Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Xu Wannian was not an ordinary farmer either. He was the eldest son of the Xu family, an educated and literate man. He had been the patriarch for so many years and understood some of the ways of the world.

He said, "What the director said makes sense. Don't listen to the child's nonsense. We are not partial. It's just that the eldest child has been weaker since childhood, so we love him more. These ten fingers are not the same in length. There is no such thing as absolute fairness. Director, don't you agree?"

Director Wang sneered and said, "You are all thousand-year-old foxes, don't play Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio here. Not to mention the distant past, you went to the factory to cause trouble yesterday, which left no way for the children to survive! Which parents can do such a thing? I have been the director of the neighborhood committee for so many years, but this is the first time I have encountered such a thing! Pat your conscience and ask yourself, are you qualified to be parents? Do you think our neighborhood committee is a vegetarian? I called your commune yesterday to ask. The commune said that your Xujiawan Village is not as difficult as you said. On the contrary, the food rations are more than those of the neighboring villages. Because you used apples to replace part of the public grain, am I right?"

Xu Wannian's heart tightened. He had never thought that such a small matter would alarm the commune leaders. How could he save face when he returned? He really underestimated Hu Yingzi.

Director Wang continued, "If you say there is not enough food, who has enough food? You have been in the city for a few days. Look at this compound. Who can manage to eat enough and be 100% full? Comrade Hu Yingzi is the backbone of the handicraft factory. All the employees of the handicraft factory are working hard to complete the country's export tasks. The security department of the handicraft factory said that if you dare to cause trouble in the factory again and delay their normal production, they will not be polite and will directly send you to labor reform. Comrade Xu Jianshe is the same. He is also fighting in the transportation position. He is away on business for ten days and a half months. How can he have time to take care of you? Although the autumn harvest is over, there is still a lot of work to do in the countryside, such as reclaiming wasteland and building water conservancy. You are not old. You come to the city to avoid labor and not earn a cent. You will get less food next year? What? Do you want to learn from the landlords in the old society and enjoy a good life by riding on the heads of the working people? I tell you, no way! The people will not tolerate any sand in their eyes."

Xu Wannian quickly waved his hands and shook his head, "No! We didn't! We just came to see our son and will go back in a few days! Yingzi, don't you think so?" At the same time, he did not forget to wink at Hu Yingzi, wanting Hu Yingzi to testify for him. He couldn't wear the hat of a rich landlord. It was too scary.

The ancestors of the Xu family also had some property, and when the class status was determined, the four brothers decisively split up the family property and divided it into four parts. Only then were they classified as lower-middle peasants, joining the ranks of poor and lower-middle peasants, and could not have anything to do with landlords or rich peasants.

They had seen with their own eyes what had happened to the landlords and rich peasants in various villages in the past few years, and they were still frightened by it.

Hu Yingzi took the opportunity to say, "Director Wang, my parents-in-law realized their mistake yesterday. They said they were going back to their hometown in the next two days."

Director Wang nodded and said, "That's good. Our government cannot generalize. If someone makes a mistake, as long as they correct it in time, they are still part of the people."

Xu Wannian nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, we will correct our mistakes. Old woman, pack up and we will go back the day after tomorrow."

After achieving their goal, Director Wang and Hu Yingzi left the compound. Hu Yingzi took Director Wang's arm and said affectionately, "When Director Auntie shows up, she's worth two! She can get things done in minutes!"

Director Wang said proudly: "I have been the director of the neighborhood committee for so many years. I can easily deal with them. I tell you, Yingzi, if I were not about to retire, I would have been promoted long ago with my work performance in the past few years!"

Hu Yingzi quickly flattered her: "That's right! Sister Huizhen said a long time ago that the director is the pillar of our Daqianmen. With you here, any difficulties can be easily solved."

Director Wang was flattered and felt very comfortable. He rolled his eyes at Hu Yingzi and said, "Come on, I didn't expect Yingzi to be so good at talking. She's as good as your sister Huizhen."

