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

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Old Yang drove Zhao Jingyi back to the compound.

After Lao Yang and Zhao Jingyi left, Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang and others divided the items left on the tablecloth and went home contentedly.

When they returned to the alley, they saw four cars parked in the alley. Five men were gathered together smoking. Old Yang recognized three of them, but didn't recognize two of them. Zhao Tiejun, Zhao Tiehe and Huang Jincheng, they were sitting in a circle and talking to each other.

Lao Yang stopped the car and honked the horn. Everyone looked at him. He opened the door and got out of the car. He walked over with Zhao Jingyi to meet the people who were walking over.

Zhao Jingyi introduced two other unfamiliar guys to Lao Yang. One was Zhou Xiaobai's brother Zhou Dongyu, and the other was Luo Yun's brother Luo Dayu.

Old Yang greeted the five people, first hugged Huang Jincheng, Zhao Tiejun and Zhao Tiehe, and then shook hands with Zhou Dongyu and Luo Dayu, so that they could be considered to be introduced to each other.

Lao Yang knew the purpose of the gathering, so he asked them to follow behind his car. Lao Yang and Zhao Jingyi returned to the car to lead the way, and the four cars followed behind.

Several cars arrived at No. 8 Guaijia Hutong, where construction had already begun. The front yard had been almost demolished, but there were still two houses in the backyard that had not been demolished. Old Yang entered the house and took out the four beef slices that had been divided by the space.

The moment the beef appeared outside the space, liquid nitrogen was used to quickly turn the four slabs of fresh beef into four slabs of frozen beef, emitting sizzling white steam, making the air in the whole room cold and gloomy.

The five people who followed in felt a biting chill as soon as they entered the room. They all felt it was magical. When they entered the room, they found four huge slabs of beef thrown on the collapsed kang.

Old Yang explained: "This was secretly brought here this afternoon, and it hasn't thawed yet. It's a good opportunity for everyone to load it onto the truck and rush it back home."

Several people were also stunned. They only heard from their family that they were asked to bring beef home, but they didn't say it was a whole cow! How can we do this? This half of a cow must weigh 700 to 800 kilograms! Several people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lao Yang looked at the confused people and said, "Don't just stand there, guys, get started and move it to the car, one fan for each family!"

A few people laughed awkwardly, and Huang Jincheng said self-deprecatingly: "Are you sure we can move these? I feel like each fan weighs 700 to 800 kilograms. Even if the six of us lift it together, it will be difficult to move it!"

Lao Yang scratched his head and thought about it, and felt that it was really impossible for them to lift it. 100 kilograms per person was indeed a lot of effort for them. Lao Yang felt that he had made a mistake again, so he had no choice but to reach out and grab the front and back legs of the frozen cow. With one effort, he lifted the whole cow, and the people watching were stunned!

Old Yang shouted, "Get out of the way! How can I get out if you're blocking the door?"

Several people left the room in unison, and then they saw Lao Yang staggering out carrying half a cow. If you look closely, you will find that the floor tiles that Lao Yang stepped on have broken one after another.

Several people hurriedly followed Lao Yang to the door, opened the trunk of the car and tried to fit the money in, but they couldn't.

Lao Yang threw the beef on the ground and said, "The stuff is all here, figure it out! Your car won't fit."

The others just realized what was happening. Huang Jincheng came over, patted Lao Yang on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Yang, I didn't expect you to be born with supernatural powers! I've always heard that you're amazing, but I didn't expect you to be this amazing. So, can you please take out all the beef in there? Let's call a car to take the stuff away."

Old Yang looked at the people who were full of admiration, sighed and said, "Okay!"

Old Yang went back into the house, and then came out with a fan of beef in one hand. This time he walked straight to the door. Everyone gasped, it was so terrifying, even Xiang Yu in ancient times was no better!

Lao Yang ran again and took out the last piece of beef and threw it on the ground at the door. At this time, several passers-by had gathered around to look at the huge piece of beef. They wanted to ask but didn't dare to. After all, there were several cars parked there, so the identity must be not simple. They could only watch silently!

Huang Jincheng had already gone to the public telephone booth to make a call. 20 minutes later, a Liberation Army truck drove over. Two soldiers jumped off the truck and saluted the people and reported: "Report to the commander! Sun Xiliang (Wang Deshun) is here to report. Please give instructions!"

Zhao Tiejun returned the salute and said, "At ease, thank you for your hard work!"

Huang Jincheng spread his hands and said to Lao Yang: "Thank you for your help!"

Old Yang was also indifferent. He looked at the few people who had given in. He picked up a slab of beef and threw it into the carriage. He finished loading the car in no time. The two soldiers who came over were so shocked by the operation that they were stunned and could not react for a while.

