The train was crowded with people. The Jiang family members were squeezing in and out of the train carrying large and small bags. Grandma Jiang and Jiang Chunyu, father and son, were leading the way with large and small bags in their hands. Grandma Jiang and Jiang Chunyu's mother were following behind with their two children in their arms.
Because there were so many people on the train, Shitou and Moli had never seen so many people in their lives. The two kids stared with their big watery eyes in their mother and grandmother's arms, looking left and right. Their curious looks caught the eyes of passers-by and everyone laughed.
One of the bosses spoke up:
"These little brother and sister are so cute, just like the lucky dolls in the New Year pictures."
"The baby is good-looking because of his mother. Look at how good-looking the mother of the two children is. The children will be no different."
The old man's companion said.
"That's right. That's right."
Everyone in the car should shout.
Jiang Chunzao and Jiang Laoniang heard the compliments from passers-by, smiled kindly, and then kept silent. There were all kinds of people coming and going on this train, and who knew whether they would meet a good person or a bad person, so it was better to say less.
Grandpa Jiang led the way for a long time, and the family walked and walked, and finally found their carriage. The family in front squeezed in like sardines for a long time, and when they found the carriage, the family quickly squeezed into the carriage, put their luggage away, and sat on the berth to take a breath.
Because the Jiang family was large and they would be traveling for a day and a night, when Grandpa Jiang bought the train tickets, the conductor took one look and was surprised. Wow, this family of six, young and old, took up an entire carriage.
At this moment, there were only the Jiang family in the carriage, so Jiang Chunyu felt relaxed. He took off his shoes, yawned, and climbed up to the upper deck to catch up on some sleep. The boy got up very early this morning and was extremely sleepy by now. He started snoring soon after climbing up to the deck.
At the bottom of the train, little Jasmine sat obediently in her mother's arms. She heard her uncle snoring above her head, and she blinked her big watery eyes and spoke to her brother:
"Brother, my uncle sleeps like the pigs at home, snoring. Is my uncle also a pig?"
Small stone tossing:
"My uncle is my uncle, not a little pig."
"But why does my uncle purr like a pig?"
The little stone is very patient:
"My uncle was tired, and he started snoring when he fell asleep."
"So that's how it is." Little Jasmine suddenly understood something and said in a baby voice:
"Moli, you understand. Uncle is an uncle during the day, but when he gets tired and falls asleep at night, he turns into a snoring pig."
Little Stone: ...
Jiang Chunzao and Grandma Jiang were listening to the conversation between the two kids and were amused. Jiang Chunzao touched the two kids' heads and said with a smile:
"My uncle is my uncle, not a pig. Jasmine, are you two tired, Shitou? Do you want to take a nap?"
Little Stone shook his head energetically. He went to bed at around eight o'clock last night and slept very well. Although Little Moli also went to bed early, the little girl still yawned at this moment. Grandma Jiang pulled out a small flowered quilt from her bag and spread it on Little Moli.
The little girl closed her eyes and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Grandma Jiang came back from outside with hot water, and the family drank a few glasses of water. At noon, Jiang Chunyu and Xiao Moli woke up and it was time for lunch.
Jiang Chunzao took out the boiled eggs given by Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Changshan as well as the food she had prepared, and gave the two children two beef cakes and two eggs, and some water. Only after the two children were full did the adults have time to eat.
The green train rumbled on the road for a day and a night, and finally arrived at the terminal station at dawn the next day. The sound of the train arriving at the station rang out, and the family hurriedly packed up their things and got off the train.
By the time the family followed the crowd out of the train station, Lu Lin, dressed in military uniform, was already waiting there at the entrance of the train station.
“Dad, Dad!”
The two kids saw their father whom they hadn’t seen for many days in the crowd. They shouted happily, ran over with their short legs, one after the other, and threw themselves into Lu Lin’s arms.
Lu Lin smiled and held the two kids in his arms, throwing each of them high up. The two kids giggled with joy, and everyone around looked over there.
Jiang Chunzao saw the children being happy around their father, and her eyes became as red as rabbits. Seeing this, Grandma Jiang thought to herself, "Silly girl, why are you crying here? Why don't you go to my son-in-law?"
This silly girl!
Grandma Jiang was jumping around anxiously. After Lu Lin had finished playing with the two kids, he walked over with his long legs. He first greeted Grandma Jiang and her family. Jiang Chunyu excitedly asked where his brother was. Why didn't he see him?
Lu Lin replied that Chunlin had a mission in the army and couldn't come out. Finally, his dark eyes stopped on his little wife, and warmth flowed through his chest. He reached out and held Jiang Chunzao's little hand:
"Let's go home."
"Go home, go home."
Grandma Jiang and Grandma Jiang looked at their daughter and son-in-law holding hands and said happily.
The guard standing nearby, Xiao Zhao, jumped out of the car and saluted Jiang Chunzao, "Hello, sister-in-law. I am the guard of Captain Lu."
Jiang Chunzao blushed and quickly greeted Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao was born with a baby face. Along the way, he helped carry the luggage and greeted people with a sweet mouth. Before he even got home, he had already spent the whole day playing with the Jiang family.
The jeep bumped along the mountain road for more than an hour. By the time it arrived at the military area, the Jiang family had all fallen asleep in the car.
The jeep finally stopped in front of a small red brick bungalow on the hillside. Lu Lin got out of the car, holding the two children in his arms, and said to the Jiang family:
"This is the house assigned to us by the army. It will be our home from now on."
Jiang Chunzao got off the car and looked at the valley dotted with blooming flowers and heard the gurgling sound of flowing water. He was very happy:
"Where is that sound of water coming from?"
