Chapter 50
As soon as Yang Qiuyue left, Chen Shengqing came into the room, covered in moisture, and stood beside the bed, looking at Yang Qiujin with deep eyes.
Yang Qiujin asked: "What's the matter?"
Since she took the initiative that night, she thought the man would just leave it to himself, but who knew that he hasn't touched her since the next day until now. When she asked him about it, he just said that he didn't want to make her unhappy.
Now when the man looked at her, she knew what he wanted to do.
Humph, you still want her to take the initiative? Dream on.
Chen Shengqing sat on the kang bed and said, "We are going to have a joint training recently. We have to carry heavy loads and march more than 20 kilometers every day. I may not have time to accompany you in the next few days."
"Oh, work is more important. I'll do the housework these few days, and my sister will help take care of the child." Yang Qiujin said as she folded the clothes on the bed.
Seeing that she was busy, Chen Shengqing coughed and asked, "You haven't been busy these days, have you?"
"I'm not busy. We don't have many livestock on the farm right now. I just planted some fruits and vegetables, but they haven't grown yet. If I raise more livestock, it would cost a lot of money for feed. I don't plan to raise more at the moment."
Yang Qiujin put the folded clothes in Hu Yangshu's cabinet opposite the bed, then turned to ask him, "By the way, Shengqing, where did you buy the military dogs for your border defense department?"
"Why are you asking this?" Chen Shengqing had been in the army for many years and had some obsessive-compulsive disorder when it came to tidying up his household. Seeing her clothes stacked crookedly in the closet, he resisted the urge to take out all the clothes and stack them again.
Yang Qiujin said: "The staff at our farm said they heard wolves howling at night and suggested that I raise two guard dogs to protect the livestock on the farm. I think it makes sense and want to raise two dogs to save some bullets, but I don't know where to buy a better breed of dog."
"Is your farm equipped with guns?" Chen Sheng grasped the key point.
"Yes, I didn't know how to shoot. A big sister from Northeast China taught me how to shoot in our field. The recoil of that gun was so strong that my chest still hurts now." Yang Qiujin thought about how she felt at that time and unconsciously reached out to rub her chest just below her right shoulder.
As she rubbed it, the already full big white rabbits became even more protruding.
Chen Shengqing's throat tightened when he saw this, and he said in a dry voice: "Most of the military dogs in the border defense department are male dogs. There are very few female dogs, and they rarely give birth to puppies. If you want a good breed of dog to guard the farm, I can go to the home of the nomadic people and buy one for you. Usually you can only buy puppies. Adult dogs recognize their owners, and their owners will not sell them adult dogs."
Yang Qiujin frowned: "It will take several months for a puppy to grow up to be able to guard the house."
Chen Shengqing held her shoulders and let her lean against him. He rubbed her aching chest with his hands. "Don't worry. We have an old military dog in the border defense department. It's time for it to retire. I'll bring it back in a few days. You can take it to your farm to look after it for a while."
He took the initiative to rub her, and it felt quite comfortable. Yang Qiujin squinted her eyes in comfort, "Retired military dog? Doesn't your army have them?"
Chen Shengqing said: "Generally speaking, when a military dog retires, it will be raised by soldiers who are willing to raise it or other families who love dogs. The military dog I'm talking about is named Lightning. A few years ago, I had already made it clear to the military dog training camp that it would be retired and I would raise it. Lightning once saved my life and is very humane. Although it is quite old, it is not a problem for it to take care of a puppy. I will bring it back and put it in the breeding farm on your farm for a while. When the puppy grows up, you can bring Lightning back to our home."
I see. Chen Shengqing didn't sell Lightning to their farm, but borrowed it.
Yang Qiujin was quite curious about the military dog that saved her husband's life and had such a cool name as Lightning. At the same time, she felt that the man's kneading position was getting more and more wrong. She looked up at the man with seductive eyes and said, "What are you doing? Where are you kneading?"
The voice was so charming and attractive that Chen Shengqing's heart melted. He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Tonight, we..."
"No, my sister and Tianyou are next door." Yang Qiujin pushed him softly, "If they hear us, I will be so embarrassed."
Her strength didn't seem like pushing, but more like playing hard to get. Chen Shengqing held her hands and said in a low voice, "It's okay. I'll be gentle and try not to let you scream."
