Half a month later.

Capital.

Snowflakes fell all over the sky, like goose feathers, one after another.

Gently on the rooftops, on the streets, on the dry branches......

The sky was dark, the ground was covered with two feet of snow, the cold wind was howling, and the sky was freezing.

Fenghai District, at the entrance of the post office on Heping Street.

Jiang Ping'an was wearing a black cotton jacket and cotton pants, a rabbit skin hat, and mille-feuille shoes.

He carried a urea bag on his shoulder and a urea bag in his hand.

The urea bag on his shoulder contained quilts, clothes and other luggage, and the urea in his hand contained a hen, which was to be given to Chen Xiuzhen.

Half a month ago, he successfully passed the democratic evaluation of the Shangshui Village Branch Conference and entered the organizational inspection period.

A few days later, people from the city and district held a general meeting of members in the commune to commend those who had made meritorious contributions to the capture of the enemy.

Among them, Jiang Ping'an was recorded by the Beijing city official once, and he was promoted to work, and he came to the city to participate in the study this time.

Chen Zhongze was transferred to Dongjiazhuang Commune and promoted to head of the Propaganda Section.

Jiang Dahai's promotion to the deputy secretary of the Shangshui Village branch is a promotion within the party, and he will be nominated for election as the deputy captain in the election after the year.

There are also some individuals who have been awarded the honors of outstanding party members, advanced members, and advanced producers.

The production team of 10 also received a collective merit.

Although it was not a great achievement, the superiors also allocated a lot of grain, and each person was also given more than 30 catties of grain according to the head.

Everything is going in a good direction.

The only regret is that due to the need for confidentiality of the case, the situation of Widow Lu and her three daughters is unknown.

Anyway, until now, the three sisters Luo Xiaoyue have not returned to the production team.

As for Widow Lu, she will definitely not be able to go back, so Jiang Ping'an will not worry about it.

"Comrade, is Comrade Chen Xiuzhen working here?" Jiang Ping'an walked to the counter in the hall and asked an eldest sister who knitted a sweater.

"What are you?" The eldest sister looked up and asked suspiciously.

Jiang Ping'an smiled and said, "I'm her classmate, I brought her something from my hometown, can you help me call her out?" ”

"Xiuzhen's classmates? Okay, you wait! ”

The eldest sister was skeptical, but she still put down her sweater and got up to help call someone.

Soon, the sound of cramped footsteps came, and Chen Xiuzhen ran out of a small door, smiling happily:

"It's you, peace! The city you are entering today? It's cold outside, isn't it? Are you frozen? Have you eaten? Do you have a place to live? ”

"Wait, I'm going to ask for leave and take you to my place to recognize you."

After speaking, without waiting for Jiang Ping'an to reply, he turned around and hurriedly asked for leave.

Jiang Ping'an smiled and thanked the eldest sister later: "Thank you, comrade!" Sorry for you! ”

"It's not troublesome, it's just a few steps." The eldest sister shook her head and said with a smile, and gossiped again: "You and Xiuzhen are fellow countrymen?" ”

"Yes, a brigade." Jiang Ping'an smiled.

The eldest sister looked at him meaningfully, and said with a smile:

"Xiuzhen is notoriously cold here, and she has rarely been so enthusiastic about gay men."

"Hehe, it's normal for fellow villagers to be enthusiastic when they meet, right?" Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

After a few idle words, Chen Xiuzhen asked for leave and came out, with an extra canvas satchel on her body, which was slung cross-body.

"Let's go, my place is not far from here, just a few minutes." Chen Xiuzhen couldn't hide her joy and said.

Jiang Ping'an smiled and followed her.

Out of the hall, Chen Xiuzhen glanced at him sideways, frowned, and said, "Why didn't you tie the scarf I gave you?" ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly took off his red towel and stepped forward to tie it around Jiang Ping'an's neck.

"I'm not cold, don't freeze!" Jiang Ping'an hurriedly said and took a few steps back to the side.

