The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

On the second day after Mother Zhong’s community was unsealed, it was again adjusted to a high-risk area because of the epidemiological investigation history of a confirmed case.

"Luckily I went to buy medicine yesterday, otherwise I would have to stay in prison until the New Year."

Darong looked at the text message she received from the grid worker on her mobile phone and said helplessly.

"This time it's not just our area. Look at the area, the entire southern suburbs have been cordoned off."

After hearing what Darong said, Zhong Yunxing also raised his mobile phone to show him the scope of the controlled area.

For ordinary people, they don’t understand so many regional management terms. Anyway, the area drawn in a circle means you are not allowed to go out, so everyone just stays there obediently.

Frankly speaking, after such a long period of anti-epidemic work, people are feeling a little tired.

The situation of Darong's family has not been seriously affected, but they still hate the lifestyle under the epidemic.

The country's anti-epidemic measures are good policies for the country and the people, but people cannot lose their freedom. When people's freedom is controlled for a long time, the accumulation of negative emotions will be difficult to control.

"Hey, what's going on here? Just stay still."

Darong held up her glasses and looked at the blockade area on Zhong Yunxing's phone for a long time, but still couldn't figure out where it was from and to. The southern suburbs are not big, but when it comes to ordinary people, they still can't recognize all the place names.

Darong and Zhong Yunxing both thought that this lockdown would be the same as the previous ones, and would be gradually lifted after fourteen days of silence.

However, with the continuous release of epidemiological survey data and the continuous increase in confirmed cases, it seems that the situation this time has far exceeded previous expectations.

The virus seemed to be targeting the southern suburbs, plunging a town with a permanent population of over 90 into an unprecedented atmosphere of tension.

"Da Rong, come over here and take a look. Are those the Lao Jiu couple?"

When Zhong Yunxing was watering the flowers on the balcony, he saw several people in isolation suits standing at the gate, and the two people standing inside the fence looked like an old couple with limited mobility.

Mrs. Zhong's house is not on a high floor and is the first building at the entrance of the community. The balcony can just see the entrance.

Upon hearing this, Darong quickly walked to the balcony and looked downstairs.

"Really? Open the window and see if you can hear it."

Darong reached out and opened the balcony window, and the sounds of quarreling outside came in.

Darong listened for a long time with her ear tilted to the side before she roughly understood. It seemed that Laojiu's family had run out of food, and the couple were waiting at the door and arguing about going out to buy food.

"These two are walking into a trap. How can we let them out at this critical moment?"

Zhong Yunxing couldn't hear clearly what was being said downstairs because of his hard of hearing. After hearing Darong's description, he frowned and turned to go downstairs.

"You are not allowed to go out. You can't take care of these things in the current situation. Besides, her grandmother is so old. What if you go out and bring back the virus?"

Darong grabbed Zhong Yunxing's arm and sternly stopped him from going downstairs.

Although Zhong Yunxing is the fourth among his cousins, he is the one who takes care of all the big and small matters in each household. He is the most capable among all the brothers, so he is used to helping his brothers.

But the environment and situation are different now. In the past, Darong never stopped him from taking care of the weddings and funerals in the family. But in today's situation, Darong refused to give in no matter what.

Zhong Yunxing also understood what Darong meant, but although he did not go downstairs, he leaned out of the balcony window and shouted to Lao Jiu.

"Laojiu, go home quickly and don't cause trouble with others. I have what you need. I will find a way to send it to you. Go home quickly... Go home quickly..."

Lao Jiu is an honest man who is a bit cowardly. Although the couple were at the door, it was actually Lao Jiu's wife who was arguing with the control personnel at the door alone from beginning to end.

After hearing Zhong Yunxing's words, Lao Jiu reached out and pulled his wife.

Lao Jiu's wife naturally heard Zhong Yunxing's shout. After looking upstairs, she sat on the ground and started crying.

Because Lao Jiu was disabled, he had a lot of trouble finding a wife. The wife he married had hardly ever been to school and was always very aggressive in her behavior and actions. People around her didn't interact with her much on a daily basis.

At this moment, she was sitting on the ground, crying and shouting. Zhong Yunxing couldn't hear clearly what she said. He just kept asking them to stop arguing and go home quickly.

While Lao Jiu's wife was making a fuss, the police car had already arrived outside the partition. Two policemen in protective suits got out and walked towards the door.

In Zhong Yunxing's building and the building opposite, many curious people had already opened the windows and started taking videos of the downstairs with their mobile phones.

Lao Jiu's wife was still sitting on the ground crying, while Lao Jiu stood by, rubbing his hands and frowning, at a loss.

Zhong Yunxing still couldn't hear what Lao Jiu's wife was crying about, nor could he see Lao Jiu's expression, but he kept shouting at Lao Jiu, asking him to take his wife home quickly and stop making trouble.

Zhong Yunxing certainly understood what the consequences would be if he continued to make a fuss. He was already very anxious standing in the room and was almost about to start cursing.

Darong suddenly remembered that Xiao Huya had been to this community during the epidemic prevention period, so she called Xiao Huya with the mentality of giving it a try.

"Hey, Mom."

"Xiao Du, are you on duty today? Where are you?"

After the call was connected, Darong first tentatively asked Xiao Huya if he was doing volunteer work.

"I'm in your neighborhood, doing a home visit. What can I do for you?"

It just so happened that Xiao Huya was still in the community where Zhong's mother lived today. Darong told Xiao Huya what happened at the gate and wanted him to persuade Lao Jiu and his wife to go back.

"Okay, I get it mom, I'll go check it out."

"Xiao Du, if you can persuade her, do so. If you can't, just ignore it. Just put yourself first."

Just as Xiao Huya was about to hang up the phone, Darong quickly reminded him of this.

Fortunately, Lao Jiu listened to Zhong Yunxing, and Xiao Huya apologized to the policeman after he arrived. After helping Lao Jiu's wife up, he sent the two back to the entrance of the building where they were.

"Mom, uncle and aunt have gone home. I will go and give them some rice, flour, grain and oil after get off work. Don't worry."

After settling Lao Jiu and his wife, Xiao Huya called Darong again to reassure her.

"Thanks to Xiao Du, if she keeps making trouble, I think the police will lose their patience. This woman really doesn't know what causing trouble means." Zhong Yunxing complained to Darong in a bad mood.

"Hey, you, as the eldest brother-in-law, speak of your brother's wife like this." Darong joked with Zhong Yunxing.