Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

On Sunday night, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and the Red Star Police Station organized two trucks and 40 personnel, led by Liang Fei and Cao Lianbiao. They set out from the police station at a.m. and divided into two groups to block both ends of the black market.

Then, following Liang Fei's order, the public security and security personnel arrested the vendors who were setting up stalls and the purchasing staff who came. The moment the arrest began, the entire black market was in chaos. Many vendors dropped their things and ran away, and the same did the people who were purchasing supplies, because human safety is the most important thing at all times.

But there are exceptions, and that is Yan Bugui, the third uncle in Yard 95. He was lucky today, and met someone selling chickens. He spent another seven yuan to buy two old hens. The transaction was completed. When Yan Bugui was walking back with the chickens, he heard someone shouting loudly "Do it", and then the whole market became chaotic.

Yan Bugui was the kind of person who would rather die than give up his money. As he hadn't eaten for a day and was old, the hen in his hand was frightened by the light of the flashlight and started to cackle. He ran a few steps before being tackled to the ground by two young men, and then hit twice on the back. He was taken aside and escorted to a car with the vendors over there and taken to the police station.

When it was daybreak, Yang Ruihua didn't care, because she had agreed with Yan Bugui the night before to ask him to deliver the old hen to the principal early in the morning. Yan Bugui was not at home, and she thought that her husband might have gone to the principal's house, and maybe she could still get some breakfast, so she made breakfast for three people and let the two children eat before going to school.

In the evening, Yan Jiekuang came back and asked his mother, "Mom, why didn't my dad go to work? He didn't ask for leave either. Director Ma from the school asked me when I got out of school."

"Your father doesn't go to work? No way, how could he not go to work?" Yang Ruihua panicked.

In fact, Yang Ruihua had heard during the day that the police station had taken action last night to arrest people in the black market, but she didn't think it was Yan Bugui. Now after hearing what her youngest son said, she immediately understood that Yan Bugui had been arrested. So she and Yan Jiekuang went to the Hongxing Police Station.

"Who are you looking for?" The person on duty at night was a young policeman. Because there had been an operation last night and a lot of gains had been made, every police officer in the police station had received a lot of gifts. Everyone was quite happy and they were quite polite to Yang Ruihua and his mother who came to ask questions.

"Comrade, I would like to ask, has Yan Bugui from Yard 95 been arrested by you?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"Yan Bugui? Let me check," the policeman looked for the name in a notebook on the side. "If there is such a person, I remember him now. He was holding two chickens and he was crying after being caught. What were you doing before? If you buy things in a place like this, the stolen goods will definitely be confiscated. Well, you just pay a five-dollar fine and take him back," the young policeman said to the two.

“The items have been confiscated, but I still have to pay a fine?” Yang Ruihua was also a little confused.

"Of course things that are not purchased from formal business premises will be confiscated. The fine is for everyone, not just you. He just went there to buy things. If he went there to sell things, I tell you, he would be imprisoned for at least three years," the two police officers explained.

"Comrade, my family is in a particularly difficult situation. Can you exempt me from the fine?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"I can't make the decision on this. I have to find the director and deputy director, but they are all off work." The police said they couldn't do it.

After listening to what the police said, Yang Ruihua thought for a moment and said to his youngest son, "Jie Kuang, let's go back first." Yang Ruihua pulled his son, and the two turned around and walked out of the police station.

"Mom, are we going home to get money?" Yan Jiekuang asked his mother.

"Let's go back and ask someone. Isn't Zhang Dabao in our hospital very familiar with their director and deputy director? Ask him to help say hello. Wouldn't it save five dollars?" Yang Ruihua was still reluctant to pay the five-dollar fine.

"Mom, Brother Dabiao left yesterday. I heard he was going to Shandong and it will take five or six days for him to come back. Can my dad wait?" Yan Jiekuang asked his mother.

"I forgot, Da Biao has left, what should I do? Oh, find Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu also knows them." Yang Ruihua thought of another solution.

The mother and son trotted all the way to Yard No. 95. Instead of entering their own house, they went straight to find He Yuzhu who was enjoying the cool in the backyard. "Zhu Zi, please save your uncle. He has been arrested," Yang Ruihua said.

"Who caught the third uncle?" He Yuzhu was a little confused after hearing what Yang Ruihua said.

"He was caught by the police station. He went to the black market to buy some things. Unexpectedly, the police station took action last night and arrested Lao Yan. He has been detained for a day now. Zhuzi, don't you know the director? Please help plead for him and let them release Lao Yan," said Yang Ruihua.

"Wasn't the Third Uncle buying things? It's not like he committed a serious crime. Should he be sentenced for going to buy things?" Jia Dongxu asked.

"He won't be sentenced, but he will be fined. It's a strange day for our family. Not only will our things be confiscated, but we will also have to pay a fine of five dollars. Zhuzi, go talk to the director. Didn't he come to the table when you got married?" Yang Ruihua said.

"Auntie, is it necessary to go to the director for just five dollars? Besides, Director Zhang has been transferred to the branch office, and Director Liang is the one in charge of the institute now. I know him, but I'm not familiar with him. He can come to my wedding not for my face, but for Da Biao's face. Why would he make friends with a cook like me?" He Yuzhu said.

"Zhuzi, please help me." Yang Ruihua seemed not to hear what He Yuzhu said and kept muttering.

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I can't help. I don't have that much face. If Da Biao were here, it would only take one phone call to get it done. I have no face, so it's useless to go there, and they won't give me face. Besides, we don't know where they live. Even if we know where they live, can we go to their house empty-handed? Things are so expensive now, and the things we bring might cost more than five dollars. It's really not necessary." He Yuzhu tactfully rejected Yang Ruihua.

"Zhuzi, can you help me with this little favor?" Yang Ruihua became a little angry when he saw that He Yuzhu was unwilling to go.

"It's okay if you want me to go. You go buy gifts. I can't go home empty-handed." He Yuzhu's face also darkened.

"If it costs money, why would I come to you? Zhuzi, you're a cadre now and you look down on your uncle. What's the difference between you and those villains? Don't you have any feelings for us?" Yang Ruihua became unhappy when he heard that He Yuzhu wanted to buy gifts himself.

"Auntie, whether I become a cadre or not has nothing to do with you, and I don't look down on you. If I look down on you, I won't say a word to you. To be honest, we are just ordinary neighbors. There is no affection or righteousness. Now I tell you, I can't help you," said He Yuzhu with a stern face.