Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Ye Chuan slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a mottled and peeling brick wall. One wall was covered with yellowed and old newspapers, like a long scroll of history.

"Is this a hospital?" A doubt flashed through his mind. In his previous memory, wasn't he hiking in the mountains?

On the weekend, he made an appointment with several like-minded colleagues to go hiking. When they reached halfway up the mountain, they could vaguely see some blurred words engraved on a steep rock. With his love for history, he couldn't help but be moved and tried to climb it despite the danger.

However, he slipped and slid down the steep slope and lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he was already in this cramped and dilapidated room. Just as he was about to call for help to solve the mystery, Ye Chuan suddenly felt a splitting pain in his head, and the severe pain made him fall into a coma again.

At some point after a long time, his consciousness slowly returned, with a bitter look and a hint of helplessness on the corners of his mouth.

Even though I was unconscious for a moment, the experience just now remained clearly in my mind.

He speculated that perhaps he died in an accident in his previous life, but his soul did not completely disappear. It resurrected in the body of a young man with the same name and age, but he came to the year 1961, more than 60 years ago, when material resources were scarce.

Unlike most time travelers, his parents in this life are still alive, so he is not facing a difficult life alone.

What is even more ridiculous is that the courtyard where he lives now - the slum that was often mentioned in the TV series in his previous life - seems to be a repeat of history.

My father worked as a loader in a steel mill and was an honest and hardworking man; my mother was a frail housewife and could hardly handle heavy work.

The central courtyard where the Ye family lives is larger than their neighbor the Yi family because they were the first family to move into the courtyard.

Because of their slightly better conditions, they are inevitably suspected by people around them.

Yi Zhonghai is a skilled seventh-level fitter in the factory and is about to be upgraded to eighth-level. He has the most abundant source of income in this courtyard, so he is valued by the street office and is nicknamed the Big Brother of the courtyard.

Living in the front part of the yard is my third uncle Yan Bugui, who claims to be a scholar. He is a Chinese teacher in a school.

The second master Liu Haizhong is a sixth-level blacksmith and a neighbor of the projectionist Xu Damao. His house is located on the west side of the backyard, close to the main gate leading to the backyard - the Chuihua Gate.

There are more than twenty households living in the entire compound. In addition to some familiar names, there are many other neighbors that Ye Chuan does not know.

Ye Chuan's parents, his father Ye Yongshun, was a loader at a steel plant, doing hard and arduous work, with a pitiful monthly salary of only more than 30 yuan.

My mother, Liu Yue, was in poor health. She suffered a miscarriage during childbirth ten years ago and has been in a weak state ever since.

The family relied on the meager wealth earned by his father's hard work to support their livelihood. Fortunately, he was the only child they had. In that era, having one or two more children would have made it difficult for them to make ends meet.

Due to the ignoble status of their work, the Ye family has very little influence in the courtyard, and because of its slightly larger area, it often arouses envy among neighbors.

Once we had the memory of the indigenous people, everything became clear.

The original owner failed to get into university after graduating from high school two years ago and chose to enter the society and work early.

It just so happened that it was a turbulent period of major reform of state-owned enterprises. The factory itself was barely able to make ends meet, let alone recruit new people.

As a humble loader, Ye Yongshun did not have much prestige in the factory and could not help his son get a job.

This dilemma lasted for nearly two years.

Just recently, the street office helped Ye Chuan find a new job - Beijing Material Recycling Company. Although it sounds very impressive, it actually collects waste materials.

However, this is also a glimmer of hope, heralding the beginning of a new life.

Ye Chuan also has a high school education, so it is not uncommon for him to buy junk.

He was so angry about this that he stayed in bed every day and sulked.

Perhaps it was because the resentment in his heart was too deep, or perhaps it was because the original owner had a bad temper, and the accumulated resentment eventually led to his death, which gave Ye Chuan, the time traveler, an unexpected opportunity.

It is not surprising that the original owner was so picky. The knowledge level of high school students in that era was much higher than that of today's 211 universities, but their employment rates were not as good as those of students from technical secondary schools and junior colleges.

