Living in a Siheyuan

Let’s talk about Li Pingan.

After leaving Director Wang's office, Li Pingan walked back. He greeted the old man at the door and walked home slowly. He just came here last night and hadn't taken a good look at the current Sijiu City.

The road was full of gray and dilapidated things. The wealthy families in the past were probably the palaces of the kings and marquises, but now they were in ruins. There were piles of garbage and debris on the narrow streets and alleys, and some places were so narrow that only one person could walk sideways.

Alas! Li Pingan sighed in his heart: "This is where every inch of land will be worth a lot of money in the future. Who would have thought that in the future, even a small place like this would be something that some people could not afford in their lifetime."

It was noon when I walked around. I saw a state-owned restaurant nearby. I went in and saw that the menu on the window had braised pork for lunch. This was good. This body hadn't eaten meat for a long time. I took out the iron box money and ticket and ordered a portion of braised pork, a big bowl of rice and two steamed buns. I found a seat and waited there. I looked around and saw a sign on the wall saying "No insults or beatings of customers"

"Oh my god!" Li Pingan was so angry that he laughed. He had read novels and heard about this before, but now that he really saw it, wouldn't he be angry and laugh? If the people of the future who believe in "smiling service" and "customers are God" see this, won't they be so angry that they will jump to their feet? Our "God" comes to eat at your place and you still "insult" and "beat" him. Do we still have any face left?

Li Ping'an's laughter suddenly sounded a bit harsh in this relatively quiet hall. Everyone around him stopped eating and looked over. Li Ping'an also knew that he was being impolite, so he quickly stood up and said "I'm sorry" and "I'm sorry" to everyone around him.

People around him ignored him because he was tactful. But the fat girl at the window glared at him fiercely, which made Li Pingan confused. "I didn't laugh at you, so why are you glaring at me?" Little did he know that the girl's boyfriend didn't want her because she ate well in the restaurant and became fat. Li Pingan was shot in the back.

After dinner, I came out. It was a little over March now, and the weather was sunny and not too hot. Li Pingan was bored, so he turned and walked towards the moat. He wanted to collect some fish and shrimps to enrich the space pond.

When he came to the moat, there were many fishermen. Today was not a day off, and most of the people sitting by the river were old men. As an old book fan, Li Pingan knew that one of these old men might be driving a car and bringing guards to feed the fish. He didn't want to provoke these people.

He walked up the river until he reached a place with fast currents and no one was around. Li Pingan quickly ran to the river and used his spiritual sense to check. It's not surprising that there were quite a few big fish in the river, maybe because there were few fishermen here or for some other reason.

Li Pingan approached the river, swinging some willow branches in one hand while using his spiritual sense to collect fish. He didn't collect everything, like those whitebait and other miscellaneous fish, he didn't dare to collect them, because they reproduced quickly and were worthless, which would cause him a lot of headaches.

It won't take long before we've almost cleared this place. We can't let them all go extinct, so we'll leave some small ones for those who feed the fish so they can quickly feed them bigger before they come back.

It was already late. Without a watch, Li Pingan felt that it was about four or five o'clock. Many people had already left. It just so happened that the place up there was too small for him to enjoy. So he walked down along the river.

Li Ping'an walked and checked the water, and caught any big fish he saw. Not to mention, he caught a lot of fish and shrimps, and also five or six turtles. This thing is very nutritious.

Seeing that it was getting darker, Li Pingan quickened his pace as he had a show in the evening that he couldn't miss.

At this moment, Li Pingan suddenly stopped. There was a yellow object in the mud of the riverbed that attracted his attention. Li Pingan had some guesses in his mind, but he was not sure. He used his spiritual sense to clear the mud and retrieved the object.

He turned it over and over in his hand and it really was a gold bar. This one was a small one weighing one liang, also called a small yellow croaker. There was also a large one weighing ten liang, called a large yellow croaker. It was no wonder that Li Pingan looked at it carefully. The key point was that he had never touched gold in his two lifetimes. There were gold specialty stores everywhere, but the key point was that it was not a place for people like him to go. Occasionally passing by and taking a sneak peek was considered to have seen the world.

Hurry up and put this gold into the collection room of the space. If there is one, there will be two or three. At that time, I don't know where I heard that people in this era secretly threw their gold into the manure pit or the mountains for fear of causing trouble. I didn't expect him to encounter this. What else can I say, what about the whole hospital meeting, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu. Who cares who he is now?

