Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Taking the train to join the army

Simply stir-fry dried fish with chili peppers and garlic to create a unique aroma. Chives and eggs are also easy to make. Just watch the heat and cook until both sides are golden brown.

Jiang Qiuyue invited the family to dinner. Lin Zhengrong said that the dried fish Jiang Qiuyue made was delicious and asked if he could make more. "After the house application is approved, I will find some comrades to help clean up. I want to treat them to dinner then. Do you think it's okay?"

"Of course." Jiang Qiuyue was originally worried about how to clean the new house. Since Lin Zhengrong had made arrangements, she was happy to cook a meal. "Then you can bring back more fish tomorrow. After it's cooked, I'll send some to Aunt Niu. We can eat it on the train. If it's dried a little, it can last for a few more days."

Jiang Qiuyue was reluctant to part with Aunt Niu. She had such a good neighbor before, but she didn't know what kind of person her new neighbor would be.

After making arrangements for the next few days, they went to bed early.

The next morning, Lin Zhengrong took his two children and Niu Zhuangzhuang to go fishing in the river.

Jiang Qiuyue was packing her luggage at home. She had to pack her clothes, bedding, and household tools in advance, all of which had to be taken with her, otherwise it would be too difficult to buy new ones.

Jiang Qiuyue was busy until noon. When she had almost finished cleaning up and was preparing to make lunch, she saw Qian Li sneaking around the door.

"Sister-in-law."

Qian Li whispered tentatively, "We have already broken up with our parents, you see..."

"Qian Li, don't think about the house anymore. I heard yesterday that you wanted to cheat me of the house by pretending to divide the family property. If you really had a quarrel later, it would have nothing to do with me, and who knows whether it was true or not." Jiang Qiuyue interrupted Qian Li rudely.

Qian Li hurriedly defended herself, "We really have to split up the family. You know how unreasonable mom is. If we don't split up the family, I really can't live on. Can you help us out for the sake of our past relationship and leave the house to us?"

"Previous affection?"

Jiang Qiuyue raised her voice, "Qian Li, did you get hit on the head? What kind of relationship did we have in the past? Don't forget that Nan Nan still refuses to speak, isn't it because of the fight between you and Wang Chunhua?"

Jiang Qiuyue lowered her face and glared at Qian Li fiercely. She was very vengeful. Nan Nan was such a young girl, and Qian Li could have the heart to kill her, which showed that she was not a good person, and there was no need to sympathize with her.

When talking about Lin Nannan, Qian Li was speechless for a moment. After a while, she tried to ask, "Are you really going to destroy the house?"

It's such a pity to destroy it. Jiang Qiuyue's yard is so nice, and she has her own toilet, so she doesn't have to compete with the villagers for it. Qian Li dreams of having such a small yard, otherwise she wouldn't have come to Jiang Qiuyue to beg her for it.

"Whether it's smashed or not is none of your business. You can go back now. If you don't leave, I'll take action." Jiang Qiuyue had just finished speaking when she saw Lin Zhengrong coming back with the children, clenching his fist to show Qian Li.

Qian Li was afraid that Jiang Qiuyue would really hit her, so she could only leave in shame.

After returning home, Lin Erzhu asked how it went.

Qian Li shook her head, "This time, we really failed miserably and ended up losing everything."

Lin Erzhu was beaten black and blue, with scratches all over his neck from his mother. "Oh, we shouldn't have wavered and should have been ruthless. Now we are too embarrassed to face people. My parents were so angry that they locked the kitchen."

Since there was no kitchen to cook, Qian Li just used a clay pot in the corner to make some food.

Lin Erzhu and his wife wiped their tears in regret, while Lin Zhengrong came back with a basket of fish, some big and some small. Jiang Qiuyue picked out the two biggest ones and cooked pickled fish for lunch, and asked Lin Zhengrong to clean the rest.

The sauerkraut at home was almost finished, with only two pieces left. Jiang Qiuyue took one out and soaked it in water.

After removing the scales from the fish, slice it into thin slices along the sides, then add sweet potato starch, cooking wine, green onions and ginger to marinate.

After the water in the pot is boiled, add the fish slices and simmer until cooked. Do not simmer for too long. When the fish slices turn milky white, take them out and put them at the bottom of the bowl. At this time, add sauerkraut and green vegetables to the fish soup. Unfortunately, there are no bamboo shoots at home, otherwise the soup will be more delicious.

Pour the soup on the fish fillets, sprinkle with chopped green onions and wild peppercorns, then drizzle with hot oil, and the sour, spicy and refreshing sauerkraut fish is ready.

