Chapter 19: People think I've climbed up the social ladder, and they use me to...
I remember that she and Lao Zhao seemed to have had such a period of time, but later, the passion faded in the daily life of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. After being together for a long time, when they held hands, it was like the left hand holding the right hand.
Liu Lu: "Okay, I'll write it down for you." She added, "I also made a vest for Lao Zhao. If you have any questions, just ask me."
"Then I won't be polite with you." Jiang Xueyi said.
He Chengze came back from the army and went straight to the vegetable market.
The butcher saw him and couldn't help but bar his teeth and teased him, "Captain He, you're here again."
He Chengze came to the vegetable market to buy vegetables every now and then, and the vegetable and meat vendors often discussed him in private.
People say that he is a regimental commander in an army, but he runs to the vegetable market after work. It shows how lazy his wife is.
The butcher curled his lips and shouted at the top of his voice, "Why didn't your husband come out in person today? Did he really keep you in check at home? Are you now a model farmer?"
It implies that He Chengze is dominated by his wife and is a henpecked man.
Everyone burst into laughter, and many of them stared at He Chengze with teasing eyes, both openly and covertly.
Vegetable seller Aunt Wang was weighing green onions for a customer while she said with a smile, "Captain He, your reputation as a henpecked husband has spread throughout our market. Come on time every day to buy vegetables. If you're late, you'll end up kneeling on the washboard!"
Everyone laughed even louder, and some even whistled.
Captain Zhu's wife, Qian Man, also happened to be buying groceries. She had met Jiang Xueyi once before, when Captain Qi treated her to dinner, and had a good impression of her. She couldn't help but speak up for him, saying, "Captain He's wife is pregnant, and she's having trouble moving."
He Chengze nodded slightly: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
He turned his head and looked at everyone. There was no trace of annoyance on his face. Instead, he smiled a little and said slowly, "My wife is pregnant with our child. She had leg cramps in the middle of the night. I don't know how hard it must have been. I just bought some groceries to help her with the burden. How can you be considered a henpecked husband?"
He raised his eyebrows: "Even if you are really a henpecked husband, I am happy with it."
He put the cut meat into the vegetable basket and said, "When you learn to love your wife, come and laugh at me."
After saying that, he walked towards the exit. The afterglow of the setting sun stretched his shadow long, and his back looked extremely tall.
Qian Man watched and couldn't help but feel a little envious of Jiang Xueyi.
Someone whispered, "Captain He, well done!"
Immediately, voices of agreement rose one after another in the vegetable market.
The butcher scratched his head and muttered, "Am I really the kind of person who doesn't know how to love his wife?"
Aunt Wang glanced at him and said, "You'd better ask your wife about that." Then she sighed, "Captain He, what a rare good man! I really envy his wife. She truly has a life of luxury."
Who wouldn’t be envious?
He Chengze was returning home after buying groceries. When he passed by the message room, Xiao Liu called him, "Captain He, come here. There's a letter from your lover."
He Chengze raised his eyebrows: "Who sent it?"
Xiao Liu took a look and said, "There are two letters. One is from... Jiang Aiguo, and the other is unsigned." He added, "This letter has been sent for a while, but the address is unclear. It went through several twists and turns before it arrived here. It's a letter from your lover, right?"
"Give it to me."
Jiang Xueyi spent the whole afternoon at Zhao's house. As soon as she returned home, He Chengze came back.
He was carrying a large bone, some vegetables, and two letters.
Jiang Xueyi asked him, "Where did this letter come from?"
"I don't know." He Chengze said, "Xiao Liu from the reception room gave it to me. He said it was sent to you, and it has been sent for a while."
He handed her the letter and said, "Read it first. I'll go make the soup."
Jiang Xueyi took the letter and first looked at the postmark and mailing address.
Coincidentally, both letters were sent from Xiaohe Village.
She raised an eyebrow and unpacked it slowly.
The sender of the first letter was nominally Jiang Aiguo, but judging from the sarcastic tone, there was no need to guess, it must have been written by Huang Xiufen.
Huang Xiufen originally thought that Jiang Xueyi would come back crying within two days.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed and there is no news.
Even if Huang Xiufen cursed Jiang Xueyi in her bed day and night for not eating well or living well, it would be best if she was beaten and scolded by He Chengze.
It's easy to imagine that Jiang Xueyi must be living a good life, otherwise there wouldn't be no letter at all.
She really couldn't hold back and asked Jiang Daming for He Chengze's address.
A letter came to me out of nowhere, every word like a poisoned needle:
"Your mother passed away early, and I raised you by cleaning your poop and pissing you. Now you've grown up?"
"Raising you for over a decade is worse than feeding you a dog! Now you're enjoying the good life and good food, and you don't care about the life and death of our family? Did your husband teach you to cut off all ties with your family? Be careful of retribution!"
