Yang Niannian felt strange, "Why did Yu Hongli come to see me?"

She and Yu Hongli didn't have much interaction in normal times. The last time Yu Hongli came to her, she still wanted to buy ankle-length pants from her.

"Please keep the money. I'll go out and take a look." Lu Shishen opened the door and went out.

Yang Niannian quickly closed the iron box containing the money, put it into the wooden box, and followed Lu Shishen to the door.

Yu Hongli did not come alone, she was accompanied by Mrs. Lin who lived on the fourth floor of a building.

Yang Niannian had used a fan to blow her hair, so it was a little messy, and she was wearing a loose T-shirt.

The fan was not moved into the inner room, and both she and Lu Shishen had sweat stains on their foreheads, and their cheeks were flushed with heat.

In the eyes of Yu Hongli and Sister Lin, the two of them did nothing good in the house and they just thought of something wrong.

"Oh, it seems we came at a bad time." Yu Hongli said with a grin.

Yang Niannian didn't want to listen to her nonsense, so she asked directly, "What's the matter?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal." Yu Hongli smiled wryly, "Step-on pants are very popular in the city now. We want to go to the city to buy some tomorrow. I want to ask where you work, and we can go to the store where you work to buy them."

Yang Niannian, "I'm helping my boss sell these at the stall. I won't be selling them tomorrow."

She is going to the bank to deposit money tomorrow.

It rained today, so the storefront is slippery and dirty. It’s not suitable to set up a stall outside as it’s easy to get your clothes dirty.

In this kind of environment, people shopping have no mood to buy clothes.

"Is that so?" Yu Hongli looked embarrassed. "I have something to do the day after tomorrow, so I don't have time to go to the city. I was thinking of increasing your sales."

Before Yang Niannian could say anything, Sister Lin said, "When Niannian goes to work, I can bring you a pair of shoes. You won't be in a hurry to wear them anyway."

Yu Hongli slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, why didn't I think of that?"

She looked at Yang Niannian and smiled familiarly, "Niannian, you have to help me with this."

The two of them sang in unison, directing and acting their own plays, as if they had forgotten that Yang Niannian had previously refused to buy them foot-length pants.

Yang Niannian blinked and said, "Of course you can."

Yu Hongli and Sister Lin's eyes suddenly lit up.

I thought that Yang Niannian would only help after Lu Shishen’s help, but I didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.

Who knew that just as he finished the thought, he heard Yang Niannian say, "The price of the cropped pants has increased now, 19 yuan a pair, the boss said he won't sell them for less than that."

She held out her hand, "If anyone wants pants, give me the money first."

“…”

Yu Hongli's smile froze, and she said with a twitch of her lips, "This price increase is too much. A 15-yuan item has increased to 19 yuan. It's too expensive."

Yang Niannian offered some advice, "You should wait until the cropped pants are out of fashion before buying them. By then, they will definitely be worth less."

Yu Hongli said, "Aren't you buying it just to keep up with the trend? Who would wear it if it's out of fashion?"

The price of the pants went up, and she couldn't bear to buy them, so she had to leave in disappointment.

Under a big tree in the yard, several military wives were standing and chatting. Seeing Yu Hongli coming back from Yang Niannian's house, Mrs. Xu waved and called her and Mrs. Lin over.

He stretched his neck and asked, "Captain Lu's wife, did you promise to buy you some foot-stepping pants?"

"What are you buying?" Yu Hongli was very angry. "Now the price has risen to 19 yuan per piece."

Mrs. Xu said, "That's cheaper than in the store. It costs 23 yuan in the store, but 21 yuan in the wholesale market."

That makes sense, but Mrs. Yang and Wang Fengjiao bought it for 15 yuan. It’s the same thing, but it’s so much more expensive than others, so she would rather not wear it.

In fact, everyone has this idea in mind.

