Chapter 19 Chapter 19

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, a north wind started to blow.

Su Rui stared blankly, spitting out the sand in her mouth, squatting in horse stance, her calves trembling slightly. It felt like a military training session at university.

"Military boxing has a total of 16 movements, which are used to develop your physical fitness, reaction speed and combat ability."

Fang Chiye called the guard over and asked him to perform a lunge punch. He explained the key points of the action: "Watch his movements carefully. They are mainly used to attack the enemy's face and waist. The throat piercing kick can attack the enemy's vital parts at the same time."

The guard demonstrated the movements three more times, and Fang Chiye asked everyone to practice while he personally corrected the movements one by one.

Su Rui saw him coming through the team and quickly looked straight ahead with her big eyes.

Fang Chiye saw this and walked towards her.

Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

It didn't work. He just stood beside her for half a minute without saying a word.

She thought the male protagonist would smell like cedar or cold plum. He smelled like soap that had been fully exposed to the sun, giving people a warm and sunny feeling.

But the action is not so warm.

He poked Su Rui's forearm with the stick again: "Raise it higher, what are you shaking for?"

How could Su Rui not tremble? She had been practicing for a whole day and was so tired.

He stood beside Su Rui and showed her his punching posture. Su Rui glanced at him and raised her hand a little higher with an expressionless face.

It only lasted three seconds before the arm came down again.

Fang Chiye laughed: "Come on, let's compare our moves."

Su Rui was immediately excited. She shook her head to loosen her muscles and prepared to have a great time.

Fang Chiye said sternly, "Just practice the movements I teach you."

Su Rui: “Oh!” She was planning to jump on him and strangle him, what a pity.

Su Rui threw her first punch, but Fang Chiye's big hand caught it and tripped her. Su Rui dodged it and hugged his arm to throw her from behind.

The militiamen who were taking a break nearby cheered immediately.

Fang Chiye had a great physique and was very strong. He kept his feet still and blocked the kicking leg first. Then he used his biceps to easily tie Su Rui up in his arm.

Su Rui won by being clever, she stood on tiptoe and arched upwards, and her forehead almost hit Fang Chiye's chin. Fang Chiye tilted his chin and whispered: "Moves, learned moves!"

"Here it comes!" Su Rui kicked at her throat, but Fang Chiye grabbed her wrist to block it.

Su Ruiming failed to attack, so she tried to launch a sneak attack and quickly pull her feet back to trap him.

I pulled it once, but it didn't twitch.

I pulled again, but still nothing happened.

She stood on one foot, swayed, and said, "Let go."

Fang Chiye grabbed her wrist tightly and asked, "Who taught you that move just now?"

Su Rui Jinji was stunned: "Which trick?"

Fang Chiye lowered his voice and said, "Who taught you to shoot through the throat and kick in the front? How did you learn it?"

Su Rui was shocked. That was what she had learned in the women's self-defense class before she wore the book. It would be hard to explain it here.

At this moment, a round of slapping sounded.

Sister Zhao came over, supported Su Rui and said, "It seems that you have not forgotten the moves that Lao Li taught you. If he knew that his tricks could match those of Captain Fang, he would be very happy."

Fang Chiye let go of his hand: "Who is Lao Li?"

Su Rui finally didn't have to jump on one foot in public. After she stood up, she said angrily, "The former militia captain."

Sister Zhao smiled and said, "She is a trainer of the provincial martial arts team. She came to the countryside to teach for two years."

Fang Chiye picked up the stick from the ground again, smiled apologetically and said, "No wonder the militia has a solid foundation. It turns out that they were taught by the people from the provincial military."

Sister Zhao said, "It's getting late, how about we stop here today?"

"Okay." Fang Chiye looked at his watch and blew the whistle: "Disband right here."

Su Rui didn't know whether Sister Zhao was helping her out intentionally or unintentionally, but it looked like Fang Chiye believed her. She was still a little scared.

Sister Zhao said to Fang Chiye, "There's still some pork left from yesterday. The lady who made the big pot of rice has come out to make some pork offal noodles for everyone. Why don't you eat some before you leave?"

Fang Chiye still had work to do and had no intention of eating here. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Feijing walking back not far away.

