The next day Han Aiguo went back to the army to resume his duties early in the morning. Su Yue didn’t even know when he left. When she woke up, it was almost nine o’clock.
She walked into the kitchen and saw porridge in the pot with two steamed buns on it. It seemed that Han Aiguo had gotten up early to make it. She couldn’t help but smile, drank a bowl of porridge and ate another one steamed buns, then started to get busy.
She washed the mustard she bought from a family in Xiaowang Village yesterday, then put it into the jar she bought, added salt to marinate it, and then covered it with a lid after a while. After settling it can be taken out and eaten as a side dish.
After pickling the mustard seeds, she pickled the meat bought from the supply and marketing cooperative with salt. After a few days, the salt will give flavor, and then she can it dry in the sun to make bacon. When eating put it in the pot with rice and simmer it. It tastes very fragrant like that. Anyway, Han Aiguo likes to eat it.
After finishing these tasks, Su Yue took out the flour and started making pastries. She made some cakes, and some red bean cakes and bean paste cakes.
Seeing these pastries, Su Yue sighed with regret. Before, she had thought about whether she could secretly find an opportunity to sell some pastries to make money after she got to the army.
But when she came here, she realized that the truth was very different from her imagination. The army was so remote that no one would buy her cakes here. She couldn’t sell them to other family members in the building. That would tell others openly: Hey, I’m doing business.
If someone who is jealous sees it and reports it, it will be over.
If you can’t sell it nearby, you can only go to Wenxiang Commune to sell it. But to go to the commune, she would have to take the shuttle bus, and there are other people on the bus.
Every time she takes so many pastries out on the shuttle bus, others on the bus will definitely notice something. If someone follows her and observes, they will be able to find out what she is doing. This is really too dangerous.
If someone reports her, Han Aiguo will never be able to escape, and he will never be a soldier. She knows the significance of the army to Han Aiguo, so she must not joke about Han Aiguo’s future, and would rather not make money than take risks.
Therefore, selling pastries is no longer feasible here. It seems that in the future, they can only rely on subsidies from Han Aiguo. Fortunately, she had made a lot of money before, so she would be able to survive by saving some money in the future.
When Han Aiguo came back from training in the evening, the pastries made by Su Yue had just cooled down and tasted the best now, so she said to him: “Let’s go next door to visit now.”
Han Aiguo picked up the pastries and nodded, “Let’s go and visit and come back for dinner.”
The two of them walked to the next door and listened to the sound, there was someone inside, so he knocked on the door, and after a while someone came and opened the door. The man inside the door was very happy to see Han Aiguo, “Aiguo, come in quickly.”
He brought two more chairs for them to sit down, but Fang Xiaoli didn’t say anything to them while sitting on the chairs.
Han Aiguo handed the pastry to Feng Junwei, “This is a pastry made by my wife. We came to give you some to try.”
Su Yue smiled and said hello to him.
Come over, “Why are you so polite? Just come and get something. I won’t say goodbye next time.”
Feng Junwei quickly accepted it, and said to Feng Xiaoli “Hurry up and bring two glasses of water to Aiguo and the others.” Shee didn’t say anything to them at all, not even a kind word for the pastries.
Feng Junwei was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, “Aiguo, let’s have dinner at my house tonight. Our family has just cooked dinner.”
But as soon as he said this Fang Xiaoli pinched him on the back so hard that he almost screamed, but with outsiders present, he had no choice but to endure the pain and pretend nothing happened and continue talking to Han Aiguo.
How could Su Yue not notice Fang Xiaoli’s little tricks? She felt a little funny in her heart. Did they look like they liked to take advantage of other people’s homes? It’s not easy for anyone these days. Even if someone invites them, they won’t agree to eat at someone else’s house. Why is she so defensive?
If this Fang Xiaoli is not very stingy, then she doesn’t want to see them, but they have just arrived, why would she not like them?
Su Yue couldn’t figure it out, but since they weren’t welcome, they wouldn’t rush in, so she stood up and said: “Company Commander Feng, our dinner is already ready. If we don’t eat it, it will get cold. We will eat it at home now. Thank you.”
Han Aiguo also stood up and left with Su Yue, ignoring Feng Junwei’s persuasion.