At this time, Lin Zhengrong had also processed the other fish. Jiang Qiuyue marinated them with chili and other seasonings, and then fried and smoked them after dinner. They can be preserved for several days.

The pickled fish was appetizing and the fish slices were tender and smooth. Jiang Qiuyue reminded them, "You have to eat slowly, there are fish bones." The fish caught in the river are carp and silver carp, both of which have many bones. She was very careful when eating them herself, for fear of getting fish bones stuck in her throat.

"I know!" Lin Beibei was busy eating and didn't even raise his head. His mother was really amazing. The food she cooked was the most delicious in the world.

Niu Zhuangzhuang from next door, on the other hand, tasted the food very slowly, which was unusual, and made his wife anxious.

"I have to eat slowly, otherwise I won't be able to eat such delicious food in the future. Grandma, can't you learn from Aunt Jiang?" Niu Zhuangzhuang was reluctant to leave Aunt Jiang again.

Aunt Niu laughed angrily, "Even if I learn it, we don't have that many seasonings to make it. Your uncle Dazhu earns a lot of money every month, so Aunt Jiang can live such a good life. If you really want to live a comfortable life in the future, study hard and join the army after graduating from junior high school."

This is the truth. Even for dual-working families in the city, the welfare benefits may not be as good as Lin Zhengrong alone, so Jiang Qiuyue dares to eat like this. Joining the army is the best way out now. Aunt Niu naturally hopes that her grandson can join the army, so she encourages him like this.

For a better life in the future, Niu Zhuangzhuang promised, "I will never be absent-minded in class in the future and I will listen carefully!"

If you fail the test, you will be held back. If you hold back one more year, you will have to delay your military service by one year. In order to have delicious food, Niu Zhuangzhuang made up his mind.

Aunt Niu and his friends didn't quite believe it. After all, Niu Zhuangzhuang was well-known for being naughty and playful. It was not until the start of the new semester that they realized that Niu Zhuangzhuang had really changed.

There was still more than half a month before school started, and the first to leave were Jiang Qiuyue's family.

On the day of departure, Lin Zhengrong went to Jiangjia Village early in the morning, borrowed a cart, and helped Jiang Xiahe move.

Fang Zhaodi from next door heard the noise and ran over. She looked at Jiang Xiahe in confusion, "Why didn't you listen to me?"

Jiang Xiahe had already moved all the things onto the cart and looked at her mother with disappointment. "Mom, I don't understand either. Why can't you think about us sisters? Yunlang is already like this, and you still let me live with him. Sometimes I really want to open your head and see what's in your head."

Fang Zhaodi has looked much more haggard recently, with sunken eye sockets. "Isn't it all for your own good?"

"For our own good, you shouldn't have let me marry Yun Lang in the first place, but should have sent Yun Lang directly to the Public Security Bureau."

Jiang Xiahe took a deep breath. She would move away from now on and would not have many opportunities to talk to her mother. "When my father was around, he said that we had to listen to him about family matters. You were forced to do so. Now I realize that you and my father are just as ignorant. Now that you don't have your father to support you, your elder sister quarrels with Wu Li every day about family matters. You don't care whether your elder sister will get divorced or not. Instead, you and your elder sister think about how to take advantage of Qiuyue every day."

Speaking of this, Fang Zhaodi still didn't know that Jiang Qiuyue was going to join the army. She just thought that Jiang Qiuyue was kind-hearted and took Jiang Xiahe in.

The two villages are separated by some distance. Fang Zhaodi has been sighing these days and has forgotten to inquire about Jiang Qiuyue.

"Do you think Wu Li can always tolerate Big Sister being like this?"

Jiang Xiahe smiled, "When the Wu family can no longer tolerate this, and my eldest sister doesn't get a penny, you won't get any money either. Yaozu won't work in the fields, so you have to support him. When you die, Jiang Yaozu won't be your support, he will just lie on you and suck your blood."

"Mom, I advise you to stop struggling. Don't let us sisters end up like Qiuyue and disown you in the end. Then you won't even have anyone to collect your bodies."

After saying what they wanted to say, Jiang Xiahe and Lin Zhengrong said they could leave.

Fang Zhaodi was stunned for a moment, and then she continued to curse, "Jiang Xiahe, you actually cursed me to death? You are my daughter, and you can say such treasonous words. Who did you learn this from?"

"I'm telling you, I won't count on you anymore in my life. Yaozu is enough for me. He will definitely be filial to me!"

Jiang Xiahe knew that she couldn't explain it clearly to her mother, so she didn't even turn her head and stopped arguing.

When they arrived at the Lin family, Jiang Qiuyue was already making pancakes.

