Chapter 61: Neighbors
At eight o'clock, Shen Yihui and Lin Xi returned to the army.
Shen Yihui had been living in a single-room dormitory in the camp before, and suddenly decided to get married, even he didn't expect it, and felt that the housing problem was not easy to solve, so he didn't submit an application, thinking that he would tie the knot first, and talk about other things later.
But the leader above was very sympathetic, and when his marriage application was approved, he was directly assigned a set of two bedrooms and one living room, and he and a few comrades-in-arms cleaned it overnight last night.
Shen Yihui's car was noticed as soon as it drove into the gate of the army, and at this time, the car did not stop, and immediately surrounded a group of soldiers, but they did not make a fuss, they all smiled and grinned, and shouted in their mouths: "Come back, come back", "Welcome, welcome", "Let's help", "Yes, it's here to move things"...... A pair of eyes looked straight at the passenger seat of the car like searchlights.
Lin Xi guessed that these people were Shen Yihui's comrades-in-arms, and they were relatively close, so she planned to take off the big scarf on her head, because it was windy on the road, especially the colder she went to the suburbs, so she wrapped her whole head with a scarf and only showed half of her face, which was not good for seeing people like this.
Shen Yihui said: "Don't pay attention to them, you will naturally know each other tomorrow." ”
He got out of the car first, opened the back seat door with his hand, and said to his comrades-in-arms: "Zhang Ping and Wang Hu will carry things upstairs with us, Zhou Qing and Li Yutang will go to return the car, the cardboard box in the middle of the back seat has some things in it, when you have supper tonight - hurry up, it seems that there is not much time before the lights go out." ”
Liao Shuyi and A Qiupo heard Shen Yihui say that the army had a house, and they thought that there must be a lot of people to help, so they prepared a few catties of sugar cakes, peanuts and melon seeds, and asked him to take them to his comrades-in-arms to eat.
Hearing that there was food, a group of people suddenly became excited, they didn't care about the bride, they acted immediately, a few people here just moved things down, and the car over there swished out and disappeared.
There are more than a dozen things that need to be moved, all of which are tied and packed, clothes, quilts and some daily necessities, two suitcases, three big bags, four cartons, three net pockets, new aluminum barrels, and basins are also full of things, Lin Xi and Shen Yihui have discussed, sewing machines, bicycles, etc. will not be brought for the time being, and they will be left at home in Haishi first.
Shen Yihui only got two buckets and a stack of large and small enamel basins, and there was still a short distance to the dormitory building, Lin Xi couldn't keep up with them empty-handed, Shen Yihui had to slow down and wait for her, when she climbed to the fourth floor out of breath, the soldiers and brothers had already put things away, and everyone ran away.
All the lights in the two-bedroom and one-bedroom hall are on, the cement floor, the pink and white walls are painted with light green wall skirts, there is very little furniture, and the curtains have not been hung up, it looks empty, but it is also clean and bright, Lin Xi walked to look at the kitchen and bathroom, which was expected to be narrow, but in the current era, such conditions are already very good.
The two rooms are the same width, the one on the left has a double bed and a wardrobe, which is regarded as the master bedroom, and the other room also has a single bed, covered with a military quilt, and a set of tables and chairs, which is a study and guest room.
In the outer hall, there is a set of wooden sofas, coffee tables, cabinets for placing some miscellaneous items, as well as a round table and six or seven small square stools, which can be regarded as a living room and dining room in one.
There are two warm bottles painted with red double happiness and a set of printed glasses on the coffee table, and some red, green, and green basins and packaging boxes are also placed on the cabinet and round table, Lin Xi and Shen Yihui looked at it together, and there was a red paper with their names written on it, all of which were wedding gifts from comrades-in-arms and other family members in advance.
was watching, someone knocked on the door, Shen Yihui went to open the door, and came in a man and a woman, about thirty years old, the man's facial features were upright and wearing military uniforms, the woman was wearing a floral cotton jacket and combing braids, the figure was slightly chubby, the skin was fair, and the smiling Mimi was wearing a pair of glasses on her face, Sven was delicate and blessed, Shen Yihui introduced that this was the neighbor opposite, Wang Fulin, deputy head of the Wang Regiment and his wife, surnamed Fang, was a teacher.
Lin Xi greeted: "Hello Deputy Head Wang, hello sister-in-law!" ”
Wang Fu Lin Han smiled and nodded, and Sister-in-law Fang said, "Oh, this is Sister Lin Xi, she looks so beautiful!" My name is Fang Lifang, my mother-in-law has made dumplings and is waiting for you, they have already been cooked in the pot, let's go, you can eat them immediately. ”
"Sister-in-law is too polite, we came to the city for dinner, so we don't need it." Lin Xi said.
Fang Lifang took her hand: "How far is the city from here, I should have been hungry when I came back." Besides, it's very cold in this military region, so you can't eat something hot at night! ”
Wang Fulin didn't say much, only gestured to Shen Yihui: "Brother, take my brother and daughter-in-law over to eat some hot food, my mother's dumplings are delicious!" ”
Shen Yihui looked at Lin Xi, thinking that there was no gang in this house yet, and it was troublesome to cook something, so he nodded: "Then I will bother my aunt and the two brothers and sisters-in-law." ”
"Bothering what? Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and this is the benefit of being neighbors. Fang Lifang smiled and pulled Lin Xi to her house.
Wang Fulin's mother is in her sixties, with a kind smile, she is a diligent and neat rural woman, who came to the army to help take care of the children, Wang Fulin and Fang Lifang's eldest son is five years old, and the youngest daughter is two years old, lively and smart, very cute, Lin Xi didn't know them in advance, didn't prepare a gift, and thought about making up for it later.
After eating the dumplings, Lin Xi helped clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Fang Lifang asked her quietly in the kitchen: "Brother Shen has to go out for one night tonight, are you afraid of living alone?" Why don't your sister-in-law come over and accompany you? ”
Lin Xi said: "You still have to take care of the children, what is there to be afraid of in a building?" I'm fine, sister-in-law, don't worry. ”
"Okay, then you have a good rest, and I'll go over and help tomorrow morning."
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."
After saying goodbye to the Wang family, Lin Xi opened a suitcase, took out a few pieces of plain curtain cloth, and asked Shen Yihui to hang it on the window first, which is also very beautiful, and then sew it again when he has time after tomorrow.
The two discussed that they wanted to put all the things they bought back today, but when they heard the lights out, Shen Yihui had to go back to the camp dormitory, and asked Lin Xi not to be busy, rest first, and keep it until tomorrow.
Lin Xi agreed, sent him out, and when the door was closed, she fiddled with it by herself for another hour, pondering and taking out a lot of trivial and inconspicuous small objects from the space, and taking out some food such as grain, I didn't expect Shen Yihui to be ugly.