Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 276: Encounter with Pursuit
Yan Jiekuang brought the children back to Yuer Hutong. When Aunt Wang opened the door, she saw Yan Jiekuang, who looked a little tired. Aunt Wang said, "Why do you look so tired? Go and take a rest. I will take care of the children."

Shi Lei also said, "I will also take good care of my younger brothers and sisters. Third Uncle, you can go and have a rest."

Yan Jiekuang smiled, nodded and ran to his study. He didn't want to sleep, he just wanted to find a place to rest for a while.

Yan Jiekuang made himself a cup of tea and sat down on the armchair. He was very tired these past few days. While drinking the tea, Yan Jiekuang became dazed unconsciously because he thought of his unreliable father. He shook his head helplessly, and after finishing the cup of tea, Yan Jiekuang closed his eyes to rest, but he did not expect that he fell asleep all of a sudden.

When Yan Jiekuang woke up again, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. Yan Jiekuang stood up, refilled his tea, washed his face, stood up and walked out with the teacup. When he arrived in the backyard, he saw several children playing with sand. Yan Jiekuang did not disturb them and went straight to the kitchen in the front yard because he was hungry.

Aunt Wang saw Yan Jiekuang in the front yard and said, "There's rice left for you in the pot. Are you hungry?"

"Yes, Aunt Wang, I only ate a little this morning. I'll go eat first." After saying this, Yan Jiekuang went into the kitchen, brought the food to the small table next to the kitchen, and sat down to eat.

When Yan Jiekuang finished his meal, Aunt Wang came in and said as she cleaned up the dishes, "Wang Qing came just now, but he saw that you were asleep, so he didn't disturb you and went back on his own."

Yan Jiekuang drank his tea and asked, "What happened?"

"No, it's just a small matter. I'll tell you when I see you next time. By the way, the cloth coupons at home are about to expire. Do you want to buy some cloth to make a cotton-padded jacket for the child?" Aunt Wang said.

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "It has to be my Aunt Wang. I forgot about it. There is money in the drawer. You can make it as you see fit. Oh, and make a set for my second brother Wang as well."

Aunt Wang said, "No, he likes to wear the military uniform his eldest brother sent him."

Yan Jiekuang said: "See, my second brother doesn't have this intention and never sends anything home."

Aunt Wang said, "Maybe they are too busy and can't remember. Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of the kitchen."

Yan Jiekuang walked out of the kitchen carrying the teacup. Suddenly, he thought of the bronze ware in his trunk and shouted to the kitchen, "Auntie Wang, I'm going out for a while and will be back soon." Auntie Wang responded from the kitchen.

Yan Jiekuang then returned to the study, put down his teacup, put on his coat, and walked out. At this time, Dapang saw him and shouted, "Dad, where are you going?"

Yan Jiekuang turned around, looked at the children and said, "I'm going to go out and do something. You guys stay at home and be good. Oh, don't forget to feed the puppy."

Several children said in unison: "Got it!"

Yan Jiekuang drove straight to Lao Jintou's house. When he arrived, he knocked on the door. It was Lao Jintou's son who opened the door. Yan Jiekuang said, "Come on, help me move some things first."

Yan Jiekuang took Boss Jin out. As soon as they reached the car, Boss Jin's eyes widened and he said, "Third brother, this is your car. Wow, it's a Crown."

"Well, I bought it on my way to Hong Kong Island. Let me know if you need a car next time." Yan Jiekuang said as he opened the trunk.

Boss Jin circled the car, and Yan Jiekuang said, "Brother, help me carry the things in first. I'll give you the key, and you can look around."

"Oh, oh." Boss Jin then came over and, together with Yan Jiekuang, carried the bronze ware into Old Jintou's main room. Old Jintou looked at Yan Jiekuang suspiciously, but when he turned around and took a closer look at the objects on the table, his mouth opened wide with an incredible expression on his face.

Boss Jin didn't understand all this. He turned around and asked Yan Jiekuang for the keys, saying that he needed to take a good look at the car.

Old Jintou asked Yan Jiekuang: "Where did you get it? It doesn't look like it came from the soil."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I just happened to come across it, and brought it to you. I want you to help clean it up."

Old Jintou looked at Yan Jiekuang with admiration and said, "Not bad, you know who the expert is. Let me take it. Come back in five days. I also want to know what this thing is."

Yan Jiekuang thanked him and walked out. When he reached his car, Boss Jin was still in the car touring. When he saw Yan Jiekuang coming, he said, "Third brother, take me for a ride."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I want to send the car to the Summer Palace, do you want to go?"

"Go, then I can go find my childhood friend." Boss Jin said.

Yan Jiekuang let him sit in the passenger seat while he drove the car and first took him to his childhood friend's courtyard, which was just opposite the Summer Palace and not far from his own courtyard. When they arrived, Boss Jin honked the horn. After his childhood friend came out, Boss Jin got out of the car, looked at his childhood friend with a bit of show-off, and said goodbye to Yan Jiekuang enthusiastically. Yan Jiekuang suppressed his smile and drove away.

After Yan Jiekuang sent his car to the car park, he walked home leisurely. It was already past seven o'clock, the sky had darkened, and there were not many people on the street. As Yan Jiekuang was walking, he saw someone running towards him. Yan Jiekuang frowned and hid on the side of the sidewalk. Several people were chasing this person from behind, shouting "Stop, or we'll shoot."

