Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

The high school students at home finished their exams, and the rest of the time was naturally for fun. An An first went to his grandmother's house, and then stayed at the Shen's house for a few days.

Although he had not had much contact with the children of the rich courtyards in the old city in recent years, he still knew some of them.

There were a few good friends who made plans to get together as the New Year was coming soon. However, the eldest brother Doudou was unwilling to go and said that his brother would not take him. An An rolled his eyes and did not want to bother with his stupid brother.

So before the report card came out, An An had a good time in Sijiu City.

Seeing that it had been more than a month since the college entrance examination and admission letters were coming in one after another, An An became a little nervous.

He applied to the National Defense University, majoring in aerospace engineering. Li Tianyi did not interfere, as long as the child had decided what to do.

That’s good. An An didn’t go anywhere. She just stayed at home, eating, watching TV, reading, and beating her younger brother.

That's right, he beat his younger brother. Doudou always made fun of An An for no reason. When An An got angry, he would pin him to the ground and beat him. Li Tianyi and the others didn't care as they were used to it.

One day, An An was reading a book in the house when suddenly someone at the door told her to pick up a registered letter. An An put on her thick clothes and excitedly ran to the gate. She first registered her information and then took the admission letter from the sentry.

An An couldn't wait to open the letter, and sure enough, it was an admission letter from the National Defense University. An An jumped for joy and ran back home.

Xiaoxue returned home at noon. An An quickly took out the admission letter and showed it to Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue was also happy for her son.

In the following days, An An notified everyone she could, and Li's father and mother were also brought over and kept around An An all day long. Finally, Li Tianyi couldn't stand it anymore and stopped An An's behavior.

Time flies, and it is New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye. This year, they will still celebrate the New Year in the courtyard. The older Mr. and Mrs. Li get, the less they want to go somewhere else. Li Tianyi also goes along with them, not wanting to make them unhappy over such a small matter.

On the 30th, the courtyard was unusually busy. The educated youth who had gone to the countryside before had all returned to the city. The temporary sheds that had been built due to the earthquake two years ago had been converted into rooms by the residents and were now used as warehouses. The street office had asked for them to be demolished before, but this was a common phenomenon that could not be managed at all, so in the end the street office gave up the matter.

Nowadays, only a small alley is left as a road in this courtyard, and the rest of the place has been built into houses. The open space in front of Li's house has also been used by Li's father.

While other families were building houses, Li's father couldn't sit idle either, so he asked a construction team to build two rooms in front of his door, and moved all the household items, the kitchen, etc. into them.

As a result, the house became much more spacious. On New Year's Eve this year, Li Tianhu came back with his wife and children, took some things, sat for a while and then left. It was probably because his father-in-law and mother-in-law were waiting to celebrate the New Year.

Li Tianyi had asked Li Tianhu about the housing allocation before. The staff building of the steel mill had been built and it was said that the housing allocation would start after the Chinese New Year. Therefore, everyone was vying to choose a good house.

This New Year was unusually lively. Li Huaide's children had all returned to Sijiu City. When Li Tianyi took An An and others to pay New Year's greetings, he met his cousin again after many years.

After Li Huaide retired, he did not do anything at first. He just played chess nearby. Later, with the reform and opening up, he once again plunged into the market. Of course, this is a story for later.

After finishing his stroll, Li Tianyi returned to his courtyard with his children. The atmosphere of the New Year was still very strong. The alleys were filled with children's laughter and the sounds of various firecrackers. When it was time to eat, each household would take out the firecrackers they had prepared in advance and set them off outside the door. The whole city was filled with the sound of firecrackers.

In the courtyard, neighbors no longer meet with hostility as before. It is as if after the movement, the shackles on people were suddenly removed. Neighbors meet politely, and even Yi Zhonghai and Li's father can sometimes chat for a few words.

Just when Li Tianyi thought he could do nothing until work time, he suddenly received a phone call. After hanging up the phone, Li Tianyi asked Xiaoxue to help him pack his luggage.

Xiaoxue didn't understand, but didn't ask much. Soon the luggage was packed. Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhao were already waiting outside the gate. Li Tianyu got in the car with the luggage and the car drove straight to the airport.

After arriving at the airport, Li Tianyi went through a series of inspections and boarded the plane. Sitting in his seat, Li Tianyi did not look around. He closed his eyes and recalled what had happened recently that made his superiors so anxious that they asked him to go to the Southeast Military Region immediately.

After three hours of flight, the plane landed safely at the military airport. When Li Tianyi got off the plane, a staff officer came to pick him up. As for the luggage, Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhao went to the guesthouse to arrange accommodation first.

They came to a conference room where there were many people sitting, many of whom were people Li Tianyi knew. Li Tianyi greeted them in a low voice, then found a seat and sat down.

In the next hour, more people came in one after another. When the conference room was almost full, the superior leader came in.

The superior didn't waste any words and simply explained the situation. It turned out that some fishermen had accidentally caught a black box while fishing. The fishermen immediately reported it, and the military district sent people to transport the black box to the district.

However, after the military region's research, they still couldn't figure out what this thing was. If this was just an ordinary black box, its material and workmanship showed that this black box was extraordinary, but what exactly was its function? This was very puzzling.

So the military district reported the matter to their superiors, who decided to gather the efforts of scientists across the country to find out what this thing was.

Experts in relevant professions were invited to the conference room, and the superiors placed the photos on the table for everyone to circulate.

Li Tianyi was also curious about what this thing was, but after seeing the photo, Li Tianyi had an idea in his mind.

But he did not speak. He wanted to see if anyone among these people knew this thing. After the photos were circulated, the leader began to let everyone express their opinions.

All kinds of speculations arose in the conference room at once. Li Tianyi just listened quietly. When everyone had finished speaking, Li Tianyi expressed his own thoughts.

At first, everyone in the conference room was not impressed by Li Tianyi's statement, and Li Tianyi did not argue. He only mentioned one function of the black box, and it was not appropriate to mention its other functions here.