Some were happy while others were sad. The Pei family went to bed early after dinner, surrounded by the red waves, but they did not know that their arrival had disturbed the pool of spring water, and the ripples lingered for a long time.
After dinner and coaxing the child to sleep, Liu Erniu tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Her husband, Zhao Hu, the head of a regiment, was sleeping soundly. Seeing this, Liu Erniu became angry and pushed Zhao Hu awake.
"Going on a mission?" Zhao Hu was stunned. Someone pushed him hard and he jumped up from the bed like a zombie. His eyes were wide open and he was not wearing any clothes. He picked up his belt and was about to go out.
"Come back! What are you yelling about so late at night? The children are all asleep." Liu Erniu was both angry and amused.
Zhao Hu came to his senses and rubbed his face. "You prodigal woman, you are using the energy you put into working in the fields on your own masters. Don't you know how strong you are?"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Erniu slapped the captain on the back, and the captain's tan back turned red.
Zhao Hu groaned and complained, "I finally understand. You have never known what gentleness is in your life. You should learn from the second regiment commander's wife. Look at her, then look at yourself. You just keep acting like a spoiled brat every day."
If Cheng Dahua wasn't mentioned, Liu Erniu would not be angry. But as soon as Cheng Dahua was mentioned, Liu Erniu was so angry that she had no place to vent. Zhao Hu got angry and started to get angry:
"I wash clothes and cook meals every day, I serve you delicious food and drink, and I gave birth to three bastards for you. In the end, you want me to learn from Cheng Dahua. What? Learn from her to dress up like a fairy every day and go out to hook up with the masters? Fine, starting tomorrow I won't cook, wash clothes, or take care of the children. I will just sit on the doorstep and chat. I want to see if you can handle it!"
Zhao Hu wiped the spit on his face and said angrily, "What did I say? Didn't I just say one sentence? You are waiting for me to say ten or eight sentences? Well, it's all my fault. Didn't you say you were afraid of waking up the children? Why did you speak so loudly?"
"It's because of you that I'm angry," Zhao Hu admitted. Liu Erniu finally calmed down a little, but still said unhappily, "Come here, let me take a look at your back."
"This slap was too brutal," Zhao Hu muttered, showing his back to his wife. Finally, he remembered to ask, "Wife, you woke me up in the middle of the night, didn't you just want to slap me and quarrel with me?"
"Ouch," Liu Erniu slapped her thigh, "I forgot because you were so angry. I wanted to ask you, what do you think of the new deputy division commander?"
Zhao Hu turned around and looked Liu Erniu up and down. "Are you okay? Why did you wake me up in the middle of the night to ask about the deputy division commander? Are you planning to piss me off to death and remarry? I can tell you, no matter how handsome he is, he is still someone else's man. He has a wife, and she is here to accompany the troops today. Your man is not dead yet, so what are you thinking about?"
Don't think he doesn't know. Deputy Division Commander Pei has only been here for a few days, and the wives of soldiers in the good troops have been asking about him every day, all wanting to give this piece of sweet meat to their daughters, nieces, and relatives. The older girls in the art troupe are even more incredible, and they have formed a group to approach him.
Fortunately, Deputy Commander Pei got married, otherwise he would have been eaten by these women.
Liu Erniu wanted to slap Zhao Hu again, rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't make a fuss here. I'm asking if your deputy division commander is the kind of person who likes to hear nice things and likes others to flatter him."
"Let me tell you, Cheng Dahua and her husband are both very sweet-talkers. Just today, I caught Cheng Dahua leaving everyone else to curry favor with the new deputy division commander's wife. Fortunately, I was smart and notified everyone to go together, so she didn't get to take advantage of it alone..."
"But if the deputy master likes to hear nice words, and you are such a clumsy mouth that you can't stand up to three others, and you will be suffocated to death if you are asked to say something nice, wouldn't it be a waste for Cheng Dahua's family to get the favor?"
Zhao Hu turned his attention to the deputy division commander's wife, and asked his own wife with interest: "I heard that the deputy division commander's wife looks like a fairy. Everyone who has seen her praises her beauty. Is it true?"
"Isn't it Tianxianer? You haven't seen that guy before..."
Liu Erniu reacted halfway through her sentence, squinting at Zhao Hu with her hands on her hips, "What's wrong with her being pretty? No matter how pretty she is, she's not your wife, so just give up on this idea."
