When Qi Shufang and his party arrived in the capital, He Jianguo was in class at the party school and couldn't get out, and Mu Xuexun was pregnant and couldn't go out, so the person who came to pick them up was Xue Feng.

Before going to Gupeng City, Xue Feng was a literary and art worker, but after returning to the capital, she did not return to her original post and found a quiet job.

It's very leisurely, 20 days a month is spent in the office drinking tea and reading newspapers, and it is easy to ask for leave.

After receiving Qi Shufang, Xue Feng hugged the sleepy-eyed peace with a smile on his face, said hello to Professor Jin and Granny Jin, and took them directly to the small courtyard behind Mu Xuexun's house.

Although the small courtyard is not big, the environment is very good, and it is cleaned up by He Jianguo.

Looking at the regulations, it used to be an official residence.

This courtyard is a more common pattern in the official residence, the door is open in the southeast corner, Mu Xuexun said that there are seven or eight rooms, it is a small count of the inverted seats, and if you count it carefully, there are ten in total.

Originally, there were three rooms with two ears, two rooms in the east and west wings, plus three inverted seats, a total of twelve rooms, but after decades of wind and rain, there are only three main rooms left in one light and two darkness and four wings in the east and west, three inverted seats, and the ear rooms are gone. After He Jianguo demolished the messy building, he didn't have time to rebuild it and restore it to its original appearance.

Even so, the green tiles and gray walls outside, the red pillars and green windows outside, there are a few old pieces of furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties that He Jianguo bought in his free time, and the wires and light bulbs are rearranged and hidden, which looks antique.

Qi Shufang opened the door and looked at it, expressing her satisfaction.

The ceiling, the fish tank, the pomegranate tree, the old man, the fat dog, the fat girl.

Although a fat dog is missing, the picture is beautiful enough.

The white and tender fat girl said "wow" safely, and ran around the yard with the doll she liked very much recently, and Qijin followed her and looked at her, for fear that she would trip if she didn't pay attention to her feet.

Ping An is still young and does not need a separate room, and the small courtyard is enough for a family to live.

Professor Jin and Granny Jin are reluctant to live in the main house where only the highest seniors in the family can live in, and still live in the east wing, the west wing is stacked with sundries, Qi Shufang and He Jianguo live in the east room of the main house with peace, and the west room is a seven-pound independent room, which he took the initiative to request, and the other room must have tables and chairs for practicing calligraphy and the four treasures of the study.

"Your quilts and clothes arrived the day before yesterday, and they were delivered on the same day. Xue Feng came to this small courtyard for the first time, looked inside and out, and thought it was not bad, and then handed over the documents of the big courtyard and a few pieces of jade to Qi Shufang.

"Well, I saw that Jianguo had all been packed up, and the quilt had been dried and spread on the bed, and it smelled of sunshine. ”

"Forget about the clothes and quilts, why did you send hundreds of catties of coarse and fine grains and a lot of game, dried vegetables, peanuts and rice? I was shocked when I received it, and they were all sent to you. What is there in the capital? Thousands of miles to send those, it is estimated that the people who ship the train are dumbfounded. Wouldn't it be easier and more convenient for you to exchange food for food stamps and carry them with you?"

Qi Shufang said with a smile: "There is everything in the capital, but everything has to be supplied! I took the grain and exchanged it for food stamps, but when I came back, there was no supply in the grain book, and even if I had food stamps, I couldn't go to the grain store to buy food, what did I want?"

Therefore, it is more appropriate to bring food.

"You......"

"Jianguo didn't send some of the things he sent to the eldest sister? If he forgot, the eldest sister will carry it back in a while. ”

"Sent it, sent it, just peanuts sent ten catties, my father is happy, these two days, his old man asked the nanny to fry peanuts for him every day, just two pots, eat delicious. "Xue Feng and Qi Shufang have lived together for so long, and they have long known about the fact that these two people are secretly farming in the mountains, so they didn't ask where the food came from today at all.

"That's good. ”

After speaking, Qi Shufang said again: "By the way, a few boxes of clothes were sent by others, they should have been bought in Hong Kong, both the style and the material are very good, and the eldest sister will pick a few favorite pieces to take back to wear." ”

Turning out the bottle of Van Cleef & Arpels' perfume, Qi Shufang gave it to Xue Feng, "If it's inconvenient for the eldest sister to use, let's see who to give it to." ”

"I, I definitely can't wear perfume, but someone wants it very much, and I'll give it away when I turn around. Xue Feng played with the perfume, "Where did you get all these things? Why didn't I know you had friends in Hong Kong?"

