I rubbed the shampoo in my hair three times before it was clean. I couldn't even imagine what I was going to look like these past few days. I wrapped my hair in a towel and blow-dried it. I tossed the clothes I'd worn over the past two days into the trash can and waited for it to clear itself.
The blood and mud were all there, and just thinking about it made me sick. She put on a nightgown and ate the mutton rice noodles she had packed home.
She hadn't been able to eat or sleep well these past two days and was extremely nervous. Now she could finally get a good night's sleep.
I lay on the camp bed outside and slept until noon. When I woke up, my waist felt stiff. I slept so deeply that night that I probably didn't even turn over.
I got up, changed clothes, stretched my body, packed up, and went to the welfare store to buy some food. Living here, with so many eyes watching me, how could I not buy some food?
The layout of the military family compounds is similar, so I quickly found the welfare house and went in to call Uncle Dong first.
"Hello, is this Jiang Cha? Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you used to living there? If you have any questions, go find Jiang Shaodong. Don't be polite to him."
"Well, don't worry, uncle, I'm fine! I'm just a little tired, so I got up and called you right away. Uncle Jiang Er is really taking care of me-"
"Hahahaha, go ahead and do it. I was wondering why you called me this morning and said I couldn't hand over a good person. He's younger than your dad, so you should call him Uncle Jiang. Wait until I'm around before calling him Second Uncle, or he might cut you."
'Okay, don't worry!'
After hanging up the phone with Uncle Dong, she had to call her Uncle Liu. To be honest, she didn't want to call him because she would definitely get criticized.
'Hey, Uncle Liu, guess who I am?'
"You even know how to make phone calls. You're amazing! You've done so much in Sichuan Province. Why did you change your career? You're really driving me crazy."
Don't let go, or you'll break the sky. You're a girl, how come you're more worrying than Goudan and the other boys?
I heard from the boss that you should just stay in the family compound. If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll show you how I'll deal with you.'
"Yes, yes, I will definitely be good this time. Have you received the gift I gave you? For the sake of these specialties, please forgive me!"
Uncle Liu finally managed to get away with it, but he still had to call the section chief, and he spent the entire day on the phone. She missed her cell phone so much. She could have done it at home, unlike now, with a bunch of people staring at her.
She called the section chief and told him that there was a landslide and they didn't know when it would be repaired. He told her not to worry and take her time, just treat it as a vacation, and when she came back, don't forget to collect the extension allowance.
Three phone calls cost Jiang Cha 11 yuan. Not to mention that every word is worth a thousand gold, but every word is precious. It's really damn expensive.
"You must be the girl that Commander Jiang brought back. You're so pretty."
"I see you're quite busy, making one call after another. Who are you calling?"
"What's your relationship with Brigadier General Jiang? I haven't heard he has any relatives around that age."
"The gaps between your fingers are bigger than the holes in a colander, and you spend so much money on phone calls. I always say that when it comes to life, my daughter is the one who matters. Life can't just be about looks."
"That's right, your daughter, Ma Dahua, really knows how to live. She has to take two scoops of dung when a manure truck passes by her door, and she is so reluctant to let out her farts that she saves them for when she goes home to blow out the lights."
As the two aunts were talking, they became angry and were about to fight. Jiang Cha stepped forward and separated them.
"Aunts need to buy things, hurry up and don't let us get stuck here for too long. Don't be angry, fighting in the family compound will have a bad impact!"
If she had a choice, she would never try to mediate. It was a thankless task, and someone had just been making indirect accusations.
This is because she is afraid of causing trouble for her second uncle. If he causes more trouble, she won't have to go back to the capital.
Ma Dahua, who left cursing, how could she be so mean and harsh to a stranger?
"Don't be angry, girl. This Ma Dahua is like crazy. She's been thinking about marrying her daughter to Brigadier General Jiang all day long. It was rumored this morning that Brigadier General Jiang brought home a girl, so she made such a fuss."
"Yes, you don't know, Ma Dahua's daughter looks exactly like her. She has a long horse face and green bean eyes, which is quite scary at first glance. But this girl takes after her mother, so if she doesn't take advantage of me, she will be at a disadvantage."
She really wanted to meet such a unique woman.
"Brigade Commander Jiang is my uncle, and he and my uncle were comrades-in-arms. Aunts and aunties, please be kind. I will stay here for a few days and return when the road is open."
After that, I quickly bought a few snacks, a bag of biscuits, and a pound of eggs and went back. This family compound is poisonous. Listening to their conversation makes me a little drunk.
This house is actually a large open space with a small kitchen and toilet separated. Even three generations of a family live in such a house.
There is a small clay stove in the kitchen, which is used to store this small casserole. The last time I had hot pot with Ermao, she loved this small stove.
I will definitely go to the city tomorrow to see if there are any, and buy two to put in my space. In the cold winter, I will make tea around the stove, and in the summer, I will barbecue and make soup. It is really a blessing.
She picked a few thin sticks from the firewood basket on the ground and gently placed them on the bottom of the stove, then placed the coal briquettes on top. She took out her alcohol-based hand sanitizer, squeezed two pumps on the coal and firewood, and lit the fire easily without any effort.
I filled a half pot of cold water and put the eggs in. I also took out the sausages that Uncle Dong had given me and put them in the pot. After the water boiled for five minutes, I took out the eggs and cooked the sausages for another half an hour.
The aroma of the sausage filled the room. I couldn't wait to take it out and eat it directly without a knife. It was spicy and fresh with oil. Whose sausage is this? It's so delicious.
She decided to make more sausages this winter. If there wasn't enough meat, she would continue to slaughter pigs when she returned.
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