After dealing with the woman who had just caused trouble, with such a precedent in mind, the people living in the outer courtyard also realized that the group of people brought by the kind old man were not easy to mess with. Even if they had some ideas in their minds, they temporarily stopped and planned to make plans after Jiang Dahai and his group left.
Without the disturbance of those people, a group of people were kneading dough, boiling water, cleaning and repairing the stove, working busily.
"Eat first, and then get busy after dinner."
Gu Dongmei and the others were used to doing farm work at home, and with Erni and the others helping out, they quickly prepared a table of food.
There were two large pots of pancakes and a stack of fragrant fried meat sauce, which was made from the lean meat that Bai Fangqiu had just bought. Gu Dongmei cut half of it and tied the other half with a rope to dry under the eaves. She also fried a plate of vegetables and added black fungus and wild mushrooms specially brought from Qingshan Village, which were crisp and refreshing. In two clean porcelain plates, she poured a stack of chili sauce and a stack of mushroom sauce into each to dip the pancakes in.
As for the pork leg bones I just bought, they are still stewing on the coal stove and I guess we can’t eat them until the evening.
Although the dishes on the table were not sumptuous, everyone still enjoyed them with gusto.
Bai Fangqiu hadn't tasted Old Lady Miao's secret sauce for some time. He took a pancake, put a spoonful of meat sauce in it and rolled it up, then dipped it in some hot sauce. Just as he was about to put it in his mouth, his trouser leg was pulled.
A little boy wearing a patched shirt and short trousers with part of his ankles exposed was staring at the delicious pancake in his hand. He looked about three or four years old, with his black fingers in his mouth, drooling constantly.
No one knew how this child sneaked here. After Bai Fangqiu returned to the capital, he had been rushing in and out of this courtyard, and no one knew that this child was the child of the resident in the front yard.
Bai Fangqiu could still be a little hard-hearted towards those unreasonable adults, but he couldn't bear to refuse these young children. He looked at the pancake in his hand that he had not eaten yet and handed it to the little boy.
"Eat, and then go find your mother."
The little boy who was pulling Bai Fangqiu's trouser leg saw his action, his eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled the pancake from Bai Fangqiu's hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and ran to the front yard without looking back, for fear that Bai Fangqiu would snatch the pancake back from his hand.
Jiang Yilu instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Grandpa Bai's behavior, but he didn't know how to stop him. After all, he knew in his heart that the old man in front of him was so kind.
Sure enough, just as Jiang Yilu had expected, instead of receiving any gratitude for the pancake, it caused a lot of trouble.
"Eat pancakes. I want to eat pancakes too."
"Meat. There's meat in the pancakes."
When Bai Fangqiu picked up a pancake and was about to start eating, a group of children came through the door with bowls and chopsticks, walked into the house, and started shouting around the dining table. The chopsticks kept knocking on the edge of the bowl, making a clang clang clang sound.
The child who had just received a pancake from Grandpa Bai licked the oil stains on the corner of his mouth, as if he was still savoring the wonderful taste of the pancake. The basin in his hand was the largest, as if he had brought a wash basin from home. The little guy was holding a wash basin that was bigger than his head, and he couldn't even walk steadily.
"Pancakes, give me pancakes."
The little boy, about three or four years old, jumped and tried to take the bowl of pancakes from the table. They were made of white flour without any grains mixed in. They tasted soft and fragrant. People could only eat such delicious food during festivals. There was also meat mixed in it, which was very fragrant.
With him taking the lead, other children also came up. Sanni was caught off guard and was pushed off her chair by a child of six or seven years old.
This person is not a child at all; he is no different from a robber.
When Jiang Yi stayed to help Third Sister get up, he clearly saw the figures swaying outside the gates of the inner and outer courtyards. They were obviously the parents of these children. It seemed that they did not go out themselves, but let these children who could not be beaten or scolded take the lead.
Bai Fangqiu had not expected that his momentary kindness would cause such trouble. He stared at the chaotic situation in front of him in amazement.
"Second sister."
Jiang Yilu picked up a child with one hand and walked towards the outer courtyard. The children who didn't get the pancakes screamed and waved their hands. If Jiang Yilu hadn't been wearing long-sleeved clothes, his entire arm would probably have been scratched.
When Erni saw her brother's actions, she quickly followed him out of the house, grabbed the two children who had climbed onto the table and started chewing the pancakes.
"What are you doing? What if you hurt the child?"
The adults who had been watching the show silently outside the yard could no longer sit still, fearing that their precious baby would be hurt by those careless country people.
Jiang Yilu had no intention of escalating the conflict right now. He asked his second sister and Mo Xiangdong, who followed behind, to put the children into the outer courtyard and tightly close the gate connecting the inner and outer courtyards. They ignored the crying of the children and the scolding of the adults outside.
"Old White, it's not a good idea for you to live here like this. Didn't the higher-ups tell you how to help those people move out?"
Finally they could eat in peace, but everyone had lost their appetite. Thinking about the families living outside, they were worried about Bai Fangqiu. Looking at Bai Fangqiu's situation, Ruan Yuanjiang couldn't help but think of the dozen or so houses he had in Haicheng. When those houses came into his hands, would he also have to face those deadbeats?
Bai Fangqiu sighed, smiled bitterly and picked up a pancake: "What can we do? Almost every family has a few old men and women in their seventies or eighties. When we ask them to move, they will threaten to kill themselves at the gate."
