Chapter 285 A spineless man
It was completely dark. Song Lubai and the three children had finished eating, but Wei Yang still hadn't come home.
She hadn't been home for two days, and just when she thought he wouldn't be back today, Wei Yang carried half a sack of watermelons into the house.
His trouser legs were covered in dust. After putting down the melon, Wei Yang went outside to brush off the dust.
Song Lubai fetched him a basin of water and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Wei Yang nodded: "I ate naan on the way, so don't bother with anything. We'll cut up a melon for you in a bit."
Wei Yang tidied up inside, while Song Lubai took the melon to the next room.
The three children were still awake, and when they saw the watermelon, they all got out of bed.
The watermelon is bright red and juicy when cut open, and it tastes crisp and sweet.
"Eating two bites a day is bad for your health, especially at night."
These three children are generally quite obedient, and they don't add much extra work for her each day.
In the two days that Wei Yang was away, Chen Dongyang followed her around every day, while Chen Shaohua and Chen Jingwen stayed near their home and didn't wander off. Chen Shaohua even knew how to cook, so Song Lubai was quite easy to take care of.
"Auntie, Uncle is back. Are you still sleeping with me tonight?"
Song Lubai nodded, "You go to sleep first, I'll talk to your uncle for a while and then come over."
Chen Dongyang said, "Then you'd better hurry, or I'll be scared by myself."
The Chen brothers, Shaohua and Dongyang, slept next door, separated only by a wall. These past two days, the little girl, Dongyang, has been sleeping close to Song Lubai.
Wei Yang carried a basin outside to pour water, while Song Lubai stood at the door. Then the two of them heard a woman crying in a nearby house, as well as the sound of a man hitting someone.
Wei Yang finished pouring the water and stood there with the basin in his hand, looking in the direction from which the sound came. He wanted to go inside, but he couldn't move his legs.
Other people's family affairs are none of our business, but the woman's wailing sounded so pitiful.
Aunt Lu from next door also came out.
Aunt Lu saw Song Lubai and her husband standing there, walked up to them and whispered, "The Tang family gets into a fight every now and then, so don't get involved. Last time, my husband Zhao tried to break up the fight, and Tang said that my husband and his wife were having an affair, so he got into a fight with my husband. Our two families haven't spoken since then. Tang treats my husband like he's an enemy."
Tang Xuewen's wife, Miao Feng, cried and screamed, accompanied by Tang Xuewen's curses, "I'll beat you to death!"
Song Lubai had some recollection of the woman who was suffering from domestic violence; she also often chatted with her neighbors in groups.
Seeing Song Lubai pick up the rolling pin, Aunt Lu said, "Don't go, or you'll get hit."
Wei Yang followed behind silently.
Seeing this, Aunt Lu told her husband to put on his clothes and come out quickly.
Song Lubai used a rolling pin to push open the Tang family's door.
Tang Xuewen was in the middle of a fight when he saw the door open. He turned around and saw the regimental commander's wife and the regimental commander at the door. He immediately withdrew his fist, which was about to be thrown.
Song Lubai said with a long face, "It's already past midnight, aren't you going to sleep or not? Are you planning to fight until dawn? If you don't sleep, the neighbors won't sleep either, right?"
Tang Xuewen saw Wei Yang staring intently at him and thought to himself, "What a busybody!"
He forced an awkward smile and said, "Go to sleep, go to sleep right away."
Miao Feng glanced at the doorway, then quickly looked away.
Aunt Lu outside felt terrible. Her husband came to break up the fight, but that damned Tang Xuewen dared to hit her husband. The regimental commander's wife and her husband came to break up the fight, but Tang Xuewen didn't dare to utter a word.
Before leaving, Wei Yang said, "You don't cherish your wife. There are plenty of single men in the armed forces department and the company. You've chased her away, so see if you can find another one."
Xinjiang province has many things, but it has the most bachelors.
From those in their forties and fifties to those as young as eighteen, with the arrival of educated youth, the number of bachelors will only increase in the future.
The people at the door dispersed, and Tang Xuewen sat on a bench, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
He felt both resentful that the regimental commander and his wife were meddling in his affairs, and that he had just lost face. He was also afraid that the regimental commander would punish him in the future.
In addition, he understood that what the regimental commander had just said was true.
He looked at Miao Feng threateningly, "If you dare to run, I dare to kill you."
Miao Feng, her face bruised and swollen, stood up and said, "Go ahead and hit me. The regimental commander lives in this area. From now on, if you dare to touch a single hair on my head, I'll call everyone who will hear it. Then we'll get a divorce. Let's see if the regimental commander will care. After the divorce, hmph, you'll never be able to find a wife again in your life. Just wait and see who will marry a man who hits women."
Tang Xuewen was furious and had his fist raised. But when he saw Miao Feng raising her chin with a look of disbelief, he trembled for a long time before cowardly lowering his fist.
Miao Feng, who had been suffering from humiliation from time to time after getting married, finally felt a sense of relief.
She couldn't help but say, "Look at Commander Wei, he's an officer, and he cooks at home and treats his wife well. Look at yourself, you're inferior in every way, all you do is beat people at home."
Tang Xuewen was furious. "Why don't you take a look at what the regimental commander's wife looks like? And what a bastard you are! Compared to the regimental commander's wife, look at how you compare!"
Miao Feng picked up a broom and hit him, cursing, "Is it about what I look like? It's about how you're a worthless wretch! Have you ever seen a man like you, so spineless and yet you hit people?"
The two started fighting again, but this time it was Tang Xuewen who was being beaten.
The two made quite a commotion, so Song Lubai and Wei Yang, who had just entered the house, went out again to listen. Seeing that the situation was under control, they went back inside.
At this hour, most households are still awake, and you can hear almost any noise coming from outside someone's door.
Everyone overheard Wei Yang and Song Lubai's meddling.
Wei Yang's words resonated with the group of women.
That's right. These days, there's not much of anything but single men. Without their partner, what's the difference between them and fish swimming in water?
However, the women could only think about it in their hearts. If they said it out loud, wouldn't the couple quarrel? That would be detrimental to family harmony.
But for some reason, they seemed more confident in their families.
Wei Yang sat on a bench eating watermelon, while Song Lubai sat beside him washing his pants and recounting what had happened earlier.
"Those young men are quite good at labeling people. Although we chased them away, I'm afraid they'll cause you trouble."
Being the regimental commander's wife brought her many advantages, but her words and actions were also linked to him.
Wei Yang said, "Don't worry, we'll deal with it when it comes down to it."
"There are more than 300 newly arrived educated youths in total. It's certain that there are some troublemakers among them. Let's see if they still have the energy to cause trouble after they've worked for a while."
The farm needs labor to dig ditches and open up land. Since people have come, they can only do construction work, not cause trouble.
After finishing the melon, Song Lubai also washed and hung up her clothes.
As soon as she entered the room, he picked her up around the waist. Before he could get inappropriate, she whispered in his ear that she had started her period, and then added, "Dongyang is afraid to sleep alone, so I have to go and keep her company in a little while."
Wei Yang: "..."!
He pressed his head against her forehead and said, "Go and put her to sleep first. Come back when she's asleep. I haven't seen you for two days, and I want to talk to you."
Even if he did nothing, Wei Yang wanted Song Lubai to stay by his side forever.
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