Chapter 48
There was a violent storm all night.
After three times, Yang Qiujin couldn't stand it anymore and bit the man's shoulder. Amid the man's muffled groans, she said in a hoarse voice: "I have to go to the morning market to buy breeding eggs tomorrow, and then I have to go to the farm to work. Can't you control yourself a little?"
The two of them had not done anything for more than seven years. Yang Qiujin originally thought that he was almost thirty years old and his physical strength must not be as good as before. However, the man did not back off but became more aggressive. Each time he tortured her for more than an hour before releasing her. She really could not bear it anymore and the man showed no intention of stopping, so she could not help but bite him.
The man was silent for a moment, then all his muscles tensed up, and he suddenly released the woman in his arms. Then he breathed a sigh of satisfaction, let go of the woman and said, "It's my fault. Lie down, I'll go get some hot water and wash your body."
Yang Qiujin was so sleepy that her eyelids were twitching uncontrollably. She didn't care about being shy and just hummed. She felt the man put on his clothes and went out. Soon he came back with a basin of warm water and gently washed her body.
She thought dazedly that this man was still as fierce as ever, so she should not try to tease him again in the future.
The next morning, I woke up to the sound of the bugle call again.
Yang Qiujin turned over and got up. As soon as she moved, she felt as if her whole body was hit by a car wheel and she felt pain all over.
She couldn't help but gasp and tried to get the dry clothes that Chen Shengqing had placed on the bedside, but her legs went weak and trembled, and she fell to the ground.
Chen Shengqing had been watching her movements when she stood up. Seeing that she was about to fall, he turned over, grabbed her body steadily with his big hands, and lifted her back to the bed.
"Why are you so careless?" he asked knowingly.
When Yang Qiujin was furious and wanted to scold him, he said, "Your legs are weak, right? Just tell me and I'll help you put on your clothes."
Yang Qiujin was naked, and a vast expanse of beautiful scenery was swaying in front of the man. The man looked at her with burning eyes, as if he wanted to eat her alive.
Yang Qiu had no doubt that as long as she asked him for help, the man would definitely press her down on the kang to help her.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I told you I have a lot of things to do today."
"What am I thinking about? Tell me." While she was getting dressed, Chen Shengqing reached out and rubbed her ears, and kissed her rosy little mouth, over and over again, endlessly.
Yang Qiujin's face was hot, her hands were busy, and she finally put on her clothes. She said half coquettishly and half angrily, "Can you stop making trouble? I'm really busy today, and I have to go to the market early."
Chen Shengqing paused, lowered his eyes, and silently moved away from her.
Yang Qiujin turned around and looked at him. She always felt that the man was strange. According to his personality, he shouldn't be so honest.
Thinking back to the time when they were doing that thing last night, the man whispered in her ear, "Qiu Jin, who is in your heart?"
At that time, she was afraid that the noise would be heard by the neighbors, so she gritted her teeth and kept silent. She was afraid that once she opened her mouth, she would no longer be able to control herself and would scream louder than anyone else.
The man seemed to be upset because she didn't answer, and his actions became more and more intense until she couldn't help herself and screamed out...
Thinking of this, Yang Qiujin sighed, "I told you seven years ago when I married you that I have a crush on Ji Mingchen, but I never like him. I married you and became your wife. If I didn't like you, would I take the initiative to let you touch me? Why are you being so awkward with me?"
Chen Shengqing raised his eyes to look at her, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
What did she say? She likes him?
What happened between Yang Qiujin and Ji Mingchen in the past has always been a thorn in his heart.
Although he knew that they had at most had a crush on each other and nothing had ever happened, when he thought that if it hadn't been for Shi Fangfang's scheme, he and Yang Qiujin would have been together by accident, and now it would be Yang Qiujin who would have married Ji Mingchen, and she might have done those intimate things with Ji Mingchen and given birth to children for him, Chen Shengqing felt like a fire was burning in his heart.
He had his own self-respect in his heart, and he always kept to himself and did not take the initiative to touch Yang Qiujin, just to find out who was in her heart.