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In the middle of the night, Chen Tianyou was awakened by the urge to urinate. He got up and prepared to pee, but suddenly heard a series of clapping sounds from next door, accompanied by a woman's low sobbing and crying sounds. He was startled and reached out to push the sleeping Yang Qiuyue, "Auntie, auntie, wake up quickly."
"What's wrong, Tianyou?" Yang Qiuyue opened her eyes dazedly.
"My mom seems to have been beaten by my dad." The young man was very anxious, "Listen, my mom is crying."
Yang Qiuyue suddenly woke up and indeed heard some noises. She listened carefully and realized that these were not the sounds of crying during a fight, but clearly...
She was in a state of confusion, so she coughed loudly to remind the kid next door to wake up. She reached out her hand and touched Tianyou's little head in the dark. "Your mom wasn't beaten by your dad. She probably cried because of a nightmare. It's okay. Your dad is with her. You need to pee, go and pee now."
"It turns out that Mom had a nightmare." Chen Tianyou was skeptical, his bladder tightened, and he didn't bother to think about it. He picked up the small flashlight on the bedside, put on his slippers, and ran to the toilet outside the yard.
The noise in the next room probably was heard, and the sound suddenly became inaudible. Yang Qiuyue smiled knowingly, pulled the thin quilt on the kang bed over and covered her stomach with it.
The summer nights in the border area are really cold. If she didn't cover herself with a blanket, she would catch a cold.
Most couples nowadays have many children. If they want to do things at night, they have to do it while the children are asleep. Many couples live in small houses, and when doing that, if the woman gets too excited and screams, she will wake up the children. Just thinking about that scene is very embarrassing.
In the master bedroom, Yang Qiujin's face flushed and her heart beat fast. Her chest heaved as she pushed the man away. Her voice became hoarse from shouting too much as she complained, "It's all your fault. I told you I didn't want it anymore, but you insisted on continuing. Now my sister and Tianyou heard us. I'm so embarrassed..."
"If you can hear it, then so be it. We're just doing normal things as a couple, it's no big deal." The man was beside her, breathing with contentment.
Yang Qiujin was both angry and amused. "You don't care. You think it's no big deal. Tomorrow when the child asks what happened, you can answer him."
She covered herself with the quilt and went to sleep.
The man touched his nose and muttered hoarsely, "I say what I say."
The next morning, early in the morning, just as the sky was bright, the wake-up call sounded. Chen Tianyou, who usually liked to sleep in, got up early for the first time and knocked on their door, making a loud bang.
"Mom, open the door!"
Yang Qiujin had been tortured for most of the night, and her whole body was in sore pain that she didn't want to move at all: "Shengqing, go open the door."
Chen Sheng quickly put on his clothes, tied a belt around his waist and went to open the door. "Why are you knocking? What's going on so early in the morning?"
Chen Tianyou poked his little head into the room and saw his mother lying soundly on the kang bed. He smelled a strange fishy smell between his nose wings. He couldn't help but wrinkle his nose, retract his head, looked at Chen Shengqing and said, "Dad, when I went to the toilet last night, I heard my mother crying and heard the sound of clapping. Did you hit my mother?"
The young guy clenched his fists and looked at him fiercely, as if he would beat him up in the next second if he said yes.
"Why would I hit your mother? Your mother was having a nightmare." Chen Shengqing raised his eyebrows and lied expressionlessly.
"Really?" Chen Tianyou looked at her suspiciously and rushed into the room, "Mom, what nightmare did you have?"
"Nothing, I can't remember what I dreamed about. Tianyou, go brush your teeth. After breakfast, mom will take you to the county to play." Yang Qiujin wrapped her naked body tightly with a thin blanket. If Tianyou saw the bruises on her body, he would fight with his father.
"Okay!" When Chen Tianyou heard that they were going to play in the county, he was so happy that he forgot everything and ran out happily to brush his teeth.
Yang Qiujin looked at his running back, feeling relieved. "This child has finally grown up and knows how to protect me. My heart is happier than eating candy."
To a hard-working mother, it is as sweet as eating honey to see a child who has always been naughty and causing trouble suddenly grow up and become sensible.
