Chapter 31

There was a sandy area in the family compound. Several children were squatting on the ground playing with mud and sand. Their cheerful laughter could be heard from a distance.

Jiang Suihan walked over and said, "Little Jiang Leyun, it's time to go home and eat."

Jiang Leyun looked up suddenly and saw his sister standing in front of him wearing a straw hat, looking at him with a smile.

He was full of joy: "Sister, you are back!"

Then he turned to his friend next to him, and said with a bit of boasting in his tone: "My sister is here to see me. I have to go home for dinner."

The children dispersed in a hurry.

Jiang Suihan saw that Jiang Leyun's face was not only dirty, but his hands were dirty as well, and his clothes were covered in dust, but his face was filled with joy.

This is finding like-minded partners.

I wanted to pinch the little guy's face, but it was inconvenient with the things in my hands: "You are so happy that you are almost a mud monkey."

Jiang Leyun looked up at Jiang Huihan and nodded quickly, "I'm happy! Dajun is really good at climbing trees. He climbed up the tree in no time. Xiaojun is also very good at playing. He took me to catch cicadas and dig out ant holes."

Zhao Dajun and Zhao Xiaojun are Wu Guihua's two sons, and they have a little daughter named Xixi. It is said that Wu Guihua wanted to eat watermelon very much on the day her daughter was born, but she didn't get to eat the watermelon because the baby came out first.

The three children of the Zhao family listen to their mother very much. They take Jiang Leyun to have fun everywhere in the staff compound. Zhao Dajun is already a twelve-year-old boy. He dislikes his younger brothers and sisters because they are too young, and does not take them to play. He has a group of playmates of the same age. However, under the threat of his mother and the milk biscuits shared by Jiang Leyun, he sacrificed an entire morning to kill time with a group of little kids.

Jiang Leyun felt that the two brothers of the Zhao family were very nice. They did not look down on him and were willing to take him out to play. No one knew him here and no one would bully him, so he did not have to endure those malicious eyes.

He also learned to climb trees with brother Dajun. Although he hasn't mastered it yet, it doesn't matter. He will be able to learn it after trying a few more times.

The little guy said happily: "I like it here. When I learn to climb trees, I will pick fruits for you to eat."

Jiang Suihan's expression suddenly changed, and she couldn't help but frowned: "You even climbed a tree secretly! Do you know that climbing a tree is dangerous? The tree is so high, and you are weak. If you accidentally lose your grip and fall down, what will you do if you get hurt? You see, you are so brave that you dare to do anything when I'm not at home. Do I need your fruit to eat?"

The child was bold enough to learn to climb trees from others when no one was watching him for a long time. If she hadn't let it slip, she wouldn't have known about it. This kind of thing will happen again and again. We can't indulge him. We must teach him a lesson.

Children are very curious. They find everything new and want to try it. She was afraid that one day she would not be able to keep an eye on her brother and something might happen to him without her knowing.

Oops, I said the wrong thing!

Jiang Leyun covered his mouth like he was trying to cover his ears and steal a bell, with his face drooping, like a puppy whose tail was caught, and explained weakly: "It's not very high, it's just a very short tree, I didn't even climb up."

Jiang Suihan said sarcastically, "Oh, I don't think you don't want to climb up, but you haven't learned how to climb trees yet. If you learn how to climb trees one day, you will be able to climb to the sky."

My sister is angry!

Jiang Leyun had a sad face and admitted her mistake weakly: "Sister, I was wrong. I won't do it again."

Jiang Suihan asked back: "You really don't dare?"

Jiang Leyun nodded hurriedly: "I really know I was wrong. I will never climb a tree again."

Now that he's been caught, how could he dare to secretly learn to climb trees from others? Compared to climbing trees, he didn't want to make his sister unhappy. As long as his sister was happy, he wouldn't do it if he couldn't climb trees.

Although he persuaded himself like this in his heart, he still felt a little unwilling. Other children could climb trees, but he was the only one who couldn't. He would be laughed at by those children.

Well, don’t blame my sister. Girls are timid. My sister was worried that he would get hurt while climbing a tree because she just cared about him.

Jiang Suihan stared at him and said, "Okay, a man should keep his word. I believe you."

Jiang Leyun subconsciously straightened his chest: "Of course, I will definitely keep my word."

He is a man, so he will not break his promise or do anything that goes against his word.

After talking things out, the brother and sister became good siblings who loved each other again, and went home happily hand in hand.

She felt like someone was looking at her and couldn't ignore it. Jiang Huihan looked to the right and saw a woman in her thirties holding a dish staring at her.

Jiang Huihan searched quickly in her mind. She didn't know this person and thought he was from the family compound. Based on the principle that everyone lived here and should live in harmony, she smiled at the person as a greeting.

Chen Xiaohong had just come back from picking vegetables in the fields when she saw a strange young girl walking by with a child on the road. She was wondering who this girl was, but after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered that Xu Zhao was married and had returned with his family yesterday.

With this age, this appearance, and the little boy, it is almost certain that she is the young wife that Xu Zhaoxin married.

Jiang Suihan was wearing a straw hat with a large brim that covered half of her face. Chen Xiaohong couldn't see Jiang Suihan's appearance clearly, but from looking at the little boy she was holding hands, she could tell that the girl was good-looking. The half of her face under the straw hat was clean and white, with a pointed chin and a small and delicate mouth.

