Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 45 The Beginning of Life

West Wing of the Siheyuan
After dinner, everyone was talking together. Yan Jiefang was absent-minded, probably because he was worried about Sun Xiaolong.

Yan Jiekuang said to Yan Jiefang: "You can take Sun Xiaolong to the river to pick this, cook it and sell it. Don't sell it too cheaply, the recipe is valuable."

Yan Jiefang was an experienced man. As soon as the third brother said it, he understood. His eyes lit up and he went to the stove to get a big bowl of river snails and left.

Yan Bugui shook his head. "Isn't this considered speculation?"

"No, buying low and selling high is speculation. They call it making a living," said Yan Jiekuang.

Yang Ruiping was happy and said, "Our mistress is still smart."

Yan Jiedi pulled her brother's sleeve and asked, "Will you eat again tomorrow?"

"Sister, you can't eat everything all the time." Yan Jiekuang picked up his little sister.

Yan Jiedi thought for a moment and said, "Then I will go find my second brother tomorrow and help him."

"You smart one! I'll take you to Sister Lou's house tomorrow," Yan Jiekuang said.

"Okay." Yan Jiedi was happy.

Yan Bugui said that he had something to do and would not be back tomorrow at noon, and he was probably going to go find Old Man He. Now he has become Old Man He's military advisor.

Yang Ruiping suddenly said: "I met Shazhu today, and it seems that he has changed his job."

Yan Jiekuang sneered in his heart. If it weren't for Xiaohu's move, he would not have planned to touch the deaf old lady, and there would have been no incident with He Yuzhu. Now there is no room for sand in the team.

It’s a pity that you met Yi Zhonghai, believed in Yi Zhonghai, and were defeated by Yi Zhonghai.

Siheyuan Middle Courtyard

The room was very depressing. The father and son were both smoking. Rain was falling in the ear room. She didn't know yet how the incident would affect her.

He Daqing asked He Yuzhu, "You can only change your job, there is no room for maneuver?"

"No, deception is the most serious problem. The composition is one thing, and Xiaohu is another." He Yuzhu said while smoking.

"Where did it go?" He Daqing also took a puff of his cigarette.

He Yuzhu looked at his father and said, "Director of the canteen at the steel mill."

"I said that I was removed from my position due to punishment two days ago. I guess I should give you a place?" He Daqing said.

He Daqing continued, "Okay, it's good that both of us are there. I'm fifty-six and you're sixty-five, so we don't need anything. Be honest, and find someone, okay?"

He Yuzhu said bitterly: "I really can't accept this. I've been implicated by the old lady and my bright future is ruined. It will be like this from now on."

He Daqing was also puzzled, so he asked, "What are you thinking? Let Xiaohu use all his strength to beat a four-year-old child?"

He Yuzhu was also helpless and replied: "Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady have always said that the Yan family is unsociable and selfish, and that the child knows kung fu and bullies them."

He Daqing was furious and shouted, "Do you believe what they say?"

"Aunt Cuilan is crying." He Yuzhu replied guiltily.

"You are such an idiot, but I still don't understand who did it." He Daqing frowned and thought.

He Yuzhu was also worried and said, "That's the weird thing. I don't know."

He Daqing thought again and again: "Could it be the Xu family?"

"No way, isn't Xu Damao doing fine now?" He Yuzhu was a little unconvinced.

He Daqing said angrily: "Wait until Yi Zhonghai is released. I can't swallow this."

He Yuzhu also nodded vigorously.

East Wing of the Central Courtyard of Siheyuan
Jia Dongxu was frowning, and Qin Huairu, who was holding Xiaodang beside him, was also worried.

Jia Dongxu said: "If it's money, it's easy to talk about. But where can I find so much food?"

Qin Huairu said: "What should I do? They said that if I don't pay it back, my sentence will be increased."

Jia Dongxu said nothing. Now his family didn't have enough food to eat, and they had to pay back the donations. All of a sudden, there was no food left at home.

Qin Huairu also got angry and said, "Tomorrow I will take Banggeng and Xiaodang to each family to beg you to go to the factory and stay for three to five days."

Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up. This was also a solution. "Okay, let's do this first. I'll find some time to go see my mother."

"Leave me some money to buy food." Qin Huairu said, and Jia Dongxu agreed.

Yan Jiekuang was organizing the books in his space. He marked out a separate area for the books he had read and took a quick look at the books he had not read.