Breakfast was sweet potato porridge cooked by Chen Shengqing, served with spicy dried radish brought by Yang Qiuyue from her hometown. In addition, they cooked a few salted eggs brought from her hometown, cut them in half, and mixed them with a plate of cold garlic cucumber. The whole family ate till they were very satisfied.
After breakfast, Yang Qiuyue wanted to wash the dishes, but Chen Shengqing rushed to collect the dishes and went to the kitchen, "I'll do it."
"Let your brother-in-law wash it." Yang Qiujin patted the back of Yang Qiuyue's hand, "You don't have to be so diligent in my house. I don't need you to eat anything. You should treat my house as your own. Do whatever you want. Don't be polite to me."
Her younger sister had a personality that was completely different from hers. She was too gentle and sensible. She was able to read people's expressions and take the initiative to work to show that she was useful and not to be a burden to others. She saw all of this and felt sorry for her younger sister.
Yang Qiuyue understood what she was talking about. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she nodded while choking up: "Okay."
Yang Qiujin patted her hands, went into the house, took out a stack of banknotes from her money box, put them into the army green twill backpack she was carrying, and went out to say hello to Chen Shengqing: "Shengqing, we are going to the county. Remember to lock the house when you go out."
Chen Sheng hummed, and went out to see them off, reminding Yang Qiujin to be careful along the way: "When you get to the county, buy everything you need, don't be stingy, and if it's suitable, buy new clothes for yourself, your sister, and Tianyou."
"What a coincidence, that's what I really meant." Yang Qiujin was carrying Yang Qiuyue and Chen Tianyou, pulling the reins on the horse's back and waving at him: "Let's go, remember to find a puppy for me!"
"Drive~!"
Yang Qiujin rode a tall horse and headed eastward.
The nearest county to the border defense department is about two hours away by horseback, so it’s quite a long way.
It was Yang Qiuyue's first time riding a horse, and she felt very curious. She looked around and saw golden wheat fields being harvested along the way. She couldn't help but ask, "Sister, how come the wheat here matures so early? Doesn't everyone have to rush to harvest it?"
Yang Qiujin said: "The climate here is different from ours. We don't have much snow in winter, so we can plant wheat at any time. Here it snows a lot in winter, so wheat is planted late in spring and harvested early. Winter wheat has to survive the heavy snow and can only be harvested in April or May of the following year. In addition, the climate in the border areas is dry more often than it rains. It's not like in our place where we are always worried about heavy rains that will wash away the wheat and we have to rush to harvest."
That being said, when it comes to the wheat harvest season, for example in Tianshan Farm, everyone has to go out to harvest the wheat, even the cadres are no exception.
Yang Qiujin opened a farm at this time. She and her four workers were so busy with farm affairs that they would have been dragged away by Secretary Zhai to harvest wheat.
We rode along the dirt road for more than two hours. Along the way, there were only large fields and endless desolate Gobi beaches.
However, these Gobi beaches were not the barren and desolate ones that Yang Qiuyue saw when she first entered the border area by train. The Gobi beaches here were covered with short weeds, some medium-sized poplars and birch trees, and groups of cattle and sheep were eating the weeds on the Gobi beaches. Next to them were herdsmen on horseback, and various kinds of sheepdogs were running around happily watching the sheep.
Under the shining red sun, every scene Yang Qiuyue saw was coated with a layer of sunlight. The beautiful scenery full of vitality in the border desert left a lot of shock in her heart. She no longer had the feeling of wanting to escape from this place when she first entered the border and saw the barren Gobi beach.
Two hours later, they arrived at the county. The county town here was obviously not as good as the ones in Sichuan Province. There were dilapidated earthen houses and low houses everywhere. Cows, sheep, horses, and carts were running everywhere on the streets. There were also camel teams carrying people and goods passing by the streets in a row, and the camel bells were ringing.
Most of the pedestrians on the street wear hats or scarves, have high noses and green eyes, and have an exotic street look.
At the same time, the streets were filled with a foul smell of animal excrement.
As soon as the horse stopped in front of a department store, Chen Tianyou got off the horse and pinched his nose and said, "Mom, it stinks."
"Fake elf." Yang Qiujin reached out and tapped his head. "Your poop is much more smelly than cow, sheep, and horse feces. When you were a child, your mother never disliked you for having smelly poop. Why do you dislike it now?"
"That's different." Chen Tianyou pouted, covered his head and said, "My poop is not as smelly as that of cows, sheep or horses."
