Chapter 38
Jiang Suihan ran upstairs, holding her pounding heart, and met Jiang Leyun who was coming downstairs to drink some water.
The child looked at her sister in confusion, as if she had done something wrong, and asked with concern: "Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you running so fast? Your face is so red, do you have a fever?"
In Jiang Leyun's impression, a red and hot face is equivalent to a fever, and one needs to take medicine, and if it is serious, one must go to the hospital.
Jiang Suihan calmed down and avoided the embarrassing topic: "No, I just suddenly wanted to go upstairs to get something. Don't drink too much water at night, be careful not to wet the bed."
Jiang Leyun was distracted and immediately jumped up and said, "I stopped wetting the bed when I was four years old. Don't slander me."
He is already seven years old, how could he wet the bed? If someone heard this, he would have lost his reputation in the rest of his life.
Jiang Huihan corrected her attitude, bowed her head and admitted her mistake to her brother: "I said something wrong, I apologize to you, go drink your water."
Jiang Leyun pursed his lips, feeling that his sister's apology was a bit perfunctory.
When he got downstairs, he saw his brother-in-law standing there, touching his face with one hand, a smile on his lips, and looking in the direction of the stairs. Upon closer inspection, his eyes were dull and he was obviously in a daze.
What can I say about that smile? It was so silly. It didn't fit in with his brother-in-law's cold and handsome face and was very distracting.
Jiang Leyun walked over holding the enamel pot and waved his hand in front of him: "What are you looking at?"
She was so engrossed in watching that she didn't even notice him approaching.
Xu Zhao came back to his senses, as if the foolish person just now was not himself, and said calmly: "Nothing, I was just thinking about something."
Jiang Leyun took a sip of water: "Oh."
It felt like they were trying to trick him, but he couldn't find any evidence.
Xu Zhao turned his head and looked upstairs: "Where's your sister?"
Jiang Leyun swallowed the water in his mouth with a gulp: "Upstairs, I don't know what's wrong with her, she's acting weird."
Both his sister and brother-in-law looked a little strange. Could it be that they were secretly doing something without telling him that he didn't know about?
Facing Jiang Leyun's suspicious eyes, Xu Zhao rubbed his brother-in-law's head without changing his expression: "Drink some water and go back to your room to sleep early."
Jiang Leyun immediately complained: "It's only a little after seven o'clock, it's too early, I can't sleep."
He usually goes to bed when the lights are turned off at 8 o'clock, but he is not sleepy at this time.
Xu Zhao walked in with a kerosene lamp in his hand and saw Jiang Huihan lying on the bed writing something.
Jiang Huihan stood up and handed him a piece of paper: "I listed some things I want to buy tomorrow. Do you want to add anything?"
Xu Zhao quickly read through it and found it was quite complete. "That's all. Some markets may not have it. You can only buy it in the county."
Jiang Suihan put the paper away, held her chin with both hands, and said worriedly: "You said before that the army requires family members to grow their own food. Where is our land? Should we plan what to plant as soon as possible? It's almost September now, and the weather will be cold in two or three months. Should we plant some food that can survive the winter?"
She knew nothing about farming, and she felt uneasy when asked to do it, fearing that her family would have no food to eat.
Xu Zhao explained: "The army does not force all family members to grow food, but encourages them to be self-reliant. My salary is enough for the daily expenses of our family of three, so your worries are unnecessary."
Jiang Huihan glared at Xu Zhao angrily: "Then why did you lie to me before and told me that the army required family members to farm the land? I thought that my leisurely days would be gone and I would have to work hard in the fields every day. I trusted you so much."
She had discovered that Xu Zhao was a bit sinister and reserved, and that he would occasionally play some tricks on her on a whim, but she didn't notice it at all because he usually gave people a very serious impression.
In fact, what Xu Zhao said before was not deceiving Jiang Huihan, he just kept half.
Many soldiers have a large family to support, and the salary they receive from the army is simply not enough to spend. For example, in order to save some money and ensure that their children have enough to eat, Wu Guihua asked for a piece of land near the family compound to grow crops. She is a rural person and is very skilled in tending crops. Otherwise, with Captain Zhao's salary, his two half-grown children, Zhao Dajun and Zhao Xiaojun, would consume half of his salary, so how could there be any extra money to send back home?
Most of the families in the family compound came from rural areas and were not well-off. In order to reduce the pressure on their families, the troops acquiesced in the reclamation of wasteland and growing food, and even provided help to these families as much as possible.
