Restarting life in Siheyuan

"Xiao Feng, are these all your friends?" At the entrance of Zhugezhuang village, a group of people were chatting and laughing on the roadside. My second uncle and his wife, who had just rushed back from the pond, were staring at the huge team in a daze. How could they entertain so many people?

"Yes, all of them. They come to the mountains to stay for a few days and then go back with us. Lao Er and Xiao Mei will stay here."

The second uncle gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay, it's just a few days. Let's think of a solution. I've earned a lot of money in the past two years, relying on two kinds of fish and with the help of the tractor, I live a good life. It's just that with so many people coming at once, the food is a headache."

It was impossible to refuse. My eldest nephew had finally come back. Besides, the two girls from last time were here again, so my future niece-in-law must be one of them.

"Okay, okay, okay, you are all good guys and girls, welcome to visit our mountain. Haha, let's go home now and have lunch first, and then we can discuss staying at the fellow villager's house."

Generally, in this situation, we communicate with the villagers and ask each family to help arrange for one or two people to stay. My second uncle already has an idea.

Second Aunt had already spotted Lin Na and Xia Yuhong, who were holding hands and chatting in low voices. After hearing the man make up his mind, she also called the girls to go home together.

Zhu Xuefeng did not explain, but just smiled and asked everyone to go back together. These people were unwilling to be polite and insisted on following him to welcome Zhu's second uncle. He could not stop them and had to let them do so.

"This place is really beautiful, much more comfortable than staying in the city. It's at the foot of the mountain, and the temperature is at least several degrees lower than in the city. It's really the right place to escape the summer heat."

Xu Mingchuan was laughing on the side, and Xiao Donghai pointed to a ravine with flowing water not far away, "This place is good, there is water in this mountain, the mountain has come alive all of a sudden, it's so hot, we can just dive into the ravine, how fun it is."

"In my opinion, we shouldn't look for another place and just set up the tent in the ravine. It will definitely be more interesting than in the village." It was Xiao Min who spoke, and her suggestion was agreed by a group of girls. The scenery in the valley is better, and it will definitely be comfortable under the shade of the big trees.

We haven't reached home yet, but the team behind us has already decided on a spot to set up camp. As we are almost home, we see several jeeps parked outside the yard, and many children from the village are watching the fun.

"You drove all these here? Do they all know how to drive?" It seems that Xiaofeng's friends are all important people. Xiaofeng is the only one who has driven a jeep here in this village. You can never see any jeeps here before, and now there are several of them at once.

"Well, driving a car is easy. My friends all know how to do it. Uncle, don't worry about cooking. We'll do it ourselves. We've brought food and vegetables."

I guess this is a headache for my second uncle, Zhu Xuefeng said in a low voice, which made my second uncle blush. He wanted to say something, but he saw smoke rising in the yard. My second uncle was a little surprised. Why didn’t the smoke come out of the chimney, but in the yard?

It turned out that the second oldest and the youngest sister were bringing their younger siblings to light a fire in the yard. The camping pot was a bit novel to them, and they couldn't help but try it out.

"Old Zhu, are your relatives here?" The one who greeted and asked was the old branch secretary. His second uncle's family was living better and better, and he was envious of them.

"Old Secretary, it's me. These are all my friends." When Zhu Xuefeng saw the old secretary showing up, he took the initiative to step forward and greet him.

"Oh, it's you. Not bad, not bad. We are all your classmates, right? Welcome to visit our mountain. If you need any help, just let me know. People in the mountains are honest and sincere, haha."

"Thank you. I will definitely come to you if I have something to say. Sorry to bother you." Zhu Xuefeng smiled and sent the curious old branch secretary away. He knew that this man had a lot of tricks in his mind, so he let him look at the cars and figure it out.

A good life is always short. The beautiful scenery of the mountains made everyone linger, and as the internship was about to end, everyone reluctantly returned to the city.

"Xiao Feng, your place is really nice, but it's a pity that we arrived late. You are so unfair to keep such a great place hidden and not invite us to visit." Xie Junjie was very satisfied with this and was still complaining after getting out of the car. Several girls giggled.

"Well, who has the guts to entertain so many people at once? You didn't see it, but I noticed that his second uncle was a little stunned at the time. He was probably worried about where to get so much food to feed you, haha." Xiao Donghai also smiled and helped Zhu Xuefeng to excuse himself. After several outings, everyone's relationship became much closer.

