Chapter 103
Xu Wen had been away from the island for over a month, and there really wasn’t much to eat at home now, and there was no time to prepare for the big cleanup until now She hesitated, “I have to ask Lu Yuanzheng”
Song Boying waved her hand, “Then there’s no need to ask Our Old Shi will definitely bring Camp Lu to my house Why else would I go home now? Just because Old Shi said that Camp Lu had agreed, he asked me to invite you again I went to your house but didn’t see you, so I thought I’d come to the beach to look for you, but I didn’t expect to run into you here”
She took Xu Man’s arm affectionately, “Sister-in-law, why don’t you just go back with me now?!”
Xu Man: “”
Xu Man still refused
She had to go home first to drop off her things, and she also had to call Dongsheng
Song Baoying expressed her understanding, saying that she would go home first to prepare the meal, so that she could call on Dongsheng to hurry over
Xu Wen should, but see the day is still early, made a double skin milk and ice porridge as a gift to bring, and then went to DouDou’s house called DongSheng together to ShiLei’s home to go
Xu Wen and the road expedition back really did not bring much to eat, a long distance is not easy to store, can only bring some snacks The first thing is that they do not have any specialties in the Wei Zhuang Commune
The houses of the permanent family members on Rainbow Island are in the first two rows, and the sisters-in-law who come to visit temporarily live in the back rows
Regardless of the front rows and the back rows, the cabins are all the same, either one room or two rooms
All of them had the same hardware configuration, except that during their return to their hometowns, Xu Wen realized that they had added electric lights and improved the bathrooms on top of the original beds, tables, chairs, and closets
The island’s freshwater lake has been completely re-cited, before Lu Yuanzheng and arranged for people to dig a large artificial lake in the depths of the rainforest, in order to prevent a sudden war, the possibility of being pinched by the enemy to cut off the water source
Now it has also slowly filled up with water
Moreover, when the scientific research team was working on wind power generation, they also perfected Xu Man’s desalination device
In other words, fresh water for living on the island was no longer a problem
The wastewater was filtered through a separate pipeline and could be used for watering flowers and vegetables without being wasted
The wooden house is the same, but there is still a lot of room for free play for the sisters-in-law who come to the island to decorate themselves
Ordinary sisters-in-law are not as capable as Xu Man, and they have turned the cabin into a vacation B&B
Ordinary sisters-in-law weren’t as good at enjoying themselves as Xu Wen, so they usually just cleaned up the house and made it cozy
Although Song Baoying did not come to the island for a long time, the wooden house was warmly decorated, especially with the flavor of home
She and Shi Lei’s wooden house in front of no yard, but in front of the wooden house into a small vegetable garden, planted around some flowers and grass, like a natural fence
The entrance and exit locations were paved with gravel to act as a gate
Xu Wen carried the desserts with Dongsheng to the door of the house and shouted, “Is sister-in-law home?”
Song Baoying answered as she came out to greet Xu Man
She was still wearing an apron and had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, obviously cooking
Xu Man looked around curiously after entering
In the center of the living room was the standard square table and bench, and the furnishings in the room were all neat and tidy, especially clean
Xu Man already loved cleanliness, but compared to Song Baoying, he was not quite as clean as Song Baoying
Song Baoying should be more or less a bit of cleanliness fetish, Xu Man stood in the doorway and asked, “Sister-in-law, do we need to take off our shoes?”
He could only take off his shoes, and the island definitely didn’t have the standard for changing shoes
“No, no” Song Baoying stopped with her mouth, the person quickly ran towards the kitchen at the back, should have left the fire on to stir fry, “Sister-in-law, you do it yourself first, I’ll finish stir frying this dish”
Seeing that she wasn’t being polite, Xu Man really didn’t take off his shoes
Xu Man let Dongsheng sit by himself at the square table for a while first, and walked to the kitchen himself, asking Song Baoying, “Sister-in-law, is there anything I can help you with?”
