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After the number of military personnel was determined, the family housing was quickly divided.
More than a dozen farmhouses are all located on the left side of the troops, surrounded by the troops. Not only are there a thick wall between them and the troops, but they are also some distance away from the troops. It takes about ten minutes to walk from the troops.
After the family quarters were divided, Xiao Li and other people who had the quota to accompany the army went to the family quarters together.
Although it is called a family compound, it is actually built like a small village, with more than a dozen farmhouses scattered around it and a simple school built next to it.
The school was Xiao Li's special request when the family compound was built. Xiao Li attached great importance to his children's education. He understood the importance of studying and did not want his child to be blind.
The children of military wives who follow the army will inevitably come with them. He cannot let the children play at home every day, or walk seven or eight miles to go to school in the countryside every day. It is too dangerous and too hard. It would be better to build a primary school directly at the base.
The younger ones go to primary school on the base, which also provides some work for some military wives. The older ones who can take care of themselves go to middle school in the countryside.
In order to facilitate the travel of military wives, the family compound was specially built near Sangjia Village. The main road is about ten minutes' walk ahead. The only drawback is that it is a bit far from the troops.
The soldiers didn't say anything after seeing this. They thought this was much better than before. It used to be hard to get home, but now it only takes about ten minutes. The thought of a future with a wife and children and a warm bed filled their hearts with joy.
"You can each go and look around your own yard. If you need anything, go to the surrounding villages to buy it. After the house is cleaned up, you can let your family move in." The house was built, but there was nothing inside and it was empty. The group would not provide furniture or anything else. You had to buy everything you needed by yourself.
"From now on, all the wives of soldiers will live here. Too many women means more trouble. I must make some things clear first. Take care of your own family affairs and control your wives' mouths." Xiao Li looked at the excited crowd and continued, "I believe everyone knows about the wives' diplomacy. Don't let the women behind you hold you back."
Xiao Li didn't mean to look down on women by saying this; he was just afraid of trouble and wanted to give everyone a heads-up. While men like them might not feel uncomfortable getting along, the presence of women meant problems would ensue, and he didn't want to see a group of brothers hurt by a lawsuit involving women.
"Yes!" Although Xiao Li doesn't care about life, he is the boss of the group after all. To exaggerate a little, Xiao Li's words are like imperial edicts in the group. Several people secretly decided that they must talk about this matter after their families come over, so as not to let the group leader get upset.
"Okay, I'll give you a day off today. Those of you who need to make furniture should go find a carpenter nearby. Everyone, disperse." After everyone had left, Dong Shiyi pointed to the two small courtyards in the front and said, "These two belong to our families. I've seen that these two courtyards are a little bigger than the others, and the layout is also different from the others. Do you like them?"
"Abuse of power for personal gain." How could there be two accidents when we built a house together? Xiao Li put his arm around Dong Shiyi's neck with an expression that said he saw through everything and squeezed him hard. "But I like it."
"Get out!" Dong Shiyi coughed twice and kicked Xiao Li.
Dong Shiyi chose the second house, so Xiao Li could only choose the yard in the front. He walked around the yard carefully and shook his head: "Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk~~~~"
Dong Shiyi was annoyed by his tut-tutting: "You tut-tut, just say what you want to say."
"Then I won't be polite. I don't like this house very much." Xiao Li pointed at the house in the front and said bluntly, "You must not have learned the I Ching well in school. There are many things to pay attention to when choosing a house. Logically speaking, the houses at the front and back of the village don't have good feng shui. Why did you choose the two houses in the front?"
Xiao Li's serious look almost made Dong Shiyi believe his nonsense about studying the I Ching at school. "Old Su is also studying the I Ching, how come I didn't know about it? Old Xiao, you are an excellent Party cadre after all, why do you always engage in these feudal superstitions? Don't say such things again! If you mind, I can live in the first house."
"Don't. I'm the boss of the group and should live in the first house. How dare you, the second in command, try to usurp my throne?" Xiao Li stopped him and walked straight into the first house. "It's not necessarily true that the first house has bad feng shui. I was just joking."
Some villages have bad feng shui at the beginning and end. Xiao Li heard this from a feng shui master before. He always remembered that when he was a child, he saw an old man reading feng shui for people with a compass. The old man said that the first house at the entrance of the village had bad feng shui and was prone to attracting thieves, who would be beaten out.
As a result, the family's house was really robbed that night, so he believed it without a doubt. But what Xiao Li didn't know was that the family finally caught the thief, and the thief was the Feng Shui master.
The reason why Xiao Li finally chose the first household was mainly because he believed that Dong Shiyi was just an ordinary person, and he was God's biological son, with enough righteousness to suppress all kinds of demons and monsters.
Xiao Li was so moved by himself that he burst into tears!
I have sacrificed too much for my brothers!
The two of them entered the courtyards assigned to them respectively. The whole house was a thatched house built with earth. There was a small main room and two small bedrooms, one big and one small. In order to maintain ventilation, a medium-sized window was opened outside the main room.