Yan Jiekuang looked carefully and saw two policemen and several soldiers behind him. Yan Jiekuang hesitated whether he should help. As he was thinking, the man in front of him raised his hand and shot Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang dodged and jumped up instinctively, jumping more than two meters high. The people who were running were stunned. This is a kung fu expert. Why would they recruit him for no reason?

When Yan Jiekuang stood up, he was very angry. He turned over and came to the man in an instant. He came forward and slapped him. The man flew backwards and lay on the ground, motionless. The incident happened within a few seconds, but the people behind him saw it clearly. Several people surrounded the man at once. The older policeman felt his breath under his nose and found that he had fainted. He immediately took out a pair of handcuffs and handcuffed him.

The young policeman was a little anxious, and he came to Yan Jiekuang and tried to grab him. Yan Jiekuang frowned, dodged and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Do you know that he is a spy? If you kill him, how are we going to explain to our superiors?" the young policeman shouted.

The older policeman finally reacted and shouted, "Xiao Liu, don't talk nonsense, he just fainted. We still have to thank this comrade."

The young policeman Xiao Liu realized that he had said the wrong thing, but he still said stubbornly: "We can catch him even without him."

The older policeman asked the soldiers to look at the man on the ground. He walked over, took Xiao Liu away, walked up to Yan Jiekuang, and said, "Thank you, comrade. Thank you very much today. Which unit are you from? We will come to thank you later."

Yan Jiekuang waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. It's my duty. If there's nothing else, I'll leave."

The older policeman quickly stopped Yan Jiekuang, hesitated for a moment and said, "No, you can go, but you have to tell me where you work. If anything happens to this person, I will have to find you."

Yan Jiekuang sighed, this was just bad luck, and said, "My last name is Yan Jiekuang, and I own the Yan's Restaurant in Qianmen. If you have any questions, just come find me there. Can I leave now?"

The older policeman no longer stopped Yan Jiekuang because this was an accident. In fact, he knew very well that even if this man was beaten to death by Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiekuang was acting bravely. However, this case was too big and he had to report it to his superiors truthfully, so he asked about Yan Jiekuang's identity.

Yan Jiekuang continued walking towards home, thinking to himself, why is the city so chaotic now? Last time he encountered robbers, and this time it was even more outrageous. He ran into a spy and almost got shot. Yan Jiekuang had to remind his family, especially his father, to walk around.

When Yan Jiekuang arrived home, Aunt Wang had locked the door from the inside. Yan Jiekuang knocked on the door, and Aunt Wang asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Aunt Wang." Yan Jiekuang replied.

Aunt Wang then opened the door for him. After Yan Jiekuang came in, Aunt Wang locked the door and said, "Just when you left, someone from the street came and said that the city was catching a fugitive, and asked every household to lock their doors."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "Yes, I encountered the police arresting someone when I came back. We should be more careful in our daily life."

Aunt Wang nodded and said, "The children are all reading. I won't go to the backyard. You should go to bed early too."

Yan Jiekuang agreed and ran to the backyard. He saw that the lights were on in the children's rooms. Knowing that they were all reading, he did not disturb them and went back to his study to read.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Yan Jiekuang went to see the children, asked them to wash up and go to bed, and after taking care of the children, Yan Jiekuang went back to his room to rest.

After a good night's sleep, the next morning, Yan Jiekuang and Aunt Wang were busy with the children's washing and breakfast. Yan Jiekuang told Aunt Wang that he had to go back to the courtyard today and also reminded his parents. Aunt Wang said, "This is what you should do. Hurry up and pack up and go."

Yan Jiekuang brought the children back to Courtyard No. 95. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Da Pang and Xiao Pang took Shi Li and ran to Yan Bugui's house, shouting "Grandma, grandma, we are here to see you."

Yang Ruiping had just finished his meal and was washing dishes. When he heard the children's voices, he immediately put down his work, wiped his hands and came out of the kitchen. The children immediately surrounded Yang Ruiping. Yang Ruiping was very happy. He kissed each of them and took the children to the main room, where they took out biscuits and candies.

Yan Jiekuang took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, then ran to the stove to warm himself and asked his mother, "Mom, are you home alone?"

Yang Ruiping was busy with the children and had no time to pay attention to Yan Jiekuang. He said casually, "Your father went to the countryside early in the morning. He said he was going to buy some goods."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Where are Yongchang and Yongxin?" "Let Xiaoya take them away. If you have nothing to do, take the meal to the old man." Yang Ruiping said.

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he realized that this meant he didn't like himself. He turned around and went to the kitchen, picked up the lunch box, wrapped it in a towel, and went straight to the backyard.

As soon as he entered Master Ji's room, he saw Master Ji drinking tea on a recliner. Yan Jiekuang joked, "Sijiucheng has learned nothing but the habit of getting up and drinking tea. What kind of tea?"

Mr. Ji smiled and said, "Zhang Yiyuan's jasmine flowers were bought by Xiaoya."

Yan Jiekuang put the lunch box on the square table and said, "Eat first, then drink after you finish eating."

Mr. Ji said, "I haven't finished drinking yet, so put it aside for now. I don't have anything to do here, so go and do your thing."

Well, another one who doesn’t like me. Before leaving, Yan Jiekuang reminded the old man to eat it while it’s hot.

(End of this chapter)