Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Jiekuang took out a stack of money from his pocket, counted out eighteen and handed them over. He took the cigarette ticket, counted it, and after making sure there was no problem, turned around and left.

Soon after Yan Jiekuang left the black market, Liu Haizhong also came out of the black market. A quarter of an hour later, when Liu Haizhong turned into an alley, a sack fell from the sky and directly trapped Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong struggled and said, "We can talk it over! Just take what you want!"

Yan Jiekuang didn't say much, he took out a baseball bat, knocked Liu Haizhong unconscious with it, searched his body, put all the money and things into the space, then raised the baseball bat and hit Liu Haizhong's legs twice.

"Ah!" Liu Haizhong, who was in a state of fainting, was awakened by the pain when his shin bone was broken, and a miserable cry came out of his throat. Instantly, the lights around him lit up.

Yan Jiekuang did not stay any longer, erased his traces, and quickly left the scene.

Not long after, the door of the yard next to it opened. Three people came out. At this time, people from other yards nearby also came out one after another. Seeing a man covered with a sack on the road, the people who came out to watch the excitement all felt a jolt in their hearts.

The three people closest to him walked forward and opened the sack. One of the older men asked, "Comrade, are you okay?!"

Just as Liu Haizhong was about to speak, the patrol team arrived. The people nearby told the team about the situation, and they immediately sent Liu Haizhong to the hospital.

The next morning, just after dawn, two police officers came to the courtyard. Yan Bugui heard the noise, got up from the bed, put on a coat, walked out of the inner room, opened the curtain on the door, saw the police officers, and immediately walked out and asked, "Comrade Zhang, what's the matter?!"

Zhang Jun said, "Old Yan, something happened to Liu Haizhong in your courtyard last night."

"Something happened?!" Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly and asked, "How is he?!"

Zhang Jun said: "He was robbed on the way back from the black market. Both of his legs were broken. I'm going to find his wife now." After that, Zhang Jun took another colleague and went straight to the backyard.

Yan Bugui returned to the bed and was about to lie down to rest for a while when the third aunt's voice rang out: "Who is it so early in the morning?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "The police. I heard that Liu Haizhong went to the black market to buy something last night. He was robbed when he came back, and his legs were broken. What a sin! Except for his wife, everyone else in the family is disabled."

The third aunt said: "Liu Haizhong deserves it completely."

After a night of worrying, the second aunt, who hadn't slept a wink, heard a knock on the door and immediately got up from the bed. She opened the door and saw the police officer. Her heart skipped a beat and she asked, "Comrade, what's the matter?"

Zhang Jun said, "Liu Haizhong was robbed on his way back from the black market last night and suffered some injuries. He is now in the Red Star Hospital. You should go and see him!"

"Hey!" The second aunt responded, went back to the house to get some money, said a few words to her two sons, and then went out.

When everyone in No. 95 Courtyard got up, the news about Liu Haizhong spread. When Yan Jiekuang finished washing up and walked into the main hall to prepare for breakfast, Yan Bugui asked, "Jiekuang, did you do what happened to Liu Haizhong?!"

Yan Jiekuang blinked and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with them?!"

The third aunt acted as Yan Bugui's mouthpiece and told Yan Jiekuang the story. After listening to the third aunt's story, Yan Jiekuang laughed and said, "Who is so kind! Help me get it done. I was thinking of asking Liu Haizhong, the old helper, for help in a while. But now it seems that it's not necessary."

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked, "It's really not you?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I don't have that much free time."

The third aunt echoed, "Liu Haizhong has offended many people in the past few years. Besides, didn't the police say it?! Liu Haizhong got into trouble on his way back from the black market. Could it be that the people in the black market are robbing each other?!"

Yan Bugui thought about it and nodded, "It's really possible."

After dinner, Yan Bugui went to work. Yan Jiekuang said hello to his mother and went out. Su Zihui was having a party with her sisters today, so Yan Jiekuang would not join in. Yan Jiekuang's task today was to use up all the cigarette and alcohol tickets he bought last night.

After running to several supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores, Yan Jiekuang finally used up all the cigarette and wine coupons he had until 11:30 in the morning. He also put all the things he bought into the space. Then Yan Jiekuang went to Quanjude, bought a roast duck, and then returned to the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, Yan Jiekuang saw Yan Jiecheng coming out of the main hall. Yan Jiekuang called out, "Brother!"

Yan Jiecheng asked: "When did you come back?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "It has been half a month since I came back. I will be leaving in another half a month."

Yan Jiecheng said: "Okay! I'll bring your sister-in-law and your nephews and nieces to see you later. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!" After that, Yan Jiecheng walked past Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang walked into the main room with a roast duck in his hand and said, "Mom! I bought a roast duck. Let's eat it at noon."

The third aunt said, "Let's just have a quick lunch and save the roast duck for dinner. Jie Di will be home tonight, too."

"Okay!" Yan Jiekuang responded and asked, "Mom, what did my brother come over for just now?!"

The third aunt sighed and said, "It's all because of his brother-in-law. Yu Li and your brother had a quarrel. Your brother had no choice but to come here. Yu Li's brother is dating someone, and the house at home is too small to accommodate him. So he applied for a house from his workplace. His brother has only been working for a few years?! It's not his turn to have a big house. If he wants a share of the big house, he has to give up one room. Where does Yu Li's family get a house?! Isn't this targeting our family?! Yu Li wants to give the house where they got married to her brother. When she came in, it was agreed that they only had the right to live in the house, not the right to deal with it. Then they set their sights on your house. Fortunately, you put the house in Jie Di's name before you left, otherwise, you really wouldn't be able to keep it."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom! If my eldest brother comes to make trouble again, tell him to give the house he is living in now to Yu Li's brother and let them move back."

The third aunt said, "Your father has told him this many times. It's no use at all."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and thought to himself, "Isn't this just washing the room?!" Coming back to his senses, Yan Jiekuang asked, "Mom, what are we having for lunch?!"

The third aunt said, "We still have the tomatoes you brought back a few days ago. How about I make a stew with tomatoes and eggs, and we can have noodles!"

"Sure!" Yan Jiekuang responded, and said, "I have another can of beef. Let's make it for lunch today."

The third aunt looked at Yan Jiekuang's back, sighed, and muttered: "Among the three sons, only this one is truly filial. I am content with my life!" Then the third aunt thought of the brothers Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang, and her head ached again. The third aunt smiled bitterly and muttered: "My children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and I can't care about them so much!"