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Chapter 203
With food and daily necessities in hand and some money to spare, Weisheng and Su soon settled down in Huyang City.
The neighborhood office registered Weisheng and Su, and she heard Weisheng say she could repair any mechanical device. Initially, she was a bit skeptical, but after realizing Weisheng wasn't boasting but rather being humble, she began to frequently recommend odd jobs to her.
It’s not much, but it’s still an income.
With this income, Su couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, she didn't rely solely on her son and daughter-in-law for support. She would still make some cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles and sell them at the supply and marketing cooperative. After getting familiar with the neighborhood office, she also took on some odd jobs pasting paper boxes at home.
Although Shi Dongzhi was only fifty kilometers away, he rarely came into the city except to deliver his allowance. He was of little help with matters at home or outside. Occasionally, when Su missed her son, she would ride her bicycle to the station to see him.
Weisheng assembled a bicycle with training wheels, and the 26-model bicycle was just right for Su, who was of small stature.
Thanks to the training wheels, Su was able to ride a bicycle very steadily, even though he had never ridden a bicycle before. However, the round trip to the base took five hours, so it was quite tiring.
The leaders at the base all knew that after Weisheng visited his relatives with Su, he found a way to stay in Huyang City. They found this interesting and felt that people with ability can survive anywhere.
There were many officers like Shi Dongzhi in the garrison who were not qualified to accompany the army. After hearing about this, they also considered their own situations and had some vague ideas in their minds.
Radios were still a hot commodity at that time, and many families would include radios as a condition when marrying off their daughters. Therefore, a radio could be exchanged for a lot of things.
Weisheng estimated the living expenses of her and Su, and found that replacing a radio every quarter would be enough for them to live comfortably, so he did not treat himself as a radio assembly line and work on this thing endlessly.
He first produced four radios in front of Su, and then took her to hide the four radios. Not only was Su completely relieved, but Weisheng also had less trouble from then on.
Shi Dongzhi was going to take the military academy entrance exam, so Weisheng asked him for some internal reading materials, combined with some review lesson plans she had, and made a set of exercises for Shi Dongzhi.
After that, I made two copies. I kept the original in the space, gave one set of copies to Shi Dongzhi, and also kept one set in the rental house.
As the weather grew colder, Shi Dongzhi borrowed a truck from the logistics department and went to the village to buy most of the truckload of firewood and delivered it to the rental yard. In addition to firewood, Shi Dongzhi also bought chickens, ducks, and pork from the villagers.
On the night of Dongzhi, Shi stayed in the rental yard. However, calming incense was lit there every night, so he still slept through the night.
As a married man with a license, Shi Dongzhi didn't think he could sleep soundly with his beautiful young wife sleeping beside him. So he quickly guessed what Weisheng had done.
The moment he figured out the reason, Shi Dongzhi was filled with frustration and shame. He even had the urge to ask Weisheng why he did this. Was she...wanting a divorce?
But in the end, looking at Weisheng who got up early and acted naturally, Shi Dongzhi suppressed the impulse again.
I can't give her anything, so what right do I have to question her and make demands on her?
Thinking of Weisheng's expectations for the military academy, Shi Dongzhi decided to have a good talk with Weisheng after he was admitted to the military academy.
In Weisheng's view, intimate contact without any emotional basis is like animal breeding.
She could accept a scumbag who was tempted by beauty, but not this kind.
As for what Shi Dongzhi would think...what does that have to do with Weisheng?
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Weisheng and Su lived a prosperous and peaceful life. Few people came to their rental house on weekdays. Even if someone did come, it was mostly the family members of the resident's family quarters.
They would come here, and almost all of them were looking for Weisheng.
They may be seeking medical treatment, getting something repaired, or stopping by to rest on their way to the city to buy something.
As the New Year approached, these family members came to the city more and more frequently. Weisheng and Su gradually developed the concept of celebrating the New Year in this atmosphere of buying New Year's goods, so they also joined the army of people buying New Year's goods.
The house is well-stocked with food and daily necessities. Since we're not allowed to set off firecrackers or put up Spring Festival couplets during the Lunar New Year, I feel like there's nothing much to prepare.
Occasionally, Su would ask Weisheng if he could come back during the winter solstice or the New Year, and sometimes she would think that the current situation was fine.
Since her son is too busy to come back, she can go see him.
Weisheng was certain that he would come back during the winter solstice and the New Year. He might be in a hurry every day, but he would definitely go home on those two days.
Captain Li thought that he had not properly thanked Weisheng for helping him repair his car last time. Since the Chinese New Year was approaching, he discussed with Political Commissar Gao and asked the kitchen team to bring some supplies to Weisheng when they purchased them.
After hearing this, Political Commissar Gao laughed and said to Captain Li, "My mom and her friends passed by there on their way to the city the other day. I heard they saw someone delivering something to Xiao Jiang..."
Weisheng is too dark-hearted.
She first used the excuse of repairing something for the neighborhood office to let them know she was a skilled repairman. Then she quietly broke the neighborhood office's radio...
After gaining a reputation in the street office, Weisheng quietly inquired about the situation of some of the street office staff.