He saw that Su Rui was in high spirits and was probably interested in the photo, and his mood suddenly became complicated.

Zhao Feijing saw the two of them sticking close together from a distance, cursed them in his heart as "shameless", walked over with an imposing manner and stood in front of Su Rui.

Su Rui was so curious. The hidden plot was so exciting.

Zhao Feijing's eyes turned red, and he said in a sharp voice: "Isn't it fun? Isn't it interesting?"

Su Rui did find it interesting, nodded slightly, and said implicitly, "Not bad."

Zhao Feijing was so angry that she was about to die. God knows how shocked she was when she opened the drawer and saw that little face. The lesbian in the photo was happily holding a banana, and she looked exactly like the one in front of her. It was exactly her!

Fang Chiye stood by and observed Zhao Feijing's every move, fearing that she would suddenly attack and hurt Comrade Su Rui. At least from his point of view, Su Rui was innocent.

But seeing her excited expression, I suddenly felt that she was not so innocent.

As the old saying goes, those who get beaten are just watching the fun.

If I don’t beat you, who else should I beat?

Su Rui found that Zhao Feijing was so angry that she kept staring at her. She tentatively stretched out her hand in front of Zhao Feijing, looked at Zhao Feijing's face carefully, and hooked her hand: "Sister, what did we agree on?"

After finishing, seeing Zhao Feijing still staring at her, Su Rui thought for a moment, took out the steamed bun from her pocket, passed it over and whispered, "Sprinkle some sugar on it."

Owe.

Fang Chiye closed his eyes.

Hit him twice and then go over to block him.

Zhao Feijing had never found anyone who could be so irritating. What kind of sugar is this? It is undoubtedly pouring salt on a wounded heart.

She smashed the pot and reached into her bag with a sullen look on her face.

Fang Chiye thought she was going to take her stuff, but she pulled out a ridiculous device: "You know I'm a reporter, right?"

Su Rui nodded and said enviously, "It's so cool to be able to travel around the world with just a work permit."

Mocking her for feeling bitter?

Zhao Fei said respectfully: "Stand still."

Su Rui: “Yeah?”

Click.

Zhao Feijing didn't wait for Su Rui to respond, and took a photo with other militiamen who had just finished training as the background. After taking the photo, he said coldly: "I don't want to say anything else, you take care of yourself. Don't be so cunning when you go to your husband's house in the future."

Su Rui was still baring her little canine teeth, ready to laugh. After hearing this, she said, "Well, who wouldn't have some ideas at such an age? Even Silly Si'er has some ideas."

Zhao Feijing had learned about Fang Chiye's family before coming for a blind date. Commander Fang and his wife were extremely picky about their son's blind date, even stricter than a political review. He didn't expect Fang Chiye to actually find such a village girl. All men are bad, and he must have been attracted to her because she was pretty.

Zhao Feijing said, "You don't understand bad words, right? Do you want to be kicked out of the house by your mother-in-law?"

Su Rui said seriously, "I am a married woman, and they kicked me out of the house? I am lucky enough that I don't hate them."

Zhao Feijing looked at Su Rui again and her expression didn't seem like she was lying.

She turned her gaze to Fang Chiye's face, glanced up and down, and then burst into laughter: "Son-in-law who lives with his wife? Hahaha, Commander Fang must be very pleased."

Fang Chiye: "...As long as the relationship between husband and wife complies with the New Marriage Law, it deserves respect and cannot be viewed with discrimination or disrespect."

Zhao Feijing shook his head and said, "How many people can look down on a live-in son-in-law?"

Su Rui said, "What's there to look down on? Women can get married, so why can't men? It's not just two eyes and one mouth. There are so many live-in sons-in-law in our village, and they live a prosperous life. How can there be so many problems? My father is also a live-in son-in-law."

Zhao Feijing knew she had said the wrong thing, and she felt a lot of glares falling on her. The strong women around her were looking at her, as if they were looking at where she was thick.

"So it's a family tradition." Zhao Feijing put the camera into his leather handbag and held it to his chest protectively: "Okay, I said something wrong. Since your family tradition is so profound, I wish you a daughter soon."

Fang Chiye waved his hand, and the guard ran over quickly: "Report."

Fang Chiye said, "Send Comrade Zhao to the train station."