In fact, he also saw that Fang Xiaoli was not very enthusiastic about them. Feng Junwei had no choice but to send the two people out of the door politely.
It was not until he saw the two people entering the house and closing the door that he turned around and lowered his face and said angrily: “Fang Xiaoli, what do you mean? When they come home, you don’t even know how to pour water. I’m asking my comrades to have dinner. Why are you pinching me?”
“If you ask them to come eat dinner at this time, then how much will we eat?”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to cook something more? Why are you being stingy!”
“Feng Junwei, do you think food is free? Your monthly allowance is not enough for us to live? If it weren’t for my salary, do you think our family can live so well? Yet you are being so generous here!”
Feng Junwei was so angry that he plucked his short hair, “Fang Xiaoli, don’t tell me this. Do you think I don’t understand you? Don’t you just look down on Han Aiguo and his wife?”
He knew his wife too well. Because she was from the city and worked in a supply and marketing cooperative, had a high self-esteem. She always looked down on rural people and only wanted to be with people in the city and deal with people with money and power, that’s why she had such an attitude towards Han Aiguo and his wife.
Fang Xiaoli was exposed and turned away from him, “I’m too lazy to talk to you.”
Feng Junwei was afraid that she would still be cold to Han Aiguo and his wife in the future. He took a deep breath and reasoned with her, “Xiao Li, you can’t judge people just by their births. If someone is born poorly, it doesn’t mean they don’t have ability, and it doesn’t mean they won’t be developed in the future. If you are not good, you will be look down by others.”
Fang Xiaoli curled her lips disdainfully, “How can that Han Aiguo be capable? I heard that he has been a soldier for more than ten years, and he will soon be thirty years old. Until now, He has just become a battalion commander, and you are already a company commander at the age of twenty-six. This shows that he does not have that ability. How can such a person develop?”
Feng Junwei pointed at her, fearing to be heard by the next door, and said in a suppressed voice: “As the company commander of Han Aiguo, I have worked with him for so many years. Do I not know whether he is capable or not ? His abilities are definitely not inferior to mine. Come on, if you really want to talk about my abilities, I may not be as good as others.”
Fang Xiaoli obviously didn’t believe it, “Come on, if he are so capable, why is he still a battalion commander?”
Feng Junwei feels that his wife is a pig-brained person who only looks at things on the surface and never thinks about the inner details.
At that moment, he said in a lower voice: “His ability is fine, but he is not very lucky. He has made many military achievements, but he has not been able to rise to the top.”
Fang Xiaoli pursed her lips after hearing this, and muttered after a while: “This shows that he is not a good person, and his ability is nothing. I see, if he can’t be promoted now, he won’t be promoted in the future. How do you know that he will suddenly get better?”
Feng Junwei suddenly didn’t know what to say. Judging from Han Aiguo’s development over the years, it is estimated that it will be really difficult to rise.
Neither Su Yue nor Han Aiguo took this matter to heart. They ate and drank when they should. A few days passed like this. It was the day to bring the sofa from the old carpenter’s place. Han Aiguo had no time to go with her because he was training, so he found Zhuzhu to drive her there.
Su Yue and Zhuzi first went to the commune, to the slaughtering group and bought several kilograms of meat, then spent money to buy free meat and bones, and finally bought some other ingredients. After packing up all the necessary items, they headed to Xiaowang Village
Su Yue entered the old carpenter’s house. The old carpenter recognized her as soon as he saw her coming in. He smiled and said, “Came to take the sofa? I’ve already laid it. Come quickly, take a look.”
As the old carpenter said, he brought Su Yue and Zhu Zhu into the main room. Su Yue saw the solid wood lounge chair and sofa combination placed in the most conspicuous position at a glance, and her eyes suddenly lit up brightly.
On both sides of the bench is a single lounge chair of the same style, and in the middle of the three seats is a wooden coffee table of the same origin. She originally thought that the printed look would not look very good, but unexpectedly the sofa is quite good-looking, with a long lounge chair in the middle, and exquisite patterns carved on the back. The wood grain is yellow, with a simple and thick luster, but it does not look dull and old-fashioned, but has a bit of antique flavor, which is quite in line with classical aesthetics.