"What are you talking about? You're just asking me out of curiosity," Zhao Hu explained.
Liu Erniu continued to put her hands on her hips.
"Tsk," Zhao Hu admitted. He thought if he continued arguing, he would not be able to sleep tonight, so he decided to end the topic early. He said without taking a breath, "Don't worry. Deputy Division Commander Pei may look young, but he has participated in more battles than me. He dares to fight and is not the kind of person you say he is."
He said this in one breath, then turned over and lay down and fell asleep. Three seconds later, he was snoring loudly, and it was unclear whether he was really asleep or just pretending.
Liu Erniu: “…”
Hu Mei was also talking about the same topic with the fourth regiment leader Song Mao. Compared with Liu Erniu's directness, Hu Mei's questions were more obscure.
"What kind of person is the new deputy commander?"
Song Mao turned a page of the book and answered subconsciously, "Being a human being? Being a human being is good."
There are many illiterate people in the army. Most of the soldiers are from poor families. Some soldiers join the army because they can't make ends meet at home. They can barely read a few words. There are also many illiterate commanders. Anyone who can read has the opportunity to be promoted.
Song Mao was promoted to the position of regiment commander based on his military merits. If he wanted to move up further, he had to learn culture and knowledge. He was also a determined person, so he read books by the light of an oil lamp late at night.
Hu Mei crocheted a stitch and looked up at Song Mao, who was concentrating on reading. "Listen to me carefully."
Song Mao put down the book and said, "You go ahead."
"The old commander is about to retire. Originally, only you and the third commander were qualified to take over. Now suddenly there comes a deputy commander Pei to take over. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is the old commander's successor. When the old commander retires, what will you and the third commander have to do?"
Song Mao disagreed and said, "What are you thinking? The division commander is only a few years old this year, and it is still a long way to go for retirement. Even if Deputy Division Commander Pei is the one who is here to take over the position of division commander, Old Song will be convinced."
"We are soldiers, and I will respect you if you are better than me. You don't know that although Deputy Commander Pei is young, his resume is not young. Well, you won't understand even if I tell you, so don't follow my lead."
Song Mao waved his hands, signaling his wife not to worry, and then lowered his head to read.
Hu Mei tightened the hook in her hand and stopped talking.
The next evening after training, Pei Jinan called a few soldiers to help build a flush toilet and a firewood room.
Lu Nong nodded secretly, it seems that the beauty trap is quite effective, except that it makes her waist a little weak... She needs to take care of her waist for a few days.
Pei Ji'an was also busy. He went to the logistics department early in the morning to get some wooden boards and made bookshelves according to the design of the study room by Lu Nong. He worked for a while in the morning and continued in the evening, working overtime to catch up with the work.
As for other furniture, they had to find a carpenter to make it for them. Lu Nong was discussing with Pei Ji'an in the yard where to find a carpenter. Pei Ji'an was hammering nails with a hammer and said to Lu Nong, "There are two villages close to each other at the foot of the mountain. There are markets on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Tomorrow is the fifteenth day. I'll ask Xiao Zhou to go and ask around."
"No need to ask, the carpenter of Yushui Brigade is called Xie Laosan, he is the carpenter closest to our unit, I will take my sister there tomorrow."
A female voice came from the door, and Lu Nong and Pei Ji'an turned around to look.
A man and a woman were standing at the door. The man had gray hair and was wearing a brand new Type 65 military uniform. He had a serious face and layers of nasolabial folds on his forehead.
This year the entire army changed into Type 65 uniforms and revised the military rank system. Officers' clothes only had two more pockets than ordinary soldiers. At first glance, the man looked like an ordinary veteran, but his cool temperament revealed his extraordinary qualities.
Lu Nong said that the Type 65 military uniform was not as good-looking as the previous ones. The color of the clothes was not as good, and the fit was not as good. She secretly put away the military uniform with military titles that Pei Jianan had changed out of, thinking that one day when Pei Jianan was at home, she would let him wear it for her to see.
The woman looked younger than the man, but her face was also weathered. She was also wearing a Type 65 military uniform. She had a friendly demeanor and looked at Lu Nong and Pei Jinan with a smile.
"Commander, Director Leng." Pei Jinan greeted.
The soldiers working in the yard stopped what they were doing and saluted to greet him. The division commander nodded and told everyone to continue working and not to worry about him.
The soldiers turned around and continued their work.