He walked back along the moat carefully. He was really lucky. He collected five or six large yellow croakers and nearly twenty small yellow croakers all the way back to the courtyard. There were also some old coins, bottles and jars, etc. Li Pingan collected a lot of old things and placed them all in the small courtyard of the space. Lu Dehua and Liu Mi were cleaning up there.

He has to hurry home now. Everything else is fine, but it would be embarrassing if Director Wang comes and he's not at home.

He jogged all the way. If he ran at full speed now, he would be much faster than a current car. But he didn't dare to do so. Wasn't he definitely the object of being taken away for slice slice research?

What Li Ping'an didn't know was that when he was running back, Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu, and Qin Huairu's entire family in the courtyard had all run to the home of the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai.

Jia Zhang spoke first: "Uncle, you are Dongxu's master, and you are only a disciple. You can't ignore our family's affairs."

The "half son" of Jia Zhang immediately touched Yi Zhonghai's heart. Didn't he take Jia Dongxu as his apprentice just to have a son to take care of him in his old age and to mourn for him until his death?

Yi Zhonghai was happy, but he calmed himself down and said, "Dongxu's mother, look at what you said. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Why are our two families being so polite?"

After hearing this, Jia Zhang felt that this operation was a sure thing. She began to say, "Look, there are three adults and one child in our family, and we are going to have another one soon. Dongxu is the only one in the family who has a ration of food. Huairu and I both have rural household registration, and Banggeng and our future children will also have rural household registration."

After coughing for a while, Jia Zhang continued, "Dongxu in our family is a filial son. He shared his ration with me, Huairu and the children. He didn't have enough food every day and had to go to work to earn money. Many times he came back exhausted and had a fit. There were also a few times when he came back late, and we all thought he was out playing, but he said he was so hungry after get off work that he couldn't walk anymore, and he lay in the woods by the roadside to rest for a long time before coming back."

At this time, Qin Huairu's face was red. She felt embarrassed because of what the old woman said. Everyone in the family knew that Jia Dongxu came back late because he went to gamble. But after Jia Zhangshi said that, it really made sense. Turning back, she saw that Jia Dongxu also lowered his head in embarrassment. She didn't dare to speak and just listened quietly to what Jia Zhangshi continued to say.

"He is the eldest uncle. Publicly, you are the eldest uncle in the courtyard. Privately, you are Dongxu's master. You have to help our family." Jia Zhang wiped her tears with her sleeves. It was really sad to hear it and shed tears!

Yi Zhonghai also spoke at this time, "Dongxu, why didn't you tell your master earlier about the situation at home? No matter what, I am your master now, and that means I will be your master for life. If your family is in trouble, I can still look after it, right?"

At this time Jia Dongxu spoke: "Master, I know it's not easy for you. Master's wife is in poor health and needs to take medicine regularly. You also have to take care of the old lady in the backyard. I really don't want to cause you trouble. If it weren't for the current situation at home, I should be filial to you and Master's wife." As he spoke, Jia Dongxu pretended to wipe away his tears.

This really touched Yi Zhonghai's heart, and the aunt sitting on the side also had tears in her eyes. Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu with a look of relief and said, "It's okay. Your master's wife and I get along well. I don't need your filial piety. It's enough if you have the intention. Master knows that your family is in trouble. Come, buy some meat for Huairu to nourish, after all, he has two bodies now."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai took out five ten-yuan bills from his pocket and put them in Jia Dongxu's hand. He turned around and said to the aunt, "I remember that my family has saved some white flour for two months. Give Dongxu five pounds and let Banggeng make some dumplings."

The lady went to the kitchen, took out a bag of flour and placed it in front of Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, you are a filial son, but you should also take care of your health. You do physical work at work. What if you get tired and the whole family gets hurt?"

Jia Dongxu was a little confused at the moment. He didn't come here for these things and money. He wanted to tell his master about Li Ping'an's workstation. Now Yi Zhonghai gave him money and flour, so why did he ask for it?

How smart is Jia Zhang? She saw Jia Dongxu's hesitation. So she took the flour bag from the ground calmly and held it tightly in her hand. She grabbed the money from Jia Dongxu's hand and slapped him on the head, saying, "You said you have suffered so much injustice. If you don't tell your master, who can you tell? You should be a filial person and listen to your master. If there is anything, tell your master clearly and don't hide it. How can your master feel at ease if you act like an outsider like this?"

He turned to Yi Zhonghai and said, "Do you think I'm right, uncle?"