The Great Era of Siheyuan

In the dark night, there were basically no pedestrians on the road except for some dim lights and the sounds of children playing.

Under the guidance of Jiang Xiaobai, Li Wenqiang came to a dilapidated shanty town on Gulou Street. Before he arrived, he heard noisy shouts coming from inside from afar.

"That's it, let's go quickly and don't let anyone see us!"

Jiang Xiaobai said nervously.

"We're just passing by to take a look, what are you afraid of?"

Li Wenqiang looked at his nervous expression and said with great amusement.

"I know, I know! Brother Xiaobai's father is gambling in there!"

Before Jiang Xiaobai could answer, a little kid at the back started talking immediately.

"Xiaopang, if you say that again, I won't let you play with me anymore!"

After hearing what his friend said, Jiang Xiaobai said dissatisfiedly.

"No more, no more!"

The child behind immediately covered his mouth.

Not everyone in the city had a courtyard house to live in, and many people lived in shanties. Most of these shanties were built by people who could not live in them at home, so they used wood and straw to build them for temporary living. When they had the means, they replaced them with bricks and tiles, and a house was built. Many illegal buildings were built this way.

The subdistrict office wanted to manage it but couldn't. There was no place to arrange for them, because many families were factory workers and the subdistrict office had to arrange accommodation for them. However, there were more and more people in the city during the 1949 period, some were fleeing famine, some were looking for work, and some were transferred from other places. There were not so many houses. In the end, the higher authorities simply turned a blind eye and let them do whatever they wanted.

Li Wenqiang did not get off the car to look, but took a casual look, memorized the place, and drove away on his motorcycle.

"Okay, after you're done, go home quickly. If you keep wandering around outside, be careful or they'll catch you and sell you off!"

After returning to the starting point, Li Wenqiang stopped the car and immediately started to drive people away. After watching all the children get off the car, he adjusted the direction and began to prepare to deliver the goods to the Beimo Factory. As for his cheap brother-in-law, he would not die even if he was beaten, so he would go to see him when he had time.

Li Wenqiang moved quickly, not fearing at all whether others would suspect him. He finished delivering the goods to the Beimo Factory in less than half an hour, and then went all the way to the steel rolling mill.

The steelmaking furnace must be running 24 hours a day, and there are people working in the steel rolling mill at night, so he naturally does not have to worry about no one being there at night. Even if the workers are not working, there must be someone in the security department.

As soon as the familiar sound of a motorcycle was heard, Wang Jianjun was already waiting at the door with a dozen people before anyone arrived. When he saw Li Wenqiang, he immediately smiled and raised his hand to greet him.

"I thought you forgot tonight!"

Wang Jianjun said jokingly.

"How could I forget this? I prepared something for you brothers. I'm late today and kept you waiting. I've put all the things in the yard. The more is for the steel mill, and the less is a little gift for you brothers."

Li Wenqiang said with a smile.

"I'm so sorry for making you spend so much money!"

Wang Jianjun said sorry, but his face was wrinkled with smile.

"We are all brothers. There is no need to spend money. We can't let everyone work on an empty stomach, right?"

Li Wenqiang smiled. If you really take his words seriously, you are a fool.

"It's getting late, how about we go over there and bring the things back?"

Wang Jianjun smiled and said, obviously pleasing to his words.

"Okay, but I won't go with you today. You can leave the list at the security room at the door and I'll pick it up tomorrow morning!"

Li Wenqiang looked at the time and said.

It was almost ten o'clock, and he didn't want to wait to ask the third uncle to open the door for him, so he had to go back quickly. Liu Ergou was beaten, and he didn't know how his wife was doing, so he had to go home quickly to check on her so that she wouldn't worry.

"Since you trust me, I won't waste your time. Just come to the security room tomorrow morning to get the list!"

Wang Jianjun was a little surprised. He didn't expect Li Wenqiang to trust him so much. If he had known that the difference would be dozens of dollars, which would be enough for an ordinary person's one or two months' salary.

"Okay then, I'll be leaving first! Here's the key, just give it to me tomorrow along with the list."

After saying hello, Li Wenqiang stepped on the accelerator and went straight home.

He knows how much stuff is in the yard. If the difference is not big, he doesn't mind letting him have some soup. It's better than having others watch you eat meat and throw rat shit into the pot every day.

Seeing this, Wang Jianjun also called for a truck and followed.

When he opened the door to the yard, he saw two piles of fruits and vegetables, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Interesting, everyone keep your mouths shut when you go back. If this gets out, you won't get any benefits in the future. Do you understand?"

Wang Jianjun warned his men.

"understand!"

A group of security guards responded excitedly.

The people under him just heard it. The pile of small things next to them are for them, so at least they can get a few pounds of vegetables. At least the vegetable problem for the next two or three days is solved.

"Wait, I'm not back yet!"

Li Wenqiang returned to the yard just when the third uncle was closing the door. He saw the third uncle closing the door from a distance and shouted quickly.

"It's so late I thought you weren't coming back tonight!"

Hearing the voice, the uncle stopped what he was doing, looked at the motorcycle parked next to him and complained.

"Thank you, Uncle Three!"

Li Wenqiang thanked him, locked the car, picked up a bag from the back and ran away.

"Hey, this guy runs really fast. I wanted to ask him what's in his bag!"

The third uncle looked at Li Wenqiang's back and said to himself.

When Li Wenqiang returned to the yard, he saw the lights on in the house, and his anxious mood suddenly calmed down.

She walked gently to the door, knocked, and called softly.

"Daughter-in-law, I'm back!"

"coming!"

Liu Yuhua responded immediately.

Then hurried footsteps were heard from inside, and the door creaked open. A hint of joy appeared on the beautiful face, but upon closer inspection, there was also a hint of sadness.

"Why did you come back so late today? Have you eaten? I left some food for you, it's still hot!"

"I've eaten. I was a little late because I had a lot of things to do today. Next time, if I don't come by dinner time, it means I'm busy. Don't wait for me to eat first! Is there anything going on at home today?"

Li Wenqiang walked into the house and put down the bag.

"No, nothing. I'll get you some water. Please sit down for a while!"

Liu Yuhua said absentmindedly.

Li Wenqiang knew at a glance that her mother-in-law must have come to see her, otherwise she wouldn't be so upset.

"No, I'll do it myself later! There are watermelons, grapes and cantaloupe in the bag, take whatever you want to eat, I'll go find Xu Damao."

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li Wenqiang pretended not to know. Since she didn't want him to worry, he just pretended not to know and would go to his mother-in-law's house when he had time.