Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Zhang Dabao called his two nephews to a corner and said, "Shou'an, Anying, you have seen it. The cage must have been pulled up by someone when the concrete was not yet solidified. I feel he will pull it up again. After the pouring, come and take a look at it during the evening training. Bring some weapons with you. If you can catch the person, it should be good for you two," Zhang Dabao said to them.

"I understand Uncle Dabia. This is an enemy sabotage, right? Brother Shouan and I will bring steel drills over at night and beat whoever we see pulling it out." Zhang Shouying was smarter than Zhang Shouan and understood what Zhang Dabia meant immediately.

"Shouying is right. We can't let others destroy the fruits of our labor. Just come up and knock them down first. These people have weapons in their hands. If you two can't do it, go find two more people to help. Remember, you must protect yourself," Zhang Dabao reminded the two again and again.

Zhang Shouan and Zhang Shouying nodded and returned to the work site.

Liang Ladi, who was here, brought her four children, holding her daughter in her arms and carrying a bag on her back. She returned to her parents' home, Liangjia Village in Changping, around noon.

"Second sister, is that you?" Liang Guang, the younger brother of Liang Ladi's third uncle, saw his cousin with four children.

"Xiaoguang, didn't you go to work in the fields today?" Liang Ladi asked her brother.

"I didn't feel well today, so I didn't go. Are these your three sons?" Liang Guang asked his second sister.

"Da Mao, Er Mao, San Mao, call me uncle," Liang Ladi said to her sons.

Her children were all very polite, so they called him uncle.

"Let's go home. My second uncle is at home. He just came back from the fields," said Liang Guang.

Liang Ladi said a few words to her cousin and returned to her mother's home. "Dad, call grandpa." She first called her father and then asked the children to call him grandpa.

"Old Second, why are you back?" Liang Old Second looked embarrassed.

"Dad, I came back for something. Here is food. Where is my mother? Let her cook some. We will leave after eating." Liang Ladi took off the bag on her back. There were two or three kilograms of flour, two or three kilograms of rice, and seven or eight kilograms of cornmeal.

"Second sister, why did you bring back so much food? Aren't you going to survive?" her father asked her.

"Dad, I was transferred to Beijing. I took the factory director's wife as my teacher. They both took good care of me. My salary also increased a lot. Please accept it." While Liang Ladi was talking to her father, her mother also came out of the house.

"What's the matter?" Seeing her mother hunched over, Liang Ladi felt bad, but her mother couldn't go out. She had three younger brothers, two of whom were married and had children, so her mother had to stay at home to take care of her grandchildren.

"Mom, I want to find someone to look after Xiu'er for me. I have three older children to send to school, and I can't leave the younger one alone." Liang Ladi and her mother went to cook, while the three children and their grandfather played in the yard.

"What do you mean by looking for someone?" asked the mother.

"I want to find my third uncle's wife, Aihua. Her husband died of illness before she got married. People over there think she is unlucky, and people here say she has this and that flaws. I will take her to the capital, provide her with food and lodging, and give her five dollars a month. If she meets a good family in a few years, I will let her get married so she doesn't have to be left alone at home," said Liang Ladi.

"It's nice that she loves flowers, but don't even mention giving money. If you say you have money, your third aunt won't let her go. It won't be good if your two brothers' wives find out," said Liang's mother.

"Okay then. I'll just take care of her food and lodging. I'll go over now and ask her to come for dinner, and then we'll leave. Here's ten yuan. Keep it safe and don't let them see it." Liang Ladi gave her mother another ten yuan. She knew that the family was poor, so she couldn't give more because the people in the village couldn't be tested. If she tried, there would be problems.

While her mother was cooking, Liang Ladi came to her third uncle and told his and her aunt her request. When they heard it, they were very happy and quickly packed up Liang Aihua's things and asked her to follow Liang Ladi out.

When Liang Aihua cried, the rumors in the village made her, a girl, unable to bear it. Her boyfriend died of illness. What did it have to do with her? Why was it me who killed him? Wouldn't he have died without me? Did I want him to die? Although they had only met twice, there was no communication, let alone feelings, but she didn't want him to die. His death would bring her too many troubles.

"Okay, after dinner, we'll leave. No one knows you there. I'll find you a worker in a few years," said Liang Ladi.

Liang Aihua nodded and followed him to his second uncle's house. After eating, the six of them left in a hurry again.

"Mom, my second sister is back?" Not long after Liang Ladi left, her two sisters-in-law came.

"She came and took Aihua away, asking her to look after the child. She couldn't go to work without someone to look after the child," said Liang's mother.

"Did my second sister bring the rice we eat?" The two daughters-in-law knew very well the situation at home. Rice was not seen all year round.

"Yes, your second sister knows the situation at home and brought some food. What about Dabao and Erbao? I left some for them," Liang's mother asked the two daughters-in-law.

"He's at home, let's go get him." The two daughters-in-law were very happy when they saw that their second sister-in-law didn't take advantage of them and brought back some food. Then they went home to get the child. The child hadn't eaten rice yet, and of course they hadn't eaten it either. It was great that they could eat a little while feeding the child.

Liang Ladi, Liang Aihua and a group of six returned to the courtyard before dark.

"Second sister, are you rich now? Is this your yard?" Liang Aihua asked.

"Of course not, it's borrowed. The factory director's wife is my master and she is very nice to me. It's the factory director's friend's house. You can live in this room. You clean it up and I'll go cook," Liang Ladi said to her sister.

"Hello!" Liang Aihua changed to a new environment and felt much better.

Because it was her younger sister's first visit, Liang Ladi specially cooked meat dishes and two-grain flour pancakes. The rice was delicious enough, but she didn't expect that her second sister's family also had meat dishes. The pancakes were dipped in the vegetable soup, and the taste was amazing. Liang Aihua ate a lot on her first meal after arriving in the capital.

However, the three children from her second sister's family did not show much interest in eating. It seemed that the meals at her second sister's house were usually good. Liang Aihua did not expect that she had escaped from the sea of ​​suffering and fell into a happy nest. It was so good that she was so happy that she did not sleep well that night.

The next morning, Liang Ladi entrusted the children to her sister and reported to the mining machinery factory. She was then assigned to the second workshop, also engaged in welding work. Since it was her first day, the factory did not let her go to work directly, but asked her to arrange her family affairs first and report to the workshop directly the next day.

Liang Ladi came to the factory office and enrolled Ermao and Sanmao in a nursery, agreeing that the fees would be deducted from their wages at the end of the month. Then she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy stationery for the children and a piece of cloth to make school bags for the three children.