Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

At noon, Zhang Renkang closed the door of his office and rode his bike back to the courtyard. Today he had promised to take Qin Jingru to see a house. At the entrance of the courtyard alley, Zhang Renkang met Qin Jingru and took her to the south of the city. In front of a small courtyard in Dajiang Hutong, Zhang Renkang stopped the bike, took out a key from his arms, opened the door and walked in with Qin Jingru.

This is a property near the bustling area of ​​Qianmen Street. It is a small courtyard with a separate entrance and a single household. There is a painting of rich peonies on the screen wall in the middle. Coming out of the screen wall, there are two main rooms to the north (a total of 50 square meters). There are two side rooms on the left and right sides. There is a corridor connecting them to the main rooms. This is a small courtyard with seven rooms (one is the gatehouse at the gate). There is also a large copper vat and several deserted vacant lots in the middle, which should have been planted with flowers and plants in the past.

The good thing about this small courtyard is that it has its own door and a single household, so there is no need to worry about being disturbed. There is also a water pipe in the courtyard. There is also a small dry toilet at the junction of the west wing and the entrance hall. There is a corridor connecting it, so it is convenient to go to the toilet on rainy days. It should be the place where wealthy families kept concubines in the early years.

Qin Jingru looked at the yard curiously and asked

"Brother Renkang, is this place for me to live in?"

Zhang Renkang nodded and smiled

"If you want, you can live here first. Don't let the Jia family know about this place."

"I will bring you food regularly."

He took out ten big black bills and some bills and handed them to Qin Jingru.

"There should be some daily necessities in here. Just take care of it and I'll bring you some coal and food later. If you don't have enough, there's a street in front of you, so you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some."

Qin Jingru looked at the money in Zhang Renkang's hand and said nervously

"Brother Renkang, you gave me too much. I, I can't take it."

Zhang Renkang smiled and stuffed it into Qin Jingru's pocket and said

"Take it. This city is not like the countryside. You need tickets and money to get anything. I don't come here often. How can you live without money and tickets?"

Qin Jingru hugged Zhang Renkang excitedly and said

"Brother Renkang, you are so kind. I, I will give my body to you."

Qin Jingru kissed Zhang Renkang on the lips. Zhang Renkang was not polite and took the initiative to open Qin Jingru's teeth and taste the fragrance of the girl. After a while, Zhang Renkang let go of Qin Jingru who was out of breath and said

"Jingru, you've thought it over. We can't get married. If you want, you can live here. I'll bring you money and food regularly. In the future, someone else will live here to keep you company. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

Qin Jingru didn't care whether she was willing or not. She could live in a big house in the city and eat better than in the countryside. This hundred yuan must have been earned by her family for two or three years without eating or drinking.

(Some people say that the countryside is not that poor. Yes, a strong laborer can earn a lot, but the main thing the countryside gives is food after the harvest, not money, and the most work points are exchanged for food. For a family with two strong laborers, a father and a son, it is considered good if they can get 30 or 40 yuan in cash a year. Don’t you buy non-staple food? Don’t you buy cloth? Don’t you make tools? Don’t you get sick? So a normal family in the village can only save about 30 yuan a year)

Qin Jingru said

"I am willing, Brother Renkang, are you just like our old village chief, keeping me out there?"

The old village chief of Qinjia Village was a local landlord and a wealthy family before the founding of the People's Republic of China. He had three concubines. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, two of them had to live separately, but they were still a family.

Zhang Renkang laughed

"Why, are you really ready to be with me forever?"

Qin Jingru nodded and hugged Zhang Renkang and said

"Brother Renkang, as long as you don't despise me, I will follow you forever"

Zhang Renkang kissed Qin Jingru on the forehead and smiled.

"Okay, then I will support you for the rest of your life. I will come over this afternoon to give you something. You can find a room to live in first."

Qin Jingru nodded and said

"I'll go back first. I need to tell my sister that I'm going home."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Don't talk about this place. You can't tell anyone else about this. Do you understand?"

Qin Jingru nodded and said firmly

"Don't worry, Brother Renkang, I won't tell anyone, not even my parents."

Zhang Renkang said

"You stay here first. After the New Year, I will try to arrange a job for you."

Qin Jingru nodded. Now no one could stop her from living a good life. Qin Huairu was nothing. Qin Jingru didn't care about her. Especially after she knew that Qin Huairu had brought her to the city for a blind date without any good intentions, Qin Jingru was actually dissatisfied with this cousin.

