Chen Shanhe looked at Jiang Shiyue with a strange look when he heard this.

Jiang Shiyue felt that Chen Shanhe was just about to ask bluntly, "Did you hit your head?"

She was just thinking about what to say or do to make up for her "abnormality" when she heard a commotion coming from the direction of the compound.

Jiang Shiyue subconsciously looked up.

A group of women were making noise at the gate of the compound, with a few children joining in the fun.

Someone looked over here, and one of them suddenly pointed at Jiang Shiyue and said, "She's over there!"

A group of people came running over and surrounded Jiang Shiyue and Chen Shanhe at the edge of the stinky ditch.

"Chen Ying, this is terrible! There is a thief in our yard!" a middle-aged woman shouted angrily.

Jiang Shiyue: “…”

Using my toes to guess, the thief is her.

The young woman with a red hairband on her head wiped her tears and said, "The bicycle that Da Liu and I just bought is missing. We searched the yard but couldn't find it. I...Huh? This looks like our bicycle."

Hongtousheng pointed at the bicycle seat next to Chen Shanhe, which was almost unrecognizable from its original state, and said, "Da Liu and I accidentally fell on the way here and hit a hole here."

Everyone's eyes turned to the place where the red hairband pointed, and then they all turned their eyes to Jiang Shiyue.

Jiang Shiyue saw one word on everyone's face: Caught red-handed!

The middle-aged woman who spoke first, with one hand on her waist and the other pointing at Jiang Shiyue, angrily said, "Sister-in-law Jiang Shiyue, are you going too far? You usually act like a spoiled brat in the family compound, and everyone lets you go for Chen Ying's sake. Now you actually stole Sister-in-law Wang Hong's bicycle?"

"I'm afraid they didn't just steal Wang Hong's sister-in-law's bicycle. The iron pot that we always keep by the stove in our house was missing yesterday."

"Our shovel and vinegar bottle are missing. Our child said he saw Jiang Shiyue take them."

“…”

The more Jiang Shiyue listened, the hotter her face became, and she wished she could bury her head in the stinking ditch.

The things were stolen by the original owner, so now it is equivalent to her stealing them.

Sighing inwardly, Jiang Shiyue bent down and bowed to her sisters-in-law, "I'm sorry! I will compensate you."

"Pay?" The middle-aged woman rolled her eyes in anger. "Bah, you're almost there! Forget about our pots and pans. A bicycle costs 150 or 60 yuan. What are you going to pay back? You're spending 49 yuan of Chen Ying's 50 yuan monthly allowance!"

When Wang Hong's sister-in-law heard this, she burst into tears: "Sister-in-law, I came to the compound for the first time yesterday. I have no grudge against you. Why are you so harmful to me?

If you wanted to ride a bicycle, tell me and I would lend it to you. Why did you get it in the stinking ditch?

Jiang Shiyue: “…”

She couldn't express the original owner's thoughts. The original owner wanted to sell other people's iron pots and other scraps to exchange for the registration fee.

I have also arranged a bicycle. I will ride it to register first, and then sell it to rent a house in the city to prepare for the college entrance examination.

Whether or not he could get into university was not a question the original owner considered.

"Chen Ying, since you're here, you have to give us an explanation for what happened today!" The middle-aged woman turned to look at Chen Shanhe, her tone very harsh, "You don't mind risking your whole life to marry such a woman. We have no obligation to spoil her!

Normally, Jiang Shiyue monopolizes the public bathroom, doesn't let others use the public kitchen, and hogs the public corridors. We've let her off the hook for your sake. But now she's started stealing from everyone. This is a matter of principle! We'll never forgive her again!"

"That's right! She must be severely punished!"

"Chen Ying, it's useless for you to protect us this time. Don't say we don't give you face. We really don't want to live in the same yard with thieves."

"If you continue to protect Jiang Shiyue, we will go to the leader to ask for an explanation!"

“…”

The crowd's condemnation became more and more intense, and Jiang Shiyue couldn't get a word in.

The sisters-in-law became more and more excited as they spoke, and one of them raised her hand and slapped Jiang Shiyue.

Jiang Shiyue had Chen Shanhe on her left and a stinky ditch behind her. She was surrounded by her sisters-in-law and had no way to hide. She was in the wrong and couldn't fight back, so she could only grit her teeth, close her eyes and prepare to take the slap.

Bang!

Jiang Shiyue did not feel the pain she should have felt. She opened her eyes in surprise and saw Chen Shanhe's broad back in front of her.

Chen Shanhe stood in front of her and took the slap for her, but he was tall, so his sister-in-law's slap only hit his arm.

"Sisters-in-law, I'm so sorry!" Chen Shanhe bowed slightly, his tone serious. "I must give you an explanation for what happened today! Your things are still in the camp, and I will personally return them to you later. I will compensate Da Liu's family for their bicycles! Please give me some time to deal with my family affairs."

Although he also disliked Jiang Shiyue, she was his wife after all, and he had an obligation to protect her.

**

The family compound is located in the northwest corner of the military compound, separated by a separate wall with an archway for everyone to enter and exit.

There are rows of bungalows with red bricks and red tiles in the yard.

Chen Shanhe parked his bicycle next to the second door on the left in the last row. "Wait for me at home for a while. There's a morning meeting at the battalion headquarters. Let's talk about divorce after we come back."

Jiang Shiyue nodded with no choice. After Chen Shanhe strode away, she pushed open the half-closed door and looked around curiously.

The layout of the houses in the family compound is the same, with each house divided into two rooms, inside and outside.

The furnishings outside are simple.

In the middle stood a wooden square table with four benches, two wooden boxes were stacked against the wall, and in the corner stood a single bed covered with the popular large floral bed sheet.

According to the built-in memory, this bed belonged to the original owner. In order not to be disturbed by the child, she slept separately from Chen Shanhe and his son.

She slept in the outer room, while Chen Shanhe and his son slept in the inner room.

The furnishings in the inner room were simpler. A 1.5-meter double bed took up two-thirds of the room, and the rest was a wooden box.

There were old newspapers on top of the wooden box, and on top of that was an open notebook, which should belong to Chen Shanhe.

Jiang Shiyue closed the door to the inner room, walked around the outer room, and opened the wooden box on the top layer. Inside was a full box of clothes neatly stacked.

In 1978, having a box of clothes like this was really a waste of money!

The scolding is not unjust.

Jiang Shiyue picked up two pieces at random, picked up the enamel basin on the washbasin rack by the door, and clicked her tongue when she saw the soap on the small box in the middle of the washbasin rack.

People were reluctant to even buy laundry detergent in 1978, but the original owner actually used soap! !

After silently complaining about himself, Jiang Shiyue put the soap into the enamel basin and walked towards the public bathroom according to the original owner's memory.

The mud on the body not only stinks, but also dries to the skin and is very uncomfortable.

No matter how big the matter is, let’s talk about it after she finishes taking a shower.

The bathroom occupies a separate corner. The water room is right after the entrance. There is a row of sinks on each wall. The room on the left of the water room is the bathroom, and the room on the right is the public toilet.

There's a lock on the public bathroom door?!