When going to the vegetable market yesterday afternoon, Lin Wei heard Zong Shao talk about the topography of the family quarters.
The family quarters are fan-shaped as a whole, and their house is located at the tip of the fan. Behind it is a small hill, and beyond the hill is a cliff. The road they came from was on one side of the fan-shaped road. After walking along that road for about ten minutes, they could see a three-way fork in the road, and if they walked towards the sea from the intersection, they would reach the naval port, and further inside was the military camp.
There is also a road on the other side of the fan-shaped road. The Military Family Resettlement Office is here. In addition, the vegetable market, supply and marketing cooperative, seafood supply station and other units are all in this area. However, the Military Family Resettlement Office is located in the family area, and other units are all in the outer circle. Further out is the military district primary school.
Although it is called a military primary school, in fact, the students are not only children of soldiers, but also children from surrounding brigades. Therefore, the school is quite large, with five or six brick and tile buildings in front and back.
Walking along the Military District Primary School, there is also a crossroads. Towards the seaside is a fishery brigade. The seafood sold at the seafood supply station basically comes from this fishery brigade. Further inside is still the military camp. In other words, the family area and the military camp are almost diagonally opposite each other. Of course, you can also walk straight there, but the path becomes muddy when it rains.
If you walk along the intersection, you can reach Ya County in more than 20 minutes by bike, but walking is slower. It will take Lin Wei 40 to 50 minutes to walk, and it will take even longer if she takes two children with her.
However, the facilities around the family quarters can basically meet daily life needs, so she doesn't need to run to the county town every now and then.
After leaving the yard, I walked along the road behind with my two children.
Behind her house is the Zhou family. The man's name is Zhou Jianhai, and he is the instructor of the camp next to Zong Shao. They seem to have a good relationship. The seasonings used for cooking at home last night were all borrowed from the Zhou family. The woman's name was Deng Xiangyun. She was a pretty woman who spoke softly and had a good temper.
However, when Lin Wei passed by Zhou's house today, she didn't see her. Instead, she saw her son, Xiao Shitou, squatting by the wall and observing something. When she saw him, she leaned over and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Little Stone looked up when he heard the sound. He saw the mother and her two children paused for a moment before saying in a muffled voice, "I'm looking at the ants."
His voice was too soft, and he obviously didn't hear clearly. He asked, "I didn't hear you clearly," and ran into the yard to get close to Little Stone. He squatted down and saw the ants crawling on the ground. He looked up and said happily, "Rui Rui, he's looking at the ants too!"
Although the three children greeted Zhou's house when they passed by it yesterday, it was obvious that Ruirui and Xiao Shitou were not that familiar.
Ruirui just said "oh" and had no intention of going in.
Xiao Shitou moved to the side, a little shy, but came back to Mingming after a while. He still wanted to play with other kids of his age.
Mingming didn't notice Xiao Shitou's shyness. He looked at the ants crawling on the ground and said, "There are ants at my doorstep, and they are bigger than those at your doorstep."
"Really?" asked Little Stone.
"Of course, the ants in my house must be my parents." Mingming was determined to find the ants' families. After he finished speaking, he remembered his mother's words and said with certainty, "Yes, my house is next to yours. The ants can crawl over here without taking the train."
Little Stone asked again: "What is a train?"
Mingming's eyes widened: "You've never been on a train? Then have you ever been on a ship? And have you ever been on a big car?"
Little Stone was a little embarrassed by the question and stammered, "No, I haven't sat on it before."
"How come?" Mingming was puzzled. "Don't you have to take a boat when you come here from home?"
"I've been here all the time." Xiao Shitou said, not quite understanding what Mingming meant.
Mingming opened his eyes wide, turned his head and said to Lin Wei: "Mom, he has always lived here. He didn't come from the old home!" As if he had discovered some shocking secret.
Lin Wei said: "Little Stone should have been born on the island."
The military stipulates that family members of soldiers at the deputy battalion level and above can accompany the troops. Zhou Jianhai is at the battalion level, and his family members may have been with the troops for several years. It is not surprising that Xiao Shitou was born on the island.
Mingming turned to look at Xiao Shitou: "You are awesome! I just came here yesterday."
Little Shitou didn't quite understand what he was so good at. He scratched his head and said, "You are so good! I have never taken a train before."
Listening to the two children praising each other, Lin Wei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Thinking that it was getting late, she reminded them, "Mingming, we should leave. Can we play with Xiao Shitou after we come back?"
Mingming then remembered that they still had to go shopping, and stood up reluctantly and said, "Okay, will you be home this afternoon?" The second half of the sentence was asking Xiao Shitou.
After the conversation just now, Little Shitou already liked Mingming, his new friend. However, just as he was about to nod, he saw his mother coming out of the house. He was no longer so sure and asked, "Mom, are we home this afternoon?"
