Chapter 80 Brick-Red Courtyard
Xie Yi thought he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes with his hands, raised his head and stretched his neck, holding on to both sides of the bed with his hands, and was about to stand up to see what was going on.
Maybe he had been lying down for too long and his eyes were hallucinating.
Aren't his mother and Xiaotong in Beijing? Why are they suddenly at his door?
"You bastard, you're injured and yet you're still lying there!"
Gao Xiulan took two steps at a time and suddenly stopped Xie Yi from standing up.
"Mom, why are you and Xiaotong here?"
Xie Yi's eyes sparkled as he looked at Lin Xiaotong who was following behind him. He then looked away and asked his mother.
"You're already injured like this, how can I not come?"
Gao Xiulan said unhappily. When she saw Xie Yi like this, she knew that he was probably not seriously injured.
"Comrade Xiulan, Comrade Xiaotong, you have worked so hard on this journey!"
"Xie Dayi, why don't you say that I've worked hard too?"
Xiong Chuan was envious of Xie Yi, as he already had a wife at such a young age, unlike him who still had no partner.
"Chuanzi, thank you too! I'll treat you to a meal when I recover."
Xie Yi and Xiong Chuan are from the same company. They get along well and are like-minded comrades.
Xiongchuan's family is from the Northeast, and when they first arrived on the island they were very surprised:
"How come it's so warm in winter? Unlike where we are, if you pour a basin of water outside in the middle of winter, it freezes instantly."
They belong to the island-based troops, and the brothers in the company come from all over the world.
They usually eat and live on the island and cannot leave the island without orders, so they all look forward to letters from home.
If someone received a package or a letter from home, all the comrades in the company would look at him with envy.
"What are you waiting for? I'll get everything sorted out today, and then I'll treat you all to a good meal tomorrow."
Now that Gao Xiulan is here, she has to treat Xie Yi and his comrades to a home-cooked meal.
Besides, Xie Yi was injured this time and she was not around, so weren't Xiong Chuan and the others helping with all the big and small matters?
"Oh, auntie, that's great! I heard from Xie Dayi that your craftsmanship is this!"
Xiong Chuan himself can't cook, but he had heard from Xie Yi that his mother is a good cook.
"Be sure to come tomorrow! Chuanzi, I'll make a table full of delicious food for you tomorrow."
Lin Xiaotong stood behind Gao Xiulan, watching her mother-in-law and Xiong Chuan talking happily.
Her eyes turned to Xie Yi who was lying obediently on the bed, with white gauze wrapped around his shoulders and chest.
His face was a little darker than when I first met him, and his hair was cut into a crew cut, but there were a lot of loose hairs, and the temples were cut with bumps.
I guess it was cut by comrades-in-arms for each other, as this hairstyle is only supported by the face.
Lin Xiaotong's gaze slowly moved from her neck to her chin, and finally her eyes met Xie Yi's unexpectedly.
She quickly looked away in panic, then thought: That’s not right, isn’t it just a look?
He became bolder and looked at Xie Yi's face. Upon closer inspection, he found a small mole at the left corner of Xie Yi's eye.
"Ahem"
Xie Yi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he pretended to cough twice to attract Gao Xiulan's attention.
"What's the matter? His throat is itchy. Xiaotong, just give him a few sips of that water."
Gao Xiulan was having a great chat with Xiong Chuan. Xiong Chuan was a good eater, so she had to ask him what could be done with the seafood.
"Hey, get up and drink some water."
Lin Xiaotong picked up the cup of water on the table. It felt a little cold, so she added some hot water from the thermos and prepared to hand it to Xie Yi's mouth.
Seeing that Xie Yi was still lying down, he could only put the water on the table.
He took a pillow for Xie Yi to lean on, and supported him with his hands to help him sit up.
After Xie Yi sat down, he handed him a cup of warm water.
Xie Yi took the glass of water from Lin Xiaotong's hand, accidentally touched Lin Xiaotong's fingers, and immediately retracted his finger.
He tilted his head back and drank water in big gulps, and his Adam's apple became more and more obvious.
Lin Xiaotong stood aside. Tired of looking at people, she had nothing to do, so she shifted her gaze to the window.
"Chuanzi, you should go back first. You must come to our house for dinner tomorrow."
Gao Xiulan finally finished chatting with Xiong Chuan, walked to the window and said to Lin Xiaotong.
"Xiaotong, you've been busy all day. I'll take you back to Xie Yi's dormitory to rest. I'll make you some food."
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were waiting for Xiongchuan to come and pick them up at the post office, they ate some dry food to fill their stomachs.
"Okay, Mom."
Lin Xiaotong also felt hungry and didn't plan to stay any longer. Gao Xiulan saw Xie Yi leaning on the bed and said.
"Son, wait here. Chuanzi has arranged a house for us to stay in. Xiaotong and I will go back to rest first and come over to bring you dinner in the evening."
"I brought you some pickles from home. I'll put a few jars on your table so you can share them with your comrades."
"This can of malted milk is what your father left over. Look how good your father is to you."
Gao Xiulan took out another can of malted milk from the woven bag.
This was sent by Qian Baozhu when Xie Da Jiao was injured. Xie Da Jiao had already finished one can, and there was still one can left. Xie Da Jiao asked Gao Xiulan to take it with her before she left.
After Gao Xiulan unloaded the heavy things, the woven bag felt a lot lighter.
Ignoring Xie Yi's resentful look, he took Lin Xiaotong and walked to the dormitory.
Xiong Chuan had something to do, but he told Gao Xiulan the location of the dormitory for visiting relatives.
Although Xie Yi and Lin Xiaotong are high school classmates, Xie Yi only studied in the first semester of his freshman year before joining the army. After many ups and downs along the way, he is now a platoon leader.
This time, Xie Yi participated in an important mission and completed it excellently, so he was awarded a second-class merit. His position will definitely be promoted in the future.
Of course, Xie Yi is not eligible for a separate house now, and still lives in a single dormitory.
On this island, the soldiers all live in single dormitories, and only leaders at the battalion level and above are qualified to have their own small red brick courtyards with their own entrances and exits.
There are very few family members coming to visit relatives on the island recently, and the families of soldiers living in single dormitories will be arranged in a small red brick courtyard.
Gao Xiulan and Lin Xiaotong came down swiftly with their much lighter luggage. Following the route pointed out by Xiong Chuan, they saw a conspicuous row of small red brick houses.
This is a row of rooms specially built on the island, and each small courtyard is for visiting relatives to live in.
It is built on higher ground to avoid water accumulation, but it is not far from the beach, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk to the beach.
Because there is brick-red soil on the island, the buildings on the island are all brick-red using local materials.
The brick-red cottage under the sun, matched with green vegetation and set against the blue sea, the rich colors make people feel happy unconsciously.
The two took the key given by Xiongchuan and pushed the door open. The house was not big, with a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen.
There is also a small yard outside, which is surrounded by a wooden fence with large patches of honeysuckle wrapped around the fence.
Honeysuckle is a semi-evergreen plant with evergreen leaves. Now that its flowering period has passed, the wooden fence is covered with green leaves.
It swayed in the wind, making a rustling sound.
Walking into the yard, there is bougainvillea planted in the corner of the wall, with bright red flowers blooming so passionately.
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