Yang Qiujin was too lazy to pay attention to him, so she tied the horse to a tree on the side of the road and took him and Yang Qiuyue into the department store.
There are special staff watching over the livestock in front of the department store, so there is no need to worry about anyone stealing the horses.
The store only has two floors, but it is very busy with people coming and going.
Yang Qiuyue and Chen Tianyou both looked around curiously. Yang Qiujin held them one by one and went straight to the fabric counter on the first floor.
There was a long queue in front of the counter, all waiting to buy cloth. When Yang Qiujin heard that there was a special offer on cloth today, she didn't plan to queue up in the sun to buy cloth. The special offer cloth these days was limited in quantity, and once it was sold out, it would be gone. No wonder there were so many people lining up.
She took out her military ID card from her bag and shouted to the salesperson at the counter, "Comrade, I have a military ID card. Can I have priority?"
When the salesperson heard this, he immediately said, "You can have priority."
Then he politely said to the others, "Comrades, please make way for this military wife. We have preferential policies for military families here."
Although the others were not very happy, the idea of owning and protecting the army was ingrained in their bones in this era, so no one said anything and they all made way. Yang Qiujin led Yang Qiuyue to the counter.
There are two kinds of special cloth today, one is mesh cloth used for mosquito nets, and the other is Dacron cloth.
Yang Qiujin never wore Dacron clothes, but her neighbor Liang Xueqing loved to wear them. Liang Xueqing once told her that Dacron shirts and skirts look good on the body, the fabric is straight and not easy to wrinkle, and it is more slim-fitting. The downside is that this kind of fabric is a chemical fiber fabric, which is not breathable and does not absorb sweat.
After hearing what she said, Yang Qiujin was inclined to buy more comfortable and breathable fabrics such as polyester cotton, pure cotton, and flannel to make clothes. However, when Yang Qiuyue arrived at the counter, she couldn't take her eyes off the white Dacron fabric.
Yes, you can tell at a glance that she likes Dacron fabric.
It makes sense. Yang Qiuyue is only 24 years old, at the age when she loves beauty. Dacron fabric is very popular among young girls in those days. Being able to wear a Dacron dress would attract much attention and make people envious.
Yang Qiujin immediately said, "Comrade, give me seven feet of Dacron fabric."
"We have a special price on Dacron fabric in our store today. The original price of one foot of cloth is 40 cents, but now it is 38 cents per foot, and the cloth coupons are reduced by half," said the salesperson.
Yang Qiujin didn't care about the price. When she heard that the cloth coupons were reduced by half, she immediately took out the money coupons and said, "Comrade, here are the coupons for you."
The salesperson received the bill, took out a long wooden ruler, used it to measure the size of the large piece of Dacron fabric, picked up a pair of scissors, and cut it accurately with a series of clicks. After cutting, he folded it and handed it to Yang Qiujin: "Comrade, it's done."
Yang Qiujin handed it to Yang Qiuyue and said, "Here you go."
"Sister, I told you not to buy it for me." Yang Qiuyue held the cloth, at a loss, "Cloth coupons are so hard to come by, you bought it for me, what about you, Tianyou and my brother-in-law?"
In those days, a person could only get 16 inches of cloth coupons per year at most. This time, she spent seven inches of cloth coupons. Yang Qiuyue felt sorry for her.
"Don't worry, they have plenty of clothes to wear." Yang Qiujin led her and Tianyou to the clothing store on the second floor, pointed to a men's dacron shirt, and said to the salesperson: "Comrade, I want that shirt."
Then he pointed to a child's military green polyester-cotton dress with a small belt that looked a bit like a military uniform, and a women's blue dress with white flowers and a waistline. "Comrade, please take these two too."
"Okay, Dacron is 14 yuan a piece, children's clothes are 8 yuan, and skirts are 12 yuan. The total is 30 to 40 yuan. You need three clothing tickets."
The price was a bit high, but fortunately Chen Shengqing's allowance was not low, and Yang Qiujin had saved a lot of money over the years, and she also had the clothing coupons she had saved before, so she didn't feel bad about it and quickly handed the coupons to the salesperson.
Yang Qiuyue smacked her lips beside her: "Sister, this ready-made garment is too expensive."
