Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiefang came out of the courtyard, Xu Damao said hello to them and left. Yan Jiekuang rode on his tricycle, ready to take Yan Jiefang to deliver the rest to Yan Jiedi. Unexpectedly, Niu Er from the next yard stopped him. Niu Er said, "Jiekuang, can you give me the TV on your tricycle?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, “Uncle Niu, I really can’t give up this TV because everything on this tricycle now belongs to my sister Yan Jiedi.”

Niu Er said, "Jie Kuang, my youngest son is getting married, and the girl doesn't want anything except a big TV."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle Niu, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but I really can't give in. Besides, marrying a daughter-in-law is your family's business. It has nothing to do with me. By the way, the TV in my car is not the kind sold in department stores. I bought it from the Friendship Store with foreign exchange coupons. I don't need to tell you what the current price of foreign exchange coupons is, but you should know it. This TV of mine cost 2,500 foreign exchange coupons."

Niu Er's heart skipped a beat. Niu Er knew about foreign exchange certificates. One of his relatives was a trader. The current exchange rate on the black market was 150 yuan for 100 foreign exchange certificates. What really made Niu Er give up was the price Yan Jiekuang offered. If it was around 1,000 yuan, Niu Er could have gritted his teeth for his youngest son and spent some of his family savings to buy it. But now that he knew the price, Niu Er could only smile bitterly, loosen his hand holding the front of the tricycle, and let Yan Jiekuang leave.

More than ten minutes later, Yan Jiekuang rode a tricycle to the gate of the courtyard where Yan Jiedi lived. Yan Jiefang jumped off the tricycle and was about to knock on the door. The door opened. Yan Jiedi came out holding the child. Yan Jiedi saw Yan Jiefang and called out, "Second brother." Then she saw Yan Jiekuang sitting on the tricycle and immediately greeted him, asking, "Brother! When did you come back?!"

Yan Jiekuang got off the tricycle, walked up to Yan Jiedi, and said, "I came back early this morning. I brought some things from the port city. Let's share them among the families."

It was then that Yan Jiedi noticed the things on the tricycle and asked, "Brother, what is that?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "A 24-inch color TV and a VCR. The tapes for the VCR are all at home. I brought back quite a few this time. If you want to watch something, go to my house and pick it out yourself." Then he asked, "Where's Su Zilong?!"

"Inside!" Yan Jie Di replied, and just as she was about to speak, Su Zilong came out and asked, "Yan Jie Kuang, you still remember to come back?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Why not come back?!"

Su Zilong joked: "I thought you were enjoying life in Hong Kong City and didn't want to leave?!"

Yan Jiekuang tilted his head to look at Su Zilong and said, "Your thoughts are very dangerous." Then he said to Yan Jiedi, "Little sister, you have to keep a close eye on your man. Don't let him make any mistakes!"

After hearing what Yan Jiekuang said, Yan Jiedi laughed heartlessly and said, "Brother, don't worry! Even if he had ten courages, he wouldn't dare to make those mistakes."

Yan Jiekuang's face straightened and he said, "Okay! I won't talk nonsense with you guys anymore. Su Zilong, give me a hand and move the things in first."

Su Zilong walked to the side of the tricycle, saw the things on it, and asked, "How do we divide these things?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "One TV and one VCR will be placed in your room. The other TV and one VCR will be placed in your living room."

Television sets have become popular these days, but most are black and white. A TV as big as the one on Yan Jiekuang's tricycle is rarely seen. The neighbors were attracted by the tricycle. They gathered around the tricycle and commented on the TV on it.

Seeing that something was wrong, Yan Jiekuang immediately pulled Yan Jiefang and Su Zilong to move the TV and VCR into the door first, and then pushed the tricycle in. As soon as the door was closed, Yan Jiekuang instantly felt that the world had become quiet.

"Jie Kuang, you're back?!" Ding Jinan heard the noise and came to the front yard. Seeing Yan Jie Kuang, he asked with a smile.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom, I just came back today. I brought back a few TVs and VCRs. You can watch some videos when you have nothing to do at home. I brought back quite a few videotapes this time. They are all in Shajing Hutong. You can choose whatever movie you want to watch later."

"You are still the son-in-law who makes me feel comfortable." Then Ding Jinan glanced at Su Zilong and said, "Why don't you go and ask your brother to come over and move the things!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom! There are so many of us here, there's no need to trouble Big Brother."

"Yes!" Yan Jiefang echoed and asked, "Should we move to the living room or your room?!"

Ding Jinan thought for a moment and said, "One will move the living room, and one will move Jie Di and Zi Long's room."

"Okay! Let's move now!" Yan Jiefang winked at Su Zilong. Su Zilong could only obediently carry a TV with Yan Jiefang and followed Ding Jinan to the living room. Yan Jiekuang followed behind with a VCR.

Soon the TV was moved to the living room. Yan Jiekuang first put the VCR aside, then walked to the place where the TV was originally placed and moved the TV to the side. Then he opened the TV box and directed Yan Jiefang and Su Zilong to take the TV out of the box and put it back where the TV was originally placed. Then Yan Jiekuang took out a set of fishbone antennas from the box containing the TV, as if by magic. After assembling the antenna skillfully, Yan Jiekuang found a ladder and climbed onto the roof.

After installing the antenna, Yan Jiekuang turned on the TV. After fiddling with it for a while, the image came out. But the sound was still a little wrong. Yan Jiekuang adjusted it a few more times, and it finally worked. After changing several channels in a row and making sure there was no problem, Yan Jiekuang connected the VCR to the TV.

After the TV in the living room was adjusted, Yan Jiekuang was about to adjust the TV in Yan Jiedi's room. Unexpectedly, Su Zihao suddenly appeared. Su Zihao glanced at the TV in the living room and said, "Yan Jiekuang, you are quite capable! It's not easy to get these things back, right?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "It's not easy for others, but it's a piece of cake for me." Then he asked, "I heard from Xiaohui that you were admitted to the military academy?!"

Su Zihao nodded and said, "I didn't expect that my luck would be so good."

"Luck is also a part of strength. Congratulations!" Yan Jiekuang walked past Su Zihao after saying that. Su Zihao turned around and looked at Yan Jiekuang's back, frowning slightly. He always felt that there was something inexplicable about Yan Jiekuang.

After installing the color TV and VCR in Yan Jiedi's room, Yan Jiekuang came to the door of the study and knocked on it. Su Zhongguo and Ding Huawei, who were playing chess in the study, stopped at the same time when they heard the knock. Su Zhongguo shouted, "Come in!"

"Grandpa! Grandpa!" After getting permission, Yan Jiekuang pushed the door and walked into the study. After greeting the two of them, he closed the door of the study.

Su Zhongguo saw Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Jiekuang, when did you come back?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "I arrived in Sijiucheng early this morning." Then he opened his messenger bag, took out a thick stack of bound papers, and put it on the desk. That's right, the contents of this stack of papers were all technical materials that Yan Jiekuang had printed out with a printer when he was in Gangcheng.