Siheyuan: Struggle in the Red Era

Lin Baoyan returned to the compound very late.

When I came back, I met Yan Bugui.

Because Yan Bugui knew that the police had previously notified Lin Baoyan to go to the police station, he was now very concerned about why the police station was looking for Lin Baoyan.

"Lin Baoyan, what did the public security comrades tell you to do?"

"Uncle, didn't my house get robbed before? Today the police came to inform me that the thief has been caught."

"What, the thief was caught?"

Not only Yan Bugui was surprised, but Aunt Jin and the others all gathered around and started asking questions.

"Has the thief really been caught?"

"It's only been a few days, and the thief has been caught?"

"Do you think today's police are the same as the old days? They can never catch a thief in their lifetimes."

"Who said I thought the police were black dogs? I only watched for a few days and didn't see any thieves, but they were able to catch them. It's a bit strange."

"Yeah, we didn't even know what it looked like, but we caught it in just a few days. It's a bit strange."

"What do you mean? Do you suspect the police of arresting people indiscriminately?"

"Who said the police were arresting people indiscriminately? Who said that? I didn't say that. Everyone saw it. It was clearly you who said that."

The crowd was in chaos, and everyone claimed that they didn't say that. The chatter of various voices was giving people a headache.

Yan Bugui shouted several times, but it was of no use, so he went home in anger and ignored it.

Anyway, just leave these women alone, they will be fine after a while.

Lin Baoyan didn't leave, but stood aside to watch the fun.

Anyway, everyone needs to know about this matter. Instead of waiting for the three uncles to call a meeting, it is better to tell you aunts now.

When everyone had finished making a fuss, Yan Bugui came out again at some point without anyone noticing.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing and listen to what Lin Baoyan has to say."

Lin Baoyan began to tell the explanation given by the public security department.

Because it involved enemy spies, the reason why the thief was caught changed.

"The public security comrades said that it was the end of the year and there were reports of thieves everywhere, so we organized forces to focus on cracking down on these bad elements."

"We should really focus on cracking down on these bad elements. Otherwise, all the money we have saved after working hard for a year will be stolen or robbed."

"That's right. I heard that in the broad daylight, the money and notes of the family two streets away, as well as the grain, oil and meat books, were stolen. It was New Year's Day and the whole family almost had to close the shop and burn coal."

"That's right, these thieves are too conscienceless, they should be caught and shot."

Lin Baoyan waited for everyone to finish speaking before continuing, "Fortunately, our people remain vigilant at all times and do not miss any abnormalities. They provided useful clues to the public security department and assisted the public security comrades in destroying several thieves' dens. Not only did they seize the stolen goods, but they also unexpectedly discovered during the interrogation that among the thieves caught was the thief who had tried to steal from our yard on the 24th night but failed."

"So this is ah."

"That's what I was wondering. How can you catch a thief when you don't even know his appearance? That's how it works."

"Well, if you ask me, it's good that we can catch him. You don't know how worried I have been these past few days. What if the thief comes again?"

"Don't tell me you have a lot of money hidden in your house."

"Pah! Although my family has no money, we have enough food for a month. If it is stolen, we will not be able to survive."

"That's true. Now there is a monthly ration. If the grain is stolen, the bargain grain is not much more expensive, but it is not always available in the grain store."

"Well, it's okay for us all to have a fixed amount, but it's really miserable for those who don't have a fixed amount."

Now everyone knows about the rural reform. If someone in your family still has a rural household registration, you need to buy negotiated grain every month. Not only does it cost more money, but it is often not available in the grain store. But people have to eat, so if you can't buy it, you will have to go to some pigeon markets to buy it, and the price there is even higher.

This made the family's financial situation tight and their savings quickly shrunk, so many people tried to find ways to transfer their family members' household registration to the old city. With a food certificate, they would have a better life.

But this household registration is not easy to transfer.

Because with the new rural regulations, urban household registration has also been stipulated accordingly. If you want to transfer your household registration, you can either find a job and transfer your household registration with the job, or you can be assigned a place through student examinations.

This led to the situation where the men, young and old, in the compound no longer cared about their reputation and asked housewives with rural household registration to find jobs.

It’s no wonder that many places in the city are recruiting workers during this period. Basically, as long as you look for a job, you can find one quickly, and your household registration will be transferred over. In this way, the pressure on the family is also reduced.

After counting, there are only two people in the compound who have not transferred their household registration.

That’s right, I’m talking about the Jia family.

According to Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu was useless, just eating for free and making no contribution to the family.

If the Jia family wants to reduce their burden, the best way is for Qin Huairu to find a job. Then she and her son Banggeng can both be transferred to urban household registration. Then only Jia Zhang will be the only one without a ration in the family. With some support from Yi Zhonghai, they will be able to live a decent life.

But can Jia Zhang allow Qin Huairu to go to work?

impossible.

Before He Sanmei got married, Qin Huairu was not only the most beautiful young bride in the entire compound, but also one of the most beautiful in Nanluoguxiang.

Although Jia Zhang was happy that her son had married a beautiful wife, she had lived for so long, how could she not know how dangerous beautiful women could be?

Ever since she got married, many men, regardless of their age, have secretly looked at her and drooled at her, like Sha Zhu before.

Some people are satisfied just by looking at it, but some people want to go further. Jia Zhang didn't know how many of them were driven away by her scolding.

Given this situation, can Jia Zhang be at ease?

Having absolutely no faith in Qin Huairu's character, Jia Zhang kept a close eye on her every day and never let her out of her sight to avoid any scandal.

Now, if I tell her that in order to ensure the food supply for the family, I let Qin Huairu go out to work, wouldn't that be a blatant attempt to cuckold my son? Absolutely impossible.

As for why Qin Huairu went to work at the steel rolling mill later, we can only say that between survival and being cuckolded, Jia Zhang chose survival.

After talking to everyone about catching the thief, Lin Baoyan returned to the backyard.

"Is the Second Master at home?"

"Yes, at home."

The second aunt followed behind Lin Baoyan and agreed with a smile.

Seeing the second aunt coming over, Lin Baoyan also smiled and said, "Second aunt, I just want to report this thief-catching incident to the second uncle. I won't go in, and it's the same if I tell you."

The second aunt's mouth opened wide: "Oh, you specifically reported to your second uncle, and it's nothing to tell me. Let's go in and talk, let's go in and talk."

Lin Baoyan was helpless. Both the Second Uncle and his wife seemed to enjoy the feeling of having someone report things to their superiors.

Anyway, it's harmless. I have indeed been protected by the second uncle before. Although I have already given him two kilograms of expensive snacks to express my gratitude, there is no harm in being respectful now.

So, I followed the second aunt and went to find the second uncle to report what I learned about catching the thief at the police station today.