Chapter 38

But Lin Xixi did not immediately agree to Xiao Zhang.

She pondered for a moment and said, "Dating is to prepare for marriage, so you must observe carefully. It does not mean that the person you are dating must marry you."

She would not say anything final.

Xiao Zhang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, I understand, I understand. Hehe, then you should observe me carefully."

Since they could reach a consensus, Lin Xixi nodded modestly, and the two of them went to the market together. Although

Lin Xixi was born in the countryside, she was beautiful, healthy, capable, a good cook, and had attended elementary school and could read, all of which were plus points in this era.

It can be said that as long as the man is not as obsessed as Yan Lei in marrying a cultured or city person, then Lin Xixi is a very high-quality wife candidate for these soldiers who are also from rural areas.

The degree of quality is even much higher than Qiao Wei.

Xiao Zhang is of course diligent in various ways. Although his salary cannot be compared with Yan Lei, it is much higher than that of ordinary workers. Moreover, he is a driver, and this position has a lot of gray income.

Let's put it this way, Xiao Zhang has never bought cigarettes or alcohol by himself, but he has endless cigarettes and drinks.

Single men have few places to spend money in the military area. He has saved a lot of money, and when he needs to spend money, he is not stingy at all.

He is very neat when taking out his wallet.

But Lin Xixi didn't want anything. She raised her chin slightly and waved her hand to tell him: "I won't waste other people's money. I'm not that kind of person."

What a simple girl! Hardworking, virtuous, and beautiful!

Xiao Zhang thinks Lin Xixi is better.

In fact, Lin Xixi doesn't like anything in this market.

She has seen the industrial society in the 1980s and 1990s. The things sold in this broken market are all rural things, and she doesn't like any of them.

None of them are worth buying.

And according to the rules of the countryside, if the man buys something for the woman after the blind date, such as clothes, and the woman accepts it, then the relationship is confirmed.

Lin Xixi doesn't want to confirm the relationship with Xiao Zhang.

While walking around, he saw Qiao Wei, and Xiao Zhang took the initiative to say hello.

Lin Xixi followed.

She took a quick look and before she could say anything, Xiao Zhang spoke for her: "Hey, what did sister-in-law buy?"

The bamboo basket had more and heavier things, so Yan Lei had taken over the task of carrying it. Qiao Wei was still carrying her woven basket, which was almost full.

Qiao Wei smiled brightly: "Just buy whatever you see. They are all practical things."

She was right, everything sold in the market could be said to be practical. However, Qiao Wei bought many things not for practical use, but for the rural atmosphere that the things themselves brought with them.

Just... buy them for fun.

Xiao Zhang nodded: "They are all useful things."

Lin Xixi rolled her eyes behind Xiao Zhang.

Qiao Wei saw it, but she couldn't hold back her laughter and asked, "Xiao Lin, didn't you buy anything? Did you not bring any money? Auntie will lend it to you first."

This was really harsh, and Lin Xixi rolled her eyes even more.

Xiao Zhang smiled and waved her hands quickly, "No, sister-in-law, no. I have money with me."

Qiao Wei acted as if she suddenly realized something, "Oh, oh."

These two people, calling sister-in-law sister-in-law and aunt aunt, are all very natural.

Lin Xixi was so angry that they talked like this, as if she and Zhang Guoqiang were really in a relationship.

But no one said it clearly, and if she insisted on making it clear, it would seem like there was something wrong.

She could only grit her teeth in anger.

Suddenly, a straw hat fell from the sky and landed on Qiao Wei's head, covering her eyes.

Qiao Wei sighed, pushed up the brim of the hat to reveal her eyes, and smiled.

Yan Lei asked, "Is one enough?"

"Yes, it's enough."

Yan Lei greeted Xiao Zhang and Xiao Lin, "Are you here to shop too?"

No wonder I didn't see him just now, it turned out that he went to buy a straw hat for Qiao Wei.

At this time, Lin Xixi squeaked and called out, "Captain Yan."

She looked him up and down and was suddenly disappointed.

Last night, Yan Lei scolded her, which actually made her very annoyed with him. Why? Middle-aged aunts like to take advantage of their age and point fingers at young people. They can't stand being pointed at and bossed by others, so they get angry for no reason.

But in the end, Lin Xixi is not after Yan Lei as a person, but his future and his wealth. For this, she can only hold her breath.

But now, Yan Lei was carrying a bamboo basket with a lot of earthy things in it.

Wait, what did she see?

Lin Xixi couldn't help asking, "Captain Yan, why did you buy straw sandals?"

What for? He didn't know what to do either. Qiao Wei said that they were not going to be worn, but were going to be hung up for viewing?

Nine out of ten times, the petty bourgeois literary youth thought was at work again.

"Of course I wear them." Yan Lei said righteously, "What else can I do with them? I can't just put them on display for viewing."

Qiao Wei quickly turned her face away, fearing that she would burst out laughing.

Lin Xixi looked strange.

Yan Lei glanced at her and said, "Haven't you worn them before? You are young and you are enjoying a good life. When I was a kid, I wore straw sandals in summer."

Lin Xixi said, "You are the head of the group now..."

"What's wrong with being the head of the group? Even if you become a leader, you can't forget your roots." Yan Lei said with a stern face.

Lin Xixi was scolded by him again and didn't want to talk. When two fathers meet, one of them will be hurt.

Xiao Zhang said, "Then you continue to walk around, we will go over there and take a look."

He took Lin Xixi away.

Qiao Wei also looked strange.

Yan Lei turned his head and saw it, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Wei said, "Nothing."

She pulled him again: "Let's go and see what else is for sale over there."

Yan Lei: "..."

When they returned home, the couple, one carrying a backpack, holding a woven basket and a net bag, and the other holding the child, returned home with a full load.

