Wei Jianguo is a man of action. Yesterday he said he wanted to clean up the yard and plant vegetables, and today he has already done it. From the door to the main house, a path was paved with pebbles in the middle, with vegetable fields on both sides of the path.
Once you buy the seeds, you can just plant them.
When Song Shuxi saw the results of his hard work early in the morning, her resentment towards him for being such a jerk last night was alleviated.
Wei Jianguo went to the kitchen and brought out a warm breakfast, a bowl of brown sugar eggs, a white flour steamed bun, a bowl of porridge, and a small portion of pickles. It's a great breakfast at this time.
"Wife, go have breakfast first. I've asked my comrades to come over and help. We can fix the toilet and bathroom today. The white powder will have to wait, so let's take care of it first."
When Song Shuqian heard that guests were coming, she hurried to eat. It would be very rude if someone came while the host was having dinner.
Wei Jianguo's comrades were also men of action. Five young men, at the peak of their ability, they could finish this job in almost a day.
Song Shuxi can't cook, so she can't help.
Quietly pulling Wei Jianguo aside, "I don't know how to cook. Let's go to the state-owned restaurant and buy some food. Can we eat together?"
Wei Jianguo found it funny to see his wife like this. Cooking was really too difficult for his wife as she couldn't even recognize all the dishes.
"It's okay, go pack your clothes and leave the rest to me. We'll go to the cafeteria to eat at noon, and when everything is packed up in a while, we'll treat you to a meal."
Song Shuxi had no experience on how to get along with her comrades, so she listened to Wei Jianguo.
The two of them agreed to go about their own business.
Song Shuxi brought everything that could be taken away from Jinling's home. At this moment, she was using a sewing machine to alter the curtains. Strangely enough, this was her first time using a sewing machine. She felt a little unfamiliar with it at the beginning, but then it seemed like she had muscle memory and her operation was very smooth.
About an hour later, the weather became hot, so Song Shuxi went to the kitchen, added a few spoons of sugar to the boiled water, and brought it out to everyone, "Jianguo, take a break and drink some water."
Song Shuqian likes these people very much. They are very sincere and work really hard.
Everyone also likes this sister-in-law. She is beautiful and speaks softly. She doesn't look down on them, nor does she have that condescending attitude. The water they drank was sweetened. These days, sweetened water is the highest standard of hospitality.
As they were talking, several sisters-in-law came to the door. "Sisters-in-law are busy. I am Li Baogen's wife, Ma Caoya. This is Zhu Fugui's wife, Qian Lanhua. This is Zhu Changjiang's wife, Zhang Aihong. Come and see if there is anything I can help with."
Seeing several people in their twenties and thirties coming over to call her sister-in-law, Song Shuqian was confused. Wasn't her Wei Jianguo twenty-two years old? Was it popular in this era to marry someone older than herself? Suppressing her doubts, Song Shuqian greeted everyone with a smile.
As the conversation went on, Song Shuxi gradually lost her patience with these people. It was because they had no sense of propriety.
What she is used to is that she can chat with you affectionately while smiling even though she wants to kill you in her heart.
This was the first time she had seen someone coming here to see a foreign scene.
Song Shuqian looked at the people who came to watch the fun and said apologetically, "We just moved in, and our house is a bit messy. It's really hard to entertain you all. I'll invite you all to come over after I clean it up."
Ma Caoya seemed not to understand, "Sister-in-law, I brought you some vegetables, all grown at home. I'll bring them in for you."
Zhang Aihong came over and said, "That's right, sister-in-law, you don't have to be polite with us. We men are comrades-in-arms, not outsiders."
Seeing that these people seemed not to understand what she was saying, Song Shuqian simply let them in to see what they wanted to do, just to judge where the bottom line of the neighbors in the compound was.
This is her self-beautification. The fact is that Song Shuxi didn't know what to do. She had already refused politely, and the person who cared about her reputation had already left.
But the words she said were not so pleasant. Song Shuqian imitated the expressions of these people and said, "Since you are so enthusiastic, I will obey your orders. Please come this way. We really need your help. I want to plant this land as soon as possible and store some vegetables for autumn. You won't refuse, right?"
Ma Caoya and the others seemed not to hear it and rushed straight to the main room.
"Oh my goodness, this is a sewing machine. This cloth is so beautiful, it can be made into a piece of clothing."
"Yes, there is also a bicycle here, but it's a little small. I wonder if it feels the same as the one I have."
"Look at this cup, it's very beautiful."
Song Shuqian just watched coldly.
I saw them putting the cloth directly into their pockets, saying, "I'll come over to use this sewing machine tomorrow. It will be convenient for me to make clothes for my baby in the future."
"Sister-in-law, you don't need the bicycle today. I'll ride it away in a while."
Song Shuqian turned around and went to the backyard to find Wei Jianguo without avoiding people. "Jianguo, please find Comrades Li Baogen, Zhu Fugui and Zhu Changjiang. Their wives are rummaging through our house to borrow things. I just arrived and I don't know if this is the rule of the family compound. Please find whoever is in charge of this matter."
Wei Jianguo's face turned dark. These people bullied his wife and his family. They had to be dealt with all at once. His wife was delicate and soft, so she would not be bullied to death.
He immediately asked a few young soldiers to call for help.
The others were also curious, so they stopped what they were doing and ran to the windows to watch the fun.
The three people in the room were not polite at all. They were not satisfied and were about to run to their bedroom.
Wei Jianguo stood at the door and asked, "What are you doing?"
The three women didn't expect that what Song Shuxi said about working at home was true. They didn't see anyone in the yard and thought it was her excuse.
Wei Jianguo and his friends happened to be going to the toilet at the back, and the house blocked our view so we couldn't see it. We can only say it was a coincidence.
They dared to be unrestrained in front of Song Shuqian, firstly because there were more of them, and secondly because Song Shuqian was young. A young wife who had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment must have been cautious and would not dare to speak out even if she suffered a loss.
By the time she got her feet on the ground, this incident had long passed.
They didn't dare take anything expensive, just some needles and thread, and the most expensive thing was two pieces of cloth.
The three were frightened by Wei Jianguo and dared not say anything.
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