Chapter 10 Yi Zhonghai: Suffering a loss is a blessing
When Sha Zhu asked for the fare, Jia Dongxu turned around and said in surprise:
"Fare? What fare?"

"Brother Jia, the three of us called a cart together and it cost a total of 18 cents, which is exactly 6 cents per person. Meng De has already given me his share."

Sha Zhu said while counting on his fingers.

"You were the one who called the cart, why should I pay for it?" Jia Dongxu asked with his neck stiff.

Wang Mengde was amused by this. He knew that Jia Dongxu was not only stingy but also stubborn and had a bad temper. He didn't expect it to have come to this point.

"Brother Jia, I was the one who called the truck, but this is to transport coal briquettes for the three of us. Logically, the money should be shared equally by the three of us." Sha Zhu continued to explain.

He is still learning cooking from his master in a Sichuan restaurant and has not started working yet. His family needs money for rainy days and school, so He Daqing sends him ten yuan every month so that they can survive.

Although these six cents are not much, they are still very important to their family.

"Yes, Dongxu, we bought the coal together, so we should pay for the transportation fare together." Wang Mengde also helped Sha Zhu.

Jia Dongxu glanced at Wang Mengde casually, then turned to Sha Zhu and said seriously, "Sha Zhu, even if I don't go to buy coal, you still have to call a cart and spend 18 cents.

If you're going to spend the money, why should I pay for it?"

"Uh..." Sha Zhu was stunned by his question and didn't react for a long time.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was being tricked, Wang Mengde quickly stepped forward and said, "This is not the same thing. Besides, if you go to buy it yourself, you will have to spend 18 cents on the fare. Now you pay 6 cents, and you have already made money."

He had seen a lot of sophistry like Jia Dongxu's in his previous life and knew how to deal with it.

"Yes, yes, Meng De said exactly what I wanted to say." Sha Zhu also reacted at this time and quickly said in agreement.

After saying this, he looked at Wang Mengde with admiration.

If it weren't for him, I would have been tricked by Jia Dongxu.

"What you said is wrong. You wanted to call a taxi on your own and didn't even ask for my opinion. Instead, you just loaded my coal briquettes onto the taxi."

Jia Dongxu continued to argue.

Anyway, no matter what, he was not going to pay for the cart.

"If I hadn't called the cart, there would be no way to get your coal briquettes back."

"I didn't ask you to install it. As for how to get the coal briquettes back from my house, you don't have to worry about it. Anyway, we are home now."

"Okay, okay, in that case, I'll bring the coal briquettes back to the brick factory alley for you, and then I'll see how you get them back."

"I wonder who dares to touch our coal briquettes."

Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu, and Jia Zhang, who came after hearing the news, started quarreling together.

The neighbors in the yard also heard the noise and came over to persuade them.

But how could they persuade the unreasonable Jia Zhang? Seeing so many people around, she became even more excited, glaring with her triangular eyes, almost wanting to curse out loud.

At this time, the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai came out of his house. Seeing the mess in the middle courtyard, he frowned and walked quickly into the crowd: "What's going on?" Seeing him coming, Jia Zhangshi felt like she had found her backbone. She complained first: "Old Yi, you came at the right time. Sha Zhu wants to extort money from our family and take away our coal briquettes."

After hearing her words, the smile on Yi Zhonghai's face gradually disappeared. He turned to look at Sha Zhu and asked unkindly, "Zhu Zi, is what the old sister-in-law said true?"

"Uncle, what Aunt Zhang said is not true. This is what happened." Sha Zhu quickly recounted what happened. Finally, in order to prove his words, he pointed at Wang Mengde and said, "Mengde was there at the time. He can testify."

"Yes, I can testify to this. It was Shazhu who said so." Wang Mengde said loudly, ignoring Jia Zhang's vicious eyes.

After understanding what had happened, Yi Zhonghai felt a little confused.

It was obvious that the Jia family was wrong in this matter, but Jia Dongxu was his apprentice and his future pension security. If he handled the matter impartially, it would probably discourage his apprentice.

He thought about it and decided to start with moral kidnapping.

After figuring it out, he smiled again and said slowly, "Dongxu, Zhuzi, we are all neighbors living in the same courtyard. We should get along well and help each other more. Don't get angry over trivial matters."

After a pause, he saw that the neighbors all looked in agreement, and his smile widened. He continued, "This matter is not a big deal. I think we should just let it go."

For him, who is good at smoothing things over, handling such matters is a piece of cake and he has rich experience in this.

"Uncle, it's only natural for neighbors to help each other." Seeing that things were about to end so hastily, Wang Mengde couldn't stand it anymore. He first said something in agreement, and then changed the subject:
"That is, help should be mutual. It can't be just one person giving. Don't you agree?

Besides, there are only two people in Shazhu’s family now, he and his sister. They have no source of income at all and live on the ten yuan given by my uncle He every month. Their life is too difficult.

In this situation, he shouldn't be the one helping others, but others should be helping him."

Yes, I should be the one who gets helped.

After hearing what Wang Mengde said, Sha Zhu finally reacted. He raised his head and looked at Yi Zhonghai with anticipation.

Yi Zhonghai felt a little unhappy. He didn't know what was going on with Wang Mengde in the past month. He had questioned him several times.

This gave him a sense of crisis. He was afraid that if this continued, the young people in the hospital would follow his example and it would be difficult to teach them in the future.

Thinking of this, he decided to give everyone another great truth: "Meng De, Zhuzi, as the saying goes, suffering a loss is a blessing, you are still young and don't seem to understand this truth.

After another ten or eight years, when you are mature, you will understand this sentence. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it now. You can keep it in mind and ponder it slowly in the future. Maybe you will realize this truth after a while. "

Wang Mengde looked at Yi Zhonghai who was trying to PUA everyone in silence. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, he saw Qin Huairu next to Jia Dongxu, looking at Sha Zhu with a wavering look:
"Silly Zhu, you're arguing with my mother-in-law again."

This simple sentence made Sha Zhu, whose face turned red and neck became thick, instantly fall into stupidity. His heart softened and he blurted out: "Sister Qin, this is the end of the matter. I don't want the fare."

"Silly Zhu, you are such a nice person."

"Hehe, Sister Qin, I have a lot of advantages." Sha Zhu scratched his head.

"Okay, okay, everyone, please go away. The misunderstanding between the Jia family and Zhuzi has been resolved." Yi Zhonghai quickly took the opportunity to take over the conversation.

Wang Mengde glanced at Sha Zhu and cursed him inwardly for being so disappointing.

(End of this chapter)