"Uncle, I don't ask for much. I just got married a few days ago, and who knew... who knew that the sofa furniture prepared by my husband's family on the wedding day were all borrowed. They came to leave yesterday, and my parents-in-law brought back a set of wooden stools they made themselves. They are full of barbs and have not been painted yet. I have no choice. I heard from the old people in our village that we can buy some cheap scraps, sew them with cloth, and put them on the stools, so I came here to ask. I don't ask for much. If you don't have it, forget it. I will think of other ways." Song Zhi showed an aggrieved expression on her face, and she seemed to be about to cry. She talked nonsense and pretended to leave.

Song Zhi knew that jobs like guarding the gate were not something most people could do. Usually, only family members or relatives of a leader in the factory and those with a good background could be gatekeepers.

"Wait a minute, are your in-laws really as bad as you say?" The security guard was a little bit unbelievable and suspected that the girl was deceiving him. He hadn't heard of anyone getting married nearby recently.

"Of course it's true. In this day and age, is there anyone who would dare to wrongly accuse their own in-laws? If you don't believe me, you can come with me to see it." Song Zhi looked at him with an expression that said, "Why don't you believe me?" and pretended to take him to see it.

"Okay, okay, come with me in to pick some." The old man also has a daughter, and he hates to see the behavior of the in-laws bullying the young wife. He sighed and softened his tone.

"Thank you, sir."

I followed the old man into the factory, turned left and right and ended up in a small room behind the factory. The old man took out the key from his waist and inserted it into the door lock tremblingly.

When I opened the door, I saw discarded sponges cut into various shapes.

"Go in and look for what you can use." The old man waved his hand and asked Song Zhi to go in and choose.

Song Zhi didn't hesitate and walked straight in. He rummaged around and found three relatively large sponges, which he thought were enough to use together.

"Why don't you take a little more?" The old man was a little bit unbelieving when he saw that she took so little. There were many people coming here to take things, and she was the first one who only took a few things in her hands, and no one else took any big bags.

"This is enough. I'm really sorry for bothering you today. This is a small token of my appreciation." As he said this, he stuffed the one dollar he had prepared in his hand into the old man's pocket.

The old man saw the denomination and quickly refused. How could this thing be worth one dollar? These were scraps that even scraps wouldn't want.

"Take it away, take it away. Life is not easy for you, a girl, and you spend money lavishly." The old man said seriously. Although there was a hint of blame in his words, it was not difficult to see his concern. In this era, most people are relatively simple.

Seeing that the old man refused to take the money, Song Zhi had no choice but to take the money. He thought that if he came to the town in a while, he would bring some useful things for the old man.

"Thank you for your help today, uncle. Next time I have time to come to town, I will bring you some special products from the mountain."

"You are so polite, little girl. I appreciate it, but I am an old man and I have everything I need. You don't need to bring anything." The old man smiled, and the wrinkles on his face became more obvious.

Song Zhi was worried when he saw the large and small bags on the bicycle.

"Wait, I'll go see if there are any bags." The old man saw her standing there in embarrassment and spoke at the right time.

The old man found a bag, helped her put the cotton and everything into the bag, and tied it to the back of the bicycle.

Looking at this big bag of things, the old man felt that the girl's in-laws were really bad people. They were waiting for the new daughter-in-law to buy everything. They must have used the girl's money. Her family must be rich. Even if his daughter married into a remote village, they must have given her a lot of dowry. Seeing how she spent money lavishly, he knew that she was not calculating.

The old man became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He decided to go back and educate his daughter properly, but he couldn't find a man in the village because those men were not easy to deal with.

Song Zhi did not rush home. It was already noon. She had not eaten much in the morning and had ridden her bike for a long time, so she turned around and went to the state-owned restaurant to see if there was anything delicious.

As soon as I walked in, I saw a small blackboard next to the window. It said today's offerings: Shredded pork noodles, braised pork, steamed fish...

She was a little tired from shopping and felt like eating something light, so she just ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles.

She was waiting for the shredded pork noodles, while Gu Huaijin had already arrived home. Seeing that there was no one in the yard and no sign of Song Zhi in the house, she suddenly became anxious. Suddenly, she realized that her bicycle was not at home either, and thought that she might have gone out.

Just then, Zhao Yun's voice rang out from outside the door, "Commissar Gu, Xiao Song went to town this morning and hasn't come back yet. How about we go to my house and deal with him today?"

"No need, auntie, I can just go to the cafeteria and take care of it."

"It's fine to go to the cafeteria. I heard they have new dishes today. I can try something new." Zhao Yun didn't force him when she heard Gu Huaijin say this. She had just casually agreed to go over to tell him where Song Zhi had gone so that he wouldn't worry. Seeing that there was nothing else for her to do, she went home to eat. Her family was still waiting for her to go back and make arrangements.

Gu Huaijin naturally knew how important food was now, so he shouldn't go to other people's homes for meals easily. Besides, Captain Qin's family had many people and life was not easy, so he couldn't go there either. He went into the kitchen to find some tableware and took it to the cafeteria.

There were quite a few people eating in the cafeteria at this time, and Gu Huaijin met two battalion commanders from his own regiment.

"Political Commissar, come here and eat." Seeing Gu Huaijin finished his meal, he stood up and greeted him.

Gu Huaijin nodded and greeted them, then sat opposite them.

The two exchanged glances, prompting the other to speak. Finally, the taller man gave in and tentatively asked Gu Huaijin, "Political Commissar, we heard this morning that the regiment is planning to organize a team of elite soldiers to go to Kyoto for training?"

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