Siheyuan: Struggle in the Red Era

Everyone in the courtyard conceded that Lin Baoyan was an orphan. After all, when Chen Datou and Hu Meihua were arrested, the police and the street office explained to the public that Lin Baoyan was abducted by them and had no idea where she came from.

It has been two or three years now, and there has been no news of anyone figuring out the origins of this girl. Now a relative suddenly appears, especially at this delicate time when Lin Baoyan was attacked. Anyone would have something to worry about.

However, Yan Bugui is not a fool. Zhou Kangzhan said they are relatives, so they are relatives. It doesn’t bother them anyway. What’s more, what Zhou Kangzhan meant was that Lin Baoyan was going to move away!

"Hey, hey! What a mouthful of mine, Baoyan, that's not what I meant. I meant that it's really great that you can find your relatives. So, are you planning to move out and live with your relatives soon? Living together is also good, and relatives can take care of each other."

Yan Bugui's eyes rolled, calculating in his mind whether he could get one of the three houses in the backyard if he applied to the street office after they became vacant. The eldest son explained that he would be 19 after the Chinese New Year, so he could find a partner and get married soon.

Zhou Kangzhan answered on behalf of Lin Baoyan: "Thank you for your concern, Uncle San. Baoyan is indeed planning to move out. We will go back first. You should go back early too. It's too cold today."

He nodded and led the way inside, soon disappearing in the hallway.

Yan Bugui stamped his feet and ran home in a hurry.

The third aunt asked curiously, "Is Lin Baoyan really moving out?" She was listening at the door just now, so naturally she heard the news.

"It's true. We are really moving out." Yan Bugui stretched out his hands to warm them by the stove.

"That relative doesn't seem real to me. How can a relative show up to take someone away when they are in trouble?" Auntie said suspiciously while mending the shirt in her hands, "Maybe it's Zhou Kangzhan's doing."

Yan Bugui said absentmindedly: "What kind of tricks could Zhou Kangzhan have done? Could he have deliberately found someone to pretend to be Lin Baoyan's relative?"

The third aunt threw down her coat and said excitedly, "If he gets rid of Lin Baoyan, the three houses in the backyard will fall into his hands. He only has two rooms now, and when he gets married and has children, the house will definitely not be enough. If there are three more rooms, it will be spacious, and he can have as many children as he wants."

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, why didn't I think of this? I was wondering why Zhou Kangzhan was so eager to recognize Lin Baoyan as his sister. It seems that he had been preparing for those three rooms for a long time. I was thinking that after someone moved out, I would ask the street office to rent a room for Jie Cheng to get married. But now, it's gone."

"No, these three houses cannot be given up. I'll go talk to Old Yi." Yan Bugui walked around the house for a few times and finally made up his mind to go out to find Yi Zhonghai.

The Jia family was so short of houses that he didn't believe that Jia Zhang hadn't forced Yi Zhonghai to find a way for her family. If the three uncles joined forces, three houses would be just right for each of them. The eldest son in Lao Liu's family was almost of marriageable age and was short of houses.

backyard.

After saying hello to Liu Haizhong, the three of them entered the Lin family.

No one had lived in the room for nearly a month. Not only was it dusty everywhere, it was also as cold as an ice cellar.

Lin Baoyan stomped her feet, raising a cloud of dust on the ground, causing the three of them to cough.

Lin Baoyan smiled and went into the kitchen. The kitchen was also full of dust. She opened the lid of the rice jar and took out the bag of flour. The flour inside was still in good condition without any insects or moisture.

Lin Baoyan took out the flour bag, covered the rice jar again, and looked up at the beams. There were three pressed ducks wrapped in newspapers hanging on them. She used a fork to push the pressed ducks down and carried them to the living room along with the flour bag.

Li Mei has wiped the table clean.

Lin Baoyan put the things on the table and said, "Brother, move all these to your room. There are some grains in there, move them all to your room as well. Also, the cabbage and radishes in the cellar and the coal piled outside, remember to move them all to your room."

Zhou Kangzhan was not polite and nodded in agreement.

Lin Baoyan ran into the bedroom again, lifted the dusty bed sheet, opened the closet, pulled out all the clothes inside, and wrapped them in a bed sheet. She has been growing in the past few years, and she also changes clothes in two sets according to her height. She disassembles the clothes that are too small to make shoes. Now there are not many clothes in the closet, and the package is not big.

As for other documents and receipts, she usually keeps them in the space and doesn't need to look for them again.

Soon, Lin Baoyan packed up her things and piled them on the table in the living room.

Zhou Kangzhan looked at the small amount of luggage and felt that it was too little. He frowned and said, "Is that all? Nothing else?"

Lin Baoyan nodded: "I won't take the two quilts with me. They have given me new ones. Remember to move them out."

Zhou Kangzhan laughed: "Why did you leave them all to me?"

"You're my brother, isn't it your duty to pick up my scraps?"

Cotton is a good thing these days, but you can't buy it without a ticket. The quilts in Zhou Kangzhan's home were all brought back from the army, and they are no longer warm. She wanted to change them for him before, but she had no excuse. Now she can change them openly.

If you think about it this way, having your identity exposed is actually a good thing.

The three of them went out of the door carrying large and small bags. Lin Baoyan locked the door and left without looking back.

This is no longer your home, there is no need to linger here.

After putting the things to be left behind in Zhou's house, Zhou Kangzhan handed Lin Baoyan an alarm clock and whispered, "This is for you. Wait here for me first, at least until after eight o'clock tomorrow night. At that time, I will come to pick you up."

Lin Baoyan immediately realized that today's trip was not simple.

After understanding this, she nodded and said, "I'll listen to you."

Zhou Kangzhan turned off the lights in the room, took Li Mei out of the room and locked the door.

Lin Baoyan looked out of the window and saw a person standing next to Li Mei, who was dressed similarly to her. She had no idea when and where he appeared from.

The three of them quickly walked out of the hall.

Lin Baoyan leaned against the wall, praying silently in her heart that Zhou Kangzhan and his men would be able to successfully capture the enemy spy.

It has been more than 8 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Why can't we catch all these enemy agents? Can't we just live our lives in peace?

Before she could finish her prayer, the door beside her was pushed hard by someone, and an angry voice cursed: "This damn Zhou Kangzhan locked the door so tightly, he thinks we are all thieves."

Lin Baoyan rolled her eyes. The voice was obviously from Jia Zhang.

Everyone knows that Jia Zhang was imprisoned for three months for stealing Zhou Kangzhan's radio. What she says now is so ridiculous.

Yan Bugui said, "Captain Zhou left too quickly, without even saying hello to us."

Liu Haizhong also said: "Yes, he wants to occupy the three houses alone. That won't work. My family must have one too."

Jia Zhang shouted, "My family is in great need of a house. Those three rooms should be given to us."

Liu Haizhong's voice was filled with anger: "Does your family qualify for a share of the house? There are three rooms, don't even think about getting one."

Lin Baoyan was stunned. It turned out that as soon as she left, these people were thinking about dividing up her house.