Siheyuan: Since 51

living room.

Hearing the sound, Lin Zhiyuan put down his chopsticks and hurried out.

After seeing who it was, he frowned and asked, "Uncle Sun, what's wrong?"

Sun Zhenshan opened his mouth wide, revealing his yellow teeth.

"Good news, very good news, you're back safely. Your aunt asked me to invite you to dinner."

Lin Zhiyuan's eyes widened slightly, and he said in surprise: "Really? Wait for me."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to lift the door curtain when Qin Huairu and Wu Xia came out.

"Zhiyuan, go ahead, I heard you."

"Brother Zhiyuan, drink less."

Lin Zhiyuan smiled brightly, "Okay!"

He strode over to the woodshed and pushed out the bike.

He pedaled hard all the way and soon arrived at Sun's house.

As I walked into the living room, I saw a dark-skinned, thin man with a crew cut. It was the eldest son of the Sun family, Sun Ping'an.

Born in 32, one year younger than Lin Zhiyuan, in 49, after watching the ceremony, he insisted on dropping out of school and joining the army.

Sun Zhenshan and his wife beat and scolded him, but they could not persuade him anymore. Then they remembered that Lin Jialiang had run away from home, so they had no choice but to fulfill his wish.

Who would have thought that not long after, a big battle broke out on the other side of the river, and Sun Ping'an also followed the troops there.

There was no news for several years until the ceasefire, when the Sun couple received a letter.

Only then did I realize that they were not border guards at all. It was difficult to communicate and they had clearly gone to the other side of the river.

After waiting and waiting for two years, he finally returned.

Sun Pingan stood up, grinned, and greeted, "Brother Zhiyuan, long time no see."

Staring blankly at the thin black man in front of him, Lin Zhiyuan's mind unconsciously recalled the memories of the original owner.

We played hide and seek, climbed mountains, and played in the mud for a day.

Take turns licking half of the popsicle and changing clothes and pants.

We talked about cats and played with dogs together, skipped classes and drank secretly together.

We slept in the same bed and fought together.

……

After a long while, Lin Zhiyuan came back to his senses and smiled, "Isn't it? It's been five years, right?"

"more or less!"

As they talked, the two hugged each other tightly.

When they separated, Lin Zhiyuan glanced at him casually and frowned slightly, "Did you get hurt in the head too?"

"Ah, a scrap of shrapnel grazed me."

Sun Pingan smiled innocently and reached out to touch his hair.

Lin Zhiyuan frowned even more tightly, "Where's this hand?"

Sun Pingan smiled brightly, "Lucky, only two fingers were broken."

Lin Zhiyuan felt a sore throat and hugged Sun Ping'an again, patting his back hard.

"You are a grown man, and you are not ashamed. Come and help me."

Zheng Guixiang suddenly spoke, disrupting the good atmosphere.

The meal is served.

Sun Zhenshan went to the inner room, rummaged through the drawers for a long time, and came back with two bottles of Fenjiu with yellowed stickers.

"Come on, let's drink two bottles today."

Lin Zhiyuan reached out to take the bottle, "Uncle Sun, let me do it!"

"Don't!"

Sun Zhenshan raised his hand to stop him and simply refused.

"This wine was given to me by your father. There are six bottles in total. He said we would drink it together after Ping'an got married, but in the end..."

"I'm so happy, what are you talking about?"

Zheng Guixiang scolded and waved, "Eat a few bites of food first to fill your stomach."

Drink and talk.

Upon hearing that Lin Zhiyuan was married and had a son, Sun Ping'an said directly that he would go to see his eldest nephew tomorrow.

We started talking about the other side of the river again.

Sun Ping'an was nonchalant and happily told interesting stories.

In fact, there was nothing funny at all. It was just trying to find joy in misery, and Sun Ping'an was just smiling brightly.

"Brother Zhiyuan, can you imagine how much brainpower is required to fight a war?"

"My goodness, every now and then, the teams merge, and in a company, most of the people are new faces."

