Siheyuan: I just want to live

Watching Aunt Jiang leave, Chen Feng sighed that life in this era is not easy. Especially for a family like the Jiang family, where two widows bring children, one old and one young, and one needs to take medicine. If it weren't for the government's subsidies, I really don't know how they can survive?

Even in later generations, their family would still be struggling to survive below the poverty line, right? But it should be better, after all, the country would be rich by then and could take care of more.

No longer bothering about those unimportant things, Chen Feng locked the door and walked into the bedroom. He quickly took off his heavy cotton coat, got into the warm bed, turned off the lights, and then entered the space.

Chen Feng first came to the place where rabbits and chickens were raised, and found that the number of rabbits was increasing, but the originally abundant cabbage was almost eaten up. It seemed that he had to buy some more tomorrow!

The flock of chickens still maintains its original appearance. It is estimated that in a few days the two hens will be able to successfully hatch chicks!

Then, Chen Feng turned his head and looked at the corn field where new buds had just sprouted, and a feeling of joy surged in his heart. According to the time ratio in the space, a good harvest will be available before the end of this year!

When the corn grows to the height of a person, you can pick some leaves to feed your rabbits, so you don't have to buy cabbage every day.

Looking around, Chen Feng felt extremely satisfied at the prosperous and vibrant scene in the space. Everything here was the result of his hard work!

After walking around in the space, Chen Feng took a comfortable hot bath and then left the space. He got back into bed with a happy smile on his face and soon fell into a sweet dream.

The next morning, Chen Feng woke up slowly. After a quick wash, he got on his bike and rushed to his workplace. When he passed the alley, he stopped at the same steamed bun shop as he did the day before to buy breakfast. Chen Feng still kept his habit of eating steamed buns while riding his bike.

At this moment, an idea became more and more firm in his mind: no more getting up early to cook in the future! Just buy ready-made breakfast every day! After all, the winter in the north is extremely cold, and it is really difficult to leave the warm bed! Moreover, it is not that he cannot afford this expense! What does a little money and food coupons mean to him, Chen Feng?

After arriving at the scrap yard, Chen Feng pushed open the door and walked into the communication room. He first cleaned the coal slag in the furnace, then added some new coal. Then, he went to the tea room, got a pot of boiling water, and took out the tea that Section Chief Hou had given him last time, and brewed a full enamel pot.

When everything was ready, other employees came to work one after another. Chen Feng moved a chair and sat in front of the table, holding up the teacup, taking a sip from time to time, and leisurely watching the people who were busy working.

Just as Chen Feng was still enjoying himself, he suddenly noticed someone waving at him from outside the window. He looked closely and found it was Station Master Li. Seeing this, Chen Feng quickly got up and walked out the door.

After coming outside, Chen Feng saw Stationmaster Li sitting on a tricycle and not getting off. The familiar briefcase was still hanging on the handlebars, and there was a bulging sack in the truck bed, which seemed to contain something, but it was unknown what it was.

Chen Feng walked quickly to Stationmaster Li's car and asked, "Stationmaster, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Guotao smiled slightly, then took out three certificates from his briefcase, handed them to Chen Feng, and said, "I went to the headquarters yesterday and completed the formalization procedures for you. In addition, I also secured a post for you as a doorman, which can be regarded as a security guard. From now on, you will be officially included in the administrative system and enjoy the treatment of a 12th-level clerk, with a monthly salary of 23 yuan."

"Here is your work permit and two gun licenses. Write down the serial number of your gun. In the truck bed is your uniform. Take it back and have a look! And here is the 760 yuan."

Chen Feng took the ID and money handed over by Stationmaster Li with a suspicious look on his face, and was full of doubts: What on earth is going on? I thought it was just an ordinary doorman job, how did it suddenly become a security guard? And how did Stationmaster Li know that I had two guns?

Chen Feng couldn't help but ask, "Stationmaster, how do you know I have two guns?"

Li Guotao looked at Chen Feng with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, as if he was looking at an innocent child. He smiled bitterly and replied, "Hey, I was a soldier after all. Although I didn't make any great achievements, I still have some understanding of different types of bullet holes. Besides, the difference between 9mm and 7.62 bullets is huge. I'm not a fool, how can I not tell them apart!"

After that, Li Guotao patted Chen Feng on the shoulder, signaling him not to dwell on this issue. Chen Feng listened to Li Guotao's explanation, and then he suddenly realized that it was the bullet hole or the bullet head on the wild boar he had killed yesterday, so he knew that he had two guns of different calibers.

