Siheyuan: Wandering between Two Worlds

The street office.

Director Wang rubbed her head. She had not yet decided how to deal with Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing her worried face, Xiao Li asked, "Director, are you worried about Yi Zhonghai?"

"That's right. Yi Zhonghai incited the masses to force Jiang Yang to do illegal things. This matter is big and small, but it has not been accomplished. If it is too big, our street office will not have a good reputation, and our comrades will be criticized."

"Director, I have an idea, I don't know if it will work."

"Tell me."

Director Wang became interested. Maybe these young people have more ideas. Just look at Jiang Yang.

"Director, isn't Yi Zhonghai's goal to solve the food problem in Siheyuan? Then just give him this opportunity, let him take out money, and solve the food problem of the poor households in Siheyuan.

He wants to do good things, just help him. In this way, we can help the poor households and preserve the reputation of the street office."

"Well, I'll think about it again. You should go home."

Director Wang is really annoyed by Yi Zhonghai. He has been making trouble all the time. Siheyuan No. 95 has been messed up like this.

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Blue Star.

Jiang Fang was acting like a spoiled child around her parents early in the morning, "Mom and Dad, let's go to the market today."

"You are so grown up. You can't still need your parents to take you shopping. Just let your brother take you."

Tang Cuilan poked her forehead and had no way to deal with her.

"Go away, whatever Xiaofang says is what it is. I also want to ride in my son's car, haha!"

Jiang Xingbang basically never refuses his daughter's request, except for yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

"Grandpa, grandma, let's go together!"

"We won't go, you guys go."

"Brother, let's go to the market, hurry up, or I'll drive away by myself."

"Coming!"

Jiang Yang had discussed with Jiang Fang yesterday that he would take his parents to the market today and make some arrangements for them.

He changed his clothes casually, went downstairs quickly, cleaned the trunk, and then backed up the car.

Waving goodbye to his grandfather, Jiang Yang drove out of the yard with his parents.

In rural areas, the market is usually held every three days. Here, it is held on the third, sixth, and ninth day of the first lunar month.

The villagers have unfinished vegetables at home, and chickens, ducks, fruits, etc. will be sold at that time.

But now I can buy things every time I go to town. There are already fixed stalls in the market, but there won't be as many people as in the big market.

"How come the road is so broken after being built not long ago?"

Mother Tang Cuilan replied angrily,

"Someone was transporting wood from the mountain to this side and it was crushed. I get angry when I talk about this. Our village sold a whole mountain, and each household actually got 21 yuan."

21?

In this era, 21 yuan is not enough for 2 kilograms of pork, which is really funny. Cutting a piece of wood from the mountain will cost more than 21 yuan.

"Why didn't I hear you say it on the phone."

"What's the point of telling you? I heard that it has led to a lawsuit, but now so many households in the village are not at home. They have been dragged on like this, and people cut trees as usual, and the road is damaged. I think those village cadres swallowed the money."

It seems that this matter made my mother very angry.

21 yuan really treats people as fools, and I don't know how these people fooled them.

"Mom, forget it, don't get angry. We don't need that little money now, let them have fun."

Jiang Yang didn't plan to do anything. No matter how hard the family tried, it would be useless. Besides, his parents had to live here and had to deal with them. If things got really bad, they would be the ones who would suffer.

Don't underestimate the village cadres now. If you really need them for something, they will be very uncomfortable.

For example, getting some certificates, receiving some benefits, various notices, rural cooperative medical care and other things.

Think about the certificates on Douyin that prove your father is your father. One of the certificates is issued by the village committee, especially now that most young people are away from home. If you want to get some certificates remotely, he will come home to get one, and you will cry.

"Listen to my son. Not to mention, this car is very comfortable to sit in. How much did you buy it for?"

"320W."

"What? 320W?"

My mother was obviously shocked. Their family only earns 20,000 yuan a year, which would take 160 years.

"Son, are you sure you didn't do anything bad?"

Sweat~~~

Jiang Fang couldn't help but explain for Jiang Yang,

"Mom, my brother said it's gone, why don't you believe it? And this car is my brother's.

It was given to me to drive. "

"Go away, why do you drive a car as a college student? Xiaoyang, you drive the car yourself, don't give it to your sister. What do college students drive? Studying hard is the main thing."

"Got it."

Jiang Yang said casually. Some truths can't be explained, and he didn't intend to explain them. He just accepted them naturally.

The car had arrived in the town while chatting. After parking the car, the family got off together. This long-lost scene and environment made Jiang Yang couldn't help but smile.

When he was in junior high school here, the two brothers and sisters rented a house and did their own laundry and cooking. They only went back to the village during holidays.

There was no way. At that time, junior high school students needed to go to evening self-study. The conditions in the countryside were like this. There was nothing to fight for except working hard.

"Mom and Dad, let's go buy vegetables first, and I'll take you to buy good things later."

"Go to grandma's house before going home in the afternoon. It doesn't matter if you don't come back, but you have to go to see her when you come back."

