The 1970s: Military Family Beauty

After dinner, Liu Fengfei wanted to take a nap, so he asked Jiang Furong whether she wanted to take a nap or take a few steps in the yard to digest the food.

Jiang Furong immediately suggested taking a walk in the yard.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very good just now, everyone was talking and laughing, and she unknowingly ate half a bowl of rice more than usual.

Many people tend to lose their composure when they are proud, including her.

Jiang Furong wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to take a walk and feel the north wind to calm down.

Liu Fengfei considerately took out a key to the front door and said that it was okay if he wanted to go out for a walk, but he shouldn't go too far as the wind was too strong outside.

Jiang Furong said she just wanted to take a walk in the yard.

She thought about the main entrance she had entered when she came back the first time, the two riveted doors that were particularly atmospheric.

She remembered that the door was extremely difficult to open.

Maybe the Wei family likes to go through the side door in the alley because they don’t want to go through the trouble of opening the main door?

Jiang Furong left the Wei family's courtyard and saw a pile of messy dead branches piled up at the gate, as well as snow piled up so high that it almost reached the top of the wall.

No wonder the yard is so clean, it turns out everything was swept here.

But then the door can't be opened.

Obviously, neither the Wei family nor the other neighbor who shared the gate with the Wei family rarely went in and out from here, and they didn't even leave a way out after sweeping the snow.

It’s impossible to study renovation plans if you can’t see the ground below.

Jiang Furong tried to move a few dead branches and found that it was not difficult to clean up, so she started working hard by herself.

Soon, the floor tiles at the gate were revealed, still the bluestone tiles from the previous dynasty.

Cultural relics!

Jiang Furong stepped on it cautiously and stomped her feet gently, fearing that if she used too much force she would make a dent in the bluestone bricks.

This is the "BRIC"!

When she came that day, her attention was on the high threshold.

After returning to school, she remembered that she had forgotten to check the distance between the gate and the ground.

If it is a little lower than the threshold, it is easy to modify. Just add a slide rail and pulley to open and close the door easily.

If the gate is close to the ground, you will have to spend some time digging the ground a little to make room for the sliding rails and pulleys.

Now that she has a look at the ground, she sees that it is covered with "gold bricks", and she really can't bear to leave them.

Just as I was thinking about it, someone knocked on the door and a male voice asked, "Is anyone there?"

Jiang Furong was startled. The voice sounded like Wei Heng, so she subconsciously asked, "Instructor Wei?"

"It's me!" Wei Heng also felt strange. Why did the voice from inside the door sound so much like his Furong?

Jiang Furong was surprised and delighted: "The main door is locked, and I don't have the key. Do you want to wait for me to get the key, or go home through the side door?"

Before Wei Heng could answer, a middle-aged woman came out from the small courtyard door next to him, holding the key to the gate: "I have the key here. Who is outside?"

"It's Wei Heng." Jiang Furong thought about it and added, "He's the second son of the Wei family."

The man used the key to open the door and helped Jiang Furong pull open the heavy door.

Wei Heng glanced at Jiang Furong with a smile, then greeted his neighbor first: "Aunt Song, hello."

"Oh, it's really Xiaoheng!" Aunt Song, the neighbor, suddenly realized: "I was wondering why your family suddenly sent someone to clean the road. It turns out they wanted to welcome you."

Wei Heng introduced with a smile: "Aunt Song, this is my boyfriend, his last name is Jiang."

Jiang Furong quickly greeted her, "Aunt Song, thank you."

Aunt Song quickly glanced at Jiang Furong's work jacket and smiled disguisingly: "You're welcome. It's cold outside. Go home and warm up. I'll lock the door."

Wei Heng helped to fasten the gate bolt before going home with Jiang Furong.

"How did you know I was back?" Wei Heng asked impatiently.

Jiang Furong smiled and said, "I wanted to see how high an official one had to be to have such a big door in ancient times. Who knew I would hear your voice?"

To be honest, I was shocked.

Wei Heng smiled and changed the question: "Were you waiting for me there on purpose? Or did you want to give me a surprise?"

Jiang Furong covered her face and smiled: "I was waiting there specially for you to give me a surprise."

Jiang Furong likes Liu Fengfei very much.

Wei Heng laughed out loud. In addition to the multiple-choice questions, there was actually a third answer. Perfect!

Wei Yi heard the voices in the yard, opened the door and came out to see, he was also surprised and happy: "Brother, didn't you say you would be back the day after tomorrow morning?"

