Living in a Siheyuan

After Li Pingan put all his things into the space, he flashed to a dark alley. Seeing that there was no one around, he entered the space.

In the space, Liu Mi and Lu Dehua were busy.

Pigs, cows, and sheep were put into the pens that Lu Dehua had built long ago. As soon as these half-grown little guys entered, they started eating the grass on the ground crazily. Perhaps they were hungry, and the grass was watered with diluted spiritual liquid. It was very delicious. The grass grew relatively fast in the space. Not long after the front was eaten, the back grew again. There was no need to worry. Moreover, Li Pingan found that the feces of these animals were swallowed by the land as soon as they fell to the ground. All of them became nutrients and were absorbed by the grass. This is a good ecological cycle.

Seeing that there was no problem here, Li Pingan went over to watch Lu Dehua and his team plant fruit trees. First, they planted a circle of banana and sugarcane seedlings around the pond, and then planted the rest separately in the area where the planting and breeding areas were connected. There were also pastures and wild vegetables planted on the ground, fruit trees on top, and chickens and ducks raised inside.

He called Lu Dehua over and asked him to plant tea trees and grapes near the two spiritual plants at the gate of the yard. The spiritual energy there is strong, and the tea grown there is expected to be very good.

Seeing that everything in the space was arranged in an orderly manner by the two of them, Li Pingan left the space with peace of mind.

Looking at the time, it was just past one o'clock. It was still early, so Li Pingan wanted to go to the courtyard to have a look.

I haven't been home for many days, and I don't know if there is anything going on in the yard these days? Anyway, he wants to do something. We can't let these people sit idle.

After a few flashes, he arrived at the courtyard. He went to his own house first and saw that nothing had changed. It was exactly the same as when he left.

He used his spiritual sense to scan everyone in the courtyard, and found that everyone was sleeping soundly.

I looked at the Jia family in particular. Hmm? Jia Dongxu wasn't here?

Where could Jia Dongxu go at this time? Did he go gambling again?

Li Pingan decided to go over and take a look. He grew up here, and although he had never been there, he had heard of where those places were. He had divine sense, so it was not difficult to find someone if he knew the approximate location.

The figure disappeared in the yard, and when he reappeared, he had come to another alley, where many people lived. This place was chaotic before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it got better after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but there were still some dark corners that could not be controlled. There were people guarding the entrance of the alley, and there were casinos, brothels, etc. in it. During the day, some people came here to do business with their doors half closed.

Li Pingan was wearing a nightgown, so no one could find him in the dark. With his spiritual sense scanning, he quickly entered the alley. He scanned every house. Finally, he found Jia Dongxu in a casino. Jia Dongxu looked depressed at this time, probably because he lost.

What Li Ping'an didn't know was that Jia Dongxu borrowed 20 yuan from Yi Zhonghai and gave Qin Huairu 10 yuan to buy groceries. He planned to try his luck with the remaining 10 yuan. If it worked out well, his family would be able to survive. After dinner today, he and Yi Zhonghai went to the street office to study, and then he separated from Yi Zhonghai, saying that he was going to drink with friends to relieve his boredom. Yi Zhonghai thought that the continuous encounters during this period made Jia Dongxu depressed, so he didn't say anything, and went to drink and chat with friends. He didn't know that Jia Dongxu turned around and came here after he left.

At the beginning, Jia Dongxu had good luck, with wins and losses, but overall he won. Ten yuan turned into more than fifty. Later, seeing that he had good luck tonight, Jia Dongxu wanted to win more, and ended up playing bigger and bigger. Not only did he lose all the money he won and his original ten yuan, he also lost the twenty yuan he borrowed from someone. He just wrote an IOU to someone and promised to pay it back tomorrow. Now he is thinking about where to find the twenty yuan to pay it back.

He walked out of the casino dejectedly and headed towards the courtyard.

Li Pingan followed him until he reached a corner without street lights. Li Pingan found a wooden stick from space, dodged behind Jia Dongxu, and hit him on the back of the head. Fortunately, Li Pingan was holding back, otherwise, with his strength in the middle stage of Qi Refining, he would have smashed Jia Dongxu into a pulp with one stick.

