Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

Although he just walked around the yard, Qin Zheng found that some big changes had taken place in the yard.

He Daqing left;

Qin Huairu married into the family;

There are 2 newborns, Yan Jie Di and Dao Sheng Bang Geng;

Four new families were added to the courtyard, all of which had many people but few rooms. A family of four or five people was squeezed into one room.

When I watched TV dramas in the past, I wondered why the main characters all came from families with many houses.

Now Qin Zheng suddenly understood. That was because, when they moved into the courtyard house, housing in the capital was not in short supply, so the allocation policy was relaxed and more rooms were allocated.

But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of people poured into the capital, resulting in a housing shortage in the capital when new families moved in. There were not enough houses, so they could only be accommodated in a tight situation.

Now, Yi Zhonghai has probably given up the idea of ​​having children. During today's chat, he mentioned Jia Dongxu three times, and it seems that he has listed him as the number one target for retirement support.

At Yan Bugui's house, Qin Zheng could clearly feel that Teacher Yan had a hard time raising the family because he had many children, and he had more petty calculations. Today he kept praising Xiaodao and mentioned many times that the Qin family would never have to worry about food in the future. He probably wanted to take advantage of Xiaodao. Qin Zheng changed the subject, but he thought to himself that this uncle had lost his mind.

That’s right, Yan Bugui is now the third uncle in the hospital.

Now the hospital has a system of uncles being in charge. Yi Zhonghai has become the first uncle, Liu Haizhong has become the second uncle, and Yan Bugui has become the third uncle.

Qin Zheng secretly asked his father, "Why don't you become a boss? You are fully qualified."

Unexpectedly, Qin Leshan laughed and said, "Most of the heads of the families in this yard are from the steel rolling mill. With two senior workers in the yard, they will naturally not choose me. There are many children in the yard, and a teacher can be the uncle and help take care of the children. And I am older than the three of them, so I will not be the third uncle. The key is that there is an old lady in the backyard, who can take care of her? Being an uncle is both mentally and physically tiring, and you may not be appreciated even if you work hard. I am very tired every day and have no energy to take care of the yard. With the "Honorable Family" sign you earned, no one dares to bully our family. So, it's better for us to close the door and live our own lives. Whoever wants to be the uncle can be the uncle. I won't bother."

Qin Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "The old man is wise!"

After all, there will be a lot of shitty things to do in this compound in the future, and it will be really tiring and laborious, but without any reward.

After a good night's sleep, the next day was Monday. Everyone who had a job went to work, but Qin Zheng did not go out because he had to prepare for the college entrance examination.

Director Wang from the neighborhood committee came to Qin's house as soon as he got to work, chatted with Qin Zheng for half an hour, and then left happily.

Director Wang is a heroine. She was also a soldier in the past and had fought in battles for more than ten years. Now she has retired and joined the street as a leader. Since both of them were soldiers, although it was their first meeting, they had a great conversation and had a good impression of each other.

At dinner, Qin Zheng saw that Qin Leshan was very tired, so he asked, "Dad, do you still need to climb poles and pull wires frequently?"

Before Qin Leshan could say anything, Han Qing said distressedly, "Of course. Not only do you have to climb the poles, but you also have to manually set up the poles, use ropes to stand up the poles weighing hundreds of pounds, and often push a wooden cart and pull bundles of wires to set up the lines. Didn't you see that your dad's clothes are torn again today? He climbs up and down every day. Fortunately, you gave him a pair of leather boots, otherwise, a pair of shoes would be worn out every two or three months."

Qin Leshan laughed and said, "Work, isn't it? I'm not too old now, so I can't be tired."

Qin Zheng also felt sorry for his father, who was still doing such heavy physical work at his age. He had no ability to change before, but now he had hope. After thinking for a while, he said, "Can he be transferred to the power supply bureau? We can spend some money to do that."

Hearing this, Han Qing's eyes immediately lit up and she looked at Qin Leshan expectantly.

Qin Leshan thought for a moment and said, "I do know a leader in the bureau. How about finding some time to test the waters?"

Qin Zheng said, "Don't bother. How about this, tomorrow night, I'll accompany you to the homes of your bureau leaders and get to know them."

"Can it be done?"

"You'll know if you try it."

When you visit someone's home, you never go empty-handed. Otherwise, where is your manners?

The next night, Qin Leshan took Qin Zheng to the home of the director of the district power supply bureau.

"Oh, it's Master Qin, please come in. Who is this?"

Qin Leshan is now a celebrity, and everyone knows that his second son made great contributions on the battlefield.

Qin Leshan said cheerfully: "Director Miao, this is my second son. He just got back from retirement and wants to visit my leader to thank you for taking care of me over the years."

"Oh, our hero is back, and he looks so majestic. Come in." Director Miao became even more enthusiastic.

Director Miao is older than Qin's father, about forty years old.

"Hello, Director Miao, I am Qin Zheng."

He had retired from the army and no longer had to salute, so he just bowed and greeted him.

Director Miao waved his hand and said, "Qin Zheng, don't call me Director. Just call me Uncle Miao. I have admired you for a long time and have made up my mind to meet you."

Qin Zheng went with the flow and said, "Then I'll listen to you, Uncle Miao."

"Haha, that's right. Come and sit down."

After saying hello to Director Miao's wife, everyone sat down.

Director Miao was also a military man. He enthusiastically asked about some things on the battlefield and sighed, "You guys are having a hard time fighting against X."

Qin Zheng continued, "Of course, our country is in a state of disrepair right now, and you who work in the power industry are the first to bear the brunt of it. You work hard and worry a lot. My dad is also exhausted every day. I know that it's not easy for you either."

"Yes. Now, not to mention other places, even in Beijing, there is a serious shortage of electricity, especially this year. To solve the problem of power shortage, the country is preparing to build and expand a number of power plants near Beijing."

Half an hour later, Qin Zheng said, "Uncle Miao, it's getting late. We will go back first so as not to disturb you. This is the spoils I captured on the battlefield. It's from the United States. Please try it."

"Oh, no, that's too expensive."

"Hey, what's so expensive about it? I didn't spend a penny. It's my first time to visit you as a junior. How can I come empty-handed? I'll just treat it as a gift. Please don't be polite."

After pushing and pulling twice, Director Miao stopped refusing.

After Qin Zheng left, Director Miao opened the bag. Inside were two boxes of canned food, two boxes of chocolates, a pack of cigarettes, and a small box. When he opened it, he was shocked to find that it was a watch.

Even Mrs. Miao was shocked. If she bought this thing, the cheapest one would cost two million, so she asked hesitantly:

"Lao Miao, can this thing really be harvested?"