Chapter 128
Wang Ying said, “I can actually embroider flowers But I won’t participate for a while Because I got into college!”
She said revealing a bright and pleasant smile, holding the acceptance letter out to Xu Wen
She had really gotten into a teacher training college, and the school was located in the city where her family lived
“Congratulations! Congratulations!” Xu Man was quite happy for her, and then wondered, “But why haven’t you reported for duty yet? Shouldn’t you have started school?”
“I’ve already contacted the school, so I’ll report a few days late”
Wang Ying and Zhao Gang had a one-year-old child At that time, Zhao Gang was still in intensive training when she received the notice, so she couldn’t be selfish enough to leave a one-year-old child on the island to fend for itself, could she?
It’s not too late for Zhao Gang to come back and report for duty, but he can’t bring his child with him to training every day
After a discussion between the two of them, Zhao Gang applied for a leave of absence, wanting to send Wang Ying to report for duty first, and at the same time discussing with Wang Ying’s mother’s family to see if they could put the child at her mother’s house
Most of her family had gone back to the city
If the child is placed at her mother’s house, she can go home to take care of the child when she doesn’t have classes, and on weekends, too
It was just that she didn’t know if her marriage to Zhao Gang would be blessed by her family And since she hadn’t seen her family for a few years, she didn’t know how her parents’ health was If her parents couldn’t help, Zhao Gang could only send the child back home
Originally, the school did not allow such behavior, but when they heard that Wang Ying was a military wife and her husband could not come back in time for training, the school was accommodating
Wang Ying speaks of this with pride
Sister-in-law Li was about to say something
Seeing this, Wang Ying understood what Mrs Li wanted to say and explained: “Mrs Li, don’t worry I won’t divorce Zhao Gang again It was my fault for causing you trouble When I graduate, I’ll bring my children to the island Sister-in-law Song, you have to give me a place”
Mrs Li smiled, “You’ve changed a lot That’s right, it’s good to live a good life!”
Song Baoying also said, “Don’t worry! I’m a man of my word No matter how many teachers we have here, I’ll reserve a place for you”
Wang Ying, on the other hand, looked at Xu Man: “The person I’m most grateful to today is Mrs Xu Man”
Not only did Xu Wen scold her and wake her up, she also gave her a lot of help with her studies
Most importantly, she had learned a new way of dealing with people from Xu Man
Xu Wen waved her hand, “There’s no need to thank me! You have to make your own way in life It’s just that I think it’s better to work hard to change rather than complaining to the heavens”
When she had just crossed over, she couldn’t stand many of the rules of this era that ran counter to the future, and her ridiculously poor life made it not that she hadn’t thought of swinging for the fences
But if she really gave up on herself, she wouldn’t have the life she has now
Wang Ying is also the same, if she did not think to understand, still with the same as before, complaining about the sky, Xu Wen will not help her to enter the university
After all, you still have to rely on yourself
Although Xu Man said so, Wang Ying still stood up and bowed deeply to Xu Man
As Lu Yuanzheng expected, his application was approved from above In the name of stretching, the archipelago was divided into battalions, with a battleship and a transport ship, and several amphibious armored vehicles, circling around from the archipelago to Pengcheng seaport for a week
One week means seven days, two round trips per day
Once it was coordinated with the local authorities, it was ready to go
Lu Yuanzheng applied for a scrapped transport ship to be converted and given to Xu Man to use as a transport ship for the time being
The troops have strict quality control of the ship, to a certain extent, it must be scrapped, the model is too outdated must also be eliminated
In fact, the scrapped boats were newer and bigger than many fishermen’s boats
During the time that Lu Yuanzheng was refitting the abandoned military ships, Xu Wen sent another letter He said that he had gone back to his hometown to pick up Sang Xiaoqing, so that Xu Wen could do what he wanted to do and not be tied up because of him
Lu Yuanzheng followed and read the letter all tsked, “It’s good to have a brother!”
