Siheyuan: I just want to live

Jiang Xiaohu trotted to Chen Feng's side and spoke to Chen Feng with a smile on his face before he even stood still.

"Uncle Chen, have you checked the back? How is the house? The earthquake didn't cause any major damage to it, did it?"

Hearing Jiang Xiaohu's concerned inquiry, Chen Feng's mouth corners slightly raised and he responded with a faint smile.

"Well, I've finished looking! From the outside, the house looks pretty good, at least the general structure is fine. But I have no idea what it's like inside!"

He shook his head as he spoke. "Well, I'm worried about aftershocks, so I don't dare to open the door and see what's going on inside the house."

"If the door is opened and there is a stronger aftershock, that would be troublesome!"

Chen Feng spread his hands helplessly and explained.

Seeing Chen Feng so worried, Jiang Xiaohu patted his chest and comforted Chen Feng loudly: "Uncle Chen, just put your mind at ease!"

"Look at this house. It looks fine from the outside, so there must be nothing wrong inside! Besides, even if there is a minor problem, it won't affect our house!"

"Your house is the newest and most solid in the whole yard. If there really is a problem, it should be the turn of other people's old houses first!"

Hearing Jiang Xiaohu's solemn assurance, Chen Feng deliberately pretended to be worried, sighed deeply, and then spoke slowly.

"Then I'll borrow your good words! I hope it will be as you said! Otherwise, my heart will always be in turmoil and I won't be able to settle down!"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Jiang Xiaohu's honest and simple face immediately broke into a smile, and his laughter was hearty and direct, "Hehehe..."

This laughter seemed to come from the deepest part of the heart, with a bit of innocence and simplicity.

Chen Feng looked at the naive Jiang Xiaohu in front of him, his lips slightly raised, revealing a gentle smile in response, but he didn't say anything more.

Then, he slowly shifted his gaze towards the direction of the Yan family, his eyes focused and thoughtful.

Jiang Xiaohu noticed that Chen Feng's gaze was directed towards the Yan family, so he turned his head curiously.

However, after just a cursory glance, Jiang Xiaohu suddenly seemed to remember something important, and leaned forward slightly, close to Chen Feng's ear.

He lowered his voice and asked carefully, "Uncle Chen, look at the earthquake shelter built by Yan Fugui. Is it really that good? But I feel like it's not as good as the one I built myself."

Chen Feng was concentrating on observing the scene in the distance, and was stunned when Jiang Xiaohu suddenly came over and asked him this question.

But soon he came to his senses, turned his head as well, and answered softly with a smile on his face.

"Silly boy, how can the earthquake shelter built by Yan Fugui be compared with yours! It's far inferior! The reason why I looked at it so carefully is not because the broken shelter is so good, but because I found some interesting things in it."

After saying that, Chen Feng gently patted Jiang Xiaohu's shoulder to express his comfort.

After hearing Chen Feng's words, Jiang Xiaohu was stunned at first, then a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself in his heart.

"Oh, so that's how it is! I thought Uncle Chen went to ask Yan Fugui for advice on how to build an earthquake shelter."

But soon, his curiosity was aroused, and he wondered what strange things Uncle Chen saw from Yan Fugui that could attract Uncle Chen's attention so much.

Jiang Xiaohu, who couldn't figure out the reason after thinking about it for a long time, couldn't suppress his inner doubts and immediately asked impatiently.

"Uncle Chen, please tell me quickly, what did you find at the Yan family's place just now?"

Looking at Jiang Xiaohu, who was eager and eager to learn, Chen Feng's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a faint smile.

He deliberately kept the secret and asked softly, "Oh? Do you really want to know?"

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, Jiang Xiaohu nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, shaking his head up and down violently.

At the same time, he kept making "hmmmm" sounds with his mouth, as if he was afraid that Chen Feng would change his mind.

From his anxious look, it can be seen that Jiang Xiaohu is full of curiosity and anticipation about what Chen Feng has seen, and he wishes to know the secret immediately.

Seeing him like this, Chen Feng said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll tell you!"

Hearing that Chen Feng was finally willing to tell him the truth, Jiang Xiaohu trembled with excitement and quickly straightened his back.

Like a soldier about to receive an important order, he was waiting attentively for every word Chen Feng was going to say next.

Seeing this, Chen Feng knew that he could no longer keep Jiang Xiaohu in suspense, so he cleared his throat and spoke with a serious expression.

