50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 164 Thank you behind closed doors
But the surprise came so quickly. With 2 kilograms of sweet potatoes in hand, this could solve a big problem. The director of the street came over specially to express his gratitude.

Beihai Kindergarten belongs to Shichahai Street. Sun Zhiwei warmly welcomed Director Yang of Shichahai Street.

County officials are not as good as the current ones. Although their units are directly under the superiors and are not under local jurisdiction, it is also very important to maintain good relations with the local authorities.

Many small matters can be resolved directly through the streets without alerting superiors. How great is that?

Director Yang and Principal Sun had a warm and friendly exchange, and the two sides quickly reached a consensus and agreed to establish an effective communication mechanism and carry out long-term mutual assistance.

After National Day, autumn harvest began around Beijing. This year is another bumper year, with an increase of 10% over last year.

幼儿园的12亩城墙种植基地，这次收获了1100斤萝卜，1200斤蔬菜、1600斤小麦和1万2千斤红薯。

Sun Zhiwei asked the canteen to make some big steamed buns with new wheat flour for everyone to try. The rest were temporarily stored in the warehouse and would be distributed when needed.

He knew that there was still a shortage of food on the street, but food was in short supply everywhere, and it was not impossible for them to solve the problem. It would just take more time and effort.

It's not a good deal to take the initiative. If he is too proactive, others will think that they are very rich. If this impression is left on others, it will not be a good thing.

By the end of the year, the street had received dozens of waves of guests, who came to Sun Zhiwei to borrow food several times.

The second time he came, he gave 5000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, the third time, he gave 400 kilograms of rice, and the fourth time, he gave 300 kilograms of wheat.

Sweet potatoes are coarse grains, so there is no need to worry about giving more; rice is a fine grain, but it is mostly eaten by people in the south, so it is just right for entertaining guests, but he probably won’t be able to eat it; wheat is the staple food in the north, which shows that Sun Zhiwei is taking out his own rations.

Sun Zhiwei seemed to have said nothing, but he actually said everything. Director Yang was no fool to be the street director, so how could he not see it?

Director Yang from the street always came to express his gratitude in person, and he always gave him a warm welcome.

Afterwards, a patrol point was set up opposite the door on the street, and the militia would patrol back and forth at the door several times a day.

The street in front of the kindergarten is always the first to be cleaned. Sun Zhiwei also instructed the guards at the gate to provide towels and hot water to the patrol team and cleaning team on a regular basis.

Help each other, this is what he and Director Yang agreed upon. Only if everyone interacts with each other can they get along for a long time. Director Yang and Principal Sun are very good at making friends.

Starting from January, the reports in the newspapers began to become increasingly intense, the atmosphere gradually became tense, and fewer and fewer friends came to Beijing.

During the Chinese New Year, my godmother's family and Sun Zhiwei's family celebrated the New Year together.

But this year was not very peaceful. For safety reasons, everyone gathered in a small courtyard on Wenjin Street and spent a quiet New Year.

After the arrival of spring, the superiors issued a notice on the three forces and two armies. More soldiers began to appear on the streets, and public security began to improve.

At the same time, the street reception work officially ended, and Director Yang finally unloaded a heavy burden. He was exhausted from having to collect food from everywhere every month.

There were several times when he was almost out of food. If this had happened, it would have been a big problem. Fortunately, Sun Zhiwei always had food to provide him with, which allowed him to recover every time.

Starting from the beginning of the year, committees were established in various places, and in April, a committee was also established in the capital.

All units in the city went to congratulate, and Sun Zhiwei also sent dozens of male comrades to beat drums and gongs and wave flags.

These disturbances did not have much impact on the kindergarten. With him in charge, the kindergarten was like a calm harbor. Anyone who wanted to disrupt this tranquility had to ask him for permission.

But there were some things that had a great impact on them: some people had already gone down, so should the children follow? After careful consideration, he decided to protect these children.

Because when Beihai Kindergarten was first established, there was a strict rule when the first batch of children entered the kindergarten: no one’s surname was registered, and everyone was only called by their first name or a pseudonym, in order to avoid fawning and comparison among the children.

Now he used it as an excuse. No matter which department they were from, anyone who came to him and asked to take the child away was rejected by him, and the reply was: No such person exists.

Of course there is no such person. No one used their real names, so you won’t find that person even if you search 100 times.

The only list of the children's true identities is in Sun Zhiwei's hands. He doesn't feel comfortable leaving it in the office, so he saves it directly in the space.

As this situation gradually increased, Sun Zhiwei became impatient and made a phone call: Do you want to count the nine clans?

After that, the situation of people coming to ask for children no longer occurred and the kindergarten became quiet again.

But he knew that he could only provide shelter for a few years, and when the children grew up and outgrew the toddler age, they would have to leave.

Fortunately, the difficulties were only in the first few years. Once classes resumed, the situation became much better.

He has decided to stick with it for two years and keep the children in kindergarten.

That afternoon he held a meeting of all faculty and staff, requiring everyone who could stay in the dormitory to do so.

"The kindergarten's main gate is closed from today onwards. If you need to go out, please use the small gate at Tiancantan Temple."

I'm closing the door to visitors from today on. No matter who you are, I won't keep you company.

Perhaps his resolute attitude was tacitly approved by some people, and the kindergarten seemed to be gradually forgotten, with no more orders issued.

But strangely, the monthly supply not only didn't decrease, but actually increased significantly each time. Sun Zhiwei understood what was going on, but said nothing and quietly began to accumulate supplies.

Starting from the summer of 1967, things really got lively outside.

To ensure safety, Platoon Leader Luo arranged guards to patrol 24 hours a day. Sun Zhiwei also selected more than 40 teachers to take turns serving as militia to assist in patrols during their spare time.

The most tense time was actually only a few months. At the end of October, schools resumed classes and the situation began to improve.

Among his relatives and friends, the eldest and second sons from his godmother's family had a relatively greater influence. They all went directly to the military corps to participate in labor.

Teacher Yue, a neighbor in the courtyard on Wenjin Street, became the new principal and began to preside over the school's resumption of classes.

Nowadays, everyone pays attention to territory, and Wenjin Street is the territory of Teacher Yue’s school.

Teacher Yue witnessed the entire incident of Sun Zhiwei's house being broken into last time and was very clear about the final outcome.

None of the sixteen people who broke into his house had a good ending.

Two of the leaders were beaten to death on the spot and announced to the public as spies. The other fourteen people were all beaten to death and sentenced to more than ten to twenty years in prison.

Who dares to mess with this family? Principal Yue is not that stubborn. Instead, this place has become a key protected street, and the school sends people to patrol the area every day.

(End of this chapter)