"There was a gang leader who was sent to us with the teacher, and he used to help the teacher a few times in the past, and after his death, his son came to collect the body a few days ago and gave him a thank you gift. ”

"Oh. ”

Qi Shufang was a little surprised when she saw her flat expression, "Eldest sister, don't you think it's strange?"

In the past ten years, my father has secretly helped many intellectuals, and has managed to save several lives, because my father thinks that they have good character and have not done anything bad, but they have not been in a good time. Now that they have been rehabilitated one after another, who has a wide relative who doesn't bring a heavy gift to thank my father?"

So that's the case, no wonder Xue Feng didn't even ask.

While Xue Feng was choosing clothes, Qi Shufang carefully looked at the real estate certificate, land certificate and other documents that Xue Feng handed over to her, as well as her account book that recorded rent, repair and maintenance costs, and after confirming that it was correct, she happily put it away, and then picked up a string of jade beads in the small box and wrapped it around Bai Shengsheng's left wrist, "Sister, is it good-looking?"

Each bead is not big, according to Qi Shufang's visual inspection, the diameter is at most seven or eight millimeters, which is better than the same material, the pink and purple are uniform, and crystal clear, like a string of glass beads, shining.

Qi Shufang's skin is better than snow, and her wrist is like jade, which complements the beads.

"Good looking. ”

Xue Feng praised, "There is a string of big green beads, each with a diameter of about fifteen or sixteen millimeters, the Zhengyang green of the same material is full of color, and the water is one level worse than your string, but the color is positive, and there are very few flaws, but it is a pity that it was bought by others." ”

Xue Feng sighed, bidding for jewelry with some female comrades, there are only disadvantages and no benefits.

She is not afraid, but in the future, Qi Shufang will wear her upper body, so that people with a heart will definitely cause trouble if she sees it, especially women who like precious jewelry, some of them may not rely on their fathers and husbands, but ordinary people dare not offend them.

Qi Shufang knew who she was referring to.

"I understand, big sister. I'm lucky, I lost my life, I can't buy it, besides, I also have good jade beads, enough to wear. "The string picked from Xue Feng's jewelry box, the glass kind of imperial green from the same material, is far better than the ice seed full of yang green that Xue Feng said. Now that many young girls in the streets and alleys have begun to wear jewelry, and the hairpin is no longer an inch-long black hairpin that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, Qi Shufang is ready to move, but she gives up because she is pregnant now, and she can't wear bracelets when she gives birth to a child, so as not to get a child.

"You don't think I'm too troublesome. Xue Feng took the trouble to tell her what he had said to He Jianguo.

As a staff member of a state agency, if you wear different jewelry every day to go out, you will definitely be investigated for your source of income, or you will be troubled by someone who likes her jewelry, so Qi Shufang is not so stupid, and said with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, I don't plan to wear it all to show off." I thought about it, when this child is older, I will wear a set of jewelry to go out, it will be easier to cultivate deep feelings. "The rest is just a collector's item.

Xue Feng's eyes showed a look of approval, it seemed that she was worried in vain, she was really afraid that Qi Shufang would become poor and rich, and she would come out to show off wearing jewelry, and she wanted everyone to know that she was rich.

Qi Shufang is very grateful to Xue Feng, although she will not be so high-profile, it feels very good that someone cares about reminding her.

"By the way, eldest sister, are all those valuable things copied from the corrupt officials' homes auctioned internally? I don't even know the news if they don't reach a certain level? I thought they were all confiscated directly!"

Xue Feng smiled lightly: "Cultural relics and the like are in the cultural relics department, and the top jewelry and watches are auctioned internally, and the price will not be too high." As you said, if you don't reach a certain level, let alone go in, you won't get any news, and the money after the auction will go to the treasury. If there is a vehicle property or something, it is confiscated at present, and it is difficult to say in the future. ”

Qi Shufang was speechless, no wonder she would say that some top-notch goods can't be touched even if they can afford them outside, and they dare to digest them internally.

"Good things have always been in the hands of a few, right?"

"Yes!"

After answering this sentence neatly, Xue Feng looked at his sister, who was extremely beautiful and beautiful, "College is four years, although it can't be said that you have been living in the capital for four years, but most of the time it is definitely because you have a big belly this year, and you can't go back to Gupeng during the summer vacation." While there's no one else in your bedroom, I'll tell you something first. ”

"Sister, what do you want to say?"

