Siheyuan: I just want to live

Chapter 378 Year (2)

Apart from the group of scholars on the farm who study academic subjects all day long and occasionally raise some strange questions that give Chen Feng a headache.

Things at home were going smoothly, and there weren't many situations that upset Chen Feng.

Time flies, and during these years, Jin Ling has always been worried about one thing - she is afraid that her precious son Xingxing will become a son-in-law of another family and will not be able to provide for her in her old age.

For this reason, she and Chen Feng decided to have two more children after careful consideration, in order to prepare for a rainy day and prevent any trouble before it happens.

God helps those who work hard, and they finally welcomed new life as they wished. And what's more gratifying is that both children are boys.

The older one is already eight years old, and Chen Feng personally named him Chen Xu. The little guy is chubby, smart, and very lovable.

The younger one is just five years old this year. He looks cute and well-behaved, just like a piece of jade sculpture. Chen Feng named him Chen Shuo.

Today, this warm and happy family has become even more lively and full of chaos with the presence of two more children.

Jin Ming, on the other hand, married a technician who graduated from a technical secondary school a few years ago.

After they got married, they quickly moved into a three-bedroom apartment that was specially allocated to them by the steel plant. This three-bedroom apartment was spacious enough for Jin Ming and his family to live a stable and comfortable life.

It is worth mentioning that even the house in the courtyard that originally belonged to Xu Damao has now been returned to Chen Feng.

Although Jin Ming's family has moved to the steel plant's staff quarters, their hearts have never left this courtyard that was once filled with laughter.

From time to time, Jin Ming would bring his wife and lovely children back here to visit Chen Feng and Jin Ling.

Every time I come back, the courtyard is always filled with a strong family atmosphere. Everyone sits together and shares every little bit of each other's life.

Of course, life is always full of all kinds of flavors, except for those things that make people happy.

There were also many things that made Chen Feng sad. The most important of them were the following two.

One is that Huang Laotou and others have passed away one after another in these years. Time flies, and the old people who once gave him shelter have now left him one by one.

This unexpected change was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Chen Feng, like a bolt from the blue passing through his heart.

However, even though he was extremely sad, Chen Feng still held back his tears and silently buried them one by one next to his grandfather's grave.

In this way, during the Qingming Festival or other memorial days, he and his descendants can visit them so that they will not be forgotten due to time constraints.

The second incident happened unexpectedly after New Year’s Day in 1976.

At that time, people had just happily celebrated the New Year's Day holiday, and the strong New Year atmosphere had not yet dissipated. Everyone was still immersed in the joy and anticipation brought by the beginning of the new year.

However, no one expected that the street office would deliver a heartbreaking obituary at this time - the highly respected gentleman had left us forever!

When the tragic news came, it was like a bolt from the blue that broke the originally peaceful and tranquil sky, and the entire street was instantly shrouded in endless grief.

Although Chen Feng, who possessed the memories of his past life, had already known about this matter, when he actually experienced this moment personally, he still couldn't help but feel an indescribable sadness deep in his heart.

After all, even if you already know the ending in advance, the pain of separation from life and death can still deeply hurt your heart.

To be honest, Chen Feng would think about this matter from time to time.

I finally traveled to this world, so why didn’t I encounter any particularly awesome system?

You know, those protagonists who traveled through time and space are all able to call the wind and rain and do everything! How great it would be if I also had such a powerful system!

Maybe he could get some magical elixirs from the system. As long as he had these treasures, he could make Mr.'s health better and give him more time and energy to appreciate the beautiful scenery in this world.

However, reality is always cruel and merciless. Chen Feng searched all over his body, but he could not find anything useful except the mysterious space that could only ensure that his family would not starve.

Every time he thought of this, Chen Feng couldn't help but sigh, his heart full of loss and helplessness.

Time passed by quickly like a white horse passing by, and the grief and sorrow in people's hearts for the passing of the teacher gradually faded away and dissipated like the clouds blown away by the wind.

They calmed themselves down and turned their attention back to the busy production and construction work, as if everything had returned to its former calm and busy state.

However, beneath this seemingly ordinary appearance, Chen Feng's state of mind was completely different.

