Siheyuan: Rebirth 52 years later, escaping from famine in Beijing

So, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wei Min took his pregnant wife Li Jing, Xiao Han, and their five-year-old son Xiao Aimin back to the courtyard. They prepared to clean the courtyard and post couplets to welcome the coming of the New Year before returning home for the Spring Festival.

Although Aimin is not very old, he has inherited the excellent qualities of his parents and has good living conditions. He is not only very handsome, but also much taller than other children of the same age. Even the older Banggun (Jia Dongxu's son) is not as tall and strong as him. The children in the yard like Aimin very much because of his handsome appearance and generous personality. He often shares snacks with everyone, so he is welcomed by everyone. Children always choose to play with him instead of Banggun, the son of Jia Dongxu. These scenes make Jia Dongxu's family very dissatisfied and jealous.

For now, they can only pin all their hopes on Qin Huairu's soon-to-be-born second child, hoping to have another boy to win the battle for face.

As soon as Wei Min's family stepped into the courtyard, they immediately attracted the attention of all the neighbors, especially the young men, whose eyes were fixed on Xiao Han with burning gazes.

As time went by, Xiao Han grew up to be more beautiful. Although everyone knew that her standards were extremely high, some of them seemed to be holding on to the hope that they could get close to her one day in the future, even if it was just an unattainable dream.

When Yan Jiecheng noticed Lu Weimin and his family coming, he immediately locked onto their hands. Then he came over excitedly to chat with them and said directly, "Hey, Weimin, have you bought the couplets for this year? Do you still remember that you asked me to write the couplets last year? I have already completed the couplets for your family according to your requirements. If you need them now, I can get them for you now!"

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Wei Min and his wife couldn't help but exchange a knowing look. It turned out that the promise made by Xiao Piao Piao last year was remembered by the other party.

Wei Min smiled and replied, "Of course I remember what I said! This time, not only did I not buy the Spring Festival couplets here, I haven't even purchased the ones needed for the new house. I'm waiting for you to write them all yourself!"

Yan Bugui was delighted when he heard this: "You're going to give me the couplets for both houses? That's great! I'll send them to this house first, and then I'll start writing for the other house right away. Please wait a moment, I'll get them now!"

After saying this, Yan Bugui walked back home with a bright smile on his face. After a while, he came out holding a pair of carefully crafted Spring Festival couplets, handed them to Wei Min in person, and promised...

People's representative, are Mr. and Mrs. Li satisfied with this? If not, I can rewrite it until you two are satisfied!

Lu Weimin examined the Spring Festival couplets in front of him, which read "May every year be smooth and peaceful." His wife Li Jing and daughter Xiaohan also gathered around.

"Wife, Xiaohan, what do you think of this pair of Spring Festival couplets?" Lu Weimin asked.

As soon as he spoke, Yan Bugui waited nervously for a response, his eyes fixed on Li Jing and Xiao Han, and he forced a flattering smile on his face.

Li Jing smiled and said, "A harmonious family brings prosperity. Safety is the most important thing. Uncle Yan's calligraphy is also very beautiful. I like this couplet very much!"

Xiao Han agreed: "I think it's good too!"

Lu Weimin smiled and said, "Xiao Han, my wife and I all agree to choose this couplet!"

When Yan Bugui heard the response from Lu Weimin and his family, his eyes narrowed into thin lines with joy and were full of smiles. "Then I have another pair of Spring Festival couplets. What do you want to write?" he asked happily.

The family discussed for a while, and Lu Weimin replied: "How about writing 'Spring breeze announces good news and welcomes good fortune'?" "This sentence is great, I'll start writing now!"

"Don't worry! Let's clean up the room first, and then put up the Spring Festival couplets." "Okay, okay!" Yan Bugui quickly agreed.

Lu Weimin suddenly added: "By the way, I plan to take a bus back to my hometown tonight. They also need a pair of Spring Festival couplets there, so why don't you write one for my family as well!"

"No problem, that's great!" After saying this, Yan Bugui became more motivated and even attracted the envy of his neighbors.

Yan Bugui then asked, "Wei Min, Director Li, are your whole family going back to your hometown?"

Lu Weimin shook his head: "Considering my wife's current condition, she is not suitable for long-distance travel, so I will not go. Xiaohan and I will go home."

Yan Bugui nodded in agreement: "That's true."

Afterwards, Lu Weimin and his family entered the middle courtyard and began cleaning.

Because Li Jing was pregnant, the main cleaning task fell on Lu Weimin and Xiaohan. Xiao Aimin followed his father and brother's example and participated actively and seriously. Li Jing directed them and taught them how to do housework better. The family atmosphere was very warm and harmonious. Soon,

Zhuzi and his wife Liu Lan also returned with their son He Yushui and others.

Seeing that Li Jing was pregnant, Zhuzi and Liu Lan specially asked He Yushui to go over to help.

