The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

“Hey hey hey~!”

Li Feng did not play by the rules at all, which really caught Uncle Guo off guard. It was too late for him to stop him.

He didn't know that the young man in front of him had worked his way up from the grassroots level and was not very familiar with the flexible way of survival of the grassroots people.

Xu Lingjun, who was shivering in the haystack, heard the noise outside.

"Four years ago, Veterinarian Hao!!"

Recalling those moments in his mind, his body seemed to be cured by these words and he no longer had the malaria, because he remembered Li Feng sitting next to the old sow at the veterinary station that year.

"It's him?"

Xu Lingjun, who was lying on the haystack, still had a vague impression of Li Feng in his mind. He poked his head out of the hay, still hesitating whether to go out.

He remembered that Li Feng was a driver. Uncle Guo said that he was the one who brought food to the children on the grassland, but he encountered a wolf plague at night, which caused his leg to be lame.

Of course, Uncle Guo also heard it from Uncle Hadan Bater of the commune, that Uncle Hadan Bater, the deputy gacha of the commune, takes good care of the military horse farm.

The military horse, who understood human nature, lowered its head and nudged the back of Xu Lingjun's head. At the same time, it took the weeds on top of his head and started chewing them in its mouth.

There was no sound of quarreling outside, nor any movement of searching for people. Xu Lingjun didn't know why, but he suddenly felt courageous and crawled out of the haystack.

Xu Lingjun slightly opened the straw curtain, and through the gap, he saw that Uncle Guo was grinning and stuffing a cigarette into a young man's mouth. When his eyes were focused on the young man's face, the memories of four years ago were completely awakened.

"You should have told me earlier that you are the driver. It was a misunderstanding. Ouch, Lao Xu, Lao Xu, he's out. Hi, I worried for nothing~!"

Guo Zi didn't feel embarrassed at all, and it seemed that he had completely eliminated his doubts about Li Feng. He even helped to call back Xu Lingjun who was hiding.

Li Feng looked at this scene with a somewhat helpless expression. If he hadn't told him again about how he had delivered the food, Guozi would still be arguing with him outside!

Of course, all of this is mainly to protect Comrade Lao Xu. Li Feng also understands that if he wants to survive, he must be able to adapt flexibly.

In the stable, the young man who had taken the horses to the veterinary station came out at this time. He awkwardly patted the hay stuck on his body and the messy hay on his head, as if he told Li Feng where he had been hiding just now.

"I'm coughing while smoking your cigarette, smoke mine~!"

It was unknown how long Guo Zi had kept the cigarettes on him after he opened them. He was reluctant to smoke them, so Li Feng rummaged inside his coat and took out a pack of Huazi. After opening it, he handed a cigarette to each of the male comrades who were watching. Finally, it was Xu Lingjun's turn.

"What are you looking at? Take it. I saw you smoking secretly at school. Are you not smoking now?"

Li Feng's words were suggestive. Xu Lingjun nodded quickly and took the Huazi handed to him by Li Feng with both hands. The hesitation and tension on his face gradually disappeared.

"This cigarette is great, and it even has a mouthpiece. You two really are classmates~!"

Guozi waved his hand and drove away the onlookers. Seeing that Li Feng came by car and gave out good cigarettes, he guessed that Lao Xu's classmate was probably not a simple person now.

"In high school, we were not in the same class. Later, he went to college and I joined the army. He didn't know me, but I knew him. He was much better at studying~!"

There were only a few cigarettes left in the pack of Huazi. Li Feng simply stuffed the cigarettes into Guozi's pocket without any intention of making a fuss.

Xu Lingjun on the side saw Uncle Guo looking at him and nodded quickly, looking a little embarrassed. He didn't have much impression of this cheap high school classmate.

"Hey, I misunderstood. Lao Xu was brought here because I wanted to protect him~!"

After taking the remaining cigarettes from Li Feng, Guo Zi felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly explained that in his eyes, Xu Lingjun was a good boy. Li Feng came to see him specially this time, so he should also be a good boy.

"Uncle, don't say that. I understand. It's okay. Why are you still standing there? Come on, my old classmate is here. Why don't you take me to your house to have a look?"

Li Feng waved at Guo Zi and slapped Xu Lingjun on the shoulder. His familiarity with the Beijing dialect quickly narrowed the gap between the two.

"Then, let's go~!"

Lao Xu knew what his home looked like, but it would be too distant if he didn't bring his old classmates with him. No matter what, coming all the way here, even if it was just to sit down and drink a sip of water, was better than standing outside.

"The driver in the car outside?"

Guozi pointed behind him and saw that the jeep was still parked in front of the entrance to the military horse farm. The main thing was that the old classmates had finally met each other, and it would be inconvenient for him to continue following them. It was indeed very slippery.

