The next day, the first boat docked, and the pier resounded with the sound of gongs and drums.

Xiang Jiu raised a gong, and walked in front of him while knocking on it, shouting: "The county has commended the comrades of the People's Liberation Army! Everyone let go, let go, don't block the dock." ”

After the last winter storage cabbage is picked into the warehouse, the countryside enters the Layue farming period, and the farmers get up early and feel dark on weekdays, so when the gongs and drums come, the members are a little confused.

"What's the situation? Why is it so lively! Is it that somewhere the troupe has come to our commune to set up a stage?"

"Go and see!"

"I'll go too, I'll go!"

The members put on big cotton jackets, put their hands in their sleeves, didn't care about breakfast, and ran to the dock to watch the excitement.

After taking a closer look, I realized that the county had sent a guard of honor to send the pennant.

I haven't heard of any good people and good deeds, who is this pennant for?

After further inquiry, I learned that it was the troops stationed on the mountain, and in June, seven outstanding soldiers led by Xiang Gang were selected into the 100-member elite regiment and went to the front line to fight, and finally won a complete victory.

These seven people performed outstanding on the front line, especially Xiang Gang, who made meritorious service many times and was awarded a first-class meritorious service.

No, the commendation documents were issued at the top, and the leaders of the county party committee were honored and personally sent the documents and pennants to Qunyingzhai.

"Wow-"

The people who learned the truth were in an uproar.

Yesterday, someone said bad things about Xiang Gang behind his back, and today he slapped him in the face.

The mothers-in-law who said bad things were intertwined with a chrysanthemum old face.

Most of the others are envious, and they really hope that their family will have such a figure, not to mention the monthly allowance, the glory of the cadres of the county party committee personally sending the pennant is enough for them to show off for a lifetime.

There are also some who express great pride. Look! This is our commune, and in the future, Yanqi Commune will be the hometown of heroes, and you can go out with a lot of chest.

The pennant was sent to Qunying Village. Behind is a group of members watching the excitement. The two dogs and a few children were even more excited to jump up and down. He shouted that they would also be soldiers in the future, and they would also go into battle to kill the enemy, and they also held brooms from home as submachine guns. I amused the adults who walked with me.

However, looking at the excitement, at most it reaches the mountainside, and then there is the land of the troops, and they can't enter without the troops letting them go. simply went back to the commune to listen to the secretary read the commendation document.

Xiang Rongxin took a special day to study this commendation document word by word through the big radio, so that everyone in the commune would know the heroic deeds of Xiang Gang and others. Advocate all people to learn from their excellent qualities of fearless and heroic struggle.

“…… Comrades, the excellent qualities of Xiang Gang and the other seven heroic fighters are not only suitable for the comrades of the People's Liberation Army to be applied on the battlefield, but also suitable for the broad masses of our working people to be embodied in their work in peacetime...... Today, the leaders of the county party committee talked to me and praised several outstanding labor producers of our commune, but at the same time, they severely criticized a few people for cheating and playing tricks, not doing their jobs properly, not paying attention to their work, forming small groups all day long, talking bad about this and that behind their backs, and spoiling a pot of porridge with a grain of mouse droppings. I hope that these comrades can realize their mistakes, manage themselves well, work in a down-to-earth manner from tomorrow or no, today, and strive to appear on the list of commendations by this time next year......"

"It's over...... The secretary must have said that I ......"

"I heard at the dock that Xiang Gang had been fighting on the front line for the second half of the year and only came back at the end of last month, so I knew that we had all misunderstood him...... The secretary must be talking about a few of us...... Did the leaders of the county party committee really criticize us?"

"What's going on?"

The mothers-in-law who said bad things behind her back cried urgently. I didn't dare to talk to the men in the family, so I met my head and thought about countermeasures.

"Hey!" the mother of the two dogs coldly interrupted their discussion, "If you really do something sorry to the family, I advise you to admit your mistakes as soon as possible." ”

“…… Can't you not go?" someone asked weakly. I'm really afraid of death, Xiang Gang, the old man with raised eyebrows.

"It's okay if you don't go. Ergou Ziniang smiled coldly, "You just keep worrying about it! Or, in front of the whole commune, apologize to them through a loudspeaker." ”

“……”

It would be better to kowtow to the Venerable Master's house to make amends. If the whole commune knows, where will their faces be put in the future?

So, that night, Yingfang's family had dinner and gathered in the hall to chat over the fire as usual.

A few red-skinned sweet potatoes were buried in the brazier, and Xiao Sanye also threw a handful of shelled peanuts into it, which crackled from time to time.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

There was a knock on the door of the courtyard that had been bolted.

