The Ordinary Road of Siheyuan

Spring 1984
On the plane returning from Xiangjiang, Lu Lan looked at He Yuzhu and asked: "You can enjoy yourself so much in Xiangjiang, why do you still think of going back to the courtyard house? Don't you plan to build a villa to live in?"

Looking at the blue sky and white clouds, He Yuzhu was in a good mood: "Siheyuan is my starting point and the place where my dreams begin. Perhaps only there can I see myself and the world clearly. I have a sense of belonging to my soul."

But Xu Damao went through 7 years of labor reform and finally came back alive.

On this day, the courtyard was as lively as usual, the three uncles all retired, and Yan Bugui in the front yard was tending the flowers and plants at the door, the middle courtyard was bustling, and the pool was full.

A young man saw Ma Hua and asked: "Hua Zi, you have been diligent enough these few days, your master accepted you as an apprentice!"

Ma Hua laughed: "My master will be back in the next two days, so he needs to clean it up!"

When the crowd heard that He Yuzhu was coming back, they also talked a lot.

"What's the matter with this pillar? Last time it went away for 9 years, this time it will be another five or six years."

"No, it seems that there are more than that, and I don't know if I will make a fortune there!"

"Hey, it's time for Xu Damao to come back, right?"

At this time, everyone stopped what they were doing, and looked at Qin Huairu one after another. Qin Huairu was already 50 years old, and he looked old!

Qin Huairu also understood what everyone meant, put the clothes aside, turned and went back to the house.

The crowd started talking again.

"Now it's a good show. This time is the fourth man brought back by Qin Jingru, right?"

"It's not bad, if this was left a few years ago..."

"Keep your voice down."

"Hey, do you think that if Xu Damao meets that man when he comes back, will he..."

"That's for sure, this Qin Jingru probably wants to drive Xu Damao to death so that he can occupy his house!"

Everyone was talking in a hurry, completely outspoken.

At this moment, someone interrupted again: "If you want me to say that this aunt is the worst, the people who are so quiet will disappear like this."

The crowd fell into silence again. Everyone had received the favor of the big mother, so they didn't want to say anything more.

"Hey, let me see, this old Yi is going to be tough in the future, what do you think his kid is used to?"

"That's right. He's only 18. He's been a street guy for several years. He's the only regular worker fired from a rolling mill, right?"

"No, he was fired only two months ago, which is considered the first of its kind, even better than Xu Damao..."

"Xu Damao was fired under special circumstances..."

"I heard that I went to work as a temporary worker in the sub-district office a few years ago, and was driven back on the first day. The uncle only found out about it after a month of inquiring!"

"If you want me to say, in this courtyard, there will be Shen's family in the backyard in the future. Not to mention the eldest daughter Shen Yu of his family, the two younger ones both graduated from college and entered the big department. From now on, our courtyard There are two more cadres coming out of here."

"Poor Li family in the backyard, this Li Dong really memorizes words, last month he lost his leather shoes and lost his bottom, this is the first time!"

At this time, someone looked towards the Jia family.

"This Jia's family is also unlucky in the past. How old are the two daughters, so why don't they find their husband's family!"

"It's not looking for it, it's really picky, you don't know, these two sisters don't look at their own conditions, they insist on looking for a college student with money and power in the family, don't you think it's not troublesome, the key It's even more beautiful, hey, it's really hard for Qin Huairu!"

"This stick is also thirty, and he wanders around every day, where does this kid get the money?"

The most active ones are of course the second and third mothers.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the front yard, and someone called Xu Damao back.

When they came to the middle courtyard, there were a lot of people gathered. Xu Damao was carrying a package with a gloomy expression. He ignored everyone and walked straight to the backyard, looking a little inconvenient.

At this moment, Bang Geng came out of the room, saw Xu Damao's tugging look, and sneered: "Xu Damao, you went to the wrong place, your wife doesn't want you anymore, and you've made up with someone else, why are you back?"

At this time, someone in the crowd who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal replied: "Come back and help push the cart!"

Everyone burst into laughter!
At this time, a panicked man walked out from the backyard, and was about to slip away while the crowd was not paying attention, but was stopped by sticks.

"I said Uncle Xin, don't rush away, come on, let me introduce you, this is Xu Damao, my old uncle, your senior!"

Xu Damao's heart that had been devastated and riddled with holes now shows signs of awakening. This courtyard is like a gas station and a spring of life for his life. High spirited!

