Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 27 All the hard work comes with joy
Temporary Army Sanatorium in October 1953
The car stopped at a two-story building. The young soldier got out, said hello to the driver, and walked in with He Daqing and his daughter.

People came to the second floor, where there was a large room with a large bed. He Yuzhu was half lying on the bed, and a nurse was changing the IV bottle next to him.

He Daqing burst into tears and shouted, "Son, what's wrong with you?"

He Yushui also rushed over and hugged her brother crying.

He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "Dad, I'm fine, I just got a little injured, and I'm almost healed."

"Yu Shui, Yu Shui, you make me miss you so much. Come and let me see if you have lost weight?" He Yuzhu persuaded both sides.

After a while, the ward returned to calm. He Yushui was eating chocolate with an opened can of fruit in her hand.

He Daqing grabbed He Yuzhu's hand and didn't let go.

He Yuzhu said proudly: "Dad, your son has brought honor to you. I reported our family's affairs to the higher-ups, and they have already classified us as poor peasants. This time, your son has earned you a second-class merit, but it is kept confidential."

He Daqing looked distressed and said, "How do we arrange it? Are we still leaving?"

"I'm not leaving. Our regiment has been assigned to be responsible for the safety of Sijiu City. The battalion I'm in charge of has not yet been decided where to be assigned." He Yuzhu said.

He Yuzhu said again: "Dad, I may have to stay here for another month. How about you two come to accompany me? This small second floor belongs to me now. Otherwise, when I return to the army, I will come out even less often."

"Well, Yushui will stay with you first. I'll go back and move things. Dad will cook for you so that you can have different meals every month." After saying this, He Daqing stood up and was about to leave.

"Xiaohu, Xiaohu," He Yuzhu shouted.

"Here!" The young soldier who came to pick up He Daqing pushed the door open and walked in.

"This is my brother, and also my younger brother, who has been through life and death with me. This is my father, and also your father. Go, take my father to move the things." He Yuzhu quickly introduced and made arrangements.

When He Daqing saw this, he found that his son was really different.

He Daqing left with Xiaohu.

He Yushui accompanied He Yuzhu, and the two of them chattered and had endless things to say.

When He Daqing returned to the courtyard, he immediately packed up his things and the precious food. Hu Zi carried out the large and small bags one by one.

Yi Zhonghai came out, and Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu also came out.

"Daqing, are you moving?" asked Jia Zhang.

He Daqing packed his things, without even looking up, and replied, "No, I'm out with my son for a few days. My son is injured and is not here. He needs someone to take care of him."

"Is the pillar serious? Where is it? We all have to go and take a look." Yi Zhonghai said hurriedly.

Xiaohu just came in and said, "Dear uncles and aunts, our platoon leader's place is a confidential area, you can't go in, he will come back when he gets better, don't worry."

He Daqing went to the ear room and took out a few of He Yushui's clothes and packed them into a small bag.

When he left, he said hello to his neighbors and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. My son is injured and I'm a little busy. Uncle, please help me ask for a leave of absence for a week."

Yi Zhonghai agreed, and He Daqing said he would treat him to a drink when he came back, and then he left with Xiaohu.

Jia's mother seemed to be thinking about something, and asked Yi Zhonghai, "Master Dongxu, what is the rank of a platoon leader?"

"It's equivalent to your village party secretary." Yi Zhonghai answered absentmindedly.

"Old He is so lucky. He is honored by everyone, but he just eats the ready-made things." Grandmother Jia lamented the unfairness of fate.

Yi Zhonghai looked at her. Although he felt a little bit of the same sentiment, he said nothing, turned around and left.

Jia Zhang turned around to look at He Daqing's house. No one knew what she was thinking, and she slowly went home.

Front yard of the Siheyuan

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Bugui were working on a greenhouse. Yan Jiekuang wanted to grow strawberries, but Yan Bugui had never heard of it.

The father and son just used what they had on hand, including peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, beans, loofahs, and winter melons.

The pumpkin was requested by Yan Jiekuang. He told Yan Bugui that pumpkin is a vegetable and also a grain, while those are just vegetables.

Yan Bugui is still very convinced of his genius son. How can an ordinary person read all those books?

When I heard it was food, I became even more concerned.