Zhao Tiejun patted their shoulders and said, "Come back to your senses, let's go back!"

The two men immediately saluted and said, "Yes, Chief!"

Then he hurriedly climbed into the car, and Zhao Tiehe said goodbye and got on the truck to show the way.

Lao Yang looked at them and said, "The rest is up to you guys. I won't follow you around delivering beef door to door!"

Several people laughed, and Huang Jincheng said, "You don't have to worry about the rest, we will take care of it! I will be waiting for you at home tomorrow! Goodbye Jingyi!"

Huang Jincheng finally said hello to Zhao Jingyi and got in his car, leading the way. Zhao Tiejun, Zhou Dongyu, and Luo Dayu also said goodbye to Lao Yang and left behind the truck.

Zhao Jingyi held Lao Yang's arm and said admiringly, "Husband, you are really amazing. Today I discovered that you are the reincarnation of the Overlord, with courage that no one can match! I am now afraid to be with you at night. If you can't control your strength, we will not have a complete body!"

Old Yang slapped Zhao Jingyi's butt with a dark face and scolded: "What are you thinking? You usually keep your strength back. If you really couldn't control Yu Ji, she would have died long ago, and there would be no chance for her to commit suicide."

Zhao Jingyi praised Lao Yang with stars in her eyes: "No matter what, my husband, you are awesome!"

Old Yang laughed and whispered a few words in Zhao Jingyi's ear. Zhao Jingyi blushed and hit Old Yang a few times before getting into the car.

Lao Yang also returned to the car, started the car and disappeared into Guaijia Hutong.

When Lao Yang drove Zhao Jingyi back to the compound, a truck was already parked at the door, loaded with packed goods. Auntie Sun and a group of women were blocking the door and talking to someone. When they saw Zhao Jingyi coming back, they immediately surrounded her and said:

"Xiao Zhao, take a quick look. These people said they were here to deliver clothes to you. Auntie didn't let them in because she didn't know if they were real or not. It's a good coincidence that you're back now, so check it out."

The mall manager came over and saw Lao Yang and Zhao Jingyi, and quickly took out the delivery list and said, "Mr. Yang, Ms. Zhao, these are the clothes you ordered this afternoon. They have been packed and delivered. Please check them. This is the delivery list."

Old Yang took it and scanned it. After seeing that the number of pieces was correct, he handed it to Zhao Jingyi. He instructed the mall manager, "It should be no problem. Have someone move these clothes to the house for me, and our transaction will be complete."

The mall manager immediately agreed and ordered the two laborers in the car to start unloading the packaged goods and follow Zhao Jingyi to the west wing yard.

Several middle-aged women surrounded Lao Yang and asked, "Xiao Yang, what did you buy? And you bought so much!"

Old Yang had nothing to hide, so he told them directly that this was the leather jacket he bought at Xidan Department Store in the afternoon and he was going to take it to Hong Kong as a gift for his family.

A group of middle-aged women burst into applause after hearing this. They didn't expect that it would be a truck full of fox furs and mink skins.

Each mink coat has a beautifully carved packaging box, all made of walnut wood with carved phoenix patterns, and covered with a canvas handbag. Two workers transported 8 pieces each time, and it took more than ten trips to transport all the furs into the house.

The mall manager accompanied Lao Yang back to the house to count the items. There were 10 in each stack, 11 in total, and 110 in total. After confirming the quantity, Lao Yang signed the receipt. The mall manager smiled and left with the receipt.

Many middle-aged women, young wives, and residents of the West Wing were talking about promoting Lao Yang. The people gathered together were looking at the West Wing with envy, wishing they could go in and get one for themselves!

After making a lot of noise for half an hour, they dispersed when no one came out of the house.

After the mall manager left, Zhao Jingyi couldn't wait to take out a fur coat and put it on the bed. After removing the packaging and opening the wooden box, a black mink coat was placed inside. Zhao Jingyi took it out, shook it on her body, and said:

"It's really good stuff, very smooth and soft, and feels warm to the touch. Even if it's kept here, we can only wear it a few times a year, and now we don't dare to wear it outside! It's a bit of a waste."

Old Yang looked at Zhao Jingyi who was fumbling around there, raised his hand to put the 109 boxes piled on the side into the space, and explained to Zhao Jingyi.

"These fox furs and mink skins are originally worn in the cold winter in the north to show status. The real warmth is the tight leather jackets and leather pants. Such good materials, it would be a waste if we don't buy them and put them away! Although they are more decorative than practical, high-grade furs are good things. Many countries in the northern hemisphere are very rare for them. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you collect some. You don't need much in normal times. I'll put them in the space and you can choose them later when you need them."

