After the meal, the three of them collapsed on the kang in an unruly manner and did not move for a long time.
This feeling of being full is something I haven't felt in a long, long time.
"Mom, can we still eat like this tomorrow?"
Erniu turned over and lay on Yin Xiaoman.
Yin Xiaoman tugged at her pigtail and was about to answer when she heard someone shouting outside.
"Qingyun's, Qingyun's, telegram!"
A man slammed the gate outside the courtyard and shouted loudly in a hoarse voice.
Yin Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to realize that the voice should be that of the village clerk.
Whenever there is something happening in the village, he is the one who notifies everyone.
The clerk's voice was so loud that before Yin Xiaoman could respond, everyone around heard it.
These days, no one would send a telegram unless it was urgent.
Hearing the noise, the neighbors couldn't help but stick their heads out.
Affected by this tension, the two children also panicked.
"Mom!" Erniu grabbed the corner of Yin Xiaoman's clothes tightly, her eyes full of fear.
Dabao didn't say anything, but just pursed his lips tightly and followed her closely.
Yin Xiaoman squatted down and rubbed Erniu's head: "It's okay, Mom will go check it out and will be back soon."
After saying that, he turned to look at Dabao, put his hand on his jaw, and ordered him: "Open your mouth."
Dabao subconsciously loosened his lower lip that was bitten until it bled. Yin Xiaoman stroked it and patted his face comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, Mom will be back soon."
This made Dabao look embarrassed instantly.
After comforting the two children, Yin Xiaoman followed Wenshu out of the house.
Although she looked as if nothing had happened, she was not as calm as she appeared in her heart and was a little nervous.
Gao Chong came just the day before yesterday and said that he had discussed it with Shen Qingyun and that once their application to join the army was approved, they would buy tickets for them.
In this case, what telegram should be sent?
Otherwise it’s not - what’s wrong with the military report?
Yin Xiaoman's heart was beating fast, but it didn't show on his face at all.
If people could easily tell everything from her expression, then all her years in the palace would have been in vain.
When I arrived at the village gate, I met the old branch secretary who was hurrying over from the opposite side.
It was he who arranged for Yin Xiaoman to marry Shen Qingyun.
So to her, the old branch secretary seemed to have an extra responsibility and always worried a little more out of habit.
"Man, I heard Qingyun sent a telegram? Did you see it? What did it say?"
From a distance, the branch secretary asked her nervously.
"Not yet, Third Master, I haven't gone in yet either, have I?"
Yin Xiaoman smiled at him, her tone unusually soft and humble.
"Too."
The old branch secretary nodded and pointed at the house: "Come on, let's go and take a look. I hope there is something wrong with your joining the army."
Gao Chong went back and forth several times. Before, Yin Xiaoman had gone to the village to submit political review materials as required, so the fact that she was going to join the army was no longer a secret in the village.
It seems that the old branch secretary came along specially because he was as worried as Yin Xiaoman.
Seeing that even the old branch secretary was alarmed by this matter, the clerk's attitude suddenly became much better than before.
He trotted in, took out a notebook and asked Yin Xiaoman to sign it first, then handed her a thin envelope.
This was the first time Yin Xiaoman saw a telegram, so she was naturally curious.
She took the white envelope with transparent paper in her hand and looked through it several times before she found a faint opening near the right side.
The telegram did not contain many words, just a short line: "Do not bring any luggage, it has been prepared, please be careful."
There is not even a separator symbol in the middle.
Yin Xiaoman frowned but didn't say anything. Instead, he stared at the lead-printed words he had never seen before very carefully.
The old branch secretary next to him came over, read the line of words word by word, and then his brows relaxed immediately with joy.
"Man, you are so lucky. Qingyun knows how to care for people!"
As the introducer of the two people, the old branch secretary couldn't help but show off.
He pointed at the telegram and showed it off proudly to the clerk next to him.
"Look, look, apart from Qingyun, when have you ever seen such a considerate person? This daughter-in-law has prepared everything before her children even left.
They even sent a telegram saying that we were not allowed to bring any luggage!
Tsk tsk, isn't it because he feels sorry for Xiaoman and is afraid that she will suffer while carrying the things and the child on the road? ”
"That's right!"
The clerk echoed very enthusiastically.
"Otherwise, Qingyun would have been a high-ranking official! Not to mention that he knows how to love his wife, look how generous he is!
For just such a small matter, he sent a special telegram and wrote so many words! All of this is money! ”
The two of them were talking animatedly, but Yin Xiaoman, the center of the topic, did not say a word.
She didn't understand what these two people were talking about.
She knew that it cost money to send a telegram, but she didn't know that it was charged by the word.
You know, when she was looking at that line of words just now, she couldn't help but think that the man must be a rude and uncouth man who didn't even know the format of writing.
It's just a straight line without even a sentence break.
Now it seems that I had wronged him.
