Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Jia Zhang sat there calmly, as if to say, "I've seen through you a long time ago." Yi Zhonghai calmed himself down and slowly sat down.

"Sister-in-law of the Jia family, do you know everything?"

"It's so obvious. If I still can't see it, then I've lived all these years in vain."

"Then are you willing to let Dongxu take care of us in our old age?" Yi Zhonghai asked curiously. Based on his understanding of Jia Zhangshi, she should be against this kind of thing. When he discussed it with his wife before, he had already made preparations to influence Jia Zhangshi for a long time. He didn't expect that Jia Zhangshi would let it go on her own.

"Why wouldn't I be reluctant? Dongxu is the only male left in my Jia family. I will do anything to give him what's good for him. Besides, I'm not asking Dongxu to change his surname. I'm just taking you as my teacher and taking care of you and your wife until the end of your life. We can all live in the same courtyard, so it's just a matter of convenience."

Yi Zhonghai stared at Jia Zhang's expression. After a moment, Yi Zhonghai finally confirmed that what Jia Zhang said was true. She really didn't mind Dongxu taking care of someone else in his old age.

Yi Zhonghai was excited at this moment. The pension problem he had been worried about for many years would be solved today. But for safety reasons, Yi Zhonghai said, "Sister-in-law Jia, I will announce Dongxu's apprenticeship during dinner. Tomorrow morning, I will take Dongxu to the factory to complete the entry procedures."

Jia Zhang smiled and nodded in agreement, then asked Jia Dongxu to kowtow to Yi Zhonghai. Jia Dongxu quickly knelt in front of Yi Zhonghai and kowtowed. Yi Zhonghai, with a smile on his face, quickly helped Jia Dongxu up and told him not to do that.

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai took Jia Dongxu out of the house to entertain everyone, and took out another 30,000 yuan to ask Yan Jiecheng to buy three bottles of Xifeng wine to entertain everyone at noon today.

Jia Zhang looked outside with a distorted face. If she had a way, who would want her children to be taken care of by others in their old age? Although she spoke very logically when she comforted Jia Dongxu, she was the only one who felt the pain in her heart.

At noon, the men were toasting each other while the women were busy preparing meals. Children were generally not brought along at this time because children had too many things to do and the adults were busy taking care of the children, so all the food on the table was eaten up by others.

Of course, everyone gave gifts before the meal. Although the amount was not much, it was one thousand, two thousand, and five thousand was the maximum.

Before the meal, Yi Zhonghai announced that he would accept Jia Dongxu as his apprentice. Jia Dongxu knelt on the ground, kowtowed and offered tea to Yi Zhonghai. Everyone in the courtyard understood what this meant, and Yi's worries were resolved.

There was a lively meal in the Central Courtyard, and Li Tianyi was serving his younger sister. Maybe the noise in the Central Courtyard was too loud, so his younger sister and Huzi didn't eat well at noon today. They kept thinking about running outside to watch the fun in the Central Courtyard.

Of course Li Tianyi couldn't let them go. If they went, Li's mother would have trouble eating.

After lunch, Li Tianyi coaxed the two little ones to sleep, and then sat in the main room to read. He planned to finish reading this Russian magazine today, and go to the library to return the book this afternoon and borrow another one by the way.

However, he still needs to find someone to inquire about his wish to take the translation certificate exam. If there is really no other way, he can only go to the Military Control Commission to ask.

After a while, Li's mother and father came back. Li Tianyi told them that he was going to the library to read in the afternoon. Li's father and others asked Li Tianyi to be careful on the way and then ignored him. Over the years, Li Tianyi rarely worried them and they were used to Li Tianyi arranging his own affairs.

The Sijiucheng Library was taken over by the government after liberation. The government made great efforts to protect it, collect books, and lend them to citizens for free. Of course, you need to apply for a library card. Li Tianyi's library card was obtained by the comrade from Xinhua Bookstore. Everyone likes such a smart and studious child.

In the afternoon, Li Tianyi stayed in the library until closing time. When he came back, he borrowed another book, which was enough for him to read for a few days. He would go to the library again on Saturdays and Sundays when his parents were at home.

The next morning, everyone in the courtyard returned to work as normal. People walked out of the courtyard in groups of three or four. Yi Zhonghai shouted at the door of the Jia family: "Dongxu, are you ready? It's getting late, we have to leave."

"Here comes the master." Jia Dongxu ran out of the house with a piece of steamed bread in his hand. Jia Zhangshi was still shouting from behind: "Dongxu, drink the porridge before you leave."

"It's too late, Mom. I don't want to drink anymore." After saying that, he and Yi Zhonghai walked out of the central courtyard.

Li Youde, the father of the Li family, and Zhang Guifang, the mother of the Li family, also walked out of the Li family one after another, and as they walked, they told Li Tianyi, "Big brother, don't stay at home reading books all the time. Take your little sister and little brother to the park to play. The weather is so good, go out and exercise more."

"Okay, Mom. After breakfast, I'll take them out. We won't be home for lunch."

"Okay, take some money yourself, but make sure you keep an eye on these two."

After saying this, he left the courtyard with everyone else.

After dinner, Li Tianyi packed up for his younger sister, took her small water bottle, and then called his younger brother to leave the house together.

At that time, every household would lock their doors when no one was at home. The custom of not locking the doors of courtyard houses only began to gain popularity after Yi Zhonghai and the other two became the masters.

Yi Zhonghai brought Jia Dongxu to the factory and first took him to the personnel department. After filling out the information in the personnel department, he returned to the workshop with Jia Dongxu.

At that time, the steel rolling mill was not very big, with a total of more than 1000 workers. There were two fitter workshops, Fitter Workshop and Fitter Workshop . Yi Zhonghai and Li Youde were not in the same workshop, and Yi Zhonghai was in Fitter Workshop .

Yi Zhonghai brought Jia Dongxu into the workshop, first took him to the workshop director's office to report, and then told the director about Jia Dongxu's request to become his disciple. The workshop director did not care about this, as long as Jia Dongxu had someone to teach him.

At noon, Yi Zhonghai was walking while introducing the route of the factory to Jia Dongxu, and they arrived at the cafeteria unknowingly. At this time, Li's mother Zhang Guifang and those women were serving meals to the workers, while He Daqing was sitting on a recliner drinking tea, and Xiao Yushui was playing with the children in the cafeteria.

Soon it was Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu's turn. Mother Li didn't look up, so she didn't see who was outside the small window, but Jia Dongxu called out, "Aunt, give me one serving of eggplant and two steamed buns."

Zhang Guifang thought the voice sounded familiar and immediately looked up, seeing it was Jia Dongxu. "It's Dongxu. Auntie will get you some food right away." As she said that, she scooped a full spoonful and put it in Jia Dongxu's lunch box.

Seeing that Li's mother had given him so much, Jia Dongxu hurriedly thanked her, and then he and Yi Zhonghai found a table to eat together.

After a while, Jia Dongxu saw several people in the yard. Yi Zhonghai ate and told Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, you have to study hard. When you become a regular employee, ask your mother to find you a marriage partner. Then give birth to a big fat boy. Your mother will be happy then."

"Yes, I know, Master. I will definitely learn the skills from you in the future."