Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

"Yes!" Yu Li agreed, and then said, "Mom! I'm married too. I have my own life to live, and I'm going to have a child soon. I can't give Yu Haitang everything she wants?! She's just my sister, not my daughter. You and Dad are here, so I have no obligation to take care of her."

After listening to what Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li said, Yu's mother showed a hint of embarrassment on her face. At the same time, Yu's mother was a little angry because she heard the "hidden meaning" in Yu Li's arms, which meant that it would be better for Yu's father and mother to die if they were alive. If they died, Yu Li would be the eldest sister and would have to take care of her younger siblings. If they were alive, she would not have to take care of them.

Mother Yu came to her senses, glared at Yu Li, and said, "Since you don't care about Haitang's matter, then just pretend I was never here. I'm leaving first!"

After his mother left, Yan Jiecheng looked at Yu Li. Yu Li said, "My family treats me well except my father. My mother treats me well in front of outsiders, but in private she almost treats me like an adopted child. It's a good thing to go back to her today. At least it will save me a lot of trouble in the future."

Yan Jiecheng patted Yu Li on the shoulder and said, "Okay! Don't think too much. Eat! After dinner, I'll take you to work."

As time went by, the outside world gradually began to change. At the end of June 1965, Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng's child was born. A very cute girl. Yan Jiecheng followed the trend and named the child Yan Xuehong. The third aunt was also very "generous" to give Yu Li the things that Yan Jiedi could not use. Although the things were a little old, it was better than nothing. After Yu Li was out of confinement, she asked the third aunt to help take care of the child for five yuan a month.

Just after the Spring Festival in 1966, Zhang Hu, the director of the Nanluoguxiang Public Security Bureau, came to the subdistrict office. Wang Xia saw Zhang Hu and asked with a smile: "Old Zhang, what brings you here?!"

Zhang Hu said, "Old Wang, there is something I want to ask you."

Wang Xia asked: "What's the matter?!"

Zhang Hu asked back: "How much do you know about Jia Geng?!"

Wang Xia said, "If you ask other children, I may not know much about them. But I know him very well." Then she asked, "Lao Zhang, why are you asking him?!"

Zhang Hu said, "In the past two years, there have been many cases of burglary in our city. Although we have arrested many people, cases still occur from time to time. However, similar incidents have never happened in Nanluoguxiang. We arrested a few people a while ago. From their descriptions, we suspect that the person we have been looking for in the past two years is this Jia Geng."

Wang Xia said, "Old Zhang, you should be familiar with Jia Geng. He also has another nickname, Bang Geng."

"It's him?!" Zhang Hu reacted at this moment. Wang Xia continued, "You came at the right time today. If you had come two days later, Banggeng might not be here anymore."

Zhang Hu asked: "Old Wang, what do you mean by this?!"

Wang Xia said: "Our superiors asked us to mobilize a group of young people to go to Xinjiang, but there must be a rule that people like Jia Geng who have been in prison will be forced to go there to receive re-education."

Zhang Hu asked: "Can you put this matter off for a few days?!"

Wang Xia thought for a moment and said, "Originally, Jia Geng was on the first list. I'll transfer him to the group that will leave at the end of February. One month should be enough for you, right?!"

Zhang Hu replied firmly, "That's enough!" Then he reminded, "Old Wang, the wind is changing direction outside now, you have to be careful!"

Wang Xia smiled and replied: "I have reached retirement age. I will retire in two months. Now is my last shift."

Zhang Hu stared at Wang Xia for a few seconds, nodded silently, turned and left.

One month is neither long nor short. Banggeng must have sensed the danger. He kept going back and forth between school and home for this month. As for Biaoge and his gang, who had contact with Banggeng, they had long left the city because of the gangster incident at the pigeon market before the New Year. Although the police had looked for Banggeng, Qin Huairu looked for Li Huaide and used his connections to "solve" the matter.

Almost half a month passed, and Qin Huairu thought that the matter was over. Unexpectedly, at the end of February, when Qin Huairu had just returned home from get off work, Secretary Xie and Secretary Zhang from the Street Office came.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Secretary Xie knocked on the door and asked, "Is anyone home?!"

Qin Huairu, who was cooking, heard a knock on the door, opened it, and asked, "Comrade, who are you looking for?!"

Secretary Xie said: "We are from the street office. We are here to notify Jia Geng to report to the train station at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, February 28. Here is the notification!" After saying that, Secretary Xie handed the form in his hand to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu looked at the contents on the list, her face changed slightly, and she asked, "Comrade, my son Banggeng is still a child. He is still studying. Can we not let him go?!"

Secretary Xie said, "For other people, we are mobilizing them, but your Jia Geng's situation is special. He is on the list of those who are forced to go to Xinjiang Province. You should hurry up and prepare some things for the child! We are leaving first!"

After the people from the street office left, Qin Huairu seemed to have lost all her strength, and she walked to the table and sat down limply. Not long after, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng came back. As soon as they entered the room, Jia Zhang saw that Qin Huairu looked a little strange, and asked, "Qin Huairu, what's wrong with you?!"

Qin Huairu came back to her senses and said, "Mom! The sky has fallen on our house!"

"What?!" Jia Zhang's heart skipped a beat and she asked, "What's going on?!"

Qin Huairu handed the notice in her hand to Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi said anxiously: "I can't read, why are you showing this to me?!"

Qin Huairu said, "Someone from the street office came just now. They told our Banggeng to report to the train station at 2pm on February 28th."

Jia Zhang was stunned for a moment and said, "Why would you let Banggeng go to the train station for no reason?!"

Qin Huairu replied: "What else can we do? Let Banggeng go to Xinjiang Province."

Bang Geng, who was standing next to Jia Zhang, grabbed the notice from Qin Huairu's hand, quickly read the contents, and shouted, "I'm not going!" Then he threw the notice to the ground, looked at Qin Huairu angrily and said, "I don't care what method you use! Anyway, I won't go!"

Jia Zhang said, "Qin Huairu, Banggeng finally came back. We just had two years of good life. I don't want him to suffer outside again! You are his mother! I don't care what method you use, you must keep him here!"

"Yes!" Bang Geng echoed, saying, "If you don't find a way to keep me here, I won't acknowledge you as my mother!"

"Pa!" As soon as Bang Geng finished speaking, Qin Huairu slapped Bang Geng in the face. After the slap, Qin Huairu was dumbfounded. Bang Geng covered his swollen face, glared at Qin Huairu fiercely, and turned and ran out.

"Bang Geng! Bang Geng!" Jia Zhang called out twice, but Bang Geng didn't respond. Soon, Bang Geng left the courtyard. Jia Zhang turned to look at Qin Huairu and yelled, "Qin Huairu! What do you want? Do you really want to see Bang Geng die?!"