Siheyuan: All the birds want to die, I enjoy happiness

Su Xingchen followed Liu Lihua for another five or six minutes and came to the entrance of an alley. "Are you tired? We'll be there soon if we walk into this alley."

"It's okay, I can hold on. We're almost there anyway. By the way, Mom, what should I call you later? I can't just stay silent."

"Inside are the wife and two children of your father's comrade-in-arms. You can just call him Aunt Zhao later. Your father's comrade-in-arms was called Wang Daniu. He died chasing a thief a few years ago. His youngest daughter has been in poor health since childhood, and their family has not had an easy time over the years. Our family has always been supporting them, but since I became ill, they are unwilling to let me help them. Now that I am in much better health now and our family has the conditions, we should help them if we can." Liu Lihua shook her head and said.

"Okay, I know, Mom." Su Xingchen thought about it and walked into the courtyard with Liu Lihua. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw several children playing sandbags and several adults smoking and talking. Compared with the large courtyard where Su Xingchen lived, this courtyard seemed more harmonious.

Among them, there was a little girl who was kicking a sandbag. She recognized Liu Lihua at a glance and said, "Auntie Liu, you're here! Are you feeling better? You haven't been here for a long time!" As she said that, the little girl hurried over.

Su Xingchen estimated that the child was only eight or nine years old. Although her clothes were full of patches, they were still clean. Her face was thin and yellow, and her hair was also yellow. It was obvious that she was malnourished for a long time. The little girl was exhausted and panting after running only a few steps.

"Oh, Tianxin, don't run around. Look at you, you are out of breath. You need to take care of your health, okay?" Liu Lihua said, hugging Wang Tianxin.

"It's okay, Aunt Liu. Besides, I haven't seen you for a long time. Aunt Liu, this is your brother, right?" Wang Tianxin glanced at Su Xingchen and said with a smile, revealing her two fangs.

"Yes, this is your brother Tatsuko."

"Your name is Wang Tianxin, right? Do you like candy?" Su Xingchen took out a handful of ABC Mickey Mouse candies (in 1956, ABC Mickey Mouse candies were renamed White Rabbit candies due to public-private partnerships, and all subsequent versions will be called White Rabbit candies) and handed them to Wang Tianxin. If you ask him where all the White Rabbit candies came from, it must have come from space. He didn't know there was a kid here before.

Wang Tianxin had obviously never seen so many candies before. She was at a loss for a moment. She looked at Liu Lihua, then looked at Su Xingchen and said, "Brother, this is too much. I don't want so much."

"Tian Xin, it's okay. This is specially brought for you. Your brother Chenzi doesn't like to eat this. He ate too much when he was a child and now his teeth are damaged. Of course, you can't eat too much. Put it away quickly." Liu Lihua naturally saw that she was a little embarrassed and said quickly.

Wang Tianxin was still a little hesitant, so Liu Lihua leaned down and whispered to her, "You can still take it back for your mother and brother to eat, right? Be obedient and keep it."

"Okay, thank you Brother Chenzi, thank you Aunt Liu, let's go home quickly, my brother and my mother are at home!" Wang Tianxin took the candy from Su Xingchen's hand and put it in her pocket, then took Liu Lihua home. Halfway through the walk, she didn't forget to say to the children, "There are guests at my house, I won't play with you for now, I'll find you later."

Su Xingchen followed Liu Lihua quickly and came to the door of a main house in the middle courtyard. It seemed that the house was quite good when it was allocated back then.

Wang Tianxin let go of Liu Lihua's hand, pushed the door open, and shouted into the room, "Mom, brother, Aunt Liu is here."

Liu Lihua had been here many times, so she walked in with ease, but this was Su Xingchen's first time. Oh, there was nothing in the main room of the house, just a table made of scrap wood, and a few benches with peeling paint around it. Su Xingchen walked into the room and felt that the temperature was not much warmer than outside. Compared with outside, there was no wind, but it was not warm at all. Just standing there made his feet feel a little cold.

Wang Tianxin hurried into the inner room to call Wang Chunsheng and Zhao Juan. Yes, it was Wang Chunsheng who worked in the security department of the smelting bureau. At this moment, the two of them were sitting on the kang to make matches. The three of them in the family depended on Wang Chunsheng's monthly salary of 29.5 yuan, which was not enough. Wang Tianxin had to go to school and take medicine, and the family had to spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. Zhao Juan could only make matches to supplement the family income. You should ask why they were sitting on the kang. Isn't it simple? They didn't want to heat the kang, so they covered themselves with a quilt and made matches, so they wouldn't feel cold!

"What? Your Aunt Liu is here? Chunsheng, let's go out and see her." Zhao Juan put down the work in her hands immediately after hearing this. Since Liu Lihua got sick, she has been recuperating at home. Since she knew that Liu Lihua was sick, Zhao Juan asked others to take the things she sent to her. Everyone has a hard life and it's not easy for everyone. Although Liu Lihua may have a better life than her, she thinks that she can get through it if she endures it. There is no need to let others live so hard just to help her.

Zhao Juan and Wang Chunsheng quickly put on their shoes and walked out. "Sister, why are you here? Are you feeling better? It's so cold. Chunsheng, go light the coal stove. Your Aunt Liu is not in good health and can't get cold." Zhao Juan quickly turned around and said to Wang Chunsheng.

"Hey, hello Aunt Liu, I'll be there right away." Wang Chunsheng just came out and greeted Liu Lihua and then hurried to light the coal stove. After seeing Su Xingchen, he smiled and nodded, and Su Xingchen also smiled and nodded.

"Oh, no, no, I'm much better now. If I hadn't felt better, I wouldn't have come today." Liu Lihua waved her hand quickly and said, she also knew that if she didn't come to their house they probably wouldn't be willing to light the coal stove during the day, so there was really no need to trouble them.

"Sister, look at what you are saying. What is the relationship between our two families? If it weren't for your family helping me all these years, we don't know how we would have gotten through. Please stop saying these polite words." Zhao Juan pretended to be angry and said.

At this time, she caught a glimpse of Su Xingchen next to her. "Oh, this is Chenzi, right? I saw you when I was a child. It's been so many years. This is the first time I see you after coming to Sijiucheng for so many years." Wang Daniu had come to northern Shaanxi with Su Weiguo before. At that time, Zhao Juan met Su Xingchen once. Later, Wang Daniu and his family went to Sichuan and Chongqing. It was not until 53 that they returned to Sijiucheng. As a result, Wang Daniu died not long after returning. For so many years, Su Weiguo and Liu Lihua had been helping them, and Su Xingchen rarely came.

"Hello, Aunt Zhao." Su Xingchen quickly nodded and greeted her.