Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After the family returned to the courtyard, they met Yan Laokou as soon as they entered the door. Yan Buguiren gave him the nickname Yan Laokou, of course, because he was good at calculating, even calculating his own family members clearly, and the number of steamed buns for the family's meals was even clear.

Whenever someone buys something and passes by his door, he will try every means to get a bargain. However, it is not so easy to get a bargain. Life is not easy for every family these days.

Seeing the lunch boxes in the hands of the He family father and son, Yan Bugui's eyes turned and a plan came to his mind. He pulled He Daqing to the corner and muttered to him what happened in Yi Zhonghai's house.

Because he knew that there was a conflict between the Yi and He families, the He family should be the one most willing to see Yi Zhonghai in trouble.

After he finished speaking, he stared at the lunch box in He Daqing's hand and said, "Old He, what delicious food did you bring? You see, I have many children at home, and it's really hard to live on my salary alone!"

He Daqing knew that he would have to live in the courtyard in the future and had to gather several families to take care of each other. He took out a steamed bun made of two pieces of flour from his lunch box and handed it to Yan Bugui, and then he returned home smoothly.

He Yuzhu asked: "Dad, what did the third uncle whisper to you?"

He Daqing: "Yi Zhonghai's house was robbed. Everything was stolen."

He Yuzhu: "Great steal! I was just thinking about how to deal with this old bastard. God must be fed up with this and is avenging me."

He Daqing: "Zhu Zi, you can't hurt the jade bottle when you kill the mouse. You must be cautious in doing things, don't be like Yi Zhonghai, who stole the chicken but lost the rice. Our family is living a good life now, we can't take risks, understand? If you have anything to discuss with me, I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice, I have experience."

He Yuzhu nodded and changed the subject: "Dad, how did you get Widow Bai to agree to a divorce?"

He Daqing told Xu Huizhen the story of their divorce. Xu Huizhen covered her mouth and laughed secretly. This cheap father-in-law is such a talent!

She interrupted and said, "Dad, go to the neighborhood committee tomorrow and explain what happened. Let the neighborhood committee reclassify your class status. I have already informed Director Ma. Nothing will happen." (The director of the Daqianmen neighborhood committee is already surnamed Wang. This neighborhood committee director will have to change his surname.)

Then, Xu Huizhen took Kunkun to the attic. After He Daqing came back, the bedroom downstairs was given to He Daqing, and the three of them moved to the attic.

Xu Huizhen felt that this was not very convenient, so she wanted to tidy up the wing room where He Yushui lived, and they would live in the wing room, and let He Yushui live in the main room. This would be relatively freer.

Downstairs, the father and son continued to chat about family matters. He Yuzhu said, "Dad, I will go to the neighborhood committee with you tomorrow. It's good to make it clear so that you won't be manipulated by others. I cooked for the devils because I was forced to do so. If you look into it carefully, there are many people who worked for the Japanese."

He Daqing was very relieved that his son had grown up and could support a family independently. Why did he become the one being protected?

As the saying goes, before the age of 30, it is the father who respects the son. After the age of 30, it is the son who respects the father. But Zhuzi is not yet 30 years old this year, and He Daqing feels that his son has grown up.

Then He Yuzhu said, "Dad, even though Li'er is not my biological child, you have to treat him like one. This is what I promised Huizhen when we got married. Besides, Huizhen has money and a house, so she doesn't need me to pay to raise Li'er."

He Daqing nodded to show that he understood. He was quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law. As the saying goes, if you don't have a good wife in your lifetime, you won't have good sons in ten generations. A good wife brings prosperity to three generations, while a fierce woman ruins a family. His He family is going to prosper.

He Yuzhu asked again: "Have you found a job these days? Don't worry, I can still support you even if you don't have a job."

He Daqing said: "One of my seniors told me that the Railway Bureau needs a chef, so I'll go over and give it a try when I have time."

The two chatted for a while and then went to bed.

As for the Jia family, Qin Huairu said, "Dongxu, after what happened to Master Yi's family, I guess he won't be able to support our family in the future. I'm going to give birth soon, and there will be one more mouth to feed at home. What should we do?"

Jia Dongxu sighed and said, "Just hang in there. Last year was a disaster year. Maybe things will get better after the autumn harvest this year."

———Dividing line

The Daqianmen Police Station has been very busy these days. After Gao Yang was arrested, he quickly confessed everything.

The police handling cases nowadays are not as civilized as the later generations. The means used are unambiguous, especially when dealing with enemy spies, which are as cruel and merciless as the severe winter.

The evidence was irrefutable, and Gao Yang's denial was useless. He did not have Liu Hulan's fearless spirit of sacrifice, nor did he have Jiang Jie's firm belief and unyielding will.

Speaking of these revolutionary predecessors, their spirit of sacrificing their lives and blood to build a new China is truly worthy of admiration from future generations.

They used their lives and blood to exchange for the peace we have today. It is true that I sacrifice one person for the happiness of thousands of families.

The reason why our revolutionary predecessors had such a fearless spirit was because they had faith in their hearts. They firmly believed that their sacrifice could bring about the liberation of the country and a peaceful and prosperous life for future generations.

However, Gao Yang's original loyalty to the Party and the country had been worn away by the long years, and the iron reality told him that the goal he had been fighting for had become a bubble.

Whether you get caught or not, living in fear all day long is not a human life.

So, after some trickery, Gao Yang began to confess his problems and also gave out seven of his subordinates.

Calabash Brothers

seven melons on one vine

All is lost in the wind and rain

La la la la…

The case got bigger and bigger, and finally the district public security bureau was alerted. The public security comrades followed the clues and arrested the suspects. Fortunately, Gao Yang confessed thoroughly, and the remaining seven enemy spies were caught one after another. After interrogation, several small shrimps were implicated.

And so the case was settled several days later.

At the instruction of Xu Huizhen, Wang Lixin did not reveal Xu Huizhen. He only said that someone sent it to his house at night. He did not find it before going to work. After his family found it, they ran to inform him.

Fortunately, the process is not important, the result is the key, and the police station did not delve into the source of the information.

Therefore, Wang Lixin was rewarded for his meritorious service in reporting this major enemy case, and his salary was raised from 27.5 to 30 yuan. Wang Lixin was very happy, and his monthly salary increased by 12.5 yuan, which greatly reduced the burden on his family.

All of this was brought to him by Sister Xu. He kept this favor in mind and would repay it slowly when he had the chance.