My Courtyard Refuge

: The So-Called “Affair”

After Xu Dong went out, Zhang Enya ran to grandma with beef jerky.

“Grandma, grandma, look, uncle gave me a bag of snacks.”

Aunt Zhang took it over with a smile and saw that it was air-dried yak meat, a bag of 250 grams, and she couldn’t help being surprised.

What is the origin of this little Xu?

How come there are so many good things on hand, from cigarettes, wine, tea and dried shrimps to now even beef jerky, it is really unbelievable.

“Grandma, what’s the matter?” the little guy asked cautiously seeing his grandma lost in thought.

Aunt Zhang came back to her senses and smiled at her granddaughter: “It’s okay, grandma was thinking about something just now, this is beef jerky, it must be delicious, grandma will tear it open for you.”

“No, grandma, let’s eat together when grandpa comes back, shall we?” The little guy shook his head quickly.

Although today is the weekend, this period of time is very delicate. Uncle Zhang still has to go to work. After all, there are many boarding students in the school.

Most of these boarding students come from the surrounding rural areas and are arranged by the higher authorities.

Rural areas are no longer suitable for teaching activities. Not only is there a shortage of water, but even electricity cannot be guaranteed, which greatly affects the daily teaching work.

Therefore, as a last resort, students can only be concentrated in nearby large and medium-sized cities. As for small cities, due to their limited scale and insufficient conditions, they simply cannot accept so many students.

“Your grandpa has bad teeth and can’t eat beef jerky. Don’t wait for him, eat it yourself!”

Aunt Zhang tore open the bag for her granddaughter, and a strong smell of beef came out. This is the smell of meat, which makes people’s index fingers move.

The little guy swallowed secretly.

“Come on, open your mouth.” Aunt Zhang picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into her granddaughter’s mouth.

The rich meaty aroma erupted on the tip of the tongue, and the little guy closed his eyes lightly, chewing non-stop, unwilling to swallow it at all.

“Is it delicious?” Aunt Zhang said dotingly.

The little guy nodded vigorously, and it took three or four minutes before she swallowed the minced meat into her stomach.

Swallowing the beef jerky, Xiaojia picked up a strip of meat and stretched it to grandma’s mouth, impatiently said:

“Grandma, grandma, you can eat it too. It’s really delicious. I promise I won’t lie to you.”

“Okay, our Enya is really filial.”

Aunt Zhang didn’t refuse, but she just ate this one, and left the rest to her little granddaughter under the pretext of toothache.

This cola spoiled our little friend Zhang Enya.

The little guy immediately turned into a little squirrel, ran into the bedroom with the beef jerky in his arms, and came out after more than ten minutes. He didn’t know where he hid the beef jerky.

Fortunately, the climate is dry now, so there is no need to worry about the deterioration of the beef jerky. Aunt Zhang reminded her and let her go.

…

On Xu Dong’s side, after taking the bus for more than an hour, he finally arrived at the main city of Qindao.

The main city in front of me is not much different from what it was more than a week ago, except that there are more patrols on the road and fewer pedestrians.

Without wasting time, he rushed to the Municipal Administration Bureau as soon as he got off the car. The bureau was very busy and everyone walked at a trot. Xu Dong searched for a long time before handing in the documents.

Leave the main office and go straight to the sailing center.

Relying on his police uniform, police ID card, and the temporary pass issued by Director Ji, Xu Dong finally sneaked into the sailing center.

Today’s sailing center has been transformed into a training base for the coast guard, and Lao Xie is here as an instructor.

Lao Xie couldn’t leave because he had a class, so Xu Dong could only wait in the other’s dormitory, waitingWaiting, he actually fell asleep.

“Old Xu, wake up.”

Xu Dong rubbed his eyes and realized that it was Lao Xie who came back from get out of class, so he subconsciously asked, “What time is it?”

“It’s almost eleven o’clock, let’s go, I’ll take you to the cafeteria for dinner.” Lao Xie greeted.

Confused, Xu Dong followed Lao Xie to the cafeteria and brought back a meal.

After returning to the dormitory, Xu Dong finally regained consciousness.

“Old Xie, I brought wine, would you like some?” Xu Dong opened his backpack and took out a bottle of Maotai wine.

Lao Xie quickly shook his head: “There is still class in the afternoon, how about I replace wine with tea and drink with you!”

The tea in Lao Xie’s hand was the one that Xu Dong gave him last time. It was a ball of black tea the size of an egg, and there was still more than half of it left after drinking it, which was indeed frugal enough.

“also.”

During this period of time, Xu Dong drank a little wine with Uncle Zhang every day. It was really uncomfortable not to drink this meal, but he didn’t drink much, and each meal did not exceed two small cups.

Lao Xie picked up a piece of tofu, and casually asked, “Old Xu, how is your stay in Jiaoxi?”

“It’s okay. Recently, I mainly guard the coastline, and it’s generally smooth. How is your side?”

“I just led a team to Nanchao Kingdom yesterday, and I didn’t come back until ten o’clock in the evening.”

Xu Dong asked curiously, “Why are you going over there when you have nothing to do?”

“Who said it’s okay?”

Lao Xie touched Xu Dong with a teacup, and then explained: “The higher-ups want to repatriate a group of people from the Southern Dynasties, and there is not enough manpower, so they can only bring us along.”

“How many people were repatriated this time?”

“More than 40,000 people, together with the escort ships of the Shanghai Police, dispatched 17 ships of all sizes.”

Xu Dong frowned and said, “Why are you in such a hurry? Can’t we repatriate them in batches?”

“Of course, but the food in the city is about to run out, and the higher authorities have long wanted to send these people away as soon as possible.” Lao Xie replied.

“Isn’t there that bread?”

Lao Xie stared at Xu Dong for a while: “Old Xu, why do you have such an idea? We can’t do this. Isn’t this giving someone a handle?”

“What time is it, why do you care about that?” Xu Dong said angrily.

“Uh, of course there are overall considerations above, you don’t understand.” Old Xie shook his head.

“Stop talking about this, touch one!”

After a meal, Xu Dong not only gave the other party a pack of cigarettes, but also kept the unfinished Maotai wine.

Add it up, thousands of dollars!

“Old Xu, you’re welcome.”

“It’s nothing! By the way, where is the biggest second-hand market on your side? I want to buy some gifts for my family to take back.”

“What a coincidence, do you know Haixing Square? It’s just opposite the Sailing Center, just cross the road.

I’ve been there before, and it’s quite a big place, but right now the entire main city is under martial law, and not many businesses are open. ”

Xu Dong waved his hand: “It’s okay, as long as someone opens the door, I won’t bother you. See you next time we have a chance.”

“I see you off.”

Lao Xie personally sent the person to the gate.

Crossing the road, we came to the east gate of Haixing Plaza. Perhaps because of a little wine, Xu Dong bumped into a woman not long after entering the gate.

The other party seemed to do it on purpose, and held Xu Dong in his arms without letting go, and kept yelling:

“My head hurts, and my chest hurts.”