Xiao Li opened it and looked at it, but he didn't know it.

"What, let's look for Gangzi, is he at home?"

For fear that Xiao Li would close the door and not let them in, he was busy bringing out the peanuts, dates, and eggs he brought in, "We are looking for Gangzi to apologize." ”

There were six or seven people who came, all of whom chewed the root of Xiangjia's tongue on the day of the fish exchange. The old face was flushed, and he apologized one by one.

No matter what they think in their hearts, the attitude of admitting their mistakes at this moment is not bad.

Xiang Gang is not unforgiving. I live in the same village, and I don't see you when I look up. He has little time at home, but his daughter-in-law has been at home for many years, and he has to deal with the people in the village. Be forgiving and forgiving.

"In terms of seniority, I should change your aunts. My work, I think my aunts know, I don't have much time at home, and even if I come back, I can't stay for a few days. Since my daughter-in-law married me, she has basically been in charge of all the big and small things in the family. After giving birth to triplets, I can't have a day to spare. Seriously, if I didn't have the help of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I really wouldn't be able to feel at ease in the army. It is because of them that I can go out on a mission without distractions.

In the past six months on the front line, comrades-in-arms who have just become fathers like me have red eyes every time they mention their daughters-in-law and children at home. Among them, there are parents who died early, daughters-in-law and children left at home, and parents who have been bedridden for a long time and need to be taken care of by juniors...... In comparison, I was much luckier than them. In order to better take care of my daughter-in-law and children, my father-in-law and mother-in-law gave up their retirement life of raising flowers and grass, and my grandfather gave up his two-story garden house in Kyoto to come to our mountain. You say, 'What are they trying to do?'

Isn't it just that the girl's life can be less hard.

These mothers-in-law also have sons and daughters, and their faces immediately turned red with shame.

If you say it, you are still unwilling. Why say a few bad words and ask them to apologize.

After listening to Xiang Gang's words, he realized how wrong their original idea was.

Their daughters are not far from marrying, either in the same commune or in the commune next door. There are contacts every three or five times. Whenever there is something in the girl's family, they will also put down their work and rush to help. Or take your grandchildren home for a few days.

On the other hand, Xiang Gang's family, he is a soldier, and there are only a handful of trips that can go home all year round. His daughter-in-law gave birth to triplets, and if there was no one to help him, how could he suffer it? Thanks to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he gave up his decent life in Kyoto and came all the way to his son-in-law's house to take care of his wife and children and tidy up the house for him.

"Gangzi, we're old and confused. "The mother-in-law is apologizing sincerely.

Xiang Gang nodded, his expression indifferent: "It's good that the aunts have figured it out, you better take these things back." ”

"No, no, no, this is a little bit of our heart, and if you don't accept it, you won't forgive us. ”

"Yes, yes, Gangzi, the aunts will never say that kind of bastard talk again. ”

"Just take it. There are not many things, so I should give my aunt a little face. Don't worry, your family's affairs will be our business in the future, you have work to be busy, just be busy, Xiaofang and the child, we will help take care of it!"

“……”

The mother-in-law in the village came and left in a hurry, leaving a lot of eggs, melons and fruits, showing that someone had indeed come.

Xiao Sanye sighed: "Even if they figured it out early, if they don't admit their mistakes for a long time, I plan to let them become famous in the county." ”

"You got it. Jiang Xinrou slapped him funny, "In fact, except for a few people who are always hostile to our family, most people are quite easy to get along with." ”

Very few refer to Mrs. Shu and Reagan's daughter-in-law.

However, these have been somewhat of a stop lately.

If you don't stop, you can't do it, you've suffered enough.

Mrs. Shu beat her youngest son's new daughter-in-law into the door, and she has been very uncomfortable.

The new daughter-in-law has a gentle and gentle temperament, which is very different from Liu Qiaocui's brutal and domineering. Because of this, Shu Jianqiang is always worried that his daughter-in-law will be bullied by the old lady, and every day when he comes back from work, he asks his daughter-in-law about this and that, and even his own son is precious and can't catch up with the weight of the new daughter-in-law in his heart.

In addition, this is the second marriage, Shu Jianqiang, who is afraid of losing his daughter-in-law again, has changed his laziness when he got married, and rushed to do housework with his daughter-in-law, and did not forget to ask for warmth when the temperature cooled down.

The old lady was not happy when she saw this, and the more her son was like this, the more she hated the new daughter-in-law. So, he seized the opportunity to bully his new daughter-in-law. Even when the farmer was busy in the field, she could be seen pointing at her new daughter-in-law and scolding. Even if you scold at home, no one can see it. scolding in the field, and in front of everyone, this is not about the good deeds to pass the news to the ears of the in-laws.

