Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

Zhongshan had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he went to find a driver who used to come to the Northeast frequently to ask about the location of Pigeon City. It turned out that the driver actually knew the location.

But it's not surprising. Drivers travel all over the country, and carrying some private goods is a benefit of this industry.

After finding out the exact location, the driver was afraid that Zhongshan would not be able to find it in this unfamiliar place, so he told him in detail how to get there.

I have been very tired these past two days. I hardly went out during the day. There is nothing much to do if I go out since I am not familiar with the place. As for buying things, I would have to be crazy to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, because I can’t buy them anywhere else.

Everyone is waiting to go to Pigeon City at night. It seems that Zhongshan is not the only one who has this idea, everyone thinks so.

No wonder when I asked the driver about the location of Pigeon City just now, he didn't seem surprised at all.

After asking for the location, Zhong Shan went back to the house and found Zhong Dahai: "Brother, come with me to Brother Lili's place tonight. We'll stay there for a while, and then go to Pigeon City together after dark."

Zhong Dahai didn't refuse after hearing this: "Well, OK, let's go together."

After all, although Zhong Dahai and Song Wenqing had never met each other, they were not outsiders and could be considered relatives. He came here with Zhong Shan. Now that they were here, it would be bad for him not to go if Zhong Shan went.

After tidying up, Zhong Shan picked up the things that the elderly couple had brought for their eldest grandson and put the roast duck in there, and then the two of them left the guesthouse.

It was easy to find out where the military compound was. My father-in-law had also called Song Wenqing. Knowing that Zhong Shan was coming, I had already greeted the security guard.

After Zhong Shan and Zhong Dahai arrived at the gate of the compound, they told the guard the address of Song Wenqing's home, registered their names and units, and took out the letter of introduction. They waited for the guard at the gate to notify Song Wenqing, and after a while they saw Song Wenqing walking towards the door with the child.

Little Song Yi was far away, and when he saw Zhong Shan, he ran over and said, "Uncle-in-law!"

Zhong Shan saw little Song Yi running up to him and quickly hugged him: "Little Song Yi, do you miss your uncle?"

"I think about it, I think about it a lot!"

Song Wenqing also came closer: "Zhongshan, I've been waiting for you since I received the call. Now you're finally here. Thank you for your hard work along the way!"

Zhong Shan looked at Song Wenqing and found that there was no change in him. That's right, he just came back after the Chinese New Year and the time was short. How could there be any change!

After Song Wenqing greeted Zhong Shan, he saw Zhong Dahai. Looking at this man who looked 80% similar to Zhong Shan, Song Wenqing's face was full of curiosity.

Perhaps it was because Zhong Dahai had just been discharged from the army not long ago, and he still had a strong military aura about him. As a fellow soldier, Song Wenqing could feel it.

After seeing the look in his brother-in-law's eyes, Zhong Shan introduced him, "This is my uncle's eldest brother, Zhong Dahai. He just changed his job not long ago and came to Sijiu City after the New Year!"

He turned around and introduced Zhong Dahai: "Brother, this is Lili's elder brother Song Wenqing. He has been a soldier here for many years. Oh, by the way, you have also served here. Maybe you have met him before!"

After the two of them greeted each other, Song Wenqing said, "This is not the place to talk, let's go home and talk!"

Song Wenqing lived on the third floor of a building. After they returned home, Zhong Dahai and Song Wenqing, both of whom were soldiers, were chatting in the living room. When Song Wenqing learned that Zhong Dahai had served in the East China Field Army before his retirement, he was in awe. This was a column that was famous for its ability to fight tough battles. Although it was not far away, Song Wenqing had not had much contact with the East China Field Army.

Sister-in-law Feng Yuqin had already prepared the food. Seeing that the two were chatting animatedly, Zhong Shan went over to take the things that were left at the door and said, "Sister-in-law, these are the things that my parents brought for Xiaoyi. I also brought you some roast ducks. You don't know that it was so hot this day. I took great pains to preserve them and prevent them from going bad!"

Feng Yuqin took it and said, "Oh, thank you for your help. You carried it all the way from the city."

After Feng Yuqin opened it, she found that the roast duck was not bad at all. She exclaimed in amazement, "It's not bad at all. You really have a way!

But we have to put these things away quickly, otherwise if Xiaoyi finds out, he will be obsessed with them and won’t be able to eat properly!"

Song Wenqing and his wife live quite well here. With the army's supplies, they don't have to worry about food and drink. Song Wenqing is also an officer and has been given a house. If his family members were not in the old city, it would be nice to settle down here.

Although it is still summer, the weather in the Northeast is much cooler than in Beijing. Although it is still hot, it is within the tolerable range.

Seeing Zhong Dahai and Song Wenqing still chatting over there, Feng Yuqin put her food away and called out, "Let's eat, the food is ready!"

At the dinner table, people were chatting about all sorts of things, with Zhong Dahai and Song Wenqing being the main characters. They felt like they had met too late.

Zhong Shan is a rather reserved person, the kind of person who keeps everything to himself. In the Song family, Zhong Shan and Song Lili are both similar in character to their father-in-law and don't talk much.

Song Wenqing, on the other hand, is more extroverted and talks nonstop. Although he is not young anymore and his children are grown up, he has not yet calmed down.

Zhong Dahai is also quite talkative and has strong social skills. He can chat about anything under the sun.

After hearing that Zhong Dahai was still single, Feng Yuqin on the side suddenly said, "There is a girl in my uncle's family. She is almost 20 years old. However, she has not been home for many years. I don't know if she has a boyfriend. Let me ask her. If she is still single, it would be great if your family could give her a try. It can even strengthen the relationship!"

Zhong Dahai's conditions are not bad. He is a section chief in his 20s. The steel rolling mill is also a large factory. The section chief's salary is 89 yuan a month, and he is also allocated housing. If these conditions were to get out, the matchmaker would kick him out.

After Feng Yuqin learned about this, of course she wanted to let her sister come first. The Feng family was not a family of eunuchs, but just ordinary people. If it really worked out, it would not be bad for her sister to marry a section chief.

Song's father and mother are very open-minded when it comes to their children's criteria for choosing a spouse and they don't have any prejudice against any party.

The eldest son found a daughter-in-law from an ordinary family, and the old couple did not break up the couple. The same thing happened to the younger daughter. After Song Lili and Zhong Shan started dating, the old couple felt that Zhong Shan was a good person and never said a bad word about him.

This is very rare, and it is precisely because of this that Zhongshan treats the old couple like his own parents.

Hearing that his sister-in-law had a younger sister, Zhong Shan said with interest: "Sister-in-law, what's the situation with your sister? You'd better hurry up, otherwise I plan to start looking for her for my eldest brother after returning to Sijiu City!"

Feng Yuqin thought for a moment and said, "I haven't been back to the city for many years. I only saw her once when I went back. I don't know her very well now, but she must be good-looking. She has a pretty face and good character. She must be a good person. But I'm not sure about other things. I have to ask her family. I met her once during the Chinese New Year, but I didn't hear that she had a boyfriend!"