Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Bugui asked: "Is it dangerous on the mountain?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "How can there be no danger on the mountain? One wild boar, two tigers, three bears, this is no joke. But with more people going up the mountain, the danger is relatively smaller."

The third aunt advised: "Jie Kuang, the mountain is dangerous, it's okay to eat less, but try not to go."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom! Don't worry! I know what's going on." Then he asked, "Where's Jie Di?!"

Yan Bugui said, "This girl can't stay at home. She went out to play early in the morning. If she knew you were coming back today, she probably wouldn't have gone out." Then he said to his wife, "Old lady, you are back. I will have a good drink with Jie Kuang tonight."

"Okay! I'll go right away!" After saying that, the third aunt was about to go out. Yan Jiekuang held the third aunt and said, "Mom! Don't listen to Dad. What time is it now?! How can there be good food in the vegetable market?!" Then he asked, "Have you eaten lunch?!"

"Ouch?! Look at me?! I was just talking to you." Yan Bugui slapped his forehead and urged, "Old woman, go make some noodles for your son!"

"Hey!" The third aunt responded and ran out.

Yan Jiekuang then asked, "Dad, last time you wrote to me, you said that Qin Huairu and Xiaodang had moved out of this courtyard?! If she leaves, what will happen to Jia Zhangshi?!"

Yan Bugui said: "The old saying is absolutely true. The roots of Jia Zhang's family are rotten. When Zhang Denggao first came, he looked like a good person. Unexpectedly, after just over a month, his true colors were exposed. He got together with Lao Jiu at the entrance of the alley. A while ago, that kid owed him a gambling debt, and he came to his house. Zhang Denggao was not at home. Jia Zhang is also a shrew. Later, she quarreled with him. If he dared to come to her house to make trouble, he would not be afraid of her. So, Jia Zhang was beaten for nothing. I thought the matter was over. Unexpectedly, another group of people came in the evening. Now Jia Zhang was scared. But there are many people on our side, so they dare not Come and let him go. He left. People were reported directly.

"The noodles are ready!" At this moment, the third aunt came in with a bowl of noodles. She put the noodles on the table and said, "Jie Kuang, eat quickly! I also put two eggs in it."

"Thank you, Mom!" Yan Jiekuang picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

The third aunt looked at Yan Jiekuang while he was eating and asked, "Jiekuang, how long can you stay at home this time?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "If there is nothing else, you can only stay for a month. If you have anything, you can call the brigade headquarters and extend your vacation."

Yan Bugui asked: "Jie Kuang, what does your partner's family do?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Their home lives in a military compound. As for what their family does, Dad, don't ask." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang quickened his eating pace.

After dinner, the third aunt sent Yan Jiekuang back to his room. After Yan Jiekuang left, the third aunt said, "Old Yan, look at what our son brought back. It seems that queue-jumping is a little different from what is said outside."

Yan Bugui said, "I heard that some places are good, and some places are a mess. I guess our son is lucky and was assigned to a good place. When Jie Di graduates from high school next year, we can go and see Jie Kuang during the summer vacation. What do you think?!"

"Okay!" The third aunt agreed readily and said, "We can't tell Jie Kuang about this now. We'll tell you when we get there later."

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Jiekuang woke up from his nap. Just as he was about to get up, he heard Yan Jiedi's voice coming from outside. Yan Jiekuang sighed helplessly, put on his clothes quickly, walked to the door and opened it.

Before Yan Jiekuang could speak, Yan Jiedi threw herself into his arms and said, "Third brother! I miss you so much!"

"Alright! Alright! You're already grown up, come down quickly!" Yan Jiekuang pushed Yan Jiedi away and asked, "How's studying?"

Yan Jie Di replied listlessly: "What else can it be?! It's just like that! To put it bluntly, everyone is just muddling through. It's just that no one wants to go to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth after graduation." Then Yan Jie Di looked at Yan Jie Kuang with curiosity and said: "Third brother, tell me where you worked as a sent-down youth!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "The place where I was sent to work in the countryside is different from other places. The people there are very simple and honest. Although sometimes the villagers there don't like us educated youth, they will not bully outsiders like us. At most, they will just ignore us." Then Yan Jiekuang told some interesting stories about the place where he was sent to work in the countryside, which made Yan Jiedi laugh so hard that her stomach hurt.

After chatting for a while, Yan Jiedi said, "Third brother, I saw Jia Dang a few days ago. She is back now."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Didn't she go to the countryside in Jiangxi Province? Why is she back again?!"

Yan Jie Di said: "I heard that Qin Huairu found her a job. So she came back. But I heard that Jia Dang's life in Gan Province is not easy. If the telegram had not arrived in time, she might have married a man from the countryside over there."

"Is Yan Jiekuang here?!"

Yan Jiekuang heard someone calling him outside the door, so he immediately opened the door and walked out. He looked at the three strangers and asked, "I'm Yan Jiekuang, what's going on?!"

The leader said, "I am in charge of the work of educated youth in the subdistrict office. My last name is Lu. Someone reported you, saying that you escaped from the place where you were sent to work in the countryside."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Comrade, I think you have made a mistake! I am back to visit my relatives. Wait a moment, I will get the letter of introduction and the certificate issued by the brigade to show you." After that, Yan Jiekuang went back to the house, took out the letter of introduction and the certificate from his bag, ran out again, and handed the two things to the man surnamed Lu.

The man surnamed Lu took the certificate and letter of introduction, looked at them, and returned them to Yan Jiekuang, saying, "Don't worry! We will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you a satisfactory answer."

"Thank you!" Yan Jiekuang took the things, watched the people from the Youth Office leave, and looked at Liu Haizhong who was hiding in the crowd to watch the fun. He reacted instantly and thought to himself: "Without the Jia family, how can Liu Haizhong jump out?! It seems that if I don't deal with him, he will think I am easy to bully!!" Yan Jiekuang went back to the house and put the things back into the bag. At this time, Yan Bugui and the third aunt followed him in. Yan Bugui asked: "Jiekuang, are you okay?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and replied, "It's okay! I guess Liu Haizhong is jealous of me coming back to visit my family, so he deliberately wants to provoke me!"

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "Liu Haizhong is so unlucky! His eldest son went to another place to be a son-in-law without saying a word. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu went to Yunnan Province to work in the countryside. Two months ago, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were sent back. It was also their bad luck that they encountered a flash flood when they were reclaiming wasteland at the foot of the mountain. Although the two escaped, they were disabled. They are still being taken care of at home!"