Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 679: Multiple Tests
At night, after Wang Zhan coaxed his sister to sleep, he changed into beggar's clothes, jumped up to the top of the backyard wall like an onion from dry land, looked around, and then ran all the way in the direction where those people escaped yesterday.

The next day, the early morning sky in Beijing felt foggy, and the wind blew so much dust that Wang Zhan had difficulty breathing. He went out of the house, stretched in the yard, yawned, and then went to the sink to wash up. After washing up, he went to the front yard, looked into the master's room, and after observing for a while, he realized that the master had not returned all night.

Wang Zhan walked into the kitchen, looked at the remaining corn tortillas, thought for a while, and started to cook porridge. This time, he made corn porridge. The rice had been eaten very quickly in the past few days and there was not much left at home. This thing was not available at the grain supply and marketing points, so he decided to save money wherever possible. He cut the corn tortillas into slices, fried them with lard, and made a whole plate of them. He also added some pickles and boiled two eggs.

Wang Zhan went back to the backyard to call his sister to get up. Wang Li was still very reluctant to get up. After finally putting clothes on her, he found that the girl still had her eyes closed. He had no choice but to wrap her in a cotton jacket, picked her up and went to the front yard.

After Wang Zhan put her on the stool, Wang Li opened her eyes dazedly, looked at her brother, and asked blankly: "Brother, where am I?"

Wang Zhan was immediately amused and said with a smile: "In the restaurant, I'll get you some water, wash your face, freshen up, and we'll have dinner."

Wang Zhan went out with the basin, filled some water for Wang Li, put it on the washbasin rack, put the toothbrush in place, and told his sister to wash up quickly before going out to serve the meal.

The brother and sister were eating breakfast. Wang Zhan said as he ate, "Today, I'll take you out for a walk and bring the oven back." Wang Li nodded after hearing this and continued to eat.

After dinner, the brother and sister rested for a while, then dressed and went out. Wang Zhan still rode the tricycle and headed directly to the east side of the alley. Wang Li asked him why he went this way today, and Wang Zhan said casually, "We have to listen to our master. We have to get familiar with this city, right?"

The tricycle slowly drove on the road, passing through countless alleys and arrived at Ma Shi Street. The brother and sister were curious and kept looking both ways. There were many shops on both sides of the street. There were actually a few shops selling mules and horses, but there were not many customers. There were many bicycles on the streets now, as well as carts and tricycles. Who would still use horse and mule carts in the city?

After passing Zhushi Street, Wang Zhan rode his tricycle into Cuihua Hutong. When passing the gate of a courtyard house, Wang Zhan suddenly stopped and looked around. The place where he parked was exactly the third house on the east side of Cuihua Hutong.

Wang Li asked curiously: "Brother, why did you stop?"

"I seemed to hear a child shouting for help." Wang Zhan pretended to listen carefully and answered seriously.

"Why didn't I hear anything?" Wang Li said, then looked around and listened with her ears perked up. After a long time, she said, "Brother, there is no sound. Did you hear it wrong?"

Wang Zhan said, "I really heard it. Let's go to the Military Control Commission over here." After that, he rode the tricycle westward, passed through Cuihua Hutong, turned left, and arrived at the end of Dongshuang Hutong, where was the Military Control Commission of this area.

Last night, when Wang Zhan found this place, he secretly admired these spies for placing their hideout next to the Military Control Commission. It was really darkest place under the lamp.

Wang Zhan parked the tricycle and pulled Wang Li into the Military Control Committee, shouting as he walked, "Uncle PLA, Uncle PLA, I have important information."

When a few people from the First District Military Control Committee came out and saw the people shouting, they were a little curious. Were the two children here to play around? Or was it really happening? A man in military uniform walked up to Wang Zhan and asked, "Little boy, what do you want to report?"

Wang Zhan said in panic: "I just passed by Cuihua Hutong, and there was a child shouting 'Help' in the third house on the east side, and there were also many people scolding. I thought, I guess, it might be a beggar?" The man was stunned when he heard it. If it was a human trafficker, it would be a big deal. They were now cleaning up the bandits, bullies and human traffickers. If it was really a human trafficker, it would be a big deal. He quickly turned around and reported to his superiors.

After a while, several people hurried out, led by a middle-aged man in military uniform, who asked, "Are you serious, kid? This is not a joke."

"Really, absolutely true, I really heard it, a child's voice, in the third courtyard on the east side of Cuihua Hutong. There were a lot of people inside." Wang Zhan said sincerely.

The leader looked at Wang Zhan's expression and was a little unsure, but no matter what, he would rather believe it than not. He turned around and asked one of them, "Whose house is the third room on the east side?"

The man thought about it, widened his eyes, and said in surprise: "No, there shouldn't be anyone in that yard. It's a landlord's yard, and it has been confiscated. The key is still in my drawer."

The leader immediately became alert, pulled out his gun, and said, "Gather the team, let's go and take a look."

"Assemble! Assemble!" Soon a platoon of soldiers stood in line. The leader waved his hand, and the soldiers rushed out.

At this time, Wang Zhan sneaked out of the Military Control Commission with Wang Li, let Wang Li get on the tricycle, and Wang Zhan rode away, muttering in his heart: "That stranger child, it depends on your own luck, I can only help you here."

Wang Zhan took Wang Li to get a grill and bought some snacks. Wang Li was holding a roasted sweet potato in her hand and eating it while sitting in the tricycle.

The brother and sister also went back, and when they got home, they moved their things in and pushed the car inside.

Wang Zhan started to clean up the kitchen when he got home. He placed the oven in a corner outside the kitchen. After everything was installed, Wang Zhan took out two pheasants, cleaned them, smeared seasonings inside and out, marinated them for a while, and then began to stuff some spices and seasonings into their stomachs. After stuffing, he sewed them up with chicken intestines, smeared some honey on the outside, hung them in the oven, lit the fire and started roasting.

Wang Li put the snacks and cakes in her room in the backyard, then ran back to the front yard with two pea yellows in her hand. She raised one and put it into Wang Zhan's mouth. Wang Zhan opened his mouth and ate it, then said to his sister, "Eat less of these. I made delicious food for you. Don't fill your stomach too full."

Wang Li was eating and nodding her head continuously. She could already smell the fragrance, which filled the whole yard.

It was almost noon, and Qi Dasheng came in with Sister Wang again. As soon as they entered the room, they said, "It smells so good. What delicious food did your disciple make?"

Wang Zhan stuck his head out from the corner of the yard, greeted Sister Wang, and said, "You two are in for a treat. I made some roasted chicken, but unfortunately there are only two chickens left at home, so I guess there won't be enough to share."

(End of this chapter)