Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

"Xiaojun, Zhao Qi is looking for you." The second aunt came in from outside the door and said to Zhang Huajun who was sorting the bacon.

Zhang Huajun was stunned: "Zhao Qi?"

The second aunt smiled half-heartedly: "Yes, Zhao Qi is the most beautiful girl in our ten miles and eight villages."

Zhang Huajun said: "Then let her come in?"

The second aunt shook her head: "She didn't come in. She said she would wait for you outside. She probably wanted to talk to you in private."

"Tell mom, is there something going on with you guys? If so, let's go get married early. There will be a lot of people watching him."

Zhang Huajun said: "Mom, what are you talking about! She and I have not even spoken a few words. What happened? She came to see me, but she is definitely looking for my old cousin."

The second aunt said: "Xiao Chen is already married now, and Zhao Qi will get married sooner or later. If you work hard, you might have a chance."

Zhang Huajun snorted: "Don't even think about it. He has a beautiful family, a good family background, and is well-educated. Your son is not worthy of her."

"Okay, I'm going to see what's going on."

When he went out, he saw the tall and slim Zhao Qi standing on the roadside at the door.

Since she does not have to work in the fields on weekdays, the sunshine on the plateau did not leave any traces on her face.

Zhang Huajun said hello: "Sister Qi, are you looking for me?"

Zhao Qi nodded: "Is Jiang Chen back for the New Year?"

Zhang Huajun nodded.

Zhao Qi asked again: "You came back with your wife?"

Zhang Huajun nodded again.

Zhao Qi took a deep breath: "Isn't your cousin-in-law pretty?"

Zhang Huajun said: "Beautiful, very beautiful."

Zhao Qi said: "Prettier than me?"

Zhang Huajun thought for a while: "It should be about the same."

Zhao Qi was silent for a long time: "I heard that you are going to Sijiu City to meet your old cousin tomorrow?"

Zhang Huajun was stunned. This was not something he had heard about. He had clearly gone to inquire about it.

Zhang Huajun nodded: "Well, my old cousin asked me to go and arranged a job for me."

He didn't say farming, because this job is a bit low for rural people.

Zhao Qi bit her lip: "Take me with you."

Zhang Huajun was stunned: "What are you going to do?"

Zhao Qi said nothing.

Zhang Huajun thought for a moment: "Sister Qi, my brother is already married and has a partner, and they have a good relationship."

"You are so beautiful and excellent. You will definitely find a good man to marry and live a happy life. Why do you have to hang yourself from a tree so much?"

Zhao Qi was silent for a long time: "In my eyes, there is only one truly outstanding person, and that is Jiang Chen."

Zhang Huajun thought for a moment again, trying to figure out how to make Zhao Qi give up this idea:

"My old cousin is like a wooden person. He takes a book to the house every day and spends the whole day. This kind of wooden pile is not worthy of your liking."

Zhao Qi said firmly: "It's not like I don't read the newspaper. Your boss is now a national treasure-level engineer. Even the chief of staff personally visited him. It shows that he is even better now."

"And I heard that your old cousin is a lot more cheerful when he comes back this time. He is thoughtful in doing things and speaks generously and appropriately. He is no longer a wooden pile."

"I also liked the way he looked like a wooden pile before, not to mention how perfect he is now."

Zhang Huajun said: "But Sister Qi, he is already married and living a very happy life."

"Aren't you going to disturb the happy life of my cousin and sister-in-law? I won't take you there."

Zhao Qi smiled slyly: "If you don't take me there, I will go by myself. If I meet a gangster on the way, it will be you who hurt me, and it is all your fault."

Zhang Huajun said: "Sister Qi, you can't do this. If I take you out, my old cousin will definitely deal with me if he finds out."

Zhao Qi said: "If he takes care of you, that's your business. Anyway, you have to take me to Sijiu City with you."

Zhang Huajun said: "No, you have to go to Sijiu City. What are you doing?"

Zhao Qi said: "This is none of your business. Can't I go see my Aunt Cui?"

Zhang Huajun: "."

"I bought my train ticket a long time ago. You just said you wanted to go today and you don't have a ticket."

Zhao Qi took out the ticket from his hand and waved it: "What a coincidence, I bought it a long time ago. For half a catty of cold pork head, the village chief issued a certificate to me."

