Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 101 Jia Geng Returns
Sijiucheng Union Hospital

Yan Jiekuang brought Yan Jiedi to Yi Jicheng's ward, which was an isolation ward and they could not enter. Looking outside, they saw Yi Zhonghai sitting outside. His hair had really turned white and he looked listless. Jia Dongxu and He Yuzhu were beside him.

The Yan siblings put aside the things they brought, looked at Uncle Yi, and greeted him. Yan Jiekuang didn't know how to comfort him, so he just said, "Everything will be fine. I'll come to see Jicheng."

Feeling the atmosphere was very depressing, Yan Jiekuang saw the little boy through the window, and the little boy stroked Li Cuilan's hair with his hand. Unable to hear what was said inside, Yan Jiekuang looked at the boy, and a trace of sadness emerged in his heart. Pulling Yan Jiedi down the stairs, Yan Jiekuang said to his sister: "We have to be fine."

Yan Jie Di was also in a bad mood. She saw the boy who used to follow her around lying quietly on the hospital bed.

"Brother, can he be okay?" Yan Jiedi asked.

Yan Jiekuang didn't want to lie to his sister, so he said, "Maybe, maybe it will be okay."

Yan Jiekuang did not plan to go to the courtyard in the near future. He did not want to see the separation of life and death, which was really painful. He returned to school and moved back to the dormitory, which surprised his brothers. They thought he was kicked out by his family.

October 1965

Two major events happened in the Siheyuan. Yi Jicheng passed away. It was said that the funeral was very simple. Yi Zhonghai no longer had the energy, and everything was arranged by He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu.

The second big event was that Jia Geng came back. He had only been there for a few days. He came back to participate in a competition. It was said that during those days, Jia Zhang walked with the wind.

Yan Jiekuang was busy registering archaeological tomb relics and had no time to return to the courtyard, so his family entrusted the feeding to Yan Laosi.

It was not until the beginning of November that Yan Jiekuang finally had a holiday, and he felt a little tired. When he got home, Tiantian pounced on him to express his dissatisfaction, thinking that his owner was unreliable, and only then did he know to go home.

The three little ones have grown up and look a bit more presentable. They are no longer skinny and weak. They meow incessantly and never appear in the front place every day.

The big cat sat in the middle hall as usual and meowed as a greeting. Yan Jiekuang went to take a bath first.

Yan Jiedi came in bouncing and skipping, "Brother, you're finally back. I missed you so much."

The voice came before the person arrived. Looking at my sister, she was wearing a flowery dress, blue pants, and a pair of cloth-soled shoes. She was very cute. I touched her head and said, "I'll make you something delicious?"

"Yeah, I work very hard for Tiantian, and also for Dabai and the others." Yan Jiedi said.

Yan Jiekuang took his sister to the backyard, and Tiantian followed behind, wagging his tail. "I'll make you a new food, I guarantee you'll like it."

The kitchen was still very clean, which meant that his mother came very often. Yan Jiekuang was making fried chicken wings. The bread was brought back from the working group and was just right for cooking. After a while, a large plate of fried chicken wings was brought to Yan Jiedi.

Yan Jiedi's eyes were narrowed into slits. She was eating with one chicken wing in each hand. She was also fighting with the chicken wings under the table every day.

While eating, Yan Jie Di talked about Jia Geng. Jia Geng is now a little role model in Siheyuan. In the city sports meeting a while ago, Jia Geng represented Sijiu City and won two first places in the youth group. Aunt Jia almost hung the medals on the roof of his house to show off everywhere. Xiao Dang told Yan Jie Di, "Her father wanted to send her too, but she didn't want to go because she couldn't run."

"That's pretty impressive. This sport depends on talent, not everyone can do it," Yan Jiekuang said to his sister.

My sister said, "That's right, that's right. Go back and tell our dad about it. I've seen him look at me in a strange way recently. I'm afraid he will send me to jail too."

"Haha, if anyone dares to send my sister away, I will fight him." Yan Jiekuang said.

"Yes, brother, bring some home. We haven't eaten meat for a long time at home. My sister-in-law eats it herself. Mom said it is good for the body." Yan Jiedi said.

"Eat it and drink some water. I'll make it later and take it back." Yan Jiekuang said with a frown.

"How is the uncle?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

"The uncle is very scary. He doesn't talk to anyone and I avoid him whenever I see him. The aunt was sick and now she's staying in the backyard with the deaf old lady and won't come out," said Yan Jiedi.

