Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 112: Stop working and stay at home
Liu Haizhong took a sip of tea, thought for a moment and said, "You let Liu Guangqi go."

Yan Jiekuang guessed something and replied, "I was ten years old at the time. What do you think I could do? I just saw it. Can you attribute this to a ten-year-old child?"

Liu Haizhong blushed and continued, "What about Liu Guangfu?"

"What does Liu Guangfu have to do with me and our Yan family?"

"Didn't you tell him that he wanted to take the exam to become a seaman? If you hadn't told him, would he have left?"

"Uncle Liu, my family has no idea what your third son is studying. The only contact we had with him was when he left. We said goodbye to him. It was Sun Xiaolong who took me there. Who told you that I said I was going to study to be a seaman?"

Liu Haizhong said confidently: "Yi Zhonghai said so."

"Dad, go call Yi Zhonghai," Yan Jiekuang said.

"No need, I was lying to Lao Liu. I wanted Lao Liu to help me clean up your house," Yi Zhonghai walked in and said.

Liu Haizhong was stunned and stared at Yi Zhonghai blankly. Yi Zhonghai bowed to Liu Haizhong and said, "It was the old lady's order. I'm sorry. The old lady will explain to you later."

Yan Bugui said angrily: "Old Liu, let's make it clear. From now on, you and I are neighbors. Neighbors who don't interact with each other, let's go."

The father and son got up and left.

As soon as he walked into the middle courtyard, he saw Jia Zhang looking into the backyard. Yan Jiekuang greeted her, "Aunt Jia, Happy New Year."

When Jia Zhang saw Yan Jiekuang, her face turned grim and she said, "Happy New Year!"

The Yan family father and son passed by her, and Yan Jiekuang suddenly asked, "How did you know that Du Pingyi had problems?"

Jia Zhang's face changed drastically and she turned and ran home. Yan Jiekuang was sure that there was something wrong with Jia Zhang.

Yan Bugui also frowned and said, "There are really no good people in this yard."

The father and son went home to continue drinking.

After the Spring Festival in 1966 and 1967, Yan Jiekuang resumed his commuter work life.

Some changes have taken place in the yard. It has become quiet. Each family is busy with their own financial affairs. Neighbors just say hello when they meet, and there are fewer chats together. It feels like they are getting farther and farther away.

One day, Yan Jiekuang thought of the basement in the west courtyard and hesitated whether to tell Yan Bugui, because it was a hassle to always send things to Shijia Village. That basement has now become the home of the three little ones.

Up to now, he has not found where the main entrance is, and he dare not dig on a large scale.

Unexpectedly, things always took unexpected turns. One day, Yan Bugui mysteriously took him to the west wing. When they arrived at the yard, Yan Bugui locked the gate and took him to the place where the interlayer wall was discovered, which was behind Yi Zhonghai's house.

Yan Bugui pressed a brick skillfully, and a cellar entrance appeared underground. Yan Bugui lifted the lid, and a passage led directly underground. Yan Jiekuang followed Yan Bugui and went down with a flashlight. The exit was on the back of the slide, but Yan Jiekuang hadn't noticed it until he got underground, when he saw the three little ones rushing towards him. This meant that Yan Bugui had found the main entrance.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "How did you find out?"

"I don't have that ability. It was the big cat who discovered it. Of course I was involved." Yan Bugui said.

Yan Jiekuang looked at his father and said, "Do you want to use this as a warehouse?"

Yan Bugui nodded, and Yan Jiekuang told him that it was okay, but he also needed to get some shelves, otherwise not much space would be available.

The father and son discussed for a long time, and Yan Bugui found a lot of work for him, so Yan Jiekuang had to take on the responsibility by himself.

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't throw away the shelf at that time, otherwise he would be exhausted to death now.

Yan Jiekuang built several cat houses and a dog kennel at the entrance of the slide. This will be their future home. The cats are very satisfied with their new home and keep circling around Yan Jiekuang.

In the middle of the year, the Yan family rarely left the house. Yan Jiedi, like her classmate, asked for leave and stayed at home. Xu Delin from the middle courtyard and Xu Damao from the back courtyard were active members, coming in and out every day, busy and bustling, but the courtyard was really peaceful.

