When Beibei's full-month banquet was held, Zong Shao's comrades said they wanted to get him drunk, but due to some incidents, they failed to do so.
Now that Zong Shao is going to be transferred to Yangcheng, they will naturally not show any mercy. They start a round-the-clock battle of drinking, and they look like they will not stop until Zong Shao is drunk.
Zong Shao saw this and asked helplessly, "Do you have the nerve to force me to drink with so many people?"
A group of people were all thick-skinned and said calmly, "Of course we are embarrassed!"
Zhou Jianhai was the most direct. He directly offered Zong Shaoman a glass of wine: "Stop talking nonsense and drink!"
Bad friend!
Zong Shao raised his glass and said, "I toast to everyone. I wish you all a happy marriage and a healthy family in the future." He put it to his lips and looked at the others, "What are you standing there for? Let's drink together."
"Drink!"
The stunned man picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass. As soon as he put down the glass, Zong Shao raised his full glass again and said, "I want to toast you all with this glass. I wish you all a bright future and a successful career."
Zong Shao has finished his toast, what else can we do? Let’s drink!
But after finishing this glass of wine, everyone figured it out. Those who had finished drinking earlier didn't wait for others to put down their glasses, but directly picked up the glasses to drink with Zong Shao.
Zong Shao showed regret on his face, he was about to toast everyone again.
After one person finished drinking, the second person would come up immediately, but Zong Shao would always find opportunities to toast everyone.
So even though he got drunk in the end, the others didn't suffer either, because more than half of the people at their table were drunk before the banquet was even over. The few who were not drunk were almost the same, either leaning over the wall to vomit or walking unsteadily, and it was obvious that they were drunk.
Lin Wei was called over and saw this scene. She couldn't help but feel overwhelmed and asked the people at other tables: "Why are they so drunk?"
Their yard was very small, with four tables in the front and two in the back. Zong Shao was entertaining people in the front yard, while she was entertaining people in the back yard, so she wasn't very clear about the situation.
The person being asked said with a smile, "Isn't Zong Shao going to be transferred? They drank too much without restraint. It's okay. They will be fine after they sober up."
It was true that everyone wanted to get Zong Shao drunk, and it was also true that they couldn't bear to let him go. But as men, they were too embarrassed to hug someone and cry, so they just dragged him to drink.
Fine, she was prepared for Zong Shao to get drunk anyway.
It was just that there were so many drunk people, which was a bit beyond her expectations, so she asked more questions.
Fortunately, the banquet had not yet ended, and for those who lived in the family quarters, Lin Wei directly arranged for the men who were not drunk to help send them back. For those who were not married or whose wives did not come to join the army, Lin Wei asked someone to move them to the sofa in the living room and the bed in the second bedroom, while Zong Shao asked someone to send them back to the master bedroom.
After settling everyone down, Lin Wei called the three children and asked them to go upstairs to play and keep an eye on the drunk people so that no one would know if they vomited.
I obviously didn't want to stay up there all the time. The room smelled so strongly of alcohol that it was unpleasant. But my mother said that this was an important task and they would be paid after it was completed, so Mingming... reluctantly agreed.
After Mingming agreed, things became easy for the two younger ones. They were both willing to follow their brother, and they even took three of them and one of them, including Little Shitou.
After arranging the arrangements for the drunk people, the banquet was almost over, and Lin Wei went downstairs to see the guests off.
The others left after eating, but Zhao Li and the others did not leave. Lin Wei led them to the living room, made a pot of tea, washed some fruit, and asked them to sit down and chat. Zhang Lan and the other two would clean up the remaining dishes, as they had agreed with them before.
While they were chatting, the three people who were washing dishes outside were also chatting.
The slightly plump woman among the three asked, "Is the guy in the blue shirt from the Guojia Village Brigade?"
These brigades around the base can be roughly divided into two categories. The fishery brigades make a living by fishing near the sea, and the agricultural brigades make a living by farming not near the sea. Although Zhang Lan and Chen Lihua are both agricultural brigades, they are not the same brigade.
