Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 54 Fishing for Free
Front yard of the Siheyuan

Yan Jiekuang made an appointment with Zhang Wenchang today to go fishing together after school.

He prepared a small bucket in the morning and took his father's fishing rod. When he was about to go out with his schoolbag on his back, he saw his little sister looking at him with tears in her eyes at the door of the west wing.

Yan Jiekuang sighed, put his things down, walked over and picked up his little sister, "I'm going to catch some fish for you after school, not go out and play now."

The little sister stopped crying after hearing this and asked, "Are you going to school?"

Yan Jiekuang explained: "Yes, didn't you see that I was carrying a schoolbag?"

"Then why did you bring a fishing rod? You are not lying to me, are you going out to play without me?" Yan Jiedi said relentlessly.

Yan Jiekuang said patiently, "No, I'll bring it with me, so you don't have to come back after school to get it."

Yan Jiedi said anxiously: "Then you don't want to take me with you even if you come back."

"I have made an appointment with my classmates, how can I take you with me?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Jiedi was about to cry again, when Yang Ruiping's voice came from the inner room, "Go back here, if you keep pestering your brother, I'll spank you eight times."

Yan Jiedi ran happily to the inner room, probably to coax her mother.

Yan Jiekuang let out a long sigh. It really is true that there is always someone stronger than you.

Yan Jiekuang quickly took his things and walked out of the compound.

Sijiucheng Prison

Yi Zhonghai was waiting anxiously in the reception room.

After a while, a prison guard came in with the deaf old lady.

Yi Zhonghai burst into tears.

When the deaf old lady saw Yi Zhonghai, she sat down. There was no change in the deaf old lady, and she seemed to have even gained weight.

Yi Zhonghai put the things he brought on the table first, and then told the old lady what he brought. The deaf old lady listened quietly.

Yi Zhonghai continued, "I have asked the warden, and he said that you will be released by the end of this year, and your house will be yours."

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "I have implicated many people this time, so let's put an end to my previous life."

"How's Zhuzi?" asked the deaf old lady.

"He's fine. He's changed his job and is now the canteen director at a steel mill. That's not a bad job," Yi Zhonghai replied.

The deaf old lady said: "This incident happened very suddenly, which put me in such a passive position."

"Do you know who it is? None of us can swallow this." Yi Zhonghai said hatefully.

The deaf old lady said directly: "It's from the courtyard. It's either the Xu family or the Yan family."

Yi Zhonghai was puzzled, thought for a while and said: "Didn't the Yan family run away at the age of thirty? The Xu family hasn't appeared yet."

The deaf old lady glanced at Yi Zhonghai and said, "I was the one who scared the Xu family away. As for the Yan family, sometimes one leaf blinds the eye."

Yi Zhonghai gave a brief account of the situation in the hospital and also talked about his own situation, saying that he was powerless at the moment.

The deaf old lady looked at him deeply and was silent for a while. "Hold him up, hold him high. Otherwise he will fall down, or be carried away."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and gave a thumbs up to the deaf old lady.

The two talked for a while, and then the time was up, so Yi Zhonghai left reluctantly.

But Yi Zhonghai always had a question in his mind: what was the purpose of the deaf old lady scaring the Xu family away?
Shichahai
The four little guys took their fishing rods and buckets and headed to Shichahai after school.

Yan Jiekuang and Zhang Wenchang, as well as the classmates I met recently, Li Chenggang and Liu Xiangyang.

Several people found a place with little water plants and lined up.

Yan Jiekuang went to dig earthworms, and Li Chenggang brought some ready-made cornmeal bait.

A few people were ambitious, but after a while, they all wilted and all their hooks were empty.

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself that this wouldn't work, as it would undermine the team's confidence in their growth.

He turned around and got some spring water from the farm, and while no one was paying attention, he threw it into the two bait barrels.

When the hook was empty again and the bait was changed, the situation changed and fish began to be caught. First, Zhang Chenggang caught a grass carp, which looked to be just over a pound, but it was the first fish for the little guys today, and there was a burst of cheers. Before he sat down, Zhang Wenchang caught a fish, a carp weighing more than two pounds.

The cheers and excitement here attracted many anglers. After a while, Yan Jiekuang's first fish came up, a grass carp that looked to be about five kilograms.

