Chapter 128

Wang Ying said: "I can embroider, but I won't participate for the time being. Because... I got into college!"

As she spoke, she smiled brightly and happily and showed the acceptance letter to Xu Wen.

She actually got into a teacher training college in the city where she lived.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Xu Wen was quite happy for her, but then he was a little puzzled, "But why haven't you registered yet? Shouldn't you have started school?"

"I have already contacted the school and will report to school a few days later."

Wang Ying and Zhao Gang also have a one-year-old child. When she received the notice, Zhao Gang was still in training. No matter how selfish she was, she couldn't just leave a one-year-old child on the island to fend for himself, right?

It would still be in time for Zhao Gang to report back once he gets back, but Zhao Gang can't bring the child with him as he's training every day.

After the two of them discussed it, Zhao Gang applied for leave, intending to send Wang Ying to report first, and at the same time discuss with Wang Ying's family whether he could leave the child at her mother's house.

Most of her family members have returned to the city.

If the child is left at her mother's house, she can go home to take care of the child when she doesn't have classes, or even on weekends.

But she didn't know whether her family would bless her marriage to Zhao Gang. She hadn't seen her family for several years and didn't know how her parents were doing. If her parents couldn't help, Zhao Gang could only send the child back to his hometown.

Originally the school did not allow this kind of behavior, but when they heard that Wang Ying was a military wife and her husband was away for training and could not return in time, the school made an exception.

Wang Ying looked proud when he talked about this.

Mrs. Li hesitated to speak.

Wang Ying saw what Li wanted to say and explained, "Li, don't worry. I will not divorce Zhao Gang again. I was ignorant before and caused you trouble. I will bring my children to the island after I graduate. Song, you have to save a place for me."

When Mrs. Li heard this, she smiled and said, "You have changed a lot. It's really good to live a good life!"

Song Baoying also said: "Don't worry! I keep my word. No matter how many teachers we have here, I will keep a place for you."

Wang Ying looked at Xu Wen and said, "The person I am most grateful to for what I have today is Sister-in-law Xu Wen."

Xu Wen not only scolded her to wake her up, but also gave her a lot of help with her studies.

Most importantly, she learned new ways of dealing with people from Xu Wen.

Xu Wen waved his hands and said, "Don't thank me! I have to make my own way through life. But I think it is better to work hard to change instead of complaining about the world."

When she first came through, she couldn't stand the many rules of this era that were contrary to the future, and her outrageously poor life made her think about giving up.

But if she really gave up on herself, she wouldn't have the life she has now.

The same goes for Wang Ying. If she didn't think it through and continued to complain about everything like before, Xu Wen would not help her get into college.

In the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

Although Xu Wen said this, Wang Ying still stood up and bowed deeply to Xu Wen.

As Lu Yuanzheng expected, his application was approved. In the name of training, the islands were divided into battalions, with one battleship, one transport ship, and several amphibious armored vehicles, and they circled from the islands to Pengcheng Harbor.

A week means seven days, two trips back and forth each day.

Once we have coordinated with the relevant local departments, we can set off.

Lu Yuanzheng applied for a scrapped transport ship, modified it, and gave it to Xu Wen to use as a transport ship temporarily.

The army has strict quality control over ships. Ships that have reached a certain level of quality must be scrapped, and models that are too outdated must also be eliminated.

In fact, the scrapped boats are newer and larger than many fishermen's boats.

During the long journey to refit the abandoned military ship, Xu Wen received another letter, saying that he had returned to his hometown to pick up Sang Xiaoqing, and asked Xu Wen to do what he wanted to do and not to be restricted by him.

Lu Yuanzheng also sighed after reading the letter: "It's great to have a brother!"

Xu Wen was also very moved and raised his eyebrows: "That's right! If you want to bully me, my brother will be the first to not forgive you."

Lu Yuanzheng smiled and nodded, "I dare not."

Xu asked: "..."

