Siheyuan: I just want to live

Chen Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief after he finished drawing all the drawings.

Then Chen Feng took the blueprints and the newly made beggar version of the engineer and shoveled out the space.

After leaving the space, Chen Feng looked at the time and found that only more than an hour had passed. However, Chen Feng felt that he was a little hungry.

It was still early for dinner, and Chen Feng was too lazy to get angry, so he put the engineer shovel away, locked the door, and pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard.

After walking out of the courtyard gate, Chen Feng rode his bicycle towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

As soon as he entered the supply and marketing cooperative, a wide variety of goods came into view, but he had a clear goal and walked straight to the counter where the pastries were placed.

Pointing at the peach cakes on the shelf, he asked the salesperson to weigh half a pound for him and then got him a bottle of orange-flavored soda.

After paying the bill, Chen Feng did not leave in a hurry, but walked directly to the corner of the counter, opened the soda and peach cake, and then started eating.

His action surprised several saleswomen in the supply and marketing cooperative.

After all, there are many people who come here to buy peach cakes and soda, but most people will choose to take them home for their children to taste, and few people will devour them on the spot like Chen Feng.

What's more, judging from his appearance, Chen Feng doesn't seem to be young. According to common sense, he should have already started a family and had children of his own.

But now he is enjoying these delicious foods here alone without taking them home, which is really puzzling.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no other customers in the store, several middle-aged women couldn't help but gather together, pointing at Chen Feng and whispering.

Some said: "This boy looks very energetic, how can he be so ignorant? He doesn't even bring back delicious food for his children to taste."

Others said: "Maybe she is not married yet, she is used to being free and independent!"

Some even speculated: "Could it be that something happened in his family? That's why he doesn't care about his image..."

Various speculations came one after another, but Chen Feng, who was hurrying to fill his stomach, didn't care about it at all.

To be honest, the food of this era is delicious, the ingredients are solid, and the taste is very good.

But Chen Feng felt that there was still a drawback, that is, it was a bit too choking. He had not finished eating the peach cake yet, but he had already finished drinking his soda.

So Chen Feng asked the salesperson to get him a bottle of soda, and then he finished the rest of the peach cakes with the soda.

After finishing the peach cake, Chen Feng picked up the half-remaining bottle of soda, drank it in one gulp, then burped, and left the supply and marketing cooperative contentedly.

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Feng found a telephone booth and called Old Man Li.

Oh! Nowadays, it is really not as convenient as it will be in the future. If you want to make a call, you have to go through several connections and wait for more than 20 minutes before you can successfully connect.

After the call was finally connected, Chen Feng couldn't wait to open his voice and shouted: "Grandpa Li! Can you hear me?"

Before Chen Feng finished speaking, he heard a slightly dissatisfied and angry response from the other end of the phone: "I can hear you! I'm not deaf, you don't have to yell so loudly!"

Hearing what Old Man Li said, Chen Feng could only laugh dryly and did not refute.

In fact, it was not Chen Feng's fault. After all, the quality of today's telephones was really not that good. If Chen Feng's voice was a little lower, I'm afraid that Old Man Li would have a hard time hearing what he said.

Before Chen Feng could say anything else, he heard old man Li's voice again coming from the other end of the phone, accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity.

"Chen Feng, you little brat, why did you think of calling an old man like me today? Besides, what's wrong with you? After the New Year, you didn't even come to visit an old man like me?"

It’s no wonder that Old Man Li said that about Chen Feng. After all, it’s true. Since the New Year, Chen Feng has never set foot in the military compound to visit Old Man Li.

The reason is nothing else but that there are too many rules and regulations.

Just to pass through that door, one must undergo several rigorous body searches. And one must be escorted by someone before one can enter.

It was such a troublesome matter that Chen Feng really didn't want to go there any more.

However, when Chen Feng heard what Old Man Li said, he quickly opened his mouth to defend himself.

"Grandpa Li, it's not that I don't want to see you. You know, I'm a buyer, and I've been too busy with work lately! You are a magnanimous person, please forgive me!"

After saying this, Chen Feng didn't even give Old Man Li a chance to speak again, and immediately blurted out: "Grandpa Li, how about this!"

"Tomorrow! I'm free tomorrow. How about we go fishing together in the Yongding River tomorrow morning?"

