Chapter 25 People are trying to help us
"Ouch, ouch."
Song Yunqing stood up suddenly: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Jinchuan reached out to support him and let him sit down slowly on the chair.
"Where does it hurt?"
Yao Xinjie covered his stomach with one hand, his facial features wrinkled together, and he didn't speak for a long time.
"Could it be some kind of allergy?"
Song Yunqing thought about it carefully and said, "That shouldn't be the case. I only used common seasonings and salted fish. I don't think I'm allergic to it."
Yao Xinjie heard their voices and waved his hands. After the pain subsided, he finally said, "It's not an allergy, it's not an allergy."
"What is that?"
Yao Xinjie was a little surprised: "I've never eaten so much before. I'm stuffed."
Song Yunqing: ...
Xiao Jinchuan: ...
"Don't look at me so seriously, you two. It's really okay. I'll be fine once I catch my breath. Can you give me another sip of water?"
Song Yunqing took out a bowl in a bad mood and poured him a bowl of hot water.
"Who wants hot water? I want something cold."
Song Yunqing was not happy: "If you want to drink, go pour it yourself!"
Yao Xinjie glanced at Xiao Jinchuan, shrank his head, and muttered, "If you don't want to pour it, then don't pour it. I just like to drink it hot."
After finishing another bowl of water, Yao Xinjie leisurely carried out a large pot of stewed rice.
Looking at his back, Xiao Jinchuan sighed silently.
"What's wrong?"
"The army sent me a letter back a few days ago."
Song Yunqing suddenly had a bad thought in his mind: "What did you say?"
"Captain Wang's leg...is broken. I'm afraid he'll be disabled in the future."
Song Yunqing's heart sank: "Having a disability means he can only do clerical work?"
Xiao Jinchuan nodded: "Maybe he'll stay in the army and do some unimportant work, or maybe... he'll be sent back to his hometown."
So when Yao Xinjie was expecting Captain Wang to come back, he said nothing.
He knew that it was almost impossible for Captain Wang to come back.
A group of people gathered under the big walnut tree outside the door, saying they came out to digest their food, but in fact they were all staring at Song Yunqing's house.
"You said their family is so rich, they should provide Yao Xinjie with food, right?"
"Of course. Didn't he say it in front of everyone that day? He's the deputy leader. It would be embarrassing if he couldn't do what he said."
"He's a big boy, and we can't afford to feed one more person at home."
Qian Xiufen also joined in the fun: "They have money, who knows, maybe it won't be soupy corn grits, but brown rice."
Although Song Yunqing himself doesn't like to eat brown rice, in this era, especially on the island where supplies are scarce, it has become a luxury for many families.
Most of them are very thin rice soup, served with a few cornmeal steamed buns.
Cornmeal with a small amount of saccharin is rough and choking.
As he was speaking, Yao Xinjie came out humming a song.
The ones in front immediately came over.
"Were you kicked out along with the pot?"
"What bullshit are you talking about? I came out after eating my fill."
Yao Xinjie was holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, shaking it.
"Who are you kidding? How can you bring out such a big bowl of rice when you're full?"
"I'm afraid they were kicked out?"
"People hate you and ask you to take the bowl back to eat?"
Someone noticed the rice in the bowl and felt a little jealous.
"They say they have a good life, but this is salted fish stewed with rice, we may not even be able to eat it during Chinese New Year."
Yao Xinjie: "It's not that you hate me, this is leftover, let me take it home and eat it."
Although he was a bit of a rogue, he still had the necessary shrewdness. He didn't say that this was what Xiao Jinchuan was going to throw away, otherwise who knows how many people would be jealous of him.
Qian Xiufen heard the voice and looked at him in disbelief: "You said you were allowed to take this braised rice home to eat? How is that possible!"
That’s a full basin!
"Believe it or not, get out of the way. I want to go home."
My wife and children are still waiting at home!
Watching Yao Xinjie leaving, Qian Xiufen felt angry and jealous.
Why can they eat so well and still have some left over for others?
How could she live such a good life!
The other people looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Yao Xinjie didn't care what they said. When he carried the food bowl into the yard, the two children were lying on the ground playing with mud.
"Dad, you're back!"
When they saw him enter the yard, they immediately came to greet him.
"Wow, what is this? It smells so good."
Yao Xinjie: "Good stuff. Where's your mom? Let's go in and eat."
The pigpen is not big, but it can accommodate a bed and a table. There is also a wooden board next to it that serves as a small bed for the child.
Hearing the voices outside, Xu Xiujuan looked out the window and lifted the curtain with a smile on her face.
"Wife, take the bowl and come and eat."
Xu Xiujuan looked at him curiously: "Where did you get it?"
"Xiao Jinchuan gave it to me. His family invited me to dinner and told me there was some leftover, and it would be a waste to throw it away if I couldn't finish it, so they asked me to bring it back."
The daughter drooled at the salted fish and asked, "Dad, can I have a piece?"