"It's my fault. Now you know the place. If you want to come again in the summer, just go directly."

"Forget it. You're going to study abroad, and you won't be able to come back in the summer. If you don't go, what's the point of so many of us going there? Come on, wait until you graduate. It happens that we'll graduate too, so how about we do it again? This time we'll make a two-year agreement. By the way, you should be back in April or May." Seeing that everyone was very happy, Li Bin started the two-year agreement again.

"If I can graduate successfully in two years, I should be back in April. If you are free, we can come again. As you can see, the reservoir next to it is almost completed. How about we go fishing in the reservoir by boat?"

After saying goodbye to everyone with a laugh, Zhu Xuefeng, Lin Na and the other two returned to the compound.

"How are you going to plan these days? We'll take a day off tomorrow and then go to internship." Lin Na asked after putting down the package.

"Let's go to the steel mill first. Professor Xu and I need to finish the car project quickly. Then we'll go to the autonomous region. There's a lot of construction going on there. I heard that they've sent tens of thousands of people there to finish the railway construction soon. I want to go take a look and ask Lao Yang to try to keep these people to help build the roads and factories."

"You're not going to Xiangjiang? Qianqian is exhausted by you, and we all feel bad for her." Xia Yuhong asked hurriedly.

"Of course I'm going back, but I'm going to the autonomous region first. I have some blueprints to hand over, and I also need to see the progress of the shipyard and the dock. This is very important to me."

"Xiao Feng, I don't quite understand. Since we already have two shipyards in Hong Kong, why are we in such a hurry to build a shipyard here? Why not just build one? Didn't you say that the Yakawa family, a 10,000-ton ocean-going freighter, is basically complete now?"

Zhu Xuefeng shook the kettle, and there was no water in it. "Wait a moment, I'll explain it to you in detail later."

Zhu Xuefeng got up and went to the ice cellar in the cellar. The cellar here was bigger. With the help of Lao Xue and others, a bigger ice storage was built, which could basically ensure that there would be ice stored all year round. After a while, he carried up a box of Arctic Ocean soda and opened a bottle for each of the two women.

"In the hot summer, this iced soda is so refreshing. It's a pity that you can't drink it outside this yard." Xia Yuhong finished the bottle in a few gulps and didn't continue.

"Do you have any requirements for the night during the internship? If not, we can stay here. It's quiet and comfortable."

Xia Yuhong rolled her eyes and said, "Come on, everyone knows your little tricks. Tell me why you built so many shipyards."

"First of all, let me make it clear that the Yakawa family will only build this one 10,000-ton ocean-going freighter. The construction of large freighters will be transferred to Hong Kong and the autonomous region in the future." "The main task of the autonomous region now is to repair and build warships. I didn't tell you this before. In the future, the main task of the large shipyard in the harbor will be to research, test and produce warships."

Lin Na looked at the man in surprise. It was natural that the autonomous region needed a navy, but building warships and building cargo ships were two different concepts. The autonomous region obviously did not have the accumulation and related supporting factories.

"There is no doubt that the weapons must be made by ourselves. It is impossible to arrange them in Hong Kong. Therefore, we will start working here immediately. They are already repairing the warships now."

"The autonomous region now has warships?"

"Well, by chance, I got a few old ones. They are being repaired and modified. The new ones will be delivered at the beginning of next year. My plan is that in the second half of next year, the autonomous region will have its own fleet. It can be smaller, but it cannot be absent. Since we are heading to the ocean, it is only a matter of time."

The two agreed with the man's explanation. Now that they had their own port, they could not do without naval power.

"The smaller ones are used to build civilian fishing boats and commercial ships. It is a waste to rely on a few small broken boats for such a large area of ​​fishery resources. Marine fisheries will also be the pillar industry of the autonomous region in the future. We don't have to worry about not being able to sell high-quality seafood. There is a great demand for seafood in Hong Kong now. We have our own large supermarkets. This is a good thing for both sides."

There are also several tribes along the coast who go out to sea in small wooden fishing boats. You can imagine the harvest. And there are no suitable opportunities to sell. The fishing industry is very underdeveloped, and the seafood caught is just enough to sustain the fishermen's food and clothing. This sea area is in the stage of being developed.

"Then isn't it a bit too early for you to ask them to build a shipyard on the Heili River just to prepare for future north-south navigation?"