Xu Zhao said that last time because he wanted to scare Jiang Huihan. Life here is hard and the environment is remote. If you want to go to the county to buy something, you have to wait until the army’s car is available.
He was worried that Jiang Huihan would not be able to get used to it, would not be able to adapt, and would feel bored and annoyed. Instead of this, it would be better to discourage her from staying and let her take Jiang Leyun to live in the capital. His parents were in the capital and he could take care of them.
Xu Zhao lay down, propped up his head with one hand and looked at Jiang Huihan: "It's not too late to go back to the capital now. You can see that the conditions here are difficult, and I'm often away on missions. You're alone at home and have to do a lot of things by yourself. It will be very hard. If you go to the capital, my parents will take good care of you and Lele."
The bed was small and close enough that they could hear each other's heartbeats.
Jiang Suihan naturally knew that life in the capital would definitely be much better than here. Life was convenient, she didn't have to work in the fields, and with her parents-in-law around, she didn't have to worry about being bullied. Maybe she could even find a good job with the help of the Xu family's connections, but that was not what she wanted.
Xu Zhao has helped her a lot. She can't just abandon Xu Zhao alone just to live a good life. What kind of person would she be if she did that?
Besides, she was not familiar with Xu Zhao's parents, and didn't know what kind of people they were or whether they were easy to get along with. Although life here was not as good as in the city, at least it was free. She didn't have to deal with the tedious relationships between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and relatives. She could sleep and wake up whenever she wanted without worrying about her mother-in-law's opinions.
Jiang Suihan said seriously: "I won't go to the capital. I am not afraid of hardship. I can take care of myself and Lele by myself."
Xu Zhao looked at her calmly and asked again, "Don't you regret it?"
Jiang Huihan shook her head gently: "There is nothing to regret. We are husband and wife. I will be wherever you are."
Xu Zhao stared at her for a second or two, making sure she was serious, and slowly said one word: "Okay."
He suddenly turned over and pressed on her, one hand supporting her side, the other arm around her waist, his warm lips covering hers.
A deep voice sounded in my ears: "I gave you a chance."
Jiang Huihan was trapped under him, their breathing intertwined, and she stared blankly at the face in front of her that was gradually getting bigger.
She wanted to ask him what he meant, but he didn't give her time to react. Her head was dizzy and her thoughts drifted away.
The quilt was kicked to the end of the bed and then fell to the ground, causing the wooden bed to shake.
The window was half open, the curtains fluttered in the night wind, and the moonlight shone in, vaguely allowing one to see the lingering figures on the bed.
It was as if you were on a boat, swaying with the waves, but the boat showed no sign of stopping.
Jiang Suihan was half awake and half asleep, murmuring, "Are you done yet?"
Xu Zhao bit her ear gently and said vaguely, "Soon."
I was turned over again, and a warm body covered me.
Gradually, Jiang Suihan became very tired and could not resist the sleepiness. Before falling asleep, an idea suddenly popped into her mind: being a soldier gives you better physical strength.
However, she is useless and their abilities are totally mismatched.
With a slight worry about her future life, she went to Zhou Gong for help.
"Wake up."
She felt someone patting her face gently. Jiang Huihan hated being disturbed by others while sleeping, so she waved her hand to slap away the annoying hand.
Seeing her turning over and continuing to sleep with the quilt in her arms, Xu Zhao smiled helplessly and thought about letting her sleep. However, he was afraid that she would wake up and find out that he didn't wake her up and be angry with him.
After weighing the pros and cons and hesitating for a second, I decided to wake the person up.
Jiang Huihan opened her eyes dazedly, her voice a little hoarse, and she said weakly, "What?"
Don’t you know that disturbing people’s sleep is particularly annoying?
It would be better if he really had something wrong, otherwise, she would let him see what a naughty woman was like.
Facing Jiang Huihan's angry gaze, Xu Zhao hurriedly said, "We agreed two days ago that I would take you to the market today. It's getting late now. If we go too late, all the things in the market will be gone."
The brigade's market is only open on fixed dates, and the items sold there are all from nearby villagers' homes. Once the items are sold out, the villagers will pack up their stalls, and the market usually ends in the morning, so it won't be busy all day.
Oh, yes, she still had to go to the market to buy things and almost forgot such an important thing.
