Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 21 Activists
BORROR car?

Hearing this, He Yuzhu was slightly stunned, but he quickly figured it out.

In this era, bicycles were scarce, which was similar to the need to hire a motorcade for weddings in later generations. A bicycle was equivalent to the lead vehicle of a brand.

If it was before the time travel, if He Yuzhu met someone who wanted to borrow his car, he would definitely not lend it to them. Lending out a car would only cause trouble for oneself.

But now is the 1960s, this red-hot era, the relationships between neighbors, streets, and between people are very different from those in later generations.

After Li Cuixia said that, she looked at He Yuzhu's silence and continued, "Comrade He Yuzhu, there are many single young people in Nanluoguxiang now, and they are facing serious problems in getting married. Lending bicycles is also to help some young men in our street office to better solve their marriage problems. When the time comes, our street office will remember your kindness, and those young men who are getting married will not forget your help. Of course, we also know that bicycles are valuable items for any family, so under normal circumstances, we will not lend them casually, and if we do, we will also provide certain compensation."

Li Cuixia's words were sincere and she was not seeking personal gain. As the street office of this era, the historical mission it shouldered was different from that of later generations. Generally speaking, the birth, aging, illness and death of ordinary people could basically be solved in the street office.

On weekdays, there is a system where the elders of the compound are in charge of things, but this is because the street office is short of staff and has delegated some of its power to the compound to solve problems on its own. If things really get out of hand, all the problems that cannot be solved in the compound must be solved by the street office. Therefore, the street office also has to worry about the marriage problems of young people in the area. This is why Li Cuixia, the director of the street office, personally went to He Yuzhu's home to do ideological work.

For example, Uncle Yan Bugui in the front yard, who was such a stingy person, after he got a bicycle at home, people from the street office came to his house to do some work. Although Yan Bugui was very reluctant, due to his status as an uncle and the fact that this was almost equivalent to mobilization from the organization, he gritted his teeth and did not refuse. Of course, when it came to compensation, the old guy did everything he could to gain benefits.

After hearing what Li Cuixia said, Yi Zhonghai understood the situation. He immediately said, "Zhu Zi, this is a good thing. The street office can come to your house, which is equivalent to the organization's recognition of you. I think you should..."

Without waiting for Yi Zhonghai to finish, He Yuzhu said directly: "Director Li, the organization needs me to make these contributions, and I am willing to do so. If there is a need in the future, our bicycle can be lent, but I hope that the bicycle is lent out for everyone, not for a certain individual. Otherwise, I will reject such unreasonable requests. Moreover, this is my new bicycle after all. In the first year, my bicycle will not be lent out. If the organization needs it later, I can lend it to you."

He Yuzhu is not a fool. The national conditions of this era are different, so he will naturally adapt to it. If his act of borrowing a car can gain favor with the organization and a certain reputation, He Yuzhu is willing to do it. However, these prerequisites must be met, otherwise, He Yuzhu is too lazy to do such a thing. Since the decision has been made, it is good for him to leave a positive impression.

Yi Zhonghai didn't react at first after being interrupted, but after hearing Zhuzi's words, he was a little stunned.

It's not that he felt that Zhuzi interrupted him, but he felt that Zhuzi's ideological awareness was a little different. If it were before, the street office came to ask Zhuzi to borrow a car. With this kid's temper, he would probably scold him and make a scene. He was afraid that Zhuzi would mess up, so he spoke up to stabilize Zhuzi first, but he didn't expect that Zhuzi agreed so straightforwardly.

The key point is that even if he has some conditions of his own later, these conditions seem too normal to everyone, and some even feel that Zhuzi has his own attitude.

Yi Zhonghai had a lot of thoughts in his mind. After Li Cuixia was stunned for a moment, she agreed immediately!
"Look, look, our youth nowadays are very conscious! Zhuzi, if you don't mind, I will just call you Zhuzi in the future. Don't call me Director Li or Director Li anymore. Just call me Aunt Li, it won't sound strange. We will do as you say. After a year, if there is a need, we will need to trouble you. But Zhuzi, don't worry, when we borrow a bicycle from the street office, it must be for a legitimate purpose. There will definitely be no unauthorized misappropriation of the bicycle. If there is, you can just take the bicycle away and we won't say anything."

Before coming here, Li Cuixia had heard of some of Zhuzi's previous "bad reputations", but bicycles were too scarce on the streets, and as the director, she was very concerned about the marriage issues of young people in her jurisdiction. Therefore, she came here today with full preparation. She had been trying hard to persuade He Yuzhu to agree, but she didn't expect that Zhuzi would agree directly and readily after just stating some prerequisites.

Now it seems that Zhuzi is not as reckless as his reputation suggests. He is clearly a good young man and activist of the new era! Li Cuixia's impression of He Yuzhu instantly improved a lot.

"Well, with what you said, Aunt Li, I also trust our Street Office. Besides, I'm almost old enough, and maybe when I get married in the future, I'll need help from the Street Office."

Li Cuixia's eyes lit up when she saw this: "Of course there is no problem, but Zhuzi, with your current conditions, why do you need our help? As long as you spread the news, you will be spoiled for choice by the girls."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu and Yi Zhonghai both smiled. He Yushui on the side even said "Huh~" and simply stood up, too lazy to stay here any longer: "Brother, you guys chat, I'm going back to sleep!"

Seeing this, Li Cuixia and Yi Zhonghai chuckled twice: "Okay, then we won't bother you anymore, Zhuzi. For today's incident, I still want to thank you on behalf of our street office. If you need anything in the future, you can also come to our street office. After all, what everyone believes in is helping each other when we have difficulties." After leaving these words, Li Cuixia left first. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Yi Zhonghai did not stay any longer.

He Yuzhu was left alone. After a simple wash, he lay on the bed, thinking about what happened today, feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.

(End of this chapter)