Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 109: Jia Mu's Matchmaking
Nanluoguxiang
In August, Yan Jiekuang hardly went out during his days in the courtyard, and his family's living standard plummeted. Yan Jiekuang thought he should go back to school to ask if the subsidy would be stopped.

Yan Jiekuang told Yan Bugui about this matter, and Yan Bugui said, "You should not stop. By the way, what about your exam this year? Be sure to ask clearly when you go."

Yan Jiekuang went to school the next day and found Director Chen, the deputy director of the history department, to ask about the subsidy.

Deputy Director Chen said, "The current situation is that the money is distributed normally, but we don't know where you went, so we've kept it with me. By the way, the exam is in two days, how are you studying?"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I have been reviewing at home, there should be no problem."

Deputy Director Chen took a deep look at it, took out an envelope from the drawer, handed it to Yan Jiekuang, and said, "This is your subsidy, for four months, it's all here, and you still have to participate in the activities you are supposed to participate in."

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Okay, Director Chen, I was on sick leave before, so I didn't come. It was due to health reasons. Director Dong knows this."

"Okay, you'll have to come later." Director Chen said.

Yan Jiekuang said respectfully: "I understand, I will come."

Yan Jiekuang walked out of the office and let out a deep breath. Was Director Dong replaced?
In this way, Yan Jiekuang began his rich university life again. It was rich because there were too many activities that were not related to his major, but he had to participate.

Suddenly one day, Director Dong found him.

Yan Jiekuang has always been among the top in professional exams, which is why Director Dong always looks for him. Another reason is that Yan Jiekuang has a deep understanding of Lu Ban Book, coupled with Yan Jiekuang's own seriousness and meticulous work style.

In the first semester of his junior year, Director Dong found Yan Jiekuang again and hoped that he could join a working group because there was a shortage of people there, and Yan Jiekuang agreed.

At the end of 1966, Yan Jiekuang joined the working group and was assigned to the Sijiucheng Archaeological Institute. When Director Dong took him to the workplace for the first time, he was very happy when he arrived at the place, which was not far from Nanluoguxiang, only about 20 minutes away.

That’s right, Director Dong took him to a small courtyard house not far from the Forbidden City. There was a pile of furniture in the backyard, but most of them were broken. This was to ask me to be a carpenter.

From that day on, Yan Jiekuang started working. Although he did not receive any salary, he enjoyed his work very much.

Yan Jiekuang worked with a lacquer craftsman and a gold and silversmith, and they got along very well with each other. Director Dong also told him that he should not fall behind in his studies, as he had to start working on his graduation thesis in a year.

Yan Jiekuang goes back and forth between the research institute and home every day. When he has nothing to do, he stays at home to watch Yan Jiedi study, play with Tiantian and the big cat, and the other three are elusive.

Front yard of the Siheyuan

Yan Jiekuang was teasing Tiantian at the door when a man came in from the main gate. He Yuzhu was carrying a net bag with two lunch boxes in it. He walked in listlessly. Yan Jiekuang didn't even want to say hello to him.

Yang Ruiping was the same. He lowered his head and said to Yan Jiekuang, "His backer has fallen. That factory director Yang has gone. I guess he has been implicated as well."

Yan Jiekuang looked at her without saying anything and continued to tease Tiantian. Yan Jiedi was already eleven years old this year. After graduating from junior high school in a few years, she would go to the countryside to work, which Yan Jiekuang could not accept.

Yan Jiekuang’s three best friends are not in Sijiu City, and he has no idea now, but he has to pay attention now.

Yan Bugui pushed his old 28-inch bicycle in, also looking dejected.

"Dad, you're not in good spirits. Why are you still so dejected?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Yan Bugui said frustratedly: "I am so tired from teaching this class, and I am tired from talking to my students, but I can't tell them."

"I told you not to go, but you went anyway. When you heard that classes were resuming, you were as excited as if you had been injected with chicken blood," said Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Bugui said: "People are all made of flesh and blood. They are elementary school students, still children."