He cursed a lot, but the last paragraph was the key point.
"Yaozu is getting married next month, and the family doesn't have enough money. Ask your husband to send some money over."
Jiang Xueyi finished reading the letter and laughed.
It was the original owner's biological mother who worked hard to raise him. Not to mention Huang Xiufen, the stepmother who was not related to him at all, even Jiang Aiguo, the biological father, was a hands-off boss, and only the original owner had the responsibility to take care of him.
She still wants money. I have some paper money. Will she accept it?
Jiang Xueyi crumpled the letter into a ball and asked He Chengze: "Do you want to light a fire? Here is some paper."
He Chengze glanced at the crumpled paper in her hand and probably guessed that the letter didn't say anything nice. He took the paper with tongs and threw it into the stove. The flames leaped up. Out of sight, out of mind: "That's perfect. I'll burn it and make you some bone soup."
Put the pork ribs in cold water, add a piece of smashed ginger and green onion to remove the fishy smell.
After boiling over high heat, add the chopped yam. After a while, a pot of milky white yam bone soup will be ready.
He fried two more side dishes and brought them to the table. He Chengze poured a bowl of soup and handed it to Jiang Xueyi.
Jiang Xueyi held the bowl and drank in small sips.
There was not much meat on the bones, and the butcher wanted to scrape all the bones off when cutting the meat. There was only a little bit of meat on it, which was eaten clean in two bites.
The yam is quite delicious. It has absorbed the soup and is soft and sticky, very tasty.
He Chengze took out the large pork ribs from the pot, poked out the marrow with chopsticks and put it into Jiang Xueyi's bowl.
Jiang Xueyi raised the corners of her mouth and touched her belly: "Xiao He, say thank you, Dad."
He Chengze's ears turned red: "I made it for you, why would you ask him to thank me?"
Jiang Xueyi: "Even though I ate it, it replenished his nutrition and he also benefited from it. Why can't I say thank you to you?"
Appropriate praise for a man can make him work harder.
She continued to touch her belly and said, "Thank you to Dad again. I hope he can make more delicious food for us in the future."
He Chengze was about to speak when he saw Jiang Xueyi's belly move.
I don’t know if I sensed anything.
His eyes sparkled. "Did he move just now?"
Jiang Xueyi also felt the fetal movement for the first time. She was stunned: "It seems so."
Moved again.
The first time was a surprise, the second time was a shock.
He Chengze frowned: "I will take a day off in two days and take you to the hospital. It's not right to keep moving like this."
Jiang Xueyi nodded. Although fetal movement was normal, it was her first pregnancy after all, so she was still a little unsure. It would be better to let the doctor take a look.
After dinner, He Chengze washed the dishes and asked Jiang Xueyi: "Those two letters just now were sent from your family, right?"
"Yeah." Jiang Xueyi said, "It was sent by my dad, but it should be from my stepmother. It's a bunch of nonsense, with no useful information."
He Chengze: "Your dad is quite talkative. He wrote two letters." He added, "Xiao Liu from the mailroom even asked me why he sent two letters to the same address. There are so many stamps."
Jiang Xueyi laughed: "This first letter was indeed sent by my father, but this second letter is interesting. It should be sent by Jiang Xueqian without their knowledge."
Jiang Xueqin is also a very interesting person.
He sent a letter, first asking if Jiang Xueyi was doing well here, and after chatting for a few words, he started asking about He Chengze.
The words went something like this: "Brother-in-law's unit has strict discipline, and the men who come out are steady. Are there any officers who don't have a partner yet? It doesn't necessarily have to be perfect, but good character and a sense of responsibility, preferably like brother-in-law."
I had to cover it up and say that I was asking on behalf of my good friends.
Jiang Xueyi doesn't think that she is such an enthusiastic person.
He Chengze didn't understand, so Jiang Xueyi simply handed him the letter: "Just take a look. Come to think of it, there's something about you in it."
He Chengze read it quickly and raised his eyebrows: "Jiang Xueqian is also planning to take advantage of my soldiers?"
"Hey, you've got the wrong idea." Jiang Xueyi said.
Jiang Xueqin mentioned He Chengze everywhere in her words, and people who didn't know the truth thought that she had a crush on He Chengze.
This is not wrong, but the person is interested in He Chengze's position.
Jiang Xueyi pointed at him and said, "They said it would be best if they were like you. What does it mean if they were like you? You're the regiment commander, so the people you're dealing with should also be regiment commanders or deputy regiment commanders. At the very least, they should be deputy battalion commanders."
"She's too low in the relationship to be interested." He Chengze, "I remember your stepmother was already arranging a blind date for her. What's wrong? Didn't she like him?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Jiang Xueyi put the letter away and casually stuffed it into the drawer. "When she was at home, she didn't have so much to say to me. It's because she married you that she thinks I've climbed up the social ladder, so she's using me to talk to you."
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