Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 293 Return (Happy New Year)
Half an hour later, the two finally returned to the village.

Zhou Shan, who was working, heard the news and rushed over immediately.

"Comrade Deyong, Comrade Chen Xueru, why are you back? Is Comrade Chen Xueru feeling better?" Zhou Shan asked with concern.

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "Thank you, Captain Zhou. I'm feeling better now. I'll definitely invite you to have a simple meal when I'm fully recovered."

Zhou Shan waved his hands cheerfully and said, "Don't be so polite. We are all comrades. If you want to thank you, thank Comrade Deyong. He drove you all the way to the commune clinic. I, Zhou, don't have such a good physique."

Chen Xueru secretly glanced at Xu Deyong, who was looking straight ahead. She thought to herself, "I would like to express my gratitude by marrying me, but he doesn't agree!"

Xu Deyong said politely, "We are all comrades, so it is our duty to help. Comrade Chen Xueru hasn't recovered yet, and she has come back sick. She doesn't want to hinder me from participating in the team's labor construction because of herself."

Even though this woman had bad intentions towards me, I still had to say nice things to her since she was the one carrying me.

Chen Xueru listened to it, but she thought to herself: "Humph, you're just being stubborn, but you still care about me!"

Zhou Shan nodded and said, "Comrade Chen Xueru is also very conscious. You can't get tired after you have a fever or are sick. Comrade Chen Xueru should go back and rest first, and then work again when you are well again."

Chen Xueru tried to refuse twice, but Zhou Shan certainly wouldn't allow her, so she said, "Then I'll just be lazy."

Zhou Shan added: "After such a long journey, Comrade Deyong should also take a rest. We will work together tomorrow."

Xu Deyong smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I'm not tired. I'll go back and get the kettle. You can arrange any work for me."

The two men separated from Zhou Shan and walked towards the village, greeting familiar people in the fields along the way.

Of course, most of them were with Xu Deyong. After all, Chen Xueru was too beautiful, and her work was not down-to-earth, so she could not get along with the people in the village!
When we entered the village, it was very quiet. Everyone was working in the fields, with only a few old people and children left.

Chen Xueru whispered, "Are you stupid? Captain Zhou asked you to rest just now, so you should rest. It's only half a day, why do you have to work so hard?"

Xu Deyong said: "I'm not sick, so I don't need to be lazy."

Chen Xueru felt that this was a bit strange, but she couldn't find any evidence, so she rolled her eyes at him and said, "Isn't it okay that I feel sorry for you being tired?"

Xu Deyong grinned and said, "Thank you very much. Take the medicine and I'll see you later."

After saying that, he turned around without looking back and went to the house of Grandpa Sun where he was staying.

Seeing that he was afraid of being unable to dodge, Chen Xueru stamped her feet in anger and said, "Humph, a dog bites Lu Dongbin, who doesn't know a good person's heart."

She returned to the place where she was staying. Everyone had gone to work in the fields and she was the only one left at home. She poured herself a cup of hot water and sat on the edge of the bed. The quietness of the room made her feel "empty, lonely and cold".

She couldn't help but recall the scene when Xu Deyong served her tea, water and fed her meals.

Feeling a little tired, she lay down on the bed, curled up in the quilt, hugged her arms across her chest, and soon fell asleep again...

Xu Deyong returned to his residence, filled a pot of water, put it on his back and went downstairs.

The end of the month is almost here, and he can go home after working for four more days.

The thought of going home to see his wife and children filled him with energy and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

……

The sky began to darken, and the members who had been busy all day returned home one after another. The meals in the cafeteria were already prepared.

When we come back we can have hot meals, and the key is that we are full, so everyone can't help but smile.

Putting aside other things, this kind of collective life can indeed maximize the most reasonable production and life, and the use of materials is the most equitable.

Of course, that is the most ideal situation, which is difficult to achieve given realistic conditions and personal ideological awareness.

Xu Deyong parked the car, washed his hands and walked into the cafeteria. From time to time, people came to talk to him.

"Comrade Deyong, you must teach me how to weave baskets when you have time..."

"Okay, let's study together during the break."

……

"Comrade Deyong, I have a pocket watch left by my parents that is not working. Can you fix it?"