Lu Lin carried his bag and walked home:
"There is a small river in the valley, and my home is quite close to it."
Xiao Zhao walked behind with his bag and said:
"Sister-in-law, this house used to be where Captain Chen lived. Captain Chen was transferred and his family moved away, so the house became empty. Captain Lu came to see the house and fell in love with it at first sight.
The company commander said that this house is nice, with a small yard, a small garden in the yard, and a river outside. My sister-in-law will definitely like it. My sister-in-law, have you seen the flowers in the garden? These were planted by Company Commander Lu at night. The company commander said that my sister-in-law likes to plant flowers! "
Jiang Chunzao glanced at the flowers in full bloom in the yard, pursed his lips and smiled at Lu Lin:
"Thank you, Captain."
Lu Lin's handsome face turned red. He coughed, turned his head away without saying anything, but his lips curled up.
Grandpa Jiang and his wife looked around the yard, then walked around the house and nodded with satisfaction.
"This yard is nice, with red brick and tile houses all over. The yard and the house are very clean, and the furniture is quite complete. It's very nice."
"There is a well in this yard, so we don't have to worry about water anymore."
Granny Jiang looked at the well in the yard, her eyes narrowed into slits with satisfaction.
Jiang Chunyu also took the two children to run around in the yard, sometimes looking at the furnishings in the house, sometimes picking flowers in the yard. Jiang Chunzao slapped his head, and he finally calmed down.
Xiao Zhao looked at the satisfied expressions on the Jiang family's faces and wanted to interrupt and say that these were all prepared by Captain Lu and his men. Unexpectedly, Lu Lin gave him a look and Xiao Zhao dared not say anything.
Although Lu Lin and his men had already cleaned up the new house, the army was made up of old men who were not very skilled at work, so it was inevitable that there would be some inconsiderate things. So Grandma Jiang and her family cleaned up the house again.
Jiang Chunzao was also not idle. She and Lu Lin took out the quilts and mattresses in the house and dried them in the yard. They also wiped the furniture in the house with a rag. Xiao Zhao, who had nothing to do, also came to help. After a group of people were busy, the whole house was clean.
Jiang Chunzao was so tired that her waist ached, but she had no time to rest. She looked at the watch and saw that it was already past one in the afternoon, so she hurried to the kitchen to cook for her family.
But the family had just moved in and had nothing to do at home. Fortunately, there were a few tomatoes growing in the yard, some firewood in the stove, and some white flour brought from home. Jiang Chunzao picked tomatoes and rolled out noodles.
Grandma Jiang came to help light the fire. The two of them worked for a while and cooked a big pot of noodles. They also took out the shrimp sauce from home and put the steaming hand-rolled noodles into the pot. The whole family ate it with big mouthfuls of shrimp sauce.
Xiao Zhao was eating with great relish, and kept saying while eating that the noodles were really delicious, which made Jiang Chunzao feel embarrassed. Lu Lin was eating the noodles with big mouthfuls, and although he didn't say anything, you could tell from his expression that he was very happy.
The Jiang family finished their lunch in a hurry. Lu Lin took the initiative to wash the dishes. Grandma Jiang walked around the yard with her hands behind her back and came back to say that a gravel road should be paved in the yard, otherwise when it rains one day, the yard will be full of mud and the house will definitely be dirty.
Xiao Zhao immediately said that there were many Yuhua stones by the small river in the valley, and they could use the stones from the river to pave a stone road in the yard.
This is what family members in military areas used to do.
Grandma Jiang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He changed into working clothes, picked up a shoulder pole, and went to the river to pick up stones. Little Zhao was responsible for leading the way, and Jiang Chunyu followed with his two children.
Aunt Jiang couldn't hold back any longer, so she followed him.
By the time Lu Lin came out after washing the dishes, the couple were the only ones left at home.
Jiang Chunzao was grunting as he fetched water in the yard. He finally managed to fetch a bucket of water. Lu Lin walked over to take a look and could not help laughing. There was only half a bucket of water in the wooden barrel, and most of it had been spilled.
Seeing his young wife's deflated look, Captain Lu kindly said that he would fetch water for the family in the future. Jiang Chunzao was deeply moved and immediately said that he would cook a delicious meal for him in the evening.
When Captain Lu, who was fetching water, heard this, he paused and said vaguely that he would invite his comrades who came to his house to help to have dinner in the evening. He was afraid that he would have to prepare another meal, and he said that he would pack the dishes himself for dinner.
Jiang Chunzao was still very moved, and asked Captain Lu in a gentle tone what they had to eat at home in the evening. There was rice and noodles at home, but without vegetables or meat, what good food could they make to entertain the guests?
Captain Lu blushed and disappeared from home for a while. When he came back, he was holding a piece of pork and two big fat fish. His trousers were wet. He saw that the fish were just caught in the river, but he didn't know where the meat came from.
Lu Lin didn't say anything, and she didn't ask any more questions. She carried the fat fish and pork back to the kitchen. Lu Lin saw that the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the house were all brought from his hometown. There was not much firewood at home, so he took the axe and went up the mountain to chop firewood.
Jiang Chunzao started busying himself in the kitchen. When Lu Lin came back, he asked him to kill the fish and prepare them, steaming one and braising one. Everything was arranged clearly.
Captain Lu was cooking and making fire like a young boy. When Grandpa Jiang and his group came back, it was already dark outside.
The family members of the military district worked in the fields all day. When they came back with hoes on their shoulders, they saw that the courtyard of Lu Lin's house was lit up and were surprised:
"The lights in this house are on? Xiao Lu and his family have moved in?"
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