Some of his classmates were admitted to their ideal universities, and some got into promising companies through connections, but Ye Chuan had to struggle for two years and ended up having to make a living as a rag collector.

Just when his mind was full of thoughts, he heard the sound of approaching footsteps outside. He closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep waiting for someone to leave.

The person who came was his father Ye Yongshun. Seeing his son still curled up on the kang, he couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and walked away.

Ye Yongshun understood his son's inner frustration and deeply blamed himself for being incompetent and unable to get his son a job in the steel mill.

In order to help Ye Chuan find a good job, he bought cigarette and liquor tickets at the market at a higher price than usual, and then took them to the cooperative to buy cigarettes and liquor, hoping that with the help of his neighbor Yi Zhonghai, he could arrange for his child to work in the factory, even as an ordinary worker.

Unfortunately, Yi Zhonghai verbally agreed to help and accepted the gifts, but did not take any action. If Ye Yongshun had not asked about it, he would not even have mentioned it.

"Old Ye, I've been to Deputy Director Li. He said it's very difficult because the factory has limited staffing and it's hard to make arrangements." Ye Yongshun did not refute, but just nodded and left.

He knew that this was just an excuse. As a level 7 fitter who was about to be upgraded, Yi Zhonghai could easily clear the joints.

Ye Yongshun was so angry that he wanted to vomit because he accepted the benefits but did not fulfill his promise.

The original owner saw all of this clearly.

But he inherited his father's tough character and was as silent as a rock. If it were now, Ye Chuan would definitely make a huge fuss.

At this moment, a machine-like voice echoed in his mind: "Beep! The All Things Repair System is starting to bind!"

"Beep! Binding successful!"

"Beep! Newbie benefits are being given away. Do you want to enable them?"

Ye Chuan was stunned, then he was overjoyed and almost couldn't help cheering on the kang.

The gloomy mood when I first came to this era was swept away. Facts have proved that the time travel adventure and the system are like icing on the cake. Both things are indispensable.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Ye Chuan closed his eyes and continued to pretend to be asleep, but in fact he was secretly checking the new system interface.

The system page is very simple, displaying only personal information and a column of item storage cells.

Based on his experience with the novels he had read in his previous life, he speculated that the goodwill of this system was not entirely unreserved, and that there might be requirements for the restoration of items.

But he had to find out the specific conditions himself, which was a new adventure.

When checking personal information, a line of Chinese characters came into view.

Name: Ye Chuan

Age: 20

Occupation: Waste recycling (waste collection)

Energy: 0

Rating: 1

Total assets: 0.66 Huaxia yuan

After browsing the personal information, Ye Chuan felt embarrassed. At the age of 20, he only had cents. His situation was indeed shabby.

He remembered that the system came with a novice welfare package, so he said silently in his heart: "Open the novice package!"

"Beep! Newbie welfare package activated!"

"Beep! Congratulations on obtaining the primary identification skill, plus a 100 yuan bonus from China and a bottle of genetic modification potion!"

Ye Chuan smiled and was quite satisfied with this benefit.

He realized that his primary identification skills would gradually upgrade to intermediate and even advanced levels, which was a perfect fit for his scrap purchasing career.

The three-yuan Chinese currency is certainly a good thing in this era. A lot can be done with one hundred yuan, but it still needs the support of various credentials.

What Ye Chuan was most interested in was genetically modified drugs.

Genetic modification potion: It can modify the genes of the holder, so that his or her various physical abilities are dramatically improved.

Ye Chuan took out the genetic modification potion without hesitation and drank it in one breath.

"Did it succeed? Or failed?" he murmured.

After a few seconds, he felt nothing unusual in his body, except that he felt overflowing power when he clenched his fists. Perhaps it was a psychological effect.

Looking at his personal information again, the items he owned changed to 100.66 Chinese yuan, and a new skill, Identification (Elementary), was added to the skill column.

Ye Chuan is full of confidence at this moment. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary worker. God gave him a chance to start over. With the help of this system, he is confident that he can live a more exciting life in this new world.

Although it is now 1961, the third year, poor clothing and food shortage may be long-term problems, but as long as we have the company of this system, the difficulties will be resolved.

