Chapter 18 Bi Family
Let Yang Xuemei sit in the living room to rest, Yu Zhiyuan filled the jar with water and started to wash rice and cook.

The couple ordered Chinese cabbage with vinegar and shredded pork with Beijing sauce.

After dinner, Yu Zhiyuan tidied up the bed in the west room where his mother used to sleep.

Let Yang Zhijun sleep tomorrow night.

I placed my mother's portrait in the living room and put away the tablets and incense burner.

Before they knew it, it was already half past nine after being busy all the time. The couple took a shower and went to bed.

I got up the next day and went to the state-owned restaurant, bought six buns, heated up the leftovers, and cooked some porridge.

Then I went to deliver food to the old lady.

The couple sat down and ate breakfast peacefully. After cleaning up, Yu Zhiyuan went out and walked towards Bi Zhengliang's house.

Arriving at Bi Zhengliang's house: "Why are you here so early? Your elder brother won't be here until the afternoon."

Yu Zhiyuan walked up to Bi Zhengliang and whispered, "Xuemei is pregnant again. She went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday."

"Then pay attention. Is there anything you need? If there is anything you need, start looking for it now."

"I'm so happy that I haven't thought about it yet. I've made a bed for Qiaoqiao. I came to see if you have any sandpaper. I'll take it back and remove the burrs."

"I'll get it for you right away. Come over early this afternoon so you can have dinner early. You have to go to work tomorrow."

Yu Zhiyuan took the sandpaper and went back to his home, looking around the house.

"What are you looking at when you go in and out?" Yang Xuemei asked curiously.

"I want to clean up the house and think about when to move. Do you have any suggestions?"

Yang Xuemei shook her head: "Don't bother with it. The expenses will increase again after the baby is born."

"Don't worry about the expenses. Just focus on taking care of your baby and going to work. We have more people to feed at home, so we need to clean up the house."

The two were chatting when Yang Zhijun carried Qiaoqiao into the backyard.

"Brother-in-law, are you in the room?"

Yu Zhiyuan took Qiaoqiao and asked him to come into the house: "Did you pull the bed over?"

"Pull it over, Zhiqiang is at the door."

Hearing that the bed had arrived, Yu Zhiyuan walked towards the gate of the courtyard, and Yang Zhijun followed him to the entrance.

The three brothers moved the things on the cart into the house, gave the sandpaper to Yang Zhijun to grind off the burrs, and Yu Zhiyuan and Yang Zhiqiang started to prepare lunch.

After dinner, we saw Yang Zhiqiang off.

Yang Zhijun and Yu Zhiyuan then polished Qiaoqiao's little bed, prepared it, and moved it into the bedroom.

Let Xuemei make the bed for Qiaoqiao.

Yu Zhiyuan began to prepare gifts for Bi Zhengliang's house.

I packed two kilograms of peanuts in a cloth bag, a packet of snacks, a dried chicken, and a box of Maotai.

The family of three and Yang Zhijun walked towards Bi Zhengliang's house.

When I entered Bi Zhengliang's courtyard, I saw Bi Zhengliang circling around his door.

Yu Zhiyuan smiled, put Qiaoqiao on the ground and let him go find his grandfather.

When Bi Zhengliang saw Qiaoqiao, he laughed, picked up Qiaoqiao and let everyone go into the house.

After entering Bi Zhengliang's house, Yang Zhijun put down his things and found a place to sit.

Yang Xuemei had already gone into the small kitchen next door to help her master's wife clean up the food.

"Don't you need to go and pick up the eldest brother?" Yu Zhiyuan asked.

"No, four of them are coming back together, and the Armed Forces will be responsible for their pick-up and drop-off. You don't have to worry about it."

"Now that my elder brother is back, you can finally rest assured. Little Cheng should be in the second grade now."

"It's not that bad, time goes by so fast!"

As they were chatting, they heard someone calling "Grandpa" from outside. Then a sturdy boy pushed the door open, ran up to Bi Zhengliang, hugged him while he was sitting on the chair, and kept saying, "Grandpa, Grandpa, I missed you so much!"

Seeing Xiao Zicheng coming in, Yu Zhiyuan called Yang Zhijun and the other two out of the house and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

When I walked to the door, I saw a man in military uniform, about 1.75 meters tall and with a strong build, getting down from a jeep.