The buildings in the family compound were not all built in the same batch. The older buildings do not have independent kitchens and toilets, and you have to go to the first floor to wash vegetables, where there is a row of sinks with running water.

It was dinner time and the hardworking women were squatting under the faucet washing vegetables.

Chen Xiaohong quickly found an empty seat and squeezed through, grabbing a seat next to the faucet. The person whose seat was taken away glared at Chen Xiaohong unhappily, but was too lazy to argue with her, so he turned a corner and lined up behind another person.

Chen Xiaohong approached Wang Liying, who was standing in the same row with her, and looked at her as if she was discussing gossip: "Guess who I just ran into on the street?"

Everyone in the family compound knows Chen Xiaohong's character. She is not the kind of person who can keep a secret. She is gossipy and talkative.

Wang Liying looked up and glanced at her, then followed up her question and asked, "Who?"

Chen Xiaohong's tone was inexplicably excited: "A new daughter-in-law who just arrived at the family compound."

Yesterday I heard that Xu Zhao's family members came to join the army. The people in the family compound were very curious and talked about it for a whole day. They also said that Xu Zhao took people to the cafeteria for lunch at noon, but when she rushed to the cafeteria, they had already left and she didn't get to see them.

Someone saw Jiang Suhan in the cafeteria and came back to tell others that Xu Zhao's wife was very beautiful, fair-skinned and gentle, but a little thin. Standing next to Xu Zhao, she looked very petite.

Wang Liying didn't expect it to be Jiang Suihan for a moment: "Huh?"

Chen Xiaohong opened her mouth and sputtered, "Oh, it's Captain Xu's new wife. I ran into her on the road. She was with a boy, who should be her younger brother. She was wearing a big straw hat and a white shirt. I think she is really good-looking, with fair skin and beautiful features. She is not tall, but not short either. She smiled at me and was quite polite, but she is a little thin and looks a little weak."

"Her brother is about the same age as my mistress. What do you think Captain Xu was thinking? He married a wife and brought a brother-in-law as a dowry. The brother-in-law is so young. If he stays in the Xu family, he will have to support him all the time. How many years will it take? Captain Xu is losing a lot. He married one and got one free. Not only does he have to support the new wife, but he also has to support the brother-in-law. When the couple has a child in the future, they will have to raise the child and the brother-in-law together. I don't know if Captain Xu's salary is enough to support so many people?"

If this happened in her hometown, marrying a wife would mean having to support her younger brother. Not to mention whether her husband's family would be willing to suffer this loss, even her in-laws would not be able to hold their heads up in the village. Only a scoundrel who has no ability and is not afraid of losing face would leave his son to be raised by his son-in-law.

Xu Zhao looked quite smart, not like a brainless person. No one knew what was wrong with him, but he was willing to be a sucker and spend money to support someone else's son.

Chen Xiaohong thought that it was not easy to marry a beautiful girl.

Wang Liying's eyebrows drooped and she pouted: "Who knows what Xu Zhao is thinking? We are not the parties involved. He just wants the girl to be pretty. The Xu family is rich, so it's not a big deal to have one more child. The cow doesn't want to drink water, and I'm afraid it won't work if we force it to drink water by pressing its head. We outsiders are standing up for him, but he doesn't think so. Maybe he enjoys it and has sweet dreams every night when he sleeps with his beautiful wife in his arms."

She was feeling a little worried. Last month, she received a letter from home saying that her younger sister was already 19 or almost 20 years old, and the family really couldn't find a suitable person. They wanted her to look around in the army and find a suitable marriage partner for her younger sister, preferably one who could follow the army. Otherwise, the couple would be separated and their relationship would be affected.

There are the most single men in the army. The first candidate Wang Liying thought of was Xu Zhao. His hometown is in the capital, and his parents both have formal units. It is heard that his father is a high-ranking official in the army in the capital, and his grandfather is even more powerful, knowing important figures in the country. He has a good family background, good abilities, and is handsome. He is outstanding in all aspects. If the younger sister can marry Xu Zhao, it will definitely be a great fortune, and in the future the Xu family will be able to help her parents' family and her husband's family.

Who would have thought that Xu Zhao just took a leave to go out, but came back with an explosive piece of news: he was married. This time, there was no hope.

The duck that was right at her mouth just flew away. Wang Liying felt so frustrated.

After learning the news of Xu Zhao's marriage yesterday, she couldn't let it go and tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. In the letter, she praised Xu Zhao for being a good person and having a good family background. With my personality, I think she took it seriously and looked forward to meeting Xu Zhao in the army as soon as possible.

She wished that time could go back and give herself a big slap in the face for not being so impatient. Now, she was afraid that it would cause great harm to her younger sister.

It would probably be too late to write back home now to tell them that something had happened to my younger sister's marriage. A telegram would be the fastest way, but she had already asked, and there were no cars going to the county tomorrow, so she couldn't get a ride.

Wang Liying couldn't help but get angry. Why couldn't Xu Zhao be in a hurry earlier or later? Why didn't he wait before getting married? At least he should meet her younger sister first. And that girl surnamed Jiang was really not a good person. She could marry any other man but had to marry Xu Zhao, stealing her younger sister's chance of marriage.