Siheyuan: Married a female spy at the beginning of 1944

Old Mrs. Tong smiled bitterly.

When she was young, Mrs. Tong never thought about adopting a child.

When she was young, she still hoped to remarry.

It is easy for a single widow to get married, but it is not so easy for a woman with children.

No one wants to raise someone else's child.

As she got older, she didn't like children as much.

Moreover, life was getting worse day by day, and I was almost in danger of losing my life, let alone the ability to raise a child.

"I'm already this old, I might die someday, what will happen to the child then?"

Old Mrs. Tong is almost 60 years old now.

In this era, this is considered a long life.

In her opinion, she never knew when she might be gone.

He Daqing knew very well that the old lady was still quite alive.

"With your body, you will have no problem living for another ten years. You can rest assured."

"Haha, it's still more than ten years. I know my own body well. I can clearly feel that my body is getting worse day by day.

Da Qing, this might be the last time we see each other.

I was thinking that you would help me collect my body when I was old, but now it seems that is impossible."

Old Mrs. Tong has always been nice to He Daqing and He Yuzhu.

But she didn't expect He Daqing to provide for her in her old age.

All she wanted was for He Daqing to buy a good coffin and find a good place to bury her when she died.

Then I would burn some paper money for her every now and then.

When we are young, most people may not be afraid of life and death.

I don't believe in ghosts or gods.

But when a person approaches death step by step, he can clearly feel that the condition of his body is gradually deteriorating.

You will slowly start to believe those things.

People cannot accept their own disappearance.

Therefore, the older people get, the more they believe in ghosts and gods, and the more they believe that the soul has a destination.

Humans are very powerless in the face of aging and death. This is a natural law that humans cannot resist.

It is this feeling of powerlessness that allows the soul to find its own way out and comfort itself.

So, I gradually began to believe that there are ghosts in this world.

After a person dies, the body remains in the world, but the soul returns to the underworld.

Now Mrs. Tong is at a stage where she is extremely afraid of death.

"You are so depressing. Stay healthy and I will come back in a few years. I may come back to live permanently in the future. Hong Kong is not a place to stay permanently. The climate is not very good and I am not used to living there."

The climate in Peking during this period was actually worse.

It is cold in winter, hot in summer, and windy and sandy in spring and autumn.

"That's right. We are all from the north. We definitely can't get used to living in Hong Kong. If you can't get used to it, come back earlier.

I would be satisfied if I could see Shazhu and Yueya’s child before I leave.

By the way, they should be married. "

"Not yet. I will hold a wedding for them when I return to Hong Kong."

He Daqing continued talking to the old lady for a while.

Seeing that the old lady was quite happy with his coaxing, he mentioned the matter of the house.

“Tongyi, you said that I was in Hong Kong and there was no one living in my house.

If I sell it, I definitely don’t want to, but if I rent it out, I don’t know who to rent it to.

Jia Yuan told me today that he wants to rent my house. Do you think I can rent it to him?"

He Daqing didn't know much about people like Jia Yuan.

The main reason is that we don’t have much contact with each other in normal times.

Unlike Old Lady Tong, who has been living with these people for most of her life, she should have a better understanding of their nature.

Old Mrs. Tong nodded.

"You have to rent out this house. You can't leave it empty. If it's empty for a few years, the house will be ruined.

But renting it to Jia Yuan is a bit difficult.

Logically speaking, we are neighbors, so it is okay to rent it to him. But you are not in Beijing all year round.

And from what I heard from you, it is possible that you will be gone for several years, or even more than ten years.

I'm just afraid that something might happen to this house after you come back.

What will you do if Jia Yuan doesn't return it to you? "

Old Mrs. Tong knew Jia Yuan and his wife quite well.

He usually seems to be a good person and has some conscience, but when it comes to major interests, he becomes a different person immediately.

He Daqing's house is always a relatively important asset no matter when.

And He Daqing went to Hong Kong.

It will certainly not be so easy to communicate in the future.

It might be difficult to collect the rent.

After hearing what Old Lady Tong said, He Daqing understood that it would be better not to rent the house to Jia Yuan.

"Who should I give this house to?"

He Daqing couldn't find a suitable tenant for a while.

He doesn't have many relatives or friends in Peking.

Besides, even if they are relatives or friends, they might take his house for themselves.

"How about you also entrust the house to the street like I did? That way, no matter when, the street will have to acknowledge that the house is yours."

Old Mrs. Tong thought about her own situation and gave He Daqing an idea.

He Daqing slapped his forehead.

"Oh, why didn't I think of that? It's best to entrust it to the street."

The Housing Authority was very powerful at that time.

It is basically a large state-owned intermediary.

The housing problem in Beijing has always been tense.

To solve this problem, the housing authority has been absorbing houses.

For example, in some courtyard houses, a family of only a few people occupies more than ten rooms.

They will go to these people's homes and do some work step by step to get them to give up their houses and rent them to other people.

And the government acts as a middleman, helping them find tenants and collect rent.

During this period, this policy was implemented relatively well.

Most people also receive a decent rent payment.

But after a while, these landlords can no longer collect rent, and they even dare not accept rent.

They don't want to be an exploiting class.

It was not until the reform and opening up that a large number of landlords appeared with property deeds and drove out the tenants of that time.

He Daqing can also learn this. Now he just needs to complete all the formalities.

When he returns from Hong Kong, he can take back the house at any time.

With the guidance of Old Lady Tong, He Daqing completed the house purchase the next day.

When we heard that someone was looking to rent a house, we were overjoyed.

Especially when He Daqing donated his rent to the country, people were even more enthusiastic about He Daqing.

He Daqing spent an hour to finish the house matters.

They also agreed to send the key to He Daqing when he left.

When He Daqing finished all his work, he unexpectedly had someone come to his house.

"You? Why are you in Peking? When did you come back?"

"Why can't I be in Peking? I just got off the train and have nowhere to stay, so I came to see you."

He Daqing was also a little confused.

"How did you know that I came back from North Korea? I didn't tell you."

"My boss asked me to come back to discuss something with you."