The Great Era of Siheyuan

Li Wenqiang rode his bicycle very fast and arrived at Nanluoguxiang in just over ten minutes. He stopped at the gate of Houyuanen Temple and dropped her off.

"Wait for me here for a moment. I'll go get the motorcycle over here!"

Li Wenqiang said hello and left, leaving Zhu Ling waiting at the door.

This place is very close to the yard where he lives, just around the corner, so he is not afraid of any problems. Li Wenqiang didn't waste any time when he arrived at the yard, and walked home with his bicycle. The bicycle weighing dozens of kilograms was like a toy in his hands.

When they walked to the pond in the middle courtyard, they saw a large group of people gathered there. There were three middle-aged women, Qin Huairu, He Yushui, and Wang Dapao's wife. They were talking about something and seemed very angry.

When the third aunt saw Li Wenqiang, she came to him to seek justice.

"Li Wenqiang, tell me! How can someone come and snatch your grandson after the family has been divided? How would you handle this kind of thing?"

When Li Wenqiang heard this, he immediately guessed who it was. He thought that it was Old Man Wu who was moving, and Jia Zhang was thinking of taking Banggeng away. But what did this have to do with him?

"Don't worry, I don't have any grandchildren either. Why should we care so much about other people's family affairs?"

Li Wenqiang laughed it off, parked the car into the house, locked the door and turned away.

Seeing Li Wenqiang so indifferent, several women in the yard felt like their chests were blocked.

"Hey~ Why is Li Wenqiang like this? After all, this is our hospital's business, but he doesn't even care about it."

The third aunt muttered something.

"Hasn't he always been like this? He is cold and indifferent. He has always stood aside and watched the affairs of our courtyard without paying any attention to them. It seems that he is not from this courtyard. He is so arrogant."

Yu Shui looked at Li Wenqiang's departing back and said unconvincedly.

"Okay, Yu Shui, let's wait until Uncle comes back tonight before we talk about Bang Geng's matter! If someone hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known that his grandmother had been in contact with him these past few days."

Qin Huairu was very upset. She thought life would be moving in a good direction, but unexpectedly, one problem after another arose, and Jia Zhang still didn't give up.

After Li Wenqiang left the yard, he was thinking in his heart whether he should find a way to have Banggeng taken away by Jia Zhang.

Finally I thought about it and decided to forget it. There's no need to worry about things that have nothing to do with me.

After Old Man Wu moves out, I'll tidy up the yard over there and use it as a warehouse. I'll renovate this side and use it as my new residence, so I don't have to be on guard against others when I eat.

He didn't dare eat the pork he stole from the steel mill last time, nor the chickens, ducks and geese he raised himself, for fear of being sued. Now he can't afford any risk at all.

After putting some vegetables and fruits in the car, Li Wenqiang rode his motorcycle to Houyuan'en Temple. Zhu Ling had already squatted on the ground counting ants.

"boarding!"

Li Wenqiang stopped the car next to her and shouted.

Hearing the sound, Zhu Ling looked at the car and prepared to walk to the back.

"Don't look at it, the back is full, you should sit with me!"

Li Wenqiang opened the car door and said to her.

"Oh!"

Zhu Ling looked at the seats that were so close to each other and sat down on them with some embarrassment.

The two bodies kept rubbing against each other on the small seat, and the hot feeling made Zhu Ling's face as red as an apple.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. After just a few minutes, Li Wenqiang parked the car in front of a dilapidated courtyard house. Looking at the address on it, Li Wenqiang went up and knocked on the door.

"Excuse me, does Liu Ping live here?"

"Who are you? Why are you visiting Liu Ping's family?"

After a while, an old man came to the door and looked at him carefully.

"I'm from the steel mill, and I'm here to talk to Liu Ping's family!"

Li Wenqiang directly revealed the name of the steel rolling mill. In this area, the name of the steel rolling mill is very useful.

When the old man heard that they were from the steel rolling mill, he relaxed his guard and brought them in without even asking any questions.

"Come in! I'll take you there!"

After saying this, the old man trembled and walked to the back with Li Wenqiang and Zhu Ling.

The houses here are completely different from those in Nanluoguxiang. They are both quadrangles, but the ones in Nanluoguxiang are all made of green bricks and tiles with floor tiles on the ground. Here, they are partly made of bricks and partly made of earth, with the ground all covered in yellow mud. Some of the houses inside are even made of wood and thatch, and are obviously added later.

Zhu Ling was obviously not used to this kind of environment, and her brows were furrowed. The air in the dirty yard was filled with a strong stench, which made her cover her nose constantly.

When Li Wenqiang saw her like this, he didn't say anything but smiled.

Perhaps it was because of Li Qiang's mocking smile that Zhu Ling endured the stench, put down the hand that was covering her nose, and followed him closely.

"Okay, here we are! Is Liu Ping's mom home? Someone's looking for you!"

The old man shouted from the door of a house supported by thatch and wooden stakes in the backyard.

It was called a door, but in fact it was a door curtain woven from thatch. The whole house was only five or six square meters in size. Through the crack in the door, Li Wenqiang saw an old woman lying weakly on the bed inside, calling softly.

"Who is it? Come in!"

After saying that, he struggled to get up.

"Just wait at the door!"

Seeing Zhu Ling looking uncomfortable, Li Wenqiang didn't let her go in, but went into the house alone.

"Hello, Auntie. I am Section Chief Wang from the Steel Mill. I am here to bring you something. How many people are there in your family? Where are your children?"

Li Wenqiang greeted the woman inside with a smile and asked casually.

"Section Chief Wang? It's hard for him to think of our family again. There are nine people in my family. The three older ones have started families, and there are four younger ones. Two of them are doing odd jobs, and two are studying. My husband works as a janitor in a car dealership. I am the most useless one. I am in poor health and have been lying in bed, neither dying nor dying. I am a burden to them!"

The old woman struggled to get up and spoke, her voice full of self-blame.

"Auntie, please don't say that. Without you, they wouldn't exist. You are their root. Things will get better in the future, and your health will get better. Today, I am here to bring you something on behalf of Section Chief Wang! Wait, I'll get it for you."

Li Wenqiang turned and left, and soon he came back with a pumpkin in his arms and put it in the house. Needless to say, this scene in front of me is a very poor household.

"Hey! How can I do this! Young man, take it back quickly. Section Chief Wang's family is not doing well either. How can I take so many of his things?"

The old lady struggled to get up and wanted to return the things.

"Please accept it, Auntie. This is something someone asked Section Chief Wang to give to you. Your son is defending the country, and the family will never let you go hungry. I have something else to do, so I won't disturb you. Goodbye, Auntie!"

After Li Wenqiang finished speaking, he stood up and left. Seeing this, Zhu Ling outside hurried over, took out some of the money in her hand and stuffed it into the old lady's hand.

"Auntie, please keep these banknotes. We are leaving first!"

"Hey, boys, I don't even know your names!"

The old lady asked helplessly as she looked at the money in her hand.

Unfortunately, Li Wenqiang had already left in a hurry with Zhu Ling.