Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

In the next few days, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui went to the black market twice and bought a lot of things. Time soon came to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Since the front yard was too far away and inconvenient, four tables were set up in the Liu family and Xu Damao's home in the backyard.

The neighbors in the yard had no choice but to spend their share of the money and complained bitterly, but fortunately they had a sumptuous meal to comfort their wounded hearts.

Yan Bugui felt even more miserable. Not only did his eldest son get married recently, he also bought a new bicycle and bought a house, renovated it and held a wedding banquet. All these expenses not only used up the family's previous savings, but also spent a lot of the money he earned from selling small yellow croakers. And he couldn't let his child go to the army empty-handed when he was liberated!

Fortunately, everyone was quite tactful and knew that today's protagonists were Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian, and they began to pour out compliments as if they were free.

The two young men blushed a little after being praised, and they kept scratching their heads. Are these neighbors talking about me? Why don’t I know that I am so outstanding! ?

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were also very happy to be flattered by everyone. They were praised for being a good parent, understanding the greater good, and sacrificing their own family for the sake of the public. Anyway, they received a lot of good words.

As everyone was having a good time, there was a knock on the door. Liu Haizhong, as the host, stepped forward to open the door, reeking of alcohol, "Director Wang... Director Wang, please come in."

The person who came was Director Wang from the Street Office. "Hey, Lao Liu, are you drinking?"

"Director, the two children are going to join the army tomorrow, so let's see them off today. We...we won't drink anymore, let's go now." Liu Haizhong said with a stutter. Eating and drinking too much during this special period was not a good thing, not to mention that he was bumped into by the director of the street office.

"No, no need. Today is a special case, and I came here today because of this matter." Wang Lixia said.

"Director, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely carry out your orders!"

Yan Bugui, who was standing nearby, also stood up and said, "Old Liu, look at yourself, hurry up and ask Director Wang to sit down and eat something. You can't talk while standing!"

"Ah, yes, yes, Director Wang, please sit down. There's nothing delicious here, so don't be disgusted. Let's talk while we eat." Liu Haizhong said embarrassedly, slapping his forehead.

Wang Lixia did not refuse his face and sat down directly. "I came here today to inform everyone that the subdistrict office will hold a farewell party tomorrow morning, and the superiors will also attend. I hope everyone will come if they are free. There are more than 20 good guys in our area who will go to the army. This is a very glorious thing. The subdistrict office also wants to take this opportunity to publicize it."

"Okay, we will definitely participate then." Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Director Wang added, "Tomorrow we will need a parent representative to give a brief report, mainly about how to educate children. Who of you is interested?"

In fact, Director Wang prefers Yan Bugui. After all, Yan Bugui is an elementary school teacher with a good cultural level, while Liu Haizhong is a fool with only a primary school education.

When Liu Haizhong heard about making a report in front of the leader, he became interested. This was a good opportunity to show off in front of the leader.

Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong's expression and knew what he was thinking. He said, "Let Lao Liu go. Lao Liu has been studying on his own lately, and his level has improved a lot."

Wang Lixia glanced at Liu Haizhong and didn't expect that he could still insist on self-studying at home, so she nodded in agreement. She simply drank two glasses of wine and chatted with everyone for a few words before leaving.

"Old Yan, thank you so much this time, otherwise I might not have this opportunity."

"You're welcome. We've been friends for many years. Let's have a drink."

This meal lasted until after nine o'clock. Xu Damao did not take the leftovers, but asked Auntie and Yu Li to help clean up and take them away.

In the evening, Xu Damao and his wife had a natural intimate moment. Lou Xiaoe could not satisfy Xu Damao due to her pregnancy and originally called He Yushui, but Yushui was shy and did not come.

Early the next morning, Xu Damao pushed his cart to work. He happened to meet people from the street who came to the yard to deliver big red flowers. Xu Damao greeted them and went to work. Anyway, his things had been delivered in advance, so it didn't matter whether he went today or not.

Today, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang have put on green military uniforms. They look very energetic, except for the bald spots on their shoulders, which is a bit regrettable.

Soon, the families of the two families and the masses who loved to join in the fun followed several large trucks specially borrowed by the subdistrict office and set off for the railway station. Today's farewell event was led by the Dongcheng District Government and held at the railway station in cooperation with the subdistrict offices.

Soon the vanguard arrived at the train station. At this time, the square outside the train station was already crowded with people, and there were people beating drums and gongs nearby.

Liu Haizhong was very happy when he saw the crowds of people in front of him. So many people would listen to his report in a while. This was a great honor for him. His ancestors' graves would be filled with smoke. Well, it seemed that he had to go back to his hometown during the Qingming Festival to burn more paper for his ancestors.

At 9:00 a.m., the farewell meeting was held on time. The one-meter-high stage was filled with leaders, and the front seats below the stage were all new recruits. Liu Haizhong also sat in the front row next to his son because he had to give a report.

The first thing that happened was the performance of some cultural and artistic programs, which was directly contracted by the cultural troupe. One of the songs, "Green Flowers in the Army" written by Xu Damao, moved countless new soldiers and their families to tears.

Liu Guangtian also keenly felt that his father was secretly wiping away tears. He couldn't help but touch the 100 yuan given by Lao Liu in his pocket. It seems that his father still cares about me. But he really doesn't like this way of education. Fortunately, with the help of Brother Damao, his father has changed a lot and no longer beats people easily. I hope Guangfu can live a little easier.

After more than an hour, the performance ended. Next, it was the parents of the new soldiers who talked about how they educated their children. Liu Haizhong was the fourth to go on stage. He said some high-sounding words, which were quite decent and did not make a fool of himself. At this time, he did not dare to talk about the idea of ​​a filial son under the stick, otherwise he really could not say what would happen.

Soon the farewell meeting was over, and the family members reluctantly watched their children get on the train. Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong also had tears in their eyes, Yang Ruihua burst into tears, and Yu Li comforted her mother-in-law with red eyes.

The train whirred away with black smoke, taking their children away. It was their sacrifice that brought peace to the country.

There is no such thing as a peaceful life, it’s just that someone is carrying the burden for us!

Salute to the cutest person!