Chapter 44: True love in times of adversity
Yi Zhonghai saw that everyone else had arrived, looked at the sky, and said in a pretentious manner: "Everyone listens, the sky will definitely change after the earthquake. Everyone quickly took out the wood from each company and built an earthquake shed."
"I know, when everyone digging air-raid shelters in 1969, they left a lot of wood. Don't be reluctant to let it go, take it out."
When everyone heard this, they felt it made sense, so they agreed and went home to work hard.
He Yuzhu said to Yu Haitang: "Look at the children, don't dare to let them run around at this time. I'll go to the wood."
Yu Haitang looked at the shaking pool and agreed, "You go, I will definitely be optimistic about them."
When He Yuzhu walked to the place where he stored the wood in his house, he was standing on the wall next to the Yushui house. He Yuzhu's wood was placed outside. Although it would cause tide rebate, it was still okay to build an earthquake shed. As for why he didn't store it here, he was not as rich as he could. He disliked that these were ordinary wood and he put it here without any use.
After moving the wood, he rushed into the house and took a lot of clothes for adults and children.
Although the weather in August is still very hot, it will be very cold once the weather changes. Besides, it doesn’t matter if a man wears shorts, but it is definitely not suitable for a woman to wear pajamas.
Each family took out all the wood, some with tools, and some with plastic cloth, and began to build earthquake sheds at night.
Several people worked hard for more than an hour and finally built the earthquake shed. These were the support of a few pillars, covered with plastic cloth sheds, which were simple and could not shelter from wind and rain.
I also made a large bunk with the remaining wood to make it easier for each family to lie on it and have a rest. Of course, it is impossible for everyone to sleep on it at the same time, so I can only take turns to rest. Anyway, it is still summer, if it is not raining, it is okay to lie in the yard. When it rains, it is enough to shelter in the earthquake shed.
He Yuzhu has a lot of wood. He built an earthquake shed separately to allow his family to have a good rest. The earthquake shed is built outside He Yushui's room. There is neither a passage here nor does it hinder others' movements.
After He Yuzhu built the earthquake shed, he took the time to take a look. The second uncle bang Haizhong and Xu Damao were already bigger. Although the kid hated Xu Damao, he was even more reluctant to be with Qin Huairu, so he lowered his head to work and pretended that nothing had happened.
Qin Jingru sat on the chair with a big belly. This was taken out of the room after Xu Damao recovered. Not only that, she also took out a lot of food and drink for her and served her very well.
He Yuzhu felt relieved when he saw that Qin Jingru was fine, so he walked back to the front and lay on the bed to start resting.
The next morning, He Yuzhu started to start cooking. Fortunately, he started to do it early. Not long after he finished cooking, it started to rain heavily.
There were often aftershocks last night, so I didn’t dare to go into the house to cook. Everyone ate the big pot of rice, your house brought rice and noodles, your house brought some vegetables, and your house produced oil. The meal was very delicious, and I felt that He Yuzhu’s cooking skills had improved again.
He Yuzhu smiled and said nothing. He couldn't tell others that his cooking skills are now at the level of a master.
After everyone had supper, He Yuzhu didn't stop seeing the rain. He didn't know what was going on outside. He put on his raincoat and prepared to go out for a look.
When Yu Haitang saw He Yuzhu wearing a raincoat, he asked worriedly: "Zhuzi, what are you doing?"
"I went to the street to see the situation. With such a big earthquake, I don't know what the situation is going on outside."
"Then be careful."
"It's okay, don't worry, I'll go to the door to see the street situation."
When He Yuzhu walked to the front yard, he saw the person in the front yard sitting in the shockproof shed. The third uncle was holding his TV in his hand, as if he had never let go.
"Zhuzi, what are you doing?"
"Go and see what's going on outside."
When I walked out of the courtyard, I saw many people on the street wearing raincoats and holding children, standing at the gate, not daring to move. He Yuzhu didn't know what was going on in the other yards, so why didn't he carry them in the yard and had to stand outside.
However, thinking that there are very few houses in this era, it is probably because each family built a house for themselves, so that there is no place to hide in the yard and can only be on the street.
Of course, there is nothing here. I saw that some courtyard walls had fallen down and looked like old houses. However, no one should have been hit inside, otherwise someone would have called out long ago.
He Yuzhu did not continue to watch it. After all, the relationship between people in this era has not reached the point where they never interact with each other since they were old and dead, so if someone really had problems at home, someone would definitely help.
When Yan Bugui heard about the joint cooking of the Intermediate Court, he immediately had his own little plan. If the front yard could cook together and produce wood at home, wouldn’t he have to produce rice, noodles and dishes?
When the others heard Yan Bugui's words, although they were unwilling to accept it, they all agreed to it for the sake of the earthquake shed. Unfortunately, everything was even more exciting than the third uncle expected.
