Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

As time went by, many leaders that He Yuzhu was familiar with left the city one after another. People like Li Huaide's father-in-law also took office one after another. In the blink of an eye, it was 1970, and the big wind had passed. Now there were only some small winds. Those students who made a lot of noise left the city one after another and went to the countryside. It was just May. Early in the morning, the people from the street office came. Yan Bugui saw the people from the street office, took the initiative to greet them, and asked: "Secretary Shen, what wind brought you here?!"

Secretary Shen said, "The list of people from your hospital who will go to the countryside has been released. I'm here to inform you."

Yan Bugui asked: "Secretary Shen, how many people from our hospital should go?!"

Secretary Shen replied, "There are eight people in your courtyard. Go gather everyone in your courtyard to the middle courtyard. I will make the announcement together."

"Oh! I'll go and notify them right away." Yan Bugui ran towards the Intermediate Court and shouted, "Someone from the Subdistrict Office is here to hold a meeting. Everyone, gather at the Intermediate Court."

More than ten minutes later, everyone in the courtyard gathered in the middle courtyard. Yan Bugui quickly glanced around and saw that everyone was there. Yan Bugui looked at Secretary Shen and said, "Everyone is here."

Secretary Shen nodded, looked at the residents of the courtyard, and said, "I am an official of the street office. My last name is Shen. You can just call me Secretary Shen. Today I am here to announce the names of the people from your courtyard who will go to the countryside. Front courtyard: Yan Jiekuang, from Xibei Qianjin Commune; Yan Jiedi, from Jinzhai Commune, Yunnan Province; Li Erlin, from Sijiqing Commune, near Sijiucheng; Xie Jinlin, from Qingshan Commune, Heilongjiang Province. Middle courtyard: Kong Qianjin, from Ula Banner Commune, Mongolian Province; Zhang Baozhong, from Guishan Commune, Guizhou Province. Back courtyard: Liu Guangfu, from Heping Commune, Xinjiang Province; Sun Erjun, from Qianshan Commune, Anhui Province. Those whose names I just read out, come up to collect your train tickets and notices. The departure time is already written on the notice. I hope you can leave on time. If anyone wants to avoid going to the countryside, once discovered, the consequences will be borne by you."

Yan Bugui said, "Secretary Shen, why do both of us have to go out? Shouldn't only one of us go out?!"

Secretary Shen said, "Yan Bugui, don't you know the situation of your family?! Apart from other things, you are a small business owner, and your son Yan Jiefang is still serving a sentence. Just based on these two points, both of you must go out to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants!"

The third aunt then asked, "The girl from the deaf old lady's house in the backyard is also old enough. Why isn't she here?!"

Secretary Shen said, "He is a relative of a martyr, and he only has one child. He does not meet the requirements for going to the countryside." Then Secretary Shen looked at the people present and asked, "Do you have any other questions?!"

Liu Haizhong asked: "The new girl in He Yuzhu's family. Why doesn't she need to go to the countryside?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Liu Haizhong, you are really a mad dog. You see who is living a better life than you, and you see who is not happy. The girl who came to my house is my sister, she is the daughter of my fourth uncle. Everyone in the courtyard knows about my fourth uncle's situation, so I won't say much. Besides, my sister has a job. The regulations clearly state that those who have a job do not need to go to the countryside."

Secretary Shen added: "Comrade He Yuzhu is right. Zhou Qiao does not meet the requirements for going to the countryside."

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the people present who had registered their names came forward obediently, took their train tickets and notices, and went back home.

The third aunt returned home and complained, "Old Yan, you usually have a lot of ideas. Now that the children are leaving, why don't you think of a way to keep them?! Even if you can't keep both, keeping one is good enough!"

Yan Bugui said, "Do you think I'm unwilling to find a solution?! Who made our Jie Kuang quarrel with Liu Guangfu so fiercely in the past two years? He offended everyone around him. Didn't you realize that among the group of people from our courtyard who went to the countryside, except for our Jie Di, who suffered an unprovoked disaster, which of the others was not the one who quarreled the most fiercely in the past few years?!"

The third aunt asked, "What should we do?! How about finding Jie Cheng to find a solution?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "I have asked this a long time ago. Don't you know what kind of person Jie Cheng is? He only cares about his own family and doesn't care about his younger brother and sister-in-law at all."

Yan Jiedi and Yan Jiekuang came in from outside. Yan Bugui saw his daughter and son and asked, "When are you leaving?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I will leave in a week."

Yan Jiedi replied weakly, "I will leave in half a month."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, my sister and I are going to the countryside. Shouldn't you give us some money and tickets?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Where can I get extra money and tickets to give you?! I remember there are subsidies for going to the countryside. You can take the subsidies yourself. Your mother and I don't want a penny. As for the things you are using now, you can take them away if you want them."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, you are too evil, aren't you?! If you are not willing to give me money and tickets, then don't blame me for digging out all your affairs. Jiedi and I will go to the queue and you will go to jail. You may even get beaten with a peanut. Do you want to sacrifice your money or your life?! You choose!"

It turned out that when the strong wind just started, many old people's homes were searched. The things seized from the searches were stored in a nearby school. Yan Bugui took advantage of the opportunity of being on duty at night to privately take some things. Yan Bugui thought that no one would notice if he only took a little. He didn't expect that Yan Jiekuang would see it. In addition, during the period when the strong wind just started, He Yuzhu was busiest at night. He visited all the places in the city that might store the things seized from the searches. He replaced the "good things" with waste newspapers and other garbage. Anyway, He Yuzhu did this very secretly and no one knew about it.

Yan Bugui had not expected Yan Jiekuang to use this incident to threaten him. After hesitating for a few seconds, Yan Bugui compromised and said, "At most, I will give you 20 yuan each, plus 10 kilograms of food coupons."

Yan Jiekuang sneered, "Dad, are you sending away beggars?! Jie Di and I will each get 100 yuan, plus 30 kilograms of food coupons and 1 kilogram of meat coupons."

"What?!" Yan Bugui jumped up and said, "Then go and report me!"

Yan Jiedi said: "Third brother, since our father has chosen to sacrifice his life, let's fulfill his wish. After all, he is dead. Everything is ours!"

Yan Jiekuang laughed and said, "That's true! Let's go! Let's report him now! Who knows, we might be able to put justice above our own and not have to go to the countryside!"

"Come back!" Yan Bugui hurriedly called Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi to stop him, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'll give you the tickets according to what Jiekuang said. But I don't have that much money. The most I can give you is fifty each."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, do you think it's fun to add little by little like this? Hurry up! Give it to me or not? Just tell me directly!"

Yan Bugui stared at Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi for a while and said, "Then you should go and report me! At worst, I can tell them that you are the masterminds and I was coerced by you! Then we will all be finished together!"

Yan Jie Di asked in a low voice: "Third brother, isn't the price you offered too high?!"

Yan Jiekuang sneered, "Dad, don't worry! I have changed my mind now. I won't report you. I will bring people back to confiscate your home in a while. Liu Guangfu was able to fight Liu Haizhong back then, so I can fight you now!"