Restarting life in Siheyuan

A few days later, the couple from the Lou family disappeared quietly, and soon, all the items in the basement disappeared. Zhu Xuefeng clapped his hands and left the yard. The environment of this small building was really good. He hoped that it could be preserved and wait for Lou Bancheng to come back in a few decades. Now the whole yard was deserted. No matter how good a house was, it would be difficult for it to last for decades without people. It was a pity.

Back at No. 95, Sha Zhu asked in a low voice, "Brother, is it done?"

Zhu Xuefeng looked at Lou Xiao'e who looked anxious and nodded, "Everything has been arranged. I will send it to your father-in-law when I have the chance. Don't worry, there won't be any mistakes. Here are the keys. Keep them safe."

Without paying any attention to the couple's numerous thanks, Zhu Xuefeng just smiled and said, "When it's delivered to Hong Kong, ask your father-in-law to give me a receipt, and then you can thank me. It must be a big meal, I can eat a lot, so prepare more by then, haha.

Zhu Xuefeng walked out of Sha Zhu's house with a smile, chatted with his younger brother and sister for a while, and then left the compound. He was surprised to see a jeep parked at the entrance of the alley. A figure got out of the car, and seemed to have seen Zhu Xuefeng leave the yard. He hesitated for a moment before walking over. The jeep left quickly without stopping.

Zhu Xuefeng rode his pedal towards them. His perverted eyes allowed him to see clearly that the person who got off the car was the ripe peach Qin Huairu, and the one who was driving was Li Huaide. These two were really mixed up. No wonder Qin Huairu was like a peach. It was not surprising either, as one of them just liked this and the other was not a chaste and heroic woman.

"Brother, why are you still going out so late?"

"Yes, I don't live at home now. Sister Qin, you just got off work. You must be working so hard."

After a casual hello, Zhu Xuefeng didn't stop and rode away. Qin Huairu, on the other hand, was a little nervous and it took her a while to recover and go home.

Just when I was thinking about when to make another trip to Hong Kong to check on the family business and complete the task entrusted by Mr. Lou, Uncle Kong gave me the task.

Zhu Xuefeng carefully read the newspaper in his hand and fell into recollection. He knew the deeds of these people from the records of later generations. He also knew that one of them was not a traitor but a martyr, and the other was also coerced. There was only one real traitor.

"How about it, are you confident?" Lao Kong watched Zhu Xuefeng fall into deep thought after reading the newspaper, thinking that he had some concerns.

"Uncle Kong, rest assured, I will complete the task, just like before."

Lao Kong smiled helplessly, "I know, first, no assistants, and second, no reports, right?"

Zhu Xuefeng smiled again, "Uncle Kong knows me well. These are just my two requests. They are not too much, are they?"

"Not too much, not too much, but I have to remind you that one of the three has already died, and the other two are very important. It may be very difficult. Remember what I said, if things are impossible, protect yourself and retreat safely."

"Uncle Kong, rest assured. I know my limits. I stayed there for more than 20 days last time. I am very familiar with the environment. I just don't have the chance. I am still confident that I can retreat."

Zhu Xuefeng's statement obviously made Lao Kong feel relieved. He knew clearly how difficult it was to carry out work there, as they were clamoring for a counterattack every day. Many people had died without even a news report. It was the first time in so many years that someone had been successfully rescued like Xiao Huang had been last time.

"Are you taking your junior sister with you this time?" Lao Kong was still a little worried. He didn't have any helpers, and there was no one to cover him. If it weren't for the cover of this girl with good skills last time, this kid wouldn't have had it so easy.

"It depends on the situation. I don't know where she is now." Zhu Xuefeng set an ambush, took a few more special sniper bullets and left the compound.

Lao Kong felt mixed emotions as he watched Zhu Xuefeng ride away on his bike. This kid looked very relaxed, but this was deep behind enemy lines. Even if he had confidence in Zhu Xuefeng's skills and marksmanship, he was still a little worried. This was really a bit unexpected and hard to imagine. He was a key talent who had studied abroad twice. Oh, Lao Hao was really brave.

After leaving the compound, there were obviously more people on the street than in previous years. Countless youthful faces, wearing red badges and red armbands, speaking accents from all over the world, walked on the street in high spirits, their eyes full of excitement. Zhu Xuefeng shook his head, knowing that in a few days there would be a grand scene of a million people being received, and he was destined not to see it.

"Are you going on a mission again?" In the courtyard at night, the two women were still reluctant to leave. The man had stayed at home for more than ten days, and these ten days were the happiest time for them. Unexpectedly, the man said he wanted to go out again today.

