Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 807 Before and After Holiday
Half a month has passed since the winter vegetable storage incident, and the discussion among the grandpas and aunts in the alley has cooled down a lot, and Aunt Sun doesn't even mention it anymore. Wang Zhan and his friends are all preparing for this semester's exams, and they will have a holiday after the exams.

On the way to school one day, Wang Zhan and his two maids actually saw Jia Zhang sweeping the street with a broom. Two young militiamen were looking at her with guns on their backs. When she was a little slow, they scolded her. Jia Zhang didn't dare to say a word or even raise her head.

He Yushui was particularly happy that day and sang all the way to school.

On the day after the exam, Fei Qing told his brothers that he would leave after the next semester and go to the Military Middle School, which was under military management.

Several partners were very disappointed. In the past few years, they had been close to each other, doing meritorious deeds together, getting into trouble together, eating together, and playing together. Even Wang Zhan was reluctant to let go, but he knew that was the path that Fei Qing should take and it was a path that could not be changed.

This winter, Wang Zhan did not plan to cook in the front yard. There was a kang in the backyard, and there were two stoves in the main living area, in the east ear room, and the flue was also close to the east. So, Wang Zhan went to Dazhalan and bought two large pots and placed them directly in the east ear room. He would cook here in the future and eat in the main room, which would not be very troublesome.

Qi Dasheng also agreed with this, and he moved to the guest room in the east wing of the backyard. He Yushui moved directly to Wang Li's room. The two of them could even roll around on the kang, so there would be no need to start a fire in the front yard.

He Yushui would go to the street office to collect his living expenses and rent on the 5th of every month. This month, the day had come again, so Wang Zhan brought Lili and He Yushui and went there with a few apples. The old man at the door was already familiar with the three of them, so he greeted them and the three of them went in and went straight to Director Wang's office.

Director Wang looked at Wang Zhan carrying apples and said, "Don't take them in the future. Wait for next year's. Some of this year's apples are too sour."

Wang Zhan said with a bitter face: "I tried my best to give them this, but they both refused to eat it. There is still a pile of it at home, and I can't throw it away."

Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "Come back in a couple of days and I'll give you a recipe. I heard that some people pickle it with radish and it tastes delicious."

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "That's great. I'll definitely send you some when I'm done pickling it."

Then Director Wang distributed living expenses and rent to He Yushui, and said that the New Year was approaching and the tenant might have to return to his hometown, so he gave He Yushui three months' rent in one lump sum this month for fear that someone else would rent the house. He Yushui agreed.

What they didn't know was that all of this was heard by Jia Zhang, who was sweeping the floor outside the window. Jia Zhang didn't expect that such a little girl would only receive a subsidy of more than ten yuan a month. This girl must be quite rich. Jia Zhang didn't know what bad idea she had come up with, and her eyes were rolling around.

Jia Zhang hasn't been home for a month. Jia Dongxu felt sorry for his neighbors because of his mother's matter. Of course, no one blamed him. Only Yan Bugui wanted compensation in his words and deeds. It was not until Yi Zhonghai found Yan Bugui that Yan Bugui stopped.

The happiest person during this period was Qin Huairu. Although she was pregnant, this month was the most comfortable month for her since she got married. There was no more scolding from Jia Zhangshi, no endless housework to do, and the ugly and silly boy across the street would give her some meat from time to time. She lived a very happy life, but she also knew that this kind of life could only last for three months.

The final exams were over and the results would be announced in a few days. Maybe everyone knew that they would have to take the entrance exam to junior high school, so everyone tried their best. However, since Xiaowu missed too many classes, he slipped from the middle level to the lower middle level. Xiaowu was anxious because even his best friend was in the top fifteen. If he continued to slack off like this, he would not only go to the same school as his classmates, but it would be even a question whether he could get into junior high school.

After returning home, Xiaowu received another education of his parents' love. Then, the next day, Xiaowu's parents came to the house. His father handed over a basket of eggs that he had bought, which made Wang Zhan stunned. Wang Zhan refused to accept it and said, "Uncle, Xiaowu and I are brothers. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. How can an elder give a gift to a younger person? Besides, eggs are the most abundant thing in my family. If you don't believe me, ask Xiaowu."

Mr. Shang looked at Xiaowu, who nodded. Xiaowu's mother said, "I told you not to talk about these things with Xiaozhan, but you refused to listen."

Father Shang sighed and said, "Then I'll be frank. Xiaowu's grades have dropped drastically this semester. I'm responsible for that. We beat him a little too hard, which delayed his studies. Plus, he's a heartless kid. But he's going to take the junior high school entrance exam next year, so I really have no other choice. Please see if you can give him extra lessons during the holidays so that he can at least go to junior high school."

Wang Zhan knew that Xiaowu's parents were really worried and anxious. He thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I let him move to my house and we can review together. I'll give him extra lessons. Is that ok?"

Xiaowu's mother didn't even wait for her husband to speak, and immediately said, "It's settled. I'll give you ten yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons as his food money."

Wang Zhan refused again. At this time, Xiao Wu said, "Brother Zhan, how can I have the face to come here if you don't have it?"

When Wang Zhan heard this, he did not refuse and the matter was settled. On the second day of the holiday, Xiao Wu moved to Wang Zhan's house and lived next to Qi Dasheng.

The yard suddenly became lively. Within a few days, Wang Li stopped pestering He Yushui and followed Xiaowu around, busying herself in the garden, either training geese or fighting dogs. Of course, she still had to make up lessons, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, and He Yushui also reviewed with her.

Wang Zhan clearly felt Xiao Wu's progress. His current performance should have surpassed that of Da Lao Tie. This damn Xiao Wu was obviously very smart but he just didn't use his intelligence in the right place.

During the period from 1956 to 1956, Xiaowu never went home once. He was very happy here. He ate well, drank well, had a lot to do, and studied easily because of Wang Zhan.

January 20th is Laba Festival. Yesterday, Auntie Sun came over and gave Wang Zhan half a bag of peanuts, and then left a message: "My grandchildren want to drink Laba porridge."

Wang Zhan thought about it, and it seemed that there seemed to be a lot of grains in his own warehouse, and there seemed to be dates as well, but no longans. So he just made do with what he had, and went to rummage in the warehouse. After a while, he came out with a smile, carrying a few bags of things.

Rice, millet, corn, coix seed, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts and other foods were all available in the warehouse. What made Wang Zhan happiest was that he actually found a small bag of raisins. He didn't know where Hei Pi got it from.

He handed the bag of barley, corn, lotus seeds, and peanuts to He Yushui and said, "These things have been stored for a long time, so some of them are bound to go bad. You and Xiaowu can pick them out at home. I'll go to the front door and buy some other things. I'll be back soon."

He Yushui took the bag, agreed, and went to find Xiaowu. Wang Zhan put on his hat, scarf, and gloves, then pushed his bicycle out.

(End of this chapter)