Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

In August 1966, Red Guards from all over the country came to Beijing for a big connection. On the 8th, the great man will meet with the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square.

As the director of the neighborhood committee, Xu Huizhen had an obligation to do a good job in reception. Fortunately, she had great prestige in the Daqianmen neighborhood committee, and the people also supported her work.

She and the staff of the neighborhood committee arranged the Red Guards to live in every household in the area, and a group of Red Guards also moved into her own home. They were from Shanghai, and the girl who led them was named Chu Bingbing.

Looking at this group of children who were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, with high morale and excitement, Xu Hui really couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.

Unexpectedly, Chu Bingbing and Xu Jingli got along very well. They had a common hobby, which was stamp collecting.

Xu Jingli took out her stamp album and showed it to Chu Bingbing. Chu Bingbing promised to send her Shanghai stamps after she returned. The two became good friends and kept in touch with each other through letters.

In the original plot, they became lifelong friends. When Xu Jingli grew up and ran into a shortage of funds for her business, Chu Bingbing invested money to help her through the difficult times.

Thinking of this, Xu Huizhen suddenly remembered something, that is Pian'er Ye. In the original plot, Pian'er Ye mixed in the Red Guards and returned to the capital. After drinking, he spoke out of turn and told the story of reselling grain, which caused a lot of trouble.

He quickly went to find Cai Quanwu and asked him to call Pian Ye's son and ask him to keep Pian Ye under control and not let him return to Beijing. If he couldn't control his father, he must call him in advance after Pian Ye left so that he could be prepared.

She wants to nip all dangers in the bud.

There was another thing that was beyond Xu Huizhen's expectation. Cao Dongyang suddenly became the director of GW Club.

Cao Dongyang used to be the first public manager of the tavern, and the two of them worked well together. However, after his wife came to the tavern and made a scene, Xu Huizhen asked Cao Dongyang to find another job without hesitation.

Xu Huizhen was worried that Cao Dongyang would bear a grudge against her and use his position to make things difficult for her. Alas, Xu Huizhen had done everything she could to deal with Fan Jinyou, and thought she could rest easy, but then Cao Dongyang came along. Although he might not be so petty, it was a serious matter and she had to be on guard.

Xu Huizhen discussed with He Yuzhu and decided to place a spy next to Cao Dongyang so that she would be prepared for any disturbance.

One of the candidates is Qiangzi. In the original plot, Qiangzi also wore a green military uniform, a red armband, and followed Fan Jinyou to bully others.

Qiangzi was not a good person, and if he was given some benefits, he might be able to use them for his own benefit. However, Xu Huizhen still did not quite believe in this man's character.

He Yuzhu suggested to find money to come in, and asked him to find a reliable brother to sneak in and stay with Cao Dongyang to prevent any trouble.

Speaking of money, he is now doing well. After his unremitting efforts, he married his sister to Wang Lixin as he wished, and he became Wang Lixin's brother-in-law.

Xu Hui was really worried that one day Qian Jinlai would cause a big mess and implicate Wang Lixin. However, on the other hand, Qian Jinlai had some means, and he could do anything he wanted to do without any leaks, and his wishes would come true.

He Yuzhu found Qian Jinlai and told him about it. Qian Jinlai readily agreed and said, "Brother-in-law, thank goodness you reminded me. I really need to find a few people to sneak into the GW Club. I see they often raid this house and that house. I can take advantage of the situation and get some good stuff. Hehe."

It turns out that different people have different focuses.

Recently, the capital city was in a state of panic, and Xu Huizhen lived a quiet life, not daring to do anything. When she had nothing to do, she would go into the space to take care of the fruit trees and crops.

She also planted some valuable medicinal herbs in her space. The seeds of the herbs were all bought when she went to the Northeast. The most valuable one was ginseng. The flow rate in her space was fast, one year was equivalent to three years, and the herbs grew fast.

Food is not as scarce now as it was in previous years, so she tried to grow some cost-effective medicinal herbs.

On this day, Xu Huizhen was at work when a young man hurried over to her and whispered to her, "I am Qian Jinlai's younger brother. Someone is going to raid Han Qingqiu's house."