Song Baoying shook her head, “No, no, you sit and wait for a while, I’ll be done here in a minute”
Xu Wen swept his eyes over the several plates of dishes laid out on the long case in the kitchen, there should really be no need to help, so he answered and retreated back to the living room
Lu Yuanzheng and Shi Lei also arrived at this moment
Shi Lei was accompanied by a little girl, a little older than Dongsheng
Look at the looks of Song Baoying’s more, quiet
It should be the daughter of the two of them
Wen Jing is not timid, under Shi Lei’s education, he called Xu Wen an aunt with a lot of generosity
Xu Wen opened the lid of the double skin milk and ice porridge she made
Shi Lei busy to the kitchen to get a few bowls to help Xu Man divided into bowls, one person divided a share
Without waiting for the adults to speak, Dongsheng grabbed and introduced himself to the little girl, “Sister, this is what my Ma Ma made, it’s delicious! You try it!”
The girl first tilted her head to look at Shi Lei, and only after Shi Lei nodded did she start eating
Lu Yuanzheng knocked Dongsheng, “See how disciplined other sister Wenwen is? Learn from her!”
Shi Lei’s mouth was still fast, “The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, like father, like son”
This means that if you, Lu Yuanzheng, are not disciplined, how can you let your son be disciplined?
Xu Man lost his smile and shook his head, it was hard for the two of them, who could retire together, to talk so childishly
Xu Man took a closer look at Shi Lei and complimented him, “Haven’t seen you for more than a month, you’ve gotten a lot better in spirit! Full of spring”
Shi Lei touched his face with a proud face, “Right? I feel the same way myself No wonder people say, ‘Wife and children have a warm bed’! In the past, when the two of them didn’t come, I always felt that the days passed by especially slowly, but since they came, I feel that time has passed by especially fast They still don’t see outsiders on this island, but their hearts are much more relaxed It’s no wonder that those soldiers want to leave the army When the country is stabilized, it’s natural to be homesick”
When it came to discharge, these two chief officers obviously lost their smiles on their faces
Although rationally acceptable, nine out of ten of the veterans to be discharged were the ones who had fought and died with them
The new recruits will be comrades in arms in the future, but there will be a lot less experience, and the feelings they cultivate will not be the same as the ones they had before
Seeing that Shi Lei and Lu Yuanzheng were not in the best of moods, especially Lu Yuanzheng, who had just come to the island with a glowing smile on his face, he was obviously a bit down at the moment
Xu Wen raised an eyebrow, wanted to ask but was afraid of confidentiality, in the end did not open his mouth
Shi Lei helped Song Boying bring the meal to the table
“I don’t know if you guys are used to eating spicy food?” Song Baoying pointed at two of the dishes and said to Xu Man and Lu Yuanzheng, “These are specialties from our hometown”
Xu Man looked at the plate full of red chili peppers, swallowed his saliva, and asked her, “Sister-in-law are you from Sichuan or Hunan?”
Song Baoying nodded and returned in dialect, “Sichuanese”
“Mandarin is so good” Xu Wen praised from the bottom of his heart
Song Baoying and Shi Lei’s Mandarin were both very good, with no localized sounds audible
Especially Song Baoying, who had a perfect accent, was good enough to be a host
Compared to Shi Lei, his accent is not so pure, he is often with Lu Yuanzheng and their relationship, the southern accent is gone, stained with some northern accent, or to be more precise, some northeastern accent
Probably because the northeastern accent featured more strongly
“There’s no way to be a teacher” Although Song Boying seemed to be generous, the tips of her ears still reddened at being complimented
She spoke particularly gently, making it comfortable to listen to
After Dongsheng’s failed attempt to strike up a conversation with Wenwen, he took two mouthfuls of rice and squirmed around on the stool
Lu Yuanzheng knew what he was going to do just by looking at him like that and waved his hand, “Go play!”
Dongsheng immediately jumped off the stool and ran out
Song Boying looked at Dongsheng’s back and sighed, “This boy is just lively!”
