Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

After a few busy hours.

I finally have some free time now.

Drunk and dazed, Kang Ningle went back home feeling dizzy.

Old Man Han and his family of four also returned happily.

While eating, Li Zihang heard the Han family calling him "Dad" and "Grandpa" all the time.

The old Hantou and Han Jiayi they called were so friendly.

From the look on his face, if you didn’t know better you would think that the grandfather was taking the young couple and grandson out for dinner!

Li Zihang was following this side, and another waitress had just cleaned up the table.

There's another visitor over there.

Li Zihang took a look at this person.

OK~

He is an acquaintance in the courtyard.

Li Zihang stepped forward and greeted them.

"Uncle Shunzi, would you like three taels of wine and a plate of peanuts today?"

The middle-aged man called Uncle Shunzi by Li Zihang.

He lives in the same yard with Li Zihang.

This person is at the train station, working the boiler.

He has a wife and two sons.

Shunzi is a henpecked man. He is an honest man but lives a miserable life and is scolded by his wife every day.

The clothes he wore were all full of patches.

Shunzi looked at Li Zihang with tired and worried eyes.

"Well, give me three ounces of white wine. No more peanuts."

After saying that, he found a clean empty seat and sat down.

Li Zihang didn't say anything extra. He went back to the counter and got some wine.

Auntie waitress over there, it's time.

Take off the apron and say to Li Zihang.

"Xiao Hang, you watch first. I'm going back. Remember to lock the door at night."

Li Zihang: "Auntie Zhou, don't worry, nothing will happen."

The middle-aged woman who was talking to Li Zihang was the only regular employee in this store, a waitress.

His real name is Zhou Xiaohua. He has old people and young children at home.

I have to leave at a certain time every day and take care of the whole family when I get home.

The sky outside was completely dark at this time.

Now there are only one chef on duty in the kitchen and Li Zihang, a temporary worker, in the store.

There were only two tables of customers left in the restaurant.

At one table was Li Zihang’s neighbor Shunzi.

There were a few old men from the neighborhood at the same table.

Everything was fine now, and Li Zihang sat opposite Shunzi.

Watching Shunzi drinking alone.

Shunzi, after seeing Li Zihang sitting opposite it.

She looked up at him and said nothing.

Li Zihang could see that he was worried about something and roughly knew what it was.

So I chatted with Shunzi in a random manner.

Want to ease the other person's mood.

I don’t know which words hurt him.

Sunja spoke up.

"I have only figured out one thing in my life."

Shunzi spoke softly into the wine glass.

He raised his glass and drank it all, as if using the wine to drown the sorrow in his heart.

"Men~"

"Especially for incompetent men, it is a sin if they can't make money."

There was a hint of helplessness and self-deprecation in his words.

These words attracted the attention of several old men at the table next to them.

Shunzi took a sip of wine, a bitter gleam in his eyes.

Then he pointed at the clothes on his body and said

"Look at me, I've been wearing the same piece of clothing for nine years."

There was a sob in his voice.

"The clothes are also full of patches."

He paused slightly, his eyes revealing a sense of helplessness and confusion.

"My wife calls me a waste every day."

Shunzi's words silenced everyone around him.

He seemed to be trapped in his own world, unable to extricate himself.

"Don't I want to stand out?"

He suddenly spoke loudly, his voice full of helplessness and anger.

"Don't I know that meat is delicious and wine is tasty?"

He slapped the table hard, and the wine glass vibrated on the table, making a spinning sound.

Li Zihang and several people around him were startled by the sound of him suddenly slamming the table.

"Look at me. I have no skills and no knowledge."

Shunzi leaned back in his chair dejectedly.

"My body can't stand the hard labor."

He looked at the wine glass on the table, as if looking for a little comfort.

"What do you think I can do?"

Shunzi's words were full of powerlessness.

"My father died when I was young,"

"There is no money in the family, and no connections."

There was a deep sadness in his eyes.

"I haven't read any books, what can I do?"

He paused and said again.

"It's just a job of burning a boiler. My mother borrowed money from everywhere and gave gifts to people to get it."

"I originally thought that I would be able to earn some money when I grow up, so that I can enjoy a better life."

He raised his head, looked at the wine glass in his hand with empty eyes, and continued.

"I didn't expect that you would kick your legs just like I said."

Shunzi's words were filled with sorrow and helplessness.

His life was full of frustration and suffering.

He seemed to have lost hope and faith in life.

"What's the point of my living?"

"I dare not die. I have two kids at home who are waiting for me to earn a living."

After Shunzi said this, his eyes were full of confusion and helplessness.

Shunzi looked at Li Zihang in a persuasive tone and said, "Boy, you are still young. I will give you a piece of advice."

Li Zihang looked at Shunzi and nodded at him.

Shunzi: "Remember, if a man has no money and no ability, he should never get a wife."

"Otherwise, you won't be the only one suffering when the time comes."

Li Zihang is not a fool, he understands what Shunzi means.

"Look at me. I am in this state now. I can't live well, but I don't dare to die."

Sunja continued.

“My whole family depends on me for a living.

Li Zihang couldn't help feeling emotional when listening to Shunzi's words.

From ancient times to the present, men without money and ability have always had a very difficult and tiring life.

Shunzi added, emphasizing his tone.

"So, kid~"

"You have to work hard and strive to have a promising future. Only when you have money and skills can you live a good life."

"If, you really can't do that."

"Don't make it hard on yourself. It's good to be single."

Li Zihang nodded silently, he understood what Shunzi meant.

But he definitely won't, just like Shunzi.

The main reason is that his financial situation does not allow it, regardless of his family background.