"Of course, I've already eaten. This pot is for you three, mother and son."
Xu Xiujuan understood what was going on as soon as she heard it.
"You, don't you understand? They are trying to find a way to help our family."
Unexpectedly, Yao Xinjie laughed and said, "I know. I'm not a fool. I remember all their kindness!"
The family of four had a delicious meal together and ate so much that they lay in bed unable to move.
Xu Xiujuan looked at the roof and said, "It would be great if I could live like this in the future."
Yao Xinjie listened to the two children's long breathing and held Xu Xiujuan's hand: "Yes!"
The next day, Song Yunqing got up very early, not because he couldn't sleep, but because there was someone knocking on the door outside and chattering.
The quarrel between you and me gave her a headache.
She got dressed and went out, and found several people standing at their door. They waved to her when they saw her come out.
"Sister-in-law, let's measure the length of your yard."
The leader was Chen Zhicheng, who looked very excited at Song Yunqing.
"Measuring length, is there something wrong?"
Song Yunqing opened the door and let them in.
"Well, Deputy Captain Xiao and I surveyed the entire island's waterways a while ago. He felt that it was inconvenient for everyone to use water, so he came up with a plan to run a water pipe into every household's yard. That way, no one would have to go to the well to wash clothes or fetch water."
Song Yunqing felt warmed when she heard this. What she hated most was carrying water. Last time, she put two towels under her shoulders and still got her skin rubbed off.
"Since your family is the first one, we should start from this side. Is that okay with you?"
"No objection, no objection, I fully agree!"
Song Yunqing asked them to find a suitable place in the yard, while he watched from the side.
A few onlookers outside the door were also discussing it.
"We never mentioned bringing water pipes into the yard before. How did you suddenly come up with this idea?"
"Didn't I say this? This is all Deputy Captain Xiao's idea. If you ask me, he is indeed a good leader who does good things for the people."
Qian Xiufen's house is right next to Song Yunqing's. She usually pays special attention to Song Yunqing's family. When she heard the noise, she hurried out without even putting on her shoes.
As soon as he came out, he heard what those people said and snorted in disdain.
"You guys are so stupid that you actually believed this. He's obviously just pulling the water pipe for you to make things easier for his wife."
"We've been here for so many years, and we've all been fine carrying water. Why are they planning to pull the water pipes as soon as she can't carry water? I thought it was for you!"
Hearing this, Ge Jinglan frowned and said, "Sister Qian, isn't that right?"
Qian Xiufen now hates Ge Jinglan the most. She looks like she is not interested in competing with others, but she is the first one to come forward to curry favor with Xiao Jinchuan.
He also sent clams as a gift, but why didn’t he send any to his own family?
"What's wrong? I get it. You're in cahoots with the capitalist lady now. She gave you a bar of soap, and you just became her lapdog, right?"
Ge Jinglan was so angry that her eyes turned red. It was a pity that she had advised Song Yunqing not to get angry with Qian Xiufen before, and that she was not a bad person.
I didn't expect that I would be said like this now.
Ge Jinglan was a soft-hearted person to begin with, and her eyes turned red when she heard that.
"How did I become a lapdog? No matter what Deputy Captain Xiao's intentions are, the benefits will actually fall on us. We will still be the ones who benefit."
When the other two sisters-in-law heard this, the scales in their hearts immediately tilted towards Ge Jinglan.
"Jinglan is right. Who cares about who he's doing it for? As long as we benefit in the end, that's enough. Why should we care so much?"
"Speaking of soap, Jinglan, how was your last use? Was it really good?"
Ge Jinglan nodded. "It's better than wood ash, and it cleans more cleanly. The smell lasts longer, and it can even remove some stains and oil stains."
The two of them got even more excited when they heard it: "Really? I haven't seen it before. Next time you wash clothes, you have to call us so I can take a closer look."
Ge Jinglan agreed while secretly complaining in her heart.
That soap is so expensive, she dare not use it again.
Chen Zhicheng looked around the courtyard wall and finally determined the location of the faucet was in the southeast corner, on the right side as soon as he entered the courtyard.
"Sister-in-law, we have measured it. Sorry to bother you."
Because of Song Yunqing and Ge Jinglan, the relationship between Chen Zhicheng and Xiao Jinchuan also improved a lot.
Song Yunqing watched them leave the door and his eyes fell on Qian Xiufen who was standing beside them.
"Why are you running to our doorstep so early in the morning instead of sleeping?"
Qian Xiufen snorted, "If your house wasn't so noisy, would I have been woken up so early?"
Song Yunqing spread his hands and said, "Is it my fault?"
"If you have the guts, when I go to your yard to test the waterway later, stop me from coming in!"
Qian Xiufen's eyes were cold: "Marrying a good man is good, and he can also use his power for personal gain for his family!"
Song Yunqing rolled her eyes at her: "That's all you know!"
After saying that, she was about to go back to take a nap, but was stopped by one of them.
"Miss Song, please wait!"
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