Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

While others could fall asleep, Tan Guihua really couldn't. She tossed and turned in bed. When she finally fell asleep, she was awakened by a nightmare. She continued to sleep like this intermittently until dawn.

As soon as the sun rose, Tan Guihua went out without calling Sha Zhu. You know, Sha Zhu had just been transferred back to the canteen from the foundry workshop recently and was already under disciplinary action. At this stage, they couldn't let Sha Zhu be absent from work without reason.

She walked on the familiar streets, turning around and around, and went to all the places she could think of, but she just couldn't find anyone.

"Tan Guihua, Tan Guihua."

Just when Tan Guihua was about to go to the police station to report the case, a familiar voice came from behind her.

"Sister Wang, what are you doing?"

Tan Guihua is not in the mood to chat with acquaintances now.

"Guihua, let me tell you, your Lao Yi."

"Sister Wang, what happened to my old Yi? Tell me, what happened to him?"

Sister Wang was interrupted by Tan Guihua before she could finish her words.

"Guihua, don't get excited. Your old Yi is fine, he just broke his leg. He is in the Red Star Hospital. The hospital just called the neighborhood committee. I'm here to inform you."

"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."

Hearing that Yi Zhonghai only had a broken leg, Tan Guihua felt relieved. As long as he was still alive, that was enough.

"Okay, I have something else to do. When you go to the hospital, remember to bring money with you."

"Thank you, Sister Wang."

Sister Wang left in a hurry. Tan Guihua stood there for a while, then calmed down and slowly walked towards home.

"Auntie, why didn't you ask me to come along?"

When she reached the gate of the courtyard, Tan Guihua met Sha Zhu who had an anxious face. Tan Guihua was still very touched. Now in this courtyard, only Sha Zhu really cared about Yi Zhonghai. Even his nominal apprentice Qin Huairu would only say some caring words when borrowing money.

"Zhu Zi, I just want to make sure I don't delay your work."

"Well, the matter of the aunt going to work is another matter. The most important thing now is to find the uncle."

"Zhu Zi, don't worry, I found it, I found it."

"Did the aunt find her? Where is she?"

"I was in the hospital. I don't know what happened, but my leg was broken again. Zhuzi, do you think Zhong Hai has offended someone? This is the third time."

"I really don't know about this. Auntie, you should ask Uncle. If you really know who you offended, then we should go and apologize to them. It's not okay to break your legs once a year."

"Yes, Zhuzi, you go to work. I'll get some money and go to the hospital."

"Okay, Auntie, I'll go to the hospital to visit Uncle when I have time."

"understood."

Tan Guihua's face was full of worry. It had been three years. She broke her leg once a year and had to recuperate for more than half a year each time. What should she do in the future?

"Sister-in-law, how is it going? Have you found Lao Yi?"

When I entered the front yard, I ran into Yang Ruihua who was about to go out.

"Oh, I found it. It's in the hospital."

"Ah, what's wrong? Are you sick?"

"No, Ruihua, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go home and pack up. I also have to go to the hospital to see Zhong Hai."

"Well, sister-in-law, if you need any help, just speak up."

"I know. Thank you in advance, Ruihua."

After saying goodbye to Yang Ruihua, Tan Guihua went home to get the money and went to the hospital.

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Red Star Hospital

"Old Yi, who did you offend?"

After arriving at the hospital and paying the hospital fees, Tan Guihua started asking questions directly. She would feel uneasy if she didn't get the answers clearly.

"I still want to know who I offended?"

"No, Lao Yi, what did you do last night?"

"Nothing, just having a meal and some drinks with a friend. On the way back, someone put a sack in my hand."

"Again, the sack? This is the third time."

"Ugh!"

Yi Zhonghai doesn't want to talk now, he is upset.

What hatred, what resentment?

Every time the accident happened the day before the assessment, a sack was put over the head and the legs were broken.

But they are quite particular about it. They change one leg every time, alternating between the two legs.

The doctor said last night that it was a good thing that it was not the broken leg from last year, otherwise it would be really difficult to recover. After all, Yi Zhonghai is now in his fifties and his physical functions are getting worse every year.

Yi Zhonghai has now become a celebrity in the hospital. His legs are broken once a year. There is no one like him in the whole country.

"Old Yi, do you have any suspects? Or should we call the police?"

Tan Guihua didn't want Yi Zhonghai to break his leg every year in the future. If this continued, he might not even live to old age, let alone have a good retirement.

"Call the police? I wanted to, too. Guihua, didn't you call the police the first two times? What was the result? Still no result."

Yi Zhonghai also had his own troubles. When he came back from dinner with his friends yesterday, he accidentally saw Wang Sigen and Liu Guangtian. Thinking of the kind of wine that was very popular now, he wanted to follow the two of them to see if he could find the person behind them. Maybe he could get a share of the pie and make some extra money. After all, things have not been going well for the past two years and he has not saved any money.

It was precisely because he had not saved any money that Yi Zhonghai felt uneasy.

He doesn't have any children, so if he gets old and has no money, how can he support himself?

When he saw Wang Sigen and the other man, he decided to follow them to find out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, just as he reached the corner, someone put a sack in his hand from behind. He walked very carefully along the way and looked back from time to time. After all, people who follow others are also afraid of being followed by others.

The results of it?

He was put in a sack again and had one of his legs broken.

It gave him a feeling of being defenseless.

Afterwards, he wondered if it was Liu Guozheng's men. After thinking about it, he still couldn't figure out who would walk behind him without making any sound?

"So that's it?"

"What else can I do? Just like the last two times, I don't even know what the person who beat me looks like. It's useless to call the police."

"Then, what shall we do in the future?"

"Guihua, I've figured it out. It's always before the assessment. Maybe I'm not destined to become an eighth-level worker in this life. I will be more careful in the future and not ask about anything."

"Oh, I hope so."

"By the way, Guihua, how did you know I was in the hospital?"

Tan Guihua then told him about how the people in the compound helped look for him last night and how she met Sister Wang from the neighborhood committee early in the morning.

"Silly pillar, it's still good."

"Old Yi, you said Sha Zhu is not young anymore, should we try to find him a wife? Maybe we will have to rely on Sha Zhu in our old age."

"It is precisely because he depends on Shazhu for his retirement that we cannot introduce him to a partner."

"Wouldn't it be enough to find someone who knows him well?"

"Forget it, let's just pretend we don't know and let nature take its course."

"this?"

"Don't worry about this or that. Wait until you get off work tonight and tell Lao Liu to go to the hospital."

"What? Are you still begging someone to come and see you?"

"What are you talking about, old woman? Why would I care?"

"Okay then, let's talk about it when we meet Lao Liu tonight."

"I'm going to take a nap first. My legs hurt all night and I didn't sleep at all. By the way, there's no one in the bed next to me. Guihua, you should take a rest too. I don't think you'll be able to sleep well either."

"Ah."

Tan Guihua was really sleepy at this moment. As soon as she relaxed, she felt sleepy.