Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

At 5:30 p.m. on August 9, Yang Yukun's private plane landed in Yuzhou.

Leaving the crew free to make their own arrangements, Yang Yukun drove his Mercedes-Benz W126 and took Ding Baosong and He Changfu to the hotel where Wang Aiguo was staying.

By the time we arrived at the hotel from the airport, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.

"Xiao Kun, Lao Ding, Lao He!"

"Pharaoh!"

"Haha..., long time no see, guys. I missed you guys so much."

Worried that Yang Yukun and his friends wouldn't be able to find the hotel where he was staying, Wang Aiguo waited for them at the intersection below the hotel.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the hotel and settle you down. I'll treat you to hotpot later."

met.

Some pleasantries.

Yang Yukun, Ding Baosong and He Changfu followed Wang Aiguo to the hotel to check in.

Wang Aiguo has already booked two standard rooms, but he still needs to register his identity information.

"Let's go and eat hot pot."

"Where to eat?"

"It's not far. Just turn the corner from here and you'll arrive. It's in the alley in front. You don't need to drive. You can just walk there."

"Let's go then. Where are we going?"

"Just go down from here and follow me."

Led by Wang Aiguo, a group of four walked out of the hotel, went down two long stone stairs, and after several turns, they arrived at a small alley.

"Tripe, duck intestines... For the soup base, let's go for medium spicy. Lao Wang, Lao Ding, Lao He, medium spicy is okay, right?"

"It's slightly spicy, you know I've been eating light food in Guangzhou these years."

"Okay, slightly spicy then."

As a native of Yuzhou in his previous life, Yang Yukun had no problem eating spicy food, and in this life, he often adds spicy food to the dishes cooked at home.

Not only can he eat spicy food, but Xu Jingping, Xiao Zongzi, Pingping, and Xiao Yumi can also eat it.

Considering that Wang Aiguo has lived in Guangzhou for many years and eats relatively light food, the medium-spicy hot pot base was changed to a slightly spicy one.

Wang Aiguo said, "Hey guys, what would you like to drink, white wine or beer?"

Yang Yukun said, "Lao Ding, Lao He, what do you want to drink?"

"Let's have some beer."

"Then let's have one Shancheng first. That's all for now. If you're not satisfied, order more."

After ordering the dishes, I ordered another bottle of Shancheng beer, and the boss gave me two plates of kimchi and a pot of tea.

After a while, the pot base and the ordered dishes came up one after another. After the pot base was boiled, the dishes were put in and boiled.

"Cough cough cough..."

"No way, Lao Wang, you've been in Guangzhou for a few years, can't you even handle this spicy food?"

"The food in Guangzhou is relatively light, cough cough cough..."

Wang Aiguo choked when he took a bite of food and tears came out. He quickly took a few sips of beer to suppress his tears.

He used to be able to eat spicy food.

Since I met Yang Yukun in college, I often went to Yang Yukun's house for meals, and I could eat spicy and other foods at that time.

Since I moved to Guangzhou, I seldom eat spicy food because of the eating habits there.

"Lao Ding, Lao He, do you think it's spicy?"

"Fortunately."

"Huh... a little spicy."

"No way, Lao He, you're crying because of the spicy food too?"

“It’s a bit spicy, numbing and hot, but it’s really delicious.”

"None of you can do that."

"It's not that spicy, but there are so many peppercorns that my mouth is numb."

"Come, drink some wheat juice to calm down."

"Touch one."

The brothers ate, drank and chatted. The hotpot meal lasted for an hour and a half. They ordered several more dishes during the meal and the four of them drank five bottles of Shancheng beer.

During this period, Yang Yukun called Xu Jingping and told her that he had arrived in Yuzhou safely and would call her again when he arrived in Shicheng County tomorrow.

The next morning, after having a bowl of noodles in Yuzhou, the group of four set out from Yuzhou and headed straight for Shicheng County.

"Stop the car, stop the car. It's coming again. I can't hold it anymore..."

"Good guy, here again?"

Yang Yukun stopped the car, Wang Aiguo grabbed a newspaper, opened the car door and ran into the grass on the side of the road.

"Oh fuck, it hurts."

"Let's go to Shicheng County right away. Once we get there, we'll go to the hospital and get you some medicine."

"Xiao Kun, please help me up. My legs are too weak to climb up."

"Come."

Yang Yukun pulled Wang Aiguo out of the ditch on the side of the road.

Last night, after eating hotpot in Yuzhou, Wang Aiguo, Ding Baosong and He Changfu had diarrhea when they returned to the hotel. However, Ding Baosong and He Changfu's diarrhea was not as serious as Wang Aiguo's. After returning to the hotel, they had diarrhea twice and were fine.

