Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 91 First arrival in Baocheng
It was November 22, [-], and the air was crisp and clear in autumn. It was a good day to go out.

Early in the morning, He Yuanchao carried a military green bag filled with clothes and gifts, and took the tram to the East Railway Station located at the front gate, also known as Zhengyangmen.

Kyoto Station was just built in [-]. Before [-], Kyoto's railway stations were divided into Xizhimen Railway Station, East Railway Station and West Railway Station.

Xizhimen stands outside the Xizhimen gate, while East Railway Station and West Railway Station are at the Qianmen, separated on both sides of the Qianmen.

The East Station serves Beijing-Shanghai and Jingha, and the West Station serves Zhangjiakou and Hankou. Later, the West Station was demolished. The East Station first became the Kyoto Diesel Locomotive Depot, and then became the Kyoto Railway Workers Club affiliated with the Kyoto Railway Branch. Now it is It is the location of the Kyoto Railway Museum.

As for the Kyoto South Railway Station built at Yongdingmen after liberation, it also served as the freight station "Dongjiao Railway Station" for passengers from the Chengde direction, and the Xibianmen Railway Station.We won’t go into details one by one.

In order to ask for leave to go to Baocheng, He Yuanchao invited Liang Weimin and Xu Wenhe to have a good drink.In the end, Liang Weimin gave him four days off.For this, He Yuanchao still had to promise to treat him to a drink when he came back.

Before he finished thinking about the alliance under the city, Zhang Min reluctantly squeezed in again, making his presence felt.Thinking about the parting scene last night, the corners of He Yuanchao's mouth unconsciously raised.

During this period, Kyoto's traffic was not as congested as it would be in later generations. There were morning and evening rush hours, and if you were in a hurry, going out would scare you to death.

There are fewer cars and more people on the streets of Kyoto now. Although there are various types of vehicles driving on the road, there is no sign of congestion.

The clanking car quickly arrived at Qianmen Station as the conductor kept shouting at the station.He Yuanchao quickly grabbed his things and squeezed out of the car.If you go slow, the conductor will never look down upon you.

After getting off the Dangdang car, He Yuanchao didn't dare to delay. He picked up his bag and ran straight to the east station.

He Yuanchao, who is tall and has long legs, arrived at Qianmen East Station soon.

When he arrived at the ticket sales place, the scene in front of him made Lao He feel dizzy.Although the train station was not crowded, there was a long queue at the ticket window.

There was no other way, He Yuanchao could only carry his things and queue up with the noisy crowd.

After grinding for more than 40 minutes, He Yuanchao finally bought a train ticket to Baocheng.

After taking a look at the little departure time left, He Yuanchao didn't care anymore and ran towards the place where he checked in to get on the train.

Fortunately, the current train station is not as big as the one built in later generations, otherwise He Yuanchao would probably have to rest no matter how strong his physical strength was.

Hurrying slowly, He Yuanchao finally got on the train 10 minutes before departure.

As soon as he got in the car, He Yuanchao was almost overcome by the smell in the car.

At this time, not only people can ride on the trains, but there are no restrictions on chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs as long as you can carry them.

He Yuanchao took the ticket and while looking for his seat in the noisy and crowded crowd, he had to avoid the scattered luggage and items at his feet from time to time.

After a lot of effort, He Yuanchao finally came to his seat. After taking a closer look at the ticket, He Yuanchao said to a man sitting in his seat and looking out. : "Excuse me, you're sitting in the wrong seat."

As soon as He Yuanchao finished speaking, the man sitting in the seat turned his head impatiently. However, when he saw the tall and burly He Yuanchao, he immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say. Then, he stood up with sullen eyebrows, took his own things, and hurriedly squeezed out from He Yuanchao.

After He Yuanchao put his bag on the luggage rack, he immediately sat down on the seat.

It was only then that He Yuanchao breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to be squeezed back and forth in the aisle of the carriage.

But when he thought about spending the next three or four hours in the smell of smoke, sweat, feet, and even animal feces, He Yuanchao couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.

Just when He Yuanchao regretted not choosing to take a car to Baocheng.

The melody of the song "Dongfanghong" suddenly sounded from the radio in the carriage.Immediately afterwards, the train slowly left Kyoto Station amid the exciting melody.

After the train bumped on the yellow land for more than three hours, it finally completed the 140-seven-point-eight-kilometer journey from Kyoto to Baocheng.

As soon as the train arrived at the station, He Yuanchao squeezed through the crowds and finally left the noisy, chaotic carriage full of various smells.

Following the crowd, He Yuanchao walked out of the ticket gate smoothly.

