Squatting in the bathroom, Du Juan threw the socks into the dirty basin, then carefully brushed the shoes with a brush, and then took them to the stove hole, carefully set them up, and let them dry, so that they could wear clean and dry shoes again tomorrow.

"Let's wear slippers in the house." Du Juan handed Lin Aijun a pair of cotton slippers that she designed and sewed herself.

Lin Aijun took the cotton slippers and held them in his hand, feeling very warm in his heart.

He had been staring at Du Juan just now to brush his shoes for him, busy with her and that, although they were all small things, but it could be seen from these little things that the other party was reassuring him.

Lin Aijun thought like this, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth curled higher.

"What are you busy with all day today, have you talked to the fat sister-in-law?" Although others are busy with their own affairs, they are actually very worried in their hearts, if it is not for the time allowed, he must accompany her to adapt to his own affairs.

"Yes." Du Juan poured out his foot-washing water, washed his hands again, and then brought out the bowls of vegetables and put them on the kang table in the hall one by one.

"As soon as you left in the morning, the fat sister-in-law came over, she accompanied me to the cooking class to get the reserved dishes, and asked me to go to the market together on the fifteenth." Du Juan took the meal served by Lin Aijun, and then looked at him with a playful face.

"What are you watching me do, why don't you eat?" Of course, Lin Aijun hadn't forgotten what happened in the morning, but he had to pretend to be confused now.

"What do you say?" Du Juan's smile became even brighter, "With the memory of your captain Lin, you will definitely not forget it." ”

"Yes, I didn't forget it, but wasn't I in a hurry to report for duty?" Lin Aijun had no choice but to admit it honestly, and promised, "I promise in the future that what I promised you will be done, feasible?" ”

"Count you as acquaintances, eat."

"Whew, I've finally passed. I'm really afraid of her smiling face, no matter how you look at it, it makes him panic miserably. The villain in Lin Aijun's heart took a handkerchief, wiped the beads of sweat on his head, and exhaled loudly.

And Du Juan looked at Lin Aijun's constantly changing face and smiled secretly. This person may not know that when he speaks to her, he will always unconsciously use a doting tone, and he will be more and more pleasing to her.

"Do you need vinegar?"

"Vinegar at home?"

"Auntie can't wait to let us bring all the things in the house, do you think there will be no vinegar?" Du Juan had already poured some vinegar on a small saucer as she replied. "Well, if you eat it with vinegar like this, it tastes better when grilled with shredded fish."

"I think so too." Lin Aijun also grilled a piece of shredded fish, bathed it in rice vinegar, and then put it in his mouth satisfied.

After eating, Lin Aijun consciously cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Du Juan also helped on the side, helping him bring hot water, and the two worked together to wipe down the kitchen briefly before sitting back on the kang again, ready to talk about the next few days.

"These days can be a bit hectic. You have to worry more about things at home. Lin Aijun was a little embarrassed and very guilty.

He was not familiar with the place, not only could he not accompany her to help, but he also had to let her adapt to the situation by herself, and he felt that he had made a mistake.

He should have come over first, and then pick her up after everything was arranged here. In that case, she would be more relaxed, and she wouldn't have to rely on herself for everything, as she is now.

"You can just go about yourself, and I don't have anything to do at home." Du Juan didn't care. "However, I have something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

"It's just that our family invites your comrades-in-arms to dinner and warm the house."

"yes, you have to warm the house. That's when we're really done. Lin Aijun sighed, it takes half a day to get to the nearest county seat, if she is allowed to go outside to purchase alone, he must not be relieved, or ......

Lin Aijun looked up at Du Juan and said, "Why don't you make a list first." If I need to buy something, I asked my comrades in the cooking class to help me buy it. ”

"Okay, listen to you." Although Du Juan really wanted to go to the neighborhood to have a look, she knew that Lin Aijun would not agree, and when he rested in the future, let him accompany him first, in that case, when she wanted to go again, she should be able to fool him.

"I don't know who I'll need to invite that day, though, and that's up to you."

