Everyone gathered around a table of good dishes, not only praising Yingfang's good craftsmanship, but also praising Xiang Gang for his blessings.

Ying Fang was praised so that her ears and neck were blood-red.

Xiang Gang looked at her with a smile, and when he clinked glasses with Chen Tuan and Wu Kui, he said: "So far, there are two luckiest things in my life, one is to meet Xia Lao, and the other is to marry my daughter-in-law. ”

When he was fourteen years old, he met Xia Lao, which seemed to light a guiding light for his life path.

At the age of twenty-two, he met his daughter-in-law, which made his lonely life full of laughter and laughter.

The daughter-in-law's master became his master, the daughter-in-law's father and mother became his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the daughter-in-law still carried his baby in her belly......

Happiness is so simple, but it's not simple. It is hard-won and needs to be cherished.

Xiang Gang's first warm and lively birthday dinner in 24 years was full of stars.

Sent away a group of comrades-in-arms, sent the mother-in-law to the residence, returned home to the deputy head of the regiment, put on the latch, turned around and hugged the daughter-in-law into his arms, and sighed contentedly with his chin against her fragrant shoulder socket: "Daughter-in-law, it's good to have you." ”

Yingfang's heart is also warm, and what she enjoys most is to get a heartfelt thank you and praise from the other party after paying for her beloved. He put his backhand around his waist: "Commander, they didn't say anything, did they?"

Sending someone to send it for so long, there must be a few words.

"Let's go in first, it's cold outside, and I'll talk to you when I wash my feet later." ”

Xiang Gang said, gently hugged his daughter-in-law's shoulders into the bedroom, helped her sit down on the bed, quickly brought a basin of warm foot washing water, took a small bench and sat down opposite, rolled up his sleeves to massage her feet, and said eloquently: "Chen Tuan means that the division commander has gone out for a while, and when he comes back, I will talk to him about my post." I persuaded him, the teacher, as far as I can see, like to disagree with people. The more good things were spoken in his ear, the more he didn't listen. It's not far from the New Year, and you're about to give birth, so you won't toss it before the year. Let's talk about it after the year. ”

"It depends on the situation?" Ying Fang frowned, "If the division commander is determined to let you sit on the cold bench, what else can you see?" I'm not saying that it's not good to be in charge of the road repair team, to be honest, I don't consider other factors, I'd rather you be like this now - go to work on time, finish work on time, and eat three meals regularly." People are also much stronger than in the first half of the year, and they are no longer so dark and thin. Besides, I don't have to go on a mission, unlike when I went south for disaster relief in the first half of the year, I was worried all day long at home......"

After a pause, Ying Fang pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled: "But I know that compared to your current position, you actually prefer and are more suitable for the military camp." So what do you think, just go, I'm at home. What's more, now that my parents live with us, you can rest assured. ”

Xiang Gang lowered his head, listened to his daughter-in-law's chatter, gently pinched her puffy instep and calf, his eyes were already moist, and his throat was already choked.

I wanted to say something, such as "My daughter-in-law is difficult for you" and "It's not easy to know you", but the words came to my mouth and swallowed back.

What he wanted to say, how could she not know? It's just that the responsibility on his shoulders is destined to worry her for the rest of her life.

He silently washed her feet, dried them, and helped her sit under the covers.

After pouring out the footwashing water, he took a mop to dry the ground, went to the water room and took a combat bath, and when the cold air on his body was almost dissipated, he got into the quilt and hugged his daughter-in-law tightly.

Yingfang, who was about to fall asleep in a daze, noticed his movements and automatically shrank into his arms.

Xiang Gang chuckled, lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead: "Sleep." ”

The night is as cool as water, but the interior is as warm as spring.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, when Yingfang got up, Xiang Gang had already gone out.

When she saw that the sun was good, she took out the herbs and dried vegetables that were hoarded in the west house and dried them to dry.

Hearing someone in the next unit pointing at her on the balcony, a few gossips could still be heard:

"Well, it's her house...... Ate and drank until midnight last night...... Isn't this petty bourgeoisie?"

"I saw it too, and I invited a lot of people......

"The smell wafting from last night may indicate what kind of big dish is being stewed again. ”

“…… The meat must have been bought, and I saw the mother-in-law of the deputy head of the regiment wandering in front of the meat stall...... When we came back, we met on the patio, the basket was full of vegetables, covering the head of the cloth, when we didn't know that her family had been eating big fish and meat all day long......"

"Not only big fish and big meat, but also pike crabs, the kind with red paste...... My big treasure pestered me to eat crab meat, so I went to the aquatic stall to take a look, and my mother-in-law ......bought the crab without blinking.

"Otherwise, how can I say that I am a senior cadre from Kyoto, and the monthly allowance may be ...... up to our half-year salary."

“……”

The murmuring sound of squirming is sometimes soft.

Some of the words were very soft, and some of them seemed to be deliberately said to her, not to mention that they were only half a unit apart, even the residents of the west unit could probably hear them.

Yingfang set up a rice sieve to dry the good things, and poured some water on the greens and radishes below, and went back to the house.

Isn't it just that her family has meat to eat, but her family has this strength, even if the leading comrades come down to investigate, there is nothing to be afraid of.

If you have the ability, you can also go to the mountains to catch hares, pheasants, and rummage for wild eggs. A group of foxes who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour!

Except for the meat and crab that are bought on the table at her house, what other dishes are not bought from the mountains and the fields? On the man's birthday, cook a few dishes and entertain his good comrades-in-arms, which is in the way of their eyes?

According to her, the men are all sitting on cold benches, and even if these unpleasant words reach the ears of the division commander, how cold can they be?

Even if the division commander looked at him in every way and wanted to demote him back to a battalion-level cadre, he still had to ask his superiors for their opinions. The red-headed document was issued from above, so how could a certain cadre be degraded if he wanted to?

Ying Fang dusted her hands and walked around the house with her stomach in her hands.

Dr. He didn't come, but several letters came. At first, I talked to her about the progress of Chinese herbal medicine activities, and then it was all kinds of homely things.

The letter emphasized more than once that in the middle and third stages of pregnancy, it is necessary to take a proper walk according to the physical condition, and do not sit or lie down blindly, which is not conducive to childbirth.

This made Yingfang, who already felt that she should walk more, and was even more determined to take a walk often.

So when the weather is nice, she and her mother will walk to the bottom of the mountain with a smile and laugh, pick some vegetables and come back, and on rainy days she will walk around the house in circles or slowly go up the next stairs.

The weather is fine today, but her mother hasn't come here yet.

Ying Fang looked at the quartz clock, hey, it's all at this point, her mother arrived early in the past, what's going on today?

Just wondering, Jiang Xinrou pushed the door and came in, her tone was very excited: "Good girl, your dad and they are coming back! Tomorrow's train!"