Xu Wen heard a bit of envy in her voice, raised an eyebrow, and swallowed back the words, “A bear child!” She swallowed back
Her intuition told her that no matter if she praised Dongsheng or was modest, it would be like showing off in front of Song Boying
Song Boying’s cooking skills are very good, especially those two Sichuan dishes, made especially authentic
Xu Man likes to eat spicy food and can not eat spicy food, not long before a head of sweat
Lu Yuanzheng once again placed the cooled water at Xu Man’s hand, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat on Xu Man’s forehead, shaking his head and laughing lightly, “Why bother?”
Xu Man filled a large mouthful of water, still spicy to the point of hissing, “You don’t understand this, do you? Sister-in-law’s cooking skills are good, and it’s too authentic Besides, Sichuan cuisine is such a charm, even if it’s so spicy that tears come out of your eyes it still makes you want to eat it”
Song Bo Ying curiously said, “Sister-in-law is also from Sichuan?”
“No, from the north”
“Seeing that you know so much about Sichuan cuisine, I thought you were from the north”
Xu Wen thumped in her heart, bad, her words escaped her lips
Lu Yuanzheng gave her a chopstick of green vegetables, lightly came to say, “A relative of the family has been to Sichuan, learned a handful of Sichuan cuisine, she likes to eat”
Song Baoying didn’t think much of it and watched the interaction between the two of them and complimented them, “No wonder Old Shi always says that you guys have a particularly good relationship! It’s really enviable”
Xu Man casually replied, “I’ve also always heard Instructor Shi say that he misses you and the child He’s so happy that you’re here that he’s all red-faced! Your relationship should be very good as well”
It was indeed the case when I usually heard Shi Lei say it
Unexpectedly, Song Baoying froze for a moment after hearing this, glanced at Shi Lei and didn’t say anything
The atmosphere at the dinner table was suddenly a bit off
Xu Wen blinked blankly, not understanding what he had said wrong, and looked at Lu Yuanzheng
Lu Yuanzheng patted her hand lightly on the table to show his comfort, he put down his chopsticks and clinked glasses with Shi Lei
Shi Lei pointed at him, “You’re on duty tonight, don’t drink!”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
He squinted at Shi Lei, “As I recall, my vacation doesn’t expire until tomorrow”
Meaning he’s still on vacation today, how come he’s on duty
“Take over my duty”
Lu Yuanzheng looked at Shi Lei and glanced at Song Baoying, poured the wine in the cup for Shi Lei and replaced it with a cup of water
Xu asked, “”
Is Lu Yuanzheng so good at talking?
It’s not that they can’t help each other, mainly these two people are partners when they work on weekdays, and they always tear each other down in private
Like this need Lu Yuanzheng substitution, often Shi Lei have to say all the good words, today even so painfully should be?
Xu Man lowered his eyes, thought for a while, and guessed that the problem lay in Shi Lei’s relationship with Song Baoying
However, on the surface, it is not obvious at all
Shi Lei was still the same, poor in every way with Lu Yuanzheng
Song Baoying, on the other hand, was water-like in nature, gentle and soft, quietly chatting with Xu Wen in a low voice
“I heard that you didn’t even go to the very good university you got into?”
“No, still got on” Xu Wen shook her head, “I just don’t really use to go to school”
The final exam results came out, and she was the first in their foreign language department
Now there was even less reason for the school to let her go back, leaving her name to hang on the bulletin board and become a legend in the school
What’s even more exaggerated is that while she wasn’t at school, the legend remained
She was named the Foreign Language Department’s Flower
It was said that some people felt that she should be the capital university’s school flower, but unfortunately, she had only shown up at the school a few times in total, and the only people who had seen her were from their department, so no pictures, no truth, and the verbal recommendation was too low in terms of popularity
“It’s good to be young” Song Boying’s eyes flashed with a touch of envy, “An age where you can act recklessly for love”
Xu Wen did not know what to say back for a while, after just now, her intuition told her that feelings seemed to be a minefield between her and Shi Lei
After thinking about it Xu Man spoke, “mainly I have little ambition, on the island is quite suitable for me Every day, I just change my ways to eat, drink, play and have fun”
Song Boying shook her head, “It looks like this on the surface, but people with skills won’t be buried there”
She pointed to Rainbow Island’s homemade ceiling fan on the ceiling above her head, “I heard you invented this? And we can use electricity thanks to you too?!”
