We arrived at the compound.
There were only three people in the family: Uncle Lin, Aunt Fang, and the old man.
Uncle Lin pushed the old man to play chess under the shade of a tree, while Aunt Fang and several other women sat on the other side sewing shoe soles.
The social situation is now very good, and people's lives are becoming more colorful.
For example, the chess games played by the old men, and the various toys played by the children.
It was springtime, the weather was warm and the flowers were in bloom, and the small playground was bustling with activity.
Buling and Sangshen walked through the crowd to Grandpa Sang's side: "Grandpa."
Grandpa Sang sat in his wheelchair with a blanket covering his legs: "Xiao Qi and his granddaughter-in-law are here."
Seeing the old man's enthusiastic demeanor, the two men didn't want to spoil the mood and found a shady spot to sit down.
You only realize how comfortable it is when you're actually there.
"Hey, Mulberry, look." Bling nudged Mulberry and gestured for him to look to the side.
Sangshen glanced over, then looked away in a second, turning Buling's head around: "Why are you looking at them? It's bad luck!"
"Just watch for fun," Bu Ling said. "Shen Qingyun has changed so much."
In recent years, she has rarely met Shen Qingyun.
When I first saw her, it took me a long time to recognize her.
Five years ago, when Shen Qingyun was entangled with Shen Ci, she was still a young girl with a slender waist, fair complexion, and smooth skin.
But five years have passed, and she is completely a different person.
His clothes were wrinkled and crumpled, his hair was disheveled, and he looked like a completely different person.
Perhaps noticing the gazes of Bu Ling and her husband, Shen Qingyun said a few words to her mother-in-law, then picked up the child and went home.
She didn't care about the curses behind her.
Meeting a former enemy when you're down on your luck is more shameful than running naked.
Seeing her actions, Buling nudged Sangs again: "Do you think she's afraid to see you?"
Mulberry immediately said, "I didn't, it wasn't me, it has nothing to do with me."
Bling: "I was just saying it casually, why are you getting so worked up?" She narrowed her eyes, "Could it be...?"
"No." Sang Shen refused decisively, "Lingling, don't put me with Shen Qingyun, it's disgusting!"
Bu Ling rolled her eyes at him: "This isn't the time for people to call you 'good brother'."
The mulberry was so aggrieved: "Lingling~"
"Alright, alright." Bu Ling rubbed the goosebumps off his body. "It's time, Grandpa needs to take his medicine."
Sangshen then gave up, saying, "I'll go call Grandpa."
After walking up to the old man, Sang Shen bent down and said a few words to him. Ignoring the old man's reluctance, Sang Shen forcefully pushed him home.
Seeing this, Bling smiled, stood up, and followed.
Fang's wife noticed this and also took her sewing basket home.
Back home, after brewing traditional Chinese medicine for the old man, Bu Ling and the other person recounted how they had moved to the courtyard house.
She didn't say that the courtyard house under her name was a reward from above; she only said that she bought it with her own money.
My family had no objection to this; they just listened and let it go.
"It's good to move there, it's good to move there." The old man said, "Once you've settled in, I, this old man, will also come and stay for a couple of days."
"The old man has never lived in such a big courtyard before."
The old man came from a poor family, and the largest courtyard he ever lived in was this small building in the military compound.
But this small building was allocated to him by the higher authorities, and they will naturally take it back once he passes away.
Now I see all the children below getting married and having their own little families.
Although the old man didn't say anything, he was still uncomfortable.
He was afraid that after he left, these children wouldn't have anywhere to get together.
When the old man learned that Xiaoqi and her husband had bought a large courtyard house, his heartache was cured without any medicine.
He knew that Xiaoqi was the most beloved of all the children in the family, so holding the gathering at Xiaoqi's place was the most appropriate choice.
“Grandpa, you can stay for as many days as you like. Your room has been prepared.” Bu Ling said shrewdly.
The old man nodded with a smile.
However, his good mood quickly vanished. When he saw Aunt Fang approaching with a bowl of dark medicine, the old man's face fell.
But he didn't say anything, and downed the candy in one gulp: "Xiao Qi, candy."
Sangshen thoughtfully gave the old man a piece of rock sugar.
It's not that we don't give out candy, it's just that eating too much of that candy can cause internal heat.
The old man's health is such that even a small problem can cause big trouble. He has to be careful and mindful of things.
After watching the old man finish his Chinese medicine, Aunt Fang cleaned up the dishes and went to cook dinner.
I whiled away an afternoon at the military headquarters compound.
As evening approached, Buling and Aunt Fang discussed it and went out to buy groceries with baskets in hand.
After leaving the military compound, the two walked for a few minutes and arrived at a vegetable market.
It was dinnertime, and the market was bustling with people.
The two of them strolled around for a short while and their baskets were already full.
On the way back, Aunt Fang exclaimed, "Look how fresh and delicious these vegetables are!"
Bu Ling nodded. Indeed, there weren't as many elaborate tricks and schemes as there would be in later generations.
The vegetables were truly fresh, truly pollution-free, and truly sweet.
Sometimes, Bling even wants to stock up on more in her space so she can eat them slowly later.
However, considering her small space, I decided against it.
Meanwhile, Bu Ling and Sister Fang chatted and laughed as they hurried back.
On the other side, Sang Mianmian and Liu Xiaotian, the two children, also returned to the compound with their schoolbags on their backs.
Once inside the compound, everyone kept calling out "Grandpa," "Grandma," "Uncle," and "Auntie" to each other, showing great politeness.
People in the compound sighed when they saw the tall, handsome young boy following behind Sang Mianmian.
Old Liu's grandson has essentially been raised by someone else.
The residents of the compound had seen more than once that Liu Xiaotian was cold to the Liu family but smiled warmly at the Sang family.
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