Siheyuan: I just want to live

Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong dragged the struggling Yi Zhonghai all the way to the central courtyard before stopping.

Arriving at the door of Sha Zhu's house in the Central Courtyard, Yan Fugui let go of Yi Zhonghai with a heavy breath, then sat down heavily on the steps in front of Sha Zhu's door like a deflated ball, still gasping for breath!

When Liu Haizhong saw Yan Fugui let go of Yi Zhonghai, he also let go and followed Yan Fugui's example by sitting down on the steps. He was exhausted from carrying Yi Zhonghai for such a long distance.

Although he was a sledgehammer wielder, holding someone up was completely different from swinging a sledgehammer. Moreover, Yi Zhonghai kept struggling, which made it even more difficult for them to hold him up.

After escaping from the predicament, Yi Zhonghai immediately questioned Yan Fugui, "Hey, Old Yan! Why did you cover my mouth just now? I still want to argue with Chen Feng!"

Yan Fugui, who was sitting there panting, heard Yi Zhonghai's words, looked up at him, and then said in a bad tone.

"If I hadn't covered your mouth and carried you away, you would have been fighting with Chen Feng right now!"

Yi Zhonghai was even more unconvinced after hearing what Yan Fugui said, so he said angrily, "Just beat me up! Why am I afraid of him? I'm not saying that, just like Chen Feng, even though I'm older, I can beat him up twice!"

Yan Fugui was even more speechless after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said. He took a few breaths and then said weakly:

"I believe you can beat both of them, but have you forgotten that Chen Feng brought back a gun today?"

"What if you two get angry and Chen Feng takes out his gun and shoots you?"

After Yan Fugui finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai finally reacted. He was so angry just now that he forgot that there was a gun in Chen Feng's house.

At this time, Liu Haizhong also said, "Old Yan is right. It is not easy for us to conflict with Chen Feng now. Let's think of a way to get Chen Feng to bring the gun back to the unit!"

Liu Haizhong was a sledgehammer wielder after all, and although he and Yan Fugui had carried Yi Zhonghai for such a long distance, after a short rest, his breathing became stable, but Yan Fugui was still panting heavily.

Yi Zhonghai calmed down at this time, walked to Yan Fugui and sat on the steps.

He took out a cigarette from his pocket and gave one to Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong. Then he put one in his mouth, lit it with a match, and took a deep puff.

Then he asked, "Now Chen Feng doesn't listen to us and refuses to put the gun in his unit for safekeeping. Do you two have any good ideas?"

Liu Haizhong took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled the smoke and said, "Why don't we go to Director Wang tomorrow to report the situation and let Director Wang talk to Chen Feng. Maybe there will be some solution?"

Yan Fugui was panting so hard that he didn't even light his cigarette, but just put it behind his ear. Yi Zhonghai nodded slightly to Liu Haizhong's suggestion, saying, "I think it's okay. How about we go to Director Wang to discuss it tomorrow?"

However, Yan Fugui poured cold water on them. He said breathlessly, "I don't mean to discourage you. Director Wang is unlikely to take care of this matter. We still need to discuss this matter with the police station."

Liu Haizhong thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, let's go to the police station tomorrow."

Yan Fugui raised his doubts again, with a hint of criticism in his tone: "But Chen Feng's gun is his own, and he is in charge of security work. The police station may not intervene in this matter."

Liu Haizhong said dejectedly, "This won't work, and that won't work! Old Yan, why don't you tell me what we should do?"

There was a hint of helplessness and frustration in his voice.

Yan Fugui also had a helpless look on his face. He sighed and said, "What else can we do? We can only leave it alone! You guys just sit here. I'm going home. I haven't even had dinner yet, so I don't have the time to waste time here with you guys."

After saying that, Yan Fugui stood up, turned around and left.

Watching Yan Fugui's back gradually going away, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong looked at each other, at a loss for a moment. They had originally hoped that Yan Fugui could give some constructive opinions or suggestions, but now it seems that their hopes have been dashed.

Liu Haizhong's face was full of disappointment, and he muttered to himself: "What should I do..."

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai also fell into deep thought. He secretly wondered what action he should take next to solve the current dilemma.

However, facing such a thorny problem, he could not think of any good solution for a while. As time passed, Yi Zhonghai still sat there, feeling more and more depressed.

After finishing a cigarette, Liu Haizhong slowly stood up and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi! It's getting late. I can't accompany you any longer. If you have any good ideas or solutions, remember to tell me when you go to work tomorrow! It's getting late too. I have to go back first."

After saying this, Liu Haizhong turned and walked towards the backyard, leaving Yi Zhonghai alone. At this moment, Yi Zhonghai frowned and smoked quietly. His mind was full of thoughts and confusion.

