On the morning of the 14th day of the first lunar month, a number of military trucks drove into the compound. The people on board were fully armed and escorted three people wearing black hoods in.
There was a knock on the door of Lu Shiyi's house. He quickly turned over and got up, patting Su Jin's back soothingly.
"Wife, the person may be here." Lu Shiyi received news yesterday that the people on the list were arrested one by one, but some of them did not want to plead guilty.
Su Jin leaned on him and sat up, opening her confused eyes.
"Ayi, it's only half past five!" Su Jin was very sleepy. He took advantage of the day off last night and pestered her for a long time, and didn't fall asleep until after two o'clock.
"I'll go check on the situation. You can sleep a little longer." Lu Shiyi used his big hands to massage Su Jin's waist, hoping that she would feel more comfortable.
The person outside the door kept knocking, as if he would not stop until the doorman came.
Lu Shiyi helped Su Jin lie down, tucked the quilt in for her, quickly changed into training clothes and went out.
"Who's outside!" Lu Shiyi was annoyed. In winter, they would gather for drills at 6:10.
"Commander Lu and Commander Wu are coming down from the mountain. They're asking you to take my sister-in-law into the mountains to guard it," Song Zhang said anxiously, standing outside the door. "I'll go notify Political Commissar Lin and Commander Lu right away. There can't be any delay. They're coming for my sister-in-law's master."
Lin Jiu was informed by his comrades in advance, and after discussing with Cao Dian, they decided to let Su Jin go into the mountains.
"No need. Let Xiaojin prepare lessons at home recently. She is just a junior high school math teacher. As long as the people present that day don't say anything, it will be fine." Lu Shiyi shook his head. He would face difficulties head-on. There are always more solutions than problems.
Seeing Lu Shiyi's determined expression, Song Zhang had no choice but to go back and inform Wu Jun.
"Old Lu, that man's minions are coming. Tell the old men to be careful." Lin Zitao didn't know when he left and reached out to pat his shoulder.
"Go to the mountain today and tell the old men to put their things away. It's winter now, and no one will take advantage of them." Lu Shiyi whispered to Lin Zitao, "That man is coming and will definitely keep an eye on my house."
Lu Shiyi decided that the couple would act in public while Lin Zitao would act in secret.
"Have you decided? Your sister-in-law is new here and isn't familiar with the hospital's situation. Your sister-in-law is more suitable to find someone to deal with it." Lin Zitao persuaded. The couple discussed and decided, "Everyone knows that Xiaofeng has a hot temper."
"You help secretly." Lu Shiyi said firmly.
Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao were talking as they walked. Su Jin got up not long after Lu Shiyi left, cleaned up the house and made breakfast.
She opened the window and looked out, and found that many people had returned home.
"Xiao Jin, the villagers nearby are here to sell eggs. Do you want to go and buy some?" Yun Feng came out of the house and saw Su Jin popping out of the kitchen. He asked hurriedly.
Su Jin glanced at the egg basket beside the bed and found that there were only four eggs.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go buy some too." Su Jin hurriedly took off her apron and while turning around to get the bamboo basket, she took out a small French bread from the space to fill her stomach.
She turned off the stove, put the prepared breakfast in the pot to keep warm, trotted back home, put on her military coat, and went out.
"Xiao Jin, there are quite a lot of people at the market. If it weren't for the heavy snow blocking the mountains, the supply and marketing cooperatives in the county would come to the village to purchase goods." Yun Feng has been here for a long time and has a better understanding of the situation nearby.
Su Jin is a good cook and has prepared a more complete range of seasonings. She even grows peppers, onions and other ingredients in the house.
As the two of them were walking along the court, they ran into a few military wives who were in a hurry to do some shopping.
"Sister-in-law, you're here!" Several of them often gathered together to chat, and the military wives were not nosy. "This is..."
"Minister Lu's daughter-in-law just got married this year, so you have to take good care of her." Yun Feng and Su Jin have similar personalities and are happy to help her integrate into the courtyard.
"Sister-in-law, in the courtyard, Chenghu is based on a man's position," said the young military wife on the left. "I'm Zuo Mei, the wife of the Sixth Battalion Commander. My family is in a nearby village. The villagers are coming to the military district for the market. I'll notify you in advance."
Yunfeng nodded: "I will inform Xiaojin when she gets off work."
The four military wives all came from the village and had relatively low educational levels. They envied their sisters-in-law who could go out to work.
"Don't call me sister-in-law, just call me Xiaojin." Su Jin looked at the military wives who were all in their 30s, and felt uncomfortable when they called her sister-in-law.
Yunfeng noticed that Su Jin seemed restrained when she was called, and nodded at the four people.
"Since Xiao Jin said so, we won't refuse. I am Wang Dahua, the wife of the second company commander." Wang Dahua is a simple woman. Su Jin noticed that her face was somewhat similar to Wang Dahong.
The other two sisters-in-law are the wives of the first and fourth company commanders. Because they have many children at home, they don’t have much time to come out.
"Sister Wang, do you have a younger sister named Wang Dahong?" Su Jin asked Wang Dahua while they were on the road.
"You know my little sister?!" Wang Dahua asked in surprise, "I wonder if she's any good..."
"We went to the countryside together as educated youth, in the nearby Fourth Brigade. I remember my elder sister said you were...set up. Why did you come here to join the army?" Su Jin asked. "I'll tell my elder sister when I get back."
"You don't have to ask so cautiously. Everyone in the compound knows that I was sold to the second company commander, who is from the same village." Wang Dahua said carelessly, "My reputation was plotted against me by that family, so I had to arrange the marriage to survive. Who would have thought that the man died two days after the marriage. The old woman thought I was unlucky and wanted to sell me into the mountains. I was an educated youth, so the village chief protected me. My husband was back in the village on vacation at the time, and when he saw me, he offered 300 yuan to buy me out for marriage."
Su Jin looked at Wang Dahong in surprise. She had not contacted her family for many years after her marriage and was probably disappointed with them.
"My little sister isn't having a good time at home either. Maybe if she goes to the countryside as an educated youth, she won't be targeted." Wang Dahua comforted Su Jin, "Don't tell Dahong about what you saw me. My family thought I married into the village and wouldn't come here to get what I wanted. If they knew the truth, they would definitely come here to get what they wanted."
Su Jin nodded: "Eldest sister also mentioned that it's good for everyone to live a happy life."
"You and your sister are in the same place, so you should meet each other. Listen to Xiaojin, your sister is a clear-headed person. The second company commander's family is left alone due to the mudslide. If you two can have a sister-in-law to visit, it will make your home more lively." Yunfeng persuaded Wang Dahahua.
Wang's eyes were red when she spoke. She raised several younger sisters by herself, and they were the ones she was most worried about when she left home.
"Xiao Jin, can Dahong tell you about the situation at home?" Wang Dahua and her sister have never met each other, and she wants to know more about her sister's situation.
Su Jin talked about how the four people got to know each other, and also mentioned that Wang Dahong cut off ties with his family after leaving home. Apart from the subsidy for educated youth going to the countryside, his family did not give him any money, let alone buy him any winter supplies.
After hearing this, Wang Dahua's heart immediately sank. The temperature here was very cold, and she only had thin winter clothes and quilts, so it would be easy to catch a cold.
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