But Yang Qiujin took the initiative last night, and he naturally would not refuse her. However, when he asked about the doubts that had been in his mind for many years, she kept silent, which hit him hard.
Now that Yang Qiujin said she liked him, he always felt it was unreal.
He didn't say anything, and Yang Qiujin didn't explain too much. After all, it was all in the past, and their children were so grown up now, so why bother with so much fuss now.
She had been with the army for half a year and had noticed that the man had no other hobbies except work, and whenever he had some free time he would rush home to be with her and the children.
Such a rigid man, let alone having any contact with other women, even if Shi Fangfang dressed up beautifully and walked around in front of him, he would definitely not even bother to look at her.
Yang Qiujin felt that Chen Shengqing must like her, otherwise why would he go home as soon as he had free time after work?
Of course, these were all her personal guesses before, and after last night, she became more certain of her thoughts.
When the two of them were getting on the kang, before they had even finished taking off their clothes, she saw the man stand up. If the man didn't like her, would he stand up so quickly?
She felt that the man was just upset about what he asked her yesterday, so she couldn't help but put her hands around his tight waist, looked at him seriously and said, "I didn't answer you last night because I was afraid that the people from the Wang family next door and Tianyou would hear it. I didn't want them to laugh at me. Don't let your imagination run wild. You don't know, I'm actually quite glad to marry you. If Shi Fangfang hadn't gotten in the way, I wouldn't know who I would marry and what kind of miserable life I would have lived. I marry you, I have clothes to wear, money to spend, children to laugh at, a stable job and life, and I don't have to live a chaotic life like other women. I'm very satisfied."
She kissed his tightly pursed lips and coaxed him softly, "Okay, don't be depressed. Anyway, you are my man now, and no one can snatch you away from me. If you dare to get involved with other women, I will chop you up!"
Her words, which were sharp and possessive, gripped Chen Shengqing's depressed heart.
He didn't like Yang Qiujin very much before, but after they got married, Yang Qiujin stayed at home for him during the seven years he was away. After joining the army, she always thought about him and the children, giving them the best things. She would rather wear old clothes with patches than make herself a new set of clothes.
Such a good woman, he is not heartless, it is hard not to be moved by her.
Now that he had gotten the answer he wanted, Chen Shengqing couldn't hide the smile on his face. He reached out and held the back of her head, lowered his head and kissed her cheek randomly, "I believe you."
Yang Qiujin felt dizzy from his kiss and reached out to push him away, "It's getting late. Go wake Tianyou up. I'll make breakfast."
Chen Shengqing reluctantly let her go, got up, dressed, went to the small room to wake up his son, and the father and son washed up together. While Yang Qiujin was cooking, he washed the bedding that the two of them had changed last night and dried it on the clothesline in the middle of the yard.
During the meal, Chen Shengqing asked, "Can you find the way to the black market?"
Yang Qiujin gulped down a mouthful of sweet potato porridge. "Sister Zhao told me it's in the east of Tianli Town."
Chen Shengqing didn't say anything. He picked up the sweet potato stems that Chen Tianyou didn't like and put them in his bowl, and chewed them until they made a crunching sound.
Yang Qiujin responded belatedly, "You want to go to the black market with me? Do you have time today?"
"There is no training in the camp this morning," said Chen Shengqing.
His meaning was very clear, and Yang Qiujin did not reject his kindness. "Okay, I just happen to need someone to help me carry the eggs, and it would be best if you could help me."
When Chen Tianyou heard that they were going to the black market, he raised his hands and said, "Mom, I want to go too."
The black market these days is a sham for socialism. If someone reports it, the consequences will be severe. If you let a child go and he leaks the news, what will happen then!
Yang Qiujin was about to refuse, but Chen Shengqing said, "You can go, but you must keep the fact that you went to the black market with us a secret. You can't tell anyone about it. Otherwise, next time your mother and I go somewhere, we won't take you with us."
Chen Tianyou nodded without hesitation: "Okay."
"Words are not enough." Yang Qiujin didn't believe that he could get to her house.
"Mom, I won't tell anyone." Chen Tianyou was anxious, and stretched out his left pinky finger and said, "If you don't believe me, let's play hook and hook."