"Well, it shouldn't take too long this time, probably no more than two weeks. If everything goes well, we'll be back in about ten days."

"Okay, Xiaohong, he has to go on a mission, let's not bother him and let him have a good rest today." Lin Na gently pulled Xia Yuhong's hand, and Xia Yuhong let go reluctantly.

Zhu Xuefeng smiled and said, "It's okay. We have a flight tomorrow morning, so it's still early. Let's talk about life before we leave."

As he said this, he didn't care about the two people beating him with red faces, he just carried one in each hand and walked away.

"You're going to die, Xiaolan is still in the backyard." Lin Na reminded in a low voice with a red face.

"That's right. If someone hears you like that, it'll be embarrassing." Xia Yuhong added belatedly.

Zhu Xuefeng smiled and said, "We just celebrated her promotion to deputy section chief. She drank a lot and went to bed early. Be good, or she will be punished by the family rules later, haha."

After a while, the main room in the middle courtyard finally quieted down. The man sat on the bed again, his cigarette butt flickering. "It's a bit chaotic outside these days, go home after get off work and don't run around. Also, my younger sister will come to accompany you tomorrow. I told Mr. Zhang that he should do something good for my younger sister these days, and you can benefit from it."

"I feel so sorry for my sister. It's been such a long time since we asked the old man to cook a meal for us. Now that you are going out, you let Grandpa Zhang cook for me. We are lucky enough to have this. Hey, Sister Na, we have no status." Xia Yuhong hugged the man, but spoke to Lin Na.

Lin Na was so sleepy that she closed her eyes but still tried to hold back her laughter. "You are jealous of Xiaomei. You are so shameless."

Xia Yuhong also laughed, "There are a lot of food in the warehouse. We'll take them out tomorrow and let the old man help us prepare them. We'll have a treat again. Haha, if Uncle Xue and the others keep making furniture in the dormitory area of ​​the steel mill and don't come back, will the old man keep cooking for us, you damn devil?"

Zhu Xuefeng smiled. Grandpa Zhang had cooked for the two of them many times, but the damn girl thought she didn't know. Not only them, but even her younger sister would come over from time to time and take the food back with her.

"Uncle Xue said that he probably won't be able to come back before the New Year because there is too much work over there. During this period, Grandpa Zhang will take care of our dinner. Isn't that great?"

I made a connection with Uncle Xue. The new dormitory area of ​​the steel rolling mill was short of a large amount of furniture, so the job fell on Master Xue's furniture factory. Master Xue was very happy. Not only did they have to solve the furniture needs of the employees in the family area, but they were also responsible for the public furniture in the dormitory building. The workload was huge, so they finally decided to recruit a lot of people and rented a piece of land in the family area to start the work.

"By the way, tell Lin Yilan tomorrow to go home for dinner after get off work. I've told Mr. Zhang that there are a lot of people outside now, so you should be careful."

"I know. You are the only one who knows how to be careful. Every time we eat the ham and bacon you stored, we feel like thieves. And my parents, now living in the same building, dare not do it. It's better to live in the compound and live more comfortably." Xia Yuhong muttered a few words in a low voice, which made the three of them laugh. They didn't expect that the meat brought back from thousands of miles away would become a burden.

"That's good to know. Also, inside the desk is the salary I received a few days ago, as well as various bills. Take some back home, especially those bills. It would be a pity if I didn't spend them and let them expire."

"Oh, it's so boring. Last time I said you were level 17, but this time you inexplicably became level 16. Sister Na and I can't catch up. And your salary is over 100 now. You're not going to let us live. Let's go to school together, okay?" Zhu Xuefeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He flicked away the cigarette butt, which made Xia Yuhong complain again. He even pinched her, then he got out of bed angrily, found the cigarette butt and threw it into the ashtray.

"You want to compete with your own man? I admire you." Seeing Xia Yuhong getting on the bed naked, the man patted her butt, pulled her over, hugged her in his arms, moved his body towards the bed, and got close to Lin Na.

"You two are really not bothered by the heat. Stop crowding me." Lin Na, who had been silent for a long time, protested softly, but the man pulled her over without mercy and held her in his arms. Xia Yuhong saw that Lin Na was sleepy and made a face at her face.

"Sister Na, that guy will leave tomorrow. Why don't we stay up all night and have a good talk tonight." Although Xia Yuhong didn't ask the man what his mission was, she still had some common sense. There was no mission outside that was not dangerous, and she was really worried.

