A Siheyuan Home Brings Good Fortune

Chapter 53 Fangshan (Part )

He Yushui has changed a lot after so much time and is no longer the cautious person he used to be.

In the past, He Yushui would follow He Yukai or Cai Wenqing closely in an unfamiliar environment, fearing that she would be left behind.

Now he has become a social media giant. The former Xiao Li and Niu Niu are now Yu Shui's loyal followers. Of course, this has a lot to do with snacks. Now the little girl from my third uncle's family has inevitably fallen.

Those who cook cook, and those who chat chat.

When talking about Cai Wenqing's mother, the whole family did not feel sad, but felt proud.

Cai Wenqing's mother, Yang Lixia, went to Beijing Girls' High School when she was young. Later, her contact with her family gradually decreased. She must have become a progressive young woman in the school.

According to He Yukai's information, after Yang Lixia graduated from high school, she went with everyone to study in the revolutionary holy land. When she passed through Shanxi Province, she encountered difficulties and was rescued by the 386th Brigade.

Finally, he attended training at the headquarters. After the training, he and Cai Yong were sent to the capital to carry out a mission until he died on the eve of peace.

"Qing'er, how many months have you been?"

Cai Wenqing's aunt saw that the old man had almost finished chatting and asked Cai Wenqing.

Cai Wenqing's grandmother passed away, so it would be more appropriate for her aunt to ask about women's affairs.

"Aunt, it's been seven months."

"I see your belly seems to be a lot bigger, have you gone for a check-up?"

"I checked and I'm in good health. Yu Kai didn't let me ask any other questions, saying that as long as I'm healthy, that's all."

"Well, I think your belly is much bigger than that of other pregnant women of the same age. There is a history of twins in our family. You can check it out when you go back.

Just in case, it's better to prepare in advance so that you don't get too busy when the time comes. If you can't handle the birth, send a message back and your second aunt and I will go over there, and you won't have a mother-in-law."

"Okay, Auntie, I understand."

He Yukai had already confirmed the twins, and the doctor's hesitant words after the first examination caught He Yukai's attention.

He took Cai Wenqing to the Military Region General Hospital for a check-up, but he didn't tell Cai Wenqing.

There is no need to tell anyone about this. Having a child is still a hurdle in this day and age, so there is no need to add unnecessary worries.

"At that time, your mother was a very good student and worked hard to improve herself. She went to school on her own and entered a girls' high school. It was said that she was sponsored by a teacher.

Later, she came back less and less often, and it was said that she went to the holy land to study. At that time, we heard that the team she organized was a team of people who lived a happy life. But how could I not worry about my daughter going out?
After Xiao Zi was driven away, your mother brought your father back once, but they left and never came back again.

I only learned about your mother’s death after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Alas, I gave birth to four children, and your mother was the most beloved. How could she be gone like that?

"Grandpa, don't be sad. The peace and stability we have now is the result of the sacrifices made by people like my mother-in-law!
We need to look forward to the future and not be overly sad. Your health is one aspect, Xiaoqing's mood is another. Let's talk about something happy."

"Okay, okay, it seems that I am really old. After all, I have participated in the guerrillas. My daughter has not brought shame to us. I am proud."

"Xiao Kai, this is my eldest son, Yang Wu, who graduated from high school. My daughter is Yang Li, and she is here to meet my cousin and her husband."

"Hello, cousin, hello, brother-in-law, hello, brother Zhuzi"

"Hello, you all look like educated people, why don't you go out to work?"

"I didn't get into college after graduating from high school, so I'm not considered an educated person. I'm still waiting for notification from the commune about my job, cousin-in-law."

"Brother-in-law, I just graduated from junior high school and work as a farmer at home"

"Well, our steel mill will be expanding its recruitment in a while. I will notify you then. Both of you can come over. I will also be able to allocate a few places to you."

He Yukai thought about the few places he had in his hand. It would be better to give them to the Yang family if they were not there anyway. This would also be a way to comfort Mr. Yang.

They must be sad that their daughter is gone. Yang Wu and Yang Li’s work can be considered as their daughter’s legacy!

"Thank you, cousin-in-law"

Yang Wu and Yang Li must be happy. The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is a large factory in Beijing. Not only can they work in the factory, but they can also eat commercial grain. They must be happy.

"Uncle, where are your children?"

"We have three children. The eldest has joined the army. The second child and my daughter are still in school."

My second uncle is a taciturn man, so after a brief introduction, I found my second aunt to be quite eloquent.

He also wanted to ask for a place for his child, but he didn't ask because now was not the right time. He Yukai saw that the three brothers were relatively united, and wondered if it was because of Grandpa Cai Wenqing.