"Fortunately, I'll only buy this time. If I want to buy ready-made clothes next time, I'll have to wait until next year." Yang Qiujin picked up the clothes that the salesperson had put in a paper bag and took her and Tianyou to the food counter. She bought some biscuits and snacks for Tianyou, and regardless of Yang Qiuyue's refusal, she bought her several skin care, whitening and sunscreen products. Then they came to the sporting goods counter.
Various sports equipment were placed on the counter and various guns were hung against the wall. The salesperson was a man, and judging by his attire and shaved head, he must be a veteran.
"Comrade, what do you want to buy?" the salesperson asked enthusiastically when he saw a customer.
"I want to buy gas and guns, comrade, do you have more powerful guns here?" Yang Qiujin pointed at the gun behind him.
The salesperson looked her up and down and said, "Excuse me, you are Chinese. I wonder what you are going to use these gas and guns for?"
Yang Qiujin said: "I am the director of the newly established breeding farm of Tianshan Farm. I bought gas and guns to scare away wolves at night."
"So you work at Tianshan Farm." The salesperson turned around and took down a long gas gun from the wall and handed it to her. "This is a Dongfeng gas gun produced by our Dongfeng City Ordnance Factory in the frontier. It is well made, has a front sight, has little recoil, and has a range of about 100 meters. It is suitable for you female comrades to use. This gun is 42 yuan. Buy one gun and get five boxes of lead bullets for free. Each box has 60 lead bullets."
The lead bullets for gas guns are cone-shaped with a round head and a thick bottom. A box costs fifty cents. Although Yang Qiujin felt the pain of getting so many lead bullets for free with the purchase of a gun, she still thought it was a good deal.
But she was not in a hurry to buy this kind of gun. She pointed at other guns of different shapes and asked, "Comrade, do you have other guns with greater lethality for sale?"
"Yes, yes. The most lethal weapon in our store is hunting guns. However, ordinary people are not allowed to buy hunting guns privately. You need a certificate from the Public Security Bureau, the Nomadic Bureau, the Forestry Bureau and other units to buy them. And after buying, you must undergo gun inspections by comrades from the public security department every year, and check whether you have a criminal record before you can continue to use it. I personally suggest that you buy the gas gun I recommended before." The salesperson said patiently.
It turns out that there are so many tricks to □□. Yang Qiujin sighed: "Give me the guns you are talking about. I want two."
□□'s money is from the public account, not from her own pocket, so she has to buy it no matter how expensive it is.
"Okay." The salesperson quickly wrapped the guns with newspapers, tied them with hemp ropes, handed the two guns to her, and explained to her how to use the gas gun.
Yang Qiujin listened patiently and led Yang Qiuyue and the other person outside.
Yang Qiuyue smacked her lips again: "Sister, this border is really different from where we are. There are guns for sale here. In our place, let alone selling them, even if we run into soldiers and police on the street, it is rare to see them armed."
"This is the frontier, and we need a large army to guard it." Yang Qiujin put her gun on her back and untied the rope that tied the horse. "The peace in our inland areas was won by countless frontier warriors with their blood and sweat. Naturally, we don't need to be too vigilant there."
"Yes." Yang Qiuyue sighed: "Only when I came to the border and saw the environmental conditions here with my own eyes, I understood how difficult it is for us soldiers in the border troops."
Chen Tianyou didn't have as many feelings as she did. He saw Yang Qiujin carrying a gas gun and thought it was very handsome. He stretched out his little hand to touch the gas gun on Yang Qiujin's back and said, "Mom, I want to play with a gun too."
"What are you playing with? Guns are very dangerous and can kill people!" Yang Qiujin turned around, looking serious and stern, saying, "Although my mother's anger and guns cannot kill people with one shot, if they are shot into people's eyes or other vulnerable parts, they will cause injuries and bleeding, or even disability. Don't just think about having fun, but think about the consequences of doing something and whether you can bear it! Not everyone can shoot a gun, and it is not for playing. Remember, if you really want to shoot a gun, you have to grow up and join the army to become a soldier, or become a public security officer to protect the country and the people. Don't give me any other time!"
Chen Tianyou was inexplicably scolded and pouted his lips in grievance, thinking, if you don't let me play with guns, I can always play with slingshots. Anyway, when he grows up, he will join the army and wear the majestic military officer's uniform like his father.
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