People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

"My daughter, you can only have a home if you have a country. Don't talk about this anymore. No one can enjoy this peaceful life with peace of mind. Everyone needs to make their own efforts and contributions.

Look at me, an old lady. Why does the street office want to support an old lady like me? Because this is what my husband and son paid for with their lives.

Look at Lin Yi. Why does he have a house in the street office and a job in the steel rolling mill? All of this was earned by Lin Yi's family members at the cost of their lives.

Zhonghai has been receiving such high salaries over the years, and many people in the institute are jealous. Now, it is time for Zhonghai to contribute.

From now on, you and I will live in this small courtyard. We should not get involved in the outside world if we can. When Zhonghai comes back, no matter how much you have been wronged, you will be compensated. "

The old lady did not talk to Liu Mei about patriotism, although she knew about it and it was once her belief. But she knew better that it would be more effective to talk to Liu Mei about the ordinary people's tit-for-tat.

Sure enough, after listening to the old lady's words, Liu Mei understood it more clearly.

It was late at night, but Lin Yi was still not sleepy. He looked at the cold starlight outside, his mind heavy with thoughts.

This was the first time that Lin Yi was involved in a confidentiality mission. Although he was not a participant but a bystander, with the foresight of a time traveler, Lin Yi's heart was still pounding and his blood was boiling.

He knew that his behavior today was a bit reckless. He handed over the five golden clothes to Yi Zhonghai. It was not because he was reluctant to do so, but mainly because he was afraid of attracting the attention of someone with ulterior motives...

Of course, this attention would not be vigilance or hostility. As he was the only orphan of a family of loyal heroes, no one would suspect that he had any ill intentions.

Lin Yi did not regret it. If he had to do it again and was more prepared, he would probably give more.

At that time, Lin Yi even had an urge to participate in the confidentiality mission with Yi Zhonghai.

It was 1963, wasn’t it only one year away from the dragon’s roar?

If asked what was the largest domestic project during the period around the 1960s, Lin Yi would answer without hesitation that it was the Longyin Project.

This was the sword-making project. It was because of this dragon roar that the colorful courtyard life came about and Lin Yi's wonderful life in the future.

Lin Yi guessed that the major project that required Yi Zhonghai's involvement so urgently must be this one, and Yi Zhonghai's craftsmanship could contribute to the manufacturing of those equipment.

And if this is really the project, then it is naturally dangerous. After all, the protective equipment in this era is not as sufficient as in later generations.

It can be said that everyone involved in this project is risking their lives to increase progress and the chances of success.

I lit a cigarette for myself, and the pungent smoke went through my nostrils and into my lungs.

Lin Yi thought of the leading actor in the movie who died of gastric perforation, and the faces of the tired and malnourished soldiers in the movie.

Suddenly, Lin Yi felt very irritated. He didn't know why a soul in its forties could be so sentimental.

Lin Yi regretted that he did not participate in such a great process and did not contribute his own strength to such a great cause.

The food and meat piled up in the personal space were more than mountains, but compared with the faces in his mind, they seemed so humble.

Lin Yi was on the windowsill, extinguishing his cigarette, and spitting in a low voice, "Fuck."

Early in the morning, after eating the breakfast prepared by Liu Mei, Lin Yi did not choose to go out to work through the small door of the courtyard. Instead, he pushed his bicycle out of the old lady's house and walked across the entire courtyard to work.

Liu Haizhong, who was also preparing to go to work, also saw Lin Yi and looked at him twice more unexpectedly. Since the construction of the house in Lin Yi's courtyard began, Lin Yi rarely left the courtyard.

Lin Yi ignored the curious gazes in the yard, just like a lion patrolling his territory.

When I arrived at the front yard, I naturally saw Yan Fugui.

Seeing Lin Yi, Yan Fugui naturally did not have a good face. After all, yesterday, Lin Yi not only refused to help their Yan Jiecheng solve the projectionist job problem, but also threatened him with the file. Most importantly, Lin Yi ate the meal that Yan Fugui carefully prepared, but got nothing in return.

When Lin Yi came to the front yard, he naturally met Xu Damao's father, Xu Zhenghao.

Without waiting for Xu Zhenghao to say hello, Lin Yi nodded to Xu Zhenghao first.

Xu Zhenghao was a little confused and asked the people around him: "Is this the new resident in the courtyard?"

A resident nearby introduced him to Xu Zhenghao: "This is Team Leader Lin Yilin. He is now the leader of the public security team of the steel mill security department. He is the only cadre in our yard."

Xu Zhenghao didn't pay attention to anything else, but he noticed that Lin Yi was actually from the Security Department, and then he thought of his son Xu Damao. Xu Zhenghao had already known about Xu Damao's affairs. After all, he had met Xu Damao several times.

Xu Damao also told Xu Zhenghao what exactly happened.

The man who caught Xu Damao was called Lin Yi.

Lin Yi did not ride his bike towards the steel mill, but went to the street office first.