Now Yan Jiekuang has a wide range of knowledge and can basically read through any book he wants.

Then he looked at his gold again. It was a bit too much.

He suddenly remembered the things in the secret room behind the courtyard. No one should have touched them, so he put them away tonight.

Yan Jiekuang now has no good feelings towards the deaf old lady, and even hates her.

The people in the front yard were better, but a little cold. For example, Uncle Yang, after showing goodwill again, turned to Yi Zhonghai.

Fortunately, Dr. An was fine. Yan Jiekuang always remembered what she said.

Widow Wang is a quiet person. I heard that Old Lady Zhang is arranging to move because this courtyard house is smelly.

Wen Jun and Li Juan are still the same, carefree and open-minded.

Yan Bugui now goes to Qianmen Street whenever he has time to look for Old Man He. Yang Ruiping is calm and indifferent, never going out except to buy groceries.

The front door of the courtyard was back to normal. Uncle Yang took over the task of guarding the gate. The new director of the street office was a female comrade, and coincidentally, her surname was also Wang.

Director Wang came and had a chat with Uncle Yang.

Director Wang didn't go to the middle or back yard, he just left.

Early in the morning on the weekend, Yan Jiedi came and knocked on her brother's door. Today was the day Yan Jiekuang promised to take him out.

I went to Lou Xiao'e's house today. Yan Jiekuang made a Western-style cake yesterday and put it in a lunch box, an aluminum lunch box. He is now very careful about himself and doesn't let himself be different.

After Yan Jiekuang and his younger sister finished washing up, they walked towards the west wing. When they reached the door, they met Doctor An. He greeted Doctor An and Doctor An responded with a smile.

After breakfast, the family went about their own business.

Yan Jiekuang took his younger sister and strolled out of Nanluoguxiang. It took them more than twenty minutes to get to Lou Xiao'e's house.

The Lou family is very low-key now and has few servants. Lou's mother knows these two little guys.

Yan Jiekuang shouted, "Auntie Lou, good morning." Yan Jiedi also shouted.

After entering the house, Yan Jiekuang said, "I tried to make it myself. Please ask Aunt Lou and Sister Lou to have a try." Then he handed over the lunch box.

Lou Xiao'e was still as enthusiastic as ever, jumping down the stairs happily.

The three of them started chattering. Lou's mother smiled and said, "Let's have lunch at home at noon."

Yan Jiekuang and his sister agreed, and the three of them started playing again.

Yan Jiekuang taught Lou Xiaoe many kinds of chess, including chess, go, flag-hopping, and gobang, and he even made a set of flying chess for her.

Yan Jiekuang has never met Chairman Lou, and he doesn’t know what to say if they meet, as he is still a child.

In this way, the three of them stayed at home and played all day. In the afternoon, Yan Jiekuang said goodbye and went home with his younger sister in Lou Xiaoe's reluctant gaze.

When I entered the front yard, I found that there was no one there. I looked towards the middle yard and saw that the whole courtyard was having a meeting.

Yan Jiekuang held his little sister's hand and stood at the back.

Director Wang spoke for a while, and Yan Jiekuang listened carefully. Director Wang first introduced himself, and then focused on criticizing the compound management system that deceived superiors and subordinates.

Now there is only one supervisor in the compound, and that is Comrade Han Li, who is about to move into the compound. Comrade Han Li is also a clerk of the street office. She will live on the left side of the main house in the central courtyard, which is the former house of the enemy spy, Old Zhang.

Uncle Yang is responsible for the supervision and management of the gate.

The second thing is to resolutely put an end to the behavior of privately organizing donations of money and materials, which is illegal.

The third thing is the industry assessment system that is about to be implemented, which concerns thousands of households.

The last thing is that I hope every household will actively respond to the call and strictly prohibit speculation.

Director Wang finally said that we are actively moving forward in big strides and hope that everyone can adapt to the new form and requirements. In order to respond to the call from superiors, new talents will come to the city one after another. Please give them a warm welcome and handle the neighborly relations well.

After the meeting, the Yan family returned home. Yang Ruiping looked at Yan Bugui, who was worried, and said, "I'll cook first. We can talk after dinner if there's anything else."

Yan Jiekuang saw his father's worry and said, "This Director Wang is not that Director Wang!"

(End of this chapter)