At this point in Fu Min's story, Lu Chunji also explained the reason why Orchid had to be a soldier, and Ying Zhiming, who said it bluntly, was speechless.

She said to Zhiming: "You should understand why my daughter has to join the army by now, right?" Speaking of which, you are also a veteran, why did you give up your family and business to go out to fight with the little devils? What's the picture? Isn't it just so that we can all live a peaceful life today? We won't talk about the big principles of protecting the family and defending the country, but we just know that we children have this mind, and we as parents should support it. You said no? ”

Looking at Ying Zhiming again, he scratched his ears and cheeks but smiled hippiely, and he said, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry, I just want to ask." ”

"Do you need to ask?" Yu Juxiang intercepted the words, and she said softly: "My sister-in-law and I were talking to Orchid about Ying Xiang, and I heard your donkey and horse yelling. Born with cheap bones and cheap meat, I can't stand it if I don't get scolded. Look at what the kid said. ”

Ying Zhiming bowed his head and admitted his mistake and said: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault, I'm too anxious, I'm afraid that Orchid will leave as a soldier, if this matter is not decided first, it will be ...... later."

Fu Liguo came to the momentum at this time, he seemed to have some intention of taking advantage of the fire to rob, and he began to fight back and said: "It's not that I said you, as soon as I entered the door, I kept a straight face, as if I owed you 800 yuan." That's right, the two of us used to talk about being in-laws, and that was before......"

"Hey, stop, what did you two say? Be a family member? Lu Chunji heard the story, she pointed to Fu Liguo and Ying Zhiming and said, "You two give me a good explanation, what kind of bad farts are you holding in your stomach?" Say! ”

Fu Liguo glared at Ying Zhiming, meaning to say: It's still troublesome, you mutter, have you caused trouble? He said to his wife: "This is too long, it was a thing of the past, why do you mention that?" ”

"Why not? What the hell did you two say? Say yes. "Lu Chunji is also an old lady who can afford to put it down, she is no worse than the old men, Fu Liguo is five years older than her, she married Fu Liguo at the age of sixteen, at that time the Japanese devils have occupied the whole territory of North China, 40 years old nineteen-year-old Fu Liguo is already the deputy company commander of a department of the Eighth Route Army, and later transferred to the local work due to injury, when Fu Liguo was less than 20 years old, he served as the deputy captain of the district team, leading more than a dozen martial arts team members often haunt several villages around Liyang County, and then introduced by the matchmaker, The old men of both sides agreed, and Lu Chunji came to the door to become Fu Liguo's daughter-in-law in the coming year.

After she passed the door, her mother-in-law had been dead for two years, and Fu Liguo was often not at home, so she had been serving her elderly husband. She was one hundred people who approved and supported Fu Liguo's fight against devils in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, organized the women in the village to hide military rations, make military shoes, secretly transport troops and supplies, and actively supported the troops and comrades in the mountainous areas, and in 1942 was rated as the county's "model of supporting the army" by the Liyang County Committee of the Communist Party of China.

In many cases, whether at home or in society, no matter what Fu Liguo does, he always likes to nag Lu Chunji and talk about it, let her give her an idea or be a staff officer, not to mention, she analyzes and ponders things very thoroughly every time, she is simply the female Zhuge Liang next to Fu Liguo, although Fu Liguo doesn't say it, but he admires her in his heart, basically it can be said that he "obeys his words", is it obvious, people always do things and deal with problems, don't you listen to it?

Now in the face of Lu Chunji's strong questioning, Fu Liguo didn't know how to talk about it for a while, he looked at Ying Zhiming and said, "Aren't you going to turn over old accounts?" I don't know how to say it, so you can say it, and you explain it to them. ”

Ying Zhiming straightened his neck and said, "What's so bad about this?" I mean, it's pretty simple. Sister-in-law, what happened like this, it was discussed and decided when we were in the army, no matter which of us has children and daughters in the future, we must be in-laws, no, now ......"

"Okay, okay, don't say it, I understand." Lu Chunji interrupted Ying Zhiming's words, she felt that if this word was spread, she would be afraid of people's jokes. She pointed to her wife and Ying Zhiming and said, "I said you are not faint?" When did you mention this now? I also said this in front of my daughter. How will the children get along with each other in the future? Have you thought about it? You two old fools, wow. ”

"He mentioned it first, and I didn't have a problem." Fu Liguo quibbled, he took a sip of tea and looked at Ying Zhiming, and deliberately showed off to Zhiming's wife, Yu Juxiang, and said: "If you want to say that Ying Xiang's child is much more sensible than his father, he is really a good boy by asking him about his uncle and aunt every once in a while." ”

Fu Lanhua listened to her mother scolding her father and Uncle Ying in that room, she couldn't help but secretly laugh, and heard her father show off Ying Xiang's frequent letters to say hello to him, she covered her mouth and giggled. The reason is that every time Ying Xiang writes a letter, in addition to saying hello to her two old men, there is always one or two special letters mixed with the letter, and every time Fu Orchid opens the envelope in advance, first hides the "secret" stationery, and after reading to his parents what Ying Xiang should say to the old man, he hides in his room alone and secretly looks, most of which are Ying Xiang's "whispers" to the orchid.

