Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Jiefang CA10, painted in military green, don’t use the word "car paint", this car is definitely not as simple as a civilian vehicle nowadays.

Until it was discontinued in the 1980s, no one knew how many of these vehicles were produced. They had a wide range of uses and were converted into ambulances, refueling trucks, fire trucks, etc.

Semi-oval front, two big eyes, single tire in front, double tire in the back, 3.9 tons empty, gasoline engine, fuel consumption of 29 liters per 65 kilometers, maximum speed of kilometers per hour...

No matter how you look at these data, they cannot be compared with the family cars that Zeng Wangcai owned in his later years. But at this moment, when this big guy appeared, Zeng Wangcai felt that it was much cooler than the G63 in his own space.

The truck was getting closer and closer. It was a relatively new truck and a figure could be seen standing in the truck bed. The truck bed was empty and there was no cargo.

Unexpectedly, this big baby screeched to a halt in front of Zeng Wangcai and others. The car was not turned off, the passenger door opened, and a person jumped out.

"Wangcai!" Director Qian from the purchasing station jumped out of the car.

"Director Qian, why are you here?" Zeng Wangcai basically guessed that Director Qian came for him, no, for the fish.

"You are being so polite again, call me uncle!" Director Qian was extremely enthusiastic. He glanced at the fish on the tricycle and then scolded the truck bed, "Get off, why are you still standing there? Wait until the New Year."

The sideboard of the truck bed fell down with a bang, and several people jumped down from it. Zeng Wangcai took a look and found that they were all employees of the purchasing station.

The truck was turned off and the driver got out. His proud face suddenly changed when he saw the fish on the tricycle: "Director Qian, there are so many fish. This young comrade is amazing. It's worth my trip to catch so many fish."

Being a driver is definitely an awesome profession now, and will be so for the next 20 to 30 years, otherwise the guy named Baiyan Langbang from Siheyuan would not have sold out his mother for a job as a driver.

This family are all weird, birds of a feather. Jia Zhang sold her daughter-in-law for three dollars a month. Bang Geng was foolishly cheated by Xu Damao. He didn't talk to Sha Zhu, who had raised him for more than ten years, for eight years and didn't agree to their marriage until Sha Zhu found him a job as a driver. Then he agreed and sold his mother to Sha Zhu. At the same time, Sha Zhu officially plunged into the big mud pond of Qin Huairu's family.

Sha Zhu brought that upon himself, otherwise, if he had waited another two years and Lou Xiao'e came back from Gangcheng, he could have taken off directly.

Having said that, when we returned to the scene, the driver was obviously tempted when he saw the truckload of fish.

"Master Zou, please get in the car and take a rest. You don't have to do these jobs." Director Qian said to the driver very politely, "Don't worry, I know how to do it. I understand everything."

There is no doubt that this car does not belong to Director Qian's purchasing station. As a small purchasing station, they are not qualified to own a truck that was only produced a few years ago.

The driver, Master Zou, reluctantly withdrew his gaze, got back into the car, lit a cigarette, and waited calmly.

"My goodness, this truckload of fish must be around 500-600 kilograms." After sending the driver away, Director Qian estimated the weight of the fish with his sharp eyes. "When Teacher Zheng told me about this, I didn't believe it. But it's true. Wangcai, you've become rich.

"I was wondering why you hadn't come yet. Master Zou's car happened to be empty, so I asked him to come over to take a look. It seems like you came just in time..."

As expected, they came to buy fish. Director Qian was probably afraid that Zeng Wangcai would sell the fish to other units. If Peking University could accept the fish, why couldn’t other units?

Zeng Wangcai thought for a moment before he realized that Fatty Zheng was actually a teacher: "Thank you, Uncle Qian. If you hadn't come, it would have been dark by the time we got this load of fish back."

"Wangcai, how do you plan to distribute these fish?" Director Qian asked straight to the point.

Zeng Wangcai immediately explained the arrangements, and then asked, "Uncle Qian, we are all acquaintances now, can I ask for something different as a reward this time?"

"I know, it's a bicycle ticket." Director Qian said straightforwardly, "Teacher Zheng told me, I have already prepared it for you, but there is only one ticket."

