Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When the fish swam into the basket, Yan Jiekuang picked up the basket. Su Zihui said, "Others wait for the fish to come to them, but you wait for the fish to come to you. I didn't expect that you would actually catch a fish."

Yan Jiekuang got ashore and said, "This is all luck. It looks like we can have more food tonight." Yan Jiekuang took out a towel, wiped his feet dry, put on his socks and shoes, and said, "It's almost time, we should go back."

When Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui were about to reach the meeting place, Yan Jiekuang suddenly stopped. Su Zihui, who had been to the mountain with Yan Jiekuang several times, knew that Yan Jiekuang must have discovered something when he stopped at this time. Then he saw Yan Jiekuang squatting down, picking up a small stone, weighing it, and throwing the stone out.

After a few seconds, Su Zihui ran over, pushed aside the weeds in front of him, and saw a pheasant squatting on a pile of eggs. Su Zihui picked up the pheasant and shook it towards Yan Jiekuang, saying, "Here are pheasants and pheasant eggs."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Put it in your backpack."

"Oh!" Su Zihui responded, and quickly put the pheasant and pheasant eggs into the backpack, then walked in front of Yan Jiekuang and asked, "How did you know there were pheasants there?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "I have had good hearing since I was a child. When I walked over just now, I happened to hear the 'cuckoo' sound made by a chicken. I wanted to try and see if I could scare this pheasant out. Unexpectedly, I was lucky and shot the pheasant directly."

Su Zihui heard Yan Jiekuang's explanation and reluctantly believed Yan Jiekuang's words. Because Ding Huawei once told Su Zihui that everyone has their own secrets. As long as someone doesn't hurt others, don't ask too much about other people's secrets. This will not only offend people, but also make you have no friends.

Su Zihui said: "Today we have chicken and fish. Can we finish them?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Everyone who sees it gets a share. Since Yao Yueting and He Lingyun followed us into the mountains, we can't share the pheasants and pheasant eggs with them. We can give them some of the fish. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable."

Su Zihui thought about it and nodded, "You're right! Let's do as you say." Then Su Zihui raised his wrist to check the time and said, "It's almost time, why haven't they come back yet?! Are they in trouble?!"

Yan Jiekuang scanned the area with his spiritual sense and replied, "No way?! They must have gone a long way. Let's wait for them for a while. If they don't come back, we'll go find them."

As soon as Yan Jiekuang finished speaking, Yao Yueting and He Lingyun emerged from the nearby woods. Yao Yueting smiled and asked, "You must have been waiting for a long time, right?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "We just arrived too." Then Yan Jiekuang took off the backpack on his shoulder and said, "I caught a lot of fish today. I'll give you some when we get back."

"Fish?!" He Lingyun has loved eating fish since she was a child. She has never eaten fish in Qingshan Village for so long. She almost forgot the taste of fish. He Lingyun took a look at the fish in the basket and asked, "Where did you catch this fish?!"

Yan Jiekuang pointed to the northeast and said, "There is a stream over there. I caught fish in the stream."

He Lingyun muttered, "If I had known I would have gone over there just now."

Yao Yueting asked, "Yan Zhiqing, if we offer you something in exchange for meat, would you be willing to do so with us?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Forget about changing it. I don't want to cause any trouble. I heard that one person can raise two chickens. There are so many people in our educated youth camp, so raising twenty or thirty chickens shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise, why don't you go back and discuss raising chickens?!"

Yao Yueting thought about it and said, "Your idea is good. But where will the chicks come from?!"

Su Zihui said, "You can exchange it with the villagers! I heard from the children in the village a few days ago that chicks are 20 cents each. Twenty chicks are only four yuan. If you divide them equally, each person will only get a few cents."

He Lingyun was somewhat tempted. He Lingyun said: "Even if we don't eat chicken, eating eggs can also supplement some nutrition. Let's go back and talk to the captain about this?!"

Yao Yueting thought about it and nodded, "Okay then!"

Yan Jiekuang continued, "It's getting late, let's get down the mountain quickly!"

When Yan Jiekuang and his group returned to the educated youth camp, and Yan Jiekuang was giving Yao Yueting fish, Gao Junsong came in from outside pushing a bicycle. Gao Junsong said, "Yan Zhiqing, it's great that you're here! I'll return the bicycle to you."

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang took the bicycle and said, "Captain, if Gou Wa has time tomorrow afternoon, let him come to my place."

"Okay! I'll definitely pass on the message." After saying that, Gao Junsong looked at Yao Yueting and asked, "Yao Zhiqing, is Gong Zhiqing here?!"

"Yes!" Gong Liang immediately climbed down from the kang after hearing Gao Junsong's words, put on his shoes and ran out, asking, "Captain, are you looking for me?"

Gao Junsong said, "Gong Zhiqing, six more Zhiqing were supposed to come in two days. But now the situation has changed, and ten of them came at once. Five men and five women, all from the Magic City."

Gong Liang said: "Uncle Captain, although we can accommodate ten people here, it is not convenient for us to live here with so many people coming at once!"

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Uncle Captain, we came here to join the production team, and our household registration has also moved here. We are also considered villagers. Can the village approve a piece of residential land for us to build a house here?!"

"Build a house?!" Gao Junsong was stunned. After staring at Yan Jiekuang for a few seconds, Gao Junsong said, "Yan Zhiqing, I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to discuss it with the Party Secretary and ask the Zhiqing Office. Please wait a few days and I will give you a reply then."

"Okay! Then I'll trouble you, Captain." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang took Su Zihui and left the front yard.

Walking outside Yan Jiekuang's house, Su Zihui asked, "You're living well here, why are you suddenly planning to build a house and move out?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "We two eat delicious food every other day. We are comfortable, but have you ever considered the feelings of other educated youth?! It is better to move out than to suffer here."

Su Zihui thought about it and asked, "Can I move out with you?!"

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and said, "Okay! But the houses must be built separately. After all, there is a difference between men and women. If we build our houses together, people will gossip about us. It's okay for me as a grown man, but your reputation will be ruined as a girl."

Su Zihui said: "If others ask, I will say that we are dating. I am not afraid, so why should you be afraid?! It is settled. After we divide the homestead, we will each pay half for the house construction. We will build the houses together."

Yan Jiekuang had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay! We'll build houses together when the time comes." Then Yan Jiekuang went back to the house, took out a basin, and started to kill the fish. Su Zihui went back to the house to boil water.

After leaving the educated youth point, Gao Junsong went directly to the brigade headquarters. Tian Dazhuang, who was waiting for news in the office, saw Gao Junsong coming back and asked hurriedly, "How was the meeting?!"

Gao Junsong pulled out a chair and sat down. He took a sip of water from the cup in front of him and said, "What else can we do?! They forced us to do it! They gave us four more this time. The commune president and the book maker are here today. I told them about Ma Yonggang's attempt to force people into our area yesterday. The president and his men promised me that those were the last batch and they will never force people into our cowshed again."