Chapter 160: Another wave before the New Year

We are not fools, we are all military wives. It is our duty to actively help, and it is our responsibility not to help.

But when you are forced to help someone, you may feel ashamed at first. I help you once, twice, three times, but what about you afterwards?

If you shout too much when the wolf is coming, no one will believe you anymore.

Besides, it was fine to go to the city to buy things before, but now it was just outside the family compound, not far away. Didn't you see the pregnant wife of a soldier dragging sacks to move things home? Wang Ping was in good health, so why couldn't she move her own vegetables?

Wang Ping always holds her child in her arms as a shield, but she doesn't realize that if the shield is used too much, it will lose its effectiveness.

Finally, Wang Ping's husband, instructor Liu Shanshan, arrived late and brought several sacks of vegetables back home.

Everything was peaceful that day, except for the next day, when the chief of staff reportedly had a talk with instructor Liu. When Liu returned home that night, neighbors heard suppressed cries and the children's frightened cries coming from Liu's home.

Everybody feels comfortable!

Huang Xinran didn't care about this, she was busy with another thing.

Before that, she arranged for Liu Zhaodi to open a tailor shop in the city, and then sell skewers on the side, and soon saved a lot of money.

Now that he had money, he certainly didn't forget his daughter.

Especially after knowing that Lu Yunchen was seriously injured before and had spent a lot of money, he felt even more distressed for Huang Xinran.

In her opinion, she didn't know how much hardship and suffering the child had to endure outside.

Now that her life was better, she naturally had to show some appreciation.

After discussing it, the few people decided that if they just took the money directly, Ranran would definitely not accept it, so it would be better to just give her the clothes that had accumulated over the past few days.

So, on the evening when Huang Xinran and Lu Yunchen mailed New Year's goods to their family, she also received nearly ten large packages sent by Huang Hongyi.

When I opened the package, I saw that it was all clothes made of thick materials. There were all kinds of styles, each with its own unique style for men, women, young and old.

Looking at the letter that came with the package, it said that these clothes were given to Huang Xinran, and after she sold them, she would use them to supplement the family income.

Huang Xinran's eyes became moist.

A mother worries about her son even when he travels thousands of miles away. I have traveled thousands of miles to follow the army. Even though my parents don't say it, they must be worried about me in their hearts, right?

With my brother and sister-in-law around, my parents couldn't help me out directly, but the cost of the clothes they sent was worth a lot of money, not to mention that they would make a lot of profit after selling them.

But this was a gift from her parents, brother and sister-in-law, and she couldn't refuse.

After discussing with Lu Yunchen, she decided to sell all the clothes to save the hassle of shipping them back and forth and spending a lot of money on postage.

However, Lu Yunchen raised another question, that it would be best not to sell these clothes in the family compound.

What is worrying is not the scarcity of things but the inequality of their distribution. It would be fine if she didn't make money from selling clothes, but she was afraid that selling these things would arouse envy and cause trouble in her life.

Huang Xinran thought about it and realized that this was the truth. He insisted on going into the city to sell clothes before the New Year, regardless of the wind and snow.

Therefore, the next day, Huang Xinran got up before the wakeup call was sounded.

When she packed up and prepared to go out, she unexpectedly found that Lu Yunchen had followed her.

"What are you doing here?"

You didn’t say you were going last night!

"I will be back to the army tomorrow. Since I still have some time today, I can help you share some of the burden. What are you still standing there for? Hurry up!" Lu Yunchen urged cheerfully.

Huang Xinran glared at him and said, "I haven't even told Aunt He that we're going out today..."

"I asked Aunt He for help last night. You can express your gratitude when you come back."

"That's good."

With his words, Huang Xinran felt relieved.

However, before leaving, she still went to check on her two children. Seeing that they were both sleeping soundly, she left quietly.

They were lucky. They originally wanted to go to the bus station to catch a bus, but when they walked a short distance, they heard a horn behind them and a military truck stopped beside them.

The car door lowered and a familiar face poked out: "Company Commander... Oh, now it's time to call me Brigade Commander, congratulations! Where are you going?"

"It's Xiao Wei, stop teasing me! Isn't it the end of the year when we're going to the city..."

"What a coincidence! Commander, we are heading into the city. If you get on board, we can give you a ride along the way."

"This... won't hinder you from carrying out your duties, right?"

"It's okay. I'm driving the same car as yesterday. I'm going to the vegetable team to help the sisters-in-law get some vegetables... Commander, please get on board. It's on our way anyway."

As soon as these words came out, Huang Xinran was immediately touched.

"You guys are going to the vegetable team? That's great, I plan to go there too, thank you guys!"

Huang Xinran said all that, so Lu Yunchen naturally got into the car with her.

There is a direct bus, which is more than twice as fast!

When we arrived at the vegetable team, it was still dark.

Huang Xinran changed his destination to the vegetable team on a whim. If he sold these clothes in the city, there would definitely be a market. But if he went directly to the village, he might find some surprises!

As she expected, there was indeed a small market in the village not far from the vegetable team.

While the military vehicle went to the vegetable team to load vegetables, Huang Xinran carried her big bag, found a place in the small market, and spread out her clothes.

"Come and buy, come and have a look! We're selling clothes, all new clothes for this year, come and buy!"

Huang Xinran shouted and soon a large crowd gathered.

Be the first to ask the price.

Although the reform and opening up have been going on for several years, some of the people's deep-rooted ideas have not yet changed. For example, when it comes to ready-made clothes, they initially thought that they should go to the supply and marketing cooperatives with cloth coupons and money to buy them.

Seeing Huang Xinran selling clothes, everyone gathered around to watch.

Fortunately, Huang Xinran was familiar with the business. It was not his first time to do business, so he did not stutter at all when he started to shout. He was also very fluent in his words, and he sold several items in a short time.

Originally, Lu Yunchen was hiding aside and didn't dare to get close. Now that there were so many people around, he couldn't get close even if he wanted to.

Besides, even though he was not wearing a military uniform when he went out today, he could not hide his military aura. So I just squatted farther away to help keep an eye on him.

What's more, he actually caught two guys who were trying to take advantage of the situation.

Apart from that, everything went smoothly.

By the time the military vehicles were loaded with vegetables and ready to return, the large bag of clothes that Huang Xinran brought had been sold out.

We even had time to buy some food and a pack of cigarettes. After we got on the bus, we were given a portion each, "Come on, come on, you're all hungry, right? Eat something to fill your stomach."

"No, no. We can't take a single needle or thread from the masses..."

The two young comrades were so embarrassed that they refused again and again.

"Of course I can't take even a single needle or thread from the masses, but I'm not the masses, I'm your sister-in-law. Come, I told you I'd give it to you, take it all!" Huang Xinran forcefully stuffed it in again.