Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

After leaving the administrative building, Zhou Tiangang pushed the cart to the factory gate, where he saw a familiar figure chatting with someone from the security department at the gate, seeming to be very familiar with them.

"Isn't this Uncle Liu? Why is he here?"

When he recognized the figure as Uncle Liu who had come to his house more than a month ago, he suddenly felt a little puzzled, but he still pushed the cart forward and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, why are you here?"

"Hello, Chief!"

When the guard saw Zhou Tian, ​​he immediately saluted him.

"Yeah! You too!"

Zhou Tian nodded at him, then looked at Liu Quan again with a smile on his face.

"Hey, why else? Isn't it your Aunt Liu? She insisted that I ask you to have dinner. You said your Aunt Liu gave the order, how can I not carry it out?"

Liu Quan said with a hint of helplessness.

"Aunt Liu!"

When Zhou Tian heard Uncle Liu mention Aunt Liu, a picture suddenly flashed through his mind. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up a little. He felt particularly warm in his heart, and the look in his eyes softened.

He will never forget that he almost starved to death after the raid on Plaster Country ten years ago. It was Aunt Liu who left her last bit of food for him. Otherwise, he would not be where he is today.

"Xiaotian, Xiaotian, what's wrong with you?"

Just as he was in a daze, Zhou Tian heard Uncle Liu calling him, and quickly came to his senses, shaking his head to indicate that he was fine.

"It's okay, it's just right, I miss Aunt Liu and Sister Ruyan too, Uncle Liu, let's go!"

Although he really wanted to go home today and missed his grandparents, wife and children, he could not refuse Aunt Liu's invitation.

As they spoke, the two of them pushed the cart and left the entrance of the institute.

"Uncle Liu, don't you ride a bike?"

Seeing Uncle Liu following him, Zhou Tian couldn't help but ask in confusion. He knew that Uncle Liu was the deputy director of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau. Even if he was not qualified for a car with his rank, he should be able to afford a bicycle at least.

"Don't say anything. My bicycle was broken when I was chasing an enemy spy a few days ago. The bureau has sent it for repairs, so for the time being, your uncle Liu can only walk!"

Zhou Tian was speechless for a moment after listening to Uncle Liu's words.

"That bicycle of yours should belong to the bureau, right? I didn't expect that Uncle Liu has always been like this after all these years, so stingy!"

But despite his complaints, Zhou Tian still invited him: "Uncle Liu, if that's the case, why don't you sit in my back seat? You show me the way and I'll take you back!"

"Really? Oh, Xiaotian, I have to say that you are the best to Uncle Liu. Okay, okay, your Uncle Liu will also ride in Deputy Commander Zhou's car today!"

Having said that, before Zhou Tian could react, Liu Quan immediately took a step behind and sat on the bike, almost making Zhou Tian lose control of the handlebars.

"Sure enough, I knew Uncle Liu is still so unreliable!"

Zhou Tian complained in his heart, without saying anything more, he simply stepped over the beam, glared hard, and rode forward with the bike.

On the way, Zhou Tian still asked about his life in the past ten years out of concern. Liu Quan did not hide anything and told him everything. Especially when he talked about how he became the chief of the police station in Dongshan, Zhou Tian couldn't help but want to complain after hearing his various great achievements.

It was really difficult for him to connect the Uncle Liu behind him with the detective who was so good at solving cases as Uncle Liu mentioned.

As they talked along the way, the two unknowingly arrived at the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau. Under the guidance of Uncle Liu, Zhou Tian turned left and right and came to a courtyard house. Looking at the courtyard house in front of him, Zhou Tian couldn't help but remember that he seemed to have several courtyard house deeds in the space.

It seemed to be the harvest he had gotten when he was hunting down enemy spies. He didn't care about it at the time, but he remembered that if he remembered correctly, one of the photos seemed to be of a four-courtyard house not far from here. It seemed to have belonged to a duke's mansion of the previous dynasty. As for who it belonged to, he had no idea. But judging from the land deed, the area was not smaller than that of Nanluoguxiang where he once lived, and it was even much larger.

As for the other deeds, he didn't even look at them. It seemed that it was time to sort them out.

Although it was impossible for him to live there, he at least wanted to know where these courtyard houses were.

"Wife, look who I brought back for you?"

As soon as he pushed open the door, Uncle Liu shouted inside.

"Why are you yelling? You seem to have a loud voice, don't you? Hey, it turns out that Xiaotian is here. Come on, let Aunt Liu take a look!"

As soon as Uncle Liu finished speaking, an impatient voice came from the room, and then a delicate-looking woman in a flowered cotton jacket walked out of the room. However, when she saw Zhou Tian behind the head of the family, her beautiful eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately giggled, took a few quick steps, came to Zhou Tian, ​​took Zhou Tian's hand without saying a word, and looked him up and down.

While sizing him up, he praised, "Xiaotian, you are getting more and more handsome, but you got married a little too early!"

Zhou Tian was a little shy when being stared at by Aunt Liu, but when he heard what Aunt Liu said, he felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He naturally knew Aunt Liu's personality and that she had always been carefree, but he didn't expect that she hadn't changed after all these years.

I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Aunt Liu, what do you mean by getting married too early? I was in love with you! Besides, if you meet the right person, you should get married as soon as possible. Otherwise, won't someone else snatch him away?"

"It would be great if someone else took it away!"

Uncle Liu at the side couldn't help but mutter something in a low voice when he heard this.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you old man? Go, go, prepare some fruit for Xiaotian. Come on, Xiaotian, go inside. It's so cold outside!"

Although Aunt Liu agreed with the head of the household's opinion, she couldn't say that in front of the children. She pushed Uncle Liu and pulled Zhou Tian towards the main room.

Zhou Tian was speechless for a moment because of what Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu said. He also knew that Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu said this to stand up for their daughter, but he could only smile bitterly. After all, no matter what, the kindness they showed him made them the best people to him besides his grandparents. He could only try to excuse them in his heart.

As soon as I entered the house, a feeling of warmth came over me. Looking around, I found that the main room was not very large, only about 60 square meters. There was a table at the door and a cabinet against the wall. On the cabinet was a bust with a ceramic base.

On the left is a bed, and on a small table next to it is a thermos.

The walls of the house had long been covered with newspapers, as had the roof. Although the room was smaller than the main house where Zhou Tian lived, it was full of a homely atmosphere.

"Xiaotian, come and sit down. This is your uncle Liu's place. We just moved in not long ago, so we haven't prepared many things yet. Don't be disgusted. Aunt Liu will go and pour you some tea!"

Aunt Liu naturally knew Zhou Tian's identity from her husband a long time ago. She quickly pulled a chair over for him to sit down, then turned around to prepare tea.

"Aunt Liu, don't bother!"

Zhou Tian was about to stop her when Uncle Liu came in with a plate of fruit and said with a smile, "Okay, let her get busy. You know Aunt Liu, she just can't sit still. Besides, this is your first time at Uncle Liu's house. Can Uncle Liu eat you? Don't be polite!"

"Come and try it, this is good stuff, I got it from my comrades with great difficulty!"

As he spoke, Uncle Liu put the plate on the table, picked up a bright yellow orange and handed it to him.

“Is this an orange?”

Zhou Tian looked at the oranges in his hand and couldn't help but be a little surprised. It was not that he was making a fuss, but as far as he knew, oranges were a southern fruit, mostly produced in southern Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

Generally speaking, it is rare in the north, especially in this era when transportation is not well developed and logistics are not smooth. How can he not be surprised to see oranges in the old city in winter? After all, not everyone has the space to grow them.