Hu Yingzi: "Hey, my sister said, 'If you keep company with good people, you will be good; if you keep company with bad people, you will be bad.'"

Director Wang is very serious and responsible in his work. Since he has taken over, he is committed to serving the people completely and thoroughly.

The next day, the secretary of Xujiawan called the tavern and asked Xu Jianmei to notify Xu Wannian and his wife to return to the village to work, otherwise the village would send someone to take them back.

Xu Wannian still believed what Xu Jianmei said, and the male and female were almost scared to death. They did not dare to neglect it and asked Hu Yingzi to buy train tickets for them.

Before leaving, they shamelessly asked Hu Yingzi for money and cried poor. In order to get rid of them quickly, Hu Yingzi asked Cai Quanwu to be a witness and gave them half a year's pension in one lump sum.

No one testified, fearing that the two would deny their debts in the future. In the past, the money given to them was remitted through the post office, with proof. It must be said that with Xu Huizhen's early warning, Hu Yingzi really managed to prevent fire, theft and in-laws.

After Xu Huizhen learned what happened, she praised her in her heart. She no longer had to worry about the affairs of the Xu family, and Hu Yingzi could take care of things on her own. This also put an end to her worries.

Just like that, life returned to its former peace.

In the courtyard, after Yi Zhonghai was discharged from the hospital, he recuperated at home for a period of time. One of his hands was disabled, making it inconvenient for him to do things. Aunt Yi went back to her parents' home to visit her relatives, and she was away for nearly twenty days before she finally returned.

Seeing his wife, Yi Zhonghai said with a gloomy face: "Why did you come back just now? I couldn't even have a hot meal these days."

Aunt Yi said slowly, "My nephews are so enthusiastic. They said that I finally came back and they wanted me to stay for a few more days. Well, there is still blood ties. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are connected. When we meet, we are relatives."

But the reality is that the rural areas can't even get enough food, so who would care about her, a married woman for many years. If she didn't have money in her hands, she would have been kicked out long ago.

Aunt Yi took advantage of this time and spent money to buy Yi Zhonghai a green hat, with the main message being: If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous.

Aunt Yi was really heartbroken by Yi Zhonghai. Over the years, because she had not given birth to a child, she could not stand up straight in the yard. She was humble at home and obeyed Yi Zhonghai's words. She served the old lady in the backyard with all her heart and soul, and lived like an old nanny.

Yi Zhonghai had affairs with the old widow and the young widow of the Jia family, but she had to turn a blind eye and lived a humble life.

In the end, she realized that there was nothing wrong with her body and she could have a baby. She just wanted to give it a try to see if God was blind and could open his eyes and give her a child of his own.

After Yi Zhonghai's condition stabilized, he went back to work at the steel mill. He could no longer work as a fitter, so the factory arranged a warehouse keeper job for him. His salary was reduced to 37.5 yuan a month. Was he disappointed? Of course he was, but at least it was enough for the couple to spend.

The robbers who attacked him were naturally not caught. He didn't understand why weasels only bite sick ducks. Unlucky things happened to him one after another.

More than a month later, there was a thunderclap, and Aunt Yi was suddenly pregnant! This was truly a thousand-year-old iron tree blooming, and a ten-thousand-year-old dead tree sprouting!

Aunt Yi, who was pregnant with a pearl, was also shocked. She didn't expect that she was really pregnant. God must have opened his eyes! She excitedly lay on the bed and cried loudly, as if she wanted to release all the grievances she had suffered over the years.

This news also brought Yi Zhonghai back to life. God has a way out. Yi Zhonghai also has a child. He is only in his forties. If he lives a few more years, he can see his child grow up, get married and have children.

Jia Zhang, who had originally planned to wipe out Yi Zhonghai's family, kept cursing at home: "Don't be too happy too soon, old thing. It's not certain whether the baby can be born safely at such an old age, and it's not certain whether it will be a boy or a girl. Humph! Just wait and see! Those who dare to bully our Jia family will not have a good end."

(I gave a green hat to the Lord of Morality. If you feel relieved, please urge me to update, and send a love message.)