Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Xiao Kun, please slow down on the road, pay attention to safety, and call me if you have any questions."

"Okay, Brother Xiao Wu, Brother Jian, Brother Tu, you go and do your work, we will set off first."

"Goodbye Uncle Xiaowu, goodbye Uncle Jian, and goodbye Uncle Tu."

"Goodbye, little Zongzi, Pingping, little corn, you three brothers and sisters must listen to your parents carefully, you know."

"understood."

"Come on, let's set off."

Farewell to Han Chunming, Yang Huajian, and Mao Tutu, a family of five and the Black Panther set out from the imperial capital to Qianzhou, Xiangchu, Xiangyin.

Yang Yukun drove slowly along the way. Every time he went to a place, his family of five would stay for a day or two, strolling around the place, tasting the local food, and taking a few photos as a souvenir.

On the sixth day after setting off from the imperial capital, a family of five passed through Yanzhao Province and entered the Central Plains Province.

"Daughter-in-law, let's go to Shangdu to see Lao Ding and the others first, shall we?"

"Okay."

"Little Zongzi, Ping Ping, Little Corn, let's go to your Uncle Ding's house for dinner later, okay?"

"Okay."

"Walk."

Yang Yukun turned the steering wheel and headed straight to the commercial city of Central Plains Province.

This was the eighth day since they set out from the imperial capital. Yang Yukun planned to stop by Shangdu City to see Ding Baosong's family, and then continue to Xiangchu.

Unfortunately, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces are too far away from their route to Xiangchu. The two places are not on the same line. They can only wait until they have time to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces to see He Changfu.

When the family of five and the black panther arrived at the area where Ding Baosong's home was, it was already dusk and the sun was setting.

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Yukun parked his car downstairs at Ding Baosong's house.

"Car, who is this?"

"What kind of car is this? It's so beautiful. Whose relatives are visiting?"

"This is a Mercedes-Benz, a high-end car produced in foreign countries. Could it be some leader here?"

"I'll go, isn't this Xiaokun's car?"

"Teacher Ding, do you know him?"

"My buddy."

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true. This is the car of my college classmate, a very close friend."

The tube building where Ding Baosong and his wife live is mostly occupied by faculty and staff of their school.

Several colleagues from the school were chatting and playing chess downstairs. Ding Baosong was holding his rice bowl and watching them play downstairs.

At this moment, several people saw a very beautiful car driving in their direction.

The first time he saw this car, Ding Baosong recognized that it was Yang Yukun's car. He remembered Yang Yukun's license plate number and it was absolutely correct.

Before the car stopped, Ding Baosong came forward with bowls and chopsticks.

"Really Teacher Ding's friend?"

"It's the license plate of Imperial Capital. Teacher Ding went to university in Imperial Capital. It's really Teacher Ding's friend who came to see him."

"I didn't expect Teacher Ding to have such a rich friend. This high-end car produced abroad is so beautiful."

"This car is better than the cars driven by the top leaders in our commercial city."

"Look, people are coming down."

"Is this Teacher Ding's friend?"

"It's them. I've seen him before. They saw Teacher Ding a few years ago."

The teachers from Shangdu No. 1 Middle School who gathered around to play chess stopped playing chess and looked at Ding Baosong and the family who got out of the car.

Seeing Ding Baosong smiling so happily after meeting the visitor, it seemed that the visitor was indeed Ding Baosong's friend and came to see Ding Baosong.

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"Old Ding!"

Yang Yukun opened the door and got out of the car, and punched Ding Baosong.

"Xiaokun!"

Ding Baosong grinned and lightly punched Yang Yukun back.

"Uncle Ding!" Xiao Zongzi got out of the car, followed by Black Panther.

"Little Zongzi, you've grown so tall, time flies so fast."

"whee……."

"Old Ding." Xu Jingping got out of the car with Pingping and Xiaoyu.

"Classmate Xu Jingping, Pingping, little corn."

"Call uncle."

"uncle."

"Hey, these two little guys are almost one year old, right?"

"He'll be one year old in just over four months."

Pingping and Xiaoyu were born on the 18th day of the sixth lunar month last year, four and a half months before they turned one.

"Xiaokun, Jingping, why did you come to Shangdu suddenly? Why didn't you say hello to your brothers in advance, so that you could prepare in advance."

Yang Yukun's family of five suddenly visited, and Ding Baosong was not prepared at all.

If you inform him in advance before coming, it will be easier for him to arrange dinner here.

"My classmate Ming Xiaofen gave birth to a girl two years ago. I accompanied Jingping to Qianzhou to see her. I also took Xiaozongzi, Pingping and Xiaoyu out for a stroll, so I stopped by for a meal."

"Ming Xiaofen gave birth to a baby?"

"Yes, I was born on the afternoon of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month."

"Let's go home first. My buddy will take you out to a restaurant later."

"What restaurant are we going to go to? Just give us some noodles."

"That's not possible. You have come all the way from the imperial capital to come here to cook noodles and eat them at home. I am the host. You just follow my arrangements."

"Old Ding, it's not like you don't know, brother, I don't pay attention to these things, just eat whatever you want at home."

"Okay, brother, I will personally cook for you to make braised noodles. I am not bragging to you. My skill in making braised noodles is very good."

"You can also make braised noodles. I've known you for so many years, why didn't I know?"

"I just recently learned it from the old chef in our school cafeteria. From now on, when I retire, I will set up a stall and sell braised noodles."

"When the time comes, my brother will definitely come to support you."

Yang Yukun smiled, took the gifts he bought from the store out of the car, and followed Ding Baosong upstairs.

"Teacher Luo, Teacher Luo..."

"what happened?"

"Come quickly and see who's coming."

"Xiao Kun, Jingping!" Hearing Ding Baosong's call, Luo Guixiang came out of the house and was slightly startled when she saw Yang Yukun's family of five.

"Sister-in-law, long time no see."

"Auntie!" Xiao Zongzi said, "Pingping, Xiaoyu, this is Auntie."

"aunt."

"Hey, Xiaokun, Jingping, you guys come in and sit down quickly."

"it is good."

Ding Baosong said: "Teacher Luo, go buy a roast chicken and come back. Xiaokun and I will have two drinks later."

"Sister-in-law, don't buy it, sister-in-law..."

Before Yang Yukun could finish speaking, Luo Guixiang went out and went downstairs.

"Xiaokun, Jingping, you sit down first, I'll make dinner for you."

Ding Baosong took a cup and poured water for Yang Yukun and his family, and then went to the kitchen to cook dinner for Yang Yukun and his family.

Yang Yukun also went out to the public kitchen of Tongzilou and chatted with Ding Baosong.

Half an hour later, Luo Guixiang came back carrying a Laojun roast chicken.

After another ten minutes, Ding Baosong also prepared several large bowls of braised noodles.

At this time, it was completely dark, and unfortunately there was a power outage. Yang Yukun and Ding Baosong could only drink with kerosene lamps.

The two of them didn't drink much. They drank two bottles of Baofeng wine, and Yang Yukun drank a pound and a half. (End of chapter)