Chapter 62: Three Thatched Houses
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Before Tang Shengkai could react, Lin Cuicui was already holding onto the railing and vomiting.
Tang Yue frowned, then quickly tiptoed over to grab Lin Cuicui's wrist. Strands of pure spiritual energy flowed into her body, and her churning stomach instantly felt better.
She felt a coolness all over her head.
Tang Bei got a bowl from somewhere and rushed back with water.
Lin Cuicui took the bowl from her son's hand and took a big sip to rinse her mouth.
Tang Shengkai was helping Lin Cuicui with her back massage. He saw her rinse her mouth twice and then gulp down all the water in the bowl.
Tang Shengkai then asked worriedly, "How is it? Are you feeling better?"
Lin Cuicui took two deep breaths, then looked at Tang Shengkai with a pale face, "Third brother, it's okay. I just got seasick suddenly."
Old Li and the children all breathed a sigh of relief. They had been truly frightened to death just now.
Lin Cuicui handed the bowl to Tang Bei, "Dabei, where did you get the bowl from? Go and return it to the owner."
"Okay, Mom, don't worry about it. I'll take it back. Mom, do you want some more water?"
"No, Mommy feels much better."
Tang Bei then returned the bowl with peace of mind. After resting for a while, Lin Cuicui's condition improved, and the family finally felt relieved. They just regarded this little episode as seasickness, and no one took it too seriously.
An hour passed quickly, and they finally stood on the land of South Island. Tang Shengkai, Lin Cuicui, and Old Li all breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, they had arrived. They no longer had to worry about being harassed by the spies.
"Cui Cui, let's go to the army now."
"OK."
After saying that, he looked at Tang Yue and said, "Yueyue, if your father goes to the army, can he still come out?"
Tang Yue's eyes widened. What kind of place was this? How could she get in and still not get out? This was beyond her imagination.
She thought it was like going to a sect to study, where she had free time and could come back whenever she wanted.
"I, don't know."
Tang Shengkai patted Tang Yue's head and said, "It's okay, girl. We'll find out when we go over and ask."
The family walked and stopped according to the address given by Zeng Chen, and arrived at the gate of the army at noon.
The gate is very big and there are sentries guarding the door. It looks serious and solemn.
Tang Shengkai put his backpack aside and arrived at the sentry box. The sentry looked at him and said, "Hello, comrade. Are you here looking for someone? Do you have a letter of introduction?"
"Yes, yes."
Tang Shengkai quickly took out the letter of introduction in his hand. The sentry took it and opened it to confirm. "Wait a moment, I'm going to call the group to verify it now."
"Okay, thank you."
Old Li, Lin Cuicui and the children were waiting not far away. After Tang Shengkai communicated with the sentry, all he had to do was wait.
He returned to them, "Third brother, how is it?"
"Wait a minute, I've already called to inform them."
About 20 minutes later, a military jeep drove out of the compound. It stopped at the gate, the engine turned off, and two people got out. Tang Shengkai smiled at them and hurried over to greet them.
"Comrade Chang, Comrade Wang. Why are you here?"
Wang Ming looked very serious today. "Comrade Tang Shengkai, this is my battalion commander, Comrade Chang Yin. Please call him Battalion Commander Chang. I am Wang Ming."
Tang Shengkai quickly straightened his expression as he heard Wang Ming's resounding voice. "Yes, Captain Chang, Tang Shengkai is here to report."
Chang Yin nodded seriously, then looked at Tang Yue, and his expression relaxed a lot.
"The army has received your application for enlistment, but since you have a family with you, do you want to enlist today, or wait until you have arranged for your family?"
Tang Shengkai was thrilled; he hadn't expected it to go so smoothly. Tang Yue, on the other hand, felt nothing. After all, everything had been agreed upon in advance, so there shouldn't have been any problems.
Although Tang Shengkai was excited, he still remained rational.
"Captain Chang, we just came from out of town. I wonder how the troops have arranged for my family?"
"You're a new recruit and don't meet the requirements for bringing your family with you. The troops are fully aware of your family's situation and have arranged for your family to stay in a production brigade nearby."
