Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 780 Happy Learning
The spring breeze in March is like a pair of scissors, and the same is true in Beijing. In the first half month before school starts, the school is bustling. Classmates who have not seen each other for several months always chat about interesting things during the winter vacation.

Wang Zhan still sat in the last row, but the seat next to him was vacant, so it became a mobile study seat. Different people sat next to him every day and asked Wang Zhan questions about his studies. The ones who came most often to grab seats were Da Lao Tie and Xiao Wu. They were also the ones Wang Zhan hated the most. No matter whether it was He Yushui, Xiao Si or Fei Qing, they would understand the questions immediately after being explained to them, but when it was their turn, it was all over. Wang Zhan was almost driven crazy before they could barely understand.

Wang Li was very happy every day, getting along well with her classmates and even forgetting about her brother. Wang Zhan would go to the first grade of primary school to see her during every break. At the beginning, Wang Li would happily jump and run to her brother, chattering about things in the class, but later she would just smile and wave. Now, Wang Zhan simply can't find Wang Li during breaks.

After school, He Yushui went to pick up Wang Li herself. Wang Zhan packed up his things and went to the boiler room to get his lunch box. He then chatted with Uncle Qi for a few words before going to the school gate to meet up with the two people.

He Yushui has only been going back once every two weeks since the last fight with Sha Zhu. In fact, Sha Zhu knew his father, so he sent the money to the street office, which then handed it over to He Yushui. It was Director Wang before, but Director Wang was so busy that a clerk was put in charge of the matter. The clerk was very young and also transferred from a civilian job. His surname was Yu, but he was not an officer yet, so Wang Zhan and He Yushui both called him Brother Wang.

I don't know whose bad idea this silly Zhu listened to, he actually ran to the street office and found Clerk Yu, asking him to collect the money in the future and be responsible for his sister's daily expenses. Clerk Yu was very clear about the ins and outs of this matter, and gave Sha Zhu a lecture, which made Sha Zhu run away. This was what Clerk Yu told them later when he came to Wang Zhan's house.

After this incident, He Yushui completely gave up on her brother and now refuses to say a word to Sha Zhu.

After a month of adaptation, the students' life in school was back on track, but Wang Zhan had developed a new habit. After school, he would go to Aunt Sun's house next door to sit for a while. Aunt Sun also liked this boy very much and would always talk to him about things inside and outside the alley.

In the morning, Aunt Sun always knocked on Wang Zhan's door on time and asked him if he wanted to go buy vegetables. If not, would he like to bring something with him? The two of them now have a deep friendship.

Now after school, Wang Li is very self-conscious and always takes the initiative to do her homework. This is also Wang Zhan's habit. After finishing her homework, she plays crazily and always wants to go out of the yard to find her classmates. Yes, it is Zhang Erya who lives at the entrance of the alley. They are in the same class, but this is strictly prohibited by Wang Zhan. After several contests, Wang Li gave up and just played in the yard, reading picture books, pestering He Yushui, or going to bother Jinbao. As for Dayu and Xiaoyu, she couldn't bear to leave them.

It was another Saturday. After school, Wang Zhan did not do his homework but went straight to cook because his sister and He Yushui were both complaining about being hungry.

While busy in the kitchen in the front yard, he heard a knock on the door. Wang Zhan walked over and opened the door. He smiled. It turned out to be Wu Yong from Yard 95, yes, the young man who spoke up for Wang Zhan last time.

After that incident, Wang Zhan asked He Yushui about Wu Yong's situation. Wu Yong's family was also a poor family. There were only three people in the family, a bedridden grandmother, a mother, and him. The three of them had no jobs and relied on his mother to take on small jobs on the street to make a living. Wu Yong usually went to the freight station to carry heavy bags and did not earn much money in a day.

After Wu Yong arrived, Wang Zhan expressed his gratitude to him. Wu Yong smiled and said, "No need. I just can't stand Yi Zhonghai's hypocrisy."

Wang Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Don't look down on my young age. I know a lot of people. I have two jobs. You can choose one. One is to go to the black market to look after the place. You should know what's going on here. The other is to work as a butcher in a butcher shop. You can choose one, but these two are better than what you have now."

Wu Yong was very surprised, but he did not doubt Wang Zhan's words. Someone who could live in two hospitals and was a family member of a martyr must have some connections.

Wu Yong thought for a while and said that he chose to go to the black market because he was very familiar with the place. He also smiled and said that he was a street slicker.

Wang Zhan introduced him to Hei Pi at the front door, and in this way, Wu Yong became Hei Pi's subordinate. Today, when he saw Wu Yong coming, he knew that his batch of game had been pickled and was delivered to him, so he opened the door directly.

Wu Yong smiled and said, "Brother Hei said you must have been waiting impatiently. This is the game you sent. It has been marinated and air-dried, and is now being delivered to you. Erzi, hurry up and move it in." Wu Yong brought two people and delivered it on a tricycle. In fact, there was not much. At that time, Zhang Ma said that she also wanted some roe deer meat. So Wang Zhan went into the mountain again and took the game directly to Zhang Ma's butcher shop. Zhang Ma said that this thing was not easy to preserve, so she would make it into cured meat and then send it to him. This time, it was half of the meat.

There wasn't much, just a dozen pieces of roe deer meat, a dozen chickens, and a dozen pieces of wild boar meat, each weighing about one pound.

After Wu Yong and his men finished moving, he said, "Brother Zhan, thank you very much. This is the best time for our family these days. If you have any problems in the future, just call me. Don't be polite to me."

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Of course, I won't be so formal with you. How about we eat first and then leave?"

Wu Yong waved his hand and said, "No, the tricycle is still waiting over there. I'm leaving now. Brother Hei asked me to bring it back, and I've brought it. I'm leaving now."

Wu Yong left with two people. He Yushui came out from the backyard and said, "The things are all in the basement. They won't get damaged, right?"

Wang Zhan waved his hand and said, "No, by the way, where do you want to go tomorrow?"

At this time, Wang Li rushed out from the backyard and shouted, "Let's go to Shichahai. How long has it been since we went there?"

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to Shichahai. I'll pack up my fishing rod and go fishing tomorrow."

"Do you want to call Xiao Si, Xiao Wu and the others?" He Yushui asked.

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "No need. I guess they will be there when we get there tomorrow."

Wang Zhan went to the kitchen to continue cooking. After a while, the aroma of food wafted out. Wang Li's stomach growled again and she said, "I smell the food and I'm even hungrier."

He Yushui scratched her nose and said, "Alright, just bear with it. It's almost time for dinner. Let's get the dishes and chopsticks and go."

In the evening, Wang Zhan made a dish of fried pork with peppers, a dish of scrambled eggs, a dish of stewed chicken with potatoes, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables. The three of them sat at the table, no one spoke, and they just started eating with big mouthfuls. As soon as Wang Zhan saw their looks, he knew that they were really hungry.

The school days were normal and happy, and they would go out for fun from time to time, which made them happy. Wang Zhan was always very satisfied, except when he was tutoring Xiaowu and Da Laotie, which was the only time when he was most upset.

(End of this chapter)