Chapter 339 Ordinary Happiness
The next day, Xia Juanjuan was too lazy to get up.
Li Zhan put on his clothes and said with a smile, "Lie down for a while. I'll go make breakfast for mom. I'll call you to eat when it's ready."
Xia Juanjuan had already heard the noise outside.
Lin Yuru should be making breakfast in the kitchen, with Xiaowen and Beibei helping her.
Xiao Wu...as usual, got up early in the morning to finish the homework that he didn't finish last night.
Xia Shuangshan took the triplets to the yard to feed the chickens and tend to the small vegetable patch.
In the distance, you can hear the sound of the waves in the early morning.
Xia Juanjuan suddenly felt very happy.
There is a long-lost atmosphere of bustling fireworks, already... the happy feeling of a young lady acting coquettishly with her parents.
If Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan hadn't come, she would have naturally gotten up and made breakfast.
Only when they came could she be pampered and sleep in bed.
Li Zhan must have gone to the kitchen to help, but Lin Yuru chased him out just like she did when she was at home before:
"You have to go to the headquarters to work all day, you must be tired already, I'll prepare breakfast for you! You should get out of here quickly, or your uniform will be full of the smell of fireworks, won't you be laughed at by other people in your headquarters?"
Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing.
Think about it, Lizhan often reported to the headquarters wearing a military uniform soaked in the smell of fireworks.
It would be fine if there were no military dependents on this island, but if there were, all of them would act like big bosses at home, too lazy to lend a hand to help if an oil bottle fell over.
For example, fetching water from the well is strenuous work and should be done by the men in the family.
But apart from her family where Lizhan fetched water for them, in which other families wasn't it the women who fetched water panting exhaustedly?
There is spiritual spring water in Xia Juanjuan's space. In fact, she goes to the well to fetch water just for show. Every time she fetches water during a battle, she doesn't drink it, but directly waters the vegetable garden in the yard.
Although the work was not much, Li Zhan's attitude was unmistakable and he would always fetch the water without her saying anything.
Even though Liezhan took the initiative to fetch water and take care of the children, and occasionally came into the headquarters with a smell of fireworks, he was laughed at many times at the beginning by the men, who said he was afraid of his wife.
He also enthusiastically introduced to Lizhan how to conquer his wife.
Li Zhan was not annoyed, he just listened with a smile, but he stopped listening and did not put it into practice. The next day he still went into the office in a rage.
In the end everyone gave up.
As for the women who followed the army on the island, they were extremely jealous of Xia Juanjuan.
Tell me, where can you find a man with such good character?
He had made many military achievements at a young age and became the head of a regiment. I heard that if it weren't for some incident, he would have stayed in the Beijing Military District.
Moreover, it is not just the team leader. See how much he loves his wife? Have you ever let your wife do the heavy work of fetching water? I heard that he even helps his wife to coax the children, cook and wash dishes!
Even Zhou Qingqing, who had always been spoiled by her husband, had to fetch water because Deputy Battalion Commander Zheng was too proud!
Why is Xia Juanjuan so lucky?
People love to talk about these things after dinner.
From this we can see that Lizhan is very popular among women on the island.
When Xia Juanjuan thought of this, her heart felt as sweet as honey.
Now, my parents have come over too, and the whole family lives in one yard. It's warm and lively, and it's really nice.
It's just that… these people haven't gathered together yet.
Shen Wanxue and Rong Zhenbang were still in the northwest, Yang Qiushi was still in the commune of Qingshui Village. And the Fu family was also far away now, and they could not see each other for a year or two.
But...it will be soon.
In less than a year, she would return to Beijing. And next winter, the meeting that would go down in history would also be held. After that, Shen Wanxue, Rong Zhenbang, Yang Qiushi, and Yue Sizhu, the father-in-law and mother-in-law on Emerald Island, would all be able to return to the city one after another.
Yan Haotian is in the southern military region, and there is no sign that he will be transferred back to Beijing for the time being, so he is the farthest away.
