Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

He Yuzhu had no idea what Jia Zhangshi was thinking.

She has the traits of an ingrate, so He Yuzhu will naturally be wary of her. Moreover, He Yuzhu doesn't think Jia Zhangshi can achieve anything great. If she tries too hard to advance and reaches a position that doesn't belong to her, she will only end up shooting herself in the foot.

As long as He Yuzhu follows his plan step by step, Jia Zhangshi won't be able to make any waves!

The day after the army officially entered the city, the government and the military control commission began to officially open their offices. Instead of carrying out any festive decorations, Beiping devoted itself entirely to the city's construction.

The task involved conducting a thorough investigation of the residents of Beiping, identifying the key issues on the streets, cleaning up urban garbage, cracking down on organized crime and thugs, restoring public order, and resuming factory production—a series of complex tasks that required steady progress.

At this time, Jia Zhangshi's role became apparent. She led two comrades from the military control committee to conduct a survey of several hutongs, including Qingyun Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, and Suoyi Hutong. At each house, Jia Zhangshi would hold her head high as if on an inspection tour.

If she encountered someone she didn't know, before Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian, the two military control officers, could even ask, she would first ask them to state their name, place of origin, number of family members, and what difficulties they might be facing...

All of this was because Jia Zhangshi followed Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian, remembered how they asked questions, and then asked on their behalf... At first, everything was fine. Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian thought it was Jia Zhangshi's enthusiasm for supporting them and were willing to take her to visit each household in the alley.

But gradually they realized something was wrong.

Although the questions Jia Zhangshi asked each household were the same as the questions they asked, the way she said them just didn't sound right.

It's like...being bossy and arrogant.

Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian did not like Jia Zhangshi's attitude. They were soldiers from the common people, how could they be so high and mighty?

In order not to dampen Jia Zhangshi's enthusiasm, Chang Zhen reminded her to pay attention to her attitude at work and to communicate with the people from a service perspective.

How could Jia Zhangshi possibly listen to anything now?

I'll just say whatever you say, what's the difference?

This isn't just nitpicking!

"Comrade Chang, Comrade Pan, you don't know, this alley is a mixed bag, you can find all sorts of people. Some people look respectable, but they're actually full of bad intentions... Hmph!"

Without naming names, Jia Zhangshi acted as if to say, "I know you don't know, you've been fooled, don't blame me..." and Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian were then completely taken in.

They wanted to finish the work assigned by the street as soon as possible, but they couldn't find a suitable person for the time being. He Daqing seemed dull and taciturn, only doing hard work such as cooking and cleaning.

He Yuzhu... As a member of the Youth League, he had been called away by the Military Control Commission to clean up the city with more than 6,000 other Youth League members.

Who should we go to then?

Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian couldn't help but feel melancholy... There really is no one to hire them!

In addition, the square in front of Tiananmen Square is not only uneven, but also overgrown with weeds. In some places, the weeds are taller than a person, which also needs to be cleared away in time.

And so, He Yuzhu, as a member of the Youth League, was called upon to participate in voluntary labor.

Working non-stop all day long.

This is the path He Yuzhu chose himself. Although he doesn't want to work, he has to integrate into this era.

Just as he was preparing to become a journalist, there were many things in his mind that were not convenient to say in this era. He could only keep learning, supplementing his knowledge, and trying his best to integrate into this era.

……

After finishing their day's work, Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian returned to their residence and ultimately chose to remain silent.

Compared to physical exhaustion, mental fatigue was unbearable for them.

Especially Jia Zhangshi, she mixed too much of her personal emotions into her work, pointing fingers at other families as if she were the one in charge and Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian were her followers.

Moreover, it's not easy to shake off the accusation now. If the leaders find out, it will earn us a reputation for not uniting the people, which will make it even more difficult to carry out our work in the future.

Pan Songnian was impatient. Compared to Chang Zhen's thorough consideration, he preferred to solve the problem directly: "Zhang Huaju's problem is very serious. If she takes us to visit every household again, our reputation will be ruined before we even finish our investigation! For matters in the alley, we still need to find Comrade He Daqing."

"good!"

Chang Zhen agreed and went to find He Daqing.

When I went to the kitchen, I saw two soldiers arguing with He Daqing: "Master He, please don't add any more lard. This isn't our ration. If the commander finds out, we'll be criticized. This is a violation of discipline."

"Breaked discipline? What discipline?"

He Daqing seemed very angry. "I didn't steal or rob. What's wrong with taking some oil from home to cook? You all have so many rules? Just because you have so many rules doesn't mean you can ignore your own health. Look at your workload every day, and look at what you eat? Pickled vegetables, cornbread, millet rice... Who's that enough for? Cooking is my job, and none of you are allowed to interfere!"

"..."

Look at He Daqing, and then look at Jia Zhangshi!

Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian immediately realized that the difference in their abilities was obvious.

"Chef He, please don't add any more dishes. We have rules, we really can't accept them!"

Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian walked into the kitchen and smelled the pungent aroma of stir-fried pickled vegetables with chili peppers, causing them to swallow hard.

But it must be admitted that He Daqing's cooking is really delicious.

In fact, the cadres who took over the area were not allowed to have cooks, but considering He Daqing's contributions to the Fifth Middle School before the peaceful liberation of Beiping, and the fact that he was an old Beiping native with a good reputation in several nearby alleys, his participation would be very helpful in managing the streets, so he was recruited into the takeover team as a cadre.