Suddenly I remembered the first time Lu Yuanzheng met Xu Wen.

Xu Wen misunderstood their relationship and wanted to beat Lu Yuanzheng, but he didn't hit him.

If they really came to a fight, even ten Xu Wen tied together would not be a match for Lu Yuanzheng.

But Xu Wen knew that even if Lu Yuanzheng and her broke up and got divorced, he would not bully her.

The weather was extremely hot that day. Xu Wen didn't want to cook and Dongsheng was not at home, so she could only go to the cafeteria with an umbrella to get her meal.

When squad leader Zhang saw Xu Wen, his face immediately fell, "Sister-in-law, even you are here to get food?"

Xu Wen saw that he looked like he was about to cry, and wondered, "What's wrong?"

Squad Leader Zhang waved his hands, "Oh! Don't mention it. Our kitchen squad is probably the busiest unit in the entire battalion now. The entire battalion has about 300 more mouths to feed per meal than before."

"Ah?" Xu asked but got no response. "What's going on? I haven't heard of any new sisters-in-law coming to the island recently?"

The officers and soldiers are fixed, and the new ones added can only be military dependents.

"It has nothing to do with the newcomers. In the past, the more than one hundred sisters-in-law basically cooked at home, and when it was time to eat, the men and children went home to eat. There must have been fewer people asking for food. Especially on weekends, there were five or six hundred fewer mouths to feed than now. Many soldiers went to the family area to eat for free. We were much more relaxed."

Squad leader Zhang shook his head with a nostalgic look on his face. "It's not possible now! I don't know what the sisters-in-law are busy with now. They don't care about meals anymore! All the soldiers come here to get food, not only for themselves but also for their families."

As a result, their workload increased suddenly.

It's not that I can't handle it, I'm just curious about the situation.

Xu Wen didn't expect to add more work to the kitchen team, and he felt a little sorry: "Probably because of my idea."

She talked about how her sisters-in-law were all busy with side jobs.

The sisters-in-law on the island are now obsessed with making money.

There are people who knit sweaters, pickle vegetables, weave bamboo strips, do carpentry, and so on. There are all kinds of people doing all kinds of work.

In short, all the sisters-in-law are busy. The first batch of goods will be shipped out in two days, and they can’t even cook now.

"Ask your sister-in-law, you are really amazing!" Squad Leader Zhang praised sincerely, "You can even think of this."

"I'm just causing you trouble."

"What's the big deal?" Squad Leader Zhang shook his head. "Cooking is the responsibility of our kitchen team. Since the sisters-in-law are also busy, don't worry! We will definitely take good care of the sisters-in-law's stomachs in the future!"

"Don't do that!" Shi Lei walked into the cafeteria, "If you make something more delicious, we won't even be able to go home."

Seeing that Xu Wen had already served her meal, Lu Yuanzheng took the rice bowl from her.

Xu Wen curiously asked Shi Lei: "What do you mean you can't even go home?"

Lu Yuanzheng explained her confusion: "Isn't it the new semester that has just started? There are many more children on the island who want to go to school, in all grades. Our primary school is also in its first year. We have to learn a lot of things by trial and error. Mrs. Song is so busy that she even wants to live in the school, not to mention cooking.

Our teacher Shi's family status has been declining rapidly, and she is almost becoming a 'resigned woman'."

Xu asked: "..."

Shi Lei: “…”

Before Shi Lei could defend himself, Xu Wen spoke up. "Coach Shi, if that's the case, I have to say something to you.

When you were busy in the past, Sister Song wanted you to visit your family and complain to you. At that time, you always felt that you had no choice, and you also hoped that Sister Song would fully support you and understand your difficulties.

Mrs. Song is busy now, why can't you understand?

Great men always say that "women hold up half the sky", but why are women the ones who cook, take care of children and do housework in your country?

Learn from Team Leader Zhang. Team Leader Zhang said he would cook well so that his sister-in-law can focus on her career without any worries. Why do you still plan to hold your sister-in-law back?

