Comfortable life in Siheyuan

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly and the air was fresh. Zhou Hao got up early, carrying two large bags full of dry goods, and hurried towards Liu Qingshan's dormitory.

As soon as he entered the dormitory, Zhou Hao saw Liu Qingshan packing his luggage. He sat quietly by the side, silently watching Liu Qingshan's every move, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart. This emotion made Zhou Hao feel a little depressed.

After a while, Zhou Hao finally couldn't help but speak: "Qingshan, after we part this time, I really don't know when we will meet again. Besides, the classmates in our class have all gone their separate ways, and it may not be so easy to get together again. Alas!" After saying that, Zhou Hao sighed deeply, as if he wanted to spit out all the depression and helplessness in his heart.

After hearing what Zhou Hao said, Liu Qingshan stopped what he was doing, turned around and said, "Don't sigh. Our class comes from all corners of the world. It's quite difficult to gather all of them together. When I return to Beijing, I will send a letter and ask them to contact me if they change their address in the future. I will make sure we can get in touch in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes. I guess some people have changed their addresses now, so there must be some people who can’t be contacted." Zhou Hao said helplessly.

"Of course, don't worry about these trivial things for now. I have a lot of things here, it's not easy to carry them!" Liu Qingshan said puzzledly.

"It must be difficult to carry things with that stone on your back! You don't know why you treasure this broken stone so much since it stinks." Zhou Hao said with a look of disgust.

"Why do you care about me? You are such an idiot and you know nothing." Liu Qingshan looked at Zhou Hao with the same contempt.

In a moment, both of them started laughing.

"Okay, take the stones if you like! I'll help you with the other things, but once you get on the train, you'll be on your own." Zhou Hao said helplessly.

Liu Qingshan stared at Zhou Hao's face, slowly moved forward, and then gently patted Zhou Hao's shoulders a few times with his hands.

"It's okay, don't worry! I can still take these things back." Liu Qingshan assured with a smile.

After the four men packed their belongings, they boarded a car arranged by the steel plant.

Looking out the window at the scenery which was exactly the same as when they came, each of them had quietly changed their mood.

After entering the train station, Liu Qingshan secretly stuffed an envelope containing sixty yuan bills into Zhou Hao's pocket when no one was paying attention.

Since coming to the island city, Zhou Hao has been busy running around and has spent a lot of money. Liu Qingshan is very pleased and truly feels the strong friendship between classmates.

But we can't really let Zhou Hao suffer, right? This is a planned economy. If you eat more, people's lives will be tight, so Liu Qingshan could only give it to him secretly, and put a farewell letter in the envelope.

After finally putting away his luggage and sitting down, Liu Qingshan stuck his head out of the window and waved goodbye to Zhou Hao.

"Goodbye. Remember to look for me when you go to Beijing next time. Don't lose my home address." Liu Qingshan shouted loudly.

"Okay, take care on your journey. See you later." Zhou Hao shouted with sobs, his eyes obviously red.

After the car started, Liu Qingshan hurried to wash his face, and when he came back he felt a little better.

After being away from home for so long, the three of them now miss their relatives at home.

In the blink of an eye, the train finally arrived at the railway station in Beijing. Liu Qingshan and his companions packed their luggage again and followed the crowd to slowly squeeze out of the station.

The three of them had a lot of luggage, and once they got out of the station it was like a war, squeezing into the bus. When they finally carried the luggage to the courtyard, Liu Qingshan felt numb all over.

It was almost afternoon and I hadn't had lunch yet. I felt tired and hungry.

Although it was the working hours, Liu Qingshan did not choose to enter through the main gate of the courtyard. After all, if he carried so many things and went home through the main gate, it would be like asking for trouble. At that moment, the weather was quite hot, and the alley was empty, without a single familiar person. So, Liu Qingshan chose to go home directly through the door on the east wall without hesitation.

"Oh my God! Qingshan, how did you come back? Why did you bring so many things?" My mother-in-law shouted in shock.

"Mom, please keep your voice down. Don't let the neighbors hear us! Do we have anything to eat? My stomach is growling with hunger and I'm seeing stars!" Liu Qingshan responded weakly.

"Yes, yes, there is food at home. You sit at the table and drink some water first. I'll get you some steamed buns." My mother-in-law responded hurriedly.

"Okay!" Liu Qingshan really didn't want to say another word.

After a while, the mother-in-law brought a plate of steamed buns and a dish of vegetables and placed them in front of Liu Qingshan, and then said: "Qingshan, eat slowly, don't choke! I'll make you some soup so you can digest it later."

Liu Qingshan quickly waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to bother.

Seeing that Liu Qingshan was very determined, the mother-in-law didn't go to make the soup.

"Then take your time eating. I'll go see the kids first." Mother-in-law was still worried about the two children, so she went back to the room.

Liu Qingshan ate two steamed buns and drank a big gulp of boiled water before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It feels so good. I'm finally back to life." Liu Qingshan said happily.

Liu Qingshan calmly got up and cleaned up the dishes, then began to fiddle with the things he brought back.

First, throw the big ambergris stone in a corner of the yard and ignore it for now. I will find a place to bury it later.

Then he took out a huge basin and carefully put some coconut snails he brought back into it. These coconut snails were fresh treasures that he had worked so hard to get! The others were all dried seafood.

Just smelling the smell of these things makes people frown. Especially along the way, the sour and refreshing feeling is simply indescribable!

After everything was neatly arranged and classified, Liu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief and began to clean up seriously.

It would be a shame not to send so many dried seafood to some relatives and friends. Liu Qingshan was thinking about who should receive the gifts and who he could make a trip to deliver them to later.

However, it’s a different story for the good neighbors in the yard.