On New Year's Eve, the military camp was decorated with lights and firecrackers could be heard at the main gate of the military area during the day.
The family compound is far away from the main gate, and sporadic firecracker sounds can be heard occasionally. Soldiers are light sleepers, and some who have just returned from a mission get up early so as not to bring unhappiness to their families.
After Lu Shiyi returned from leading the team on a training exercise in the mountains, Wu Jun ordered the officers and soldiers to stop training except for normal patrols.
Political Commissar Lin specially led a team to patrol the back mountain. Because it was winter, many villagers were in the winter idle period, so he prevented the villagers from going into the mountains to hunt.
There are many old hunters in the neighboring villages. They used to make a living by hunting, and many of them want to earn some money for their families during the New Year.
"Ayi, didn't you go to training today?" Su Jin got up in her pajamas. When she heard some noise in the kitchen, she quickly opened the door and walked out.
Lu Shiyi didn't turn around, but a pair of soft little hands hugged him from behind.
"Xiao Jin, today is New Year's Eve. I'll spend the New Year with you." Lu Shiyi told Wu Jun and Political Commissar Lin that he would spend the New Year with Su Jin at home today. "Minister Wu and Political Commissar Lin are at the unit, so I don't need to go."
Lu Shiyi was wearing a gray casual suit that Su Jin had made for him. Su Jin saw that the casual suit made his figure look even better.
"Ayi, this is our first New Year!" Su Jin buried her little face in his back and said in a muffled voice.
"Wife, Happy Chinese New Year!" Lu Shiyi reached out and pulled her into his arms, saying softly.
Soup dumplings were cooking on the gas stove. His comrades had brought some supplies over, specially from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They brought a total of 50 small dumplings. He made 10 of them today, thinking of letting her have the familiar breakfast from her hometown.
Su Jin smelled the scent in the air and her eyes lit up.
"Crab roe soup dumplings?" Su Jin asked in surprise, "Honey, did you buy these?"
"I have a comrade who brought supplies from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. A few days ago, he heard the news of my marriage and wanted to ask me if I wanted anything. I said I would bring you some food from Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Lu Shiyi reached out and pinched her cheek.
Su Jin burst out laughing. After getting the marriage certificate, their interactions became even more intimate. He always stood in front of her, as if he didn't have to think about anything else.
"Just tell me what you want to eat in the future." Lu Shiyi has comrades everywhere, and when transporting things, they can exchange them for local food.
"Okay!" Su Jin smiled happily.
"Let's go back to the village today and come back in the afternoon to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner." Lu Shiyi wanted to take care of all the household registration matters before New Year's Eve.
Lu Shiyi turned off the gas stove, carried a tray full of buns, and Su Jin walked into the dining room with a handful of multi-grain porridge in her hand.
He opened the lid, and Su Jin's eyes became brighter. Lu Shiyi picked up a bun and put it on the plate in front of her.
"Every month someone sends me things or documents, and I ask them to buy some and send them to me. If the weather is too hot, I can't do anything about it." Lu Shiyi wanted her to eat what she liked.
"Ayi, don't bother. If you bother someone else to carry something, you'll definitely have to repay them later." Su Jin ate the crab soup dumplings, feeling warm inside. "Yesterday, I went to the minister's house to learn how to pickle kimchi, and I brought five cabbages with me."
"Minister Wu has suggested that we not trouble my aunt today. Let's wait a few days and have a meal together with our three families." Lu Shiyi wanted the two of them to celebrate the New Year together.
All the members of the Lu family served in the military camp, so the family never got together during the holidays. Therefore, the whole family was at home on a certain day during the Chinese New Year, and the dinner on that day was the New Year's Eve dinner.
After breakfast, Lu Shiyi drove Su Jin back to the village. When the jeep entered the village, people who were setting off firecrackers outside gathered around.
"Shi Yi, are you back for the New Year?" The young villagers saw the car parked in front of Lu Boyuan's yard, and Lu Shiyi was surrounded as soon as he got out of the car.
"I came to the village chief to get a letter of introduction to transfer my wife's household registration to the county town. She was admitted to the military district junior high school as a teacher." Lu Shiyi said proudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers looked at the two of them in shock. Su Jin was wearing a military coat and standing two steps away from Lu Shiyi.
"Xiaoyi, are you back for the New Year?" Lu Shiyuan heard the noisy sound at the gate of the courtyard and hurried out of the house.
Lu Shiyi went to the trunk and took out a lot of New Year gifts and handed them over. He also reached into his coat pocket and took out 20 yuan and handed it to Lu Shiyuan in public.
"Uncle, I was given half a day off to help Xiaojin with the procedures for transferring her household registration. Xiaojin is taking the teacher exam in the hospital and will become a teacher after the New Year," Lu Shiyi explained in public. "These are New Year's gifts prepared by my parents and Xiaojin. I'm sending you my early New Year's greetings."
The day before yesterday, he received a call from the capital, asking him to stay out of the village as much as possible. The capital sent a supervision team to the village after the New Year. With him in charge in the Northeast Province, those people will not make things too difficult for the old men in the cowshed.
"Okay," Lu Shiyuan said, noticing that Lu Shiyi's complexion had improved considerably. He was relieved to be able to return. "Wife, quickly take Xiaoyi's New Year's gift in, and bring back the tofu balls and other things we prepared for Xiaoyi."
When relatives in the village visit each other, they will give each other food prepared at home. Lu Shiyi and Su Jin are both young, and their families probably didn't prepare everything.
Lu Shiyuan looked at the letter of introduction in his hand and found that the letter of introduction issued by the military district stated that he was married.
"The two of them got their marriage certificate?" Lu Shiyuan asked in surprise.
"I have been on training recently. Today was the day off given to me by the school after they contacted the military district. By the time I finish the training, Xiaojin will have already celebrated her birthday." Lu Shiyi was worried that the village would have to grow seedlings in advance, and every household would have to share the task.
Su Jin had never done seedling cultivation before. It involved a whole year's food supply, and if there was any problem during the breeding, the villagers would hold a grudge against her.
"Come on, follow me to the brigade headquarters now." Lu Shiyuan saw that Lu Shiyi was wearing a training uniform under his military coat, and did not dare to delay, so he immediately led him to the brigade headquarters.
"Xiao Jin went to the educated youth site to say goodbye to the educated youth." Lu Shiyi didn't want Su Jin to go to the brigade headquarters, and the transfer of household registration was probably conditional.
Su Jin nodded and looked at Wang Dahong and others in the crowd with a smile on her face.
Most of the young wives in the village were jealous. Su Jin had just arrived in the village and had gotten such a good job. They probably arranged this job for her because of Lu Shiyi's status.
After the village chief and Lu Shiyi left, the women and young wives turned their attention to Su Jin.
"Su Zhiqing has risen to fame overnight. He joined the army right after arriving and even got such a good job. Did you come to the countryside or to enjoy life?" The young wife of the Liu family said sarcastically.
"Who are you?" Su Jin looked at him in confusion. "I don't remember seeing you in the village?"
"This is Liu Kui's family. They held a wedding banquet yesterday." Lu San's wife explained, "This young wife has been staring at Xiao Yi. Who would have thought that Xiao Yi took you to the county town and even filed a marriage report."
"I graduated from high school and came here in response to the nation's call. How can you say I'm here to enjoy life?" Su Jin retorted sarcastically, "I'm a teacher at a military school, helping soldiers stabilize the rear. I teach the children my knowledge so they can contribute to the country in the future."
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