The news of Lu Shiyi and Su Jin's engagement spread to several teams, and many people felt that Su Jin and Lu Shiyi were the most suitable match.
When Hu Jiao's parents heard the news, they immediately found a man with the highest dowry for their daughter and married her directly into the mountains.
"You come from a good family, why are you fighting with us!" Hu Jiao screamed like crazy, "Since you came to the village, everyone has been staring at you. You are a delicate girl, but you want to go to the countryside. Who knows if you are one of the five black categories?"
"You're wrong. I was thinking of following the country's arrangements and coming here to train. My parents are workers." Su Jin sneered at Hu Jiao, "Since you're divorced, just admit your mistakes. The team leader also told the village about your divorce yesterday. The people who have contact with you will probably turn themselves in. If you report these people to the police in advance, you can even reduce your sentence."
Hu Jiao was not favored at home, but she was not abused either. She just wanted to leave more things for herself, so she amassed wealth like crazy.
"You...are asking me to betray someone!" Hu Jiao felt cold all over after hearing Su Jin's persuasion.
Hu Jiao had affairs with many women from neighboring villages. Many educated female youth from several brigades were forced to marry out of frustration, and the shadow of Hu Jiao was present in the marriages of these people.
"You are doing a good thing, not betraying anyone, but making you reflect on yourself." Su Jin warned Hu Jiao.
Su Jin noticed that Hu Jiao looked unhappy and knew that she might have done something similar before she got married. After the educated youth went to the countryside, some of them had such thoughts.
"Captain, the people from the second brigade are here." Liang Youfu sent the captain of the criminal investigation team to greet them, and came over to inform Lu Shiyi and Su Jin to leave first.
The two walked out of the interrogation room and were taken to the next room by Liang Youfu.
"Captain, this is a glass wall. Spies often appear here, so the higher-ups specially provided glass." Liang Youfu's situation was not good either, so Lu Shiyi was sent here to help.
Lu Shiyi nodded: "You go and do your work, I'll just watch from here."
After Liang Youfu left, Lu Shiyi took Su Jin's hand and sat in a chair together, watching Liang Youfu lead a woman in her forties in.
"Hu Jiao, you evil spirit!" The woman pounced on Hu Jiao as soon as she saw her. "Comrade police officer, I am an educated youth. If the police hadn't gone to the village today to tell me about Hu Jiao, and if I hadn't rushed out of hell, you probably wouldn't have seen me!"
The woman began to sob. After listening to her words, Su Jin had a different understanding of Hu Jiao. It turned out that before Hu Jiao got married, she had already started helping the villagers to harm the educated youth.
"Ayi, there are probably more people like this. Hu Jiao is just a typical example." Su Jin looked out the window. "If it weren't for Ayi, I might have been tricked too."
Lu Shiyi held Su Jin's hand tightly and said, "Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative, buy some cooking utensils, and spend the New Year at home, okay?"
After hearing what the woman said, Lu Shiyi was even more afraid to let Su Jin return to the village. According to Hu Jiao, several households were keeping an eye on Xiao Jin.
"After buying the cooking utensils, we will go back to the village after breakfast tomorrow to move the things into the family compound." Su Jin listened to Lu Shiyi's advice and prepared to follow orders.
Living in the staff quarters, Su Jin can make better use of his spare time and is also closer to the black market.
Lu Shiyi walked out holding Su Jin's hand, greeted the police he knew, and then took Su Jin on a bike to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Su Jin bought all the seasonings for the New Year at the counter. Taking advantage of the fact that defective bowls, chopsticks and pots did not require tickets, she squeezed in and bought a lot of them.
"Fortunately, we have to clean up the house for the New Year, otherwise there would be more people in the supply and marketing cooperative." Su Jin smiled. Lu Shiyi's bicycle was full of things, and there were even net bags hanging on both sides of the back seat.
"Let's walk back." Lu Shiyi looked at the distance to the family compound. It would take more than 20 minutes to walk there.
Passing by a state-owned restaurant, Su Jin asked Lu Shiyi to wait and went in with the aluminum lunch box he had just bought.
She made steamed buns and braised pork for dinner, then went back to stir-fry some vegetables and cook porridge in a casserole, and she had just enough for dinner.
"No need to go to the cafeteria to get food tonight." Su Jin thought that the beds in the family compound were fortunately prepared in advance. "Ayi, is there anyone in the family compound who can make a bookshelf?"
"The barracks department has some wooden boards. I'll make them for you on the weekend." When Lu Shiyi joined the army, in order to play the role well, he learned carpentry for half a year. Even the master said he had this talent.
Su Jin's eyes sparkled as she replied, "I'll draw you a blueprint when I get back. I'm sure you can do it right away. Then make two cupboards and a cooking table."
After he finished speaking, Lu Shiyi nodded, and the two of them walked towards the family compound while talking.
After entering the yard, many military wives were rushing home from the vegetable fields. Seeing Lu Shiyi and Su Jin buying cooking utensils, they came forward and joked with them.
"We got the marriage certificate this month, and I've also submitted my report to accompany the army. When Xiao Jin comes to visit in the future, I'll trouble all the sisters-in-law to take good care of her." Lu Shiyi said happily.
The sisters-in-law around me are all nice. Because of my husband's work, they are very united and help each other.
"Xiao Jin is the youngest military wife in the compound. She'll help without you asking." Sister Liu said cheerfully, "Your family's private plot is over there with mine. It's been in a state of panic these past few years. Shi Yi, please help plant it in the spring."
"No problem, just call me when Squad Leader Liu starts to open the land." Squad Leader Liu was once the squad leader of Lu Shiyi's new recruit training. He came here to see the old squad leader and had a good relationship with his family.
When allocating private plots, Lu Shiyi specifically asked for the land next to squad leader Liu.
"During the Spring Festival, you can pick vegetables from my field. There are so many vegetables that they will get old if you don't eat them all." Mrs. Liu's yard is closest to the wall. She specially built a wooden house in the yard so that she can grow vegetables in winter.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I've never been polite to the old squad leader." Lu Shiyi nodded and said, "I'll go home with Xiaojin first. We still have a lot of things to arrange."
The sisters-in-law made way one after another. They all knew how difficult it was to build a home from scratch. When they first came, they prepared everything for the home themselves while their husbands were working.
Su Jin arrived during the Spring Festival, and Lu Shiyi was still able to help.
After returning home, Lu Shiyi opened the door and asked Su Jin to sit inside to warm up first. They had walked all the way and the weather outside was too cold.
"I'll put the food in the house and go to the kitchen first. There is heating here, which is much better than the village." Su Jin adapted to the heated house and thought about packing up the things, and asked Lu Shiyi to clean up the things in the living room.
Lu Shiyi carried the kitchen utensils into the kitchen. Su Jin picked up the apron beside her and tied it on. Lu Shiyi poured hot water from the thermos and started washing the dishes.
"Ayi, I'll wash the dishes and clean up. You go and clean up the living room. I'll buy some fruit plates and cakes and set them up first." Su Jin liked to keep some snacks at home, and Lu Shiyi let her buy snacks.
Lu Shiyi agreed with a smile. The two of them had not used the living room, so it was a bit messy.
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