Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 863: Partners Reunited
The day for school registration was getting closer and closer. In mid-August, several friends returned one after another. They were all full of complaints, except Fei Qing. No one knew how they got through this period. The other three were sent back to their hometowns by their families, as if it was an agreement among the three families.

No wonder, as the three of them have grandparents who are still alive and living with their family in their hometown. The intention of sending them back is to get closer to the elderly.

After the Zhongyuan Festival, the few people came back. On the third day after they came back, which was August 23, the three people came to the door early in the morning, but they were dumbfounded when they arrived at the door. Xiaowu immediately shouted, "Xiaosi, Xiaosi, why did Brother Zhan move? Why are there so many people in the front yard? Did something happen to him?"

Xiao Si and Da Lao Tie were also a little panicked, but Xiao Si patted Xiao Wu and said, "Why panic? Just ask and you'll know. Even if the monk runs away, the temple cannot. How can he not report to school?"

The three of them carefully entered the yard, carrying their respective gifts. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Qi Dasheng and Director Li chatting and drinking tea with a few old men in the yard. The three of them felt relieved.

Xiao Wu stuffed the things into Xiao Si's hand and ran towards Qi Dasheng, shouting as he ran: "Master, where did you take Brother Zhan? Is he…"

Before Xiaowu could finish his words, Qi Dasheng glared at him and said, "Get lost. Why are you yelling after not seeing you for a few days? They are in the backyard, they are all at home."

Xiao Wu saw Qi Dasheng raising his foot and knew that he would be hit if he rushed over, so he quickly stopped and pretended nothing happened. He turned around and said, "Let's go, they are in the backyard, hurry up, give me my things."

The old men laughed out loud at Xiaowu's appearance and asked one after another, who are these three children? Why are they so interesting?

Qi Dasheng said unhappily, "They are just a few troublemakers. However, they are all good students. By the way, speaking of study, I have arranged for all the children in this courtyard. School will start on September 1st, and we will go to handle the formalities at the end of August."

A few elderly people were a little embarrassed. It wasn’t that they didn’t want their children to go to school, they just didn’t want Qi Dasheng to spend any more money.

Director Li immediately saw the problem and said directly: "Don't worry, they are all relatives of martyrs. Books and tuition fees are all waived. Don't worry."

One of the older ones said, "Go ahead, everyone. Only by studying can they understand the world and contribute to this country. Everyone who needs to go should go."

The people in the front yard were already very familiar with Wang Zhan and the other two. They knew that Wang Zhan had achieved excellent results this year and ranked first in the exam. They were also very envious. They also saw the unfamiliarity and intelligence that Wang Zhan showed in his conversation. They hoped that the children of their generation would be as outstanding as Wang Zhan and He Yushui.

He Yushui was not at home again today. When the three friends walked to the backyard, they saw Wang Zhan sorting out his collection of books. The three of them shouted "Brother Zhan" in unison. Wang Zhan turned around, was stunned at first, then laughed and said, "Where did you three black monkeys come back from? Where have you been? Did you go to dig coal?"

Xiao Wu rushed over, put the things he brought at the door of the study, and pretended to cry and said, "Brother Zhan, we are suffering. Look, my hands are all calloused and my feet are full of blisters."

Xiao Si picked up Xiao Wu's things and put them in the main hall together with Da Lao Tie. Then they returned to the door of the study. Xiao Si sighed and said, "It was going well at first, but when I returned to my hometown, the second half was the autumn harvest. You said that my grandfather's family, young and old, were all working together. Do you think a young boy like me could stay at home? I could only follow the work. Alas, it was only ten days. You don't know how I survived."

The elder brother was still so stingy when speaking, and said directly: "I'm fine, I'm a black person, I've done it before, everyone in my hometown is like this, it's just that Xiaowu and Xiaosi are too pretentious."

Xiaowu jumped up and said, "How can we compare with you? You have lived there since you were a child. You have only been in the city for a few years. Xiaosi and I grew up in the city. How could we have done farm work?"

Wang Zhan looked at Xiao Wu curiously and asked, "You also took the initiative to do farm work?" Xiao Wu stopped talking and stammered for a long time, "My grandfather beat me twice, and I couldn't stay out of the fields. Sigh, my life is miserable."

Everyone else laughed. Only then did Xiao Si realize that Wang Zhan was the only one left in the yard, still packing up his collection of books. Wang Zhan saw Xiao Si looking around and said directly, "Don't look. He Yushui took my sister to visit relatives and friends. She went to her brother's brothers and her father's brothers' homes to eat for free. She's not home every day."

Xiao Wu asked, "What's going on? I haven't heard that He Yushui and his brother have reconciled. Why is he still going to someone else's house for a free meal?"

Wang Zhan said, "Their fellow apprentices and uncles are all chefs from various restaurants, specializing in different cuisines. If it were you, would you go?"

Xiao Wu kept nodding and said, "Of course I will go. I don't eat at home every day. Isn't it a blessing to have Yu Shui and me?"

Wang Zhan nodded and said, "These two girls have had a great time this holiday. Wait, they will definitely bring back some food tonight."

Xiao Si asked, "Then what are you doing? You don't even read these books?"

When Wang Zhan saw that the three people were looking at him with curious eyes, he stopped packing his books and stood up and said, "Let's go to the garden pavilion. I'll treat you to some soda. A lot of things have happened during this period. I'll tell you about it."

The four of them went to the garden and sat in the pavilion. Wang Zhan recounted everything that happened during the holiday from beginning to end. Especially when they heard about Qi Dasheng, they were all in awe.

After hearing about Sha Zhu's story, they were all indignant. The three of them said that the old woman got off easy. Xiao Wu's eyes rolled around. Wang Zhan saw that he was thinking of something bad again, so he warned him, "Xiao Wu, don't act on your own in the future. Do you really think that Director Li and Director Wang don't know who did it? The small footprints on the wall are clearly visible. They just don't want to argue with you, so they pretend to be confused."

Xiao Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Wang Zhan uncertainly and asked, "Brother Zhan, is what you said true? Director Wang knows it was me?"

Wang Zhan sighed and said, "Don't compare your thinking with that of an adult. You are still far behind. You can't do this kind of thing. Do you understand?"

Xiao Wu said dejectedly, "I understand. I will discuss anything with you in the future."

Wang Zhan also said that he had bought a yard and would move there in the future. The three friends didn’t think much of it, but when they heard that they would move to the side of Yard No. 95, they all showed strange expressions.

Wang Zhan knew what they were thinking, so he asked them directly why they moved because of Yu Shui. It would be nice to have another yard, and this time they would only build a courtyard so that others would not be concerned about it in the future.

Wang Zhan pointed to the front yard and said, "If the subdistrict office and the police station had not discussed it, they would not have listened to my master and moved in. These people are very simple and honest, and they are the families of martyrs who have suffered."

(End of this chapter)