After school, the three siblings went straight home.
The town is not very close to Shanshun Village, and it takes about an hour to walk there.
Cao Qiuhua and Chen Zong were reluctant to let their thin-armed and skinny daughter suffer, so they gave their bicycles to the brothers.
Chen Nongmo sat sideways on the big bar with a cotton pad tied to the front, Chen Yi sat astride the back, and the fourth brother Chen Jun spun the bike like a Hot Wheels and returned home.
After arriving home, Chen Nongmo thought he was going to have a bicycle accident several times. He plunged into a snowdrift and walked into the house with weak legs. He did not go to see his fourth brother who was crying loudly after being beaten by his fifth brother.
"Why did you come back so soon today? Did the teacher let school go early?" Cao Qiuhua was putting away her needlework basket and preparing to make dinner. When she saw the girl come back, she thought she had misread the time and subconsciously glanced at the watch on her wrist.
Chen Nongmo began to take off his thick coat and hat and hang them on the hanger. Hearing this, he complained angrily: "Today, when Fourth Brother was riding his bike, I almost thought I saw the Naihe Bridge."
"What Naihe Bridge?"
".It is the Lord of Hell."
Hearing this, Cao Qiuhua, who had been gentle at first, suddenly turned gloomy. He patted the girl and scolded her, "Don't say these feudal remnants."
Then with a "pop!" he put down the work in his hands, took off his shoes and walked towards the brat.
Seeing this, Chen Jun, who had just stepped into the main room, had no time to protest to his sister and turned around and ran away.
However, he didn't expect that before he could take a step forward, Chen Yi, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed his clothes.
The final result was predictable. Chen Jun held his buttocks, which had been spanked several times by his old mother, and stared at his sister with resentment, groaning in grievance.
After cleaning up the troubles, Cao Qiuhua instructed the twins to add water to the water tank, and then went to prepare dinner with a dark face.
After venting his anger, Chen Nongmo followed Qiuhua's mother to the kitchen to help.
= Drink sorghum porridge with corn cakes in the evening.
The dough was ready in the afternoon. Cao Qiuhua ordered the little girl to light the fire while he cleaned his hands and took the dough from the wooden basin to the table to knead it again: "If the fourth child doesn't behave himself again in the future, you have to come back and tell me. If he doesn't get well, he will break his arms and legs sooner or later. He rides his bike like a mad dog."
Hearing this, Chen Nongmo laughed subconsciously, then paused in pulling out the wheat straw. Belatedly, she realized that she seemed to have complained because she was so angry just now?
Not hearing the girl's reply, Cao Qiuhua turned around and glanced at her, then smiled: "What? Are you still shy?"
She quite liked the way Yu Yu complained just now. This was the liveliness that a teenage girl should have. Unlike a few days ago, she had a soft temper and she was worried when she saw her daughter. She was worried that her daughter would be bullied in the future where they couldn't see her.
It’s better for girls to have a stronger temper.
Chen Nongmo was not shy, she was just a little surprised. After all, this kind of coquettish behavior was too far away from her.
It was so far away that she still found it unbelievable.
In just over a month, she had gone from a harmless image with rounded edges to someone with sharp edges.
Yes, in the view of Chen Nongmo, who grew up in an orphanage, complaining is sometimes just a way of being spoiled and willful.
After a while, she coughed uncomfortably: "Second brother will be back soon, right?"
Cao Qiuhua's smile deepened, and he followed his daughter's words and replied: "Today is just the initial inspection. He hasn't returned home yet, so he should be back with the main group."
“Are there many people from our village participating?”
Chen Nongmo has been very busy recently. She got her parents' address from her eldest brother's reply. These days, she not only made clothes for her eldest brother and his family, but also prepared clothes for her parents.
Although she only sent the shoes on the day of mailing the package because she didn't know the specific situation at her parents' side, it did not affect her enthusiasm to save things for her parents.
Because she was too involved, she had no time to go out and join in the fun in the village, so naturally she had no idea how many people from Shanshun Village had signed up for the selection.
Cao Qiuhua formed the dough into dough balls, rolled them into round shapes, and flattened them. Soon, the shallow basket was filled with palm-sized corn cakes. When she heard her daughter's question, she said without even turning her head, "Why aren't there many? Those who are of the right age have all gone. It's such an honor to be a soldier."
After saying this, before her daughter could respond, she continued, "I told you to go out with your brothers. You must be bored staying at home all day. I don't know what you are thinking. When I was young, I couldn't stay at home. I ran out every day and even went to the mountains to hunt."
"It's too cold outside. I don't want to move." In her previous life, in order to make a living and to repay the director's mother for raising her, Chen Nongmo almost forced herself into a spinning top, running around outside every day. In this life, she finally has all her relatives together and financially well-off. She just wants to follow her nature and do whatever makes her feel comfortable.
Besides, it's so cold outside, wouldn't it be nice to stay in a warm kang room? Cao Qiuhua suddenly realized, patted the flour on her hands, carried the basket to the earthen stove, and motioned her daughter to light the fire: "That's right, you southern girls can't stand the cold, it's better to squat in the house."
= When Zong's father and second brother came back, it was already dark.
Fortunately, the two people, wrapped in wind and frost, brought back good news, and the initial examination passed.
At the dinner table, Chen Zong, who had been silent until now, drank a few sips of wine with a happy face, and then briefly told his family about the initial examination.
