Courtyard Houses: From Families of Martyrs and Orphans to Giants of the Times

noon.

The courtyard was busiest at that time of year.

Every household started cooking.

The smell of coal smoke mingled with the aroma of stir-fried vegetables.

It drifted all over the yard.

forecourt.

Yan Bugui was squatting at the door picking cabbages.

He sighed as he made his selection.

"Ugh."

"Life is getting worse every day."

"The price of cabbage has gone up again."

The three women rolled their eyes at him.

"Why don't you just buy two fewer potted plants?"

"How can that be the same?"

"You can sell the flowers for money later."

"What do you know?"

The couple was arguing.

Suddenly someone came in from outside.

Wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket.

Carrying a medicine box on his back.

His hair is gray.

He looks like a doctor.

Yan Bugui was taken aback at first.

He then quickly stood up.

"Dr. Zhang?"

"What brings you here?"

Dr. Zhang smiled.

"Come and treat the patients in the backyard."

Upon hearing this...

The expressions on the faces of the people in the front yard changed immediately.

These days.

We were able to get a doctor to come to our home.

This is no small matter.

Especially Dr. Zhang from the neighborhood clinic.

It's quite famous in the area.

Many people queue up but still can't get a number.

Who's sick in the backyard?

"The Lin family."

Dr. Zhang replied casually.

Then he walked straight to the backyard.

But these words...

But it was like a stone thrown into water.

The whole courtyard erupted in chaos.

"The Lin family?"

"Yi Xiulan?"

"Can her family afford to hire Dr. Zhang?"

Not long after.

The news spread throughout the Intermediate People's Court.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi...

His face changed.

"What?"

"Did Dr. Zhang go to the Lin family's house?"

"Why should I?!"

She was genuinely upset.

Jia Dongxu had a cough a few days ago.

She went to invite Doctor Zhang.

No one came to our door.

The result is now.

They actually went to the Lin family on their own initiative?

Qin Huairu, who was standing next to her, didn't say anything.

His eyes, however, held a somewhat complicated expression.

She understood Lin Jian'an less and less.

Just a while ago, we were so poor we were almost out of food.

The result is now.

It's white flour again.

It's Western medicine again.

Now even Dr. Zhang personally comes to our door.

This is changing too fast.

backyard.

Dr. Zhang had just entered the room.

I could smell a faint medicinal scent.

The stove is burning warmly.

It was much better than he had imagined.

Yi Xiulan was clearly surprised when she saw him.

"Dr. Zhang?"

"Why did you come in person?"

Dr. Zhang waved his hand.

"Don't move."

"Let me see it first."

He finished speaking.

I sat down on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed) and began to take his pulse.

The room fell silent immediately.

Lin Jianan is standing next to him.

Actually, I was a little nervous.

Although the system says penicillin can cure it.

But after all, the mother had dragged it out for too long.

A few minutes later.

Dr. Zhang slowly withdrew his hand.

His expression was clearly serious.

"The inflammation in his lungs is quite severe."

"If we drag this out any longer..."

"That's really dangerous."

Yi Xiulan's face turned slightly pale.

But it was actually quite calm.

Actually, she had a feeling about it all along.

These days.

She even often felt like she couldn't breathe.

He just kept putting on a brave face.

I didn't want my son to worry.

Dr. Zhang sighed.

Then he took out a syringe from the medicine box.

"Thank goodness there's medicine."

"Otherwise, it will be really difficult to handle."

talking.

He couldn't help but glance at Lin Jian'an again.

His eyes had a particularly complex look.

Penicillin is something like that.

Even many hospitals are facing shortages now.

It turned out to be the home of a martyr's orphan.

It's amazing that they were able to produce it.

Besides feeling emotional.

He felt more admiration than anything else.

This child.

They really did give it up.

"Xiulan".

"It might hurt a little when you get the injection later."

"Bear with it."

Yi Xiulan nodded gently.

"Thank you for your help."

Lin Jian'an, who was standing next to him, also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it can be cured.

soon.

The injection is administered into the body.

Yi Xiulan frowned slightly.

His expression, however, was noticeably more relaxed.

Dr. Zhang finished giving the injection.

I observed for a while longer.

Only then was I completely relieved.

"Alright."

"If the fever breaks tonight."

"There shouldn't be any major problems."

Lin Jian'an's eyes lit up immediately.

"real?"

"Um."

Dr. Zhang smiled.

"You're lucky, kid."

"A few more days."

"Even a god couldn't save him."

Upon hearing this...

Lin Jian'an felt a wave of fear wash over him.

Luckily, I have a system.

otherwise.

This family might really fall apart.

Just then.

Suddenly there was a noise outside.

"Old Yi is here!"

"Make way!"

Followed by.

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly went into the backyard.

Obviously.

He had also heard that Dr. Zhang had come to his door.

As soon as I entered the house...

I saw syringes and medicine bottles.

He was completely stunned.

