Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao rode the truck all the way and finally arrived at the warehouse he had rented in advance at around nine o'clock in the evening. Because the warehouse had to unload grain, it also received a lot of temporary lighting, which made the surrounding area very bright.

After Xu Damao jumped off the car, he saw Lou San and others who were carrying grain. Of course, Liu Guangfu also did not go home, and was standing on a car to move grain down.

It is said that the higher you stand, the farther you can see. As soon as Xu Damao got off the car, he was seen by Liu Guangfu who was standing on the car.

"Brother Damao, you're back! Did you get all these foods?" Liu Guangfu's voice also attracted everyone's attention, and for a moment everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Damao.

"You have a good eye, kid. I got all this food, but it belongs to the steel mill." With so many outsiders here, Xu Damao can't say that all the food belongs to him, after all, he bought it in the name of the steel mill. But after the troops leave, he will have the final say on who owns the food!

Lou San, Lou Qi and other leaders also came over to say hello. After Xu Damao explained some things to them, he asked them to stay here and he went home directly. The journey made him very tired.

When Xu Damao returned home, the gate had been locked from the inside. He did not disturb anyone but simply climbed over the wall. He then tiptoed into the main house in the backyard, went to see his wife and children first, and then returned to his room. But he was indeed tired, so he lay down without taking off his clothes and fell asleep.

The next morning, a scream broke the tranquility of the courtyard.

"Ah! Damao is back!"

It turned out that Lou Xiao'e got up early to go to the toilet, and when she came back she heard snoring coming from another room, so she walked over to check what was going on, and saw her man lying on the kang with his legs spread out, snoring.

In order to take care of the children, Lou's mother lived in the backyard, so she was the first to come. Xu's mother and father also arrived later.

Lou's mother asked, "Ezi, what's wrong? I seemed to hear you say that Damao is back."

Lou Xiao'e leaned against the door frame with red eyes. They had never been apart for such a long time since they got married, not to mention the sensitive time after giving birth. She pointed inside the house and said, "Da Mao is really back, and he is snoring in there!"

So the three of them came over and looked inside, and then they saw Xu Damao lying on his back.

Mother Xu murmured to herself, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"

Father Xu also said: "Da Mao must have come back last night. It was too late and he didn't ask us to open the door. It looks like he must be exhausted. Let's not disturb him and let him continue to sleep."

Although Lou Xiao'e and Lou's mother wanted to ask about the situation in Xiangjiang, or more precisely, Lou Zhenhua's situation, Xu Damao looked very tired, so they temporarily suppressed their thoughts. Anyway, everyone was back now, so it wouldn't take too long. Then the few people dispersed, some taking care of the children, and some cooking.

Xu Damao felt that he had a very good sleep, and all the fatigue from the days of running around disappeared. Although he didn't take a boat, he was not used to sleeping on a boat, and most of the time he was half asleep and half awake.

At this time, Xu Damao felt a rumbling sound in his stomach. He raised his arm and looked at the time. It was already past two in the afternoon. No wonder he felt hungry. He stood up immediately, stretched his waist, took a piece of chocolate from the space, threw it into his mouth and chewed it, then planned to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.

However, as soon as he went out, he saw Lou Xiao'e and Xu's mother holding the child.

"Da Mao!" Lou Xiao'e called softly, but it was worth more than a thousand words.

Xu Damao didn't care about the dirt on his body, and directly reached out to hug his wife and daughter. The son in Xu's mother's arms was bored and blew bubbles, staring at the three people hugging together with wide eyes, not realizing that he had become an outsider.

When Xu's mother saw her son and daughter-in-law hugging each other, she quickly turned around with her grandson. But she thought to herself, "Oh, young people nowadays are really outrageous. They hug each other in broad daylight in front of others. It's really unbearable to watch!"

Xu Damao held her for a long time before letting go, then blocked his wife's mouth with his fingers, "Okay, Gezi, I know what you want to ask, I'll just tell you directly. I came back last night, it was too late so I didn't alarm you. I also met my father-in-law and eldest brother-in-law, and had several meals at home. This is the letter that my father-in-law gave you."

Xu Damao went back to the house and took out two letters and handed them to his wife. "Here are two letters, one is from you and the other is from my mother-in-law."

Lou Xiao'e handed her daughter to Xu Damao, then happily took her own letter and opened the one addressed to her and started reading it.

"Da Mao, are you hungry? There's some food left for you in the kitchen. I'll heat it up for you." asked Xu's mother.

Xu Damao held his daughter in his arms and rocked her gently, "Mom, now that you mentioned that, I'm really a little hungry. Go call my mother-in-law over. Here's the letter my father-in-law wrote to her."

Just as Xu's mother was about to speak, Lou Xiao'e had already finished reading the letter. Hearing that her husband was hungry, she quickly reached out and took her son.

"Mom, please go quickly. Damao must be starving."

Xu's mother nodded and said, "I'll go to the front yard to call my mother-in-law first, and then I'll go heat up the food." After that, she went out to call people.

After a while, Lou's mother, who was drying clothes in the front yard, came back. "Da Mao, you're awake. Did you have a smooth journey?"

"It went quite smoothly. I also saw my father and eldest brother-in-law. My father bought a new small villa over there, but he feels a bit lonely living there alone. The children only go there when they are free." Xu Damao said.

Lou's mother nodded, "Mozi, where's the letter?"

"Here it is!" Lou Xiao'e handed over the letter.

Lou's mother also quickly opened the envelope and started reading.

"Your father told me to decide when to go over, but I'd rather wait until after the Chinese New Year when the child is older. Damao, give the child to me first, and go and eat quickly," said Xu's mother.

Xu Damao nodded, handed his precious daughter to his mother-in-law, and went to the front yard to eat. After dinner, Xu Damao said hello to his mother and went out. He had to go to the warehouse to check the situation. He didn't know whether all the grain had been unloaded.

When we arrived at the warehouse, it was very busy. Many bags of grain were piled on the roadside, and Lou Qi was leading people to move them in. There were many people watching, but because there were soldiers there, they didn't dare to loot.

When Lou Qi saw Xu Damao coming, he put down the grain bag in his hand and came to greet him, "Son-in-law, there is too much grain. We don't have enough manpower. The vehicles over there are also running non-stop and are in a hurry to go back and continue loading grain, so I put the grain on the side of the road first."

"Seventh Brother, look, aren't there people all around?" Xu Damao said, pointing at the crowd of onlookers.

"This...it's not easy for outsiders to move so much food, right?" Lou Qi said hesitantly.

"It's okay. Our brothers are exhausted. Let them take a break and just be the supervisor. Besides, we still have our own soldiers, right?"

"Okay then, but we can't ask for help for free. Should we pay them or..." Lou Qi turned his head and looked at the bag of grain on the ground.

"Let's give them some food. Everyone's life is not easy. As for how much to give, it's up to you. I still need to make a phone call." Xu Damao said.