Chapter 62

"Yes, I came to my fourth uncle's house to open the cabinet. This is my younger brother."

Tang Wan didn't stop her bike, "Xinghua, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go to Fourth Uncle's house and wait for him."

"Okay."

Xinghua was a cheerful person. She walked quickly with the load on her shoulder and did not notice Tang Zhou's sad expression under his straw hat.

"Zhou Zhou, you have to get used to it."

Tang Wan was riding her bike while talking to Tang Zhou in a low voice.

"It's actually good that my parents are doing well now. At least they are healthy."

"I know. Did they see us?"

Tang Zhou lowered his head and wanted to throw himself into his mother's arms and act coquettishly, but he knew he couldn't do that.

The two men rode their bicycles and disappeared in front of the people going to work in the brigade. Qin Su's hand holding the big spoon trembled slightly.

"Susu, if you are too tired, just take a rest over there. Leave it to me."

Tang Shi was no longer as gentle as before. In just a few days, his skin had become much darker due to the sunburn.

Qin Su tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes, and lowered her head to apply fertilizer one spoonful at a time.

She just saw Zhou Zhou. As long as the two siblings were well, no matter how much hardship they had to endure, it would be worth it.

Over there, Tang Wan had already brought Tang Zhou to Uncle Mao's house, and there were people at home now.

It was Uncle Mao’s wife, Aunt Mao. She came home early from work to cook for the family.

When she saw Tang Wan, she was stunned for a moment, "Comrade, who are you?"

There is no such pretty girl in their team.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm from the family compound next door. I asked my fourth uncle to order some cabinets the day before yesterday. I came to pick them up today."

Tang Wan stopped her bike and looked at the five-drawer cabinet in the main room with ease.

Then he pointed at Tang Zhou and said, "This is my younger brother. He can't stay at home alone, so he came with me to help."

Auntie Mao understood what was going on. "It's Comrade Tang. Come in quickly."

She quickly ran into the house and poured two cups of sugar water, which was a treatment only for distinguished guests.

Tang Wan felt very happy and greeted Tang Zhou, whose mood had improved a lot.

"Zhou Zhou, thank your aunt quickly."

"Thank you, Auntie."

After experiencing the shock just now, Tang Zhou felt a little dazed.

But he still obediently took the water poured by Aunt Mao and drank it in small sips.

"Comrade Tang, my husband will be back soon. I'll ask him to borrow a bullock cart to help you deliver the five-piece chest to the compound."

While Aunt Mao was talking, the sound of people leaving work could be heard outside. After a while, the Mao family members hurried back.

Fourth Uncle Mao was walking in the front, and when he saw Tang Wan, his face lit up immediately, "Comrade, you're here.

You said you would come to move the five-box yesterday, but you didn't come yesterday, and I was worried that something had happened."

Behind him were his children, all of whom looked like farmers. When a few boys caught sight of the cute Tang Wan, they couldn't help but blush.

"I just came to join the army, and I have a lot of things to arrange. I was too busy yesterday and didn't come."

Tang Wan explained her identity in a few words, causing the boys to sigh.

First love that was crushed just as it was born.

"So that's how it is. There are many children in the family, and with their help, the wardrobe has been completed."

Uncle Mao said happily, "I will go to the brigade to borrow a bullock cart and help you deliver the chest and wardrobe."

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Mao."

Tang Wan did not refuse and sat in Mao's house for a while. Aunt Mao invited her to have dinner.

However, every household was short of food these days, and many people had to bring their own food when they went out to visit others.

It was naturally impossible for Tang Wan to bring Tang Zhou to eat and drink for free at other people's homes.

Fortunately, Uncle Mao came back quickly. He drove the ox cart, and the family members worked together to help move the five-story chest and two wardrobes onto the cart.

"Comrade Tang, I'll take you back."

Uncle Mao jumped onto the ox cart enthusiastically, which moved Tang Wan. She rode her bicycle in front to lead the way.

Uncle Mao followed behind in a ox cart.

Tang Zhou was in a bad mood today, and Tang Wan had no plans to take him to see her parents.

But he didn't expect that on the way back he would meet the Tang couple who were returning to the cowshed after work.

When they faced each other, Tang Shi quickly pulled Qin Su out of the way and saw that the pair of children were fine.

They finally let go of their worries.

Tang Zhou also looked suddenly at his parents opposite him and almost couldn't help jumping off the bicycle.

Tang Shi still held Qin Su tightly and turned his face away quickly as if he didn't know them.

The two groups of people passed each other, and Tang Shi and Qin Su didn't even dare to watch Tang Wan and Tang Zhou leave.

They just looked away like ordinary strangers.

The ox cart was moving in front, and Tang Wan felt a particularly small sobbing sound coming from behind.

No matter how strong he was, Tang Zhou was still a child after all, and he couldn't help feeling sad when he saw his parents.

They hadn't left Maozhuang Brigade yet, and they would occasionally meet people on the road, so Tang Wan said nothing and just let Tang Zhou vent.

After riding for several minutes, we finally arrived at the family building and saw that Tang Wan had brought back so many furniture.

The way these military wives looked at Tang Wan changed again!

"Isn't that Vice Colonel Lu's wife? How come she broke so many pieces of furniture?"

"Oh, she's pretty good-looking, but she's such a spendthrift. I'm afraid Vice Commander Lu will be heartbroken when he comes back."

"She's the deputy regiment's wife, and she's newlywed, so what's wrong with buying her some nice things? I think you're just jealous!"

“…”

The last sentence was said by Zhang Hongyan, and she glared at the military wives who made sarcastic remarks.

Then she trotted home. She also wanted to open a counter and would ask how much it would cost later.

It’s not that Tang Wan didn’t hear these sour words, but she never took them to heart.

The ox cart arrived at the gate of his courtyard. Lu Huaijing, who heard the noise, walked out of the yard.

"You're up so early today?"

Perhaps it was because the two of them had an in-depth discussion last night. Tang Wan felt a little uncomfortable facing him, and her tone softened involuntarily.

"Why don't you wait for me?"

Lu Huaijing's tone was full of helplessness as he walked forward and greeted Uncle Mao.

The two men carried the things into the house in tacit understanding. At this time, Zhang Hongyan finally caught up with them.

"Big sister."

"sister in law."

Tang Wan asked Tang Zhou to go into the house first to calm down, but when she turned around, she found that Zhang Hongyan was followed by several military wives.

"Big sister, this cabinet looks very useful. How much is it?"

Zhang Hongyan looked up and down at the five-drawer chest and the remaining wardrobe, and she liked them very much.

In addition to her, the eyes of several other military wives also seemed to be shining.

"My big wardrobe costs five dollars, the small wardrobe costs three dollars, and the five-piece wardrobe costs four dollars. If you like them, you can talk to Uncle Mao."

Tang Wan pointed at Uncle Mao who came out of the yard and said, "He lives not far away in Maozhuang Brigade."

"So expensive?"

Some people couldn't help but smack their lips, thinking that this big cabinet could be used to buy a lot of food.

The several military wives who came with her looked at Tang Wan with envy in their eyes, and some even felt jealous.

"Uncle Mao had to pay the brigade for the lumber, but he didn't actually make any money."

Tang Wan patiently explained for Uncle Mao. When Uncle Mao, who had just walked out, heard what Tang Wan said, his face was immediately filled with gratitude.

However, after hearing the price, Zhang Hongyan waved her hand and said, "We all just moved here.

There is nothing in the house. If I don’t build a cabinet, I will have no place to put the things in the house.

Comrade Mao, after you finish beating up the big girl's cabinet, can you spare some time to help me beat up one too?"