Siheyuan starts to eat the old man

There are more than 20 people crowded under the earthquake-proof shed in the middle courtyard. They have been busy since the earthquake hit at around three o'clock. Until now, let alone a bite of food, they have never even drank a mouthful of hot water. Now I see Silly Zhu Hand After taking a bag of food to eat, everyone's stomachs began to growl.

"Master, we haven't eaten yet. Director Li has brought us some food. Look at this." Soon Jia Zhang couldn't help but want to eat.

After scanning the crowd, he looked at the heavy rain above his head. Yi Zhonghai also became embarrassed at this time. There was also his family here. He didn't know how long the rain would continue to fall. The little food he had brought here, If there are more than 20 people, I don’t know how much of it will go into the mouths of my family.

"What about that? Not long after Qiu Nan gave birth to the baby, there are five mouths in our family. After our family is divided, if there is anything left, we can all divide it." The eldest mother can't control other people in the courtyard at this time, so hurry up first Let’s talk about it after our family eats it.

As soon as the aunt said these words, the atmosphere under the earthquake-proof shelter became stiff. Some people had bad personalities, and their expressions changed immediately, and they muttered some strange words.

The worry was not about scarcity but about inequality. Everyone was originally hungry, but now the sudden extra food made the harmonious atmosphere just now become weird.

Ding Qiunan also felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, and gently pulled the aunt, and then said to Shazhu with a smile: "Brother Zhuzhu, let's see what's in it first. If there is enough food, we can all eat together." , if there is not enough food and there are so many old people and children here, then we should stick to the old people and children first.”

After hearing what Ding Qiunan said, everyone began to praise Ding Qiunan. Shazhu also breathed a sigh of relief. There were also a lot of people in his family who hadn't eaten yet.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Silly Zhu opened the basket covered by canvas in his hand, revealing the food sent by Li Ping'an.

"Hey, there are biscuits and dried meat. Brother Ping'an has really prepared everything. There is also charcoal and a stove. Now it's ready. You don't have to worry about not having enough food here. We can cook porridge outside when we get the food at home. Drink"

Before sending it, Li Ping'an took into consideration that no one around him had eaten. Naturally, he knew that Ding Qiunan and Yi Zhonghai could not eat alone. The food that was delivered must be eaten separately, and it was impossible for him to prepare so much cooked food at once. , biscuits and other supplies, Li Ping'an simply put the stove and charcoal in, and let them go home to get food to cook porridge.

The reason they couldn't eat in the earthquake shelter was because there was no fire. As long as the fire problem could be solved, they could solve their own food problems.

Others were also very happy when they saw a small stove in the basket. They could go home and get food to solve the problem of eating, so they didn't have to worry about other people's food. Not everyone was as shameless as the Jia family, trying to take advantage of it shamelessly. People are cheap.

After Silly Zhu handed the food inside to Auntie, he set up the stove and happily ran home to get the food to prepare porridge.

Soon, the whole courtyard began to smell of the aroma of cooking porridge.

The rain slowly subsided around [-] o'clock at noon, and it was expected to stop in a while. Just when Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu were planning to build a new stove in the yard, and were about to start cooking, the front There was a loud noise in the courtyard.

The person who heard the loud shouting in the front yard seemed to be a member of the Yan family. The two looked at each other, ignored the matter in front of them, and continued to build their own stoves.

Soon, the front yard gradually became quiet. The third aunt watched the earthquake-proof shelter she built at home being demolished by her three children. She sat on the bed, clapped her thighs with both hands, and shouted. What should this family do if it rains again?

Yan Fugui, who had his head lowered and remained silent, listened to his wife's howling and the chattering of the neighbors in the front yard. He scratched his head irritably and stood up from the stool: "Okay, okay, stop talking. Stop talking, there is only one way for now."

The residents in the front yard, including the three aunts who were crying, all closed their mouths when they heard Yan Fugui's words, waiting for Yan Fugui to come up with a solution.

After everyone stopped, Yan Fugui picked up the TV that he had snatched out of the house at the risk of his life during the earthquake, left a message: "Go to Lao Yi," and took the lead in walking towards the middle courtyard.

The rest of the people quickly realized that these three uncles were dying, so there was another elder uncle. They quickly packed their things and followed Yan Fugui to the middle courtyard.

