Chapter 10 I spent the whole afternoon sowing all kinds of seeds
This round of testing made Jiang Zhen feel more at ease raising a baby with Gu Liancheng. Gu Liancheng sent her out, knowing that he was a very unqualified partner: "Sorry, I've been too busy these days. I will definitely go home tonight."
Jiang Zhen: "We have found all the clues about the bandits. Why go home? Let's go and fight the bandits."
Gu Liancheng meant the same thing: "We just got married, and I haven't been home for ten days. Don't you have any thoughts?"
Jiang Zhen said: "If Qi Junshan doesn't die, I will have some ideas in my mind."
"Thank you for your understanding." Gu Liancheng took out an envelope from his pocket: "I kept ten dollars from this month's allowance for pocket money, and the rest is here."
Jiang Zhen smiled and said, "We didn't agree on this much."
Gu Liancheng sincerely handed over all the money to Jiang Zhen: "My elder sister and brother-in-law's family is also managed by my elder sister, but you manage our family's money."
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Jiang Zhen came back with more than 60 yuan and said to Gu Jiaoxia, "Sister, this was given to me by Gu Liancheng. He said that I would be in charge of the money at home from now on, and he only kept 10 yuan for pocket money."
Gu Jiaoxia was very happy. He gave all his salary to his wife, so how could he possibly agree to get married? So, he just told outsiders about it. She felt relieved, but she had new worries.
"Is Gu Liancheng going to suppress bandits again?"
Jiang Zhen said: "He is not the only one. Xiao Qingfeng and the soldiers who fought against the bandits last time have all been trained. Once the bandits are wiped out, we ordinary people can live in peace."
"That's right. In the past, bandits in Fancheng were indeed rampant. Even in the city, there were many black-hearted people who colluded with bandits. You don't know that before liberation, there were several tragic cases where wealthy families refused to pay protection fees and were wiped out. Later, all families with surplus food paid protection fees. Such things were stopped after liberation."
This time, Jiang Zhen used the memory of the corpse to help find clues to suppress the bandits, and the bandit problem should be eradicated soon.
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In the afternoon, after seeing Gu Jiaoxia off, several children couldn't wait to come to the space and plan it first. The space is 100 square meters. Except for the area facing the cabin, there are three open areas. They plan to plant a row of fruit trees on the left and right in the future. The sunlight should not be blocked in the front, so they will plant some climbing vegetables. Currently, they plan to plant beans and loofah.
After the enclosure, the land inside is divided into small regular plots of different sizes of 8-15 square meters. One vegetable is planted in each plot. The plots should be higher and several dozen centimeters lower between the plots for walking and drainage.
The seeds that the children brought from their aunt's house included cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, white radishes, and lettuce. It was already rich enough. They planted one seed in each patch of land. After sowing the seeds in the soil, they drew water from the pond to irrigate the land. They were busy for an entire afternoon and had sown all kinds of seeds.
Although the seeds have not sprouted yet, the organized vegetable plot looks much better than before. In the future, when we add poultry, plant fruit trees, and grow vegetables, and plant some grass and flowers, this space will be incredible, and I guess the children won’t want to go out.
Because of the restrictions of secret beans, several children could not tell others. Gu Pan asked: "Aunt, when can we tell our uncle? If he can come in, our family can have more food here."
Jiangtang had a very good impression of his new father: "Dad gave me his salted duck eggs. He is a good father."
Jiang Zhen smiled and said, "This is my most precious treasure. I have to use it myself. I don't want more people to know about it. There is a shortage of supplies now. There is less than half an acre of land in this space where we can grow vegetables. Let's keep it for ourselves."
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Several people left the space, cooked and had dinner. Since they spent most of their time in the space farming, time passed quickly in the busyness. But in the eyes of the neighbors, Jiang Zhen and the children did not go out the whole afternoon.
This made An Xiuqing next door curious. Just as her mother-in-law Ji Fengmei asked her to come over to inquire, she came over.
"Jiang Zhen, you're having dinner so late. Is it convenient for you to come in?" An Xiuqing asked while standing at the door.
"Come in." Jiang Zhen asked a few children to eat in the kitchen, and she came out with the bowls.
An Xiuqing was puzzled when she saw that Jiang Zhen's bowl was filled with white rice: "Rice is rationed, why do you eat white rice every meal?"
