Seeing the ferocity in his elder brother's eyes, Yan Jiefang felt a little scared.
"Brother, we're blood brothers! Let's call it even. I reported you once, but you almost got me killed. We're even now."
But Yan Jiecheng remained unmoved. He picked up a tree branch and struck Yan Jiefang several times. Within minutes, Yan Jiefang was dead. This time, Yan Jiefang was truly dead.
Under the cover of night, Yan Jiecheng immediately lit a fire and had a hearty meal. After eating and drinking his fill, Yan Jiecheng immediately headed to other places.
Staying here would mean certain doom. He took a considerable amount of dried meat with him when he left. Eating the dried meat while begging, he soon entered Shanxi province.
Once Yan Jiecheng had recovered somewhat, he began to make a living in Shanxi. Shanxi didn't have much else, but it had many coal mines. Even with his leg problems, Yan Jiecheng could still survive as long as he worked hard.
Yan Jiecheng's actions did not affect the course of the world. What was destined to happen continued to happen, and those who were targeted continued to be targeted.
Life remains difficult for everyone, especially for people like Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong. Fortunately, they are just small fry; although they are being targeted, it's not a major issue. No one is deliberately trying to kill them, but it has made their lives incredibly difficult.
Nine years passed slowly like this. A lot happened during those nine years. Sha Zhu didn't have any more children after giving birth to his fifth child because everyone's wages had been cut in half during that time. Moreover, various living supplies were very scarce, so even if Sha Zhu wanted to have children, he couldn't raise them.
In these nine years, Wei Hua has surpassed Sha Zhu in every way. Originally, Sha Zhu only had four children, but now Wei Hua has seven.
Wei Hua has been having children with Yang Tao at a rate of about one child every two years on average.
Wei Hua originally thought the matter was over. But some things are simply beyond his control. These nine years had made Yang Jian arrogant and conceited. Moreover, during these nine years, Yang Jian had also brought down many people. Even the Minister of Metallurgy had completely fallen during these nine years.
This led Yang Jian to gradually set his sights on Wei Hua. Because Wei Hua was the most stubborn person in the entire factory. Whether it was over a decade ago or now, Wei Hua had never bowed his head to him.
Moreover, a large group of opportunists sided with Wei Hua. Although Wei Hua did not form any factions, his influence in the steel rolling mill was considerable.
Zhou Zhennan was, after all, a high-ranking military officer; no matter how far his influence reached, it couldn't extend into the steel rolling mill. To force Wei Hua to submit, Yang Jian fabricated some charges and had Wei Hua arrested.
Before anyone came to arrest Wei Hua, Wei Hua already knew the news and, under the pretext of visiting Zhou Zhennan, went directly to Zhou Zhennan's house.
Even if Yang Jian was incredibly bold, he wouldn't dare to go to the military region to arrest someone. In the end, he could only send someone back first, since arresting Wei Hua wasn't urgent.
It's said that arrogance will eventually be punished by heaven, and over the years, quite a few people have been tormented to the point of near death by Yang Jian. Just as Yang Jian was showing off his power on a woman's belly, someone cut off that troublesome root with scissors.
Not only did she cut it off, but this woman also had a very strong temper; she took Yang Jian's troubles and reported him. Yang Jian had done this kind of thing many times before. After bandaging his wound, he prepared to frame her.
He started spouting nonsense in front of the relevant authorities. Yang Jian was already very familiar with this kind of thing, but before he could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky and turned him into a charred corpse.
This made things quite interesting. Although Yang Jian was sent for treatment, being struck by lightning is a rare occurrence, especially when Yang Jian was lying. The higher-ups took this matter very seriously. The investigation revealed a shocking truth: people like Yang Jian had committed countless misdeeds over the past nine years.
The higher-ups were forced to reflect on the matter. The final result was that Yang Jian was executed, and the higher-ups prepared to rectify the situation.
Taking advantage of Yang Jian's incident, on a stormy night, the higher-ups immediately began to correct their mistakes and brought the turmoil to a close.
When the storm subsided, everyone felt a sense of relief. The sky, which had been pouring rain, immediately cleared up completely. They could finally see the light.
Now that the matter is finally over, Wei Hua and his wife can finally breathe a sigh of relief. After the storm subsided, Wei Hua immediately resigned from his job.
Others, though puzzled, didn't take it seriously. More than one person has resigned recently; many, fearing repercussions, have quit their jobs and are staying home to observe the situation.
When Sha Zhu saw that Wei Hua had quit his job, he immediately ran to the Wei family home.
"Hua Zi, why did you quit your job? Don't forget you have seven children to support. Without a job, what will your younger siblings eat and drink?"
“Silly Zhu, the world has changed. Haven’t you noticed that there are far fewer Red Guards on the streets? And many of those who caused the most trouble in the past have been arrested. Many of the most heinous criminals have been imprisoned. Can’t you see the state of the world?”
"When you have free time, observe the policies more. As for why I quit my job, it's because I found a better place to go."
"I've already heard the news. The country has opened up its economy, which means doing business is no longer illegal. As long as you don't do anything illegal or disorderly, everything is legal."
“My wife and I have saved some money over the years and are planning to open a hotel near Qianmen. Do you plan to quit your job and help us then? If you come, we will pay you five times your current salary, and we will raise your salary according to the market rate later.”
Hearing Wei Hua's words, Sha Zhu was very excited, after all, five times the salary was no small amount. Sha Zhu's current salary had reached 42 yuan, so five times that would be 210 yuan.
“Hua Zi, I definitely wouldn’t trust anyone else, but I completely trust you. Just let me know whenever you need me, and I’ll quit my job to help you right away.”
After receiving Sha Zhu's promise, Wei Hua did not immediately open a hotel. Instead, he secretly acquired a lot of land nearby. Now that the economy has opened up, it's time to make a big splash.
However, Wei Hua was aware of the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down." Although the country had opened up, Wei Hua was not in a hurry. Over the years, Wei Hua and Yang Tao had accumulated a great deal of capital.
Yang Jian alone received ten intelligent bionic robots, ten business elites, and a grant for future artificial intelligence.
With this reward alone, Wei Hua could sit back and relax. He could hand over many of his businesses to these people to manage, without needing to get involved himself. He could even use these people to create a very good identity for Yang Tao in advance.
While being the world's richest person is a prestigious title, being the one in control behind the scenes is actually more interesting. That way, you can live however you want.
After the turmoil subsided, Wei Hua and Yang Tao continued to live in the courtyard house. Only after everyone else started their own businesses did Wei Hua begin building his hotel.
While building their own hotel, they also brought intelligent robots and business elites to life.
After handing over the money and other technology to these people, Yang Tao and Wei Hua became the behind-the-scenes controllers, and some of them even went abroad.
Since Yang Tao also has many overseas assets, it is clearly inappropriate for her to inherit these things herself. It would be better to hand them over to bionic robots and business elites.
Currently, all that's available are Wei Junhao's rewards; the rest will have to wait until the child grows up.
Just as Wei Hua began to plan his business ventures, the other residents of the courtyard gradually returned. When Liu Haizhong returned, he had aged considerably; anyone who didn't know him would have thought he was in his seventies or eighties.
Now, his back is hunched and his hair is white. He looks every bit the elderly man.
Xu Damao's condition is slightly better than Liu Haizhong's, but not by much. Xu Damao, who is not yet 40, looks about 50.
Not only did he lose a leg, but he also had a lot of gray hair. As for Xu Fugui and his wife, their appearance was slightly better than Liu Haizhong's, but not by much.
In the entire courtyard, only Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu haven't changed much. One is just over 30, and the other is just turning 30, in the prime of his life.
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