Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

"Second uncle, why are you here?"

Ye Wenwu rode his bicycle to the security room and saw his second uncle Zhang Lijun and Liu Hua talking about something.

"Civil and Military"

Seeing his nephew Wenwu coming, his second uncle Zhang Lijun hurried over.

Ye Wenwu saw guilt, sadness, decadence, and a hint of resentment in his second uncle's eyes.

To have so many emotions concentrated in a pair of eyes, it must have happened.

"Uncle, what happened in the village? Why did you come here? You didn't even tell me you came."

Originally, Ye Wenwu was planning to wait until his cousin Liu Mei came back to ask about the current situation in the village.

But he didn't expect that his second uncle Zhang Lijun would actually come over. Something must have happened in the village.

Recently, my eldest uncle and second uncle should have nothing to do in the village except building houses. Could someone have died?

"Wenwu, your uncle and I are both a little sorry for you!"

Thinking about what happened last night, Zhang Lijun felt so ashamed that he was speechless.

Ye Wenwu was also a little confused. After all, he really couldn't understand what his second uncle Zhang Lijun said.

"Second uncle, what are you talking about?"

"Wenwu, I told you not to be angry."

My second uncle Zhang Lijun took a deep breath and began to tell him what happened last night.

"We used the 300 yuan you gave me and your uncle to buy materials for building houses, and we have almost finished the construction. Besides, it is not the busy farming season now. But last night there was a big fire, and our houses were all burned to ash and charcoal."

When he said this, my second uncle Zhang Lijun was already sobbing.

Ye Wenwu also knew why he wanted to save Zhang Lijun and why she came here to find him.

You have to know that since my eldest uncle and second uncle separated from my grandparents, the two houses in front of them are where they will settle down in the future.

But no one expected that the fire would burn everything down. Many people helped to put out the fire last night. I didn't expect that my grandfather was still saying in the crowd, "God is watching what you do, and God, who didn't force my father to split up the family, can't stand it anymore, so he burned down your house to punish you."

Everyone was still quite respectful of heaven and earth, and when they heard what their grandfather said, they were full of suspicion.

"Uncle, when you finish building these houses at night, won't you send someone to be on duty? What if someone takes out the building materials and sells them?"

Ye Wenwu also asked a more important question. After all, it was quite normal for someone to sell the building materials, so everyone would send someone to secretly watch at night.

My second uncle Zhang Lijun shook his head and sighed.

"Last night, your grandpa said he wanted to ease the relationship, so our two families went there for dinner. We had originally planned to have my boy there, but he was called back by his grandma to have dinner."

"Besides, we thought that they are our parents after all, so there is nothing we can't say openly. Besides, they have a good attitude towards elderly care. We also thought that the house was almost built, except for some materials on the ground, and people probably wouldn't want to see it. We didn't expect that."

At this point, second uncle Zhang Lijun felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would have sent his own son over there last night instead of listening to his mother's advice and calling the boy back.

Although his elder brother did not say anything, Zhang Lijun felt that this incident was caused by his negligence.

Because I was also confused. After all, why did the fire happen when my grandparents were talking to my second uncle?

If there were no traces of his grandparents and third uncle here, he would look at Ye Wenwu's last name turned upside down.

"Uncle, since grandpa, grandma and third uncle are looking for you to have dinner, why didn't you think of them?"

My second uncle Zhang Lijun shook his head.

"There's no doubt about your grandparents and your third uncle's family. All of them were sitting at the same table with us at the time, and no one even went to the bathroom before the fire. So we ruled it out first. It was your grandparents and your third uncle's revenge."

Ye Wenwu felt something was wrong. He felt that there were already a lot of conflicts between his grandparents and his third uncle's family and his eldest and second uncles. They got up suddenly to eat dinner and didn't even go to the toilet before the fire. This perfect explanation was really confusing.

Unfortunately, he is not at the scene now, so he can't find any additional chain of evidence.

Seeing the appearance of his second uncle Zhang Lijun, Ye Wenwu became even more worried about the condition of his eldest uncle.

He also knew how much of a blow this incident had been to his second uncle and eldest uncle, but the burn had already been done and there was no going back to the past.

Moreover, the fire broke out suddenly for no apparent reason, which seemed a bit man-made.

"Since such a big thing has happened, I will ask for leave from the factory and go back with you to take a look and solve the problem."

Ye Wenwu was a little anxious. What happened last night might mean that the burned house was definitely not damaged. If he rushed over now, it would be even better if he could find something.

Even if he couldn't find out what happened, he was prepared to let it come to light.

I can't give more money myself, meet my uncles and then be burned by these people.

After all, no matter how careful you are, you can never guard against a thief in your own home. That thief was the work of your grandparents and your third uncle.

"Second uncle, why are you here?"

It turned out that it was his cousin Zhang Xingbang who was brought over by security personnel. When he saw his second uncle coming, he shouted excitedly.

"Prospering the Nation"

Second uncle Zhang Lijun forced a smile. He really was not in the mood to smile in front of his nephew Zhang Xingbang.

Ye Wenwu quickly pulled his cousin aside. After all, there was no need for his second uncle to explain the matter again.

"What? Someone burned down our house."

Hearing Ye Wenwu's words, cousin Zhang Xingbang was shocked and angry.

What shocked him was that these people were so bold that they actually burned down his house. So where would his brothers and sisters live? Would they still live in the old house in the village committee?

If you have been doing it for a short time, no one will say anything, but once you have been doing it for a long time, it is inevitable that everyone will gossip.

"Okay, cousin, don't make things worse here. Come with me to the factory to get your leave approved. This is such a big deal, and my second uncle has come to see us. We have to go back and take a look."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang nodded vigorously. He was very angry that his house was burned down and he was powerless to do anything in the factory.

He didn't believe that this was a natural disaster. After all, his father, mother, uncle, aunt and grandparents were all invited to his home, and then the house he was building was stalled.