Pei Ji'an introduced Lu Nong, "This is Commander Li, and this is Commander Li's wife, Director Leng."
Lu Nong: "Hello, Teacher Li, Hello, Director Leng."
"It's incredible. Look at Xiao Pei and his wife. They look like a perfect match when standing together. They make everyone else look like dirt. Xiao Pei was named the most handsome man in the army on his first day. I think Xiao Lu is the most beautiful woman among our military families."
Director Leng joked that it was the first time she had seen such a good-looking and well-matched couple. Ignoring the age difference, this couple could be called a match made in heaven.
"You're joking." Pei Jinan said.
Director Leng shook his head. "You have a cold temper and can't take jokes. Can Xiao Lu stand it?"
Lu Nong tried hard to recall that from the beginning they met, Pei Jianan was indeed a rare talent...but was there ever a time when he was cold to her?
They were polite at first, but politeness was mutual. Lu Nong was even more polite to Pei Jinan, and she treated him as her roommate.
No one knows when Pei Jinan changed from a cold and elegant girl into a pervert. If you ask her if she can stand the pervert, the answer is yes, no. Her waist can't stand it.
Director Leng came over and took Lu Nong's hand. "Little Lu looks young and like my daughter. Come to my house when you have time. My family lives next door. Look, the yard next to you is where Old Li and I live."
Lu Nong readily agreed: "Okay, if my sister-in-law invites me, I will definitely go."
Director Leng was delighted to see this. The wives of the soldiers have been in the army for a long time, and their habits and style have gradually become similar to those of the soldiers. They like to hit the ball in a straight line, don't like to beat around the bush when speaking, and they like people who are generous, straightforward and frank.
Although Lu Nong looked delicate, she was surprisingly straightforward and unpretentious. It must be said that Director Leng had not expected that she was mentally prepared to face that person.
Pei Ji'an had been transferred as the deputy division commander. Director Leng and Lu Nong, the deputy division commander's wife, would not be together for a day or two, but most likely for ten or eight years. If she had a bad temper, it would be very annoying.
Teacher Li said: "Xiao Pei has just arrived, so settle down your family as soon as possible. The joint exercise will be held in a few days, and you will not be able to come back for ten days or half a month. I wanted to arrange a welcoming party for you, but now I can only wait until you come back from the exercise."
"How is it? No comments?"
Pei Ji said calmly: "No comments."
"No comments are good," the teacher also nodded seriously, and the next second he changed his expression, turned around and asked Lu Nong with a smile, "What about Comrade Xiao Lu? What do you think as a family member?"
Lu Nong: "..." Good guy, this face is like a Sichuan face-changing artist.
"No, no." Lu Nong waved his hand.
Commander Li put his hands behind his back and said, "It's good that there is no one. The families in our military region are all good."
Director Leng shook his head helplessly and said to Lu Nong, "This old Li likes to scare people. He is a donkey and can change his face at any time. Don't take it to heart."
"Let's go, ignore them, go into the house and talk. Don't you want to find a carpenter? I'll take you there tomorrow. It's not far, just at the foot of the mountain. Xie Laosan's craftsmanship is impeccable. The girls and young wives in the nearby villages are all very good at it. Every bride asks him to pack her dowry when she gets married."
Lun Nong nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."
After entering the room, Director Leng saw Xiao Xiazi in the crib and Gu Xiaohuai chasing the little white dog around the crib, and asked in surprise, "You have given birth to two children?"
Director Leng lowered his head to measure Lu Nong's waist, and then looked at Lu Nong's face, "My God, you really can't tell at all..."
"Why don't you look like you have given birth to a child?"
Lun Nong smiled and called Xiao Huai, "Xiao Huai, come here and say hello to Grandma Leng."
Xiao Huai stopped chasing the little white dog and walked to Lu Nong obediently. He raised his chubby and white face and said in a baby voice, "Hello, Grandma Leng. I am Xiao Huai. I am three years old this year. Please give me your guidance."
"Oh, oh," Director Leng covered his chest with a cute expression on his face, "You are three years old, no wonder you are so polite, who Did they teach you to say "Please teach me"? "
Xiao Huai scratched his head and said in confusion, "Everyone says it."
"No one taught him. Maybe he heard what others said at home and learned it by himself."
Lun Nong explained for Xiao Huai and then touched Xiao Huai's head. He knew that his child was smart, but he didn't expect him to be so smart. This must be heaven-like. Not only can he understand what adults say, but he can also summarize a set of words for meeting people.