"Sister Gu Liancheng sent it." Jiang Zhen asked, "Aren't the Qi family well off? Didn't they have rice for dinner?"
No matter how good the conditions are, you have to be able to buy it. There is only so much every month, and the Qi family has to mix it with sweet potatoes and grains. But Sister Gu Liancheng is really a very kind person. After they were transferred to other places in the previous life, she often sent money and tickets over.
Thinking of this, An Xiuqing felt a little regretful. If she hadn't raised her two children disabled in her previous life, she wouldn't have to hide from Gu Liancheng in this life. Alas, there's no point in saying this.
After ten days of marriage, she was fine during the day but suffered at night. Qi Junshan was not a human being and always found ways to torture her. She really hoped that Qi Junshan would die early.
Why did his uncle's family die instead of Qi Junshan?
An Xiuqing put aside her wild thoughts and inquired, "You went to see Gu Liancheng today. Did he say when he would be back?"
Jiang Zhen spoke directly: "An Xiuqing, you are not dissatisfied with the Qi family and want to go back to find Gu Liancheng, right?"
An Xiuqing waved her hands hastily: "How is that possible? We are all neighbors. He hasn't been home for ten days. I just care about you."
Jiang Zhen said, "Why do you care? I don't believe this. You are just trying to make fun of me. Actually, you don't need to ask me what he is doing. You should have heard the news. He went to the training camp before suppressing the bandits. Your uncle from your mother-in-law's family was killed yesterday. Wasn't it the bandits who did it? Suppress the bandits as soon as possible so that you can live a peaceful life."
An Xiuqing thought that this was indeed the case. Since Gu Liancheng did not die in the last anti-bandit campaign, he would probably die in this one as well.
She looked at Jiang Zhen with sympathy and said, "Jiang Zhen, my sister is my sister, and I am me. I don't have bad intentions. No matter what the circumstances, as long as you raise the two children of the Gu family well, you will have good fortune in the future."
Jiang Zhen: ...I really want to take a look at her memories right now. However, Gu Liancheng and the organization behind him have already given Jiang Zhen a very tolerant living environment. She must cherish it and must not do anything that would cause loss of life.
Jiang Zhen also looked at her sympathetically: "I know, I understand, and you are the same. Only the Qi family is the most suitable for you. Stay in the Qi family and you will enjoy endless blessings in the future."
An Xiuqing: ...Although she wanted to stay in the Qi family, Jiang Zhen’s words made her very uncomfortable.
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When An Xiuqing returned home, she ran into her brother-in-law Qi Junhai who came back to get some clothes to change into. She felt very sad. After she got married, Qi Junhai moved into the hospital dormitory. She deliberately rolled up her sleeves to wash the dishes so that Qi Junhai could see the hideous bruises on her arms.
Qi Junhai felt distressed and guilty, and couldn't help but asked tremblingly: "Did big brother hit you again?"
An Xiuqing held back her tears and said, "No, I fell accidentally."
After a while, An Xiuqing heard the sound of Qi Junhai and his mother arguing in the inner room, and couldn't help but smile happily. Soon, Qi Junhai left, and her mother-in-law Ji Fengmei ran to the kitchen and scolded: "Why did you show the injury you had a few days ago?"
"I washed the dishes for fear of dirtying my clothes. I just went to ask next door and found out that Gu Liancheng will be back from training for at least ten days or half a month. After the training, he will have to fight bandits. Jiang Zhen may not see him back for a month."
Maybe I will never see him again. After thinking this in her heart, An Xiuqing didn't know whether she was gloating or sympathizing.
"Okay, lock the door at home. I'll go to the police station and ask if we can get the body from your uncle's family."
An Xiuqing found it very strange. Her brother's family was killed by bandits. Ji Fengmei seemed sad on the surface, but a truly sad person would be in agony in front of others and in private. How could she have the mood to care whether Liancheng returned home or not?
An Xiuqing was not sad either. In her previous life, Dr. Qi took care of her, but she was often treated harshly by her uncle's family. The only one who was truly sad was Dr. Qi. He was such a good man.
An Xiuqing thought that she must get Doctor Qi. Having come this far in her rebirth, there was no turning back.
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Ji Fengmei found her son who was making trouble and asking for the body at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau and told him the situation: "An Xiuqing is quite useful. I have found out that the troops will be training for at least half a month, which is enough time for you to transfer. You can go this time too, and just say you are going to run some trails outside."