"I'll think about it first." Lin Aijun lowered his head and counted before saying, "Let's set the date on this Sunday first, and everyone will rest on that day." And then for the number of people, you need to prepare at least two tables. And that's not even counting women and children. ”

"Look at our house, it should be no problem to set up two tables, right?" Du Juan pointed to the large piece of land below, and seeing him nod, she continued, "Then you men will set up two tables on the ground, and we women and children will eat on the kang, anyway, you men are not afraid of cold, and you may have to sweat when you drink." ”

"That's the right arrangement." Lin Aijun smiled, "Women should be the only ones in our family area, and they are all good to get along with." There are mainly a few children, the youngest of the old Yu family, the other largest is the daughter of the liberation family who is eight years old this year, the kid is five years old this year, and the daughter of the Wei country is six years old. ”

The two muttered everything they could think of before fetching water and washing.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaojuan, you call me when you wake up tomorrow morning, I have to go fetch water." Lin Aijun almost forgot about this most critical matter.

The only bad thing about their family area is that they have to go to the well in another family area 500 meters away to fetch water.

Usually the men get up early in the morning to pick up the water, even if the men want to go out on a mission, they will arrange other comrades-in-arms to help carry the water, and they will never let their own daughter-in-law carry two big buckets to pick it, which will lose the face of their whole team.

"Actually, I can do it myself......"

Before Du Juan could speak, she was glared at by Lin Aijun, "It's not a question of whether you can carry water, it's a matter of the face of the men in our team." ”

"Okay, I understand, I won't rob you of carrying water anyway, it's always up to you." Du Juan surrendered, this hat is too high, she can't wear it on her head!

"But can't we dig another well here?"

"We have only started to live here this year, and some facilities have not been fully completed, so we can only work hard in the near future, and it is estimated that after the thaw next year, we will bring up what you just said."

"Then can we dig a well by ourselves?" Du Juan said with some hope. "Look, we don't have many family members here, if you can, you can help you apply?"

Lin Aijun did not answer immediately. Flexing his index finger, he knocked on the table one by one.

"I'll talk about this until I'm elected as the captain, if I don't get selected, it's useless to say anything."

Du Juan understood, what the other party meant. When he is elected as the captain, he will be able to make decisions for the benefit of his family.

"Is there any hope?" Du Juan is still very concerned about this matter, otherwise Lin Aijun would not have returned to the team so early, in fact, he still has half a month to go on vacation.

"It should be no problem, but I can't guarantee that I won't come out halfway to bite the gold."

If Lin Aijun knew what he said tonight, he would almost be hit by himself, he would definitely slap himself in the mouth a few times first, and then scold the crow's mouth.

On this day, Du Juan turned out the re-dyed fabrics she brought from home. I want to cut a few pieces to make some curtain fabric.

The house was decorated according to Du Juan's requirements, but it was only the kang plate and a few cabinets, which belonged to the soft decoration and needed to be solved by themselves.

Measure the size and sew it up neatly.

"When to get a sewing machine, it's too time-consuming to sew by hand all the time."

"Is Xiaojuan at home?"

"Yes." Du Juan put down the work in her hand and got up to open the door.

"Fat sister-in-law, why are you free?" Du Juan asked Lin Aijun at the end of the day and learned that the fat sister-in-law was still taking care of the children in the kindergarten in another camp. It's just that there are too many teachers with children, and everyone does two days off and two days off. And so it came in turn.

"It's my turn to rest again today." The fat sister-in-law put her son down, looked at Du Juan without a trace, and found that the other party's face was not too good.

"Come on, little handsome man. Eat sugar. Du Juan grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Yu Haiyang's coat pocket, peeled it off and put it in his mouth, letting him hold it.

"Thank you, Auntie Nice." Yu Haiyang thanked vaguely.

"Good."

"What are you sewing?" The fat sister-in-law laboriously moved on the kang, picked up the curtains cut by Du Juan and asked.

"Make a few curtain fabrics." Du Juan continued to sew with the needle in her hand, anyway, she only used her mouth to speak, and she couldn't use her hands.

The fat sister-in-law looked up at the window. I found that there were no nails on it, and there was no rope or anything, how should this curtain be hung?

