Restarting life in Siheyuan

Zhu Xuefeng was very happy to welcome Yan Zi's return to the compound. When she was around, he always wanted to get rid of her, but when Yan Zi was not around, he always felt that he had no one to turn to.

"Thank you for your hard work. I received your message. It was a success. Haha. Take a good rest this time. Rest for a few months. Come shopping with me again during the Spring Festival."

"Brother, I came back this time for three reasons. First, to take a break, see you, and report the details of what happened. Second, I want to tell you about our training and the current situation of the autonomous region. Third, I want to take Gao Bo away. I always feel that he has suffered too little and lacks real tempering. If he wants to truly grow up, he must suffer some hardships. I want him to stay with those kids for half a year, so that I can relax a little."

"Oh, Gao Bo is in a special situation right now, and he may not be able to leave for a while."

"Why, with you watching, how can he cause any trouble?"

Yan Zi was very surprised. In her mind, Gao Bo always obeyed his senior brother's orders, so there could be no surprises.

"It's not what you think. Let me explain it to you briefly..."

"I didn't expect that something like this would happen after I left for more than half a year. Forget it, don't count on him for now. I won't stay for long. I can't bear to leave those children. I will go back at the end of November or the beginning of December. Where are you going to spend the Spring Festival? Xiangjiang or Guoming?"

"We were originally planning to go to Hong Kong, but now there are some other circumstances. We may end up staying in Beijing. How about this, you come back directly before the New Year."

Liang Yan was quite happy. "Okay, then I'll have to stay there for more than a month and then take a long train ride back. It'll really tire me out."

"That's not necessary. Qianqian has ordered two Yake 400s from Big Goose. They will arrive in December. One of them will fly from Guoming to Hong Kong. You can go to Hong Kong and ask Qianqian to buy you a ticket to fly back. This way, you can arrive in three days."

Liang Yan was quite interested in buying a plane. "If this is really possible, I can fly to Hong Kong anytime in the future to visit my uncle and his family."

The Yak 400 is used for short-distance transportation. Now a large number of down jackets are sold to Big Goose in exchange for countless rubles. The ruble exchange rate at this time is very strange. It is more valuable than the US dollar, but unfortunately it is all virtual. In the black market of Big Goose, the exchange rate is just the opposite. After thinking about it, it is more appropriate to change to an economical Yak aircraft. The aircraft is also much cheaper than a Boeing. Big Goose happened to be willing, and the deal was reached very smoothly. China Eastern Airlines has decided that if the usage is good, the Yak aircraft will be initially selected for regional flights.

Zhu Xuefeng didn't know much about this type of aircraft, but there was nothing wrong with the parameters. He also couldn't remember any cases of air crashes involving this type of aircraft, so he agreed.

It would be great if I could have my own plane. Zhu Xuefeng was shocked by the thought that came to his mind. He had some experience in materials, electronics, missiles and rockets, but he was completely blank when it came to aviation.

Shaking off these unrealistic thoughts, he turned to Yan Zi and said, "You must be exhausted after the long journey. Take a shower and have a rest first. I will prepare a big meal for you to reward you."

"I'm not tired, give me some money and I'll go shopping in the department store and buy some gifts for the children."

It seems that Yan Zi really cares about these children. She said she would only stay for a while and then come back, but now it has been half a year. She was also thinking of staying for another two months before the Spring Festival, and now she is thinking about buying gifts.

"You're not leaving tomorrow, so why are you in such a hurry? Clean up and take a rest for two days. You've gotten quite tanned, so just be obedient and stay here."

Yan Zi stuck out her tongue and laughed. She was really impatient. "I'm used to doing things quickly over there. They're so busy that I forgot I've returned to the capital."

The pace of life in the autonomous region is very fast now. Yan Zi has been there for half a year and has deep feelings about it. After returning to the capital, she can't get used to it for a while.

"Take a good rest. You've been exhausted these days. I'll give you a break."

In the next few days, Zhu Xuefeng had an additional task during his evening practice, which was to practice with Yan Zi. Unexpectedly, Yan Zi had made great progress after not seeing her for half a year.

"Okay, you've made quite a bit of progress in half a year."

"It can't be helped. It's like this all day long. With Senior Brother Bai supervising me, I have no choice but to make progress. Besides, I can't let those little guys look down on me."

The two of them had a hearty fight, "If you stay for another half a year, I won't be able to control you."