There was no fighting over work, and the relationship in the Yang family was indeed harmonious.

"Grandpa, you are still the village party secretary, right?"

"yes"

"I have an idea here. Could you give me some advice?"

"Haha, I'm just a dealer, how can I give you advice?

But, Xiaokai, tell me what you think. After all, I’m old enough to give you some advice.”

"Grandpa, you are too polite. As the saying goes, an old man in the family is like a treasure. I count on you to keep an eye on him.

This is what I thought. I saw some nice mountains behind the village. Can the village build a farm there and raise some pigs, chickens, rabbits and the like as unplanned supplies?

At that time, all of them will be sold to steel mills.

The factory is full of heavy manual laborers, and there is still a big gap in meat supply. The village can also increase its income."

"Well, I don't know if the policy allows this. This is a good thing, but I'm afraid the policy won't allow it. Production teams have been set up around the capital as a pilot project, and everything will be collectively owned in the future."

The benefits of this matter are certainly obvious. For example, the food obtained by exchanging these livestock can solve the problem of food and clothing for the villagers.

However, there are still many things I don’t understand about the policy, and it would be bad if I violated any taboos.

“There shouldn’t be any problem. We signed a contract within the factory. We are not doing this for ourselves. We are dealing with a public institution. The commune shouldn’t interfere.

Even if they ask about it, the factory will solve it. This is a public-to-public, mutually beneficial matter. The village solves the food problem, and the factory solves the meat problem. It’s the best of both worlds.”

"Okay, I'll ask around about this. Good things can't be done badly, right? Thank you too. If successful, it will generate income for us and provide a guarantee for more than a hundred people in the village."

He Yukai had this idea a long time ago. It is beneficial to establish a contract in advance. At least it can reduce the purchasing pressure on the steel mill and allow the workers to eat better.

When difficult times came, there was great pressure on material supply, especially the source of meat, which was a big issue.

The Yang family was very satisfied with their nephew-in-law. After learning about the He family's situation, although they had some complaints about He Daqing, they were very satisfied with the He brothers.

The two brothers, one is the security chief of the steel rolling mill and the other is the chef of the canteen.

In this era, chef is synonymous with having enough food, and chefs will never go hungry in years of famine.

People at that time had a strong obsession with having enough food. Even in later generations, people still have a strong obsession with eating, such as asking when greeting someone: Have you eaten?
If it weren't for the agricultural saint, Mr. Yuan, the food problem would still plague the Chinese nation. The Yang family was very happy that their niece came over. Although it was impossible to kill cattle and sheep, it was still possible to kill a chicken.

With the addition of roe deer meat, the dish becomes even more delicious after being processed by He Yuzhu. Yang Wu is very envious of He Yuzhu's cooking skills.

Yang Wu only went to primary school and then worked as a farmer at home. After seeing He Yuzhu's cooking skills, he has been communicating with He Yuzhu.

However, He Yukai's intention is that Yang Wu should be able to join the purchasing department, so that there will be a liaison between the factory and this side.

In the evening, He Yukai and He Yuzhu returned to Xiaobai's house, while Cai Wenqing and He Yushui stayed at Yang's house.

At that time, no one was rich, and looking at the conditions of the Yang family, it was a bit difficult to arrange accommodation for four people.

Although it was the home of the branch secretary and had quite a few houses, it could not accommodate so many people, so the family did not split up, and Cai Wenqing's grandfather was still the head of the family.

"Xiaobai, what do you think of Yang Wu?"

"Kaizi, Yang Wu is a good person, he just looks honest and simple, but I feel like he is a cunning fellow.

Very filial to family.

Because he is honest, his peers in the village all want to play tricks on him or take advantage of him, but in the end they all fail. He is a talented person."

"Oh, that's fine"

At this time, Xiaobai's wife Guan Wen brought stewed chicken and a plate of peanuts to the table.

"Brothers, there's nothing good to offer you at home, please don't mind."

"You're welcome, sister-in-law. Go take care of the child!

We don’t need to worry about it. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Just have a drink and catch up.”

Guan Wen smiled and nodded, then went to the next room to look after the babies. When He Yukai went to Yang's house, Bai Shan told Guan Wen their story.

"Mei Zi and I are childhood sweethearts, and she was the one who took care of my mom until I recovered.

We got married when my mother was dying, and I was a burden to her.

I didn’t go to the assigned work because I was taking care of my mom.”

"Xiaobai's incident is over."

The three of them drank and chatted, and He Yuzhu and Xiaobai quickly became familiar with each other. They had similar personalities and laughed from time to time.

Guan Wen laughed when he heard the laughter from next door. It had been a long time since he came back from Baishan.

