Chapter 056 Chapter 56: Gathering and Thin Waist

Early on Saturday morning, Zhang Yuandong took Lin Yue and the children to the Xiaokuo Village market.

The main house has been repaired and the floor has been cemented. Once the floor is dry, we can live in it. The main part of the annex has been built and the roofing has started today. Because we were in a hurry, we didn't buy tiles, so we used thatch to cover the roof.

In fact, it is much more troublesome to build a thatched roof than a small green tile roof. It requires thick layers of thatch to be laid evenly on the roof, which is a delicate job. However, Lin Yue thinks that the thatched house is much more beautiful than the green tile house, and has a beauty that belongs to an era.

Because the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon, there were a lot of people rushing to the party. The child was too young, and the two parents were afraid that they could not take care of him, so they each tied the child in front of them with a sash.

After the two kids grew up, Lin Yue rarely took them out. The two kids couldn't remember anything from their childhood and thought it was their first time to go to the market. Seeing so many people and so many people selling things, they opened their eyes wide in surprise, their heads spinning around, and they felt like two eyes were not enough.

Seeing them like this, Lin Yue smiled and said, "When you two were little, your mother also tied you to her body and brought you here. You don't remember it now, do you?"

Xiao Lingling asked in surprise: "Is Dad here too?"

Lin Yue: "No, your father hadn't come back at that time."

Little Lingling didn't quite believe it: "You said you can't hold them!" What she meant was that her mother couldn't hold both her and her brother at the same time.

Lin Yue laughed and said, "You two were only this big then, lying in my arms like a small ball, of course I could hold you two. Now you are getting bigger and bigger, I can't hold you anymore."

Little Wanli was in his father's arms, blinking his big eyes and listening carefully, obviously he was also very curious.

Not long after he walked out, Lin Yue heard someone calling him "t" from behind.

She turned around and saw that it was her cousin Lin Mei from Uncle Lin's family.

Lin Mei was wearing a brand new green military uniform, a pair of white canvas shoes, and two pigtails hanging in front of her chest. She looked fresh and pretty. Lin Yue instantly thought of a word, "a foreign student wearing white sneakers."

At that time, green military uniforms had not become popular in the small county town. It was difficult for ordinary people to make a new set of clothes, let alone such a green military uniform. Her outfit was very eye-catching in this gray market, and many people kept turning their heads to look at her.

Look at Lin Yue again, she was wearing a white flowered jacket, indigo-colored homespun pants, and patches on her arms and legs. She was somewhat particular, the patches were symmetrical, not too ugly. Her feet were better, in order to catch up today, she at least wore a pair of black thousand-layer cloth shoes, her hair was cut into a bun, and she had a fat doll tied in front of her, a typical rural wife, no comparison, really no comparison.

Lin Mei was also looking at Lin Yue. Although she was dressed in a rustic way, she had an inexplicable different aura that made people able to spot her in the crowd at a glance.

Moreover, Lin Yue's appearance also made her jealous. She couldn't stand the fact that Lin Yue looked better than herself since she was a child, and she bullied her for this reason.

I haven't seen her for a few years. Now she has become more delicate and beautiful. If you ignore her dark and yellow skin, she doesn't look like a young country girl at all. She is even more eye-catching than many of the children of cadres I have seen in the provincial capital's university.

Especially standing next to her was a tall man in a white police uniform. Although he didn't have the square face that she liked, it was undeniable that he was very good-looking. When the two stood side by side, anyone who saw them would think they were a perfect match. Even the two children in their arms were cute and adorable, which was really infuriating.

Lin Mei asked loudly: "Who is this man? Why are you walking with him and being so intimate with him?"

Lin Yue was a little confused. This cousin attended a six-year university and should not have graduated yet. Shouldn't she be studying in another city at this time? How did she find time to come back and meet him? Moreover, they hadn't seen each other for more than two years, and the first sentence they said when they met was this. She didn't know what it meant. She tentatively asked, "Is this... my man?"

There was some hesitation in her tone. She didn't know whether this answer would satisfy Lin Mei. If she was not satisfied, there was nothing she could do. She couldn't just go along with Lin Mei's wishes and say that this was her wild man outside!

Lin Mei was not satisfied with the answer. "You are talking nonsense. Your husband is obviously a soldier, and this man is obviously a police officer. Who are you trying to fool?"

Lin Yue: "He is working at the Public Security Bureau now. No, what on earth do you want to stop me for?" You can't be here just to catch that rapist, right?

Lin Mei pinched her fingers tightly, feeling extremely uneasy.

She used to look down on the man Lin Yue married. Although she now admires soldiers, it is still a very dangerous thing to be a soldier in recent years. If you don’t love it very much or you can’t make ends meet, few people really want to be a soldier. There are not many people who really want to be a soldier. Therefore, most of the people who joined the army in recent years have rural household registration. There are more employment opportunities for urban residents. As long as there is a chance to find a job, few people consider joining the army.