After leaving Baocheng Railway Station, He Yuanchao checked the time and without further delay, he followed the address and bus route given to him by the staff at Baocheng Railway Station and rushed to Chu Cheng's work without stopping.

After sitting on the bus and walking up and down, we finally arrived at Chu Cheng’s workplace, the Baocheng Public Security Bureau, at [-]:[-] in the afternoon.

"Comrade, what can I do for you?"

Just as He Yuanchao was carrying his bag and looking at the Baocheng Public Security Bureau where Chu Cheng was, the police officer on duty in the guard room poked his head out of the door and asked.

"Comrade, I'm here to find someone."

After He Yuanchao heard the sound, he responded to the police officer who asked him and walked to the guard duty room.

When they came up to him, the police officer looked He Yuanchao up and down, and then he said, "Who are you looking for? Do you have a letter of introduction?"

"Look for Chu Cheng."

As He Yuanchao spoke, he took out the letter of introduction and work permit from his pocket and handed them over.

The police officer took the letter of introduction and the work permit, and after checking them carefully, there was a smile on his face.

While returning the letter of introduction and work permit to He Yuanchao, he said with a smile: "Comrade He, you go first to the guard room and wait. I will call them and ask them to call you."

"Okay, thank you very much, comrade."

After He Yuanchao collected the letter of introduction and work permit, he said with a smile on his face.

"We are all gay, why are you so polite?"

Upon seeing this, the police officer responded politely, then returned to the guard room, picked up the phone on the table and made a call.

"Chu Cheng, hurry up and go to the guard room at the door. Someone is looking for you."

After hearing what the messenger said, Chu Cheng was stunned for a moment. Who could come to him at this time?Could it be that a friend wants to have a rough time with him?

Thinking of this, Chu Chengcheng stopped bragging to Corey's colleagues and said cheerfully, "We have a chance to make a living tonight."

Then Corey walked out laughing amid a burst of boos from his colleagues.

When Chu Cheng came to the guard room and saw He Yuanchao chatting with his colleagues, he was stunned.

After rubbing his eyes, he confirmed that he was not dazzled. The person in front of him was indeed his comrade and junior brother He Yuanchao, whom he had not seen for more than half a year.

Chu Cheng couldn't suppress his inner excitement, so he stepped forward and hugged him tightly. He Yuan, who was smiling, said happily: "When did you arrive? Why don't you send a telegram in advance? So I can pick you up."

"What are you going to pick up? I'm such a big man, how can I get lost?"

Looking at Chu Cheng who looked excited, He Yuanchao also said happily.To be honest, He Yuanchao felt a little guilty when facing the enthusiastic Chu Cheng.

After all, he was not the original owner, and his comradeship with Chu Cheng was not that deep.

The relationship between him and Chu Cheng was only established through letters from the original owner and two meetings in the army before changing jobs.

That is to say, through only two contacts, He Yuanchao felt that Chu Cheng was a good guy and a person who could get along with him. Coupled with the boxing skills taught by Chu Cheng, otherwise, he would have broken off the relationship long ago after crossing over. Chu Cheng's contacted.

Moreover, even when he came to Baocheng this time, He Yuanchao also took the opportunity of attending Chu Cheng's wedding to want to find out some information from He Daqing.

Chu Cheng and He Yuanchao stood in front of the guard room and expressed their joy at seeing each other again after a long separation.

Chu Chengcheng smiled and said: "Okay, junior brother, this is not the place to talk. You wait here for me for a while. I will go and ask for leave from the leader. Let's go talk at home and let you meet the master, who is my father." .”

After saying that, without waiting for He Yuanchao to speak, he burst into laughter and ran towards the office building.

"Comrade He, did Chu Cheng from our bureau really tear off the heads of beautiful country devils during the Korean War?"

Seeing Chu Cheng walking away, the young police officer who often heard Chu Cheng brag about how brave he was in the war couldn't help but move closer to He Yuanchao and asked with a smile.

Normally, they had no way of distinguishing the truth from what Chu Cheng said. This time he finally met a comrade of Chu Cheng, so he thought of asking around to avoid Chu Cheng bragging and pretending to be big.

"Although Chu Cheng and I are comrades in arms, we were not in the same company before entering the court. So I really don't know what he is like on the battlefield."

As soon as he heard what the young police officer asked, He Yuanchao knew that this guy Chu Cheng would brag a lot about what happened during the war in the workplace, but no matter what the reason, he couldn't do it in front of outsiders. Face it, tear down your comrades.

Besides, He Yuanchao really didn't deceive this young police officer, and what he said was also true.

Listening to what He Yuanchao said, although the young police officer was a little disappointed, he still looked curious and asked He Yuanchao about some of the war events in North Korea.

