Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

While everyone in the Sun family was drinking heavily, the Jia family in the same courtyard seemed extremely deserted.

Yang Laoshi was drinking wine alone, while Qin Huairu was preoccupied with something on her mind. Huaihua sat beside them in silence, and neither of them was in any mood to eat.

Because it was a festival tonight, a few dishes were cooked on the table. Yang Laoshi drank while observing the locust flowers, but the more he looked, the more aggrieved he felt.

"Huaihua! Ever since I told you about this marriage, I haven't seen you happy for a single day. What's wrong? Your parents raised you to this age, but you've created a grudge against me?"

"Haha!" Huaihua sneered, "You're proposing marriage to me? Should I thank you? But the man has a disability in his legs and feet, don't you know that?"

"You can't say that. Xiao Yang has a job and a house besides this little problem. She's not good enough for you in any way. Just be happy."

Don’t be fooled by Yang Laoshi’s words, in fact, the little Yang he mentioned is actually Yang Wei, the son of his cousin.

Because he suffered from polio since childhood, his legs and feet are not very flexible. He is 26 years old this year and still can't find a wife.

As Huaihua grew up, Yang Wei started to fall in love with her and was willing to pay a 100 yuan dowry to marry her.

At the same time, he also promised that as long as Yang Laoshi could make this happen, he would reward him handsomely.

But they never expected that Huaihua only met him once and then refused to get married, so this scene happened tonight.

"Okay, stop talking. I don't agree to this marriage." Huaihua refused again.

"If you dare not marry, I will break your legs. It has always been the parents' order and the matchmaker's words. Your mother has agreed and has already accepted the betrothal gift money. Why don't you agree?"

Faced with Yang Laoshi’s threat, Huaihua did not tolerate him and glared at him fiercely.

"If you dare to force me, I will complain to Grandma Lin. I don't believe that no one can control you."

After Huaihua said this, she was so angry that she didn't want to eat anymore. She stood up and walked out of the house...

Yang Laoshi was so angry that he saw that she was ungrateful and got angry at Qin Huairu who was standing beside him.

"Qin Huairu, what's wrong with you tonight? Your daughter wanted to rebel and you didn't care? You took the betrothal gift, why is it all my business now?"

Yang Laoshi's shout brought Qin Huairu, who was thinking, back to reality. She didn't know what had just happened.

"What's wrong? Lao Yang."

"What's wrong? What's wrong? I'm talking about your daughter's marriage! What's on your mind?"

Yang Laoshi was so angry that he went crazy. What kind of people are these?

So, he was talking for a long time, but everyone else thought he was just talking nonsense.

"I'm sorry, Lao Yang. As you know, Bang Geng will be released from prison tomorrow. I'm thinking about him. After all, I have to find him a job and a wife after he comes back!"

In fact, Qin Huairu was completely lying when she said this.

Because these are not the issues she is most worried about. What she fears most is that when her son meets Lao Yang, will the two of them fight?

After all, she knew her son's temper best.

When Yang Laoshi heard his wife's explanation, he did not lose his temper this time. Instead, he nodded in agreement, which was rare.

He hasn't had a child in the past few years and is counting on Banggeng to support him in his old age, so necessary expenses cannot be reduced.

……

Soon, every household in the courtyard had finished dinner, and the next step was to pay New Year's greetings to their elders.

The children of the Sun family like this kind of thing the most, because there are many elders in the family, so they give more New Year's money.

After the excitement, it was eight o'clock in the evening and grandpa and grandma decided to stay overnight.

Sun Zhengguo had nothing to do, so his cousin dragged him to play cards. They played until very late, and the family returned to the compound.

……

A new day, New Year’s Day.

There were laughter and joy everywhere in the city, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard one after another.

However, in Fangshan, a suburb of the old city, there is a very quiet place, that is the quarry farm.

Early in the morning, just after breakfast, our comrade Banggeng, the Son of the Plane, stood at the door of the cell, carrying a cloth bag and looking around.

At this moment, his face was old and his eyes were dull. He looked even older than Sha Zhu when he was young.

"Jia Geng."

Hearing the familiar voice of Li Guanjiao, Bang Geng subconsciously shouted, "Here."

"Pick up your luggage, come to the duty room, and prepare to be released from prison." Supervisor Li's voice came again from the corridor.

When he heard the word "released from prison", Bang Geng's eyes lit up and he smiled for the first time in a long time.

He even forgot the rules and didn't even say 'yes', but limped towards the duty room.

Arriving at the door of the duty room, Bang Geng finally came to his senses, remembered the rules, and shouted, "Report."

"come in!"

Only after getting permission from Supervisor Li did Banggeng walk into the duty room.

Looking at his limping leg, Supervisor Li shook his head helplessly. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have wasted a sentence reduction opportunity.

"Jia Geng, you know how this sentence reduction came about, so I hope you stay awake. We can reduce your sentence and make up for it. Please remember this."

"Yes, please rest assured, Supervisor Li, I was able to reduce my sentence by one year this time. It was entirely because I saved someone and did a great job. It has nothing to do with anything else."

"Ok!"

Supervisor Li nodded, then opened the drawer, took out a court commutation of sentence decision, release certificate, etc., and put them all on the table.

"Sign this and I'll take you out in a minute. If you can catch the first bus, you might be able to go home for lunch."

"Thank you, Master Li."

Banggeng didn't care about that. As long as he could get out, he would sign wherever he was asked.

Soon, all the release procedures were completed, and Manager Li took out another 5 yuan and handed it to Banggeng.

"This is for your travel expenses. Don't lose it. If you have any problems, you can always seek help from the nearest police station with your release certificate. Got it?"

"Got it. Thank you, Supervisor Li."

After everything was explained, Supervisor Li didn't waste any words. He took Banggeng and passed through layers of checkpoints until he finally arrived at the gate.

"Okay, I'll take you here, Jia Geng. I hope you can turn over a new leaf when you go back, and don't come here again."

"Thank you for your concern, Supervisor Li." Banggeng thanked him again.

It was not until the prison door slowly closed that he took a deep breath of the air of freedom, slowly looked up at the sky, and vented loudly.

"Ah~~~ I'm out again... All those who harmed me, please wait for me..."

After venting for a long time, Banggeng looked at his left leg again. He paid a considerable price to get a reduced sentence this time.

A few months ago, due to his own illegal operation, a rock accidentally hit his left leg during blasting.

Although his left leg was saved in the end, he was left disabled and walked with a limp.

Later, the prison investigated and found out the reason, but in order to cover up the matter, they reduced his sentence by one year.

However, can a one-year sentence be compared to a foot?

Banggeng didn't dare to hate the prison, so he put all his hatred on the Sun family.

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