Chapter 76 Xiaomei: I Don’t Want to Get Married
Lin Qingqing came out of the kitchen with a plate of apples and greeted everyone with a smile.
"You've worked hard, take a break."
She put the apple in the living room and poured three more cups of tea.
Zou Feng rubbed his hands and smiled: "Sister-in-law, let's move these furniture into the house first, and you decide how to put them properly."
Lin Qingqing was not polite anymore and gave orders to Zou Feng and Zhou Lie.
The big wardrobe is in her room, and there is a desk in her room and Xiaomei's room respectively.
The washstand is placed at the entrance of the living room, the wooden sofa is placed on the right side of the living room, and the bookshelf is placed next to the sofa.
The bathtub is placed in the empty room.
As soon as the furniture was placed in the room, it instantly became more lively and it no longer looked like an uninhabited house.
After they finished their work and washed their hands, Lin Qingqing said to Song Yiyuan, "Let them come in and have a rest and some tea."
Song Yiyuan looked at the two people outside the house and waved: "Come in and have a drink of water before leaving."
The two came in and sat down at the table. Zou Feng looked at the plate of apples on the table, his face flushed a little. He rubbed his hands and wanted to say something but couldn't. Instead, Zhou Lie picked up the apple and started eating it with a "crunch, crunch" sound.
"This apple is so crispy. My sister-in-law really knows how to buy it."
Lin Qingqing waved her hand: "Don't be so polite, from now on, just treat this place as your home."
Zhou Lie picked up the enamel teacup and took a big sip: "This is sugar water, it's really sweet."
He bumped Zou Feng's shoulder, motioning him to start eating and drinking, and then Zou Feng picked up the teacup and drank the tea.
After they finished their tea, they stood up to leave, and Song Yiyuan also stood up.
"I went out to move furniture this morning, but I have other things to do at the army, so I won't be home for lunch. I'll be back early this afternoon to help."
Lin Qingqing nodded: "Okay."
Zhou Lie walked in front, winking at Zou Feng. Turning to see Xiaomei busy in the yard, he bared his big white teeth and greeted her, "Xiaomei, you've worked hard. Let's eat more tonight."
Xiaomei was scalding pork offal. When she heard this, she gave Zhou Lie a blank look and turned her head away without saying anything.
Zou Feng pulled Zhou Lie away and muttered quietly after they reached the door: "You should be more respectful to the girl. She is your sister-in-law's cousin."
Zhou Lie smiled, touched his head, and got on the truck.
After the three people left, Lin Qingqing closed the door again. She had just pulled the furniture back, and she didn't want her sisters-in-law who came to watch the fun to come and visit.
Since Song Yiyuan didn't come back at noon, Lin Qingqing and Xiaomei just had some simple snacks.
Xiaomei scalded the pig offal, put it in a large basin, sprinkled it with wood ash, carried it to the yard, sat on a small stool and started kneading it.
Lin Qingqing swept the yard again which had been messed up just now.
It was already 11:30 by the time Xiaomei finished washing the pig offal. It was midsummer, the sun was scorching, and the UV rays were strong. Lin Qingqing felt that Xiaomei had become visibly darker.
She returned to her room and entered her space, where she made a temporary repair mask made of pure Chinese medicine. This mask was most effective after sun exposure.
"Just wash the little plum pig and put it there. Wash your hands and apply this on your face. Look, your face is all black from the sun."
Xiaomei scratched her face and said, "So what if I'm dark? In the village, we have to get tanned in the summer, and we cover ourselves up in the winter."
Lin Qingqing shook her head in denial: "You're a grown-up girl and you're going to get married. Did you use the facial cream I gave you?"
Xiaomei raised her head when she heard this and said, "Get married? I don't think any man is good. The one I saw last time fell in love with a man who had a job in the city, and that's why my family broke off the engagement. I don't want to get married now."
Lin Qingqing didn't know the details of Xiaomei's broken engagement, but she was glad for her that she didn't marry such a short-sighted person.
She held the facial mask, pulled Xiaomei into the house, and pressed her on the bed: "Now that you have come to the army with me, you have to listen to me." After that, she applied the facial mask on her.
After applying it, he reminded me again: "Don't scratch your face. Lie down for ten minutes. I'll call you later."
Lin Qingqing looked down at the watch. It was 11:50. Fifteen minutes was enough.
"Sister, what is this? It feels so good when applied on my face. It's so cool."
"Herbal Juice, you are not allowed to talk now."
Xiaomei quickly shut her mouth and lay down on the bed obediently.
Lin Qingqing returned to her room and took out all the clothes from the sack and put them in the closet.
There were three sacks sent by mail. Except for half a large sack of food, the rest were Lin Qingqing's clothes and belongings. From these things, it can be seen that Lin's mother was really willing to spend money on this little daughter and bought her the best of everything.
I have four pairs of shoes, not to mention clothes.
There were also sheets and pillowcases given by my sister-in-law, and fabrics given by Liu Kening in the sack.
I have to find a sister-in-law who can make clothes, and use all these fabrics to make some autumn clothes or jackets for myself, Xiaomei, and Song Yiyuan. The winters here are very cold.
It has been a week since I left home. I wonder if the construction of the house at home has started yet.
In this era of backward communication equipment, it is really troublesome.
Lin Qingqing put these thoughts aside, put the three sacks of things into the cupboard, and went to the next room to call Xiaomei to get up and wash her face.
Women all love beauty, but Xiaomei didn't pay much attention to it when she lived in the countryside. After washing her face, she touched her smoother and softer face and said with surprise: "Sister, I only knew that herbal remedies can cure diseases, but I didn't know that facial masks can also be so good. Is your skin so white and tender because of these?"
Lin Qingqing nodded without hesitation: "Yes, these are the medicinal powders I made a while ago and sent with the package, but there are not many left. Aren't there many mountains nearby? Let's go up the mountain and take a look someday."
The 957th Unit was stationed in a mountain valley. There were several mountains nearby, and the nearest one was just behind the family compound. I wondered what was on the mountain here.
"Okay, okay, I've been bored these past few days in the family compound. Let's go to the top of the mountain and take a look tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Xiaomei smiled and clapped her hands. If she really had to work in this compound from now on, it would be no different from being in jail.
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