Faced with Yan Fugui's current situation, Yi Zhonghai could not ignore it and could only help arrange for Yan Fugui's family to live in the earthquake shed in the middle courtyard, while the other neighbors were scattered in the backyard with Liu Haizhong and other residents.

As for Xu Damao, he was not in the courtyard at all last night. No one knows where he is now.

"Hello, may I ask Comrade Ding Qiunan, is Comrade Hu Shuai here?" After lunch in the Intermediate Court, a young man in military uniform ran in from outside and asked directly about Ding Qiunan's situation.

Ding Qiunan, who was holding the child in the corner and had just fed the child, heard someone calling him, and quickly handed the child to He Yuyu next to him, straightened his clothes, walked out of the earthquake-proof shed quickly, came to the other person, and asked doubtfully He said: "Hello, comrade soldier, I am Ding Qiunan. Do you have anything to do with me?"

Hu Shuai, who was holding the child, also came over. Yi Zhonghai and others also gathered around, curious about what happened and why a soldier came to Ding Qiunan and Yu Yu's husband.

Seeing that they had found the rightful owner, the soldier first saluted the two men with a standard military salute, and then explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that there was a shortage of doctors in the disaster area, and a medical rescue team was organized here in Sijiu City, from various hospitals and factories. The hospital recruited doctors to go to the disaster area to rescue the injured.

Although Ding Qiunan has been on vacation this year, his staff is still in the rolling mill infirmary. He meets the conditions of this rescue team. The disaster is urgent, so he does not ask them for their opinions and directly reports their names to the disaster area. Medical rescue team.After learning that the situation was urgent and that he would set off in a military vehicle now, Ding Qiunan left the two children with his eldest mother. Fortunately, He Yuyu also gave birth to a second child recently, so he didn't have to worry about his daughter's food. He simply cleaned up. , after instructing Hao Lele to be obedient to grandma during this period, he and Hu Shuai got on the military vehicle parked at the entrance of the courtyard, went to the meeting point of the rescue team, and set off immediately after everyone arrived.

At this time, Li Ping'an, who was holding the steering wheel in one hand and eating a steamed bun in the other, did not know that his wife had gone to the disaster area to provide support. He was heading to the Material Bureau's largest warehouse outside Sijiu City, preparing to cooperate with the comrades from the army. take over.

When the Materials Bureau deployed all the disaster relief materials in Sijiu City, it was already two o'clock in the morning. Li Ping'an, who had been busy for 21 hours, finally returned to the Materials Bureau with his tired body.

After completing the handover work with the staff on duty who stayed behind and returning the director's car, Li Ping'an got on his bicycle and walked to the family courtyard. He had to go to work early tomorrow morning. If he went to the courtyard now, he wouldn't be able to sleep for long. , it’s better to just spend one night here in the family courtyard.

Looking through the moonlight, there was not even a tent in the family home of the Materials Bureau. Everyone was sleeping under the earthquake shelter. Li Ping'an couldn't help but smiled and shook his head. The leaders these days are all good leaders. He said that all the materials should be allocated When you arrive at the disaster area, you have all the supplies and don’t even leave a tent for yourself.

He casually found an empty seat, and after taking a look to confirm that the other person was a man, Li Ping'an didn't care who the other person was, just lay down on the board, curled up, and fell asleep.

"What? Ding Qiunan went to rescue the disaster area?"

The next night, after the Materials Bureau got off work, Li Ping'an returned to the courtyard to see his wife and children. Who knew that as soon as he came in, he learned from Yi Zhonghai that Ding Qiunan had joined the rescue team.

"That's not the case. People from the army drove over directly to pick them up. They took them away on the spot without leaving any time. Your uncle asked someone to inform you. Your unit said you were out on business, but you don't know now. What's going on over there with Qiunan?" The aunt holding her daughter sighed, worrying about Ding Qiunan's situation in her heart.

"Hey, Qiu Nan and the others belong to the medical team. They have been in the hospital all the time. There will not be any danger. Hu Shuai will go with them, right? Nothing will happen." Li Ping'an was also worried about Ding Qiunan in his heart, but when You can't say anything in front of the aunt, so as not to worry the aunt even more.

After briefly chatting with the eldest mother for a while, Li Ping'an took his little girl from the eldest mother's hand. He hadn't seen her in the past two days and missed her quite a bit.