Liang Yan wiped the sweat off her head and said, "Brother, you are making fun of me. I clearly feel that the gap between us is getting bigger and bigger. I don't want to fight anymore. It's meaningless. No matter how hard I try, the gap between us is still getting bigger and bigger."

Zhu Xuefeng also laughed, and he did not fall behind, "Daya, take Yan Zi to the bath, you don't have to worry about me, just take a shower."

Daya smiled and led away the somewhat indignant Liang Yan. Zhu Xuefeng practiced alone for a while before finishing. He had been persevering during this period and had achieved great results. Except for swordsmanship, all his skills had broken through the ninth level and entered a higher realm. His energy and spirit had been greatly improved, especially his spirit, which had been strengthened again and had reached twelve. An obvious benefit was that his mind had become fresher and sharper, and he felt more at ease in studying and researching.

...

Still no call from Uncle Kong, but Xia Yuhong and Lin Na who had finished their military training arrived.

"You mean the trial date has been set?"

"Well, the trial will start in three days. The judge is still Vice President Liang as mentioned last time. Other things remain the same. The public is allowed to attend the trial as observers."

"That's good. I've been waiting for this day. I was afraid that the court would open during the military training. Fortunately, I can catch up. I want to see Guo Junjie's face and see if he is still so arrogant."

Facts have proved that in front of the solemn national emblem, the serious judges and the excited masses, Guo Junjie's face turned pale and he trembled with fear. He did not show any arrogance and honestly confessed his illegal facts.

But the three people in the audience felt something was wrong the more they listened. According to Guo Junjie, after being rejected by Song Tangyun again, he became disheartened and unable to concentrate, which led to him mistaking the accelerator for the brake, causing the car accident. After hitting the person, his mind was dizzy and blank, and he drove away from the scene in a panic out of fear.

"You're lying. You just bumped into us on purpose."

The witness Yang Ying in a wheelchair angrily denounced Guo Junjie's nonsense, but was stopped by the judge.

"It is not the victim's turn to speak yet. Please remain quiet and listen to the criminal state the facts."

Guo Junjie confessed, "I am not a human being. My mind was completely blank at the time. I was just scared. I was afraid that I would kill someone, so I didn't dare to stop the car..."

"I feel sorry for the victim. I sincerely apologize. Fortunately, you all survived and did not commit a greater crime. Otherwise, I would be blamed for it. I am willing to accept the people's trial and the severe punishment of the law. I am willing to compensate the victim for his loss and medical expenses. I deeply realize that my behavior has caused heavy harm to the victim. I am willing to spend the rest of my life to make up for it. I hope the court can give me a chance to reform myself, and I also hope that the victim can give me a chance to make amends. I am guilty."

"Now, please let the victim speak. You just said that he hit you on purpose. Do you have any evidence? If so, please present it. If you are a witness, please call the witness to the court..."

"We are the victims. We have proved that he committed premeditated murder. Isn't our testimony enough?"

Although Song Tangyun's voice was not loud, she was very firm, and her frail body showed her unyielding will.

"I'm sorry, your testimony can only prove that the perpetrator is Guo Junjie, but it cannot prove that he intended to murder. Girl, I understand your anger, but the court is about evidence. Do you have any evidence?"

How can we prove that he committed murder intentionally? How can we have evidence? Song Tangyun and Yang Ying were both confused. How can we prove it?

"I can testify."

Mr. He stood up firmly in the witness box and said, "I clearly saw them arguing, and then the criminal drove his car and hit someone..."

Uncle He reviewed the scene carefully, but the judge still looked regretful.

"Witness, your testimony can once again prove that the perpetrator is the criminal Guo Junjie, but it still cannot prove that it was a deliberate murder."

The crowd below was in an uproar, it seemed to be true. They could confirm that the criminal was Guo Junjie, but how could they prove that he did it on purpose? After listening to the old man's testimony, everyone thought it was intentional, but this really could not be confirmed.

"The other party is professional, and we are still too amateur."

Zhu Xuefeng admitted his shortcomings and that there were indeed loopholes in the chain of evidence. It seemed impossible to convict Guo Junjie of intentional injury. Sure enough, after a lot of noise and heated debate, the court finally determined that "the car accident resulted in negligent injury!"

Although the judge's final verdict caused a lot of doubts, Zhu Xuefeng had given up. From a legal perspective, there was no problem with the sentence. Looking at Guo Junjie, who looked relaxed, the judge who spoke righteously, and Guo's mother and teacher not far away, Zhu Xuefeng admitted that he really underestimated him. "What should I do? Let him get away with it so easily?" Xia Yuhong's eyes were red from extreme anger, and she asked unwillingly.