Zhang Renkang sent Qin Jingru to the bus stop. After watching Qin Jingru take the bus back to the courtyard, he returned to the small courtyard and placed a bag of rice and a bag of flour in the main room. He also left half a ton of coal in the west wing for Qin Jingru to keep warm. Zhang Renkang had just checked and found an iron stove in the main room. It seemed that someone had lived here for a while.

Back at the steel mill, Zhang Renkang went to Li Huaide's office. After entering the room, Li Huaide saw Zhang Renkang coming and motioned him to sit on the sofa, saying

"Renkang, I have confirmed that there is no hope for Yang Weiguo. The equipment was sent to the south and will not come to the Sijiu City area."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Starting this week, they will no longer provide us with supplies. We will wait for your notification on when supplies will be restored."

Li Huaide nodded and said

"Okay, you tell Yang Weiguo about this later. I want to see what tricks Yang Weiguo has. What will he say when the workers run out of meat and supplies next week?"

"But Yang Weiguo might use your planning department as an excuse, so you should be mentally prepared."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"I have asked Yu Li and Chen Wei to go back and rest. We will wait for notification on when to go back to work. Yang Weiguo is thinking about the operation here. If it doesn't work, we can just withdraw. I have no objection."

Li Huaide smiled

"That's not the case. Yang Weiguo is not that stupid. If it weren't for the above matter, he wouldn't have rushed to do this."

"Just do what you are supposed to do, but Renkang, I have something I want to ask you."

Zhang Renkang said

"Director, your instructions"

Li Huaide smiled

"It's not a big deal. My brother-in-law is in charge of the textile factory near us. Recently, the higher-ups said they would expand their production, so they will have to recruit workers. Do you think it's appropriate for you to give him some supplies?"

"Don't worry, he's absolutely reliable. I won't hide the fact from you that my father-in-law is the vice minister of the Ministry of Industry. His people are safe."

Zhang Renkang thought for a moment and nodded.

"The transaction is fine as long as it is safe, but how do they pick up the goods?"

Li Huaide smiled

"It's still the same place. They still have two trucks in their factory. You can ask about the exact number when you have time in the next few days and discuss it."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Okay, then I'll go to the textile factory and ask in the next two or three days."

Li Huaide was also happy to see Zhang Renkang giving him face.

"Okay, their factory manager's surname is Zhao, when you go there just tell them that I asked you to go."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Okay, I'll take my leave now."

After Zhang Renkang came out of Li Huaide's office, he went straight to Yang Weiguo's place. He knocked on the door for a long time but there was no response, so he had to leave first.

Yang Weiguo is currently in the office of a senior leader in the Ministry of Industry, receiving criticism with a depressed look on his face.

Big Leader

"Yang Weiguo, what can I say about you?"

"Where is your awareness? You actually want to gamble with the fate of a factory with more than 20,000 people."

"If something goes wrong, you, Yang Weiguo, will be a sinner of the country"

Yang Weiguo whispered

"Old Chief, I just thought that our factory in Sijiu City is the most suitable for expansion. Besides, our major is also suitable."

The leader looked at Yang Weiguo, sighed and said

"Fortunately, it was not placed in the north, otherwise, your basket would not be able to hold it."

"Go back and reflect on this."

Yang Weiguo nodded and said

"Okay, old leader, I'm going back first."

Just as I was about to turn around, I heard the leader say

"By the way, how is Xiao Zhang doing recently? Ask him to come to my place in the next few days. I am really envious of his cooking skills."

Yang Weiguo said hesitantly

"Well, old leader, Zhang Renkang has been very close to Li Huaide recently. They are..."

Before I could finish my words, I was interrupted by the leader.

"What did I tell you? We just have different opinions. It doesn't mean we have any disagreements on the country or the revolution."

"You need to do a good job of uniting people. You can't create factions and divisions just because of a little disagreement. That's ridiculous."

Yang Weiguo nodded and said

"Old Chief, I'll remember this. I'll go back and talk to Zhang Renkang about it."

The leader nodded, indicating that Yang Weiguo could leave. As soon as Yang Weiguo left, the leader sighed and said to himself

"This Xiao Yang is still not mature enough. There are some differences on the road. How come it's like we're going our separate ways?"

The top leaders are still worried about the recent situation. The highest instructions have been worried that the regime will be eroded. If those people are allowed to come back, the blood of so many comrades will be shed in vain. The red flag must not be bleached in the slightest. The people will never agree to be exploited again.

Seeking "Generation of Love"

Seeking "Generation of Love"

Seeking "Generation of Love"