Jiang Huihan held her waist and sat up. Every part of her body protested when she moved, and her face was grim.
Xu Zhao reached out to support her: "Does it still hurt?"
Jiang Suihan glared at him: "What do you think? It's all your fault. I clearly told you to hurry up last night, but you..."
The rest of the words were left unsaid, and the two remained silent.
Thinking of last night's pleasure, Xu Zhao's face turned slightly red. He wanted to say that he didn't mean it. It was hard to control that kind of thing once it started. She was breathtakingly beautiful at that moment, and the self-control that he had always been proud of was completely shattered in front of her.
He knew that he had gone too far last night and had not taken her health into consideration, so it was normal for her to be angry with him.
Xu Zhao touched his nose guiltily: "I'm sorry, I was wrong last night and made you tired. How about I don't go out today and you rest at home?"
Anyway, she had listed everything she wanted to buy on a piece of paper, so she could just buy it.
Jiang Huihan's face turned red and she felt that she would never be able to look directly at the word "tired" again. She curled her toes into the quilt and scratched the sheets under her awkwardly.
Her mind couldn't help but pop up the blushing and heart-pounding things they had done last night. She thought of the famous scenes of intimate interactions between the male and female protagonists in some novels she had read before, but now the faces of the male and female protagonists had become Xu Zhao and her, accompanied by the extremely shameful words written by the author.
No, the imagery is too vivid!
Xu Zhao watched Jiang Suihan's face getting redder and redder, his eyes drifting somewhere unknown, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more fluttering.
He waved his hand in front of her face: "What's wrong?"
He was a little curious about what was going on in her little head. The expression on her face made him want to find out.
"you!"
Jiang Suihan blurted out one word without thinking.
As soon as she said this, she raised her eyes and met Xu Zhao's teasing gaze, and shame and embarrassment surged onto her face.
Jiang Suihan hurriedly explained: "No, I meant that I was thinking about you last night. No, that's not right. I didn't mean that I was thinking about you. Oh, forget it, I won't say it anymore. I'm thirsty. Go get me a glass of water."
The more she explained, the more confusing it became. It was like she was trying to cover up, so she simply laid it out on the spot and started ordering people around as if it was a matter of course.
Xu Zhao rubbed her head and chuckled softly: "Okay, I'll go get you some water. Do you want to get up now?"
He was in a very good mood now, and he was happy to just pour a glass of water.
If he wasn't worried about annoying her, he would really want to continue teasing her.
Jiang Suihan rubbed his waist and said, "Well, Sister Wu and I have an appointment to meet at the market."
I just wonder if by the time she packs up and leaves, Wu Guihua and the others will have already bought things and be on their way back.
She looked at Xu Zhao resentfully: "It's all your fault."
If Xu Zhao hadn't gone back on his word last night and kept pestering her, she wouldn't have been late and slept so late.
Xu Zhao admitted his mistake very well: "It's my fault. You change your clothes first. I'll go call Lele."
After he closed the door, Jiang Suihan slowly got out of bed. As soon as her feet touched the floor and she stood up, she felt soft and weak.
She took out the clothes she was going to wear today and took off her pajamas. She looked down and her face was full of black lines.
Xu Zhao was probably too excited last night. It was his first time having sex, so he didn't know how to control his strength. She had fair skin, which easily left scars. The scars on her body were mottled and mixed, some shallow and some deep. She couldn't see her back, so she guessed the situation was similar.
Jiang Suihan couldn't help but curse: "Beast."
I found a mirror and took a closer look at my neck. There was a strawberry mark on my neck, and it was quite dark in color. I had to go out today, and if someone saw it, it would just be a joke.
He put the shirt back, found another shirt with a collar, and buttoned up the collar.
No, the neckline isn't high enough, it can still be seen.
Finally having no other choice, Jiang Huihan took out an old silk scarf that a friend had given her and tied a knot around her neck.
Xu Zhao went to the cafeteria early in the morning to buy breakfast, including steamed buns, vegetable cakes and soy milk.
It was the first time that Xu Zhao saw Jiang Huihan wearing a scarf, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Jiang Suihan: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Xu Zhao handed her the enamel cup in his hand: "You look very beautiful today."
It's probably right to praise her for being pretty. She is indeed very beautiful today.
Zhang Xiangqian taught him some tips on how to get along with female comrades, one of which was to compliment the girls on their beauty. Xu Zhao scoffed at the suggestion at the time, thinking that he had no use for it and didn't know how to use it.