Except for Yan Haotian, the whole family will be together by then.
By the way...there are also Li Jie and Zhou Qiuhe. During the few times she went back, she heard Zhou Qiuhe say that Li Jie learned to drive a truck from Luo Cheng, and now he goes out to haul goods in his spare time. He can earn thirty yuan a month, and occasionally Luo Cheng will give him bonuses of dozens or even hundreds of yuan.
Add to that the 18 yuan salary she earned every month at the supply and marketing cooperative, and their family is probably the richest in the village, except for that of her fourth brother.
However, neither Zhou Qiuhe nor Li Jie spent their money, and the houses in the village were not renovated.
They all listened to Xia Juanjuan's advice and are saving money, planning to buy a house in the county town and move there when the time comes!
Xia Juanjuan half-jokingly said: "Actually, you can consider moving further away and directly to Beijing."
Zhou Qiuhe and Li Jie don't even dare to think about this now.
Xia Juanjuan did not force herself, and took it slow, one step at a time.
First, they should lay a foundation in the county town and gain a firm foothold, and then move to Beijing. Anyway, they have already walked ahead of many people, and there is no need to rush to take another step ahead.
In addition to Li Jie's family, Aunt Wu's youngest son Wu Feng also made a lot of money.
Wu Feng first worked for Li Jie, and later for Luo Cheng. He is now also driving a truck and receives money every month.
Now, all the houses in the family have been renovated, and the house where Aunt Wu and Uncle Wu lived was also demolished and rebuilt. The inner room was painted with lime to make it bright. Aunt Wu was very happy and praised her youngest son for his filial piety to everyone she met.
Aunt Wu's eldest son and daughter-in-law wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to ask for money, but they were scolded back by Aunt Wu every time.
At first, he felt that Wu Feng and the others were taking advantage of him, so he insisted on separating from the family and living on his own. Now he wants to come back and ask for money. That's too good to be true!
Secretary Zhao still led everyone to grow medicinal herbs in the mountains.
In addition to the ginseng that Xia Juanjuan asked them to plant three years ago, they later planted a lot of other medicinal herbs under the guidance of Yang Qiushi.
Now the villagers all respect Yang Qiushi. They also know that he used to be a doctor. Xia Juanjuan learned Chinese medicine from him. It must be true that a good teacher produces a good student! If the student is so good, Yang Qiushi must be even better.
Therefore, whenever anyone had a minor illness or injury, they would go to Yang Qiushi for a checkup, and they would affectionately call Yang Qiushi "Doctor Yang."
Yang Qiushi was also very happy. After all, what he had learned over the years could help others, and his previous depressed mood had also improved a lot.
In addition to the medicinal herbs with a short growth cycle, we planted another batch of ginseng last spring. In this way, after the first batch of ginseng is sold in two years, the second batch of ginseng can be planted.
In fact, it was Xia Juanjuan who secretly sold the ginseng seeds and other medicinal seeds to the black market through Luocheng.
When she went back last year with the triplets and Yue Sizhu, she heard that the villagers were planning to buy medicinal herb seeds, so she simply supplied some to Luocheng.
In addition to ginseng and other medicinal seeds, there are also food, wood, cotton, medicine, etc.
After the last disaster relief effort to collect food and other supplies, Luo Cheng was no longer surprised at what Xia Juanjuan could come up with.
Anyway, Xia Juanjuan is like a bottomless treasure chest, she has everything she wants.
The primary schools built by the communes were also running in full swing.
Even those villages that did not belong to the same brigade were willing to pay to send their children to school in the surrounding villages because they were close and the teachers were all educated youth from the city. Zhu Xiaopeng had even gone to college in Beijing.
As more and more children went to school, Zhu Xiaopeng had no choice but to recruit another group of educated youth to be teachers in the school.
Zhu Xiaopeng also dated one of the female educated youth and they got married last summer.