Besides, Instructor Shi, I remember you asked me to find something for the sisters-in-law to do, right? You said you hoped they wouldn't just focus on you.

Now that the sisters-in-law have their own independent careers, why are you dissatisfied again? Tell me what you want?"

Shi Lei: “…”

He just said one sentence.

I was scolded by Xu.

What Xu Wen said was all true, and he didn't know how to refute it.

He looked angrily at squad leader Zhang of the control group.

Squad leader Zhang stood up straight out of habit, and then he saw Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng beside her relax again, looking fearless.

Shi Lei: “…”

A complete defeat.

His wife did not return home, and was reprimanded by Xu Wen. This made Lu Yuanzheng, the dog, laugh at him. He even had to pay Xu Wen a gift and apologize: "Sister-in-law, I was wrong! I was not aware enough. I will reflect deeply on my mistakes. In the future, I will definitely cooperate with the sisters-in-law in their work!"

Said that the road is far away.

Lu Yuanzheng didn't even look at him, and asked Xu Wen in a flattering manner, "Wife, do you think we should go home to eat or eat here?"

"Go home!"

Shi Lei: “…”

He really just said it casually.

No real complaints.

Now he has become a man who doesn't know what is good for him.

On the day of clearing the road, the battleship was in the front.

Behind the column of ships were several tanks.

The first time, Xu Wen and her modified boat did not follow the main force because this trip was mainly to clear the road.

This was the first time Xu Wen saw the ship that temporarily belonged to him.

The reason why I say "temporarily" is that after a while, when their business is stable, they will have to return the ship.

This is a small transport ship, a type that has long been obsolete.

But it's more than enough to be an ordinary cargo ship.

that is……

The original hull should be white or green.

The hull is now painted rainbow colors.

It looks pretty good, but a little childish.

And this color should be quite eye-catching at sea, right? Are you sure it won't be targeted by pirates?

Three large colorful characters were painted on the bow and stern of the ship: Rainbow.

It was not until the next day that Xu Wen's Rainbow Boat followed the main force.

Lu Yuanzheng boarded her boat.

"You don't even need to watch from the front?"

"There are so many leaders ahead of us, and I'm not the only one left. Besides, the few civilians in the team are all on this ship, and I think protecting them is the most important thing."

Xu Wen rolled his eyes and said, "Lu Yuanzheng, do your leaders know that you speak in such an official tone?"

If something really happened on the road, Xu Wen believed that Lu Yuanzheng would definitely put the people first as he said.

However, the possibility of an accident happening in a team like this was too small. He came to find her and gave such a high-sounding reason.

Lu Yuanzheng thought about it very seriously and replied: "It seems you don't know?"

Xu asked: “…” That’s enough!

Lu Yuanzheng saw Xu Wen's disdain and grudgingly defended himself: "I'm really worried about you. Yesterday, we encountered four or five reefs of varying sizes along the way! We cleared three of them and marked two slightly larger ones. Remember to avoid them when you travel next time."

"Thank you, Uncle PLA!"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

"I think I can still be a PLA brother."

Xu asked: "..."

How shameless.

The journey was not long. The straight-line distance took less than an hour, and after taking two detours, it took only about an hour.

When Xu Wen reached the shore, he couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that we were so close to my second brother!"

"If you want to come over on the weekends, I'll come with you."

You don’t need to take a long vacation to come here. One day is enough to go there and back, and you can also have lunch together.

Xu Wen suddenly felt a little happier.

After a while, she murmured, "It would be great if my brother and sister-in-law could settle down here! Then my parents can take me back. I can go back to my parents' home every week."

"It's not impossible. But we can always do it step by step. You have to let your brother and sister-in-law make some money first before considering the next step, right?"

"That's true."

Lu Yuanzheng stretched out his hand, palm facing up, and handed it to Xu Wen: "Let's go!"

"Where are you going?"

