Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

This time, a working committee has been set up for literacy campaign, so one can imagine the intensity of the issue.

It was not like the previous literacy campaigns where we focused on it for a while and then gradually relaxed.

This time, we regard literacy as a long-term goal.

Fortunately, this time, each of the six people in He Yuzhu’s unit has a neighborhood committee under their jurisdiction.

Although the number of people in each neighborhood committee is different, at least there are people busy with these trivial matters, right?

Literacy classes, interest points, mobile propaganda, these no longer require He Yuzhu and others to take action.

They only need to go to the director of the neighborhood committee every now and then to understand the situation, provide guidance on work, convey the spirit of the work, and submit a work summary to their superiors on a regular basis, and then they have nothing to do.

Occasionally, when I have nothing to do, I go to the local police station with my colleagues to stroll around the area... to reminisce about the good old days.

By the way, I would like to express my condolences to all the representatives in the area.

But as the weather got colder, He Yuzhu and his team gradually reduced the number of times they went to the area.

In the middle of winter, why not sit by the fire in the office and brag a little, and roast some potato chips or sweet potato chips to satisfy your teeth? Isn't that nice?

He Yuzhu felt that these six people were becoming more and more capable of being leaders. . . .

Unfortunately, it’s the end of the year now, and even if He Yuzhu and the others don’t want to go down anymore, they have to.

At the end of the year, gifts of consolation and rewards from various committees and associations arrived.

They have to accompany the staff of this committee or that association, as well as their colleagues from the police station and the neighborhood committee, to visit, to express their condolences, and to reward.

Anyway, during this period at the end of the year, He Yuzhu and his colleagues were very busy.

Even during the day on New Year's Eve, we were still visiting the area to express our condolences.

Fortunately, in the afternoon, everyone who should disperse had dispersed, and everyone who should go home had gone home, and they were ready to welcome the Spring Festival of 1953.

The first day of the Lunar New Year in 1953 was February 2th in the Gregorian calendar.

If He Yuzhu remembered correctly, the last time he celebrated the Chinese New Year on the first day was the Western Valentine's Day, which was the second Spring Festival He Yuzhu spent in the menky kiln in later life.

Unexpectedly, when this day came again, he was actually outside taking He Yushui to visit Master Sun's house to wish him a happy New Year.

This is a bit hard to explain.

"Master, Master, I'm here."

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the temporary residence where Master Sun had lived for almost four years, He Yuzhu started shouting.

This is what will definitely happen when He Yuzhu comes to pay New Year's greetings in recent years.

Moreover, not only during the Chinese New Year, but even if he came to visit or cook for her at other times, He Yuzhu would call him.

In fact, this was not what He Yuzhu shouted to Master Sun.

Instead, he was shouting to the "temporary residents" in other houses in the compound.

As for people from other families, during the New Year, they may not get together as a family, but they will still have relatives around them to some extent.

Only Master Sun himself is alone.

Ever since He Yuzhu saw Master Sun looking at other people's children playing in the courtyard with envy during one New Year's Day, He Yuzhu would shout this at the gate of the courtyard every time he came back.

Moreover, sometimes when He Yuzhu brought He Yushui over, He Yushui would also imitate him and roar like this.

"Uncle, my brother and I are here."

Every time, if Master Sun was chatting with people in the compound.

Master Sun would always say to people with a smile, "Stop talking, my apprentice is coming."

Then, amid the compliments from the people around him, saying “You have a good disciple,” he turned around and shouted loudly.

"Why are you yelling? I'm not deaf, I heard you. Hurry up and go into the house to cook."

Although Master Sun said so.

However, the closer it gets to the New Year, the harder it is for Master Sun to suppress his smile.

Especially when He Yushui also followed.

Master Sun, a man from Northeast China, will immediately use Sichuan's intangible cultural heritage - face changing.

"Hey, Xiao Yushui is here too, come quickly and let me hug you."

Then he took He Yushui to his colleagues and comrades and started showing off.

Today, it is the same procedure.

After He Yuzhu and He Yushui entered the house and paid New Year's greetings to Master Sun, Master Sun played a seemingly childish game with He Yushui while telling He Yuzhu to go out and cook.

The reason is still so simple, to save the little rain from being hungry.

After all, Master Sun is a supply-based cadre.

Besides, it’s Chinese New Year.

Well, that’s all, the ingredients in the kitchen are still pretty good.

He Yuzhu smoked the white-skinned cigarette that Master Sun had placed on the table specifically for him, and hummed a little tune as he processed the ingredients.

During the meal, He Yushui finished his meal early and left the table, then ran to the inner room to read comic books.

In the outer room, Master Sun was drinking with He Yuzhu and suddenly spoke.

"Zhu Zi, let me tell you something."

"You say, Master."

Seeing that Master Sun wanted to say something, He Yuzhu also put down his chopsticks.

"It's okay, just eat yours and we'll talk while we drink."

Although Master Sun said so, He Yuzhu did not continue eating.

Instead, he picked up the wine glass and toasted Master Sun.