That in-laws are not fuel-efficient lamps. Although she doesn't hurt her daughter, she has a good face in the end, and her married daughter is bullied by her in-laws, and if she doesn't come to the door to make trouble, she will not be talked about.

So, the old ladies on both sides met angrily and made a hysterical scene. Mrs. Shu accidentally hit her waist, and she was lying on the bed sighing in the past few days.

Besides, Reagan's daughter-in-law Zhang Hong, because of the last incident, the cowshed was closed for a long time, and she suffered enough, and she was a lot more honest after she came out. Even if there is resentment in his heart, he does not dare to show it.

As long as you don't show it, who cares what is in your heart. No one paid attention to the scolding.

Therefore, during this time, the roots of Yingfang's ears are quite clean. The mothers-in-law who came to apologize today, I haven't seen anyone blushing with her in the past, but maybe they all like to mumble behind their backs.

But after this time, no one should dare to chew the root of the tongue again.

Ying Fang picked up the eggs on the ground, boiled a pot of tea eggs, and asked Xiang Gang to take them to the mountain to share with the team members.

Xiang Gang's vacation is about to expire.

Ying Fang was picking up food for him. But whatever he had at home, he packed a bag for him.

"I don't have much dried vegetables, I heard Chun Mei say that there is no shortage of fresh vegetables now. Take some bacon and dried fish. The small fish is dried and dried very thoroughly, and it can be put in a lot of time, and the canteen dishes are tired of eating and steamed in the lunch box...... Is one jar of bean paste enough? Why don't you bring two cans...... I also brought a bottle of jam and occasionally had a sweet ...... in the steamed buns."

Xiang Gang couldn't cry or laugh.

"I'm not a child, what are you doing with so much food? What's more, it's not that he won't come back. I didn't go on a mission a year ago, so I'll go down the mountain to see you when I have time. ”

"I'll talk about it when I'm free. After a while, I fried melon seeds and peanuts at home, and when I came back, I just brought some to the soldiers. Ying Fangwu cleaned up herself, "These are not all for you, one for the old professor and one for Chunmei." ”

Hearing her say this, Xiang Gang no longer refused.

"You go back and ask your teammates, if you need to fry the sunflower seeds, bring them to me and fry them for them. I prepared five perfumes, soaked overnight before frying, and the fried peanuts and melon seeds were fragrant. ”

After the sunflower forest on the mountain is harvested, most of it is transported to the provincial military district to exchange for rice and grain, and some of it is left for the team members to do year-end benefits. Five catties per person, and the supernumerary widow Li, the old professor, and Jiang Chunmei were given two catties.

Melon seeds are people's favorite during their leisure time, not only durable, but also edible. When it is fried, it is put away, and you have to grab a handful as a snack, and when there are no peanuts, it is used for wine, in the eyes of adults, it is no worse than fruits and candy.

Xiang had just eaten the spiced melon seeds fried by his own daughter-in-law, and then ate the salty flavor fried with salt by other people's families, and immediately distinguished the superior.

He immediately said, "I'll ask them." But there is a big stove on the mountain, you don't need to fry it, with some five perfumes for me, I will take the mountain up, let them soak and fry by themselves. Do it yourself. ”

"That's fine. Yingfang put the prepared five perfumes, took a discarded wine bottle, and plugged the bottle stopper made of cloth, shook it twice, did not overflow, and put it in the bamboo basket with confidence, "Then I'll put it here for you, when soaking, one original solution is mixed with two parts of cold white boiling, don't use raw water, don't put water indiscriminately, more light taste, less salty taste." ”

"Got it. ”

When the man saw that there were only the two of them left in the house, the triplets were coaxed by their father-in-law and mother-in-law to sleep in the West House again, and they hugged their daughter-in-law and kissed them from light to heavy.

"Didn't you say that you were going to bake some meat for Xiao Jin again?" Ying Fang dodged shyly, put her hand on the man's chest and said, "Xiao Jin likes your roasted meat very much, go this time, roast it more." And the old gold, I haven't seen them for a while......"

"No hurry, there is another day tomorrow. The man's low and restrained voice came from her neck socket, "Daughter-in-law, you can't patronize those little ones......"

"How can there be ......?"

"Where are they? I still think about them when I'm making out. ”

Ying Fang smiled dumbly. However, thinking that he would return to the team tomorrow night, and then at the end of the month, I was afraid that I would not be idle again, and I felt sorry for him, so I closed my eyes and meekly led me to fly.

Gradually, the room heats up. The woman's whispered moaning seemed to make the moon outside the window feel shy, and pulled a veil of clouds over her face to cover her face......