Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

When the rain stopped, Yan Bugui had to run home to get the grain.

He didn't take much, maybe two pounds of cornmeal at most.

Xu Damao curled his lip and said, "He really has the nerve to take so little. Who can eat that much?"

He Yuzhu said, "Just say less. Don't let them get entangled with you."

"Keep an eye on the yard, I'm going out for a bit."

Xu Damao asked, "Where are you going?"

He Yuzhu said, "I'll take advantage of the rain stopping to check the water level and the clearing of the rain."

Xu Damao thought for a moment and said, "Then could you keep an eye on Xiaoling for me on your way?"

He Yuzhu got up to leave, but Lin Jinghan stood up and said, "I'll go out with you. I'll go see how the nursing home is doing."

The nursing home is full of elderly people who have difficulty moving around.

Although there are people on duty, they may not be able to handle the workload.

He Yuzhu first took Lin Jinghan to the nursing home.

The situation here is alright.

The neighborhood committee has arranged for people from the neighborhood to help set up the rain shelter.

Seeing that everything was alright, He Yuzhu left with peace of mind.

He Yuqing's house was the closest to here, so he went to He Yuqing's house first.

When they were almost there, He Yuzhu took out a burlap sack and put a lot of grain and a piece of meat into it.

They were in an apartment building, so they didn't dare stay near it and all went to the nearby open space.

He Yuzhu went to great lengths to find He Yuqing.

"How are you all?"

He Yuqing's two children excitedly ran over when they saw He Yuzhu.

"Uncle, you've come."

He Yuzhu smiled at them and asked, "How are you all?"

Lu Yan clutched her stomach and said, "Uncle, we left in such a hurry that we didn't bring any food. I haven't eaten anything yet."

Lü Hui chimed in, "I haven't eaten either."

He Yuqing came out of the tent: "I was wondering why those two kids were running around. Brother, what brings you here? How's your wife doing?"

He Yuzhu entered the tent and put down the burlap sack: "Don't worry. Your sister-in-law is fine."

I was worried about you, so I brought you some food.

Upon seeing this, He Yuqing quickly said, "Don't worry about us here, the company will find a way. You can take these things back with you."

He Yuzhu said, "You know the situation in our courtyard. Even if there's food, we can't eat it there."

He Yuqing pointed outside: "We can't eat right now either."

I'll hand over this rice and meat to the elderly.

The two little ones, upon hearing that they had to hand over the items, pouted so much their little mouths could hold a soy sauce bottle.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Stop pouting. Look at this."

He temporarily took out a bag of peach shortbread from his spatial storage.

The two men's eyes lit up as soon as they saw it: "It's peach shortbread. Uncle, you're amazing!"

He Yuzhu handed them the food: "Go eat. Eat slowly, don't choke."

He Yuqing instructed them: "Eat in the tent, don't go out."

"Brother, sit here for a while, I'll go hand in the grain."

He Yuzhu said, "I won't sit here. I need to go to the rainy area before it rains."

He Yuqing took out a set of thicker clothes and asked He Yuzhu to take them to He Yushui.

He Yushui's situation is slightly better than He Yuqing's.

Their workplace urgently allocated some grain and delivered it over.

However, He Yuzhu did not see He Yushui, but only the two children.

After the rain stopped, He Yushui went to work.

On their side, the unit's logistics department is responsible for taking care of the elderly and children.

He Yuzhu found his two nephews and secretly gave them some food.

The two leaned against He Yuzhu and recounted the situation after the earthquake.

"Do you want to go to your uncle's place?"

"We won't go; we'll wait for Mom here."

He Yuzhu did not insist.

He Yushui lives in an apartment building, which is much safer than a traditional courtyard house. They expect to be able to go home soon.

"Then you stay here and don't wander off."

Seeing that the two were alright, He Yuzhu quickly left.

He Yuzhu stopped by Xu Xiaoling and Li Pan's house for a quick look before heading to the nursing home.

Did you call Dad?

Lin Jinghan said, "I called them not long after you left. Dad and sister-in-law are both doing well."

By the way, do you want to contact people in Tianjin?

He Yuzhu shook his head: "It's inconvenient to contact them from there."

Yuqing has already asked her colleagues at the post office to contact them.

Lin Jinghan said, "I can't go back tonight. You should go back and check on the three children."

He Yuzhu could only tell her to be careful. The nursing home was short-staffed, so Lin Jinghan obviously couldn't leave.

He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house alone, bringing some food with him.

When others asked, he would say it was given to him by his two younger sisters. This was mainly to appease the people in the courtyard.

He Yuzhu gave the grain to Xu Damao: "Take good care of my children, I'm going to check on the steel mill."

At that time, Yi Zhonghai kept Sha Zhu in the courtyard house, making him take care of the elderly people there.

After things calmed down, Sha Zhu went back to work at the factory. He had only heard that some workers were at the factory salvaging equipment, but he hadn't actually seen them.

After finishing his own business, He Yuzhu remembered the steel rolling mill and decided to go and take a look.

Inside the steel rolling mill, Li Huaide and Yang Peishan were arranging for people to salvage the equipment.

Several old workshops had developed cracks. Fearing the workshops would collapse, they hired some workers to help protect the equipment.

"Director Li, Factory Director Yang, how significant are the losses?"

Li Huaide said, "It's alright. Zhuzi, you've come at the right time."

The workers worked for a long time to protect the equipment.

They didn't even have lunch.

"Find a way to get them some food."

He Yuzhu agreed and hurried to the kitchen.

It's not a good time to go to the warehouse now. Without hesitation, He Yuzhu took some grain from his spatial storage.

He hired a few more workers to help him. At this point, there was no point in thinking about eating anything good.

He Yuzhu made a big pot of dumpling soup, adding extra salt to it.

He Yuzhu specially brought out two bowls for Li Huaide and Yang Peishan.

"You guys should have some too."

Yang Peishan was covered in rainwater, but he deliberately didn't wipe it off.

"Zhu Zi, how's your family?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "My family is fine. Everyone in the courtyard has set up a rain shelter outside."

Yang Peishan was probably starving, because he finished the whole bowl of dumpling soup in just a few gulps.

"Director Yang, I've made quite a lot. Have some more."

Yang Peishan said, "There's no rush. Old Li, I reckon it's going to rain again, so we need to arrange for workers to stay in the workshop and keep an eye on things."

If water gets in, it will be drained promptly.

Li Huaide said, "Then arrange for a few people to be on duty. Once this is over, we'll commend them."

Yang Peishan naturally had no objections. He now understood that if you want a horse to run, you have to make sure it's well-fed.

The old approach of making empty promises is no longer viable.

He Yuzhu said, "Then I'll go prepare some steamed buns for everyone to eat while they're on duty."

Li Huaide said, "Okay. Make sure the workers are well-fed. Old Yang and I will take turns on duty."

Yang Peishan said, "No need to take turns, I'll be staying at the factory these next few days."

These two can be quite formidable when they work together.

However, He Yuzhu couldn't worry about that now. He went back to the cafeteria, found a way to contact a few people in the kitchen, and called them over to prepare to make steamed buns.

There are so many things to do at the factory, and the limited number of people there simply can't handle it all.

Li Huaide went to the family compound again and called some workers over.

Nanluoguxiang is quite far from the steel rolling mill, so I didn't have time to go there to find workers.

He Yuzhu also realized that, in order to avoid contacting the people from the courtyard house during the earthquake, he decided not to. (End of Chapter)