"Okay." Yang Qiujin stretched out her right pinky finger, hooked it with his pinky finger, and shook her hand, saying, "Pull the hook to hang yourself, and don't lie for a hundred years. It's time to change..."
"If I change, I will be a puppy." Chen Tianyou stamped her with his thumb and said seriously, "I don't want to turn into a puppy."
It is a child's nature to love playing. Chen Tianyou can't wait to go out and play with his parents. For the sake of playing, he can do things that he can't do normally. Zip-hook stamping is his biggest promise.
Yang Qiujin pursed her lips and smiled. She knew that Tianyou could keep his mouth shut, but she did this to give him a warning, lest he get carried away when playing with other kids and tell others things without thinking.
After dinner, Chen Shengqing took Chen Tianyou on Zhuifeng. Yang Qiujin took the four large baskets borrowed from Zhao Erfeng and other military wives and hung them on both sides of the saddle. The couple both rode their horses and headed majestically towards the east side of Tianli Town.
Tianli Town is a small town with a permanent population of no more than 500 households. The entire town is built against the Tianshan River. Most of the houses are made of mud. The people in the town are basically from ethnic minorities, and there are few Han people. From the center of the town, through a gray street filled with the smell of cow and horse manure, you will reach a barren sandy land.
The summer in the border area is very beautiful. Even the sandy land is covered with various trees and aquatic plants because it is nourished by the Tianshan River.
When Yang Qiujin and her companions arrived at the desert, they saw many tall birch trees and poplar trees growing near the desert. The trees were lush and green, covering a large area of sand. There were weeds more than half a leg high and unknown wild flowers blooming around them, which was like a natural barrier that allowed people in the black market in the desert to trade safely without being discovered.
Most of the people in Saudi Arabia are ethnic minorities who buy and sell goods. Most of them cover their faces with scarves or cloths, and are surrounded by a few sheep and horses that they want to sell. In front of them is a piece of cloth with various food and drink items, jade, gold knives and other utensils placed on it, waiting for customers to come.
In order not to alarm these black market sellers, Chen Shengqing wore casual clothes before going out. He and Yang Qiujin held Ma Dong's hand and looked around, causing the sellers to look at them one after another.
Few Han Chinese could ride horses, and the three members of their family all looked good, so they naturally attracted the attention of the black market people as soon as they appeared.
"Wow, what a big camel! Are camels for sale?" Chen Tianyou looked around curiously and exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't touch anything." Yang Qiujin searched for eggs in each stall, and from time to time she patted Chen Tianyou's little hands as he touched around out of curiosity.
Chen Shengqing stood behind the two of them, his eyes as sharp as a hawk, staring at those who looked at them with ill intentions.
When they passed a stall, Chen Tianyou saw someone selling baby red eagles. He curiously broke away from Chen Shengqing's hand and wanted to run over to take a look. Chen Shengqing grabbed him tightly and said, "Don't run around. This is not a place for you to run around."
"Why can't you run?" Chen Tianyou asked.
"The black market here seems to be a place where ethnic minorities gather spontaneously, but in fact there are quite a few vagrants and bad elements among them. The goods they sell are of unknown origin. If you run around and get caught by them, they will secretly sell you without us knowing." Chen Shengqing said, pulling his collar.
Yang Qiujin, who was standing by, suddenly realized what he said: "No wonder you insisted on coming to the black market with me. It turns out there is this reason."
Chen Tianyou calmed down and looked at the eagle with reluctance: "Dad, don't your border guards care about these people?"
"Hush - keep your voice down." Chen Shengqing stretched out his slender index finger, pressed it against his mouth, and whispered in his ear: "We are only responsible for border security and catching spies and rebels. The Corps and the Border Police are in charge of other things. We have different divisions of labor. Although there are many bad elements in the black market, there are also many ordinary people. The black market is one of their main sources of income. If we deal with this, they will definitely hate the Border Police, which is not conducive to national unity."
"Oh." Chen Tianyou seemed to understand.
Yang Qiujin lamented the difficulties faced by the border defense forces and the border public security departments. They had to guard the border, catch traitors, protect civilians, turn a blind eye, ignore the existence of the black market, and promote national unity. It was really not easy.