Zhang Huajun knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion. A beautiful girl like Zhao Qi was going on a long journey, and she was really unsure of what would happen on the way. He nodded and said, "Okay, at five o'clock tomorrow morning, bring your things and come to my door."

Zhao Qi said: "Okay, your uncle collected a lot of bacon and brought it to Jiang Chen, right? I can take care of it for you on the way."

Take it, she definitely can't take it.

But it’s still okay to take care of it.

Zhang Huajun said: "My dad sent me to Chengdu, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get so many things by myself."

"When you get to Sijiucheng, call my old cousin and he will find someone to pick you up."

Zhao Qi nodded and turned to go home.

"Have you agreed with him?" Just as she closed the door, her father Zhao Qin's voice suddenly sounded, startling her absentmindedly.

Zhao Qi came back to her senses and said, "Dad, you didn't say anything at home. It scared me."

"Well, I made an agreement with him."

Zhao Qin sighed, took out a box, took the key from his waist, and opened it.

He took out a wad of money and handed it to Zhao Qi: "Take this money and don't treat yourself badly when you go out. I heard that tickets outside are very expensive. Let Jiang Chen take you to buy them. Don't do it yourself." go alone."

"This is all I have saved from working as a carpenter over the years. You can take three hundred and keep twenty at home."

Zhao Qin is a well-known carpenter in the surrounding area. If anyone needs carpentry for big or small things, he is definitely the first person who comes to mind.

So life was the best for his family in the old world.

Zhao Qin first married Zhao Qi's aunt, but he had no children for many years.

Later, he took in Zhao Qi's biological mother, and then she was born.

This can be regarded as a child in his later years. Although it is a daughter, Zhao Qin loves her very much.

This time her daughter was going on a long trip, so she did not hesitate to spend almost all of her family's savings.

Zhao Qi felt sad when she saw her old father, who had been firmly opposed to her going to Sijiu City, almost taking out all the family's money at once:

"Dad, I don't need so much money. I can just get some money for traveling. I'm a high school student. I can find a job in Forty-Nine City. If I really can't find one, I'll let Jiang Chen support me."

Zhao Qin snorted: "Nonsense, what does Jiang Chen have to do with you? Why should he support you? Besides, he already has a partner. Even if he is willing to give you food for the sake of his fellow villagers, his partner is not allowed to do so. What does your face look like?"

"Our family is not so poor that we have to depend on people's faces to eat. If you are asked to take it, you can take it. After the money is spent and there is no result, you will come back."

"This is your home."

Looking at his old father's stooped waist from long-term carpentry work, Zhao Qi suddenly lost his guard: "Dad, I"

Zhao Qin waved his hand: "Your father is not dead yet, why are you crying?"

"I'm telling you, everyone is getting married and they tell you not to go. You have to go! If you don't want to go, Dele won't let you go, so go ahead and treat it as a way to see the world."

Zhao Qi said: "So what if you got married? Didn't you also have an eldest daughter, and later you married my mother?"

Zhao Qin said: "Can we compare before and now?"

Zhao Qi said: "It's not all you. If I were asked to follow Jiang Chen to Sijiu City, I don't believe anyone can snatch him away from me."

When Jiang Chen first went to Sijiu City, Zhao Qi wanted to go with him.

But Zhao Qin firmly disagreed and asked his mother to guard him every step of the way.

For Jiang Chen, he was actually satisfied.

It's just Zhao Qi, a girl. It doesn't matter if she follows her without any name or status.

Zhao Qi was thinking that when Jiang Chen came back during the New Year, she would go to him and ask him to take the initiative to come to propose marriage. After the New Year, he would be able to follow him as expected.

Jiang Chen came back for the Chinese New Year, or brought his wife back with him.

Zhao Qi knew this and cried all night.

I haven't seen a smile in a year.

Later, when she learned that Zhang Huajun was going to Sijiu City, she showed off her cards to Zhao Qin, and she wanted to go too.

Naturally, Zhao Qin would not agree.

Zhao Qi was so mad at that time that he refused to eat or drink, which frightened Zhao Qin so much.

Finally, he gave in.

I also felt a little regretful in my heart, wondering if if I had really asked Zhao Qi to follow Jiang Chen to Sijiu City, many things would not have happened.

I feel that I have delayed my daughter's happiness just to save face.

"Okay, I still have some work to do, so I'm going out first." After saying that, he bent his waist, picked up the carpentry tools and went out.

It's just that the voice of speaking is full of bitterness.