Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

"No! Why do you ask that?!" Yan Jiekuang picked up a piece of braised eggplant and put it in his mouth. Su Zihui replied: "The chef's cooking skills today are much better than last time."

"This girl's tongue is too powerful, isn't it?!" Yan Jiekuang muttered, and said, "I guess it's because the chef is in a good mood today!"

"Oh!" Su Zihui thought about it and this was the only explanation. She responded and unconsciously sped up her eating.

At the same time, in the bullpen, the six people who had just arrived today sat together with Su Zihui's grandparents. Ding Huawei looked at his long-lost friends and said, "I didn't expect you all to come here too."

Jiang Bi Da smiled and said, "You can't blame us for this. We were originally assigned to the Xishan Brigade. But unexpectedly something happened there. There was no way to send us back, so they had to arrange us here. I never thought that after parting in Jinling, we would meet again here."

"When did you, Jiang Lunzi, start to speak in such a flowery way?!" Cheng Feng, who was sitting on Ding Huawei's left, joked with a smile, then sighed and asked, "Old Jiang, it was inconvenient to ask you on the way. Why are you the only one here? Where's your wife?!"

Jiang Bi Da replied, "She's dead! You all know my wife. When she was in the base, she couldn't tolerate any sand in her eyes. When the storm started, she was retaliated by that group of people for speaking a few fair words for others. She was dragged out to shave her head and criticized. She couldn't stand the humiliation and committed suicide. After I got into trouble, I took the initiative to draw a line with them in order not to implicate the children."

Luo Dajun smiled and said, "You still have to worry about your family. My wife and I don't have this trouble."

"Old Luo! Say less, no one thinks you are mute!" Luo Dajun's wife Yang Ling glared at Luo Dajun and spoke out to stop him.

Han Hu asked, "Old Ding, you and your wife came here early. Tell me about your situation! What's going on with those guys next door?!"

Ding Huawei said: "The people living next door are all educated people. They think that I am a soldier and a rough man, so they don't want to deal with my husband and me. Apart from going to work, we basically don't interact with each other."

"It has come to this, and they are still doing this?!" Jiang Bi Da was stunned for a moment, muttered unconsciously, and asked: "Lao Ding, I heard that the winter here is very cold. How did you and your wife survive?!"

Ding Huawei replied: "How else can I endure? Just hold on!"

Hearing the word "hard", everyone present was silent. After a few seconds, Ding Huawei's wife Gu Ruoxue said: "This place is better than other places. At least no one will cause trouble for us."

"Okay! Let's not talk about these disappointing things!" Jiang Bi Da waved his hand and asked, "How is the food here?!"

Ding Huawei said: "The private plots are on the edge, and we grow whatever vegetables we want to eat. We are different from the educated youth. The educated youth are just like the villagers. The more work we do, the more work points we get. After paying the public grain, we will settle the accounts. We don't have work points, and each person gets 18 kilograms of food rations per month. If we want to eat meat, we have to go to the mountains to find a way."

Cheng Feng's wife Rong Xijuan asked, "Working?!"

Ding Huawei replied: "We do the most tiring and difficult work. Our current task is to reclaim wasteland. Men work six mu of land a day, and women work four mu a day. We rest when we finish the work."

Luo Dajun muttered: "This task is not easy!"

Gu Ruoxue said: "Old Ding and I can basically finish the work by around 3pm. The people next door have to work until 4 or 5pm."

Ding Huawei said, "Old lady, it's getting late. It's time to cook! Lao Luo and the others are coming over today, so take out the canned food that girl gave us, and we'll have a good meal today."

When everyone present heard Ding Huawei's words, they were all stunned. Jiang Bi Da said, "Old Ding, are you hiding something from us?!"

Ding Huawei winked at his wife. Gu Ruoxue immediately stood up, walked to the door, and stared outside. Ding Huawei said, "Do you still remember my granddaughter Su Zihui?!"

Luo Dajun added, "I remember! How could I not remember?! When that girl was one month old, I happened to be on a business trip to Sijiu City. I went to your house to have a full-month banquet. I also held that girl in my arms."

Ding Huawei said: "This little girl is worried about me and my wife. It just so happens that the Su family is being targeted. She came here to join the team. Although we can't live together, we can see each other often. And with the girl's care, my wife and I are living a pretty good life."

Cheng Feng said: "This is the best news I have heard in the past few months. Lao Ding, from now on, we brothers are relying on you! You can't just ignore us!"

Luo Dajun echoed, "Yes! When the Japanese invaders launched their May Day sweep, you and your troops were surrounded by the Japanese invaders. It was me who led people to break through the Japanese blockade and rescued you."

Ding Huawei said: "Who do you think I am? I am not that loudmouthed Li."

Luo Dajun and others were silent when they heard Ding Huawei mention Li Dashang. Ding Huawei noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's the matter?!"

Cheng Feng said: "Old Li couldn't figure it out and committed suicide. His wife followed him."

Ding Huawei asked: "What about his two boys?!"

Cheng Feng said: "As soon as Lao Li got into trouble, the two children were taken away by Lao Kong."

Ding Huawei took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, hesitated for a few seconds, and took out six cigarettes. He gave one to each of Luo Dajun and the other three, then took out a match, lit the two cigarettes in his hand, and passed them to Luo Dajun and the other three. Luo Dajun and the other three also lit their cigarettes. Ding Huawei took two puffs and stuck the cigarette on the ground. Luo Dajun and the other four also stuck their cigarettes on the ground. Luo Dajun gritted his teeth and said, "When we moved from the Soviet area, we faced encirclement and blockade, but we survived. I don't believe we can't survive this time!"

Yang Ling pulled Rong Xijuan up and said, "Let's go! Let's go cook with Sister Gu."

After dinner, Su Zihui washed the dishes, said hello to Yan Jiekuang, and returned to her room. Su Zihui filled a basin with hot water and prepared to wash up when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed through her mind. Su Zihui muttered, "Could those people who came today be..." Thinking of this, Su Zihui became a little uneasy. Su Zihui hurriedly put on her shoes and prepared to go to the cowshed to take a look, but thinking of what Yan Jiekuang said when she came back from the cowshed, Su Zihui stopped and muttered, "It seems that I have to find a way to move out of here. Otherwise, it is really not very convenient."

Yan Jiekuang, who was sorting things in the space at this time, didn't know what Su Zihui was thinking. Even if he knew, Yan Jiekuang would definitely say, "You girl, you are too whimsical."

Su Zihui tossed and turned on the kang until late at night because she was worried. If the loud speaker in the village hadn't woken her up, she would have been late for school.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?!" Yan Jiekuang asked curiously as he looked at Su Zihui who looked listless.

Su Zihui replied: "Nothing! I just didn't sleep well last night."

Yan Jiekuang tilted his head to look at Su Zihui and asked, "Do you know those six people who came yesterday?!"