The Great Era of Siheyuan

After all the trouble, it was almost dark. I took out an old pocket watch from my pocket and saw that it was already past six o'clock, almost seven. No wonder I was so hungry.

After eating a steak at noon, he felt energetic for the whole afternoon, but now his stomach started to protest again. When Li Wenqiang thought of the meal replacement powder and cornmeal at home, he felt like something was pricking his throat and his intestines were tangled.

His predecessor had been in poor health for a long time, and he eventually suffered the consequences. He didn't want to continue like this. It would never happen to him that he would starve to death while holding a mountain of gold.

I rode my broken tricycle towards the courtyard, and before I reached the door, I heard the sound of Jia Zhang crying inside.

"Dongxu! How could you have the heart to abandon us and leave like this! Hurry up and open your eyes! How are you going to live without your mother?"

Hearing this voice, Li Wenqiang knew that Jia Dongxu seemed to be really dead. He had met him several times in the past few days. Although he didn't say hello, he had met him several times. He didn't expect that he would be gone just like that.

It’s so unpredictable that the big intestine wraps up the small intestine!

From the original owner's memory, it was learned that Jia Dongxu, in addition to having a good appearance, had been relying on Yi Zhonghai's relationship to cheat at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and had been a first-level worker for several years.

I am well versed in the art of working. I don’t do things that I can do (because I am lazy), I don’t do things that I can’t do (because I can’t do it), I don’t do urgent things (I don’t have the skills and I will make mistakes when I’m anxious), I don’t do things that are not urgent (there is no need to do anything urgent), and I don’t do things that I don’t want to do (I definitely won’t do it if I don’t want to do it).

The main idea is that the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; doing nothing is not bad; not bad, not bad.

He worked comfortably in the steel rolling workshop with Yi Zhonghai for several years. With Yi Zhonghai around, no one dared to say anything to him. Over time, he became more unscrupulous.

As soon as he reached the door, a skinny old man next to him spoke to him.

"Li Wenqiang, are you back? Something happened today. There will be a meeting in the hospital later. Remember to come out early. I heard that the problem today is very serious. You should be mentally prepared."

"Uncle, what problem do I have? Can you explain it in detail?"

Li Wenqiang handed him a cigarette.

"Oh, Daqianmen! You are great, Li Wenqiang, you are great! Okay, for the sake of your cigarette, I will talk to you in a good way!"

The old man saw the cigarette in his hand and his face lit up. This cigarette was enough for him to smoke two meals if he smoked it sparingly. He couldn't help but be careful. What if the cigarette leaf fell? It would be a loss!

Needless to say, the only person in the yard who is as stingy as the third uncle is the only one.

Li Wenqiang ignored him and lit a cigarette for himself.

Seeing this, Yan Bugui was not angry, but told him what happened this afternoon.

"This morning, Jia Dongxu was working at the steel mill and was accidentally crushed to death by a machine. Jia Zhang ran to the steel mill and made a scene. She also reported you to Lao Yi, saying that not only did you not help, but you also had a bad attitude and damaged the relationship between neighbors. Now they are waiting for you to come back and prepare to deal with you!"

Yan Bugui looked behind carefully and spoke softly.

"That's it? I thought it was some big deal, but it's just this?"

Li Wenqiang disagreed. The way they run the compound can only fool the "honest people" who know nothing. It would be a waste of effort if it happened to him.

"Thanks, it's ok, I'll go back first. I've been busy all day and I'm starving. I'm leaving now!"

Li Wenqiang said hello and walked towards the center.

The crying became louder and louder. When he reached the central courtyard, a black coffin had been placed there. The color of this coffin represented that the deceased inside had died a violent death.

Because there was no room at home, they had to put it outside. In front of the coffin, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu cried their hearts out. The three little ones didn't understand what this meant. The two older ones chased and played around the coffin, and the youngest was still breastfeeding.

Yi Zhonghai and the aunt were now standing aside with sad looks, occasionally advising Jia Zhang to mourn her loss. The others had already gone home and closed the doors and windows.

This kind of thing looks unlucky, how could he come up, didn't he see that Sha Zhu had closed the door? But his thief eyes by the window kept staring at Qin Huairu, maybe he was laughing in his heart now!

When several people heard the sound of Li Wenqiang pushing the tricycle in front of the Chuihua Gate, they all turned their heads to look at him, which made him feel a little scared.

Li Wenqiang didn't know what to say, so he just lowered his head and walked inside, just wanting to get back to his room as soon as possible.

Seeing that Jia Zhang was too busy grieving to care about him, Li Wenqiang thought that both parties would be safe and sound, but Yi Zhonghai suddenly called him.

"Li Wenqiang, wait a moment, I have something to tell you!"

After hearing this, Li Wenqiang paused and sighed in his heart. What was coming was going to come, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"what's up?"

Li Wenqiang wanted to see what he was up to.

Yi Zhonghai walked up to him and said lightly.

"Dongxu had an accident today. As you can see, the Jia family only has one room and no place for the mourning hall. We have always been united and supportive in our courtyard. When one side is in trouble, all sides will support it. Please vacate your room later so that he can finish his last journey in peace!"

Yi Zhonghai said as a matter of course.

"What? Did I hear you right, Yi Zhonghai? I didn't hear you say it again just now!"

Li Wenqiang thought he was hallucinating. How could such a thing actually happen and it happened to him?

"Asshole, how can you talk like that? I'm the boss of the courtyard, you should respect me! I told you to vacate the house and use it as a mourning hall for the Jia family tonight. The weather doesn't look good now, don't wait for it to rain and get soaked, do you hear me?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at him fiercely.

"The world is full of wonders. Yi Zhonghai, if you have nothing to do, why don't you go out and dig a grave for Jia Dongxu? I'll take him away and bury him so you don't have to worry about him! You're so old, and you're dying? Lending a house to someone to hold a funeral, is this a rule passed down by our ancestors? Get out of here quickly, or I'll beat you up, do you believe it?"

Li Wenqiang looked at him ferociously. He really thought he was a big shot and dared to boss others around. Li Wenqiang even wanted to kill him.

"You are such an ungrateful person, have you forgotten the kindness our family has shown you in the past? We just borrowed a house from you for a few days, have you lost your conscience?"

After hearing this, Jia Zhang quickly got up and pointed at Li Wenqiang's nose and started yelling, as if she had suffered some injustice.

Qin Huairu said nothing. She wore a white scarf on her head and plain clothes. She lowered her head and burned paper without saying a word. She looked pitiful.

No wonder Mr. Meng De said that if you want to look good in filial piety, you should be honest with me!