Siheyuan: Rebirth 52 years later, escaping from famine in Beijing

Li Jing was happy and proud to hear Uncle Zhao praise her husband: "My husband is currently studying at Peking University!"

When District Chief Zhao heard that Lu Weimin was actually a top student at Peking University, his eyes lit up immediately and he was very surprised: "Your husband is really outstanding! In this way, both of you are knowledgeable. You are really a perfect match!"

Li Jing smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, please stop praising us. If you continue praising us, we will become arrogant!"

District Chief Zhao laughed and said, "Xiao Jing, do you know? Not long ago, Aunt Huang and I met your mother. After more than a year, your mother has become younger and more beautiful. She looks very healthy and radiant. She doesn't look like a mother who already has a daughter that old! Aunt Huang was very envious and asked your mother the secret of her beauty. Your mother said that it is her peaceful mind and happy mood that keep her young appearance!"

Although District Chief Zhao did not mention this, Li Jing actually noticed significant changes in her mother: she was indeed prettier and younger, and her complexion was indeed very good.

However, in Li Jing's opinion, all this was the result of her mother drinking the spiritual spring water given to her by her husband, and naturally she could not tell outsiders.

Lu Weimin and his daughter-in-law Li Jing chatted with District Chief Zhao and Chairman Lou for about half an hour. During this time, Director Wang and other leading cadres also joined the conversation.

Finally, the conference officially began, and the atmosphere was very warm and full of enthusiasm. Afterwards, Lu Weimin and his daughter-in-law Li Jing took the stage to deliver speeches.

Li Jing is a backbone of the street office who has achieved outstanding results in promoting public-private partnership in Beijing, while Lu Weimin was invited by Chairman Lou to come on stage to share with everyone his understanding and views on public-private partnership and his transformation.

The entire conference process was a complete success. After the conference, Lu Weimin and his daughter-in-law Li Jing still had dinner with the leaders in the factory.

Lu Weimin also met many outstanding people from different industries and some government officials, further enriching his social circle.

According to Lu Weimin's suggestion, Lou Zhenhua completely handed over the control of Red Star Steel Mill. After a month, Lou Zhenhua resigned from the board of directors and left the steel mill. The overall situation of Lou Zhenhua was highly praised by the relevant departments, and he was awarded the title of excellent entrepreneur.

After leaving the steel mill, Lou Zhenhua often traveled between Hong Kong and Beijing to run his business.

He made a lot of money in Hong Kong. Every time he returned to Beijing, he liked to have tea and dinner with Lu Weimin or visit his home.

Life seems quite leisurely and comfortable. I have gained more than ten pounds and look healthier.

Several months passed in such peaceful days. Summer came in a blink of an eye, and until the night of August 16th,

In the central area of ​​a courtyard at night.

Jia Dongxu lay in bed tossing and turning in excitement, unable to fall asleep, because the next day, the 18th, was the day his wife's sentence would end.

He felt very happy at the thought that from tomorrow he would no longer have to bear the burden of being both a father and a mother.

Two years of celibacy will come to an end tomorrow. This makes him feel very happy.

Although he got married and had a wife, he did not receive her care and love. This torment was unforgettable for him and he blamed it on Zhuzi!

Hateful pillar! This resentment will be released one day! He is full of hatred for the pillar.

But no matter what, his unfortunate days will finally come to an end with his wife's release tomorrow.

It was three o'clock in the morning when Jia Dongxu fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, despite the dark circles under my eyes, I was still full of energy.

I got up early to clean the house.

Wanting to give his wife a clean and comfortable home, the neighbors all noticed something unusual about Jia Dongxu.

Dongxu, what's wrong with you today? You have big dark circles under your eyes and you look like you've been taking a shot of chicken blood."

"Because my wife was released from prison today." Jia Dongxu mentioned this and glanced angrily at Zhuzi who lived opposite.

It turns out that Huairu is coming out today. No wonder Dongxu is so happy. Are the two years over so quickly? "The neighbors sighed in unison.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Jia Dongxu led Pengguo (Banggeng) to the Red Star Women's Prison on foot.

During these years, Jia Dongxu used his personal salary to buy food to support the two of them, and thus formed an extremely frugal lifestyle.

Therefore, even if he went to pick up his wife from prison today, he was reluctant to spend money and tried to save as much as possible. Unexpectedly, the sunlight was unusually strong today.

Jia Dongxu looked up at the sky and thought, could it be that the sun also knew that his wife would be released from prison today, so he was particularly happy? Finally, he arrived at the Red Star Women's Prison under the scorching sun.

Although he was dizzy from the sun, Jia Dongxu was still very excited and waited for his wife to be released from prison in high spirits.

In prison, Jia Zhang held her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu's hand, reluctant to let her go. The two years of companionship made her more dependent on Qin Huairu.

"Huai Ru, I really can't bear to see you leave! If you leave, I will be so lonely here alone!" As she spoke, Jia Zhang's eyes turned red and tears flowed.

