The market of Hongqi Commune was specially opened for the villagers of the four brigades below it. It was considered a gesture of support for the army, so that the families did not have to worry about food, and the commune allocated less and less things.
On both sides of the loess road, many villagers bring their older children to set up stalls, and they can only set up stalls on the fifth day of each month.
The stall owners enthusiastically introduced the situation to those who inquired. Su Jin looked at the stall owners' eloquent sales pitches and smiled to himself, thinking that the market must have been open for a long time and how the villagers would start making their moves soon.
"Wife, I saw some black chickens." Lu Shiyi asked his comrades about how to take care of pregnant women and women who had just given birth. He recorded all the good things he did for Su Jin in a book.
"Buy it when the time comes. If you feed the child too much, it will be difficult to give birth." Su Jin reached out and grabbed Lu Shiyi, preventing him from buying too many things.
After Su Jin gave birth, several female elders of the Lu family were unable to come, so Su Jin had to stay at home to recuperate after giving birth. Liu Yunshan and Yunfeng had offered to help, but the young couple refused.
Su Jin felt that as long as there was space, she could take good care of herself and her children, and she didn't want anyone to interfere with her.
"Wife, I see there are new peanuts for sale." Lu Shiyi looked at the stall not far away. Lu Shiyi had ordered pig's trotters and crucian carp from the meat stall of the supply and marketing cooperative. After she gave birth, he would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to get pig's trotters or crucian carp every two days.
Su Jin went to the stall and looked at the sack which contained about 4 jin of shelled peanuts.
After Lu Shiyi asked about the price, he asked for the sack as well.
"Wife, follow me back to deliver the things." Lu Shiyi noticed that several men in the distance were looking at Su Jin, and immediately led her towards the car.
The men followed the two men from a distance. When they saw Lu Shiyi open the jeep, they left immediately.
The military district arrested several human traffickers and cracked down on human traffickers in neighboring communes. When they saw the soldiers, they would turn around and leave.
"Ayi, I see someone staring at us from a distance." Su Jin is sensitive to the gazes of outsiders.
Lu Shiyi nodded: "It should be the beggars. We only attacked the people in Songjiang Commune. We can't control the people here."
After putting the bamboo basket away, Lu Shiyi handed the kettle to Su Jin and asked her to drink a few sips of water before continuing her stroll.
"Ayi, let's buy some more pork and then go back. There are more and more people." Su Jin looked out the car window and saw quite a few people getting on the roadside. "The sisters-in-law from the family compound are here, and they've brought their older children with them."
Su Jin accompanied Lu Shiyi out of the car and walked in front of the stalls. They greeted each other when they met family members. Su Jin kept watching the men leave the market far away.
She walked to a stall with a smile on her face. The old man was squatting behind a basket with a tired look on his face, looking at the basket with lifeless eyes.
"My friend, how heavy is this basket of grains?" Su Jin asked him softly.
The old man listened to Su Jin's words and looked up in embarrassment: "I have 100 kilograms of grains, and each kilogram is 2 cents 2."
"Fellow villager, we want all these grains." Lu Shiyi took out 3 yuan from his pocket and handed it to the old man, "We want the bamboo baskets as well."
The old man waved his hands repeatedly: "This bamboo basket is worthless."
"We don't have any grains, so please take the money and go home as soon as possible." Su Jin explained, "If you have grains in the future, we will buy them all if we are lucky enough."
When the old man heard that the young couple agreed, he thanked them repeatedly and left.
Su Jin saw many stall owners not far away looking at them, so Lu Shiyi took Su Jin back first.
After he put it in the trunk, he looked at Su Jin standing in front of a pork stall not far away, with several family members queuing in front and behind.
"Sister-in-law Lu, I see you bought a lot of food." Several sisters-in-law were curious why Su Jin bought so much food.
"We're going to increase our population this year. I'm getting older, and if Ayi isn't at home, I won't be able to move back by myself." Su Jin had already thought of an excuse.
After hearing this, several military wives gave her a thumbs up and said that what she said was absolutely right.
When Lu Shiyi and others go out on a mission, their family members have to support the family alone. It is the same for every household.
"That's right," several military wives who all have children agreed with Su Jin's concerns. "When they're at home, stock up on some food that can be kept for later and after the birth."
As experienced people, the sisters-in-law began to tell her their experiences one by one. Some of them had suffered in the winter and had to recuperate for many years.
"Sisters-in-law, this market is held every five days. Why don't I see you coming here often?" Su Jin asked curiously.
"A child was lost here before. Luckily, the team members were all home and searched house to house until they found the child. The villagers here protect each other. Even the safety of Hongqi Commune can't compare to ours." Su Jin's sister-in-law, standing behind her, whispered the truth, "Today, many team members came to our family compound to provide protection, so the families dared to come here."
Su Jin looked around in surprise and found many team members in plain clothes in the crowd. They were all staring at the military kids who were buying things.
When Lu Shiyi came over, Su Jin had already bought all the pork he needed. The stall owner gave him a pair of offal and pig tails. After he took the pork and offal, he said goodbye to the military wives behind him and left.
The military wives watched the two men leave and sighed at the good relationship between the newlyweds.
"The head of the family is not as good as Minister Lu. Teacher Su is so lucky." The family members sighed one after another, and some military wives prepared to go back and remind the head of the family.
Some family members could only envy Su Jin. They had previously told the head of the family about Lu Shiyi taking care of Su Jin. Unexpectedly, the team members mentioned: You have a regular job, and I can also do what Lu Bu did.
"Wife, what are you talking about with your sisters-in-law?" When Lu Shiyi walked over, the gazes of his sisters-in-law were like searchlights, making him feel uncomfortable.
Su Jin chuckled and said, "I asked the sisters-in-law why they don't come to the market here more often. They said that a child had been lost here. Moreover, the team members sent by Yuanyuan came here to secretly protect the sisters-in-law, and they were grateful."
Lu Shiyi found that none of the team members came with him, so he decided to go to the training ground to call them over.
"Their husbands weren't accompanying them..." Lu Shiyi disagreed with the actions of some team members, but he couldn't change their minds. "I mentioned this once before, and the team members complained a lot."
Su Jin spread her hands and said, "The team members have deep-rooted ideas, so we must take it slow. Captain Wu, you, and Political Commissar Lin are all helping with housework at home. Under subtle influence, the team members should also learn from them."
Lu Shiyi sighed, "I hope so. After all, the military wives have a hard time, and the team members have changed their work at home."
Su Jin smiled at him, feeling lucky to have found someone who understood the situation.
After driving home, Lu Shiyi put his things at home and went to the driver's class to change cars. On his way back, he found that many team members were training.
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