Chapter 78 Building a New House

The holiday came in a blink of an eye.

The sun rises and its rays fall on the island.

The Zhou family's yard was bustling with activity early in the morning.

Zhou Chongshan was in the military camp and had just returned from his last shift.

He not only came back alone, but also brought a lot of people with him.

They were all tall men in military uniforms.

Among them, the person Jiang Rou was most familiar with was Song Yan. After all, the first person she saw on the first day she arrived on the island was Song Yan.

As for the other men, they were all Zhou Chongshan’s comrades-in-arms, and they all came to help.

Everyone in the compound helps each other like this. If someone wants to build a house or do something, they just shout and call seven or eight people to work together.

Zhou Chongshan had helped many families build houses before.

Now it is finally his turn, and the others are naturally happy to return the favor and come to help happily.

besides……

Of course, I came to see the beautiful daughter-in-law of Captain Zhou who was rumored to be beautiful.

"Have you seen Captain Zhou's new wife? I haven't seen her yet, but I heard from the guys standing guard at the entrance of the military camp that she is an absolute beauty! She is prettier than the girls in the art troupe! Is that true?"

"Really, really, my sister-in-law came to the military camp yesterday to deliver food to Captain Zhou. I saw her from a distance and she was really pretty! She was prettier than the girl in our village."

"You said there are only a few hundred people in your village, and there are at most a dozen young women. The beauty in your village doesn't count. I'm better looking than her."

"Hey! How can you talk like that? My sister-in-law is so pretty! Our village beauty is only slightly inferior to my sister-in-law, she is also very pretty."

"What are you arguing about? We are almost at Captain Zhou's house now. We will know everything when we see him."

…

Jiang Rou had received the news from Zhou Chongshan earlier and knew that everyone was coming.

So she got up early before dawn to prepare.

I started kneading the dough to make steamed buns early in the morning, boiled several pots of hot water, and took out the kimchi that I had made with bracken earlier.

Although the food is simple, it is guaranteed to fill all these men up.

While Jiang Rou was busy, the noise she made woke up Zhou Xiaochuan in the room.

After waking up, Zhou Xiaochuan got up silently, pulled the quilt for Zhou Xiaohua, then walked to the yard silently and picked up the broom next to the yard.

He also knew that someone was coming to his house today.

So while Jiang Rou was busy in the kitchen, Zhou Xiaochuan cleaned the yard thoroughly.

I also watered the plants, weeded, and fed the chickens...

All sorts of things.

When Zhou Xiaochuan originally lived with his biological parents, he had to work in the fields when he was only four or five years old.

Nowadays, these little things can be easily handled.

After Jiang Rou finished working in the kitchen, she steamed the buns in the iron pot. As soon as she went out, she saw the brand new yard. She was happy and relieved.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaochuan."

She smiled.

At the same time, he stuffed two small buns that had just come out of the pot into Zhou Xiaochuan's hands.

"We don't have much meat at home, so I'll just make two buns. Xiaochuan, go wake Xiaohua up, then eat the buns before leaving. Don't let anyone see you."

Finished.

Jiang Rou thought about it and added.

"Baozi, you and Xiaohua should each have one. Don't give all to Xiaohua alone. I will ask Xiaohua later."

Zhou Xiaochuan was holding a steaming hot bun in his hand. He could already smell the aroma of the meat bun and his stomach was rumbling with hunger.

He pursed his lips and said, "I know."

Jiang Rou watched Zhou Xiaochuan walk into the room.

Then, footsteps were heard coming from outside the door.

From the sound, I knew that quite a few people had come.

Jiang Rou straightened her hair, pulled her clothes, and then walked out.

In the blink of an eye.

This group of tall men have already walked into the Zhou family courtyard.

Zhou Chongshan walked in front.

After he entered the door, he naturally called out, "Wife."

Then he walked to Jiang Rou's side.

The young couple stood side by side, with the warm yellow morning light falling on their shoulders.

Zhou Chongshan introduced them to his comrades.

"This is my love, her name is Jiang Rou. Jiang means river, and Rou means gentle."

Jiang Rou raised her red lips and smiled.

"Hello everyone, I'm sorry to trouble you all for your help today. Thank you very much."

overnight.

A warm spring breeze blew, ruffling the hair on Jiang Rou's forehead, making it sway gently.

This scene.

Just like Jiang Rou's name, she is truly gentle.

A group of burly men. They have seen many fierce sisters-in-law like Zhao Guifen, but they have never seen someone as gentle as Jiang Rou... as gentle as water, like a spring breeze on the face.

Just by smiling like that, she makes people...unconsciously want to smile too.

Everyone was stunned.

No one spoke for a while.

Among the group of people, a gentle-looking man wearing glasses stood out.

He took the initiative to nod to Jiang Rou and said, "Hello."

Song Yan also shouted, "Hello, sister-in-law."

The others then reacted one after another, calling out "sister-in-law".

This little episode just passed by in such a lively and noisy manner.

But...

The looks these men gave Zhou Chongshan turned into ones of envy and hatred!

How can I not be jealous of such a beautiful daughter-in-law!

They both came from rural areas, but how come Zhou Chongshan got married in his hometown, but they didn’t?

Zhou Chongshan glared back at them without giving in.

My daughter-in-law, there is no point in being jealous!

…

Before everyone started working, Jiang Rou took out all the steamed buns and let everyone eat them before continuing.

Everyone was not polite and after saying a few words of thanks, they started eating.

A bite of steamed bun and a bite of sour kimchi, it is so delicious.

While having breakfast, they talked about what happened yesterday.

"Sister-in-law, our barracks cafeteria improved the food yesterday. I heard from the soldiers in the kitchen that you were the one who taught them how to make the green dumplings?"

"Yes, I went there with Sister Guifen from next door."

Jiang Rou poured water for them while talking.

"Sister-in-law, that thing is delicious!"

"Sister-in-law, Lao Tao from the kitchen team definitely can't think of anything new and interesting. It's all thanks to you that we can eat this."

"Sister-in-law, your steamed buns are better than those made by the kitchen staff..."

A stream of flattery came towards Jiang Rou.

Jiang Rou smiled embarrassedly.

She asked, "Do you think Qingtuan is delicious?"

"It's delicious! Especially the pickled bamboo shoots, which are so delicious. It's a pity that each person only got one, and it was gone in just a few bites. I couldn't even taste anything."

"You can't even taste it, how can you say it tastes good?"

"Don't you think it tastes good? Why don't you give me yours?"

"Tsk, it's not enough for me to eat, who would be willing to give it to you?"

They were a group of comrades who knew each other well and spent every day together. They joked with each other, one sentence after another.