Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

Thanks to Yi Zhonghai's efforts, the trouble caused by the Jia family finally came to an end.

However, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. A few days later, before Jia Dongxu's leg injury recovered, Yi Zhonghai brought back bad news from the steel mill.

"Yi Zhonghai, what did you say?!" Jia Zhang's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

Yi Zhonghai had expected what would happen when he arrived. He was not angry, but just calmly repeated what he had just said: "Jia Dongxu was fired by the steel mill and will not have to go to work anymore."

In early 51, public-private partnership had not yet been implemented, and the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was still a private enterprise with the power to lay off employees.

Jia Dongxu had not been to work for more than a month, and the factory was very unhappy about this. However, they delayed firing him because of Yi Zhonghai.

Now that Yi Zhonghai has taken the initiative to terminate his master-apprentice relationship with Jia Dongxu and no longer provides him with shelter, the factory will naturally not tolerate it any longer. Sijiu City does not lack labor, so there is no need to reserve positions for people who cannot create value and occupy the toilet without doing anything.

"Why? Why did they fire my son? My son was working well in the factory, and they..." Jia Zhang became more and more agitated as she spoke. She cursed everyone in the steel rolling mill but still not satisfied. Finally, she directed her anger towards Yi Zhonghai again.

"Yi Zhonghai, you are such a loser! Dongxu has been fired, how dare you, as his master, come back?

Why don’t you go and make trouble at the factory? "

Yi Zhonghai still had no expression on his face, and his tone was cold and calm, as if he didn't care at all. He said, "I am no longer Jia Dongxu's master, and his affairs are not my responsibility. And I have no control over who is fired from the factory. I have already told you, and you can handle it yourself."

If it weren't for the fact that they were neighbors in the same courtyard, Yi Zhonghai would not even bother to give a message to Jia Zhang.

After receiving the factory's arrangements, Yi Zhonghai turned around and left without paying any attention to Jia Zhang who was roaring behind him.

"Wait, don't leave. If you don't explain everything clearly, you won't be able to go anywhere today!"

Jia Zhang hurried forward to block Yi Zhonghai's retreat.

The Jia family's financial situation is very bad. They can't sustain themselves for long with just the little savings they have. If Jia Dongxu loses his job again, the whole family will have nothing to worry about.

"Jia Dongxu has worked in the factory for such a long time, shouldn't he be given some compensation if he is fired?

Did you swallow the money? Tell me now!"

Yi Zhonghai pushed aside Jia Zhang who was blocking his way, and walked to the door before turning around and saying, "Jia Dongxu was not injured in the factory, so there is no compensation. Stop being unreasonable and find a way to make a living."

It was a bad idea to get involved with Jia Zhang, so Yi Zhonghai cut the Gordian knot and quickly retreated after saying what needed to be said, leaving no chance for the other party to catch up and continue to harass him.

After confirming that there was no compensation, Jia Zhang was completely panicked.

It will take some time for Jia Dongxu's leg injury to heal. Even if his leg is healed, it is so difficult to find a job in this city. How will he make a living?

After thinking for a moment, Jia Zhang stumbled towards Yi Zhonghai's house.

At this point, he can only ask Yi Zhonghai for help to see if he can save Jia Dongxu's job.

However, Yi Zhonghai learned his lesson this time. He closed the door tightly when he got home, and remained indifferent no matter how Jia Zhang cried. He wanted to stay still and wait until Jia Zhang ran out of energy, and then the incident would pass.

After begging grandpa and grandma for several days in a row to no avail, Jia Zhang had to think of another way.

……

The Seventh Company is training on the playground of the 702nd Regiment.

Thanks to the return of veterans who have recovered from their injuries, Cheng Hao's management pressure has been greatly reduced. Even so, he still sets an example every day and personally leads the soldiers in training.

At this time, Cheng Hao, carrying double the weight of equipment, took the lead and ran at the front of the entire company. He looked back from time to time to observe the situation of the soldiers while not forgetting to boost morale.

“Those behind should keep up and don’t fall behind.

Keep your pace, breathe steadily, don't rush too fast, and make sure you maintain your strength!"

Physical training is the key point in the basics. In the first two battles, the volunteers relied on their excellent physical fitness to quickly penetrate and encircle the enemy and defeat them.

After more than a month of training by Cheng Hao, the new recruits have greatly improved their physical fitness and have barely reached the speed of the veterans. More importantly, there were no large numbers of people falling behind during the march, which shows that they have good organizational skills.

After another two months of training and being sent to the battlefield to fight a battle, they should be able to become a strong army after going through the baptism of blood and fire.

After carrying the load for more than 8 kilometers, the soldiers of the 7th Company were exhausted. Many of them had stars in their eyes, their feet were weak, and they were shaky, as if they might fall down at any time. But even so, no one had the idea of ​​giving up.

There is no other reason, it’s just because there is a role model before us.

The company commander was able to run to the front with equipment twice his weight on his back, and he even had the energy to turn around and shout, so he was worthy of his reputation as a combat hero. They were really convinced and dared not stop training hard.

After the unremitting efforts of the soldiers, the group finally reached the finish line.

As soon as they crossed the finish line, some soldiers reached their limit and were about to lie on the ground.

Cheng Hao hurriedly stopped their actions and forcibly pulled up the soldier who was about to sit down.

"Everyone stand, no sitting down!"

You cannot lie down immediately after strenuous exercise, otherwise it is easy to cause adverse reactions such as myocardial insufficiency. You have to stand for a while and wait for your body to slowly relax before sitting down to rest.

After a while, all the soldiers of the Seventh Company had finished running, and even a few recruits who had fallen behind supported each other to complete the training.

Cheng Hao immediately announced that they would rest on the spot. The morning training was basically over and they could go for lunch later.

Just when Cheng Hao was thinking about what to eat for lunch today, someone suddenly came to report that a relative was coming to visit.

Cheng Hao frowned after hearing this and stood there in thought. He didn't remember having any relatives in the city. He had never seen any relatives visit him before.

However, no one cares about the poor in a downtown area, but the rich in the mountains have distant relatives.

Cheng Hao had made great contributions and was promoted to an official position, so it was not surprising that his distant relatives came to visit him.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Hao handed the troops over to the deputy company commander and went to the reception room to find out what was going on.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the reception room, Cheng Hao caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. His face darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Jia Zhang, is that you?"

"Hey, Cheng Hao, you're here at last."

Jia Zhang stood up quickly, the fat on her face trembling, like a pug, which was disgusting to look at.

"Guards, this guy is pretending to be my relative, get him out!"

Cheng Hao did not give Jia Zhang any chance to make trouble. He turned around and called the guards to expel her.

"Slow down, slow down, slow down!"

Jia Zhang waved her hands repeatedly and said sternly, "I came here for important matters. Please don't chase me away."

Cheng Hao took a deep breath, stopped the guard who was about to step forward, and said to Jia Zhang in a cold voice: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't waste time."

"My son Jia Dongxu was fired from the steel mill.

We are neighbors, can you help talk to the factory and let Dongxu go back to work there?"