Su Yue thanked the old carpenter: “Master Wang, your painting is really beautiful. Thank you for your hard work.”
Su Yue was very satisfied and could tell that the old carpenter was very proud, no wonder he spent so much time building this sofa these days.
Now Su Yue completely believed in the old carpenter’s craftsmanship. He is indeed a well-known carpenter, and his craftsmanship is really something to boast about.
She suddenly became energetic, took out a drawing she drew at home from her pocket, handed it to him, and asked: “Master Wang, can you give me this ?”
When the old carpenter looked at the drawing, he had never seen it before, and he immediately asked inquiringly; “What is this? A cabinet? It doesn’t look like it. It’s a little shorter, and It’s like a bedside table.”
Su Yue shook her head, “No, Master Wang, this is a shoe cabinet specially used to store shoes. I thought about it myself. You see, these layers are all Yes, you can put shoes in it and the two drawers on the side can be used to store umbrellas, keys, and other small items needed when going out. ”
Su Yue’s painting is not good-looking, but the specific outline and function can still be seen. This shoe cabinet was painted by Su Yue in a modern style. She wanted to make one and put it at the door. It will be convenient to change shoes when going in and out in the future.
She feels that leaving shoes on the ground at the door is really ugly and easy to smell. A shoe cabinet can solve these problems.
It was the first time for the old carpenter to see such a shoe cabinet. After listening to Su Yue’s introduction, he immediately became interested and looked at it carefully. His eyes became brighter and brighter as he looked at it. He nodded and said: ” Okay I will make you one.”
Su Yue asked: “How long will it take?”
The old carpenter thought for a while and said: “Other families always invite us carpenters to come and make the furniture, but your family just orders it and then come again, it’s inconvenient. Let’s do this. If you’re not in a hurry, wait now. It’ll only take half a day. You can transport it back with the sofa. But when you get back, don’t rush to use it. Let it dry for a day. ”
It’s not yet noon, so Su Yue is naturally willing to wait, so that next time she won’t have to go to the trouble of borrowing a car to run around.
“Then Excuse me, Master Wang, we are waiting here and can help you by the way. ”
The old carpenter waved his hand and said with a smile: “You’re welcome. I have benefited from your help already and I can do more novel things in the future.”He still likes to study new-style furniture.
After speaking, the old carpenter added: “Since you are willing to wait here, then help me, lift the boards, and pass things around. This way it can be done quickly. ”
It happened that Zhuzi knew some carpentry work, so he helped plan wood and cut boards with the old carpenter’s two apprentices, while Su Yue was beside him to help him. Not to mention, there were so many people. With great strength, by three-thirty in the afternoon, the brand new shoe cabinet was completed.
The old carpenter’s two apprentices helped them move the sofa and shoe cabinet to the truck, and then the truck carried Su Yue back to the family building.
The furniture brought back this time caused a huge sensation in the family building. All the women in the building who had nothing to do at home gathered around to watch. They were whispering to each other, and some women came up to talk to Su Yue directly, asking questions.
An older sister in her thirties who was holding a baby pulled Su Yue to ask. : “Sister, why did your family move furniture again? Didn’t you just move last time? ”
Su Yue explained with a smile: “I didn’t finish moving last time, so I moved the rest back this time. ”
The eldest sister poked her head at the door and looked at the sofa and shoe cabinet for a while, then asked: “I think this thing looks strange. What is it? I’ve never seen it, girl, tell me. ”
After saying that, she smiled and pulled Su Yue’s arm, and asked as if the two of them were very close:
Su Yue had no choice but to explain it to her once.
As soon as she finished listening, the eldest sister immediately clicked her tongue, “Sister, this sofa and shoe cabinet must be very expensive, right? How can this be something that people like us can afford? Your family seems to be very rich, but isn’t your man from the countryside, and he is just a battalion commander. My husband is also a battalion commander, but my family can’t even eat. Where can your family get the money to buy these expensive things? Sister, why don’t you tell me how your family makes money? Is there any way? ”
Su Yue was not very happy when she heard this. Why was there such a sour taste in this person’s words? She didn’t have any good intentions after hearing this.
