The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

Even though the old man was hunched over, his movements were not slow.

He rushed out of the gate, grabbed Li Yuan and Zheng Yuanhang one by one, and shouted to arrest the enemy agents.

Zheng Yuanhang seemed to remember the past, his face turned pale, and he struggled to break free.

Li Yuan looked relaxed and patted his shoulder.

"Brother, we are open to the outside world, don't be nervous, you are a foreign guest!"

What happened suddenly just now, when he heard Li Yuan's soft comfort, he immediately reacted and stopped struggling.

At this time, more than a dozen people ran out of the courtyard, half of them women.

A middle-aged man in Chinese tunic shouted loudly: "What's going on?"

The rickety old man looked back at the middle-aged man and said, "Director, they are spies."

The people who were originally surrounding him were about to step forward.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Li Yuan shouted: "Stop it, everyone. This is a big boss from Xiangjiang and a distinguished guest."

Li Yuan's loud shout added to the power of his mind. Although the sound was not loud, it seemed to penetrate the soul and everyone stopped moving.

He stood there with lingering fear.

The middle-aged factory director looked at the well-dressed man, Zheng Yuanhang, who was also wearing a suit. Having studied policy, he immediately reacted.

"Lao Ma, let me go first, don't let this be a misunderstanding."

The rickety old man, known as Lao Ma, scratched his neck and said, "They are enemy agents. I heard that they are going to Xiangjiang together. Where is that place? It is a capitalist country."

The man in Mao suit looked at Li Yuan and the two with questioning eyes.

Li Yuan took the initiative to introduce, "This is a guest from Xiangjiang. He came to China to inspect the investment environment and took care of his ancestral home."

He pointed to the courtyard behind them, "That's right here."

After saying that, he took out the land deed and handed it to the Chinese tunic suit.

The other party looked at it carefully and looked at the seal a few more times to confirm it was correct.

He immediately said: "Old Ma, this is a misunderstanding, let go quickly."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and pulled the unhappy old man aside.

Li Yuanduo looked at the old man a few times and thought to himself that he would never see this kind of energy again in many years.

The man in the Chinese tunic suit was polite on the surface, but he had no intention of entering the hospital politely. Instead, he said to the workers around him: "Misunderstanding, everyone should go back to work."

The workers looked at Zheng Yuanhang curiously and entered the compound chattering.

The man in Mao suit pondered for a moment, "Although the land deed is real, how to deal with it requires instructions from the superiors. We are busy with affairs, so we won't receive you two!"

He was polite on the surface, but his tone was cold and distant.

"Can I make a call?" Zheng Yuanhang finally recovered and said.

The Mao suit hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Follow me."

The two walked into the courtyard, but Li Yuan did not follow them and stayed in front of the courtyard gate.

This is a standard courtyard house. The gate is located in the southeast corner. When you enter the gate, you face the screen wall inside the gate.

Turn west from the front of the wall and you will come to the long and narrow front yard. To the south of the front yard is a row of upside-down houses, facing north, with the back wall facing away from the alley.

A room near the door of the reverse-seating room was used as a concierge, and the rickety old man stood at the door, staring at Li Yuan.

A wall separates an independent small courtyard to the west of the inverted house. Judging from the layout, it should be a toilet.

The front yard and the inner yard are separated by a wall. The hanging flower door in the middle of the wall is intricately carved and simple.

Go through the hanging flower door and enter the inner courtyard.

To the north of the yard is the tall main house, with east and west side rooms on both sides of the main house. To the east of the yard is the east wing and to the west is the west wing, facing each other.

The mottled verandah connects the hanging flower door, the main room, and the east and west wing rooms together.

The floor of the inner courtyard is covered with floor tiles, and there are pomegranate trees on the east and west sides.

This place is called a factory, but it is actually a small workshop that houses unemployed people on the street, so there is almost no need for anything large.

Therefore, although all the buildings look old, the overall framework has not been damaged.

Moreover, it should be repaired frequently and the house should be kept in good condition. It only needs simple modifications before it can be moved in.

Li Yuan walked around with satisfaction, causing people in the room to poke their heads around.

A few minutes later, Zheng Yuanhang walked out of the main room accompanied by Mao Zedong suit.

"Let's go out and talk."

The Chinese tunic man said politely and did not see the guests off. He just stood there and looked at the two people leaving with complicated eyes.

At the entrance of the alley, the two of them were walking and chatting.

"The yard matter has been settled. It was the phone number left by the Ministry of Commerce. They are responsible for taking care of everything. You can move in in about three days."

Li Yuan originally wanted to treat him to a meal, but he was obviously occupied, so he agreed to meet in Xiangjiang a month later, and the two waved goodbye.

Three days later, Li Yuan came to the courtyard early in the morning. The door was closed and unlocked.

He stepped forward and tapped the door knocker.

"Wait a moment," a young voice said.

Soon the courtyard door opened, and a spirited young man appeared behind the door.

"Is it Mr. Li?"

Just by the way he talks, you can tell he's in foreign affairs.

"Hello, I am".

"Can I see your deed?"

Li Yuan took out the house deed from his satchel and handed it to the young man.

After carefully inspecting it, he handed it back with both hands, "Mr. Li, this is the door key. I will accompany you to check everywhere."

Li Yuan didn't show any pretense, he walked in and walked around briefly.

I originally thought it would be a mess, but I didn't expect not to see any rubbish. Everything had been carefully tidied up.

Standing in the inner courtyard, the young man faced Li Yuan with a smile, "If there is no problem, I will leave first."

"Thank you so much!"

The young man smiled, said goodbye politely and left.

Li Yuan had been standing in the courtyard, a sense of unreality welling up in his heart.

After more than ten years of ups and downs, the high-spirited man gradually became calmer, and his heart seemed to be covered with dust.

Now standing here, owning a courtyard that future generations would never dare to imagine, being down-to-earth, his heart slowly breaks free from the dust.

Stretch out your arms, raising them higher and higher, as if you are embracing the world.

Secretly shouting in my heart, "Everything starts again!".

Lock the door, think for a while, and return to Jiaodaokou Street.

"I said, Xiao Yuanzi, you are wandering around every day and don't go to work properly. Be careful what I tell your wife."

"Hey, Aunt Wang, something really happened today."

"Tell me, nothing good happens every time I see you," Director Wang scolded with a smile.

"No way, hehe.

I just got a yard and want to do some simple repairs. Can you see if there are any masters who know how to repair courtyards? "

"Why are you buying a courtyard house? I think it's all money.

Your unit is so big, it would be great if we could divide it into buildings." Director Wang said with an expression of hatred for steel.

"I'm taking a leave of absence without pay."

"What?!" Director Wang stopped what he was doing and looked up at Li Yuan in surprise.

"Are you kidding?" Li Yuan's expression didn't look like a joke.

She immediately became furious, "You're crazy! How dare you resign as a Level 3 researcher at the National Semiconductor Laboratory with director-level treatment!"

Nowadays, there are many unemployed young people waiting for job assignments. Li Yuan actually quit his golden job.

This made Director Wang very angry when he encountered this kind of thing for the first time.

"Aunt Wang, don't worry, just listen to me slowly."

"Your grandma has stinky feet!"

Director Wang is obviously furious, and he also hates Li Yuan who has grown up and is promising.

"Don't say anything, go back and admit your mistake to the leader, and go back to work immediately."

Director Wang stared, not wanting to hear his explanation at all.