Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

"You are the pillar of the family, everything depends on you.

But before you go there, you have to help me exchange the RMB in your hand into foreign currency and gold bars. When we get to Hong Kong Island, the people there will only recognize this."

Zhao Shanhe thought to himself, what's the point of your little money? I still have a lot of money that needs to be exchanged. However, he did not tell Chen Xueru how much money he had, because a man still needs to have a little savings.

"No problem. Go get the money out of the bank in the next two days. I'll go ask Uncle Deng if I can change it all at once. Even if I suffer a little loss, it's better than not being able to spend it in Hong Kong."

Three days later, after a lot of trouble, Zhao Shanhe finally exchanged all the RMB in Chen Xueru's and his own hands into gold bars and foreign currency. In fact, the money in his hands could be said to be a huge sum of money. After all, he had been sending fish to the factory non-stop, which made his cash pile up in the static space.

After the New Year's Eve in 61, Lao K specially called him over to tell him the departure time. They would leave after the Lantern Festival and go directly to Tianjin to take a boat to Hong Kong, which was faster than the train.

Zhao Shanhe was not idle either. He spent most of the money he had saved for sending fish to the factory before the New Year and bought a lot of good things.

He first went to visit Zhang Xueyi with two bottles of Moutai, and did not hide anything from him. He told him that he was going on a mission and was taking his whole family with him. He estimated that he would not be able to come back in a short time.

As the police chief of the DC district in Sijiu City, Zhang Xueyi also knew some inside information that others did not know, let alone Zhao Shanhe, who had a close relationship with him.

“Shanhe, you probably won’t be back for one or two years. Once you’re there, you must stay true to your original aspirations and never let capitalism corrupt you.

Xueru is a strong-willed girl. And Hong Kong has a strong business atmosphere. You can let her do some business and make money with her hands and sweat. It won't be considered a violation of organizational discipline.

I will help you look after the house in Sijiu City. You can rest assured that when you come back, it will be exactly the same as when you left, and it will definitely not be occupied by anyone else."

Although Zhao Shanhe knew that his and Xueru’s property would never be seized by force, he was on a business trip anyway. If a fire broke out in the backyard, would the investigation department still have face?

But he still had to express his gratitude to Zhang Xueyi.

"Then I'll trouble you with my family. When I come back from Xiangdao, I'll bring you some local specialties. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Get lost, why would I want your stuff?"

After leaving Zhang Xueyi's house, Zhao Shanhe went to Yao Decai's house. This guy had always taken good care of him, so he had to meet him before leaving.

Yao Decai's family is very busy, and it's no wonder. Many leaders of the steel rolling mill are gone this time, and one of the remaining senior leaders is Old Yao. China values ​​personal relationships and connections, so it would be strange if there are not many gifts at this time.

Seeing that there were so many people around, Zhao Shanhe didn't stay long. He told Lao Yao that he had to go on a long journey and wouldn't be back for a while, so he left. But even so, other people who gave him gifts still thought that he was also there to build relationships. It can only be said that these people are narrow-minded.

Zhao Shanhe did not explain much. How could a bunch of frogs in the well know his abilities?

After visiting the homes of his good colleagues and friends, Zhao Shanhe returned to the courtyard. He was going to host a banquet for the residents in the courtyard today. He wanted to make some arrangements before leaving after getting to know the residents.

The one who cooked was Sha Zhu, but the one who cut the meat was Ma Hua. Fatty and Liu Lan died in the poisoning incident. They were the canteen staff and it had become a habit for them to eat more and take more, but no one would have thought that what they ate this time was poison.

Ma Hua was an honest man. He helped his master to fill a lunch box with food and then went to serve the workers. Before he finished, he saw the workers falling down one after another. No matter how honest he was, he knew that there was something wrong with the food in the cafeteria. How could he still go there to eat?

Can this be considered a victory for the honest people?

Everyone in the courtyard knew that Zhao Shanhe and his family were going on a long journey, so they all came.

As soon as Zhao Shanhe raised his cup, everyone started eating with great enthusiasm. While eating, they praised Zhao Shanhe for his righteousness and for not forgetting to treat the old neighbors to a good meal before leaving.

Zhao Shanhe just wanted to make himself feel better. After all, they were neighbors. Even though some people didn't get along well with him, once they left, everything was gone with the wind.

The only one who really didn't want Zhao Shanhe to leave was He Yushui. The girl cried while eating, and when the banquet was over, she suddenly ran to Zhao Shanhe's house and said something to the couple.

"Brother Shanhe, Sister Xueru, can I go to Xiangdao with you?

My dad is gone, and my brother now has sister Qiu Nan. When you are gone, I will be a person again. "

Chen Xueru knew that this girl had some feelings for Zhao Shanhe, but she never had the chance. Monogamy is a law in China, and if Zhao Shanhe and He Yushui had something going on, it would only be a handover to someone else.

But it doesn’t matter if you go to Hong Kong Island, because polygamy is allowed there.

(Hong Kong officially began to implement the "Amendment to the Marriage System Ordinance" on October 1971, 10, after which the polygamy system was declared over.

With Chen Xueru's support, Zhao Shanhe was of course willing to let He Yushui go with him. He was in too good a physique, and it would definitely not be satisfying to have only one wife.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhao Shanhe and his family and He Yushui prepared to set off.

The only ones who came to see them off were Jie Cheng, Jiefang, Guangtian and Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu was a little dissatisfied with He Yushui and Zhao Shanhe going to Hong Kong together at first, but after He Yushui's persuasion, he finally came to his senses.

He is going to get married soon and have his own family. What reason is there for him to hinder his sister from pursuing her own happiness?

"Shanhe, Yushui is my only relative in this world, you must treat her well. If you don't treat her well, when you come back, I will beat you up."

He Yuyu curled his lips.

“Brother, I guess even if Brother Shanhe lets you use one hand, you still can’t beat him, so stop bragging.”

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiecheng spent some money to buy some cooked food, saying that they were going to save it for Zhao Shanhe to eat on the road. Although Zhao Shanhe had no use for these things, he still felt touched.

This is better treatment than that given to their biological fathers.

"You two brothers, work hard. I have already informed the new workshop director at Jiecheng. As long as you have the ability, you can directly participate in the technical assessment.

It's easier to talk about your side. The head of the Propaganda Department now has to listen to Uncle Yao. You should show up at Uncle Yao's place more often. I guess you will get a share of the good things."

After Zhao Shanhe finished speaking, he looked at Liu Guangtian again, thought for a moment and then spoke.

"I can't say much in the team, and I don't even know your captain who's new.

The only thing we can do to help you is to ask the head of the logistics department, Chen Lijuan, to take better care of you and assign you some work that is not too far away, and leave the work that requires a long journey to others."

After everyone said a few more words like "be careful on the road" and "have a safe trip", Zhao Shanhe and his group said goodbye to them, got on the investigation department's car, and drove towards Tianjin.