Immersed in the systematic exploration, he suddenly became aware of the sound of conversation outside the house. It turned out that Yi Zhonghai was still talking and came back for unknown reasons.

"Old Ye, think it over carefully. The first thing I will do when I go to work tomorrow is to find the workshop director and tell him about Ye Chuan joining the factory. I will help you with this matter." He suggested.

Ye Yongshun remained silent, obviously weighing the matter.

Yi Zhonghai took the opportunity to add more chips: "Old Ye, Director Wang and I have a good relationship. I can also ask him for help, so that the child has a double insurance."

However, Ye Yongshun remained silent.

Regarding the proposal whose reason was unknown, Ye Chuan was not in a hurry to go out, but wanted to listen to what conditions Yi Zhonghai could offer.

Yi Zhonghai was slow to express his position, and his requirements for family conditions seemed a bit harsh, because in Ye Chuan's memory, his parents loved him very much, and even though the family conditions were ordinary, they still tried their best to satisfy him.

Mother Liu Yue couldn't help but feel anxious and said to Ye Yongshun: "For the sake of the child's job, change it!"

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai smiled instantly: "Old Ye, my sister-in-law has spoken up to support me. I am not occupying your house for nothing. I am exchanging my little house for it.

Although my house is not as big as yours, it has two rooms, which is enough for a family of three to live in!"

It was not until this time that Ye Chuan realized that Yi Zhonghai had set his eyes on his house.

The Ye family had moved in early on, and the main rooms in the three courtyards had already been allocated. Ye Yongshun chose the large house in the east wing of the middle courtyard, which was a residence that included a kitchen, two bedrooms, and a storage and firewood room.

Later, neighbors including the Yi family moved in one after another. At first, they were able to maintain harmony, but as time went on, they learned about Ye Yongshun's character, and as Ye Zhonghai and Liu Dahai were promoted, they inevitably began to covet the Ye family's land.

Deep down, Ye Chuan hated Yi Zhonghai for going against his father's promise and now wanting to get the mansion for free.

This guy is undoubtedly full of moral superiority! He was full of dissatisfaction when he watched this TV series in his previous life.

Everyone in the courtyard seemed to be constantly shaking his cognition. He questioned whether there were such shameless people in reality?

This person seems to be very upright, but in fact, he secretly gets together with Shazhu and Qin Huairu, all for the sake of his own comfort in his later years.

Late at night he would secretly deliver food to Widow Qin's home. On the surface, he was doing this for Sha Zhu's good, but secretly he was cuckolding Sha Zhu.

The thought of it is repulsive.

The fourth uncle Liu Haiyang, the third uncle Yan Fugui, Xu Damao and Jia Zhangshi each have their own shortcomings, especially the deaf old lady, who takes advantage of her seniority and favors Zhuzi, which ultimately ruins Lou Xiaoe's life and makes this courtyard a mess.

This is not the so-called "love fills the courtyard", but rather "birds fill the courtyard" is more appropriate.

Ye Chuan felt a little angry. After he got up and put on his clothes, he heard another sound outside.

"Uncle Ye, I think your uncle's method is very effective. There is no major problem with your house and the loss is limited.

"Ye Chuan became a popular and stable worker after entering the factory. His uncle took him in as an apprentice. Just like Brother Dongxu, he will be promoted to a senior fitter one day!" the voice continued.

At some point, Zhuzi also ran out to watch and stood on Yi Haiyang's side.

Ye Yongshun certainly understood this truth: working in a steel plant was equivalent to having a stable job and never having to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Look at Jia Dongxu. After only a few years of learning from Yi Haiyang, he has become a third-level fitter with a monthly salary of 45.2 yuan. He also found a beautiful spouse, and a son and a daughter were born one after another. The arrival of the third child is just around the corner.

Encouraged by them, Ye Yongshun looked at his wife and children and made up his mind to accept the proposal.

"Dad, Mom, we're not changing houses!"

The couple clearly noticed the strange change in Ye Yongshun's expression. Yi Haiyang was very excited, as the house exchange was finally possible.

At this moment, another voice sounded, shattering Yi Haiyang's wish: "Dad, Mom, we don't need to change our house!" Ye Chuan said this firmly.