Xu Wen quickly waved his hands, “I don’t dare to take credit for that! I didn’t invent the ceiling fan, but I did make the ones on our island Electric fans are too expensive and require tickets It’s cheaper to make your own and you don’t need industrial vouchers Wind power is mostly a matter for the research team, I just provided a little idea”
She pinched her thumb and forefinger together, meaning she really only provided a little help
“You’re too modest, sister-in-law!” Song Boying had a good feeling about Xu Wen, “How many women are you the envy of?”
But it was only envy
Not everyone who got into Beijing University got in, and not everyone who got in had the gumption to leave the school and study on their own
Even fewer women could manage to give up the beautiful university life to come and live on this border island
“If sister-in-law says so, then you’re greater than me!” Xu Man picked a safe topic and boasted back at Song Boying, “I heard Instructor Shi say that you’re a teacher Teaching and educating people has filled the world with peaches and plums! I’ve heard a saying ‘The hardest thing in the world is to put what’s in your own head into other people’s heads, and to take money out of other people’s pockets into your own’ Sister-in-law, look at the two hardest things in the world, you’ve already accomplished one”
“Ah!” Song Baoying heard this expression for the first time and rounded her eyes in amazement, it took a long time before she found her way over and lost her smile, “No wonder the adults and children on the island love you! Sister-in-law, you are too good at talking!”
Wasn’t teaching and educating people what she knew in her head to the children?
Xu Man was just about to say a few more words of praise when he heard Shi Lei say to Lu Yuanzheng, “By the way, the notice for the defense change has come down!”
Xu Man let out an ah and snatched, “We’re leaving the island?”
This was good news for the others, but for Xu Man it was news that made her a little sad
Reacting to the question, Xu Man added, “You don’t have to say anything that’s inconvenient to say”
Almost forgetting that they kept secrets at every turn
Shi Lei waved his hand, “You can say it Confidentiality to the outside world, like this long-term change of residence, theoretically can’t be hidden from your sisters-in-law”
Xu Wen nodded, thinking to himself
It was always a matter of taking them away
“Besides, sisters-in-law who have been with the army for a long period of time are also considered half-military, and they all know what to say outwardly and what not to say” Lu Yuanzheng added
Song Boying listened quietly, like an outsider, as if it had nothing to do with her
“When will we change? Where are we switching to?” Lu Yuanzheng pursued
“Huh?” Shi Lei wondered, “Us? If you mean me and you, then we’re not switching”
Xu asked, “”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
“What are you saying if we don’t change?” Lu Yuanzheng didn’t have the good sense to say
“I said we’re not switching, I didn’t say they’re not switching”
Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows and waited for the following
Xu Wen also looked at Shi Lei
Song Boying was obviously not very interested, but seeing Xu Man listening with interest, he didn’t bother talking to her anymore
“Partial defense change Half of us rotate with our brother units This year, half of us go ashore, half of the brother group goes to the island, and then we switch back next year
Leave half of the old men behind to avoid the entire replacement not being familiar with giving the enemy a chance to exploit the situation, plus, you have to leave some of the old with the new
If the master officer doesn’t move, that means you and I won’t move”
Xu Man secretly breathed a sigh of relief
Shi Lei glanced at Xu Man and said in amusement, “Sister-in-law, you’re about the only sister-in-law on the entire island who doesn’t want to leave the island”
Many sister-in-laws secretly called Rainbow Island Prison Island, feeling like prisoners without freedom
Lu Yuanzheng’s fingertips please tapped the desktop, “How will this half of the people leave? Do we decide? The higher-ups decide? Or is it a voluntary choice?”
“The opinion given by the higher-ups is half and half For example, Company 1, 3, 5 will stay, Company 1, 4, 6 will go Next year we’ll switch over But they also said we have autonomy, we’ll discuss it, so what do you mean?”