Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

At this time, the courtyard was in a state of joy because of the birth of a new baby. Yan Jiekuang had been busy recently. He gradually cleared out some of the things in the space that were useless to him, and exchanged them for a lot of old items and gold bars. In addition, he also used his vacation time to travel all over the city. He used his spiritual sense to find all the enemy spies. And according to the last routine, he printed all the information of the enemy spies on paper, stuffed it into a file bag, and then sent the file bag to the desk of the director of the Nanluoguxiang Public Security Bureau.

It is said that when the work is done, one should leave without any fame or merit. After Yan Jiekuang finished his work on the enemy spies, he thought of the big mushroom again, so he secretly donated a batch of advanced equipment to the country, and then returned to his original life.

On October 1964, 10, the big mushroom bloomed. Yan Jiekuang realized that a big storm was coming. However, the storm had not yet arrived. The day after the big mushroom bloomed, a skinny boy appeared at the gate of the courtyard with a big package on his back. The boy stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked for a while. When he was about to enter the door, Liu Haizhong just came out and asked the boy, "Whose child are you? Who are you looking for?!"

The young man looked up at Liu Haizhong and said, "Second Uncle, don't you recognize me?! I'm Bang Geng!"

"Bang Geng?!" Liu Haizhong was stunned and asked, "Why are you back?!"

Bang Geng replied: "I came back after my sentence was commuted."

"Oh!" Liu Haizhong responded, nodded silently, and said, "Go home soon! Your grandma is at home."

When the neighbors heard that Banggeng had returned, they all showed worried looks on their faces. When Banggeng walked into the middle courtyard, Jia Zhang had received advance notice from the neighbors and was already waiting at the door. When Jia Zhang saw Banggeng for the first time, she couldn't help but shed tears and cried out in a sobbing voice: "Banggeng! My dear grandson!"

"Grandma!" Banggeng threw himself into Jia Zhang's arms and burst into tears.

After crying for a while, Bang Geng calmed down. Jia Zhang said, "Let's go home."

After entering the house, Banggeng put the package on the ground and asked, "Grandma, where's my mom?!"

Jia Zhang replied: "Your mother went to work."

Bang Geng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Did my mom find a job?!"

Jia Zhang hesitated for a moment, walked to the chest of drawers, opened the drawer, took out Jia Dongxu's portrait, and said, "Banggeng, come here quickly. Kowtow to your father."

Bang Geng was stunned when he heard what Jia Zhang said. He asked, "Grandma?! What's going on?!"

Jia Zhang said, "Your father died of a work-related accident. Your mother took over your father's job."

Banggeng walked to the chest of drawers, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Jia Dongxu's portrait. After Banggeng stood up, Jia Zhangshi put away the photo and said, "Banggeng, you are back. Just live a good life. Let your mother do your father's work first. When you come of age, let your mother transfer the work to you. Grandma is still waiting to hold her great-grandson!"

Just then, a little girl poked her head out from the inner room. Bang Geng saw the girl and asked, "Grandma, who is she?!"

Jia Zhang replied, "She is your sister, her name is Huaihua." Then she shouted at Huaihua, "Huaihua! Come here quickly, this is your elder brother Banggeng."

"Guoguo!" When Huaihua heard Jia Zhang's call, she stumbled to Banggeng's front, called out in a soft voice, and then hid behind Jia Zhang.

Bang Geng smiled faintly when he saw Huai Hua's expression. This was the first time Bang Geng had smiled since he left Sijiu City. He had almost forgotten what it felt like to smile.

Jia Zhang said, "Banggeng, you should take a rest first. Grandma will go to the factory to look for your mother. By the way, she will buy you some meat to nourish you."

"Hey!" Bang Geng responded, and after Jia Zhang left, he started teasing Huaihua out of boredom.

It is said that people feel refreshed when they are happy. It was probably because Bang Geng had returned. Jia Zhang was particularly happy and walked much faster. More than 20 minutes later, Jia Zhang appeared at the gate of the steel mill and said to the guard, "Comrade, I'm looking for Qin Huairu from your factory's logistics department. I'm her mother-in-law."

"Wait!" The guard picked up the phone and called the logistics department. About a quarter of an hour later, Qin Huairu came to the factory gate in a hurry. Seeing Jia Zhang, she asked, "Mom! Why are you here?!"

Jia Zhang smiled and replied, "Huai Ru! Bang Geng is back!"

"What?!" Qin Huairu was surprised and said, "Mom, wait here! I'll go ask for leave first."

Jia Zhang said, "Huai Ru, I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there's any meat left. When you get your leave, go to Bian Yi Fang and buy a roast duck."

"Hey!" Qin Huairu responded and returned to the factory.

When Qin Huairu asked for leave from the steel mill, Liu Haizhong had already spread the news that Bang Geng had returned.

It was a little after ten in the morning when Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard with a roast duck in her hand. As soon as she entered the door, Qin Huairu put the roast duck on the table and hugged Bang Geng tightly, as if she was afraid that Bang Geng would disappear from her sight if she let go.

Bang Geng rested his head on Qin Huairu's belly, smelling the scent of soap on Qin Huairu's body, as if he had found a long-lost sense of familiarity. After a while, Qin Huairu let go of Bang Geng and stared at him intently. Bang Geng was a little embarrassed by Qin Huairu's gaze and shouted, "Mom!"

"Hey!" Qin Huairu responded, and quickly opened the oil paper bag, saying, "You and your grandma eat first. Mom will cook for you."

Jia Zhang said, "Huai Ru, the meat is right next to the stove. Just make braised pork. Let my grandson satisfy his craving."

"Got it!" Qin Huairu quickly opened the rice jar, scooped out two bowls of flour, and started to get busy.

After working for more than two hours, Qin Huairu brought the food to the table. At this time, almost all the roast duck on the table had gone into the stomachs of Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi. But today was her son's day, so Qin Huairu didn't care too much. Qin Huairu handed a steamed bun made of two pieces of flour to Banggeng and said, "Mom, I didn't know you were coming back today, so I didn't prepare anything. Just eat it first!"

Bang Geng took the two-grain steamed bun and said, "It's good to have this."

Jia Zhang couldn't help but ask, "My dear grandson, what are you eating over there?!"

Bang Geng replied, "Vegetable dumplings and tree bark soup. I'm lucky I didn't starve to death."

Jia Zhang sighed deeply and said, "It's all grandma's fault. She didn't take good care of you."

Bang Geng smiled bitterly, and without saying anything more, he took a big bite of the steamed bun in his hand. Qin Huairu quickly picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in Bang Geng's arms, saying, "Don't just eat the buns, eat some vegetables."

Bang Geng nodded, and without saying anything, he began to eat voraciously. A quarter of an hour later, Bang Geng, who was a little full, slumped in his chair and said, "Today is the only full meal I have had in the past few years."

Jia Zhang asked, "My dear grandson, didn't they say you were sentenced to eight years?! Why did you come back early?!"

Bang Geng replied, "I was lucky. I overheard a group of people trying to escape from prison. I reported it to the administrator. Later, the group was caught in the act. Because of my good behavior and meritorious service, I was released early. According to the regulations, I should have stayed where I was. But considering my young age, they let me come back. But I have to report to the street office later."