"You two have made me sleepless. I'm not going to sleep anymore, I'm not going to sleep anymore, you bastard, open your eyes. Your Xiaohong wants to talk to you from the heart." Lin Na smiled and got up. Seeing the man pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, she pinched his nose without any hesitation. The man had no choice but to open his mouth and eyes and was forced to talk. They talked about future arrangements and careers in Hong Kong, and also about the development and plans of the autonomous region. The two women became more energetic as they listened, and the sky gradually brightened.

"It's over. How are you going to work if you two chat all night?"

"Master, you are such a forgetful person. Today is Sunday, okay? But my mother will definitely laugh at me if I go home with dark circles under my eyes. It's all because of you, you dead man. Why do you spend the whole night chatting for no reason?" Thinking of her mother laughing at her, Xia Yuhong panicked.

"Xiaohong, it's you who wants to talk all night, okay?" Staying up all night was no burden to Zhu Xuefeng. After running his mind method for a while, everything returned to normal.

"That's your fault too. If you hadn't said so much, Sister Na and I would have fallen asleep long ago." Xia Yuhong said as she grabbed the man's ear and pulled it gently twice.

Zhu Xuefeng gently took away the other's hand and patted their backs. "You two can sleep for a while. I'll go to Room 95 and bring you breakfast when I come back."

Ignoring the octopus behind him, Zhu Xuefeng broke free from the entanglement, stretched his muscles, put on a short-sleeved shirt and left the room.

"Good morning, senior brother."

After taking a few steps, Lin Yilan, who was dressed neatly, greeted him from behind.

"It's so early. It's just past six o'clock now."

"I arrive at work earlier so that the comrades on night shift can rest earlier. They have been working all night and this is when they feel the most uncomfortable."

"Oh, it's really different being a deputy section chief. You care a lot about your comrades." Zhu Xuefeng joked with a smile.

"Brother, you are so unruly. I will ignore you. I have to go now."

"No, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Lin Yilan stop, Zhu Xuefeng told her that he would come back for dinner later.

"Brother, don't worry about me for dinner. I always eat at work and come back later."

Zhu Xuefeng rubbed his head and then remembered that Lin Yilan now had to wait until the night shift was arranged before leaving the unit, and she would usually get home around nine o'clock.

"Well, you're not lucky enough to eat this. Hurry up and have breakfast."

Lin Yilan didn't waste any time. She pushed her bicycle out of the compound and quickly disappeared at the entrance of the alley.

"Miss Lin is really impetuous. Boss, are you going to buy breakfast? How about I go?" Uncle Xie said in a low voice while standing at the gate.

"Old man, please take care of your business. I have to do something else. Don't worry about me."

Zhu Xuefeng pushed the pedal out of the yard. It had been a long time since he had tasted the steamed buns from Xisi.

Heading west, we soon saw the subway (Line 1) under construction. Along the long street, huge deep trenches were dug on both sides of the road. Zhu Xuefeng curiously leaned over to take a look. Wow, it was so deep that we couldn't see the bottom. It must have been at least ten meters deep.

Such open-air excavation carries considerable safety risks. Zhu Xuefeng took another look and left in a hurry. No wonder he heard that some children were naughty and fell down. Although they were lucky enough not to get hurt, it took a lot of effort to rescue them. Fortunately, they have been stopped now.

I rushed to the bun shop and was lucky as it was still early and it was the weekend, so the line was not long.

"Qinjin's mom, have you heard that the big glass of the Dadi Western Restaurant over there was smashed last night, and they can't open today!"

"Who is this? How can you be so tasteless and do such a thing? This is the old city. There is only one western restaurant in the west that ordinary people like us can afford to go to. Isn't this going to make people scold you?"

"I heard they were from outside. They started to curse when they saw the western restaurant. There's nothing we can do. I heard the earth might turn yellow."

"No way, it will turn yellow after smashing the glass once?"

"Oh, that's not the case. What is it?"

The two aunties standing in line behind Zhu Xuefeng started chatting, and Zhu Xuefeng understood that Dadi might really be closing. It was such a coincidence. He had been thinking of ordering a cake in a few days, but he ended up going out. When he came back, this Dadi Western Restaurant would probably be closed. It was really impossible for such a store to survive the big move on the 18th.

The man in front carried the buns away, and several trays of steamed buns appeared in front of Zhu Xuefeng. It was his turn.

"How many are you coming?"

"Please give me one and a half pounds." Zhu Xuefeng took out a rice bowl from the big aluminum pot and handed the big aluminum pot over.

"That's forty-five buns. Do you really want to buy so many? There are people waiting in line behind you." (End of this chapter)