Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 888: Active Help
In the afternoon, Wang Zhan and He Yushui were drinking tea and chatting in the main room, while Wang Li was sitting by the fireplace with a picture book in her hand, eating melon seeds and reading.

He Yushui asked, "What do you think? Should we go to the street office to help out and do some work within our capacity?"

Wang Zhan looked at the time, then at the sky outside, and said, "Forget about today. We'll go there tomorrow morning. The roads outside will be easier to walk on soon. I also want to go to Auntie Sun's house. I don't know where Erya and Xiaopang spent the day. I guess Auntie Sun must have gone to work at the street office."

He Yushui nodded and said, "Then I'll go get some cakes and candies and bring them to them later."

"Okay, there are some in the basement next to the kitchen. You can just go and get them. By the way, see if there are any apples. Take some with you. These two little ones haven't been here for a long time." Wang Zhan said.

He Yushui put down the teacup, put on his coat, and went out. Wang Li looked up and said, "Brother, do we still have vegetables? We haven't sent any to Auntie Sun's house yet."

Wang Zhan slapped his forehead. It was true. After delivering the gifts all over the place, he even forgot about Aunt Sun’s house. He hurried out to prepare the vegetables for storage.

When Wang Zhan and his companions entered Yuer Hutong, Wang Zhan first glanced towards the street office and saw a large number of people coming in and out. It seemed that they were very busy there today.

When I passed by my own yard, I found that there were many carts parked in front of the gate of my yard No. 47, and many people were moving things inside.

As soon as Wang Zhan and his companions reached the door, they saw their master directing everyone at the door. Wang Zhan called out "Master". Qi Dasheng saw that it was him and asked, "Why are you here? Are you worried about the house and came to check it out?"

Wang Zhan shook his head and said, "No, we are planning to go to Auntie Sun's house to see Erya and Xiaopang."

Qi Dasheng said, "Then you don't need to go and see. Aunt Sun has left the child at the street office. The staff will leave the child at the street office if there is no one at home to take care of him."

Wang Zhan looked at the people moving things in and asked, "Master, what are you busy with? Are you moving in the heavy snow?"

"Don't mention it. Several houses were crushed. The people there were fine and were rescued, but they have nowhere to live in this heavy snow. I thought you have a few empty rooms in your backyard. I'll lend them to them first and let them move back after their houses are repaired." Qi Dasheng said.

Wang Zhan asked: "Do you need our help?"

Qi Dasheng said, "No, just clean up your own yard. Oh, and tomorrow we'll clean up the streets. You should have a good rest today and go help tomorrow. Didn't you see that Shazhu has collapsed from being so tired? You should go back and have a rest."

Wang Zhan didn't bother Qi Dasheng anymore. He took the two girls and went straight to his home.

He Yushui asked, "My brother is exhausted, so I have to go to the police station to check."

Wang Zhan said, "I think you must be tired from cooking all day, so you don't need to go. We can go together tomorrow."

Wang Li thought about what her master had said just now, that there were a bunch of kids at the street office, so she said to her brother, "Brother, can you take me to the street office tomorrow and I'll go play with Erya and Xiaopang, okay?"

Wang Zhan nodded in agreement, because he had been busy all day, and He Yushui said that he could not help with dinner, so she cooked noodles again, but fried cucumber and eggs, and a plate of pickles. The next morning, Wang Zhan packed up and took out some food, but it was mostly vegetables, all grown by his family. He also took two bacon and some snacks, and took Wang Li and He Yushui to the street office.

He said hello to Aunt Wang and left his belongings with the street office. Wang Li also stayed there and he would pick her up in the evening. After leaving the street office, he and He Yushui went to the police station.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw the canteen in the east wing of the front yard. It was steaming hot inside, and several busy figures were swaying from time to time. As soon as I entered the canteen, I saw Sha Zhu watching a pot of dishes at the stove. Even the doorman, Uncle Qi, was making steamed bread next to him. How needed were these people?

He Yushui ran to his brother and asked, "Brother, I heard that you were exhausted, so I came to see you."

Sha Zhu smiled foolishly and said, "It's not that serious. By the way, I'll clean up the snow in the house when I get back. I don't think the people in the yard will help you. Just clean up the area in front of the door."

"Brother Zhan has helped me clean up. You don't have to worry about the family. Do you want me to help?" He Yushui said.

"No, no, you just take a rest, then I'll feel relieved. I still have to cook here. Or you can go and help Uncle Qi. He has been kneading dough since early morning." Sha Zhu said.

"Who are you talking about? I'm just an expert. This is just a small job, and it's not difficult for me." Uncle Qi said.

"Yes, yes, yes, you are still strong despite your old age. I don't know who couldn't even lift his arms yesterday." said Sha Zhu.

Uncle Qi shouted, "You're still talking about me. You're the same. Don't talk about anyone else."

At this time, Wang Zhan had already taken off his cotton coat, rolled up his sleeves and took over the work from Uncle Qi. He Yushui also hurried over to help when he saw this.

For the whole day, Wang Zhan and He Yushui helped in the cafeteria, which also reduced Sha Zhu's work intensity. After all, Wang Zhan was also a skilled chef. He learned a lot from his master, and He Yushui also learned a lot from Wang Zhan.

In the evening, Wang Zhan and He Yu Shui did not eat in the cafeteria. Wang Zhan was still worried about his sister, so he took He Yu Shui and left. He went to the street office to pick up his sister, and took the two children to his home.

Aunt Sun was relieved today. She still had to work in the street office for a few more days, so she entrusted her two children to Wang Zhan.

When he returned to Maoer Hutong, Wang Zhan discovered that the snow in the alley had been cleared away. He had always thought that it was the neighbors who took the initiative to do the clearing work, but when He Yushui came back with the schoolbag from No. 95 Yard, he told him that the entire alley had gone out to help, except for No. 95 Yard, where no neighbor came out to take the initiative to do the cleaning work.

For this matter, Director Wang went to that courtyard specially and criticized Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, but these two people kept pushing the blame onto each other, which made Director Wang feel the importance of Yi Zhonghai. There was nothing he could do about it, as there was no one in charge of this courtyard.

The deaf old lady didn't even leave the house. Because of Yi Zhonghai's support work, she didn't care about the courtyard house. She felt that this was an opportunity to show Yi Zhonghai's importance. Director Wang looked at the alleys outside and let the neighbors from other courtyards take over. He didn't say anything more. He just arranged for the people in this courtyard to take care of several dangerous houses and turned and left.

After hearing what He Yushui said, Wang Zhan felt more and more that this courtyard was a little unusual. It would be fine if one or two people were selfish, but it was a bit unreasonable that everyone in the courtyard ignored such things as helping neighbors. But now there was nothing to worry about in the entire street, so he just complained a few words and put the matter behind him.

(End of this chapter)