Volume 1 Chapter 153 Like a Dream
Sheng Wanyan directly threw the question to him, and Gu Tingxiao thought about it after hearing her words.
It’s okay in the summer, but if it’s a rainy day in the winter, my wife can’t cook in the cold and rain, right?
"Wife, I'll do some repairs when the time comes and cut some more bamboo to surround the kitchen."
"Weave a few large bamboo nets and tie them together with the bamboos, and the cold wind will not come in."
“I tiled the top.”
When Sheng Wanyan heard what Gu Tingxiao said, she had to say that this man was very smart.
"It's too tiring to do it alone. Can you ask someone to do it?"
Sheng Wanyan felt that it was hard work when she heard it, but this kind of work was nothing to Gu Tingxiao.
It's just a matter of cutting some bamboo, and you can do it while sitting down.
"It's not tiring, it's very simple."
Gu Tingxiao thought of something that neither of them had noticed, which was that there was no obstruction on the road from the kitchen to the living room.
The food you cook will be ruined if it rains or snows.
"For the section from the kitchen to the living room, I made a corridor out of bamboo and tied it up with bamboo nets."
Sheng Wanyan really didn't expect Gu Tingxiao to think so carefully. She didn't even pay attention to this matter.
Gu Tingxiao had thought it all through, and she felt very warm in her heart, and her reluctance to leave her family was alleviated a little.
Gu Tingxiao drove to a small courtyard and knocked on the door.
"Uncle Chen, I'll make the furniture."
As soon as Gu Tingxiao finished speaking, the gate of the yard was opened, and a 50-year-old man, very simple, came in.
"Come in and sit down."
Uncle Chen invited them in, poured them two cups of tea, and looked at them with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Gu, is this your wife?"
"yes."
"Okay, okay, now that you have a family, you must love your wife well."
Whoever in the staff compound needs furniture will come to Uncle Chen to have it made. Uncle Chen has excellent craftsmanship and is very meticulous.
He has become very familiar with the soldiers in the army, and everyone treats him as their own elder.
"What kind of furniture do you want to make?"
Sheng Wanyan gave him the list and told him her needs orally.
Uncle Chen took out a pen and paper and wrote it down. When he heard that she only wanted a sofa frame, he was a little confused.
Later, Sheng Wanyan explained it, and he had to admire Sheng Wanyan's idea.
However, this kind of sofa requires a wealthy family, after all, using cotton as cushions is too luxurious.
"The sofa frame is 420mm wide and long enough to seat about 6 people."
"Armchair frame width mm."
Uncle Chen nodded and wrote down her requests.
"Okay, is it urgent?"
Gu Tingxiao nodded and asked him to help get it done as soon as possible.
"I'll make it for you in three days. It's not difficult."
"I'll send it to you when the time comes."
"Sorry to bother Uncle Chen."
Uncle Chen waved his hand and said it was no trouble at all. He was not working for free and it was a transaction that was consensual.
"Uncle Chen, how much is it in total?"
"Just give me 50."
Uncle Chen gave them a friendly price and didn’t make much money from them.
Sheng Wanyan took out 50 yuan from her bag and gave the money to Uncle Chen.
They didn't stay long as they had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy other things, as others would have gotten off work later.
She was very goal-oriented. She went straight to buy a sewing machine and a radio, and also bought two kilograms of meat, a few kilograms of pork fat, two kilograms of vegetables, five kilograms of rice, two kilograms of flour, soy sauce, and salt.
There were some other seasonings, and she bought them all when she saw them, buying more while they had the car to use.
"We also need to buy some cloth and cotton, and some soap nuts."
Gu Tingxiao nodded when he heard this, and followed her to buy the rest of the things, as they had a lot of cloth coupons.
Before leaving Kyoto, Gu's mother gave her a lot of bills and even found someone to exchange them.
When eldest brother Gu and fourth brother Gu got married, mother Gu also issued receipts.
So even though they knew about this, they didn't make a fuss.
Sheng Wanyan bought all the necessities, including a lot of pots, pans, and three ceramic pots.
After all, we will definitely be entertaining Gu Tingxiao's comrades for dinner in a few days, and we will need a lot of bowls and utensils.
As for the food to entertain comrades, we can buy it in a few days. We can’t buy so much now.
I bought two more coal stoves and some coal briquettes.
Sheng Wanyan thought about it and decided that there was nothing wrong, so she and Gu Tingxiao went back home.
Someone will help carry the sewing machine to the entrance of the army, and then you can move it back when the time comes.
It was already six o'clock when they returned to the family compound. Gu Tingxiao went to pack his things while she went to prepare dinner.
She steamed the rice in a ceramic pot and didn't prepare much food, just one meat and one vegetable for two people.
Gu Tingxiao has a big appetite, so just cook more rice.
She simply fried some vegetables and braised pork. Gu Tingxiao didn't mind at all that she prepared little, but ate it with gusto.
After a day's work, both of them were very tired, especially Sheng Wanyan, who fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow and slept soundly.
Gu Tingxiao was soaked after taking a shower. When he came back and saw the person sleeping soundly on the kang, he felt extremely satisfied.
Finally I have the person firmly by my side.
Gu Tingxiao wiped his crew cut with a towel. Once his hair was dry, he went to bed, hugged his wife and fell asleep contentedly.
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When she woke up the next day, Sheng Wanyan was a little confused. She blinked and looked at the unfamiliar environment around her.
After a long pause, he remembered that he had followed Gu Tingxiao to join the army.
And they moved into their new home. She was on the train yesterday, and today she became a military wife in the compound.
It was like a dream.
Sheng Wanyan got up and looked at the time. It was seven o'clock in the morning, and Gu Tingxiao should go for drill.
Sheng Wanyan was squatting in the backyard brushing her teeth when she saw Gu Tingxiao coming back with two lunch boxes.
This was the breakfast he got from the cafeteria. His wife had been working so hard for so long and needed to have a good rest.
As soon as he came in and saw that Sheng Wanyan had finished washing up, he opened the breakfast he brought back.
There were two eggs, three sweet potatoes and two meat buns for breakfast. Gu Tingxiao set the breakfast and went to make a cup of malted milk for her.
Gu Tingxiao's vacation will end after today. Today, Gu Tingxiao plans to go to the mountain to cut bamboo and come back to make the storage rack she wanted.
"Let's use our backyard to grow vegetables."
Sheng Wanyan didn't want to waste such a good place by not making use of it.
"Wife, we have been allocated a private plot of land to grow vegetables. It's behind the tube building."
The tube-shaped building is 800 meters in front of their small courtyard. When coming back from outside, one must first pass by the tube-shaped building before reaching the small courtyard.
There are quite a few people living in the small courtyard. Those in the army who have more family members will choose the small courtyard first.
However, the distance between each household is 50 meters, and they are not next to each other.
So no matter what you do, you don’t have to be like others, always worrying about your neighbors climbing over the wall to peek at you.
The private plot allocated to each household is located between the tube-shaped building and the small courtyard.
The allocated land was not very large, but if they planted vegetables on it, it would be enough for the two of them to eat.
Being able to meet simple daily needs is enough for Sheng Wanyan.
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