Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 37 Return to peace
Siheyuan in March 1955
The spring breeze of March blew, and the courtyard ushered in a brief period of peace.

The Yan family was completely isolated from the courtyard.

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiecheng both went to school obediently. They knew that they couldn't just wander around all day and they had to learn some skills like the third child.

Yan Jiecheng went to junior high school and took the test directly after returning from the compound's primary school. Yan Jiecheng had a good foundation and his grades were also good.

But you have to follow it for half a year first, and then you can officially enter the first grade in the second half of the year.

Yan Jiefang went to Red Star Primary School. He was very happy because Zhou Nianping and Sun Xiaolong were with him.

Yan Bugui did not recover, but he got a bicycle. He is an ordinary Chinese teacher with a salary of 27.5 yuan.

Yan Bugui was just worried that this salary was not enough to support his family, so he haggled over every penny. But when Yan Jiekuang gave him 500 Singapore dollars, Yan Bugui changed. From then on, he went to get off work and got off work on time, and went fishing and gardening in his spare time.

Yang Ruiping usually cleans the house for Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang told her that there were food and ingredients in the cellar and she could use them.

It was the same. When Yang Ruiping went down to the cellar, he was shocked. The shelves on the left were filled with all kinds of grains and cereals, and the shelves on the right were filled with all kinds of dried vegetables, cured fish and meat.

From then on, there was no more incidents of sharing and fighting over food in the Yan family.

Yan Jiekuang's focus now is on his younger sister. For his younger sister, he built a stove in his yard, right next to the chimney.

By making various nutritious liquid foods in different ways, Yan Jie Di was successfully weaned, gained weight, and can now roll over.

Yan Jiekuang has become closer to Uncle Yang in recent times.

Apart from taking care of the children, he basically goes out with Uncle Yang and travels around the city. Now Yan Jiekuang is rich, with more than 6,000 yuan in cash alone, and he has all kinds of tickets.

So when I visit a purchasing station and see something I like, I buy it myself instead of just taking things for granted.

Yan Jiekuang is now very familiar with Laogui, and the way of doing business has also become that Laogui will find him for whatever he wants. Laogui is an eighth-level successor with a solid foundation. They have communicated privately and are fellow ancient martial artists.

He also collected books, but mostly ancient books and miscellaneous books. Yan Jiekuang didn't want to read technical books because he thought it was a waste of time.

The middle and back yards were also quiet. Xu Damao went back to school, and his parents moved back. Xu Xiaoling also came back, which made He Yushui in the middle yard happy. The two chattered whenever they met. Both of them went to school and stayed together. They really became inseparable best friends.

He Daqing was firmly in the position of canteen director of the steel mill, and he also brought several apprentices with him. The steel mill had expanded to more than 2,000 people, and there were three canteens alone, so He Daqing was very busy. But no matter how busy he was, he still took good care of He Yushui, and arranged their food, clothing, and schooling in an orderly manner.

Zhang Erzhu is also a canteen cook, under the supervision of He Daqing, but in the second canteen. Zhang Erzhu's sister is in the sixth grade at Hongxing Primary School. It is estimated that she will go to the same school as Yan Jiecheng by the middle of the year.

Jia Dongxu is already an intermediate fitter. I heard that he will be formally graded next year. The eighth-grade worker system will be implemented next year, which affects the workers' wages. Therefore, the workers in the steel rolling mill are working hard to improve their skills and study hard at night. His daughter Xiaodang was born. Both her nickname and her full name are the same, and Jia Dongxu gave her the word "Dang".

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were no exception, they were busy improving their skills, so the courtyard was very quiet. The backyard was even quieter, Pang's eldest son had already finished his apprenticeship and was now a junior worker. His family was doing well, and he was a low-key person to begin with, and now he was even more low-key.

Although the deaf old lady rarely appears, Li Cuilan still delivers three meals a day on time.

Liu Guangtian's study is a mess. He gets beaten by his father every other day. Liu Guangfu is traumatized by this and never appears in front of his father except when eating.

The front yard of the Siheyuan in June 1955
Yan Jiekuang met an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, Grandpa Shi.

Grandpa Shi came with Shi Xiaoya, driving a donkey cart. Yan Jiekuang happened to be out, and recognized Grandpa Shi at a glance. He looked at him curiously without saying a word.

