Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

After Li Tianyi hung up the phone, he asked Xiao Zhao to inform Mr. Shen and his aunt, and also asked Xiao Zhao to send a telegram to Xiaoxue, asking her to rent a house in the village in advance.

Xiao Zhao took the order and left the factory, rushing to Li Tianyi's home, while Li Tianyi once again went back to work.

After get off work, Xiao Zhao and Li Tianyi reported today's events. Mr. Shen asked Xiao Zhao to tell Li Tianyi that they would go to the Northeast in the next two days and settle down there first. They would also contact Xiaoxue, so Li Tianyi could rest assured.

After the Shen family's affairs were dealt with, Li Tianyi put down the heavy stone in his heart and devoted himself to his work.

Xiaoxue, who was at home taking care of her child, heard the young soldier inform her that there was a telegram for her at the post office. So the next day Xiaoxue took her child to the city in a logistics vehicle.

After arriving at the post office, there were indeed two telegrams from her. One was sent to her by Xiao Zhao on behalf of Li Tianyi, asking her to make this call, and the other was sent to him by Mr. Shen. It contained a date and a few simple words. Xiaoxue was confused after reading them.

So Xiaoxue called Li Tianyi first. After the call was connected, Xiaoxue stated her identity and said she was looking for Li Tianyi. The other party asked her to wait for 10 minutes and then call back.

Ten minutes later, Xiaoxue called again and it was Li Tianyi who answered the call.

Li Tianyi didn't waste any words and simply explained the matter to Xiaoxue, emphasizing that she should first help Mr. Shen and the others rent a house in the village, and then go find Captain Su who often delivered firewood to them, and he would take care of things.

Then he briefly explained the current situation of Mr. Shen and the others, and Xiaoxue finally felt relieved.

Xiaoxue also told Li Tianyi that she had received a telegram from her grandfather. Li Tianyi guessed that it should be the arrival date of the train.

Li Tianyi asked Xiaoxue to come here again tomorrow. He would ask Xiao Zhao to ask Mr. Shen about the date of their train tickets.

After finishing her phone call with Li Tianyi, Xiaoxue hurriedly took her children to the gathering place, where the logistics department's car passed by, so they could just take the car back.

After returning to the army, Xiaoxue took some normal snacks and took Doudou to the home of a neighbor with whom she usually played well, and asked the neighbor to look after her for a while. She then left the military area and walked towards the Qianjin Brigade.

The Forward Brigade was about three or four miles away from the military area. Half an hour later, Xiaoxue had already reached the village entrance.

When the old men and women at the entrance of the village saw a young girl coming, the old men didn't dare to step forward to ask about the situation, so an old lady among them who had lost all her teeth stepped forward to stop Xiaoxue.

"Girl, who are you looking for in the village?" The old lady stood on tiptoe, trembling in front of Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue wanted to help her, fearing that she would fall again by accident.

"Grandma, I'm looking for Captain Su. Captain Su often sent firewood to my house before."

Hearing the firewood being delivered, an old man sitting under a willow tree came over and asked, "Are you Xiao Li's?"

"I am Xiao Li's wife. My husband asked me to come to see Captain Su."

"Oh, so it's Xiao Li's wife. Come with me, I'll take you to find him."

"Okay, thank you grandpa."

When Xiaoxue arrived at the team leader's house, the team leader's wife saw her father-in-law leading a young girl, and hurried forward to ask what was going on. After finding out, the team leader's wife went to the field to call the team leader.

Xiaoxue didn't go into the house, but sat in the yard waiting. After a while, the captain and his wife came into the house and greeted Xiaoxue warmly when they saw her.

They had seen Xiaoxue when they went to deliver firewood before. Captain Su thought that Xiaoxue came here to ask them to deliver firewood. Before he asked, Xiaoxue spoke first.

"Captain Su, I came here this time to trouble you for something."

"Oh? Just tell me what it is, Comrade Wang." Captain Su felt a little unsure. For someone like Li Tianyi who has a car to go in and out, what could possibly need to trouble a commoner like him?

"It's like this. Two people from my mother's family are coming to live here permanently, but there aren't enough houses in the military district. I would like to ask Captain Su if there are any empty houses in our village. I would like to rent them."

Captain Su was obviously relieved. So that was the matter. He did not answer, but sat on the stool and recalled the situation in the team.

There are definitely some empty houses, because some people have found jobs in the city, so the houses in the village must be empty, or if there are no descendants in the family, then these houses will also be assigned to the brigade.

"Comrade Wang, do you have any requirements for renting a house?" Captain Su did not ask whether there were any vacant rooms first, but asked Xiaoxue about her requirements for renting a house. This let Xiaoxue know that there were vacant rooms in the village, and more than one, so she could also tell him her requirements and see if there was a suitable house.

"It's good to be quiet. The people who came to my house are elderly, my grandfather and my aunt, so they don't like a noisy environment."

"There's nothing else. Captain, is there a suitable house in our team?"

The captain fell into deep thought, and after a while he said, "Of course there is a quiet house. That house was left by an old hunter in the village. The old hunter had no children, so after he died, the house was returned to the team. But the house is very close to the foot of the mountain, and next to it is the cowshed. I believe Comrade Wang should also know the people in it."

Xiaoxue nodded seriously. Of course she knew what kind of people were locked up in the cowshed. Wouldn't her uncle have to go to the cowshed when he came? And if she lived close to the cowshed, it would be convenient to take care of her uncle in the future.

"Captain, could you please take me there to have a look? If it's suitable, I'll rent it today."

Captain Su was of course happy to do so, but in order to avoid suspicion, he also took his wife along. Xiaoxue secretly admired the captain's cleverness.

The three of them walked through the village, and Xiaoxue took the opportunity to observe the environment of the village and the distribution of houses. Most of the houses in this village are adobe houses. The walls are thick but the houses are relatively low. The houses are surrounded by adobe walls. The yard is very large and the land in the yard has been reclaimed. The farmers should grow their own vegetables or something.

The strong laborers in the village are now working in the fields. When they pass through the village, they see many people bending over and pulling weeds in the fields.

Seeing strangers in the village, many people secretly looked at the road, especially the women, who looked up and glared at them blatantly.

The captain looked at it and turned his head away angrily, trying to out of sight, out of mind. The three of them soon arrived at the edge of the village, where there stood a small courtyard with a wall more than one person high. One could not see what was going on inside from the outside. The captain opened the door and Xiaoxue followed him in.

What she saw was a courtyard with four main rooms and a wing on the east and west sides. Next to the east wing was a shed for storing firewood, and next to the west wing was the kitchen. Xiaoxue strolled around the courtyard and then went into the house to take a look. There was nothing in the house except a stove and a brick bed.

"Captain, is there a cellar in this yard? What about drinking water?" Xiaoxue looked around but didn't see any cellar, and there was no well in the yard. If she had to go to the village to fetch water, her grandfather's body wouldn't be able to handle it.