Xu Damao looked at the two people in front of him, his face was so gloomy that water dripped out. Even though it was only the beginning of spring, the man was already sweating profusely. The person in front of him was a reform-through-labour prisoner, who is not afraid!
"Brother, big brother, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding, Qin Jingru and I, no, it's useless to have nothing to do with my sister-in-law, I just came to help."

Xu Damao looked at Qin Jingru who followed, Qin Jingru's relaxed and contented expression made Xu Damao calm down.

I saw Xu Damao showing an evil smile, and said to the man: "What is the misunderstanding? Didn't I just come here to help? Please, I'm back, and I won't need you in the future!"

The crowd exploded all of a sudden, the imaginary fight to the death did not happen, Xu Damao was so cowardly!

Qin Jingru's smile also froze on her face, her plan is likely to go bankrupt.

Stick laughed directly: "Okay, Xu Damao, you can bend and stretch! Amazing!"

Xu Damao ignored the crowd and went to the backyard again.

At this time, Liu Guangfu didn't know which tendon was wrong, so he asked, "No, his things can't be used anymore, how can he bend and stretch!"

Xu Damao couldn't control his emotions anymore, he threw the package and was about to get mad at the crowd, but just as he opened his mouth, an inexplicable sense of grievance rushed to his heart, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down!

Xu Damao, who came back to his senses, took a closer look and saw He Yuzhu and his wife outside the crowd, who seemed to be following him back and forth.

He Yuzhu really counted the days to come back.

Xu Damao tried his best to control his emotions, but he couldn't hold back at all. He sobbed and said a few words that no one could understand, and then hurried back to the backyard.

Everyone also felt bored and was about to disperse when the crowd spotted He Yuzhu and his wife. Seeing how well dressed they were, they all came up to say hello.

He Yuzhu hurriedly said: "Everyone, everyone, I'm sorry, we just came back, clean up first, talk later, see you, see you!"

Inside He Yuzhu's room, Ma Hua was introducing He Yuzhu attentively.

"Master, at your request, the house has been redecorated. You see, the walls are painted by myself, and the windows are replaced with new ones. I think the door is still usable, so I only painted a layer of paint, and this ..."

He Yuzhu called Ma Hua who was excited, and asked: "I told you to clean it up, I didn't tell you to save money! What's the matter with the floor, didn't you say to use a wooden floor?"

"Hey, master, you don't know that this wooden floor is only available there in Xiaotian, and the price is so expensive. I calculated that the price is more than a hundred per square meter. Good guy, the house is only worth a few dollars!"

"You, you, you really know how to live. By the way, houses are so cheap now, so you don't plan to buy one yourself?"

"Master, I just wanted to tell you that houses are really not expensive now, and many people want to go abroad. They have no choice but to raise some money by selling houses. There are still many houses that are returned, and the homeowners are also in a hurry. let go."

He Yuzhu thought deeply: It is better to keep a little of it than to be taken advantage of by foreigners!
At this time, Ma Hua didn't know the door again: "Master, you don't know, it's just Wang Bo, our previous director, who always opposed you!"

He Yuzhu was a little puzzled: "I know, isn't everyone in his family poisoned by gas? He seems to be paralyzed too."

Ma Hua slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "That's not it! He went to work on the first day after the new year and hanged himself to the factory gate! The deputy factory director in charge of logistics, and the director of the logistics department in charge of retired employees, both of them were directly arrested. down!"

He Yuzhu felt a little confused, looked at Ma Hua and said: "Twist, you are such an adult, you still haven't changed at all, you are still so frizzy."

Ma Hua scratched his head in embarrassment, and continued: "It's pitiful to say the least. Two years ago, Wang Bo's mother passed away, leaving his father alone to take care of him. No, his father was found to have cancer last year. It’s time to live. This Wang Bo’s retirement salary is paid by our factory, and the salary has not been increased. The pension is not enough to spend, so I went to the factory to solve it. The leader of the factory humiliated him. Look for it again!"

Speaking of this, Ma Hua also expressed a lot of emotion, his salary is even lower: "Wang Bo's father hanged Wang Bo outside the factory gate in the early morning of the fourth day of the new year, and he also took poison. A piece of the factory door was dead, and the security department of the factory was in bad luck, and Section Chief Zhang of the security department was sent to clean the toilet."