"Penicillin...?"

He was, after all, a veteran worker at the steel rolling mill.

Nature recognizes this thing.

For an instant.

Yi Zhonghai's eyes changed.

"Jian'an".

"This medicine..."

Lin Jianan could only continue using the old excuse.

"It was a gift from one of my dad's former comrades."

"It could save your life in a critical moment."

Yi Zhonghai remained silent.

Several seconds passed.

He finally let out a heavy sigh.

"Your dad... didn't live in vain."

When he said this.

His eyes were even a little red.

People of this era.

They value relationships the most.

Especially those who went to war together.

Many of them were truly friends who had risked their lives for each other.

Dr. Zhang, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement.

"This medicine is too difficult to obtain now."

"Your family has met a benefactor."

soon.

The news has spread completely.

"The Lin family used penicillin!"

"Really?"

"Dr. Zhang said it himself!"

"That's a life-saving medicine!"

The entire courtyard was thrown into chaos.

Especially Jia Zhangshi.

After hearing that.

His eyes were almost red.

"Why should I?!"

"Where did they get such good stuff?"

"That's penicillin!"

She was genuinely jealous.

Because of the previous few years.

She witnessed firsthand someone trying to buy a single penicillin.

They sold all the houses.

The result is now.

The Lin family actually used it?

And it was for Yi Xiulan?

The more she thought about it, the more unbalanced she felt.

"no."

"There's definitely something wrong here!"

"A boy who's not quite grown up."

"Where did you get this medicine?"

Qin Huairu frowned beside her.

"Mom, keep your voice down."

"They're asking for help."

Did I say something wrong?

"Maybe it came from an illegitimate source!"

She had barely finished speaking.

A sound suddenly came from the doorway.

"Whose origin is dishonest?"

Jia Zhangshi looked up.

His expression changed instantly.

Because of speaking.

It was Yi Zhonghai.

now.

Yi Zhonghai's face looked frighteningly pale.

"Old sister-in-law."

"You can eat whatever you want."

"Don't talk nonsense."

"That medicine was given to us by a fallen soldier's comrade."

"Don't talk nonsense again."

"I really went to the neighborhood committee office."

Now.

Jia Zhangshi immediately fell silent.

She's usually quite daring and prone to throwing tantrums.

But it really happened when Yi Zhonghai got angry.

I'm still a bit of a coward.

after all.

Yi Zhonghai is now an old man.

There are many things happening in the courtyard.

He has the final say in everything.

After Yi Zhonghai left.

Jia Zhangshi muttered to herself.

"What's with the attitude...?"

"He'll be exposed sooner or later."

But that's what they say.

She was actually a little scared.

because she found out.

The Lin family has been getting increasingly strange lately.

backyard.

Dr. Zhang was ready to leave.

Before leaving.

He suddenly pulled Lin Jian'an aside.

Lower your voice.

"Jian'an".

"Do you still have that medicine?"

Lin Jian'an's heart skipped a beat.

But it wasn't exposed on the surface.

"That's all."

"Just this one."

Dr. Zhang was clearly a little disappointed.

Then he sighed.

"Too."

"This kind of thing isn't that easy to get."

Done.

He then looked intently at Lin Jian'an.

"But remember this."

"This kind of medicine will be used from now on."

"Never expose it casually."

"Too many people are watching us now."

Lin Jian'an felt a chill run down his spine.

"I see."

indeed.

I've been a bit too high-profile lately.

flour.

Western medicine.

penicillin.

This era is no different from any other.

All of these are enough to make people envious.

Especially in places like courtyard houses.

The secret cannot be kept at all.

It seems like the future will be different.

We must be more cautious.

After Dr. Zhang left.

The room finally quieted down.

Yi Xiulan leaned against the headboard.

His complexion was noticeably more relaxed than before.

My breathing has become much easier.

She looked at Lin Jian'an.

Her eyes were especially gentle.

"Jian'an".

"Mom is a burden to you..."

"What are you saying?"

Lin Jian'an sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Just focus on getting better."

Yi Xiulan gently shook her head.

But her eyes slowly reddened.

"You've grown up..."

"You've really grown up..."

She could actually sense it.

My son has changed.

That quiet, reserved child from before.

Suddenly it became exceptionally stable.

It felt like I suddenly had a pillar of support.

But she didn't suspect anything.

I just feel...

After her husband left.

The child was forced to grow up.

Thinking about this...

She felt a pang of sadness and pain in her heart.

Just then.

A system notification suddenly sounded.

【Ding! 】

[The host has successfully changed the fate of a key figure]

[Reward: 20 points]

[New Feature Launched: Era Procurement]

next second.

The system store interface was refreshed directly.

A new section has been added.

[Bicycle ticket]

【Sewing Airline Tickets】

[Industrial Grain Coupons]

Military overcoat

There are even more...

【radio】.

Lin Jian'an's breathing quickened.

system.

The real upgrade has begun.