The father and son were busy running around, and Yang Ruiping was happy. She felt that this was the life she wanted, peaceful and happy.

When Director Wang came to the house, he saw the father and son covered in dirt and laughed out loud. Yang Ruiping felt embarrassed and quickly let them in and started to clean up the father and son.

Director Wang took a sip of tea and said to Yan Bugui, "I'm here to talk to you today. The number of people in Sijiu City has increased suddenly, and the steel mill is going to expand. There are a lot of new people coming in, and the house is a bit tight. In the days to come, people will be arranged to come in one after another. You have to focus on guarding your front yard with so many people coming and going."

"Oh, don't worry, Director Wang. This is my responsibility. However, the person has to be brought in by the street staff. We can't be sure if someone suddenly moves in." Yan Bugui replied.

"Of course, they must be led by the street staff. I will go to the backyard to talk to the uncles," said Director Wang.

Yan Bugui once again assured his cooperation.

"By the way, next month, grain will be rationed. Each household needs to register and a grain book will be issued to each household. From now on, each month will be supplied in a targeted manner according to the amount in the grain book. Your family should make preparations early. I am informing you in advance for Uncle Li's sake." As they were about to reach the door, Director Wang lowered his voice and spoke to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui was shocked and said words of thanks.

After Director Wang left, Yang Ruiping came over and asked Yan Bugui, "My dear, what does Director Wang mean? Why is the food rationed? Is it enough to eat?"

Yan Bugui was also panicking and said, "The ration means it's not enough, otherwise why would it be rationed? It seems that it will be difficult to buy food in the future. The world is big, and food is the most important thing. We should stock up some food now."

Yang Ruiping also nodded in agreement and said that he would take the elderly and children back to the countryside tomorrow and tell his parents about it.

Yan Bugui said: "I also ran around and bought everything I could."

In mid-October 1953, Sanyuan Village, east of the city

The next day, Yang Ruiping took Yan Jiekuang back to his mother's home. His grandmother's home was in Sanyuan Village, and his grandfather was also an outsider who had fled here. His grandmother's house was on the outskirts of the village, a little far from the village. The house was built halfway up the mountain, with two courtyards. On the left side of the courtyard was a vegetable field, and on the right side was a mountain, which was used as an orchard.

My grandma and grandpa are both good at managing their lives. They keep the yard very well maintained. The chicken coop, duck coop, pig pen, and grape trellis in the backyard are all in good order. There is also a vegetable garden in the backyard, but it can't be called a vegetable garden because they grow all kinds of things.

Yan Jiekuang likes his grandparents very much, and also likes his two uncles very much, and his uncles also dote on him. The eldest uncle and the second uncle have already started a family. The eldest uncle Yang Ruian's wife is Li Hongyu, and they have a son and a daughter. The eldest son Yang Donghu is nine years old, nicknamed Xiaohu, and the daughter Yang Dongle is five years old, nicknamed Lele. The second uncle Yang Ruijun's wife is Han Meiling, and they have a boy Yang Dongnan who is eight years old this year.

Before Yan Jiekuang even reached the gate, he shouted, "Grandma, Grandpa, Grandma, Grandpa, I'm here again."

The door was not closed, and the three little ones rushed out first, "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother is here." They surrounded him all at once, and they also liked the younger brother very much because he could always make all kinds of toys.

"Brother, sister, brother!" Yan Jiekuang was also extremely excited.

Yan Jiekuang felt that Sijiu City was a cage, with constraints everywhere. Coming here, he became a little unscrupulous.

Grandma and grandpa also came out, looked at their grandson with a smile on his face, and the group of people happily went into the house.

When Yang Ruiping came back, he always lived in the west wing of the backyard, where Yan Jiekuang also lived, because he took his uncle's carpentry tools for himself and built a carpentry room to make various toys for Sanxiao. After seeing the toys, his uncle never touched carpentry again.

The grandparents were also amazed at how young their grandson was. He was a genius among geniuses. Yang Ruiping also explained that when the little guy was less than one year old, he started learning the craft from the master craftsmen of the former Palace Workshop.

The three little kids surrounded Yan Jiekuang, chattering about interesting things in the village. Yang Ruiping helped the two elders into the house to talk.

Yan Jiekuang's rural life began.

　You always think that I took Shazhu offline, but I tell you, I did put him online.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)