Chen Feng secretly felt lucky that Li Guotao did not doubt or dislike him because of this. Chen Feng decided to be more cautious in the future and not let others easily discover his other secrets.

Chen Feng slapped his forehead as if waking up from a dream, and then asked: "If I do both jobs, can I get double the salary?"

"What are you thinking about? The reason why you are assigned a security post is just to make it easier for you to apply for a gun license. Your main task is to guard the gate and serve as a security guard. You only get one salary, 23 yuan per month. Xiaojuan also works as a cashier, but she also only gets one salary."

"Take the uniform away quickly! I have other things to deal with! I don't have time to talk to you anymore!" Li Guotao felt very helpless. He really couldn't understand what Chen Feng was thinking and why he wanted to take advantage of everything.

Hearing this, Chen Feng picked up the sack from the truck bed and walked out. Stationmaster Li saw that Chen Feng had taken the things down, and suddenly turned around and said to him: "When you have nothing to do, you should stay in the communication room and don't wear the security uniform. Remember, you are the gate guard, and if you wear it, you must stand guard at the gate."

Then, Li Guotao stepped on his tricycle and prepared to leave. At this moment, he really didn't want to see Chen Feng. He was secretly annoyed: I should not have wanted him earlier, I should have pushed him to other areas. I didn't expect Uncle Chen's grandson to be so troublesome.

When Chen Feng saw Li Guotao walking towards the office, he shouted at him to let him know. Then he returned to the communication room and began to carefully check the items in the sack.

When Chen Feng opened the sack, he found the contents were similar to the last time, including an overcoat, two summer suits, two spring and autumn suits, and a cotton coat. In addition, there were two large brimmed hats, one white and one navy blue.

Summer clothes are paired with white tops and navy blue pants, while spring, autumn, or winter clothes are all navy blue, which look quite similar to police uniforms.

Chen Feng only took a quick look, then put the clothes back into the sack and stuffed it into the door under the table. He didn't plan to try them on, because he didn't want to stand guard at the door. It was extremely cold outside, how could it be better than staying in the message room? Not only was there a warm stove here, but it was also very cozy. Only a fool would choose to stand guard!

Chen Feng sat at the table and gently took out three certificates. He carefully examined each seal and after confirming that they were correct, his eyes fell on the two gun licenses. The two certificates did not have the gun serial numbers filled in, but were handwritten with a pen and a photo of Chen Feng himself.

After get off work, Chen Feng planned to buy a fountain pen and fill in the number himself. He carefully put away the documents and put them into the space. Then, he took out a novel soaked in water from the cabinet door and began to read it attentively.

As the temperature was too low in the morning, Chen Feng decided to wait until the afternoon to look for some interesting treasures in the waste dump in the yard. He sat quietly, immersed in the world of books, occasionally drinking a sip of hot tea, enjoying this quiet time.

Throughout the morning, except for delivering a newspaper to Station Master Li, Chen Feng hardly left the communication room. He only got up occasionally to go to the toilet, and the rest of the time he devoted himself to reading.

Time passed very quickly, and before he knew it, it was almost noon. Seeing that it was almost time to get off work, Chen Feng carefully put away the books in his hands and began to look for Zhou Ping. After searching for a while, he found that Zhou Ping was in the lounge, talking nonsense with others.

"Brother Ping, please come out for a moment. I need your help with something!" Chen Feng shouted inside while standing at the door.

After hearing Chen Feng's call, Zhou Ping came out without saying a word and walked to the door to ask, "What's the matter? It's almost time to get off work, why are you still looking for me?"

Chen Feng took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Zhou Ping, explaining, "Brother Ping, I have to go out for some urgent business at noon, so I would like to trouble you to help me open a tricycle."

Zhou Ping took the cigarette, lit it with a match, took a deep breath, exhaled the smoke and replied: "I thought it was a big deal! OK, come on, I'll open it for you now."

After saying this, Zhou Ping took Chen Feng to the warehouse. When they arrived at the destination, he took out the key, opened a tricycle, and pushed it in front of Chen Feng.

Chen Feng hurried forward to take the handle of the tricycle and thanked Zhou Ping: "Thank you, Brother Ping!"

Zhou Ping waved his hand and said, "Hey! Why are you being so polite to me? Hurry up and push the cart to do your work! I've locked the warehouse door and it's time to get off work."

After hearing what he said, Chen Feng replied, "Well, I'll go back first. See you in the afternoon."

Then Chen Feng pushed the tricycle away.