I am studying and eating melons in Chronicle

The capital is well connected in all directions. The military green off-road jeep parked steadily in front of a strange house. It should be the residence that Yue Hongjin mentioned before.

The courtyard is much larger than Yunling imagined. It has a hand-painted verandah with red columns and colorful walls, which connects the outer verandahs. The two doors where the verandas on both sides meet are typical four-column hanging flower doors.

This is definitely a two-entry courtyard with a wider area.

There are three main rooms on the north side and two wing rooms on each side, for a total of seven rooms, that is, three main rooms and four wings. There is one wing room on the south side of the east and west wing rooms, and the barrier wall that separates the inner and outer courtyards is also placed along the south gable line.

The driver didn't get out of the car, waited for the luggage to be unloaded, and then drove away. He was probably in a hurry to get back to work.

Yue Hongjin helped share most of the luggage. As soon as the two of them stepped through the door, they saw a middle-aged woman slowly walking out. She was cleanly dressed, with a simple temperament, and a vegetable basket slung on her right elbow.

The person next to him followed up and introduced: "Comrade Yun, this is Comrade Ming Chuanxia who is assigned by the organization to take care of your daily life. You can just call her Aunt Ming on weekdays."

Yunling was stunned for a moment, and her first reaction was to refuse: "I don't need it..."

"This is not Director Ling's order." His hint pointed to this.

Today, Yunling's files are still top secret, and the number of people who are above Ling Li and have full authority to place her can be counted on one hand.

"Row."

They come, the security.

She likes to be quiet, but she doesn't hate people. As long as the people she lives with don't cause trouble, they essentially can't affect her.

Nowadays, with Yue Hongjin outside and Ming Chuanxia inside, not even a fly can fly in around her.

Aunt Ming stepped forward and took the cloth bag from Yunling's hand. She smiled with several folds on her face, exuding affinity: "Comrade Yun! Everything has been tidied up inside and outside here. I originally planned to do it in these few days." We can get there, the wall of fire in your house is burning every day. And we have tap water and liquefied gas in this area, which is very convenient..."

She obviously has a lively and lively personality, Yunling smiled along with her and listened quietly.

At the same time, he was guessing about the identity of this middle-aged woman in his words. Perhaps, she used to do junior intelligence work.

——She has an ordinary appearance and a cheerful and enthusiastic personality. Like an ordinary aunt in the capital, she talks a lot and is good at chatting, so she can get some secret information.

From the other party's serious attitude, Yunling knew that she had no intention of offending prying eyes, but that her previous professional habits had slightly changed the way she treated people.

The courtyard has been swept so that not a trace of flying dust can be seen, and a large water tank is placed in the center of the central axis. There is nothing in it. I think it is summer, and when I am leisurely and elegant, I can keep a tank of blue and white water lilies that are fragrant and sleeping.

Her bedroom is in the main hall, and the east and west wings are vacant. However, half of the east wing is divided into a study room, and the other half is an empty laboratory, obviously to meet Yunling's work needs.

The west wing is a row of guest rooms, uninhabited.

Yunling asked: "Where do you two live?"

Aunt Ming introduced: "I live in the back room directly behind you, and Xiaoyue lives in the back room near the door."

Usually the reverse room is used for receiving guests, but Yue Hongjin chose that location because it was obviously more convenient for him to look after the house and the courtyard. He also stayed in the outer courtyard specifically. It seemed that he paid attention to the differences between men and women.

She was particularly concerned about privacy and security. Although the two of them were there for protection and surveillance, it was really hard to accept that they really had to stay together and be airtight. Now that such an appropriate arrangement has given her a certain amount of free space, she is very satisfied.

"I will trouble you in the future." Yunling bowed slightly. In terms of age, they are all her elders, especially Aunt Ming. She has always been used to being self-reliant, and she will naturally not adapt to the sudden presence of a housekeeper who arranges all the trivial matters such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

But Aunt Ming specifically explained at the beginning: "The boss assigned me this job to take care of me, so you can work with peace of mind. You can leave the rest to me, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. We are all working people, but you are doing mental work. I do manual labor.”

In fact, many leaders have orderlies and guards around them, but their ranks are often very high. Yunling thought that they were far away from her, but she didn't expect that she was also qualified. She was really flattered.

But think about it, if she hadn't recklessly displayed her special abilities back then, I'm afraid she would have just started out as an ordinary researcher now.

Blessings and misfortunes, who can say for sure.

Taking the risk of being mistaken for a ghost or a mental illness, and being under strict surveillance most of the time now, in exchange for special material treatment, and the protection of personal safety.

Yunling didn't know whether this deal was a good deal or not.

Moreover, it was difficult for her not to think of her friend Ji Qingyun, whom she had not heard from for many years. Although I know that it is inconvenient for others to go out less, I still can't help but feel worried that any trips I make in the future will also be severely restricted.

"Can I go home and take a look?" she asked softly.

Yue Hongjin realized that she was a little too cautious. He wanted to explain kindly, but his words were still blunt: "Okay, you don't have to worry too much, as long as you allow me to be close to you at any time when you go out."

Yunling breathed a sigh of relief, and her face showed joy again: "Okay, I will take you with me when I go out in the future. I have to go home in the afternoon, thank you for your hard work."

"Ah."

The unchanging voice responded solemnly.

In fact, she didn't care about his slightly indifferent tone, but was slightly frightened occasionally, because Yue Hongjin looked so much like her second uncle who was the leader, with a majestic aura like a mountain, and his words revealed majestic determination.

He looks like his young uncle, and has the demeanor of his middle-aged uncle. Although he is not a few years older than her, he looks like an elder and possesses the deep and profound power that is natural to him.

But having such people around you will always make you feel more at ease.

There are two bicycles in the new home, so Yunling did not use the car from before, and chose to ride home with Yue Hongjin, just to observe the changes in the capital last year along the way.

But when they arrived home, they found that there was no one around...

She estimated that the hospital would be overcrowded after the new year, and both doctors and nurses in the hospital would be so busy that they would like to push the hospital bed to float in the air.

"Comrade Yue, please sit on the sofa in the main hall for a while, and I'll get you some tea."

Yunling skillfully lit up the stove. Yue Hongjin wanted to help her, but was stopped: "This is my house, and guests are told to do as they please. Just wait and drink, but don't be restrained."

She took out a can of tea leaves from the cupboard and brewed them with flowing water. The curled tea leaves gradually stretched out in the white water, as if they were once again given the vitality of the fragrance of ancient tea.

Yunling deliberately came back after get off work, but Yun's father and Yunmu arrived home two hours later than she expected.

The introduction to the courtyard is adapted from "BJ Courtyard Architecture" edited by Ma Bingjian