Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Jiekuang said, "Aunt, we are going back to our own home, why do we need to tell you in advance?!" Then Yan Jiekuang said to Su Zihui, "Xiaohui, the aunts are here. Please share the things we brought with them."

"Hey!" Su Zihui immediately ran to the package, opened it and took out the things inside one by one. Han Yuqin saw what Su Zihui took out and shouted in surprise: "Jie Kuang, you two are not going to celebrate?! Why did you bring so many things?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Aunt Yuqin, these things are not too much. If I hadn't come in a hurry, I would have brought more things!"

"That's right!" Su Zihui echoed, and then said: "I treat this place as my mother's home. When a daughter brings her son-in-law back home, how can she not bring something?!"

Wu Cuihua smiled and said, "Silly girl, even if you want to take care of the child, you shouldn't do it this way. Aren't you afraid of what your parents-in-law will say about you?!"

Su Zihui smiled and replied, "In our family, my parents-in-law listen to Jie Kuang about all matters, big or small. Jie Kuang listens to me. So no matter how much stuff I bring home, Jie Kuang will not object, he will also help me load the car."

Tian Xiuqin asked: "Xiaohui, how many children do you and Jie Kuang have?!"

Su Zihui replied, "Three. Two sons and a daughter. The children are too young, so I didn't bring them this time. I'll bring them here when they are older."

While Su Zihui was chatting with Tian Xiuqin and the others, Gou Wa walked up to Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Master, what is the name of the car you are driving? How come I have never seen it before?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "That car is called a pickup truck. It is produced by America. This car was brought from abroad. You have never seen a normal one." Then he asked, "You are working at the commune repair station now. How much do they pay you a month?!"

Gou Wa replied, "My monthly salary is 42 yuan including subsidies. Anyway, it's better than most. Sanni and I only have two children. This money is enough for us to spend."

Yan Jiekuang said, "If you can't continue working at the commune repair station, bring your wife to Sijiucheng to find me. I will arrange a job for you. Although the household registration cannot be solved, the monthly salary will definitely not be reduced." Then he asked, "I heard that your eldest brother changed his job?!"

"Yeah!" Gou Wa responded, and said, "He changed his job three years ago. He was assigned to the Public Security Bureau in our county as the head of the logistics department. Now he and my sister-in-law come back once a month with the kids. He feels relieved with the three of us brothers at home."

Yan Jiekuang nodded in agreement, picked up some things, and said to Gou Wa, "Come on! Accompany me to visit Third Grandpa."

"Okay!" Gou Wa responded, said hello to his mother and mother-in-law, and went out with Yan Jiekuang.

After Yan Jiekuang left, Han Yuqin asked, "Xiaohui, is that car at the door yours?!"

"Yes!" Xiao Hui responded with a smile, and said, "It was allocated to him by Jie Kuang's unit."

"Oh my goodness." Wu Cuihua cried out in surprise and muttered, "The company provides the car. Is Jie Kuang a high-ranking official?!"

Su Zihui thought to himself, "I'm the boss, so this is probably the highest position I can get." Then, he kept a calm expression on his face and said, "He is now a manager in a foreign-funded company. He has the final say in the entire company."

Sanni couldn't help but ask, "Sister Xiaohui, can Gou Wa and I go with you to Sijiu City to see the world?!"

"Of course you can! As long as you are willing to go, Jie Kuang and I will welcome you." Su Zihui then worried that they had other concerns, and added: "Besides, the place to live is ready. Eating is just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks. So aunties, don't feel burdened. Besides, Jie Kuang's monthly salary of several hundred yuan is not enough for us to spend."

"Earning so much?!" Tian Xiuqin and the other three all showed surprised expressions on their faces.

Su Zihui saw the reaction of the group and continued, "It is gradually opening up now. In the past, you couldn't do business, but now some places have opened it up."

Han Yuqin said thoughtfully: "You know what, the black market in our commune is now closed. There are many small shops affiliated with the supply and marketing cooperative. They sell things that could only be bought on the black market before."

Su Zihui took out some snacks and shared them with Tian Xiuqin and others, then said, "According to what my husband Jie Kuang said, there will be many ways to make money in the future! Farmers don't have to guard their own small piece of land all the time. Anyway, development takes time, and it will take some time for us to adapt."

At the same time, Gao Junsong had finished talking to his eldest son. The three old men sat in the brigade office, each lighting a cigarette. After about three or four minutes, Wu Haiwang spoke first, "Old Gao, Jie Kuang is a reliable kid, and he deposited the money directly into our brigade's account. There is no risk for us. Didn't Jianjun just say on the phone that this can be done? I think the three of us should discuss how to do it."

Tian Dazhuang took a cigarette and said, "Anyway, only the three of us know the bottom price. I think we should buy the goods at a price one cent higher than the commune purchasing station. Now that the production quota has been allocated to each household, the old women have nothing to do and gossip about other people's affairs in the village every day. It's good to find something for them to do and earn some money."

Gao Junsong still asked uncertainly: "Can this really be done?!"

Tian Dazhuang said, "Jianjun said it can be done. What else are you worried about?! If you are worried, call a few elders from the village to your home in the evening. Let's sign an agreement with Jie Kuang."

Gao Junsong nodded heavily and said, "Okay! Let's do as you say. Without further ado, go and inform the elders first. I'll go back and ask my wife to prepare some snacks."

When Gao Junsong returned home, Yan Jiekuang and Gou Wa also came back. Gao Junsong walked into the kitchen and said to Tian Xiuqin who was busy, "Wife, prepare a few more dishes later. Dazhuang and his family will bring some elders to our house for dinner later." Then he asked, "Have Jiekuang and his wife's residence been cleaned up?!"

Tian Xiuqin replied: "Sanni has already cleaned it up. It's the room where Gou Wa used to live."

"Okay! I'll go check on Jie Kuang and Xiao Hui." Gao Junsong walked out of the kitchen and saw Yan Jie Kuang chatting with Gou Wa. Gao Junsong walked over and asked, "What are you two talking about?! So lively?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle Captain, I'm talking to Gou Wa about future developments."

Gao Junsong sat down next to Yan Jiekuang, took the cigarette that Yan Jiekuang handed to him, and said, "Jiekuang, when you were here, our brigade had a lot of workshops. Later, the new commune leaders reorganized these workshops and opened factories in the town. The income of our village has dropped a lot all of a sudden."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle village chief, I told you at the beginning that those workshops in the village would be taken away by the town sooner or later. If we want our village to develop well, we have to find our own way. Now the people don't have much money in their pockets. In ten years or so, everyone will have money in their pockets and will want to travel around the country. We can develop tourism here. But now, we can only rely on the mountains to make a living."