Siheyuan: I just want to live

While Chen Feng was catching up on his sleep at home, inside the steel mill.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu who was dozing off while operating the machine, and he could not help but feel a little worried. He slowly walked to Jia Dongxu, patted him on the shoulder, and said with concern: "Dongxu! Stop for a moment!"

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Jia Dongxu immediately stopped his work and turned off the machine. He turned around, looked at Yi Zhonghai in confusion, and asked, "Master, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the way I processed this workpiece?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu, shook his head slightly, and said in a serious tone: "There is no problem with the processing of the workpiece, but your condition today is really a bit wrong!"

When Jia Dongxu heard what Yi Zhonghai said, a trace of embarrassment and guilt appeared on his face. He whispered, "Master, I know I was wrong, but I really can't help it!"

There was a hint of helplessness and grievance in his voice.

"I am the only one in the family who has a ration. Now my salary has been reduced to the minimum, so I don't have enough money to buy food. I was waiting at the black market last night, and it was not until dawn that I finally bought some relatively cheap dried sweet potatoes."

A trace of fatigue and pain flashed in Jia Dongxu's eyes.

"I just got home at six this morning, ate something quickly, and then rushed to the factory to work. Actually, I really didn't want to do this, but... Alas!"

Jia Dongxu hesitated to speak and sighed heavily, as if he still had many difficulties that he couldn't express.

However, Yi Zhonghai did not easily take over Jia Dongxu's words. He knew very well what Jia Dongxu wanted to say next, but he decided to pretend that he did not understand.

Yi Zhonghai pretended to look at Jia Dongxu helplessly, and said earnestly: "Dongxu, Master knows that it is not easy for you, but Master also has difficulties!"

As he spoke, he gently patted Jia Dongxu's shoulder.

Then, Yi Zhonghai frowned and continued in a heavy tone: "You also know that Master's salary has been reduced a lot, and your Master's wife needs to take medicine to recuperate. The expenses at home are really too high, and we are already at a point where we can't make ends meet."

At this point, Yi Zhonghai sighed, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness and helplessness. He continued.

"So, Dongxu, Master really has the will but not the strength to help you any more. Alas! It's all because of that Chen Feng. He made our life so difficult!"

After saying these words, Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while, then as if he suddenly remembered something, he said to Jia Dongxu.

"Oh, by the way, Dongxu, your master's wife and I saved a few pounds of corn flour last month. I will send it to you after get off work. This is all the master can do."

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart, but his face showed a grateful expression. He waved his hands and said anxiously.

"Master, how can I accept the food you and Master's wife squeezed out of your teeth? I absolutely cannot accept this food!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu with a gratified smile on his face, secretly thanking himself for his original vision. Although life was so difficult, Jia Dongxu still cared about him, which made him feel relieved.

However, he still maintained a serious expression on the surface and spoke slowly.

"Your master's wife and I are both old. Eating one more or one less bite won't have much impact on us. But it's different for you. You still have children at home who need to be taken care of."

"So, I will send the food to you when I get off work tonight. After all, the children are growing up and cannot suffer. Don't refuse this matter anymore."

Jia Dongxu was filled with gratitude and said quickly: "Master, thank you! I will definitely honor you in the future!"

Yi Zhonghai was overjoyed, but he still pretended to be calm and responded calmly: "Okay, Dongxu, don't talk about this. We'll talk about the future later."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Jia Dongxu nodded slightly to show his agreement, but there was no way of knowing what he really thought.

Seeing that Jia Dongxu stopped talking, Yi Zhonghai continued, "Okay, Dongxu, don't work this morning. Go and rest behind the shelf over there! You can get up and work in the afternoon!"

The shelf mentioned by Yi Zhonghai is located in the workshop and is used to store semi-finished products and sundries. Leaders rarely visit there on weekdays, so it has become a good place to be lazy.

However, that rack had been sitting there for years without anyone inspecting or repairing it.

When Jia Dongxu heard Yi Zhonghai asking him to rest, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face, but he soon said with difficulty.

"But Master, what about my work? If I take a break, I won't be able to finish the task by the time I get off work. Then my bonus will be deducted!"

"My salary is not much to begin with. If my bonus is deducted, how will my family live?

After hearing what Jia Dongxu said, Yi Zhonghai showed a look of disapproval on his face, and said casually: "It's okay! You don't have much work anyway, I will distribute your work to other people in the group later, you can rest assured and rest!"

Although Yi Zhonghai's salary was reduced because of his mistakes, his exquisite craftsmanship was not lost. He still has a very high prestige and status in the workshop.