Okay, Fat Zheng did something useful, and a free favor is still a favor.

Director Qian immediately gave orders, not letting Zeng Wangcai and the others take action, and asked the people at the purchasing station to load all the fish onto the vehicles, and finally even lifted the tricycle up.

Don't underestimate this truck, it can pull four tons. Even when it's empty, it can carry more than 500 kilograms of fish and a few people like a piece of cake.

The fish were loaded, and the driver, Master Zou, got out of the car with the car key - the joystick - in his hand.

It’s true that it’s a joystick, but most people really don’t know how to start this car.

With a car, it was much more convenient to go back. It took less than half an hour to reach Sijiucheng at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. After many twists and turns, I finally arrived at Nanluoguxiang.

"Master Zou, drive straight in. Yes, yes, drive to the end and it's right in front of Courtyard No. 95." Director Qian slapped the door of the cab and yelled. In order to build a relationship with Zeng Wangcai, he gave up sitting in the cab and smoked and chatted with Zeng Wangcai in the truck bed.

Nanluoguxiang is now very spacious, very different from what it was like after the earthquake in the 1970s. There is no random construction, so even though trucks are big, there is no problem driving in.

However, when this big guy came in, it became a lively scene, with neighbors, old people, children, young girls and wives all coming to see.

It's not that there are few cars, but that there are few cars in the alleys. All in all, in the Nanluoguxiang area, no household can afford to drive such a big car.

"Look, that's my eldest brother. My eldest brother is in the car." Zeng Xiaoqiang was also on the roadside. When he saw Zeng Wangcai in the car, he jumped three feet high and proudly introduced him to his playmates.

In fact, there was no need for introduction at all. We were all neighbors and everyone knew each other. Zeng Xiaoqiang called out like this just to vent his pride and joy.

It’s hard to imagine that in this day and age a big truck can also be a source of family pride.

The truck continued to move forward and finally stopped in front of the gate of No. 95 Yard. Because it was Sunday, most people were not at work. The people in the yard were alarmed and came out. They stood at the gate to see what Zeng Wangcai had brought back that required a truck to move it.

"Xiao Hu, go in and call for help!" Zeng Wangcai knocked on the car door and called Xiao Hu who was still intoxicated in the passenger seat.

Zeng Youqian is not the type of person who likes to join in the fun. If you don’t call him, he may not come out.

At this time, the chatterbox Sha Zhu from the courtyard couldn't help but shout, "Good fellow Wangcai, did you go out to mine or something? Go get a Jiefang truck to bring something back. Tell me what it is."

Zeng Wangcai turned around and smiled: "Fish, the fish we caught today, Director Qian from the purchasing station helped to call a car to bring it back."

"Don't be ridiculous, this thing is catching the fish you caught?" Sha Zhu said, "It's like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. You are like Uncle San, going out with an empty bucket every day, and coming back with an empty bucket. You don't even take the bus..."

"Silly Zhu, shut up, you're picking on your uncle again." Auntie, who was watching the fun, was unhappy. "Your uncle has been lucky fishing recently. He even caught two fish yesterday."

"Yes, there are indeed two of them, one weighing 4 taels, and the other 3.5 taels. People at the purchasing station were too embarrassed to buy them. Those who knew said that our uncle went to the park to fish, while those who didn't thought that he went to clean the Dragon Palace..."

"You can keep complaining all you want, and wait for your uncle to come back and take care of you."

Zeng Wangcai ignored the nagging of the silly pig. He saw that his father and mother had come out and said, "Director Qian, please ask the comrades to help you put down the railings so that my parents can take some fish back."

Crack...bang bang bang...!

When the railing was lowered, the more than 500 kilograms of fish on the truck could no longer be hidden. When the people in the courtyard saw the fish, they were all stunned, including Silly Pig. Most of them had never seen so many fish at one time.

He used a truck to bring the fish home and asked who else was in the area.

Zeng Wangcai did not notice that this unintentional act of pretentiousness aroused different thoughts from two people in the courtyard. One of these two people was the person in the photo, Jia Dongxu, and the other was his mother, Jia Zhang.