Besides, how can I tell you how my family makes money in front of so many people?
Su Yue didn’t want to pay attention to her, turned around and went into the house to continue working.
When this woman saw Su Yue ignoring her, she made a fuss and became unhappy immediately. She said with a face: “Hey, why are you ignoring people? Could it be that you are discriminating against us because you have some money? As a military wife, you cannot engage in discrimination. ”
This person even put a big hat on her. Su Yue was about to turn around and talk to her, but someone spoke up before her, “Wang Lianying, she buys furniture. What does it have to do with you? What does it have to do with you whether someone has money or not? If you keep your mouth open and don’t say nice things, why should people care about you? If it were me, I would ignore you either.”
Su Yue turned around and saw that the person speaking was a woman in her thirties. She had good hair and was dressed very simply. She was knitting with a ball of wool in her arms. The knitting is very neat and fast, but it does not affect her speed of attacking people at all.
At first glance, Su Yue felt that this eldest sister was a cheerful person and had a good mind.
The woman named Wang Lianying was scolded by her, and she immediately put her hands on her hips and said: “Ma Cuiyun, I didn’t talk to you, why did you interrupt? You say I am nosy, but aren’t you also talking in between? What I say is none of your business! ”
Ma Cuiyun slanted a smile, “I just can’t stand how you don’t want to see other people’s good things all day long. It’s their business to have money to buy furniture, so why should they tell you how to make money? ? Don’t stare at others with jealousy all day long. When you have time, why not go home and tidy up the house, so that your man won’t think the house is sloppy and want to tidy you up every day. ”
Everyone in the compound knew that the men of Wang Lianying’s family often dealt with her. In addition to her habit of talking nonsense and causing conflicts with others, there was another important reason, that is, Wang Lianying was a particularly lazy woman. She made her nice home look like a pig’s nest. she didn’t know how to clean it all day long. Even her husband couldn’t stand it. They argued many times to no avail, and then she became more popular due to this.
Every time the couple takes foghts, the whole building can hear Wang Lianying crying for her father and mother.
This is also the scene after dinner in the family courtyard.
Everyone laughed when this was mentioned .
“You! “Wang Lianying was stabbed in the heart by her words. She was so angry that she hugged the child and rushed out, “Ma Cuiyun, I will fight with you today! ”
The child was so frightened that she cried and but she didn’t care.
Seeing that she was about to pounce on her and start a fight, several other women hurriedly came up to stop her, urging her: ” Don’t be impulsive. If you have something to say, talk it over. If there’s a fight, it will hurt your man. Wang Lianying, think about what happened last time. ”
Sometimes when women make trouble, it will also affect the future of men.
When Wang Lianying heard this, she immediately remembered the last time because she was with others in the family home. She got into a fight and was reported to the leader of the army. Her husband was called in and scolded by the leader. The man came back and beat her up again.
She was shaking in her heart. The fighting movements also slowed down.
But for the sake of face, she still spit hard in the direction of Ma Cuiyun, her saliva splashed far away, and she cursed: “If my baby hadn’t cried, I would have fought with you! ”
After saying that, she turned around and went back upstairs. Ma Cuiyun was splashed by her saliva, and she was so angry that she immediately put down her knitting and wanted to go forward to talk to her.
Seeing this, Su Yue quickly grabbed her and advised: “Sister Ma, forget it, don’t make the matter a big deal, there are so many soldiers here watching, it is not good for the reputation of our men. ”
Ma Cuiyun took a look and saw that there were indeed several little soldiers moving furniture watching. It would be bad for her man if they saw her fighting with others. So she had to suppress her anger and stop. She felt the urge to go up and tear Wang Lianying apart.
When the women watching the excitement saw that things had calmed down and there was nothing to see, they went back to their homes to work.
The little soldiers also moved the furniture at this time, told Su Yue and left.
Now that there was no one around, Su Yue said to Ma Cuiyun: “Sister Ma, come in Come and sit at home. ”
Ma Cuiyun thought for a while, but did not refuse. She followed Su Yue in. She felt that Su Yue suited her very well. Although the girl was very good-looking, she looked like her at first glance. The rough guy is different, but for some reason, she somehow feels that this girl will definitely get along with her.
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