Eggs and chopped green onions were added to the batter. Lin Beibei and Lin Nannan ate while watching.

"Try it first, how does it taste?" Jiang Qiuyue handed the pancake over, "Second sister, I have packed up the things in the room. I left one bed for you and gave the other one to Aunt Niu."

As she spoke, Jiang Qiuyue pointed to the back of the kitchen and said, "Go and have a look. Zheng Wenbin is here."

As soon as Lin Zhengrong left in the morning, Zheng Wenbin came to do the work. Jiang Qiuyue didn't let him do it, so he rushed to do it.

Since Zheng Wenbin wanted to work, Jiang Qiuyue let him do it. It happened that the vegetable garden needed to be turned over and the room needed to be cleaned.

Hearing that Zheng Wenbin was coming, Jiang Xiahe felt a little uncomfortable and said she didn't want to watch anymore, "Go and help me get rid of him."

"Don't you want to see him?" Jiang Qiuyue asked.

"There's nothing to see. He is him and I am me. There is no possibility for us." Jiang Xiahe sat next to the stove. Seeing her like this, Jiang Qiuyue asked Lin Zhengrong to talk.

Jiang Qiuyue scooped out the last cookie and said, "Second sister, I won't advise you anything, but I will say a few more words to you. You only have one life, and there is no medicine for regret. Zheng Wenbin said that he was locked up by his family at that time. I went to ask, and it was true."

"If you feel that you are not worthy of him because you have been married before, there is no need to do that. You are hardworking and capable, and you have your own advantages. But if you simply don't have any feelings for him, that's fine too."

"No, Qiuyue, I... I'm afraid I can't have children." Jiang Xiahe lowered her head. She had injured herself in a miscarriage and had not recovered yet.

Jiang Qiuyue guessed the reason. "Second sister, you've been through a lot. I just want to advise you that you'll feel more comfortable if you live a little more selfishly. I don't have much left for you. You can use this money to see a doctor. I'm not giving you money so that you can have a baby. I'm giving you money so that you can get better."

Jiang Qiuyue's decision on whether to have children or not is a future concept, and she knows that she cannot change the current people's ideas. So she just hopes that Jiang Xiahe can take good care of her body, otherwise her monthly life will be very uncomfortable.

Jiang Xiahe refused to take the money, so Jiang Qiuyue stuffed the money into Jiang Xiahe's pocket and went out to call Lin Zhengrong for dinner.

Zheng Wenbin only dared to take a quick glance at Jiang Xiahe and then left.

"He said he would come back in the afternoon." Lin Zhengrong smiled. "I asked him to stay for dinner, but he didn't say a word and just kept working. It would be good if someone could help, so that my second sister wouldn't have to deal with so many people in the Lin family alone."

"I can do it!" Jiang Xiahe encouraged herself. Compared to enduring gossip in Jiangjia Village, those few people in the Lin family were nothing.

If people want to live a good life, they have to stand on their own feet. This is what Jiang Qiuyue can help with.

After they finished their meal, Jiang Qiuyue went to say goodbye to Aunt Niu, and the two parted reluctantly. Wang Youren arrived in a tractor.

Someone will come to pack the things at home tomorrow, so Jiang Qiuyue will take the other luggage and leave first.

Hu Haizhi and his wife also came to see them off. Chen Meiru hugged Jiang Qiuyue reluctantly and said, "When you get to the army, report your safety to the village. Come back often when you have time."

Aunt Niu was wiping her tears, which made Jiang Qiuyue's eyes wet as well. Only then did Lin Beibei realize that they had to say goodbye. She took Niu Zhuangzhuang's hand and told him not to forget him.

But Jiang Qiuyue and the others still had to catch the train. No matter how much they talked, there was a time to say goodbye. Jiang Qiuyue waved to everyone and got on the tractor to go to the town.

Not long after Jiang Qiuyue left, Fang Zhaodi and Jiang Yaozu, brother and sister, hurried over.

Jiang Chuntao learned that Jiang Xiahe was going to join Jiang Qiuyue and felt that something was wrong. After asking around, she found out that Jiang Qiuyue was going to join the army, so she hurried to inform her mother.

The result is still a step late.

"Where are the people?"

Fang Zhaodi looked at the yard and saw that Jiang Qiuyue's family was no longer in sight. She slapped her thigh and asked, "Where did everyone go?"

Jiang Chuntao also grabbed Jiang Xiahe and asked, "Xiahe, how could you team up with Qiuyue to hide it from mom? They left like this, what do you want mom and Yaozu to do in the future?"

