Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 26 Westward into Thousand Mountains
Zhu Xuefeng bent down to pick up the money and moved around a bit. His back was fine and he said with a smile.

"I have been learning it for a long time, but I have never used it. The effect is pretty good."

"Who are you trying to fool? If you are really good at fighting, you will get a bloody head."

"You wouldn't believe it to tell the truth. Last time, I didn't sleep for several days and nights. He accidentally pushed me down and hit a brick on the back of my head. So I always said it was a fall."

It was easy for Zhu Xuefeng to deal with such an innocent little girl. What he said was not a lie, but just cut off the beginning and the end, so there was no psychological burden, and his expression remained unchanged and his heart did not beat.

Xia Yuhong was dubious, and after checking it up and down, she felt relieved.

"As long as it's okay, don't let me run away next time. I was too far away just now and couldn't see clearly. I'll be there if anything happens!"

Turning his head and blinking again, he smiled and said to Zhu Xuefeng, "Why don't you teach me how to fight? He's so handsome."

"Hey, let's practice together when we have time. Now, let's go home, otherwise our parents should worry."

Xia Yuhong lightly kicked Zhu Xuefeng, curling her lips and smiling.

"Who cares about our parents and our parents? Virtue."

Seeing that Zhu Xuefeng didn't hide, he cursed again.

"You are so stupid that you don't even know how to hide. Look, your pants are dirty."

Zhu Xuefeng smiled and patted the soil, thinking, if you hide, you won't scold me, but you don't dare to reason with the girl. This girl is the best at reasoning, because no matter what she does, she makes sense.

This time, I was riding home, whispering along the way. When I arrived at the entrance of the alley, Xia Yuhong jumped out of the car, looked back with her lips pursed, and ran away with a smile.

Seeing Xia Yuhong disappear at the end of the alley with her ponytail waving, Zhu Xuefeng turned around and went home.

If you have time, you should practice your backing skills. Today's few are obviously not good at anything and have no guys. It's hard to say if we encounter this kind of situation next time.

Deputy Section Chief Li was probably really offended. He had no choice but to let the beating go in vain. If it weren't for the sake of the steel rolling mill, Li Yong wouldn't be so cheap today. After all, his father is his future colleague.

Deputy Section Chief of the Workers and Finance Department, forget it, just don't recruit me. I really have no interest in making fun of people, my level is too low.

Zhu Xuefeng is very concerned about his plans, and he really has no time to care about these minor characters.

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Lao Zhu’s house in the west wing

The little seedling in the space is still alive and seems to have grown up a little. This news makes Zhu Xuefeng very happy. He has another trump card. There are some things that he must hurry up.

There are many mountains to the north and west of the capital, and the north is too far. Take the village where Zhu Xuefeng's father was born, for example, which is at the foot of the mountain. But just by car, at the current speed, it takes eight or nine hours, which is actually only more than 200 kilometers. , but the road is too broken.

Zhu Xuefeng planned to go to the west and try his luck at Qianshan. It was estimated to be less than seventy kilometers away. In fact, in areas that were not fully open to traffic, cycling was no slower than driving.

After telling his younger brothers and sisters that he was going out for a few days, leaving some money and some cooked food behind, Zhu Xuefeng rode out.

It was a long journey, so if you could save some energy, you should save some energy. You found an opportunity to collect your bicycle and came to the platform. After waiting at the platform for a while, Zhu Xuefeng got on the tram and headed west.

Looking at the wide road, the gatehouses at both ends of the long street were demolished and expanded. Before the demolition, the two gatehouses were stuck on the long street, and the military parade had to go around it.

Looking at it now, it is spacious and the capital is developing rapidly. The magnificent city wall has seriously restricted the construction and development of the industrial center.

Take Zhu Xuefeng's future work as an example. He lives in Nanluogu Lane and works in a steel rolling mill. The distance is not too far, but it is inconvenient to go out of the city and go around the city gate. Now the traffic flow is the same every day. It takes about an hour.

Later generations have always lamented the city wall of the ancient capital city. Considering the current actual situation, Zhu Xuefeng somewhat understands the difficult decision of having the city wall removed. It is inconvenient for both factories and ordinary people to enter and exit.

Re-planning the city's land and arranging all industries outside the city is indeed the best way to preserve the appearance of the ancient capital and leave room for industrial development.

We are still very poor now, and we really don’t have the ability to build an industrial center and residential area with a population of one million outside the city.

Now there is no foreign exchange and no reserves. All the previous gold has been wiped out, taking away a full 400 million taels. You can imagine how weak it is now. It has just experienced a multinational war and is in the stage of full recovery.

