Chapter 270: The unexpected enthusiasm of the military wives
Su Ranran, with a confused look on her face, was warmly welcomed out of the car by everyone.
"Comrade Ranran, we have heard about your deeds for a long time. It's great to finally see you today."
"Sister-in-law, you don't know that Director Qi organizes a study session every week. We have memorized all the articles about you in the newspapers by heart."
"Sister-in-law, can you organize a class here so that we can get rid of the label of illiteracy?"
The military wives were talking to each other, looking as excited as if they had met their idols.
And Su Ranran finally figured out what was going on.
Facing the same eager gazes as on Pingzhou Island, she felt flattered.
"Thank you, sisters-in-law. I just did what I could."
Su Ranran said this with a humble look on her face, and immediately won a lot of favor.
"You have so many abilities. If I could do one or two of them, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
Zhou Yujuan couldn't help but joked.
Xie Fangshu standing by immediately gave an expression that said, "You are too greedy."
"That's too difficult. We shouldn't indulge in such unrealistic fantasies. If I had the opportunity to help Comrade Ranran, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
Hearing these exaggerated words, the other military wives couldn't help laughing.
"You are the only one who is so hasty!"
Qi Fang said, then turned to Su Ranran and said, "It's cold outside, let's go inside and talk first."
Su Ranran had the same idea. After all, the two kids were still sleeping in the car.
She responded and opened the car door again.
Only then did everyone notice that there were two tiny babies in the car.
There were several exclamations at the scene.
"Sister-in-law, how did you give birth to this baby? Why is it so pretty?"
She looked as if she might have some drawings that she wanted to borrow for reference.
Su Ranran was extremely amused.
"You are so stupid, don't you see what Comrade Ranran and her husband look like? How can her baby be any different?"
Hearing this, Xie Fangshu looked as if she had suffered a great loss.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have looked for Lao Yue. If it weren't for him, maybe my son Erga would be a handsome boy now!"
As soon as these words fell, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
"Do you dare to say this in front of your father-in-law?" Zhou Yujuan couldn't help teasing her.
Xie Fangshu shook her head vigorously, knowing the situation. "No, no, I still want to see the sun tomorrow!"
He acted as if he was right and made everyone laugh again.
Su Ranran finally understood that this military wife was probably the liveliest thing in the family compound.
Amidst the chatting and laughing, Su Ranran and her two babies were welcomed into the house.
The room was clean and you could tell it had been swept.
"As soon as Director Qi heard that you were coming, he came over early and cleaned the room."
Zhou Yujuan explained, with regret evident in her tone.
It was as if he regretted not being able to help clean up.
Su Ranran felt warm in her heart and hurriedly thanked Qi Fang.
"Hey! We are all military wives, we should help each other, but this is not acceptable!"
Qi Fang waved her hands.
After that, she pointed to the kang in the room and said, "We didn't know you would come today. This kang isn't heated up yet. I'll teach you how to use it now."
Su Ranran was naturally very grateful.
She didn't expect that this would be the situation this time when she came to the family compound, which made her feel greatly relieved.
Qi Fang taught Su Ranran how to heat the kang, and the other military wives were also busy.
Those who help move things move things, and those who take care of babies take care of babies.
The small house was packed full.
After Shen He finished moving all the things, he said something to Su Ranran and went out.
He still has to report to the army.
Shen He had already mentioned this on the way here, and Su Ranran also knew about it.
Moreover, the military wives here were unexpectedly enthusiastic, and she quickly felt like a fish in water.
When Qi Fang was cleaning the house for Su Ranran, she even prepared the firewood.
At this time, she had already led Su Ranran out of the house.
There was a hole outside that was blackened by smoke and fire, and you could tell at a glance that it was the hole in the kang.
Su Ranran actually knew how to heat the kang, after all, she had lived in the northwest in her previous life.
But in order not to reveal her true intentions, she pretended to listen attentively.
Qi Fang also taught very seriously and carefully.
I saw her open and remove the plug that was blocking the kang, and then push a bundle of corn stalks into it.
"Corn stalks are the most resistant to burning. Burning them can keep you warm for the whole day."
Su Ranran deeply agrees with this.
In her previous life, she also liked to use corn stalks to heat the kang, and it was indeed very useful.
Qi Fang pushed three bundles of corn stalks in a row.
Then use a long branch to poke all the corn stalks into it.
After doing all this, she took out a tinder and lit the corn stalks.
The fire soon started burning inside the kang hole, and thick smoke billowed out from the kang hole on the other side. Su Ranran was so smoked that tears streamed down her face.
But Qi Fang seemed to have gotten used to it.
After the fire burned for a while, she picked up a branch and stirred it inside the kang to make it burn more evenly.
After it was burned, she picked up the wooden kang plug again and blocked the hole in the kang.
"Have you got it?"
After finishing the explanation, Qi Fang turned to look at Su Ranran.
"I understand. Thank you, sister-in-law." Su Ranran still said gratefully.
It is said that politeness is not a problem.
After only a short time together, Qi Fang was already very fond of Su Ranran.
There are many capable people.
However, it is rare to find someone like Su Ranran who can often appear in newspapers but remains so humble.
After they heated up the kang, they returned to the house.
Now, Su Ranran can clearly feel the temperature difference between indoors and outdoors.
The military wives had already made the quilts for Su Ranran, and the two babies were put to sleep on the kang.
Su Ranran was amazed by such efficiency!
The military wives were really enthusiastic and helped her with this and that, and even brought her a lot of cabbage and radishes.
"You come from the south, so you may not understand the situation here. Every household in our area stockpiles a lot of Chinese cabbage and radishes before winter. We have no other vegetables to eat throughout the winter, so we rely on these to survive. Don't refuse."
Su Ranran looked at the cabbages and radishes piled in the corner and was immediately moved.
In return, she took out some sea fish and shrimp from the bag she brought and shared them with the military wives.
But how could the military wives be willing to accept such an expensive item?
They all shook their heads and refused, saying, "No, you keep it for yourself!"
"You are from the north, so you may not understand the situation there. Everything is expensive on our Pingzhou Island, but seafood is cheaper than vegetables. I bought some extra before I came here for you to try. If you don't accept it, wouldn't I have traveled all the way in vain?"
The military wives looked as if they would suffer a great loss if they didn't accept her, and they couldn't stop laughing.
But in the corner, someone couldn't help but curl his lips.
"You really know how to win people's hearts."
Hearing this, the fair-skinned woman next to her looked helpless, and then uttered a soft scolding voice.
"Don't talk nonsense."