Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

He found Zhang Qing to chat and told him that he had 10 motorcycles, hoping that Zhang Qing could introduce him to his cousin and give away the motorcycles. Zhang Qing called his eldest brother without saying anything and asked him to come over. He hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to respond!

Lao Yang gave Zhang Qing a thumbs up and said, "You are awesome!"

Zhang Qing said nonchalantly: "My eldest brother is very easy to talk to, and he loves me the most. He will definitely come whenever I call!"

Lao Yang and Zhang Qing squatted in the yard and smoked.

Ten minutes later, a burly man rushed in and walked towards the two of them.

Zhang Qing immediately stood up and greeted him: "Brother, you are here..."

Old Yang also stood up and prepared to greet him. Before Zhang Qing could introduce himself, he saw the man approaching and beating Zhang Qing, muttering, "You scared me, you hung up on me! You're still so irritable at this age..."

After beating Zhang Qing, he politely greeted Lao Yang: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, my brother is still as reckless as a child. He called me and hung up without explaining anything. I rushed here in a hurry, and I was so scared! I feel much better now, and I feel calmer!"

After saying that, he kicked Zhang Qing, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and shouted, "Why don't you get up and talk about it! I'm busy."

Zhang Qingcai got up from the ground with a grumble, patted the dirt off his body and complained: "Big brother is the same, you don't give me any face and beat me in front of my friends. I'll tell grandpa to teach you a lesson when I get home!"

Zhang Qing ignored him. Zhang Qing introduced them, "Brother Yang, this is my elder brother Zhang Ke, who works in the Transportation Bureau as a section chief! Brother, this is Brother Yang Shangjin, the guy from Xingbang Company!"

Zhang Ke smiled and shook hands with Old Yang, saying, "I've heard a lot about you! Comrade Yang's name has spread all over the country. He has benefited millions of families and has done immeasurable good deeds! It's a great honor to meet Comrade Yang! Xiaoqing is just a young man who doesn't know how to do things. I hope Comrade Yang will tolerate him and take care of him."

"Brother Zhang, you're joking. Xiaoqing does know his limits, otherwise Uncle Cui wouldn't have kept using him! I asked Brother Zhang to come here today because I have something to trouble you. Please try your best to help me!" Old Yang also held Zhang Ke's hands and said.

Zhang Ke said quickly: "Brother Yang, as long as you don't betray your country, I can do it for you!"

The three of them squatted on the ground and chatted while smoking without entering the house. Lao Yang told the brothers about the 10 Harley motorcycles he had and his plan.

Old Yang wanted to use the brothers Zhang Ke and Zhang Qing to formalize the procedures for these 10 motorcycles. Then he would sell the motorcycles to the second generation of the red family and the second generation of officials through the underground black market. Then he would find someone to spread the word that the motorcycle obtained by a certain second generation of the red family originally belonged to a certain second generation of officials and was taken away by improper means! He would make these dandies suspicious of each other and attack each other, so that they would vent their energy on their own people instead of on the people. Later, several batches of high-end motorcycles and cars were also released in this way, making the struggle more intense and larger in scope.

Zhang Ke and Zhang Qing listened with frowns, wondering what Lao Yang's purpose was in doing this. Wouldn't this increase social instability?

Old Yang saw the confusion of the two people and explained: "Although the second generation of reds and officials are not very obvious now, they have already affected all walks of life. We need to bring out their conflicts, let the leaders above pay attention to them, and find a way out for them. They can't just sit there and do harm to the people all day long!"

Although the two felt that it was unnecessary, since Lao Yang said so, they would also benefit from it so they agreed.

Zhang Ke was really busy, and left in a hurry after the discussion.

Zhang Qing complained after Zhang Ke left, "Big brother wasn't like this before. I don't know if he took the wrong medicine today. He came up and beat me up! I will definitely put on a show in front of Grandpa when I go back tonight! Can you leave me one of Brother Yang's motorcycles? I also like riding motorcycles, but I never have the chance."

After saying this, Zhang Qing looked at Lao Yang with a flattering expression.

Lao Yang patted his shoulder and said, "No problem, I'll give you the bike, you can do whatever you want. I just don't know if you can keep it, or if someone will come and snatch it away. You have to know that those who come to snatch it are not ordinary people, can you withstand it? And as a special affairs department, is it really okay for you to ride a motorcycle to show off?"

Zhang Qing thought about it with a tangled look on his face and said, "Forget it. I'll get one when I have more motorcycles. Riding one now is really too conspicuous and not in line with the nature of my job."

Lao Yang stood up, took out a pack of cigarettes, threw it to Zhang Qing and said, "I don't want to chat with you here anymore. I'm leaving. Call me if you need anything!"

After Lao Yang left, Zhang Qing finally remembered to complain: "You don't even have a phone, how can I call you?"

After saying that, he shook his head, took the cigarette and went back to the confidential room to be on duty.