"Okay! Buy some good cigarettes later. "

"Why buy good cigarettes? It's a waste. He can't get used to them. Buy the ones that cost 6 yuan a pack. He likes them."

Jiang Yang shrugged, "Okay."

My mother doesn't like my grandfather.

It is said that when she had good grades and wanted to continue studying, my grandfather refused because she was the eldest and had to help with housework. Therefore, my mother's education level was only the first grade of junior high school.

After my mother became an adult, she was married off early in exchange for a dowry. Fortunately, my father was a practical and capable person, otherwise I don't know what kind of hard life she would have lived now.

So she never gave my grandfather a good face.

But now my grandfather is very hard of hearing. You have to speak to him very loudly. People who don't know think they are yelling at the old man!

Jiang Yang didn't feel it clearly. My grandparents had nothing to say about their grandchildren.

I still remember that I spent most of the summer vacation at my grandmother's house. At that time, I was a little girl. , asked grandpa for cigarettes to try, and he really gave them cigarettes and even lit them.

My mother scolded this matter for several years, but grandpa just laughed and said nothing.

At that time, I wanted to eat popsicles at night, and Yuebing told grandpa that he would buy them with the money he saved from smoking.

At that time, his own cigarettes were only 2 yuan a pack, so how many packs would he save to buy snacks for them.

Now he can't work anymore, and he talks even less. There is no fun except smoking, so every New Year and festival, there is only one request, that is, bring him cigarettes.

Buying vegetables is relatively simple, just buy some meat, there are a lot of green vegetables at home, and now if you need meat, you can ride a bike to buy it at any time.

"Oh, Cuilan, go shopping. This is Xiaoyang and Xiaofang, they are both big boys and girls."

"Aunt! ”*2

Jiang Yang and Jiang Fang shouted hurriedly.

The person who spoke was his grandmother’s sister. His grandmother had 8 sisters, which means he had 8 aunts.

Their mother’s sisters called them little aunt and big aunt, and their grandmother’s sisters called them aunt.

The second aunt who was talking to them lived in a village not far from the street and often brought some vegetables to the street to sell.

“Ah. Xiaoyang can get married now. How is it? Do you have a girlfriend?”

Jiang Yang: “…”

As long as you reach the age of marriage, this question is the most common when you meet relatives during the Chinese New Year. After you get married, you ask your children again.

“Aunt, you have a girlfriend.”

After Jiang Yang finished speaking, not only did his second aunt’s eyes light up, but his parents and younger sister all had the same expression, surprised.

“Really? Then bring her back for the Chinese New Year and bring her back when you pay New Year’s greetings. Your grandmother and mother often talk about it.”

“I’ll ask first. We just confirmed that they have been together for a short time. Don’t rush. ”

“Haha, good. Come, take two handfuls of vegetables back to eat. They are all grown at home.”

Finally, Jiang Yang took two handfuls. He also had some at home, but he couldn’t refuse.

This is the current situation in rural areas. Maybe some relatives are nagging, but their concern is real.

Of course, there will be no shortage of relatives who like to step on you. You can just cut off such relatives. You can’t see them a few times a year and you are still angry with them.

“Mom and Dad, let’s go buy a mobile phone.”

“What mobile phone do you want to buy? I can still use this one.”

Mom complained. Money can’t be wasted. Life is not like this.

“What? I’m buying it for Dad. What are you thinking?”

“Hey, you little brat, are you saying that I don’t deserve a good mobile phone?”

Tang Cuilan grabbed Jiang Yang’s ear, but she didn’t use any strength.

“How dare I? You are the eldest in the family.”

“Just know.”

Business hall.

“Boss, do you have a waterproof elderly phone? ”

“Yes, there is an event now. As long as you open an account, you will get a mobile phone for free. If you deposit 399, you can get a mobile phone for free. However, you need to use it for at least five years. Even if you don’t use it, you will still get it.

Deduction."

"How much is the monthly rent?"

"28 yuan a month, 100 minutes of free calls."

"Okay, let's do this." Jiang Yang confirmed directly, asked his mother for her ID card, selected a more pleasing number, and quickly completed the network registration procedures.

"Xiaofang, help dad save the mobile phone number and set up quick dialing."

"Mom, are you really not going to buy it?"

"No, I can still use this one."

Although Tang Cuilan said she would not buy it, she was still envious when she saw her son buy a mobile phone for her husband.

But after touching the bracelet on her wrist, she smiled knowingly.

"Let's buy a car next."

"What car to buy? Your dad can't drive a car. I can't even drive one. I can only ride a small electric donkey."

"Buy a tricycle! The tricycle can hold a lot of things. Now the road is easy to walk. In the future, if dad buys a lot of things, he will drive a tricycle. If he doesn't buy much, he can ride a motorcycle. How nice. ”

“It’s up to you, you’re the one spending the money anyway.”

Obviously she agreed, otherwise she would have complained.

Buying a car was even easier, he had contacted one of his junior high school classmates last night, who had stopped studying after graduating from junior high school and learned to repair cars.

Now he has opened a shop selling tricycles and electric cars at the street corner, and his children of the same age have two children.

“Li Ming, are you ready?”