"There's nothing I can do. I really can't prove it. Let's think about it in the long run."

"Xiao Hong, don't push him. He has tried his best."

Lin Na whispered to comfort him. She knew very well that this kind of thing was impossible with the existing witnesses and evidence. Only Guo Junjie himself could prove it. Of course, Zheng Xiaojun, who had been sentenced to one year in prison, might be able to prove it, or he might not. As long as Guo Junjie had not made the statement of "hitting them to death", Zheng Xiaojun could not prove it either.

Guo Junjie voluntarily surrendered himself, actively repented, pleaded guilty, and made compensation. Considering the maximum sentence for an accidental car accident is five years, although he interfered with the judiciary, he was only sentenced to three years. Zheng Xiaojun, as an accomplice who knew about the crime but did not report it, was sentenced to one year for harboring the perpetrator. The driver Zhang Shulin was sentenced to one year for perjury. Guo's mother has been dealt with internally.

The sentencing, punishment and charges were different from those in later generations. There was no hit-and-run, and the rule of law was clearly still a long way off.

The two families refused to accept compensation and requested strict punishment, but their request was rejected by the court. They could only accept the verdict of paying 300 yuan in compensation each. The compensation will be paid by the local police station and the street office after the verdict is announced.

"Let's go. Evil deeds will be punished. This time he got away with it. As long as he continues to behave like this, the King of Hell will eventually take him away."

Song's father whispered to comfort his grieving daughter, and the Yang family did the same. The two families pushed wheelchairs, and Zhu Xuefeng and a group of his friends followed.

"You guys go to work. I will discuss the follow-up treatment arrangements for the two girls with the two families."

"Well, brother, we'll leave first."

Xie Minghui and Zhou Xiaoyu came here on leave, but Lin Yilan was on shift and it was a good time for her to rest.

"Girls, don't be discouraged. The criminals haven't received the punishment they deserve. We can't give up our lives. We have to recover our health so that we have a chance to see him get the retribution he deserves, right?"

The two of them didn't believe that Zhu Xuefeng could find someone to make them fully recover. This was simply unscientific. They were dancers and their understanding of this kind of trauma was much better than that of ordinary people.

But now Guo Junjie has only been sentenced to three years, and the two people who have decided to die are unwilling to accept this. Song Tangyun looked at Zhu Xuefeng, and she had a good impression of him.

"Thank you. I am willing to accept your arrangement for treatment. Whether I can recover or not, I am grateful to you. I want to see Guo Junjie receive the punishment he deserves."

"Me too!" Yang Ying was equally unwilling.

When the two families saw that their daughter had finally changed her mind, they also got over their resentment about Guo Junjie escaping sanctions and shed tears of excitement.

“Okay, okay…”

"Let's go back to school." After saying goodbye to the two families, the three of them rode their bikes back to school. Along the way, all three of them had a lot of thoughts in their minds.

"Xiao Feng, can they really be cured?" Since it was related to her childhood friends, Xia Yuhong was still a little worried.

"It should be possible. Don't worry. I think he will be back in good health in a few months."

"You have also felt Xiaofeng's magic, don't worry, if he says it can be done, then it must be done."

Lin Na comforted Xia Yuhong, and the three of them parted ways after entering the campus. Zhu Xuefeng rode his bike directly to the grove in front of the dormitory area. Sure enough, Zheng Dayong was waiting there as agreed, and Zhu Xuefeng parked the bike.

"I've decided to accept your suggestion. I'll have to trouble you to make some arrangements for my brother when he's released from prison."

"You won't regret your decision. Listen to me. Press..."

After giving instructions to Zheng Dayong, Zhu Xuefeng breathed a sigh of relief as he watched him leave. According to Zhu Xuefeng's arrangement, Zheng Dayong would first go to Hong Kong to be Wu Qianqian's bodyguard for half a year, and then go to find Zheng Xun to strengthen the force over there.

Days passed one by one, and late one night, Zhu Xuefeng drove the vehicle borrowed by Xie Junjie and took the two girls away. The two girls had already begun to recuperate in the space, and both families had prepared a large amount of spare clothes, which were really unnecessary.

Gao Bo, who was like a headless fly, was driven to the autonomous region, and life in the capital returned to peace again.