But Zhang Xiangqian was not here at the moment, otherwise, he would definitely make fun of Xu Zhao.
Jiang Suihan couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled. Who said that men don't understand romance? Now they understand it very well.
She raised her chin, her expression a little proud: "Say this more often in the future, I like to hear it."
Xu Zhao also laughed. He had never seen anyone like her who wanted others to say more good things about her.
Jiang Leyun was eating a bun, looking at his sister, then at his brother-in-law. He felt like there were three people here but he was not there.
Both my sister and brother-in-law acted weird today.
After breakfast, Jiang Suihan put some candies and biscuits into Jiang Leyun's pocket, and reminded him to remember to share with others, not to have conflicts with other children when playing, and to wait for them to come back obediently.
Jiang Leyun pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not such a stingy person."
He felt that his sister looked down on him, so whenever he played with his friends, he would give them some food. Of course, Zhao Xiaojun and the others were not the kind of kids who just wanted to take advantage of him, so they would also bring him food from home.
In fact, he wanted to go to the market with them, but his sister said that they were going to buy things, and the bicycles would have to be loaded with things when they came back, so it would not be convenient to take him with them.
The base is very safe. Jiang Leyun only plays in the family compound, so Jiang Suihan is quite relieved.
Xu Zhao found an old piece of clothing and tied it to the back seat of the car. He still remembered that the last time he went to Upper West Village, Jiang Huihan was sitting in the back seat and was shaken badly all the way.
He showed concern on his face and said in a gentle tone: "Are you really okay?"
Xu Zhao still prefers to let Jiang Huihan stay at home, and he can just buy some things by himself.
Jiang Huihan shook her head and urged him to hurry up: "It's okay, I just feel a little uncomfortable. You are still here."
It doesn't hurt, but I'm a little tired, everything else is fine.
Xu Zhao smiled subconsciously. That's right, with him around, nothing would happen to her.
After another bumpy ride, we finally arrived.
The market was smaller than Jiang Huihan had expected. She had thought it was quite big before she came, but it turned out to be just a few small stalls selling common things. The stall owners were farmers wearing shabby clothes with simple and shy smiles.
This was life in that era, with a scarcity of supplies and people generally not living well off.
Wu Guihua said with a smile on her face: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I thought you were not coming. You are just in time. Come with me and I will show you some good things."
Jiang Suihan was confused and mysterious.
The two followed Wu Guihua to a relatively remote corner, where several people gathered in front.
When I got closer, I saw someone selling mutton.
Wu Guihua said proudly, "This fellow villager's family raised a sheep. We originally planned to raise it for a while before selling it. But yesterday, the sheep broke its leg, so we had no choice but to kill it and sell it at the market. Does your family like to eat mutton? Would you like to buy some?"
Meat is not available for sale at every market, but this time she was lucky as a villager's sheep happened to have an accident. Wu Guihua thought that her family had not eaten meat for several days, so she gritted her teeth and bought three pounds.
Chen Xiuni has two children at home, and her family is not as burdened as Wu Guihua's. She is relatively well-off and asked for five kilograms of mutton.
It's a rare opportunity to see meat on sale, and you'd be a fool not to buy it.
Jiang Suihan turned around and asked Xu Zhao, "Do you like eating mutton?"
Xu Zhao: "It's OK. I'm fine with it."
He doesn't eat much mutton, and the few times he did were when he had mutton hotpot with friends in the capital.
Jiang Suihan asked Wu Guihua if she knew how to cook mutton, as she was worried that the meat would be wasted if she bought it and didn’t know how to cook it.
Wu Guihua laughed heartily: "What's the use of this? Just add some more spices and cook together. I'll take you to buy some later. If you don't have any, come to my house and get some."
Jiang Suihan thanked the villager who was selling mutton and asked for six pounds of mutton. She originally wanted to order more, but then she thought that there were only three people in her family and it would be a waste to buy too much and not be able to finish it, and the people behind her would also want to buy some.
Xu Zhao followed behind carrying the mutton, while Jiang Huihan walked in front, slowly turning around, looking at every stall and stopping in front of any stall that interested her.
Although the market is small, after walking around for a while, Xu Zhao already has quite a few things in his hands.
Jiang Huihan pointed to the front and said, "There's a place selling bamboo baskets over there. Let's go over and take a look."
Xu Zhao turned and followed.