Bai Fangqiu had no choice. Previously, thirteen families lived in this courtyard, and eight of them moved away under the persuasion of the organization. Only Wu Hu was left. There was a difficult old man in his family. If he was treated lightly, the old man would not listen, and if he was treated seriously, he would threaten to die.
Bai Fangqiu was not a cruel person, so the matter naturally came to a standstill.
"Why--"
Everyone sighed, this was really a troublesome matter.
Jiang Yilu's eyes flashed. There were so many people here now, so he would wait until his parents came back so that he could have time to deal with those people.
******
Huaqing University reported to the military academy on the same day. Meng Pingchuan and his wife did not come with them, and entrusted their son to Jiang Dahai and his wife. Therefore, the Jiang family's schedule today seemed particularly busy. They went to the military academy first, watched their nephew report, and then prepared everything for their nephew and hurried to Huaqing University. Meng Xiangxue was accompanied by Guangpiao and Tiezhu's families, so nothing serious would happen.
Mo Xiangdong and Jiang Yilu were both students of Huaqing University, so they followed the Jiang family.
After finding out their dormitories from the seniors who were greeting the freshmen at the door and asking for directions, the few of them walked towards the dormitories.
"The sea!"
Jiang Dahai wiped the sweat off his head. The dormitory building was really far from the main gate. Under the guidance of enthusiastic seniors along the way, the group walked towards Jiang Yiliu and Mo Xiangdong's dormitory. As they were walking on the road, they heard a familiar voice.
When Jiang Dahai turned around, he saw Mo Dashuan running towards them with his wife and daughter, and Yu Xiaocao following timidly behind Mo Xiangfang.
"I said I might run into you when I come to school today." Mo Dashuan smiled heartily.
They came to the capital together, but after arriving in the capital, Mo Dashuan separated from them. It was only then that they learned that the Mo family also had relatives in the capital. Mo Xiangdong and Yu Xiaocao were both entrusted to Mo Dashuan by their elders, but Mo Xiangdong finally chose to leave with Mr. Bai who came to pick them up.
"Uncle Bai——"
Mo Dashuan saw Bai Fangqiu in the crowd and called out to him respectfully. The other party's identity is now completely different. He is no longer the old doctor who used to treat the villagers in Qingshan Village.
"You guys are also going to report for Xiaobao and Xiangdong, it's a good opportunity for us to go together."
Mo Dashuan came here today to send Yu Xiaocao here, and was hoping to run into the Jiang family along the way.
"Okay." Jiang Dahai agreed without thinking. He looked at Yu Xiaocao who was standing quietly and sensibly behind Mo Dashuan, and said to his son beside him, "Xiaobao, you three are the only ones from Qingshan Village who have come to this university. You three should help each other in the future. Xiaocao is still a girl, so you and Xiangdong should take care of some people."
Jiang Dahai walked forward and gave instructions to his son.
Jiang Yiliu's eyes dimmed and he nodded. Mo Xiangdong still had that silent expression, neither saying a word nor nodding his head, but everyone was used to him being like this, so they just took it as his acquiescence.
When Yu Xiaocao saw Jiang Yilu nod, a hint of joy flashed across her eyes, which were covered by her thick bangs, and a blush appeared on her face.
*****
The female dormitory and the male dormitory are two independent dormitory buildings, and the two groups are separated at the bottom of the dormitory building.
It was fate that Mo Xiangdong's dormitory and Jiang Yilu's dormitory were right opposite each other. As Mo Xiangdong was not accompanied by any elders, Mr. Bai and Jiang Erni went to the dormitory opposite to help Mo Xiangdong make his bed.
The dormitory conditions at Huaqing University are quite good. There are six people living in one dormitory, all with bunk beds, two beds on the right, one bed on the left, and a large wardrobe divided into six compartments, with a key inserted in each small door.
The dormitory was very clean, probably because it was cleaned by the first person to arrive. Jiang Yilu saw that a mattress and pillow had been placed on the lower bunk on the left side by the window, obviously someone had arrived earlier than him.
There was a small piece of paper in front of each bed. Jiang Yilu found the bed with his name on it. Fortunately, it was the lower bunk on the right side by the window. He didn't have to climb up and down, and it was next to the window.
"I've inquired. There is a hot water tank on each floor of the dormitory. You can get water from it. You have to go to the public bathroom downstairs to take a shower. The bathroom opens at 11 o'clock every day and stops supplying hot water at 10 o'clock at night."
Gu Xiashi was like an old lady, nagging her nephew about what he had learned: "You have to buy two kettles, one for drinking water and one for foot bathing. Sometimes you come back late from evening self-study and can't make it to the bathroom for a shower, so you have to get hot water for foot bathing. Also, there are mosquito nets. There are trees next to this place, and it's on the second floor. When the weather is hot, it attracts insects..."
Jiang Yilu was somewhat impressed by his uncle's communication skills. In such a short period of time, he had asked the senior students who came to welcome the new students about so many things.
"Your uncle is right. I saw a small shop when I passed by the dormitory building just now. Your mother and I will go and buy everything for you." Jiang Dahai nodded repeatedly and asked his son and Sanni to make the bed together. He did not forget to bring his brother-in-law with him when he left. There was such a long list, he was afraid that he would forget it.
Jiang Yi arrived relatively early. Not long after he arrived, the remaining four roommates also arrived one after another.
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