Chapter 109 Chapter 109 "Lin, Lin Lin."...
I borrowed the pot and coal from my neighbor.
In addition, the other party also sent some food, "You just moved in and the things are definitely not prepared properly, take some food first, and we can think of other things later."
In this way, the two of them filled their stomachs with dry grain cakes and the side dishes and hot soup sent by their neighbors.
After finishing their meal, the couple sat on their doorstep. Cheng Jin straightened his back and leaned towards his wife, trying to make her lean more comfortably. "If I had known earlier, I should have applied for a dormitory. That way, I could have brought back some old things to use first."
He originally had no requirements for food, clothing, housing and transportation. He lived in a dormitory with his comrades and ate in the cafeteria, so he had to buy everything for his new home from scratch. Now, except for the wooden bed that Gu Gaofei brought, the house is basically empty, and he has to buy everything again.
It’s a new home, so you definitely have to buy new things.
But it has been a bit difficult to get through the past few days, as there is not even anything to replace it.
"Very good." Jiang Shuangshuang leaned on his shoulder, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. As a newcomer who didn't know anyone, there was nothing she needed to do. It was just right for her to slowly clean up her new home. "Do you still remember that set of three-seater armchairs? Bring it back and put it downstairs. You can sit and sleep on it. This room downstairs has a kang, so let's get a few more quilts to make it warmer. For the upstairs room, buy that mahogany Luohan bed. The pattern carved on the headboard is very beautiful..."
There are two floors and four rooms in total.
There are two rooms upstairs, one is used as a bedroom and the other as a study.
There are two rooms downstairs. One is next to the stove and has a brick bed inside. We have to spend the winter here. The other one is used as a guest room for my eldest sister or my mother's family to come and stay in the future.
What made her most satisfied was the yard in front of her.
It looked to be about 40 to 50 square meters. Except for the date tree, the rest of the land was a bit barren. The ground looked dry and there were few weeds growing on it. She had found along the way that almost every household planted vegetables in the yard, so such a piece of land was probably enough for their own consumption.
But she didn't want to grow vegetables.
There's nothing wrong with growing vegetables, I just find it troublesome.
If Jiang Xiaozhou were here, she would not only know how to farm but also how to raise chickens, and she could just leave everything to him and not have to worry about anything else.
It’s a pity that Jiang Xiaozhou is not here. She would like to climb trees and pick ripe fruits occasionally, but she is not willing to "serve" this land every day.
I don’t want to grow vegetables or flowers.
But you can make a rack and transplant some grape vines there. There is no need to take careful care of them. If they can survive, that's good. If they can't, that's their fate.
As Comrade Cheng still had two days before his report, the two of them took a short rest and then went shopping.
Pots, pans, tables, chairs and cabinets.
By the way, he also contacted Cheng Jing in Pingyang Commune and asked him to find a way to deliver the furniture he liked. Cheng Jin calculated the date and said, "Master Hong and his men will need two days to prepare the accessories. I will report in two days. My eldest brother and brother-in-law will also come. Just tell them if there is any heavy work to do."
Jiang Shuangshuang thought so too.
Let’s not talk about my brother-in-law for now. After all, we are family. Isn’t it normal for us to help each other?
As for the eldest brother Cheng Jing, she has no interest in being a family with him, but he is so enthusiastic about repairing the bicycle, which naturally proves that this matter is beneficial to him. He has received such a big favor from her for nothing, so it’s not excessive to boss him around, right?
"That's perfect." Jiang Shuangshuang has already started to make arrangements. "I'll teach my brother-in-law how to assemble it, and I'll let my eldest brother help with the house repairs. He'll have to patch the corners and putty on the walls, and he'll also have to tidy up the yard."
It doesn't matter whether he will or not.
If he doesn't know how, you can find someone else.
Anyway, this matter is a "trouble" for big brother.
However, Cheng Jin was not idle these two days. He spent a lot of energy playing games with Shuangshuang at night, and took over the housework during the day. He first did a general cleaning and then repaired the doors and windows. As for scraping putty and repairing the walls, he really had no time to do it, so he had to leave it to his eldest brother.
Actually, he didn't want to trouble an outsider with this kind of trouble.
Originally, it was his and Shuangshuang's little home, and he really wanted to do the household affairs by himself. It was a bit troublesome, but he and Shuangshuang had the same idea, to decorate their own little home bit by bit, and this feeling was worth it no matter how tiring it was.
It's a pity that he has to rejoin the team soon, and after joining the team, he will most likely lead the team on a mission directly.
Although this mission came suddenly, it was not urgent and was expected to take no long. However, he did not intend to let Shuangshuang wait for his return to start taking care of the house. The house was lacking everything and life was very inconvenient. He could not bear to let Shuangshuang live in such an environment, so he had to have someone take care of it early.
Cheng Jing arrived faster than expected, early in the morning of the third day.
I specially borrowed a tractor and loaded it with the furniture I specifically requested and two baskets of vegetables.
In addition to Feng Erchuan, his third sister Sanxi also accompanied him.
"Mom heard that you guys were going to clean up the house, so she asked Sanxi to come along and help." Feng Erchuan explained, "I've already made inquiries, and she can catch the 5 o'clock bus back in the afternoon."
After moving in so much furniture, I must tidy up the house properly.
Aunt Feng had heard before that the Cheng family's parents were out of town, and the Cheng couple were living in the army. More people would mean more help, but she didn't want people to think that Sanxi was taking advantage of her by going there, so she repeatedly reminded Sanxi to go home in the afternoon, whether he was done with his work or not, and not to cause trouble for others.
