Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

Even if you're willing to risk your life, you have to think about your family.

For a while, the night patrols were much less stressful, as they no longer had to deal with the drunkards every now and then.

And none of those undeserved disasters have fallen on our heads.

Just take those few who fell and froze to death on the day of the heavy snow.

The person on duty that day was dismissed from their post and disciplined.

But people also feel wronged. It's not like we didn't try our best, patrolling the streets in the heavy snow to look for people.

The key issue is that the snow came too heavily and too suddenly!

In the pitch black, the person who collapsed on the roadside was buried by the snow.

Or they'd fall into a ditch and get completely covered by weeds and reeds.

And with that heavy snow, I don't even have eight eyes and four legs!

The injustice is genuine, and there's no room for negotiation on punishment.

No matter how aggrieved you feel, the families of the deceased need an outlet for their emotions.

Even if people know it's not your fault, they still know someone has been punished.

That gave me solace!

The feeling of discomfort and sadness was then completely released.

So someone has to be the target!

As for why it was the two of you, you can only blame your bad luck; you just happened to be on duty that day!

Sometimes, you really have to accept your fate.

As she entered the supply and marketing cooperative compound, Yingzi quickly parked the car in the open space in front of the building, tilted her head, and shouted.

"Mom and Dad, I love my country and my people, I'm back."

Monkey Boy Aimin was the first to run out, and he rushed towards Yingzi with his arms outstretched.

Yingzi was all smiles as she prepared to catch him, but the next second she saw him turn his toes and rush straight behind her.

"Brother-in-law, I've missed you so much!" Li Aimin hugged Yang Jianguo affectionately.

"Li Aimin." Yingzi stomped her foot in annoyance.

Seriously? Is this really my brother?

So you think only your brother-in-law dotes on you, and your sister has been spoiling you for nothing?

"Hehehe~" Li Aimin stuck out his tongue and made a face at her, happily pestering his brother-in-law.

She kept asking him what was new at the factory and what delicious treats he had brought back for himself.

Li Aiguo also came out from the other side.

He stepped forward and took the things from his older sister's handlebars: "Sister, don't mind him, he's just trying to tempt my brother-in-law with his food!"

Yingzi nodded and said with a mischievous smile, "Build the country, build the country."

"Hey, Yingzi, what's up?" Yang Jianguo heard this and replied with a smile.

Yingzi arrogantly put her hands on her hips and said, "Don't give him any food or money. Let him stay by himself."

Seeing his wife childishly return to the house, Yang Jianguo could only smile wryly.

Looking down at Li Aimin's expectant gaze, Yang Jianguo helplessly spread his hands and said, "You heard what your sister said, see how useless I am."

Li Aimin lowered his head in disappointment, picked up a pebble from the ground with his foot, and said, "Brother-in-law, you're a grown man... are you afraid of her?"

After setting up the car and picking up the two children, Yang Jianguo replied, "Yes, I'm scared. I'm so scared at night that I don't want to sleep."

Yingzi, who was trying to tease her younger brother, was standing inside the door. When she heard him say this, she quickly lifted the curtain and said, "Aimin, come back quickly."

He followed them out, and as he passed Li Aimin, he patted the brat on the head and casually pulled out a dollar and stuffed it into his hand.

"Is this alright now?" Yingzi asked, amused.

Li Aimin glanced at the one yuan in his hand and nodded happily, "Thank you, sister, thank you, brother-in-law."

He grabbed the money and ran off, shouting, "Brother, brother, I have money! Let's go buy candy!"

Ignoring the two wild boys, Yingzi went up and patted Yang Jianguo on the shoulder: "I told you not to talk nonsense. Why do you say whatever comes to mind? The child is still here."

He handed Zhiyuan to her to hold, and Yang Jianguo pretended to clutch his arm, saying, "Ouch, that hurts."

Yingzi gave him a playful glare, thinking to herself, 'I'm a man... in private, I'm becoming more and more irresponsible.'

Seeing her blush and smile, Yang Jianguo said, "It's alright, what do they know? They're still a long way off!"

"Besides, am I just telling the truth?" He was genuinely scared and couldn't sleep at night; he wasn't lying.

He also said that Yingzi bumped into him while leaning to the side, and quickly walked into the house, saying, "I'm ignoring you."

Yang Jianguo held Zhiyuan's hand and followed closely behind.

She kept saying, "Mommy, Mommy, don't ignore me, wait for me!!"

"Pfft~" Yingzi laughed so hard she bent over.

With such a man around, she really didn't know whether to say she was happy, or too happy!

Chapter 231 The Current Situation, High Standards (Explosive Updates, Seeking Full Subscription)

Yingzi is showing off again.

Even when no one is around, the happiness and vitality emanating from her makes even the wild grass at her feet seem more vibrant.

With the arrival of the two of them, the family's food standards immediately changed.

Yingzi's mother poured a bowl of refined white wine into the yellowish batter, and then took out two eggs.

Once that was done, the flatbread that had been stuck in the pan was also taken out...

