Chapter 328 I want the whole army to know that I am the eldest sister-in-law
Ye Xiaomei tugged at her collar and thought, forget it, it's all in vain. I can't wear a gas mask anyway.
Gas mask? Ye Xiaomei suddenly remembered and took out the backpack her mother had prepared for her. Sure enough, there was needle and thread inside.
In Zhao Mei's words, sewing and mending are the things that women must have. If you don't know how to do this, you will be laughed at when you go out.
Knock knock knock!
Ye Xiaomei thought it was Ma Qijun who had returned, so she quickly put down her needlework and opened the door.
"Mrs. Liu, is there anything you can do for me?" Ye Xiaomei saw that she was holding a paper bag and stepped aside to let her in.
"I'm fine. I just happened to have some sunflower seeds for you to eat."
Sister Liu was not tall, but rather plump, and looked to be in her forties. She opened the paper package as soon as she came in: "Taste it, it's five-spice flavor."
Ye Xiaomei was not polite either. After coming here last night, she only got to know Mrs. Liu.
Sister Liu rolled her eyes and asked with a gossipy look, "When did you and Captain Ma get married?"
"..." Ye Xiaomei hesitated for a moment, thinking that maybe they had nothing else to do, so they could only use these words to kill time:
"We got married last August."
"Oh." Sister Liu slapped her thigh and beamed with joy: "I was wondering, this Captain Ma is still hiding something. At first I really didn't know you were his wife."
Ye Xiaomei's heart sank: "Sister Liu, is it possible that many people don't know about my marriage to Brother Ma?"
He wouldn't be hiding it on purpose, right? Although there are more men in this military region, I saw more than a dozen beautiful girls this afternoon. There are definitely female soldiers, but the girls in the art troupe represent the image ambassadors of the military, so their figures and looks are all the best among the best.
Mrs. Liu was originally from the countryside. She nodded vigorously when she heard this and her gossip became more and more excited:
"No, your man doesn't like to talk on weekdays. If he didn't say anything, no one would know. At the beginning, everyone was optimistic about him and Comrade Xiao Feng, but how come there is no talk after getting along... Oh, look at my mouth, why did I bring up this matter?"
Sister Liu suddenly acted as if she had just reacted and patted her mouth lightly twice.
Have they been together before? Ye Xiaomei frowned. No wonder... But if you think about it carefully, which woman can refuse such a good-looking and excellent man? Even Ye Xiaomei felt that she was not worthy of marrying Ma Qijun.
Fortunately, she knows what she is doing and is working hard to improve her knowledge and expand her abilities. Sooner or later, she will be worthy of Ma Qijun.
"Eat some melon seeds, don't be polite." Seeing that the little girl was not fooled, Mrs. Liu became sad after a few words.
Ye Xiaomei finally came to her senses and thought that Mrs. Liu had done it unintentionally: "Okay, where did you buy these five-spice melon seeds? They're quite delicious." She wanted to buy more for Ma Qijun's subordinates to try and make them familiar to them. This way, everyone would know that Qijun was married and I, Ye Xiaomei, was his wife.
"Dongji, if you are lucky enough to meet a military vehicle on the road, you can get there in half an hour. If you walk, it will take more than two hours."
After Mrs. Liu said this, Ye Xiaomei felt that it was still quite far away.
Mrs. Liu seemed to be a talkative person. She kept talking and refused to listen. She also said that all the letters written here had to be sent there before they could be mailed back to her hometown.
As she was talking, Mrs. Liu suddenly changed the subject: "Are you and Captain Ma classmates or fellow villagers? How did you meet? Was it someone who introduced you or was it Captain Ma who pursued you?"
Ye Xiaomei was stunned for a moment. She just didn't expect Sister Liu to talk so much, and sometimes she almost couldn't keep up with the topic when she changed the subject:
"A fellow countryman introduced me." Ye Xiaomei didn't dare to imitate her and say anything without restraint.
Thinking back carefully, it was indeed an accident that she married Ma Qijun, and perhaps the "White Snake" had helped her.
