Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 107 Keeping a Clear Mind
West Wing of the Central Courtyard of Siheyuan
Yi Zhonghai sat down on the ground with a plop. He raised his head and was about to speak when Jia Dongxu and his wife rushed in. Jia Dongxu ran towards Yan Jiekuang. Yi Zhonghai shouted "No!", but it was too late.

Yan Jiekuang went up and slapped him. Jia Dongxu stood there motionless, his head buzzing.

Yan Jiekuang slapped him again with his backhand, and Jia Dongxu also sat on the ground. Qin Huairu rushed over and burst into tears.

"Who made you rich, who gave you the house, who pushed Jia Geng onto the right track, whose food and drinks do you eat and drink?" Yan Jiekuang stared at Jia Dongxu.

"You want to fight me? Everything in your house has my shadow on it. You want to fight me? Jia Dongxu, where is your conscience?"

Qin Huairu suddenly stopped crying and hugged the dumbfounded Jia Dongxu.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was like a deflated ball, and he spoke, "The deaf old lady"

Yan Jiekuang looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "I will trust you for now. I'll go to the backyard."

"Don't go. She and my wife are out visiting friends." Yi Zhonghai said.

"He's so cunning. Tell her something. I'm an archaeologist. I plan to visit all of his ancestral graves one by one."

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu stared at Yan Jiekuang's back.

After Yan Jiekuang finished speaking, he walked out of the door. There were many neighbors standing outside the door. The neighbors all heard Yan Jiekuang’s last words, looked at him with some fear, and backed away one after another.

Yan Jiekuang stood at the Moon Gate and looked at the deaf old lady's house for more than a minute, then turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

Yuer Hutong
Yan Jiekuang resumed his normal life, this time he only went between two points: Yuer Hutong and school.

Not long after, the police station issued a formal letter of apology to Yan Jiekuang, and of course also sent one to the school.

After receiving the apology letter, the school simply appeased Yan Jiekuang and did not take any follow-up action.

After Yan Jiekuang was kicked out of the dormitory, none of his former good brothers came to look for him. The fourth brother once ran into them face to face, but he didn't say anything and just walked away.

Yan Jiekuang didn't take it seriously. He still understood them very well. In those days, if you had any connection with the enemy spies, you would not be able to survive.

However, Yan Jiedi came to Yuer Hutong more frequently, coming every three or two days.

As soon as Yan Jiekuang returned home, he heard the doorbell ring. He went to open the door and saw Yang Ruiping and Yan Jiedi.

Yan Jiedi said: "Brother, I'm hungry, there's nothing to eat at home."

Yan Jiekuang looked at his mother, and Yang Ruiping said, "It's true that there is not enough food. Yan Jiekuang has been sent out, and your father can't do anything about it."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I still have some cornmeal here. You can take it back later. I don't have much else here. There are only a few eggs and some small fish I caught at home."

Ever since Yan Jiekuang was investigated last time, he never took things from outside easily. He ate the ration provided by his school and spent the money provided by the subsidy.

The same goes for the other five. Except for occasionally adding some bones to Tiantian, the remaining four went out to find food on their own.

Yan Jiekuang went into the kitchen and made egg noodles for his sister and mother. He also took out some pickled vegetables from the cellar, which were also made by Yan Jiekuang himself. He put sugar in them, so Yan Jiedi loved them very much.

During the meal, Yang Ruiping said that Xu Damao had returned and had resumed his position in the factory. He Yuzhu's sentence was changed to 15 days of detention, and only Liu Haizhong was actually sentenced to re-education through labor.

Yan Jiekuang had always wanted to talk to Liu Haizhong and ask him why he hated the Yan family so much, as the two families didn't have much in common.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Is the deaf old lady back?"

Yang Ruiping said, "No, even Li Cuilan didn't come back, and Jia Zhangshi didn't come to my house because you beat her son."

Yan Jiekuang always believed that the deaf old lady was nearby and had not gone far. He wanted to ask her in person why the deaf old lady kept staring at him and wanted to crush him to death if she had the chance.