Zhao Feijing sneered and said, "Thank you. I wish you and your husband a harmonious relationship and bring honor to your family."

Fang Chiye said calmly, "Thank you for your blessing. I will explain to the organization later."

Zhao Feijing said, "Haha. You'd better explain it clearly. There's a line of people waiting to go on a blind date with you."

"..." Fang Chiye watched her leave and turned to look at Su Rui.

Su Rui was still worrying about how slow she was to react, wondering what the photo would look like. After the person left, she asked Fang Chiye, "Will it really be published in the newspaper?"

Fang Chiye said: "It also depends on the editor's review. Generally, those that are not good will not be posted."

Su Rui sighed: "Oh, that's it. I'm so pretty, he'll definitely do it."

Fang Chiye was happy.

Su Rui said: "What are you laughing at? I am self-aware."

Fang Chiye shook his head: "You are out of your mind. I'm leaving."

***

Time flies, and it's November.

Su Rui's quilt, cotton coat and cotton hat are all ready.

When I go to training in the morning, I take it out to bask in the sun while the sun is still bright.

They had already learned all the military boxing, and it was the last day that Fang Chiye would teach them. Su Rui came to the threshing ground with great joy.

Fang Chiye arrived early as usual and was doing one-handed push-ups.

Su Rui was not surprised. She carried a newly made small bamboo pole on her back and hid in a sheltered place to eat the big cake.

Su Chang'e made the big pancake last night. She looked like she was seriously ill. She baked thirty pancakes as big as the bottom of the pan! Not a single one was round! The family ate seven of them last night. This morning, everyone went out with two pancakes in their pockets.

Su Rui gritted her teeth and grimaced, as if she was chewing the skin of Su Chang'e.

I was so angry. I finally got two kilograms of flour at the end of the year, but she was the one that ruined it all.

Su Yuqin also spoke for Su Chang'e, saying that she would get married sooner or later and had to learn the work of the stove.

Su Rui rolled her eyes as she choked, pounded her chest as she swallowed the pancake, and stared at Fang Chiye exercising from a distance.

She was below the gray wall, and a group of old women were squatting on the curb, all watching Fang Chiye exercising from afar. More and more of these people came, and they came because of the smell of meat.

This bunch of perverts, bah!

Su Rui turned her attention back to Fang Chiye.

Fang Chiye did not plan to continue training them on the last day. He just checked the military boxing and let them practice boxing routines with each other, and that was all.

Su Rui took Wan Zi to practice against each other twice. She didn't know whether others were satisfied or not, but she was quite satisfied.

At around ten o'clock, during a break, Sister Zhao came back from a meeting in the countryside.

Fortunately, he didn't go to the Women's Office to study documents, and went directly to the threshing ground to call Su Rui.

Su Rui handed the small bamboo pole to Wan Zi and walked over to ask, "Sister Zhao, what do you want me to do?"

Sister Zhao took out a form from her pocket, handed it to Su Rui and said, "This is the appointment letter for grassroots village cadres of the people's commune. Please fill in your personal information. I will go to the township for a meeting next Monday and hand it over to the commune."

Su Rui said with shaking hands: "What is this?"

Sister Zhao put her arm around Su Rui's shoulders and said with a smile, "You've done a good job as the acting team leader. I'll apply to the brigade to make you a regular employee. From now on, you'll be the village cadre of our Xiaoba Village."

Suri said, "Officially?"

Sister Zhao said, "Yes, officially, there is also a job subsidy of ten yuan per month."

Su Rui's face was red with excitement. She ran to Wan Zi and the others with the form and said, "Family! I've been promoted! I'm a real cadre now!"

Wan Zi jumped up happily and said, "There is a job, Su Rui will be an officer."

Silly Si'er and Grandma A Xi were also happy. When one person succeeded, all the others would benefit. They would become a formal militia team and no longer have to worry about being eliminated one day.

Fang Chiye was watching closely from the sidelines and clapped his hands out of respect.

Grandma Ah Xi took out a floral handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her eyes: "Great, great, if you become an official, you won't be sold to the mountains to be a daughter-in-law."

Fang Chiye stopped clapping, bent down and asked, "Grandma, what did you just say?"