Qi Junshan said, "I have to kill Jiang Zhen, the hidden danger. Bandits wiped out our family yesterday, and another one happened in the middle of the night. No one must have expected it. Otherwise, when Gu Liancheng comes back, it will be hard to find an opportunity."
"Still those few? Then you have to go back to the mountains tonight?"
"Well, Mom, tell An Xiuqing to keep her mouth shut and tell her that I was in the room all night."
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In the middle of the night, Jiang Zhen was awakened by a burst of intense and intensive artillery fire. With such a strong firepower, are they suppressing bandits? Wasn't it a training camp? Why did they start fighting that night? Jiang Zhen suddenly became worried about Gu Liancheng's safety.
Several children were also startled awake: "Mom, Mom, there is a loud noise outside, what happened?"
"Auntie, auntie, I'm scared."
Jiang Zhen quickly pulled the children onto a bed and hugged them: "Don't be afraid, it should be the army suppressing the bandits."
Not long after, Ji Fengmei from next door knocked on the door desperately: "Jiang Zhen, Jiang Zhen, didn't you say we were going to have a training camp? Why are we going to fight bandits tonight?"
How could Jiang Zhen open the door? After a while, he heard the voice of Gu Liancheng's elder sister yelling and scolding her, "People are in a panic. You know my brother is not at home, but you still bang on the door. What are your intentions?"
After scolding the person away, Gu Jiaoxia was afraid of scaring the people in the room, so she asked softly: "Jiang Zhen, it's my elder sister, I'm here to accompany you."
Jiang Zhen had already arrived at the yard. He opened the door and looked out. There was still the light of artillery fire on the distant skyline, but it was much smaller than the previous attack.
"Sister, come in quickly." After Gu Jiaoxia came in, Jiang Zhen locked the door and they worked together to move stones to block the door.
The two walked quickly into the house, and Gu Jiaoxia asked anxiously, "How are the children?"
"I was very scared."
"I rode here and many children were scared to tears."
Jiang Zhen said: "I went to see Gu Liancheng this afternoon. He said he wanted to have a training camp. I didn't expect that we would start fighting bandits tonight. Speed is of the essence in war. This is right."
Gu Jiaoxia was terrified: "Your brother-in-law also said that he wanted to have a training camp, and he also said that he hadn't found where the bandits were hiding. Even I believed him."
The person next to him believed it, and the bandits must have believed it too, so they relaxed their vigilance. That’s why the well-prepared bandit suppression tonight was so quick and smooth.
Gu Jiaoxia held Gu Pan and Jiang Tang in each arm, one in each. The two adults held four children, and they spent the night in panic.
When it was light, everyone bravely opened the door and gathered in groups of three or five to discuss the artillery fire last night: "It must be to suppress bandits."
"That was too fast. The artillery fire stopped in the second half of the night."
"I don't know the situation. It would be great if someone who knows the situation could come and ask."
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An Xiuqing also wanted to know what was going on. Last night, when the gunfire broke out, her mother-in-law grabbed her from the bed, slapped her twice, and called her a jinx. She didn't understand. Wasn't it good to suppress the bandits? She was avenging her uncle's family.
Unless someone in this family has a connection with the bandits, Qi Junshan, who did not return home last night, is a major suspect.
An Xiuqing hoped that Qi Junshan would not come back, so she went to Jiang Zhen's door and said, "Jiang Zhen, let's go to the army gate and wait for news."
Jiang Zhen frowned: "No one in your family is involved in the bandit suppression, why are you so anxious?"
Gu Jiaoxia's alarm bells rang loudly, and she said cautiously: "I know you are not having a good time in the Qi family, but don't try to destroy my brother and Jiang Zhen's marriage. Whether you marry Qi Junshan is good or not is your own choice. If you don't live well, then divorce him. Don't worry about others."
An Xiuqing was very depressed. What was she so proud of? If Gu Liancheng had not come back during the bandit suppression last night, Jiang Zhen would have become a widow like her in her previous life. The last time Jiang Zhen remarried, she had two children, and this time she was a widow with four children. How would she live?
Just as I was thinking about it, someone suddenly shouted in surprise: "Isn't that Gu Liancheng? He must be worried about his family, so he came back after suppressing the bandits. I want to ask Liancheng if the suppression of the bandits went smoothly and if they were all eliminated. If all the bandits were eliminated, we in Fancheng can have a good New Year."
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