She was curious about everything and didn't seem to be feeling unwell at the moment.
The people selling bamboo products were a grandfather and a grandson. They were wearing shabby clothes, most of which were patched. The little girl was not very old, and seemed a little younger than Jiang Leyun. She was thin and dark, and looked about five or six years old.
My grandfather has gray hair, a slightly hunched back, and his face is full of the vicissitudes of life.
Seeing someone coming, the grandfather and grandson smiled awkwardly and asked what they wanted to buy.
Jiang Suihan saw that the little girl didn't even have a hair tie, her hair was tied up randomly with a piece of rag, and her thin body was sitting next to her grandfather.
She felt inexplicably sad and searched her pockets but found nothing.
Xu Zhao took out two candies and gave them to Jiang Huihan. She looked at her in surprise and asked subconsciously, "How did you get the candies?"
It was a bit strange for a grown man to carry candy.
Xu Zhao: "I brought this for you because I was worried you might be hungry on the way."
He is a grown man and he doesn't like to eat sweets.
Jiang Suihan was a little touched. She was most easily moved by some details.
He smiled and handed the candy to the little girl: "Here, the candy is very sweet."
The little girl swallowed, her eyes revealing desire, but she was sensible enough not to reach out for it. Instead, she turned her head to look at her grandfather.
The grandfather rubbed his granddaughter's frizzy and dry hair. Facing the child's expectant eyes, he really couldn't say no. Candies could only be bought with candy coupons. The family was poor, so where would the candy coupons come from?
Thinking back to the last time my granddaughter ate candy was a piece of wedding candy given to her by a relative two years ago. This child was born with a miserable life. Her father died of illness in his early years, and her mother remarried. She was the only old man left at home to support the child.
He is old and cannot do heavy work. His children have suffered a lot with him since they were young. They were not well fed and clothed. The more sensible the child is, the more pitiful he is.
The grandfather was reluctant to disappoint his granddaughter: "Take it."
The little girl smiled shyly at Jiang Huihan, carefully took the candy, and said in a small voice: "Thank you, sister."
Jiang Suihan looked at the little girl and thought she was cute: "You're welcome."
It can be seen that the craftsmanship of these bamboo products is very good, the basic skills are very solid, and there is no cutting corners. The little girl's grandfather said that most people in the village can weave some simple things with bamboo. His father is an old bamboo craftsman, and he learned to weave bamboo products from his father when he was very young.
Jiang Suihan is very interested in these bamboo products. The large items include bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, and bamboo mats, and the small items are even more delicate, such as bamboo coasters and small animals.
She picked up a puppy shape and turned to Xu Zhao: "Is it cute?"
Xu Zhao took a look and said, "It's quite interesting."
He seldom paid attention to these small things. His daily life was filled with work, so he had no spare time to notice the small details in life.
Jiang Suihan squatted in front of the stall to choose: "Lele should like this one. He was born in the year of the tiger, so I will buy him a tiger one. I like rabbits, so I want a rabbit one. I will buy you a puppy one. We can each have one, it's fair."
She muttered to herself and picked three small animals.
Xu Zhao wanted to say that he was not a child and there was no need to buy it for him, but he opened his mouth but did not say no.
She bought things for him and he liked the feeling of being thought of by her.
When the money was given to the little girl's grandfather, the grandfather refused to take more, saying that he had taken the candy given by Jiang Huihan and should not take advantage of them.
It is clear that the old man does not want to feel burdened. Although he may be poor, he is still ambitious. He is also teaching his granddaughter how to be a good person.
Jiang Suihan smiled and said to the old man, "Business is business, the price should be the price. The candy is for your granddaughter. She is cute and sensible at such a young age. When I see her, I think of my brother. We are both good and obedient children."
The old man couldn't argue with Jiang Huihan, so he didn't say anything else. He looked at the backs of the two people walking away and murmured, "What a good couple. They have a good heart and are even better people."
The little girl peeled off the candy wrapper and handed it to her grandfather, asking him to eat it first. The grandfather shook his head and said, "Grandpa doesn't like candy."
You're lying. Sugar is the most delicious thing in the world. It's so sweet. Grandpa must be reluctant to eat it and wants to leave it for her.
The little girl insisted that she would eat only after her grandfather had finished his meal. Finally, his grandfather couldn't persuade his granddaughter anymore, so he gently crushed a little bit of the candy. Only then did the little girl put the rest of the candy into her mouth with a smile.
