Chapter 39 Arrival at the New Home
The back gate of the family compound is quite narrow, but fortunately, all the drivers in the transport team are experienced drivers with more than ten years of experience.
Although it took a while, we finally got through without any major problems.
"Driver, turn right ahead, do you see that little building?"
"Yes, that's the building. Just pull over."
Following the direction He Ping pointed, Jiang Si looked over and saw a brownish-red house, about one and a half stories high.
This was quite unexpected for her.
Jiang Si originally thought that the houses allocated to the family compound would most likely be in the style of large Soviet-style slab buildings in northern China.
After all, those are quick and cheap to build.
Unexpectedly, the house I was assigned was a brick-and-wood structure, which looked somewhat similar to a seaside resort villa in later generations.
Jiang Si roughly counted, and there were more than thirty such small buildings in the family compound.
The distance between buildings is generally around 30 meters.
This is pretty good; at least it guarantees a certain level of privacy.
As soon as the car came to a stop, He Ping climbed onto the roof. This time, the mechanic had tied a lot of ropes, and it would probably take at least half an hour just to untie them.
"Sister-in-law, the house has been thoroughly cleaned. Why don't you go in and take a look to see which room these pieces of furniture should go in? We can move them in later."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? This is what I should do." He Ping chuckled.
Over the past few days, Jiang Si has come to understand this person's personality.
So she didn't say anything more polite, nodded, and turned to go inside.
In her previous life, after graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, she went abroad for several years to further her studies. After returning to China, she started her own business and founded an architectural design company.
So after Huo Tingzhou told her about the layout and size of the house that day, she had already drawn up a floor plan in her mind.
The living room is right inside the main entrance. You can only say that self-built houses are great, unlike tenement buildings where the area is fixed.
I estimated the living room to be about 30 square meters.
The living room leads to the kitchen and dining room. The dining room is 20 square meters, while the kitchen is a bit small, at most 8 to 9 square meters.
However, she doesn't usually cook, and the size doesn't matter to her.
The bedroom is to the right of the living room. Both rooms face the sun, one is 30 square meters and the other is 25 square meters.
The staircase leading to the attic is directly opposite the living room.
There are two rooms on the second floor, each about 15 square meters, and a fairly large terrace, which will be quite convenient for drying clothes or airing out blankets.
What surprised Jiang Si the most was that there was a small bathroom opposite the master bedroom.
There was a partition in the middle; the outside was the shower area, and the inside was the toilet.
Forget about the toilet; it's just a regular squat toilet with a water tank.
After looking around, Jiang Si was quite satisfied. If nothing unexpected happened, she would live in this house for many years to come.
At this moment, Huo Tingzhou also returned.
He was accompanied by two men and two women.
Seeing Jiang Si come out of the house, Huo Tingzhou introduced her to the family.
The man with the square face and wearing military uniform is Lei Dexing, the deputy commander of the radar regiment, and the woman next to him wearing a red dress is his wife, Xu Mingjuan.
Xu's wife currently works in the logistics department of the military region.
The remaining one is Xiao Zhengjun, the commander of the Second Flight Regiment, and his wife is named Hu Meili.
Hu's wife was originally a dancer in a cultural troupe. She was discharged due to injury and was assigned to the military service center. She was recently promoted to deputy director.
Jiang Si was not intimidated. After Huo Tingzhou finished speaking, she introduced herself in a graceful manner.
In fact, from the moment Jiang Si came out, Xu Mingjuan and Hu Meili's eyes never left her.
Hu Meili, in particular, had always been in the performing arts troupe and had seen all kinds of beauties, but Jiang Si's appearance still shattered her understanding of beauty.
Actually, she's not ugly, it's just that she doesn't exercise as much after retiring, and now she's much rounder than before.
Sure enough, after the men started moving the furniture, Hu Meili said with a smile.
"Let's go to my house first, and the men can do these chores."
"We women should be lazy when we should be, and enjoy the good things in life when we should be!"
Hearing this, Xu Mingjuan smiled as well.
"That's what you told me back then. I'm so glad I listened to your advice, otherwise I wouldn't be living such a good life now."
"That's right, this is the experience I've accumulated over many years."
After listening to the conversation between the two, Jiang Si felt as if she had found a kindred spirit, and her eyes lit up.
It's confirmed, they're kindred spirits!
However, it wouldn't be appropriate for Jiang Si to go empty-handed on her first visit.
She felt even more embarrassed after learning that Huo Tingzhou had thoroughly searched for all the receipts on Commander Xiao and Deputy Commander Lei before going to the provincial capital.
"Sister-in-law, please wait a moment."
Jiang Si went back to the car and got two boxes of Shanghai Women's face cream, giving one to each of them.
"Sister-in-law, it's our first time meeting. Please accept this face cream as a gift."
Hu Meili has a very outgoing personality and loves beauty, so she naturally wouldn't refuse.
The military service center also sells face cream, but it's all local brands, and the fragrance and moisturizing effect are far inferior to face cream from Shanghai.
"Si Mei, then I really won't be polite!"
"If you need anything later, just tell me and I'll save it for you."
“Aside from large items being hard to buy, our service center has a pretty good supply of goods.”
Xu Mingjuan followed closely behind, saying, "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. If you need any help from us since you've just arrived at the army, just ask. Don't be shy."
"Your husband, my husband Lao Lei, and Commander Xiao, although they are not blood brothers, are practically related by marriage."
Jiang Si smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, sisters-in-law, if I need your help later, I promise I won't hesitate to lend a hand."
"That's good. Let's go, it's so sunny today, let's hurry back inside."
"I'm not fair-skinned to begin with, if I get any sun, I'll turn into a dried soy sauce!"
As she spoke, Hu Meili pushed open the courtyard gate and beckoned the two of them to come in quickly.
"The fruit on the table has been washed. Please help yourself if you want some, don't be shy."
That's one good thing about Qiongzhou Island: plenty of fruits and seafood all year round.
As she spoke, Hu Meili went to the kitchen and brought out three bowls of something that looked like bouncy jelly.
I also opened a coconut, poured some coconut juice into it, and finally drizzled a layer of brown sugar syrup on top.
"Sister Si, you should try this."
Fearing that Jiang Si might not know what it was, he specifically explained it to her.
"This is seaweed jelly, made from seaweed. It's refreshing and cool to eat, and it can even help reduce internal heat."
Agar jelly?
I've never actually eaten this ginger before.
After sitting in the car for several hours, her throat felt a little dry.
After taking a bite, it was indeed as Aunt Hu had said—cool, crisp, and smooth, somewhat like ice jelly.
But upon closer chewing, there's a slightly salty and refreshing flavor that even brown sugar syrup can't mask.
"How about it?"
Jiang Si nodded, "Sister-in-law, this seaweed jelly is really delicious!"
"If you like it, eat more. This stone flower grass is everywhere, you can eat it whenever you want."
"Um!"
The three chatted and ate seaweed jelly, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Just then, a loud "bang" came from outside—
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