I heard from Lin Yuru that when she and Xia Shuangshan set out for the island, the educated youth was almost due to give birth!
When Lin Yuru was chatting with Xia Juanjuan about family matters, she couldn't help but lamented, "Alas... I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. I've come here, and no one in the village has sent me any news."
Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing after hearing this. It's true that no matter what era it is, people's gossiping heart never dies.
Lin Yuru continued:
"But, I don't know about that second brother Li Zhan... Bah! Look at what I'm talking about. That Li Qiang and Wang Guixiang are really stingy. They even sting about their own sons and daughters.
Secretary Zhao also mentioned to them several times, asking them to send Li Sheng and Li Jiaojiao to school, saying that the previous school was in the town, which was not only far away, but the tuition was also expensive at four yuan per semester, so it would be fine if you didn't let your children go to school.
Now the school is in the village. After dinner, you can get to school in the blink of an eye. After school in the afternoon and evening, you can go home directly to help with farm work. Besides, the tuition fee is only two yuan per semester, which is not worth much. I don't know what the couple is thinking, but they just can't bear to spend it.
Now Lisheng is 14 years old, and Lijiaojiao is 12 years old, but they can't read a single word, and can't even write their own names! "
Xia Juanjuan was not surprised at all. Given the short-sightedness of Li Qiang and Wang Guixiang, they could have done this.
However, after counting the years, Lisheng and Li Jiaojiao are actually this old now. I haven't heard these names for a long time. I didn't see them when I returned to the village last year. Xia Juanjuan's impression of these two children is still that of a fat boy and a fat girl in their teens.
Thinking about it again, I couldn't help but laugh. Xiaowen will be turning eleven in two days, Xiaowu will be ten, and Beibei will be nine.
I've been watching them grow up, but I don't feel anything.
But when she looked back suddenly, five or six years had already passed since she traveled through time.
At this time, Xiaowen came in to look for something. As he opened the camphorwood box, he asked, "Mom, where is the military uniform you bought for me last year in Beijing? The school is going to raise the national flag tomorrow, so we should dress more formally."
Xia Juanjuan looked up and saw that the camphorwood box was stacked on top of another. The door of the box was about one meter above the ground. Xiaowen was able to open it by himself to look for it.
Xia Juanjuan also stood up and went over to help look for it: "Isn't it right here?"
She is about 1.67 meters tall, and when Xiaowen stands next to her, he is so close to her that he is almost as tall as her neck. It seems that he is more than 1.5 meters tall.
Thinking back to when I just came through, this kid was only slightly taller than my calf. Lined up with Xiao Wu Beibei, they looked like three signal markers, and they were all short little ones.
Xia Juanjuan took out the military uniform and gave it to Xiaowen, saying with a smile, "Xiaowen, how tall are you now?"
Xiao Wen was stunned for a moment, then turned away a little embarrassedly: "Mom, why are you asking this?"
"What? Is it not okay to ask this? I didn't notice it before, but now I realize that you have grown so tall!"
Xia Juanjuan smiled and raised her hand to rub Xiaowen's hair.
Xiaowen was even more embarrassed: "Oh, Mom! I'm an adult now, please stop touching my head."
However, he still whispered with a little pride: "I'm 1.54 meters tall, the tallest in our class!"
1.54 meters tall, not short. I think he can grow taller later.
Lijie is about 1.8 meters tall, and Xiaowen's father must be tall too. Genes do have a big influence.
On the contrary, Liqiang is not tall, only about 1.7 meters, and it is estimated that Lisheng, who will come later, will not be too tall either.
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "When I bought clothes for you last year, I remember you were only about 1.40 meters tall, right? Now you've grown taller all of a sudden, so the clothes will probably be too small."
At this time, Xiao Wu also ran in and said, "Mom, if my brother wears a smaller one, it will be perfect for me! I think my outfit is too small, so I'll give it to Bei Bei."
Beibei walked in with a look of disgust on her face and said arrogantly, "Second brother, don't make any arrangements. I won't wear your dirty clothes!"