After leaving, Lao Yang drove to Fengzeyuan, Quanjude, and Jianyifang and ordered five portions of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, three steamed lambs, four steamed bear paws, ten portions of sea cucumbers with scallions, and twenty sets of roast duck. All the bills were paid in foreign currency, otherwise such dishes could not be bought, and it would take five days to complete all these dishes.

After agreeing on the time to pick up the food, Lao Yang left the main city with the prepared sea cucumber and roast duck. He headed west to find a remote place to park the car, and go abroad to "pick up" some gifts for several fathers-in-law to get the list of people.

Soon, Lao Yang drove to the Yongding River and remembered that he had rescued a child here before. It seemed to be Liang Ladi's child. He parked the car on the side of the road and came to the river bank. Seeing that there were no children playing, he sat on the grass by the river and looked at the water and the sky.

He took out a roast duck from the space and started to eat it with relish, then took out a bottle of Moutai from the space and started to drink it. He took a sip of wine and a bite of roast duck, eating it in a very chic and bold way!

In fact, those who have eaten it know that roast duck without dipping sauce is not as delicious as roast chicken. Lao Yang is now struggling whether to throw away the roast duck in his hand and eat a roast chicken instead.

At this time, Lao Yang heard light footsteps coming from behind. He turned around and found that it was Damao and his sister Axiu coming over.

Lao Yang's eyes lit up instantly, and he waved at the two of them and shouted, "Da Mao, you two come here!"

After Da Mao and his sister approached, he knelt down and kowtowed to Lao Yang and said, "Thank you for saving my life! I have been looking for you every day recently, hoping to meet you and repay you for saving my life! My mother works in a nearby machine repair shop, her name is Liang Ladi. I will tell my mother right away that we have been looking for you for several days and finally met you today. Ah Xiu, you stay with me, don't let me go! I'll be back soon."

After saying that, he got up and ran away.

Lao Yang looked at Ah Xiu and called over, "Ah Xiu, come here. Brother will give you some roast duck!"

He shook the roast duck in his hand. Ah Xiu was so greedy that she drooled, but she resisted the temptation and said, "No, uncle. Ah Xiu is not hungry! Ah Xiu wants to help my brother look after uncle."

After saying this, she turned her head away from the roast duck in Lao Yang's hand, but her stomach was honest and made a rumbling sound. Little A Xiu blushed and burst into tears.

Lao Yang quickly tore off a piece of duck meat and stuffed it into Ah Xiu's mouth. She took a sip of the fragrant roast duck in her mouth and immediately forgot to cry. She looked at Lao Yang's tongue slowly licking the fragrance of duck meat with tears in her eyes.

He said vaguely: "A Xiu is eating roast duck, A Xiu is eating meat, it tastes so delicious!"

After holding it in his mouth for a while, he took out the roast duck meat and held it in his palm.

"A Xiu, why don't you eat?" asked Lao Yang.

Ah Xiu pursed her lips and said, "I want to save this for my eldest, second, and third brothers to try. They have never eaten roast duck either!"

Lao Yang shook the roast duck in his hand and said, "A Xiu, you eat it. The rest is also yours. You can let your brothers eat the meat!"

Ah Xiu shook her head and said, "No, I can't take uncle's things. I don't have anything to exchange with uncle, and I can't take uncle's things for free, or my mother will be angry!"

Looking at the rustic Ah Xiu, Lao Yang decided to tell a little lie and said, "Uncle is sick, very seriously ill, and needs a kiss from a little girl like Ah Xiu to cure him. Ah Xiu, do you want to save your brother?"

Ah Xiu widened her eyes in surprise, looked at Lao Yang and asked, "Oh! So uncle is sick. Ah Xiu will definitely save uncle!"

Ah Xiu came forward and hugged Lao Yang's head, kissing him on the cheek. She made a kissing sound, "Hmm", and after the kiss, she looked at him seriously and asked, "Uncle, are you done? Do you want Ah Xiu to kiss him a few more times and try?"

Old Yang looked at Ah Xiu who was "saving people" seriously, and kissed her on the face out of love.

Ah Xiu widened her eyes and asked, "Uncle, Ah Xiu is not sick and does not need a kiss. Is uncle's illness cured? Ah Xiu is very worried!"

Lao Yang took Ah Xiu and put her on his lap, laughing and saying, "Of course she is fine! With Ah Xiu's help, any disease can be cured. As a reward, I will give you this roast duck. Are you happy?"

Ah Xiu turned around excitedly and asked, "Is this true? Uncle Ah Xiu is so happy, uncle is well and doesn't need to die! Ah Xiu doesn't want the roast duck, uncle will eat the roast duck, it will get better faster! Ah Xiu already has this."

Ah Xiu opened his palm to reveal the duck strips that Lao Yang had given him, then closed his hand after looking at them.

Old Yang looked at A Xiu with heartache, pinched her little face and said, "Brother's illness is all cured, he doesn't need to eat duck anymore. Just give it to our kind little doctor A Xiu!"

