not to mention that I had to ask around to see which house had the right girl.

It would be strange if others didn’t think of me as an old hooligan!
It would be more appropriate for you to ask the old lady in the backyard for this matter than to ask me.
It really does n’t work.

You can go find Wang Ganniang in the alley. She is a matchmaker who specializes in this. You can definitely get it done by asking her. It’s just a matter of paying her a little more money!”

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's idea, Jia Zhang smiled reluctantly.

Money is certainly not a problem. The problem is that all the money of the Jia family was spent on her cigarettes, so they have no money at all.

And Ganniang Wang is a money-hungry person.

"Old Yi, you know that I was often lazy when the old lady and the others were making shoes, quilts and stretcher cloths for the troops at the front.

This made the old lady dislike me very much.

Moreover, ever since Old Liu accused her of meddling in other people's business last time, the old lady has stopped caring about the affairs of the Siheyuan.
Even if I go to her, she may not help me!
Or you and sister-in-law can help me ask and see what the old lady's attitude is.

If I can help,

I will go and beg her then!"

Seeing that Jia Zhang was quite self-aware, even though she knew it was useless, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but open his mouth to advise her,

"Mrs. Zhang, you know the old lady doesn't like you,

Look at your face now. How is it different from those smokers and tuberculosis addicts out there?
I advise you to quit smoking immediately.

Otherwise, even if the old lady is willing to introduce a date to your Dongxu,
If you get addicted to smoking at a critical moment, who would dare to marry a girl to your family? Isn't this just pushing the girl into a fire pit?"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai's tone had softened, Jia Zhang immediately raised her hands and began to swear.

"Stop! Stop! As long as you can ask the old lady to introduce a date to our Dongxu,
I quit smoking immediately!"

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi agreed to something very readily like before, but would not put it into action, Yi Zhonghai felt a little tired, but Jia Dongxu was his apprentice after all, so he could only agree.

"As long as you are willing to quit smoking,

When I get home from get off work today, I will go find the old lady and find out what she means."

Regardless of whether it would work or not, seeing Yi Zhonghai agree, Jia Zhang was obviously relieved.

"Okay, thank you Lao Yi!
By the way, the old Yan family in the front yard was making a fuss early this morning.

Now that you are all back, has Old Yan come back? How is he now? "

"Okay!

After scraping the sha, rubbing his back with wine, and getting two acupuncture treatments, he stopped talking nonsense.
But now he is still ill.

I'm currently lying in Mr. Li's clinic. I guess I won't be back until noon or afternoon.

Okay, you should go back too!

I'll go home and eat first. After a busy morning, it's time to eat and go back to work."

When He Yuzhu heard that Jia Zhang was looking for Yi Zhonghai to find a partner for Jia Dongxu, he didn't care at all and went straight to the front yard.

When he brought He Yushui and Li Qingshan back to the middle courtyard, he saw them both going home.
He Daqing was also lifting the door curtain and looking outside.

After returning home, He Daqing asked about what happened in the yard while eating.

Hearing his question, He Yuzhu smiled and said,

"I was in a hurry to get to the front yard, so I didn't really hear the whole thing.

I just heard Aunt Zhang ask Uncle Yi to help introduce a date to Jia Dongxu.
As for whether Uncle Yi agrees or not, I don’t know. You can ask him yourself when you go to work later.”

Hearing this, He Daqing immediately shook his head.
“I don’t want to ask.

As for Lao Yi, if I asked him, he would definitely ask me to help him matchmake for Jia Dongxu.
With the sickly look of Zhang's wife, anyone can tell what she does. Isn't this obviously pushing the girl into the fire pit?
I might even get criticized by the neighbors.

I'm not that stupid.

Don’t do such thankless work.”

At this time, the deaf old lady sitting next to him also looked pessimistic.
"Looking at Xiao Zhang's current state, anyone can understand that Dong Xu has no hope of finding a partner.
Either Xiao Zhang quits smoking, or she smokes herself to death.
Otherwise, whoever gets stuck with it will be in trouble!"

When he returned from the police station in the afternoon, He Yuzhu smelled a strong aroma of Chinese medicine in the yard.

So I went to the Yan family across the street to take a look.
I found Aunt Yan holding a medicine pot and decocting medicine on the stove, while Yan Bugui was lying weakly on his kang.

Then he greeted me.

"Aunt, how is Uncle Yan now?"

Seeing He Yuzhu lifting the door curtain and looking inside, Aunt Yan nodded with a smile.
"Okay, okay, the fever has subsided.
I feel weak and listless right now. Doctor Li said I just need to stay at home and take good care of myself for two days and I’ll be fine!”

"That's good! That's good! Let Uncle Yan take good care of him first, I'll go back!"

"Okay, let's go back."

When He Daqing and his friends came back, Yi Zhonghai went to the main room and found the deaf old lady.
Talking about arranging a blind date for Jia Dongxu.

(End of this chapter)