Yang Jing has come to his second uncle's courtyard many times. No matter when his grandfather brought him here when he was a child, or when he came to Yanjing alone when he was in college, Yang Jing would definitely go back to his second uncle and second aunt's house to sit for a while.
In the past, Yang Jing had no feelings about his second uncle's courtyard, but now that he has seen more, he naturally understands the value of this courtyard, and therefore secretly sighs that his second uncle is so lucky.
Yang Jing's grandfather's father had four children in total. The first two were daughters. Yang Jing's grandfather was the third child, but he was the eldest son in the family. This second uncle was Yang Jing's grandfather's younger brother.
Yang Jing's grandfather's grandfather used to be a businessman. After the family accumulated some wealth, they bought this courtyard on East 41st Street. Yang Jing's grandfather was born and raised in this courtyard.
Later, after Yang Jing's grandfather passed away, the courtyard was left to the eldest son, Yang Jing's grandfather's father. However, at that time, China was in turmoil, and warlords and Japanese devils kept leaving indelible wounds on this kind and gentle mother.
Yang Jing's grandfather's father joined the party under such circumstances and had been engaged in underground activities in Yanjing. Later, the reason why Yang Jing's grandfather and second uncle were able to pass the political review and join the army was also largely related to their father's wise decision. Otherwise, if it were their grandfather's identity, the two brothers would not even pass the political review if they wanted to join the army in that era.
The second uncle was five years younger than Yang Jing's grandfather, but he joined the army in 1960. Moreover, the second uncle served in the army in Yanjing, unlike his brother who went to Shandong Province.
After serving in the army for four years and being discharged from the army, my second uncle joined the Dongsi Post and Telecommunications Bureau and became a glorious postal and telecommunications worker. He worked in the postal and telecommunications system until his retirement.
Yang Jinghe knew the brotherly relationship between his grandfather and his second uncle, they were really close. Yang Jing remembered that when his grandfather was still healthy, he had brought him to Yanjing to visit his brothers more than once, and the two brothers would cry as soon as they met.
Even after my grandfather fell ill, he came to Yanjing twice, and the two brothers still shed tears when they met.
Actually, this courtyard should belong to my grandfather half, and even if we follow the old custom, this courtyard should belong to my grandfather. But my grandfather left home early and settled down there, and the two brothers had a very good relationship, so when my grandfather's father passed away, my grandfather decided to give this courtyard to his younger brother.
Because of this, my grandmother and grandfather were in a cold war for a long time.
My grandfather's father passed away in 1975, when the courtyard still belonged to the state. Even though the courtyard was returned to the state in 1986, there were still four families living in the courtyard besides my second uncle's family, all of whom were rent-rented tenants.
It is not easy to fight with these tenants of the rented houses. Although the property rights of the yard have been returned to my second uncle, it is impossible to make these tenants move out and enjoy the yard alone at that time.
This was also a unique type of "deadbeat" in Yanjing in the 1980s. There was no other way. The residents of these government-rented houses were arranged by the government. If you asked them to move out, where would they live? If you asked them to move out, they would just stick their necks out and say, "Where should I move if you ask me to move? This house was given to us by the government. We are not refusing to pay rent. Why do you ask me to move out?"
Or it could be like this: "Your house? This world belongs to the country, and you still dare to say that this is your house? I just won't move, what can you do about it?" and so on.
This was the excuse that the deadbeats in Yanjing used to fool the landlords back then - it was so fair and aboveboard!
In fact, until now, there are still many courtyard houses in Yanjing that are in the form of "large courtyards". This is because the property rights were unclear at that time, resulting in several families living in one courtyard.
My grandmother had always had some complaints about giving this courtyard to her brother-in-law. There was nothing she could do about it. In that era, there were probably not many women who didn't have such thoughts.
However, when the property rights were returned, the yard was not worth much. It could probably be sold for only about 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Moreover, the condition of the yard was not very good. It cost a lot of money to repair it every year. If it was rebuilt, it would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.
In addition, there were so many "deadbeats" living in the yard who couldn't be driven away, so my grandmother finally agreed to give the yard to my second uncle.
At that time, no one could have imagined that a shabby courtyard house that could be sold for a maximum of 20,000 yuan in 1986 would be conservatively estimated to be worth more than 45 million yuan 30 years later.
But the second uncle also said that his three children all have their own houses to live in, so after he and his wife pass away, this courtyard will be sold, and half of the money will definitely be left to Yang Jing's uncle.
Two years ago, when Yang Jing flew to London to study for a master's degree, he stayed at his second uncle's house for one night. His second uncle took out the will he had already written and showed it to Yang Jing and his mother.
The old man knew what was going on. Although his brother gave him the house for free, he did not forget his roots and even wrote his will long ago.
After Yang Jing's mother returned home, she told Yang Jing's grandmother about this incident. The resentment that had been suppressed in the old lady's heart for more than thirty years, nearly forty years, finally disappeared completely.
In fact, these are real relatives.
What are relatives? Relatives are not just about blood relations. Only relatives who always care about each other are real relatives. Some relatives who are very close by blood don't even visit each other because of various conflicts. Such relatives are even worse than ordinary friends.
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