The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

After Yang Dalin's investigation was completed, the group of leaders returned to the heavily guarded room where the safe was kept.

They received orders from their superiors.

Yang Dalin can leave now; his contributions are too great.

The safe contained not only some money embezzled by the Russian leaders, but also a great deal of information they had collected about important domestic research institutions, researchers, military departments, and military personnel.

Furthermore, a great deal of information has been collected from the border defense forces.

There is also a list of people who have been bribed and recruited.

There is also a list of spies who have already been planted in the country.

In addition, the pickpockets in Hulun City were arrested, and the people identified by Blue-Eyed Karlov were also arrested.

It can be said that Yang Dalin made a great contribution.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to be imprisoned and have his freedom restricted.

He was released the next day.

He was personally driven back to Hulun City by soldiers from the border defense forces.

The convoy's supplies and equipment have been handed over.

Yang Dalin and Tian Xueyi returned, but Captain Wang of the motorcade and Captain Xiao of the security department were left behind for "study".

They were told to listen to things they shouldn't have; they need to learn about confidentiality rules.

The leaders who participated in the "interrogation" of Yang Dalin that day were all kept behind to strengthen their study of confidentiality regulations.

The matter and actions of Yang Dalin were classified as top secret, and these people were not allowed to talk about Yang Dalin's incident with anyone.

Otherwise, they will be charged with treason.

You can't even mention Yang Dalin when you're talking in your sleep with your wife.

The two team leaders were "studying," and the convoy couldn't move.

The convoy began to rest.

When a colleague asked Yang Dalin about his situation these past few days, Yang Dalin said that he had gotten lost in the mountains while chasing spies.

After wandering around for several days, they finally managed to find their way out to the border troops.

He himself was also put under a gag order and was not allowed to tell anyone.

He won't be publicly rewarded for this achievement.

Yang Dalin acted as if nothing had happened.

Tian Xueyi was temporarily appointed as the team leader, and he needed to find some locals to exchange with the team to take back some things.

During this time, he also took Yang Dalin to find a few comrades-in-arms and exchanged them for a lot of meat, which they planned to take back to their colleagues in the unit as a welfare benefit.

Sometimes they don't pay much attention to Yang Dalin, giving Yang Dalin the opportunity to act on his own.

He first found a friend from a state-run restaurant who was capable of making purchases.

Through him, a considerable amount of precious ingredients were purchased openly.

I followed this guy and found out where the black market was located.

Unlike other places, the black market here operates in the dead of night.

The black market here closes around 7 or 8 pm, starting from dusk.

Otherwise, it's so cold at night, it could freeze someone to death, who would go to the black market in the middle of the night?

It was dozens of degrees below zero, and it was so cold at night.

Yang Dalin found a black market boss and used pears and grain coupons to exchange for a lot of mutton and wild animal meat from the Hulun Grassland in batches.

They also bought mink hats and fur coats for Aunt Qi's family, as well as fox fur coats.

They also changed Gong Xuemei and Liu Meimei's scarves and gloves.

Unfortunately, it might not be convenient for Aunt Qi to wear it out, so he planned to store it in his space temporarily.

Yang Dalin changed into several more rabbit fur outfits, simple ones that he could wear out.

During the day, Yang Dalin also learned to ride a horse for a few days with a hunter uncle, and even went hunting with them deep in the grassland.

Yang Dalin especially liked the hunter uncle's hunting dogs. It's a pity this is a special year, otherwise he would have kept a few himself.

The main problem is that bringing a dog home would be too conspicuous. Other people can't even afford to eat, and you still dare to keep a dog?

This is simply creating trouble for oneself.

Therefore, Yang Dalin had no choice but to give up, even though it was painful.

In the past few days, Yang Dalin has hunted a lot of gazelles, roe deer, and red deer, and also a few marmots.

It's that thing that stands up and likes to yell "Ah..."

They're quite cute.

Yang Dalin had killed a few foxes, but he didn't believe in spirit mediums like Huang Hu and Liu Bai.

So he doesn't care about those things.

Yang Dalin was having a great time when he received a notification that the two study team leaders had returned.

The two captains looked at Yang Dalin meaningfully.

It seems these two captains have learned their lesson well; they might get promoted in the future.

When the other team members asked the two captains where they had gone, they only said that they had gone to cooperate with the public security department to arrest spies for a few days, and said nothing else.

The journey home began early the next morning.

Just before setting off, Yang Dalin received a notification from the border defense.

On the fourth day, he was asked to stay in the former capital of Rehe Province, a place that Kang Mazi liked to visit for summer retreats.

Yang Dalin knew that this meant he was to meet up with his comrades in the army and go to visit the home of martyr Huang Zhongjun.

Uncle Huang's home should be in a rural area below the city of Chengde.

Yang Dalin solemnly agreed.

If their convoy's journey is not delayed, they will arrive at that place on the fourth day.

They arrived with machines, and many drivers had never been to the grasslands before and had no experience, so the speed was slow. On the way back, the trucks were full of frozen meat and hides, so they weren't afraid of the bumpy ride.

The convoy then sped up considerably.

Moreover, I have gained a lot of experience.

Everyone bought plenty of meat this time; how could there be a shortage of meat on the Hulun Grassland?

So there's no worry about food, and everyone is eager to get home, so the journey will be much faster.

On the third night, they arrived at the ranch of the Urgen family.

This time, they didn't let Urgen's father slaughter a sheep again, because they weren't as short of meat as they were on the way there.

To express their gratitude for the warm hospitality shown to Urgen's father and uncle last time, the drivers pooled their money to treat Urgen's family to a meal.

As a result, Urgen's father and uncle said, "You helped me a lot last time, not only finding my family but also so many sheep. We should treat you to a meal; don't be shy."

When you left last time, you left behind so many wonderful things.

We can't take advantage of you this time; it has to be our treat.

Well, the two groups ended up arguing over who would treat the guests.

In the end, Yang Dalin mediated, and each side provided half of the ingredients.

Yang Dalin also produced several large cabbages.

It turns out that when Yang Dalin returned, he bought a lot of cabbages, radishes, potatoes, and sweet potatoes at the black market in Hulun City.

It was specially brought for the families of Wurigen and Wang Chunyan.

Chunyan had told Yang Dalin before that this place had plenty of meat but lacked vegetables, and she really wanted to eat some vegetables.

Summer is alright; she'll find some wild vegetables to eat.

Eating meat all the time in winter can be uncomfortable.

She said that she found the food particularly difficult to adjust to during her first few months after arriving.

I'm having some trouble adjusting to the new environment.

So when Yang Dalin took out these vegetables, the Wurigen family cheered, and the drivers were also surprised that they were more popular than the meat they had brought out.

After Wang Chunyan's explanation, everyone understood.

For Han Chinese, meat is the most precious food at this time.

But for the herders on the grasslands, vegetables and tea are actually more precious.

The world is truly vast and full of wonders.

During the meal, Yang Dalin also taught Wang Chunyan how to preserve these vegetables.

The simplest solution is to dig a cellar in the yurt where you store miscellaneous items.

Store it inside, cover it, and it won't freeze.

Then Yang Dalin also taught Wang Chunyan how to dehydrate and dry summer vegetables so that they could be stored for consumption in winter.

These two methods led Urigen's father to send Yang Dalin a few more sheep.