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

And so the days passed.

spring is coming.

Everything is reviving, but the drought persists.

The newly sprouted grass along the road was sparse.

Many wild vegetables, perhaps just sprouted and not yet grown, were dug up by people.

Because spring is a time of scarcity, when food is scarce and unavailable.

Don't even mention people from the countryside coming out to dig for wild vegetables.

Many people from inside Beijing came out to dig.

Yang Dalin has been delivering goods outside the city lately, and he encounters a lot of people on the road every day.

Some of the bolder ones would even stop their car and ask them to lead the way for a while.

They were going to go further away to dig for wild vegetables.

Because those living close to the city are basically impossible to snag.

When Yang Dalin and Tian Xueyi encounter such situations, they will help if they can.

These are mostly elderly, weak, sick, disabled women and children.

There is no danger.

Once on the bus, they behaved themselves and didn't cause any trouble.

Yang Dalin and his group didn't charge them any money.

Sometimes, when I feel really bad about it, I'll accept some wild vegetables they give me.

And on the way back, I'll give them a ride.

Even Aunt Qi, Sister-in-law Miya, Sister-in-law Meiyun, and others have gone out to dig for wild vegetables.

Yang Dalin would always have them wait at the intersection in advance, and take them with him when he went to deliver goods outside the city.

Aunt Qi, Sister-in-law Miya, and Sister-in-law Meiyun are all very experienced at digging for wild vegetables.

If we dig up a lot, we'll bring some back and share it with the people in the yard.

Of course, Yan Hua, Qi Xiaoning, He Yushui, and Mi Li would all be with them at that time.

At this time, the adults are all working and looking for food, and you're still hiding at home playing leisurely? How is that possible?

The Qi family has no shortage of food.

However, Qi Yulan would also go out to dig for wild vegetables on weekends, just like everyone else.

Otherwise, it would seem like your family has too much food, which is not good.

If you can't finish it, you can give it to someone else.

In a way, I helped someone out.

After Jia Dongxu's seven-day mourning period, Qin Huairu went to work at the factory in the Zhongyuan Jia family compound.

She took over Jia Dongxu's job.

However, instead of choosing a repairman, she chose a fitter, just like in the original story.

Yang Dalin didn't give her any pointers this time. Actually, a woman like Qin Huairu would be quite good working in the kitchen or as an office receptionist.

It's just my personality.

Unfortunately, she was disfigured this time. Even if she weren't disfigured, it wouldn't be so easy for her to get into the office.

I bet this woman went into the fitter's workshop hoping to prove she was better than her husband.

I hope I can get promoted to a senior technician and earn more money in the future.

Or perhaps she felt that with Yi Zhonghai protecting her in the workshop, no one would bully her.

In any case, Yang Dalin did not intervene again.

Whatever.

In those days, even though she was pregnant, she had to wait until she was close to giving birth before she could take leave.

Not to mention that many rural women give birth to their children on the land.

Everyone had to work back then, unlike pregnant women in later generations who had so many holidays.

For example, Jia Zhangshi even asked Yang Dalin if he could take her with him next time he went out of the city.

She also wanted to dig up more wild vegetables.

She couldn't get any wild vegetables at all on the outskirts of the city.

And she also has to look after two children.

Yang Dalin brought other neighbors along, so he felt awkward refusing them outright.

I would only take them there occasionally.

Refusing her in this matter would make me seem petty.

The neighbors in the courtyard all owe a debt of gratitude to Yang Dalin for helping them dig for wild vegetables this spring.

Because they had all hitched a ride with Yang Dalin.

You can run further and dig up more wild vegetables.

They can also take a car to bring it back for you.

But it saved everyone a lot of effort.

Unlike the people in other courtyards, they have to get up early every day and walk for several hours to find wild vegetables that others can't find.

We'll walk for several more hours and carry it back.

The journey took a long time.

Not to mention taking the bus to go out and dig for wild vegetables.

In those days, those who went to dig for wild vegetables were mostly groups of women and children; few of them would actually take a car to do so.

For them, the best thing is to walk a little further without costing her money.

Spring passed quickly.

Early summer is almost here.

On this day, Yang Dalin and his team suddenly received a mission.

I had to travel to Shaanxi Province to work with a factory.

Transport a batch of parts to Chang'an City.

Yang Dalin saw this situation.

The items being transported must be quite unusual.

As soon as this group came in, they temporarily blocked the freight station gate and prevented all the drivers from going home to pack their belongings.

Call or ask someone to notify a family member to bring it.

The station security personnel each had twelve people with them.

A few others, who looked like ordinary soldiers and were quite capable, also wanted to follow.

In addition, there are three other people who look like experts accompanying the vehicle.

Each of them also had a bodyguard by their side.

This is no ordinary formation.

We're all seasoned veterans; we all know about confidentiality regulations.

Ask nothing.

I immediately notified my family to send my luggage over.

The distance from the capital city of Beijing to Chang'an is over a thousand kilometers, and at this time of year, it would take at least three days to travel there.

It might take more than a week to travel back and forth.

It's getting a bit hot, so it's impossible to pack without a few clothes or other essentials.

Aunt Qi received the call at the neighborhood office.

I went home, packed some things, and took the bus here.

Yang Dalin often keeps a large backpack at home, which contains some of the things he often uses when traveling on business.

Aunt Qi just needs to pack him some clothes and such.

It's quick to tidy up.

Yang Dalin met Aunt Qi at the door and told her to find Ma San later so that Ma San could take her home.

Otherwise, Ma San wouldn't know, and might even come looking for him after get off work that night.

Aunt Qi repeatedly reminded him to be careful on the road.

Yang Dalin has also been on business trips several times.

Aunt Qi wasn't so worried anymore, but she was wondering why they had sent someone to deliver the luggage today.

Instead of going home to get it.

Yang Dalin didn't know what to say, so he could only explain, "Auntie, this time the notification was sudden, and the time was too tight."

We don't have time to go home; we have to inspect the vehicles at the station.

That's why we notified the family to bring the luggage.

Hearing this, Aunt Qi was no longer so worried.

Yang Dalin told his aunt to go home early and watched her leave.

He then turned around and got back into the car.

He threw the luggage bag into the driver's seat.

Wada Gakuyoshi carefully inspected the vehicle again.

He went to the security department and retrieved his AK and SKS.

I also asked the security department for some more bullets.

His colleagues in the equipment room of the security department even asked him, "Are you going to get so many bullets this time?"

Yang Dalin pointed outside.

"Look at the scene outside today, what's going on?"

I'll bring extra bullets for safety.

If I don't need it, I'll bring it back.

I don't have to carry bullets on the march; they can all be put in the vehicle.

The burden is not heavy.

A colleague who had just left the equipment room said, "Indeed, when I went to the restroom, it looked like quite a commotion."

"Dalinzi, bring some extra insurance. You should take it too."

AK bullets and Type 56 semi-automatic bullets are interchangeable.

Our country produces Type 56 assault rifles and Type 56 semi-automatic bullets, so bullets are easy to obtain.

Not to mention that Yang Dalin still had tens of thousands of bullets in his storage space.

However, those are not suitable for him to use when he is carrying out his mission.

If you go into the mountains to hunt or infiltrate other countries, it's fine to use it to kill spies or something.