Xu Huizhen was shocked when she heard this. What was supposed to happen finally happened. She took out 10 yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into the young man's pocket, saying, "Thank you for notifying me. I'll go and take a look."

She hurried back home first, and when she saw Han Qingqiu was not at home, she ran to Han Qingqiu's house. Before she even entered the house, she heard a noise in the yard.

When he walked in, he saw five or six people wearing red armbands rummaging through the house, their movements were rude, and things were scattered all over the floor. Han Qingqiu stood aside, silent.

Xu Huizhen yelled, "What are you doing? Stop it!"

The red armband leader knew Xu Huizhen. He said, "Director Xu, Han Qingqiu is the wife of a capitalist. We received a report that she has hidden contraband in her home, so we are searching."

Xu Huizhen said angrily, "Who told you that she is the wife of a capitalist? Several years ago, Han Qingqiu published an announcement in the newspaper to completely distance herself from the Wen family. She is an urban resident. The former director of the neighborhood committee, Wang, can testify that this was approved by the superiors and handled by Director Wang himself. Han Qingqiu, show them the document."

Han Qingqiu hurried into the room and showed the document to the man with the red armband in a moment.

The red armband took a look and said, "Just because she is not a capitalist doesn't mean there are no contraband items in her home. We are not here without a purpose. We are here because we received a report."

Xu Huizhen: "If I report that you have contraband items, can I go to your house and smash it? What did you find after searching?"

The man with the red armband was speechless after being asked by Xu Huizhen. He was also doing things according to the director's instructions. He had always been successful in the past and no one dared to resist him. But today he ran into a tough guy.

The red armband argued: "We are also following the instructions of the leader!"

Xu Huizhen: "Did your boss instruct you to smash other people's things like this? Are there any laws? If no prohibited items are found, who will compensate for the losses?"

Seeing that their momentum had weakened, Xu Huizhen continued, "Han Qingqiu is the founder of the handicraft factory. She selflessly contributed the cross-stitch samples. The city leaders personally praised her selfless spirit. All the employees of the handicraft factory are grateful to Han Qingqiu for creating job opportunities for everyone. Do any of you have family members working in the handicraft factory? Do any of your family members receive handicrafts from the handicraft factory?"

Several red armbands bowed their heads and kept silent. The residents of Daqianmen dared not say that every family had a vested interest in the handicraft factory, but five or six out of ten, many housewives used their spare time to make handicrafts to earn some money to supplement their family income. Every family was not well off, so any money they could earn was good.

Xu Huizhen: "You are the typical example of eating with the bowl in your hand, and cursing when you put down the bowl and chopsticks! Do you believe that I will fire your family members tomorrow? I am the deputy director of the handicraft factory, so I still have the right to do so!"

Xu Huizhen still had great prestige and intimidation at Daqianmen. The red armband leader had no choice but to admit defeat and said, "Director Xu, we were wrong. We are leaving now."

Xu Huizhen said, "No! Since you are here, search thoroughly. You can report to your leader when you return. However, you cannot damage anything like bandits entering the village."

After Xu Huizhen finished speaking, she led the way into the house and said, "Come on, I'll watch you search, be quick."

Perhaps a few people were frightened by what Xu Huizhen said. They pretended to open drawers and cabinets and did a routine check, but naturally found nothing.

It was very awkward. The leader with the red armband apologized and said, "Director Xu, we have finished the search. There are no prohibited items. We will leave now."

Xu Huizhen raised her eyebrows and said, "No, you come and go as you please? What do you say about the broken things? Do you want me to ask your leader for compensation?"

The red armband had no choice but to take out the money in his pocket. Seeing that he didn't have much money, he signaled the others to pay. The others also emptied their pockets, collected a handful of change, handed it to Han Qingqiu, and said, "Auntie Han, this is all I have. I'm sorry, please forgive me."

Xu Huizhen said, "Han Qingqiu didn't marry into the Wen family voluntarily. Her father sold her to a wealthy family for money. She is also a victim! She has long drawn a line with the Wen family. Now she is just like us, an ordinary person. Do you understand?"

Everyone nodded to show that they understood and left dejectedly.