So sweet!
Fortunately, I bought a bamboo basket, put the things I bought today into it, and then tied it to the back seat of the bicycle.
Jiang Suihan: "Then where should I sit?"
"You sit in front of me." Xu Zhao felt that she was a little silly today. There were things placed in the back seat and she couldn't sit there, so naturally she had to sit in the front.
Jiang Suihan looked at the horizontal bar of the bicycle and thought about the road conditions when she came here. She suddenly felt like backing out and didn't really want to sit on it.
As expected, TV dramas are based on life and are higher than life. The plots in the dramas are all beautifully embellished. When watching TV, the male and female protagonists ride a bicycle together, which is so romantic and beautiful.
But the reality is, it's so rocky that my bones are about to fall apart.
I met Wu Guihua and her group on the way, said hello and left.
Wang Liying looked at the bicycle going away, feeling jealous and envious: "Captain Xu is too indulgent. He even asked for leave to accompany her. How worried he is. Xiao Jiang is the same. She is too naive. How could she delay a man's work for such a small matter? It's just that her mother-in-law is not here, so no one cares about her."
She just saw a silver watch on Jiang Huihan's wrist, shining in the sun, so beautiful.
That watch was worth a lot of money. Xu Zhao was buying a watch and a bicycle. The clothes Jiang Suhan was wearing were also new. She had seen them in the county department store and wanted to buy them and send them to her younger sister, but the price was a bit too high, and she didn't have that many cloth coupons at the time, so she gave up the deal.
Jiang Suhan is really lucky to have married Xu Zhao. But her younger sister has a pity that her good marriage was snatched away by someone else midway and she doesn’t know where she will end up in the future.
Chen Xiaohong didn't know what she was eating. "She's young, like a flower, and she's in her prime. Aren't all men lustful? Captain Xu is also a man, so he naturally likes pretty girls. His wife is so pretty, how can he feel at ease if he doesn't follow her? When you were young, wasn't your wife also worried about you?"
Wang Liying replied stubbornly, "Of course, everyone has been young before. We all started out as new brides. I just can't stand Xiao Jiang's behavior. Captain Xu gets her breakfast from the canteen, does her laundry, and fetches water from the river. She doesn't have to do anything every day. She just sits there and waits for food."
"I don't think the daughters of capitalists are as squeamish as her. She might even ask Captain Xu to pour her water for washing her feet. I don't know what sin Captain Xu committed to marry such a lazy woman."
She still resented the last time she went to Xu's house, when Jiang Huihan confronted her in front of Chen Xiaohong and Chen Xiuni, leaving her speechless. The girl surnamed Jiang relied on her pretty face and looked weak, but she was quite powerful when she talked.
Chen Xiaohong spat out the fruit core and wiped her mouth casually: "What kind of pot should match what kind of lid? Xu Zhao likes it. He just likes Xiao Jiang. What's it to you?"
After a pause, she turned her head and stared at Wang Liying: "Hey, I found that something is wrong with you. It seems that you don't like Xiao Jiang very much. You don't like her and always say bad things about her. She doesn't seem to have offended you, so why do you keep targeting her?"
It can't be that Xiao Jiang and Wang Liying knew each other before and had conflicts?
But this is not right. Wang Liying is from the north, and I heard that Xiao Jiang is from the south. There is a huge difference between the two.
Chen Xiaohong stared at Wang Liying, and her intuition told her that there was something wrong with Wang Liying.
Wang Liying denied: "How could she not provoke me? You saw what she said about me at Xu's house last time. She cursed me without using any dirty words. She was mean and mean."
Chen Xiuni couldn't help but speak up for Jiang Huihan: "You were the one who said something about Xiao Jiang first last time, Liying, you can't confuse right and wrong, it will cause misunderstandings. Xiao Jiang is actually a good person."
What she worried about at the beginning still happened. After the last incident, Wang Liying still resented Jiang Suihan, but she didn't dare to persuade her anymore, for fear that Wang Liying would embarrass her in front of everyone, which would be very embarrassing.
Wang Liying said unconvincedly: "I said it first, but I was not wrong. It was Xiao Jiang who didn't listen to her advice. She also scolded me for having a big face with many wrinkles and cursed me for having an unhappy family. These are just human words."
"I have never seen a girl who speaks as harshly as she does. She is pretty, but her mouth is so vicious. As the saying goes, you can never know a person's heart by his appearance. I think she is the one who is talking about this."