Cao Liu, who was 1.9 meters tall and had strong muscles, stood out among the thin crowd due to the difficulty in getting enough food and clothing. The company commander who came to recruit soldiers took a liking to him at first sight, patted his shoulders, pinched his muscles, and called him a good seedling. When he learned that he was a high school graduate, he was even more delighted and said that if there was no problem with the political review, he would be sent directly to the guard company.
You know, the requirements for the guard company are higher than those for ordinary soldiers, and correspondingly, there are more opportunities for promotion after entering.
When the recruiting captain said this, it meant that Cao Liu was basically selected.
Because there must be no problem with the political review, otherwise Chen Wuwen, who has the same household registration as Chen Wuwen, would not be able to serve in the army.
"That's great, that's great." Cao Qiuhua said "that's great" several times in a row, and kept patting Lao Er's strong arms.
After the second son leaves, I don’t know how many years it will take before he can see anyone again.
But this was something her son cared about so much, she couldn't help, let alone hold him back.
Just "Are you still serving in Province H?"
Cao Liu picked up two pieces of food for his mother with chopsticks: "It's not certain. We will know after we finish the recruit training."
"Yes, yes, yes, look at me, your elder brother was like that at that time."
Chen Zong patted his wife's hands, knowing that she was reluctant to let them go, but the children had grown up and would eventually go out and explore the world.
After a lively dinner, Chen Nongmo washed up and returned to his room.
Lying on the warm kang bed, the excitement slowly subsided.
It will take at least two months to go through the series of procedures, including preliminary review and examination, physical examination, political review, and on-site investigation, and to officially receive the enlistment notice.
In other words, the high-spirited second brother will lose both legs while saving someone and will be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life in more than two months.
Thinking of this, Chen Nongmo sighed deeply, turned over and lay on his side, reminding himself again that he must pay close attention to the progress of enlistment. = The next day.
Chen Nongmo was shocked when he didn't see his second brother after getting up.
Then she realized that she was too startled, so she asked her fifth brother who was serving breakfast, "Where's the second brother?"
"I went to the village militia to practice shooting. I think I'll be back soon. Come over and have breakfast."
Hearing this, Chen Nongmo said no more, walked to the table and started eating quickly.
Cao Qiuhua had no choice but to bring the prepared milk powder over and help stir it while muttering, "Eating breakfast every day is like a battle. Can't I get up ten minutes earlier?"
"The quilt is too warm." Chen Nongmo smiled and said something naughty.
But her good looks are not just about delicate facial features, but also about her unique temperament. She looks like an ancient noble lady who walked out of a painting of court ladies. It is a delight to look at her.
Cao Qiuhua already liked her very much, but now seeing her acting coquettishly towards him, he immediately lost his stance, took out an empty bowl, poured milk on both sides to cool it, and said, "You have a point, you are still young and weak, you need to sleep more."
Hearing this, Chen Jun, who was also 16 years old and only two months older than his sister, felt jealous.
Cao Qiuhua was also busy sending the children to school.
After the second child came back and had breakfast, the family of three went to the village committee.
= Chen Wuwen was not surprised when he received the call that his brother had passed the initial examination.
However, when he learned that he was chosen by the company commander who was recruiting soldiers, he was still very happy and warned him in a deep voice: "The more you have to stay calm at this time, don't do anything reckless."
Cao Liu laughed: "You don't know who I am yet."
Chen Wuwen also laughed: "That's right, you have been steady and disciplined since childhood, but you still can't be careless. Often at times like this, all kinds of evil spirits can jump out."
There are too few vacancies for military service, and every year there are always those who are excellent in all aspects who are inexplicably eliminated.
It was difficult to say it too clearly over the phone, but Cao Liu understood: "Don't worry, brother. With you behind me, most people won't be that stupid."
There are only a few promising people in a county. Who doesn't know that Chen Wuwen is now an officer in the army?
Most people may not know the exact level, but that does not prevent others from being a little cautious when they have bad intentions.
"I can't help you because I'm far away. You have to be more flexible. If you have any problem, come to me immediately." The call time was limited, so Chen Wuwen said a few more words to his brother and then asked his parents to answer the phone.
Chen Zong was a man of few words. He spoke for less than half a minute before handing it to his wife.
Usually at this time, Cao Qiuhua's topic mostly revolved around her son, but this time, she only said a few words and then happily talked about all the good qualities of her daughter.
Chen Wuwen's expression on the other end of the phone became softer and softer.
It seems that my mother is very happy about my sister's arrival.
That's good. ".By the way, I almost forgot. Yu Yu felt bad about accepting your New Year's money, so he specially drew a design and made a set of clothes for you, and mailed it out yesterday." Before hanging up the phone, Cao Qiuhua slapped his forehead and told him what he almost forgot.
"How could I be short of clothes? The army has distributed them to you. You can keep the fabric for yourselves." Although he said so, Chen Wuwen felt very comforted in his heart. Looking at the leather boots that fit him well, a look of pride appeared on his face.
"We have plenty of fabrics at home, so I made it for you so you can wear it properly. It took me several days to make it, little girl. It must have strained my eyes."
Chen Wuwen couldn't help laughing out loud: "Sisters are more caring than brothers after all."
Cao Qiuhua said proudly: "Of course not! Yuyu is very considerate and has a very clear personality. He even made a set for Xiao Shao, which is exactly the same as yours. Remember to give it to him when you receive it, understand?"
Chen Wuwen's mouth straightened instantly (End of this chapter)
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