Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

The deaf old lady was dumbfounded. She had a bad feeling in her heart and asked tentatively, "Guo Zheng, do you want me to help you cook a meal?"

After hearing what the deaf old lady said, Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief. So that's how it is. As long as the old lady cooked a meal for Liu Guozheng, it would be considered a favor.

As the saying goes: Eating is more important than anything else. With this meal in hand, it is only natural to provide for the old lady's retirement.

Yi Zhonghai smiled.

This went unexpectedly smoothly.

"Old lady, didn't you say you had made straw sandals for our soldiers and given them as gifts?"

"Come, old lady, let me make one up today, and let me admire the elegance of our great warriors back then."

No one expected that Liu Guozheng would do this.

This train of thought is somewhat "strange".

The deaf old lady's face changed drastically, her eyes became evasive, and she didn't dare to look at the bundle of straw on the square table.

"Old lady, Liu Guozheng is right. Let's pay our respects to our great warriors."

"Old lady, make it up. Make it up now so that Liu Guozheng can see what it means to be a hero's mother."

It's settled, it's really settled now. This is a good proposal, more convincing than simply cooking a meal. Yi Zhonghai's hands were shaking with excitement.

The deaf old lady never realized why Yi Zhonghai was so annoying. She made up a story and she’s making it up now. I’m making up a story about your grandmother’s legs.

What should we do?

The deaf old lady's mind was working rapidly, but she couldn't think of any solution for a while.

Everyone in the courtyard focused their attention on the deaf old lady. Although most of them came from rural areas, no one had ever seen anyone making straw sandals.

Unexpectedly, I had the opportunity to open my eyes and broaden my horizons today.

"uh-huh."

The deaf old lady yawned, and a sleepy look suddenly appeared on her face.

"Guihua, I'm sleepy. Help me go back and rest."

Guihua is the name of an aunt, and her full name is Tan Guihua.

"what?"

Tan Guihua was still immersed in her fantasy when she was awakened by the words of the deaf old lady.

"Hmph, what? Help me back quickly. I need to rest."

The deaf old lady was unhappy and pounded the ground with her walking stick, making a thudding sound.

Yi Zhonghai was dumbfounded, looking at the deaf old lady in disbelief, why did she suddenly want to go back to rest? There was no clue from the deaf old lady's face.

isn't it?

Was I also deceived by the old lady?

impossible.

How could I, who is so smart, be fooled?

Yes, the old lady is old, tired and exhausted. She can only be tired and exhausted.

"My dear, the old lady is old and can't sit for a long time. Send her back quickly and let her have a good rest."

Yi Zhonghai immediately gave instructions to Tan Guihua who was still in shock.

"Okay, okay."

Tan Guihua seemed to wake up from a dream, and hurriedly supported the old lady and was about to leave.

"Old lady, you'd better weave a pair of straw sandals for me today."

"Otherwise, the consequences will not be something you can bear."

Liu Guozheng's voice was clearly heard by everyone.

"I'll go, what's going on?"

"I don't understand. The situation is changing so fast that I can't keep up with the pace."

"Could it be that the words that the deaf old lady always says are all lies?"

"Shh...don't talk nonsense. How could an old lady lie?"

"What nonsense do you mean? It's obvious that the deaf old lady is trying to escape."

"Can you speak? The old lady is such a respected person. What do you mean by escaping? It's obvious that she is tired."

"Yes, yes, we won't be fooled. We must be tired."

"Well, the old lady is over 80 after all. It's not easy, not easy."

"..."

"What did you say? I can't hear you?"

The deaf old lady finally used her famous skill.

"Da Mao, call the police and say someone is pretending to be a relative of a martyr and is trying to obtain a place in the five-guarantee household. Also call the people from the street office."

Liu Guozheng is now too lazy to care whether the deaf old lady is really deaf or pretending to be deaf. If you have the ability, just pretend to be deaf.

"Okay, Brother Zheng."

Xu Damao felt very happy. It was my brother who found out the weakness of the deaf old lady so quickly.

"Quick, stop him. Don't call the police. If you call the police, will we still be honored as an excellent hospital? Have you forgotten the peanuts and sunflower seeds you received during the Chinese New Year?"

