Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 113 Cross-campus incident
The spring of 1967 came, and when a strong wind blew, the sky was filled with dust.

Yan Bugui and Yan Jiekuang were both busy in the west wing, and more and more old items were being picked up. After being repaired and maintained by Yan Jiekuang, they were stored in the basement. Yan Bugui looked forward to the team removing the four olds bringing them garbage every day.

To outsiders, the father and son are sick. They work for the street office without any salary. They may be the ones to be punished.

Once the gossip started, it spread quickly to the streets and alleys like a spring breeze. Even the garbage collector spoke coldly to the father and son. Until one day, a group of young generals spoke to Yan Jiekuang in a scolding tone, and a conflict broke out.

The next day, the father and son quit their job. When the people in the street office heard about it, they said, "Let's find someone else. They have been looking for more than a month and no one is willing to do the job. There is no salary, no official position, and it is just voluntary garbage sorting. Who can do it?"

After a while, the west wing was full and no more space could be piled in.

At this time, people from the subdistrict office and the Nanluoguxiang Committee realized the importance of the father and son. Director Wang and Director Chen went to their homes in person to persuade them with both reason and emotion.

Yan Bugui finally said: "It's not appropriate to name it, you should give this West Wing a formal name. We don't need public office and can help at any time."

The next day, the sign of the Nanluoguxiang garbage station was put up, but of course there was no staffing or salary. The father and son returned to the west wing.

The turmoil also stopped this time. Many people thought that the father and son of the Yan family were just two fools who worked without asking for money.

But some people don't think so. Zhang Erzhu, who lived in the courtyard, lived in his small room after being released. He refused to leave and now has no job. He just hangs around every day. Qin Yuru had no choice but to hide in Jia Dongxu's house.

Zhang Erzhu thought that the father and son of the Yan family must have some ulterior motive, otherwise who would do such a stupid thing. It was dirty, tiring and thankless, and he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Zhang Erzhu told Jia Dongxu about his suspicions about the Yan family. Jia Dongxu had made a fortune with the Yan family. When he heard this, he thought, "Yes, when has Yan Lao San ever done anything that was thankless?" The two of them discussed it and began to pay attention to the west wing.

Zhang Erzhu ignored the fact that in addition to the Yan father and son, there was also a group of cats and Tiantian in the west wing. On the first day he climbed over the wall, a big cat knocked him off the wall with one claw.

Yan Jiekuang also saw how angry Zhang Erzhu was. He was so happy in the west wing that he couldn't straighten his back. In the evening, he gave Da Mao an extra fish as a reward.

Zhang Erzhu and Jia Dongxu were not discouraged and began to track the vehicles coming and going in the west wing. After tracking them several times, they found out that all the garbage was taken to Shijia Village.

The two of them ran to Shijia Village to inquire and finally found out where the garbage had gone.

After returning, the two were puzzled. Could it be that the Yan family father and son were really doing good deeds to reduce the burden on the street office? The Yan family's garbage station never involved money.

Without money coming in and out, the work at the garbage station is in vain. After asking around for a few days, the result was what Jia Dongxu said: "They are just bored and have nothing to do."

When the work of the Yan father and son attracted the attention of the street office, Director Wang took all the staff to the garbage station for a day of voluntary labor. This action was praised by the district, and the district also organized voluntary labor at the garbage station.

After publicity, the garbage station became a demonstration base for voluntary labor.

The reward that Director Wang brought to the Yan father and son was that the district planned to build a few houses in the west wing to be used as tool rooms and offices, and the district would pay for it.

When the Yan family father and son heard this, they were delighted. There was such a good thing.

The next day, the construction team moved into the west wing. They were talking about construction, which meant restoring the original main house in the front yard. The materials were available on site, and within a few days, the three main houses were built, and they were exactly the same as the main house in the central courtyard of the quadrangle.

When the news reached the courtyard, the neighbors were all shocked. Zhang Erzhu pulled Jia Dongxu and said, "I've always said that the Yan family father and son never do thankless things. The right to use this house will become theirs."

