Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

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Before the next morning, after He Yuzhu came back from get off work that evening, He Daqing decided not to go.

If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. He Yuzhu doesn’t care.

It’s good that He Daqing can stay and accompany He Yushui.

However, no matter how resolute He Daqing is now, just as embarrassed he was in early May.

He Yuzhu had finally sorted out the recruitment and work preparations in the area, but before he could even take a break, the next job at the unit began.

In early May, the higher authorities decided to start registering small vendors.

Even invite representatives of small traders to discuss some things.

Originally He Yuzhu was still having a headache about how to convince He Daqing, who had been thinking about this and that too many things, to give up this idea. Now he has vowed that if it doesn't work out, he can go out and continue selling buns, or open a small restaurant.

But now it’s good, He Yuzhu doesn’t have to worry about it anymore.

As soon as the registration policy for small vendors came out, He Daqing didn't know what was going on and went straight to Lou's Steel Rolling Mill to work as a chef in the canteen.

Boss Lou was fairly rewarding He Daqing's craftsmanship by paying him a monthly salary of 550 kilograms of millet.

However, He Yuzhu still had a question.

So why was He Daqing so reluctant to register?

From the time in February when handicraftsmen could enjoy preferential treatment after registration, to this time when small vendors could have fixed stalls after registration, He Daqing hid every time.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu can’t take care of all these now.

He has been very busy.

Because a market was set up on both sides of Shichahai Lake next to Nanluoguxiang at some point.

If we say that Dong'an Market was initiated by officials, it is a large mid-to-high-end market integrating food, drink, entertainment and shopping.

Then, on the other side of Qianmen Street and Dashilan, there is a large mid-to-high-end market that was gradually developed by street performers and investors.

As for the Chaoyangmen Market where He Yuzhu and He Daqing went to buy coal and New Year's goods, it was just a civilian market.

But the Shichahai Market now is different from these places.

Even the Shichahai Market, if it were in later times, should be called the "Second-hand Goods Market."

Wow, it turns out that when He Yuzhu of later generations was listening to storytelling, he was wondering what the term "selling appraised clothes" meant.

Now, He Yuzhu finally knew.

It's not just those who sell second-hand clothes, but also those who sell second-hand clothes.

As big as furniture and beds.

As small as pots and pans.

Anyway, whatever you want to buy, you can find it here.

Some people even secretly display small but high-value items such as snuff bottles, bracelets, and rings.

Gradually, more and more people gathered here.

The stalls no longer just sell second-hand items.

There were people selling toys, some selling new Western gadgets, some selling small living things like crickets, cicadas, katydids, and goldfish, and some selling snacks.

Even street performers who set up stalls on the street came.

Finally, it also revived the lotus market (fang), which had been somewhat depressed recently.

Street performers, restaurants, teahouses, barber shops, etc. became lively again.

This time, there is no such thing as the Lotus Market opening on May 5th and closing on July 15th.

Come at any time, it will always be crowded.

It is conceivable that He Yuzhu and her family are now as tired as mothers every day.

That’s not all. In June, a cleaning campaign led by the Cleanliness Campaign Committee began.

Not to mention the various... er... filth naturally excreted by the human body and domestic garbage in the cleaning alleys.

Take Shichahai for example, the renovation project has also begun.

Dredging, reclamation, and creation.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, a series of transformations.

Even the famous Shichahai Sports School was built after this renovation.

But, hehe, these have nothing to do with He Yuzhu and his team.

Since the end of May, after the registration of small vendors was completed, He Yuzhu and his team were transferred back.

Start surveying the vacant houses and their owners in the area.

This census was a bit troublesome for He Yuzhu and his colleagues.

If we talk about the residents in the census area.

Needless to say, they are all local residents. Even if they don't know each other, they can get most of the basic information by asking around.

But, who owns the house? This...

He Yuzhu's team, or Master Sun's team, is responsible for the area from Xinjiekou North Street to Beixinqiao.

Let’s not talk about the north and the south, it’s not important anymore.

Just talk about this thing.

As we all know, there is a saying among the old Beijingers: the east is rich and the west is noble.

Now, Master Sun's area just spans the east and west urban areas on both sides of Di'anmen, which is located on the central axis.

Never mind whether the saying “the east is rich and the west is noble” is a relic of the old society.

At least for now, some traces of this statement remain.

In the area where Master Sun lives, there are many royal palaces and ministers' palaces.

There are even many houses owned by celebrities.

And there are even more wealthy businessmen.

Now there are residents in the house, that's fine.

Just like He Yuzhu’s compound, no matter whether it is rented or privately owned.

As long as you know who the property was bought from, or who the tenant is, you can always find the current owner and the original owner by checking back bit by bit.

However, He Yuzhu and his men have more than just these people under their command.

