Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 564 Telling the Past

Wang Wenyuan was lying in the east room of his yard. His sister was crawling around him, sniffing the scent on Wang Wenyuan's body from time to time.

Wang Wenyuan put his hands behind his head and rested them on the pillow. He looked at his sister curiously and asked, "Lili, what are you doing?"

"I'm smelling a familiar smell, um, it's the smell of pot." Little Wenli blinked her big eyes and said to her brother.

Wang Wenyuan was amused and put him on his stomach. While tickling Wenli, he asked, "What's that smell? Does it smell good?"

Wen Li giggled and said, "It smells the same as Lilila's stinky smell, chuckle."

The brother and sister were playing in bed when they heard Feng's mother's voice calling from outside, "Come out for dinner, do I have to treat you?"

Wang Wenyuan tidied up Wang Wenli's little cotton-padded jacket, put on his military coat and went out to the west wing of the next courtyard, which was a restaurant. After returning home, Wang Wenyuan was still very familiar with the courtyard that he had supervised.

Grandma Jinhua was in much better spirits. She was just sad for a moment. After all, the old lady had experienced many ups and downs. Grandma Jinhua waved her hand and asked Wang Wenyuan to sit next to her. Wang Wenyuan took off his coat, and Grandma Hua not only took the coat, but also took Wenli from him.

Wang Wenyuan sat to the right of Grandma Jinhua and looked at the dishes on the table. In this day and age, it is estimated that Mother Feng brought out the best. Didn’t you see that even the braised sea cucumber with scallions was on the table?

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "It has to be Aunt Feng's cooking. It smells so delicious." Aunt Feng rolled her eyes at him while serving the soup.

Granny Jinhua held Wang Wenyuan's hand and said, "What's going on? Why did you go to the battlefield? Talk to grandma. I still don't understand. At that time, I heard your aunt Wang say that only sons, orphans, and those under the age of 18 were not allowed to join the army, right?"

Wang Wenyuan sighed and told the whole story in detail. Mother Hua and Mother Feng both cursed Captain Qi. Wang Wenyuan said, "Okay, mothers, let's drink. He can't hear you. He died in the first year he was there."

The two mothers shut up, and Mother Hua poured the warm rice wine. The five of them ate and drank, mostly talking about Wang Wenyuan. As they chatted, Wang Wenyuan felt that he couldn't talk any more, otherwise he would be exposed, so he quickly changed the subject. He took out a cigarette and lit it, then clinked glasses with Mother Feng, and then asked, "Two mothers, who was Yan Bugui at the door just now? Why do I feel a little familiar with him?"

Mother Hua fed Wenli porridge, thought for a moment, and said, "Impossible. That family is from the next courtyard. They moved here a year after you left."

As soon as Wang Wenyuan brought up the topic, the two mothers started talking like a floodgate valve being opened. They talked about many things. Wang Wenyuan sighed. He seemed a little familiar with this courtyard, but then he thought that he had never had much contact with it. He just listened to the two mothers narrating the ins and outs of their conflict with that courtyard.

It turned out that not long after they left, a lot of policies were issued from above. Because there were actually not many families living in this courtyard, and the only courtyards in the complex were No. 95, No. 97, and No. 99, and because of the management system, the Military Control Commission, in order to reduce trouble, would ask Grandma Jinhua to send someone to No. 95 next door to attend the courtyard meeting whenever there was a meeting to pass information up and down.

Grandma Jinhua rarely shows up at home, and Mother Feng doesn't like to attend either, so the task of attending the meeting falls on Mother Hua. Mother Hua herself is a lively person and likes to go, so she always brings little Wenli with her.

But who is Hua Mama? She is the one who is invincible in the Eight Great Hutongs and is not only good at talking, but also good at doing things.

The first one or two meetings were fine. Aunt Wang took her there and she just stood aside and didn't say anything. But her dress was unique. The clothes she wore were all made of good material and none of them had patches. In addition, Wenli only wore silk and satin jackets and linen cotton-padded clothes, which she rarely wore, so she was noticed by the old lady in the backyard.

Once, without informing them at all, Aunt Wang pried open Grandma Jinhua's door and asked Mother Hua to go to a meeting. Mother Hua didn't care and went, thinking that some document had been issued. But when she went in, she found that this meeting was different from the previous ones. In front of the door of the main room in the middle courtyard, there was an octagonal table. The three uncles from that courtyard sat on both sides, and the old lady from the backyard sat in the middle. There was no one from the Military Control Commission in the entire courtyard.