Just because of his face, there are girls who are willing to throw themselves at him.

Shunzi finished three glasses of wine in the time it took to chat.

The night is dim and the lights in the small street restaurants are dim.

Shunzi, his neighbor across the street, tilted his head back, put the last drop of wine in the glass into his mouth, then stood up and left the restaurant.

Li Zihang looked at him, with a hint of helplessness and loneliness in his eyes. He knew that Shunzi was also like him, with an empty pocket.

Li Zihang looked at Shunzi's back as he left, and suddenly thought of Wensan's figure.

Wensan and Shunzi are two extreme types of men.

Shunzi represents the type of person who has a family, a wife and children, but has no ability.

Working hard all day long, but still not allowing the whole family to live the life they want.

Life is full of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and family matters, and living is too tiring.

I have never lived for myself for a single day in my life.

But Wen San is different. He spends his time eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking.

Anyway, you can't let yourself be wronged. If you have money, eat good food. If you don't have money, eat bad food.

I never live for anyone, and I never think about tomorrow.

Live one day at a time, eat one meal at a time. Don't leave money in your pocket for the night.

After Shunzi left the restaurant, Li Zihang picked up the wine jug and wine cup and went to the kitchen to wash the wine utensils.

At this moment, the group of old men finally started chatting about Shunzi's topic.

One of the old men, who was wearing a blue Zhongshan suit, said to his companions at the table.

"A man is like a dog."

"Before I got married, I was a wild dog."

"When we're in a relationship, we're lapdogs."

“After getting married and having children, you become a housewife.

In order to support my family, I had to work hard and didn’t dare to speak loudly to anyone.”

“When you get old, you’re just like a bald dog that everyone hates. Everyone who sees you will feel annoyed.”

At this time, Li Zihang washed the wine utensils and returned to the front hall, listening to a few old men talking about their insights into life.

Another old man echoed.

"Who says it isn't?"

"If you don't want to talk about anything else, just talk about me~"

"Back then, the Japanese took over the city of Sijiu and imposed military control over food."

"At that time, my family of seven depended on me for support."

"You said I'm a blacksmith, where can I get food?"

"I watched my whole family, young and old, starve to death."

Speaking of this, the old man recalled the painful past.

"I didn't expect a Japanese officer to come to my house and ask me to make him a saber."

Then he spoke to the brothers at the table.

"What can I do? I can't afford to offend that little Japanese officer, and I have a family to support."

"I had no choice but to build sabers for the Japanese."

The old man said this and took another sip of wine.

Then he recounted the past.

"I took the deposit and the approval slip left by the Japanese and went to the grain store to buy some noodles. This solved the problem of hunger for the whole family."

The few old men next to them all came from that era.

I know how difficult it was to live in that period.

"Not long after, the saber was ready, and the Japanese officer came to get the saber as scheduled."

The old man paused for a while before continuing.

"The Japanese officer was very satisfied with the saber I used."

"Let me make another batch of cavalry swords."

When he said this, the old man became a little excited and kept clapping his hands on the table.

"Damn it, if it weren't for the whole family to have something to eat."

"I can make him a saber, damn it, he wants me to make him a cavalry sword to massacre our compatriots."

"I refused without even thinking about it."

Having said this, the old man said with some fear.

"The damn Japs are just a bunch of animals. They arrested my entire family."

"Forcing me to make cavalry swords for them."

When the old man reached this point, he turned around and questioned his companion.

"What do you think I can do?"

Then he started talking to himself again, his expression full of fear and regret.

"There's no need to give up. I'll just bite the bullet and make those cavalry swords for the Japanese."

"It took several months to forge those cavalry swords."

When the old man said this, he drank a glass of wine in depression.

asked his companion who was sitting across from him at the square table.

"Old Qin, why have I never heard you talk about this?"

The old man called Lao Qin looked at his companions.

Said distressedly.

"I dare to say it. If that kid hadn't complained just now, I wouldn't have been able to hold it in."

Having said that, Lao Qin sighed again.

"Later, I hoped every day that the country would drive the Japanese away."

"I didn't expect that after the Japanese were driven away, the skinheads arrested me because I had stabbed the Japanese."

When Lao Qin said this, he shuddered all over.

"After I was arrested, the skinheads interrogated me as a traitor."

Speaking of this, Lao Qin became excited again.

"I knelt on the ground and kowtowed to those soldiers."

"No matter how I explain, it's useless. They insist on treating me as a traitor."

"Damn it, I almost dug out my own heart to prove that my blood is red."

"In the end, there was nothing I could do. I just stopped caring."

"Just tell those soldiers."

"Do I want to give the Japs a saber?"

"If it's not that the government is useless, then you soldiers are useless."

"Let the Japanese invade the Chinese land. Take over the city of Beijing. I just want to give the Japanese a chance. They won't even stand a chance when they fight with sabers."

Speaking of this, Lao Qin admired his courage at that time, but also felt a little scared.

"I stopped kowtowing and stood up, pointing my finger at the soldiers' noses and questioning them."

"Little devils, where were you when the food army was in control?"

“Where were you when my child starved to death?”

"Where were you when the little devils pointed guns at my whole family and threatened me with a saber?"

When Lao Qin's companions heard this, they were stunned.

I admire Lao Qin's courage in saying this.

One of Lao Qin's companions asked.

"Didn't the officials deal with you during that time among the skinhead gang?"

Lao Qin looked at him and said.

"Why wasn't there any action? They originally wanted to shoot me as a traitor, but later changed the charge to aiding the enemy and sentenced me to three years in prison."

“I was not released until the founding of New China.”