The four of them put Lin Ergu on a tractor covered with straw and covered her with a quilt before they took a breath and rested.
Seeing that his brothers were all panting, but Big Brother Zhou didn't look tired at all, Xiao Xing asked, "Big Brother Zhou, aren't you tired?"
Zhou Lie smiled and shook his head: "Our training in the army was much more tiring than this."
Xiaoxing's eyes were full of admiration, and he thought the soldiers were really amazing.
Lin Baojun gave two cigarettes to the gatekeeper and asked him to watch the tractor in the front. Then he came over and sat in the driver's seat, patting the seat next to him.
"Xiaoxing, come and sit in the front."
"Hey." Xiaoxing responded and ran to the front happily.
Xiaomei put all the things on the tractor. Zhou Lie put them in order and reached out to pull Xiaomei onto the tractor.
I laughed as soon as I saw it, and my eyes almost disappeared from laughing.
After everyone got on the car, Lin Baojun drove towards Xiahe Village.
It’s half past eight now, and we’ll be there in a little over two hours.
The group of people chatting and laughing soon arrived at the village.
The tractor's "thump thump thump" sound attracted men, women, young and old in the village.
When the villagers saw Xiao Mei coming in the car, they all started chattering.
After Xiaomei broke off her engagement with Wang Jianshe, she went to Lin Qingqing's house for dinner the next day and then followed Lin Qingqing away.
The villagers hadn't seen Xiaomei for a long time. They only knew that Xiaomei was engaged to the nephew of the mayor of the neighboring village.
No one in the family said that the two had broken off the engagement. After all, it was not a very glorious thing, and it would affect Xiaomei's future relationship with him.
This also gave Wang Jianshe an opportunity to spread rumors.
Xiaomei's uncle, aunt, and fourth uncle were sitting at the door of Xiaomei's house waiting for someone to come.
When they heard the sound of the tractor from a distance, they knew that the enemy had arrived, so they opened the door to welcome him.
Some villagers wanted to watch the fun, so they followed the tractor to Xiaomei's house and watched as the tractor's family took Lin Ergu away. A soldier also got off the car.
They all stood around watching and refused to leave.
Xiaomei and his fourth uncle, Lin Baojun, and Zhou Lie carried the person into the house first, and Xiaomei and her younger brothers brought the things into the house.
When the uncle of the family saw Zhou Lie, he asked Zhou Lie about the situation.
When Zhou Lie said that he was Xiaomei's rival, his uncle and the others looked at Zhou Lie in surprise, thinking that Xiaomei had found a treasure.
Xiaomei asked Zhou Lie to sit aside and rest first. She took out two rabbits and some pieces of venison and roe deer meat from the sack, and gave the rest to Lin Baojun.
"Brother, this is what my sister asked me to bring. The items inside were all obtained from the mountains near the army."
Lin Baojun opened a corner of the sack and took a look, then nodded: "Hey, I'll send the tractor over now and come back later."
"Then go and deliver the tractor. I'll go cook dinner."
Lin Baojun said hello to Xiao, picked up the sack, put it on the tractor and left.
Xiaomei took out the dried rabbit and soaked it, and then took out a large piece of venison and asked Xiaoxing to go to Sishen to exchange it for a chicken.
When she came out, she saw that Zhou Lie was surrounded by his uncle, aunt, and fourth uncle, who were asking him about his family situation.
Zhou Lie said something implicitly, which frightened Uncle Lin and the others.
"I'm from L City. My father is a brigade commander in P City, and my mother also works in the army. My grandfather was a veteran of the War to Resist Communism and Aid China. He's retired now and is in the army with my father. My grandmother is no longer with us."
"I have an older brother and a younger brother and sister. My older brother and younger brother are also soldiers. My younger sister is in the P City Army's 㫧㦂 Regiment. My younger brother and I are the only unmarried people in my family."
He told Xiaomei all this on the train. After Xiaomei knew that all his family members were soldiers, she began to think about joining the army.
He took a deep puff of his cigarette, glanced at Xiaomei who was washing vegetables by the well, and sighed in his heart that the gap was quite big.
Uncle Da and Uncle Si looked up at him and were also worried about him.
Tieshu listened to Zhou Lie's family background and was a little worried about whether his sister would have a good life after marrying into this family. He was sixteen years old this year and understood everything he should understand.
He walked to the well and asked Xiaomei while helping her wash the vegetables.
"Sister, Brother Zhou's family is so poor, do they like you?"
Xiaomei glanced at the adults who were talking and said, "This is the truth about our family. I'm marrying your eldest brother Zhou. He thinks I'm fine as long as I'm a child. When I'm a child, I'll sign up to join the army and serve as a medic."
Tieshu was stunned and looked at Xiaomei: "Sister, are you going to join the army? Have you told your parents about this?"
Xiaomei shook her head: "I haven't told you yet. I'll tell you after dinner."
During her time in the army, she saw and learned a lot, and her thinking changed a lot. She originally thought that she would just accept her fate this time.