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi spent all day playing with cats and dogs, having a lot of fun every day.

By the end of the year, Yan Jiekuang began to concentrate on his studies and started preparing for his graduation thesis. Knowing that his brother was going to study, Yan Jiekuang also concentrated on his studies and started reading books at home.

Yan Bugui received a letter from Yan Jiefang, who said that he had been in the south for a long time and wanted to come back. Yan Bugui found Yan Jiekuang, and the two discussed for a long time. Finally, Yan Jiefang replied with two words: "Persistence".

Both the father and son of the Yan family thought that now was not the time to come back. Yan Bugui did not dare to write anything in the letter. He just said one thing, asking him to focus on his work and persevere no matter how hard or tiring it was.

Yan Jiefang didn't come back, but Jia Geng did. He really came back, and he was transferred to the Sports Institute. This kid retired and went back to school. Jia Geng had good grades, so the Sports Institute also paid attention to him. Jia Geng still insisted on living at home, saying that he missed his parents.

When Jia Geng came back, Yan Jiekuang was in the class. Yang Ruiping saw him. Jia Geng greeted Yan Bugui and Yang Ruiping enthusiastically and kept asking me when Brother Jiekuang would come back.

Jia Zhang didn't say anything. She didn't know how to face the Yan family. Everything was fine, but because of a rumor, she stayed away from the Yan family.

But later, for a little money, she did some things that were not beneficial to the Yan family. Now we know that the Yan family knows it clearly, but they didn't hold it against you.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu had not yet finished get off work. Xiaodang stood there, looking at her brother from afar, with Huaihua next to her.

Huaihua asked her sister, "Sister, is that my eldest brother? Will he take me out to play?"

Xiaodang said, "Maybe, but I won't give you all the good things like my third uncle does." In Xiaodang's impression, his brother is a very protective person.

In the evening, just as Yan Jiekuang arrived home, Jia Geng came to visit. Yan Jiekuang looked at Jia Geng, who looked stronger than before. The two talked about each other's recent situation.

When Jia Geng heard that Yan Jiekuang had already started working, he was surprised and said, "I thought I would start working before you. I will report to the Sports Institute tomorrow and will go to school and be an assistant teacher."

"How can I compete with you? You have achievements and records. If you develop well, you can at least be a coach. I have no choice but to become a carpenter." Yan Jiekuang said.

"Your family's situation is fine now, so you can just focus on your studies. I can't do that, so I will stop working immediately." Yan Jiekuang continued.

Jia Geng said with some worry: "I have only been studying here for two years, but I don't know what school is like yet. There will be new faces everywhere, and I will have to adapt."

"What you are learning are all things you are familiar with, so just talk less and do more," said Yan Jiekuang.

"Don't mind what happened to my grandma. I heard what she said. I heard that it was the director of the steel mill and Xu Damao who asked her to spread it. How come she doesn't know about it? I apologize to you. After all, she is my grandma." Jia Geng said.

Yan Jiekuang said: "It's all over, don't take it to heart, but you are you, your family is your family, let's talk about it separately."

When Jia Geng saw that there was more than just his grandmother's matter here, there were other things as well, so he didn't mention it.

The two men exchanged greetings for a while, and then Jia Geng went back.

Life in the courtyard goes on, and so does Yan Jiekuang and Yan Bugui’s garbage business.

The subdistrict office really treated the West Courtyard as a garbage dump. Since the cleaning team no longer worked, the West Courtyard became a hot spot in the entire Nanluoguxiang.

Shijia Village also did something with the garbage that was brought back. They picked out the bricks and tiles, wooden windows, etc., and piled them on the playground behind the primary school. Anyone in need nearby would go to Shijia Village to pick them up.

All the work at Yan Jiekuang's research institute was stopped, but they were still working normally. The director, Mr. Qu, told them that all the items, whether good or bad, were now sealed.

So there is not a single old item in the institute now, and everyone was puzzled until one day a group of people rushed in, saying they were looking for old items. They rummaged around the place and took away some furniture. Then everyone realized what was going on and admired Mr. Qu's foresight.

After that incident, they were in a semi-holiday state, and they went there to study. Yan Jiekuang spent more time at home, and Yan Bugui was happy.

(End of this chapter)