The original urge to scold stopped in an instant, because the person standing in front of him was his own son Ye Chuan, and his angry words came to an abrupt end.

"Son, are you up?" asked mother Liu Yue happily.

After knowing that Ye Chuan was assigned to the recycling company, he has been bedridden for several days and even had no appetite, which made the couple very worried.

Ye Chuan ignored Yi Haiyang and turned to his parents and said, "Dad, Mom, I decided to follow the plan of the street office and work in the recycling company instead of moving to another house."

Seeing the good house that was about to be acquired gone, Yi Haiyang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot: "Chuanzi, do you have a misunderstanding about material recycling? Although the work over there is simple, it's just picking up junk, but the treatment at the Red Star Steel Plant is different, with high wages and good benefits.

If you learn benchwork skills from me for a few years, you will have more room for promotion and higher salary in the future. "

Ye Yongshun agreed, "My boy, what your uncle said makes sense. Working in a steel plant pays well and is good for your future marriage.

There are only three of us in our family, and the room next door is big enough for us.”

Yi Haiyang's greed is self-evident, but under the current circumstances, they care more about Ye Chuan's career prospects. "You're right, uncle is really thinking about your family!"

Sha Zhu echoed, "That's right, this is for your own good!"

Ye Chuan glanced at Sha Zhu coldly, his eyes full of contempt.

At this moment, Sha Zhu looks slightly younger than his image in the drama, but he looks old. Although he is only twenty-three, he actually looks closer to thirty-two.

Seeing Ye Chuan's gaze, Sha Zhu was very angry, but considering that the other party's parents were also present, he restrained himself and just muttered softly: "Don't know how to appreciate a good person!" However, his little action did not escape Ye Chuan's eyes.

In response, Ye Chuan ignored this vulgar character and promised to calmly deal with this person's problem later.

Noticing that Ye Chuan did not make any comment, Yi Haiyang concluded that he was moved and continued to lobby him: "Chuanzi, look at your brother Dongxu, he has only been in the factory for a short time but he is already a third-class fitter. Since you are smarter than him, you will definitely catch up with him one day! Your parents are right. My house is spacious, just right for your family of three." However, his persuasion was met with a mocking look from Ye Chuan.

"You and Auntie only need a double room. Living in such a big mansion like mine, aren't you afraid of the echo being too loud at night?" Ye Chuan said with a joking smile.

"You..." Yi Zhonghai almost couldn't catch his breath, and pointed at Ye Chuan and asked excitedly.

As a seventh-level fitter, he was well paid and respected, and his partner was also very virtuous. The only regret was that they had never had a child, which became a deep scar in his heart, so few neighbors mentioned it in front of him.

However, Ye Chuan's words were like a bombshell: "Dad, am I not telling the truth? Their house is big enough to accommodate our family of three, and my uncles and aunts have no children and don't plan to have any, so why do they want to exchange with us?" This is a double kill!

Yi Zhonghai patted his chest and took a few steps back, then said angrily to Ye Yongshun: "Brother Ye, isn't Xiaochuan going too far? I was helping you with good intentions but was accused like this!" Sha Zhu was a little angry. He sympathized with both Ye Yongshun and Yi Zhonghai, especially the former.

"Xiaochuan, you are too big.

The boss found you a job, so you can't do it for nothing!" he said.

However, Ye Chuan said indifferently, "Who said it was in vain? Dad, didn't you give two bottles of Xifeng liquor and Daqianmen cigarettes to the two uncles? This generous gift should have been responded to, but you just said it in such a simple sentence? My family's liquor and cigarettes died in vain."

Ye Yongshun looked at his son in surprise. He was obviously unusually active today, and every word he said hit the core.

Yi Zhonghai's face showed a trace of embarrassment, and his momentum weakened a lot. He explained: "How can a gift guarantee that everything will be fine? Director Li accepted cigarettes and alcohol but didn't get the job done. Can I chase him and ask for them back?"

Ye Yongshun was a simple person and did not delve into the reasons behind it. Yi Zhonghai's reasons seemed to sound convincing.