He Lixuan had already reached the courtyard gate, but upon hearing these words, he could no longer take a step.
Shen Feiyi was also thoroughly embarrassed by Shi Yue's words.
He immediately said, "No, no, no, I won't stay here tonight. Just have the captain find me somewhere to stay for the night. I have to go back first thing tomorrow morning."
It was precisely because they knew that Brother Feiyi was leaving early the next morning that they suggested letting him stay at their home.
How could Shiyue not know?
Her family probably had the best living conditions in the entire brigade.
Although both of them were single, she felt that the Shen siblings were like family, so she didn't feel any sense of vigilance towards them.
In addition, since Brother Feiyi is a soldier, he has a natural respect for the military members and dares not make wild guesses.
And she shared a room with Chu Xia...
Shiyue felt that there was no problem with this arrangement.
As long as you have a clear conscience, you won't be afraid of the nonsense spouted by those scoundrels.
No matter how good Shiyue's idea was, Shen Feiyi resolutely refused to live in this courtyard.
Finally, He Lixuan said, "Brother Chen, why don't you come and squeeze in with us for the night? Jiang Dong and I will push our beds together, and the three of us can make do for one night."
Sun Yongfu wanted to arrange a good place for this visiting officer, but the conditions in their brigade were just like that, and he was powerless to do so even if he wanted to.
Hearing He Lixuan's words, he quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, come to my house for the night, just stay for the night."
Shen Feiyi naturally had no objections.
After the group of men left, only Shiyue, Yu Chuxia, and Sun Xiaohong remained in the courtyard.
It's obvious that Yu Chuxia and Sun Xiaohong have gotten along very well these past few days, and the two seem to be very close.
Knowing that Shiyue hadn't eaten yet, Sun Xiaohong took the initiative to cook and quickly brought her a bowl of porridge made from the little cornmeal that Yu Chuxia had left.
A few wild vegetables were floating in the soup.
Shiyue devoured the sweet batter in just a few bites.
Although she had access to group buying and had eaten some good food, this kind of meal still gave her a sense of security.
It made her feel like she was home.
Although it was late, long past the usual time when the members of the Forward Brigade went to sleep.
But because they were so excited, the two girls were not sleepy at all and kept asking Shiyue all sorts of questions.
Sun Xiaohong, in particular, had a lot of questions to ask.
After all, Shiyue was the first person in their brigade to go to the provincial capital!
Shiyue picked up what she could and told them some of it.
I wasn't interested in those descriptions of university campuses in early summer.
Her mother, her aunt, and her uncle are all university teachers; she grew up on a university campus.
What Shiyue said were things she had seen every day, so there was nothing new about them.
She was quite interested in what Shiyue had said about exchanging defective fabric with female textile factory workers.
"You said you traded two pounds of noodles for two pieces of cloth? What kind of cloth? Show it to us," Yu Chuxia said.
His eyes were sparkling, and he looked very excited.
Sun Xiaohong didn't seem to care much about this.
Although she was extremely envious, she knew in her heart that her family did not have any wealthy relatives in the city, and no one would give her noodles to exchange for cloth.
Not to mention noodles, she had never even seen the kind of candy that Shiyue had given her before!
Urged on by early summer, Shiyue rummaged through her bag and pulled out the two pieces of cloth.
She thought for a moment, then went back into the house and brought out two bundles of cotton, handing both the cloth and the cotton to Sun Xiaohong.
"Xiao Hong, you're so skillful, can you make me a cotton-padded jacket? You don't need to return the leftover scraps of fabric, you can have them all."
Shiyue knew very well that there wasn't much fabric left that could be used, and it was impossible to make a large item, but if she was frugal, she could still scrape together enough to make a pair of shoe soles.
When Sun Xiaohong heard that she could have all the remaining scraps of cloth, she immediately agreed.
Then she opened the bag containing cotton and was immediately astonished!
"Where did you buy such good cotton? It's so white! And the fluff is so long!" She touched the cotton with her hand in admiration.
Shiyue smiled but did not respond.
Both people present believed that this must also be a gift from the Shen family to Shiyue.
Yu Chuxia didn't feel much, mainly because her family was well-off, and she had the best of everything among her peers.
Even when she came to the countryside, her parents prepared everything they could think of for her.
She had everything: a cotton-padded jacket, cotton-padded trousers, cotton-padded shoes, and even a military overcoat.
Although she also thought the cotton was good, she remained unmoved and did not feel the same envy as Sun Xiaohong.
Although Sun Xiaohong was envious, she was not jealous.
Her family wasn't poor either; although they couldn't compare to the other educated youth, her attire was among the best in the team.
Although the things Shiyue is offering are quite good, in terms of resources, they still can't compare to what her family has.
So Sun Xiaohong muttered a couple of words and then put the things down.
It was precisely because Shiyue knew this about Sun Xiaohong that she was not too wary of her and was willing to reveal a little bit of herself to her.
After dinner, the three of them went back to their room together.
Shiyue originally planned to go back to the cottage while she was sleeping, and also to organize the books that Uncle Shen had given her.
Unexpectedly, the two men insisted on following her back to her bedroom.
Upon entering, Yu Chuxia said directly, "Shiyue, there's something I forgot to tell you earlier. You don't know, that thief came again the other day!"
Hearing that the thief had returned, Shiyue stopped herself from telling them to leave and instead asked, "When? Did they catch him?"
“We caught him the day before yesterday. He’s Er Laizi from the Red Flag Brigade,” Sun Xiaohong said.
"Er Laizi?" Shiyue frowned.
Erlaizi Shiyue from the Hongqi Brigade knew that, after all, these days the regulations were stricter, and there were far fewer thieves, hooligans, and scoundrels than in previous years.
Even the few who are close to each other wish they knew everyone around them.
This boy from the Red Flag Brigade is an orphan. His parents starved to death, and he grew up eating food from many different families.
But he didn't study hard; he was a petty thief and lazy boy since childhood, and nobody liked him.
But because he was physically weak since childhood, he didn't grow tall; Shiyue remembers that he wasn't even as tall as her.
He was thin and skinny, looking like a little chick even though he was only in his early twenties.
Shi Yuexin said that Er Laizi had raided someone's chicken coop or crawled into someone's woodpile, but Shi Yue really didn't believe that he had climbed over the wall to steal things from his own home.
The main reason is that Shiyue felt that if Erlaizi came, He Lixuan wouldn't even need to lift a finger; she could beat him up herself.
Moreover, He Lixuan had previously said that the man was slightly shorter than him and very strong, which did not match Er Laizi.
Seeing Shiyue's disbelief, Sun Xiaohong said, "It really was him. When the patrol team found him, he was lying on the back wall of your house, peering inside. The patrol team caught him red-handed!"
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