Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

On the other side, in a dilapidated resettlement house.

Cui Dake was sitting with several refugees waiting for people from the street office to send relief food.

Cui Da was released from prison together with Xu Damao.

But he was not as lucky as Xu Damao.

Because I couldn't find a job, I could only do some simple physical work to make a living.

The earthquake caused the house he rented to collapse directly. Cui Dake, who was lucky enough to survive, had to live in the government’s temporary shelter and eat disaster relief food.

Today I heard that the disaster relief food distributed by the higher-ups is something called instant noodles.

Although Cui Dake didn't know what this was, he didn't dislike it. Now all he wanted was to be full.

After a while, a fragrance that I had never smelled before wafted in.

Some beggars and disaster victims in the shelter stood up and sniffed desperately.

"Eat first. Each of you can have a bowl of instant noodles and a steamed bun today."

Cui Dake followed the beggars and rushed over.

After getting a bowl of instant noodles, Cui Dake started eating it impatiently.

"Delicious! Really delicious! Is this instant noodles? It's so delicious? I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life!"

I'm used to eating steamed bread with boiled water.

This was the first time Cui Dake ate instant noodles and he almost cried with happiness.

He curiously asked the people in the street office about this instant noodles.

"Go to the street office later and register. Each person can get a few packets of emergency food. This food is very convenient to eat. Just soak it in boiling water for a few minutes."

After the person from the street office finished speaking, he took out the instant noodle packaging that he had just opened and showed it to a few people.

Cui Dake took the plastic bag, and when he saw the person on the bag, he was petrified.

After being stunned for a while, Cui Dake jumped up excitedly and shouted:

"It's him! I know him! Nan Yi! This bastard is Nan Yi!"

The people around couldn't help but take a step back when they saw Cui Dake's crazy look.

This guy must be a lunatic.

Although Cui Dake wanted to cut Nan Yi into pieces.

But he still went to the street office to get instant noodles and some sausages.

Looking at the bag of instant noodles, Cui Dake couldn't understand anything.

It’s amazing that Nan Yi is doing so well after escaping abroad.

I went back and cooked a pack of instant noodles and added a sausage to it. Cui Dake took another look at Nan Yi, who looked smug on the packaging. He was so angry that he grabbed the packaging bag and threw it to the ground, stomped on it a few times and cursed:

"Just wait for me, Nan Yi. Sooner or later, I, Cui Dake, will become someone of some stature!"

There are many people like Cui Dake in Beijing.

The city of Sijiu also suffered heavy losses in this earthquake.

In Wang Jianjun's courtyard alone, five houses collapsed.

As for the other walls that collapsed, it goes without saying that they were cracked.

Wang Jianjun was lucky because his house was right at the corner of the yard.

As the walls were thick, there was nothing serious wrong with the house, except for some cracks in the walls.

Wang Jianjun originally wanted to ask Yangshi Lei to repair it for him.

Unfortunately, by the time he found Yangshi Lei, his orders had already been scheduled until after the New Year.

When I think about it, there won’t be any major disasters in the city in the next few years.

In addition, there was no problem with the overall structure of the house, so Wang Jianjun was too lazy to repair it.

After the people from the street office came down and announced that the earthquake was completely over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and packed up their things to go home.

However, the earthquake shelters were not demolished.

Many people's homes are a mess now and they cannot be lived in without cleaning them up.

Even those whose houses collapsed can only continue to live in earthquake shelters.

After being declared safe, Yan Fugui was the first to return home.

Looking at the mess in the house, Yan Fugui was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.

But now is not the time to think about that.

Yan Fugui's mind started working quickly, thinking about where he could find some things to reduce the losses.

He thought about it for a long time and finally came up with a bad idea when he saw the earthquake shelter.

That is building a house.

Aren’t there many people who now build a simple shed at the doorstep of their home?

If you build a brick house under the name of an earthquake shelter.

After this matter is over, won’t I have an extra room?

From now on, I will just put the TV at home in that small room.

As for the fact that building a house would reduce the existing open space in the courtyard house, it was not something Yan Fugui had to consider.

The most important thing is that you can actually get the benefits.

Now that the decision has been made, Yan Fugui is no longer sad.

He did some calculations and realized that he could get a house in exchange for losing some things at home, which was obviously a profit.

However, Yan Fugui also knew that it was not easy for him to handle this matter alone.

That would easily make you the target of public criticism in the courtyard.

It would be best if you could get someone to do this with you.

Yan Fugui thought about it and finally decided to bring Liu Haizhong into the group.

So Yan Fugui found an opportunity and went to find Liu Haizhong with his bottle of Erguotou mixed with water.

After Liu Haizhong became lame, he used a crutch to walk.

He usually doesn't talk to people in the yard.

I was a little surprised to see Yan Fugui coming to my house suddenly.

But he felt happy because someone invited him to drink.

At least someone still values ​​him.

Although the wine was mixed with water, Liu Haizhong still drank it happily.

"So you want to build a house in the front yard?"

Yan Fugui was quickly peeling the peanuts on the table, trying to make up for his losses, while explaining to Liu Haizhong:

"Yes, we can build a room that can be used as a kitchen or warehouse. Now we build a good one with bricks, and after a while, it will be an extra room."

Liu Haizhong stroked his chin, thought about it, and realized that this was a good idea.

Although his house is big enough for him, who would complain about having too many houses?

Thinking of this, Liu Haizhong slammed the table and decided:

"Okay! Let's do it! When are you going to start the construction, Old Yan? Then I will build it with you at the same time."

"We should do this as soon as possible, otherwise by the time the people in the hospital react, I'm afraid we won't be able to build this house. I'll go get the materials tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

After the two of them made an appointment, they went to the building materials market the next day to buy bricks.

In order to avoid opposition from people in the courtyard, both of them chose to expand their houses next to their own homes, and Liu Haizhong even built two rooms.

When people in the courtyard asked them why they wanted to use bricks and tiles to cover their house, the two men explained that the walls of their house were cracked and in danger of being renovated, so they planned to build a shed outside to live in first.

The neighbors didn't react at first.

It was only after Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong's house was built that they discovered Yan Fugui's little plan.

Many people complained to Yan Fugui that he was affecting other people's space for activities.

However, Yan Fugui is a thick-skinned man, and he is willing to risk everything for this house.

I just ignore anyone who asks.

Anyway, he is not the boss now, so let him be shameless.

Can you still bite me?