"Patriot, go to the cellar and bring me the cleaned chives."

The mother-in-law is making some chive dumplings for her son-in-law and daughter as a treat.

Yingzi's mother's shouts made Li Aiguo, who had just returned, roll his eyes: "Brother-in-law, with you here, the whole family is enjoying a life of luxury."

Yingzi's mother raised her hand as if to hit him, but Li Aiguo shrank back and ran away in a flash.

"You unlucky kid, are you starving every day?"

Looking back at her son-in-law and daughter, Yingzi's mother smiled and said, "Jianguo, the method you told me about last time really worked."

"If it works, that's good. Just remember not to spray too much. Wait until it wilts before spraying some more."

The two were talking about how to keep vegetables fresh in the cellar, and Yang Jianguo's method was the simplest and most direct.

Find a plastic bottle and poke a ring of small holes around it.

The hole must be small, otherwise it's useless.

After that, fill it with cold water and wait for the vegetables in the cellar to wilt.

Hold the bottle and squeeze the vegetable.

Just let the water droplets wet the vegetable, and that's it.

The next day, it was guaranteed to be even better than before—fresh, green, and juicy.

Yingzi's mother tried it as soon as she got back, and the next day she was overjoyed to see the chives had turned a tender green again.

However, the sprinkler was not applied evenly in some areas.

The pus was drained by soaking in water, which made her feel sorry for a long time.

I wasted a lot of food before I finally figured out my own experience.

Now, the vegetables in the cellar are incredibly fresh and delicious.

Although it can't compare to freshly picked vegetables from the field, it's still much better than the vegetables that ordinary families eat in winter.

Sure enough, when Aiguo brought the chives, apart from the ends being a little wilted, the stems were plump and straight.

Eating chive dumplings in the dead of winter is a truly luxurious treat.

"Oops, my beard's gone, hahaha..."

Yingzi's father was having a great time playing with his two grandsons. He covered his face with his hand and exclaimed, "The beard is gone!" When he let go of his hand, he exclaimed, "The beard is back!"

The two little ones completely stunned their father-in-law.

His facial expressions were spot-on, making his father-in-law so happy he couldn't straighten up, and he was having a blast.

When the two brothers, Aiguo and Aimin, saw this, they felt uneasy.

When has his father ever argued with his two sons like this?

I've never seen it once in my life.

Now, he's so close to his two nephews that he practically lets them ride on his neck.

Just then, Aiguo saw his father carrying Zhiyuan on his shoulders.

He reached out and hugged Zhiyi, calling out as he wandered around the house: "Let's go, let's ride a horse, let's ride a horse."

I saw him jumping around in place, like a startled horse.

Yingzi's mother and Yingzi were beaming with joy, while Aiguo and Aimin were speechless and facepalmed.

I don't want this dad anymore.

Braised small fish with frozen tofu, stewed pork with vermicelli, chive pancakes, plus two home-style stir-fries.

The two little ones were placed on the kang (a heated brick bed), where they rolled around and laughed happily.

The six people sat around a small square table, ready to start eating.

Aimin reached out to touch the leek pancake, but his mother-in-law slapped it back at him.

“Your brother-in-law and sister finally came all this way, and they love this. You eat the pancakes.”

Li Aimin looked aggrieved and muttered, "Isn't there plenty more?"

Yang Jianguo picked up the box, tore it open, and gave him half: "Mom, eat it all, just have a bite to satisfy your craving."

"If you want to eat it, we can make more next summer. It's not like we're short of it."

Yingzi laughed and said, "This one is enough for me, Mom. You and Dad can have some too."

With their attitude, Yingzi's mother picked up a pancake, tore it in half, and gave one half to her father, as a token of patriotism.

Holding a pancake and some vegetables, he said, "I love this. You guys eat, eat more."

In the past, seeing Yingzi like this would have made her very uncomfortable.

It's much better now.

Although I felt a little uneasy, I accepted my role as a guest.

Sometimes, being polite isn't a bad thing.

Isn't this a big family, all happy and harmonious?

"Jianguo, did your factory set up a revolutionary committee?" His father-in-law asked him during the meal.

"Yes, Dad, you've heard about it too," Yang Jianguo asked with a smile.

Yingzi's father nodded and said, "I've not only heard about it, but the supply and marketing cooperative is also in a mess these days."

"Why waste time doing useless things when you could be living a good life?"

Yang Jianguo didn't dare to respond, but he felt he should offer some advice to his father-in-law: "Dad, there are some things that ordinary people like us can't see clearly or fully."

"The big leaders have a higher perspective, so their view of issues is naturally different from ours. We should just focus on living our own lives."

Yingzi's father sighed thoughtfully and said, "I know, but a perfectly healthy person just left like that."

As Yang Jianguo listened further, he learned that the worker who had gone to the supply and marketing cooperative with Yingzi to buy a stove last time had been dismissed.

Their ancestors were well-off, and some even held official positions.

He later resigned from his official post, returned home to rest, and started a school to teach.