The most amazing one was Zhang Wenchang, who caught a huge catfish weighing nearly ten kilograms, causing a sensation on the shore.

It didn't take long before several buckets were full.

A few people met and asked for help. How could they lift the bag? Zhang Wenchang went to find someone. At this time, Liu Xiangyang shouted, "Hurry up and get someone."

Yan Jiekuang and Zhang Chenggang both ran over, and the three of them grabbed the fishing rods, wondering how big the fish must be.

A few people were a little anxious. They had been fishing for nearly an hour and still hadn't seen any fish. At the critical moment, someone said, "Let me do it."

Zhang Wenchang ran over and said, "This is my dad." "Hello, Uncle Zhang," the three said in unison, and then handed over the fishing rods.

Uncle Zhang also lowered his hand and waved it. Another soldier came over. The two of them worked together and pulled it up in a short while. When they looked closely, they saw that it weighed about 20 kilograms. A big grass carp finally came ashore. Uncle Zhang laughed.

Several people were also excited. Several soldiers came, put the fish on the car, and took the little guys to the compound. Along the way, Zhang Wenchang introduced the situation of the compound.

After a while, the car stopped in front of a small courtyard. Several little ones got out of the car. Uncle Zhang took them into the courtyard. This courtyard was Zhang Wenchang's home, which was located in the Army compound.

After a discussion, the little guys decided to keep three carps and one grass carp. The extra one was for Liu Xiangyang, who said that his grandmother loved to eat grass carp.

Several people came into the room, and Zhang Wenchang poured water and brought biscuits. The three people also persuaded him to stop working.

After a while, Uncle Zhang came over with a few people to look at the fish, and then caught them all.

Uncle Zhang came into the room, looked at the little ones, and said happily that they would eat in the cafeteria later. Thanks to you little ones, the cafeteria will have extra meals.

The three people were also excited, but when they saw the people in the compound eating in the cafeteria, they were shocked.

With so many people around, everything was in order and the same went for their families. The three people gained some knowledge and went home happily with the fish.

For a long time afterwards, several people agreed to catch fish every once in a while and then send the fish to the canteen in the compound.

Front yard of the Siheyuan

Yan Jiekuang walked into the courtyard carrying a bucket and a fishing rod.

"Did you catch any fish?" Yan Bugui was arranging flowers in the front yard. When he saw the third brother come back, he asked.

Yan Jiekuang handed over the bucket and said, "We caught quite a few. I'll keep one and send the rest to the military compound."

Yan Bugui didn't say anything when he heard it, nor did he take the bucket. He said, "Take it back and I'll have an extra dish for dinner."

Yan Jiekuang went straight to the west wing. When his younger sister saw her brother coming back, she pretended to ignore him.

Yan Jiekuang ignored her and put the bucket next to the stove. He shouted, "Mom, let's have fish tonight."

Yang Ruiping said he understood. Yan Jie Di immediately ran to the stove, looked at the carp in the bucket, and smiled at Yan Jie Kuang, "It's so big, brother."

Yan Jiekuang teased her and said, "Don't you want to ignore me?"

"No, I was just worried that you might be in a bad mood because you didn't catch any fish." The younger sister forced an explanation.

Yan Jiekuang burst into laughter, picked up his little sister and gave her a kiss. Suddenly, he heard a noise outside, so he put his sister down and walked out of the west wing.

Then I heard He Yuzhu say, "Uncle Yan, you should just look at the person, why do you always look at my things?"

"No, I just took a glance and didn't say anything," said Yan Bugui.

He Yuzhu curled his lips and said, "What else do you want to say? What do you want to say? Ask me where this lunch box came from?"

Yan Bugui was anxious and said, "He Yuzhu, when you came back, I just said hello, but I didn't say a word. Are you looking for trouble?"

"I didn't find fault with you. Come on, tell me what's going on." He Yuzhu said unreasonably.

Yan Bugui said, "What do you mean? First, I greeted my neighbors out of courtesy. Second, I never asked any of my neighbors where the things they brought came from. What do you mean?"

He Yuzhu froze. He just wanted to find fault.

　Being a writer is a good profession, but not every writer is a good writer, like me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)