When Sister Liu heard this, her squinting eyes suddenly widened several times, as if she had heard the most incredible thing in the world:
"Hey, Captain Ma has such great conditions, why does he still need an introduction? Many girls in the dance team of the cultural troupe are attracted to him. And Xiao Min from the cultural publicity team kept coming here recently, saying that she came to see Captain Ma to understand the situation and collect publicity materials..."
Before Sister Liu could finish her words, she met Ye Xiaomei's fixed eyes. Her scalp felt numb and she couldn't say any more. She left with the excuse that she had something else to do.
Ye Xiaomei slammed the door shut. She had seen through it. It might not have been intentional at first, but the words that came later clearly showed that it was intentional.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaomei recalled what she heard them say to Feng Jin in the yard at noon, and she didn't take it seriously at first.
Now she understood after careful consideration. Feng Jian was the teacher's daughter, and they all acted very afraid of her. As for her, she was a nobody, so she could be easily used as an excuse for others to talk about her.
Ma Qijun was indeed an excellent soldier, and he was the only outstanding soldier in history who had risen from a rookie to the position of regiment commander within ten years of joining the army.
Before he became famous, he was just an unknown person. In the words of the head of the cultural troupe, he sprang up like bamboo shoots in spring.
In order to develop cultural propaganda, people were sent to the military region to interview and collect information about Ma Qi’s heroic deeds. He became famous overnight, and his photos were posted in the Cultural Propaganda Department for half a year.
I don't know how many girls stand by and watch every day. He is so handsome, masculine, and capable, who wouldn't like him?
"I don't think that girl is worthy of Captain Ma." The dozen girls in the dance room were stretching their legs, doing splits, and bending their waists. They never stopped talking during the training.
"Yes, Captain Ma has a promising future and he is handsome. I think he is a perfect match for our Captain Feng."
"Who do you think that girl is? From the way she's dressed, I think she's a country girl."
"I think so too. Only in the countryside are short hair still popular, which is close to the ears. It's out of fashion."
"Actually, I think Captain Ma has a problem with his brain. Captain Feng is the daughter of the division commander. If he marries Captain Feng, the division commander will definitely promote him. He is such a fool."
“I think so.”
Feng Jian appeared in the corner of the back door at some point, his teeth itching with anger. He was right, it was like being subtly humiliated by Ma Qijun. He would rather have a country girl than even look at her.
She crossed her arms and pretended to be calm while looking at the team members in training:
"Do you guys like to gossip about other people?"
A dozen people were shocked.
——Hello, Team Feng.
——Team Feng!
"The performance is tomorrow, and you guys still have time to ask about other people's business? I tell you, if you lose to the band this time, you will be punished by me when you go back."
Feng Jian's black leather shoes with wedge heels made a rhythmic clicking sound as they stepped on the floor. Her serious tone matched her gloomy face, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was very angry.
In the dormitory of the family compound, Ye Xiaomei fell asleep while waiting in the afternoon. After several fierce battles last night, Ma Qijun was very energetic today, but she had to make up for her sleep.
Ye Xiaomei heard a knock on the door in a daze. Her eyelids felt particularly heavy. She didn't know how long the knock lasted, and soon the knock disappeared.
Then the landline phone rang. This time Ye Xiaomei almost closed her eyes and climbed up to grab the phone: "Hello."
——Sister-in-law, the boss asked me to tell you that he will be back from the infirmary a little later, and dinner is left on the door for you.
"Oh, got it." After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiaomei fell asleep as if a pillow had been thrown onto the bed.
Huh? Ye Xiaomei sat up suddenly after a while, looked out the window at the gray sky, and then realized that she had slept for the whole afternoon.
She stared blankly at the landline phone, and she seemed to have answered a call.
"Infirmary?" Ye Xiaomei suddenly perked up. The moment she pulled out the bolt and opened the door, two lunch boxes fell to the ground with a click.
Ye Xiaomei finally came to her senses and realized that it was not a dream.
Could it be that Ma Qijun was injured in a fight? Ye Xiaomei quickly picked up her lunch box, tidied her hair, put on the mask she had sewed in the afternoon, and hurried out.
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