"The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and a brick can hit several senior cadres, and there are no simple residents in this area where we live, and your neighbors are worth befriending. Alas, in fact, it doesn't matter if you say it or not, you don't love to offend people in the first place, and you shouldn't have bad relations with people. However, there are some things that I still have to tell you, some people don't have any skills, because the backers don't know how to be low-key, but they don't know that they are jokes in everyone's eyes, but jokes are jokes, and they don't tear their faces on the surface if they are afraid of the backers behind each other, so even if you look down on them in your heart in the future, don't reveal it. ”

Xue Feng focused on mentioning a few names and their backers, deeds, etc., Qi Shufang's eyes widened in surprise, they were all people she had met at the dance, although she had not communicated, but after all, she had seen them and knew their names. Unexpectedly, did this already happen at this time? The water in the capital is so deep, no wonder it has been kept secret, and ordinary people don't know about it.

"Don't think too much about a qiē. I used to be young, and I was also a staff member there, so I knew the truth better. Even if there are many shackles on the outside over the years, it will not affect the top at all. ”

"I understand, it's like the weekend dance parties of various agencies and units have been canceled, and there is no one above. She also participated twice.

"You're relieved to know what to expect. Xue Feng touched her face, and his smile was full of happiness, "Fortunately, you were already married when you came out to work, and fortunately, no one dared to be blatant in this regard in the past twenty years, otherwise with your appearance...... Hmph, there are many people who are willing, and it is not for nothing that they can't help themselves. Quan, what an abyss of sin. ”

"Sister......" Seeing a hint of ridicule flashing in Xue Feng's eyes, and his expression was also very ethereal, Qi Shufang screamed worriedly.

Xue Feng came back to his senses, "It's okay, I just thought of something unhappy." You, you're still young, go to school in a down-to-earth manner in the future, don't think about those good things that have reached the sky in one step, I will watch the rest. ”

"Hmm. ”

After a long, long time, Qi Shufang knew that someone was trying to seduce Mu Qingyun to achieve the goal of ascending to the sky in one step, although Mu Qingyun refused with a cold face, but it caused Xue Feng to hate these people.

"Anyway, I'll try on clothes. ”

Xue Feng's figure is about the same as Qi Shufang, and the clothes purchased by Ma Hu's wife are all sizes that are neither fat nor thin, and both sisters can wear them, she picked out three sets of clothes in one go, tried them one by one, and liked the red bat shirt and blue denim bell bottoms the most, "In order to maintain the image, I will wear it at home to your brother-in-law, haha!"

Qi Shufang smiled.

Xue Feng changed back into his original clothes and pointed to a brown windbreaker that was not within three sets, "I knew it was a foreign product at a glance, I wanted this one, it was warm after the New Year, I was about to buy a coat, I don't need to buy it now." ”

"Okay, sister, take it. Qi Shufang was not stingy at all.

Her family doesn't have to buy clothes all year round, just looking at the clothes sent by Mahu, it saves a lot of money, and she decided not to make new clothes this year because of her debts.

The next day, with the help of Xue Feng, she first dropped the two children's household registration into the small courtyard, prepared for the autumn enrollment of seven catties, and then handled all kinds of food supply relations, and then went to visit a few old people who treated her very well, and helped Professor Jin and Granny Jin, who didn't want to eat and drink in vain, to take two translation jobs, so that the two elders could do it at home.

When they were in Gupeng City, Professor Jin and Granny Jin wanted to find a job, thinking that He Jianguo and Qi Shufang were under too much pressure to raise a large family, but they were old and did not want to go back to Shanghai to resume their original jobs.

As soon as you settle down, the day of school is just around the corner.

Taking advantage of the fact that school had not yet started, under the introduction of Mu Xuexun, Qi Shufang took the initiative to visit her neighbors.

As Xue Feng said, the nearby residents all have status, and the lowest level is about the same as Xue's father, one of them is the old man Meng Lao she saw in Xue's house, who used to be a professor at a university, and his ancestors were capitalists, and he was persecuted in the bloody August and almost died, but he returned to the city before the catastrophe ended, and he was the only one left in the family, and he was one of the people Xue Feng said could be rescued by Xue's father.

When the two old people reminisce about the old days, they are called excited, and they agree to take a walk and drink tea together in the future.

It's so convenient to stay close.

The day after tomorrow, I was going to report to the school, Qi Shufang checked her luggage and found that there was a lack of a hot water bottle, He Jianguo was careless, and there were a lot of things missing at home, so she took Ping An and Granny Jin to the department store, and the industrial coupons and tickets were sponsored by Xue Feng, Mu Xuexun and others. They all knew that Qi Shufang would live in the capital for a long time in the future and needed to buy daily necessities.