Qin Huairu's eyes were moist. She and her mother-in-law had gone through two difficult years together, and they had indeed formed a deep relationship. Since she married into the Jia family in 1951, she had spent a considerable amount of time with her mother-in-law in the past four years, more time than she had with her husband Jia Dongxu and her son Banggeng.

"Mom! Just hold on a little longer, you'll be able to come out soon!" Qin Huairu comforted her.

"How long do I have to stay here? It feels like I've been here for a very long time! When will it end?" Every time the sentence was mentioned, Jia Zhang's face was filled with sadness.

"Mom! It will really be out soon! I didn't tell you it will take another two years, I'm afraid you can't stand it." Qin Huairu thought to herself, "Mom! I'm leaving, Dongxu and Banggeng are waiting for me outside!"

"Come back to see mom often!" Jia Zhang held her daughter-in-law's hand and reminded her reluctantly. Qin Huairu felt a little guilty after hearing this.

Great luck, never come back!

"Are you going to stay or to leave? If you don't want to leave, you can stay for a few more days!" The prison guard on the side seemed a little impatient when he saw that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were slow to act.

After hearing what the prison guard said, Jia Zhang showed a delighted expression: "Huai Ru, stay one more day! Stay with your mother more, and you can leave tomorrow morning!"

Qin Huairu became anxious and quickly broke free from her mother-in-law's hand.

"Mom, Dongxu and Banggeng are already waiting for me outside. How can I stay here for another day? They will be very worried. No more words, let's go now!"

After saying this, she walked out quickly without waiting for her mother-in-law to react.

"Remember to take good care of Dongxu and Banggeng!" Jia Zhang looked at her daughter-in-law leaving and shouted reluctantly.

"Got it!" Qin Huairu didn't look back and continued to move forward. Finally, Qin Huairu walked out of the prison gate.

She immediately saw her husband Jia Dongxu and son Banggeng waiting in front of her.

"Dongxu, that's great!" Qin Huairu's eyes were filled with tears and she ran over excitedly.

"Huai Ru!" Jia Dongxu was also very excited and went forward to greet her holding his son Bang Geng.

The family of three finally hugged each other tightly again.

"Great! He finally came out!" "Our family is finally reunited!" After a while, the couple finally calmed down.

Qin Huairu hugged the stick tightly, as if she was holding a priceless treasure in her arms.

However, since they seldom met each other, Banggeng felt unfamiliar and somewhat resistant to Qin Huairu as his mother, and did not like to be hugged by her.

Qin Huairu shed tears of grievance. "It's all Shazhu's fault!" Jia Dongxu felt unfair.

"That's right! It was all because Sha Zhu was too disloyal and refused to write a letter of apology! As a result, I spent two years in jail, wasting my time, and Bang Geng no longer knew me as his mother!" Qin Huairu also thought that it was Sha Zhu's fault.

"However, their family also got retribution by giving birth to two daughters in a row! But this is not enough to balance our feelings!" Jia Dongxu said excitedly.

"It's indeed not enough!" Qin Huairu also nodded.

"Don't think about it! Today is the day you are released from prison. Don't mention those disappointing things. Let's go to the market to buy some vegetables and have a good meal tonight! I haven't tasted meat for almost two years!" Jia Dongxu swallowed his saliva when he mentioned meat.

"Well, let's celebrate tonight!" Qin Huairu felt her mouth watering when she heard her husband talking about meat.

Bang Geng held a gourd in his mouth and let his mother take him to the front yard. At first, he was very resistant to his mother, but after tasting the gourd, this feeling was reduced a lot. After all, delicious food makes people happy. "Qin Huairu, you are finally back! It's great!"

Yan Bugui was wiping his Fei Ge brand bicycle. When he saw Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and Bang Geng enter the compound, he laughed in surprise and said the above words.

Jia Dongxu knew that Yan Bugui had always been on good terms with Lu Weimin and Sha Zhu, and he didn't like him very much, so he chose not to respond.

Qin Huairu smiled and replied: "Thank you, Uncle Yan. It's been such a long time since we last met. You are still as energetic as before!"

"Haha! Qin Huairu is so sweet, I feel so happy when I hear her. I'm sure my appetite will be good tonight, so I'll have an extra bowl of sweet potato porridge!" Yan Bugui said happily. Soon, all the neighbors in the courtyard heard the news of Qin Huairu's return, and they all commented on her behind her back.

When Sha Zhu and Liu Lan returned home from get off work, they heard the same news and happened to meet each other next to the faucet in the middle yard.

However, everyone had a stern face and no one spoke.

As for Lu Weimin and his wife who live in Ermingang, they only learned about this the next day, but they did not make any comments.

Whether Qin Huairu was in prison or outside, it had no real impact on them.

Another week has passed since Qin Huairu left the wall and returned to the free world.

1955 was obviously an extraordinary year that would leave a deep mark in history: first, the public-private partnership policy was fully implemented and a new version of the currency was issued.

A new policy that has attracted more attention was officially released on August 8.