When Yu Li saw Li Pingan chatting with his aunt, she put on her shoes and got off the bed and came to Li Pingan to say hello. After all, he was her old boss. Before she left, she helped her stabilize her work. He was kicked directly into the workshop, and he had to go up and have a simple chat for a while.

"I said it's safe. You're in the Materials Bureau now. Can you help me find a way to approve some turning wood for the third uncle? I'm going back to the front yard to build an earthquake shelter. I can't do this to you in the middle yard. Uncle, please squeeze in." Yan Fugui, who was drinking with Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, saw Li Ping'an talking to his eldest daughter-in-law. He rolled his eyes and wanted to plot something.

Hearing that Yan Fugui was scheming against him again, Li Ping'an wanted to ridicule the third uncle again, handed the daughter back to the eldest mother, sat down at the dining table where they were drinking, and said to Yan Fugui with a smile: "I said, Third Master, why don't you ask me for some bricks and wood? It's fine on the other side of the city wall, and no one cares about it. Those bricks are all good, and you don't need me for this wood. I I remember when we were digging air-raid shelters, your family brought back a lot of wood from the government, but what about this wood? Why not use it to build an earthquake shelter?"

"You, you, you are such a big leader, why don't you know how to save some face for your third uncle?"

"Come on, third uncle, what kind of face do you still want? You've lost all your dignity. Just your second and third eldest son, and what Yan Jiedi did, have already lost all your face on the street." Silly Zhu said The man next to him answered with a smile.

After all, Lao Yan is Lao Yi's old buddy. Seeing both of them teasing and sarcastic Yan Fugui, Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting in the main seat, said: "Okay, okay, this Lao Yan's life is not easy, you two If you are a junior, just say less."

"That's right, that's right, what the senior man in our hospital said makes sense. You two are juniors. One is the senior leader of the Materials Bureau and the other is the canteen director of the steel rolling mill. You are both leaders. Don't talk about filial piety and filial piety to me as the boss. Elders, how can you still be sarcastic? It's outrageous." After Yi Zhonghai got angry, Yan Fugui followed closely and began to criticize the two of them.

The two of them shrugged and stopped holding on to Yan Fugui. After the wine was almost drunk, Li Ping'an looked at the crowd through the dim light. After finding that his boss was not around, he curiously asked about Lele. Where to go: "What's going on? I've been back for an hour or two. Why can't I see my boss?"

"They finished their meal early and asked my eldest daughter to take them out to play. They should probably come back after a while," Silly Zhu said casually, taking a mouthful of peanuts happily.

Hearing that Da Ya was taking him out to play, Li Ping'an nodded and did not continue to ask. Instead, he asked how Da Ya's job search was going.

Da Ya was just a little yellow-haired girl when Li Pingan first met her. In the blink of an eye, she graduated from high school this year and started looking for a job.

"Hey, it's so hard to find a job now. I've searched a lot through connections, but haven't found a suitable job. I'll give it a try after I stabilize. If it doesn't work, I'll let Da Ya work as a waiter in our kitchen. go"

Xu Yanxia, ​​who was gossiping in the crowd, kept paying attention to the movements here when she heard Li Ping'an mention Daya. When she heard Silly Zhu saying that Daya should be a waiter, she immediately stopped caring about anything else. For the sake of her own girl He shamelessly approached Da Ya, pinched Si Zhu twice, and begged Li Ping'an to help find Da Ya a decent job.

As soon as he asked for help in finding a job, the noisy middle courtyard immediately fell silent. Those with children in the family who needed to find a job all focused on Li Ping'an.

"Where can I find a decent job for Da Ya? You all know that there are many jobs outside, so how can I find such a way out?" Facing the attention of so many people, Li Ping'an didn't dare to do it in public even if he could help. Agree. There are a lot of unemployed children in the courtyard. If you agree to this, do you want the children from other families to also help with it?
Xu Yanxia also realized that the occasion for her plea was wrong, smiled awkwardly, and did not continue to bring up the topic. She went back angrily and continued chatting with the old ladies, thinking about inviting Li Ping'an to her house for a meal another day.

Halfway through drinking, Li Pingan went out to use the toilet. As soon as he came out of the toilet, a female voice came to his ears: "Uncle Li, can I talk to you?" (End of Chapter)