Siheyuan: I am Yi Zhonghai's biological son

These half-grown children are the children of workers in the area. It's just that it's hard to find a job now, and they don't have any skills. They heard that they can eat for free if they join the Red Guards, so they all joined the Red Guards.

In the beginning, they had several conflicts with others, but later, under the leadership of Ma Qiang, they took root in Nanluoguxiang.

This is a place they are familiar with and also their home. To them, they are protecting their homeland, but in the eyes of those workers, they are just vagrants and hooligans who do not work properly.

Yesterday they heard that the Liu brothers were planning to plot against Yi Ping'an, and these kids were very angry. Yi Ping'an was not only their idol, but he also often gave them food. The first piece of candy they ate, the first firecracker they set off... were all given by Yi Ping'an.

As long as Yi Ping'an was at home, every time he went out to buy something or came back from shopping, as long as he saw them, he would give them a piece of candy. They were still young at that time, but Yi Ping'an was the most popular among all the children in Nanluoguxiang.

Especially during those three years, almost everyone of them had eaten the food given by Yi Ping'an.

Yesterday, after Ma Qiang came back with the letter, he brought two canned meats. To be honest, none of them had ever eaten this stuff before, and few had seen it before. They had only heard about it from others. They got some wild vegetables and put the two canned meats in the pot to cook, and it was so delicious.

After eating the canned meat, Ma Qiang told them about Yi Ping'an's request. For people like them, it was simply life-saving. It was just to protect their family members. It was a small matter for them, but they would never have to go hungry again.

The older children discussed it and decided that one should not be too greedy, and even more so should not be without conscience. Yi Ping'an was good to them, and over the years, whenever he was at home, they would be able to eat the good things he gave them. Although sometimes it was just a piece of candy and sometimes a piece of dessert, they had really eaten them all.

So they only need 5 kilograms of food, which was enough to get them married a few years ago. This is what they get every month, which is no different from the salary they get when they start working.

These children automatically regarded themselves as the security guards hired by Yi Ping'an. They couldn't say so now, but they all thought so in their hearts.

So waiting here tonight, everyone can't help but feel a little restless.

"Third brother, how long do you think it will take for Brother Qiang to come back?"

"I don't know if there are any canned meats left today. They smelled so good yesterday. I didn't know there were such delicious things in the world."

"What are you dreaming about? Canned meat. If it weren't for Brother Ping An, you would never be able to eat canned meat in your life. Besides, that stuff is very expensive. It's enough for the two of us to have a taste. You still want to eat your fill."

"I don't understand why you don't accept Brother Ping'an's offer. If you buy 15 kilograms of cornmeal a month, you can get at least 45 kilograms of cornmeal at the pigeon market, which is not enough to eat for a month."

"Old Gada, don't say such things again. Do you know how much food Brother Ping An needs to take for so many of us?

We should not be without conscience. Think about the past. If Brother Ping An had not given us candy, would you have been able to eat candy during the Chinese New Year? If Brother Ping An had not distributed firecrackers to us, would you have been able to set off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year?

Do you know how many people envy our Nanluoguxiang? Brother Ping An has never been a stingy person. Who among you didn’t eat the food he gave you when you were a child, especially during those years?

Who among you hasn't eaten it? Tell me about it. Now it's time for us to repay him. Even if there is no food, we can't just watch others bully Brother Ping An."

"That's right, Third Brother is right. Now Brother Ping An is being plotted against. We must help him. If you want to plot against Brother Ping An, Grandma! I'll squeeze out the egg yolk for him."

"Brother Ping An also gave me a cotton-padded jacket. It was so warm. It must have been Brother Ping An's own cotton-padded jacket. It only had one patch. My best clothes were not as good as this one."

These half-grown children were sitting in the yard, talking about how Yi Ping'an had taken care of them over the past few years, and about how the Liu brothers were being unfair. They were also looking forward to a future where they would not go hungry anymore, and that they could exchange cornmeal for coarse grains so that they could have enough to eat.

The door opened with a creak, and Ma Qiang entered the yard.

"Brother Qiang, you are back."

"Qiangzi, you're back. Did you have a smooth journey?"

"Brother Qiang, what's going on?"

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"Shut up, be quiet, and listen to me." Ma Qiang scolded them, and when he saw that they were silent, he spoke again:

"Brothers, I have already settled this with Brother Ping An. I only want 5 kilograms of food as we agreed before, but Brother Ping An disagreed, saying that we are all teenagers and it is time for us to grow up, so Brother Ping An gave us 10 kilograms of cornmeal.

With these ten kilograms of cornmeal, I can exchange them for thirty or forty kilograms of coarse grains, and if I get some wild vegetables, I can at least feed myself.

Uncle Yi, Ping An's father, was there at the time. He said he would send us food in the future, but I didn't agree. We went to get it ourselves. Uncle Yi is old, and it's not safe for him to walk at night. We are not afraid, don't you think?

And there is even better news. Brother Ping An said that the food he will provide will start from this month, which means we can get the food tomorrow.

There are 35 of us with a total of 350 kilograms of food. We will go to get it at 10 o'clock tomorrow night. Now assign tasks. Lao San, you go find a cart. Lao Gada, you go..."

For a moment, he really felt that way. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for these people to gather together, but Yi Ping'an was really relieved at this time. He didn't have to worry about his family anymore.

At 10 o'clock the next night, a total of guys came, all of them were tough guys who often fought. They pulled a cart, loaded the food onto the cart, and pushed the cart away. They didn't say a word the whole time, and everyone communicated with gestures.

Yi Ping'an placed three thousand kilograms of cornmeal in the attic, in case Yi Zhonghai didn't come back, so he would have food for him.

Two days later, Wang Kaixuan came back and said that the matter had been dealt with. He did not say more. But within a day, news came that the two Liu brothers had been sent to labor camps for abusing their power for personal gain and stealing state property. As for where they went, no one knew. When would they return? It was undecided.

Liu Haizhong suddenly fell ill. Even if he disliked his two sons, they were still his biological sons whom he had raised since childhood. During Liu Haizhong's illness, Xu Damao took advantage of the opportunity and directly replaced him as the team leader.

Not only was Liu Haizhong removed from his official position and sent to a workshop, he was also required to write a self-criticism, saying that he had cultivated two parasites for the country and that it was his father, Liu Haizhong, who failed to educate him well. He must deeply reflect on his mistakes.

It must be said that this punishment was like a bolt from the blue for Liu Haizhong. His body, which had just recovered somewhat, collapsed again. This was really a fatal blow. The era of Xu Damao began in the compound.

Yi Ping'an believed that Xu Damao would not be so stupid as to provoke his family. Yi Zhonghai could easily deal with the people in the institute, so Yi Ping'an was relieved and he was ready to return to the research institute.

One month after Yi Ping'an returned to the research institute, Meng Xiaoting found out that she was pregnant, and the Yi family was going to have another baby.