Chapter 32
Chen Xiaohong pushed Wang Liying and said, "What are you thinking about? I've been calling you for a long time but you didn't respond."
Wang Liying naturally would not tell Chen Xiaohong about her troubles. This person was the loudspeaker of the family compound. If she knew about it, it would spread throughout the entire family compound without having to wait until the next day.
She smiled to cover up: "No, I just suddenly remembered that I forgot to send a letter home. Let's not talk about it now. I'm going back to cook. Otherwise, when Lao Li comes back and sees that the meal is not ready, he will be angry with me again."
He Shuiqing glanced at Wang Liying, who was obviously not in good shape, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with her? She's acting weird. What did you say to her?"
Chen Xiaohong looked bewildered. "How do I know what happened to her? I didn't say anything. I just told her that I ran into Xu Zhao's family on the way back. I mentioned that she was pretty, and she said that Xu Zhao might have been attracted by her pretty face. Is there anything wrong with that?"
They were chatting happily, but suddenly his expression changed, and she was confused.
He Shuiqing came over and asked excitedly: "You also said that Xu Zhao's family members are good-looking. It seems that they are really beautiful. Xu Zhao is recognized by everyone as being handsome. Both the husband and wife are good-looking. How beautiful will the children they will have in the future be?"
She likes good-looking people. Although her family is also in the countryside, her father is a team leader and she has three older brothers. She is the youngest daughter in the family. Her parents love and spoil her brothers since she was a child. Before her husband joined the army, her family was well-known to the villagers to be poor. Her father was seriously ill and the family spent all their money but still could not save him. Her mother later remarried, and there was only a grandfather in the family. The grandfather and grandson depended on each other and survived with the help of the village. Later, her husband joined the army and the family gradually got back on track.
That year, her husband came home to visit his family, and she fell in love with him at first sight. Her father refused, saying that his family was poor and that being a soldier's wife was very hard, as they could not see each other once a year. She refused and tried every possible means. In the end, her father could not persuade her and agreed.
So many years have passed, and my husband has been working outside every day, exposed to the sun and rain, so naturally he is not as handsome as he was when he was young, but compared with other men of the same age, he is still pleasing to the eye.
Chen Xiaohong rolled her eyes and said, "Why do you care whether other people's children are good-looking? They are not your children. Besides, they can't be eaten just because they are good-looking."
He Shuiqing disagreed and said, "Why not? I can eat an extra bowl of rice when I sit with good-looking people."
Chen Xiaohong said calmly: "Then I would rather eat one more bowl of rice."
He Shuiqing choked and suddenly didn't want to talk to her anymore.
After lunch, Jiang Leyun went to take a nap.
Having slept well last night, Jiang Huihan was not very sleepy yet. She was sitting in the living room on the first floor mending one of Jiang Leyun's shirts. She didn't know how the kid did it, but there was a hole at the elbow. She found it when she was doing laundry last night.
She asked Xu Zhao casually, "Do you have any clothes that need mending?"
Xu Zhao thought about it and said, "One pair of pants was torn by a branch."
When he came down, he was holding the torn trousers in his hand.
Jiang Huihan cut off the thread and took a closer look. Fortunately, it was not ugly. Her sewing skills had improved.
"Do you mend your clothes yourself when they get torn?"
Xu Zhao glanced at Jiang Suihan: "What else?"
He used to live alone, and when his clothes and socks were torn, he would thread the needle himself. At first, his sewing was all twisted and tangled, like a caterpillar, but after doing it more and more times, he became more skilled, and gradually he could mend them to a passable state.
This was the first time someone had mended his clothes in the army, and it felt pretty good.
She seemed to have asked a very stupid question, and Jiang Suihan was suddenly speechless and silently took his pants from the chair.
Never mind, she should just get back to work.
After a while, the pants were mended and she replied to him: "My craftsmanship is just average, don't despise me."
Xu Zhao took a look and said, "Very good."
Someone was mending his clothes. It was such a good thing and he was not crazy. Why should he be dissatisfied about it?
Jiang Suihan put away her needlework and told him about her plans for the day after tomorrow: "Mrs. Wu said the day after tomorrow is market day, I want to go buy some food and daily necessities for the family."
The brigade's market was a little far away, and Xu Zhao was worried that she would be tired if she walked there: "I'll go with you the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Suihan: "Didn't you say you'd take the day off tomorrow? Why are you going with me the day after tomorrow?"
Xu Zhao: "I was injured on the last mission, and the political commissar approved me half a month's leave. I haven't used it up yet, so I'll take another day off the day after tomorrow."
He already had vacation time, and since he was newly married, it wasn't difficult for him to take a day off.
Jiang Suihan grasped the key point of his words: "You were injured before? Are you okay now?"
Xu Zhao didn't want to make her worry, so he said nonchalantly, "It's been a long time since I got better."
He should have gone to the hospital for a follow-up checkup after returning to the army, but he was so busy these two days that he forgot about it.
Jiang Suihan was half-believing and half-doubting: "Is everything really alright?"
