Chapter 29 Chapter 29 (Update 3 & 4) Hello ladies...
About half a month later, Lu Qinghe also learned from Zhao Zhanming that the college entrance examination was to be cancelled.
"Although the school has long holidays every year, it's hard for children to go to school during the week. Moreover, given the current situation, Qinghe, I don't think school is a good place to go."
These days, Lu Qinghe has become famous thanks to a literacy picture book with novel themes and a lovely format.
Not only the military family compound, but even the civil affairs departments of the military region all asked Mrs. Wei to make connections, hoping that Lu Qinghe would be an organizer.
"What about the Propaganda Department?"
Lu Qinghe continued to ask, "That team leader Wang who came a few days ago said I could do a part-time job. If there's a need for posters, just call me over. There's also hand-written and blackboard newspapers. Don't worry about the text; I'll just be responsible for the drawing. Is that okay?"
"Wang Yu, I know him. He's very responsible. I'm happy to hear that. But it's just that the period before the Lunar New Year is usually a bit busier than usual. I'm thinking you could ask them to wait until after the Lunar New Year."
If you are busy, it is actually a good opportunity to demonstrate your abilities and spread your reputation.
But the end of the year is approaching, and 66 years will probably be a precarious year for everyone. She has the ability and there is no need to rush.
After much deliberation, Lu Qinghe decided to keep a low profile. The next day, he asked someone to tell the Propaganda Department that he was not feeling well and would go back to work part-time after the New Year when the weather got warmer.
The New Year is getting closer and the weather is getting colder.
The streets outside the military family compound were often deserted. If anyone wanted to talk, they would basically go to someone's house, roast some sweet potatoes, and eat pumpkin seeds for the whole afternoon.
But this month, even the time we spend together talking has gradually decreased.
Although no one mentioned it publicly, everyone knew that there seemed to be some new policy from above, and all the military personnel in Hua City underwent a thorough investigation from top to bottom.
From the army commander to the family members of the orderlies, no one was left behind.
Everyone was very nervous, fearing that something might be wrong. Even if it was just a misunderstanding, it would be difficult to explain.
"Why so soon? Doesn't it start next year?" Lu Qinghe asked Zhao Zhanming when talking to him at night.
"We are in a special geographical location, right next to the border. We can't afford any hassles. Starting from here is not a surprise. Don't panic. The regimental level batch has already been reviewed. I will be out on a mission these few days. You can stay home and rest assured."
"How long?"
"One week."
"Can you tell me what you're doing?"
Zhao Zhanming chuckled, "Can you understand that you are worried about me?"
Lu Qinghe turned around unexpectedly and bumped into Zhao Zhanming's arms. She rubbed her forehead, her eyes full of confusion.
"Of course I'm worried about you. Do I need to ask?" She has a very good stable fan base, can work and earn money, so how could she bear to see Zhao Zhanming get into an accident?
Besides...
People are all made of flesh and blood. Even though they just wanted to be together at the beginning, after living together for a few months, how could they not develop some feelings?
Zhao Zhanming raised his hand and placed it on the back of Lu Qinghe's hand, rubbing it with a little pressure. "I know, but I just want to ask, and hear you speak."
Men are really guilty...
Lu Qinghe stopped making these unpleasant complaints in his mind, but he couldn't help but look amused on his face.
She reached out and pinched the flesh on Zhao Zhanming's arm, twisting it meaningfully, "Stop teasing me, let's talk business, so we can't talk about the mission, right?"
The man didn't think there was anything wrong with being pinched like this.
He has thick skin and tough flesh, so when his wife pinches him, it doesn't feel like an ant bite. On the contrary, it feels a little numb.
Zhao Zhanming held Lu Qinghe's fingertips with his backhand, "Well, you can't say it."
"Is there any danger?"
"truth?"
"nonsense!"
"There are some, but no mission is without danger. But basically everything is fine. It's not my first mission, so why are you suddenly talking so much this time?"
Lu Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "Maybe things have been unsettled lately. Although everyone in the Military Family Compound is fine, it's obviously not as lively as before."
Fortunately, Lu Qinghe knew that this state of panic would not last long.
□□Although the conditions were strict in the past two years, this is a military family home and most of the family members are from the countryside and have never been to school. After a thorough investigation, it is estimated that things will return to normal.
But just when Lu Qinghe thought that the military family compound could finally return to its former tranquility, someone was arrested as an example.
