The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Li Nan is back.

What's so good about that? Just come back. It's not like you haven't been back before.

Xu Damao is back.

You must go and see it, Xu Damao, the legendary figure who was taken away on his wedding day in 1963 and never appeared again.

Some say he was shot, some say he died of illness in prison. Anyway, he was never seen again. There are all kinds of stories. Why don't you take a look? There will be no such thing as this once you miss it!

Xu Damao was as rare as a giant panda and was a little at a loss. What was going on? Did all his neighbors miss him like this?
In the quadrangle, the courtyard that was previously empty and a place to store sundries, the earthquake shed was changed from wooden frames to bricks and cement, and it really became a slum.

The blue bricks that were previously visible outside were damaged by the earthquake and have been repaired by covering them with a layer of cement.

The people are both familiar and unfamiliar; the layout of the yard is both familiar and relatively unfamiliar to Xu Damao.

These days, it is not uncommon for companies to raise funds to build houses, but any family with a little means would not like to empty the urinal early in the morning.

Residents in the yard come and go. Some, like Li Feng's mother, stick to their old houses and are reluctant to move out. It is fashionable for the whole family to live upstairs.

Men in Beijing are very proud. When they talk about which neighborhood they live in, they prefer to show off and feel more confident when talking about where they live, rather than a slum.

"Your father, Xu Fugui, came out early, in 1975 or 1974. He came here once and has not been seen since. If you want to find your home, you have to go to the house over there~!"

"By the way, your family has a new sister. She must be around ten years old now~!"

Old Liu told the other party everything he knew and should tell, and he understood the feelings they had for living next door to each other for so many years. Then he let go and went back into the house without any intention of inviting the other party in.

The coldness of human nature can often only be deeply felt when one is at one’s lowest point.

In the backyard, Qin Jingru was holding a kitchen knife and staring at Xu Damao with a scrutinizing look, looking a little panicked. The original owner of the house had returned and was refusing to let Xu Damao into the house.

"The house was taken back by the factory and allocated to my family, Ma Hua. Every household in the compound knows about it. We live here openly."

"There is no house for your family here. If you want to find a house, go ask the factory yourself~!"

The kitchen knife held in both hands was swinging back and forth following Qin Jingru's gaze. It looked quite intimidating, and the sound was also noisy. Xu Damao did not know whether to laugh or cry.

To be honest, her sister Qin Huairu, at least, had been married to Xu Damao, even though it was for a very short time, but he could barely be considered half a brother-in-law~!

But I'm sorry, when it comes to something as important as a house, it would be useless even if my own sister came, let alone my step-brother-in-law.

"Oh, look at what's going on. I just want to go in and take a look. After all, this is where I grew up. I don't want any furniture anymore. I'll give up the idea after taking a look~!"

Xu Damao was a released prisoner and a key focus of the neighborhood community, and he was not here to pick a fight.

The house was taken by the factory, which meant it had passed through the public domain. Even if he had great ability, he couldn't get it back. He really just wanted to give up the idea and take one last look at his former home.

"My sister, bah, the furniture was sold by Qin Huairu before we moved in. The neighbors all know about it. If you don't believe me, you can ask them. We, the Ma family, didn't take any advantage. When we moved in, there was nothing in the house. I even pulled out the wire for the curtains~!"

Xu Damao wanted to point and ask him to go in and take another look for the sake of these things, but he was sorry because Qin Huairu had already taken precautions in advance more than ten years ago and thus severed this relationship.

"Ah~?"

Xu Damao really didn't know much about this.

He still had a vague impression that the house was going to be taken back. Someone from the investigation team seemed to have said so. But it had been more than ten years and he couldn't remember it clearly.

But I didn't expect that Qin Huairu would be so ruthless. Qin Jingru is her cousin~!

"That's right, Damao. We saw it with our own eyes. It's not Jingru's fault. She hadn't married into the courtyard at that time."

"Qin Huairu relied on the marriage certificate she had with you to insist that the house belonged to the government and the furniture belonged to their Jia family. Sha Zhu was even fired from the factory because he tore off the government seal~!"