"Just now, I carefully checked the earthquake shelter built by the Yan family. It turned out that most of the wood they used was left over from the air-raid shelter excavated in 1969!"

"You know, after so many years, ordinary people have already used up all the wood for making fire and cooking. But only Yan Fugui's family still kept some of it."

At this point, Chen Feng paused for a moment, and then continued, "And, as far as I know, the wood in Yan Fugui's house was basically brought back from outside Dongzhimen by his brothers and sisters Jiefang and Jiedi."

However, even though Chen Feng had already told such a long story, Jiang Xiaohu still looked confused after listening to it. He blinked his eyes and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Uncle Chen, you've said so much, but I still don't quite understand what this has to do with your observation of the Yan family's earthquake shelter?"

Seeing Jiang Xiaohu asking this, Chen Feng raised his lips slightly and answered slowly: "Just now, I went over to see how much of this kind of wood Yan Fugui used."

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, Jiang Xiaohu immediately took over and shouted: "Hey, what does their use have to do with us? Why should we bother about it?"

After hearing what Jiang Xiaohu said, Chen Feng didn't take it seriously. He still smiled and responded happily.

"Well, it really has nothing to do with us, but the more of this kind of wood Yan Fugui uses, the more fun we will have later!"

Jiang Xiaohu became more and more confused after hearing Chen Feng's incoherent and confusing words.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the back of his head, blinked his eyes, and asked innocently, "Lively? What's lively? Why don't I understand?"

Looking at Jiang Xiaohu who was still confused and didn't understand what was going on, Chen Feng shook his head helplessly and could only patiently explain again.

"Xiao Hu! Think about it carefully. Did Yan Fugui use up all the wood that Jiefang and Jie Di had worked so hard to get back?"

Hearing Chen Feng's question, Jiang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, indicating his agreement. After seeing Jiang Xiaohu's affirmative answer, Chen Feng immediately asked again.

"Also, Xiaohu, think about it, not long ago, it rained heavily here!"

Jiang Xiaohu recalled the sudden rainstorm as Chen Feng spoke, and a look of realization appeared on his face. At this time, Chen Feng continued to analyze.

"If Yan Jiefang and his men lacked enough wood to build their earthquake shelter, they would end up being soaked by the rain."

"Then in your opinion, given the tempers of Yan Jiefang and his sisters, will they come back in a rage and directly tear down Yan Fugui's earthquake shelter, and then forcibly take away the wood that originally belonged to them?"

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he stared at Jiang Xiaohu closely, wanting to see how he would react.

As expected, after Jiang Xiaohu heard this, his eyes, which were not very big to begin with, suddenly widened to the extreme, and his pupils shrank sharply, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

He stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning. After a long while, he came to his senses and stammered, "Uncle Chen... Uncle Chen, I think... Yan Jiefang and the others wouldn't do this, right?"

In fact, it is no wonder that Jiang Xiaohu was so shocked. After all, Xiaohu has always been a filial child.

In his opinion, it is inconceivable that there would be people who would be so cruel as to demolish the earthquake shelter where their own parents lived during such a natural disaster.

For Jiang Xiaohu, who is kind-hearted and attaches great importance to family affection, such an idea is simply a fantasy. He dare not even think about it, let alone put it into practice.

So when he heard such a possibility from Chen Feng at this moment, the shock he felt in his heart was naturally enormous.

It is no wonder that Jiang Xiaohu would react like this. After all, if any normal and mentally sound person encountered such a situation.

The first thought that comes to mind must be to find various items as soon as possible to build a simple earthquake shelter that can withstand earthquakes, wind and rain.

However, they rushed to their parents' home in such a hurry, dismantled the earthquake shed they had already built, and took away the wood used for its construction.

I'm afraid only Yan Fugui's family, who are good at calculating, can do such a thing.

Facing Jiang Xiaohu's question full of surprise and doubt, Chen Feng just smiled slightly, and then spoke slowly to Jiang Xiaohu.

"Whether it is as we expected, we just need to wait patiently here to find out. Now that the rain has stopped for a while, I believe the children of the Yan family will be here soon!"

After hearing Chen Feng's solemn words, Jiang Xiaohu still had some doubts in his heart, but he responded.

"Okay, let's just wait and see, but I still find it hard to believe that Yan Jiefang and his men can really do something like what you said, Uncle Chen!"