Zhao Zhanming was not at home, so Lu Qinghe told Zhao Zimo to look after his younger brother and sister-in-law, and then she put on her clothes and went out.
As soon as I went out, I saw a lot of people coming out to watch the fun.
Lu Qinghe rarely took the initiative to talk to Yu Lili. "What's going on? There's been so much noise outside, the kids are so scared they can't sleep well."
"Something happened to Section Chief Zhou from the Organization Department. His entire family was taken away last night."
"Is this true?"
Yu Lili nodded seriously. "You didn't know that Captain Zhao was on a mission yesterday. I heard from my old man that Section Chief Zhou's father had written a poem and had corresponded with the Russians. Anyway, their family is all intellectuals, and a lot of those complicated things have been uncovered."
"How are things now?"
"I think he's explained it clearly. Look, he's been driving back now. But I see Jin Manqing was pretty scared. I don't think he'll be able to act so arrogantly in the future."
After hearing this, Lu Qinghe remained silent and didn't say much.
No one can say for sure what this kind of thing will be like, so it’s best to stay out of it as much as possible.
However, since then, Jin Manqing has indeed become much more humble. He no longer raises his chin when talking to people and speaks less and less in normal times, except that he still doesn't get along with Yu Lili.
Soon, the situation finally stabilized after the investigation was completed.
After this, someone finally moved into the yard opposite Lu Qinghe's house.
After the snow stopped that day, the weather became warmer and everyone came out to bask in the sun.
"Qinghe! There's a letter for you!"
Han Xueqin came over from the gate with a lot of letters from other people in her hand, and distributed them one by one.
Basically, they were letters from my hometown. Everyone read them and had different feelings.
"My brother is sick. I'm going out for a while to buy some things and send them back to him. Qinghe, Xiaobin, please keep an eye on him for me. I'll be back soon."
Wei Xiuhua originally planned to come and talk to Lu Qinghe, but after reading the letter, she left in a hurry.
"Hey, go ahead."
Lu Qinghe turned to look at Meng Bin, who was reading a storybook with his child, and responded.
After a while, I heard someone crying in front of me again. When I looked up, it was Jin Manqing.
"Why are you crying?" Han Xueqin was a little nervous. "Isn't everything okay at home? It won't happen again..."
Jin Manqing quickly waved his hands, "No, no, don't think too much. I was just happy to see that my parents were fine. Alas, it was just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."
Han Xueqin rolled her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, "You scared me!"
After reading the letter, Wang Ningyu spat with a gloomy look on her face, "My father-in-law wants us to send money home again. We don't have enough money at home, and we still have to send it to him. My mother-in-law will definitely send it to him after reading the letter. It's so annoying."
"You have four daughters to support in your hometown. How can you not send them money?" asked Yu Lili.
Wang Ningyu supported her soon-to-be-born body and sighed, "Of course I sent the money for raising the child. I figured it was enough, but I still wrote to ask for it frequently."
"How about you, Qinghe? Why do I only see letters from your in-laws, but never see you sending anything to them?"
Lu Qinghe naturally wouldn't bring up the bad things that happened in her husband's family.
It's not that she's afraid of losing face, but she mainly has to consider Zhao Zhanming. Besides, when she says those things, it means one thing, but after being passed on by a few people, it will mean something else. Who knows what people will say about her then.
Lu Qinghe: "We did send them, but they were all sent directly from the city when Lao Zhao was out. The postage was cheaper. And we discussed it with my parents-in-law before we came here. We kept the monthly salary for turnover and sent the full amount back at the end of the year."
"That's good. It saves you a lot of effort."
As we were talking, a strange woman on the street got down from a pickup truck at the intersection, carrying a lot of daily necessities in her hands. Her black hair was tied into a half-high half-bun with a hairpin on it, and she was wearing a leather jacket. She looked particularly young and fashionable.
"Who is this?"
Someone asked quietly.
Seeing someone approaching, Lu Qinghe quickly said, "It's the one across from my house. Have you forgotten?"
The other side started cleaning up more than a month ago. Yu Lili was right. It was Guo Yingshi, the political commissar of the 102nd Regiment.
The organization introduced him to a female comrade who was sent to a nearby farm as an educated youth. The two of them had gotten married, but this was her first time to come to the military family compound.
"Hello everyone, I think all of you ladies are military wives from the Military Family Residence. My name is Gu Miaoyun, and you should all know my husband, Lao Guo. We will be neighbors from now on, so please take good care of him."
