Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Li Tianyi didn't pay attention to the deaf old lady in the backyard, but walked out directly to the backyard. It was still drizzling at this time. When he walked to the front yard, Yan Bugui, who was guarding the gate, had already returned home. Li Tianyi could still vaguely hear him talking to his wife.

Li Tianyi had no habit of eavesdropping, so he went back to his room to read. His little sister was sleeping soundly with her mouth pouting. Li Tianyi kissed her on the face. Her little sister waved her hands impatiently, and Li Tianyi smiled silently.

Then she covered the younger brother with a thin quilt. The younger brother was a restless sleeper and kicked the quilt several times a night. Mother Li often got up in the middle of the night to cover him with the quilt.

Li Tianyi no longer disturbed their sleep, but came to the living room to read. Now he was reading a basic Russian book. His reading and writing were already fine, but his listening was still a little lacking.

But there was no better way. There were few people who could speak foreign languages ​​in that era, and there were no learning machines or walkmans like those in later generations for practice. Li Tianyi could only memorize more words and articles, and then read them aloud to himself to practice as much as possible.

Soon an hour passed, and suddenly the little sister's voice came from the room, "Brother, brother, I need to pee."

Li Tianyi put down the book, ran into the house, picked up his sister and went outside. There was a small bucket outside the house, which was specially prepared for his sister to prevent her from wetting her pants.

After the little sister finished urinating, Li Tianyi asked her: "Little sister, are you still sleeping?"

The younger sister shook her head, "I want to be with my brother."

"Okay, then draw on the table. When mom and dad come back in the evening, you can show them."

The little sister nodded happily, and then urged Li Tianyi to put on her shoes quickly because she was going to start her painting career.

Li Tianyi prepared paper and pen for his younger sister, who lay on the table and began to draw seriously. Li Tianyi went into the room and woke up Li Tianhu, who slept more now and would not sleep again if he made a fuss at night.

Li Tianhu obviously hadn't slept enough. He pouted and sat up reluctantly, but he didn't dare to complain. His eldest brother's authority was inviolable. When he was young, he was ignorant and always played tricks on his eldest brother, but afterwards his eldest brother would find ways to punish him. It was useless even if he told his parents. His parents didn't care about these things at all, because in his parents' view, since their eldest son was so sensible and taught their younger son a lesson, it must be that the younger son made a mistake.

Therefore, at a young age, Li Tianhu understood one thing: don’t go against your elder brother, otherwise you will suffer the consequences.

Li Tianyi ignored his younger brother after waking him up. The younger brother got up, washed up, and looked at the door. Seeing that the drizzle outside had stopped, he immediately went back to the house, "Brother, the rain has stopped outside. I want to go out and play with Yan Jiefang."

Li Tianyi looked outside and then warned: "You can go out and play, but if you go out to play in the water or in the mud, don't blame me for coming back to punish you. And you can only play in the yard, you can't go out."

Li Tianhu thought about it and nodded in agreement. Li Tianyi waved his hand and told him to go out. Li Tianhu ran out of the door happily, and then Li Tianhu's voice came from the yard: "Yan Jiefang, the rain has stopped, come out and play."

This is Yan Bugui's voice, "Huzi, don't go out, understand?"

"I know, Teacher Yan. My brother just told me about it."

"Hurry, Huzi, let's go find Liu Guangtian." As he said that, he led Li Tianhu to the backyard.

Then, the yard was filled with the joyful shouts of several children. The little sister was attracted by the sounds in the yard and looked at Li Tianyi pitifully, "Brother, can I go out and play?"

Li Tianyi put down the book and picked up his little sister. "Of course you can. I will take you to the yard to play now."

The little sister happily hugged Li Tianyi's face and kissed him, and Li Tianyi took out a candy from the space and stuffed it into the little sister's mouth.

The little sister didn't know what her brother gave her to eat, but she felt her mouth filled with sweetness and milky flavor. She smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed. "Thank you, brother. I love you the most."

Li Tianyi held the little baby in his arms, stood under the eaves, and watched the naughty boys playing in the yard.

Yan Bugui stood at the gate like a loyal door god, "Teacher Yan, what are you doing standing there?"

Li Tianyi teased Yan Bugui deliberately, and Yan Bugui did not feel ashamed, "I will guard our yard, don't let strangers in."

Li Tianyi gave a thumbs up and said, "Teacher Yan, you are really dedicated!"

Yan Bugui smiled indifferently, indicating that it was nothing.

At this moment, a young man suddenly ran into the yard. Yan Bugui stopped him and asked, "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

The man took a deep breath and then said, "Hello, comrade. I am a worker at Lou's Steel Rolling Mill. Is there a family with the surname Jia in this yard? I'm looking for someone with the surname Jia."

"There is a man named Jia. I'll take you there now." Yan Bugui led the young man into the central courtyard. Li Tianyi also held his little sister and watched the fun from behind.

"Sister-in-law Jia, someone is looking for you outside." Yan Bugui shouted to Jia Jia.

"Who's looking for me? It's the middle of the day, and I can't even get a good night's sleep." Jia Zhang came out with a pouty voice, followed by Jia Dongxu, who also looked like he had just woken up.

"You are Jia Youcai's daughter-in-law, right? I am a worker in the steel mill."

"I am Jia Youcai's wife. What do you want from me?" Jia Zhang's heart skipped a beat. Why would someone from the steel rolling mill come to see her? Could something have happened to Old Jia?

"Come with me to the hospital quickly. Jia Youcai had an accident in the workshop. The workshop director asked me to call the family members to go to the Second Hospital quickly, otherwise it will be too late."

Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning. At this time, the young man urged them again, and Jia Zhang finally came to her senses. She cried loudly and sat on the ground, crying, "Oh, God, how can you be so cruel? You took Old Jia away. How can we, an orphan and a widow, live?"

Jia Zhang's shout just now attracted everyone in the yard. The younger sister trembled with fear in Li Tianyi's arms. Li Tianyi quickly patted the younger sister on the back, indicating that her brother was there and she didn't have to be afraid.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai's wife, Aunt Yi, also came out, and hurried forward to help Jia Zhang up together with Aunt Yang. Yan Bugui also persuaded Jia Zhang to go to the hospital quickly and not delay here. Looking at the appearance of this young man, it is obvious that Old Jia must be seriously injured. If any further delay is made, they may not even be able to see him for the last time.

Jia Dongxu also persuaded his mother to go to the hospital quickly, so Jia Zhang had no choice but to take Jia Dongxu and the young man out of the yard.

The people in the yard were also sighing. He was fine when he went out in the morning, but now he might be dying.