"Where is it?"
"There it is! It's blocked by a car!"
"Look! Wow! She's so beautiful, isn't she? And so young? She can't be over 18 years old, right?"
Suddenly, a hushed discussion arose.
Everyone looked at the slender army green figure curiously.
Many people speculated whether she was from the art troupe.
Because of the distance, Lin Yiwan couldn't hear what they were saying.
Seeing a few military wives standing a little further away, with expressions that looked like they wanted to come forward but didn't dare, she pursed her lips and smiled, then nodded at them.
Suddenly, there was another gasp.
"Did sister-in-law just smile at us?"
"That's right! She even nodded to us! How beautiful!"
Several of them were military wives from rural areas. When they heard that the deputy regiment commander's wife was from Beijing, they had been worried for a long time, fearing that it would be difficult to get along with a delicate young lady from Beijing.
Seeing that she is indeed very charming and looks like a fairy, how could I dare to go up to her and say hello?
But they never expected that the other person would be so easy-going and even nodded to them actively, which surprised them all.
"I thought the city girls looked down on me, but I didn't expect you to be such a humble person."
"Who said it wasn't? This girl's smile is so sweet, like maltose, sticky and warm!"
…
A few people discussed quietly again, but no one dared to step forward.
The deputy captain's wife looked easy-going, but the deputy captain's aura was somewhat intimidating.
They stood there and looked at it.
Seeing that they had no intention of coming over, Lin Yiwan nodded again and followed Xie Lin into the yard.
The yard was not very big, about 120 meters. Facing the gate were two adobe houses, and in the corner a simple kitchen was built in a shed.
The kitchen stove was also very simple, made of adobe bricks and covered with a layer of clay.
Walking on the compacted ground mixed with loess and sand, Lin Yiwan looked around curiously.
The Northwest is an arid region and water resources are very scarce.
The toilets are basically dry toilets, which have a strong smell and cannot be built in the yard.
Similarly, because water resources are precious, people here don't take a bath every day, even in the summer. Those who are more particular will take a bath once a week, and those who are not so particular will take a bath even longer.
These are what Lin Yi heard from those educated youth who went to the countryside to work in the countryside in his previous life.
At this moment, I was not surprised to see that there were rooms and a simple kitchen in the yard.
Walk through the yard and come to the room on the left.
The military green wooden door had been pushed open, and the room was empty with no furniture. Fortunately, the floor was paved with blue bricks.
Although the gaps are still filled with yellow mud, it is better than tamping the soil directly.
The conditions were many times better than the last time she had queued up.
Although Zhao Dahe didn't dare look directly at Lin Yiwan, he was always keeping an eye on her out of the corner of his eye.
I was afraid that my sister-in-law from Beijing would not be able to adapt to the poverty and backwardness here.
But to my surprise, my sister-in-law didn't show any dissatisfaction at all.
Even looked somewhat...satisfied?
This was somewhat unexpected for Dong Duo.
After all, she is so beautiful, which is really out of place in the barren Northwest.
But I was just thinking about it in my mind and didn't dare to say anything.
"Deputy Commander, the comrades from the barracks department will deliver the furniture to you later. You can just sign and accept it later."
Zhao Dahe was in charge of picking people up, so he was naturally very clear about the process.
"Okay, got it."
Xie Lin nodded.
After Zhao Dahe saluted, he went out again in a daze.
Hehehehe…
The deputy head nodded to him.
You must be very satisfied with 놛's performance, right?
After Zhao Dahe left, only a newly married couple was left in the room.
The room suddenly became quiet.
The atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.
Lin Yiwan lowered her eyes and whispered, "Do you have a broom? I want to clean the house."
"Yes, I'll go borrow a basin from next door, sprinkle some water and then sweep."
Having said that, Xie Lin went out.
After the man left, Lin Yiwan's tense nerves finally relaxed.
After leaving the house, she walked around the yard again.
Then I found a water pressure well in the corner of the kitchen.
Without a basin or a bucket, she naturally wouldn't rush to press the water.
After all, the water resources here are precious, and it would be a waste to just pump it out and let it flow on the ground.
As I was watching, suddenly, a timid little head popped out from the door.
The child's hair was neither long nor short, and it was hard to tell whether it was a boy or a girl. There were two long strings of snot hanging from his nose, and when they were about to fall into his mouth, the child sniffed hard.
His tiny face was covered in snot and yellow dirt, so he couldn't see clearly what he looked like. The only thing that could be seen was that he was very thin.
Seeing her looking over, the little head shrank back quickly as if frightened.
Lin Yiwan didn't even have time to say hello.
Reluctantly withdrawing her gaze, she came to the wall again, and sure enough, she saw a broom made of dried Stipa sphenanthera.
Just as I was about to pick it up, I saw that little head timidly poking out.
Lin Yiwan was afraid of scaring her, so she lowered her voice and said gently, "Little friend, where are you from? Do you want to come in and play?"
After he finished speaking, the little head that was about to retract seemed to be stunned and forgot to move.
Lin Yiwan thought about it, then used the cover of his pocket to take out a candy left over from the wedding and walked towards her.
"Here, this is for you to eat."
The child looked at the candy in front of him, swallowed hard, and his eyes seemed to be glowing green.
But he didn't stretch out his hand, and just huddled against the wall in a daze.
Lin Yiwan simply pulled the child over, but found that the child was even thinner than she had imagined, with skin covering the bones on his small wrists, as if they would break with a slight pinch.
She sighed in her heart and paused, then put the sugar-coated candy into the dirty little box.
"Here, take it and eat it."
As if he had unexpectedly received a candy, the child's originally dull eyes suddenly lit up, and the dazzling light was like the stars in the dark night sky, sparkling.
The child held the candy tightly with his dirty paws, and his nose was about to fall out with excitement. He raised his arm and wiped it.
The little face, which was already unrecognizable to begin with, was suddenly covered with a layer of snot and dirt.
Even though Lin Yi had seen many children like this when he queued up at night, he still couldn't adapt to it.
Just when I was thinking about whether to bring the child in to wash his face, Xie Lin came back.
There was also a basin in his hand.
When the child saw Xie Lin, he immediately felt as if he had seen a scary person.
With a "whoosh", the person ran away and disappeared!
Lin Yiwan: ...
"I've borrowed the basin. I'm going to fetch some water."
Xie Lin didn't take the kid who suddenly appeared and ran away seriously.
He took the basin and went straight to the well.
"Oh... OK..."
Lin Yiwan responded and went back to her room with the broom.
The luggage was stored in the room on the left, so she went to the room on the right.
This house is no different in size and structure from the one next to it.
It is still empty, with a window of medium size on the right and back.
Lin Yiwan opened the window and wanted to ventilate the air.
Just as I opened the window, I suddenly heard a sharp and angry curse from outside.
"You stupid girl! Who told you to steal your brother's candy?"
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