Grandma Xi said, "Her stepmother was not a human being and was not kind to her. She took the deposit from the old widower and wanted to sell her to a remote mountain village. If she hadn't been smart and refused to go anywhere, we would never see her again."

丸子飛快地說：“還有大傻子要娶她，一家子上門說得話可難聽了。還把郭家榮揍得不敢回家，都不是好東西。”

Grandma Ah Xi touched Wan Zi's head lovingly and said, "Fortunately, she has found a partner. No one will bother her anymore."

Fang Chiye said, "Is it the person you often correspond with?"

Wanzi looked back and saw Su Rui squatting on the curb, filling out a form with a heavy stomach. She lowered her voice and said, "Yes, that's right. I heard that she looks like a gorilla. She's happy with it."

Fang Chiye: “…”

Knowing the girl's situation, Fang Chiye's gaze softened. With wolves in front and tigers behind, it's no wonder she has to find a partner quickly.

Fang Chiye no longer suspected that Su Rui was a beauty trap played by the enemy. It was actually the enemy who captured himself.

After the training, before leaving, he called Su Rui to his side and said, "From now on, I will call you Su Xiaoganbu."

Su Rui said shyly, "Yes."

Fang Chiye forced a smile on his lips and handed her a Shanghai Baosteel pen: "I'll send you two bottles of ink later as a gift for your promotion."

Su Rui really wanted a fountain pen. She was envious of Comrade Zhao's Parker fountain pen. The fountain pen at home always leaked ink when she wrote letters, and she was reluctant to buy a new one.

After receiving the precious pen, Su Rui smiled even brighter: "I really need a pen, so I won't be polite with you. Thank you, Captain Fang."

That’s good. After receiving the gift, he knew not to call me “little cousin” anymore.

Fang Chiye expressed satisfaction.

After Fang Chiye left, Wanzi and the others clamored for Su Rui to treat them.

"Come on, come on, eat hard, and come back to me after you're done." Su Rui waved her little hand, grabbed a handful of dried fish from her pocket and shared them with everyone, picking them up as much as she could.

The cheap stuff made the team members have a lot of fun, and Su Rui was in a good mood the whole day.

When Su Chang'e got home, she knew that Su Rui had really become a village official, and she was so angry that she didn't even have dinner. Su Rui stuffed the leftover biscuits from the day into her mouth through the crack of the window, and then she happily ate eggs in the west room.

Today, we are very particular about the eggs we eat. We dip the boiled eggs in sesame oil, soy sauce and salt. They are very fragrant. It is just a celebration.

Starting from the next day, I went to the Women's Committee for morning meetings every day. After the meetings... I still had to carry shovels to repair the road.

After earning work points for the troops, it was her and Wanzi's turn to patrol the mountain in the evening. With the help of Sister Zhao's big flashlight, she walked around the foot of the mountain twice to send Wanzi home, and she went to the cabin fearlessly.

It will snow soon and the temperature will drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius. There is whitening agent in the cabin. She needs to check if there is enough for tomorrow's use.

Peach trees are now the lifeblood of Xiaoba Village. As winter approaches, some overwintering fungi and pests will hide on the tree trunks. Applying whitening agent not only keeps the trees warm but also kills the pests. Protecting the peach trees early will ensure that there will be better peaches to sell next year.

She thought it was a good idea to go up the mountain at 6:30 and come down at 9:30 at the latest.

What was terrifying was that just as she reached halfway up the mountain, there was a loud thunder from the end of the sky.

"It can't be so unlucky." Su Rui quickened her pace. After only a few steps, raindrops the size of soybeans began to fall.

She tucked the flashlight into her sleeve and rushed forward, two steps at a time.

It is definitely too late to turn back and go down the mountain now, but fortunately this is not the first time we have encountered heavy rain. We were trapped in the cabin for three days because of heavy snow before.

Su Rui ran towards the cabin, her body soaking wet. The light in front of her was not clear, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and it was pitch black, so she couldn't see anything clearly.

She felt that her vest must have been soaked through. The wind and rain soaked her body, making her shiver uncontrollably.

Thunder roared and lightning struck from the sky. Su Rui's hurried steps paused. She raised her head slightly and found a tall shadow just above the stairs, looking down at her.

I don’t know how long he had been watching her climbing the mountain like a wolf. The other party stared at her motionlessly, which made the brave Su Rui panic.

