Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 1 Late Autumn
1958 years.

It was late autumn in the old city, and the sky was just getting light.

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, in a courtyard with three entrances.

Most of the hardworking women have already gotten up and started to make fires and cook. Some have also hurried to the toilet to clean up the waste water from the night before. The scene of everyday life is overwhelming.

It is said that autumn in the city of Beijing is the most beautiful season of the year, with golden ginkgo trees, fiery maple trees, gorgeous mountains and colorful lakes.

In Shen Zhiyu’s favorite TV series in his previous life, Let’s Get Married, the heroine Yang Tao also said that the city is most beautiful in September and women are most beautiful in their 9s.

As a result, he has always believed in the first half of this sentence!
But after coming to this special era, he didn't feel any beauty at all.

In today's China, ecological projects such as the Three North Shelterbelt Project and the Beijing-Tianjin sand source control project have not yet been carried out.

Whenever there is a strong wind, there will be a lot of sand and dust, especially in the winter when the northwest wind blows, sand and stones can hit your face.

It is now late autumn and it is already slightly chilly.

Shen Zhiyu skillfully lit the coal stove, poured water into the pot, and waited for the water to boil.

Sitting in front of the stove and staring at the fire, Shen Zhiyu's thoughts began to race...

He was originally a civil servant in a small county town in the 21st century. His life was not extravagant, but he had enough food and clothing.

Since I'm a regular employee and there's not much work to do, I have a lot of free time. I watch videos when I have nothing to do, play cards with colleagues after get off work, and have a drink. My life is so easy.

The leader of his unit also introduced him to a blind date. Although she was not very good-looking, she had a good background.

Shen Zhiyu hardened his heart and agreed.

After the two had been dating for three months, their parents met and the wedding date was set.

My father-in-law has only one daughter, so naturally he put his political resources on him, trained him as his successor, and actively recommended him to the organization.

Before the time travel, the organization had just conducted an investigation on him, and Shen Zhiyu became Director Zhang.

His classmates were clamoring to celebrate his promotion, so he naturally didn't want to spoil the fun. When he was celebrating with his classmates, someone said that he was a gigolo.

Even though he knew he was a gigolo, he still felt angry when someone pointed this out to him.

However, I thought that since I had already done it, let others talk about it.

As long as he can get his father-in-law's political resources, he doesn't mind suffering a little, but his descendants will benefit greatly.

That night, Shen Zhiyu, in a good mood, accepted all the toasts and soon got drunk. When he woke up, he found himself in the 1950s, still in the "Qinman" courtyard where people loved each other.

As soon as Shen Zhiyu came through, he heard the sound of the system coming. However, it has been more than 10 days and the system is still loading. No one knows what kind of system it is.

Shen Zhiyu's situation when he traveled through time was very bad. The original owner was also called Shen Zhiyu, so he didn't need to change his name. This was probably the only good news.

His father was a security officer in the Security Department of the Third Steel Rolling Mill in Sijiu City, his mother was a housewife, he had a younger brother and two younger sisters, and the family originally lived a decent life.

Unfortunately, my father was stabbed in the carotid artery when he was arresting a criminal in the factory, and died of excessive bleeding; and my mother had been in poor health since she gave birth to my younger sister, and she was shocked by the news of my father's death and passed away not long after.

The original owner, Shen Zhiyu, was considered a child from another family. He was obedient since he was young and didn't play much with the other children in the yard. He was admitted to a technical secondary school and would graduate in another half a year.

He was at school, but upon hearing the bad news, he fainted.

After Shen Zhiyu traveled through time, he accepted everything from the original owner and took over the original owner's nest.

After digesting the original owner's memories, Shen Zhiyu felt like crying but had no tears. Was this God's punishment for his gigolo behavior?
Thinking about the fact that he has a younger sister who is in the second grade of junior high school, a younger brother who is in the fifth grade of elementary school, and a younger sister who is in the third grade of elementary school, Shen Zhiyu is overwhelmed.

Fortunately, he only had half a year left to graduate, and he started his internship after the New Year. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to balance his studies and family, especially since his home was far from the school.

The main reason was that Shen Zhiyu had no confidence in the environment he lived in. He felt a headache when he thought about living in a "Qinman Siheyuan".

When my father was alive, Yi Zhonghai and others didn't dare to pretend to assassinate him. But now that he is gone, these people will definitely find a way to get back at me for the anger they suffered at my hand all those years.

When he thought of this, Shen Zhiyu had the urge to move away, but for four brothers and sisters, a smaller place really wasn't enough for them to live in, and there wasn't a suitable place anywhere else.

Faced with this situation, he could only be extra careful so as not to fall into the trap of Yi Zhonghai and others.

Not to mention that the relatives of martyrs would not dare to bully them if there were military officers and policemen around. In this era, there is a severe shortage of police officers, and the senior officials in charge have a lot of say.

Given the nature of beasts, they are fully capable of bullying children.

Since you have occupied someone else's body, you must be responsible.

After much deliberation, Shen Zhiyu finally had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the school to discuss whether he could start his internship two months in advance.

After learning about his family's situation, the school humanely agreed to his request and issued a certificate.

The only requirement is to appear for the school examinations on time.

Finally, with the help of his father and mother's colleagues, Shen Zhiyu buried his parents with his three crying children.

……

The flames in the stove fell out, bringing Shen Zhiyu back to his senses.

The water in the pot was already boiling. Shen Zhiyu grabbed two handfuls of millet and put them into the pot, covered the pot, and went to wake up his younger brothers and sisters.

His family lived in the east wing of the front yard, opposite his third uncle Yan Bugui's house.

His father was discharged from the army due to injury on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, the street office allocated three rooms to his family for the sake of care.

His parents used to live in the middle room, his two younger sisters lived on the left, and he and his younger brother lived on the right.

Unfortunately, things have changed and their parents have left them forever.

Shen Zhiyu first knocked gently on the doors of his two younger sisters' rooms.

"Zhifang and Zhiwen can get up now. They will go to school soon."

"Brother, I got it. I'll get up right away." The voice of the eldest sister Shen Zhifang came from inside.

Shen Zhiyu then went to wake up his younger brother Shen Zhihua.

With the help of their younger siblings, the four siblings brought breakfast to the dining table.

"Zhifang, the exam is in half a year, you must hurry up and review." Shen Zhiyu said earnestly while drinking porridge.

"Brother, I understand." Sister Shen Zhifang replied.

Shen Zhiyu said solemnly: "You three must study hard and strive to get into a technical secondary school or university, so that those who laugh at our family will have a good look at us and bring honor to your parents."

Speaking of those weirdos in the courtyard, Shen Zhiyu felt so angry that his teeth itched. They came to help in name only, but actually wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money. Fortunately, his father's colleagues were there, so they didn't dare to go too far.

"Brother, we got it."

(End of this chapter)