Xu Man was also touched and raised his eyebrows, “That’s true! If you want to bully me, my brother will be the first to not forgive you”
Lu Yuanzheng smiled and nodded, “I wouldn’t dare”
Xu Man: “”
Suddenly, he remembered back then, when Lu Yuanzheng met Xu Wen for the first time
Xu Wen misunderstood their relationship and wanted to beat up Lu Yuanzheng, but did not hit him
If they really wanted to fight, ten Xu Wen tied together would not be a match for Lu Yuanzheng
However, Xu Wen knows that even if Lu Yuanzheng’s relationship with her breaks down and she gets divorced, he won’t bully her
This day the weather is really hot, Xu Wen does not want to cook, Dongsheng is not at home, she can only play the umbrella to go to the canteen to eat
When Zhang Banzai saw Xu Man, his face collapsed, “Sister-in-law, even you’ve come to fight for food ah?”
Xu Man saw him with an expression that was on the verge of tears, and wondered, “What’s wrong?”
Squad Leader Zhang waved his hand, “Alas! Don’t mention it Our cooking class should be the busiest unit in the entire battalion now The entire battalion combined has three hundred more mouths to feed per meal than before”
“Huh?” Xu Wen didn’t react for a moment, “What’s going on? I haven’t heard of any new sisters-in-law on the island lately, either?”
The officers and soldiers were fixed, and new additions out of thin air could only be military dependents
“It has nothing to do with newcomers In the past, more than a hundred sisters-in-law basically cooked at home, and when it came to meal time the men and children all went home to eat Reporting meals must have been much less Especially on weekends, there must be five or six hundred fewer mouths to feed than now A lot of soldiers run to the family area to dine We’re a lot lighter”
Squad Leader Zhang shook his head with a nostalgic expression, “Not anymore! Now the sisters-in-law don’t know what they’re busy with and don’t care about the food! All the soldiers come here to get their meals, not only their own but also those of their families”
So much so that their workload had suddenly increased
It wasn’t that they couldn’t handle it, but they were mainly curious about what was going on
Xu Wen didn’t expect to add to the workload of the cooking class and apologized a bit, “About because I came up with the idea”
She talked about the fact that her sisters-in-law were all busy with their side businesses right now
Sister-in-laws on the island were now addicted to making money beyond their control
Sweaters, pickles, gabions, carpentry, etc, whatever
In short all the sisters-in-law are busy, the first shipment will be sent away in a couple of days, the sisters-in-law can’t even take care of cooking right now
“Ask sister-in-law you’re really something!” Squad Leader Zhang praised from the bottom of his heart, “Even you can think of this”
“It’s just causing you trouble”
“What’s wrong with that?” Squad Leader Zhang shook his head, “Cooking is originally the responsibility of our cooking class Since the sisters-in-law are also busy, don’t worry! In the future, we will definitely take care of even the sisters-in-law’s stomachs!”
“Don’t you dare!” Shi Lei walked into the cafeteria, “If you cook better, we won’t even be able to go home”
Lu Yuanzheng saw that Xu Man had already beaten the rice, so he took the rice bowl from her
Xu Man asked Shi Lei curiously, “What do you mean, we won’t even be able to go home?”
Lu Yuanzheng explained for her, “Isn’t this the beginning of the new semester? There are a lot more children going to school on the island, in all grades This is the first year that our small school has been in operation A lot of things are being worked out, and Mrs Song is so busy that she wants to live in the school, not to mention cooking
Our Instructor Shi’s family status has plummeted, and she’s almost become a ‘grieving woman'”
Xu asked, “”
Shi Lei: “”
Before Shi Lei could defend himself, Xu Wen opened his mouth “Instructor Shi, if that’s the case, I have to say a few words about you
In the past, when you were busy, Sister-in-law Song wanted you to take care of your family and complained to you about that moment, you always felt that you had no choice but to do so, and hoped that Sister-in-law Song would fully support you and be more sympathetic to your lack of ease
Now that Mrs Song is busy, why can’t you understand?
