Yao Youjun was extremely helpless, "Sister, I haven't even thought about where to get engaged."
Yao Xiujuan looked at Yao Youjun and said as a matter of course, "Then let's meet! What kind of girl do you like? Let me help you find one in advance!"
"What type do you like?"
Yao Xiujuan nodded repeatedly and looked at Yao Youjun eagerly, "Well, what kind of person do you like? Lively or steady?"
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Yao Youjun thought about it seriously, but the girl who always came to see him on Saturdays and Sundays and chattered behind him appeared in his mind, which scared him so much that he shook his head hurriedly.
Yao Xiujuan and Yao Xiuli were completely confused. "Friendly Army, what's wrong with you?"
Yao Youjun reacted and shouted, "No, it's okay!"
"Mom took Xinxin to visit my uncle's house. I'm going to see when they'll be back..."
After saying that, he hugged Pingping and ran away.
Yao Xiuli said hesitantly, "Sister, there seems to be something wrong with my brother."
Yao Xiujuan nodded thoughtfully, "Well, I also discovered..."
It was already three or four in the afternoon when Chu Tian returned home with a cart full of firewood.
"My dear grandson, grandma left some food for you, why don't you go and have some?"
Chu Tian was unloading firewood into the firewood shed at this time. Hearing this, he said without turning his head, "Grandma, I'll go eat after I finish unloading the firewood..."
Mrs. Chu was in no hurry to leave. Instead, she stood aside to help Chu Tian and chatted casually, "Our hens haven't laid eggs for several days..."
Chu Tian took the last bundle of firewood from Old Lady Chu, piled it on the pile of firewood, clapped his hands, turned around and smiled at Old Lady Chu.
"Ah, it's the end of October now, it's normal that they don't lay eggs..."
Mrs. Chu nodded. "I know it's cold in Xinjiang, but I didn't expect that it's only the end of October and I need to wear a cotton-padded jacket morning and night, and light a fire on the kang at night..."
"Oh right, if we have to heat the kang now, then won't we have to keep it burning from morning till night in winter?"
Chu Tian nodded, "Yes."
After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively, "Grandma, are you worried about something?"
Old Madam Chu frowned and pointed at the pile of firewood. "This is all the firewood we have. Is it enough to burn for the whole winter?"
"It's not winter yet, one bundle a day isn't enough..."
Chu Tian patted the dust off his hands, smiled and walked forward to take Old Lady Chu's arm, chuckled and said, "Grandma, don't worry about it. I think this firewood is too much. I plan to ask someone to buy some broken coal from the coal mine before winter comes. Then I will bring the unused iron stove into the main room..."
"We use crushed coal to press it down every day. This way, the fire wall is connected, and the rooms on both sides are not cold."
Mrs. Chu thought about it and suddenly realized, "Ah, so the hole left in the main room is for the stove? There's a fire wall behind it?"
Chu Tian helped Old Lady Chu into the main hall. "Yes, it's cold here in Xinjiang. If the house is small, it's okay to just rely on a kang, but I specifically asked for our house to be built bigger, so relying solely on the kang in the bedroom won't be enough to keep warm."
Old Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "Xinjiang is really different from our hometown..."
The days of reunion always pass quickly, and it was the day when Yao Youjun had to go back to work. Standing under the shuttle bus, Yao Youjun held Xinxin in one hand and some food his mother had packed for him in the other.
"Dad, Mom, little sister, you guys go back, big sister and I are leaving..."
Father Yao nodded and said, "Well, the most important thing is to work hard and not come back to work often."
Yao's mother also took Yao Xiujuan's hand and told her, "Don't worry about your second sister's affairs. The most important thing is that you and your son-in-law live a good life..."
Yao Xiujuan smiled and replied, "Mom, I know!"
Yao Xiuli reluctantly took the soft and fragrant Pingping in her arms and gently placed it in Yao Xiujuan's arms, "Sister, next time you come back, will Pingping be able to speak?"
Yao Xiujuan looked down at the confused Pingping and smiled, "This elder sister doesn't know either..."
After a pause, he continued, "Since you're so reluctant to leave Pingping, why don't you stay at your eldest sister's house for a few more days?"
Before Yao Xiuli could say anything, her mother quickly refused.
"Why go? You went before because you were about to give birth and there was no one to take care of you."
"Not to mention your grandmother is here, your son-in-law's elders are here too. How can we just let your little sister stay there permanently?"
"Let people think that we can't afford to support our daughter, so we let our eldest son-in-law raise her!"
Yao Xiujuan said helplessly, "Mom, you're overthinking it. My great-grandmother is very nice... Tian Ge's two aunts are also very nice people!"
Mother Yao touched Pingping's little face and said with a smile, "I didn't say it was bad..."
Before he could finish his words, Yao's father urged him, "Xiujuan's mother, you've been talking to Xiujuan all the way. Aren't you done yet? The car is about to leave. Stop talking!"
Upon hearing this, Yao's mother turned around and glared at Yao's father, "Why are you shouting? Isn't it open yet?"
After saying that, she turned back to look at Yao Xiujuan and said in a soft voice, "Xiujuan, hurry up and get in the car. Mother will watch you go..."
Yao Xiujuan nodded and said "hmm", then lowered her head and said to Pingping in her arms, "Pingping, say goodbye to grandma, grandpa and aunt..."
Pingping blinked and exclaimed "Ah".
Mother Yao touched Pingping's little face with a smile, "Oh, my dear grandson, you are so good..."
"Hurry up and get in the car!"
Xinxin also waved her little hand, "Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie, Xinxin is leaving..."
Chu Tian looked in surprise as Yao Xiujuan and Yao Youjun walked into the yard, one holding Pingping and the other holding Xinxin. He quickly dropped the axe in his hand and went to meet them.
"Xiujuan, why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"
Yao Xiujuan smiled and handed her sleeping son to Chu Tian. "Just now, Hao Jun has to go back to work tomorrow, so we came back together."
Chu Tian said dissatisfiedly, "Even if you came back with friendly forces, you should have told me how you came back from the regiment?"
Yao Youjun quickly replied, "Brother-in-law, we got back on the Sixth Company's carriage."
Chu Tian frowned. "The Sixth Company is still some distance away from our brigade. Did you walk all the way back?"
Yao Youjun scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hmm..."
Seeing that Chu Tian wanted to say something, Yao Xiujuan quickly said, "Brother Tian, Xinxin and Pingping just fell asleep. It's not comfortable for them to sleep in your arms like this. Why don't you put them on the kang first?"
After settling Xinxin and Pingping, Chu Tian and Yao Youjun came to the main hall together. Chu Tian sat down first and looked at Yao Youjun who sat down next to him.
"When did you get home?"
Yao Youjun grinned and said, "Seven days ago."
Chu Tian nodded, "Saved up for two months of vacation?"
Yao Youjun chuckled, then took out thirty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Chu Tian, "Brother-in-law, this is the salary for the first two months!"
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