"It's hard to say. I can take a look at minor problems, but major problems that require replacing parts are difficult to fix."

"Then I'll show it to you later."

……

"Comrade Deyong, are you leaving soon?" a girl with long braids asked boldly.

"Yes, around the end of this month."

"Are you still coming?" the person next to him asked.

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "It depends on the arrangements of the superiors."

"Oh..." The girl seemed a little disappointed. When Xu Deyong walked away, several people talked in low voices and pushed each other with laughter.

Seeing this, Yang Dian couldn't help but envy and said, "Hey, this Xu Deyong is really good. He can get along well with the men and women in the village."

Fan Jinyou said sourly and disdainfully, "Tsk, it's nothing great. You just have a little skill and can show some favors."

Before this guy came, he thought he could take control of Xu Deyong and Chen Xueru, or at least make things difficult for them.

But the reality is that I’m so tired every day that I don’t have the energy to think!
Yang Dian smiled in agreement but said nothing.

……

Time slipped away between fingers, and soon it was time to leave.

The night before leaving, Chen Xueru paid for the tickets and asked the canteen to prepare a small meal, and invited Zhou Shan and Xu Deyong to dinner to express her gratitude.

Fan Jinyou and Yang Dian, as guests, also had the chance to enjoy a good meal.

After the meal, Chen Xueru hinted in her words that she wanted to find a place to talk with Xu Deyong in private.

How could Xu Deyong follow her wishes? What if he got into trouble and couldn't get out?

He pretended not to understand, wiped his mouth and left after the meal, which made Chen Xueru so angry that she rolled her eyes and stomped her feet.

The next day, November 11, Xu Deyong and his three friends, whose faces had turned several shades darker, got on the bus home at the place where they had gotten off when they came.

……

In the early morning of Sijiu City, in the backyard of a tavern.

"Mom, is Dad really coming back today?" The almost three-year-old little Li'er, whose clothes were being put on by Xu Huizhen, asked in a crisp voice with eager eyes.

"Baba..." Ping'er, who was playing in the bed, heard it, arched her little butt and poked her head out from under the quilt, saying softly and cutely with messy hair.

Xu Huizhen was six months pregnant, her belly was already showing, and her chin was rounder. She smiled and said, "Really? You can see your daddy when you come back from kindergarten."

Xiao Lier blinked her big clear eyes and said, "Then go and come back to see dad."

Xu Huizhen pinched her little face and said with a smile: "You are so smart. You should come back after a day of classes like before."

"Oh..." Xiao Lier was a little disappointed and pouted, "I want to see my dad soon."

Ping Er got up and said, "See Baba..."

After Xu Huizhen dressed Li'er, she dressed Ping'er and said with a smile, "Okay, meet Dad. Do you still remember what Dad looks like?"

Ping Er tilted her head and thought for a moment, then grinned like a cricket pupa and said, "Hehe... Baba."

Xu Huizhen patted her little butt and said, "Behave yourself."

After getting dressed and washing up, Xu Huizhen took the two little ones to the cafeteria next to the tavern to have breakfast.

Xiao Li'er was taken to kindergarten, while she chatted with Kong Yuqin and others who worked in the cafeteria for a while before going home to clean up.

When it was almost noon, Xu Huizhen brought Ping'er to the neighborhood committee.

When the director saw them, she smiled and teased Ping'er, saying, "Huizhen, I'm not saying anything to you, but you came here with a big belly. What's wrong? Are you impatient? Are you afraid that your husband will run away?"

Xu Huizhen smiled and said generously: "Don't mention it. We've been apart for such a long time, and I still miss you a little."

"Don't worry." The director said with a smile: "I have asked, your family's Deyong has performed very well in the labor this time, and he is active and outstanding in the labor."

Xu Huizhen laughed and said, "He only has a little strength left."

As the two were talking, other family members came over one after another.

Half an hour later.

“Beep….”

A car horn honked.

"I'm coming, I'm back..."

Everyone came to the door in a hurry. Xu Huizhen led Ping'er and followed behind. When the car came, she saw Xu Deyong in the car at a glance.

Xu Deyong also saw them.

As soon as the car stopped, he jumped down impatiently to the mother and said with a grin, "I'm back."

……

(End of this chapter)