Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 381 Picking up people
At lunch time, Comrade Zhu Lin stood in the position of the chef without hesitation, spooning soup with bare hands.

The first meal for a married woman has to be cooked by the hostess!
As for the rest of life, whoever is busy with work and who has time to cook a meal is the right thing to do.

Because there was a formal banquet in the evening, at noon I simply kneaded the noodles, rolled out the noodles, and made a few bowls of fried noodles.

When the noodles were served on the table, Gu's mother started to praise before she could eat them, "Xiao Lin, your skills are much better than mine. Look at the noodles you rolled out, they are even in thickness."

"Well, this sauce is also fried well and fragrant!"

Having become a family, Zhu Lin did not hesitate and responded openly, "Mom, if you think it tastes good, eat more. If it's not enough, I won't make it."

"Enough is enough!"

"Quick, Xiaolin, get on the table and eat."

"You two will go to Shichahai to greet your relatives and friends later."

"By the way, Dajun, when are you going to pick up your parents-in-law? I tell you to eat quickly and go as soon as you're done eating, otherwise the old couple will be too lonely at home."

Why do you say this is a large courtyard? In fact, it is also a courtyard, but the shadow of the original courtyard is no longer visible. From the moment you enter the courtyard, you can see various newly built houses. Even the open space in the middle of the courtyard has been built with small habitable houses. .

"Oh, go ahead, we're all at home."

"Young man, which one are you going to?"

He quickly wiped his hands with his apron and stood up, "Why are you here?"

"Wei Jun is here!" Not long after the voice fell, brother-in-law Zhang Simin came out of the room with a book in his hand, also enthusiastic, "I'm sorry that Wei Jun came to invite us."

Zhu Lin's parents' house was really what Gu's mother said. It was very deserted. Zhu Lin's parents were the only ones at home. When Gu Weijun entered the house, he could still see that the lunch was the leftover steamed buns and porridge from breakfast, with pickles.
It was obvious that the couple were not in the mood to cook lunch after their daughter got married. Although they were surprised why Zhu Lin's sister and brother-in-law didn't come over earlier? But Gu Weijun didn't ask any questions, and enthusiastically welcomed his parents-in-law into the jeep. After asking for the address of Zhu Lin's sister's home, he drove away quickly.

"Sister~" Gu Weijun called softly when he was still a few steps away, for fear of embarrassing her.

"There are a lot of people over there, and they eat noodles for lunch. It was early there, so not all of them might be finished."

"How about that? Listen to me, Dajun. Eat quickly. Your father and I will accompany Xiaolin to Shichahai later, and you will pick up your parents-in-law directly."

"Xiao Lin, you eat slowly with your parents, and walk over after you have finished your meal."

Gu Weijun parked the jeep carefully and asked his parents-in-law to wait in the car. He gave each of the children at the entrance of the alley a piece of candy before Shi Shiran walked into the yard.

"Okay, Mom." Gu Weijun picked up the noodles and mixed them with the sauce. He drank all the noodles in a few mouthfuls, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and stood up. "I'll go pick up my parents-in-law."

When he reached the back room, which should be the back room, Gu Weijun saw Zhu Lin's sister, Zhu Jue, squatting on the ground washing clothes in a large wooden basin.
As Zhu Lin's sister, Zhu Jue's appearance is equally outstanding, with an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a beautiful nose and mouth. At this time, her back is turned to Gu Weijun to wash clothes, and the winter cotton clothes do not block the uneven curves of her body.

"Quick, come inside and sit for a while."

"Mom~, no need. My parents said they would take the bus over to Shichahai after lunch."

"The weather is nice today, so I thought I could wash and hang my clothes quickly without any delay."

"Your brother-in-law and I are planning to go to Shichahai around four o'clock in the afternoon? We are worried that we will go too early and you will be too busy." After that, he shouted to the door: "Simin, the Wei army is coming. ”

"The old Zhang family in the back room, I am his son-in-law."

Zhu Lin also stood up and gently helped Gu Weijun straighten his collar, "Well, don't worry, my parents are here."

Zhu Jue turned around uncertainly, and when he saw it was Gu Weijun, a warm smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Weijun?"

Sister Zhu Lin's home is close to Lishi Hutong, now called Ruijin Road 28, but it is still some distance away. It is a large courtyard further south of Chaoyangmen South Street.

"Your sister and I will change clothes."