Chen Xiuzhen glared at him, pouted and said, "Do you dislike me?" ”

", isn't it? Nothing! Jiang Ping'an gave her a blank look and said.

Chen Xiuzhen wrinkled her nose, but she still stepped forward and gently tied a towel to him, this time Jiang Ping'an didn't dodge again.

Tying up the scarf, Chen Xiuzhen looked him up and down a few times, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile:

"That's right! What's polite with me? Last time I went back to Sheung Shui Village, you weren't polite to me, huh? Pretending to be a serious person now? ”

Then he grinned and turned around and walked forward.

Jiang Ping'an followed, and said with a smile: "Isn't I concerned about you?" Look at the goosebumps on your neck, and that's it. ”

"Hee-hee, you have a conscience." Chen Xiuzhen said with a smile and said:

"Don't worry, it's not far here, even if it's frozen, it's there in a while."

After a pause, he was curious: "What are you doing when you enter the city this time?" I'm familiar with this place, and I might be able to help. ”

"I was promoted because of my merits, and I came to the city to participate in the study." Jiang Ping'an smiled.

Then he talked about the capture of Zhou Dazhu and Widow Lu.

"Dry? I didn't expect you to have this creation, it's amazing! Chen Xiuzhen said with joy on her face.

"You don't know, after you told me last time you wanted to enter the city, I came back and asked around to see if there was a way for you to enter the city."

"As a result, you can think that it is too difficult to enter the city, but I didn't expect it to be bright, so you solved it yourself, so I can rest assured!"

Jiang Ping'an smiled and said, "Uncle Chen helped me a lot this time. ”

"He took me to his old comrade-in-arms, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so well."

Chen Xiuzhen walked forward with her hands behind her back, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and she said with a smile:

"My dad is taking a fancy to you, he likes to drink, you can send him more wine in the future."

After a pause, he frowned again and said, "I said I wrote a letter, why didn't I write it?" ”

"It's been written a long time ago, and I'm going to send it to the commune, but I didn't just mention it, I'm busy!" Jiang Ping'an replied.

Chen Xiuzhen stretched out her slender jade hand, pursed her lips and stared at her eyes wide, "What about the letter?" I want a good letter too! ”

"It's in my pocket, I'll show it to you when I go to you." Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

Chen Xiuzhen's place of residence is indeed not far away, just a few minutes' walk away, in a five-story tube building.

"306 on the third floor is the house we shared when we got married." Chen Xiuzhen said softly.

After speaking, he secretly glanced at Jiang Ping'an again, and saw that his expression was normal, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

As the two spoke, they walked up the stairs to the third floor.

In the corridors, coal stoves, briquettes, stoves, and even pots and pans are placed at the door of every house.

The corridor is narrow, so avoid it when walking, otherwise it is easy to bump into other people's things.

The door of Chen Xiuzhen's room was empty, and Jiang Ping'an was puzzled: "Why don't you open a group to cook and eat by yourself?" ”

"Hee-hee, where is it possible? I eat outside every day, can I stand it? Chen Xiuzhen said with a smile.

As he spoke, he took out the key to unlock the door and added, "I live alone, so I put the stove in the room." ”

Opening the door, Chen Xiuzhen walked in first, followed by Jiang Ping'an.

Looking around, this room is not small, thirty or forty square meters, there are a lot of things, neatly arranged, and cleaned.

Next to the door are the stove, pots and pans, rice jars, as well as dining tables, chairs and benches, pantry, chest of drawers, basin stands, etc.

The middle is separated by a cloth curtain, which is now opened.

You can see that there are beds, wardrobes, desks, sewing machines, dressers, radios, and other items.

This configuration can surpass the layout of most people's homes.

Chen Xiuzhen closed the door, hung the satchel behind the door, picked up the thermos and poured a cup of hot water, and said with a smile to Jiang Ping'an:

"Don't look at it, put things down, sit down and drink some hot water to warm up."