The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Chapter 304 Dusty History

Qin Huairu now faces a dilemma in her heart.

You can tell a little bit about it from her complexion, sometimes pale, sometimes rosy, her white teeth biting her bright red lower lip, watching a group of people obviously dressed as cadres, passing through the door of her house and walking towards the Moon Gate at the back. go.

The long eyelashes were like cattail fans. After blinking his eyes, Qin Huairu finally opened his mouth.

"Mom, I'm not in good health right now. Please go to the factory and call the uncle, Dongxu, and Zhu Zhu back as soon as possible!"

The red lower lip, possibly due to the bite just now, was slowly returning to its lost color, and the deep tooth marks were still stubbornly embedded in it. He quickly picked up the clothes covered by the quilt and put them on.

"No, why are you calling the deaf old lady to come back? Dongxu will lose half a day's salary for this trip!"

A trace of reluctance flashed across Jia Zhang's face, and she quickly retracted her arm that opened the curtain, twisted her fat body, walked to the table, sat down angrily, and picked up the food from the bamboo strips on the table again. Screwdriver and shoe sole.

She didn't want to tell her daughter-in-law that she wanted to go to you and show her face. Thinking of the last time she went to the steel rolling mill, it was because of her son's affairs, and she lost her face.

Qin Huairu, who was wearing cotton trousers, had a much rosier face. She didn't know whether she was angry with her mother-in-law, or because her movements were too big just now, which made her unbearable.

"Mom, Liu Haizhong is unreliable. Since the first uncle has come back, our family still has to point at him in this yard!"

After tying the belt of her trousers, Qin Huairu walked to the living room with difficulty with a big belly. She supported the table with one hand and reasoned with her mother-in-law. If it weren't for her physical inconvenience, she would not have used this lazy mother-in-law at all. He ran to the factory.

"No matter how unreliable he is, he is also a big boss now. What is Yi Zhonghai? He offended Li Feng so hard. When Li Feng comes back, he will definitely make trouble for him. Our family can't get involved. Dongxu suffered a loss last time, and you all Forgot!"

Mrs. Jia Zhang put down the screwdriver in her hand and glanced sideways at her daughter-in-law standing next to her. You could say she has short-sightedness. She also knows that Mingzhe protects himself. Although Liu Haizhong is unreliable, at least he knows about things in the yard. If you act impartially, although you won't get any advantage, at least the Jia family will not suffer.

Qin Huairu had a headache and looked ugly. The mother-in-law in front of her couldn't tell why the people who passed by the door came, why they didn't come earlier and why they didn't come late. They had to wait for the uncle to come back before they came. This It must have something to do with the uncle.

As for why these people came here, isn't it to cheer up the deaf old lady and increase her prestige in the yard? Who is she under? The yard is ignored by everyone.

As long as the first uncle returns to the position of the elder in charge, the Jia family will benefit much more than under Liu Haizhong. As for Li Feng's revenge.

So many officials from the government and leaders of the army are following. No matter how courageous he is, Li Feng will not dare to go against the government. If he doesn't call the first master back now, he will take the opportunity to sell well. Don't look back. People really think that the Jia family Rebellion became the Liu family's dog.

As for why they called Zhu Zhu and Dongxu, Qin Huairu also had selfish motives. The old lady watched one person achieve enlightenment, and the chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. If the head of the Jia family was not there, how could they follow him to ascend to heaven? It depends on the mother-in-law who is playing tricks, or on herself with a big belly. .

"Mom, please go for a run. Our family will not suffer any loss inside or outside. Dongxu is still working in the first workshop, and the first uncle is still an eighth-level worker. You still have to point at him in the workshop. The previous misunderstanding cannot be taken advantage of now. , how long do you have to wait!”

Sure enough, when her son was involved, Mrs. Jia Zhang's eyes rolled. In her mind, she was calculating the gains and losses. Not to mention, if her son wanted to be promoted to a higher level, he would have to go through Yi Zhonghai.

"Come on, come on, why don't I go? But I won't call him Silly Zhu. We are neither relatives nor friends. I have nothing to do with him!"

After saying that, Mrs. Jia Zhang threw the things in her hands into the bamboo strips and hurriedly opened the door curtain of her house. She didn't even listen to her daughter-in-law's shouts. She carefully looked at the yard and saw that no one was paying attention to her. Home, he got out quickly.

"Mom, Mom, Zhuzhu wants to shout~!"