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "It will be too late to make new ones tomorrow. You should all wear your own. I will get some cloth later and make a set for each of you with your grandmother."
As they were talking, the triplets came in to join in the fun.
"Mom, where are our little military uniforms? We want to wear them too!"
Xia Juanjuan took out the military uniforms that she had bought for them in Beijing last year, each one size larger than their size, and made them all wear them.
The others are fine. Xiaowen has grown taller this year, so the sleeves and legs are a little short, but they still fit him well.
The six children lined up in a row, all wearing white marine uniforms, which immediately created a strong visual impact.
At this moment, Li Zhan came in from outside, looked out, and couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you planning to do with the military parade?"
Lizhan was wearing a white navy uniform and a white wide-brimmed hat, looking very heroic.
Xia Juanjuan suddenly had an idea and said with a smile: "Is the state-owned photo studio on the island open? Let's go take a family photo!"
Li Zhan was stunned for a moment: "Why are you taking a family photo when there is nothing wrong? You are just making up your mind."
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "I don't care. We have to take a photo today anyway. We have to take one photo every year from now on."
All of a sudden, the children have grown up.
Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei have grown up into young men and women. The triplets have also gone from being unable to speak clearly to being able to speak fluently.
If there were no photos to commemorate the time, the years would have passed silently.
Lizhan said lovingly, "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say. I'll go take the photo this afternoon."
After lunch, even Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru changed into the Zhongshan suits that Xia Juanjuan had bought for them in Beijing.
They had never been allowed to wear them and had kept them at the bottom of a box. Now that they were taken out, they looked like new.
Xia Juanjuan couldn't help but complain: "I bought these clothes for you, and you're just going to wear them? It would be a shame if they were gnawed by mice in the box. Besides, in two years, they might not be fashionable anymore... No, they won't be trendy anymore."
Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan felt a little embarrassed after being told that by the lady.
"Your mother and I both work in the fields. Even if we wear nice clothes, we get dirty."
"Yes. Now that we are on the island, we don't have to do farm work anymore, so we can just take out some extra clothes to wear later."
After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan finally smiled and said, "That's pretty good."
At that moment, the two of them put on their clothes, buttoning them up to the top button meticulously. The whole family, including the wolf cub, went out to take pictures.
The photo studio can be considered as a branch of the local troops, and the people in charge of taking photos there are still soldiers from the Propaganda Department.
Seeing Li Zhan coming over, he immediately stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Hello, Commander!"
Li Zhan smiled and said, "Today we are having a private family event, there is no need to be so formal."
The warrior smiled, looked at Xia Juanjuan again, and blushed as he shouted, "Hello, sister-in-law."
Li Zhan: "..."
I'm not asking you to be shy, nor am I asking you to blush in front of my wife...
Xia Juanjuan smiled and responded, then asked, "Do you only allow indoor photography here, or can we also take photos outdoors?"
The soldier was stunned: "Only indoor ones."
Nowadays, when people take photos, there is a beautiful landscape curtain painting behind them. Then they stand in front of the curtain and take the photo with a click.
Some are parks, some are famous scenic spots in Beijing, and some are gardens. They are different in different places.
The island looks like a backdrop of white waves on the beach and flocks of seagulls flying.
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Can I ask you to go out for some field work so we can take photos outside? We'll pay more for the photos later."
There is a real and beautiful sea view on this island, so why use a fake beach on the screen as the background?
The warrior was a little hesitant, but finally smiled and said, "Okay! Sister-in-law, let's go outside and shoot."
Having said that, without hesitation, he went out with his camera.
The camera in the photo studio is a Shanghai 202 model. Although it is more than ten years old, it is small, compact and durable, and much more expensive than the cameras in the county that have to hide behind a black cloth to view the image.
Xia Juanjuan picked a spot with the background being the slowly receding waves, the high sky and vast clouds, seagulls calling leisurely overhead, and fishing boats or patrol boats moving on the sea in the distance.