Therefore, the thinner woman did not know Chen Lihua and asked, "Who is she from the Guojia Village Brigade? Why is she here to drink?"
The people in the family quarters are not completely disconnected from the surrounding brigades. For example, units that do more dirty and tiring work, such as chicken farms and seafood supply stations, will recruit workers from surrounding brigades when they cannot recruit enough people. The surrounding brigades will also send their children to the military district primary school.
But in general, there is not much interaction between the two sides, which is a very normal situation. Just like the people from the surrounding brigades, they usually interact mainly with the brigade members. It’s just that the locals have many in-laws, so the interactions between the brigades seem to be more frequent.
But the people living in the family house are all wives of soldiers who follow the army. They have no in-law relationship with the locals and naturally don’t have many opportunities to interact with each other, so only the thinner women would ask this question.
The fatter woman said, "Didn't the Guojia Brigade run a breeding farm? She was the one who set it up. She's really capable."
The thinner woman was shocked: "I heard that their brigade's breeding farm is very large, specializing in supplying chicken and duck meat to the troops. Was it she who set it up?"
In the room, Lin Wei was also asking about Chen Lihua's recent situation. The others saw her every day and knew what happened immediately, but she was the only one who could not come to the family area once every one or two months because of her busy work.
Chen Lihua has changed a lot now. He no longer has the childish look he had when he left the Zhou family. His eyes and brows are more relaxed, and he speaks with much more confidence.
Speaking of recent developments, we have to mention the breeding farm. People outside think that the chickens and ducks in the Guojiacun Brigade breeding farm are exclusively supplied to the troops, but this is not actually the case.
Although the chicken farms under the army are small and cannot supply so many eggs and chicken, there are many farms run by the surrounding brigades and there are also farms in the county, all of which are supply units.
Although Zhou Jianhai is an officer, his rank is not high, so he cannot make the decision in this regard. At most, he can give Chen Lihua some convenience, allowing her to meet the person in charge of procurement and negotiate on her own.
Chen Lihua did secure a purchase order with his slaughtered chickens, ducks and eggs, but the Guojia Brigade farm was established the latest, so it was not easy to squeeze out other suppliers.
The orders from the army only allowed the farm to survive. What really allowed the farm to grow to its current scale was the secondary processing and sales of chickens and ducks.
Of course, they were just chatting, and it was not an occasion for Chen Lihua to report on her work. She spoke rather briefly, only saying that the scale of the farm was going to be expanded, and she planned to recruit workers from outside, so she might be very busy in the next period of time.
Deng Xiangyun said: "Being busy is a good thing, it means your farm is developing well."
"When you first came to our family quarters, you were so skinny and small. Who would have thought that now you would be called Director Chen?" Zhao Li said with emotion.
"But no matter how busy you are, you must not forget about your lifelong event. Is there anyone suitable in your unit? If not, would you like to consider looking for one in the army?" The director of the Women's Federation loves to act as a matchmaker. The Military Family Resettlement Office and the Women's Federation go upstairs and downstairs, and Liu Dan has been influenced by them.
"Yes, this is a serious matter." Zhao Li, who loves to watch the fun, gave Deng Xiangyun an elbow and said, "As a sister-in-law, you have to be more attentive."
"How can it be that I am not conscientious? It is obvious that she is devoted to her work and has no time to think about these things." Deng Xiangyun complained and asked Chen Lihua, "Isn't that right?"
Chen Lihua didn't expect to be urged to get married. Although she is young, she is a strong woman who can stand on her own. She didn't blush for this and said openly: "I think I am still young now, so I should seize the time to pursue my career. I will consider these things after my career is established."
Zhao Li and the others disagreed with this view and advised: "It is because you are young that it is easy to find a partner. When you are older, your choices will be narrower. Besides, aren't you doing well in your career now? How much more successful do you want to be?"