Wang Aiguo defecated four or five times last night, and he is still defecating now. He has defecated more than ten times along the way.

"Oh my god, this is so freaking uncomfortable. I won't eat anything this spicy next time."

"Hold on a little while, Shicheng County is just ahead."

Forty minutes later, Yang Yukun drove the car into Shicheng County.

After arriving in Shicheng County, they first went to the hospital to get some medicine for Wang Aiguo's diarrhea, and then went to find Peng Jianguo and Peng Tao.

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"Taozi, call Xiaokun and ask where they are."

This side of the old house.

In the kitchen.

Peng Jianguo prepared the ingredients and asked Peng Tao to call Yang Yukun to ask when they would arrive so that he could cook according to the time.

"Row."

Peng Tao was about to go into the house to call Yang Yukun when his son came running back.

"Little Grandpa, Dad, Uncle Kun and the others are here. I saw Uncle Kun's car."

"Where?"

"It's in the back, I'll be there soon."

Peng Yiheng was playing with his friends outside when he saw a car approaching. He recognized it was Uncle Kun's car and quickly ran back to tell his father and others.

In less than two minutes, Yang Yukun drove the car into Peng Jianguo's yard, opened the door and got out.

"Lao Peng, Teacher Peng."

"Xiao Kun, Lao Wang, Lao Ding, Lao He, you are here."

"Uncle Kun, Uncle Wang, Uncle Ding, Uncle He."

"Yiheng has grown so tall."

"Come in quickly, sit for a while and eat some watermelon. I'm cooking now, and we'll be ready to eat in an hour at most."

"It's just you two and Yiheng at home, where are the old lady and the others?"

Peng Jianguo said: "The old lady went for a walk, Xiaohong and Xiaohe went for a walk with her."

Peng Tao said, "Old Wang, why do you look so bad? Are you sick?"

"I have diarrhea. I had a hot pot meal in Yuzhou last night. It was too spicy and my stomach couldn't handle it. I had diarrhea more than ten times and it almost killed me."

"Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"No, I just stopped by the hospital and got some medicine for diarrhea."

"You'd better not eat the iced watermelon. I'll pour you a cup of hot water."

"Row."

"Taozi, tell your brother and sister-in-law to come over for lunch later."

"I'll call them later."

Yang Yukun said, "Old Peng, do you need help?"

"No, just wait and eat."

"Then we won't be polite with you." Yang Yukun took the wine and other things he brought from the capital out of the car, picked up a piece of iced watermelon and ate it, then went to the kitchen to chat with Peng Jianguo.

"Where are my two nephews? Aren't they at home? Where did they go to play?"

"Xiao Li is in Yuzhou and hasn't come back yet. Xiao Jun went to his classmate's house to play. Isn't the corn ripe now? His classmate asked him to help pack the corn."

Peng Jianguo’s eldest son, Peng Li, was admitted to Yuzhou University in 1990 and did not return to Shicheng during this summer vacation.

The youngest son, Peng Jun, is still in high school and will graduate in one year.

After the summer vacation, this kid is not home all day. He goes out in the morning and comes back in the evening.

A few days ago, a classmate of his family was packing grain, so this boy ran to the countryside to help his classmate pack the grain.

The little boy was full of energy. He would climb trees to dig out bird nests and go to the river to catch fish and crabs.

As long as this kid doesn't do anything illegal or bully the weak, Peng Jianguo and An Hong won't restrict him too much.

Ding Baosong came to the kitchen and said, "Lao Peng, my stomach is growling."

"Don't be impatient. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Peng Jianguo said with a smile: "By the way, Lao Ding, your kid graduated from high school this year, right?"

"Yes, I graduated."

"How did the exam go?"

"Not very good. I have signed up for the army and will be leaving for the troops in a while."

Ding Baosong and his wife expected that their son would not be able to get into college after graduating from high school this year.

Although the couple also hoped that the boy could pass the exam, his grades were too poor.

When the results came out and there was no hope of getting into university, the boy took the initiative to say that he wanted to join the army and be tempered in the melting pot of the army.

"My kid didn't get into college this year and he has to join the army too." He Changfu continued.

The eldest son He Zhihua failed to get into high school after graduating from junior high school, so he joined the army and served for three years. In 1990, when the three-year compulsory military service ended, he was unable to stay in the army. After returning, he went to work in the south and currently works in a factory in Yangcheng, Guangdong.

The second son, He Zhiguo, graduated from high school this year but failed to get into college, so he also signed up to join the army. (End of this chapter)