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui exchanged a glance, both delighted. Tang Shengkai hurriedly asked, "Then, Battalion Commander, can you find someone to take us there? We're not familiar with this place."
Chang Yin waved his hand, "Get in the car. I'll take you there."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Tang Yue.
Tang Yue was a little confused. This Chang Yin seemed to be paying attention to her? They didn't seem to have much in common, did they?
There was a big bucket at the back of the jeep. Several people moved the backpacks and packages into the bucket together, and then climbed in.
Wang Ming shouted, "There's still room for three more people in the car."
No one paid any attention to him and prepared to run to the back.
Chang Yin directly picked up Tang Yue and put her in the back seat of the car.
Seeing this, Wang Ming carried Tang Dong up, and then pulled Tang Bei and Tang Nan up as well.
Before leaving, Tang Shengkai asked, "Battalion Commander, which village are we going to? Is it far from here?"
"About fifty miles."
"oh oh."
The car bumped along the bumpy dirt road, and Tang Yue felt extremely uncomfortable. She might as well get a flying spiritual tool herself. This feeling was too sour.
Lin Cuicui also felt a little uncomfortable, but she just frowned and said nothing.
At the entrance to the village, a solitary stone tablet stood by the roadside, with the three characters "Daobei Village" prominently displayed on it.
There are usually no cars coming into the village, but when they see a car coming in, the children and the elderly in the village all look over to it. The children will even come closer out of curiosity.
Chang Yin's car stopped not far from the village entrance.
After getting off the bus, I said a few words to a child, and the children ran away.
After a while, an old man in his forties or fifties wearing a hat ran towards this side.
When he got closer, he asked, "Hello, comrade. I am the village chief of Daobei Village. Who are you?"
Chang Yin handed over the letter of introduction he had prepared long ago, "This is for the family of the soldier who was recently placed in your village. Has the house been arranged?"
Village Chief Li nodded as he took the letter of introduction and said, "Yes, it's arranged."
Then he looked up at Tang Shengkai's family and continued, "But my village has quite a few people, and there are almost no empty houses. Currently, there is only one empty house, and that place..."
Chang Yin didn't listen any further. "Village Chief, please get in the car and lead the way."
"Oh, oh, okay."
After a while, they arrived outside a house with a spacious yard and three thatched houses in the middle.
Village Chief Li was a little embarrassed. "Comrade, firstly, we don't know how many people will come, and secondly, there are really no remaining houses in the village. So..."
Chang Yin had no expression on his face. He looked down at Tang Yue. Tang Yue was obviously not very satisfied with the house.
She looked around. The other houses were some distance away from here and were spacious enough, but this room was not big enough to live in.
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui also knew that there was not enough space, but Tang Shengkai would live in the army from now on, his father would live with the three boys, and Cuicui would live with Yueyue, so they could sleep comfortably.
Thinking this way, the two of them were quite satisfied with the house. As long as it didn't leak when it rained, they didn't have any other requirements.
"Grandpa Village Chief, can we add to this house ourselves?"
Village chief Li looked down at the little girl who was talking to him. He didn't expect that these questions came from a little girl.
He looked at the adults in the house and saw that they were all looking at him. He scratched the back of his head.
"Of course you can. But your household registration is not here. This house is just for you to live in. If you leave in the future, this house will still belong to our brigade."
When Lin Cuicui heard this, she didn't want to move anymore. That would be a waste of money.
Tang Yue nodded and didn't comment.
Seeing that everyone had no problems, Village Chief Li said, "Then you guys clean up first. I'll have someone bring food to your family later. You just arrived, so you can start working in three days."
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui expressed their gratitude repeatedly and then sent Village Chief Li away.
Chang Yin and Wang Ming did not enter the yard. They told Tang Shengkai that they would return to the team in three days, and then drove away.
The family looked at the thatched hut in front of them, and they exchanged glances, their eyes filled with smiles. After so much hard work, they finally had their own home.
The yard was not locked, so they entered. Tang Bei and Tang Nan were the first to push open the door and walk in. As a result, they heard Tang Nan scream "Ah".
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