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

"Will Jia Zhang be able to come back soon because of her sentence reduction?" Sha Zhu, who usually went back to the courtyard several times a week, also learned the news. He then relayed the news to his wife Liu Lan and He Yushui.

When He Yushui went to Ermingang to visit Xiaohan, he also told Lu Weimin's family the news.

"Mrs. Jia is about to be released from prison on parole? It's been five years? That's fast! This old guy is so lucky!" Li Jing said with a frown.

Noticing her daughter's displeasure, Sister Fei was very puzzled, because her daughter didn't seem very happy about the neighbor in the courtyard being released from prison, so she asked, "Jingjing, why did Jia Zhang go to prison?"

Li Jing explained: "In fact, Jia Zhang's imprisonment has a lot to do with Wei Min. In the early years, Wei Min had just arrived in the capital and was allocated a house over there. Jia Zhang always thought it was her house. In order to occupy the house, she made up a lie and framed Wei Min as an enemy, and almost killed Wei Min. At that time, Wei Min and I hadn't started dating yet, but I have always been disgusted by her behavior... Fortunately, it was finally confirmed that Wei Min was innocent."

Because Jia Zhang fabricated facts to frame others in order to occupy the two houses, she was eventually arrested by the military control committee and sentenced to five years in prison. Calculating the time, she was supposed to be released in a few months, but she was able to be released early with a commutation of sentence, which was an unexpected gain for her.

After hearing the reason why Jia Zhang was imprisoned, Sister Fei's face darkened, and a rare expression of anger appeared on her usually beautiful face. "This cruel old woman framed our Wei Min. Sentencing her to five years is already merciful. Now she can be commuted and released early to celebrate the New Year. How shameless!"

After saying this, Sister Fei immediately walked towards the phone, picked up the receiver and made a call, "Hello, is this Uncle Hong? I'm Yun Fei."

Then the story jumps to January 1, which is the day of the New Year's Eve. On this day, Jia Dongxu specially took a leave, put on the most decent clothes at home, and prepared new clothes for his wife Qin Huairu and son Banggun. The whole family dressed neatly, looking forward to the good time of the upcoming new year.

"Oh! The New Year hasn't passed yet. Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu, are you going to visit your mother-in-law's house?" Aunt Yan asked with a smile when passing by the front yard.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were in a very good mood, with smiles on their faces. Jia Dongxu said excitedly: "Today is the day when my mother is released from prison. We are going to pick her up, so of course we have to dress formally."

"Oh, yes! You mentioned it before. Today is the day Aunt Jia is released from prison, I forgot about it, my memory is getting worse and worse! When you go to pick up your mother from prison, you should dress nicely." Aunt Yan said with a smile.

"Let's not talk any longer! My wife, children and I need to go pick up mom. She must be waiting anxiously at the prison gate. If it's too late, she will definitely nag us nonstop!" Jia Dongxu said hurriedly.

"Okay, go and pick up Aunt Jia!" Aunt Yan responded immediately.

A neighbor's aunt came back from shopping and saw Jia Dongxu and his family walking out of the door in neat clothes. She asked Aunt Yan, "Why are Jia Dongxu and his family going out in such neat clothes today? What are they going to do?"

Aunt Yan replied, "Today is the day Jia Zhang is released from prison, and her whole family went to pick her up." Neighbor Aunt Wang said, "I remember she was sentenced to five years. Can she be released so soon?"

"It's not time yet. I heard that the application for commutation of sentence was successful!"

"I see! That's great! This way I can go home for the New Year."

"The Jia family is happy that Jia Zhang is coming out to celebrate the New Year, but the peaceful days in the compound will be broken again!" "Yes!"

Soon, all the neighbors in the compound knew that Jia Zhang was released from prison today, and most of them were not happy to hear it.

This time, Jia Dongxu was unusually generous. Instead of walking, he drove his whole family to the gate of Red Star Women's Prison to wait.

They waited and waited, and before they knew it, it was already noon, but they still didn't see their mother come out.

Qin Huairu suggested that Jia Dongxu go and ask about the situation. The person guarding the prison gate replied, "Normally they release people around 3:30 in the afternoon!" "Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Jia Dongxu muttered as he walked, looking a little dissatisfied.

When Qin Huairu heard that her mother-in-law would not come out until 3:30, she said, "What should we do? It will take several more hours. We can't just sit here and wait. Bang Geng is so unhappy that he is crying. Today is a good day for Mom to be released from prison. How about we find a restaurant to eat first and then wait?"

When Qin Huairu mentioned eating out, her eyes lit up and she looked at Jia Dongxu expectantly. She had never eaten out since she married him, and she had always been looking forward to having such an experience.

Although Jia Dongxu heard that his wife wanted to go out for dinner, he was reluctant to let her go. He said, "If we want to go to a restaurant, we have to wait until Mom is released from prison and then choose a time for the whole family to go together. How can it be done with just the three of us!"