When Deng Xiangyun came out, she happened to hear Mingming's words, so she smiled and said, "At home, Mingming, Ruirui, are you coming over to play this afternoon?"
Mingming turned to look at Lin Wei: "Mom, is it okay?" There was anticipation in his eyes.
Lin Wei nodded: "Okay."
Mingming became happy: "It's settled then!" He stretched out his finger to make a pinky promise with Xiao Shitou.
Deng Xiangyun smiled and asked Lin Wei: "Are you going out?"
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Well, there is no food at home. I plan to go to the vegetable market and the seafood supply station to have a look. I will also go to the Military Dependents Resettlement Office to ask about the household registration and see how long it will take to get it done."
"As for the household registration, it should be available in a day or two at the fastest, or a week at the slowest." Deng Xiangyun is also a military wife and has some knowledge in this area.
It would be good if it could be done in a week, Lin Wei thought, and thanked Deng Xiangyun.
"You're welcome." Deng Xiangyun smiled and shook her head, then remembered something and said, "Wait for me a moment," then turned and went into the house and went upstairs.
But Lin Wei didn't have to wait long, maybe only three or four minutes, before Deng Xiangyun came down from the second floor. She walked up to her and stuffed a few tickets in her hand, saying, "I thought you haven't gotten your household registration done yet, so you might not have many tickets on hand, so I went back to the room and got you a few."
Lin Wei didn't expect that she went back to the house to get the ticket, and quickly declined, saying, "Zong Shao said he went to transfer part of his food supply today, so we can eat his supply before the household registration is issued."
Officers who have family members accompanying them can go home and live when they are not at sea or on duty, and they can also have dinner at home. But at this time, the supply follows the food relationship. If the food relationship is in the unit, you can only eat in the unit canteen, unless the food relationship is transferred out or half of it is transferred out.
Half-transfer actually means converting part of the supply into tickets and distributing them to everyone. Everyone can use the tickets to buy rice at the grain store, buy vegetables at the market, or even order food at the state-owned restaurant, which allows more freedom in use.
Compared with household registration, transferring food relations is easier to handle. Zong Shao will go to handle it today and will be able to go home with the ticket in the evening.
In other words, their family will be able to eat meat tomorrow!
The reason why Lin Wei didn't take Deng Xiangyun's ticket was not because she could eat meat the next day, but because they had just met and hadn't talked much, so she felt embarrassed to take other people's things.
Deng Xiangyun saw that Lin Wei was shy, so she took back the meat and egg tickets, then handed the remaining tickets to her and said, "When Deputy Battalion Commander Zong comes back, the seafood supply station will be closed. Take these two tickets first, and take the children there to buy whatever they want to eat. Don't worry, these tickets are not given to you for free. You have to return them when you get the supply. Anyway, our two families live next to each other, so I am not afraid of not being able to find anyone when I need the tickets."
At this point, it would not be appropriate for Lin Wei to refuse. After all, she was a kind person, so she took the ticket and said, "Okay, I'll pay you back when I get the supply." She also asked her if she had bought any vegetables and if she wanted to go shopping at the vegetable market together.
Deng Xiangyun hadn't gone to buy groceries yet, but she hesitated for a moment and said, "I have something to do at home."
Lin Wei thought that she also had to go to the Military Dependents Resettlement Office first, so she didn't say anything else and smiled, "Then let's go. Mingming Ruirui, say goodbye to Auntie and Xiao Shitou."
The three children squatting on the ground raised their heads when they heard the words. Then Mingming and Ruirui stood up and said, "Goodbye, Auntie. Goodbye, Xiao Shitou."
After that, Mingming even said to Xiao Shitou: "I'll come and play with you this afternoon."
Little Stone said in a clear voice: "I'll wait for you."
Lin Wei also waved to Deng Xiangyun and her son, then left with the two brothers.
After leaving Zhou's house, Mingming and Ruirui were still talking about the ants they had just seen. As they were talking, Mingming remembered something and asked, "Mom, you haven't told me yet, why are the ants in the new house so much bigger than those in the old house?"
Ruirui asked in surprise, "Are the ants in the new home much bigger than those in the old home?"
"Didn't you see? The ants in the new home are so big! The ants in the old home are only this big!" Mingming compared the two sizes with little obvious difference.
Ruirui thought for a moment and said, "But I have also seen ants this big in my old home."
"Really?" He clearly didn't believe it.
But Ruirui was sure: "Yes, they are big and black ants."
Mingming was puzzled: "Why do I see only little ants?"
Lin Wei interrupted and said, "I have also seen giant ants in my hometown. You probably just didn't see them by chance."
Mom and brother were both so sure, so Mingming had no choice but to say, "Okay."
Since there are big ants in his hometown, Mingming’s previous question is no longer a problem. He stopped asking and started talking about other things with Ruirui.
Lin Wei took the two brothers for a walk and talked. After about seven or eight minutes, a two-story red brick house appeared in front of them. The resettlement of military dependents was completed.
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