Gu Weijun smiled all over his face and said, "Brother-in-law, there's no need to sit down. I just want to pay my respects to my uncle and aunt to say goodbye."

"Hey, what do you mean by greetings? It's right to recognize each other. We are all relatives."

Following the guidance of his brother-in-law Zhang Simin, Gu Weijun walked into the back room. This back room is located in the northwest corner of the entire courtyard. There is a table near the door with a few books on it. It should be the place where his brother-in-law just studied. . Inside is a small stove with a kettle boiling on it, and a chimney leading out of the door.

After walking in, there is a dining table, a large double bed with curtains and several large bedroom cabinets, occupying the entire east wall. You can only enter the innermost part after passing through a narrow corridor.

While leading the way, Zhang Simin had a look of shame on her face and said, "Wei Jun, my family is so small, I'm making you laugh."

"Brother-in-law, have we all memorized the inscription of the poor house? Doesn't the size of the room matter much in this happiness?" Gu Weijun smiled and walked down the steps to Zhang Simin.

"Haha, yes, I am narrow-minded."

"Dad, Mom, this is Xiaojue's sister's boyfriend, Gu Weijun, who is here to pick us up for the wedding banquet."

"Hello, uncle, aunt!" Gu Weijun quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"Okay, okay." The old couple were also very enthusiastic, "Sit down quickly."

The old lady shouted outside the house: "Xiao Jue, help your brother-in-law get a glass of water!"

"No, aunt, I'm not thirsty!" Gu Weijun smiled and waved his hands. With sharp eyes, he noticed that the old lady had small feet. Just now, she was sitting cross-legged on the kang, facing the cards, while the old man was half-lying on the bed, smoking a pipe with squinted eyes.

"It's my first time here, so I'm not prepared." Gu Weijun magically took out a pack of snacks from his bag and handed it to his brother-in-law, "This pack of dumplings is from Qianmen Zhengmingzhai. I bought it when I passed by. I just wanted to honor the uncle." Auntie."

"well!"

"Weijun, you are too polite." Zhang Simin did not expect that Gu Weijun had specially prepared a gift, so she took it with some embarrassment.

"Why are you so polite? Aren't we really relatives?"

"Brother-in-law, hurry up and change clothes with your sister. I'll chat with you for a while."

"Okay, sit down for a while."

"Young man, you can tell he is talented at first glance!" The old lady's smile became even brighter, "Come on, smoke." She picked up the Chinese cigarette on the kang and handed it to Gu Weijun.

"Let's move around more in the future."

"Auntie is right." Gu Weijun waved his hand and pointed at his throat, "I've talked a lot today and my throat is tight, so I won't choke anymore."

The old lady struck a match and lit it, "Where do you work now?"

"I just graduated a few years ago, and now I'm working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"Oh, it's a great place. It's a serious state department. There are lots of benefits, right? It's not like Xiao Min and Xiao Jue, who said they work in a research institute and are very clean."

"Where do you live?"

"It's not far, over there on Beichizi Street. I have a room allocated by my employer when I work."

"Hey, the salary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is so good? Are they assigned houses not long after graduation? How can they be like Xiao Min and Xiao Jue, who have been working for so many years and haven't been assigned houses yet?"

"Mom, Weijun's house is not in the diplomatic department. Let me tell you when I have time." At this time, his brother-in-law Zhang Simin had already changed his clothes and interrupted his mother's cross-examination. "Weijun, your sister has also changed her clothes." , I’m just combing my hair, let’s go outside and wait.”

Gu Weijun quickly stood up and said goodbye, "Okay, uncle and aunt, I will come to visit you two another day."

After going out and standing in the backyard, Zhang Simin handed over another cigarette. Gu Weijun would be rude if he didn't take it, so he took it and lit it without inhaling it into his lungs. He just spit out the cigarette.

Other people in the backyard heard the commotion and came out to take a look. The brother-in-law enthusiastically spread cigarettes to the neighbors and then introduced Gu Weijun, his brother-in-law.

After a while, his sister Zhu Jue came out and applied the same makeup lightly. After Gu Weijun shouted goodbye twice to the room again, he followed Zhang Simin and his wife and left the courtyard.

At the entrance of the hospital, he saw his parents on the jeep. Zhu Jue hurriedly ran a few steps into the car and snuggled up with Zhu's mother. "Mom, you, my dad, and your brother-in-law came here together. Why don't you go in?"

"Just for a while, what are you going in for."

(End of this chapter)