The two siblings chatted while eating until Yan Jiedi said she was full. Yan Jiekuang fed the cats and dogs, packed a box of chicken wings, and took his sister back to the courtyard.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they met Xu Damao's family of three. The brother and sister took the initiative to greet them, but Yan Jiekuang still found that Xu Damao looked at him differently.

Wang Meili was quite familiar with her younger sister. The two of them were chattering away, and what they seemed to be saying was some interesting jokes. Xu Baobao also interrupted in a baby voice.

Several people entered the courtyard together, and the brother and sister returned to the west wing. Yang Ruiping saw his son coming back, and ran over happily to look at his son. Yan Jiekuang handed the chicken wings to his mother and told her to eat them while they were hot. Yang Ruiping smiled happily, because his son was thinking about his mother. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Where's Dad? Did he go fishing again?"

"No, they're having a meeting in the backyard with three uncles. I don't know what it's about." Yang Ruiping opened the lunch box, took out a chicken wing and started eating.

"It's delicious. Third brother, please teach me when you have time." Yang Ruiping said.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, I'll teach you a few more dishes so you can use them to appease your grandson. But the ingredients are hard to get, so you can come to my place when the time comes."

Yang Ruiping ate the chicken wings with a smile on his face.

Yan Jiekuang left the west wing and wanted to go to Sun Xiaodong's place. Yan Jiekuang took a pair of jade bracelets from the Republic of China that he had prepared before. As soon as he walked to the east wing, he ran into Stationmaster Du, "Uncle Du, are you busy?"

Du Ping saw that it was the third son of the Yan family. The head was almost catching up with him. He said, "Are you tired from school? I don't see you all the time. You must be very busy in college."

"Uncle Du, I am under the care of the school. I am given more tasks, but I can also study more, so I come less often."

Du Pingyi said, "Are you going to look for Xiaolong? He and Nianping just went out. They have been inseparable since they got engaged."

"Yes, then I will go to see him at another time. Are you going to clean up the ear room?" Yan Jiekuang said.

"Ah, pack up. My mother is getting old and won't come here no matter what. I plan to ask for a transfer." Du Pingyi said a little dejectedly.

"Yes, do you need my help? Life in the Northeast is very cold, do you want to go?" Yan Jiekuang said.

"Oh, if I don't go, what should I do? Filial piety is the most important virtue. You'd better come to my place. Okay, I won't say any more. I'll pack up and you go ahead." Du Ping went to work as soon as he finished speaking.

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment, then turned around and went home.

At dinner, Yan Jiekuang talked to his father about Stationmaster Du. Yan Bugui said, "He must have been replaced by someone else. If he wanted to go back to the Northeast, we wouldn't have seen him go back in all these years."

When Yan Jiekuang heard what his father said, it was true. Du Pingyi had never gone back home once since he came to Sijiu City.

Yan Jiecheng had a plan in mind. He came up to Yan Bugui and said with a smile, "Dad, he's gone. So where is he?"

Yan Bugui glanced at Yan Jiecheng and said, "What are you thinking about? What can you use to exchange with others? Don't even mention buying it. It's strictly prohibited now."

Yan Jiecheng's eyes turned straight, and he said, "There is also a household in our unit who used an IOU to pay off the debt, and finally used a house to pay off the IOU."

Yan Bugui said, "You've been kicked in the head by a donkey. All the houses that can be used to pay off the debt are private houses. Du Pingyi's is a public house, which belongs to the purchasing station. The purchasing station is still short of houses."

Yan Jiecheng was stunned, and then he realized that this was happening. "What about our house?"

"All our houses are privately owned and have title deeds," Yan Bugui said proudly.

Yang Ruiping interrupted and said, "It's the third brother who has a far-sighted vision."

Yan Jiecheng said dejectedly: "Is there no solution at all?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at his elder brother and said, "Brother, it's time for you to get housing in your unit, right? Haven't you applied for it?"

Yan Jiecheng said: "Our unit only assigns jobs nearby, which is too far from here. I didn't apply for it."

"At your level, do you need to live in a tube building?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Jiecheng asked in confusion: "Yes, why?"

"You can find the housing management department of your unit to coordinate with the purchasing station here. I guess the purchasing station will be happy to exchange the bungalow for the tube-shaped building." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng widened their eyes. They didn't expect that this was the way to do it. Their eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)