In the original novel, Lin Wei didn't know whether Chen Lihua was married or who he married, but she knew how successful Chen Lihua's career would be in the future, so she said, "Since Lihua doesn't want to find a partner for the time being, don't persuade her. As long as she does well in her career, why would she be worried about not being able to find a partner in the future? Maybe she can find a young handsome guy in the future."
"What is a fresh meat?" Yang Yi asked.
Lin Wei explained: "Xiaoxianrou is a young boy with a good figure and good looks, preferably in his early twenties."
Zhao Li said bluntly: "I think it's you who you want to find."
"I would like to, but I'm already married, right?" Lin Wei said with a smile, "But Lihua still has a chance."
Zhao Li laughed loudly: "Do you dare to say this to your old clan?"
Lin Wei thought about it seriously and said, "I dare not."
Everyone laughed, and no one urged Chen Lihua to get married anymore.
While chatting and laughing, Zhang Lan and the others washed the dishes. After Lin Wei checked that everything was fine, she went back upstairs to get the money for Zhang Lan.
Zhang Lan received the money but did not leave immediately. Instead, she asked, "Sister Lin, when are you moving?"
"After the Lantern Festival." Lin Wei said.
"It won't be long now," Zhang Lan asked, "Will you come back in the future?"
Lin Wei said: "I will probably come back to visit if I have the chance in the future." As for the rest, it depends on Zong Shao's job transfer, so it's hard to say.
Zhang Lan knew that after Lin Wei and her family left, it would be difficult for them to meet again, so she didn't say anything else, just smiled and said, "See you later."
"See you later."
After sending Zhang Lan and the other two away, Lin Wei just returned to the living room when she heard Zhao Li ask, "What did you talk about for so long?"
"Nothing. She knew our family was moving away, so she said a few goodbye words to me."
After hearing Lin Wei talk about this topic, everyone fell silent. In fact, with people coming and going in the family quarters over the years, they have become accustomed to separation.
It’s just that the people who left before didn’t have such a good relationship with them, so they weren’t that sad when they parted, unlike Lin Wei… Thinking about whether they might meet again in the future, several people couldn’t help but sigh.
Hearing everyone's sighs, Lin Wei felt a little sad, but she didn't want the atmosphere to continue like this, so she clapped her hands and said, "Alright, the way you look, I almost thought I didn't leave Yazhou Island, but that I was gone."
Liu Dan's sadness was gone, and he asked unhappily, "How can you curse yourself like that?"
Others couldn't bear it any longer and echoed, "That's right."
"Since I'm still here, you guys should stop making such expressions. Besides, I'm going to study, and I'll have plenty of free time during the winter and summer vacations. Yangcheng is not far from Yazhou Island, and the boat will arrive in two days. Maybe one day I'll come and disturb you when I feel like it," Lin Wei said jokingly, looking into the future, "When the time comes, I'll eat and live at your place, so don't think I'm annoying!"
Zhao Li said generously: "It's okay, you can live in their house at will when the time comes." She reached out and waved to other people.
Liu Dan smiled faintly and said, "Yes, there is definitely enough room for them if we squeeze them together at home." He excluded everyone except himself and Zhao Li.
Yang Yi said kindly: "That's right, there are few people in their family." She excluded everyone except herself, Zhao Li and Liu Dan.
Deng Xiangyun said gently: "It's convenient to eat meat at Lihua's place." There was no choice but to point to Chen Lihua.
Chen Lihua: “…”
Lin Wei: “…” Okay, from today on, they are over as friends.
…
After the graduation banquet, Lin Wei began to pack her things. They would take a supply ship and go directly to the Yangcheng base military port, so it would be convenient to move their things.
So this time Lin Wei did not bring small things like clothes and watches and alarm clocks like she did when she first came to join the army. Of course, they couldn't move their entire home there, and there were many things that needed to be sold or given away.
Especially the beds they slept in before, the wardrobes, and the tables, chairs and benches they made later. Fortunately, the wood used is of good quality and it is well maintained. In addition, it is sold at a discount, so it is not difficult to sell it.
So in the next few days, people often came to Lin Wei's house to look at the furniture.
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