There were quite a lot of people selling chicken, duck and goose eggs on the black market today. The prices were just as Zhao Erfeng had said, two or three cents more expensive than usual. Yang Qiujin bargained with the stall owners in Chinese for a long time, but found that many of them could not understand Chinese, so she used her hands and body to gesture with them, and quickly bought enough breeding eggs.
During this time, she saw two men in a corner with their heads covered and only their eyes exposed. In front of their stall was a large number of Soviet products, such as Soviet chocolate, various canned meats, cheese, biscuits, black bread, etc. The prices were quite expensive. For example, a block of dark chocolate was sold for two yuan per block, which was ridiculously expensive.
The domestically produced Shenfeng spherical chocolate only costs two pieces for one cent. Although the chocolate grains are not big and the texture is not smooth, and it will stick to the palate, it is a chocolate that children like to eat.
Yang Qiujin turned around and was about to leave, but her hand was held by Chen Tianyou, who looked at her eagerly, "Mom, I want to eat chocolate."
Yang Qiujin shook her head: "It's too expensive. If you want to eat chocolate, mom will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy you two in the afternoon when she is free."
"I won't." Chen Tianyou said shamelessly, "I just want to eat the chocolate here."
"With the price of this Soviet chocolate, you can buy a lot of chocolate from our country." Yang Qiujin said patiently, "One plate of Soviet dark chocolate can buy forty pieces of Shenfeng chocolate, or eight pieces of Guangming brand wafer chocolate. Do you want more or less?"
Chen Tianyou hesitated for a moment, then pointed at the dark chocolate on that stall and said, "I want that one."
Seeing this, the stall owner picked up a plate of dark chocolate, opened the package, broke off a small piece of dark chocolate, and handed it to Chen Tianyou, saying in unstandard Chinese: "Balangzi (child), eat it."
Dark chocolate is worthy of being a Soviet product. After tearing open the package, the rich sweet chocolate aroma hits you.
Chen Tianyou's mouth was watering at the smell, but he also remembered what Yang Qiujin taught him not to eat strangers' food casually, so he secretly glanced at Yang Qiujin.
Yang Qiujin had a stern face and was about to pull him away.
Chen Tianyou looked at Chen Shengqing pitifully, "Dad..."
Chen Shengqing's heart softened when he saw her, and he said, "Qiu Jin, buy him a box and let him taste what Soviet chocolate tastes like. Don't worry about the money, I should have a bonus this month."
"Dad is the best!" Chen Tianyou shouted happily, kissing the back of Chen Shengqing's hand and flattering him, "I like Dad the best."
Chen Shengqing was coaxed into a smile on his face. Of course, he did not spoil his child unconditionally. He left home for seven years and was absent from his child's growth for seven years. He felt deeply guilty towards his child. As long as the child's request was not excessive, he would agree.
Yang Qiujin glanced at him and said, "Just get used to him."
Feeling sorry for her child and wanting to buy for him only once, Yang Qiujin bargained with the stall owner for a long time and finally bought the box for RMB 1.50.
"Thank you, Mom, and thank you, Dad." After receiving the chocolate, Chen Tianyou did not forget to thank his parents. At the same time, he couldn't wait to tear open the package. There were about eight pieces of black chocolate, each two centimeters long and wide, inside.
He reached out and broke off two pieces of chocolate. He didn't eat them himself, but gave one to Yang Qiujin and one to Chen Shengqing. He watched them put the chocolate in their mouths and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious." The two nodded politely.
Dark chocolate is indeed a fine product of the Soviet Union. It is smooth and fragrant in the mouth, with a rich taste. After the chocolate slowly melts in the throat, a sweet and milky aroma lingers between the lips and teeth for a long time. Not to mention the children, even Chen Shengqing, who doesn't like sweets, thinks this chocolate is delicious.
Of course, it is not ruled out that when Chen Tianyou has something delicious to eat, she remembers to share it with him first to feel happy.
After getting affirmative answers from the two, Chen Tianyou smiled complacently, broke off a piece of chocolate and ate it, then wrapped the rest in the box and carefully put it in his pocket.
