The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 504: Hong Kong Island is different from the impressions of neighbors
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, He Yuzhu shouted loudly,

"Xiao'e, Xiao'e, come out quickly, come and see who is back."

Before Lou Xiao'e came out of the house, Yan Bugui, who lived next door, opened the door curtain of his house first.
"Zhu Zi, what are you doing, yelling and making noises?"

As soon as he asked, he noticed Lou Zhenhua following behind He Yuzhu and rubbed his eyes subconsciously.

"Boss Lou! Am I dazzled? Boss Lou, didn't you say you went to Hong Kong Island?
Why did you go back to Peking? "

Just after asking, Lou Zhenhua smiled and greeted Yan Bugui, "After so many years, Teacher Yan is still so energetic. How is your health?"

Seeing that it was really Lou Zhenhua who came back, Yan Bugui immediately walked out of the room with a smile.
"Okay, okay, I'm fine, but I'm a little weak and I catch a cold all the time.

But you, Mr. Lou,
After all these years, he is still as energetic and healthy as he was 10 years ago."

"No, I'm old now. I'm almost 70 this year. How can I compare myself to 10 years ago? Look at my hair, it's all gray."

While the two were talking, Lou Xiao'e came out of her house. The moment she saw Lou Zhenhua, she burst into tears of joy and was speechless for a moment.

It was Lou Zhenhua who stepped forward and gave her a gentle hug.
"Okay, okay, you're already a grandmother, why are you still acting like a child? Aren't you afraid that the children will find out and laugh at you?"

Lou Xiao'e rubbed her eyes quickly, looked at Lou Zhenhua with a smile, and then said to He Yuzhu,

"Zhu Zi, call Yu Ting to bring Nian Wei back. Then call the school and ask He Ying and Yue Jin if they have classes. If they don't have classes, ask for leave and come back."

Seeing his wife's anxious look, He Yuzhu smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

When He Yuzhu went home to call, the neighbors in the courtyard heard that Lou Zhenhua had returned to Beijing after more than 10 years, and they all came to the front yard.
"My dear relatives, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you?"

Seeing He Daqing rushing over, Lou Zhenhua greeted him with a smile.

"I haven't seen my relatives for many years.

Xiao'e is grateful for your care over the years, otherwise I don't know how much suffering she would have gone through."

"Hey, we are all family. If Zhuzi can't even protect his own wife, then these 2 or 30 years have been wasted.
Come on, let's go back and talk about it in detail. You haven't seen He Xiao yet, right?

Zhuzi, Zhuzi, why don't you go and find He Xiao and the others? His grandfather has returned but he doesn't even bother to serve him. He just plays around all day."

Seeing He Daqing so excited that he was distracted, Yi Zhonghai interrupted him with a smile.

"Don't be so excited, Lao He.

Now is different from the past. There are not so many troubles. It doesn't matter how long Mr. Lou stays in Beijing.
He Xiao and He Qing must be at the homes of classmates in the nearby alleys. They will come back naturally when they hear the news, but if you really want to look for them, you don’t know when you will find them, and not everyone can install a telephone like yours.”

He Daqing thought so too. The streets were in a mess now, full of unemployed vagrants returning from the countryside. He Qing and He Xiao did not dare to run far.
"Look how happy I am. I don't know what to do. You are right, Old Yi. The children came back on their own after hearing the news."

After that, He Daqing pointed at Yi Zhonghai and looked at Lou Zhenhua and said,
"My dear, this is Lao Yi, an old worker in your steel mill. You still remember him, right?" "Yes, of course I don't remember him. Master Yi worked in the steel mill with Master Liu and Master Xu before liberation. I definitely remember him and I won't forget him."

Lou Zhenhua said as he shook hands with Yi Zhonghai, then looked around the crowd before asking,

"My dear, Master Yi, why don't you see Master Liu?

Is it possible? "

He Daqing knew what Lou Zhenhua meant by what he hadn't finished saying, so he quickly waved his hand.
"No, Lao Liu is not a short-lived person. He just committed too many sins in the past few years. Now he is in the police station to atone for his sins. He has been in there for more than two years."

As soon as He Daqing said this, Lou Zhenhua knew why Liu Haizhong was in prison, and he stopped talking about him.
He looked at the layout of the quadrangle and pointed at the Yan family's temporary building and changed the subject.
"My dear relatives, I remember that the courtyard was very beautiful before. How come it has become like this now? It looks weird."

Seeing that Lou Zhenhua changed the subject, He Daqing was happy not to mention Liu Haizhong, and pointed at the Yan family's house and started talking.

"It's because of the many children at home.

We in Daxia don’t allow the sale of houses, and urban construction hasn’t kept up in recent years. If children want to get married and have children, they can only do these things.”

Hearing this, Lou Zhenhua could not help but nodded in understanding.

“This is indeed a big problem.
However, our Great Xia is now starting to develop its economy. Once the economy develops, people's lives will definitely get better and better, and housing will definitely not be a problem.

Unlike Hong Kong Island, which has developed over the past 20 years, the economy has grown, but the living conditions of ordinary people have not changed much.
Most people still live in government-allocated public housing, which is just over two square meters per person.
It’s far worse than our Daxia.”

Hearing Lou Zhenhua mention the situation in Hong Kong Island, He Daqing, Yan Bugui and others became interested. Yan Bugui said with a look of disbelief,

"Boss Lou, please don't lie to us.

Although we have never been to Hong Kong Island, a lot of foreign films have been introduced there in the past year or two, and the street scenes shown in them don't seem to show a lack of housing."

Seeing Yan Bugui talking about the scenes in the movie, Lou Zhenhua smiled and shook his head.

"Teacher Yan, don't be fooled by those scenes.

Whether it is Xiao Ri Zi, Hong Kong Island or our Da Xia, when introducing those films, they are carefully selected and the bad side is not shown to everyone at the beginning, otherwise how can we promote economic development?
Moreover, Hong Kong Island is only the size of a palm. Although the economy is developing better and better, the population is also increasing.

Those rich people don’t care about the lives of the lower-class people, and it’s even more impossible to rely on the Hong Kong government. The lives of the lower-class people are indeed worse than those in Daxia.”

As common people living in the imperial city, the neighbors all knew the ins and outs of this place.

I also understand that the introduction of those films that Lou Zhenhua mentioned will definitely require approval from above, and those images that may affect the general direction will indeed not appear in front of the people.

But the lower-class people in Hong Kong Island only have two square meters of living space per person, and Yan Bugui and his friends still find it hard to believe.
"Boss Lou, this is a bit outrageous.
Two square meters, if people live in it, it will be just like a bird cage, the pigeon cage in my house is exactly two square meters in size. "

"Whether it's outrageous or not, you'll know for yourself when you have the chance to go to Hong Kong Island in the future."

(End of this chapter)