Wei Heng said, "I have to come back the day after tomorrow morning, so I'll just take some time now to come back, say a few words to you guys, and then leave."

"And you? It's my honor!" Wei Yi looked like I was stupid for believing you.

Liu Fengfei lifted the curtains and looked out through the window. Seeing Wei Heng coming back, he knocked on the glass happily, pointed in the direction of the living room, motioning them to go in, and mouthed, "I'll be there soon."

Wei Heng stamped his feet in the corridor, but his shoes were covered with more and more mud and sand. He asked Jiang Furong to go inside and wait, "My shoes are too dirty. I can't go in. I'll go back to my room and get a pair of shoes to change into."

Even though there is a nanny taking care of the cleaning at home, he still pays attention to these details.

Sitting in the living room, Liu Fengfei's joy was beyond words: "Today really feels like a holiday, Xiaoheng, your sister said she'd come back for dinner tonight. Xiaoyi is home, and Xiaojiang is here too. We're just waiting for your dad to come back and take roll call."

Even on a real big holiday, there have never been so many people gathered at home.

Wei Heng said, "Mom, I only have two hours of leave. I have to return to the team at four o'clock, so I can't accompany you for dinner tonight."

He was driven by love and wanted to go home to see Jiang Furong, although the reason he asked for leave was to come back to see his mother.

Liu Fengfei knew what was going on. As long as his son was willing to come back, it was fine. "Today is the Winter Solstice. Since we're home, we have to have some Yuanxiao and dumplings."

Wei Yi walked away to inform the nanny.

Liu Fengfei followed him and left: "You two sit down first, I'm going to take a look at the dumpling wrappers. Eating dumplings during the winter solstice can help drive away the cold of the last nine days."

Leaving the space for two young people.

Jiang Furong looked at Wei Heng and asked playfully, "Do you have anything to tell me?"

Wei Heng resisted the urge to pinch Jiang Furong's cheek and said with a smile, "Are you used to being here?"

Jiang Furong nodded and smiled: "I'm used to it. I was just at the door and Aunt Song from next door mistook me for a worker you hired."

What I mean is that your family doesn’t treat me as an outsider, and I don’t treat myself as an outsider either. Although I have only been here twice, I have already become very familiar with the place.

Wei Heng understood and asked knowingly, "Does our food suit your taste?"

Jiang Furong deliberately held her face with her hands, frowned slightly and said, "It's so delicious, but it's a pity I can't learn how to make it."

She is not virtuous.

"I know all of them!" Wei Heng's answer was simple and clear.

Not only can you do it, but you can do it all.

Jiang Furong couldn't hold back her laughter and whispered, "This is your home!"

Wei Heng smiled: "Our family is very democratic."

This is exactly how Jiang Furong felt.

How could such a good person choose her?

After laughing for a while, Wei Heng asked, "What were you trying to do at the gate just now?"

Jiang Furong expressed her idea and asked about the bluestone bricks: "These bricks are cultural relics. If we want to move them, which department do we need to apply to?"

Wei Heng was stunned. "This is our home. We don't need to ask anyone for permission to move into our own yard. The gate is useful, and the neighbors will only thank us for their convenience. The cultural relics are all inside the big wall over there, and there are special people guarding them. Ours is just an old house, so it doesn't count as a cultural relic."

The Wei family has lived here for more than ten or twenty years. Although he was there for a short time, no one had ever said that their floor tiles were cultural relics:

"When I was a kid, I used to play there with the neighbor's little brother. Aren't those gold bowls and washbasins the real cultural relics? The floor tiles there are so bumpy, they're not even as smooth as our floor."

Jiang Furong's eyes sparkled when she heard this: "Have you ever touched a golden bowl or basin? Just leaving it there like this with no one to care?"

Wei Heng smiled and said, "Of course there are people in charge. If something is missing, they will be criticized and punished. We just go in to play and see what's new. Even if we bring something back, we have nowhere to put it. There's only so much space at home, and it's easy for the adults to find it."

Just when Jiang Furong was secretly feeling sorry, Liu Fengfei came over: "I cooked dumplings and Yuanxiao. You have to eat at least two of each."

The Wei family is really democratic. Dumplings and glutinous rice balls are served in large soup bowls, and each person can eat as much as they want.

Wei Heng first served two dumplings to Liu Fengfei, and then went to serve Yuanxiao.

Liu Fengfei asked, "Xiao Heng, how long have you known Xiao Jiang?"

Wei Heng answered without thinking: "One year and two months."