Apart from some discussion caused by Professor Xu's moving, everything was generally peaceful in the compound. When the third uncle came to visit, Zhu Xuefeng persuaded him to go back as he had no idea about the situation.

"Uncle, I really don't know what's going on inside. Don't you think that I'm not an employee of the steel mill? Who would pay attention to this? I just know that there aren't many houses, only a few hundred. Besides, Professor Xu has moved away. If you have any ideas, you can try this one. It's very suitable and it's in the compound. You can take care of it."

The third uncle slapped his head and said, "Yes, this is a rare opportunity. Thank you, Xiao Zhu, for reminding me. I have to hurry up, otherwise someone will miss me if I am late."

The third uncle left in a hurry, and Zhu Xuefeng had no choice. It would be nice to have the ear room back, but as far as he knew, in the factory, although people from the city were unwilling to move and would rather live in one place with several generations, there were many more people who lived far away and were not in the family quarters here, and they were still willing to move. It was said that dozens of employees from Shijingshan alone moved here, and quite a few from Shunyi as well. There was definitely no one with a lot of houses.

The third uncle was really lucky. Professor Xu's house had not been arranged yet. The third uncle repeatedly said that his current house was a borrowed one. For some reason, the street office did not make it difficult for him. Maybe it was because the situation was not too tense for the time being. After all, dozens of the most nervous households had moved into the courtyard houses provided by Zhu Xuefeng. The third uncle got the key in just a few days, which made those who came to their senses later sigh secretly and envy him.

"Uncle, you are really lucky. Professor Xu's house was just renovated and we have lived here for a few months. You are really getting a great deal this time."

"Look at what you said, Lao Liu. Didn't we spend a lot of effort to build the house we live in now? It's also new. How can it be cheap? Don't be jealous. It's your fault that your children haven't started a family yet. Otherwise, it wouldn't be my turn."

The family moved happily. Although they were reluctant to leave the ear-sized room they had lived in for only a few months, who wouldn't be happy to have their own house? Yu Li also moved happily.

"Sister-in-law, now that we are far away, do you still have time to help us look after the vegetable garden?"

Because of the vegetable garden matter and her friendship with Yan Jie Di, my younger sister got along well with Yu Li. After a few months, she was still a little reluctant to leave.

"Look at what you said. Even if I move to the backyard, I'm still in this yard. My sister-in-law doesn't have work to do, and she doesn't cook. She spends most of her time in the front yard. It's a lot less trouble for her to help look after the vegetable garden."

"Thank you sister-in-law!"

The younger sister was happy now. The vegetable garden was her paradise. She was worried about her without the help of the old couple from the Zou family. She finally got Yu Li, but she left again. Now that she got Yu Li's promise, she became happy all of a sudden.

"Then let's do it the same as before. You can pick whatever vegetables are ripe. There are so many vegetables anyway that the three of us can't finish them all. It would be a pity if we get old."

After dealing with Yu Li, the younger sister went home with a smile on her face, "Brother, it's done. Sister Yu also helped me look after the vegetable garden, and I even asked her to pick vegetables."

"You are amazing. Go wash up. We will have dinner soon. Today is Saturday, and Sister Yushui should be back. Pay attention and call her when she comes back. We fried camel meat again today, and she hasn't tasted it yet."

"I can smell it, but it's still not as good as yellow sheep, venison, and pork. It tastes a bit weird. Brother, when can I try yellow sheep meat again? Even pheasant meat will do."

Zhu Xuefeng was helpless looking at his unsatisfied little sister. This was the result of raising her expensively. Other people would be very happy if they had a little meat at home, but she ate too much good food and still picked on them.

"Don't count on wild game. All the hills in the suburbs have been cleared out. I don't think we can catch any wild animals. Not to mention gazelles, even wild boars are gone. If you want to eat gazelles, your eldest brother will have to go to the grassland someday. I heard you can often find them there. If you're lucky, maybe you can get some back."

Zhu Xuefeng's words came true. One day not long after, due to various unexpected events, he actually went to the grassland and got some game. This is a story for later.

After a while, Sha Zhu who came home from get off work and He Yushui who came home from school arrived together. The group was quite happy together.

After the meal, Sha Zhu, who was a little confused again, looked at the empty ear room and whispered to Zhu Xuefeng who had sent him there.

"Brother, I finally vacated this house for you. You can use it as a kitchen. It's a great thing. I'll tell you, I have something good coming up too. Let's go to my room and talk." (End of this chapter)