"I can't remember them at all. They're all nicknames, like Zhang Ermazi, Li Erlengzi, Sun Dabotou..."

"Even I have a nickname, Skinny Sun."

……

As he spoke, Sun Ping'an's eyes turned red, and he lowered his head on the table and burst into tears.

"I saw six or seven idiots and a dozen big-headed people go away..."

Lin Zhiyuan felt very uncomfortable. He took a long breath, adjusted his state, and reached out to pat Sun Ping'an on the back.

"Just come back, carry their hope and live well."

Zheng Guixiang was also a little choked up. A mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away, let alone going to a battlefield where he may face life and death.

"Ping An, don't you have good news for your brother Zhiyuan?"

Sun Ping'an raised his head, wiped his tears, took a few deep breaths, and smiled.

"I was transferred to the security department of the steel mill."

Lin Zhiyuan followed up the conversation and made a joke.

"Good news, come quickly, I will protect you from now on, you can walk around the steel mill as you please."

Sun Ping'an wiped his nose and was amused.

"Can you please help me? I was fine before, but I got beaten again when I mentioned you."

Lin Zhiyuan immediately raised his eyebrows, "Hey, you look down on me? I can't protect you, I can write my name Lin upside down."

Next to him, Sun Shengli, who was eating quietly, suddenly looked up.

"Brother Zhiyuan, if you turn the word "Lin" upside down, it's still the word "Lin"."

Lin Zhiyuan curled his lips and scolded with a smile, "You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Sun Zhenshan coughed lightly a few times and interjected.

"Ping An, your brother Zhiyuan really didn't lie to you. He is now the leader of the steel mill and the head of the labor union. Even I have to listen to him!"

"real or fake?"

Sun Pingan was slightly startled, then he smiled heartily, "Okay, let's do it tomorrow. When we get to the steel mill, I'll walk sideways."

Lin Zhiyuan laughed and waved his hand, "Go wherever you want."

……

Wine does not intoxicate people, people intoxicate themselves.

Each person drank seven taels of wine. Lin Zhiyuan was slightly tipsy, while the father and son of the Sun family had already fallen on the table.

Throwing the two of them onto the bed, Lin Zhiyuan said goodbye and left.

As I was riding my bike, the cold air came over me and made me feel much more sober.

Thinking of Sun Ping'an, Lin Zhiyuan couldn't help but sing.

"When the smoke rises, the country looks north..."

The waning moon and sparse stars on the night road, a bicycle in the cold wind in the deep alley.

Walking through the neighborhood, who is singing loudly?

Silent all night.

The next day, early morning.

It happened to be Sunday, so Lin Zhiyuan slept in.

Around nine o'clock, brothers Sun Ping'an and Sun Shengli came.

After crossing the gate, Sun Ping'an walked straight towards the Chuihua Gate.

Seeing this, Sun Shengli said anxiously, "Brother, over here, Brother Zhiyuan has moved."

"Is it?"

Sun Ping'an followed him and turned into the small courtyard.

Little Shufan, little Chaoyun, and little Xingkang didn't mind the cold and rode their bikes around the yard happily.

When they saw the person coming, Sun Shengli recognized him, but Sun Pingan didn't.

Xiao Shufan asked crisply, "Uncle Shengli, who is that next to you?"

Before Sun Shengli could speak, Sun Ping'an jokingly asked, "Then who are you?"

"I'm Lin Shufan, everyone calls me Little Shufan..."

As he said that, Xiao Shufan came back to his senses and turned the handlebars, "Chaoyun, Xingkang, hurry up, this is a bad guy!"

Sun Pingan couldn't help but laugh, and ran forward with big strides, "Xiao Shufan, where are you going? You can't go without calling me uncle!"

"Grandma, Dad, Mom, save me!"

Hearing the noise, Wu Xia and Qin Huairu, who were in the room, hurried out.

Sun Shengli hurriedly explained, "Aunt, sister-in-law, this is my brother, he's not a bad guy!"

At this moment, a shout came from the Moon Gate, "Which bastard is bullying little Shufan?"