Yang Ruiping whispered, "Du Pingyi is an enemy spy. He is in cahoots with Old Zhang."

Yan Jiekuang frowned and asked, "Mom, how did you know?"

"Jia Zhang said it, and the whole hospital knows it." Yang Ruiping said. Yan Jiekuang continued to ask: "Then how did Jia Zhang know it?"

"Then I don't know. By the way, He Yuzhu is getting divorced. He Yumei insisted on it. He Yumei's family also supports her. The child belongs to He Yumei." Yang Ruiping said.

Yan Jiekuang sighed in his heart, how could a good officer and a good canteen director end up in this situation.

Yan Jie Di suddenly said, "Xiao Dang has always wanted to come, and she said you promised, but I didn't dare to bring her."

"It's okay. Next time you come, bring her along to play." Yan Jiekuang said.

After eating, Yang Ruiping cleared the dishes. Yan Jiedi teased Tiantian, and Yan Jiekuang watched and drank tea beside him.

After a while, Yang Ruiping came out, thought for a long time, and said, "Your father wants you to go back. There are too many houses with no one to live in."

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment, and as a father, he had to give face, so he said, "I have to clean up now. By the way, is the west wing still empty?"

Yang Ruiping nodded and said, "Who would want that place? It's become a garbage dump. Now everyone in Nanluoguxiang dumps their unwanted belongings there. The street is leading the way."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'll go back and take a look first, pack up and move back. I won't live here anymore, so I need to make some preparations."

Yang Ruiping was very happy to hear this, and Yan Jiedi was also excited. It was different when her brother was around and when he was not.

Kyoto University
Yan Jiekuang came to class today and found that the campus was obviously different. The students were not heading to the classroom. Most of them were heading to the auditorium.

Yan Jiekuang came to the classroom as usual, and suddenly found himself out of place with his classmates because most of them were wearing military uniforms and belts, while he was wearing a Zhongshan suit and carrying a schoolbag. Yan Jiekuang immediately realized that he had to go home quickly.

Yan Jiekuang withdrew and planned to ask Director Dong for leave.

When he arrived at the teachers' building, he saw many students in military uniforms coming in and out. Just as he was about to turn around, he saw Director Dong standing at the corner of the first floor and hurriedly walked up to him.

"Director Dong!" Yan Jiekuang called out.

Director Dong seemed startled. When he saw that it was Yan Jiekuang, he said, "Why are you wearing that?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and said, "I have class today, so I want to ask for leave and go home to change clothes."

"Oh, yes, it's time to change. Students are now applying for suspension of classes, don't you know?" Director Dong asked Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang said blankly: "I don't know, I just got here."

"I'm going to go on that big mission. If you have nothing to do here, you don't need to come to class. You can come, but please check the school's notice first. Have you joined their team?" Director Dong asked.

Yan Jiekuang played dumb and said, "What team? If I don't have classes, I won't come. Can I wait for your notification? I'll come and take a look when I'm free."

Director Dong looked at him deeply and said, "Okay, go back first. This will be considered as your sick leave."

"Thank you, Director Dong. I'll be leaving now." After Yan Jiekuang finished speaking, he quickly ran towards the school gate. He could faintly hear a voice calling him from behind, but he pretended not to hear it and left directly.

After returning to Yuer Hutong, Yan Jiekuang first changed his clothes, and then put all the books, some items that should not appear, and his own belongings into the space.

Fortunately, there is a space where it is convenient to store things. I looked around the house and it seems that someone has come to cause trouble. It’s a pity.

Yan Jiekuang went out to find Carpenter Zhang and asked him where he could find some discarded wooden boards. Carpenter Zhang said that the recycling station might have them.

Yan Jiekuang went straight to the purchasing station and brought back a cart of long strips of waste wood boards.

Then, starting from the backyard, I nailed all the doors and windows shut with wooden boards all the way to the front yard. After everything was sealed, I checked again to make sure there were no problems.

Yan Jiekuang put on his schoolbag and headed straight for the courtyard with the five of them.

(End of this chapter)