Siheyuan: I am Yi Zhonghai's biological son

He helped Xu Fugui to Xu's house. There was no light in the house and it was pitch black. Yi Ping'an didn't knock on the door, thinking that no one was there.

He pushed the door open and helped Xu Fugui in, then he heard breathing sounds. Is this Xu Damao?

I called out tentatively: "Brother Damao? Are you there?"

Normally, Yi Ping'an doesn't use his mental power. It takes a lot of energy and if he uses it too much, he will feel dizzy.

"I'm here. Is this Brother Ping An?" Xu Damao turned on the light when he heard Yi Ping An talking. Seeing that his father was drunk, he hurried over to help. He said:

"I'm so sorry to bother you, Brother Ping An. You can just call me. I'm also sorry to bother you to send it back. Thank you so much.

If brother Ping'an has time one day, let's sit down and chat together. You said you have been in this yard for such a long time and have been busy all the time.

Even if you make contributions, you need to rest. Your body is the capital of the revolution, so you can’t get tired.”

No wonder Xu Damao was able to deceive so many young girls. He really knows how to talk. With his mouth, he can really talk death toll.

Yi Ping'an didn't even get a word in. Wow, that's awesome.

Finally, after he finished speaking, Yi Ping'an spoke: "Brother Damao, you are too polite. Uncle Xu, please take care of me. This is the first time I see you, but I always hear Uncle Xu mention you. We will know each other from now on and play together when we have time."

"Okay, then let's go to Shichahai next week. There are a lot of people skating there. By the way, brother, can you skate? If you don't, I can teach you. I'm very good at skating." Xu Damao is also a very outgoing person.

"Oh, I have to go on a business trip next week, so I really don't have time. I probably won't be able to finish my work before the New Year, and I can only rest for two days during the New Year. I'm afraid it will spoil my fun."

Yi Pingan thought that this guy might be going to take pictures of his wife. He was also skating, so he should skate for a while.

He also went to Shichahai today. There were indeed a lot of people skating there. They were all unemployed vagrants, and most of them were from military compounds.

He wouldn't go because he thought that a fight might break out if he went.

"Oh, you are such a busy man. Let's go together when you have time."

When Xu Damao heard Yi Ping'an say that he didn't have time, he was not disappointed. He just said that if he had time, he would go, and if he didn't have time, then forget it. He wouldn't force it.

Xu Damao also knew that he and Yi Ping'an were not the same kind of people, but that didn't stop him from trying to get close to Yi Ping'an. He might as well try.

"Brother Damao, I'll go back first. You should go to bed early too. We'll see you later."

After seeing that Xu Damao had settled Xu Fugui, Yi Ping'an didn't want to stay anymore and offered to leave.

"Okay, then take care." Xu Damao sent Yi Ping'an out the door and went back.

When Yi Ping'an returned to the central courtyard, Yang Cuiyun and He Yushui had already finished cleaning. Yang Cuiyun gave He Yushui two White Rabbit candies, and He Yushui looked at Yi Ping'an.

Yi Pingan: Why are you looking at me? I'm not your parent.

Yi Ping'an nodded and let her hold it. It was a very cold day, and the little girl was washing and cleaning. If it were in modern times, children of this age would not be able to do any work.

Seeing that there was nothing to worry about, Yi Ping'an went back to the cross-courtyard, and He Yushui followed him as it was convenient for him.

"Yu Shui, have you eaten enough today?" Yi Ping'an asked.

"Yeah, I'm full. I'm so stuffed." He Yushui thought for a moment and whispered, "Brother Ping'an, you gave me two White Rabbits, and Aunt Yi gave me two more. I don't want to take them."

"Just take it if you give it to me. I don't have any children at home."

"Why buy candy when there are no children?" He Yushui muttered.

Yi Pingan was amused. This little girl was quite interesting. "From now on, when my aunt gives you candy, you just take it. Got it?"

After saying that, he rubbed her little head. This child is so well-behaved that it makes people feel distressed.

"Okay, we're in your room now. Go to bed. Don't eat sweets at night. They'll cause worms in your teeth. Eat them tomorrow during the day."

Yi Ping'an gave some instructions and went back to the courtyard.

The next day was Sunday, and everyone who worked or went to school had a day off. Every day off, the compound was especially lively. The factory was busy with upgrades before, and Yi Pingan was working overtime on his day off. After all, time was tight and the task was heavy, so it was the first time I saw such a lively compound. It felt like there were so many people!

Today, the whole family is going to buy cabbage for winter storage. Winter in the north is long, so every family will buy a lot of vegetables, such as potatoes, radishes, and cabbage. Cabbage is the last to be bought. Cabbage that has been frosted is a little sweet. So cabbage is also the last to be harvested.

This year, tickets were implemented for the first time. Although only flour tickets have been issued so far, people are not fools. Who knows if there will be other tickets in the future? So the phenomenon of storage emerged.

But the current economy is not good, and the output of grain and vegetables is very low. Even if you have money, but nothing to do, you can only watch.

