Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen left the hospital and prepared to wait for their car at the entrance of the family compound.
When Lu Fangfang arrived at the first row of houses, she saw her sister-in-law, wearing a blue floral cotton-padded jacket, walking out from the west side of her house.
The sister-in-law was holding a child in her arms when she saw Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen, and her eyes lit up immediately.
"Sister-in-law Shufen, Sister Fangfang, are you two going to the county?"
Lu Fangfang glanced at the woman and felt she looked familiar.
After thinking for a moment, she remembered.
She had seen this woman the first time she came to the family compound. The woman looked at the three children and left a deep impression on her.
At that time, Sister Shufen seemed to have scolded the woman for being shameless.
As Lu Fangfang hesitated about whether to reply, she saw Sister Shufen grab her hand and pull her forward quickly.
"Girl, don't pay attention to her. This person is called Yang Yufeng. She just loves to get close to people."
Wang Shufen spoke softly, her pace quickening involuntarily.
"Sister-in-law Shufen? Sister Fangfang?"
Yang Yufeng seemed unaware that the two were bothering her, and she chased after them while carrying the child.
She strode over to Lu Fangfang and said with a smile, "Fangfang, my husband is the political instructor of the First Battalion. We should spend more time together. By the way, are you going to the county town?"
"Ah...yes, we're going to the county town."
Lu Fangfang nodded helplessly.
Lu Fangfang was somewhat surprised when Yang Yufeng told her that her husband was the political instructor of the First Battalion.
To be honest, the two companies are indeed quite close.
"Oh, you can go to the county town. I have three kids to look after at home, so I really can't get away. Fangfang, could you please bring me a pound of salt? I'm out of salt."
After Yang Yufeng finished speaking, she turned around and walked back without waiting for Lu Fangfang's reply.
"Um?"
Lu Fangfang was stunned for a moment, and then saw that Yang Yufeng had already walked away.
Okay, bringing salt is no problem, but what about the money to buy it?
Yang Yufeng's husband was, after all, the instructor in the camp, so it wouldn't be good not to bring him along.
But her own family was still struggling with famine and debt, and Lu Fangfang didn't want to be taken advantage of, so she immediately chased after them.
"Sister-in-law, did you forget to give me the money for the salt?"
Yang Yufeng felt a little embarrassed.
She was surprised that Lu Fangfang would chase after her. A pound of salt only cost 15 cents. Was it really worth it?
She slapped her forehead and said helplessly, "Oh dear, look at me, I was in such a hurry that I forgot to bring any money. Fangfang, why don't you lend me some first, and I'll pay you back when I get back..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Fangfang interrupted her with a smile, "It's alright, sister-in-law, I'll go back with you to get it."
Yang Yufeng: "..."
Her face looked rather grim; she hadn't expected her move to fail.
Of all the new military wives, she always manages to swindle a bag of salt, but none of them are as shameless as Lu Fangfang, who even chases after people for money.
Yang Yufeng rolled her eyes and muttered, "Going back will take too much effort. Can't you just pay for it for me? You're really obsessed with money."
Hearing this, Lu Fangfang was both angry and amused.
Well, now it's my fault.
With a quick glance, Lu Fangfang said sincerely, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to lend you the money, it's just that I'm really short of money. I don't even have enough to buy things in the county town."
"Sister-in-law, since our two families live so close, could you lend me some money first? I'll have Mingcheng pay you back later."
"What? Borrow money? You're borrowing my money?" Yang Yufeng exclaimed in surprise.
She instinctively clutched the cloth bag, looking at Lu Fangfang as if she were a plague carrier, "I have no money, I have no money, you don't need to carry the salt, you should go now."
After saying that, Yang Yufeng hurriedly slipped away with the child in her arms.
"Tch, who is it?"
Lu Fangfang rolled her eyes, turned around and walked back.
"Girl, how did you get rid of her?"
Wang Shufen was very surprised, as she knew how shameless Yang Yufeng was.
"I just mentioned that I was short of money and wanted to borrow some, and she ran away, not even asking me to bring her the salt."
Wang Shufen was taken aback, then laughed. No wonder Yang Yufeng ran so fast.
Lu Fangfang thought about it and smiled.
This is the way to deal with shameless people; it saves them from constantly getting too close and becoming annoyed.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the entrance of the family compound.
At this time, many women were already waiting at the door. It was Sunday, and there were a lot of women going to the county town.
Besides the women, a group of children were running around at the door, making it quite lively.
This was the first time Lu Fangfang had seen such a large gathering of people in the family compound.
She roughly counted and estimated that there were about fifteen or sixteen sisters-in-law, plus the children, making a total of more than twenty people.
With so many people, she was worried that one military vehicle wouldn't be able to hold them all.
...
"Huh? Who are these two? New recruits with the army?"
"Yes, he looks quite unfamiliar."
As soon as Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen arrived, they attracted everyone's attention.
Many of the women in the family compound used to work there, but this was the first time I'd seen the two of them.
"The young one is the wife of Battalion Commander Zhuang of the First Battalion, named Lu Fangfang. The older one is the wife of Political Commissar Xiao of the First Regiment, named Wang Shufen. They both just arrived to join the army a few days ago."
"Yes, yes, I heard they're all from the countryside."
A familiar sister-in-law introduced the two of them.
Lu Fangfang: "..."
Listening to a group of people talking about her, she felt incredibly embarrassed and could only smile in response.
"Fangfang? Fangfang?"
Hearing someone call her name, Lu Fangfang turned her head and saw that it was Sun Manling.
She grabbed Sister Shufen's hand and quickly went over.
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