Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 774 May th Late Autumn
After entering the study period, Wang Zhan paid little attention to that yard. He went to school and came home from school as usual, and played with his sister when he had time. He and his four brothers had less time to go out. He only occasionally heard He Yushui talk about things in that yard. It was said that his brother had been converted to a full-time employee. After that, he walked with his head held high every day, and he looked unyielding.

When Xu Damao in the backyard heard that Sha Zhu had been converted to a regular employee, he became anxious and begged his father to send him to the steel mill. Xu Wude's messy connections in the countryside had almost been severed, and Xu Damao's high school diploma was already a sure thing, so he did not refuse. He went straight to find Chairman Lou and sent Xu Damao to the steel mill as an apprentice. This time he really spent a lot of money to teach him, after all, this was his own son.

To be honest, the Yan family has not reached the point of being penniless, but Yan Bugui is used to pretending to be poor. Ever since Yan Jiekuang was sent back, Yan Bugui's heart of taking advantage has begun to stir again, and he has started to water the flowers at the door intentionally or unintentionally. Unfortunately, Sha Zhu's words broke Yan Bugui's defense.

When Yan Bugui was smiling at Sha Zhu coming in with a lunch box, Sha Zhu knew what he was planning and said directly, "Teacher Yan, have you prepared the New Year benefits for the compound? Everyone in the compound is waiting." Yan Bugui's face instantly turned dark.

When Yan Jiekuang was sent back, he had gained weight. As for why he was sent back, it was because after various tests, it was found that he was just a normal two-year-old child. There was no memory or precognition at all. They were all fictitious. Yan Jiekuang also showed the normal intelligence and reaction of a normal child, so he was sent back directly.

The day when Yan Jiekuang was sent back was the busiest day in the entire No. 95 Courtyard, because everyone was curious and wanted to see how the Yan family would react. When the leader of the team said that it had been returned in full and that the welfare benefits would be cancelled in the future, Yan Bugui's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, it was so ugly.

On the contrary, the Jia family has completely calmed down. No one knows what method Yi Zhonghai used, but Jia Dongxu is now well-behaved. He no longer hangs out outside, goes to get off work and gets off work on time, and works seriously. It wasn't long before he officially became a junior fitter. His salary was set at 350,000 yuan, which is very good for a family of four. Jia Zhangshi no longer steals from other families, and Qin Huairu is still as busy as ever with various housework, with endless work to do.

Wang Zhan and Wang Li are committed to building their own small garden. Xiao Jinbao has grown up and started to know how to guard the gate. His friends also come to the yard occasionally. Most of the time they are restrained by their family members. After all, the schoolwork has become heavier, and studying is still a bit difficult for Xiaowu and Da Laotie.

On this day, Aunt Wang came with a clerk. When they entered the house, they were surprised and praised, "Wang Zhan, this is great. You have a good courtyard. Every step you take creates a new scene. Very good. You have a good idea."

"Auntie Wang, thank you for the compliment. This is something my sister and I tinkered with when we had nothing to do. Mainly, my sister likes it." Wang Zhan said.

Wang Zhan asked Aunt Wang to go to the main room. It was already late autumn and it was a little chilly outside. Wang Li came running over, jumped into Aunt Wang's arms, and said, "I miss you so much, Aunt Wang."

Aunt Wang rolled her eyes at her and said, "You little heartless girl, if you miss Aunt Wang, go check it out."

When Wang Li heard this, she stuck out her tongue, rolled her eyes and said, "Auntie Wang, I'll make you the best tea." Then she turned and ran outside.

Aunt Wang pulled Wang Zhan aside, stopped him from doing anything else, sat him down, and said, "This is Secretary Yu, our liaison officer. If you have any questions, go to the street office to find him."

Wang Zhan greeted Secretary Yu enthusiastically. Aunt Wang continued, "I came back this time mainly to talk about you. You are still in school, but you can't neglect your family. You have lived here for several years. I heard that you didn't buy any winter vegetables last year. How did you spend the winter? Oh, and I heard that you didn't buy any coal briquettes either?"

When Wang Zhan heard this, he really didn't know about these things, so he asked Aunt Wang if he had to buy them himself. Aunt Wang laughed and asked, "Have you never seen those class tickets and certificates I gave you?"

Wang Zhan shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know either. No one told me. My classmates came over and they didn't mention it either." Aunt Wang frowned and asked, "So how did you spend last year?"

Wang Zhan hesitated for a moment and said, "I asked Hei Pi from Zhengyang Gate to buy it."

Aunt Wang understood that Wang Zhan had bought all the things on the black market with his own money, so she complained, "Why don't you ask me? You have such a stubborn personality. Okay, I'll prepare some winter supplies for you this time. Just come to me with the money and the certificate. If I'm not here, go find Secretary Yu. If your master hadn't reminded me, I would have ignored this matter."

Wang Zhan nodded quickly and said, "This makes things much easier. Someone has prepared everything. I can just go find Wobo and get it back. It's all done."

Wang Zhan chatted with the two for a while. Wang Li brewed Zhang Yiyuan's jasmine tea for Aunt Wang and Secretary Yu, and the whole room was filled with fragrance.

After staying for a while, the two said goodbye. Wang Zhan scratched his head. He wondered if he was too immersed in his own life. He felt that in Aunt Wang's eyes, he was a person who could not take care of himself. But then he thought, that's not right. I have money. I can buy anything. I just need to find Hei Pi and everything will be solved. In fact, he didn't know that Hei Pi's business was illegal in principle. Aunt Wang didn't have the courage to say anything to him just now.

The late autumn of 1954 arrived. There were golden fallen leaves everywhere and busy people everywhere, all striving for their lives. Wang Zhan didn't quite understand at first. Was this so difficult?

Until one day, he found Hei Pi again. Hei Pi said with a sad face: "Xiao Zhan, I really have no other choice now. The black market has been hit. Now I don't have any goods. Why don't you think of a way yourself?"

Wang Zhan then understood that his previous easy transactions were based on private deals, which were not presentable. Looking at the stored grain and inventory in the secret room at home, he thought that they could get through the winter, provided that the winter stored vegetables were transported back.

When early winter came, Aunt Wang never forgot about Wang Zhan again. She asked her colleagues from the street office to transport Wang Zhan's coal briquettes and winter vegetables back. During this period, a small incident occurred. The aunties in Yuer Hutong had not received any notification about the supply of winter vegetables and coal briquettes. So when Wang Zhan started to transport them home, they all gathered around him.

An old lady said in a sarcastic tone: "Oh my god, there are still different levels of distribution of coal briquettes and winter vegetables. How come there are still people using the back door?"

Secretary Yu glanced at the old lady, pointed at the two signs on Wang Zhan's door and said, "If you have these signs at home, I will deliver them to you now."

It was only then that the middle-aged women noticed the signs "Home of Gloriousness" and "Home of Meritorious Service" above the door of Wang Zhan's house. They looked at each other and then dispersed.

(End of this chapter)