The main thing is to find out where their families work.
Once they found out, they could purposefully help some of the machines in those factories or units go on strike. As a result, more and more people came to Weisheng to repair their things.
Weisheng changed his tone again and said that he did not repair things for money, and then took Qiao back with an expression that he was not very willing to go out. As a result, he had to give things as wages more and more often.
It is not a good deal to rush into something. After getting the upper hand once, Weisheng's situation is really different from what it was before.
Captain Li was amazed after hearing this. Just as he looked up, he saw Shi Dongzhi walking nearby, so he called him over.
Just ask yourself, how did you find such a capable daughter-in-law?
Winter Solstice: "..."
It’s fine if I don’t mention it, but once I mention it, I’ll become withdrawn again during the winter solstice.
My wife has no shortage of money or things; she can get whatever she wants. She is very capable, able to repair various equipment and treat illnesses with traditional Chinese medicine. Looking at the exercises she gave me, not only does she have beautiful handwriting, she is also very knowledgeable...
His monthly allowance was limited, and he could only go home two or three times a month at most. Every time, he would go back around dinner time and leave at dawn.
He can't help with anything at home or outside.
Half of the military medal... Tsk, he didn't even earn the qualification for her to join the army, how could he have the nerve to say this?
Recently, in addition to daily training and doing exercises, Shi Dongzhi has been thinking about what he can give to Weisheng.
It feels like their marriage is more like what she mentioned a few days ago, "poverty alleviation."
If you don't make yourself outstanding, what qualifications do you have to keep her?
As a military wife, you can either be prepared to be a widow in name only, and be aware that even with a man, you will never be able to rely on him. Or you can be prepared to be a widow in reality, and never have a man in your life.
It’s not poverty alleviation, but if Shi Dongzhi had stayed in the army, he would not have been able to give Weisheng anything except the qualification to join the army.
Oh, not only can I not give Weisheng anything, it might even affect Weisheng's study abroad.
Weisheng is not the kind of woman who cannot live without a man, nor does she need a man to be by her side all the time, hugging, kissing and coaxing her to feel happy.
If, decades later, Weisheng were given a mobile phone, she would browse from night to morning, and then sleep from morning to night. Men and the like would affect the internet speed...
In Weisheng's opinion, if a woman's definition of happiness is how much a man gives her, it is not only ridiculous but also very sad.
Food, sex and nature are part of human nature. When Weisheng meets a man with outstanding looks, he also likes him.
But men should be a presence that increases happiness, rather than happiness itself.
After traveling through many lives, it seems that the only person who can make Wei Sheng feel the emotion of reluctance is Brother Pang Si.
Weisheng knew even more that what she was reluctant to part with was not just Brother Pang Si, but the warmth and happiness of that life.
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Weisheng is quite satisfied with his current life. It’s just that Su believes that egg water is nutritious, so the bowl of egg water will still be delivered to Weisheng’s bedside every morning without fail.
After a long time, I got used to drinking it.
If you are at home during the winter solstice, you can also enjoy the same treatment as Weisheng.
However, Shi Dongzhi grew up drinking egg water, so he was very used to it.
On New Year's Eve, Shi Dongzhi had breakfast at the army and drove back.
He came back on his own, bringing with him a thank-you gift prepared by Captain Li and his men for Weisheng.
He would have a reunion dinner with Weisheng and Su at home, and then rush back to the army before dark to make dumplings with the soldiers.
Shi Dongzhi: "...We have our own performance to rehearse tonight. When I left, the troupe leader said he had picked you up to go to the base to watch the performance together."
Weisheng was not interested and Su was too lazy to move, so Shi Dongzhi mentioned again what time he would be back tomorrow morning, the first day of the new year.
By the way, Shi Dongzhi also told Weisheng and Su when he would be able to come back every month.
According to regulations, soldiers whose family members are not accompanying them or whose family members are accompanying them but are not in the same place as their parents still have home leave.
But the situation during the winter solstice is somewhat special.
His family did not accompany the troops, but they did not stay in their hometown either. Finally, after some discussion, Captain Li and his colleagues decided to split up the winter solstice family leave, starting next year, that is, in 1972.
The 30-day home leave that was originally to be taken at one time was now divided into 12 months.
Upon hearing this, Su happily added another spoonful of oil to the pot. Weisheng felt neither happy nor sad, but his eyes fell on the review questions on the box in the main hall.
So she can make another set of papers.
If she could really send someone to military school, wouldn't that be another achievement of hers?
Dongzhi didn't know what Weisheng was thinking, so he followed Weisheng's gaze and saw the exercises placed there, then turned his gaze away with a dim look in his eyes.
Weisheng didn't know that working hard to cultivate himself would bring so much pressure to others. He thought that even if she knew, she probably wouldn't take it to heart.
Weisheng spent a very normal reunion year with Shi Dongzhi and Su. Weisheng and Su watched Shi Dongzhi leave the house together. Unexpectedly, before the courtyard gate was opened, they heard Luo Xin knocking on the door frantically.
So a few minutes later, Weisheng and Shi Dongzhi returned to the base together...
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