Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

He Yuzhu had just put on his clothes when He Jiaran sat up in a daze after hearing the noise.

He Yuzhu quickly picked her up and said softly, "Ruyi, keep your voice down. Mom is tired. Let her sleep a little longer."

He Yuzhu carefully dressed He Jiaran, then carried her to the living room and handed her to Lou's mother.

He Yuzhu quickly washed up, had breakfast, took his things, and asked Zhao Xu to drive him to the train station.

He took the letter of introduction written by Tian Weiguo, paid the money and got the ticket. Fortunately, Yang Weimin got He Yuzhu a sleeper ticket, so he could suffer less on the road.

After checking his ticket and waiting for the train, He Yuzhu found it difficult to breathe as soon as he got on the train. There were too many people. He finally squeezed into the sleeper car, put his luggage away, and lay on the bed. Only then did He Yuzhu feel that his breathing became smoother.

Soon, people started to enter the sleeper car one after another, except for He Yuzhu's upper bunk, where no one had come yet. In this era, if you said that the sleeper tickets were empty, He Yuzhu would not believe it. The trains departing from the capital were all reimbursed by the units and were always full.

As the train slowly started to move, an elderly man in his sixties walked in.

Looking at the upper bunk that belonged to him, the old man tried, shook his head, and gave up.

The old man didn't ask He Yuzhu to change his bed or anything like that. He was very proud. The first impression he gave people was that he didn't admit that he was old.

The moment the old man came in, He Yuzhu felt murderous intent from him. He thought that the reason why the old man couldn't use his legs was that he was seriously injured. He Yuzhu admired the old hero from the bottom of his heart.

So I quickly got up and said, "Uncle, let's switch. I just like sleeping on the top bunk."

The old man didn't expect He Yuzhu to call him on his own initiative, and his body trembled.

He slowly turned around and said, "Thank you, young man. I will take advantage of you this time."

Subconsciously, he wanted to raise his hand to salute, but seemed to think of something and put his hand down again.

"Old man, it's my duty to make things convenient for you. Respecting the old and loving the young is our traditional virtue. Besides, everyone will get old one day."

Perhaps it was because of He Yuzhu's temper that the old man happily put his only luggage bag on the bed and said with a smile:

"Young man, if you don't mind, let's talk about your temper with me."

"Old man, the journey is long. I am also interested. Why don't we have a drink together?"

"Good boy, come on, I'm in love with you~"

Next, the two of them took out food and drinks from their respective luggage bags. He Yuzhu was not stingy either. While taking things out, he took out two bottles of special Moutai from the space. Good wine to toast the hero, how happy he was.

There were people in the carriage who wanted to say something, but when they saw that He Yuzhu took out a specially supplied Maotai and cigarettes, they had some experience and decisively shut their mouths, knowing that they could not afford to offend the young man in front of them.

The old man didn't expect that a young man he met casually would actually take out all the special supplies. He had occasionally been able to drink from his old friend during this period. It was not that his old friend was stingy, but mainly because the supply was limited and he couldn't save much.

"Young man, this is too valuable. I am embarrassed to take out mine~"

"Old man, it's my honor to have a drink with you. If you don't mind, just tell me about your heroic deeds."

The old man's eyes lit up. This young man is interesting, very interesting.

"Young man, my name is Zhang Qianjin, you can just call me Old Man Zhang."

"Uncle Zhang, my name is He Yuzhu, you can just call me Zhuzi."

"Okay, Zhuzi, let's get started."

After three cups of wine, Mr. Zhang and He Yuzhu gradually became familiar with each other. The old man slowly opened up the conversation, bringing He Yuzhu's thoughts from the millions of troops crossing the river to the final war in North Korea.

Before they knew it, everyone in the car was inspired by the old man's heroic deeds, including the middle-aged man who was dissatisfied before. He could no longer lie down and sat up and said, "Old man, Comrade He, can I drink with you?"

"And me~"

“I want to join too~”

He Yuzhu and the old man smiled at each other. After all, the journey was long, so it would be nice for everyone to have some fun together.

"Zhu Zi, what do you think?"

"Old man, what else is there to say? Comrades who are willing to come, please come and join us. It's just that I don't have much wine left."

"I have a Fenjiu store~"

"Hey~ Meeting is fate, what's the big deal?"

So everyone in the carriage sat together, drinking wine and chatting, and the atmosphere was very lively.

"Old man, if I'm not mistaken, your leg has been seriously injured."

"Hey, you have good eyesight, yes, I got my leg injured at Hill 537.9 in North Korea. The battle was brutal. I didn't think I could save my legs, but I refused to admit defeat and refused to let the doctor saw me off. Fortunately, God was on my side and I managed to survive."

"Grandpa, what kept you going?" asked the middle-aged man.

The old man took a sip of wine and said slowly:

"Where did I get the courage from? Most of my comrades had died on Hill 537. At the time, I had a simple idea: if I survived, I would continue to go to the front line. If I couldn't survive, I would go down to accompany my brothers. If I became a disabled person and caused trouble for the Party and the army, it would be more painful than killing me."

Everyone present was silent, and they all admired the old man's righteousness.

"Old man, I, Gu Qingshan, apologize to you. I was thinking wrongly at that time. Please rest assured that I will follow your example and serve the people well. I respect you."

"Xiao Gu, I think you are taking this opportunity to drink more~"

"Ha~ha~"

The old man's words made everyone laugh.

After eating and drinking, everyone cleaned up and went back to their beds to sleep.

After the meal, everyone became closer. Someone got off the car and took the initiative to leave his contact address with everyone, saying that he would keep in touch.

He Yuzhu also took the addresses handed over by everyone with a smile. In this era, people still attach great importance to promises, just in case they come in handy.

In the end, only He Yuzhu and Old Man Zhang were left.

The two did not specifically ask each other about their destination, but they never thought that fate would be so wonderful.

"Old man, we are almost at your territory, you have to treat us."

"Zhu Zi. Okay, okay. If you have nowhere to live, just stay at my house."

He Yuzhu wanted to live near the coal mine so that it would be convenient for him to travel, so he rejected the old man's kindness.

"Old man, wait until I finish my work before visiting."