"Go ashore to find our brother? You brought a shipload of goods, didn't you just want to give it to him so he can sell it?"

"Oh!" Xu Wenwang didn't forget, but he didn't react immediately. "Then do you want to follow too?"

Isn’t this too much of a fuss?”

Lu Yuanzheng turned his wrist and looked at his watch. "I can accompany you. Most of the troops will not move. We have five hours. The fleet will return at three o'clock in the afternoon."

Xu Wen felt relieved, put his hand on Lu Yuanzheng's palm, and followed him off the boat.

Lu Yuanzheng specially brought a few warriors with him to help transport the things off the boat and deliver them to Xu Wen.

This batch of goods actually only includes some of my sister-in-law's.

Because some of the things that sisters-in-law have to do take a longer time.

For example, it is impossible to make sauerkraut and soybean paste in a week.

That is to say, my sister-in-law completed part of the work, such as making clothes, carpentry, and weaving.

Xu Wen found his second uncle's residence, but at that moment his second uncle was working on a construction site.

Xu Wen and Sang Xiaoqing were not there either.

Xu Wen sighed and said that this was the disadvantage of inconvenient communication.

They arrived at the door of the house, but the owner was nowhere to be found.

But we must find Xu Wen or Second Uncle, otherwise we don’t know what to do with these guys.

Xu Wen squatted in the shadow behind Lu Yuanzheng's body, using him as a sunshade, trying hard to recall which specific construction site his second uncle had mentioned.

Before they could come up with a plan, a neighbor went out to empty the swill and saw them. He was stunned for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Is this Comrade Xu Wen?"

Xu Wen nodded, "Yes! I'm Xu Wen, who are you?"

The man put the swill bucket on the ground and wanted to shake hands with Xu Wen. He stretched out his hand halfway and felt that his hand was not clean, so he retracted it and said with a smile: "Your brother Xu Wen has moved. He was afraid that no one would be home when you came, so he left a new address. He said he would give it to you if you wanted to come. Wait, I'll get it for you."

Having said that, he ran into the inner room without even picking up the swill bucket.

Xu asked: "..."

She looked up and said to Lu Yuanzheng, "Why didn't we think of asking the neighbors?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

"I don't know what you were thinking. I just thought you would be able to remember where your second uncle worked and not bother thinking about it anymore."

Xu asked: "..."

Xu Wen’s new home is easy to find, not far from here.

The main special zone was established not long ago, and this is still a small city. The city is only this small size.

This time, Xu Wen rented a two-story shop along the street, selling food on the first floor and living on the second floor.

Sang Xiaoqing was particularly excited when she saw Xu Wen: "Wen Wen! I've been waiting for you to come!"

"Sister-in-law, are you getting used to living here?"

"Yeah, I'm adapting well. You and Xiao Zheng go ahead and I'll pour you a bowl of ice water."

Four people sat around a square table.

What Sang Xiaoqing called ice water was actually rock sugar water.

Pengcheng is also a city where it is summer most of the year.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng basked in the sun outside, drank a sip of cool, sweet water, and felt relaxed from the inside out.

Seeing that they loved drinking it, Sang Xiaoqing smiled and said, "Your brother learned how to make ice from you. Many workers who come here to eat like this bowl of ice water. It's usually placed outside, and passers-by will buy it. Even though it's only five cents a bowl, if more people drink it, the income will be quite a lot!"

Sang Xiaoqing used to earn work points, and she had to calculate the accounts twice a year. Before she got married, her mother-in-law managed the money, and after she got married, her mother-in-law managed the money. It was not until she built the house and divided the family that she began to manage her own money.

Only when you become the head of a household do you realize how difficult it is. There are so many things to do at home and only so little money, and you often have to split every penny into several pieces to spend.

After coming to Pengcheng, I rented this small shop with Xu Wen. It is a bit tiring to work from dawn to dusk, but it feels great to see money coming into the account every day.