My courtyard shelter

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, life returned to peace again.

Time slipped away unknowingly, and before the people of the country could react, 2025 had already entered its end.

December 25th, Christmas in the West.

Tan Bangxiang suddenly proposed to go home to have a look. After all, the Spring Festival is the peak sales season for digital stores, and they can't leave without people. Only this period before the New Year is the most suitable.

Xu Bin and his wife certainly would not object.

When Da Jie heard about this, she also expressed her desire to go home to have a look. The two of them could just be a companion on the way.

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Early in the morning of the next day, Xu Bin's family of three personally sent the two to the South High-speed Railway Station.

"Bangxiang, you must send Da Jie home."

Tan Aifang couldn't help but remind her.

Da Jie is a 16-year-old girl, and everyone is really worried about her going home alone, so they can only let Tan Bangxiang work harder.

Xu's mother specially designed the itinerary for the two.

Da Jie went home with Tan Bangxiang first, stayed at Tan's house for a few days, and then the two went to Yiling, stayed there for a few days, and finally returned to Beijing from Yiling.

"Aunt, don't worry!"

Tan Bangxiang nodded.

"Go home for a few more days, don't worry about work, Da Jie, the same is true for you, your aunt has already said hello." Xu Bin urged.

"Uncle, we got it."

Hearing the ticket check broadcast, Tan Aifang and Xu Jingyi quickly handed the luggage to the two.

"Go in, be careful on the road, take good care of the luggage, and don't fall asleep."

"Got it, aunt, uncle, cousin, you go back quickly!"

Tan Bangxiang waved his hand.

"Goodbye!"

"Remember to call back when you get home."

"Write it down!"

After getting on the bus, Tan Bangxiang and Da Jie chatted about work.

"Brother Bangxiang, how much do you make a month now?"

Tan Bangxiang scratched his head: "Hehe, my basic salary is 7,000 yuan, and there is also a 1% sales commission, which is about 10,000 yuan!"

"Wow, 10,000 yuan a month, so awesome."

"Xiaojie, how about you? I heard that the benefits of your bakery are also very good."

"Yes, it's okay, I can get about 6,000 yuan a month, and I can also get more than ten kilograms of bread crumbs. If I sell them, I can sell them for at least several thousand yuan.

But now that food is scarce, no one will be stupid enough to sell bread crumbs. Everyone doesn't even have enough to eat themselves, so it's too much of a loss to sell them."

Da Jie replied.

In fact, the treatment in the digital store is much better than that in the bakery. It's not just about the salary. The key is that Tan Bangxiang's side provides food and accommodation, and the food standard is not low.

It's only been more than half a year, and the young man has gained more than 20 kilograms and has become much whiter.

Da Jie could have provided food, but the girl was too shy and usually only went back to the courtyard on weekends.

"That's not bad, it's a solid 10,000 yuan a month."

Tan Bangxiang agreed.

"Hehe, this year I only consumed more than 120 kilograms of food rations, and the rest was replaced by bread crumbs, which means I saved more than 150 kilograms for my family."

"Great!" Tan Bangxiang gave a thumbs up.

Seriously speaking, he was much better than the other party. Although his father stuffed a secondary card into his pocket, he didn't touch it at all.

Dada Jie quickly changed the subject:

"Brother Bangxiang, have you found a girlfriend?"

Tan Bangxiang blushed: "No, I don't want to fall in love now."

Although his aunt introduced him to several local girls, they all ended up in vain when they heard that he had no education and even no temporary residence permit.

Tan Bangxiang was not doing well, but Tan Aifang was stimulated. From then on, she made up her mind to help her nephew marry a girl from Yanjing. She would not consider other people at all.

The matter was delayed like this.

Da Jie smiled: "Brother Bangxiang, there are many female employees in our factory, some are beautiful and some have good personalities. Do you want me to introduce one to you?"

Tan Bangxiang shook his head repeatedly. He was really scared. Now he just wanted to work hard and save more money. At worst, he could go home and marry a wife.

He was the only son in their family. Could he still expect his younger sister to help his parents with their old age?

Liangyuan is good, but it is not a place to live for a long time!

"Then it's settled. Wait for my good news!"

"Xiao Jie, you..."

"Okay, Brother Bangxiang, I'll take a nap. You can help me look after my luggage."

Da Jie yawned loudly.

She was too excited last night and didn't fall asleep until two or three in the morning. She had to catch the train in the morning, so she got up at 5:30 and slept less than three hours that night.

"Go to sleep. I'll wake you up for lunch." Tan Bangxiang nodded.

"No need to wake me up. I ate too much this morning. I'm not hungry for now. It's not too late to eat after I wake up."

Da Jie shook her head.

"Okay then!"

...

Just after eight o'clock in the evening, the high-speed train finally arrived.

Today was a good day. It was rare that there was no sandstorm. The train arrived in Luyang on time.

Tan Aimin had been waiting for a long time. When he saw the two people appear, he quickly waved:

"Son, this way."

"Hello, uncle!"

Da Jie greeted hurriedly.

The relationship between the two families was too distant, so they just called each other uncle directly.

"You must be Dajie. Bangxiang and his aunt have told me that you are welcome to visit our home."

"Excuse me then."

"Silly boy, we are all a family. Why bother? Are you hungry? Let's go back quickly. Bangxiang has steamed the dumplings and is waiting for you two."

