Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

I watched the brother and sister fall asleep immediately after lying down, with snoring sounds coming one after another.

He Yuzhu covered the siblings with a quilt, then closed the door and left.

When they arrived at the living room, the whole family was sitting there and looking at He Yuzhu in unison.

Two people suddenly came to the house, and if He Yuzhu didn't explain, his family would probably feel uneasy.

There were no outsiders around, and He Yuzhu repeatedly emphasized that what he said tonight must be forgotten when he left the house, otherwise there would be huge trouble.

Seeing that everyone had taken his words to heart, he slowly and briefly explained what happened between him and Ji Hu.

When the old lady, who was a model of supporting the army when she was young, heard that the siblings were the relatives of martyrs, she immediately said, "We must take good care of these two children. We must not let the heroes down."

“Don’t worry, old lady. I will rush out the clothes of the siblings tonight and let them wear suitable clothes tomorrow morning.”

"Old lady, Aunt Yi, although I, Xu Damao, have been a bit of a slacker, I will also give some cloth to each of my sister and brother to buy some clothes this time."

"Then I'll go help Aunt Yi make clothes."

"Jingru and I helped Aunt Yi make clothes together."

"Then Old Lou and I will take care of the two children, you can rest assured."

When people are united, they can move mountains. He Yuzhu was also moved by the great love of his family.

"Then I'll take a few days off. I'll accompany my sister and brother to Jijia Village in a few days. The villagers there are all great and worth a visit."

Originally, Lou Xiao'e didn't want He Yuzhu to go through this. Although Aunt Yi and Lou's mother didn't say it, their faces showed rejection.

He Yuzhu repeated to everyone what Erwazi had said to him.

Father Lou slapped the table and said, "Zhu Zi, I'll go with you. Such a kind and righteous village is admirable."

"Yes, the people in this village are all great."

“When disaster strikes, it puts human nature to the greatest test,” Lou’s father concluded.

Since this is unavoidable, no matter what the reason is, everyone feels that they should do their part, no matter how much, right?

The moon was above the willow trees, but Ji Fang and Erwazi were still sleeping soundly. It looked like they would sleep all night.

Lou's mother wanted to wait in the living room until the siblings got up at night or woke up from hunger and looked for food.

How could He Yuzhu bear to let Lou's mother, who was over 50 years old, stay up late?

"Mom, you should sleep with Xiao'e tonight. I'm young and strong, so I can just stay in the living room for one night."

Seeing that He Yuzhu was sincere and determined, Lou's mother smiled and nodded, "Zhuzi, thank you for your hard work."

"It's getting late, Mom, you and Xiao'e should go to bed early."

"I'll go get you some bedding and you can sleep."

He Yuzhu was very emotional. Fortunately, Lou's mother had nothing to do and made a lot of bedding, otherwise he would have suffered a lot tonight.

He Yuzhu put the chairs side by side to make a simple bed, and lay down on it. He couldn't fall asleep for a long time. It was not because he was not used to sleeping on a chair, but mainly because he was worried about Aunt Ji and didn't know what was going on.

Ji Fang and her brother are still so weak, and I don’t know if they can withstand the bumpy journey.

……

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He Yuzhu had a rare sleepless night...

After much thought, I decided to go find Lao Cao, otherwise gasoline alone would be a big problem. At least Lao Cao had to prepare gasoline for me.

Strictly speaking, he was the one who had to clean up the mess for him, so he had to do something, and do it very hard.

It was already noon when the brother and sister were woken up by the urge to urinate, but they slept well and much of their fatigue disappeared.

He Yuzhu didn't see the siblings wake up for a long time, so he didn't wait any longer. Since there were people at home, he drove to Lao Cao to beg for alms.

I arrived at the gate of the small courtyard where Lao Cao's office was located with ease. After inspection and confirmation by phone, I was allowed in.

"Old Tian, ​​you are such a bastard. You know me, yet you search so carefully." After entering the room, He Yuzhu did not forget to insult Tian Weiguo.

"Zhu Zi, it's my duty, it's my duty. I'll make amends to you someday."

"Chief Tian, ​​who is this? He is so awesome even though he comes to our department."

"Xiao Ren, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. You just need to know that he beat me too much."

Xiao Ren: "Uh... I seem to know something I shouldn't know."

He Yuzhu came to the door of Lao Cao's office and pushed it open.

Lao Cao also knew very well that the only one who dared to enter without knocking was He Yuzhu, no one else had such courage.

Without even looking up, he asked: "Zhu Zi, why are you hanging around here for no reason?"

"Lao Cao, get me some gasoline. I need to go to Jijia Village. Ji Fang and Erwazi are here to visit me. I have to go there. Ji Hu's mother is waiting for us at home."

Lao Cao put down the pen and closed the document.

He said very seriously: "Zhu Zi, I will approve whatever you want. Our department is also short of food, but we still have some cotton clothes. Please take them away."

"You still have some conscience, Cao. Please approve it quickly. I'm in a hurry."

"Okay, then you follow me."

He Yuzhu followed Lao Cao directly to the logistics department of their department. After getting enough gasoline for the round trip, He Yuzhu drove the car in, loaded up the gas and cotton clothes, patted his butt and left.

After walking for a while, He Yuzhu turned the car into an alley and transferred the things into the space while no one was around.

Then he drove to the steel mill and found Yang Xian directly.

"Brother Yang, I'm going to go to the mountainous area of ​​Shandong Province. Please check the car for me."

Yang Xian was also very straightforward, "Zhu Zi. I know you are a busy person, so please be careful on the road. I promise to adjust the car for you and there will be no problems."

"Pony, bring us the best parts."

"Chief, we don't have many good parts..."

"Just take it if I tell you to. Don't hesitate. I'll take care of it if anything goes wrong."

"Brother Yang, I'm so grateful for your kindness. I'll treat you when I come back. Now I'm going to ask the factory manager for leave first."

After He Yuzhu asked for leave from Yang Weimin and chatted for a while before coming to the Automobile Management Section, his strange figure had been completely renewed and looked much more domineering.

"Zhu Zi, how about going up and giving it a try?"

He Yuzhu drove it for a while and found that the power and other features were much stronger than before.

"Brother Yang, let's go. Let the brothers take these cigarettes and smoke them." He Yuzhu directly threw out a cigarette. Since the other party was giving him some face, He Yuzhu was not the kind of person who would make a fuss.

When I got home, I heard people talking and laughing in the house. It turned out that Ji Fang and Erwazi were putting on new clothes that Aunt Yi had made for them overnight. They both looked very cute.

The brother and sister could feel the kindness shown to them by everyone in the courtyard. Although smiles gradually appeared on their faces, they were worried in their hearts. How could they be truly happy?

He Yuzhu originally wanted to let the siblings wait for a few days before setting off, but when he saw that the siblings often stared blankly in the direction of home.

Only then did I understand that what the brother and sister needed most was to return to that small mountain village as soon as possible and bring hope to the villagers.