"Master, you speak, and I listen."

"Well, nothing much. We are just waiting for the new year to start work. Our military control office will be evacuated one after another. I am on the first list to be evacuated."

Seeing how casually Master Sun spoke, He Yuzhu had a vague premonition.

"Master, are you leaving?"

"Yes, he was sent back to the Northeast."

Master Sun's words "go back to the Northeast" shattered all of He Yuzhu's fantasies.

It’s the New Year again, and it’s time to say goodbye.

Including my father in later generations, this is the third time.

He Yuzhu sometimes wondered if he had done something wrong.

Otherwise, he had finally found a shelter from the wind and rain, and just when his life was becoming a little more comfortable, he had to say goodbye.

"Oh~~~"

He Yuzhu didn't say anything, just sighed.

He picked up the wine glass and drank the remaining 1 grams of wine in the glass directly to Zhou.

"Let's go, let's go. People have to learn to grow up by walking, right?"

As he said this, he smiled at himself and shook his head.

"Master, you're leaving too? You don't want me anymore? Wuuuuuu~~~"

I don’t know when I heard the conversation between He Yuzhu and Master Sun, He Yushui ran out crying and hugged Master Sun.

"Oh, be good, little Yushui, don't cry. I'm going back to the Northeast for three months and will be back in three months. I'll bring you delicious food and fun things by then."

This time, it was Master Sun who quickly put down his wine glass and began to coax He Yushui in a hurry.

? ? ? ?

But He Yuzhu next to him was confused.

What did he hear?

Just go back for three months?

Wouldn't that mean it's coming back?

Then what was the sadness he just experienced?

Is that pretentious?

"Master...Master, you said you would only be back in the Northeast for three months?"

At this time, Master Sun, who had almost coaxed He Yushui, looked at He Yuzhu with a smile.

"What? You hope I'll never come back? If it were just you, I'd hope I'd never come back. But, it's raining a little. It'll be about three months since I go back."

"No, Master, I just..."

He Yuzhu felt embarrassed to continue speaking halfway, so he simply picked up the wine glass and filled it up again.

"Come on, let's stop talking and just drink."

"hehe."

Master Sun coaxed He Yushui and sent her back to the inner room. As soon as he sat down, he sneered.

"Zhu Zi, it's New Year's Day, I don't want to scold you. I know how you've been doing at work lately. I'm telling you, I'll be walking for three months. If you're still like this, don't say I'll come back and kick you, do you hear me?"

He Yuzhu knew what had happened to him at work recently, so he didn't want to argue with Master Sun.

"No, no, no, Master, don't bring me into this matter of your trip to the Northeast."

Quickly get back to the topic.

Unfortunately, Master Sun ignored him and continued talking about He Yuzhu's work.

"Don't talk about useless things. You have so much free time at work every day. Can't you learn more? I will be 54 after the Chinese New Year. Don't I have to go back to the Northeast to study?"

"Yes, yes, Master is right. Study, study, and study when you get back."

What else can He Yuzhu do?

Let’s just chat along.

"You, asking you to study is like asking your life. If I could take you with me when I go back to study this time, I would really like to take you back with me and let you study hard."

As he spoke, Master Sun picked up the wine glass.

"Forget it. It's New Year's Day, so I won't say anything. Let's have a drink."

"Hey, hey, Master, I respect you."

He Yuzhu, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly raised his wine glass and clinked it with Master Sun.

Putting down the wine glass, Master Sun continued to instruct He Yuzhu.

However, this time the topic changed.

"By the way, I'm going to give you a raise this time when I leave. Don't just smoke and mistreat Xiao Yushui."

"A salary increase of one level?"

He Yuzhu felt happy when he heard that his salary had increased.

After all, after the salary increase, he will earn 27 yuan a month.

If I change to the second edition, hehe, it would be 27.5 yuan, the same price as the Widow Qin in the drama.

Bah, you’re wrong, it’s not the same price, it’s the same salary.

However, He Yuzhu was playing tricks on him.

"How can that be possible, Master? Even if the water doesn't rise, haven't I treated Xiao Yu Shui unfairly?"

Master Sun smiled disdainfully.

"Haha, if you didn't light cigarettes for me more often, I would really believe it."

"No, Master, I..."

He Yuzhu was about to say something naughty but was interrupted by Master Sun.

"Okay, shut up and drink."

The father and son drank and gnashed their teeth until it was dark outside.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go home early after we finish our drinks."

After saying this, Master Sun finally finished the wine in his glass and then stood up.

"Okay, Master."

He Yuzhu agreed, poured out the wine in his glass, stood up, and began to clean the table with Master Sun.

He Yushui, who heard the noise, also ran out and helped clean the table.

Wait until everything is cleaned up.

He Yuzhu took He Yushui and prepared to leave.

"Master, I will go back first and come back in a few days."

"Okay, let's go. By the way, you can take my bike too. I'll leave it there when I return to Northeast China."

Master Sun threw the car keys to He Yuzhu.