Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Old man, what do you think? If you have any instructions, I will definitely help you do it."

Two years passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the winter of 1963.

A lot of things happened in the past two years. He Yuzhu gave birth to a daughter last summer and met He Jianmei. In the same year, He Yushui graduated from high school. Although he did not get into college, he passed the exam and went to work in the office of the cotton mill, officially becoming a junior cadre of the cotton mill.

What is related to Xu Damao is that his younger sister Xu Xiaoling was assigned to work as an accountant in an electric power company after graduating from a technical secondary school.

Guo Jiawei not only introduced a two-yard house to Zhang Lingyun's family and bought it as a donation, but he also bought a two-yard house for himself and got married.

Xu Damao's yard on Dongshishi Street was suddenly empty.

Qi Delong, Grandpa Qi, under the careful care of Xu Damao, not only lived past the age of 62, but lived until the winter of 63.

Alas, he is getting old after all. This winter is really cold, and it really feels like the oil lamp has run out of steam. Just now, a cold made Qi Delong, who seemed to be in good condition, fall ill and become bedridden. After all, he is an old man in his seventies and seventies.

"Da Mao, we are destined to be together. It has been more than three years since we met. I have to thank you for letting me live a long time in this world, and it was a happy time. Alas, this year it really can't be, our fate has come to an end."

"Don't say that, old man. You're fine. Doctors are not as good as they used to be. You can still get better."

"Da Mao, while I am still conscious, I have something to trouble you with. My eldest son has been in the United States for many years. He must be missing me. If he comes back, please take good care of him. He is a nerd. I drove him out in the early years. I don't know if he is doing well out there. When a person is about to die, he will still miss his relatives."

"Don't worry, old man. I, Xu Damao, keep my word. If I can protect your house well, I will give Brother Qi Huan a satisfactory explanation if he comes back one day."

The old man's days are really counted in days. The winter solstice is not outside the year. A few days after the winter solstice, Mr. Qi passed away. His life was forever frozen on December 12. He was 26 years old, which is considered a long life.

The light sent Master Qi away, and it was the 64th year.

Xu Damao was quite moved by the changes that had taken place in the world.

During the past two years of taking care of Grandpa Qi, Xu Damao and Qi Delong often drank and chatted together. Xu Damao really learned a lot from Grandpa Qi, which brought about a huge change in his state of mind.

Qi Delong was originally a teacher at Furen University. He started teaching in the 1930s and quit after the merger of the two universities in 1952. No wonder Mr. Qi was so knowledgeable.

Before the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, Xu Damao let his parents move into Qi Ye's house and let his sister live in the dormitory in Hepingli. First, he wanted to take care of the house, which could not be left unoccupied for a long time. Second, Xu Xiaoling was getting older and needed her own private space. She was dating someone and had not yet applied for a house for marriage, so she used the house near Hepingli as a wedding house. Xu Damao was not short of money or house.

The factory's publicity department had a new member this fall. Yu Li's sister, Yu Haitang, was assigned to the broadcasting room of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. But Xu Damao was not surprised. Originally, Yu Haitang was not assigned to the broadcasting room, but because of He Yuzhu and Yang Weimin, the nephew of Director Yang who joined the factory at the same time, liked Yu Haitang, who was very pretty, so he gave her the position she retired from the broadcasting room this year. It was well deserved.

Yu Haitang is now the most popular girl in the Propaganda Department. She has a pretty face and a sweet voice, and is just the right person to be a broadcaster.

However, Yu Haitang came to Office 207 to look for Xu Damao every other day at the beginning, which made Wu Lingjuan, who worked in the next office, feel annoyed by this pretty girl. After all, ugly people cannot stand the sight of beautiful women.

I couldn't help but ask Xu Damao, "Deputy Section Chief Xu, does this broadcaster Yu have a crush on you? He comes to your office every day and orders you around. What's going on?!"

"Student Wu, this broadcaster Yu is the sister-in-law of Chef He Yuzhu of the Third Canteen. I have known her for a long time. Her elder sister, Yu Li, who is also the assistant cook of the Third Canteen, was introduced by me to Chef He as his wife. Yu Haitang and Chef He's sister were classmates in junior high and high school. They often came to our compound to eat and drink for free. How could they not be good? Don't make up stories for me and her. Rumors are terrible. Three people can make a tiger. I'm fine. The youngest one has a man and two sons. She is an unmarried girl. Don't ruin her reputation. Haven't you heard that the factory director's nephew Yang Weimin from the factory office is dating broadcaster Yu. If Yang hears such rumors, it will be my fault."

Another year has passed quickly. After being influenced by Qi Delong, Xu Damao did not participate in the year-end material distribution this year. He used the excuse that the factory was too busy and could not connect with each other, and introduced this good thing to the one in the meat processing factory.

Xu Damao deeply agreed that money is endless and preserving oneself is the right way. Besides, the treasures left by Master Qi alone are enough for Xu Damao to spend his whole life, not to mention the hundreds of things he has bought and exchanged. Now the basement of Yandaixie Street is full. As long as Xu Damao does not make big mistakes and stays in the factory, he can live a good life.

Xu Damao listened to him and did the same thing. Now he has more time to spend with his family.

Lou Xiao'e was quite happy with Xu Damao's major change. The family was not short of money, so why take the risk? Now her son Huo Huo was about to go to primary school, and Xin Xin was already playing in the mud in kindergarten, so she had to put her plan of having a daughter into her daily schedule.

During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the Xu and Lou families still celebrated the New Year together, but they spent New Year's Eve in the yard left by Grandpa Qi.

Qi Ye's house is more sophisticated than the one in Yandaixie Street. It has two courtyards and 17 rooms. Especially the screen wall at the entrance, with a very beautiful brick-carved big character "Fu", Xu Damao likes it very much. Xu Damao has been learning miscellaneous subjects from Pu Yulin for many years, and now his carving skills are very strong. A few years ago, he carved two seals for Li Huaide, one is a small private seal made of ox bones, and the other is a large seal of cm square carved in small seal script, made of jade. Li Huaide likes it very much.

During the Spring Festival, Xu Damao once again asked about his father-in-law's relationship in Hong Kong. Xu Damao confirmed that his father-in-law had been very clever in maintaining close contact with his concubines and children in Hong Kong over the years.

That's enough. The time has not come yet, and the secret cannot be leaked casually. As long as there is a way to leave and the ability to settle down, Xu Damao is still confident that his children will go with him in the future. After all, the education level in Hong Kong is much higher than that in China at the same time. He doesn't want his son to be uneducated in the future.

When your mind is calm, you will be at peace and be surrounded by blessings.