"Let's set off tomorrow morning! We won't come to eat at noon! We'll fish until the afternoon. I'll accompany you the whole time tomorrow and fish all day long. Is that okay?"

After finishing speaking, Chen Feng paused for a moment, put his ear close to the receiver, and waited patiently for Grandpa Li's response.

Finally, the slightly hoarse but firm and powerful voice of Old Man Li came from the other end of the phone, indicating that he agreed with his proposal.

Hearing this answer, Chen Feng was delighted, and then continued: "Then we have made a happy decision! Tomorrow morning, I will go to the gate of the military compound and wait for you at the gate!"

However, to Chen Feng's surprise, he immediately heard the words of Old Man Li on the phone.

"What? I don't need to go to the military compound in person? You'll send someone to pick me up? Oh no, how can that be possible? I won't bother the driver, I'll just ride my bike to the military compound myself!"

Chen Feng quickly replied with a smile: "Hey! Grandpa Li, since you said so, then I'll listen to you!"

"It's my honor to have the opportunity to be sent to pick me up! Since you said so, I will respectfully obey your order!

"Tomorrow I will wait at the door of my house for the car you send to pick me up. This time I will also try what it feels like to ride in your car, Grandpa Li!!"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Old Man Li on the other end of the phone laughed heartily, and then reminded: "Good boy, remember to get up early! Don't oversleep, and don't forget this matter!"

Seeing Old Man Li say this, Chen Feng didn't care whether Old Man Li could see or hear it, he patted his chest and made the promise.

"Please rest assured, Grandpa Li! I will definitely get up early tomorrow and will never forget about this!"

Finally, the two confirmed the details of the agreement again, and Chen Feng said in a firm tone: "Let's just say this! Yeah! No problem! Okay! That's it for now, bye!"

As the words fell, Chen Feng gently put down the phone and ended the call.

Chen Feng wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his head, then let out a long breath.

Now the work is finally half done! Next, we have to see whether Old Man Li has a unique vision and can immediately see the precious value of the engineer shovel he carefully crafted.

However, Chen Feng thought that for an experienced soldier like Old Man Li who had experienced countless battles, he would only need to take a quick glance to immediately understand the great effect that the engineering shovel he made could have on the battlefield, right?

After all, such an experienced person's keen insight into such practical tools is beyond the reach of ordinary people!

Chen Feng thought for a moment and decided that if Old Man Li failed to notice the secret tomorrow, he would pick up the engineer shovel without hesitation and give him a vivid and intuitive demonstration.

No matter what, we must make Old Man Li deeply realize the extraordinary value of the engineer shovel he made!

After ending the call, Chen Feng leisurely got on his bicycle and began to wander aimlessly in the city.

Although he has strolled around this city many times over the years, Chen Feng still has a special liking for this city filled with a strong ancient atmosphere, and he especially likes to stroll and wander around here.

Chen Feng walked around outside for a long time. When he knew that Jin Ling was about to get off work, Chen Feng bought some seasonal vegetables and then rode his bike back to the courtyard.

After returning to the courtyard, Chen Feng did not chat with other neighbors in the courtyard, but went straight home to cook.

Chen Feng ignored them, but the women sitting at the door of the central courtyard pointed at him and gossiped about him. Among them, Jia Zhang was the most active.

When Chen Feng just entered the backyard, he heard Jia Zhang secretly pointing at Chen Feng and saying, "Hey! Look, this Chen Feng, he does nothing every day."

"He doesn't think it's shameful to let Jin Ling, a woman, work and support him! Poor Jin Ling, a woman, not only has to take care of the children, but also has to work, and support Chen Feng, a loser!"

When the others heard what Jia Zhang said, they all kept agreeing with her. After all, they were just listening for fun, and there was no need to confront Jia Zhang over Chen Feng.

When Jia Zhang saw that her neighbors believed what she said, a slight smile appeared on her face.

As for why Jia Zhang said this, it was because of the Xu family’s house.

She had thrown a tantrum but still couldn't get it, but Chen Feng somehow got it. This made Jia Zhang very upset.

And when you think about it, there are only five people in Chen Feng's family, big and small, but they occupy so many houses.

There were also five people in her family, but they had to sleep on one kang, which made Jia Zhang's resentment towards Chen Feng even stronger.

She now wants to throw dirty water on Chen Feng and ruin his reputation.