Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 685: Talents in the Marketplace
Wang Zhan stood up and said, "Master, please don't betray me again this time. I'm already in enough trouble this time."

Wang Zhan stood up and walked out. When he reached the door, he turned around and said, "Oh, Master, don't jump over the wall. Also, don't go to the base of the wall of this yard. I have spread special medicine there."

After Wang Zhan left, Qi Dasheng sat there in a daze, his mind racing. He then put his gun into the holster, hung it around his waist, turned around and walked out the door. When he reached the gate, he shouted, "Disciple, I'm going out for a while. Don't wait for me tonight."

Wang Zhan shook his head and went to the basement. He had nothing to do at the moment, so he planned to tidy up the basement.

Wang Zhan moved a large basin, put some salt in it, and then put all the silver in to soak it. Then he took a soft cloth, waited for a while, and began to wipe the silver ingot.

After finishing all these, Wang Zhan was a little tired, so he walked out of the basement, went to the kitchen, made himself two dishes, heated up some steamed buns, put them on the table in the dining room, and sat down to eat.

After finishing his meal and cleaning up the kitchen, Wang Zhan was planning to go to the study to rest for a while. But at this time, there was a knock on the door, but the sound was very small. Wang Zhan opened the door puzzled and saw that it was the little girl named He Yushui from the alley behind.

Wang Zhan smiled slightly and said, "Your brother hasn't come back again, has he?"

He Yushui lowered her head a little embarrassedly. Wang Zhan said, "Come in quickly. You should come early. I just finished my meal. Hurry up. I'll make something for you. My dishes are praised by my sister."

He Yushui walked into the yard, Wang Zhan closed the door and took He Yushui to the kitchen. Wang Zhan knew that He Yushui might be really hungry, so he didn't prepare any big dishes. He just made some stir-fried pork with peppers and some scrambled eggs, and heated up a few steamed buns, and asked He Yushui to bring them to the dining room. Wang Zhan poured a glass of water and took it into the dining room in the landlord's room. When he came in, he saw that He Yushui hadn't picked up his chopsticks yet and was just sitting there waiting for him.

Wang Zhan said: "Why don't you eat it? This is specially made for you. I have already eaten it."

After hearing this, He Yushui started eating. This time, she didn't wolf down her food like she did the first time. She just ate one mouthful of vegetable and one mouthful of steamed bun at a time. Wang Zhan pushed the glass of water in front of her and said, "Don't choke. Drink some water."

He Yushui nodded as she ate. Wang Zhan watched her eat in small bites. Fearing that she would feel embarrassed, he turned and left.

After He Yushui finished eating, she took the dishes to wash them. Wang Zhan told her that she didn't need to clean up, but He Yushui insisted and washed the dishes herself.

When He Yushui finished her work, she saw Wang Zhan reading in the west hall, so she walked in curiously. Wang Zhan put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to do here, so I'll read a book to relieve my boredom."

He Yushui asked: "Where is your sister? Why don't I see her?"

Wang Zhan replied: "She went to her relatives' house to celebrate the New Year. By the way, which primary school do you go to?"

He Yushui said: "I am in the third grade at Hongxing Primary School."

"Oh, I will also go to school after the New Year. Maybe it will be the same school as yours. Maybe I will be in the third grade. Maybe I can be in the same class with you." Wang Zhan said.

He Yushui was very surprised and said, "Really? It would be great if we were in the same class. We could go to and from school together."

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Okay, we'll go to and from school together then. By the way, why is your brother still working today?"

He Yushui said with a bitter face: "I don't know either. I heard Uncle Yi next to me say that he went to cook. I waited for a long time, but he didn't come back, so I came to you." "It's okay, come here when you are hungry. I've been at home these days. What are you going to do for the New Year?" Wang Zhan said.

He Yushui said somewhat unhappily: "During the Chinese New Year, my brother forced me to go to Uncle Yi's house next door to celebrate the New Year, but I don't like going there to celebrate the New Year."

"Why? Are they not nice to you?" Wang Zhan asked.

He Yushui hesitated for a moment and said, "I spent the past two years with his family, an old lady in the backyard, and the Jia family next door. Every time they forgot about me, I couldn't grab the food when they served it, and I was always hungry. I couldn't eat meat or vegetables. The meat and vegetables were eaten by the old lady and the Jia family."

"Why are they like this? You're just a child. Didn't they give it to you first?" Wang Zhan said indignantly.

He Yushui said: "Maybe it's because I'm a girl, and they think I'm redundant. Usually when my brother is not at home, they don't give me any food, but every time my brother is at home, they always take the initiative to send me food. I don't understand why."

Wang Zhan asked, "Why? I did it for your brother to see. By the way, didn't your brother speak up for you?"

He Yushui shook his head sadly and said, "I told him about it, but he always said that the old lady is old and we should respect the elderly and love the young. He also asked me if eating less would be a problem. Now every time I bring back vegetables, I send the delicious ones to the old lady in the backyard. I rarely eat meat dishes."

Wang Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Your brother, you are really a poor man. But, Yu Shui, you can only rely on yourself at all times. You should be more careful and hide some food at home when you are free, just in case."

He Yushui nodded heavily. Wang Zhan went to the warehouse and packed some food and snacks, handed them to He Yushui, and said, "Don't come to me tomorrow. I have something to do here. You can come after tomorrow."

He Yushui smiled and nodded, then turned around and left with her bag.

Wang Zhan checked the time and decided to go to bed. Before going to bed, he lit the lantern in the backyard.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Wang Zhan started to get busy. Although he was spending the New Year alone, and perhaps with his master, he still had to prepare what needed to be prepared. The chicken and fish had to be thawed, the wild mushrooms had to be soaked, and he also had to make dumplings himself, because he knew that after nightfall, he might not have time to make dumplings.

While Wang Zhan was busy at home, Qi Dasheng was also busy. The department had set up a special task force yesterday and was compiling a list of people who knew about Wang Zhan's two affairs. Uncle Li deliberately wrote his name first.

After the list was sorted out, it was handed to Uncle Li. It was almost noon. Some of the names on the list had a horizontal line under them, and some had question marks under them.

After reading it, Uncle Li thought about it carefully and said, "Send someone to monitor these people and report any situation."

Qi Dasheng stood at attention and left with the list. Uncle Li already had his own guess, but he didn't say it out loud. He wanted to see how efficient his subordinates were. This could be considered a test for them. After all, it was a newly established department and they had to be able to withstand the test.

Wang Laoqi is the lowest-level assistant warden. He was originally a hooligan wandering the streets. The reason he could become an assistant warden was because his father was the famous detective Wang Laohu before liberation. Wang Laoqi's real name was Wang Yi. He was called Wang Laoqi only because he was the seventh child in the family. As time went by, everyone forgot his real name.

(End of this chapter)