The great man said, “Women can hold up half the sky”, but why is it that women are the ones who cook, take care of the kids, and do the housework here?
Take a cue from Captain Zhang, who says he’ll cook well so his wife can work on her career without worrying, why are you still dragging her down?
Besides, Instructor Shi, I remember that you were the one who begged me to find something for your wives to do, right? You said you hoped they wouldn’t focus only on you
Now that they have their own careers, why aren’t you satisfied? You tell me what you really want?”
Shi Lei: “”
That was all he said
He was given such a lecture by Xu Wen
Bias Xu asked what he said was the truth, and he didn’t even know how to refute it
He looked at the control group’s squad leader Zhang in a relentless manner
Zhang class president habitually straightened his back and stood straight, then saw Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng beside her and relaxed again, a face of emboldened
Shi Lei: “”
A defeat
When his wife didn’t return home, he was lectured by Xu Wen, making Lu Yuanzheng, a dog, look at the joke, and he had to make amends and apologize to Xu Wen: “Sister-in-law, I was wrong! It’s because I’m not aware enough, I’ll reflect deeply on my mistakes In the future, I will definitely fully cooperate with my sisters-in-law!”
He said, glaring at Lu Yuanzheng
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t look at him, and doggedly asked Xu Wen: “Daughter-in-law, do you think we should go home to eat or eat here?”
“Go home!”
Shi Lei: “”
He really just said it casually
He didn’t really mean to complain
Now he’s become a man who doesn’t know what’s good for him
On the day the road was cleared, the battleships were in front
Behind the line of ships were several tanks
The first trip Xu Man and her improved ship did not follow the army, because this trip is mainly to clear the road
This was the first time Xu Man had seen the ship that was temporarily hers
She said temporary because, after a while, when their business stabilized, the ship would have to be handed back
It was a small transport ship, a type that had long been phased out
But it was more than enough to be an ordinary cargo ship
It is
The original hull should be white or green
Now the hull was painted in rainbow colors
It’s pretty to look at, just a bit childish
And the color should be quite eye-catching at sea, right? Are you sure you won’t be targeted by pirates?
On the bow and stern of the ship, there were also three big colorful words painted on it: Rainbow
Waiting for the next day, Xu Wen this rainbow ship to follow the army together
Lu Yuanzheng got on this boat of hers
“You don’t even need to keep an eye on the front?”
“With so many leaders at the front it’s not like I’m the only one Besides, the few people in the group are on this boat, so I think protecting the people is the first priority”
Xu Man rolled his eyes, “Lu Yuanzheng, does your leader know that you have such a strong official voice?”
If something really happened on the road, Xu Man believed that Lu Yuanzheng would definitely put the people first like he said
But, the likelihood of an accident happening to such a team was too small, and he was just coming to find her and saying such a grandiose reason
Lu Yuanzheng thought especially seriously about returning to her, “It seems like you don’t know?”
Xu Wen: ” “That’s really enough!
Lu Yuanzheng could see Xu Man’s dislike and unwillingly righted himself, “I really don’t feel at ease with you guys Yesterday, I went all the way over there, and there were four or five reefs of various sizes! Three were cleared, and two slightly larger ones were marked, so remember to avoid them on your future trips”
“Thank you Uncle PLA!”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
“I think I can still be a PLA brother”
Xu Wen: “”
What a thick skin
The road wasn’t very long, the straight line distance wasn’t even an hour, plus two detours, it was only almost an hour
Xu Man couldn’t help but lament when he docked, “I didn’t realize we were this close to Second Brother!”
“If you want to come over on weekends in the future, I’ll accompany you”
There was no need to take a long vacation to come here, one day was enough for a round trip, and they could even have lunch together
Xu Man was instantly a few more points happier
After a while, he murmured, “It’d be nice for my brother and sister-in-law to settle down here! At that time, we’ll be able to have mom and dad pick up and bring them back I’ll be able to go back to my mom’s house every week”
“It’s not unattainable But it can always be done one step at a time, and you have to let your brother and sister-in-law earn money before you think about the next step, right?”
