Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 544 Uncle Cleans Up
Wang Wenyuan glanced at the closed door, turned and walked out of the yard, and came to an alley at the back. According to his memory, there should have been a cross-courtyard on the west side of this yard. However, when it was bombed by Japanese planes a few years ago, a shell fell in that yard. Fortunately, no one lived there, and a big hole was blown out directly, and even the backyard wall collapsed.

Later it became a garbage dump, and all kinds of garbage were thrown in there. It stinks now, and of course the alleys outside are the same, full of garbage and yellow and white things dumped by every household. It's not so bad in this season, but when the weather gets hot in the summer, there's a stench everywhere, flies and mosquitoes are flying everywhere, and most people can't stay in the alleys.

But the back wall of Wang Wenyuan's house was right next to the west courtyard. Wang Wenyuan followed his memory and came to the back of his house. He climbed onto his roof skillfully and lifted a few tiles. A big hole was exposed on the roof. Wang Wenyuan was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: "How can I be so skilled? Did I run away from here?"

Wang Wenyuan looked down through the hole and saw a hemp rope tied to the main beam of the house. This was how he escaped. Below was the ear room, which was also his room.

Wang Wenyuan let the hemp rope down and climbed down along the rope. He looked around. Although the room was dark as no sunlight had yet entered, he could still see clearly.

This room consists of two compartments, inside and outside, with a partition in the middle. There is nothing in the room except a kang on the north side. There is also a set of bedding on the kang, but a small quilt has fallen on the ground. It should have been thrown away when he ran away with his sister. He recalled the scene of his escape.

He tiptoed to the outer room and saw that the door was still locked from the inside. It seemed that no one had come in. The plainclothes men and Hei Gouzi must have only searched his parents' room. There was a small desk near the window in the outer room. He poked a hole in the window and quietly watched the situation outside.

It was quiet outside at first. Wang Wenyuan was not in a hurry anyway, so he just recalled while watching the situation outside.

Just like the memory of the previous life, there are now eight families in this yard, including the deaf old lady in the backyard, Liu Haizhong's family, and Xu Wude's family.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife from the Intermediate Court, He Daqing's family, Jia Dongxu's family and Wang Wenyuan's family.

The three families in the front yard are interesting. One of them is Old Lady She's family. There are four or six people in her family, and they occupy the two wings of the east wing. This is because her son Yang Shiqing is an officer of the National Army and is said to be a battalion commander. The most amazing thing is that this family lives here without spending a penny, and the deaf old lady doesn't dare to ask for money.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see an old man living in the room that used to be a private school. From what I remember, he was a deaf-mute. He never left the house all year round. When he occasionally went out, he would not come back for several months.

A couple lived in the hall on the left side of the Lotus Gate. They opened a breakfast shop at the entrance of the alley. The deaf old lady became acquainted with the couple while having breakfast there, and then rented the house to them.

The front yard was completely different from Wang Wenyuan's previous life, but Wang Wenyuan was still very confused at this time. He was working well as Yan Jiekuang, so how could he come back all of a sudden, and several years earlier? The most important thing was that Wang Wenyuan himself had no memory of his more than ten years of experience. He only had a few memories of his parents being arrested, their house being searched, and then he ran away and ran to his great-grandmother's house.

Wang Wenyuan was thinking about it when suddenly, there was a movement in the yard. First, a woman from her neighbor's house came out, crouching, looking towards the front yard while moving towards the east wing opposite. Just as she reached the middle of the yard, the door of the middle room opposite opened, and a woman in her thirties came out. The woman was facing the east wing. Wang Wenyuan took a look and found that it was indeed a young lady named Li Cuilan.

The man who came out first pulled the woman from the opposite door to his door. When the man who came out first pulled Li Cuilan to his home, Wang Wenyuan saw that the woman next door was the younger Jia Zhang.

Li Cuilan lowered her voice and said, "That's not necessarily true. I guess the land deeds and house deeds are all in the action team. Who dares to ask for them? Well, now is a time of chaos and disorder. I heard that the Lou family is going to shut down the factory in a few days and give everyone a holiday. We should be honest and not be like your old Jia. Don't you think it's unfair?"

"Alas, Dongxu in our family earns very little, I have no choice, okay, I get it, I will stay at home if I don't go out." Jia Zhang said. "Okay, my husband said that he will prepare food for the time being, and we two families will get through this period. Don't you see that Lao He doesn't dare to go out at night now, it's too chaotic outside." Li Cuilan comforted Jia Zhang.

The two people talked for a few words and then separated, just like spies meeting each other.

After listening to their conversation, Wang Wenyuan already knew what her home looked like. There was no need for her to go to her parents' house again, as Jia Zhang had already checked it out for her. Wang Wenyuan did not stop, but climbed up to the roof along the rope, then restored the roof to its original state before leaving the east wing.

Wang Wenyuan walked aimlessly on the street, hiding from soldiers and black dogs when he saw them. He didn't want to get himself into trouble. It was almost noon when he walked back to his grandmother's house. Aunt Cui'er opened the door for him and asked with a smile, "How is it, little Wenyuan, did you find a job?"

Wang Wenyuan shook his head dejectedly. Aunt Cui'er burst into laughter and said, "It would be strange if you could find a job. Look at the situation outside. There is chaos and confusion. People are panicking. Where can you find a job? Just stay at home."

At noon, he had a bowl of wild vegetable soup and two black rice cakes. To be honest, it was the first time in his three lifetimes that he had eaten black rice cakes. This was because food was very precious at that time, and only his uncle found someone to ensure that the family did not go hungry.

In the current situation, it is good enough to have something to eat, and not starving to death is the greatest happiness.

After finishing his meal, Wang Wenyuan returned to the west wing listlessly and lay on the bed. He kept wondering why he had to start over again, what was the reason, what had he done wrong, and how would he face Yan Bugui's family in the future?
Just as I was thinking about it, the door curtain was lifted and my uncle came in. He was still wearing the same sheepskin coat and melon-shaped hat, and he was playing with two jade balls in his hands.

"Hey, man, why are you taking a rest? Why don't you go out and play?" The uncle said as he found a stool and sat down.

Wang Wenyuan quickly sat up and said, "Uncle, thank you for buying milk powder for my sister. I went out this morning and there were soldiers everywhere outside. I just took a look around and came back."

The uncle nodded and lowered his voice and said, "Boy, it's a chaotic time now, there are all kinds of people outside, try not to go out if you can. I'm also thinking of a way out. The special operations team is crazy now, they will kill anyone who has anything to do with it, and would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go. It's the order from them, it's all your parents' bad luck, someone bit them out, I paid to redeem your house deed and land deeds, now they are with your great-grandmother, after this period of time, she will give it to you, you just stay at home honestly, you are not allowed to go anywhere, understand, if I find out you go out again, I will break your legs."

Wang Wenyuan was stunned. It turned out that his uncle had been asking about his family since he arrived that day. He nodded and said, "Uncle, I will be obedient and not go anywhere."

My uncle nodded and said, "When you have time, spend time with your great-grandmother and your sister. Don't worry about anything else." After that, he stood up and walked out.

Wang Wenyuan lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze. Sometimes he wondered why he had to start over again, and sometimes he wondered how he should live this time. His mind was in a mess and he couldn't make out a clue for a while.

Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)