My courtyard shelter

When Xu Dong got home, his brother-in-law Ma Jie came back at about the same time.

Yang Lina brought a wet towel, and Xu Dong took it and wiped his face. Recently, the wind and sand have become more and more frequent, and he would be covered in dust whenever he went out.

"Brother-in-law, did you have a smooth journey?"

Ma Jie nodded: "There was a traffic jam in the middle, but the rest was fine."

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Traffic jam?

This is a rare thing. Since the big solar flare, the number of cars on the market has dropped by almost 70%. Unless there is a sandstorm, it is difficult to have a traffic jam in the city.

"Where is the traffic jam?"

"At the intersection of Liangjing Expressway and South Sixth Ring Road, some pipeline is being laid there, and there are many construction vehicles, occupying half of the road." Ma Jie introduced.

"It is probably the underground cable project. Our company is mainly focusing on this recently." Xu Dong speculated.

The construction of underground cables in the capital area has actually started a long time ago, but it has been promoted in the core urban areas in recent years, and remote areas are rarely involved.

But now, with the widening temperature difference between day and night, coupled with occasional extreme weather, in order to ensure the safety of power transmission lines, Yanjing is fully popularizing underground cables.

Ma Jie suddenly realized: "I thought, just dig the pipeline, why tear down the electric poles, so this is the case!"

Skipping this topic, Xu Dong asked about corn flour again: "Brother-in-law, I have got all the corn flour for you, what are you going to do with it?"

"Great." Ma Jie said happily, "I will send it to the post office later, and it is better to send it back as soon as possible."

"Send it all back at once?" Xu Dong hesitated.

"Uh, is there anything wrong?"

"Brother-in-law, I still suggest you send it back in batches. 50 kilograms per month is enough. If you send too much, I'm afraid the post office will deliberately lose the goods."

In his previous life, Xu Dong had heard a lot of news about this. Later, some people even didn't let go of a few kilograms of rice.

Ma Jie slapped his thigh.

He really didn't think about it. The brother-in-law's suggestion was very timely. At present, food is so precious. If it is really lost, he will want to die.

"Dongzi, you are right. In the future, I will only send 30 kilograms back every month. 50 kilograms is still a bit too much."

Ma Jie also suddenly thought that in addition to his parents, there is also a brother and a sister in his hometown. If he sends too much at once, his parents will definitely not be able to keep it. It is better to keep it for a long time.

"Brother-in-law, just think about it." Xu Dong said with a smile.

Yang Lina on the side seemed to be hesitant to speak. Xu Dong certainly knew what the other party wanted to say, but he could not agree, so he could only pretend that he saw nothing.

…

At two o'clock in the afternoon, "revenge" came. Yang Lina woke up her husband who was taking a nap in the vegetable garden.

"What are you doing in the middle of the day?" Xu Dong rubbed his eyes and complained.

"Keke's class will have a parent-teacher meeting in the afternoon. You are at home, so go for me!"

"Can't you go? I have never attended any parent-teacher meetings and have no experience at all." Xu Dong said.

"If you have no experience, you must go. The education of children is not my business alone. You, as a father, can't push it all to me." Yang Lina said righteously.

Xu Dong smiled bitterly: "Isn't it just a formality? Why make it so serious?"

"Don't talk so much nonsense. Are you going or not?"

"Isn't it okay if I go?" Xu Dong had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

Yang Lina finally reminded: "Remember to change into police uniforms. Your two daughters have already boasted in the class. You can't ruin their stage."

"Got it." Xu Dong said weakly.

After a quick wash, he arrived at the school. He signed in first, and then was led into an empty classroom by the head teacher.

Fortunately, there were no students auditing the class, so Xu Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

A mother named Li next to him was very familiar with the students. She probably saw Xu Dong as unfamiliar, and he was one of the only male parents at the scene, so she couldn't help but chat with him.

"Dad, I don't think I've seen you before. Which student are you the parent of?"

"Xu Ke and Xu Le." Xu Dong nodded.

"Oh, so you are the father of the twins. Your two daughters are so cute, but their academic performance is a little poor." Mother Li said with regret.

Xu Dong said awkwardly: "The children are still young, and they will probably be better when they grow up."

"Dad Xu, you are wrong. I tell you, elementary school is the most critical time. If you don't learn well in elementary school, it will be even more difficult to learn in junior high school."

"Really? Then I will pay more attention in the future." Xu Dong responded with a smile.

A mother next to him interrupted and said, "You are wearing a police uniform. Which branch are you from?"

"I am not from any branch. I work in the security department of the power company. I am barely a half-policeman now!" Xu Dong hurriedly explained.

"Dad Xu, your unit is good. It is much easier than being a policeman." Mother Li exclaimed.

"It's okay. It doesn't matter where you work." Xu Dong said modestly.

Mother Li was serious: "It's different. My husband works at Yanjing Construction. He has been very busy these past few months. He can't go home once a month."

"Is he on a business trip?" Xu Dong asked curiously.

"How can he be on a business trip? The construction site is in Rong'an New District. I heard that the higher-ups are urging us to build a large-scale planting base."

"I know this." Another mother interrupted, "It's not just the planting base, the entire Rong'an New District is included in the plan, and it is said that the world's largest indoor planting base group will be built."

After this reminder, Xu Dong quickly recalled the relevant content of his previous life. A few years later, Rong'an New District seemed to have become the largest grain production center in the north.

"Is it true? If this is true, then we will never lack food here in the future." Mother Li said happily.

"It's true. My husband is from the Ministry of Construction. Their unit issued a document a few months ago, but it will take at least several years to complete the construction, so there is no large-scale publicity."

"It will take several years?" Mother Li said disappointedly.

"An area of ​​​​two thousand square kilometers, do you think it's a child's play? If it weren't for the foundation laid in the past few years, it might not be completed in ten years."

Xu Dong echoed: "This kind of indoor planting base has strict technical requirements and involves many related industries. It is indeed not achieved overnight."

"Dad Xu, I didn't expect you to know so much. No wonder you can get into the power company." Mother Li said unexpectedly.

"Our company is in Rong'an New District, and we also have many key projects, so we know more."

Although Xu Dong always likes to slack off when he is at work, he still knows a little about some of the company's major projects through osmosis.

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