Tan Aimin reached out and took Da Jie's luggage.

"Thank you uncle, I can do it myself."

"Why are you being polite to uncle? You are tired after riding in the car all day. Let uncle come!"

More than half an hour later, the three finally arrived home before curfew.

"Miaomiao, do you see who is back?"

Miaomiao was wandering around her mother in the kitchen. When she heard her father's shout, she turned her head subconsciously, and then swooped over.

"It's brother, brother is back."

Tan Bangxiang put down his luggage, picked up the little girl, and spun her around a few times in the air.

"Miaomiao, do you miss your brother?"

"I think, brother, you have gained weight."

Miaomiao suddenly discovered a new world.

"Haha, Miaomiao has also gained weight. She has grown into a chubby little girl. My brother can hardly hold you anymore."

Tan Bangxiang reached out and scratched the little girl's nose.

After some fighting, Tan's mother brought over a large plate of dumplings filled with Chinese cabbage and dried shrimps. This was already the best food in their family.

Since the death of their mother-in-law, the eldest sister and her family have indeed reduced the subsidy to their family, and now they can only have enough to eat.

If you want to eat well, you can only wait for the New Year and the holidays.

"Mom, I want to eat too."

Miaomiao stared at the plate so hard that she could hardly move her eyes away.

In order to save her stomach, the little girl didn't eat much at dinner, so she just ate a potato.

Mother Tan had no choice but to take out a small bowl and help her daughter pick up five or six dumplings.

Tan Bangxiang ate more than ten dumplings, and then poured the rest into his little sister's bowl.

"Oh, stop pouring it, your little sister can't eat it."

Tan's mother immediately stopped her.

Miaomiao protected the small bowl with both hands, showing her small white teeth, like a puppy guarding its food:

"Mom, I can eat it."

Tan Aimin patted his daughter's belly and persuaded with a smile: "Miaomiao has a big appetite, just let her eat. She can't hold it anymore."

Half of the little girl's appetite is due to hunger in the past few years, and the other half is due to her grandma. The little girl is completely fed by her grandma.

"Eat slowly, don't choke!"

Because there were outsiders present, Tan's mother couldn't express herself too much, otherwise it would be bad if the news spread to his aunt.

Soon, Dajie also finished eating. The little girl was very measured and only ate one meal, which was 70% full, and then she excused herself and said she couldn't eat any more.

In order to take care of the guests, Tan's mother bought a barrel of bottled water in advance. With the advancement of the "East-to-West Water Transfer" project, Luyang's water shortage situation has been significantly improved.

After washing up, the family began to go to bed.

Because the Tan family didn't have enough rooms and couldn't let their little girl sleep alone in the hotel, they were afraid of danger, so they had to let Tan Bangxiang sleep in the living room.

We only stayed in Luyang for one day and two nights.

Early on the third day, the two got on the high-speed train to Yiling. At around five o'clock in the afternoon, they finally arrived at Yiling Station.

There were two people picking up the station this time, namely Zhang Xiuyan and Dafu.

"Grandma, Dad, I miss you."

After being away from home for a year, Da Jie has long been homesick.

Zhang Xiuyan stroked her eldest granddaughter’s short, ear-length hair:

"Good boy, let grandma see that our Dajie has grown into a big girl and she has become more beautiful."

Compared with a year ago, Da Jie has not only grown a lot taller, she has also become much more stable. Coupled with her professional attire, she has completely lost her previous childishness.

"Hehe, how can it be so exaggerated?"

Dafu agreed: "It has indeed changed. Dad almost didn't recognize it!"

Next, Dajie introduced Tan Bangxiang to her family. Dajie's father immediately expressed his gratitude to the young man. Their family was also worried about Dajie taking the train alone.

"Uncle, you're welcome."

Dajie looked at the people coming and going and quickly reminded: "Dad, it's getting late. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back?"

"Yeah, let's go home first."

Da Jie's house is not far from the train station, and the four of them walked there for ten minutes.

After entering the house, Dajie looked around but couldn't find her mother, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Dad, where is my mother?"

"Your mother has gone to pick up your sister from school. She will be back later." Dafu replied with a smile.

Da Jie then ran into the kitchen:

"Milk, what's cooking in the pot? It smells so good!"

Zhang Xiuyan said with a smile on her face: "Grandma made your favorite braised salted fish and cooked rice. We will start cooking when your mother and the others come back."

Tan Bangxiang showed an envious look. Just along the way, he found that the life here in Yiling was much better than that in Luyang. Although everyone was sallow and thin, the people here were more energetic.

Sanchuan Reservoir is really a big treasure house.

When she heard that there was salted fish, Da Jie jumped up and said, "It's great, I want to eat three bowls of rice."

After dinner, Dajie took out the New Year gifts given to her by her aunt, including two cans of adult milk powder, a small bottle of cooking oil, six pounds of sugar, and six pounds of dried shrimps.

As for the Tan family, Xu Bin's family had limited capabilities, and there were also prospective in-laws. In the end, they only gave ten eggs, three kilograms of sugar, and two kilograms of dried shrimps.

But for the Tan family, it is already a great gift.

Yiling only stayed one more day.

Two days later, Tan Bangxiang and Da Jie officially embarked on their return journey.

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