Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

As soon as the jeep drove out of Sanjiadian Village, Cui Qinghai and Niu Dapao followed Cui Juan back home. As soon as they entered the house, Cui Qinghai asked, "Guodong, I heard that you have guests?!"

Lu Guodong nodded and said, "Uncle! Let's go inside and talk."

Cui Qinghai noticed that Lu Guodong looked a little strange and asked, "What's wrong?!"

Lu Guodong replied: "There is news about the fourth brother!"

Cui Qinghai was delighted when he heard that Lu Guotai had news. Then, thinking of Lu Guodong's reaction, his heart skipped a beat and he asked with a trembling voice, "Nothing?!"

Lu Guodong nodded and said nothing more. Cui Qinghai sighed and just as he walked to the door of the main hall, he heard Cui Juan's hysterical screams and cries: "My son! Why are you leaving like this?! How can you be so cruel?! How can I live with you?! When you sent Lao Wu back, I told you not to leave! But you didn't listen...."

Cui Qinghai took a deep breath and walked in. Lu Shunyi glanced at Cui Qinghai and shouted, "Brother!"

Cui Qinghai glanced at the things on the table and asked, "Is there someone coming from above?!"

Lu Shunyi nodded and replied, "The person just left."

Niu Dapao, the branch secretary, had a temper like a firecracker. He would say something about any family he disliked, but he dared not say anything about Lu Shunyi's family, because the fifth child of Lu Shunyi's family was a martyr. Now the fourth child has also become a martyr. Two martyrs in one family, not only in their village, but also in their commune, can be ranked.

Niu Dapao asked, "Uncle, what's the next step? Just ask."

Lu Shunyi said: "Let's talk about it after the child comes back!"

Cui Qinghai walked to Cui Juan's side and comforted her, "Sister, the child is gone. Don't be sad. If the fourth child knew that you were so sad, he would not be able to leave peacefully. When the child comes back, we will send him off properly."

Cui Juan said: "Brother, I should have tied them both to my body. It would be better than me sending them away now!"

Zheng Jun sent He Yuzhu to the entrance of the alley, and then returned to the unit. He reported Lu Shunyi's request to his superiors. Considering the situation of the Lu family, the superiors agreed to transfer Lu Guodong's family back to Sijiu. Originally, there was a group of workers in Lu Guodong's factory who were going to assist the special unit in Sijiu City, and they were added this time. As for Lu Guotai's ashes, they would send someone from Shancheng back to Sijiu City.

Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zheng Yaoxian was taken into the interrogation room. After Chen Guohua signaled his men to leave, he took out the key, unlocked the handcuffs on Zheng Yaoxian's hands, and asked, "Should I call you Zheng Yaoxian or Zhou Zhiqian now?!"

Zheng Yao first glanced at Chen Guohua and said, "The name is just a code name. You can call me whatever you want."

Chen Guohua thought for a while and said, "I'll just call you Zhou Zhigan!" After that, Chen Guohua picked up the food box on the table and took out four dishes and a bottle of wine from it.

Zheng Yaoxian asked: "What does this mean?! Is this a beheading wine?!"

Chen Guohua shook his head and asked, "Lu Hanqing, do you still remember?!"

Zheng Yaoxian replied: "How could I not remember?! He was my only contact. He also died in front of me to protect me."

Chen Guohua said: "Ever since you were ambushed by your own people, he had a premonition of danger. He specially wrote a certificate and some information and hid it somewhere. In order to ensure that these things did not fall into the hands of the wrong people, he sent a letter to his sister. But he did not expect that his sister was already dead at this time. The letter was not discovered by his nephew until recently. Although the certificate written by Lu Hanqing confirmed your identity. But the name Zheng Yaoxian is too sensitive."

Zheng Yaoxian asked: "I understand what you mean. Compared with those comrades who sacrificed their lives, I am lucky to be alive."

Chen Guohua secretly wiped away his tears and continued, "Let's not talk about you anymore. Let's talk about your daughter!"

Zheng Yaoxian looked up at Chen Guohua and asked, "What's wrong with Qiao'er?!"

Chen Guohua said, "She's doing well now. Sister Qian asked me to get your opinion on whether to send her to Sijiu City for upbringing, or to keep her as she is now?!"

Zheng Yaoxian was torn between his conscience and his desires. It was as if two villains appeared beside his ears. One told Zheng Yaoxian that he should send the child to Sijiu City; the other told him that he should leave the child in Shancheng. After thinking about it, Zheng Yaoxian said, "I won't bother you. Let Qiaoer stay in Shancheng! But I hope you can give Qiuhe a job."

Chen Guohua asked: "Why don't you let the children go to Sijiu City?!"

Zheng Yaoxian said: "She is in the open, while the enemy is in the dark. If the child leaves, they will notice something is wrong. It's like alerting the enemy. We should be patient when we should be patient. A little impatience will ruin a big plan. It's okay for me to make some sacrifices!"

Chen Guohua glanced outside and said through gritted teeth: "Zheng Yaoxian, I find that you are sometimes too selfish!"

"Thank you!" Zheng Yaoxian replied, "If I wasn't selfish, I would have died a long time ago." Then Zheng Yaoxian picked up the bottle, poured half a glass of wine into the glass in front of him, took a sip, and said, "This wine is good!"

Chen Guohua asked: "Where is Lu Hanqing's body?!"

Zheng Yaoxian put down the cup, unbuttoned his clothes, tore off a piece of cloth from the inside of his clothes, handed it to Chen Guohua, and said, "This is the last thing I can do for this old friend."

Chen Guohua took the cloth, looked at it, and said, "Thank you!"

Time soon came to the tenth day of the first lunar month. In the morning, as soon as He Yuzhu arrived at the steel rolling mill, he received a notice asking him to go to the factory director's office. After He Yuzhu explained the matter, he rushed to the office building and knocked on the door of the factory director's office.

Director Yang heard the knock on the door and shouted, "Come in!"

He Yuzhu pushed the door open and walked into the office. He saw that in addition to Director Yang, there were also Zheng Jun and another comrade in the office. He Yuzhu asked, "Director, you're looking for me?!"

Director Yang said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, these two comrades are looking for you."

He Yuzhu looked at Zheng Jun and asked, "Comrade Zheng, what's the matter?!"

Zheng Jun said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, your fourth uncle will arrive in Sijiu City at noon today. We originally wanted to go to your grandfather's house and ask them to pick him up. But considering that your grandparents are old, we came to find you."

He Yuzhu agreed without thinking: "Sure! I'll take a leave and go with you."

Director Yang said, "Zhu Zi, I have approved your leave. I will also give you three more days to finish your work and then come back to work."

"Thank you, Director!" He Yuzhu echoed, and followed Zheng Jun and another comrade out of the director's office.

After everyone left, Hao Shuji walked into Director Yang's office and asked, "Xiao Yang, what's going on?!"

Director Yang said, "Hao Shuji, I was just about to report this to you!" Then Director Yang told Hao Shuji about the situation. Hao Shuji sighed and muttered, "I never expected it!" Then he said, "Only a family like this can cultivate an outstanding comrade like He Yuzhu."

Hao Shuji is about to retire and doesn't care much about the factory now. Today, Hao Shuji rarely expressed his opinion. Director Yang originally wanted to promote He Yuzhu, so Director Yang said: "Hao Shuji, Comrade He Yuzhu has always been very active in his work and has a very good relationship with his colleagues. How about waiting for him to come back to work and completing the procedures for him?!"

Hao Shuji nodded and said, "I'll talk to him later."