My Courtyard Refuge

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The security company acted very quickly. After receiving the news, a new batch of 20 dispatch workers was sent the next day.

After all the people at the North Gate were in place, Xu Dong organized all his subordinates into two teams, each with seven members.

The first team was led by Xiang Xin, and the opponent was officially promoted to the captain; the second team was led by Chen Yang, who could only act as the captain temporarily because he was not a regular worker.

The two teams took turns working the night shift, changing every half a month.

The night patrol on the first day was led by Section Chief Li himself, and Xu Dong and Lao Jin were also left behind.

Both of them are captains and the main persons in charge of the night patrol, so they need to familiarize themselves with the whole process in advance.

At eight o’clock in the evening, following Section Chief Li’s order, Xu Dong and Lao Jin set off with their respective teams.

Everyone put on thick cotton-padded clothes, because the temperature after eight o’clock had already dropped below zero, and the night was as cold as ice.

Around the power company, enterprises and institutions gather together, and the overall security force is still relatively sufficient. Spread out evenly, the streets that each family needs to patrol are actually not long.

Therefore, there are no vehicles, and the patrols usually rely on walking.

On Xu Dong’s side, he took the lead in person, followed by Xiang Xin, followed by three dispatch workers, and two left guarding the north gate.

“Brother Xu, I brought melon seeds, would you like some?”

Xiang Xin took out a small bag of melon seeds from her pocket and pointed them at the other party. These melon seeds were left over from her wedding.

Xu Dong shook his head: “Drink it yourself!”

Xiang Xin grinned, no one could compete with her for the best, she only brought a small handful of melon seeds, it was not enough for herself!

While chatting, Xiang Xin suddenly asked, “Brother Xu, can I take a few more days off during the National Day, I want to go to Dianzhou to visit He Jian.”

Newlyweds, separated in different places, Xu Dong naturally understands.

He nodded and said: “No problem, even if you ask for a month’s leave, I will sign for you.”

“Thank you Brother Xu, I won’t need it in a month, and Uncle Li will definitely not agree.” Xiang Xin stuck out her tongue and said.

As a large and influential company, the power company certainly has its own rules and regulations. Asking for one month’s leave is almost the same as resigning automatically unless it is due to illness.

Of course, Xiang Xin would not joke about her future. She had to know that her father paid a lot of money to help her get this job.

The two chatted as they walked, and after strolling around, except for a few unemployed vagrants picking up waste, they didn’t find anything unusual.

Maybe it has something to do with the early time, after all, it’s only past eight o’clock.

Xu Dong took out the walkie-talkie and began to report to Section Chief Li: “Monitoring room, monitoring room, my side is the North Gate Patrol.”

“I’m Li Jun, please tell me if you have anything to say.” Li Jun is the name of Section Chief Li.

“Section Chief, the patrol at the north gate has ended, and no abnormalities were found.”

“Very well, since it’s all right, then come back quickly!”

“Got it, return right away.”

In this way, this time the patrol was over, and it took about half an hour before and after.

Patrols like this start at 8 o’clock in the evening and end at 8 o’clock the next morning, a total of twelve times, once every hour.

That night, Xu Dong led the team out to patrol three times in total, and then stayed at the north gate. The guard room was equipped with a small solar heater, which was very warm, but not frozen.

At twelve o’clock at midnight, it’s time for supper.

Xu Dong took out the bento carefully prepared by his wife and heated it up in the microwave, and the meaty aroma overflowed for a while.

“Brother Xu, sister-in-law is too kind to you, and there are still chicken nuggets.” Xiang Xin stirred the food in her bowl with chopsticks, and said in an extremely envious tone.

“Needed? It’s not that Panjiayuan can’t buy chicken. ”

Xiang Xin said bitterly: “Our family is not like someone. There is a mine at home.”

Xu Dong didn’t bother to talk any more, so he shared some food with each other, and then gagged Xiang Xin’s mouth.

When the time came in the morning, Xu Dong had breakfast in the cafeteria, and then slipped away before seven o’clock. He worked continuously for more than 20 hours, somewhat unbearable.

Back home, Xu Ma and Wang Xiujuan were chatting in the kitchen, Xu Dong came over to say hello:

“Morning, Aunt Wang!”

“Hey, isn’t this our Captain Xu, off work?” Wang Xiujuan teased kindly.

She had just learned from Mama Xu that the other party had been promoted to the team leader and that she had been on the night shift last night.

Xu Dong smiled and nodded.

Mother Xu stepped forward and asked concerned: “Have you had breakfast?”

“I ate at the company.”

“Then go take a shower and go to bed early after washing.”

After Xu Dong left, Wang Xiujuan continued the conversation just now:

“Old Zhang, don’t hesitate. We usually don’t have many tasks, so we won’t waste much time. You can be my deputy, and the two of us will build the team together.”

Wang Xiujuan’s volunteer team was established at the initiative of the neighborhood committee, and it was established less than a day ago.

A similar volunteer team basically has one in every community in the entire capital, with dozens of people in the large number and three or four in the small number.

But Xu’s mother still finds it troublesome. For her, taking care of the three precious grandchildren is the most important thing, and everything else has to stand aside.

Seeing that Madam Xu was indifferent, Wang Xiujuan had to settle for the next best thing, and said again:

“That’s good, how about you come to manage the logistics for us and not participate in the daily work?”

“So much the better.”

It’s all said for this sake, if you refuse it, you will offend others, Xu Ma took advantage of the situation and agreed.

…

On September 17, when the big battle was in full swing, the higher authorities raised the stakes again and suddenly tightened the supervision on entertainment venues.

For a time, places such as cinemas, KTV, Internet cafes, bars, and other leisure and fitness venues are facing severe tests.

For example, Internet cafes that have suddenly become popular recently are not allowed to open after 8 o’clock in the evening.

You know, many people have to go to work during the day, and the evening is the prime time for Internet cafes to operate.

Time slowly came to October.

More and more entertainment venues have closed their doors one after another, and the whole society has gradually become quieter, less impetuous, and even the pace of life has slowed down a lot.

Xu Dong found a sense of familiarity, as if the previous life and the present life suddenly overlapped, and they could no longer tell each other apart.

“Husband, what’s the matter with you these days?” Before going to bed, Yang Lina took the time to chat with Xu Dong.

“It’s nothing!” Xu Dong shook his head.

Yang Lina frowned and said, “Dabao called you several times today, but you didn’t respond, and you said nothing?”

“Really!” Xu Dong rubbed his nose, “Isn’t it Dabao’s birthday tomorrow? I was wondering if we should have a birthday party?”

“What time is it now, and you still have a party?” Yang Lina said speechlessly.

Xu Dong was just making excuses at random, but when his wife objected, he gave up the idea of ​​having a party.