Next to her was a lady wearing a military green cotton coat, black leather shoes and short hair, bending over to pack her luggage.

Bi Shougang turned around and saw Yu Zhiyuan standing at the gate, so he walked over and hugged him: "Zhiyuan has grown up and become a man! Now that big brother is back, you won't be so tired in the future."

Bi Shougang patted Yu Zhiyuan's back vigorously before loosening his arms and holding Yu Zhiyuan's arms with both hands: "Zhiyuan, your sister-in-law told me about what happened in the past few years. The market situation has passed, and things will get better in the future."

He said this with a smile.

"Is this your brother-in-law?"

Yu Zhiyuan pulled Yang Zhijun over and said, "Brother, this is Xuemei's younger brother Yang Zhijun. Zhijun, call me brother!"

Yang Zhijun called out "Brother" loudly.

Bi Shougang nodded: "Okay, we'll talk about it when we get back. Take the things back to the house first."

Yu Zhiyuan and Yang Zhijun stepped forward and started carrying the packages into the yard.

Bi Shougang stepped forward and explained things to the driver.

After putting all the luggage back at Bi Zhengliang's home, they sat down to drink tea and chat.

Yu Zhiyuan waved at Bi Zicheng: "Zicheng, don't you recognize your uncle? You don't get close to your uncle either."

Bi Zicheng said cheerfully: "No, I was just so happy to see grandpa that I only remember him."

The people who heard it burst into laughter.

Bi Zicheng hurriedly ran from Yu Zhiyuan's arms to Qiaoqiao and said, "Come on, sister Qiaoqiao, I brought you a lot of delicious food. I guarantee you have never eaten it before."

As he said this, he took Qiaoqiao and his sister-in-law Pei Qiuyan to search through the pile of luggage.

"Brother, when are we going to report?" Yu Zhiyuan asked Bi Shougang.

"On the 5th, we will go to the Armed Forces Department to handle the relationship, and then we will have a talk. We will report to Shijiazhuang on the third day after the New Year. It will not be so busy before the New Year." He looked at Yang Zhijun and said, "Before the New Year, our comrades from the Northeast will return to Shandong. When they pass through Sijiucheng, I will take Zhijun to meet them and settle everything."

"Just follow my arrangements! I'm at ease."

Bi Shougang waved his hand and said, "We are all brothers. I will definitely make arrangements for you. Two hundred kilograms of cotton will arrive at the Military Service Office in a few days. Remember to come and pick it up. I don't have time to send it to you. There is nothing good there except sand."

"Cotton is not a good thing. It was hard to find in the past two years," said Yu Zhiyuan.

"You'll stay in Sijiu City when you come back. You won't leave, right?" Bi Zhengliang asked.

Bi Shougang looked at the people in the room before replying, "Study in school for half a year, then train in the Sijiucheng Military Region for another half a year, and then you have to go back to the northwest."

Yu Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat. It seemed like there was an important arrangement.

Bi Zhengliang sighed and said, "Soldiers should just obey orders. I won't ask any more nonsense. What are Qiuyan's arrangements?"

Bi Shougang thought about it and said, "I guess he will stay in Beijing to work in the Armed Forces Logistics Department. Everything has been arranged long ago. He will start working after the New Year. Let's talk about this in the room, don't make a big fuss."

This is mainly for Yu Zhiyuan and Yang Zhijun.

Bi Shougang looked at Yu Zhiyuan and chuckled, "Boy, do you have any good wine? I've been craving for it these past few years."

Yu Zhiyuan was happy and asked Yang Zhijun to bring the box he had carried today and put it in front of Bi Shougang.

"Boy, are you prepared? Okay, let me see." Bi Shougang opened the six bottles of Moutai and gave Yu Zhiyuan a thumbs up without saying anything.

Bi Shougang then walked over, opened the door, and shouted outside: "Mom, hurry up, you want to starve your son to death."

I heard someone outside reply, "I know, the starving ghost is reincarnated."

Afterwards, all the neighbors in Bi Zhengliang's yard came in to say hello and sit down.

Wait until the food is served on the table.

The master's wife gave each of Bi Shougang's family of three a bowl of noodles and told them to eat first.

(End of this chapter)