She looked at the muddy path next to the stone steps that was soaked by rain. Anyone who stepped on it would definitely fall flat on their face.

But who would show up on the mountain at this time? Either they were tree-cutters or they were fighting escapades at the end of the year!

Su Rui turned around and started to run backwards. She was fast, but the shadow was even faster!

“Aaaaaaah!!”

"Don't scream."

Su Rui slipped and almost fell down.

Fang Chiye grabbed her collar, the muscles on the back of his hand bulged, and he lifted her up alive...

"Why are you here?"

"Why are you here?"

They both said in unison.

Fang Chiye was wearing a military green raincoat, and his big hand accidentally brushed Su Rui's cold neck. He took off his raincoat without thinking and put it on Su Rui: "Put it on first, we'll talk later."

Su Rui felt the warm breath enveloping her, and she couldn't help sneezing: "Hurry, hurry to the cabin."

Fang Chiye was still thinking about going down the mountain in the rain overnight. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the cabin. He turned on the flashlight, and the bright light illuminated the rain and mist ahead. He wiped the flashlight and said, "You lead the way."

Su Rui said in a low voice, "Go up, it's on the north side. You go first, I'll follow you."

Fang Chiye then noticed that Su Rui's face was pale. He squatted down and saw that she was holding her ankle: "Sprained?"

Su Rui's face was covered with rain. She wiped it off and said, "It's okay. I can walk, but slowly—"

Fang Chiye turned around: "Come up."

Su Rui: “It’s okay.”

Fang Chiye said again: "Come up, don't waste time."

Su Rui ignored her shyness and climbed onto his back. She felt that Fang Chiye carried her on his back without any effort.

Wow, that’s really high.

Su Rui hugged Fang Chiye's neck and said desperately, "Slow down, don't let me fall."

Fang Chiye patted her arm and said, "Be gentle." He was almost out of breath.

The warm and soft body lay on the broad back, and she loosened her grip a little. But as soon as Fang Chiye moved, she tightened it again.

Fang Chiye had no choice but to speed up his pace.

Su Rui held a flashlight and shone it ahead to show the way. Fang Chiye walked forward with big strides, as if there was nothing he was afraid of.

The cabin is not locked and is reserved for people on the mountain to take refuge and rest.

Su Rui climbed down from Fang Chiye's back and shivered.

"Stand still, I'll light the fire first." Fang Chiye took off his military cap and hung it behind the door. The night concealed the red tips of his ears. He took a quick look around with a flashlight, then walked to Su Rui holding the stove.

After he lit the stove, there was light and warmth in the room, and the two of them had time to look at each other carefully.

Fang Chiye took the medicinal wine from the cabinet and stretched out his hand naturally: "Let me see your feet."

Su Rui hugged her knees by the stove and waved her hands, saying, "No, I can do it myself."

Fang Chiye did not force her. There were differences between men and women. After handing the medicinal wine to Su Rui, he went to a far place and took off his outer military uniform.

Su Rui said, "There are clothes in the closet. You can take one and I can take one."

Fang Chiye followed the direction she said and found two patched old coats. He smelled them and found that they smelled like soap. Then he heard Su Rui say, "I washed them the day before yesterday. Usually no one wears them."

Fang Chiye handed one to Su Rui and kept one for himself. He turned his back to Su Rui and said, "You change it. I won't look at you."

Su Rui: "......" What if I see you...

Fang Chiye did what he said. He walked to the door, arched his back, and took off his military vest with his back to Su Rui.

Su Rui swallowed and said, "You really can take off your clothes just like that."

In the dim firelight, Su Rui saw his inverted triangle body, his sturdy waist and his well-shaped abdominal muscles. In this scene, accompanied by the sound of thunder and the faint firelight, a subtle breath floated in the air.

She was lying on it just now, and it felt very broad and powerful.

Su Rui's brain is about to be colored again.

No, no! I just helped you!

You beast!

Bang!

Fang Chiye bent over and twisted his vest. He didn't listen to her answer and was wondering if she had changed her clothes. Then a crisp "pop" made him freeze. "What's wrong with you?"

Su Rui covered her face, bit her back teeth and said, "I'm fine, don't turn around!"