The windows were made of wood, and when they were closed the room was pitch black. The door was a heavy double-leaf wooden door with a latch on the inside, and it looked very old.
Nowadays, not only in rural areas, but also in cities, many houses are of this type. The houses do not feel bright and spacious at all, but dark and gloomy.
Xiao Li observed and shook his head, sighing, "The wooden windows are too heavy and gloomy. They block out the sunlight. We need to make them bigger and replace them with glass, and use a whole piece of floral fabric as curtains."
"The door is so ugly, there's no window slit or anything. It needs to be replaced with a glass window on top. The bedroom window needs to be replaced too."
"The bed in the master bedroom should be larger and more durable, while the second bedroom can be smaller. Build a small set of furniture for the small living room outside, and ask a skilled local to help sew a few cushions for it. Find some thicker thorns and ask a local to weave one for the coffee table."
After a lot of exchanging and shopping, Xiao Li stole the carpenter from Sangjia Village from the third company commander.
There are several skilled carpenters in the village near the army. They make some small tables, chairs and benches to earn some extra money to supplement their family income. The carpenter found by the third company commander has the best skills. I heard that his ancestors made furniture for high-ranking officials and he is very good at carving.
"These~these~change them to what I said." Xiao Li drew a simple blueprint and handed it to Master Sang.
Master Sang was a man in his forties, with a cigarette tucked into his left ear, puffing away. After hearing Xiao Li's request, he smacked his lips and said, "Okay, but I don't have this glass. You'll have to go buy it yourself."
Master Sang thought Xiao Li was mentally ill because he insisted on replacing the doors and windows. However, since he could make money, he was happy.
It’s easy for a fool to make money… Only a fool would not make money if he has it!
After agreeing on a time, Xiao Li paid the deposit and waited for a while to inspect the results.
There was a telephone in the group leader's office. That day, Xiao Li rubbed his hands, picked up the receiver and called the Xiao family.
After a few beeps, a voice finally came from the other side: "Hello, who is this?"
It was Xiaoming's voice.
Xiao Li said hoarsely, "I'm Xiao Li. Is your sister-in-law here?"
In fact, he wanted to ask, "Has your sister-in-law given birth?" But when the words came to his lips, he felt that he shouldn't say that, so he swallowed them back.
"Sister-in-law! My brother is calling!" Xiao Ming's voice suddenly rose, and then he heard a burst of hurried footsteps, getting closer and closer...
"Hello, is this Xiao Li?"
When Xiao Li heard the woman's voice coming from the other end, he suddenly found that he didn't know what to say, and just stood there holding the phone in a daze.
He asked dryly, "Are you okay? Is the baby born? Are grandparents home?"
After not seeing each other for a year, Xiao Li felt a little unfamiliar. He dared to say anything when writing to the other party, but when they really talked on the phone, he couldn't say a word and could only ask some random questions in a daze.
Wang Xuemei also noticed it, and she lowered her voice. "I'm fine. The baby is a girl, born on April 12th. Because she's premature, she's a little smaller than other babies. Grandpa went to play chess next door, and I don't have enough milk, so grandma went to get some milk powder for Guaiguai. It's just Xiaoming and I at home. You..."
"How could it be premature?" Xiao Li on the other end of the phone was furious after hearing this and interrupted Wang Xuemei's next words: "Didn't I ask Xiao Ming and the others to keep an eye on you? Did they get lazy? Tell that boy to wait for me, I'll skin them alive when I get back!"
"Wow, wow, wow~ I'm going to be a father, and I didn't even know about it. Wang Xuemei, do you still have a heart? You didn't even tell me right away after you had the baby. I missed you so much!"
Wang Xuemei burst out laughing. This was the Xiao Li she was familiar with.
That familiar feeling finally came back.
Xiao Ming, who forgot to send a telegram to Xiao Li, was so scared that his legs were shaking and his face turned pale.
It's over! It's completely over. How could he have forgotten about this? God is killing him!
Xiao Li secretly used public funds to make this call, which was a typical example of occupying public resources. So even if he wanted to say more, it was useless. Finally, he hung up the phone at Wang Xuemei's urging.
Before hanging up, he said, "The family compound has been allocated, and I've been allocated the largest house with the best feng shui. When can you bring the children over?"
Considering that Xiao Li had just taken office and couldn't leave, Wang Xuemei said, "I need to apply for a transfer first. Guaiguai is still young, so I want to wait until she's older before going there."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." After hanging up the phone, he found the piece of paper for naming the children, put a big cross on the boy's name, and chose the girl's name that he thought was the best with a smile.
Dong Shiyi walked into the office, asked clearly, and then said, "Lao Xiao, have you never considered that your grandfather has already chosen a name?"
Xiao Li: Damn, I forgot to ask just now, this is really possible!
Should I secretly call and ask...
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