Zhao Jingyi folded the fox fur in her hand and put it back into the box, asking Lao Yang to put it in the space. Put all the furs and antique books together and separate them from the large space for separate storage. Looking at the camels like a small mountain in the space, Lao Yang wondered whether to give them to the General Logistics Department or to the army?

Zhao Jingyi took Lao Yang to sit in the main room, watching TV and eating snacks. Lao Yang's consciousness sank into his mind and scanned the recovered trucks. There were two brands, one was Yas and the other was Mas. The load capacity of the two brands of trucks was about 5 to 10 tons. Lao Yang scanned the vehicle information and sorted it into instructions and drawings. He also repaired some wear and tear on the vehicle. He removed all the Soviet logos on the workpieces and replaced them with the Chinese Changle logo. After painting them, all the cars were as good as new. Finally, he reset all the odometers.

Lao Yang looked at his watch and it was already 8pm. Li Yuping hadn't come back yet, so she must have been delayed by something. The two decided not to wait any longer, so Lao Yang took out some prepared food from the space and ate it with Zhao Jingyi first.

After finishing the meal, Zhao Jingyi began to prepare for washing. Without waiting for Li Yuping to come back, they turned on the light in the living room and went into the bedroom...

It was already past 11 o'clock in the evening when Li Yuping returned home. When Li Yuping knocked on the door, Lao Yang was already waiting in the main room in his pajamas.

After entering the room, Li Yuping apologized to Lao Yang: "I came back late and disturbed my husband's rest! Where is Zhao Jingyi?"

Old Yang touched Li Yuping's head and asked, "She has fallen asleep. Why did you come back so late today? Did something happen?"

Li Yuping replied tiredly, "Nothing, it's just that the recent material transfers have been quite frequent, and the statistics have increased greatly. I have calculated the overtime work in advance today, and I can't delay going to my uncle's house tomorrow."

Old Yang followed Li Yuping to the table and asked with concern: "Have you had dinner tonight? I'll prepare some for you?"

Li Yuping nodded and said, "Of course not. I saved my stomach for something delicious to eat when I got back. I didn't have a proper meal at night. I only had two small pieces of bread to fill my stomach."

"Go wash your hands, I'll prepare a feast for you!"

Old Yang took out several plates of meat and vegetables, a bowl of dumpling soup, and two donkey meat hot pots. After washing her hands, Zhao Jingyi began to eat heartily and quickly finished them all.

Lao Yang told Li Yuping that he went to the mall today and bought more than 100 fur coats. Li Yuping was also shocked by Lao Yang's generosity.

Li Yuping said worriedly: "Husband, will your high-profile behavior bring unnecessary trouble? Nowadays, many people are racking their brains to get promoted, but they have no achievements, so they can only find faults and attack their comrades and their own people! Should we keep a low profile? I feel that the company is surrounded by ambushes and claws are stretched out everywhere!"

Old Yang looked at the nervous Li Yuping and smiled, saying, "Don't worry! As long as those people are still down there, they won't be able to make any waves! Whether I keep a low profile or not won't affect other people's dealing with me. I just want to do things in a high-profile manner so that the people above can see my importance. Only then can I get greater convenience and get what I want! Otherwise, who would care about me, a small pawn, an insignificant little person? Only if I am valuable will others value me, pamper me, and obey me! I may seem very dangerous now, but I am actually very safe."

"Our family's roots are all overseas, and we will give up our domestic industries when the time comes. In addition, the public-private partnership will expire in a few years, and all public-private partnerships will be converted into state-owned enterprises. All my investments will also be nationalized, and that will be the time for us to fully develop foreign capital. You can just do whatever you want in Xingbang Company, and no matter how hard you work in the end, the company will be given to the country! You don't have to worry too much about my affairs, just do your own things well, and withdraw from the company when you feel tired. With the protection of your parents, there will be no problem in the short term. You can come back to Hong Kong with me at any time!"

Li Yuping came over, squeezed into Lao Yang's arms and said like a miser: "Such a big industry, such a big investment is just thrown away! I feel very uncomfortable. With Xingbang Company, we feel closely connected to the country. After the country takes it back, it feels like there is nothing left in the country. We are like outsiders. It feels weird and uncomfortable!"

Lao Yang patted Li Yuping on the back and said, "This is a sense of belonging and mission! This is the sense of identity of the Chinese people towards the country! It shows that you are a Chinese son and daughter who loves the country and the people. What we can do is to 'do good things and not worry about the future' and do it with a clear conscience!

Holding Li Yuping, who was enjoying herself in his arms, Lao Yang got up, turned off the lights in the living room, and went into the bedroom to rest...