Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 12 Time passes

Early March, 1952
East Wing of the Central Courtyard of Siheyuan
Jia Zhang was sitting on the bed, holding needle and thread, sewing a small piece of clothing.

Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu were sitting in the main room chatting. They were really in love, and sometimes Grandmother Jia was a little annoyed. So she didn't like to stay in the same room with them.

Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "How about letting my master's wife take care of Yu Shui for two days?"

Jia Dongxu has been taking care of his wife for six months. After that silly Zhu left, Qin Huairu took the initiative to take Yu Shui with her.

"No, it's nothing strenuous, just some cleaning, easy tasks."

"Shazhu wrote to let us know he's safe. Uncle He, he's feeling better now. I always felt like he had lost his energy." Jia Dongxu said while drinking water.

Qin Huairu stopped what she was doing and said, "Uncle He is probably worried about Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu is really brave."

"If I go, will you let me go?" Jia Dongxu teased Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu's face turned red and she was reluctant to speak.

"Both of your legs will be broken!" a voice came from the inner room.

Qin Huairu laughed and said, "You still need your mother to cure you."

Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes, "Mom, why are you still eavesdropping on our conversation?"

"Am I eavesdropping? It's such a small place, I was listening openly." Came the voice of Jia's grandmother.

"By the way, Mom, Xiao Liu from our unit told us that the village asked you to go back." Jia Dongxu suddenly remembered.

"I know what's going on in my hometown," said Grandmother Jia.

The West Wing of the Siheyuan (I am the dividing line, I will not remind you in the future. Do you believe it?)
Yi Zhonghai smoked a cigarette and kept his eyes on the Jia family.

Auntie Li Cuilan looked at her husband and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong at the factory?"

"Well, Dongxu does have a talent for locksmithing. Today, Mr. Lou also asked me privately about this and asked me to focus on training him," said Yi Zhonghai.

"Isn't it a good thing? Dongxu still respects his teachers, and Dongxu is a very obedient child." Li Cuilan said.

Yi Zhonghai was also hesitant, and after thinking for a while he said, "He is just too obedient. Whatever I say is what I mean, whatever his mother says is what I mean."

"Are you jealous of Jia Zhang?" Li Cuilan asked jokingly.

"Really not. I just don't know who she will choose between me and her mother." Yi Zhonghai took another deep puff of his cigarette.

Li Cuilan suddenly realized, "Yes, this is a big problem, ask the old lady when you have time."

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement, and Li Cuilan continued, "Captain Zhang of the Military Control Commission asked you to organize everyone on the evening of the first lunar month, and it seems that you are studying some policies."

"Okay, I'll go see the old lady." After saying that, he walked out.

Li Cuilan quickly called to her husband, "Don't go, the old lady is asleep, you can't keep things in your heart."

Yi Zhonghai returned angrily, holding a mechanical book, and lay down on the bed.

West Wing of the Siheyuan Backyard
Liu Haizhong was also reading a book, and from time to time he would hold up the book and ask questions to his eldest son.

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting coming from the next room. Liu Haizhong walked to the wall and knocked on it a few times, making a "bang bang bang" sound.

"Keep your voice down, what time is it?" Liu Haizhong shouted.

Second Aunt Zhao Yue'e stood up and wanted to go and take a look. Liu Haizhong said, "Don't worry about them, they are fine."

Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian, who were in the next room, looked at each other, stuck out their tongues, stopped making noise, and went to bed.

Liu Guangqi is already in junior high school. He is a good student and is deeply loved by Liu Haizhong and his wife.

Liu Haizhong was afraid that his two younger sons would disturb his older son's studies, so he arranged them to live in the ear room.

"I want to join the Youth Service Club. I have written the application. Dad, you have to sign it." Liu Guangqi said. Liu Haizhong said, "This is a good thing. I will sign it for you. Why did you think of joining the Youth Service Club?"

Liu Guangqi didn't say the reason, but in fact it was the matter of Sha Zhu that affected him.