Qi Shufang first bought two Deer brand hot water bottles, brought one for herself, and kept one at home.

Granny Jin followed behind with Ping'an's little hand, saw a dazzling array of goods, and said, "Shufang, buy a spittoon for your teacher, he has been coughing all the time recently, and there is phlegm in his throat." ”

"Okay!" Granny Jin regarded herself as a family, Qi Shufang felt very happy, "I asked Xue Xun to help find Jingbai pears yesterday, there should be one in the cold storage, but it is not easy to find, or find some loquat leaves, boil water for the teacher to dissolve phlegm." If you can't find either, go to the hospital and buy some loquat cream. ”

Granny Jin was just about to speak, when she suddenly heard someone behind her hesitantly say, "Master?"

Mrs.

Who would call Granny Kim his wife? Only Professor Kim's students, right?

Granny Jin turned around, Qi Shufang looked up, and saw a middle-aged man dressed in simple clothes but very dignified looking at Granny Jin excitedly, and was surprised, "Master, it's really you? I thought I was wrong? When did you come to the capital? What about the teacher? I knew that you were in the capital, and I would have been able to visit you earlier." ”

"Are you?" Granny Kim squinted her eyes and couldn't recognize them.

"I'm Qi Ming! Qi Ming, who lives in the alley behind your house. Once when I went to visit your teacher at your house and accidentally broke your favorite celestial vial, you comforted me and said it was okay. ”

Granny Jin remembered, "It's you, you work in the capital?"

"Yes, yes, I'm now the director of the Capital Library. When did you and your teacher come? Is the teacher's health okay now? Ten years of catastrophe, how many people have not heard from them. ”

"I've been here for two or three days, and your teacher is in good health. ”

Qi Ming was overjoyed.

Qi Shufang finally understood what it was to be full of peach and plums.

Qi Ming should have some contact with other students in the capital, knowing that Professor Jin and Granny Jin came to the capital, he specially asked Granny Jin for his current address, and the next day after dinner, more than a dozen middle-aged men and women came to visit Professor Jin and Granny Jin with him, and a group of teachers and students met each other and burst into tears.

Although they were too busy to take care of themselves when Professor Jin was robbed, the capital was far away from Shanghai after all, and in the case of traffic blockage, they were simply beyond their reach, so Professor Jin didn't blame them.

Now, they can be regarded as having achieved a successful career, and half of them are cadres of government agencies.

"Well, well, I am happy to see that you are safe and sound. Professor Jin smiled and pointed at He Jianguo, "This is your little junior brother He Jianguo, all these years have relied on him, and your master and wife have been able to enjoy our old age in peace." ”

"Senior Brother He. He Jianguo stepped forward to say hello, and they responded, "If you need help, just come to me." ”

In this way, overnight, He Jianguo had many more brothers and sisters, and his contacts were further expanded.

Qi Shufang admired her very much and was full of expectations for her college life.

She once saw a few words in the miscellaneous notes, some people said that this year's college students produced a lot of talents, and even a dormitory of classmates all became famous, some became bankers, some became wealthy businessmen, and some became high-ranking officials...... This year's classmates' love is the purest, and it is a generation that cannot be reached in the future.

In the early morning of March 1, Xue's father, Professor Jin and Granny Jin were watching the four children at home, Xue Feng sent Qi Shufang to school, and the two sisters carried large bags of luggage.

He Jianguo has experience and has prepared a very complete set of luggage.

The school is located in the northwest of their residence, the distance is not short, Qi Shufang is now nearly four months pregnant, more difficult than the first two children, every morning and evening bus back and forth is a little too tired, after discussing with everyone, Qi Shufang decided to abide by the campus rules and regulations, temporarily live in the school's dormitory, and wait for the birth of a child to be a day student.

Xue Feng and Qi Shufang appeared at the school gate relatively early, and Qi Shufang looked at the new watch, and it was only eight o'clock.

At eight o'clock, the sun had come out and shone on the earth.

Qi Shufang tightened her scarf, although it was already the second half of the first month, the weather was still very cold and dry.

At this time, people come and go at the door, and it can be said that there is a tide of people. When I arrived at the reception for new students, it was also crowded with people, full of black, gray and blue, and they were not dressed up novelly because of their love for beauty, everyone was the same as Qi Shufang, carrying large bags and small bags, with a bright smile on their faces, excited, apprehensive, and expectant, it is difficult to describe it in words.

Qi Shufang's obvious pregnant belly is already very special, and what is even more special is that someone is holding or carrying a child!