Seeing the young police officer's warm reception just now, He Yuanchao told the young police officer in front of him what he could tell about some of the glorious deeds of our army's commanders and soldiers that happened on the battlefield.

The young police officer listened to He Yuanchao's account of the Korean War and the war. Whenever he heard an emotional part, he slapped his thighs and muttered that he was born late, and that if he didn't say anything, he would have to go to the battlefield.

The two of them were talking lively when Chu Cheng, who had finished asking for leave, had already arrived in front of them on his bicycle.

Seeing that the young police officer was blushing because He Yuanchao had deceived him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, Xiao Li, don't listen to my junior brother deceiving you. If you want to hear it, prepare some good wine someday, Chu Brother, let me explain it to you carefully, I’m sure it will be better than what my junior brother said.”

"Come on, I think you are the big liar. What Brother He said is much more truthful than you."

The young police officer who was working hard after hearing what He Yuanchao said was suddenly interrupted by Chu Cheng, who looked at Chu Chengdao with some displeasure.

Chu Cheng didn't care after hearing this. After laughing twice, he said to He Yuanchao: "Okay, junior brother, don't fool this young man. Get in the car quickly and let's go home and have a drink."

After hearing this, He Yuanchao showed an apologetic smile to the young police officer, "Comrade, let's stop talking here first. Let's talk again when we have time."

After saying that, he got into the back seat of Chu Cheng's car.

Looking at He Yuanchao who was being driven away by Chu Cheng while waving to him, the young police officer returned to the guard room with unfinished thoughts.

Chu Cheng and He Yuanchao were chatting and laughing along the way, and soon arrived at Chu Cheng's house.

When He Yuanchao got off the car in front of Chu Cheng's house, he said with a smile: "Chu Cheng, your family is not small!"

"How to speak? Call me Senior Brother."

After hearing He Yuanchao's title, Chu Cheng pretended to be unhappy.

After saying that, when He Yuanchao ignored him, Chu Cheng didn't care. After all, this wasn't the first time or twice.

After teaching He Yuanchao Bajiquan before, Chu Chengcheng always wanted He Yuanchao to call him Senior Brother, but this stubborn person never satisfied him once.

After opening the courtyard door, Chu Cheng led He Yuan towards the cart and walked inside.

When he arrived in the yard, Chu Cheng parked the car and shouted at the top of his voice: "Dad, I'm back, and I've brought my apprentice back for you. Come out and have a look."

As soon as Chu Cheng finished speaking, He Yuanchao saw the door of the main room in the courtyard being pushed open from inside.

Then an old man with a short stature and a thin face was revealed.

While the old man opened the door, he said dissatisfiedly: "What are you talking about, you bastard? Why did you come back so early today? Did you not go to work properly and went drinking with your gang of friends?"

When the old man walked out and saw He Yuanchao carrying a bag behind Chu Cheng, he was stunned for a moment, and then looked up and down at this unfamiliar young man.

Well, he has a good frame and body, and he is a good young man who can practice martial arts, but it is a pity that he is a bit older.

Immediately, he thought of what his son called apprentice just now, and hurriedly turned to Chu Cheng and said, "Xiao Cheng, who is this?"

"Dad, this is what I often told you, the apprentice I found for you when I was in the army."

After saying that, he turned to He Yuan who was smiling beside him and said, "Junior brother, this is my father, your master."

Seeing his father asking, Chu Cheng hurriedly introduced the two of them.

As soon as Chu Cheng finished speaking, He Yuanchao quickly took two steps forward with his bag, bowed and said, "Hello, Uncle Chu. I'm here to cause you trouble this time."

After hearing this, Chu Cheng's father waved his hand and said with a smile: "We are all one family, what are the heretics? You are Xiao Cheng's comrade. You are welcome when you come here."

After saying that, he squinted his eyes and looked at He Yuanchao carefully, and then said: "I heard from Xiaocheng that he gave you the Bajiquan. Have you been practicing it?"

"Ever since I learned from Chu Cheng, I haven't stopped."

When Chu Cheng's father asked him about his fists and kicks, He Yuanchao didn't hide anything and told the truth.

"That's fine, that's fine."

After hearing He Yuanchao's answer, the old man nodded with satisfaction.

When Chu Cheng saw his father blocking his comrades outside the door and asking endless questions, he said a little unhappily: "Junior brother came all the way from Kyoto, please let him come in to have a rest and drink some water. Let’s sit down and talk about what’s going on.”

After hearing what his son Chu Cheng said, the old man patted his forehead a little embarrassed and said, "Look at my brain, don't blame me."

After saying that, he called He Yuanchao to come into the house quickly.

(End of this chapter)