The current top priorities are food and development, and the city wall really cannot take care of it. Development always has to pay a price.

After getting off the No. 10 tram, Zhu Xuefeng realized that he had done something stupid again. The tram only went to Muxidi, and he had to wait for another bus if he went west. After leaving Shijingshan, he had to change to a long-distance bus to the west.

I was too lazy to wait, so I didn’t look carefully. I thought I’d get Shijingshan anyway, so I’d take a chance and ride away.It was a bumpy ride, passing the Military Museum, heading west along the long street, passing the intensive military compound area, and passing the basketball stadium of later generations. It was really quite a distance.

It was still early, and he saw a large enclosed courtyard in a cemetery from a distance. Zhu Xuefeng turned around and continued westward, finally passing Jinding Street.

There is no formed road behind, it is a bumpy dirt road all the way.

Because it rained some time ago, the road surface has been rutted by trucks, carriages, etc. Now that the ruts have hardened, it is even more difficult to walk. Fortunately, it is a bicycle. If it were a car, it would probably be a lot of bumps.

I found a field by the side of the road and sat down. I guessed that I had walked less than half of it to get rid of my belly problem. After riding all this way, my butt was no longer my own, and my crotch also had some problems. It was better to take a break and eat something.

From a distance, he saw a carriage coming slowly. It was probably returning to the village after doing errands in the city. Zhu Xuefeng stood up and waved his hand. After a while, the carriage came in front of Zhu Xuefeng and stopped.

"What happened? Young man."

An old man got off the carriage, followed by a little boy. His face was covered in dust, his mouth was chapped, and dark red flesh could be seen under the cracks.

Unlike hitchhikers, people are riding bicycles.

"Uncle, let me ask for directions. You just need to take a rest."

Zhu Xuefeng handed over the kettle and said, "Drink some too."

He took out two more steamed buns and said, "Let's take a break together. Let's have a rest. It's just a good time to chat."

The uncle took the water but not the steamed buns. These white-flour steamed buns were too rare. Everyone was short of food now. I was embarrassed to ask for them. I drank two sips of water.

Zhu Xuefeng saw the child's eyes shining as he looked at the steamed buns, and turned to hand it to the little boy. However, the little boy licked his mouth, looked at the uncle, shook his head again, and did not take it.

"Brother gave it to you. I still have it. You can't put it away. It would be a waste. Let's go on."

After hesitating for a long time, the old man finally nodded. The little boy took it and gave it to the old man. He drank water and ate the steamed buns in small bites.

"Young man, where are you going?"

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng riding a bicycle, I couldn't figure out the details of Zhu Xuefeng. He was young and fair, so he knew he was from the city.

"Uncle, I came from the city. I heard that there are wild animals in Qianshan Mountain. I want to see them. I don't know if the road is right."

"The road is right. There are many wild things in Qianshan Mountain, especially in the mountains. There are deer, gazelles, wild boars and wolves. Almost no one goes in now."

"But you didn't bring anything with you. You're alone and can't do anything."

"Uncle, I'm just here to explore the way this time. There are many people in our unit and there is no meat in the cafeteria. I came to inquire and see if I can get some."

Zhu Xuefeng came as soon as he opened his mouth. The uncle was not surprised. Sixteen is working now?There are many soldiers, so it is normal for this young man riding a bicycle to go to work.

"Do you want the militia to help fight? Are you going to buy it?" The uncle had an idea.

"Okay, that's a good idea." Zhu Xuefeng was a little surprised. He had no experience, and it was a good thing that someone brought a gun to help.

After thinking about it for a while, the uncle himself denied it.

"Forget it. If there are too many militiamen, they will run away in vain and waste time. If there are too few people, it will be a nuisance for them when they encounter wild boars and wolves."

"It's hard to meet them outside. There have been a lot of fights in the past few years. It's too dangerous to go into the mountains. Young man, let's forget it and go back home. This mountain is not easy to enter."

Looking at Zhu Xuefeng's figure, he is tall, but not meaty. If he goes into the mountains and encounters a wolf, he will have to play with just one.

Shake his head, get up, eat and drink, it's getting late, so hurry up and get on your way.

"Young man, thank you for the steamed buns. In fact, we are from Niu Village below Qianshan Mountain. I really recommend you not to go into the mountain."

Zhu Xuefeng saw that they all only ate half of the steamed buns and put away the rest. If you weren't hungry, you should save it?

Seeing that the uncle was about to leave, Zhu Xuefeng quickly got up and pushed the cart to follow.

(End of this chapter)