Director Leng picked up Xiao Huai and kissed him so hard that he couldn't stop. "Smart, our Xiao Huai is really smart. Grandma wants to take you home to raise you. Xiao Huai, do you want to go home with Grandma Leng? Grandma's family also has little sisters and brothers as old as you."
Xiao Huai was embarrassed. He thought seriously for a while and shook his head, saying word by word, "Xiao Huai is my mother's child and can't go home with Grandma Leng."
Director Leng was amused and discussed with Xiao Huai: "Okay, knowing that Xiao Huai is my mother's child, Grandma won't take you home. Then when you have time, go to Grandma Leng's house to accompany Grandma and play with the little brothers and sisters, okay?"
Lun Nong nodded to Xiao Huai, indicating that Grandma Leng was a good grandmother.
"Yeah," Xiao Huai nodded seriously when his mother nodded, "I like Grandma Leng, let's go play."
Mother Wu came out with tea, "Come, have some water."
"Who is this?" Director Leng asked.
Lu Nong introduced the two people, "This is my mother, her last name is Wu. Mom, this is Director Leng, the wife of Teacher Li, who came to ask if our family needs any help."
"Director Leng said he would take me to find a carpenter who makes furniture tomorrow. Mom, there is a market tomorrow, and I want to go out for a walk."
"Okay," Wu's mother said enthusiastically, "That's great. We are new here and we don't know much. With a guide, we can get familiar with the environment as soon as possible. Thank you very much, Director Leng."
"Everywhere, it's what I should do."
Director Leng was polite and chatted with Wu's mother and Lu Nong for a while. The three of them agreed on the time to go out the next day. Director Leng kissed Xiao Huai, said goodbye to Xiao Huai reluctantly, and walked out of the house.
Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Lu Nong: "Nong, don't forget to bring Xiao Huai to my house to play."
"Don't worry, I'll come and visit you when I have time." Lu Nong said.
After leaving the Pei family, Director Leng sighed, "The Pei Ji'an family is amazing. Let's not talk about Xiao Pei and Xiao Lu. They are both outstanding people."
"Just take Xiao Pei's husband, Sister Wu, for example. She is well-educated and has a gentle temperament. And their two children. The girl is still in her infancy and can't be seen yet. I think their boy is smart and precocious, and he will definitely have a great future."
Teacher Li said, "Hmm," and said, "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
"Xiao Pei and Xiao Lu are both outstanding people. Zhonglongfeng, how bad can their parents be? How bad can the children born be? "
Director Leng: "..."
"I don't want to talk to you."
People don't want to talk to him, but Teacher Li has something to say, "I am optimistic about Pei Ji'an. It is said that he is my successor. Although it is nonsense, if Pei Ji'an really does a good job, he can take over. "
Director Leng nodded, and in his heart, he raised the importance of Lu Nong.
After Teacher Li and his wife left, Pei Ji'an simply put down the work at hand and went into the house to see the daughter. Unexpectedly, the little Xia cub did not give face to his father. Not only did he urinate on his father, but there was also a bad smell in his diaper.
If Pei Zheng was here, he would definitely shout, "Ah! Xiao Xia pooped again!"
But Pei Zheng's biological father Pei Jinan looked calm, and calmly carried Xiao Xia upstairs to change clothes and diapers.
Pei Jinan was familiar with the job of changing diapers. Usually, as long as he was at home, Xiao Xia almost grew on him, so changing diapers was no problem.
Outside, seeing that it was getting late, Lu Nong left the soldiers to eat. Wu Ma was in charge of the cooking and brought out the food. Several soldiers didn't want to eat more, but they were coaxed into eating a bite, and then they wolfed down and almost bit off their tongues.
After eating, several people smiled awkwardly. Lu Nong brought them tea and said, "It's a blessing to be able to eat. My mother's cooking skills are not the only thing that can be done."
"Hey, thank you Comrade Lu. Please tell Commander Pei that we will go back to the camp first." The soldiers were also asked by Lu Nong to call her Comrade Lu, but this guy was smart. Deputy Commander Pei omitted the word "deputy", and Lu Nong did not expose him.
"Okay, go back quickly and have a rest early."
"Hey, you too." After that, the soldiers carried the hoes and tools and left.
