Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Wang Jianjun didn't pay much attention to what Secretary Wu said.

But when you hear words like people's commune, Great Leap Forward, and steelmaking.

Only then did Wang Jianjun realize that the Great Leap Forward movement was coming.

Wang Jianjun is not sure about this kind of movement which was caused by leaders’ hot-headedness and good intentions but ended up with bad results.

The original intention above should be good.

But they did not consider the reality.

No matter how advanced a social system is, it is impossible to develop to its full potential all at once.

The most crucial thing in this movement is steel.

The Great Steel Production Campaign is a representative example of the Great Leap Forward.

In order to catch up with the UK and the US, it is said that the slogan shouted this year is to double the steel production.

But the reality is that current domestic hardware is simply not sufficient to achieve this goal.

The missing part can only be filled by the enthusiasm of the people across the country.

Sure enough, Secretary Wu then said:

"In order to respond to national policies, the street has decided that every household and every adult must hand in three kilograms of iron, and minors must hand in one kilogram, and the full amount must be handed in next month.

I will let the three stewards be responsible for supervising the completion of this matter."

After Director Wu said this, everyone in the hospital was stunned.

Three pounds of iron per person?

Where can they get iron?

But Secretary Wu was very straightforward and left as soon as he finished his business.

The remaining three uncles looked at each other.

After Director Wu left, everyone in the hospital started asking the three managers what was going on.

The three managers could only explain the situation again.

Anyway, the street office wants everyone to bring three pounds of iron and hand it in to the street office.

At least you will be praised if you weigh more than three kilograms.

"Gentlemen, will the street give you money after you hand over this iron?"

"How is that possible? Are you selling it to the toll booth? It must be free."

"Ah? You don't want to pay? Then why should I hand it in? I might as well sell it to the scrap yard for some money."

These days everyone has the habit of collecting waste and selling it for money.

Scrap yards are considered state-owned units.

Every household occasionally has some scrap metal stored away.

But it is a bit difficult for each person to carry three pounds of iron.

The three uncles groaned in their hearts, and Officer Wu was also cunning and ran away after finishing his job.

Why did they throw this thankless task to the three of them.

Seeing that everyone was getting more and more excited, an old man could only stand up and say:

"Everyone, please be quiet. Secretary Wu just said that this is in response to national policies and is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. It is all for the development of the country. People should learn to make sacrifices."

"That's right. This matter involves political issues, so it's no small matter. Our Siheyuan's political awareness cannot be too low."

Liu Haizhong added on the side.

Only Yan Bugui was standing there, feeling so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

No wonder my eyelids have been twitching today.

Sure enough, nothing good happened.

The words of the three uncles were not accepted by the people in the hospital.

After all, this time it is their personal interests that are truly harmed.

It's okay to be generous to others, but not to be generous to yourself.

The uncle could only say helplessly:

"Okay, this matter is not something that we three managers can decide. Anyone who has any opinions can report it to the street office."

The old man was at a loss and could only kick the ball back to the street office.

He doesn't want to get involved in this shit.

"I don't care. My family won't pay anyway."

Jia Zhang cursed and turned back into the house.

Now she had something more important to deal with.

After Jia Dongxu's explanation, Jia Zhang also understood what this people's commune was.

The land was returned to the commune for unified management.

Work together and eat from the same pot.

There was no way Jia Zhang would agree to this.

At that time, she specifically retained her rural household registration in order to be able to get land in the countryside.

Her fields have always been cultivated for her relatives.

Every year some grain is distributed from the countryside as land rent.

Later, when bills were introduced, she did not have a quota because of her rural status, but at least these grains could be used as a subsidy.

Now the fields are under the management of the commune.

She didn't think the commune should pay her rent for her land.

This whole-house meeting ended in a bad mood.

But things still need to be resolved.

The three uncles met at Yi Zhonghai's house to discuss the solution to this matter.

But no matter how much we discussed it, we still couldn't come to a conclusion.

In the end, the three uncles had no choice but to decide to be responsible for the people in their own courtyards.

Wang Jianjun kept thinking about this matter after he returned.

In his memory, the Great Steel Production Campaign started this year but it was in the second half of the year.

Now this time has been advanced.

I think the timelines in different worlds are different.

In the evening, Wang Jianjun told Shen Chuxia that he was going out to do some business and then he climbed over the wall and left the courtyard.

We came to the small courtyard that Chen Li mentioned.

This is a property under the name of Lou Bancheng.

When Wang Jianjun arrived, Chen Li was already waiting there.

"Uncle Li."

Wang Jianjun greeted.

Chen Li took Wang Jianjun into the house without saying anything, took out two boxes and handed them over, saying:

"There's gold and some antiques inside. I asked someone to appraise the stuff, and it's worth about $100,000 in total."

Wang Jianjun nodded and handed over the handbag in his hand.

"Here are US dollars exchanged for 100,000 Chinese dollars. Uncle Li, please count them."

Chen Li took the money and counted it, then said:

"The next transaction will still be at this place. When the time comes, Master Lou will come to trade with you. The transaction amount should be 500,000, no problem."

Wang Jianjun nodded and said it was okay.

He exchanged several million US dollars in Hong Kong.

I just want to redeem all of Lou Bancheng’s assets.

"Speaking of which, you are really a hidden talent. Before, you asked me to introduce you to Hong Kong. Now you can do business with Mr. Lou."

Chen Li admires Wang Jianjun a little.

I thought he was just a kid with some skills.

Now it seems that he was wrong.

"Just good luck."

"Most people don't have your luck."

After Chen Li finished speaking, he said goodbye and left with the bag of money.

Wang Jianjun packed up his things and walked towards the courtyard.

Go back to the courtyard and climb over the wall to enter the house.

Shen Chuxia was reading a book, and when she saw Wang Jianjun she hurried over to him.

"Is the matter done?"

"That's it."

As Wang Jianjun spoke, he took out two boxes of treasures that he had traded tonight.

Open the box.

The golden gold emits a charming glow under the light.

Shen Chuxia was so shocked that her mouth opened wide.

“So much gold!”

"That's not a lot. The other party is Lou Bancheng."

Wang Jianjun picked up a gold bar and weighed it.

The gold bar is square and weighs about half a pound.

The specifications are different from the large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker on the market.

The purity is also higher than those.

Trade more gold bars so that you can use them to build building blocks in the future.

In addition to gold bars, there are also some antiques.

Every piece in Lou Bancheng’s collection is a valuable masterpiece.

After the two of them played with these things for a while, Wang Jianjun put them into the storage space.

There's no place safer than a storage space.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, Jia Zhang got up early, which was rare for her.

She took some of her private savings and put it on her before leaving the house.

Jia Zhang thought about it all night yesterday and finally decided to go back to her hometown to see the situation.