It sounds so absurd. But Xu Damao knew Qin Huairu well. The widow married him to make her the last of her family. Besides, considering her character, it was not surprising for her to do such a thing.

"Did you hear me? Did you hear me? That's not what I said~!"

"Xu Damao, our Ma family is an honest and decent family. Who is Qin Huairu? She is a big spy and should be criticized. Shooting her to death is the lightest punishment. My family has already drawn a clear line with her family, so it has nothing to do with you~!"

"As long as we live in this house, we will be named Ma. Don't come and bother us. You are a criminal. You came back and didn't want to go anywhere else but to live in my house. You don't think it's unlucky, but I do!"

Such a short time has passed, and Qin Jingru has witnessed a flood of humanity during this period.

Now I have already convinced myself in my heart that I have no connection with Qin Huairu and I don’t have this sister. As long as I wash more times, I will believe it.

"What Jingru said is not a problem. Of course, I, Old Yan, am not saying anything feudal or superstitious. The prison environment is just like that. It is not impossible for someone to have fleas on his body. It is normal for the owner to be worried~!"

"Da Mao, if you're not an old man, I won't speak for me. I, Old Yan, understand what you mean. It's hard to let go of old feelings, but Qin Jingru is the owner of the house now. If she doesn't agree, we can't force her~!"

Yan Bugui, with gray hair, now has a chance to show his role as an uncle, so he might as well flip through this old sign.

Yi Zhonghai has used it, Liu Haizhong has used it, and even though he is the last one, Old Yan must make his presence felt.

Xu Damao looked somewhat disappointed, his face was as red as a shoe horn, but he had to accept the result. If he wanted to blame anyone, he could only blame the Lou family who had already fled.

They themselves turned to the evil world of liberalism, but it brought harm to the Xu family. After an investigation, it was found that the house had collapsed and everything was gone.

Xu Damao still believes this today.

When he went to the countryside to show movies, he would extort some local specialties from the villagers and charge some money for showing an extra show. That was the market price, and other projectionists did the same thing, so why was he caught?

Isn’t it because the Lou family ran away? In the eyes of some people, they were forced to leave by themselves?

But Xu Damao knew very well that he did not have that ability. Why did the Lou family run away overnight? If he, Xu Damao, had the ability of the Lou family, he would have run away long ago.

"Alright, alright, let's all go~!"

"Da Mao, life is short, and plants and trees are only for a few years. Look at us uncles. By the time I became an uncle, I was already buried up to my neck in the dirt."

"As for you, don't be discouraged. One thing, two things, three things. Now that you are back again, you should do your duty. Anyway, you have seen it all. That's how it is in the yard~!"

Old Yan, bearing the heavy responsibility of being the eldest uncle, had to escort Xu Damao out personally. As for the friendship in the past, they were just neighbors, not even relatives, so he had to say good or bad things to good people.

"Okay, uncle, thank you. If we talk about caring for the neighbors, it has to be you~!"

When passing by the central courtyard, Xu Damao stopped and turned to look at the main house of the central courtyard. The door of the He family was closed. When he came back today, he didn't see Sha Zhu, and Damao felt disappointed.

I don’t know if it’s because he has a bit of a mean streak in his bones, but he really wants to hear Sha Zhu yell, “Sun Zei, you’re finally back.”

"Don't worry about it. This is a long-standing problem in the hospital. The neighborhood committee arranged a wife for him, but she couldn't stand his bad temper and ran away with someone else. Recently, it seems that she has turned back to look for Liu Lan."

"Tell me, what is this all about~!"

"No, Shazhu doesn't have any children?"

Xu Damao was shocked all over. No matter how much Old Yan advised him, this one sentence was of no use. It would be fine if he went to jail, but he couldn't have the child anyway.

When I think about Sha Zhu's current situation, it means that Sha Zhu has lived in vain for more than ten years outside.

Thinking of this, my mentality instantly became balanced.

Your own failure is terrible, but your friend’s success is even more heartbreaking.

Very good... (End of this chapter)