Seeing her mother-in-law disappear into the yard, Qin Huairu felt a flash of pain on her face, closed her eyes, held her stomach, and gasped.

"I only know how to cause trouble to my mother. Do you still want to have a full meal when you come out?"

Slowly holding his stomach and squatting down, Qin Huairu patted his stomach angrily and muttered in a low voice.

"This is where the deaf old lady lives. She is very old and is probably sleeping!"

Yan Bugui, who was in front of the back room, nodded and bowed like a pug.

"The life here is not bad. It looks like there is no shortage of food, rice, oil and salt. I just don't know. How is your health?"

Zhao Nanbei looked at the furnishings at the door and nodded slightly. The deaf old lady usually made fire and cooked in front of the stove set up at the door. The stove, pots and pans were placed at the door, because she was at home all year round. Ordinary people wouldn't touch her things, after all, they couldn't do anything wrong.

"No, why, there are so many people, what are they doing?"

The Xu family in the backyard has experienced previous conflicts. Xu Damao is now in a state of giving up. He is depressed. Hearing the movement outside the door, he opened the door and saw so many people pouring in from the backyard. He almost thought Something big happened.

"Deaf old lady, deaf old lady, bang~, bang!"

Ignoring the commotion from the Xu family, Yan Bugui's attention was focused on the leaders in front of him. After receiving their signals, he hurriedly knocked on the door of the deaf old lady's house.

"Who~!"

A slow response came from the room, and then a rustling voice came. Zhao Nanbei and Director Wang looked at each other. It seemed like what Yan Bugui said, the old lady had really rested.

"I, Lao Yan, the deaf old lady, have come to see you. Please open the door quickly!"

"Squeak~!"

The door opened, and the deaf old lady, who was buttoning her clothes on the right side, opened the door. When she saw the group of people surrounding the door, her eyes, which were a little lazy just now, became wider and wider.

"Hello, deaf old lady!"

"We are from the street office, and there are also leaders from the civil affairs department and the army here. We have been notified by our superiors and have come here to greet you!"

At this time, Director Wang had already reacted, with a bright smile on his face. He took the initiative to help the deaf old lady and answer her inner doubts.

"What's so good about this old lady? This old bone won't cause you any trouble. Just go back!"

At this time, the deaf old lady had not yet realized the importance of the matter. No matter how much she thought about it, she never imagined that Yi Zhonghai would take it upon herself to play her last trump card. At this time, she did not pretend to be deaf and dumb, but just pretended to be... General condolences to the elderly.

The deaf old lady is still quite defensive when it comes to strangers, even if it is a street office or something, for her, An An An is able to maintain the basic stability of the order in the yard, and her good grandson can get married as soon as possible, more than anything else. Much more important.

"Hey, old lady, that's not what you said. The government has an obligation to take care of you lonely old people."

"I don't need you to take care of me. I still have a good grandson and a godson. It's enough for them to greet me. You guys, just give me more food stamps and I'll be satisfied!"

It seems that the deaf old lady has also experienced big scenes. When facing so many people, she is not as afraid of the government as your average rural old lady. Her mouth with missing teeth opens and closes dryly. On the surface, she doesn't care, but she still thinks in her heart. Take the opportunity to make some requests. "Director, this should be the family. I found in the files that there is only one Tan Liu family, which matches what was mentioned above."

At this time, a young girl ran in panting from the yard, waving a brown paper bag in her hand, and while shouting, she got into the crowd and walked to the front.

"Old lady, is your surname Tan?"

When the girl was hesitating to give the file bag to Deputy District Chief Zhao or Director Wang, Zhao Nanbei took the file bag directly and untied the rope while casually greeting the softly deaf old lady.

Seeing the brown paper bag, the wrinkles on the deaf old woman's forehead were squeezed into a figure eight, and she felt that things were a little different from what she thought. This condolences seemed to be organized temporarily.

"What did you say?"

"I can not hear?"

The expression on her face changed several times quickly. The old lady punched the crutch in her hand, broke away from Director Wang's support with her right hand, brought it to her ear, opened it, and tilted her head slightly towards Zhao Nanbei.

"I asked, is your surname Tan?"

Actually, I should ask if her surname is Liu, but seeing how old the old lady is, she looks like she was born in the Qing Dynasty. According to the tradition at that time, after a woman got married, she took her husband's surname. When registering, she added " A surname replaces the name, which is the same as the Jia and Zhang surname.

