Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

The rain didn't last long and stopped.

After breakfast, someone from the street office came to verify the disaster situation.

When the clerk saw the neighbors working together to fight the disaster, he praised them highly.

As soon as the comrades from the street office left, someone from the factory came to inform the factory to take a seven-day holiday.

The steel rolling mill was not badly damaged. After all, most of the factory buildings were built later, with good quality and durability!

What was destroyed in the old city were some old buildings.

There are many courtyards like the one where Niu Ping'an lives in the city.

The seven-day period was due to concerns that the aftermath of the earthquake had not yet ended, and also to provide time for workers to repair their homes.

Who can have the mood to work with peace of mind when the family is not well arranged?

Niu Ping'an originally planned to go to the factory to take a look. After all, he was in the Security Department and his job was rather special.

However, now that the army has entered the city and taken over public security and rescue work, the security department has had less trouble.

Otherwise, with so few people in the security department and the police station, they would not be able to handle it at all.

In a chaotic situation, there will be people who take advantage of the situation and make a fortune from the national disaster.

Three days later, the subdistrict office received a notice from higher authorities and came to the hospital to announce the end of the earthquake. Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

During these three days, everyone lived in fear and anxiety.

I was afraid that if there was another terrible earthquake, my house would not be able to withstand it.

The disaster is over, and the next step is reconstruction.

Every household mobilized their relationships and connections to start looking for building materials.

But even if the entire Sijiu City was dug out, it might not be possible to find so much material.

Finally, the brave crowd set their sights on the fence at the construction site.

If there is one, there will be two. With someone taking the lead, based on the idea that the law does not hold everyone responsible, more and more people have joined the ranks of stealing state-owned assets.

The PLA soldiers guarding the scene also turned a blind eye.

After all, they are the people's army, and they should take from the people and use them for the people.

Niu Ping'an naturally didn't need to take advantage of this, as he had already made preparations.

But now every part of the city needs to be repaired and rebuilt, and it is difficult to find workers.

As for the neighbors in the yard, don't even think about it, everyone is busy building their own homes.

Niu Ping'an had no experience in renovating a house and there were few adults in his family, so he had no choice but to ask Director Wang for help.

Director Wang was very busy, but when Niu Ping'an came to her, she still helped.

He still found the construction team that had renovated his house before.

The damage to Niu Ping'an's house was not serious and it only took one day to clean up.

Just renovated the roof and repaired the broken walls and ceiling.

Niu Ping'an wanted to take this opportunity to redecorate the house.

But this would be very inconvenient for the family as they would have nowhere to live.

As for staying in a guesthouse or hotel, Niu Ping'an never even thought about it.

There are quite a few people affected by the disaster now, and places like guesthouses must give priority to housing the homeless.

I have to admire the tenacity and patience of the older generation.

But within three or four days, except for those that completely collapsed, the other damaged houses were basically ready for occupancy.

However, the originally clean courtyard has been completely transformed into a slum with many newly built greenhouses.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied with this and raised objections.

It's just that he overestimated his prestige, and Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui ignored him at all.

Other neighbors followed suit and occupied some space to build their own sheds.

Since it concerns their own interests, no matter who comes, it will be useless.

Besides, there is no one in charge in the courtyard now. If you have the guts, just sue the street office and let them mediate.

However, these have no impact on Niu Ping'an. His house and Xu Damao's house are connected, so it has little impact on them.

Soon, the steel mill resumed production and the city of Beijing entered a state of rapid development again.

.....

On the first day of reopening, the steel mill held a donation event.

The recipients of the donations are the disaster victims in Tangshan.

This was a collective activity. The factory leaders took the lead and the workers also followed suit and donated some money to show their support.

Niu Ping'an followed the crowd and donated twenty yuan, just the right amount, not more or less.

Together with the contribution from the factory, the total donation to the disaster area was 30,000 yuan.

"Ping An, I heard from them that the disaster was very serious and many people were killed or injured!"

In the evening, Niu Ping'an and Qin Jingru pushed their bicycles out of the steel mill. Qin Jingru couldn't help but sigh.

With three children in the family, one bicycle was no longer enough, so Qin Jingru bought a second-hand women's bicycle with her own money.

The eldest daughter is already ten years old, and the task of taking over the two younger brothers has been given to her.

"Well, Sijiu City is more than 300 miles away from the epicenter of the earthquake. This side has been affected, and the situation over there is probably horrible."

Niu Ping'an also nodded with a serious expression.

A week has passed, and the specific casualty data cannot be counted.

However, Niu Ping'an, who came later, knew clearly that there were heavy casualties.

“Humans are so insignificant in front of nature.”

Qin Jingru still feels a little scared when she thinks of the palpitations and helplessness she felt during the earthquake.

It is hard to imagine how desperate the people at the epicenter of the earthquake were.

Maybe some people lose their lives before they even realize it.

The ones who are really suffering are those who survived.

The pain of watching your home destroyed and your loved ones die is unimaginable.

"Okay, we are just ordinary people with limited abilities. We just need to live our own lives and not hinder the country."

Niu Ping'an didn't want to talk about such a heavy topic.

Although he came to this era, he still had the habits of later generations.

From a certain perspective, Niu Ping'an is also a selfish egoist.

While chatting, the two walked through the messy front courtyard and returned to their home.

.....

Niu Ping'an's family of five were having dinner when a fierce quarrel was heard from Xu Damao's house.

"what happened?"

Qin Jingru asked curiously.

Niu Ping'an shook his head, put down his bowl and chopsticks, walked out of the house and looked towards Xu Damao's house.

The other two neighbors in the backyard heard the noise and came out of their homes curiously, without even putting down their bowls.

"Jingru, you guys eat first, I'll go over and take a look."

The relationship between the two families was pretty good. Niu Ping'an frowned and decided to go and see what was going on.

Without waiting for Qin Jingru's response, Niu Ping'an went to Xu Damao's house.

"What are you two doing?!"

At this time, the Xu family's home was in a mess, even the dining table was overturned.

Broken dishes and food residue were scattered everywhere.

Xu Damao and Yu Haitang stared at each other, neither side giving in.

Neither Xu Damao nor Yu Haitang answered Niu Ping'an's question.

Niu Ping'an did not press the issue any further. He leaned against the door and watched the two men confront each other quietly.