Early Sunday morning, Jiang Jun heard the long-awaited wake-up call and immediately turned over and lay on the kang to do plank exercises.
At Laoyinggou Forest Farm, once it gets dark, the outside world becomes completely silent. The only sounds are the voices of family members and the sound of the wind outside the house.
When Jiang Jun heard the announcer's voice coming from the loudspeaker in the compound again and heard Jiang Yonghua starting to light the fire and boil water in the kitchen, he finally felt the sense of security of being back home.
Jiang Lan felt the quilt was empty, opened her eyes drowsily, and followed suit: "Sister, if I practice more, I will definitely be able to surpass you!"
The little girl doesn't know her place. It's not easy for her to catch up with the plank time of ten or eight seconds.
Jiang Jun calmly regulated his breathing and gritted his teeth to persevere.
Jiang Lan woke up after a while and started to plan excitedly: "I'm going to go play with my classmates later. Sister, do you want to go play with your classmates?"
Jiang Jun gritted his teeth, silently counted down ten seconds, and lay down: "You are acting like a loud speaker! I will give you one more chance!"
"When did I speak so loudly?" Jiang Lan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Sister, when you were washing your hair last night, I didn't say anything to Mom. I just told her about how I played with Dongzi and the others, and how I told Liu'er to call him cousin instead of uncle..."
The more Jiang Lan spoke, the lower her voice became. She finally realized her habit of wanting to be in the spotlight and show off. She pouted and looked at her sister in annoyance.
Jiang Jun sat up and put on his clothes: "You keep showing off, but sooner or later you'll tell everyone about the haunting!"
Jiang Lan hung her head and pouted: "Sister, I won't say it again next time."
Jiang Jun jumped down and put on his shoes. "Just lie down for a while and then get up quickly. I'll go buy some meat with Dad and make wontons."
The whole family loves to eat the wontons made by Jiang Yonghua. The meat, half fat and half lean, is chopped into a paste, the wrapper is rolled out very thin, and the wontons are made into small ingots. The soup is first boiled with cabbage fat and meat, and then the wontons are thrown in. When serving, they are sprinkled with chopped green onions. The taste is as delicious as that of a Michelin three-star gourmet restaurant!
With Jiang Lan's habits, she would eat such delicious food and cherish it!
If something really happens, it will still implicate her family. She has the responsibility to remind Jiang Lan to control herself.
Jiang Yun went to the kitchen to get some hot water and quickly washed his face and brushed his teeth.
The second uncle came out of her little room and said, "Hey, Dani'er, it's so cold in your room. Can your little body bear it?"
There was just a wooden bed with only a thin blanket and a thin quilt. Zhang Jinbao had to put his cotton jacket and trousers on the quilt before he could barely fall asleep.
Jiang Yun smiled secretly and whispered, "Uncle, there was a small quilt that I cut up to make a scarf and knee pads." Before coming back, she gave the knee pads and wrist guards to her grandmother. The elderly have weak resistance and need them more.
"You're really good, no wonder," Zhang Jinbao laughed heartily. No wonder Zhang Xiuying looked at Jiang Jun coldly when she saw him. This girl was really bold. "I'll go with you to the military service center later. Then I'll go live in the factory dormitory with your mother. I need to buy a quilt to bring with me. If I had known earlier, I would have brought a dog-skin mattress from my hometown."
Although the mountainous areas are a little poor, there are treasures everywhere. As long as you are diligent, you can always solve the problem of food and clothing.
Zhang Xiuying heard the commotion and came to the kitchen. "Come here, youngest. I have a quilt in the closet in my room. I'll bring it over to you tomorrow."
Zhang Jinbao was a little embarrassed. How could this second sister treat Danier even more harshly than a wealthy landlord? She wouldn't even give out her quilt! He had to take this opportunity to remind Zhang Xiuying: "Okay, I'll buy Xiaojun a thick quilt when I get a job and earn some money!"
Zhang Xiuying rolled her eyes at Jiang Yun's back and said, "Youngest, stop wasting money and save it for our parents' retirement!"
Zhang Jinbao walked forward and pushed Zhang Xiuying to the outer room: "Our parents are fine, they love Xiaojun and Xiaolan very much!"
He used to think that his second sister and brother-in-law were living a good life in the army. This time, they went out and spent money all the way. When he thought about how his brother-in-law had to support four people with his salary alone and send money to their respective elderly parents every month, his life was quite tight.
But he wouldn't be mean to the children! At the forest farm, the whole family took out the best for Jiang Yun and her sister to use. Hong Guizhen even took out the mink fur that she had collected for many years and gave it to Jiang Yun!
Jiang Jun acted as if she hadn't heard anything. She poured the water, put away the toothbrush holder, and returned to her room. She used her fingertips to rub some vanishing cream onto her forehead, massaging it gently in circular motions. After several days of traveling by train, her facial skin was a little chapped.
Jiang Lan put on her clothes slowly, mumbling, "I want to go with you."
Jiang Jun buttoned Jiang Lan's shirt: "Where's your homework?"
During the past few months living at her grandmother's house, Jiang Lan played all day and couldn't get into the state of studying at all. Moreover, school only had a week left, and she wouldn't be able to catch up even if she didn't eat, drink, or sleep. "Sister, come back and help me later."
Jiang Jun smiled: "Let's see how you perform next!"
She had to find time to read the book soon. If she didn't review it, the formulas in her mind would be interrupted again.
Jiang Jun silently recited a few formulas along the way and followed Jiang Yonghua to the service center.
Before daybreak, people were already queuing in front of several small windows at the Military Service Center.
In an era when materials are scarce and supplies can only be planned, the most abundant resource people have is time.
Jiang Yun and Jiang Yonghua each formed a team.
No one was chatting, and acquaintances just nodded and said hello when they met. Jiang Jun thought, this is probably the quality of the Japanese queuing.
"Xiaojun? You're back! When did you come back? I was worried you wouldn't make it back for school!" He Xiangdong shouted, quickly walking to Jiang Jun's side, ignoring the fact that everyone in line had turned their gazes towards him, making him and Jiang Jun the focal point. "You've gained so much weight! I almost didn't recognize you!"
"I got home yesterday afternoon. I wanted to visit you again later." Jiang Jun looked at He Xiangdong with a smile, avoiding talking about weight and body shape.
The food at Grandma's house was much better than at Jiang's. The meat she had eaten at Jiang's house for six months combined was not as much as the wild boar she had on her first meal at Grandma's house! Not to mention the pheasants, rabbits, and roe deer that her uncles and Sixer would sneakily catch from time to time. It was no surprise that she had gained weight.
He Xiangdong put his arm around Jiang Jun's shoulder affectionately. "Xiaojun, we agreed to come over this morning to take pictures. You were the only one missing. Who knew you'd make it just in time? That's great! Remember to comb your braids when you get home later."
Jiang Jun nodded. "Okay, I'll get some bangs later." A simple, fresh Japanese style would definitely look great in black and white photos. "Why did you suddenly want to take a photo?"
"Park Jinhua is transferring to another school and going back to Yanji with her parents."
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