Siheyuan: A Beautiful Life

When the silence in the cab was broken, the two quickly became familiar with each other. Wu Aiguo introduced himself to Ma Meifang and learned that Ma Meifang worked at the Chaoyang Subdistrict Office.

Ma Meifang returned to Baoding mainly because her natal family suddenly sent a telegram saying that her father was unwell, so she took leave to return to Baoding.

While chatting, Wu Aiguo unknowingly saw that it was already twelve o'clock at noon. Wu Aiguo, who was feeling a little hungry, saw an open space on the side of the road, so he parked the car on the side of the road and said to Ma Meifang with a smile: " Sister Mei Fang! It’s almost lunch time now, let’s rest here for a while, then cook something to eat and have a simple meal.”

When Ma Meifang heard what Wu Aiguo said, she quickly said to Wu Aiguo: "Brother Patriot! I brought dry food, you don't have to worry about me."

Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's words and replied with a smile: "Sister Mei Fang! It's fate that we can meet each other. Besides, I brought a lot of food with me in the car. I will set up a pot on the roadside later." , heat it up and you can eat it.”

After Wu Aiguo said this, he immediately opened the door and first found two stones on the roadside to support the rear wheels of the pickup truck to prevent the vehicle from slipping away.

Then, using the cover of the carriage, he took out an iron pot and two lunch boxes from the still world, and said to Ma Meifang who was standing on the roadside: "Sister Mei Fang! I will build a simple stove with stones first, and you can go nearby. Let’s see if we can bring back some firewood.”

When Ma Meifang saw Wu Aiguo's words, she did not insist on her own ideas anymore, so she went to pick up branches from the grove on the roadside.

Wu Aiguo built a simple earth stove with three stones, then put the iron pot into the earth stove, poured a little water into the pot, and put the two lunch boxes into the iron pot.

It didn't take long for Ma Meifang to pick up a lot of branches and walk out of the grove. Wu Aiguo immediately stepped forward, took the branches from the other party's hand, and started to light a fire to heat the meal.

While the food was being heated, Wu Aiguo took out two small mats and a small square table from the carriage, placed them in the open space next to the carriage, and greeted Ma Meifang with a smile: "Sister Mei Fang! Come and sit here first." , after the steamed buns and vegetables are hot, we can start eating."

It didn't take long for the steamed buns and vegetables to be heated up. Wu Aiguo brought the two lunch boxes to the small square table. The moment the lunch boxes were opened, a smell of meat immediately came out from the lunch boxes, which made Ma Meifang sit on the mat. He swallowed instinctively.

Wu Aiguo saw Ma Meifang's swallowing reaction and pretended not to notice. He opened another lunch box and said to Ma Meifang with a smile: "Sister Mei Fang! This pork belly was just cooked this morning and eaten with steamed buns. It tastes so good." It’s definitely awesome!”

Although Ma Meifang works in the street office, the monthly meat quota for the couple is only four taels. Because of this, Ma Meifang has not eaten meat for more than half a month.

Ma Meifang looked at the large lunch box of braised pork in front of her, smelled the aroma of meat from the lunch box, heard Wu Aiguo's words, and said to Wu Aiguo with some embarrassment: "Aiguo! I brought the food myself, but you still have to eat this meat. Can you keep it for yourself?"

Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's answer and saw Ma Meifang's salivating expression. He smiled and said to Ma Meifang: "Sister Mei Fang! The weather is so hot. If you don't eat this box of pork belly, you will definitely be horny tomorrow. You Just think of it as helping me and helping me eliminate some!"

When Ma Meifang heard what Wu Aiguo said, how could she not understand that Wu Aiguo said polite words? Looking at the delicious and delicious pork belly in the lunch box, Ma Meifang swallowed her saliva and said to Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Aiguo! Since you said so If so, then I won’t be polite to you.”

Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's words and replied with a smile: "Sister Mei Fang! Don't be polite to me. Let's fill our stomachs quickly, and then we are on our way to try to get to Yixian County and find a guest house to settle down when it gets dark. Come down."

In this way, the two of them ate and chatted, and quickly emptied the steamed buns and braised pork in the lunch box. After Ma Meifang helped Wu Aiguo pack everything, he got into Wu Aiguo's car and continued on the road.

The small truck was speeding along the road at a speed of thirty or forty kilometers per hour. Until about three o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Aiguo had to stop the car due to the scene of congestion in front of him.

Wu Aiguo looked at the carriages and trucks parked on the road in front of him, and immediately realized that something must have happened ahead.

Wu Aiguo parked the car, opened the door, came to a few middle-aged people standing on the roadside smoking, and asked politely: "Masters! What happened here?"

Several middle-aged people who were chatting heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry. One of them smiled and replied: "Little comrade! There is a road collapse ahead. Although people from the road administration department are already repairing it, this I’m afraid it won’t be repairable for a while.”

When Wu Aiguo heard the news about the road collapse, he couldn't help but frown. According to his plan, he could just arrive in Yixian to spend the night tonight. The traffic jam now meant that they could only spend the night in the wilderness this night. overnight.

If Wu Aiguo was just one person, there would be no problem in spending the night in the wilderness. Now there is Ma Meifang sitting in his car. In this special era, there is no way for a man and a woman to spend the night in the wilderness. It will cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

When Wu Aiguo thought about this problem, he frowned tightly and thanked the middle-aged man with a smile: "Comrade! Thank you!"

After Wu Aiguo expressed his gratitude to the middle-aged man, he walked back to the pickup truck. Ma Meifang, who got out of the car to stretch her muscles, curiously asked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! What happened in front? Why are there so many cars parked there?" here?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's inquiry, he replied helplessly: "Sister Mei Fang! There is a landslide on the road ahead, and people from the road administration department are making repairs. I'm afraid we won't be able to walk for a while."

When Ma Meifang heard the situation introduced by Wu Aiguo, she was obviously stunned. She quickly asked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! How long does it take to get through this road? Can we get to Yixian tonight?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's inquiry, he calculated in his mind for a while and introduced to Ma Meifang: "Sister Mei Fang! If the road can be restored to traffic within an hour, we will definitely be able to reach Yixian tonight. If it cannot be repaired within an hour, we will have to spend the night outdoors tonight."

When Ma Meifang heard the news that Wu Aiguo said that she might have to spend the night in the wild, she immediately regretted in her heart that she wanted to save the money on the train ticket.

At this moment, Ma Meifang could only pray that the road administration department could repair the road as soon as possible so that they would not have to spend the night in the wilderness.