Seeing Jia Dongxu fall, Li Pingan walked forward and dragged him to a dark place. He stripped him naked and put all his belongings into the space. Then he found a clod of earth on the ground and stuffed it into Jia Dongxu's mouth to prevent him from screaming. He hit his knees with a stick twice, "clang" and "clang". Jia Dongxu woke up suddenly from the pain. He wanted to open his eyes and scream, but he couldn't make a sound because of the clod of earth in his mouth. Li Pingan hit him on the head with a stick again. Jia Dongxu fainted again.

Li Pingan checked Jia Dongxu's leg and thought it should be able to heal. But he would have to stay at home for at least a year or two. That would be fine, there was still plenty of time. He couldn't be killed all at once, nor could he be completely paralyzed. What if he didn't go to work, or changed workshops but didn't die? Li Pingan didn't want to change the plot too much, otherwise the future development would be beyond his expectations.

After looking at this place, it was not a good place. What if no one saw this guy die? Li Pingan dragged Jia Dongxu to a street lamp. People passing by here should be able to find it, right? No matter what, go back to the dormitory and sleep. The rest will take time, no rush.

Li Pingan returned to the dormitory and found that everyone was fast asleep. He also crawled into bed and continued to sleep. What happened next had nothing to do with him.

In the alley, Li Pingan patted his butt and left. Jia Dongxu was still lying naked on the side of the road. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, one would have thought he was dead.

At dawn, the people who came to the city every day to clean toilets drove over with ox carts. There was no fertilizer in the countryside, so the manure in the city was also in great demand. Many villages were scrambling to clean the manure to fertilize the land, and some villages even fought each other over this. Finally, the area was divided, and each village was responsible for an area. They could not cross the boundary.

They would go into the city to collect excrement at midnight and return before dawn, otherwise the stench would disturb others during the day.

These people have finished their money today and are ready to go back to the village. When they reach the street lamp, they find Jia Dongxu.

There were four of them, an old man driving a bullock cart, and the other three were young and strong men. One of the young men saw it first and was startled. He said to the old man, "Uncle Niu, look and see if that is a dead person!"

The man called Uncle Niu also saw Jia Dongxu at this time. He walked closer and saw that Jia Dongxu's chest was still rising and falling under the light. He said to the other three people, "He's not dead yet. Goudan, go to the front and find the patrol team. Others, don't come over yet. Wait until the patrol team arrives."

The young man who first discovered it, Goudan, ran forward after hearing this. The others returned to the ox cart and waited quietly.

After a while, Goudan came with three people. The three patrolmen all carried flashlights and looked at Jia Dongxu carefully. He was naked, with a large piece of soil in his mouth, and his knees were obviously swollen. Because he was lying down, the back of his head could not be seen. Several people first opened Jia Dongxu's mouth and took out the soil inside. They patted Jia Dongxu's face again, trying to wake him up. But there was no response after patting for a long time. Uncle Niu knew more and poured some cold water on Jia Dongxu's face with his kettle.

Jia Dongxu slowly woke up. When several patrolmen saw Jia Dongxu waking up, they hurriedly asked, "Comrade, what's your name? Why are you lying here?"

Jia Dongxu had just woken up and was a little confused. He didn't even see clearly who hit him. He just felt headache and leg pain. So he said to several people: "I don't know what happened. I was knocked unconscious just after I walked over here. Comrades, please help me. My name is Jia Dongxu, and I am a fitter at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. My home is at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. Please send me to the hospital and notify my family."

The three patrolmen nodded and arranged for one person to go to Nanluoguxiang to inform Jia Dongxu's family. The remaining two wanted to help Jia Dongxu up, but his legs were so swollen that he couldn't move. There was no other way, so they discussed and put Jia Dongxu on the ox cart for manure, and moved the manure bucket to make some space for Jia Dongxu. Then they asked Uncle Niu to drive the manure cart to the hospital.

Along the way, the dung bucket was full. Although it had a lid, some of it still spilled out from the gap. Jia Dongxu's smooth body was stained by the liquid.

