Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 13 Continuous Change
In mid-March of 1952
Siheyuan Middle Courtyard

Siheyuan General Assembly held
Captain Zhang of the Military Control Commission brought two clerks with him, one of whom was Zhou Zhijun.

The three uncles in charge took their seats one after another, and Captain Zhang walked to the front. Because this meeting was requested by the Military Control Commission, the three uncles were also in the audience.

"Is everyone here?" asked Captain Zhang.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Only Jia Dongxu's mother went to the countryside and didn't come back. Everyone else is here."

Captain Zhang coughed twice, and the courtyard suddenly became quiet.

"This time, we are implementing the policy of deepening land reform. I have promoted it before. We want to implement it to everyone. After a long period of investigation, we found that there are many cases where the land is there but the people are not, and the people are not on the land. This time we want to solve it thoroughly."

Captain Zhang paused and continued, "Let our comrade Xiao Zhou read the specific implementation documents to everyone. Everyone listen carefully. If you don't understand, I will explain it to you one by one later."

Captain Zhang waved his hand. Xiao Zhou was a little nervous. This was his first time facing the neighbors in the entire courtyard. Normally, Widow Wang never let him have much contact with them.

But soon, the voice sounded, and Zhou Zhijun's attention was on the document, and the voice became louder and steady.

In the corner, Widow Wang secretly wiped away tears. Zhou Nianping didn't understand, but she thought her brother was great, and she was also very excited.

Yi Zhonghai listened very seriously, glanced at Jia Jia in the middle, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Liu Haizhong also took out a notebook and kept writing on it. I don’t know how much he wrote, but seeing that he was sweating profusely, he must have written a lot.

Yan Bugui was leisurely, holding the teacup, drinking a sip of tea, listening for a while and drinking another sip of tea, never letting go of the teacup.

Yi Zhonghai didn't pay attention at first and thought Yan Bugui was strange, but then he looked at the teacup and saw, "Excellent People's Teacher". This third brother came to show off.

After a while, the document was read. The deepening of land reform had little to do with the institute. There were a few households, but they had no land and had rural household registration, and they could not transfer their household registration.

Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded, and Qin Huairu also understood what he meant. What he meant was that he might not be able to take advantage of the countryside in the future. When the two saw each other, they had no good ideas. It was estimated that because of this incident, Jia Mu in the countryside would not be able to share the grain in the countryside in the future.

The couple was a little overwhelmed and just looked forward to the conference being over and his mother coming back.

Captain Zhang noticed something strange about the Jia couple. When he was investigating, Jia Dongxu's wife was eligible to register for city hukou, but the mother refused to allow her to do so. Later, Liu Haizhong mentioned the hidden meaning of this. Captain Zhang was born a tenant in the old society and hated landlords the most, which led to his dislike for this family.

At the end of the meeting, Captain Zhang introduced another clerk, Clerk Wang. Clerk Wang was obviously a capable cadre who was sent from above and was mainly responsible for the Nanluoguxiang area.

The meeting was over. Everyone left except Jia Dongxu and his wife, who were still discussing as they walked, and they continued to discuss even when they got home.

Three old men and a few young men did the final finishing work, tidying up the yard and restoring it to its original state.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Bugui and said congratulations. Yan Bugui's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Normally, I caught up with it."

Liu Haizhong next to him was still confused. Yi Zhonghai looked at him and pointed at Yan Bugui's teacup. Liu Haizhong then saw the words on the teacup. After thinking for a long time, he said congratulations and turned away.

The main house in the central courtyard of the quadrangle

Xu Damao had already made an appointment with He Daqing today to take him to take a bath.

After the meeting, the two of them packed up their things and a little head popped out of the door.

"Have you two forgotten me?" He Yushui said angrily.

Xu Damao hurried forward and coaxed the girl, "How dare you, little ancestor, I specially invited my mother and sister here today."

He Yushui's eyes lit up, "Xiaoling is here, I'll go find her." Then he ran out of the house.

After the Spring Festival, Xu Damao has changed. He now helps He Daqing and basically does all the housework, which moves He Daqing deeply. He Yushui goes to school, and it is Xu Damao's job to go to and from school, rain or shine. Sometimes, He Yushui even clings to Xu Damao.

He Yushui and Xu Xiaoling are good friends and are in the same class. This was also something Xu Damao asked his father for.

Xu Wude now doesn’t know whether Xu Damao is his son or not.

He Daqing felt a little guilty, so he cooked a few dishes and went out for a drink with Xu Wude. After a few visits, the two families became close in just a few months.

Xu Wude was actually very pleased. These were not the biggest changes in Xu Damao. Ever since Sha Zhu left, Xu Damao had devoted himself to studying. He studied so hard that he would not go to bed until late at night.

I go out for a run early in the morning to exercise. The change is truly complete.

So Xu Wude was very grateful to Sha Zhu, and indirectly accepted the He family. Xu Wude was still a little arrogant in his bones, and it was not easy for him to recognize the He family.

Not long after, Xu Damao, his father and He Daqing came out of the courtyard in a mighty procession, followed by Xu's mother and the two little girls. Only the giggling sounds of the two little girls were left in the courtyard.

Backyard room of the Siheyuan
The deaf old lady was sitting on a recliner, and a middle-aged woman named Li Cuilan was talking to her.

There was a knock on the door outside, "Dangdangdang", one light and two heavy, in a regular manner.

The deaf old lady gestured and Li Cuilan went to open the door.

"Hey, Second Auntie, how come you have time to come and see the old lady today? This is Guangqi, right?" Li Cuilan warmly welcomed the mother and son.

The deaf old lady stood up and sat up, "Guangqi, why did you come to see me today? Look, you are getting more and more handsome."

Liu Guangqi put the cakes he bought on the square table. The old lady walked over to the table and asked them to sit down. "My house hasn't been so lively for a long time. Come and sit down."

The deaf old lady and the first and second aunts sat down, but Liu Guangqi did not sit down and stood behind the second aunt.

"I miss my wife so much. My studies are very busy and I don't have much free time. I will come more often in the future." Liu Guangqi replied.

The second aunt continued, "I haven't seen you go out these days. Are you still thinking about Sha Zhu?"

The deaf old lady was a little sad for a moment, she glanced at the second aunt Zhao Yue'e, but didn't answer her. The first aunt glared at the second aunt.

Liu Guangqi quickly took over the conversation, "Madam, I will come to accompany you more often in the future, okay? You won't be annoyed, right?"

"Don't bother me, don't bother me. Just don't bother me, an old lady." The deaf old lady smiled a little.

"You are the stabilizing force of our courtyard. Under your protection, all of us can turn misfortune into good fortune and disaster into blessing." Liu Guangqi replied.

Second Aunt Zhao Yue'e knew she had said the wrong thing and said, "That's right, you are our lucky star."

The atmosphere immediately relaxed and a few people chatted about family matters. After a while, the mother and son said goodbye.

Auntie Li Cuilan closed the door, turned around and went back to the deaf old lady, "This Liu Haizhong has changed his character. Isn't he said to be a reckless person?"

"It has changed, everything has changed. Guangqi has changed, Damao has changed, Daqing has changed, and now Xu Wood has also changed." said the deaf old lady.

Li Cuilan didn't understand and was a little confused. The deaf old lady continued, "When everyone is changing, those who don't want to change are in danger."

After saying this, the deaf old lady lay back in the recliner, closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Li Cuilan seemed to understand a little bit, so she turned around and left, going back to ask her husband.

(End of this chapter)