The old lady from the neighboring Zhang family watched all this and felt jealous. She felt that her son He Yushui was also helping the Lu family but neglecting his own family, and she was filled with dissatisfaction.

But in fact, the house was not particularly dirty and they cleaned it up quickly. Then everyone started to paste Spring Festival couplets. Yan Bugui and his wife and their family also joined in. In particular, Yan Jiecheng seemed particularly enthusiastic and hardworking, and it was obvious that he had expectations.

But everyone present knew that Xiao Han was not very interested in Yan Jiecheng. Before long, all the Spring Festival couplets were successfully posted.

Seeing that even a wealthy family like the Lu family used Yan Bugui's Spring Festival couplets, people around him thought that his skills were extraordinary and expressed their desire to order the same style of Spring Festival couplets, hoping to bring the same luck as the Lu couple. Yan Bugui was so excited that he generously paid for the first two pairs of Spring Festival couplets from Lu Weimin and gave the last pair for free, which was used in his hometown.

Lu Weimin didn't care about this little bit of money, but it represented Yan Bugui's sincere intention, so he happily accepted it. ... 4.

After finishing all this, Lu Weimin drove to Liugang Beiyunhe Hutong to deal with the sanitation and Spring Festival couplets there. Because the matter of that house should not be leaked, Yan Bugui was not asked to write the Spring Festival couplets there.

On the way there, they bought Spring Festival couplets at the supply and marketing cooperative, quickly cleaned up Liufenggang Hutong, and then posted the couplets.

After all matters are processed,

Lu Weimin drove his family back to their residence in Ermingang Hutong and immediately began preparations to return to his hometown.

This time, they still traveled by train, but they did not transport the car back.

Once home, he played a quick game of table tennis with his family, then took a short break, had dinner, took a walk, and finally took a shower.

After this series of activities, the timing is just right.

So, Sister Fei was responsible for driving them to the train station.

After saying goodbye to Sister Fei, Lu Weimin and Cheng Zhihan walked into the train station.

The train left the platform shortly afterwards.

They bought tickets for a sleeper car and chose a double compartment with two beds.

After entering the box, Lu Weimin and Cheng Zhihan packed their luggage and closed the door.

"Go to bed early! We have a busy whole day waiting for us tomorrow!" Lu Weimin said to Cheng Zhihan.

"Okay, I want to change into my pajamas or I won't be able to sleep."

"Then you change your clothes." Lu Weimin said as he turned around and changed his own clothes.

With a few noises, the clothes were quickly changed. Cheng Zhihan glanced at Lu Weimin, got into bed, and informed him: "Brother Weimin, I'm already changed!"

"Good night." After Lu Weimin finished speaking, he turned off the lights in the room.

Late at night, the temperature outside dropped sharply.

Lu Weimin was awakened by the noise outside and the sound of Cheng Zhihan tossing and turning in the private room.

Looking out the window, I saw snowflakes already falling. No wonder the temperature dropped so drastically.

"Zhihan, don't you feel cold?"

"It's a little cold."

Lu Weimin stood up, took out his own quilt and handed it to her: "Cover yourself with my quilt, it will be much warmer."

"Then wouldn't you be very cold? You know, I know you have a good physique, but you can't go without covering yourself with something. What if you catch a cold? How about we sleep together? Just like we did when we came to this city from the countryside to survive?" While saying these words, Cheng Zhihan looked at Lu Weimin with hope.

"Isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate? Is it because we are all adults now that you feel shy to sleep with me? I always think of myself as your sister. You don't really treat me as an adult, do you?"

"Of course not, I don't have such an idea!" There was a hint of urgency in Lu Weimin's voice, and it was obvious that he was trying to clarify his position as soon as possible.

"That's right! Then let's rest together. This way we can share two sheets and it will definitely be very warm." Cheng Zhihan replied happily.

"Okay." Seeing that a girl said this, Lu Weimin didn't hesitate anymore. He gently lifted the quilt and lay down, then pulled the sheet to cover the two of them.

"It's really much warmer!" Cheng Zhihan exclaimed sincerely.

In fact, it was indeed like that. It was unusually comfortable and warm, and the air was filled with a sweet fragrance that made people feel happy. "Go and have a rest."

"Okay." For Cheng Zhihan, this was the first night she spent in such close proximity to Lu Weimin. She was extremely excited and had trouble falling asleep.

"Maybe you don't have any special thoughts about me now, but I do admire you. I love you very, very much!" Although she didn't say it out loud, this was the truest feeling in Cheng Zhihan's heart.

Early next morning.

When Lu Weimin woke up from his deep sleep at the first light of dawn, he was shocked - somehow, at some point in time, he had been hugging Cheng Zhihan tightly, and the latter was looking at him with her beautiful eyes open in an almost innocent manner. Perhaps because she was surprised that he woke up suddenly, Cheng Zhihan hurriedly closed her eyes, but soon opened them again and said, "Brother Weimin, are you awake?"