Siheyuan: I found a wife right after I crossed over

At five o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, a military vehicle was parked at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhou Xiaobai jumped out of the car and looked up at the house number at the door: "No. 95 Tongluoguxiang, this should be it."

She walked into the yard. The women in the front yard were busy washing vegetables and preparing to cook. When they saw a girl of about sixteen or seventeen walking in, they all looked at her curiously, wondering who such a pretty girl was looking for. Someone even poked Auntie's arm and said, "Auntie, look who that girl is looking for. Is she the one your family has chosen?"

The third aunt quickly turned her head to take a look and shook her head: "No."

At this time, Zhou Xiaobai looked around and walked over: "Auntie, does Yang Chong live in this courtyard?"

"Looking for Chongzi? Yes, Chongzi is from this courtyard, he lives in the middle courtyard." When the third aunt heard that they were looking for Yang Chong, she was very enthusiastic and quickly put down the dish in her hand and took Zhou Xiaobai to the middle courtyard: "Yes, girl, that room is Chongzi's home, but Chongzi should not be back yet."

Then he called out to the other side: "Xiaojuan, Xiaojuan."

Yang Xiaojuan came out of the house quickly: "Third Aunt, what's the matter?" He Yushui followed behind her.

The third aunt said, "Xiaojuan, this girl is here to look for your brother Chongzi."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Zhou Xiaobai. Yesterday, Yang Chong promised to give my grandfather acupuncture today, and I am here to pick him up."

Yang Xiaojuan said, "Oh, I know. Your last name is Zhou, right? Brother Chongzi told me about it, but he hasn't come back yet. You should go inside and sit for a while."

Zhou Xiaobai didn't hesitate and followed them into the house. She was close in age to Yang Xiaojuan and He Yushui, so they could easily chat with each other. The three of them talked and laughed, and bursts of silvery laughter could be heard from the house from time to time.

After a while, Yang Chong came back from outside with a bag in his hand.

When the third aunt saw him, she quickly came over to greet him: "Chongzi, you are back. There is a guest at home. It is a little girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old. She is very pretty and you can tell at a glance that she is not from an ordinary family."

Yang Chong had seen the military vehicle outside just now, and had guessed what was going on, so he nodded and said, "Oh, it's a friend's kid who's taking me to her house." Then he handed over the bag in his hand, "Third Aunt, isn't Jie Cheng's partner coming tomorrow? Here are the rabbits and pheasants that Third Uncle asked me to prepare, please keep them."

The third aunt opened it and said happily, "That's great, Chongzi, you've really helped our family. This morning when your third uncle went out, he was still thinking about something. He wondered if Chongzi could get us some meat. Don't forget about it. I didn't expect you to get it back so soon. By the way, how much is it in total? When your third uncle comes back, ask him to deliver it to you."

Yang Chong said, "Third Aunt, I won't be polite to you. I'll just charge you fifteen yuan. I'll give you whatever price you give to the factory."

The third aunt nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, meat is not cheap now. Such a big pheasant and rabbit would cost at least 20 yuan at the pigeon market. Chongzi is honest." After that, she asked worriedly: "By the way, if you give this to my family, will the factory be okay?"

Yang Chong shook his head: "It's okay, I've already paid for the factory, this is what I left for you."

The third aunt was relieved and said, "Okay, then Chongzi, you can go back to the room quickly. The girl is waiting. I'll ask your third uncle to send the money to you in the evening."

Yang Chong said, "Whenever is convenient, there's no rush."

As he turned around, he saw Zhou Xiaobai standing at the gate of the central courtyard looking at him.

She came out of the house when she heard Yang Chong's voice.

"Are you here? Miss Xiaobai." Yang Chong greeted.

Zhou Xiaobai nodded openly: "Just came here, Brother Yang, I just heard Xiaojuan say that you went out hunting, I didn't believe it, thinking that you looked so gentle, how could you go hunting, I didn't expect it to be true."

Yang Chong said: "This is my job. I have no choice. It's not easy to make a living these days. Even the impossible things are possible."

Zhou Xiaobai thought to himself: "You have such good medical skills, how can you worry about not having enough food to eat if you open a clinic?"

Yang Chong said, "Wait a moment, I'll go into the house, change my clothes and then go with you." He had just come back from the mountain and caught a big wild boar, so there was some mud on his clothes.

Zhou Xiaobai nodded and went out first.

After a while, Yang Chong came out wearing changed clothes.

On the way, Zhou Xiaobai kept looking at Yang Chong curiously. Yang Chong asked curiously, "Why do you keep looking at me? Is there something wrong with my face?"

Zhou Xiaobai shook his head: "There are no flowers, but there is a mysterious aura."

Yang Chong laughed. Zhou Xiaobai said seriously, "Really, Brother Yang, I think you are very mysterious. You are so young, only a few years older than me, but you have such high medical skills that even Mr. Fang has to call you teacher. This is incredible. My grandfather said that Chinese medicine is a profound subject. It is impossible to achieve anything without decades of clinical research. But how did you do it at such a young age?"

Without waiting for Yang Chong to explain, he continued, "What's even more incredible is that with such high medical skills, you didn't become a doctor or open your own clinic. Instead, you worked as a buyer in a factory and even carried a gun to the mountains to hunt. This is simply unbelievable."

Yang Chong thought for a moment and said, "Xiaobai, how old are you this year?"

Zhou Xiaobai said: "I will be seventeen after the Chinese New Year."

Yang Chong asked again: "Are you in high school?"

"Of course I am in school. I am already in my second year of high school." Zhou Xiaobai said.

Yang Chong nodded: "One year older than Yu Shui, and one grade higher."

Zhou Xiaobai didn't understand why he brought up this. Just as he was wondering, Yang Chong said, "Your father is a high-ranking officer in the army, right? You must have always lived in the military compound, so you have never experienced the life of those of us who live in the compound. You were born with no worries about food and clothing, and you can grow up carefree in a greenhouse under the protection of your parents. But we can't. If we want to survive, we have to rely on ourselves, fight every day, and not give up any chance of survival, so that we can survive and let the people around us survive."

Zhou Xiaobai stopped talking, blinking at him, and nodded after a while: "I seem to understand a little bit. Grandpa and dad often told me that today's life is not easy to come by. I always thought they didn't take it seriously. Now I seem to have some understanding."

Then he tilted his head and held up his chin to look at Yang Chong and said, "But I'm still very curious. You look gentle and refined, how can you catch so many prey? I saw you gave that third aunt a hare and a pheasant, and you said you had handed over all the food to the factory, so it must be a lot, right?"