Mother Hua didn't care. She took out a handful of melon seeds and leaned against a pillar inside the lotus gate, eating the seeds while watching. At this time, there were not many residents in this courtyard. Although several families had come, there were only fifty people in the courtyard including the children. But they all came from poor backgrounds, and their clothes were patched up. The only ones who were well dressed were the ones wearing work clothes from Lou's Steel Factory.

When Hua's mother was looking around at the group of people, a fat man in work clothes coughed, stood up, and said, "Well, everyone, please be quiet. We are now holding a meeting of the whole hospital. This meeting was decided by our leadership collectively, well, well."

A square-faced man with a flat head next to her reminded her quietly, "Aunt Hua."

"Oh, yes, Aunt Hua, please stand in the middle." The fat man continued.

When Mother Hua heard this, she was like, "Oh, they're here to find me. What's going on? Are they targeting me?"
Mother Hua smiled and replied, "No, I can't participate in your college's meeting. I'm just here to watch the fun. You guys continue." Mother Hua continued to crack her melon seeds. The fat man got a little anxious and shouted, "I told you to come over, so come over. This meeting is for you."

"What do you mean, looking for trouble? It seems that Xiao Yuan asked someone to scold you and it was too light, he is looking for trouble."

The old lady sitting in the middle frowned when she heard it, thinking deeply about something. She also looked at the dead fish eyed guy on the right, who was He Daqing, the eldest uncle in this courtyard. He Daqing also frowned.

Only the fat man didn't realize anything yet and shouted, "Are you coming over here?"

"Fuck your grandma." Hua's mother scolded with a smile.

"How do you talk like that? How do you curse at me?" the fat man was a little anxious.

"I wasn't scolding anyone." said Hua's mother.

"You, you are so outrageous." said the fat man with a red face.

"I'll let your grandma go."

"You, you are so blind."

Before the fat man could finish his words, Hua's mother responded, "Look at your grandma's legs, look at your grandma's legs. The crotch of your pants is not tied up, so you are exposed. Are you showing off?"

"You, you shrew! I..." The fat man was really anxious and wanted to say something but he just couldn't find the words.

"Fuck your grandma, what do you mean by 'you'? You're just a brainless pig, with a fat head and big ears, shaking your head and butt, looking for trouble. What are you doing here?" Hua's mother continued to scold.

At this moment, the whole yard fell silent. They felt that this woman was so familiar, as if the nightmare they experienced in this compound a year ago was still vivid in their minds.

Mother Hua threw away the melon seeds and said, "I'm telling you, I'm not from your yard. If you have any problems, go to the Military Control Commission. If you have nothing else, die." After that, she turned around and left.

Everyone in the yard was dumbfounded at this time, but a fat, big-eared, shifty-eyed woman looked at Hua Mama's back and was very excited, as if a new door had been opened for her.

Not long after, Captain Li and Aunt Wang came and scolded the managers harshly. That’s how things went on for more than half a year.

Until the steel rolling mill resumed production and resettled its transferred staff, many households were instantly crammed into the yard over there, and the yard was suddenly filled up with houses, and the yard gradually became lively.

But the door of Wang Wenyuan's yard was always locked, while the door of Grandma Jinhua's yard was half open from time to time, which was convenient for Mother Feng to come in and out, and for visits from some old sisters.

Because of the supplies left by Wang Wenyuan, and Mother Feng's cooking skills, the sisters would get together from time to time. They would also bring some things and drink and chat in the yard. It was also to accompany Grandma Jinhua and make her happy. Otherwise, she would always think of those older grandchildren. Didn't you see that Blind Zhang no longer came to the yard? She was afraid that seeing the things would remind her of the people.

There were some people who were short-sighted. They were not from the original old courtyard, but a family in the front courtyard, namely Yan Bugui's family. No one knew what Yan Bugui was thinking, but he actually let his wife visit this courtyard.

Because of their past experiences, Hua Mama and her family were very sensitive and would not easily come into contact with strangers. Yet, Yan Bugui's wife Yang Ruihua came to their house so rashly.

(End of this chapter)