The bad guys were executed, and everyone applauded. With the Lunar New Year approaching, the atmosphere in the brigade became lively.
The day after tomorrow is the Little New Year, and Chen Xiaodong asked Wei Aiguo to go for a walk in the mountains. They wanted to get something to eat during the New Year.
As usual, we borrow hunting rifles for self-defense. If we manage to shoot any prey with the rifle, it belongs to the public.
So people don't use guns unless there's danger. Wouldn't it be better to just shoot one and take it home?
Everyone grabbed their bows and arrows and set off...
In the evening, Chen Xiaodong, Wei Aiguo, and the others returned. Each of them was well-prepared; they had shot a pheasant and a roe deer. They hadn't used a single bullet.
Each person received a pheasant, with two extra left for Wei Aiguo. The roe deer meat was divided among several families.
Without Wei Aiguo, they wouldn't have been able to get so much stuff.
So my family stewed wild chicken on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
Wei Aiguo: This pheasant tastes just like the ones I used to eat; the meat is a bit tough. But it's more delicious than before.
The pheasant meat was much more tender last time, just like the ones I had in the south.
When Wei Aiguo ate pheasant in the south, he thought the climate there was warmer, so the pheasant must be different...
With her son back, Aunt Wei wanted to cook lots of delicious food. Before the New Year, the house was filled with the aroma of meat every day.
This year, everyone in the brigade had some money, and when the brigade slaughtered the pig for the New Year, everyone was willing to use their work points to buy pork. There wasn't a single piece of pork left. In the past, we could always save some to sell to the commune.
After the pork was distributed, every family made dumplings. Didn't they also save some wheat flour this year?
Every family makes delicious food, so it's normal for the Wei family's food to have a pleasant aroma wafting out.
However, everyone was also terrified, as their good days had almost been ruined by someone like Cheng Kuan. So they all told their husbands to be alert when they went to keep watch at night, lest something happen. Before the New Year, Li Yuanzhao and Song Yan went to the county. Song Yan also took Wei Aiguo to Han Yu's house.
Director Liu: "Why haven't you been here for so long? This is..."
Song Yan: "My husband, he was transferred to another job due to injury."
Director Liu always felt that Song Yan had a certain air about her. She didn't seem like a typical rural person, and even now, you could tell this man had a limp the moment he took a step. But when Song Yan introduced him, most people would feel sad, or even embarrassed, knowing their husbands were lame.
But Song Yan is different. She has a magnanimous and carefree attitude.
"Hello, hello!" Director Liu took the initiative to shake hands with Wei Aiguo...
Today, Wei Aiguo came, and Director Liu insisted that they stay for dinner at home as a welcome-back dinner for Wei Aiguo.
Li Yuanzhao was not going to stay; he was going to find Cheng Wenkai, so he politely declined Director Liu's invitation.
Director Liu and Han Yu must be very grateful to Song Yan. She hadn't come for so long, and Han Yu had left her some flawed fabric, as well as some fabric that didn't require a ticket, which was kept internally.
After having dinner at Han Yu's house, Director Liu used his bicycle to help Wei Aiguo and Song Yan deliver the cloth to the bus station.
The cloth was packed in burlap sacks, inconspicuous. Sitting in the car, Wei Aiguo couldn't help but ruffle Song Yan's hair.
Song Yan tilted his head, "What are you doing?"
Wei Aiguo smiled but didn't say anything. "Because you're so capable!"
Why did Han Yu give these fabrics to Song Yan when everyone wanted them?
Song Yan said that the family had enough cloth, so he would send it to Sixth Brother.
Even if this cloth is sold together, at the current market price, you can still make two cents per foot. With a total of more than two hundred feet of cloth, you can earn several tens of dollars.
The women in the brigade knit non-stop every day, but not everyone can earn this much.
Moreover, this was Song Yan's first time. Director Liu also said that there were still some things to take care of in the commune after the New Year, and asked Song Yan to go and take a look at them then.
You can make money by reselling items that don't require tickets.
Song Yan didn't ask for help for nothing. She brought monkey head mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, pine nuts, and two large fish to Han Yu's family.
These days, anything that's eaten is precious...
As usual, I received money from Xiang Zhoushan and his group before the Lunar New Year. They knew that Wei Aiguo had been demobilized and didn't know how his job would be arranged, so they sent the money first.
Unexpectedly, Song Yan received a letter and a package from Xu Liangsheng and his group.
The letter was written by the three of them, one sentence after another, with complaints lurking between the lines. Why didn't Brother Wei say anything before leaving the military? He could have done an office job, even something as simple as clerical work would have been better than going back to the countryside!
They also asked Song Yan if she wanted to come to the military hospital. They had already asked her family, and they said it was perfectly fine for Sister Song to go to the hospital.
Sister Song can enlist as a special talent, and Brother Wei can also join the army!
Even without them saying it, Song Yan knew it was difficult for new recruits to join the army. It was definitely because of their connections that it wasn't difficult. After all, the combined strength of those companies was there.
The package contained many things, including food, daily necessities, and nationally valid tickets.
This is truly full of affection.
"These guys are really keen on getting me to go to the hospital," Song Yan said happily.
Wei Aiguo took the letter and glanced at it briefly. "Do you want to go?"
Song Yan looked up and saw that Wei Aiguo's face had darkened. "You don't think I look down on you, that I'll leave if there's a better opportunity!"
"No!" Wei Aiguo really didn't think so.
"Then who are you giving that face to?" Song Yan felt a nameless anger rising within him.
Wei Aiguo was somewhat taken aback. He hadn't said anything, so why was Xiaoyan getting angry?
“I…” Wei Aiguo didn’t know what to say.
Song Yan took a deep breath. "I'm probably tired. I'll lie down for a while." Song Yan lay down on the warm kang (a heated brick bed).
Since Wei Aiguo returned, she hasn't had to lift a finger to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) in the house.
He would heat the kang (a heated brick bed) every night. He would also get up a little earlier each morning to heat the kang before letting Song Yan get up.
There was never a shortage of hot water in the thermos flask in this room.
Whenever Song Yan went to that room to cook, Wei Aiguo would help him start the fire. If Song Yan didn't go, Wei Aiguo would help carry the wood for the next cooking session into the house. Generally, he wouldn't go over there again until it was time to eat.
This is because Xiaoxiao lives in that room, and he clearly knows how to behave appropriately.
Wei Aiguo also washed her own clothes. Her mother-in-law saw this and remained silent for a long time before finally sighing helplessly and going back to her room.
Wei Aiguo acted as if nothing had happened, and then he ended up washing all the clothes.
Wei Aiguo really hadn't done anything to upset him, so why was he suddenly so angry?
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