"That makes sense." Qin Huairu curled her lips, feeling unhappy, but she had no other choice. After all, Jia Dongxu was the head of the family, the money was in his hands, and what he said made sense.

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a place to rest first, and then I'll go to the nearby market to buy something to eat."

"Okay!" Qin Huairu became excited and agreed quickly when she heard that there would be food soon.

The family found a place nearby to sit down and rest. Then Jia Dongxu got up to buy food.

About half an hour later, Jia Dongxu returned with a full load.

"It's still corn steamed buns!" Qin Huairu had expected her husband to bring some more expensive food, such as steamed buns made of white flour. Seeing that it was still the familiar corn steamed buns, her face was full of disappointment.

"We are very lucky to be able to eat steamed corn bread! Some people can't even afford steamed corn bread. The New Year is coming soon, we can't squander at this time, we have to save money to have a good new year." Jia Dongxu explained to Qin Huairu.

"You're right, Dongxu." Hearing that she could have a wonderful New Year, Qin Huairu felt a little warm in her heart, and even the corn steamed buns in front of her seemed to become more delicious.

Seeing his wife smile, Jia Dongxu secretly rejoiced, thinking that this was a wife who was easy to satisfy. He began to wait anxiously, looking up at the sun frequently.

Time passed as slowly as a snail. Finally, around 3:30 in the afternoon, the family and their child Banggeng arrived outside the Red Star Women's Prison again, looking at the entrance with anticipation.

However, as time passed, one hour, two hours...there was still no sign of Jia Zhang.

"He's probably still going through the release procedures! Hurry up, kid, don't cry. Crying is not good." Hearing his son crying, Jia Dongxu became very annoyed and his voice became louder.

But even so, after another half an hour of waiting, there was still no news from Jia Zhang. "Wife, go and see what's going on." Qin Huairu nodded and turned to walk towards the guarded gate. Soon, she returned.

"The prison guard said that according to the records, everyone who should have been released today has been released. But strangely, our mother is not released. Did they remember the date wrong, or did something else happen?" Qin Huairu's voice was filled with uneasiness.

As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Dongxu felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

"I'll go in and ask the specific prison guards." After saying that, he walked quickly into the prison. When he came out again, his face was gloomy.

"What's the problem? Dongxu?" Qin Huairu asked anxiously.

Jia Dongxu replied in a deep voice: "It's over! Mom can't get out of prison to spend the New Year with us. Her request for commutation of sentence has been revoked!"

This sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured on Qin Huairu's heart: "Why? Didn't it pass before? Why was it cancelled again!"

"Alas, the preliminary trial was passed, but there was still a public announcement period. So my mother was not released immediately. During this public announcement period, someone reported that she was slacking off at work, slandering others behind their backs, and defecating everywhere while working in the labor camp. So her eligibility for commutation of sentence was revoked! Why couldn't my mother be a little more careful? She has lost all my face!" Jia Dongxu sighed repeatedly.

"It's such a waste of effort to wait today! It seems that Mom can't come out to celebrate the New Year with us. Let's go home. The neighbors will definitely laugh at us." Qin Huairu said helplessly.

"We don't have any better choice," Jia Dongxu replied.

"Dongxu, I suddenly feel that it would have been better if we hadn't mentioned this to others before."

"I was just happy for a moment and wanted everyone to share our joy. Who would have thought something like this would happen!" Although he felt guilty, Jia Dongxu still insisted that his original intention was correct.

In a corner of the prison,

When Jia Zhang heard the news, she was so sad that she burst into tears.

"Wow! I want to go out! I want to celebrate the New Year with my family! Oh no! Oh my God! What should I do! Do I have to wait a few more months?

Wow! Who on earth is so cruel to report me? I just let my guard down for a while?

Is it not okay to say a few unpleasant words when you are in a bad mood?

I can't bear to go to the toilet when I'm in a hurry, so I can't even relieve myself? This is outrageous!"

In a traditional courtyard, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, holding a puppy, lowered their heads and walked quickly into the front yard.

The old men and women in the yard all wanted to see what Jia Zhang, who had spent five years in prison, looked like now, and they all looked behind Jia Dongxu and his wife.

Hey, where are the people?

"Dongxu, Huairu, where is your mother, Jia Zhang? Why can't you see her?" "Yes, why hasn't Aunt Jia come back yet? We miss her so much!"

Hearing the question, Jia Dongxu and his wife realized that they could not avoid it, so they had to stop. Qin Huairu said nothing, her eyes turned to her husband Jia Dongxu, obviously asking him to answer.

Jia Dongxu replied in a deep voice: "The prison's labor camp is short of labor. The leader said my mother is a hard worker and hopes she can stay for a while longer to help there."