Liu Haizhong saw that his son didn't say anything, so he didn't ask any more questions. Zhao Yue'e took a glass of water and walked to her son's desk and put it down.

"Xu Wude has moved back. This Xu Damao goes to the He family every day. I don't know whose son he is." The second aunt sounded like she was reporting, but also like she was talking about family matters.

Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "Xu Damao was entrusted by someone and he was loyal to the person who entrusted him, but Xu Wude was probably really afraid that the child would run away."

Now, Sha Zhu has a very high image in Liu Haizhong's mind, and he ranks number one in the entire courtyard.

"The old lady hasn't left the house for a long time. Do you want to go and see her?" Zhao Yue'e asked.

Liu Haizhong thought about it and said, "Tomorrow, go buy two boxes of snacks and take a look. It's probably about Sha Zhu again. The old lady is sad."

"I'm going too, Mom. Please wait for me to come back from school." Liu Guangqi interjected.

"Okay, I'll buy it at noon." Zhao Yue'e replied.

"By the way, the son of Widow Wang in the front yard has gone to work. His name is Xu Shiliu, and he has been assigned to an office under the Military Control Commission." Zhao Yue'e said.

"This matter is important. The Military Control Commission is probably affected by the fried noodles," said Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong guessed correctly. Although Widow Wang was not a role model, she had made contributions. Later, Captain Zhang reported Widow Wang's case to the higher authorities. After checking, it was found that Widow Wang's husband, Zhou Shunping, was a first-class combat hero. Seeing that his family had no source of income, they arranged for his son to work in the military control committee. At that time, he had only graduated from junior high school and was highly educated.

"Who on earth reported this to the newspaper?" Liu Haizhong muttered.

Liu Guangqi looked at his father, hesitated for a moment, took out a copy of Kyoto Daily from the desk and handed it to his father, "It's the third uncle in the front yard, Yan Bugui."

Liu Haizhong was shocked, picked up the newspaper and started reading.

"This Yan Laosan has accomplished great things quietly. Do you think he has gained any benefits?" Liu Haizhong said.

Liu Guangqi glanced at his father and said, "I heard from our school teachers that Teacher Yan is very famous now, at the director level."

This was the conversation between teachers that Liu Guangqi heard in the teacher's office when he was at school.

Liu Haizhong said thoughtfully, "I really didn't take Yan Bugui seriously before, I have to take him seriously in the future." After saying that, he glanced at his wife.

Second Aunt Zhao Yue'e instantly understood what Liu Haizhong meant.

"You don't have to worry about what's happening in the hospital. Just study hard. Your dad is also practicing his skills and reading blueprints now. Try to make progress." After Liu Haizhong said this to his eldest son, he picked up a cigarette and walked out of the house.

Liu Haizhong walked to the door, squatted on the corridor, and lit a cigarette. Liu Haizhong had something on his mind.

Shijia Village, Tongzhou (I appear for Shi Xiaoya, I am the dividing line)
Near the east of Shijia Village, there is a large courtyard where a family of five are happily eating dinner.

Dinner is a little late today. After the Chinese New Year, our family bought new farm tools and we are going to start spring plowing, so everything has to be prepared.

Mr. Shi had a prosperous year this year. Most of the red dates that could not be sold before were sold out this year. Mr. Shi was also smart. He bought all the dates from Shijia Village at 1,000 yuan per kilogram. He did not go to Tongzhou, but directly sold them in the Sijiucheng market.

His own granddaughter became a mascot, his own son beat the gong, and his daughter sang the jingle, and the products sold very well.

The son and daughter-in-law knew the whole story, and the whole family was very grateful to the cute little boy.

Mr. Shi also wants to thank him, but he doesn’t know where he is.

"Brother Yan Jiefang, Nanluoguxiang." The little granddaughter suddenly said this.

The family of three was shocked. Mr. Shi realized that it should be the name of the little boy holding his granddaughter.

Mr. Shi muttered, "It's too little."

　Everyone has his or her own life. I think those who are extremely evil should not appear in the story. The calculations of the common people and the hardships of life are the basic points of the story!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)