When they arrived at the hospital entrance, no one was willing to carry Jia Dongxu. It was disgusting to watch. It was only when a patrol team went into the hospital to find a stretcher that Jia Dongxu was carried in.

The doctor on duty at the hospital also came. He heard that the patient was in a serious condition. He ran over to take a look and almost vomited from the smoke. He quickly asked someone to clean up.

After a lot of trouble, the doctor couldn't do anything. He had to wait until the director came after work to treat the patient. Obviously, he needed surgery, but he didn't have the skills to do it. Besides, he had to wait for the family to pay the fee and sign. Otherwise, he couldn't do the surgery.

After reaching this conclusion, the patrol team left. Uncle Niu and his men drove the ox cart away when Jia Dongxu was admitted to the hospital. They had to rush back to the village early to spread the fertilizer on the land.

The other patrol team was also lucky. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they ran into Yi Zhonghai who was about to go out to clean the streets. In order to avoid being seen, Yi Zhonghai went out to clean before dawn these days. When he came back after cleaning, most people slowly got up. So no one saw Yi Zhonghai sweeping the streets, and he didn't embarrass himself in front of others.

The team member saw Yi Zhonghai and asked anxiously: "Comrade, is this Courtyard 95?"

Yi Zhonghai saw that it was the patrol team, nodded and said, "It's Courtyard No. 95, what can I do for you, comrade?"

After making sure he had found the right place, the patrolman asked, "Do you know someone named Jia Dongxu in there?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard that they were looking for Jia Dongxu, his heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened to Dongxu again?

He was also a little anxious and said: "Yes, I know him. I am Jia Dongxu's master. May I ask what happened to Jia Dongxu?"

After hearing Yi Zhonghai say that he was Jia Dongxu's master, the patrol team comrade told Yi Zhonghai how he found Jia Dongxu and what happened to him at that time. Then he asked him to take the man to the hospital immediately. After that, the patrol team comrade left.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai did not dare to delay. He did not even sweep the floor. He ran into the middle courtyard and knocked on the Jia family's door.

Jia Zhang was sleeping like a pig inside and couldn't hear anything. But Qin Huairu heard it. She had left the door open for Jia Dongxu. If it was Jia Dongxu, he would have just pushed the door open, but now someone was knocking on the door and she wasn't sure who it was. So she hesitated for a long time before asking outside, "Who is it?"

Besides, Yi Zhonghai knocked softly for a long time at first but no one answered. He was a little anxious and knocked harder, so his voice sounded hurried and a little loud. Finally, he heard Qin Huairu's reply and said, "Huairu, I'm the uncle. Get up quickly, Dongxu is in trouble."

Qin Huairu didn't dare to delay when she heard that Jia Dongxu was in trouble, and quickly got up to clean up. Jia Zhang also woke up at this time, and heard what Yi Zhonghai said. She shouted at the top of her voice: "Yi Zhonghai, you old loser! You took advantage of my Dongxu not being around to knock on my door in the middle of the night, what do you want to do? You old thing, have you no shame? If you, an old man, get into trouble, my Dongxu will not get into trouble either, you don't want Dongxu to be well, right?"

Jia Zhang's shout not only startled Yi Zhonghai, but also woke up everyone in the middle courtyard. Almost every house had lights on.

Yi Zhonghai was angry and anxious! This damn crazy woman! He couldn't stand people saying that he had no family. He wanted to ignore it, but when he thought about having to rely on Jia Dongxu for his retirement, he decided to just bear with it!

At this time, Qin Huairu came out after putting on her clothes. She quickly asked, "Uncle, what happened to Dongxu?"

Yi Zhonghai did not delay any longer and told Qin Huairu what the patrol comrade had told him. Qin Huairu was still pregnant, and when she heard that Jia Dongxu's leg might be broken, she was so scared that she almost fell to the ground. Yi Zhonghai hurried forward to support Qin Huairu. At this time, an old lady opposite happened to open the door and saw Yi Zhonghai holding Qin Huairu's arm. She felt wronged all of a sudden, but she also felt a little guilty because she did not give birth to children for Yi Zhonghai. So after seeing this, the old lady went back into the house and slammed the door again.