"Louder?"

The deaf old lady saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, and a trace of anxiety flashed across her face. Outsiders didn't know why the deaf old lady, who had just answered questions and answered questions, was now having difficulty with her ears.

"Relatives, blank, how come her interpersonal relationships are all blank?"

Seeing that the old lady's ears were useless at this time, Zhao Nanbei shook his head, took out the brown paper bag, and looked at the historical files extracted from the archives.

"I don't know. These things were all registered according to the Republic of China. What they looked like at that time is what they look like now."

The little girl just now saw that Deputy District Chief Zhao's face was not very good-looking, and she timidly said that she had only been working for a long time, and the calculation of these files was probably completed before Zhao Nanbei came here.

"Besides the deaf old lady, who else has lived the longest in this yard?"

Seeing that nothing could be seen in the file, Zhao Nanbei handed the file directly to the little girl. Things in the old days were themselves due to the times, and they couldn't figure it out now. The old lady wanted to investigate without being heard. , I’m afraid I can only ask from the neighbors.

"We are all latecomers who were assigned to live here by the work unit. Apart from us, the He family has always lived in this courtyard!"

After hearing Zhao Nanbei's question, Yan Bugui, as the steward, instantly had the answer in his mind and said in a low voice.

"What family?"

After hearing the clues provided by Yan Bugui, Zhao Nanbei and Director Wang quickly turned their heads to him, seemingly to find out.

"Yes, the owner's name is He Daqing, and his son He Yuzhu lives here now!"

Yan Bugui nodded and pointed his finger through the crowd to the main room in the middle courtyard, attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

"He Daqing, Daqing...?"

Zhao Nanbei muttered the name of He Yuzhu's father, and from these three simple words, he could judge some general situations.

The naming methods of people in the old era are similar to those in the new era. After all, their cultural level is limited. When they hear about the founding of the People's Republic of China and the aid to Korea, everyone knows when they were born. Zhao Nanbei can still analyze what the two words "Qing" and "Qing" represent. come out.

"Where does the owner of the house work now? How come his son lives there?"

"He ran away. His wife died early. He left his son and daughter behind and ran away with the widow in Baocheng. He Yuzhu now also works in the steel rolling mill and is a cook."

Yan Bugui's words made many people in the audience laugh. Only Zhao Nanbei and Director Wang did not laugh, and looked at each other with frowns.

"In other words, his family is the only one in this yard who understands this deaf old lady?"

Zhao Nanbei had a headache. He glanced at the old lady and saw her expressionless face. Could it be that she really went to Baocheng to find He Daqing.

"That's not true. There is also Lao Yi, even Yi Zhonghai. He also understands that although it is all later, his family has taken care of the old lady over the years. He has not run away. His wife is still here!"

As he spoke, Yan Bugui pointed to the aunt standing not far away.

"This old lady has been living here. She has no children. She only loves He Yuzhu, the son of Zhongyuan, and treats him as her eldest grandson. That's all I know."

Seeing that she had attracted many eyes in the yard, the aunt was a little nervous, rubbed her clothes with her hands, and quickly told her what she knew.

"This yard is not small. How was it collected when it was first collected?"

Seeing that things have reached this point, they are back to the starting point. Before taking the first step, the old lady's ears are not working properly, and the information in the file is limited. Now Zhao Nanbei can only make judgments based on this courtyard. .

After all, in the Qing Dynasty, women of the family always lived in the backyard. This was the tradition of the old times. Not everyone could live in this three-entry (actually four-entry) courtyard.

The He family is away now, so we can investigate slowly, but the matter of the deaf old lady cannot be delayed. It is rare for so many departments to get together, and the superiors are still waiting for a reply.

"I'm also confused. When we moved in, we didn't seem to have passed through He Daqing. It was just where we lived in the factory, so Auntie and the others came earlier."

Yan Bugui muttered casually, as if he had stabbed the aunt. She looked a little panicked at this time. Unexpectedly, Zhao Nanbei saw the problem at a glance and grasped the key point. This condolences was just condolences, but he was settling old scores.

Their family lives in the east wing. In the past, the east wing was not occupied by just anyone.

"This house originally belonged to the Lou family in the steel rolling mill. We gave them a share of the work in the factory. I'm afraid you have to ask the Lou family about this."

Even if the deaf old lady pretends to be deaf and mute at this moment, people are part of society, and as long as you live there, you will leave a mark there.

(End of this chapter)