A military wife nearby stared at Wang Liying, covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Oh, I didn't expect that Captain Xu's daughter-in-law looked so gentle, but she was so good at scolding people. She even said that Liying had a big face with many wrinkles, but she was still quite presentable."
Wang Liying's face turned dark instantly, blaming herself for talking too much and exposing herself. She estimated that she wouldn't have to wait long. Everyone in the family compound knew that she had a big face and many wrinkles. Just thinking about it made her feel dark.
Chen Xiaohong: "I think Xiao Jiang is quite honest. He doesn't beat around the bush when he speaks. He says what he sees. He is such a straightforward person. I like dealing with people like him."
"Unlike some people, who say one thing but mean another. They smile at you on the surface, but secretly you don't know how they are plotting against you."
She felt that Wang Liying was a bit like this kind of person, she had some ideas but not much, or her ideas were shallow, and many people could see that.
Just like the last time I went to Xu's house, who would start criticizing the host the first time they go to someone else's house? They deserved to be scolded.
Chen Xiuni agreed and said, "Xiao Jiang is a good person. He is generous and polite in his words and deeds."
He just has a somewhat cold personality and doesn't seem to like dealing with people very much. He has been in the base for a few days, but he hasn't gone to the family quarters to hang out and get to know other people.
Wang Liying couldn't help rolling her eyes. It seemed like she was the only bad guy here.
When I get home, I organize my things first, take the food to the kitchen, and temporarily put the rest in the living room.
Xu Zhao pushed his bicycle into the house and put it away: "Do you want to eat at home or in the cafeteria?"
Jiang Suihan directly ordered, "Don't eat in the cafeteria. Eat at home today. Help me."
Xu Zhao nodded and said that it was okay to ask him to cook.
Jiang Suihan didn't want to make lunch complicated, so she bought rice noodles at the county grocery store last time and planned to cook them. She also added vegetables, bean curd sheets, chopped green onions, and a few slices of ham that she hadn't finished eating before, and fried three eggs, and put them all in a casserole.
Jiang Leyun moved a small bamboo stool and sat at the kitchen door, looking inside eagerly: "It smells so good."
Jiang Suhan bought the small bamboo stool from the old man's stall. She saw that her family was short of stools, so she bought two of them to help the old man.
When Jiang Leyun came back and saw a small stool, he immediately took one and sat on it. It was quite comfortable and had no burrs.
Jiang Suihan tasted it and found it to be just the right saltiness.
The rice noodles were cooked in a casserole, which was a bit heavy. There was ready-made labor at home, so she called Xu Zhao and asked him to take the whole casserole out directly. She followed behind with the bowl and chopsticks.
Jiang Leyun was already hungry, and he couldn't wait to eat it without waiting for it to cool down.
Jiang Suihan waited for Xu Zhao to taste it and asked him, "How does it taste?"
Xu Zhao: "It's delicious, not like the taste of your family."
Jiang Suihan was very happy that her own cooking was praised by others: "I learned it from a grandmother next door. She was from the north, I forgot where exactly she was from. When I was a kid, I was greedy and I would run to the door of her house when I smelled the fragrance. Grandma Chen would serve me a bowl of this rice noodles. I thought it was delicious, so I learned how to make it from Grandma Chen."
Later, my neighbor’s grandmother died of illness, and my neighbor’s uncle also moved away for work reasons. Looking back now, time has passed so quickly, and I feel like things and people have changed a lot.
Some of the people around her have left forever. Now she is married and lives in a new place with her younger brother.
Noticing that Jiang Huihan was a little sad, Xu Zhao didn't want her to continue feeling depressed, so he changed the subject: "I'll go find the well digger this afternoon, and you stay at home and rest."
At the market, he asked the villagers and learned that there was a village further ahead of Shangxi Village where there was a man who knew how to dig wells. Any family in the nearby villages that planned to dig a well would look for that man. It was said that he was very capable and the probability of errors in the wells dug by him was very small.
Jiang Suihan didn't know much about digging wells. She only knew that she had to find a wellbore. Only when she found the right wellbore could she dig down and water would come out. Otherwise, no matter how much she dug, it would be in vain.
"Okay, then remember to wear a straw hat when you go out. Don't get yourself sunburned in the afternoon sun."
Xu Zhao nodded. In the past, he had to stand in the sun all day during training, which was much more intense than this.
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