A young soldier outside, holding two wicker boxes in his hands, saw Lu Yuan standing straight again.
Lu Yuan came out on crutches and glanced at the young soldier. He was Xing Fengshou's guard. "Did Captain Xing pay for it out of his own pocket?"
"Yes, Xing Tuan said that you probably don't have time to cook, so this meal is his condolence gift to the family."
"Thank Captain Xing for me." Lu Yuan gestured to Xiao Wu to take it.
The young soldier saluted and left.
Xue Jing had already wiped the tables and chairs, and the food was placed on the table, so everyone sat down to eat.
The dishes that Xing Fengshou had people send over were all stir-fries and white rice. It was obvious that he had asked for it in advance.
Xue Jing first picked up a piece of meat for Wu Shiyuan and said, "Xiao Wu, you have been busy taking care of Lu Yuan during this period. Thank you for your hard work. When the family is settled, your sister-in-law will cook a good meal for you."
"Sister-in-law, I'm not tired. I'm a communicator for the land camp, and this is what I should do."
Wang Qiufen also said, "That's nothing to be ashamed of. Our whole family thanks you."
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, Xue Jing washed the bowls and plates, and Wu Shiyuan took them back to the cafeteria.
In the afternoon, Wu Shiyuan borrowed a cart and took Xue Jing to buy coal briquettes and wooden staves, so they could finally cook and eat normally in the evening.
Wang Qiufen lamented, "Everything else in the city is good, except that you have to pay for everything."
If this happened in the countryside, you could just collect firewood from the mountains and grow vegetables in the yard without spending a penny.
After delivering the coal briquettes, Wu Shiyuan returned the cart and came over with two quilts after finishing his meal in the cafeteria.
"Oh, I was just worried about how I was going to sleep at night. Thank you, Xiao Wu, you are so thoughtful."
Wu Shiyuan scratched his short flat head and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, please don't say thank you so often. It makes me feel embarrassed."
"Okay, I won't say thank you from now on, but you have to come when I make something delicious and ask you to come over for dinner."
After Qin An Ning's advice, Xue Jing made a lot of progress in her interpersonal relationships. Lu Yuan was even a little surprised by her performance.
"Aunt, sister-in-law, let me take you for a walk around the compound so you can get familiar with the terrain. It will be convenient for you in the future."
"Are you okay staying home alone?" Xue Jing was a little worried about Lu Yuan.
"It's okay. I'm just resting in bed. I'm not doing anything. You guys go ahead and leave Lele at home."
Lu Yuan is particularly fond of his youngest son, whom he just met. He didn't take care of Hu Zi and Xiao Hua when they were young, and Lele made up for some of his regrets to a certain extent.
Xue Jing thought that Lele had just finished feeding and they wouldn't be out for too long, so she agreed.
"Then be careful not to let him wet the bed, otherwise he won't be able to sleep at night."
Xue Jing used the package to block Lele's outside. The little guy had just learned to roll over and he turned over without paying attention. He had to be careful not to fall to the ground.
"Hu Zi, Xiao Hua, do you want to go?" Xue Jing asked the two children as they walked.
"Go." The two children said in unison. When they were at home, they would run around the village like crazy. They were so bored from riding the train, but they didn't dare to run around for fear of getting lost.
Now that they can finally take a stroll, the two of them can't wait.
In this way, Xiao Wu took them to get familiar with the family area.
I went to the supply and marketing cooperative, grain station and vegetable station today.
There is a small vegetable garden opened up by the military families near the edge of the wall. Xue Jing was very happy to know this. She is good at growing vegetables, so she won't have to worry about food in the future.
There are also bathhouses, health centers, auditoriums, kindergartens, primary schools, etc. It can be said that this is a small society.
Because Hu Zi was going to school, Xue Jing was particularly concerned about elementary school matters.
"Sister-in-law, once you get your household registration, just go and register for the school when it's open. This is our own military school for children of our troops, so you won't be unable to go to school, don't worry."
Wu Shiyuan is eloquent and introduced each place in detail, such as what time the bathhouse opens, when there is sufficient hot water, etc.
After walking around and becoming familiar with the general location, Xue Jing let Wu Shiyuan go back.
"Xiao Wu, you've been very tired these days. Go back and rest early. We can find the way back and just walk back slowly by ourselves."
Wu Shiyuan was a little worried, "Sister-in-law, are you really okay?"
"No problem, don't worry."
Xue Jing answered seriously. There are so many people here. Besides, if they can’t find it, isn’t there another mouth under their nose?
The weather is a little cooler now, and many people come out to enjoy the cool air. Unlike at noon, there were not many people outside.
"Okay then, I'll go back first." Wu Shiyuan said goodbye to everyone before leaving.
"This kid is really smart." Wang Qiufen praised Wu Shiyuan as she looked at his back.
The family walked back leisurely. Hu Zi and Xiao Hua ran in front, looking around curiously.
They had never seen such a place before. It was all brick and tile houses, and there were supply and marketing cooperatives, bathhouses and so on. It was much better than the village.
When we walked to the family area, there were many people talking in the small square and children playing.
Hu Zi and Xiao Hua also ran over, but they didn't know those kids and stood aside awkwardly.
Qin Anning placed her hands on the two children's shoulders and encouraged them, "You can take the initiative to ask if you can play with them."
At their age, as long as they are not particularly naughty, it is easy for them to play together.
Hu Zi turned around and met Qin An Ning's trusting and encouraging eyes. He took a deep breath, took Xiao Hua by the hand and walked to a group of girls playing hopscotch. He said, "Hello, my sister and I are new here. Can my sister play with you?"
A girl with pigtails said sweetly, "Sure, what's your name?"
"My name is Lu Jinyu, and my nickname is Xiaohua."
"My name is Xu Yangyang, you can call me Yangyang."
"My name is..."
After a few children introduced themselves, they quickly started playing.
Hu Zi also found his little friend.
Qin Anning, Xue Jing and Wang Qiufen all smiled as they watched.
At this time, a woman came over from the crowd and asked, "Is that Ningning?"
Qin Anning said playfully, "Aunt Wang, it's me. You haven't changed at all in all these years. It took me a while to recognize Uncle Xing."
"Hahahaha, I have to tell Lao Xing when I get home tonight that you said he was old."
Wang Li is from Northeast China and has a cheerful personality. Before Xing Fengshou was transferred, she was very popular in the staff housing complex.
In fact, Qin An Ning had already seen her just now, but considering that she was now the wife of the team leader and Lu Yuan was here, she didn't know whether she was willing to make their relationship public, so she didn't take the initiative to go over and talk to her.
Unexpectedly, Wang Li came here by herself.
Qin Anning said with a bitter face, "Aunt Wang, please don't tell Uncle Xing, or he'll be angry and I won't know how to comfort him."
"Hahahaha, kid, your little mouth is still so sweet, how can you not coax people?
Your Uncle Xing likes you the most."
Wang Li didn't mind. Qin An Ning did it on purpose. Everyone here knew that they had a good relationship, so they all came over to chat with them.
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