Siheyuan: After Kneeling at Haizi, I Made My Escape

Name: Siheyuan: After Kneeling at Haizi, I Made My Escape
Author: Scholar Zhong Sheng

四合院：跪完海子我跑路了

by Scholar Zhong Sheng (墨客钟生)

Status: Completed
Length: 895k Words
Genre: Male-Channel Fanfiction
Updated: 5mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Zhong Jianhua transmigrated to a siheyuan courtyard in 1965, becoming the starving, skin-and-bones apprentice who had been pressured into donating his wages for two years.

He earned eighteen yuan a month, but after being “lent” money and forced to donate, he had less than three yuan left to live on.

Refuse to donate? Silly Zhu's fists would be waiting for him.

Report it? The neighborhood office would just go through the motions, and he'd get beaten even worse afterward.

That's how the original owner died.

Zhong Jianhua had had enough.

Did a modern person really transmigrate here just to put up with this?

Under cover of night, he went to the gates of the government compound, knelt down, and held up a sign: “Please, government, give me a way to live.”

The six charges on the cardboard named the courtyard's troublemakers, the neighborhood office, the police station, and Director Yang of the steel mill.

The higher-ups were furious and ordered a full investigation.

But Zhong Jianhua knew that once he filed his report, he wouldn't be able to stay in that courtyard.

Fortunately, he had a portable space.

Taking advantage of the chaos as the work team took control of the entire courtyard, Zhong Jianhua vanished into the night: southbound, across the border, and on to Hong Kong.

Years later, a Hong Kong businessman arrived in the capital.

No one knew he was the same apprentice who had knelt at the government compound all those years ago.

As for the troublemakers from back then, they'd just finished their prison sentences and come out penniless. Now they were searching the streets for any way to make a living.

Do you call that what goes around comes around?

No, it's Zhong Jianhua's return.

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I've read countless novels about courtyard houses. Some are filled with hostility, others with less. Some are lighthearted and funny. I've given all the ones I've read five stars. After all, they're the result of the authors' hard work. But this is the first time I've written a five-star review. It's really well-written. I hope it doesn't have a bad ending. Keep it up, author! ✊
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I felt like Hong Kong was about to have its finale, but the earlier plot was reasonable, so I'd give it full marks.
31 likes8mo ago
This book is 90% better than any other courtyard-themed novel I've read. Keep it up! Hopefully, it won't get too bad later on.
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I've read over 40 chapters. It's satisfyingly written; 5-star rating.
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Very good, decisive and ruthless. Now the universal forgiveness letter has finally appeared, hasn't it?
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A good book on justice, unlike other books that don't address the issue.
10 likes8mo ago
Having read countless online novels about courtyard houses, this is the first one I've written a review for. Unlike other writers, the author opens with a shocking kneeling scene that stunned Hai Zi, then immediately moves on to Hong Kong, creating a Hong Kong movie-like atmosphere. The opening is very emotional; those with a low tear threshold will likely shed tears.
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The Guinness World Record is 807 letters per minute. Assuming each Chinese character requires six letters, that's approximately 134 words per minute. Since you're not the record holder, let's assume 100 words per minute. According to the World Health Organization, a healthy person needs eight hours of sleep.
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It's very well written, very satisfying, and it gives me a different perspective and depth of understanding of the ecology and formation of this courtyard house.
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It's really satisfying to watch; the ability to evoke emotions is superb, bringing tears to my eyes and making me feel quite moved. Keep it up! This path seems pretty good. Go abroad first, then make your fortune, and then return home to contribute to the country's development.
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