Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 902 A blind eye

On New Year's Day 1958, light snow fell.

Wang Zhan has been having all sorts of wild thoughts these past two days. Ever since he came to Sijiu City, he has been living under the protection of Uncle Li. If it weren't for Uncle Li, he would probably still be a confused and overwhelmed poor boy, living a hard life with his sister.

It was Uncle Li who helped him and changed everything for him, but when he heard that Uncle Li was about to go to the south, the first thing he thought of was whether he should go with him.

After careful consideration, Wang Zhan finally gave up the idea and decided to go and see her before the New Year. At least he should pay more attention to Grandma Li.

Qi Dasheng also noticed that Wang Zhan was worried these days, but he was too busy. He had no clue about the case in the western suburbs, and he himself had no time to visit Uncle Li.

On the evening of New Year's Day, Qi Dasheng and Director Li came back with a lot of food. In particular, in the cloth bag, there was a large piece of beef and some miscellaneous things.

Qi Dasheng put the two bags into the kitchen and looked around the yard. He was quite satisfied with his apprentice's work attitude. Director Li smiled and said, "You know what, your apprentice is really a person who knows how to live. By the way, I'll go next door and call my silly apprentice to come over and help you."

Director Li put his bag in the study. There was no room left for the two of them in this yard. Not counting the small shed at the back, there were only nine rooms in total. Except for two empty bedrooms, Wang Zhan had arranged the other rooms.

There was only one bedroom in the east wing of the yard reserved for He Yushui, which was now vacant. He Yushui moved most of her things back to Yard No. 95 and went to junior high school. It was not a good idea for a girl to live in the same yard with Wang Zhan.

Qi Dasheng handed an envelope to Wang Zhan. Wang Zhan took it and saw that there was nothing written on the envelope. He looked at his master strangely. Qi Dasheng sighed and said, "Uncle Li gave it to you. His whole family was transferred to the south. He didn't want you to see him off, so he wrote this letter to you."

Wang Zhan held the envelope, looking a little sad, and went to the study alone. Qi Dasheng touched Wang Li's head and said, "Don't disturb your brother. I guess he's in a bad mood right now."

Wang Li looked at Wang Zhan's back, then nodded obediently and said directly: "I know, Master, what do you want to eat tonight?"

Qi Dasheng liked Wang Li's carefree attitude, and said with a smile: "You are in for a treat today, braised lamb chops and beef stewed with potatoes."

Wang Li was so surprised that she almost jumped up, and she pulled Qi Dasheng and ran to the kitchen. Jin Bao, who was following behind, was confused. The room was so quiet just now, how come everyone ran away in a short while? Jin Bao stood up and followed Wang Li out of the main room.

Wang Zhan looked at a piece of letter paper with a few words on it.

"Wang Zhan Wuer:
In the end you have to rely on yourself in life, take every step steadily. There will always be separations and reunions. Don't act like a little girl, you still have to walk the road by yourself. Now you are already mature, and your uncle Li can only help you so much. Maybe one day I will come back, and hope to see you standing at the top. Don't let me down, we will meet again in the future.

Written by Li Wenbo. "

Unexpectedly, Uncle Li would call him "Wu'er". This made Wang Zhan's heart ache and tears fell uncontrollably. Wang Zhan felt as if he had lost a very important elder, and in the end he didn't even see him for the last time.

Wang Zhan didn't know what happened to Uncle Li, so he left Sijiu City in such a hurry and quietly. Judging from his master's expression, he probably didn't know what was going on either.

Gradually, Wang Zhan calmed down. He knew that he could not change anything, so he solemnly placed the letter in a box of his own, turned around and walked out of the study, came to the yard, and kowtowed three times respectfully towards the south, as a way of expressing his farewell.

Qi Dasheng, who was busy in the kitchen, saw this action. He smiled slightly, knowing that Wang Zhan was fine for the time being. Apart from being sad, he probably wouldn't have any major emotional changes. He was relieved and focused on cooking. After a while, Sha Zhu and He Yushui followed Director Li and came. Seeing Sha Zhu's ugly expression, it was estimated that something happened in the yard again.

Wang Zhan had already analyzed the situation to Sha Zhu before. How could they start plotting against Sha Zhu so quickly? That was impossible.

He Yushui came to Wang Zhan and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just had a few arguments with someone, don't worry."

"With whom? Yi Zhonghai?" Wang Zhan asked.

He Yushui said, "Really? It's not like that. My brother thought of coming here because it's a festival today. He bought a fish and a piece of meat this morning, and Jia Zhang saw it."

Wang Zhan understood immediately that he was being targeted. He Yushui continued, "During lunch, Jia Zhang came to our house and asked for half of the meat. She said that she didn't buy any meat today and would return it to us tomorrow. How could my brother agree to this? He rejected her request."

"I thought it was over. Jia Zhang stood in the yard and cursed for a while before leaving. But I didn't expect that in the afternoon, after the workers got off work, Qin Huairu came again. She said her husband was not at home and she had no money to buy meat. She insisted that my brother lend her the meat. She came to my house crying, and her boy also stood at the door crying. It was very ugly."

"My brother couldn't stand it anymore, so he started quarreling with Qin Huairu. When Chief Li went there, my brother was so angry that he lost control. I also quarreled with him. But as soon as Chief Li arrived there, Qin Huairu acted as if nothing had happened. She took Jia Geng and went home without saying a word." He Yushui angrily recounted what had happened.

Wang Zhan really admired the Jia family's persistent spirit of taking advantage. He felt that they had surpassed Yan Laokou in the front yard. They were just throwing tantrums and crying poor. Even Sha Zhu, who was a man who cared too much about his reputation, would probably not be able to withstand it if it happened again.

Sha Zhu went to the kitchen and started working without saying a word. It seemed that he was still angry.

He Yushui took Wang Li to the main room to clear the table. They were going to have dinner together in the evening. Now there was everything on the table that Wang Li had put on it, including picture books, candies, crayons, her notebooks and textbooks.

Wang Zhan stood at the kitchen door, watching his master and Sha Zhu busying themselves inside. Director Li went to the main room to take a nap. After a long while, Sha Zhu said, "If you want to ask anything, just ask. You don't have to keep looking at me like this."

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "When you were arguing, where do you think Uncle Yi and Jia Dongxu were?"

Sha Zhu was stunned, his hand movements stopped, and he replied: "Didn't he go to support? Where else can he be?"

Wang Zhan laughed, Qi Dasheng sighed and said, "Silly Zhu, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? You forgot that today is a holiday. By the way, according to what you said, they should have returned from the support yesterday."

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded. He looked at Qi Dasheng, then at Sha Zhu, and said blankly, "You mean, those two people were in the house of the uncle watching the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreling with me?"

Wang Zhan nodded and said, "It's almost certain. They are deliberately making things difficult for you. If Li hadn't gone, the two would have shown up in a little while. My silly brother, be more careful."

Sha Zhu stood there in a daze, his hands shaking with anger.

(End of this chapter)