At this moment, Yin Xiaoman suddenly felt a little more curious about the man she had never met.
I want to see what Shen Qingyun, who is praised so highly by everyone, looks like.
Although Shen Qingyun sent a telegram specifically saying that nothing needs to be brought, that - is impossible.
In addition to the bulky furniture and bedding, which were impossible to carry, Yin Xiaoman also carefully packed up the pots and pans and prepared to take them all over.
This wasn't because she deliberately wanted to challenge anyone, but rather -
If she didn't bring all the things with her, how would she explain the food and drinks stored in the warehouse and the house?
Knowing that they were leaving, the old couple from the Shen family came more frequently during this period.
Not only were they sent food, but also pickles and dried vegetables made by the old lady herself.
The old lady found some scraps of cloth from somewhere and made several pairs of insoles for her second son with her own hands.
Yin Xiaoman did not refuse any of these.
Every time, I would solemnly put it into the luggage in front of the elderly.
Seeing this, the old man and the old lady felt very relieved.
The more they interacted with their second daughter-in-law, the more they liked her, and the more uneasy they felt about the grievances she had suffered before.
Although Yin Xiaoman had never said "no" to Liu Chunxia in front of them, compared with her, the two of them looked down on the eldest daughter-in-law more and more.
Maybe it's "smells good from a distance but stinks up close"?
After knowing that their second daughter-in-law was willing to go to such a remote and unsafe place to follow the army for the sake of their son, the Shen family's parents-in-law were extremely satisfied with Yin Xiaoman and wished they could give her their heart.
So he looked at Liu Chunxia with only disgust.
This person, if he doesn't like someone, he won't tolerate anything.
In the past, the old couple only wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble, and as long as Liu Chunxia didn't go too far, they would turn a blind eye.
But now with Yin Xiaoman as a comparison, they feel that this eldest daughter-in-law needs some correction.
So the first thing was that Zhang Jinfeng took back the right to cook.
In this era, being in charge of the family's grain bag basically means having the final say in the family.
In the past, Zhang Jinfeng was in poor health and Liu Chunxia was very efficient at work, so she was the one who cooked all the meals for the family after work.
Now, Zhang Jinfeng said, "The food cooked by the old lady is so bad that the two children are starving and thin," and she took the key to the kitchen back.
Liu Chunxia could no longer control the rice, flour, grain and oil.
As for going to the commune to help withdraw money, she didn't even have to think about it.
But Liu Chunxia is no longer as daring as before.
The words that Yin Xiaoman cried about in front of the educated youth last time were still spread even though no one at home told them. Not only did the news spread throughout the entire village, but even people in her mother's village, which was dozens of miles away in the mountains, knew about it.
She has established a reputation for being harsh to her parents-in-law and bullying her brother's wife.
That’s not all, he was also accused of abusing military families.
Liu Chunxia didn't show it on the surface, but she was still afraid in her heart.
Nowadays, being accused of something is never a good thing.
She also began to worry that if she annoyed Yin Xiaoman again and one day he went against her, she would be in big trouble.
Therefore, she could only grit her teeth and endure it when her mother-in-law took advantage of the situation to take away her housekeeper rights.
So, even though she felt heartbroken as she saw the old couple wanted to empty the house, there was nothing she could do.
Yin Xiaoman didn't know about Liu Chunxia's dilemma, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
At this moment, she was thinking about preparing food to eat on the train.
In fact, she didn't take it too seriously, but she couldn't resist the various tricks of her parents-in-law and Gao Chong -
There are so many people on the bus that I can’t move once I sit down!
Everything on the bus is so expensive. A steamed bun costs so much money that I can’t even afford it!
She felt that if she didn't prepare well, the three of them would definitely starve to death on the train.
So, Yin Xiaoman was unusually focused.
Fortunately, these busy days are finally over, and the moment to leave has finally arrived.
After bidding farewell to the old couple who were wiping away tears, Yin Xiaoman took the two children and boarded the mule cart specially sent by the village to take them to the county railway station where he and Gao Chong had agreed to meet.
Because she was worried that she had never been far away, Shen Qingyun didn't know how to discuss it with Gao Chong, and he decided to end his vacation early and return to the army with them.
This is also the reason why Yin Xiaoman is not as nervous as the old couple.
The mule cart had just stopped at the entrance of the train station when Gao Chong came running over from somewhere.
"Sister-in-law, this is your ticket." He said, handing a ticket to Yin Xiaoman.
Then, while reaching out to pick up the child, she continued with a smile: "The train will arrive in half an hour. Don't worry. We don't have much luggage anyway. There's no need to rush. Take your time to get on the train..."
As they were talking, Dabao and Erniu had been carried off the mule cart one after another, and Gao Chong's eyes finally fell on the luggage that had been blocking them behind them.
He was stunned and couldn't say any more.
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