Some people even refused to confess and insisted that the house belonged to them.

Some people just made up a name and reported it.

There is no way, because some of these people are the concubines of some princes or ministers, or some wealthy businessmen.

This is something that is easy to say but difficult to hear, and it cannot be known by the main wife, so no one wants to talk about it.

Some of them were former relatives of someone who came here for refuge and stayed.

This kind of people may be afraid of being liquidated and are unwilling to confess.

It’s actually quite good to meet these people.

After all, everyone needs to socialize, and after living there for a long time, you will learn a thing or two from your neighbors.

Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, there are only a few.

What gives He Yuzhu and his colleagues the most headache is the empty house.

Some of the empty houses are because the owners have a bad reputation and have run away since the end of December before now.

There are also some empty houses, which are the ancestral property of someone or someone else. They have another residence and don’t live here.

But some of them were simply hoarded by some wealthy businessmen during this period.

As a result, He Yuzhu and his team had to carefully identify the owner of the house.

But as they were debating, something went wrong.

Some people sold the same house to multiple tenants, some sold the house secretly by the tenant, and some people in a large compound colluded to commit perjury and occupied the property.

There are all kinds of weird things.

This is just great.

Originally, He Yuzhu and his friends had a headache every day because of the landlord's problems.

Now, a large group of people come every day to talk about their own things, which makes He Yuzhu and others even more troubled.

Fortunately, He Yuzhu and his team belong to the reserve brigade and the support group.

These things are not their business.

He Yuzhu and the others just need to figure out the general situation.

Someone will take care of the follow-up investigation and evidence.

After He Yuzhu and his team handed over the existing investigation materials in their hands, it was already July.

He Yuzhu and his colleagues, who have been busy for three months without a break, especially recently, have had to brave the scorching sun and wind as well as the high temperatures to visit people outside every day, can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Because they can finally have two days off.

After Master Sun announced the holiday.

He Yuzhu immediately said hello to Master Sun and ran away.

I don’t even eat lunch at work.

There is no way, so I won’t talk about how tired or miserable He Yuzhu has been in the past three months.

Take He Yuzhu for example. He has been going out early and coming back late every day for the past three months and has no time to play with He Yushui at all.

How could He Yuzhu, who already had the mentality of an "old father", tolerate this?

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu miscalculated.

Because he forgot that after He Daqing started working, He Yushui would follow He Daqing to the factory.

He Yushui has to wait until He Daqing gets home from get off work in the afternoon before he can follow him back.

Forget it, He Yuzhu is too lazy to cook.

I ran back to the unit in shame and had a meal with the people there.

In the afternoon, He Yuzhu, who was walking leisurely, was stopped by a middle-aged man as soon as he entered the hanging flower gate of the courtyard.

"Hello, young comrade. I'd like to ask you something."

He Yuzhu was stunned.

It was the first time he heard such polite, even literary, words in the compound.

"Hey, uncle, you're welcome. Go ahead."

Since the other person was so polite, He Yuzhu couldn't be impolite, so he responded politely.

At this time, He Yuzhu looked directly at the middle-aged man who asked him the question.

Then, He Yuzhu took a breath of cold air.

Got it.

Yan Laosan is here.

To be honest, when He Yuzhu saw Yan Bugui moving in, he wasn't really surprised.

Because He Yuzhu was mentally prepared.

As early as the beginning of June, when they were assigned the task of checking the vacant rooms in the area, He Yuzhu heard that these vacant rooms were actually intended to accommodate employees recruited by other committees.

Especially half a month later, that is, in mid-June, after the Cultural Committee had sorted out the major universities, it began to prepare for the resumption of classes in primary and secondary schools.

At that time, He Yuzhu had a feeling in his heart.

I feel like this period might be the time when Yan Bugui entered the hospital.

Because at that time, there was only one primary school in Nanluoguxiang.

That is the Heizhima Hutong Primary School, which is two alleys away from Maoer Hutong in their compound.

Although Mr. Yan, also known as Mr. Yan, has been criticized to death, He Yuzhu still knows that he is an elementary school teacher.

Since there is only one primary school, and Yan Bugui is a primary school teacher.

Sooner or later, you will be arranged with accommodation.

It is only natural that Yan Bugui moves in now.

But what surprised He Yuzhu was that Yan Bugui could actually move in during this period of time.

You have to know that although He Yuzhu and others are only responsible for the initial visits and investigations.

However, we all work in the same compound and see each other every day.

He Yuzhu still knew the work arrangements of their resettlement groups.

Normally, if she was just an elementary school teacher, it would be impossible for her to be assigned here so early without some special contributions.

After all, regardless of the nickname, the compound where He Yuzhu lives now is also called a four-courtyard mansion of a minister in the past, which is now a "small high-end" residence of "upper middle class".