1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

The rain finally stopped, thank God. The heavy rain that had been falling for several days like a nightmare had finally stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a document calling on the masses to work together for post-disaster reconstruction quickly spread to every corner of the city.

As soon as the mobilization order was issued, the people of the whole city responded like soldiers hearing the charge.

Men, women, young and old, anyone who could lend a hand picked up their tools, poured into the streets and joined the post-disaster reconstruction team.

Li Weiguo took the opportunity to leave the base, thinking about his family, and rushed home in a hurry.

Along the way, the road scene was really horrible.

Many houses along the street were flooded, and some had half of their walls collapsed, revealing the messy belongings inside.

Some of the roofs are gone, leaving only an empty frame.

Although the water on the road had receded a little, there was still mud everywhere. When I stepped on it, there was a "puff" sound and the mud was up to my ankles.

He left in a state of anxiety, his mind full of thoughts about whether his family was safe and what had happened to his house.

After finally arriving home, the moment he pushed open the gate and saw that his family was safe and sound at home, Li Weiguo finally felt relieved.

His mother, Wang Guifang, was the first to come forward. She held his hand, looked him up and down, and kept saying, "Weiguo, you're finally back. It's raining so hard, and I was worried about you at school every day."

His father Li Dajiang also nodded, with a look of relief on his face for surviving the disaster.

"Not only your mother is thinking about you, your whole family is worried about you, your sister talks about you dozens of times every day!"

Before Li Weiguo could recover from his shock, Grandma Li pulled him to sit on a chair and said in a nagging voice, "Okay! Now that we see Weiguo is back safe and sound, we are relieved!"

Li Dahe and Wang Dahua also came over at this time and asked about the situation of the University of Science and Technology.

Li Weiguo heard about the situation of the University of Science and Technology from Wang Yong and others, and then he mentioned the key points.

The adults in the family sighed when they heard this. They didn’t expect that a building would collapse in the university. Fortunately, it was safe and no one was injured.

Then he asked about the situation on the street, and Li Weiguo told him everything he had seen.

Grandpa Li looked worried when he heard what Li Weiguo said. He sighed and said, "Alas, this rain has caused great harm to people. It is really a ruthless natural disaster. The common people don't know how much suffering they will have to endure!"

"Fortunately, before the heavy rain came, Wu Bo came over with tarpaulin to cover our roof. Otherwise, with such heavy rain, our house might have leaked!"

Grandma Li followed Grandpa Li and said, "Yes, yes, thanks to Wu Bo, everyone in our family can sleep well!"

As Li Weiguo listened to his grandparents' stories, he liked Wu Bo even better. He didn't expect Wu Bo to be so thoughtful.

To be honest, Li Weiguo was quite surprised.

When he went to college, he entrusted Wu Bo to take care of his family. After all, he was studying at school and he couldn't take care of things at home.

Later, Wu Bo did take care of his family as he said, and he would naturally remember this kindness in his heart.

After listening to his grandparents, Li Weiguo nodded and said, "Wu Bo is a good person. I will remember what he has done for our family!"

Afterwards, Li Weiguo's brothers and sisters also came over and talked about what they had seen and heard and the interesting things that happened in the past few days.

It’s just that the moments we spend together are always short and beautiful.

Li Weiguo had been hiding what happened at the base from his family. In order not to worry them and also to keep it confidential, he kept his mouth shut. Until now, his family still believed that he was studying hard in school.

Thinking of this, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Li Weiguo is such an outstanding person, but he cannot show off. It's because the base has a confidentiality policy, so he can't say much.

It is so rare that he has the opportunity to come back and visit this time, so he must insist on keeping it confidential.

Li Weiguo hid his thoughts and said to his family calmly, "My studies at school are very intense now. I can't be out for too long. I have to go back quickly."

Although the family members were reluctant, they still nodded sensibly.

Grandma Li stuffed a piece of hot dry food into his hand and said, "Weiguo, take it and eat it on the way. Don't go hungry."

After saying goodbye to his family, Li Weiguo did not go back to the base directly, but hurried towards Wu Bo's house.

Along the way, looking at the old houses destroyed by the flood, I felt filled with emotion.

Many of these houses were built brick by brick by the older generation and were lived in for decades, but were destroyed by the flood.

Those who were assigned housing by government agencies are lucky enough, as at least the agency can give some money to help with repairs. Although life is tight, there is still hope.

But there is still a group of people who are lazy in their daily lives and live on the little inheritance left by their ancestors.

This was a huge disaster. Not only had the family assets been drained out, but the few remaining houses had collapsed.

They really had no money to repair the house, and with no other options left, they even thought about selling their residential land.

Although there are regulations these days prohibiting the private sale of houses.

But some people just love to take advantage of loopholes. As long as you are willing, buying a house or land is not a difficult task.

This is also the reason why Li Weiguo went to Wu Bo's home before returning to the base.

First of all, Wu Bo took care of Li Weiguo's family sincerely. He visited them every now and then, and he was always the first to show up whenever there was any problem at home.

Secondly, the two of them cooperated very well, whether it was trading grain for antiques or other projects, they cooperated very well. Li Weiguo believed that he was a good helper in building his "empire" together.

Li Weiguo walked along the alley that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, with eager and firm steps.

After a while, the slightly old door of Wu Bo's house appeared in front of him.

"Knock, knock, knock." The old wooden door made a muffled sound when it was knocked.

After a while, the door creaked open and Wu Bo stood inside. When he saw Li Weiguo, he was like seeing a long-lost relative, and his face was filled with smiles.

"Oh, Weiguo! You're finally here. I've been thinking about you!"

While Wu Bo was speaking enthusiastically, he stepped aside to let Li Weiguo into the house.

"Really? I really can't help but talk about it!"

As they were talking, the two of them walked into the house, and Li Weiguo didn't have time to sit down and catch his breath.

Wu Bo, like a child eager to show off his new toy, pulled him to a corner of the room.

There were some objects covered with cloth piled there. Unlike other places, that place was clean and tidy, and it was obvious that it had just been used not long ago.

Wu Bo excitedly lifted the cloth and said with a beaming face: "Weiguo, take a look, I have found a lot of good things recently. These old items are quite old and very rare!"