“That’s true”
Lu Yuanzheng stretched out his hand and handed it palm up to Xu Man, “Go!”
“Where to?”
“Go ashore to find our brother, huh? Didn’t you bring a boatload of goods just to send them over for him to sell?”
“Oh!” Xu Wen forgot, but he didn’t react, “So you guys are going to follow?”
This is too big a battle, isn’t it?”
Lu Yuanzheng sniffed and flipped over his wrist to look at his watch, “I can accompany you, the large troop won’t move We have five hours The fleet returns at three in the afternoon”
Xu Wen was relieved by this, putting his hand on Lu Yuanzheng’s palm and following him off the ship
Lu Yuanzheng deliberately brought a few warriors to help carry the stuff off the ship for Xu Wen
This batch of goods was actually only part of his sister-in-law’s
This was because some of the things that the sister-in-laws had to make had longer cycles
For example, sauerkraut and dashi would definitely not be done in a week
That is to say, the sister-in-laws who made clothes, carpentry, and knitting finished some of them
Xu Wen found the second uncle’s place, but at this hour the second uncle was working at the construction site
Xu Wen and Sang Xiaoqing weren’t there either
Xu Man sighed softly, this is the disadvantage of the inconvenient communication
They were at the doorstep, but the owner still didn’t know where they were
But they had to find Xu Wen or Second Uncle, or else they wouldn’t know what to do with these goods
Xu Wen squatted in the shadows behind Lu Yuanzheng’s body, using him as a parasol, trying to recall exactly which construction site Second Uncle had mentioned
Before he could think of anything, a neighbor went out to pour slop and saw them, froze, then tentatively asked, “Is that Comrade Xu Man?”
Xu Man nodded, “Yes! I’m Xu Man, and you are?”
The man put the slop bucket on the ground and wanted to shake Xu Man’s hand, but about halfway through his hand felt that his hand wasn’t clean, and retracted it, while laughing, “Your brother Xu Wen moved Afraid that there would be no one at home when you came, he purposely left a new address Said if you want to come, I’ll give it to you You wait, I’ll go get it for you”
Said, slop bucket did not even carry and ran into the inner room
Xu asked, “”
She looked up and said to Lu Yuanzheng: “Why didn’t we think to knock on the neighbors and ask?”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
“I don’t know what you thought, all I know is that I didn’t want to bother with my brain when I thought you could think of a place where Second Uncle worked”
Xu Wen: “”
Xu Wen’s new home was pretty easy to find, not far from here
The main Special Administrative Region was only established a short time ago, this is still a small city, the city is only so palm-sized place
Xu Wen rented a two-story store along the street this time, the first floor to sell food and the second floor to live
Sang Xiaoqing was especially excited to see Xu Wen: “Ask! I can’t wait for you to come!”
“Sister-in-law, are you still comfortable here?”
“Yes, I’m very comfortable You and Xiaozheng do it first, I’ll pour you a bowl of ice water”
The four people sat around the square table
Sang Xiaoqing’s so-called iced water was actually iced sugar water
Pengcheng was also a city where it was mostly summer all year round
Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng had been out in the sun for a while, and after taking a sip of the cold and sweet water, their hearts were soothed from the inside out
Sang Xiaoqing saw that they loved it and smiled, “Your brother learned this ice making from you Many workers who come here to eat are good for this bowl of ice water Usually it’s displayed outside, and people passing by will also buy it Don’t look at a bowl of five cents, drink more people a day income is also quite a lot!”
Sang Xiaoqing used to earn labor credits and counted twice a year Before she got married, her mother managed the money, and after she got married, her mother-in-law managed the money Until the house was built and the family was divided, she was in charge of her own money
When the family realized how hard it is to do so many things at home only so little money, often have to break a penny into several pieces to spend
After I came to Pengcheng, I rented this small store with Xu Wen It’s a bit tiring to work early in the morning and late at night, but it’s a good feeling to see money coming in every day