With a few "clicks", the photo was taken.
In addition to the family portrait, Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan, Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru all took separate photos, and the six little ones also took a separate photo.
The soldier in charge of taking photos smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, the photos will be ready in about ten days. I'll let you know when they're ready to be developed."
Xia Juanjuan paid the money and said with a smile, "Okay. Thank you for today."
The days passed uneventfully.
Soon it was May.
Li Zhan is going to drive the boat to the southern waters, and the day of departure has arrived.
Xia Juanjuan has been busy packing at home these days. However, she is not packing for her and Li Zhan to board the ship. There is everything on the ship, and she still has space to carry with her, so she doesn't have to worry at all.
At home, Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru are the only ones taking care of six children. Although Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei are all grown up, they can share the housework and take care of the triplets.
However, Xia Juanjuan was still worried about food and daily necessities.
It was the turn of spring and summer, and there was no refrigerator. When she was not at home, there was no way to take out fresh meat and fish from the space from time to time.
However, she still put enough food in the granary. Rice is the main food here, but Xia Juanjuan took Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru's taste into consideration and prepared enough flour and millet.
As for vegetables, there is plenty of cucumbers, tomatoes, cowpeas, and various greens such as lettuce, pumpkin, and green pepper in the vegetable garden in the yard, so there is no need to worry.
As for eggs, if the chickens lay three or four eggs a day, that is enough.
We were worried that there might not be enough fish and meat, and we also had to carry water.
Xia Juanjuan left them enough money and various tickets, and asked Lin Yuru to buy them at the small market where they were stationed. Fish, shrimp, shellfish and the like were available on a daily basis. But pork and the like were only supplied once every half a month, and everyone wanted to buy it. If they really couldn't buy it, they would have to endure it for a month.
The local headquarters also thought about the issue of fetching water, so they sent a young soldier to help fetch water every few days. This gave them a sense of relief.
Everything was arranged and we set off the next day.
Lizhan came back with a set of women's white navy uniforms for Xia Juanjuan, and said with a smile: "It's a uniform on the ship. This set is specially given to you by the army. Try it on."
Xia Juanjuan was still very happy after hearing this.
It's OK for children, they are not so strict. As for adults, she is not a soldier, so she is not allowed to wear military uniforms.
He put it on immediately and showed it to Li Zhan.
Li Zhan's eyes also lit up.
Xia Juanjuan originally had fair skin, and the white military uniform did not make her look darker. Her skin was still transparent as if water was dripping out, and her eyes were bright and her teeth were white. She was simply incredibly beautiful.
Li Zhan's eyes were burning.
He coughed twice and said, "But there is one more thing I need to discuss with you."
Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing and said, "You tell me."
Li Zhan said sternly, "It's okay if you don't obey me in private, but this time on the ship, you must obey all orders and don't mess around. Do you hear me?"
Xia Juanjuan also knew that although she was a civilian on board this time, she was also on a mission. It was the duty of soldiers to obey orders, and since she agreed to board the ship as a doctor, she had to obey orders.
Therefore, she nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry. I know the limits and what I should and shouldn't do."
After hearing his daughter-in-law's promise, Li Zhan felt relieved and said with a smile, "That's good."
As he said that, he reached out and pulled Xia Juanjuan into his arms.
Xia Juanjuan was so scared that she couldn't help but scream: "Oh! My clothes are going to wrinkle..."
Li Zhan patiently unbuttoned his clothes while complaining, "You said you just wanted to try it on, but why buttoned it up..."
Xia Juanjuan: “…”
Why did she want to beat up this bastard so badly?
Early the next morning, the two of them secretly got up, put on their clothes, and set off while the triplets were still asleep.
Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei were all given instructions yesterday. The triplets also told them to be obedient and promised to bring them some fun shells and delicious food when they return.
Everything was agreed yesterday.
However, if I woke them up this morning, I was afraid they would cry again, so I decided to leave quietly.
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