Moreover, if you work in a factory, even if you are just a temporary worker, you can get a salary of more than ten yuan. Lin Mei knew that there were people in their village who had served in the army for several years, and they only received a monthly allowance of ten yuan. Not to mention that when Lin Yue got married, her husband's family did not even pay a betrothal gift, and they exchanged her for half a bag of food. How could they be a wealthy family? ①

But being a public security officer is different. Not only is it very prestigious, the salary is high, and it is also relatively easy for family members to move with them. This is a treatment that many factory workers are desperate to get! ②

Now that Lin Yue's partner has jumped from a "young soldier" to a public security officer, one can imagine how upset Lin Mei feels.

Her dream had always been to marry a police officer. Now she found out that the person she despised the most actually had a police officer husband. She felt extremely upset. She glared at her fiercely and turned away.

Lin Yue felt that Lin Mei was very strange and he didn't know what was wrong with her.

The two continued walking forward. Zhang Yuandong was a little absent-minded. Just when Lin Yue said "This is my man", he began to feel dazed. The impact of those three words on him was too great. He seemed to be walking very steadily beside Lin Yue, and one hand unconsciously touched the belt tied outside the white uniform.

Few colleagues in the bureau usually wear belts properly for fear of inconvenience in daily life. Today is not a working day, he just went out to catch up, and there is no need for him to dress so formally.

He didn't know when it started, but every time he went home, he would unconsciously tie his belt. He had never been aware of it, but when Lin Mei looked him over, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Lin Yue also noticed Zhang Yuandong's abnormality, but when she saw him touching his belt, she thought of something else.

Zhang Yuandong used to be in the army and always wore a military uniform. After he returned home, he was quickly issued a police uniform and had almost no chance to wear casual clothes. Ever since Zhang Yuandong came back, she has been very busy, so much so that she hasn't thought of buying him some clothes until now.

In fact, in this era, wearing a uniform is a great honor, and even in daily life, people prefer to wear work clothes.

Lin Yue had never worked as a worker in that era, so she didn't understand it very well. When she saw Zhang Yuandong's action, she thought he felt a little awkward in wearing a police uniform, so she kept it in mind and planned to make him some daily clothes when she had time.

Zhang Yuandong didn't know that his little action actually made Lin Yue determined to buy him clothes. He was still immersed in his own awkward thoughts. Now, just walking beside Lin Yue, he felt embarrassed, afraid that others would discover his secret thoughts.

He didn't come back to his senses until he heard the little man on his chest calling him several times. He looked down and found that it was not only Xiao Wanli who was calling, but Lingling in Lin Yue's arms was also calling. Lingling was calling "Sugar Ball! Mom, buy me a sugar ball!" Xiao Wanli was calling "Dad, I want that one!"

Zhang Yuandong rarely heard his son ask for things so directly. The little kid, who was only less than three years old, looked very calm and composed, just like a big brother. The kid finally took the initiative to ask for something, and Zhang Yuandong certainly didn't argue. He took the kid to the candy painting stall he pointed out.

Although market management is not as strict as it was a few years ago, some items that are subject to unified purchase and sale are still not allowed to be sold privately. At the market, you can only see some common tools and vegetable stalls set up by production teams and supply and marketing cooperatives. Other things are almost invisible. Sugar balls and sugar paintings are the only two foods that can be bought at the market. Children look forward to the market, in fact, they look forward to these two things.

The sugar painting master held an iron spoon and used syrup to quickly draw a cute three-dimensional bunny on the paper. Little Wanli had never seen anyone draw before, so he couldn't take his eyes off.

Zhang Yuandong patted the kid and asked, "What kind of animal do you want? Tell grandpa and he will make one for you."

Little Wanli said without hesitation: "I want a little rabbit!"

Zhang Yuandong smiled at the old man who was selling sugar paintings. The old man quickly made another little rabbit and handed it to the child in his arms with a smile.

Zhang Yuandong paid the money, but little Wanli still refused to leave and begged his father to watch for a while longer. Unfortunately, there were too few parents willing to buy such things as sugar paintings for their children. After waiting for a long time, the old teacher only sold a large yellow cow.

Little Wanli was still reluctant to leave, and kept stretching his head to look around in his father's arms, which made Zhang Yuandong very helpless. After thinking about it, he spent another penny to ask the old man to make a little mouse. Only then did little Wanli leave contentedly.

Little Lingling held a long candied haws in his hand, licking the sugar on it with relish, and showing it off to his brother from time to time. Little Wanli was not interested in it at all, his mother also bought it for him and put it in his mother's basket.

He couldn't let go of the little rabbit and mouse in his hands. There were too many people at the market, and sometimes people were about to squeeze him, but he would use his arms to block them, cherishing them.

A small little person with a stern face. Zhang Yuandong rarely spends time with the child and cannot see through his thoughts at all. Only Lin Yue knows that her son must be struggling with which candy figure to give to his sister.