Sure enough, Yi Zhonghai is still Yi Zhonghai.

But now everyone has a question in their mind: is what the deaf old lady has been saying true or false?

So no one tried to stop it.

Some even made way for Xu Damao to pass.

Who would still be in the mood to think about how much stuff they can get during the Chinese New Year? Besides, the Chinese New Year has just passed. At worst, if they behave well in the following period, they will still be excellent courtyard houses.

Xu Fugui in the crowd and Liu Haizhong who was sitting next to him both looked incredulous.

As neighbors living in the backyard, who’s delicious food hasn’t been taken away by the deaf old lady?

Who’s glass hasn’t been broken?

OK, it turns out to be a fake.

Liu Haizhong immediately became alert. The opportunity for revenge had come. He stood up and blocked the deaf old lady's way.

"Old lady, you really can't leave today?"

"What? You said you were a dog?"

"I said you can't leave."

"What? You dare to call me a dog, you fat bastard? I'll beat you to death."

The deaf old lady only wanted to leave here quickly, and she hit Liu Haizhong's nose with the cane without mercy. She was going to hit his head, but she was not tall enough, and the end of the cane just touched Liu Haizhong's nose.

“Ka…”

Liu Haizhong vaguely heard the sound of his nose breaking, and he squatted down, covering his nose, with blood constantly flowing out from between his fingers.

Jia Zhang covered her head and ran away. I thought Jia Zhang was also beaten, after all, they were the closest to her.

"Old Liu, how are you?"

Second aunt Wu Airong hurried forward to check.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, hurry up and take your father to the clinic."

Liu Haizhong was so big that Wu Airong would not be able to help him up unless he stood up by himself.

Finally, the mother and her two sons helped Liu Haizhong to the clinic at the corner of the street.

Before leaving, Wu Airong made a harsh statement that if anything happened to Liu Haizhong, the deaf old lady would be put in jail.

"Disband, disperse, the old lady is tired, everyone disperse, this meeting is over."

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly announced the end of the general meeting.

However, the people who were enjoying the feast were not willing to leave.

"What, you want to stop me too?"

"I will beat you to death for being so unfilial."

Seeing a stranger blocking her way, the deaf old lady became furious and swept the crutch in her hand towards Xu Fang's waist. This time she didn't dare to hit the person's head. According to Liu Haizhong's verification, that would hit the nose directly, which could easily cause serious consequences.

Xu Fang stretched out his hand, snatched the crutch, and lifted the deaf old lady up with his other hand.

"Move, or I'll throw you to death."

The deaf old lady was completely stunned. You said you are not afraid of death, but it has not happened to you yet.

Xu Fang confiscated the deaf old lady's walking stick and then took her to the square table.

"Ma'am, are you still sleepy now?"

Liu Guozheng asked with a smile.

The deaf old lady stared at Liu Guozheng fiercely. Now no matter how she looked at Liu Guozheng's face, it was disgusting, especially that faint smile, which was too annoying.

"Make it up, old lady. People from the subdistrict office and the police station will probably be here soon."

"It's a good opportunity for them to take a look at the straw sandals worn by our heroic soldiers back then, and learn from their indomitable revolutionary spirit."

You have no right to object to what Liu Guozheng said.

"Old lady, why don't you do anything?"

Liu Guozheng urged again.

Xu Damao went to call the police and everything was over. Yi Zhonghai was now standing aside with his head lowered, not daring to say a word.

Yan Bugui felt very uncomfortable sitting there, not knowing whether to leave or not.

"Come on, everyone, applaud and give some encouragement."

As he spoke, Liu Guozheng took the lead in applauding.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

If someone takes the lead, then just follow suit.

"Not bad, not bad. The atmosphere in our courtyard is quite good. It is worthy of being an excellent courtyard."

A hearty voice came from outside, and two police officers walked in. The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with big ears and a righteous face. Following behind him was a young police officer with a childish face.

Following closely were three women. The leader was about 40 years old, with short hair and a Lenin suit, which was often worn by cadres. She looked very capable, but her face looked a little unhappy. The one following behind her was a bit older, in her 50s, with a red armband on her arm. They were from the neighborhood committee of the street office.