For other workers, being assigned one or two more workpieces is not a big deal.

They understood that if they refused to accept these additional tasks, it would be difficult for them to ask Yi Zhonghai for advice when they encountered technical difficulties in the future.

After all, everyone knows that Yi Zhonghai is a skilled master, and it is not wise to offend him.

When Jia Dongxu heard Yi Zhonghai agree to help him share the work so readily, he immediately showed joy on his face and said excitedly: "Thank you very much, Master! Then I will go to rest!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu's cheerful expression, smiled and nodded, saying, "Well! Go ahead!"

So, Jia Dongxu quickly walked behind the shelf, carefully selected a comfortable position, lay down, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep and began to catch up on his sleep.

The other people in the workshop watched Yi Zhonghai assign the work that was supposed to be done by Jia Dongxu to them, feeling full of dissatisfaction and grievance, but they did not dare to complain. They could only smile helplessly and accept this arrangement, feeling extremely aggrieved.

Yi Zhonghai was secretly pleased to see that everyone accepted his decision, as he thought it proved that his prestige had not been affected by the reduction in his welfare benefits.

He nodded with satisfaction, feeling that he was still the same as before, and his words still counted in the workshop!

As for Chen Feng, he slept until Jin Ling got off work but still didn't wake up.

When Jin Ling came back from get off work at noon, she saw Chen Feng still sleeping soundly in bed.

Seeing Chen Feng's tired look, Jin Ling felt very uncomfortable. She knew that Chen Feng must be exhausted, so Jin Ling did not disturb Chen Feng, but just looked at him for a while with some heartache.

Then I went downstairs and started making lunch.

During this period, Jin Ling's cooking skills have improved a lot compared to when she first married Chen Feng. This is mainly due to the sufficient supplies prepared by Chen Feng, which gave Jin Ling the opportunity to practice her cooking skills.

After Jin Ling finished cooking, she did not wake up Chen Feng, but left the food in the pot for Chen Feng alone. She and Jin Ming ate first.

After finishing her meal, Jin Ling hurriedly left the courtyard and went back to work at the scrap yard.

After finishing his meal, Jin Ming did not go out to play immediately. Instead, he locked the door and went back to his room for a nap.

In fact, Jin Ming rarely takes a nap at noon, but Chen Feng woke him up too early today. He and Xiaolong and the others had been crazy in the yard for the whole morning, and now he was very tired after lunch.

The afternoon sun shone through the curtains onto the bed. Chen Feng slowly opened his eyes and stared at the roof above his head in a daze for a while. He stretched, then sat up and picked up the watch on the bedside table. It was almost four o'clock.

Chen Feng sat on the bed, as if he was still immersed in the dream just now. After a while, he finally came back to his senses, turned his head to look at the wall clock, and confirmed the time.

After confirming the time, Chen Feng slowly got off the bed and started to get dressed. He put on a simple white shirt and a pair of blue pants.

Then he went to the bathroom downstairs, turned on the faucet, washed his face with cold water, brushed his teeth, and sobered himself up.

After washing up, Chen Feng walked into the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.

But he found a plate of vegetables and two steamed buns in the pot on the stove, which were obviously left for him by Jin Ling.

Chen Feng felt warm in his heart. He quickly took the food and sat down at the eight-immortal table, then began to eat voraciously.

After dinner, Chen Feng cleaned up the dishes and put them back in their original places. He looked around and found that there was no one at home, thinking that everyone should have gone out to do things.

Just when he wanted to smoke, he felt his pocket and found that he had no cigarettes. He searched in his space but still couldn't find any. So he decided to go out for a walk and buy a pack of cigarettes from the supply and marketing cooperative at the corner of the alley.

He didn't ride his bike because he didn't plan to walk far, he just wanted to go to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative to buy cigarettes. This distance was not too far, it would only take about ten minutes to walk, and it would also allow him to exercise and relax.

Chen Feng locked the door and walked slowly along the shady side of the alley. Although it was already afternoon, the weather was still very hot and it was not hard to tell that it was already afternoon.

As he walked, he appreciated the scenery around him and felt the beauty of life.

Listening to the uncles and aunts who don’t have to work chatting about gossip under the shady trees.

After arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Feng took out the cigarette coupons and money from the space under the cover of his pocket and bought two packs of Peony. These were the only cigarette coupons Chen Feng had left.

Chen Feng would find a time to go to the black market to exchange some cigarette coupons, otherwise he would be out of food after smoking these two packs of Peony.