The closer she got to Shan City, the more she rejected the idea of accepting her fate. She didn't want to marry someone and work in the fields all her life. She wanted to shine and become a more valuable person.
“Thump, thump, thump~”
Lin Baojun's tractor came up again, with Lin's mother, Lin's uncle, several of Lin's brothers and Lin Zhaodi sitting on it.
Just now, Lin Baojun drove a tractor to the village and met Lin's mother waiting at the entrance of the village. She knew that Xiaomei would come today, so she was waiting for Lin Baojun to come and ask him what Xiaomei said.
When Lin's mother heard Lin Baojun say that Xiaomei had gained weight and become whiter, she was shocked.
She was eager to ask Xiaomei in person about Lin Qingqing's situation in the army.
She went to call her eldest daughter-in-law to go home to cook, and Xiaomei took the time to talk about Lin Qingqing.
Lin Xu also wanted to go and see Lin Ergu's condition and said he would go together.
Several older brothers also wanted to come and learn about Lin Qingqing's situation in the army.
Lin's mother brought a bag of food and a group of people came over.
When Lin's mother and several uncles heard the noise, they came to the door. As soon as the tractor stopped at the door, Lin's mother jumped out of the car.
As soon as she got off the car, she looked for Xiaomei in the crowd: "Where's Xiaomei? Where's Xiaomei?"
Xiaomei also heard the tractor's sound from inside the house and came out. When she heard Lin's mother calling out, she hurried over: "Second Aunt."
Mother Lin looked at Xiaomei and saw that she had indeed become whiter and fatter. She grabbed Xiaomei's arm and said, "I brought your eldest cousin's wife to cook. Take a break and tell me how your sister is doing in the army, starting from the first day."
Xiaomei: “…”
Lin's mother called out to the back of her: "Baojun, take the rations and return the car to the village."
The Lin brothers helped Lin Xu get out of the car one after another.
For a while, the door of the house was very lively.
Lin was standing at the door welcoming a large group of relatives. After counting the number of people, he felt a little worried that there would not be enough food. But when he heard Lin's mother say that she had brought some rations, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and asked Lin Xu and the Lin brothers to come into the house and do it.
Zhaodi asked her husband, then went straight to the kitchen.
I saw soaked rabbit, roe deer meat, venison, and plucked chicken.
She rolled up her sleeves and smiled. With so much meat, she could make seven or eight dishes today.
Zhou Lie saw someone coming over and Xiaomei was pulled away by Lin's mother again. He went to ask Tieshu who this relative was so as not to call the wrong person.
"These are all from cousin Qingqing's family. Those are my second uncle and second aunt, and those are cousin Qingqing's brothers. There's also my sixth cousin who hasn't come yet."
Zhou Lie looked at the brothers of the Lin family with some surprise. It turned out that the team leader had so many brothers-in-law. He wondered how he had managed to recuperate at his sister-in-law's house.
He swallowed, and when he looked at the iron tree again, there was a bit more kindness in his eyes.
The Lin brothers also noticed Zhou Lie. They learned from his mouth that he was from the same unit as Song Yiyuan and was Xiaomei's rival, and they instantly became friendly with him.
They gathered around Zhou Lie and asked about the troops' jobs and what kind of houses their families lived in...
The courtyard of the house was bustling with noise and activity.
The house is so lively today, and there are many people standing around watching.
After a while, the sound of the tractor "thump thump thump" was heard outside again.
He frowned and walked out to take a look, thinking that it was Lin Baojun coming again.
He walked to the door and saw that the tractor approaching was the wrong color. He then looked again and saw that the person sitting on it was Wang Jianshe, and there were about ten other people sitting inside the tractor.
He quickly turned around and went back to the house to tell his eldest uncle and fourth uncle that Wang Jianshe had arrived.
As soon as Xiaomei entered the village, a villager who had been hired by Wang Jianshe rushed to report the news.
After receiving the letter, Wang Jianshe rushed over with a few people.
Originally, when he broke off the engagement with Xiaomei, he didn't have much feelings for her. Later, Chen Li hooked up with the son of a county leader as her matchmaker. He couldn't do anything about Chen Li, so he asked the matchmaker to find a new match.
After searching for a long time, I feel that none of them is as pretty as Xiaomei, nor as capable as Xiaomei.
He came to Xiahe Village to find Xiaomei to get married again, but her family was unwilling. He doubled the betrothal gift, but her family was still unmoved. Now he was unhappy.
His uncle is the mayor of the town, and many families are vying to marry their daughters to him. Now he has set his eyes on the Gui family, but the Gui family is shameless. So he will make Xiaomei unable to get married in the future, and then the Gui family will obediently let Xiaomei marry him.
Now all the villages and towns nearby know that the daughter of the Gui family took the betrothal gift and ran away. He wants to see what tricks the Gui family can come up with.
"Mr. Yishan, I heard your daughter is here. Come with me today and I won't bother with your family."
Wang Jianshe stopped the tractor and stood at the door shouting.
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