Since the beginning of winter, Yang Cuiyun has been bringing things back home like an ant moving house. This time, she doesn't have to hide it and can bring it openly. When the people in the courtyard saw Yang Cuiyun doing this, they also followed suit. For people of their generation, hunger is the biggest problem.

Even though she started storing so early, Yang Cuiyun has only stored 100 kilograms of potatoes and 150 kilograms of radishes, including both white and red radishes, and only to kilograms of cabbage.

Early this morning, a family of three went straight to the largest vegetable market.

But when you get there you find that although you are early, some people arrived earlier than you. Three of you fought for it and sweated a lot, but you could only buy more than 30 kilograms of cabbage.

Yi Ping'an was depressed. In fact, there was no need to be like this, but his father and his aunt didn't want him to take risks, so he had such a miserable schedule.

The three of them returned home, all too tired to talk. The couple were physically tired, while Yi Ping'an was mentally tired.

"Auntie, don't go grab the food. There are too many people here. What if someone bumps into you? I'm going out tonight. Don't stop me.

If I have to go with you guys again, I think I will go crazy. There are obviously more convenient ways, but I have to endure this torture. What are you thinking?"

Yi Ping'an slumped on the kang in the middle courtyard of his home, speaking in a low voice.

"Oh, I didn't expect so many people. There weren't so many people in previous years?" Yang Cuiyun didn't expect this to happen.

"There were no tickets in previous years, but people are not stupid. There will be more and more tickets in the future, so everyone wants to stock up more." Yi Ping'an said weakly.

"Ping'an, how much cabbage can you get?" Yi Zhonghai asked his son.

"Three to five hundred kilograms? Is that enough?" Yi Pingan thought for a moment before speaking. He was really worried that when he was away on a business trip, the couple would rush to grab the food without regard for their lives. If a stampede occurred, it would be fatal.

Yi Ping'an had only seen this scene during the Spring Festival travel rush in his previous life, so he took out more food so that they wouldn't have to worry about not having enough to eat.

"That's enough, Ping An, Daddy won't ask where you came from, but you have to stay safe. Daddy doesn't want anything to happen to you. If something happens to you, Daddy won't be able to survive."

Yi Zhonghai's tone was serious. He didn't dare to think about what would happen to his son if something happened to him. He might go crazy.

"Don't worry, Dad. I can't tell you where the things come from, but I promise they're safe. I haven't married and had children yet, and I haven't let you two enjoy your old age. I haven't had enough of being loved and thought of by others."

Yi Ping'an also gave his father a promise.

"Okay, I'll go to the cross courtyard with your aunt tonight and help you prepare the dishes."

Yi Pingan was about to cry: Dad, you are doing more harm than good, you know that? It could have been done in one go, but now I have to pull it back.

Looking at his father's eyes that brooked no rejection, Yi Ping'an sighed and thought, "Never mind, let it be. It's really a sweet burden."

At night, Yi Zhonghai and his wife slept in the cross-yard.

In the middle of the night, Yi Ping'an jumped over the wall and left the courtyard. He then searched several old courtyards outside. It took him an hour to walk back. When he arrived at the entrance of the alley in the courtyard, he scanned the area with his mental power. Well, good, there was no one within 50 meters.

He took out a deliberately old cart from the space, which was loaded with 400 kilograms of cabbage, 100 kilograms of potatoes, 100 kilograms of white radishes, five dried rabbits, five dried pheasants, one hundred eggs, and ten cans of meat.

Pulling the cart towards the corner gate, Yi Ping'an was very strong, so the weight was nothing to him. They reached the corner gate in a short while. The door was locked from the outside, as had been agreed upon beforehand.

I opened the door, pulled the cart in, and locked it from the inside. I saw two figures coming out of the main room. Without saying a word, the three of them pulled the cart to the kitchen, where the entrance to the cellar was.

Yi Ping'an jumped into the cellar and the old couple passed him on. In less than half an hour, they finished the work and arranged it neatly.

The three of them went back to the house to sleep.

With these dishes, Yi Ping'an felt relieved, at least his aunt wouldn't snatch the dishes away anymore.

Yi Zhonghai and Yang Cuiyun were also relieved that their son had returned safely. They also had plenty of food, so if they saved some, it would be enough to last the winter.

Both parties had a good sleep.

The next morning, Yi Ping'an carried a large work cloth backpack and went to work with Yi Zhonghai. The car that picked him up went to the factory to pick him up, and also brought his assistant.

Before leaving, he asked Yi Zhonghai and his wife to live in his cross-courtyard. The heating there could not be turned off. If it was turned off, the water in the heater would have to be drained, otherwise the heating pipes would freeze.

He also asked Yang Cuiyun to take good care of his vegetables and asked them to take care of their health. After a lot of rambling, he left with his bag on his back.

When Yang Cuiyun saw the father and son leave, her eyes were red, she couldn't bear to leave her son. It was also the first time she knew that her usually steady son was actually a chatterbox, always giving instructions and making her feel warm inside, she smiled with tears in her eyes.