"Why are you here so early today? Is there something wrong?"

Director Wang arrived a little later than Lin Yi. As soon as he arrived at the office, he saw Lin Yi waiting at the door.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Lin Yi seemed much closer and said with a smile: "Auntie Wang, there is something I want you to think of a solution for."

After entering the office, Lin Yi picked up the kettle, tested the water temperature, then went to the tea room next door and replaced it with a bottle of freshly poured hot water.

I made tea for them both.

"These are two milk powder tickets, which were exchanged at the factory."

Lin Yi handed Director Wang two milk powder tickets. Director Wang's daughter-in-law gave birth to a child more than half a year ago. She had insufficient milk and had been looking for milk powder. Lin Yi knew about this and had privately helped her to buy and exchange milk powder tickets twice.

Director Wang did not refuse, as this milk powder was exactly what she needed.

"Tell me, what's the matter? If there was nothing, you wouldn't come to me." Director Wang scolded.

When Lin Yi first came to Sijiu City, he was received by Director Wang. Step by step, Director Wang was very optimistic about Lin Yi, and the relationship between the two families was very close.

"Yi Zhonghai is on a mission, it's confidential."

Lin Yi didn't say much, just gave a general news that the steel rolling mill would issue a notice soon, and the content would naturally be that Yi Zhonghai would go to support the construction of the Third Front.

"Really? This is great news. After coming back, Lao Yi will be able to make further progress."

Director Wang was very happy to hear the news. It was worth celebrating that someone who could contribute to the country had emerged from the street he managed.

If Yi Zhonghai had enough ability, he might even get a medal.

"I didn't ask for the details, but the factory will issue a notice in the name of supporting the Third Front."

Lin Yi also talked about how the factory would handle the situation at that time, and also indirectly told Director Wang that the mission assigned by Yi Zhonghai this time was very important.

Because for general confidential support missions, the factory would only use business trips as an excuse, and this support for the third line would not be returned in a short time. The time span is at least three years.

Five to ten years, everything is possible.

Although Director Wang was not from the steel mill, he was sensitive enough to immediately understand what Lin Yi meant.

"You came here specially, not to tell me about Yi Zhonghai, right? The position of the manager of your courtyard?" Director Wang quickly figured out Lin Yi's purpose.

"Well, although I haven't been here for a long time, I still have a pretty clear understanding of the people and things in Siheyuan. If it weren't for the old lady keeping an eye on this Siheyuan, and Yi Zhonghai himself is capable, who knows what kind of chaos it would be in."

Speaking of the management of this courtyard house, Lin Yi really admires Yi Zhonghai. It is definitely not easy to bring together so many residents who have no relatives or friends.

Yi Zhonghai did have selfish motives in managing the Siheyuan, and he did some unfair things in some places. However, over the years, nothing serious happened in the Siheyuan. Besides keeping the lid well covered, he was also really good at reconciling neighborhood relations.

"Well, since Yi Zhonghai has gone out on a mission, the remaining ones are Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui, right? Aren't these two people good enough?" Director Wang usually only deals with Yi Zhonghai. He knows the other two managers of the courtyard, but he is not very clear about their specific abilities.

"I don't think so. Liu Haizhong has three sons, and he is partial to his eldest son. He either beats or scolds the other two. Moreover, Liu Haizhong likes to speak in an official tone. He has no such ability, but he acts like a big boss."

"As for Yan Fugui, he is a kind person, but he is too calculating and wants to calculate everything clearly. Especially these two people, they are too selfish."

"Well, I have had some conflicts with both of them."

Lin Yi did not hide it and told Director Wang his opinion.

"Celebrating the festival? Tell me about it." Director Wang was quite interested in listening to some gossip, especially about Lin Yi. In her eyes, Lin Yi, who was smarter than a monkey, rarely suffered a setback.

"It's not a big deal, actually. When I first moved into the courtyard, you, Aunt Wang, took down Liu Haizhong's position as manager. Aunt Wang, do you still remember that?"

"Yeah." Director Wang naturally remembered the bangs that were dancing happily at that time.

"I guess the feud was formed at that time. Later, his eldest son Liu Guangqi wanted a house for his marriage. The street had built three houses for me, so naturally he became jealous."

"As for Yan Fugui, the main reason lies with his eldest son Yan Jiecheng. About a month ago, I went to the commune below to help solve a case of promiscuous relationships. I also told you this. The person involved, Yan Jiecheng, is Yan Fugui's eldest son."

Lin Yi roughly told Director Wang about his relationship with the two uncles in the courtyard.

"The main purpose of the street office to set up the manager was that they were short of manpower, so they chose this method. At that time, many people had just moved in and were not familiar with each other. However, after so long, the street office has also found that there are also some bad aspects of the compound manager. There are cases of covering up and setting up private courts from time to time."

"At present, the subdistrict office has this idea and wants to abolish the method of having a senior official in charge of the compound. However, if it cancels it all at once, the subdistrict office does not have enough manpower."