Yi Zhonghai thought, Chen Feng actually brought back a gun, so from now on, people in the yard will probably be afraid of Chen Feng? In this way, how many people will respect him as before? Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's mood became heavier.

He silently lit another cigarette and took puffs, but he still couldn't calm his inner irritability and anxiety. Time passed by, until the whole cigarette was finished, Yi Zhonghai still couldn't think of a solution to the problem. In the end, he could only frown helplessly and set off on the road home with a depressed face.

………………

The next morning, as usual, the alarm clock woke Chen Feng up.

Chen Feng struggled to get up from the bed, and after quickly washing up, he pushed the worn-out bicycle out of the courtyard.

Perhaps it was because of the gossip spread by Yan Fugui yesterday that when Chen Feng just walked through the yard, the people around him all avoided him deliberately.

Chen Feng was quite satisfied with this situation. He didn't want to have too much interaction with these neighbors. Except for one or two relatively friendly families, the others were simply a group of beasts.

Chen Feng arrived at the scrap yard early. Unlike the past, today he did not take out the novel to read as usual, but sat quietly in the communication room waiting for Li Guotao to come to work.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Chen Feng waited patiently. Finally, Li Guotao walked into the scrap yard on time.

If there were time clocks now, the headquarters would find out that Li Guotao came to work on time every day, and then someone might talk to him about it, but there are no time clocks now!

After seeing him enter the office, Chen Feng left the message room and followed him to the office.

Li Guotao had just sat down when he heard a slight knock on the door. He did not get up to open the door, but just shouted loudly: "Come in, the door is not closed!"

Hearing the sound, Chen Feng pushed open the door, walked into the office gently, and closed the door.

Li Guotao looked up and found that the person who came in was Chen Feng. He couldn't help but feel a little curious. He put down the pen in his hand and asked with a smile: "Chen Feng, you came to see me so early, is there something important?"

Chen Feng walked quickly to the desk, his face full of smiles, and replied with a smile: "Stationmaster, didn't you ask me to buy Lantern Festival benefits yesterday?"

Li Guotao continued to sort out the documents on the table while listening to Chen Feng. He asked casually: "Oh? It was done so quickly? It's quite efficient! What's the specific situation?"

Chen Feng quickly denied, "Not yet, Webmaster, you think too highly of me, how can it happen so quickly!"

Li Guotao also stopped what he was doing, and then smiled at Chen Feng and said, "It's not finished yet, so what do you want to see me about?"

Seeing Li Guotao asking, Chen Feng explained in detail: "It's like this, Stationmaster. I have a friend who lives in the mountains. I plan to go to see him today and go into the mountains to see if I can find something useful."

"Because the journey is long and we are not sure about the conditions in the mountains, it may take some time. It is hard to say how many days it will take to return. I came here just to report to you so that you don't worry."

Li Guotao nodded slightly to show his understanding, and then said: "In that case, go ahead! You don't have to come to the scrap yard to work on the eve of the Lantern Festival, but your salary will be paid as usual."

"I hope you can try your best to bring back more meat during this time. There is a shortage of supplies in the market right now, and the price of meat remains high. If you can get more meat back, it will be a good thing for everyone."

Chen Feng was very grateful when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for your understanding and support! I will do my best to find food and bring it back."

After getting Li Guotao's permission, Chen Feng felt relieved. After thanking him again, he turned and left the office.

When he left, he walked briskly and was in a good mood. The stationmaster said that he didn't have to go to work before the Lantern Festival. Wasn't this like a holiday for Chen Feng?

As soon as Chen Feng walked to the door of the lounge, he saw Zhou Ping coming out of the lounge with his head lowered.

Chen Feng asked jokingly, "Brother Ping, why did you go to the lounge to slack off right after work?"

Zhou Ping looked up and saw that it was Chen Feng, so he said with a smile, "Chen Feng, stop teasing me. I came to the lounge to help Uncle Wang get something. Besides, I'm just a warehouse keeper, why should I be lazy?"

Seeing Chen Feng's beaming face, Zhou Ping curiously asked, "Chen Feng, are you happy today? Why do you look so happy?"

Seeing him asking this, Chen Feng said, "The stationmaster asked me to go buy benefits for the Lantern Festival. I don't have to come to the scrap station to work before the Lantern Festival. Of course I'm happy!"

Zhou Ping didn't know why Chen Feng was so happy. Purchasing now was not as easy as it was in previous years.

But seeing Chen Feng so happy, Zhou Ping did not discourage him, but said, "Then I wish you a smooth shopping. I still have to deliver something to Uncle Wang, so I won't chat with you anymore."

Chen Feng also nodded and said, "Goodbye then!"

"goodbye!"

Zhou Ping waved to Chen Feng, then trotted to the bottom of the shed.

Chen Feng also rode his bicycle out of the scrap yard.