Looking at the roast duck handed over by Lao Yang, Ah Xiu was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to accept it. Lao Yang tore off a piece of duck meat and stuffed it into Ah Xiu's mouth, saying, "Ah Xiu, try it quickly to see if the duck meat is delicious or not. Is it bad?"

Ah Xiu listened to Lao Yang and chewed the meat seriously. After chewing for a long time, she swallowed it and said, "Uncle, the duck meat is not bad. It's very delicious!"

He tore off a piece of meat from the duck leg and fed it to A Xiu. In this way, one was feeding the other and the other was tasting. Soon A Xiu was full. Looking at the roast duck with only the duck skeleton left, A Xiu looked at Lao Yang with embarrassment and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Old Yang was afraid that she would cry, so he said quickly, "A Xiu is really amazing. She has tested all the roast ducks for me and helped me a lot. I declare that this roast duck is not bad! How about giving this roast duck to Xiu to make duck bone soup?"

Ah Xiu happily hugged Lao Yang and kissed him several times, making his face greasy. She said loudly, "Thank you, uncle. If you are sick, come to Ah Xiu and I will treat you!"

Lao Yang stroked Ah Xiu's hair and said, "Ah Xiu is so good!"

The two started playing together. After about half an hour, Damao led Liang Ladi over. Seeing Ah Xiu playing with Lao Yang on the grass by the river, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Liang Ladi pulled Damao to kneel down and kowtow to Lao Yang to express her gratitude. Lao Yang stepped forward and grabbed Liang Ladi's arm to help her up.

Liang Ladi thanked excitedly, "Thank you, brother, for saving Damao. Otherwise, I really don't know how I would have survived! When I met you today, you insisted on going home with me for dinner so that Damao could thank you properly."

Old Yang let go of Liang Ladi, pulled up Da Mao who was kneeling on the ground and refused, saying, "This is inconvenient. I have official business to attend to today, so I stopped by here to rest. We can't afford to waste time!"

Damao and Axiu took their mother's cue and hugged Lao Yang's thighs to prevent him from leaving. Liang Ladi also held Lao Yang's big hand tightly and refused to let him go, insisting that Lao Yang go to her place.

Old Yang was so pestered that he had no choice but to agree. He led the three people to his car, got in and started the car, and saw that the three people were standing outside the car and were reluctant to get in.

Old Yang leaned out and asked, "Why don't you get in the car?"

Liang Ladi looked at the car and said anxiously, "Brother, let Da Mao lead the way in front and we will follow behind! It will be bad if the car gets dirty."

Old Yang said with a big smile: "It's okay, come on up! The car is made by a tool. Besides, you are all clean, it's okay, come on up quickly! We are leaving in a hurry."

The three of them got into the car reluctantly, and they were very careful not to touch anything. Riding in a car was more tiring than walking. Old Yang ignored them and asked Liang Ladi to sit in the front and show the way.

Soon the car arrived at a nearby farmyard. There was a village with many residents around it. Liang Ladi's house was at the east end of the village. It had three main rooms and a kitchen. There was a large water tank in the yard and a row of vegetable seedlings planted in the corner.

After the car was parked, Lao Yang took a bag from the trunk and followed Liang Ladi into the yard. He opened the door and saw Ermao and Sanmao sitting on the ground playing. When he saw his mother coming back with his brother, he stood up and ran over.

Liang Ladi let Old Yang into the house and introduced him to her children, saying, "This is our family's benefactor, your Uncle Yang, you can call him that."

The children shouted in unison: "Hello, uncle!"

Old Yang looked at the sensible children, took out a few candies from his pocket, gave one to each of them, and gave the rest to Xiu'er.

Liang Ladi asked them to go to the yard to play, and asked Lao Yang to sit at the table and pour him some water. Lao Yang looked at the simple furnishings in the house and knew that Liang Ladi's life was very difficult at that time, and there should be nothing at home to entertain him.

Liang Ladi asked Lao Yang to sit in the room and drink water, and she went into the kitchen to prepare food for Lao Yang. After seeing Liang Ladi enter the kitchen, she stood up and walked to the kitchen door, leaning against the kitchen door frame and watching Liang Ladi busying herself.

She scooped some corn flour from the flour jar, added water and started to make steamed bread. After making it, she put it in the pot, covered it and started to light the fire.

I looked up and saw Old Yang leaning against the door frame. He said a little embarrassedly, "Brother Yang, I'm sorry to have wronged you. We only have cornmeal at home."

Old Yang smiled and said, "Life is hard now, so it's good to have something to eat!"

Liang Ladi turned around and left the kitchen, went to the yard to call Damao, and asked him to crawl into the vegetable cellar and take out a cabbage and two potatoes. She sealed the vegetable cellar again, returned to the kitchen and started cutting vegetables, while busying herself she introduced her situation to Lao Yang.