The next morning, Lu Shiyi climbed over the wall and returned home. After cleaning up the bathroom in the guest room, he changed into pajamas and slept in the guest bedroom, worried that returning to the master bedroom would disturb Su Jin's sleep.
Lu Shiyi took the documents from the bedside table and read them, listening to the noise outside, waiting for her to get up.
At half past six in the morning, Su Jin got up after washing up and prepared to go to the kitchen to make breakfast as usual. When she walked into the living room, she saw Lu Shiyi's military boots placed on the shoe rack at the door.
Her eyes lit up, she pushed the door open and walked into the guest bedroom. Looking at the person sleeping on the bed, she slowed down her pace, walked to the bed and threw herself on him.
Lu Shiyi stretched out his arms, hugged her, turned his body and pressed her under him.
"Wife, why are you so happy after not seeing you for a few days?" Lu Shiyi smiled and kissed her on both sides of her cheek.
Su Jin recounted the past few days' events in detail: "Everyone has been quiet recently, even the sisters-in-law are cultivating vegetable seedlings..."
She also became familiar with the neighbors around her, and Liu Yunshan and Yunfeng were her best friends.
"In two days, the snow on the road will be cleared, and we can go to the county town to mail the bacon to our families." Lu Shiyi thought that Su Jin had not gone to mail anything, so he planned to go to the post office during his break.
"Ayi, when I went with my aunt to buy seeds, I mailed the things back home. You went for training the next day. I hope you didn't receive a call from your father-in-law?" Su Jin heard Lu Shiyi mention that the family would call Lu Shiyi to inform him when a package was mailed.
Lu Shiyi kissed her and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife. Did the people at the post office question you?"
He was glad that he had informed Su Jin in advance and would answer truthfully if any staff asked any questions.
Ayi reached out and squeezed her hand: "I'm done with my training and have three days off. Would you like to take me on a tour of the county with you?"
Su Jin reached out and hit him on the shoulder: "I came here, but I haven't been to the county town yet. I also want to go to the black market."
"I'll take you to the black market, but you can't go there alone." Lu Shiyi put his forehead against hers and coaxed her softly.
"Okay, I won't go without you." Su Jin chuckled, "If the situation isn't serious, I'll go every three months."
Lu Shiyi agreed: "After breakfast and calling home, we'll leave."
Three days after the training, the team members will rest and recuperate. Because of the conflict with poachers, all the team members were rewarded.
"Xiao Jin, I got the bonus for the mission. I'm going to make some clothes later?" Lu Shiyi muttered, "I specially exchanged the cloth coupons with my colleagues."
Su Jin shook her head and said, "I have a lot of clothes in my closet, so I don't need to buy more. I can buy some fabric and store it."
"Okay!" Lu Shiyi agreed. "Grandpa and grandma are probably at home. They heard from their comrades that the grain stores in the imperial capital are also short of food. This year's harvest will be reduced, and the situation is expected to be even more difficult."
"I wrote a letter to grandpa and the others telling them that I wanted to grow vegetables." Su Jin hinted to Lu Boren in advance, hoping that he could understand her hint.
"My wife is the smartest. Before we got married, she ordered a women's bicycle for you from the supply and marketing cooperative as a betrothal gift. We agreed to pick it up today." Lu Shiyi told her softly, "If others have it, my Xiaojin will have it too."
Su Jin raised her little face and looked at him seriously: "I'm going to ride my bike to work later. Will people talk about you?"
"No, you can ride your bike without worry." Lu Shiyi assured him that the Lu family could afford this dowry for their daughter-in-law. "Xiao Jin, have you prepared your lesson plans for being a teacher? And also prepare some suitable clothes. The clothes you brought back are all work clothes, which don't seem to match your position as a teacher."
Su Jin had learned to make clothes in modern times. She wanted to ask Lu Shiyi to buy her a sewing machine so that she could make clothes openly.
"Ayi, buy a sewing machine so I can make clothes for my family." Su Jin reminded Lu Shiyi that there were needles and thread at home, and it would take time to sew clothes.
The sewing machine in the space is different from the one now. If you put a sewing machine at home, it would be too eye-catching.
"As you said, let's go buy some cloth and wait for my wife to make clothes for us." Lu Shiyi was happy to pamper her. Yunfeng had a sewing machine as a betrothal gift, but Yunfeng herself did not use it except for the military wives she was close to.
After the two finished breakfast, they followed Lu Shiyi to the office. Wu Jun and Political Commissar Lin were having a meeting in the conference room.
There were only players on duty in the entire building. Apart from them, players from the other two teams were also on the training ground.
Lu Shiyi picked up the phone and called the imperial capital. Lu Bairen answered the phone and heard that it was his grandson calling.
"The packages Xiaojin mailed are what the family needs most. Lao Tong goes to queue up every two days, but always returns disappointed." Lu Boren warned Lu Shiyi, "There are some places you can't go. Don't take risks."
Several families in the compound had their children go to the black market, and their entire families were sent to farms for reform.
"Grandpa, don't worry. There is a village nearby. There is a big market every few days. You only need money, no tickets are needed." Lu Shiyi said that although Songjiang Commune is a small place, it also has its advantages.
"We will give you the tickets. Our daughter-in-law cannot suffer any injustice." The Lu family prepared tickets for Lu Shiyi for a sewing machine, a bicycle and a radio.
At this time, the girl's betrothal gift can include three large items, which is considered the highest betrothal gift from her husband's family.
"Grandpa, Xiaojin only wants a bicycle and a sewing machine." Lu Shiyi said to Xiaojin in front of her, and her cheeks flushed. "I plan to go back to the capital to buy a radio. The people in the courtyard are always keeping an eye on Xiaoyuan. The three families are in similar situations, so we always keep a low profile at home."
Lu Bairen was confident that his grandson, whom he had personally taught, would always be alert and would not fall into any trap.
"Buy a sewing machine tomorrow." Lu Bairen instructed his grandson, "Your grandmother and I are waiting for you to come back for the Spring Festival. We are waiting for you to come back."
The Lu family was waiting for Lu Shiyi to bring his wife home. They got married in Northeast China this year and didn't have time to return to the capital.
"Grandpa, I will take care of Xiaojin." Lu Shiyi straightened his chest and promised, "You and grandma should take care of your health and don't get angry about those things."
He asked Su Jin to stand beside him and put the microphone to her ear.
"Grandpa, I will take good care of Ayi too." Su Jin said in his ear.
"Okay!" Lu Boren nodded and agreed. "Grandpa will be waiting for you to come back. Write more letters. The phone is public, so don't call unless it's urgent."
The supply and marketing cooperative cannot make calls to the military line, and except for the phone number in Lu Shiyi's office, no other phone numbers can be used for communication.
"Xiao Jin, if things aren't going well at work, let Xiao Yi support you." Lu Bairen warned Su Jin, "It would be great if your household registration can be transferred back. There are so many naughty kids these days. Some of them don't want to study and they make trouble for the teachers."
"Grandpa, the children I entrusted to you are all from military compounds, and no one will bother them." Su Jin told Lu Boren that since her parents passed away, she has not received selfless care from her elders.
"Okay! Grandpa knows you are giving this to a good kid." Lu Bairen exchanged a few more words with Su Jin and sent them to the supply and marketing cooperative quickly.
Su Jin took a sip of water from the teacup and said, "Ayi, Grandpa asked you to pay the phone bill. You are not allowed to make calls all the time. You should write more letters."
"Okay!" Lu Shiyi rarely calls the old man. Every time he reports on his work, he chats with Lu Shiduo.
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