Entering the house, Pei Ji'an and Xiao Xiazi came down from the upstairs. Lu Nong walked over and touched Xiao Xiazi's buttocks, "Have you changed your diaper? Oh, you and your daughter smell so bad, stay away from me." Pei Ji'an pursed his lips slightly. Lu Nong didn't notice Pei Ji'an's expression change, and was busy moving the books to the attic study. She sighed in her heart that Pei Ji'an was reliable. In just one day, the study was basically formed, and the design she wanted was almost restored one to one. Now all that was missing was a desk and a small couch. Pei Ji'an followed Lu Nong, holding his daughter and leaning against the door, leisurely watching Lu Nong move books one by one. Lu Nong: "..."? ? So angry.
Lu Nong lost her balance and sat down on the floor. The attic had wooden floors. She and Wu Ma were both clean people. The floor at home was polished to a shine, so sitting on the floor didn't make it dirty.
Pei Ji'an came in holding little Xia Zai and looked down at Lu Nong.
Lu Nong hooked his finger, "Come here, I'll give you a treat."
Pei Ji'an squatted down, Lu Nong took Xiao Xiazi out of his arms, stood up quickly, and said in a frivolous way: "Hehe, now I'm holding the baby, it's your turn to work, go move the books, baby daddy."
Ten Lu Nongs can't beat Pei Ji'an in speed. Before Lu Nong could react, she and Xiao Xiazi were already in Pei Ji'an's arms.
Pei Ji'an pushed Lu Nong to the corner of the wall, with Xiao Xiazi between them, their breathing intertwined, and in the small attic, the shallow breathing sound was infinitely amplified.
"Ahh..." Little Xiazi stared at the skylight of the attic with her big black grape-like eyes, ignoring her parents who sandwiched her in the middle.
"Little liar, do you still dare to say that you don't keep your word?" Pei Ji'an's low voice rang in Lu Nong's ears.
Lu Nong: "..."
No martial ethics!
She kissed the corner of Pei Ji'an's mouth, "Okay, is this okay?"
Pei Ji'an still didn't let go, Lu Nong felt guilty, so she had to tap her toes lightly and kiss Pei Ji'an's lips. Just as she was about to leave after the kiss, Pei Ji'an reached in and entangled with her.
Pei Ji'an's big hand didn't forget to cover Little Xiazi's eyes.
After a long while, Xiao Xiazi yawned, and Pei Ji'an finally let go of Lu Nong. Fearing that she would slip, he held her waist with his hand, "There must be punishment for lying, don't you think? Nong Nong."
Lu Nong: "..." Humph! You old pervert.
After the commotion, the two sat on the floor together. There were many books scattered on the floor. Pei Ji'an picked up a collection of poems and handed it to Lu Nong, saying, "Read it again."
Lu Nong had just been taken advantage of, her face flushed, and she turned her head away proudly, "No."
In fact, she felt inexplicably embarrassed. She had clearly read the poems in this book to Pei Ji'an before, and had done things that were more excessive than reading poems, such as making love, kissing, and having children. But now, looking back, Lu Nong didn't understand why she felt embarrassed for reading a poem.
Pei Jinan did not force it. He put the poetry collection on a pile of books, took a piece of letter paper, pulled out the pen from his chest, and wrote a dozen words such as "琛", "珍", "宝", "玉" on the paper.
"What is this?" Lu Nong was puzzled.
"Which word do you think is the best?" Pei Jinan asked Lu Nong.
Lu Nong shook his head, "These words all have good meanings, I can't choose."
"Then let's use Chen. This character is the best. You give your daughter the character 'Xia' and I'll give her the character 'Chen.'" Pei Ji'an took out the character 'Chen' and tapped the tip of little Xia's nose and said, "From now on, you will be called Pei Xiachen."
"Pei Xiachen, this name sounds nice."
Lu Nong thought for a moment, then carried little Xia back to the crib in the bedroom and took out two jade pendants given to her by her uncle from the box. One of them had no words on it, while the other had the word "red bean" engraved in the corner.
Back in the attic, she squatted down and handed the jade pendant to Pei Ji'an, saying distressedly, "My uncle gave it to me and asked me to pass it on to my children. I wanted to have someone carve the children's names on the jade, but now I can't find a master who can carve words."
Pei Jinan held Lu Nong in his arms, picked up the jade pendant engraved with "red beans" and rubbed it carefully. He was silent for a while, sighed and said:
"The exquisite dice are filled with red beans. Do you know how deep my love for you is?"
"Red Bean, do you know?"
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