She also heard what He Yukai and Bai Shan said. In fact, she did not regret it. Both her parents had passed away, and it was Bai Shan's mother who supported her studies.

If it weren't for Baishan's mother, I might have starved to death. Baishan and I have been childhood sweethearts, and Baishan has always protected her. Baishan's generous heroism is fascinating. Life is so contented.

The next day, the three of them quietly got up and prepared to go into the mountains.

As soon as I finished washing my face, Guan Wen came in with breakfast. Guan Wen got up early to prepare breakfast. He knew that the three of them were going into the mountains to hunt today, so he started preparing early.

After breakfast, the three of them went into the mountains with guns and bullets. At that time, the society was not very stable, bandits were rampant, and every village had a militia team equipped with weapons. As a militia captain, it was easy to get a gun.

After entering the mountain, I learned from Baishan's introduction that there are large wild animals such as wild boars and tigers in some areas of this mountain.

However, He Yukai was not worried. With his skills, he couldn't kill the tiger with his bare hands, and the tiger couldn't kill him either.

As time passed, the three of them harvested several pheasants and rabbits. As they went deeper, they found that there was less and less game. Baishan felt something was wrong.

“Kaizi, Zhuzi, be careful, something is wrong, there may be a large shipment in this area.

Most wild animals have a sense of territory, so it's not normal that we didn't even see any rabbits after entering here."

After hearing Bai Shan's words, He Yukai and He Yuzhu both held their guns and became alert.

Baishan has lived in this area since he was a child and is very experienced, so perhaps he will gain something unexpected.

After a while, we found a stream and saw four wild boars drinking water there.

There are two adults and two children, and the small one weighs about 100 pounds.

Three people climbed up the tree and prepared to shoot
"Xiaobai, it's been a while since we've had a gunfight, would you like to try?"

"Okay, haha, just do it."

Then the two men started shooting, and without any surprise, both of them were shot dead. He Yuzhu was speechless holding the gun. He finally had a chance to shoot, but before he could do so, the matter was over.

Then why did you give me a gun? At the same time, I also admired the two men. Every shot hit the head and killed them with one shot.

He Yukai and He Yuzhu each caught a big wild boar weighing about 300 pounds, Bai Shan dragged two small ones, and the three of them had wild rabbits hanging around their waists. They had a good harvest and returned to the village in the afternoon. The villagers were excited to see the harvest of the three people.

The three of them returned to Baishan's home, and the task of cleaning up and dismantling was handed over to He Yuzhu.

After all, He Yuzhu is a professional. Although he is not as good as the butcher Ding in cutting up an ox, he can still do it smoothly and fluidly, which is pleasing to the eye and won the admiration of the Baishan couple.

After cleaning up, it was already dark. I took two wild rabbits to the Yang family, then told Old Man Yang that I would treat the whole village to meat tomorrow. Then I left the Yang family amid Old Man Yang's happy laughter.

He Yushui originally wanted to follow out, but was stopped by his friend. It was so hard to have such a friend, so how could he let him go!

Cai Wenqing accompanied the Yang family. After returning to Baishan's house, He Yuzhu's braised rabbit was ready, and they began to eat, drink and sleep.

The next day, He Yuzhu distributed the trained wild boar to the Baishan family, one to the Yang family, and cut about 50 kilograms of meat from each of the two wild boars to prepare for stewing in front of the Baishan family's doorstep.

It took a lot of effort to make the trip. When I dragged the wild boar back yesterday, the whole village saw it. It is also a social custom to treat the whole village to eat meat. There will be many opportunities to interact with each other in the future.

The value of the land here in Fangshan will increase to an incredible level in the future. It’s going to be developed anyway, so why let others get it for free?

As the aroma spread, more and more people gathered at the door to watch the fun. He Yuzhu's cooking skills are truly amazing.

At this time, the village radio reported that the Baishan comrades invited the whole village to eat stewed meat.

The onlookers dispersed and went home to deal with the matter. Some people who were nearby brought potatoes and other things over and helped wash them. He Yuzhu then put the cut potato pieces into the big pot.

"Fellow villagers, please don't make a fuss. There's more than 100 kilograms of meat. Everyone should have a share. The elderly and children should be beaten first, then the women, and finally the men."

He Yukai looked at so many people maintaining order, which was a good thing. However, it would not be a good thing if someone was hurt or burned.

The villagers were also very simple and honest. They started queuing up according to He Yukai's request. After all, they were being treated to meat by others, so they were very conscious.

After all, people like Jia Zhang are a minority.

I don’t know if it’s because of the feng shui of the courtyard house, but in some courtyards, one top-notch person is enough, but the courtyard where my home is located has become a concentration camp for beasts.

　Love remains forever, can you give me some money?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)