Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

The front yard of Hongxing Siheyuan.

Ye Wenwu had just finished washing up and was about to go back for breakfast when he was stopped by the third uncle Yan Bugui in the distance.

"Wenwu, wait, wait, the Third Master wants to ask you something."

The third uncle Yan Bugui ran over in a hurry, sweating profusely from exhaustion.

Ye Wenwu was a little surprised. He hung the towel around his neck and said curiously:

"Uncle, why are you going to work without eating breakfast so early in the morning? What do you want from me?"

Seeing Ye Wenwu stop, the third uncle Yan Bugui was relieved and walked up to Ye Wenwu and said breathlessly:

"Wenwu, the Third Master wants to talk to you about something. It's inconvenient to talk here because there are so many people around. Come to my house and I'll talk to you."

The third uncle Yan Bugui quickly grabbed Ye Wenwu's arm and wanted to move forward.

Ye Wenwu frowned and pulled his arm.

"Uncle, I have to go to work so early in the morning, and I haven't had breakfast yet. Can't we talk about it after I get off work?"

Ye Wenwu looked at the sky. He had not slept well in the village for the past few days, so he slept soundly when he came back.

It just so happened that he slept a little late this morning, and he was planning to ask his cousin to pedal the bicycle harder, otherwise the two of them might really be late.

But when Third Uncle Yan Bugui heard that Ye Wenwu didn't have time now and wanted to postpone this matter until the evening, he became secretly anxious.

He also got up early in the morning and heard from Yi Zhonghai's home the news that the Red Star Steel Mill was going to set up a new department.

Moreover, he heard that this matter was related to Ye Wenwu. Although he didn't know what the relationship was with Ye Wenwu, based on his many years of experience and perception, if he wanted to get his incompetent son Yan Jiecheng involved, he would definitely have to follow Ye Wenwu's path.

He forgot the time in the morning and rushed over because he had to work soon after working five minutes at night.

"Wenwu, Third Master really wants to talk to you about something. There are too many people here so it's hard to talk. Now I beg you, can you please go to the side and talk?"

It was just the time when everyone got up, washed and prepared to go to work, so the entire Chinese medicine hospital was bustling with people coming and going.

Moreover, Yan Bugui is now asking Ye Wenwu for help. If the entire compound knows about this, it will be difficult to deal with. After all, everyone is eyeing this. Moreover, Yan Bugui also knows that Ye Wenwu has a bad relationship with Yi Zhonghai and others, so he will definitely try to stop him at that time.

"Even if Third Master begs you, please, Wenwu, you can only do it for Third Master's sake for a few minutes. It will definitely not delay your work time."

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, begged his father and cried, and his grandmother waved her hands and said that she was almost crying.

After all, his eldest son Yan Jiecheng has not found a proper job for so many years. Even when he asked a matchmaker to introduce him to a blind date, the other party would not even take him to see him when they heard that his son did not have a proper job.

What's more, his own background is not very good, and he is usually very stingy, so he doesn't have any connections.

As for why he didn't communicate with Daye Yi Zonghai and the others, it was because he knew very well that although Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were all very awesome, they were all level 8 fitters and level 7 forgers in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

But sorry, even though their salaries are extremely high, they still cannot get a team leader position, which is the lowest position among all the other positions.

But Ye Wenwu was different. He was able to use the work quota compensated by his parents to get a job working in an office.

There are only a handful of people in the entire compound who have this ability, or maybe there is none at all.

But now there is a person, that is Ye Wenwu from the Ye family.

This is also why Yan Bugui trusts Ye Wenwu so much.

Seeing that Yan Bugui was about to cry, Ye Wenwu could only reluctantly follow the third uncle Yan Bugui and walk to a corner.

It cannot be said that there is no one around, it can only be said that there are relatively few people around.

Seeing that there were fewer people around, the third uncle Yan Bugui took out a thick stack of things wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket.

Then he handed it to Ye Wenwu and said pitifully:

"Wenwu, Third Uncle knows that you are a capable person. You are the most capable person in our compound. This is Third Uncle's savings accumulated over the years. I hope you can do Third Uncle a favor and introduce Jie Cheng to work in your newly established department, even if it's just a manual labor job."

Looking at the thing wrapped in a thick handkerchief that he handed to Ye Wenwu, a trace of reluctance flashed in the eyes of the third uncle Yan Bugui, but for the sake of his son, he still reluctantly gave it up.