Grandpa Shi parked the donkey cart, saw the house number, and saw the child at the door, and asked casually: "Little boy, do you know Yan Jiefang?"

"I know. He lives in the front yard of this courtyard, in the west wing." Yan Jiekuang pretended not to know him and replied.

"Thank you!" Grandpa Shi went up and hugged Shi Xiaoya.

Shi Xiaoya whispered in Grandpa Shi's ear: "That's the kid who made up the ballad." Grandpa Shi was startled, and looked back while holding Shi Xiaoya, "Haha, you little kid, you're still so naughty."

"Hello, Grandpa Shi. Why are you here?" Yan Jiekuang recognized him and hurried forward to greet him.

"I came to see you. Shi Xiaoya also misses brother Yan Jiefang." Grandpa Shi replied.

Yan Jiekuang brought Grandpa Shi and his grandson into the courtyard. Grandpa Shi was carrying a large snakeskin bag on his back.

Several people walked into the west wing, and Yang Ruiping came out puzzled. Yan Jiekuang quickly told his mother the whole story.

Yang Ruiping greeted the grandparents and grandchildren warmly.

It was noon, and after a while, Yan Bugui came back from his shift. As soon as he entered the door, Yang Ruiping told him about this.

Yan Jiekuang also introduced, "This is my dad, Grandpa Shi, if you have anything to say, you can talk to him."

"It's nothing. I just came to see my benefactor, and I want to invite you and your brother to our village for a few days." Grandpa Shi invited seriously.

Yan Jiekuang made some guesses and then asked, "Is someone giving you guys a hard time? You've been using that jingle for three years, so just don't use it anymore."

"Come and have a look. These are the pheasants, roe deer, and some other mountain products that the villagers asked me to bring you." Grandpa Shi took out the products one by one.

Yan Bugui was startled. In this day and age, taking this thing is considered a great gift. "Wait a moment, sir, please wait a moment."

Yan Bugui hurriedly stopped him, "Just tell me what's the matter first. I will definitely help our child if I can."

Grandpa Shi took a look, took out a big pipe and thought about it. By this time, Yan Bugui had found a match and lit it for Grandpa Shi.

Grandpa Shi sighed and recounted his experiences over the past few years.

It turned out that in the first year, Grandpa Shi's family secretly made a lot of money by using the jingle. The neighbors were envious. Most importantly, Grandpa Shi also collected dates from the villagers. This also made the villagers dissatisfied, so they went to the village chief. The village chief said that they would forget about it this year and make their own money next year.

Seeing that jujube trees could make money, every household tried every way to plant more jujube trees, some transplanted them, and some planted them on site. In the second year, there were still as many jujube trees as last year, and everyone made money.

In the third year, the yield of the jujube trees doubled. With more products, the price was lower, but of course I didn’t make as much as before. When I went home and did the math, I realized it was just hard-earned money.

This year was a problem. Every household had a good harvest, and the whole village was full of jujubes. They couldn't sell them, and they were about to go bad. Everyone was worried and complained a lot, and they talked about Grandpa Shi. This made Grandpa Shi angry, but they were all from the same village and the same clan, so Grandpa Shi couldn't do anything.

Just then, Grandpa Shi remembered the little one and came looking for him.

Yan Jiekuang chuckled, greed can make people lost.

Well, let’s entertain Grandpa Shi first. Yan Jiekuang also thought that he had nothing to do and wrote some jingles.

Yan Bugui and Yang Ruiping entertained Grandpa Shi, prepared a sumptuous meal for lunch, and poured a pound of wine for the old man.

When Yan Jiefang came back, he recognized Shi Xiaoya at a glance. Shi Xiaoya was also happy. Yan Jiefang took Shi Xiaoya to his room to offer his collection.

After eating and drinking, Yan Jiekuang said to Grandpa Shi, "After all, this matter was caused by me. Although you have benefited, I will give you an explanation. Did the old man bring the dates?"

Grandpa Shi said he had brought the things, but he had already run out of the house. After a while, he came back carrying a bag of dates.

Yan Jiekuang said: "Come, Grandpa Shi, I will help you become rich."

　Sometimes I also feel that some of the golden fingers are too abrupt, I will slowly fade them out, and when Yan Laosan goes to school, he will be a poor student. Haha

　　
　
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