When she saw the house, Jia Zhang was really jealous and advised Jia Dongxu to find a master to think of a solution.

Jia Dongxu also admired the Yan family very much. Yan Bugui was really good at calculating. No, he had to ask the master. How did the Yan family get three houses for no reason?

In the west wing of the central courtyard of the quadrangle, Liu Haizhong, Zhang Erzhu, He Yuzhu, Jia Dongxu, and Yi Zhonghai and his wife sat together. Li Cuilan prepared a few side dishes for them. They drank and talked about the Yan family.

"Master, do you think we can replace them if we go to the street office and talk to them now?" Jia Dongxu asked.

Yi Zhonghai took a sip and said, "Impossible, they have put up signs, and they put up several signs at once. In name, they belong to the street office." Zhang Erzhu said, "Brother Jia and I followed them for more than half a month. We wondered how there could be such stupid people who work for no salary. But they didn't ask for salary and built three big houses."

He Yuzhu chuckled and said, "Yan Bugui's reputation is a waste. He schemed against everyone on the first day he moved in."

"That's right. He asked me for a birth gift for his mistress just a few days after moving in. I didn't even know him at the time." Liu Haizhong said, recalling the scene.

Zhang Erzhu's eyes widened, not believing there was such a person, and asked, "Really?"

"Really? The main thing is that I returned it to him, and after that I didn't even know who he was." Liu Haizhong said.

Yi Zhonghai spit out a mouthful of wine and said, "You asked me for it, but I circumvented you and you actually gave it to me."

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "No, I'll go back and ask my mom if she gave it to me."

"No need to ask. My father was there at the time. He retorted to Yan Bugui, but the most important thing is that he left happily." He Yuzhu said.

"It's a typical case of trying every possible means," Yi Zhonghai concluded.

Jia Dongxu said: "Yes, Erzhu and I have been thinking hard for so long, but we don't know what Yan Bugui wants. Look, three big houses."

Yi Zhonghai bumped into Liu Haizhong and said, "High, really high."

Jia Dongxu said: "Master, is there really no other way?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the old man, thought for a moment and said, "Yes, there is a way, but it's not easy and may not work in the end."

Several people looked at Yi Zhonghai at the same time, "Uncle, please tell me clearly." Zhang Erzhu became excited.

Yi Zhonghai lit a cigarette and took a puff, then said, "There are two ways. The first is that the deed to the west wing is still with the deaf old lady. You can ask for the deed and go to the street office, but I guess in the end they will just give you some compensation. It's impossible to get the west wing back. But the deaf old lady may not be involved in this. She talked it over with the Yan family, so there's no grudge."

Yi Zhonghai raised his glass and clinked it with Liu Haizhong. Liu Haizhong said, "I won't get involved either. My family and his family have already talked it out. We won't interfere with each other."

"The second option is that there is still the East Cross Courtyard. You can follow their example, but whether you can build a house is not certain. In the end, it depends on the attitude of the Street Office."

Zhang Erzhu and Jia Dongxu looked at each other and they thought the second method would work.

He Yuzhu looked at the two and said, "Don't end up losing more than you gain. It's better to ask someone familiar with the street office."

Jia Dongxu raised his glass and clinked it with He Yuzhu's, saying, "Give it a try. If it doesn't work, then it won't work."

West Wing of the Front Courtyard of Siheyuan
The Yan family was also having dinner. Yan Bugui smiled widely. He took a sip of wine and said, "Why did they come to us for no reason?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "That is not yours. You are the user. Maybe someone will come and take your place one day."

Yan Bugui was stunned and said, "No way, I want to move in here."

"Don't move it. I've found that there are fewer and fewer cultural relics these days. Now those people come less than once a month, and there aren't many things left." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Bugui said, "Then the house in the west wing can't be obtained?"

Yan Jiekuang took a bite of food and said, "We can't make it, don't worry about it, find a time to withdraw. If the subdistrict office sets its sights on us, we can't control it anymore."

In this matter, Yan Bugui still listened to Yan Jiekuang.

(End of this chapter)