Chapter 1333: Chapter 1334: The Young Widow of the Courtyard 61 Everyone watched Zhao Gui’s family hastily pushing Zhang Yu’s car, with Zhao Gui supporting Zhao Jian, whose head was bleeding, leaving them all stunned. What’s going on? Could this be a bad day for the Zhao Family? First Zhao Lin had an accident, and now it’s Zhao Jian. Despite their various grievances with Zhao Gui’s character, it was clear there was a spectacle to be seen, something they definitely didn’t want to miss. Unfortunately, Zhao Gui was preoccupied with his son’s condition, and as for Auntie Zhao and her daughter, they certainly didn’t want to answer any questions. If news spread, how could Zhao Juan face people? Without getting any answers from the neighbors, they naturally went to find Zhang Yu, because it was her car. “I lent my car to Zhao Gui for one dime,” Zhang Yu admitted to lending the car, and of course, she also charged for it. Originally, when they saw Zhang Yu lending her car to Zhao Gui, they thought they could exploit the situation somehow, even those who had fallen out with him were considering taking advantage, thinking they might get a piece of the pie. But they didn’t anticipate that Zhang Yu actually charged him. “Zhao Jian is in such a state, and you still took money?” An elderly lady said displeasedly. “Did his family think about how hard life is for my family when they calculated against us?” “And Zhao Juan didn’t even care about sibling sentiment and directly kicked Zhao Jian into the wall, causing him to bleed; they’re not even worried about how much the medical expenses will be.” “Would they still be short of my dime?” Certainly, they didn’t get any information from Zhao Gui, so they tried to get some from her. No problem, because she really was a good person, always indulging them. Everyone didn’t expect the news to be so shocking. Although it was disappointing not to take advantage, Zhang Yu’s revelations were extraordinarily shocking. “How, how could it be ?” Everyone didn’t understand how Zhao Juan could be so ruthless. “Even though Zhao Gui adopted Zhao Jian, Zhao Juan’s loss is a bit significant, but there’s no need for this, right?” Everyone truly felt that Zhao Juan’s actions were too vicious, “If there isn’t a son in the family, how can it support the household?” “Exactly, wouldn’t she rely on her brother after being wronged by her in-laws in the future?” They could somewhat understand why Zhao Juan was so angry, wasn’t it just because she felt what initially belonged to her was gone? But having a brother at home is also a deterrent to the in-laws. Zhang Yu didn’t agree with the neighbors’ words, but she wouldn’t argue with them either. Seeing the sheets were almost dry, Zhang Yu took them back into the house, while the half-dried black fungus continued to air outside. A neighbor came over to wash vegetables, seeing the black fungus on the drying pole, she admired, “Zhang Yu, you’re really good, every time you go out, you return with nice finds.” What? Zhang Yu looked at her puzzled, knowing earlier they were disdainful when they learned she had only gotten a bit of black fungus back. Why has the tune changed now? Zhang Yu quickly figured out the reason, “Didn’t you all also go out and catch some rabbits?” “Just three rabbits, if not for Zhao Lin, we could’ve gotten two more.” The neighbor said angrily. Two more rabbits? Zhang Yu knew there were seven or eight families from the compound, more than ten people, and three rabbits versus five rabbits, it was hard to divide equally. “But it’s still rabbit meat. I only managed some black fungus.” Zhang Yu said modestly. The neighbor, who had been a bit discontented, heard Zhang Yu, thought about it, and agreed, for even though the amount wasn’t much, that was still meat. But then they thought about the meat they got, “My family only got a rabbit’s worth of meat, and that’s without taking the rabbit skin.” “You say you go out for a day on the weekend and only get this much meat, really.” The math doesn’t add up, “Working for a day can buy several pounds of meat.” “But you can’t buy meat while at work either.” Zhang Yu wouldn’t follow the neighbor’s line of thought. “Anyway, they stay at home all the same.” Most men in the compound rarely helped the women with chores, Zhao Jun was one of the few who did help Zhang Yu. After all, without elderly assistance, having two kids, mutual help was necessary. The complaining female neighbor thought about it and agreed, her mood improved again, “Yeah, they wouldn’t help with chores at home either.” Regarding the neighbor’s changing expressions, Zhang Yu was already accustomed to it, “This time was for gaining experience, next time there’ll definitely be a lot to gain.” Zhang Yu felt that this alliance would soon dissolve, as everyone thought they contributed more and received less. This outing made them feel, relying on their own abilities, they would surely have gains, thus considering going solo. Would next time definitely gain more? The female neighbor now only had one thought: anyway, going out for a day, it’d be better if the family went together, so everyone gets to eat. With this thought, the female neighbor hurriedly washed the rabbit meat, then carried the basin back home. Watching her back, Zhang Yu knew that just one sentence about gaining more next time already made her contemplate going solo. With fresh black fungus, Zhang Yu used it along with eggs to make egg-fried rice. Though she felt it was somewhat strange, and the dish seemed a bit odd, trying it wasn’t bad. She took out some dried fish, soaked them briefly, then started steaming them. Today, the probability was high that many neighbors would eat meat in the evening, and to avoid making her family crave, of course meat had to be prepared. As Zhang Yu expected, the compound was filled with the aroma of rabbit meat, a scent that made surrounding neighbors envy, jealous, and resentful. Earlier they laughed, saying rabbits couldn’t be caught easily. If it were that easy, why wouldn’t nearby villagers go up the mountain, instead leaving it to city folks to pick up the leftovers? But surprisingly, someone actually picked up the leftovers successfully, with people from the neighboring compound getting three rabbits. This news thoroughly stimulated the surrounding neighbors, even though it was shared among more than ten people, at least there was meat. Honestly, relying solely on monthly meat coupons just didn’t cut it. Having eaten her fill, Zhang Yu lay in the yard to cool off, while Zhao Lei continued tutoring Zhao Hong. Xue Li initially wanted to find Zhao Hong to play and see whether she could gain some benefits, like fish and such. But unexpectedly, Zhao Lei started tutoring Zhao Hong, which made Xue Li, the academic underachiever, feel overwhelmed. Even though she wasn’t in elementary school yet, thinking about school later, besides daily homework, there would be exams. If she didn’t pass the exams, there would be consequences, which was making Xue Li anxious. Googlᴇ search N0velFire.ɴet Watching Xue Li continually looking towards Zhao Hong but not daring to approach, knowing Zhao Lei was there tutoring Zhao Hong, it certainly kept the girl subdued. After waiting and waiting, Xue Li decided not to wait any longer, thinking she already had other friends, she could go play with them. Seeing Xue Li running off, Zhao Lei let out a sigh of relief, pleased to have driven the girl away.