"Troop drivers, you guys take care of the arrangements. I'm going to talk to Lingjun alone. It's alright~!"

"Okay, I'll go and arrange it. You guys chat, have a good chat~!" He turned around and left tactfully. Li Feng and Xu Lingjun walked side by side to the other side of the military horse farm. They smoked cigarettes and walked towards the separate hut.

"I have arranged a cheap wife for you. Her family situation is similar to yours. She was originally the director of the East City Steel Rolling Mill~!"

He wrapped himself in his military coat, tucked his neck into the collar, squinted his eyes, and looked at the Yinshan Mountains vaguely visible in the distance.

"I know. I helped write the letter. Have they left?"

Xu Lingjun, who was wearing a sheepskin coat, took a deep breath. Now that he knew it was arranged by Li Feng, he didn't seem surprised.

He didn't seem to mind being used at all. As long as he could help others, it was enough. If he didn't help, that girl might be in the same situation as himself now. Only when he experienced the hardship himself would he think about paving the way for those behind him.

"No news. They definitely left, but I don't know whether they went to Hong Kong or the United States. The situation was complicated at the time. I guess if they didn't leave and continued to stay in Beijing, something might happen later. If they went to the United States instead, they would help find your father~!"

Li Feng has no idea what Hong Kong is like now. He can only learn a little from old movies, such as the Four Inspectors. It might be quite chaotic~!

In comparison, the United States in the 60s to 80s was still worthy of the nickname of "Lighthouse". As long as the Lou family had some money, it could still stand firm.

But this time, Lou Xiao'e did not let He Yuzhu take advantage of her, ran away with the baby, and even did not marry Xu Damao. These were the changes that happened after Li Feng's arrival.

"Father~!"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar word, Xu Lingjun, who was lifting the straw curtain, hesitated for a second or two and his expression was extremely complicated.

"No matter what, you are the eldest son of the Xu family. As the old age approaches, people tend to miss the past. Tell me, according to the traditional ideas of our ancestors, will he occasionally think of you, the eldest son~?"

The furnishings in the house were very simple. It could even be described in four words: poor and destitute. Even Yan Jiecheng, who lived in the back room, had more furniture than this house.

The earthen stove and the bedroom are next to each other, and the walls are all black from the smoke.

Li Feng's question made Comrade Lao Xu not know how to answer, so he had to pick up the thermos and pour tea to cover up his helplessness.

"What's the point of thinking about it? It's fine as it is now. I'm very happy that you can come to see me. Whether he wants to or not, he is still my father after all. I can't change that~!"

He handed the teacup filled with boiling water to Li Feng. Not to mention the furniture, there was only one teacup in Xu Lingjun's house. It could be said that life was really like home.

"I'm not here to see you. I'm going to the commune mainly to do some work. I want to build a school here~!"

Li Feng held the teacup and covered his hands. He came here not to chat with Xu Lingjun, but to discuss serious matters.

Although life here is a bit hard, it is precisely because of this that few people are willing to come here. If we go back to the capital, we will really be worried until next year.

"Build a school?"

Sitting back on his kang, Xu Lingjun tilted his head and looked at Li Feng. He didn't know that his cheap classmate had such great ability now. Building a school would cost a lot of money.

"Yes, I originally thought that a primary school would be enough, but now it seems that the Gacha of the commune may want to build a junior high school in one go. I know you have the ability to teach, but it is not convenient for you to go now. You are safe here. The situation in the commune is more complicated~!"

Even though Uncle Bater was there at the commune, Li Feng was still worried and had to go to the military horse farm. Xu Lingjun also understood what Li Feng said, and this was also for his own good.

"It's not my decision whether to go or not. It's good here. Everyone takes good care of me~!"

Even though they had only met a few times and were strangers to each other, Xu Lingjun was also frank with Li Feng's frank attitude. Li Feng had only felt this kind of mutual appreciation between young people from Li Xuewen.

"You can't decide, but I can. In the past few years, I have also had my own circumstances. Just like what you see now, I have returned to the army and I belong to the army~!"

"To be honest, this school was chosen to be located here because of you. When the limelight dies down a bit, I will contact Hadanbaatar and ask you to teach at the school, but not now. Your fate is still here~!"

He took out the banknotes and national food coupons he had brought from his coat, and secretly stuffed them in when the drawer was open.

"fate?"

Lao Xu probably didn't expect that Li Feng would actually mention this to him. Being usually introverted, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"That's right, fate. You can't take that cheap wife seriously. You will naturally find your own fate here~!"

Li Feng had a motherly smile on his face. He went to the commune to teach now, but he didn't know if he would be able to find the real adopted daughter-in-law in the future.

"If your father sends someone to find you, tell me that being a patriotic businessman is not bad. Hong Kong is a suitable place~!" (End of this chapter)