Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Parting is always sad. Yan Jiekuang was afraid to see the look in Su Zihui's eyes when she saw him off. He decisively did not let his family see him off, and took the bus to the train station alone, and bought a train ticket back to the Northeast. When they came, they were all together as a family, but when they left, Yan Jiekuang was alone. The long-lost feeling of loneliness once again surfaced in Yan Jiekuang's heart. Yan Jiekuang took out the family portrait taken when the two children were one month old from his pocket and started looking at it. Looking at the smiles of the two children and his wife in the photo, Yan Jiekuang felt a little relieved. Yan Jiekuang murmured to himself: "In two years, we will be reunited as a family!"

As the train station broadcast sounded, Yan Jiekuang took his luggage and walked to the ticket check area. After checking his ticket, Yan Jiekuang left the waiting hall, walked through the tunnel, and walked to the platform. Looking at the train parked next to the platform, Yan Jiekuang quickly found the carriage position and got on the train directly.

About half an hour later, the train started to move slowly as the whistle sounded.

After four days of train ride, the train arrived at Dami County Station early in the morning. Yan Jiekuang got off the train and just walked out of the train station. He saw a man sitting on a tractor from a distance. This man looked very similar to Gou Wa. With the mentality of giving it a try, Yan Jiekuang walked over.

When he got closer, he saw that it was indeed Gou Wa. Yan Jiekuang hurriedly called out, "Gou Wa!"

When Gou Wa heard the barking and saw Yan Jiekuang, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face and he said, "Brother Jiekuang, you're back?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Why are you here?!"

Gou Wa replied: "I was drafted by the commune. They asked me to come to the railway station to transport goods."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Have the goods been delivered?!"

Gou Wa said, "No! But it will be soon." Then he said, "Brother Jie Kuang, are you going back to the team?!"

"Yes!" Yan Jiekuang replied.

Gou Wa said, "Wait until I get the goods, will you come back with me?!"

"Okay! Then I'll take advantage of you today." Yan Jiekuang took out a bag of peonies from his pocket and threw it to Gou Wa, saying, "This is for you!"

"Peony?!" Gou Wa took the cigarette, looked at it, shouted excitedly, and said, "Brother Jie Kuang, you are too polite."

Yan Jiekuang said: "This is a wedding cigarette for you. My wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

When Gou Wa heard that Su Zihui had given birth to twins, he showed envy on his face and said, "I never thought that Su Zhiqing, who is not tall, could be so amazing?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Gou Wa, I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things. Wait for me here for a while."

"Okay!" Gou Wa agreed readily, "Brother Jie Kuang, go ahead! I'll wait for you here after I finish pulling the goods."

After about half an hour, Yan Jiekuang returned to the place where he had just met Gou Wa. However, Gou Wa had already driven the tractor to transport goods. After waiting for about 20 minutes, Gou Wa came back on the tractor. Yan Jiekuang got on the tractor, took out a lunch box from his arms, handed it to Gou Wa, and said, "Eat!"

Gou Wa took the lunch box and swiftly opened the lid. Seeing the meat buns inside, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Jie Kuang."

"You're still so polite to me?!" After saying that, Yan Jiekuang took out a cigarette box from his pocket, lit a cigarette, and smoked it slowly.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Gou Wa drove the tractor back to the village. Yan Jiekuang got off the tractor at the entrance of the brigade and walked into the brigade.

"Little Yan is back?!" Gao Junsong, who was on duty in the office, saw Yan Jiekuang and greeted him with a smile.

Yan Jiekuang took out two packs of Peony cigarettes from his bag and placed them in front of Gao Junsong, saying, "Captain uncle, these are wedding cigarettes. My Xiaohui gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

"Twins?!" Gao Junsong was surprised, then said with joy: "This is good news! I'll take the cigarettes!" After that, Gao Junsong took the cigarettes on the table and asked: "What are your plans for the future?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "What else can we plan? It's still the same as before."

Gao Junsong sighed and said, "It's really hard for you."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Isn't that the case with most people now?!"

Gao Junsong said: "I will cancel your leave this time. If you want to go back in the future, just let me know in advance."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Uncle Captain, if you take care of me like this, will it cause people to gossip about you?!"

Gao Junsong said, "They have their mouths. Let them talk if they want. Anyway, I am doing things according to the rules. I am not afraid of investigation from above." Then Gao Junsong changed the subject and continued, "Jie Kuang, our team has a great harvest of dry goods this time. It has relieved a lot of pressure on the supply and marketing cooperative. Can you help me think of something else that can make money?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "There are so many things we can do. The most abundant nuts on our mountain are pine nuts, hazelnuts and other nuts. When spring comes, we will find a place to plant a nut forest. After two years, we will have a harvest. In addition, we can also raise deer in the forest where the nut trees are planted. Deer antlers, deer meat and deer skin can all be sold for money."

Gao Junsong said: "All of these take time to do. Is there anything that will produce immediate results?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and joked: "Uncle Captain, if you want to see immediate results, you can only rob a bank."

"You kid! How can you say that?!" Gao Junsong glared at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Ever since the commune opened a sugar factory in the town, the raw materials for our team leader's sugar workshop have become increasingly scarce. It is estimated that it will not be long before the sugar workshop will have to stop. Although everyone is now growing mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms and fungus. But I am afraid that in a few years, other brigades will also learn to grow these things."

Yan Jiekuang tilted his head to look at Gao Junsong and said, "Captain, you're right, there are two things we can do. One is to make wine. Make our special wine and sell it. The other is to grow medicinal herbs."

"Growing medicinal herbs?!" Gao Junsong muttered, and asked thoughtfully: "What medicinal herbs?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Ginseng. I heard from Gou Wa that Dalinzi learned how to grow medicinal herbs from the old Chinese medicine doctor in our brigade. You can take some time to ask him if he knows how to grow it. I will find out the method of growing ginseng for you later. As for brewing wine, I don't need to tell you, right?! If you can't get glass bottles, you can make some earthenware bottles to store wine. Although our wine is not as famous as the top ten famous wines, at least ordinary people can afford it."

Gao Junsong tapped his forehead and said, "Why didn't I think of this earlier?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and didn't say much. He chatted with Gao Junsong casually for a few minutes, then said goodbye and left.

After returning home, Yan Jiekuang put his things into the space and started to clean up the house. After working for more than half an hour, Yan Jiekuang finally cleaned up his room. After finishing the work, Yan Jiekuang raised his wrist to check the time on his watch, took some things and went out.

More than ten minutes later, Yan Jiekuang walked to the cowshed. After he scanned the area with his spiritual sense and confirmed that there were no other people around, he quickly walked to the outside of the cowshed where Ding Huawei and his wife lived and called softly, "Grandpa! Grandma!"

Ding Huawei and Gu Ruoxue heard the shout. Ding Huawei immediately opened the door, saw Yan Jiekuang, and asked, "You're back?!" Then he immediately let Yan Jiekuang in. Gu Ruoxue asked, "How's Xiaohui?!"