Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Soon, everyone who came to the banquet dispersed, and the courtyard returned to peace again.

Front yard, Yan’s house.

Yang Ruihua was smiling as he held the hand of his eldest daughter-in-law Yu Li and put the bracelet that Yan Bugui had picked up yesterday on her wrist.

"Lily, this is our Yan family's ancestral jade bracelet. There are two of them. I'm giving this one to you today."

Yu Li caressed the delicate texture of the jade bracelet lovingly, feeling that it was indeed not an ordinary thing. "Thank you, Mom. I will definitely keep it well."

"Okay, this must be kept secret. Don't tell anyone else. It will cause trouble."

"Yeah, I get it, Mom."

"Okay, go back to your room and rest for a while. You've been tired all day."

"Okay, Mom, I'll be leaving now."

Yu Li returned to her back room, sat on the bed and looked at Yan Jiecheng who was sleeping soundly after drinking too much. She felt a little angry. You are sleeping here on your wedding day!

However, Yu Li still wet a towel with hot water and wiped her man's face. She also took off Yan Jiecheng's shoes and covered him with a quilt so that her man could sleep more comfortably.

Soon it was night and Yan Jiecheng, who had been drunk, finally woke up. He looked around and didn't see anyone. He could only rub his aching head and go to his parents' room to eat.

After returning from dinner, Yan Jiecheng felt a little itchy when he looked at his wife, who looked more and more beautiful under the light, and his hands began to get naughty.

"Jie Cheng, stop making trouble, everyone is still awake!"

"If you didn't sleep, then you didn't sleep. We are now a legal couple. Who can stop us from being intimate?"

"Turn off the lights!"

With a click, the lights in the room went out.

"Slow down, you're looking in the wrong place, you're hurting me!"

"Oh, I can't see clearly!"

Soon, a beautiful symphony sounded in the house. Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu and other young people in the compound who were listening outside the window could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Yan Jiecheng in the room was a little angry and embarrassed. He picked up the foot washing water and opened the window to pour it out. How could he forget to listen to the traditional program of listening to the window? How could he face people tomorrow?

The people outside the window who had been prepared realized something was wrong after they laughed out loud, and ran away laughing.

That day, Yan Bugui was wiping his new bicycle when a postman came to the door.

"Uncle, may I ask if Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian live in this compound?"

"Oh, yes, I am the second uncle of this courtyard, and also Yan Jiefang's father. My name is Yan Bugui, and Liu Guangtian lives in the backyard of our courtyard."

"There is a letter from your son. Please sign for it."

Yan Bugui took out a pen, quickly signed his name and took the letter.

The postman went to the backyard, but returned soon.

When Yan Bugui heard that the letter was from Jiefang and Guangtian, he knew that it must be a letter mailed by the Armed Forces Department and must be related to military service.

At lunch time, Yan Jiefang came back from doing odd jobs to eat.

"Second brother, there is a letter for you. It was delivered this morning."

"Oh, let me take a look." Yan Jiefang took the letter and tore it open directly, then took out the letter paper and read it at a glance.

"Liberation, what's going on? Is there any change in the military service?"

"Dad, our superiors asked us to gather at the train station on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and then set off to the south in advance. You should read it yourself." Yan Jiefang handed the letter to his father.

Yan Bugui took it and looked at it, and it was exactly as Jiefang said.

"Today is the 13th, and there are only a few days left. You should quickly check if there is anything you are missing. If so, ask your mother to help you prepare it. I will go to the black market in the evening and exchange some national food coupons for you." Yan Bugui said.

"Dad, I've packed my things a long time ago. You'll be issued a military uniform when you get to the army, and you'll eat in the army, so you won't need national food coupons. I'll take some photos and send them to you when the time comes."

"Okay, my son has the potential to be successful. When he arrives at the army, he must learn to take care of himself and behave well. Don't bring shame to our Yan family!" Yan Bugui instructed.

"I understand, Dad. I'll go find Guangtian to see how he's preparing."

"Go ahead. You two are serving in the same army, so you can have someone to look after you when you get there."

That evening, Liu Haizhong was stopped by Yan Bugui as soon as he entered the yard after get off work.

"Old Liu, today the postman delivered a letter to my son and your son, saying that they will leave on the 16th day of the first lunar month. I was thinking of discussing with you how to send the children off!"

After Liu Haizhong became the leader of the technical exchange group, he was very busy in the factory. He needed to arrange training for the masters in each workshop, apprentices, and low-level workers in batches. Especially after the factory expanded its recruitment, a large number of apprentices were newly added. In order to do a good job in this training, he was so busy that he completely forgot about his son's military service.

"Old Yan, this is a very honorable thing. We should send the child away. But you have to let me go home and understand the situation first before we discuss it." Liu Haizhong said with his big belly.

"Oh, I forgot about it in my hurry. Uncle, you are right. You should go home and check it out." Yan Bugui said.

"Then ask Jiefang to come to my house for a drink tonight, and I'll ask Damao to come as well, and we'll discuss this matter together." Liu Haizhong walked slowly towards the backyard with his hands behind his back.

"Oh, okay, that's settled then."

Backyard, Liu's house.

More than half an hour later, Xu Damao and Yan Bugui arrived as invited. Yan Bugui brought a bottle of Erguotou and a fish, and Xu Damao brought a bottle of Xifeng and a pound of bacon.

Soon, a table of dishes was placed on the table, and the three of them, along with Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang, began to drink. Liu Haizhong specially called his son and Yan Jiefang today, after all, they were the protagonists of this event.

"Old Liu, what have you thought about? Do you want to hold a farewell party for the two children?" Yan Bugui asked impatiently. He mainly wanted to hold it together with the Liu family, mainly because his eldest son's wedding banquet cost a lot of money, and holding it together with the Liu family could save some money and make it more decent.

"As for this matter, I've thought about it. After all, it's an honorable thing and we should organize it for the two children. I think we should invite one person from each family and set the date on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which happens to be the Lantern Festival." Liu Haizhong said in an official tone.

"Okay, then let's do it this way. Our two families will do it together." Yan Bugui slapped his thigh happily when he saw Liu Haizhong agreed.

"In that case, I'll do my part. On the 15th, I'll lend the factory's projector and show two movies for everyone in the yard." Xu Damao also said.

"Oh, it's Damao who really did the job! Thank you so much." Yan Bugui said.

Liu Haizhong felt that Xu Damao wanted to show the movie only because he was now a leader, otherwise why wouldn't he show a movie for such a big event as Damao's marriage!

As for the two younger ones, they didn't drink much wine, but they ate quite a bit of food. Anyway, they didn't have much say at the table, so it would be more economical for them to eat more.

The five of them drank together until around nine o'clock before they dispersed. As soon as Xu Damao entered the door, he saw Lou Xiao'e hiding something.

"Moth, what are you hiding?"

"Nothing, I found the game console in space, I thought it was someone else!"

"Well, we need to be careful, otherwise we won't be able to explain ourselves. It's getting late, so let's go to bed early."