Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

"Silly Zhu, how much did you pay for this TV?"

Yan Fugui directly pulled Sha Zhu and asked.

"Hey, it's not expensive. 365, inches. Just a little bigger than the one you have."

Seeing that Sha Zhu's nose was about to rise to the sky, Yan Fu gritted his teeth in anger.

But what he was more worried about now was whether Sha Zhu would steal his business.

After all, Shazhu also has a TV now, and it’s bigger than his.

If Sha Zhu also followed his example and charged for watching TV, then the customers who wanted to watch Yan Fugui's TV would definitely go to Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, you can't learn to collect money like me. I was the one who started this business."

Sha Zhu rolled his eyes at Yan Fugui and said:

"Come on, Uncle, I'm not as calculating as you are. I'll just put this TV in the house for my family to watch."

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Yan Fugui also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they don’t steal my business, it’s fine.

The news that Sha Zhu also bought a TV quickly spread throughout the courtyard.

Everyone in the hospital could only envy him.

Now the He family is considered to have the best conditions in the hospital.

Two people in the family earn wages.

And there is no need to worry about food and drink.

Sha Zhu bought a TV and watched it in his room.

As soon as the family finishes their meal, they gather in front of the TV to watch TV.

An 9-inch TV looks more comfortable than a -inch one.

The most important thing is to watch whatever you want, as loudly as you want.

The most envied person in the whole hospital is Bang Geng.

After he came back from the countryside and started sweeping the streets again, Banggeng realized how difficult life was.

If time could go back.

Banggeng would definitely not choose to make his relationship with Shazhu so strained.

He is one of those who sit and watch TV like this.

Unfortunately it's too late to say anything now.

The two televisions made the courtyard lively.

Although Sha Zhu didn't take the TV out, he basically didn't stop people from coming to his house to watch TV as long as he was watching TV.

But this also affected Yan Fugui's business.

Yan Fugui was naturally filled with hatred, but he could do nothing about Sha Zhu.

However, it was also because of the television that Sha Zhu and Yan Fugui indirectly saved the lives of people in the hospital.

One night in July, people in the hospital either watched TV at Yan Fugui's place or watched TV at Sha Zhu's place.

The people in the courtyard didn't go home to sleep until after 9 o'clock.

Just when everyone was watching happily, there was a sudden shake for no apparent reason.

Everyone was shocked.

"The Earth Dragon turned over?!!"

Those who reacted quickly shouted and ran out of the house.

Sha Zhu was also startled, and quickly grabbed Qin Huairu and a few children and ran out of the house.

The same was true for Yan Fugui on the other side.

As long as Yan Fugui couldn't bear to part with the TV and the money at home.

So he rushed back into the house, took out the money, and covered the TV with a cloth and held it in his hands.

It looked like he was afraid that the TV would be lost.

"You're still watching TV at this hour!"

Yan Jiecheng pulled Yu Li to the central courtyard, and when he saw his father holding the TV, he couldn't help but curse.

"This is my life! I can have problems, but he can't!"

Yan Jiecheng was speechless. His father really valued money more than his life.

When everyone arrived in the yard, the shaking was still continuing.

Some residents who did not feel the earthquake very strongly wanted to go back to their houses to get some valuables, but were stopped by Wang Jianjun.

"Don't go back. The earthquake might be even more severe later. Even if it's over, there will be aftershocks."

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Jianjun finished speaking, the wall of the house in the yard collapsed.

The resident was also frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

If I hadn't been careful just now, my life would be in danger.

"Everyone, don't go back. I don't even want the TV series anymore. Your stuff is nothing."

Although Sha Zhu felt sorry for the TV, this was not the time to focus on the TV. The most important thing was that the person was fine.

Everyone was also feeling anxious at this moment.

No one mentioned going back to get their things again.

But it was the middle of the night and time to go to bed, but now there was no place to sleep.

Everyone could only find an open space in the middle of the yard to sit down first.

If there is really no place to sit, give priority to children and women.

Wang Jianjun quickly reviewed the information about the earthquake in his mind.

Then he remembered the source of the earthquake.

Tanshan.

A huge natural disaster in history.

One of the ten greatest natural disasters of the 20th century.

The death toll could even reach hundreds of thousands.

Thinking of this, Wang Jianjun felt a chill in his heart.

You have to know that Sijiu City is still quite a distance away from Tanshan.

If this is happening in my yard, wouldn't it be even more serious over at Tan Shan?

Just as Wang Jianjun was thinking, suddenly another piece of the wall collapsed.

Everyone was startled and quickly squeezed towards the center of the yard.

"Be careful, don't get too close to the wall."

The adults reminded each other, fearing that the children would be crushed if they were not paying attention.

Fortunately, it is still very hot in Beijing in July.

Although everyone in the yard was wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts, they didn't feel cold.

Wang Jianjun glanced at the people around him, found an excuse to leave the yard, and then flashed back to Hong Kong.

He told this matter to Sister Shen Chuxia as soon as possible.

When the two sisters learned about this kind of thing happening in the country, they were also very worried.

"Chuxia, you go contact Lieutenant General Shilin, and Maiqiu, you go get the factory to start producing instant noodles, sausages, and canned foods. Once Shilin is contacted, we will send a batch of food back to China for support."

The two sisters knew the matter was urgent, so they drove directly to contact the foremen to start overtime work without caring that it was night time.

After Wang Jianjun finished these things and went back to Sijiu City to confirm that his uncle's family was fine, he returned to the courtyard. As soon as he arrived at the door, he met Sha Zhu who was about to go out.

"Jianjun, where have you been? The courtyard is busy building an earthquake shelter. I'll go get some firewood and food and come back to make something for everyone."

"I just went to see how my uncle's family is doing, and now I'm going back to help."

Wang Jianjun said this and walked towards the backyard.

After discussion, everyone in the courtyard decided to divide the area into three courtyards, front, middle and back, to build earthquake shelters.

When Wang Jianjun returned to the backyard, Liu Haizhong, who had a lame leg, was directing everyone to set up a shed.

This posture is full of leadership flavor.

No one bothered with him.

Because Liu Haizhong contributed the most wood.

One of his houses collapsed, so he simply picked out usable wood from it and used it to build a shed. Wang Jianjun's house was not a big problem because it was reinforced during renovation.

In other words, the furnishings in the room fell to the ground.

He simply dismantled the bed boards at home and used them to build a tent for everyone.

It’s the result of everyone’s concerted efforts.

A simple but sturdy shed was built.

He Daqing also reminded everyone to put waterproof materials such as oilcloth on the shed.

The experience of the older generation told him that it often rains after an earthquake.

If we don’t do waterproofing now, the earthquake-proof shed will be useless if it rains later.

In the end, Wang Jianjun collected the tarpaulins from everyone in the backyard and finally gave the shed a layer of waterproofing.