"Cut a few round sticks, dig a few feet out of wood, and make some wooden circles, so that the curtains are beautiful and generous." Du Juan had already thought of the curtain frame, and she had already found wood. The wood may have been left over from the renovation of the house, and she picked it up to make curtain shelves.

"Lin Zi, he is free to help you do this? You still just drive two nails and pull a rope, so that you can also hang? She knew that this woman was troublesome, and she had only been here for a few days, and she was going to let Lin Zi do this and that, she didn't know that Lin Aijun was now at a critical moment, how could she have the heart to do this?

In fact, the fat sister-in-law came over today to inquire about the situation from Du Juan.

She heard Yu Hongjun say last night that there was a story circulating in their camp in the past few days, saying that a head of the military department had released a word that whoever married his daughter would be the captain.

Now those single sweaters pour themselves into the bright water every day, and from time to time they go around the chief's house, hoping to fall in love with other lesbians at first sight, no, she can't hold her breath, and she comes to inquire and rest early in the morning.

"Aijun doesn't have time to help me make these things, he hasn't been home for a few days." Du Juan glanced at the expression on the other party's face, and knew that the fat sister-in-law might not know where to go again.

"You can do carpentry work?" The fat sister-in-law's eyes widened in disbelief.

"No, it won't."

"Then you ...... you don't say anything big!"

"Just sharpen a few round wooden sticks and a kitchen knife will do the trick."

"Ah, that's it, that's my errand, hehe......" The fat sister-in-law thought about it carefully, people did just talk about sharpening wooden sticks, but they didn't say that they knew how to carpenter, they were thinking about other things in their hearts, and they didn't hear clearly.

"Hey, Xiaojuan, have you heard, it's rumored outside, it seems that something went wrong with the selection of the captain of the special brigade this time......"

The fat sister-in-law has been holding her son for a long time, and Du Juan is still pinching the piece of fabric in her hand, and she is holding a needle and thread in one hand.

The sky outside had already darkened, and the usually warm room was as cold as an ice cellar at this time.

"Xiaojuan, Xiaojuan, where are you?"

Lin Aijun's return broke the silence in the room and woke up Du Juan in a daze.

"I, I'm here." After a crackling, Du Juan finally turned on the light.

"What's wrong with you? Did you hit anything? Lin Aijun followed the voice and found it, just when he saw Du Juan knocking down the kang table in a panic.

"No, no, I didn't hit anything." Du Juan protected her knees and did not let Lin Aijun check it.

"No, then why are you protecting it so tightly?" Lin Aijun suddenly sank his face, hugged Du Juan on the kang, asked her to sit down, and began to roll her trouser legs without saying anything, "Sit down honestly, don't let me be rough." ”

Du Juan lowered her head vigorously to prevent Lin Aijun from seeing her face. At this time, her heart was like water dripping from a frying pot, and it kept ringing.

Since hearing what the fat sister-in-law said in the morning, Du Juan suddenly felt as if she cared more and more about Lin Aijun. Otherwise, why did he feel uncomfortable when he heard that Lin Aijun might marry another woman?

Why did she sit on the cold kang all the time, thinking about whether to strike first and make the daughter of the chief's family?

Why?

"It's okay, just a little red. But there may be bruises tomorrow and you will feel some pain when you walk, so it should be better in two days. Lin Aijun gently helped her put down her rolled up trouser legs, "Before going to bed for a while, I'll help you wipe off the medicinal wine, it will get better faster." ”

"Hmm." Du Juan responded softly, and then, as if she had made some decision, she suddenly looked up at Lin Aijun's eyes and asked, "Aijun, will you marry the daughter of the chief's family?" ”

"What? What did you say? ”

"Did I say you would marry the daughter of the chief's family?"

"I said, when you go home today, you won't be thinking about this all day, right?" Lin Aijun was angry, "Who sued you?" ”

"It doesn't matter where I got it, just answer my questions."

"Then do you think it's better for me to marry or not?" Lin Aijun suddenly wanted to know what kind of solution Du Juan would adopt when she encountered this kind of thing.

"For example, if you stand in my position, how should you solve this problem?"

"You mean if I were a man, if I had happened to something like yours?" Du Juan felt very strange, Lin Aijun actually knew empathy?

"Yes." (To be continued.) )