"It's not too early. Now that we have acquired Mandele, we have a route within the region, which can strengthen the flow of goods between the upper and middle reaches. The cost of water transportation is still much faster and cheaper than that of cars."

He stopped talking, then opened three more bottles of Arctic Ocean and continued.

"And the drawings I'm going to send over this time are for them to try and build a new type of dredger. Now the autonomous region is undergoing construction everywhere and needs a lot of river sand. If we can use the new dredger to dredge the Heili River, it will not only dredge the Heili River, but also provide much-needed river sand. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Lin Na took another sip. "I understand. You built this dredging ship to accumulate technology for making large dredging ships in the future, right? Do you really want to build an artificial island in the sea?"

Xia Yuhong also realized, "Isn't that the reason for the 10,000-ton ocean-going cargo ships? The sand in the sea is piled together. Once the seawater hits, won't it be scattered? Can the sand really be piled into a small island?"

"Of course this is not possible at the moment. We still have a lot to study, such as under what circumstances can sea sand condense quickly. If we want to solve this problem, this step is not far away."

"Forget it. We won't ask anymore. We know this is probably your purpose of setting up several research labs. You planned it long ago. There's no need for us to worry about you. Everything is connected."

They both knew that Zhu Xuefeng had always had an unreliable idea. Now they saw that he had been exploring and realizing it step by step, but they could not help at all. Lin Na felt a little melancholy and lost.

"It's not the right time for you two to take action yet. Study hard. It will take a long time for the autonomous region to gain a firm foothold. This most critical task is reserved for you two, but it's not the right time yet, so you don't need to take action yet."

Knowing that the two were feeling a little sad again, Zhu Xuefeng comforted them softly. He had already designed their future positions for them, and since the two were unwilling to give up, he could reveal a little bit in advance.

Lin Na and Xia Yuhong were indeed interested. "Tell me, what do you want us to do? To be honest, we don't know where we are needed."

"You two, besides your professional knowledge, have a strength that you may not even be aware of."

Xia Yuhong suddenly laughed and looked at Lin Na cheerfully, "Haha, that's even more worth talking about."

"Well, hurry up and don't keep us in suspense. We really don't know what strengths we have that we don't even know about." Lin Na covered her mouth and smiled.

"Okay, let's not talk about how beautiful and charming you two are. Everyone knows that." Zhu Xuefeng started with a smile and was then beaten up by Xia Yuhong.

"Speak seriously, don't be so unserious."

"This is serious. Don't do anything. I'm telling you." Zhu Xuefeng pretended to be in pain. Lin Na also smiled and pulled Xia Yuhong, signaling the man to speak quickly. She was really curious.

"You two have perfect looks, which give you an extremely friendly image. You have unique innate conditions for communication and negotiation. Don't interrupt me."

Zhu Xuefeng raised his hand to stop Xia Yuhong, and then said, "In the last negotiation, with the same conditions, Li Xiaojun and his team were unable to make any progress. Once you two showed up, it was done. I realized this. So this autonomous region will inevitably have to deal with various forces and groups in the future, and it may also be countries and regions. These matters will have to be handled by you two in the future. Tell me, is the future positioning and external relations of this autonomous region very important?"

The two girls' smiles disappeared and they began to think, as if this was really the case.

"Let Sister Na talk. I prefer to think about specific things. I'm not good at talking about this. Sister Na was the leader last time, and I just helped out."

Xia Yuhong expressed her opinion quickly, and Zhu Xuefeng did not object. Of course, external relations do not require two people, and he knows Xia Yuhong's characteristics better.

"Don't worry. Aren't you studying economics now? In the future, you will be given work related to the family, the autonomous region, and the major economic development of Hong Kong. Study hard. You will be busy then. I can't help you at all in this regard. It will all depend on you then."

Zhu Xuefeng set the direction for the two's future arrangements in just a few words, and the two then felt the heavy burden on their shoulders.

"What about you? What will you be responsible for in the future? The business and the factory will be thrown to Qianqian, and the autonomous region will be thrown to Sister Na. I still have to make money for you. What are you doing, Master?"

"As for me, of course I'm doing some big projects. Haha, it happens that there's no one in the compound today, so let's study how to do some big projects first." Zhu Xuefeng smiled and opened his magic palm.

(End of this chapter)