The third uncle's second son, third son, fourth daughter and son-in-law all came, and they were all dripping like chickens.
Yan Jiefang: "What am I saying? All the wood we came here in 1969 was used. I said you all are really good. Do you know how we lived in the earthquake shed?"
The third son trembled all over and said, "A heavy rain made my house look like a chicken."
The fourth girl also said, "No, our family is even worse."
Yan Jiefang said arrogantly: "Don't talk nonsense, these are all from me, my brother and my sister, who are from Yan Jiemeng, and I came back one by one from Dongzhimen. Now the things are returned to the original owner. You all come out for me. We are going to demolish the earthquake shed."
Yan Jiecheng said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it too unreasonable for you to do this? Yes, it's the wood you have from Dongzhimen. But what is the situation now? What if you demolish this earthquake shed, what will we do?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yan Jiefang said indifferently: "I care what you do. My dad taught us since he was a child to learn to be independent. Now that we are here, you sit back and enjoy it? My brother, what did my dad say, you forgot? The law of life is to enjoy wealth, accumulate wealth first and enjoy it later. Don't be greedy for other people's wealth, and don't be with others."
Yan Jiemeng also said: "By the way, our mother also said that if you spend your own money and plant your own bitter fruits, you have to eat them yourself. If you want to have a good life, you have to work hard. Lying at home, there will be no pie falling from the sky."
"What's the point? Get rid of it now!" The fourth brother couldn't wait and asked his brother and husband to attack.
Yan Bugui was speechless by his sons. He thought the children he educated were good, but today it seemed that there was no human touch.
Seeing this situation, He Yuzhu asked curiously: "Why do you have to demolish the earthquake shed? Isn't it good to wait for the earthquake to pass?"
"Sha Zhu, don't worry, it has nothing to do with you. We, the whole family, can't live here, so it's better to move back and build our own earthquake shed."
He Yuzhu was too lazy to care about this nostalgic business. Anyway, it was not the one who was embarrassed. They just wanted to save face. At worst, they could just let Yu Li's family rest in their own earthquake shed and it would be done.
When He Yuzhu went back to cook, he saw the third uncle and the others coming to the intermediate yard. The third uncle was holding the TV, and the others were also a little dejected.
Yi Zhonghai was just praising He Yuzhu's skills and was about to ask why He Yuzhu made it so delicious. In the original plot, there were cabbage, but in this world, it was August, and the cabbage was still early. If you really eat cabbage, it would probably be much more expensive than ordinary potatoes and eggplant, so people are reluctant to eat it like this.
"What's wrong, Old Yan?"
Yan Bugui shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face: "I can't say it."
A front yard couldn't stand it and said directly, "Is it still protected?" He said to everyone, "Just now, the third uncle's children said that the wood in the earthquake shed was theirs, so just do it and demolish the earthquake shed. We have no choice but to come here to shelter from the rain."
Yi Zhonghai said angrily: "I don't want to, I dare to demolish the earthquake shed."
He missed when he was the first to be the boss in the yard and everything in the yard had to be allowed by him. But he didn't think it was the same now, and no one took him seriously at all.
He Yuzhu had no objection to this. After all, the other person had the final say in the wood, and he had persuaded him just now. Unfortunately, they chose to demolish the earthquake shed and leave with the wood.
Although their family was embarrassed, there was nothing to blame, otherwise the people in the front yard would not allow them to demolish the earthquake shed. If there was any reason, no one could demolish the earthquake shed, otherwise they would have started fighting long ago.
Yi Zhonghai said: "I just went to the street for a meeting. The district has issued instructions to let everyone have a place to live and no one can be left behind. I suggest that we squeeze in the middle yard to let some of the front yard live, and the other part, go to the back yard."
He Yuzhu said directly: "The third uncle and I are relatives, so let them squeeze in an earthquake shed with us. As for the others, please make arrangements."
The third uncle sighed and said, "Truth is true love that comes to the troubles."
The others looked at the place where they were staying and said in embarrassment: "I can't live here either. Look, these twenty people are crowded here and can't live anymore."
Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to take out He Yuzhu's shed for favor, but unfortunately He Yuzhu set a choice for residence himself, so he could only arrange it and said: "Well, I think there are still a few people here, and Xu Damao and the second uncle can pay attention to some people later, so they can definitely arrange it."
At this time, Yi Zhonghai was about to lower the others to go to the backyard, but suddenly the aftershock came again, and everyone could only stand in the yard and dare not move.
The third uncle was still holding the TV desperately. He couldn't stand steadily because he vibrated. Even if the third aunt asked him to put down the TV, he would not let it go. Finally, the aftershock ended, and then he walked into He Yuzhu and the others' shed.
Yi Zhonghai took the others to the backyard, and the middle yard finally squeezed out a piece of space for the people in the front yard.
Chapter completed!