Yang Qiujin knew her son very well. Given his inability to save things, if he didn't eat up all the delicious food he bought, he would definitely leave it for others.
She deliberately asked him: "Who are you going to give the chocolate to?"
Chen Tianyou said shyly, "Give it to Songyue. She eats so deliciously and looks so pretty."
"Oh~" Yang Qiujin gave Chen Shengqing a look.
This kid listens to Wang Songyue so much and keeps all the good things for Wang Songyue. Will they become relatives with the Wang family in the future?
Chen Shengqing understood her look and smiled indifferently.
Wang Jianjun's family background is not very good, but fortunately he is an honest person and he raised two children with good personalities. If they really become relatives in the future, it is not impossible since the Wang family knows everything about them.
When the family of three returned home, it was already late. Yang Qiujin had to rush to work, and she couldn't take the four large baskets of breeding eggs. So she asked Chen Shengqing to hand the breeding eggs to the quartermaster, who then transported the breeding eggs and the piglets to the farm.
When Yang Qiujin arrived at the farm, a bunch of farm workers' families were already waiting. When they saw her coming, they all smiled and shouted, "Director Yang, you are finally here. When will we start the exam?"
They heard that the heroine in the farm was going to open a farm and they could receive a fixed salary every month. They would usually feed the chickens and pigs in the farm. They would not have to work in the wind and sun, facing the earth and back to the sky, and would just work around the pigsty and chicken pen. This was a rare good job.
Unfortunately, the farm only recruited four people to be the director, and they had to take an exam. On the one hand, they grumbled that the new director had too much to do, and on the other hand, they were worried that they would not pass the exam and would not be selected.
The words "Director Yang" sounded very fresh to her ears. Yang Qiujin smiled at them and said, "Let's start the test now."
She asked them to stand in a row and asked them one by one about some daily knowledge of raising livestock and poultry. Then she took out papers and asked them to write their answers on the papers.
She asked, they answered.
For example, she asked what pigs like to eat the most, what to do when poultry is plagued, how to care for sows after they give birth, etc.
They were asked to answer the questions quietly and were not allowed to whisper to each other. It was okay if they couldn’t write, they could just use pictures to express their ideas.
When everyone handed in their answers, they all looked unhappy.
Before they came, they had never heard that Director Yang would ask these tricky questions.
Yang Qiujin picked up the answers they handed in, read them carefully, and combined them with the questions she had asked them before. She finally selected four people and asked them to stay, while the rest left.
Those who were not selected sighed and left unwillingly.
Among the remaining four people selected, one was a tall and strong man from Northeast China with experience in raising pigs. He was obviously a good worker at first glance. His name was Fan Hui.
A married woman of average build with few children, who was neat and tidy from head to toe, unlike other women in her thirties who were listless. Her name was Yu Qiaoyun.
The other two were quite decent and knew a few words. Their names were Hou Pingqing and Mao Xiumin.
Yang Qiujin told the four of them what work they should do, such as cleaning the pens, feeding on time, cleaning up feces, etc., and when she applied for the farm, the plan stated that the land outside the farm would be used to grow grains and various wild grasses for raising pigs and poultry, so they also needed to grow some crops.
As for the feed for poultry and pigs before the crops planted in the early stage grow up, it is provided by the farm. After the farm makes money, the money will be repaid by the farm.
When Mao Xiumin heard that in addition to working on the farm, he also had to grow crops, he felt unhappy. Isn't this doing double work?
But she also knew that as long as she said she didn't want to do it, someone else would immediately fill her job, so she suppressed her dissatisfaction and started to clean up the circle with others.
Just as the four of them cleaned the pen, a military truck carrying supplies from the border defense department arrived.
Yang Qiujin asked four people to move the four piglets, a dozen old hens, and boxes of chicken, duck and goose eggs from the car and put them in a greenhouse not far from the staff dormitory.
This greenhouse was specially renovated by Yang Qiujin with the help of migrant workers. The purpose was to use the greenhouse to hatch chicken, duck and goose eggs when there were not enough old hens to lay eggs.
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