The three of them also had a popsicle in their mouths.

Red bean popsicles are 3 cents each, delicious and refreshing.

When she got home and opened the gate, she saw her reclining chair and bamboo bed there at a glance, which made her happy.

She put down her things and washed her hands, then went over to adjust the position of the two reclining chairs, and put the bamboo cool bed next to the reclining chair against the wall under the eaves.

"Put it here?" Yan Lei asked, "Are you going to sleep here?"

Yan Lei's eyes were filled with worry.

Could she be sleeping outside at night because she felt too hot? If she had known earlier, she should have bought two cool beds and put them together. Only one bed is not enough for two people to sleep on, so I can't hold her in my arms.

Is it too late to go back and buy one now? But it seems that the people in Siping Township brought a bamboo bed...

He was used to holding her in his arms every night, and suddenly he and his wife had to sleep in separate beds. The psychological blow was a bit too much for Captain Yan.

The grievance came out through his eyes, with accusations.

Qiao Wei didn't see it at all. She was busy arranging the new furniture.

"It's not for sleeping. Eh? It's actually not bad to use it for a nap?" She was happy, "That's good, one thing has two uses."

Hearing "It's not for sleeping", Yan Lei's frustration and grievance disappeared! He perked up again: "You're not sleeping on it? What's it used for?"

"It's for sitting. Like... like a, um, bench." He wanted to say sofa, but was afraid that Yan Lei had never seen a sofa, so he just said bench.

Yan Lei pointed out: "There's no backrest."

"It doesn't matter. I have a way." Qiao Wei had her own plan.

She took out the straw sandals and straw hat first.

There were several nails on the outer wall of the house for hanging things. Even the bathtub was usually hung on the wall.

The recliner was placed next to the door, and the sunbed was placed under the window outside Yan Xiang's room. The straw sandals and straw hat were hung on the nails next to the window.

Straw sandals are two shoes tied with a long straw rope. Qiao Wei specially adjusted them when she hung them up, so that one of the two straw sandals was higher than the other.

He stepped back and looked at it with his hands on his hips. Wai Ruigude, the pastoral feeling was there.

He carried the two colors of cloth he bought into the house. As soon as

he entered the house, he saw her rattan cabinet and was happy: "You put it here for me."

He almost forgot that he bought such a cabinet. He bought too many things today.

Yan Lei followed him in and touched the cabinet: "What will be placed in this?"

The cabinets at home are enough.

Nowadays, the "36 legs" are popular for marriage, including: a square table, four chairs, a double bed, a coat cabinet, a desk, and a dining cabinet.

A total of 36 legs.

When he got married, he made the "36 legs" very decent. Except for the bed being changed into a kang, everything else was available.

She even has bookshelves that others don't have.

I don't know what this cabinet is used for.

"A new bookcase?" he asked.

Qiao Wei has dealt with a lot of books, and he guessed that she might want to buy new books.

Qiao Wei said, "To put shoes in."

Yan Lei: "..."

The rattan cabinet is very light. Qiao Wei looked around the room and moved the cabinet behind the door on the left hand side of the door.

It is equivalent to this cabinet when you come out of her study.

"What to put in?" Yan Lei asked again.

"Shoes." Qiao Wei said.

She was tired of shoes being placed along the wall. It was very inconvenient when sweeping and mopping the floor, and the house looked messy.

She went in and out of the house and put all the shoes of the family of three that were placed along the wall into her new cabinet.

The cabinet door was closed.

"Look, it's tidy." She said, "The shoes are tidy, and the room is tidy too."

"You are amazing. You bought a cabinet specifically for shoes." Yan Lei shook his head and sighed, "I've never heard of anyone having a cabinet specifically for shoes."

That's because everyone has few shoes.

Each person has three pairs of shoes, a pair of spring and autumn shoes, a pair of summer sandals, and a pair of winter cotton shoes.

These three pairs of shoes can be worn for several years without changing. There is no need for a shoe cabinet.

"I have a lot of shoes." Qiao Wei said.

Yan Lei put his hands on his waist: "It's okay, if there are too many, just put them in the cabinet. Isn't that good."

Qiao Wei's expression became a little strange again.

Yan Lei saw it, because she showed this expression once at the market.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Qiao Wei pursed her lips and said, "You are very good to your wife."

"What else?" Yan Lei asked. Qiao

Wei thought of Lin Xixi.

Interestingly, from now on, Yan Lei and Lin Xixi have very obvious aura conflicts. How did they achieve the sweet and doting achievement in the text?

"If... you change your wife, will you be so good to your new wife?" Qiao Wei asked.

Yan Lei thought to himself, what kind of question is this? He always felt that it was a life-threatening question.

"Why would I change my wife?"

"Just if I die..."

"Bah! Bah! What kind of death curse are you saying?"

"Don't be superstitious. I'm just saying if." Qiao Wei put her elbows on the new shoe cabinet, leaned against it, and looked at him with squinted eyes. "If I'm gone, you will definitely marry a new wife, right? Don't say anything against your will in front of the Chairman."

There is a portrait of the Chairman hanging on the main wall of the hall.

The intimidation is too strong.

Yan Lei thought about it and admitted: "I should marry another one. Someone needs to take care of Xiangxiang."

It's the truth. At the beginning of the article, Yan Lei and Lin Xixi went on a blind date and he said frankly that he needed someone to take care of his children at home. Lin Xixi said that although she had never given birth, she loved children very much. She could take care of the brothers and sisters of her uncle's family, and Yan Xiang was also close to her.

The last sentence is the key point. That's

why so many people introduced Yan Lei, who had become a widower, to a couple. In the end, he married Lin Xixi, the niece of Captain Zhao.

It was because she seemed to be very good at taking care of children.