Only then did she remember that he would occasionally support her shoulders. She hadn't noticed it before and he never said anything.
Xu Zhao: "It's really okay. If you don't believe me, I'll go to the hospital this afternoon to see a doctor for a checkup."
Jiang Suihan glared at him: "Okay, then go this afternoon. You can't ignore the injury. If I don't ask, will you not tell me? Will this matter just be over?"
Her fierce little look is quite cute. Except for the political commissar, no one has dared to scold him like this in front of him for a long time.
Xu Zhao touched his nose guiltily: "I just forgot to tell you. It's not a big deal. I'm almost well now. I told you so that you won't worry too much."
Jiang Huihan put her hands on her hips and looked at him seriously: "I won't bother with you about the past, it's all in the past, but from now on, you are not allowed to hide anything from me, do you hear me?"
She could understand Xu Zhao's actions. He simply didn't want his family to worry about him. But now they were a family, and such a serious injury should not be hidden from her. She had to ask him to sign a military order today.
The desire to survive was instantly aroused, so Xu Zhao dared not object: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I will never hide anything from you in the future."
After a pause, he added, "Let me make it clear first, the military affairs cannot be spread outside. I didn't mean to hide this from you."
Jiang Suihan said unhappily, "I know. You don't need to tell me. Oh, and have you asked about my brother's schooling?"
It is safer to send children to school early. With time spent studying, children will not have the energy to think about such dangerous things as climbing trees all day long.
Xu Zhao: "Not yet. I'll ask someone tomorrow. What happened to Lele?"
She suddenly brought up her brother-in-law's schooling. Could it be that her brother-in-law did something to make her, his sister, angry?
Jiang Suihan couldn't help but complain to him, "You weren't there at the time, so you didn't know. Lele was learning to climb trees with others. If he hadn't let it slip, I would have been kept in the dark. Climbing trees is so dangerous. What if he fell and hit his head? Do you think your child is too courageous? Am I too indulgent to him on weekdays?"
He actually guessed it right.
Xu Zhao subconsciously spoke well of his brother-in-law: "Boys are naturally tough. I was also naughty when I was a child. I jumped around in the yard with a group of children all day, teasing cats and dogs. People and dogs disliked me. I will naturally be sensible when I grow up. Don't worry too much."
Jiang Suihan stared at him, a little excited: "When you are still being criticized by others, tell me how you jump up and down and tease cats and dogs?"
Xu Zhao turned his head away in embarrassment. He didn't dare to talk about the stupid things he did when he was a child. "It's been a long time. It's been more than ten years. I don't remember. I'm thirsty. I'll go drink some water."
Jiang Suihan snorted at his back. The change of topic was too abrupt, making her feel awkward.
After waking up from a nap, Jiang Leyun looked eagerly at the gate of the courtyard, eager to go and play with his new friends.
Jiang Suihan looked up at the sun above her head. It was so sunny outside, it would be so comfortable to stay at home. However, she did not stop the child. If the child wanted to go out, she let him go out, but only reminded him not to do anything dangerous.
Jiang Leyun put a few fruit candies in his pocket and ran out happily.
After a while, Xu Zhao came back.
Seeing him coming back from outside, sweating all over, I poured him a glass of water and asked him, "What did the doctor say?"
Xu Zhao took the cup of water, raised his head and drank half of it, then said half-truthfully, "The doctor said that you're recovering well. Are you relieved now?"
The doctor who treated him had a bad temper and he hated patients who didn't listen to the doctor's advice the most. He was a little angry when he saw his wound for the first time and asked him if he didn't want this shoulder anymore. He had clearly reminded him to take good care of the injury, but he could tell from the wound that it was torn again.
The doctor changed his medicine and told him not to do any heavy work within three days. Otherwise, the wound on his shoulder would heal and then split again, split and heal again over and over again, which would affect his future life.
Doctor: "I know you soldiers always think you are strong and secure, and no matter how big the injury is, it is just a minor injury and you don't take it seriously. But I still want to say a few more words. There is no rush to train in one or two days. The body is the foundation of the revolution. Only when you recover from the injury can you have the ability to do meaningful things. You young people are just impatient and impatient."
This doctor was an old military doctor in the army. He had a stubborn temper, but his medical skills and medical ethics were very good. Everyone respected him very much. Xu Zhao did not argue throughout the whole process. No matter what the doctor said, he just said "hmm". The doctor was so angry that he immediately kicked him out after changing his medicine.
Jiang Suihan didn't doubt his words: "Help me kill the chicken."
She planned to make half chicken soup and the other half chicken stew with potatoes.
Without saying a word, Xu Zhao walked to the corner of the yard and picked up the chicken. Jiang Suihan went to the kitchen and got a kitchen knife and handed it to him.
At first he was a little unskilled and was trying to figure out where to start. After a few seconds, he cut the chicken's neck and blood flowed all over the floor.
The chicken was not dead. It jumped a few times in his hand and actually broke free.
Jiang Huihan was dumbfounded and stood there in a daze: "The chicken ran away!"
This is so embarrassing. I actually failed.
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