Gu Miaoyun spoke with a smile on her face, without any panic or embarrassment as if she had just arrived. Her words and actions were polite and courteous.
Lu Qinghe's eyes fell on Gu Miaoyun's small gesture of folding her hands and bowing slightly after she finished speaking.
I have never seen any female comrade bow to someone as soon as they meet.
I don't know if she's being too polite or if that's just her habit.
Thinking this way, they still introduced themselves to each other.
Gu Miaoyun was even more enthusiastic when she knew Lu Qinghe lived across the street from her house. "I've discussed this with Lao Guo. Although wedding ceremonies aren't popular these days, we can still have a small tea party. We can invite our neighbors to meet each other and have tea. Everyone can go then!"
Yu Lili was delighted when she heard this. "Xiao Gu, how old are you? Where are you from?"
"I'm twenty-one, and my home is in Hehai City in the south."
"Hehai City? Oh, that's a bit too far. But you seem to be a city person, right? You speak very nicely, and your family conditions are pretty good, right?"
Gu Miaoyun quickly waved her hands and said politely, "It doesn't matter whether we are from the city or not. We are all the same. There is no such distinction. My parents are just ordinary university teachers."
Yu Lili was even happier, and she deliberately glanced at Jin Manqing, "Look at this, this is high quality. Don't be like some people who think they are great just because they live in the city!"
Lu Qinghe was a little surprised: "Xiao Gu, why do you think you were assigned here from the southernmost part to the northernmost part?"
"I volunteered to come here to support the construction of the border areas after graduating from university. It just happened that I met my husband, Lao Guo, during the process. It was also fate. I still need to clean up my house, so I'll go back first. Ladies, let's chat together another day."
"Go ahead."
As soon as the others left, Yu Lili couldn't help but laugh: "Xiao Gu is really a nice person, with a good temper and personality. He's an educated person who graduated from a serious university, unlike some people who are pretentious."
Jin Manqing, who had remained silent the entire time, turned pale. "Stop insinuating yourself. If she's really that good, would she agree to marry Political Commissar Guo?"
Yu Lili: "You mean Commissar Guo is not a good person?"
"I didn't! I... forget it, I can't explain it anymore, I'm going back!"
After Jin Manqing left, Yu Lili sneered, but quickly reacted, "Hey, did you know that Political Commissar Guo is half deaf? And Political Commissar Guo is already thirty-five, almost forty, so why is this little Gu..."
Han Xueqin curled her lips and said, "Maybe they are attracted to each other?"
"Hehehe."
Yu Lili smiled, then pursed her lips and lowered her voice. "She said she volunteered to be an educated youth. Do you believe her? In my opinion, it's hard to say. She probably felt that the farm work was too tiring and wanted to hitchhike."
"You should stop talking just now since the person just left."
"Hey—what's wrong with you?! I don't see anyone! Whose children are you?!"
Suddenly, a sharp and piercing sound came from the innermost part of the street.
It’s Gu Miaoyun.
Is it the Gu Miaoyun who spoke in a gentle and calm manner with a smile on her face just now?
Several military wives looked over together.
"Hey, Qinghe, it's your Lu Yao."
Lu Qinghe naturally saw it as well, and after a perfunctory response, he hurried to the door of his house.
In front, Gu Miaoyun seemed to be bumped from behind by some children who were playing. Among them was Lu Yao. Lu Yao must have accidentally stepped on Gu Miaoyun's leather boots.
The leather boots were polished to a bright shine and looked brand new. They must have been newly bought, as there was now a small gray footprint on them.
Gu Miaoyun had her back to Lu Qinghe, and it was unknown what her expression was at the moment.
But it was obvious that even someone as good-tempered as Lu Yao was frightened by her expression and sharp voice. She looked nervous and a little stunned.
After Gu Miaoyun finished speaking, she wanted to reach out and pull Lu Yao.
Lu Yao didn't react. Lu Yang was far away behind her. Wei Xiuhua's youngest son Meng Bin was there and blocked Lu Yao behind him. His fair, square face with a little baby fat was frowned and looked a little nervous.
"Auntie, I'm sorry. We were backing away and didn't see anyone coming from behind. I was in a hurry to grab the sandbags and squeezed Lu Yao, so she stepped on you. Auntie, I apologize to you, and I apologize to you on Lu Yao's behalf, too!"