As the hot summer approaches, the temperature continues to rise. The unbearable hot weather makes the air around seem to be frozen.

But what really made Chen Feng feel irritated and uneasy was not just the unbearable high temperature, but more of the worry hidden deep in his heart - the impending major earthquake.

The departure of Mr. Chen made Chen Feng feel powerless, and that deep sense of frustration still lingers in his heart.

Now, facing the major earthquake that is about to happen, although he knows that countless lives will be lost, he is still helpless.

Whenever he thought of this, Chen Feng felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, causing him unbearable pain.

He watched the disaster approach step by step, but was unable to make any substantial changes to save those innocent lives.

This feeling of helplessness tortured his soul all the time, like a sharp blade, cutting his fragile heart again and again, making him feel extremely tormented and unable to let go.

As someone who shared a bed with Chen Feng, Jin Ling was keenly aware of the vague sense of uneasiness deep in Chen Feng's heart.

However, Jin Ling mistakenly thought that this was simply because Chen Feng was still deeply distressed by the death of her husband.

Therefore, she did not take this matter too seriously, but silently hoped that as time passed, the deep sorrow in Chen Feng's heart would gradually heal.

Just when Chen Feng was full of worries, time passed quietly and silently to July, and the annual tense and busy summer harvest season arrived as scheduled.

At this critical moment, Chen Feng personally took charge of the entire summer harvest work to ensure that every link could proceed smoothly.

When all the crops were harvested and stored in the warehouse, Chen Feng did not breathe a sigh of relief like others did. Instead, he took the time to carefully inspect all the buildings on the farm.

Not only that, considering possible emergencies, such as the collapse of a granary for some reason, the subsequent torrential rain would mercilessly soak the precious stored grain, causing huge losses to the farm.

Chen Feng prepared for a rainy day and decisively ordered the purchasing staff to purchase a large amount of plastic sheets and properly place them in the warehouse for emergency use.

And in order to avoid earthquakes occurring at night, employees in farm dormitories would be unable to escape danger in time due to sound sleep.

So, just after the summer harvest was successfully completed, Chen Feng solemnly submitted a request to the steel plant to rebuild the dormitories, citing many reasons, including that the farm staff dormitories were in disrepair and dilapidated, and that there were a large number of existing farm employees but the dormitories were too small to accommodate everyone.

Fortunately, with the strong assistance of Hou Debang, his right-hand man, Chen Feng's proposal quickly won the response and approval of the steel plant.

Not long after, the funds needed to rebuild the dormitory were successfully delivered to the farm the next day.

When Chen Feng witnessed the successful arrival of the funds, he gave orders without hesitation and immediately arranged for relevant personnel to move their personal belongings out of the dormitory as soon as possible.

Immediately afterwards, the work of demolishing the old dormitory began in full swing.

As for those employees who had already moved out of the dormitory, Chen Feng decided after careful consideration to let them set up camp for the time being in the open area in front of the farm gate that was specially used for drying grain.

A number of simple temporary sheds were built using materials such as plastic sheets and canvas for temporary residence of these employees.

Although the employees on the farm were more or less dissatisfied with the arrangements made by Chen Feng, and even had some complaints.

After all, everyone was living well in the dormitory, but now they have to move out and live in simple tents. It is inevitable that they will feel a little uncomfortable and resistant.

However, when they heard Chen Feng solemnly promise that once the dormitory was completed, the houses would be immediately allocated to them based on each family as the basic unit.

The dissatisfaction and complaints in the hearts of these employees were instantly suppressed, and replaced by full of expectations and joy.

At this moment, they no longer care about the previous little emotions, but are wholeheartedly looking forward to getting their own house as soon as possible.

In this way, after Chen Feng's proper handling and arrangements on the farm, everything gradually got back on track.

And at this moment, time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day before the earth-shaking earthquake.

It was noon that day, the sun was blazing, and the heat was unbearable. Chen Feng was riding his slightly worn-out bicycle alone, struggling to move forward under the scorching sun.

His clothes were already soaked with sweat, but he didn't bother to wipe them off. He was only thinking about getting to the technical department of the steel plant as soon as possible, then finding Jin Ming and telling him something.