Ye Wenwu looked at his third uncle Yan Bugui strangely. He didn't know where Yan Bugui had heard the news that he was related to this new department.

But now I have been kicked out and have no ability to recommend anyone. I can only sigh that my third uncle Yan Bugui had put this matter in advance.

If this matter is delayed half a month to a month, and the project has not been able to move forward due to slow progress, when the higher-ups hold him accountable, Director Yang will definitely ask me, the original author, to take charge of the situation.

So Ye Wenwu could only speak with a wry smile.

"Uncle, it's not that I, Ye Wenwu, won't help you. What you may not know is that I really don't have the right to recommend your son Yan Jiecheng to this department, because whether this department can be established is still a question."

"If I really had the ability, I would definitely recommend your son to the job. But now, not to mention you, even in the entire Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, no one can recommend anyone to the job. There are many tricks involved."

Ye Wenwu could only explain it, but whether Yi Bugui believed it or not was beyond his control.

The third uncle Yan Bugui's face was filled with disappointment, but he did not suspect that Ye Wenwu was lying.

The key point is that he felt that Ye Wenwu was not that kind of person. There must be something happening in the factory that made this matter very complicated.

For a moment, the hands that were handed to Ye Wenwu stood there stiffly, not knowing whether to give it or not, with an embarrassed look on his face.

Ye Wenwu also noticed the embarrassment on Third Uncle Yan Bugui's face, and smiled and pushed Third Uncle Yan Bugui's hands back with his hands.

"Don't worry, Uncle San. Next time, as long as I have the chance, even if you don't give it to me, I will ask for it from you."

Hearing Ye Wenwu's words, the third uncle Yan Bugui smiled happily and tucked the handkerchiefs in his arms tightly, for fear of losing them.

"Wenwu, I'll trouble you with this matter. The Third Master also trusts you and understands the ins and outs of this. As long as you can get things done, you will definitely be indispensable."

Although the matter was not accomplished, the third uncle Yan Bugui still made the promise to Ye Wenwu, for fear that Ye Wenwu would not recommend him when the opportunity arises.

However, he was wondering why he heard in the morning that Yi Zhonghai and his team had a way to enter this new department, and he began to doubt it.

"Okay, Uncle San, let's talk about this. It's getting late now and I have to have breakfast and go to work. I won't chat with you here. We can talk again when we get back in the evening."

Now that the matter has been resolved, Ye Wenwu is still thinking about having breakfast.

I can't afford to buy breakfast every morning just because I have some money on me, especially since my cousin's wife's cooking skills are really good.

The third uncle Yan Bugui watched Ye Wenwu's back as he left. He wanted to go to Yi Zhonghai to get some information, but found that Yi Zhonghai and his men had already set off for the Red Star Steel Mill. He then lazily returned home with some interest.

Ye Wenwu was not in a hurry because he had a bicycle. But people like Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu had to run to work, so they also had to go there as soon as possible.

The third uncle Yan Bugui is a teacher at Hongxing Primary School. The working hours of Hongxing Primary School are later than those of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. This is why the third uncle Yan Bugui can wander around in the yard without being in a hurry at all.

Ye Wenwu hurriedly placed the towel on the basin rack. His cousin Zhang Xingbang, who was eating breakfast at the table, said in surprise:

"Why did you come back so late just to wash up? Did you have a fight with someone again?"

Ye Wenwu glared at his gossipy cousin in annoyance, sat down on the stool, picked up the chopsticks on the table and started drinking.

In the morning, we made multi-grain porridge, and each person had a plate of pickles in front of him. My cousin's wife also fried a pancake with leeks in the morning.

"What could possibly happen? It was Uncle Three who stopped me and insisted that I introduce his son to the new department that had just been established in the factory."

"I don't know where he got the information from, but he actually thought I could get his son in."

When he said this, a mocking smile appeared on Ye Wenwu's lips. When did he become someone who could make others beg him?

Upon hearing this, cousin Zhang Xingbang dropped his ears. He thought Ye Wenwu had started a quarrel with some old lady or man in the yard again.

I didn't expect that he was asking Ye Wenwu to do the new department thing that we talked about last night.

There was no need to ask this, Zhang Xingbang knew that his cousin Ye Wen Gu must have rejected Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui was so stingy that he was reluctant to give out good things even when asking others to do something for him. Besides, in this matter, his cousin Ye Wenwu had no right to help others or to force people in. How could he agree to it?