So in the entire family compound, apart from Mrs. Yang and Wang Fengjiao, only Ye Meijing wore cropped pants.

Nowadays, cropped trousers are very fashionable and people on the streets are wearing them. However, in the military family compound, few sisters-in-law wear them.

They all agreed that wearing cropped pants that cost 19 yuan a pair made them feel like they were being taken advantage of.

Sister Lin said, "If you ask me, this is Meijing's fault. If she hadn't been making trouble, the ankle-skimming pants would have been bought back a long time ago."

Mrs. Xu said, "Who said it wasn't true? She deserved to be beaten by a man."

Someone asked, "What were they doing at home when you went there just now? Did Captain Lu lose his temper when Yang Niannian was such a spendthrift?"

Compared to the stepping-on pants, everyone is more curious about the affairs of Captain Lu and his wife.

Yu Hongli was angry at heart, but when she heard this, she pouted in a strange tone, "What are you fighting for? Captain Lu is hugging his wife in the house."

Sister Lin echoed the description vividly, "When we went there, the two were staying in the room with the door closed. It took them a long time to open the door and come out. Their faces were covered in sweat and as red as monkeys' bottoms. Captain Lu's wife's knees were even red."

The two did not directly say what Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen were doing in the room, but every word they said was hinting.

Mrs. Xu, "You are so shameless to do this in broad daylight behind closed doors."

A group of military wives were talking excitedly when Ye Meijing came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Several military wives glanced at her with sarcastic expressions and found excuses to leave.

If it weren’t for Ye Meijing, they wouldn’t have been unable to buy cheap cropped pants.

It's all her fault. She has influenced all the sisters-in-law in the entire compound to keep up with the fashion.

After being locked up at home for half a month, Ye Meijing, who had just come out to get some fresh air, returned home with a lot of anger.

…

Lu Shishen went to the army to get the blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ointment.

Yang Niannian had nothing to do, so she went to the kitchen and kneaded half a basin of dough, planning to make pan-fried buns in the evening.

There were no leeks at home, but there were some grown by Wang Fengjiao in her vegetable garden. She wanted to go and cut some leeks, and by the way, she told Wang Fengjiao not to cook in the evening but to come to her house for dinner.

During this period, Wang Fengjiao took good care of her and An An. Lu Shishen and Zhou Bingxing happened to come back, so the two families got together.

The door of Wang Fengjiao's house was open and there was no one in the yard. Yang Niannian looked into the kitchen, and there was no one there either.

When she walked to the door of the main room, she heard the sound of the bed shaking creaking.

Thinking it was Wang Fengjiao packing up her things in the house, she blurted out, "Sister Wang."

The creaking sound stopped abruptly.

Wang Fengjiao's anxious and panting voice came from the room, "Niannian, wait a moment, I'll be out right away."

Yang Niannian was just about to say "no hurry" when she suddenly realized something.

Yes, how could she forget that Zhou Bingxing is back...

The voice in the room was... Yang Niannian's face turned red instantly.

I quickly said, "No, you don't have to come out. I just want to go to your vegetable garden to cut leeks. I'll go directly there."

Wang Fengjiao put on her coat and opened the door a crack. Seeing Yang Niannian leaving, she turned around and glared at Zhou Bingxing.

She scolded him, "You are so dishonest in broad daylight. How embarrassing will it be for me to see Nian Nian next time?"

Zhou Bingxing doesn't look that good and seems a bit fierce, but he becomes a soft donkey in front of his wife.

Being scolded by his wife, he felt bitter, "We have been apart for nearly half a month, and I miss you. When the children come back at night, there is nothing I can do."

"You're still feeling wronged." Wang Fengjiao punched him on the chest in amusement and anger, "Captain Lu didn't act like you when he just got married."

Zhou Bingxing spoke in a rough voice and bluntly, "The captain is just being hypocritical."

Wang Fengjiao was amused by him, "How dare you say no in front of Captain Lu?"

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