Yan Jiekuang retorted: "Now we are looking at the matter, not the person. Please ask for leave immediately."

"By the way, Liu Haizhong is back, but he didn't go to the steel mill. Instead, he went to a foundry. I heard that his apprentice helped him." Yan Bugui said.

Yan Jiekuang hugged Tiantian and said, "Hey, I just don't understand where his hatred for my family comes from?"

Yan Bugui said: "I also want to know."

Father and son looked at each other.

Grandpa Sun came out from next door, greeted the father and son, and then went out. The relationship between the neighbors was getting more and more distant, and it all came down to the enemy spy incident.

Yan Jiekuang suddenly remembered what his mother said. It was Jia Zhang who spread the news that Du Pingyi was an enemy spy. How did she know that?
Siheyuan Middle Courtyard

Yi Zhonghai cooked two dishes today and prepared to have a drink with his apprentice. Ever since the moment Jia Dongxu rushed into the room, he decided that he would still have to rely on Jia Dongxu for the rest of his life.

After analyzing the situation with Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu felt that supporting his master's family was a sure win.

Jia Dongxu entered the room with a bottle of wine, and Yi Zhonghai complained, "You're bringing food to Master's house for dinner?"

Jia Dongxu said: "It's my duty to show my respect to my master."

After the two of them sat down, Jia Dongxu opened the wine, first filling the master's glass, and then poured himself a glass.

"Master, I respect you. You will always be my master." Jia Dongxu said.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu took a sip and said, "What did your mother say today that made Shazhu unhappy?"

"My mother wanted to introduce him to a girl, but he was unhappy," said Jia Dongxu.

Yi Zhonghai frowned, picked up his glass and said, "It's a good thing. There's nothing to be unhappy about. Where are you from?"

"You know her, Qin Yuru." Jia Dongxu said.

Yi Zhonghai spat out a mouthful of wine, luckily Yi Zhonghai tilted his head.

Jia Dongxu didn't expect his master to react so strongly. Yi Zhonghai coughed twice, wiped his mouth and said, "Your mother is really amazing. I wonder if Zhang Erzhu will be back next year?"

"Didn't they get divorced?" Jia Dongxu disagreed.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Even if they get divorced, there's still a child. How can Zhang Erzhu just let it go? No, what does your mother think?"

"My mother thinks we give her too much support, so she came up with this idea," said Jia Dongxu.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Did Qin Yuru agree?"

"Qin Yuru doesn't know about this yet." Jia Dongxu said.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Your mother is just making trouble, you have to persuade her."

Jia Dongxu didn't take it seriously at all. He toasted his master with a glass of wine and asked, "Master, our security department has also become divided into two factions. What do you think I should do?"

Yi Zhonghai said: "Let's fool both sides. They are just fooling around. Production is the bottom line."

Jia Dongxu seemed to understand, and Yi Zhonghai said, "Don't offend anyone, and don't hurt anyone. You are in the security department, and if something goes wrong, it will be a big deal."

"I understand, Master." Jia Dongxu replied.

Steel rolling mill director's office
Xu Damao was sitting on the sofa smoking, and behind the desk was Director Li Huaide.

Li Huaide asked, "Have you been to all these places? And found nothing?"

Xu Damao said: "We all went there and dug three feet into the ground, but found nothing."

"Where did all those things go? I have seen them. Many of them are from the palace. The most important one is a tripod. At that time, a professor directly said it was a national treasure." Li Huaide said as he lit a cigarette.

"We've checked with all the people we know who are related to this, and they all said they don't know. No one knew when the Lou family left." Xu Damao said, leaning back on the sofa.

The two fell silent, and Xu Damao suddenly said, "The child in our courtyard has grown up. I asked him, but he ignored me."

Li Huaide said: "Tell me about this person in detail, I want to see if there is any other way to find him."

(End of this chapter)