As for Feng Erchuan staying, he had important things to do, and Cheng Jing was responsible for arranging where to spend the night, so she had no say in it.
"Welcome, very welcome!" Cheng Jin was particularly welcome. It would make Shuangshuang feel much more relaxed to have one more person to help. Especially since the people of the Feng family were people who did a lot of work and talked little, and they got along quite well during the few days they spent together. He would feel more at ease with her help.
"What are you in such a hurry for?" Jiang Shuangshuang put one hand on Sanxi's shoulder. She quite liked this nun of her eldest sister. One of the reasons was that the food she cooked was especially delicious!
These two days they turned on the stove to boil water and heat up food at home, and the rest of the time they went to the cafeteria to eat.
The army's canteen makes people love and feel helpless.
The first meal was "amazing". The taste was no worse than Master Cao's cooking. The pot of cabbage stewed with vermicelli and a little bit of minced meat looked ordinary but tasted very delicious.
After finishing her first meal, she wanted to have a second one. Before lunchtime, she dragged Comrade Cheng to the cafeteria first. The result was...
The color, aroma and taste are not complete.
It looks delicious, but tastes quite bland.
I heard two muffled laughs and then I learned from Comrade Cheng that there are two master chefs in their cafeteria. The lunch was prepared by a master chef who, it is said, was a master chef who had cooked in the palace.
That evening, Naton is also a master.
It's just that this master is old and he ruined his health because he didn't take good care of himself when he was young. He doesn't want the people in the army to suffer with him, so he follows the policy of less salt, less oil and less sugar.
She said she had studied it herself and that eating less salt can protect the kidneys, reduce edema, and protect bones...
For this reason, he not only uses less salt in his own cooking, but also advises other chefs to do the same.
The soldiers in the team couldn't stand eating the same food for half a month and went to complain to the political commissar. However, the chef was a retired veteran with a particularly stubborn personality.
Finally, the political commissar found a scholar and used reason to convince the old man.
This made the old man back off, but not completely. He was determined to try low-salt meals for dinner three days a week.
What a coincidence, they met Jiang Shuangshuang.
Young people have strong tastes. I don’t know if it’s because she just arrived and isn’t used to it yet, but she prefers strong-flavored food. The bland meals of the old man are really not suitable for her.
But her cooking skills were not very good, so Feng Sanxi's arrival completely solved this problem.
She hurriedly said, "I'm even more worried about you going back alone. Anyway, my house has many rooms, so it's just right for you to stay and share a room with me, and it's also convenient for my eldest brother and brother-in-law to live together."
"Yes, yes, yes." Cheng Jin on the side nodded repeatedly. This arrangement was quite good. He had originally planned to let his elder brother and brother-in-law live in the guesthouse near the army. After all, when he went to report, Shuangshuang was the only one left at home, and it would not be convenient for his elder brother and brother-in-law to stay overnight.
Things are different with Feng Sanxi around.
It just so happens that there is someone who can accompany Shuangshuang.
"No..." Feng Sanxi hesitated, "I'll take the evening train, and my brother will pick me up at the station."
"It's okay. I'll call my second brother and ask him to come back to your house to let you know." Cheng Jin made arrangements immediately. It was just a matter of a phone call and Bai Yuanhua could just go.
"Come on, let's go inside first." Jiang Shuangshuang dragged Feng Sanxi into the house. After taking two steps, he seemed to remember something and turned around to wave to Comrade Cheng. "Have a safe trip. I'll wait for you at home."
"Okay!" Before anyone left, Cheng Jin was already looking forward to when he would come back.
This was the first time he felt why so many of his comrades were looking forward to returning home. The fact that someone was waiting for him at home made him miss home even more.
After Cheng Jin left, there were only four people left in the room.
Jiang Shuangshuang started giving instructions right away, "Brother, please move all the furniture outside in. Brother-in-law, please put all the bicycle parts in the yard. Sanxi, I have prepared some ingredients here, including pots, bowls, and pans. Please prepare lunch for us."
As for her, she naturally taught her brother-in-law how to assemble a bicycle.
This is the real thing.
As soon as the arrangements were made, Cheng Jing felt something was wrong and pointed at himself, "I'm moving alone?"
The tractor had left and the furniture was unloaded outside in the yard.
Two beds, a set of benches and three or four cabinets. How long would it take him to move all these things by himself?
Jiang Shuangshuang asked back, "Then who do you think should go with you?"
"..." Cheng Jing looked around, but it seemed that he really couldn't find anyone.
Only Feng Erchuan was suitable, but compared to Feng Erchuan helping him, he would rather Feng Erchuan quickly learn the technology of assembling bicycles. "Okay, okay, I'll move it."
Cheng Jing rolled up his sleeves and started carrying furniture as soon as he went out of the yard.
I moved a few small items in first. Fortunately, the distance back and forth was not too far. It was really tiring to move them back and forth, but not so tiring that I couldn't move.
If I had known...
He should have brought Bai Yuanhua with him to work.
Even though this opportunity was given to him, Bai Yuanhua was not someone who would give up so easily. The two of them had talked a lot in private and he had given the other party a lot of benefits. It didn't make sense for him to do such a tiring job alone, right?
"Brother Cheng Jing?"
Cheng Jing was thinking when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He turned around subconsciously. When he saw the person in front of him, he had an idea in his mind!
I'm so glad that I didn't drag Bai Yuanhua over with me this time!
He quickly put down the cabinet on his back, tugged at his clothes and said with some restraint, "Lin, Linlin."
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