Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Gao Junsong said: "At noon, the three of us will go to the educated youth site together and talk to them about building the house."

Wu Haiwang agreed: "This is what should be done."

Tian Dazhuang said, "Let's stop mumbling here and go check out the place! Otherwise, if they ask about it at noon, we won't be able to explain it clearly."

At the same time, in the old city, the courtyard.

He Yuzhu came out of the middle courtyard and walked past the third aunt. But the third aunt did not respond, so He Yuzhu stepped back and asked, "Third aunt, what are you daydreaming about?!"

"What?!" The third aunt came back to her senses, looked at He Yuzhu, and asked, "Silly Zhu, what did you just say?!"

"Oh! Didn't you hear me?!" He Yuzhu muttered, "Third Aunt, I just asked you, what were you daydreaming about?!"

The third aunt said, "I don't miss Jie Kuang anymore. It is said that a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. Although Jiefang has gone to the countryside, he is not far from the city after all. He can come back to visit when he has a break. We can go over when we miss him. Jie Kuang is alone in the Northeast, and we don't know how he is doing?!"

He Yuzhu sighed and said, "Third Auntie, with Jie Kuang's cleverness, he will definitely not suffer any loss over there. Maybe he will even live a comfortable life."

"Ding-ling-ling!" Just then the bicycle bell rang. Auntie No. 3 looked outside the courtyard and saw the postman getting off the bicycle. Auntie No. 3 walked to the door and asked, "Comrade, is there a letter from Yan Bugui?!"

The postman replied, "Yes! It was sent from the Northeast." Then he took out the letter and handed it to Auntie San, and asked, "Comrade, do you want to stamp it or sign it?!"

The third aunt said, "I'll sign." Then she signed her name on the delivery slip handed to her by the postman.

He Yuzhu said, "Third Aunt, you were just worried about your Jie Kuang, and now here comes the letter. Third Aunt, I don't want to chat with you anymore. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Mom!" After He Yuzhu left, the third aunt was just about to go home when Yan Jiecheng came back.

The third aunt asked: "Why are you back?!"

Yan Jiecheng said, "Yu Li's brother is getting married. He has no place to live, so he wants to borrow a house from us."

The third aunt said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. Besides, if I lend out the house, can I get it back?!"

Yan Jiecheng said, "My father-in-law said that we can only borrow it for three months. After three months, let them live in the company's dormitory. Besides, isn't Jie Kuang's room empty?!"

The third aunt said, "I still say the same thing. Don't tell me about this. Either you wait for your father to come back and ask him, or you write a letter to Jie Kuang. As long as he agrees, I have no objection."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Jie Kuang has always looked down on the Yu family. If I hadn't sent him to work in the countryside, I don't think he would have even lent me the money. How about restoring my room and Jiefang's room to their original state and lending them to Yu Li's family?! My father-in-law said it's not for free, and he'll pay five yuan a month."

The third aunt said, "Even if you say it to the sky, I can't make the decision. You should wait until your father comes back." After that, the third aunt turned around and went home.

Yan Jiecheng hesitated for a few seconds and was about to go into the main room to talk to his mother, but he found the door was locked from the inside. No matter how hard Yan Jiecheng pushed or called, Auntie just wouldn't open the door. Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to leave.

Near noon, Yan Bugui came back pushing his bicycle. After parking the bicycle, Yan Bugui prepared to enter the main room. However, Yan Bugui did not expect that the door was locked. Yan Bugui shouted, "Yang Ruihua, open the door!"

The third aunt heard the shout and opened the door. After Yan Bugui entered the room, he asked, "Old woman, why are you locking the door in broad daylight?!"

The third aunt said, "Isn't it Yan Jiecheng?! I really regret giving birth to such a bastard." Then the third aunt told Yan Bugui about Yan Jiecheng's help in borrowing a house for Yu Li's brother. After listening to his wife's story, Yan Bugui sneered, "How can we lend our house to outsiders?! No matter what Yan Jiecheng says, we won't lend it! The old Yu family doesn't even have a house, how can their son get married?!"

The third aunt continued, "Jie Kuang has sent a letter."

"Ouch?!" Yan Bugui immediately showed an expression of being flattered, and asked hurriedly: "Where is the letter?!"

The third aunt handed the letter to Yan Bugui and urged, "Hurry and take a look! What did our son write in the letter?!"

"Hey!" Yan Bugui tore open the envelope quickly, took out the letter and started reading. He quickly read the contents of the letter and said, "A capable person can live comfortably wherever he goes. Jie Kuang's going to the Northeast is like a mouse falling into a rice jar. But this kid is not bad, he still remembers us. He said that he would send us some local specialties after the winter."

The third aunt took the letter from Yan Bugui, read it, and said, "Jie Kuang has been filial since he was young. If it weren't for Jie Di, I really wouldn't want him to go so far away."

When Yan Bugui and his wife were reading the letter, Yan Jiekuang suddenly sneezed twice in succession. Su Zihui asked worriedly, "Are you okay?!"

Yan Jiekuang rubbed his nose and replied, "It's okay! I guess my family has received my letter."

"The meeting is about to start! The meeting is about to start!" Just then, Gong Liang's voice was heard outside the door.

Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui looked at each other, put down their bowls and chopsticks, and walked out.

Not long after, all the people in the educated youth camp arrived. Gao Junsong said, "Yesterday, educated youth Yan asked me whether the village could approve residential land and whether educated youth could build houses in the brigade. We asked the commune about these two issues. The commune replied. Educated youth are allowed to apply for residential land from the brigade and build houses in the village. But if you go back to the city or leave for other reasons and move your household registration, the houses built by educated youth will belong to the brigade."

Shu Bo asked, "How much does it cost to build a house in the village?!"

Wu Haiwang, the brigade accountant, said, "It depends on what kind of house you build. The cheapest adobe house. One room, a kitchen and a wall cost 25 yuan. A half-adobe and half-brick house is a little more expensive, about 50 yuan. A brick house costs 80 yuan."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and asked, "Are there any additional expenses besides these? For example, the problem of workers' meals?!"

Tian Dazhuang said: "We have already considered all of this for you. It's all-inclusive at one price, there are no other fees."

Yan Jiekuang continued to ask: "If I want to build a house, what are the procedures?!"

Su Zihui then asked, “Can my house be built next to Yan Zhiqing’s house?!” Then he added, “Don’t get me wrong, I just want to save some money.”

Gao Junsong said: "Just register at the brigade headquarters and pay the money. In today's weather, the house can be built in about half a month."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Captain! I'm applying for a homestead."

Gao Junsong looked at the other people present and asked, "Besides Yan Zhiqing and Su Zhiqing, who else wants to build a house?!"

Ma Yi asked: "Captain, you haven't told us where the homestead is?!"

Gao Junsong said: "There is a saline wasteland in the northwest of the village. Your homestead is over there."