As soon as I went out, I met my neighbor, Sister Ding.
Sister Ding was in her twenties, with a shaggy hairstyle, a few patches on her clothes, and her shoes were washed white, but overall she was very clean.
When he saw Song Shuxi, he gave a reserved smile and said, "Hello, sister-in-law."
He spoke haltingly and it was obvious that he was very reserved.
If this were in her previous life, Song Shuxi would definitely respect other people's discomfort and let her leave. But now she has no one available and is in a place where she is unfamiliar with. Song Shuqian urgently needs to integrate here.
Sister Ding has been here for a long time and she will be a good guide.
Song Shuqian blinked her big eyes, "Why do you call me sister-in-law? My Wei Jianguo is 22 years old this year. How about yours?"
Sister Ding...
It is said that Captain Wei's wife is difficult to get along with. She looks down on the wives of soldiers from the countryside and also looks down on the identity of military wives.
Now it seems that this is not the case.
"Because Captain Wei is the battalion commander, and my husband is a soldier under Captain Wei. In the compound, all soldiers who have higher positions than their husbands are called "sister-in-law", and those who have lower positions are called "brother-in-law". This is an established rule."
Song Shuqian summed it up, "I am number one among men, and you are number one among women."
"Yes, that's right, and you have to be cultured people."
After just a few words, Sister Ding's true colors were exposed, and her previous nervousness disappeared.
Song Shuqian smiled, "This rule of theirs is really weird and embarrassing. I'm young, and before I got married, I was always called brother, sister, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law. I'm not used to hearing someone call me sister-in-law. We're the same age, so let's just call each other by our names. My name is Song Shuqian, and yours?"
"My name is Ding Dahua," Mrs. Ding said a little embarrassedly.
"Mrs. Ding, I want to go to the military service center. I don't have anything at home, so I need to buy everything. How do I get to the service center?"
"I want to go to the service center too, you can come with me," Mrs. Ding said a little embarrassedly.
Song Shuqian responded with a smile.
Although Song Shuxi didn't know how to get along with her sisters-in-law in the compound, she could still do it when it came to individuals. Just go along with what she says, maintain boundaries, and don't show off your life.
After getting to know her, she found that Mrs. Ding was a talkative person, and her inferiority and timidity were due to the unfamiliarity.
Mrs. Ding is 24 years old and has four children, the oldest is 7 years old and the youngest is 2 years old. Her husband has just been promoted to the company level and has just met the standards for accompanying the army.
The couple got married when she was 16 years old. After that, she lived alone in her husband's family. She had to compete with the whole family for limited resources and work to earn food. A woman's life is more tiring than a man's. Her temper is becoming more and more aggressive.
Her husband can only stay for 5 days each time he comes home to visit, so she has to take care of all the big and small things at home by herself.
My husband's family has also been trying to find ways to ask for money.
You can imagine how hard it is for a woman to raise four children.
Even Song Shuqian admires her.
The young wife was very strong-willed at home, but when she came to the staff quarters, she found that she was ten years older than her peers. She could hardly understand what anyone said, so she became inferior and sensitive.
In addition, they have to pay 15 yuan of pension money to their hometown every month, and their life is very tight.
A poor couple has many sorrows.
The two have been married for 7 years, but the total time they have spent together is less than 2 months. Between two unfamiliar people and four hungry children, quarreling seemed normal.
This strong woman's back was gradually bent by life.
Song Shuqian sympathizes with Mrs. Ding, as she is the epitome of many rural military wives.
If you are rich, you should help the world; if you are poor, you should take care of yourself.
Song Shuxi now relies on Wei Jianguo for her living and she has no ability to help others. I don’t know how to help. These issues require the authorities to step in and change the current situation of rural military wives and the treatment of soldiers.
It cannot be completed without decades.
Military Service Society
It is a relatively special supply and marketing cooperative, mainly selling daily necessities. Some commodities do not require tickets, but are limited in quantity, and each store has a specified quantity every month.
Song Shuxi and her family just moved in, and they haven’t received this month’s supplies yet.
Goodbye to Sister Ding for now, she is going to collect their supplies for this month. Then I bought some necessities such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
By the way, Song Shuqian bought two more large teacups to entertain guests.
Song Shuxi's temperament is obvious. She has never lacked money in either her previous life or this life. Although she has tried her best to keep a low profile, in the eyes of others, she is still a spendthrift woman who does not know how to live.
People around have already started whispering:
"That's the new wife of Second Battalion Commander Wei Jianguo. You can tell from her appearance that she's not a capable worker."
"You're so skinny, what can you do with your arms?"
"Buying so many things is a waste of money."
"Hush, keep your voice down. She is not someone you can easily mess with. Ma Caoya and the other two were defeated by her yesterday."
"No way, she's so weak, how could she handle those three hooligans?"
"They didn't even have an argument. They went straight to Political Commissar Xu. Sister He was so mad."
"Tsk, it's so tempting, will the soldiers be able to train well in the future?"
"Look at her, the second battalion commander must have worked very hard."
Song Shuqian now feels that having her five senses too sensitive is not a good thing. She is really embarrassed by what these people say.
I really don't know how they can say such shameful words.
Song Shuqian is now particularly grateful that she just stayed herself from the beginning and did not pretend to be poor, otherwise she would not know how she would live in the future.
She can't pretend either.
Ignoring everyone's whispers, Song Shuqian bought the things with an expressionless face and fled home.
Only when I got home and closed the gate did I feel alive.
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