To put it bluntly, in fact, she and Ying Xiang have secretly written a letter for a long time, but others don't know, and their parents have been kept in the dark, but now they are still anxious about her and Ying Xiang's affairs, arguing and arguing, it seems that both parents have long had plans for her and Ying Xiang's affairs, for this reason, she is happy and sweet in her heart, can she not steal the fun?

She and Ying Xiang's "secret" has been kept for a long time, that was in the year she graduated from junior high school, when Ying Xiang joined the army, she was only eighteen years old, when she was young, because the two families had a very good relationship, never separated from each other, so they often played together, and commensurate with brother and sister, Ying Xiang was two years older than her, when she was in the second year of junior high school, Ying Xiang was already a sophomore in high school, the textbooks and courses at that time were basically the same, the textbooks learned in the upper grade, the next grade was upgraded and can still be used, so, Fu Orchid in the learning process, If she encounters any problems that she doesn't understand and don't understand, she often asks her "Brother Xiangzi", but inadvertently, Ying Xiang has become Fu Lanhua's "tutor".

Over time, Fu Lanhua has developed a habit, she likes to study with Ying Xiang very much, no wonder Fu Lanhua's academic performance has always maintained the top three in the same class. At that time, although it was criticized that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", there was a saying quietly circulated among students: learn mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and you are not afraid to go all over the world. Therefore, some long-hearted students are still very hard working in their studies, Ying Xiang and Fu Lanhua belong to this type of students, and they have been studying very hard.

At that time, the school system was based on the principle of "the school system should be shortened, and the education should be revolutionized." "The spirit of the highest instruction, junior high school is two years, and high school is also two years. By the time Ying Xiang entered his first year of high school, he was already a handsome young man with a height of about 1.8 meters. Fu Lanhua and Ying Xiang gradually grew up, and gradually learned to be shy, and felt embarrassed to soak together all day long, only if they really didn't understand, Fu Lanhua went to "Brother Xiangzi" to ask.

Ying Zhiming and his wife were very happy about their relationship, and he secretly told his wife Yu Juxiang: "Let me tell you, I think the girl Orchid is very good, sensible and promising, do you see?" She speaks and does things like Lisuo, which is in line with my wishes, and I will definitely let her be our daughter-in-law in the future. ”

Yu Juxiang said: "You are dreaming, can you make it happen if you think about it?" Net nonsense. Orchid this kid is good, I like it a lot, alas, I'm afraid we don't have this blessing in our lives. ”

"If you don't believe it, just wait and see." Ying Zhiming smiled weirdly and said, "Can't you see it yet? Our Shoko and Orchid have been together all day, and it seems that the two of them have a little bit of meaning, and besides, I can talk about it with his father when necessary. ”

Yu Juxiang clapped her hands and said: "That's good, we watched her grow up with this girl Orchid since she was a child, she knows the roots, she really knows the bottom, it's really similar to our own daughter, if she and Xiangzi can really do it, we can burn high incense, and I will have an extra daughter." When she arrives, she will hand over the home to her, and it is right to pick a house for a while. ”

As the days passed, whenever the orchid did not come to the house every other day, Ying Zhiming and his wife asked their son: "What are the orchids for?" Why haven't you been to our house for a few days? "Are you bullying her again?" Did you have an awkward relationship with her? "I can warn you, if you dare to bully Orchid, I will beat you to death!"

Sometimes Ying Xiang was not convinced, he complained to his parents: "You are always biased, you believe everything she says, and you are looking at her, and it was clear that she was wrong last time, and you just beat me." ”

Ying Zhiming scolded his son and said: "Bastard, I haven't seen anything wrong with her, anyway, if any of you are angry with her, I will beat him if I know." ”

"You're unreasonable." Ying Xiang muttered quietly.

Ying Zhiming heard this and asked, "What?" Do you dare to say that Lao Tzu is unreasonable? ”

Yu Juxiang also persuaded her son: "Forget it, you are the elder brother and she is the younger sister, you are older and she is younger, you have to let her do everything." Don't say it's you, Fu Junxiao doesn't dare to fight with her, you brothers are beaten less? Do you hear that? ”

Ying Xiang reluctantly agreed, "I know." ”

After a few days, when the orchid didn't come, Ying Xiang had to beg her: "Your uncle and your aunt miss you again, go over and take a look, otherwise I should say that I am bullying you." ”

Fu Lanhua sometimes deliberately teased him, she pouted and said, "It's not that my uncle and aunt want me, it's someone who has been scolded again, right?" You want to tell me to persuade me, right? ”

"Hmph, you are the top of my father and my aunt's heart, if you don't believe in our buddies, I will believe you. Alas, I have never seen such old people, not looking at their own sons, but always looking at outsiders. ”

"Wow, how dare you say that? Okay, I'm an outsider, I won't go to your house, and when I have the opportunity, I'll ask my uncle, am I an outsider? ”

"Hey, my good girl, don't you do this, am I wrong? I beg you. Ying Xiang begged like garlic.

Fu Lanhua looked at his pity and laughed, she said: "I can't control how the old man treats your brothers, you say, when did I get squeamish?" When have you ever been unreasonable? ”

Ying Xiang admitted: "That's right, that's right, I never said that you are ignorant or unreasonable, it's just that the old people are eccentric, and they think that the two families are just such a precious daughter as you, so they are pampered to you." ”

"You've finally told the truth, and that's pretty much it."