Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 873: Secret Talk in the Courtyard
When Master Lei returned to the yard, he saw Wang Zhan smiling and gave him a thumbs up. Wang Zhan said, "They are just being unreasonable. Don't bother with them. If it were you, Uncle Lei, I would have turned hostile to you long ago."

Master Lei waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zhan, your idea is wrong. I am doing business, how can I easily fall out with others? Will we continue to do business in the future? You must be patient in everything. You will always be able to make it clear. Even if you can't make it clear, don't you still have the government?"

Wang Zhan thought about it and it made sense. A craftsman like Master Lei would not easily get angry with others. Every industry has its own rules. Especially for a craftsman like this who travels around everywhere, he cannot easily get into conflict with others, otherwise he will have trouble the next time he gets a job.

However, after seeing this farce, Wang Zhan had a new understanding of the Red Star Compound next door. It seemed that these people had no bottom line and always wanted to maximize their own interests. The degree of selfishness reached a level that he could not accept.

No. 95 Courtyard in Maoer Hutong has been renamed Red Star Courtyard because of the overall success of this public-private partnership. This is thanks to Chairman Lou who has retired from the stage of history. Except for the front yard, the basic property rights of this courtyard belong to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The street office took the opportunity to name it the Red Star Courtyard. Of course, this is just a common name, not the official name. The official name is still No. 95 Courtyard.

At this time in the Red Star Courtyard, in the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard, four people were sitting around the square table, namely the deaf old lady and three uncles. An aunt made tea and went back to the middle courtyard. She was sent away by Yi Zhonghai.

The deaf old lady had a gloomy face. After a long while, she said, "It's impossible to do anything. I advise you to give up. From now on, he will go his way and we will go our way. It's fine as long as we don't interfere with each other."

Yi Zhonghai smoked a cigarette and frowned as he said, "I'm always feeling uneasy. I always feel like there's a landmine buried over there. I never feel at ease."

Liu Haizhong had an indifferent attitude. He thought that he was just testing the waters today. It would be great if he gained something, but it didn't matter if he didn't. He just lowered his head and drank tea without saying a word.

Yan Bugui was stunned, with a dazed expression that was hard to understand. Yi Zhonghai touched him when he saw his expression and asked, "What are you thinking about? Why are you still stunned?"

Yan Bugui suddenly came to his senses, and first he said "oh", then he frowned and said: "Old Yi, you don't know, I always feel that those two signs are so familiar, but I just can't remember where I have seen them."

Liu Haizhong looked down on Yan Bugui from the beginning to the end, so he replied, "You can easily see this brand. How many brands like this can you find in the whole Nanluoguxiang?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, Yan Bugui thought about it carefully, slapped the table, and stood up, which scared the other three people. The deaf old lady stared at Yan Bugui and shouted, "What are you doing? You are so startled."

Yan Bugui said hurriedly, "I remembered where I saw those two signs at the same time. Remember the conflict in Yu'er Hutong where my eldest brother was beaten? Aren't those two signs at the door of the leader's house?"

The deaf old lady had not been there during that conflict, but she heard about it from an older lady afterwards. She didn't know the details and just looked at Yi Zhonghai suspiciously.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong fell into recollection. After a minute or two, they both woke up from their memories. Yi Zhonghai said, "Yes, yes, yes, it is the brand of that family. Could it be that he moved here? But we have never seen the adults in that family. Is his family so rich?"

Liu Haizhong also recalled and said angrily: "Why does this brat occupy a yard all by himself? My son said that there are only two siblings in that family, no other adults."

Yan Bugui was stunned and asked, "How do you know?" "Nonsense, my Guangqi went to some commendation meeting, where he said that kid won first place and went on stage to receive the award. The street office and the school have publicized it. You're a teacher, don't you know about your school's affairs?" Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui and said.

Yan Bugui was embarrassed. He had heard about it, but he himself didn't pay much attention to it. It was none of his business anyway. When the school held an event, he happened to skip class and go fishing.

Yi Zhonghai saw Yan Bugui's embarrassment, coughed and said, "Alas, the Yan family is not easy, you only care about your family. But Old Yan, you have to change your work attitude. You can't always be like this. Do you plan to get promoted in school in the future?"

Yan Bugui said: "I just know that there is a first place this year. Isn't it normal to have a first place? Besides, I teach primary school students, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

Yi Zhonghai frowned at this time, thinking about some things about contacting Wang Zhan, and fell into deep thought. The deaf old lady saw that Yi Zhonghai seemed to be in a difficult situation, so she asked: "Zhonghai, it seems that this person is difficult to deal with? Do you know him?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "I don't know much, but I always feel that this kid seems familiar, as if I have dealt with him many times. I don't know much about him, but I know one thing. It seems that the deputy director of the police station is his master, that is, Deputy Director Qi. I only found out about this because of the incident at the Yan family last time."

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were both shocked after hearing this, and immediately thought about whether they should hide away. They had seen Deputy Director Qi before, and he had a fierce look on his face, as if no one should be allowed to approach him.

The deaf old lady had never seen him before, but after thinking about it, she said, "Zhong Hai, he is an official after all. I think we should give up our thoughts on him as soon as possible. Besides, we should avoid the two signs on his door. You know who are the people in the yard. There are few who help in times of need, but there are many who take advantage of others' misfortunes. Don't lose the big picture because of the small details."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Well, I understand. I will also warn those restless people to give up the idea of ​​taking advantage of them as soon as possible."

Yi Zhonghai didn't say who it was, but everyone present knew it very well. He was talking about the Jia family. The Jia family was very jealous of the courtyard next door. Now Jia Zhang went over there for a walk and looked towards the moon gate in the central courtyard. No one knew what she saw.

After Wang Zhan moved, he treated everyone to a bowl of sweet soup, but did not treat everyone to a dinner, because there were really not many vegetables at home. The vegetables in the garden in Yuer Hutong had been used up in recent time, and now there were only four old hens left after moving here, and the children, Dayu and Xiaoyu. Although they had grown up, Wang Zhan still couldn't bear to kill them for meat.

Dayu and Xiaoyu were at their home at the gate of the courtyard, helping the children get familiar with the new environment. They seemed to like the pond very much and went down to play there early in the morning.

Jinbao's nest was set up at the door of the main house. Jinbao was already very big, and if someone came to the door, he might scare people. Jinbao got familiar with his new home very quickly. He turned around, then raised his right leg, set a mark, and returned to his new nest to wait for Wang Zhan to feed him.

At noon, Wang Zhan fed the pets and the hens before washing his hands and cooking. He made a simple bowl of noodles by himself, and then went to the study to clean up. He waited for He Yushui and Wang Li to clean up the house after school. It was all about making the bed, so he left it to them.

(End of this chapter)