When Gu Miaoyun was about to say something, she seemed to hear anxious footsteps behind her, and turned around before Lu Qinghe arrived.
Gu Miaoyun still had a smile on her face.
It's totally inconsistent with the voice she used just now.
Lu Qinghe muttered to himself, and hurried forward, blocking the two children and the other children who came over behind him.
Lu Qinghe: "I'm sorry, Comrade Xiaogu, this is my daughter. I hope I didn't hurt you."
Gu Miaoyun shook her head and said gently, "No, she's so small, how could she step on me and hurt me?"
Then why did you scream louder than an alarm just now?
Lu Qinghe always felt that Gu Miaoyun was very strange, but she couldn't tell why. After pulling Lu Yao and the children aside to apologize again, Gu Miaoyun seemed to take it seriously.
Gu Miaoyun: "Why are you saying this? It's normal for children to play around. We'll be neighbors from now on, so I don't mind."
"But just now you..."
Gu Miaoyun smiled awkwardly: "I was also frightened and a little excited just now. Besides, my foot was stepped on and it hurts a little. I'm sorry."
"No, no, don't say that."
"Okay, I'm going in."
"Um."
When Gu Miaoyun returned home and the door closed, Lu Yao behind her suddenly blurted out something.
"Bad aunt, I don't like her, um..."
Lu Yang reached out and covered Lu Yao's mouth. "Stupid Lu Yao! Everyone is going to hear you! You stepped on someone and apologized. Are you still not convinced?"
Lu Yao frowned and pushed Lu Yang's arm away, "I didn't..."
Lu Qinghe glanced at the door opposite, stopped Lu Yao, and called her children and Meng Bin into the yard.
"What's going on, Lu Yao? Explain to mom."
Lu Qinghe fully trusts her children. Lu Yao is lively, but not domineering, and will never be unreasonable.
Lu Yao was a little annoyed. "Mom, I don't know if you believe me, but I didn't actually step on her. Her shoes were empty. It was quick, but I felt it. I admit that I stepped on her shoes, but I definitely didn't step on her feet! She's lying!"
Meng Bin was listening nearby, pursed his lips, clenched his fists and stood up.
"Aunt Lu, don't blame Lu Yao. I really squeezed him just now."
Lu Yao didn't speak up for Meng Bin at all. "Meng Bin squeezed me, but I really didn't step on my foot when I stepped on him."
"Mom believes in you."
Lu Qinghe thought for a moment and then said, "Although I don't know what's going on with that auntie's shoes, I believe my Yaoyao wouldn't lie."
"Um!"
Lu Yao's eyes lit up, "As long as Mom believes in me!"
After coaxing a few children, Lu Qinghe became more confused.
But Zhao Zhanming was not at home now, and she had no one to talk to. She only mentioned it to Wei Xiuhua when she came back in the evening.
"Maybe the shoe size is wrong?" Wei Xiuhua didn't think too much about it.
Neither of them could figure it out, so they stopped thinking about it. However, Lu Yao remembered the incident and paid special attention to Aunt Gu Miaoyun across from her in the next few days.
The ceremony between Gu Miaoyun and Political Commissar Guo is scheduled for the morning of the day after tomorrow.
Early in the morning, several military wives from the neighborhood came to Lu Qinghe's place first.
"Although giving gifts isn't popular, there have been examples in previous years. Let's pool some towels, thermoses, washbasins, and so on and send them over. It'll be a bit of a blessing, and it won't be a free gift. How about that?"
Han Xueqin was the oldest among them. When she brought this up, and since it was a small item, everyone had no objection except Wang Ningyu who was a little reluctant.
In the end, several military wives gathered together a washbasin, a thermos, and a copy of "Quotations from the Chairman", and then went to Gu Miaoyun's house together.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Gu Miaoyun talking to Political Commissar Guo.
Political Commissar Guo had poor hearing, so Gu Miaoyun patiently explained and demonstrated to him.
"Here we are, Lao Guo! Neighbors."
Guo Yingshi tapped his left ear and said, "You don't have to be so loud. I can hear you."
Turning around, after some greetings, Guo Yingshi looked at Lu Qinghe.
"Your Lao Zhao and I were partners before. How long will he be away on this mission?"
"I can't say for sure, maybe ten days or maybe half a month."
Guo Yingshi nodded and casually took a few candies and gave them to the children who followed him. However, Gu Miaoyun, who was standing next to him, frowned when she saw Lu Yao.
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