"Sister, Jiang Yaozu is already a grown man with his hands and feet. He can definitely earn work points on his own. What do you mean by what will happen to Jiang Yaozu in the future? That's ridiculous!"

Jiang Xiahe is no longer the punching bag she used to be. Jiang Qiuyue is right. One has to be stronger and more fierce than others to avoid being bullied. "Anyway, you know that I don't have a penny in my hand, and I don't have any skills. I can't help Jiang Yaozu at all."

"Second sister, why are you so cold-blooded?"

Jiang Yaozu looked at the empty yard and wanted to throw something, but Jiang Xiahe held his hand tightly.

"Jiang Yaozu, I'm a dead man now. If you dare to mess around, I will fight you to the death!" Jiang Xiahe looked at the people in front of her and said ruthlessly, "You know I have no one to rely on now, but I'm not the same person I used to be. At worst, we can die together. I still won!"

She went back to the kitchen and got a kitchen knife, which scared Jiang Yaozu so much that he ran out of the yard, and Jiang Chuntao's face turned pale.

Fang Zhaodi didn't even recognize Jiang Xiahe. After a long while, she still held her breath and said, "Then tell me where Jiang Qiuyue's troops are. I'll go find her!"

"Qiuyue has helped me so much, I will not repay kindness with evil. Mom, give up this idea. It's you who treated Qiuyue badly, so Qiuyue abandoned you." Jiang Qiuyue chased them away with a kitchen knife, forced them out of the yard, and slammed the door.

Fang Zhaodi pounded her chest and gasped.

Jiang Yaozu cried and asked what to do next. Fang Zhaodi felt dizzy and fainted after hearing this.

"Yaozu, stop shaking mom, take her to the clinic!" Jiang Chuntao couldn't carry her mother, but Jiang Yaozu was reluctant to do it. It was only after Jiang Chuntao begged Jiang Yaozu that they sent Fang Zhaodi to the clinic.

After Jiang Zeyu finished examining her, he made the preliminary diagnosis that Fang Zhaodi had suffered a stroke due to anger, and asked them to send her to the city hospital as soon as possible.

Jiang Chuntao seemed to be struck by lightning and it took her a long time to cry out.

At this time, Jiang Qiuyue's family of three had already boarded the train.

Jiang Qiuyue was not someone who would endure hardship. They would have to take a two-night train to reach their destination, so she asked Lin Zhengrong to buy a berth in advance. It was a little more expensive, but the berth was more comfortable, and at most they could save some money from other places this month.

As for why it was a family of three, it was because before getting on the train, Lin Zhengrong suddenly received an emergency mission and was called away by local troops.

"I will call Guo Wei and ask him to arrange someone to pick you up. I will come back to find you as soon as I finish my mission." Before leaving, Lin Zhengrong specifically instructed, "Don't sleep too deeply on the train. I am sorry for you this time, but the mission is urgent and I have to go."

Jiang Qiuyue generously expressed her understanding and assured Lin Zhengrong that she was definitely not angry.

That was how things were in the army, and she was tactful enough not to ask too many questions. Lin Zhengrong earned money to support his family, and she could sympathize with him. It was just taking two children on a train by herself, she could do it!

It was the first time for both children to take a train, and they were curious about what was going on inside the train. Fortunately, they were very obedient. Jiang Qiuyue told them not to wander around alone, and the two children behaved well and stayed within Jiang Qiuyue's sight.

It was just that Lin Beibei asked too many questions. He would ask about everything new he saw, which caused a big sister in the shop to look at him from time to time and take the initiative to talk to Jiang Qiuyue, "Your son is chubby and cute. Big sister, where are you going?"

Jiang Qiuyue said she was going to join the army, "The child's father was originally with us, but he suddenly had a mission, so the three of us went."

"That's a coincidence. I'm also going to Haicheng, so we can keep each other company." Gao Juanjuan jumped off the upper deck. She was sitting on the train alone and felt very bored. "I went out this time to look for my relatives, but it's a pity that I came here in vain. If I don't find my brother, my parents will never be able to rest in peace for the rest of their lives."

She grabbed a handful of White Rabbit candies from her bag and said, "Come on, you two have some candy."

Lin Beibei and Lin Nannan looked at their mother together. Jiang Qiuyue knew that White Rabbit milk candies were expensive, so she asked them to take one each. In the end, Gao Juanjuan gave all to the two children.

"My children are a little older than your two, and they are not that well-behaved. It's really you, sister, who knows how to take care of children." Gao Juanjuan introduced herself. She was a military doctor in the army. When she heard Lin Beibei say thank you sweetly, she felt particularly close to the two children for some reason.