1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

These grains are the most solid support for Lijia Village. The old village chief said that these grains cannot be moved unless it is an emergency.

What's more, with Li Dahe and three other people in Lijia Village now, all the families raising poultry will have no trouble getting enough food. Lijia Village really won't need that food for a while.

It was a clear, cloudless day.

It’s just that all the schools in the city are closed again.

In the Li family courtyard, Li Weimin, pouting, brought a few brothers back home from outside.

Grandma Li was tidying up the vegetable garden in the yard. When she turned around, she saw the four brothers who looked dejected.

"Wei Min, what's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?"

"Grandma, school is on holiday again!" Li Weimin was helpless.

He is going to high school this year, but the school is always on holiday and I don’t know if he can pass the exam.

"Another holiday? This is the fifth time this year. It seems that the situation outside is really bad. If you don't want to go, then don't go! Don't be discouraged. Maybe school will resume in a few days when things get better!"

Grandma Li felt distressed when she saw Li Weimin's sad look. This child was a thoughtful person who devoted himself to his studies. It was a pity that the harvest was not good this year.

well! What a sin!

"Yeah!" Li Weimin responded and took his three younger brothers back to the house.

Grandma Li stood at the gate of the yard, watching the backs of Li Weimin and others gradually disappear into the distance, her face full of worry.

She muttered to herself, "The school has had five holidays this year. Is the disaster going to increase? It's really worrying."

After saying that, Grandma Li bent down and continued to tend to the small vegetable garden at home.

This small vegetable garden at home is particularly important during this difficult period.

Common vegetables such as leeks, onions, beans and cucumbers are grown there.

Grandma Li is a hardworking person. She takes care of the vegetable garden every day, weeding, fertilizing and watering. She is never idle for a moment.

The small vegetable garden is also great. Whatever vegetables Grandma Li grows grows beautifully.

If we can’t finish the food at home, we will give some away to others.

Grandma Li sighed and said, "Fortunately, we left a piece of land in the yard. We can grow enough vegetables at home and don't have to buy them outside."

The sun shines warmly in the courtyard. Grandma Li is concentrating on tending the vegetable garden, her face filled with satisfaction with life.

Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps broke the tranquility.

Grandpa Li rushed back from outside, his face full of anxiety and beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Oh no, oh no, old woman, hurry up, Lanxiang is about to give birth!" Grandpa Li shouted loudly, his voice full of panic.

When Grandma Li heard this, the small hoe in her hand fell to the ground with a clang. She opened her eyes wide, her face full of shock.

"What? Didn't you just get a checkup and say you still have some time left? Why are you going to give birth now?"

Grandma Li's voice trembled slightly, and her face was full of disbelief.

Grandpa Li sighed, and hesitated to speak, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Hey, you don't know, in that yard..."

Before Grandpa Li finished speaking, he looked anxious again. He kept rubbing his hands and pacing back and forth anxiously.

"What can I do? She is in great pain now. Please think of a solution, old lady!"

Grandpa Li's brows were furrowed, his face full of worry.

Grandma Li didn't bother to ask more questions. She immediately dropped the work in her hands and rushed out of the vegetable garden.

Her steps were hurried, her heart filled with anxiety.

He ran and shouted, "Weimin, come out quickly, go to the steel mill and call your uncle Zhuzi, and tell him that your aunt Lanxiang is about to give birth."

The four brothers in the room heard the shouting and ran out immediately.

"Aunt Lanxiang is going to give birth? Okay, I'll go right away!"

Li Weimin responded and rushed out without caring about anything else.

Grandma Li quickly instructed Grandpa Li: "Hurry up and find a car to take him to the hospital. This matter cannot be delayed. Human life is at stake."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

Grandpa Li nodded, without taking a rest, turned around and ran out of the house again.

Grandma Li was extremely anxious and told Li Weihua and the others not to run around at home. She quickly ran towards the courtyard.

Along the way, her heart was beating wildly and various possible situations kept appearing in her mind.

When she arrived at the central courtyard of Siheyuan No. 95, she saw Chen Lanxiang lying hunched over beside the pool.

He moaned in pain, “Ouch… Ouch…”

There were quite a few people around, but no one dared to step forward to help.

When Grandma Li saw this scene, she immediately became angry.

Her eyes were wide open and full of anger.

"Get out of the way now, why are you surrounding him instead of helping him up?"

When the aunt saw Grandma Li coming, she quickly said, "Aunt Li, it's not that we don't want to take care of it, it's just that we don't dare to move."

The second and third aunts also echoed, "Yes, Aunt Li, Lanxiang is in a lot of pain, it looks very serious, we dare not do anything."

Grandma Li glared at them and said angrily, "I don't care what happened just now. This is an emergency. I need to send her to the hospital. I can deal with other things after Zhuzi comes back!"

Grandma Li's tone was firm and unquestionable.

After saying that, Grandma Li ignored them and leaned over to Chen Lanxiang.

Chen Lanxiang's face was pale, with beads of sweat on her forehead. She clutched her clothes tightly with both hands and groaned in pain.

"Auntie, my stomach hurts so much..."

Grandma Li held Chen Lanxiang's shaking hand and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Lanxiang, we will go to the hospital right away."

Just then, Grandpa Li came back from outside with a cart.

The situation was urgent, so Grandma Li quickly asked the porter to help carry Chen Lanxiang onto the cart.

Grandma Li looked at Chen Lanxiang, her heart full of worry.

Because there was already blood on Chen Lanxiang's pants, she knew that time was life and she had to send Chen Lanxiang to the hospital as soon as possible.

Grandpa Li and Grandma Li jogged along, following the cart towards the hospital.

In the courtyard, everyone looked at the cart that was moving further and further away with complicated expressions.

The sunshine shines in the yard, but it cannot dispel the haze in everyone's hearts.

They slowly withdrew their gazes and looked in the direction of the Jia family at the same time, each with a different expression.

The aunt frowned slightly, with worry in her eyes.

"If Shazhu knew about this, wouldn't he tear down the Jia family?"

She said softly, her tone full of helplessness.

The second aunt shook her head and sighed, "I don't know where Jia Zhang got the courage to always find trouble with Sha Zhu's wife. These days, she has never stopped."

There was a hint of confusion in her eyes.

The third aunt also echoed, "That's right, Shazhu's wife is pregnant. They didn't know how to be cautious. Now, let's see how they end up..."

Everyone was silent, thinking about the conflict between the Jia family and the Sha Zhu family.

Ever since Chen Lanxiang married Sha Zhu, the Jia family always seems to be stirring up trouble intentionally or unintentionally, which makes people confused.

Someone murmured quietly, "Why else? The Jia family is jealous of the good life of the Shazhu family!"

"That's impossible. Sha Zhu has helped the Jia family a lot in the past. How could the Jia family do things like this?" another person retorted.