Zhang Guilian said while giggling feeding the chickens: "There were two at the beginning, and then there were more and more." I'm about to lose my feed, don't you? You're going to give you two! ”

A rooster, five or six old hens, and a flock of chicks.

Lin Tong was a little moved.

"Okay, I think that little chick is very good, I just want to go to the town to see where it is sold, Sister Guilian, it's great if you have it, you catch a few for you, and I'll send you money later."

Lin Tong's meaning is obvious, I can't buy it in vain.

Zhang Guilian is not polite, she has hatched a lot of chicks this year, and she was originally sold out. "Okay, you want a few, I'll catch them for me later."

Lin Tong thought about it, and didn't know if Xu Zhenhua's food was enough to eat, "If it's convenient, five or six will do, or four." ”

"That's six. I also kept six of them myself, and a few of them were asked by the sister-in-law of the deputy head of the Wang delegation over there. Zhang Guilian said with a smile: "When you grow up, you don't need to buy eggs, eggs here are precious." ”

Lin Tong went back to wash his hands and asked Xu Zhenhua, "What time are you leaving?" ”

"I'll have to leave in a while, after I leave, if you have anything to do, just go directly to the person next door, this piece is all family members, and it's definitely okay if you're a little busy."

"Then I'll call Xiao Nian up, let's eat now."

Lin Tong entered the back room and found that Xu Nian had woken up, lying on the kang and grinning at her, "Mom, I want to pee." ”

"Get up, go out and pee." Lin Tong patted his little ass in his little pants, "Put on your clothes, Dad will leave in a while, we have to have breakfast early." ”

Xu Zhenhua took him back from the backyard, washed his hands, and sat down to eat as a family.

There was meat in the porridge, Xu Nian ate it very fragrantly, and ate an egg, his smiling eyes narrowed, and he was very satisfied. "Mom, the food here is so good, it's much better than at home, if only we came earlier."

Xu Zhenhua sounded a little guilty.

The person he was most sorry for was his son.

I haven't been back to see him for so many years.

Lin Tong stretched out his hand and wiped the porridge soup on the side of his mouth, and said with a smile: "In the future, I will strive to give Xiao Nian meat and eggs every day, so that Xiao Nian will grow taller and stronger than Dad, okay?" ”

Xu Nian nodded, "Well, I also want to be an uncle of the People's Liberation Army and a big hero like my father!" ”

Lin Tong smiled: "Look at what a great image you have in your son's mind!" Well, your dad is a big hero, but unfortunately not a good dad. ”

The latter sentence is said to Xu Nian, and the previous sentence is said to Xu Zhenhua.

Xu Zhenhua's gaze at his son today was very warm, he patted his son's little head, and sighed: "Yes, I'm not a good father." ”

Xu Nian blinked, looked at his father and looked at his mother, and grinned, "No, it's a good father, and my mother is a good mother." ”

Lin Tong nodded when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Look at our Xiao Nian, how good it is!" ”

Xu Zhenhua smiled, she was really welcome!

After breakfast, Lin Tong washed the dishes, and just wiped his hands, Zhang Guilian sent six chicks over.

What a resolute woman.

In fact, Lin Tong has nothing at home, she wants to say that she will catch the chicken family in two days, but when she thinks about it, it seems that there is some meaning to take advantage of others, so she is embarrassed to say it.

Xu Zhenhua took it, put the chicken in the empty backyard, and frowned, "I have to nail a cage, I'm too late!" ”

He took a day off yesterday.

Zhang Guilian also knew that she was a little anxious when she heard this, "Otherwise, these chicks will be put on me first, and then you will come back next week and nail the chicken coop." ”

Lin Tong grabbed her arm, "Then trouble Sister Guilian, I'll give you a piece of the money when the time comes." ”

"Come on, how much money does this cost?" Zhang Guilian waved her hand and bent down to catch the chicken.

Lin Tong smiled, the money still has to be given, and it is also very troublesome to feed the six chicks.

The chick was very easy to catch, Xu Zhenhua also helped, sent her a piece back, and asked Lin Tong when she left: "Will you go to the street later?" If you go, I'll wait for you. ”

"Go. I'm going to get you. ”

"Okay, there are two family members who are also going together, just to introduce you to each other."

After Xu Zhenhua helped send the chicks back, he took out a few Da Tuanjie tickets and various tickets from his clothes pocket, "You take these first, and when I come back next week, I will get the passbook back." Some of these tickets are my own, and some of them were exchanged with my comrades-in-arms, you see what else you need, and I'll figure it out next time I come back. ”

Lin Tong was a little surprised, he still had a passbook!

"In addition, in the past few days, I have found someone to complete the formalities, and I can buy grain, so you can buy some high-priced grain set up by the locals first."

Lin Tong agreed, directly stuffed the money into his pocket, sat down and began to look at the tickets.

Xu Zhenhua coughed, "What, you won't have to take all this money with you!" You still have to be careful when you go out on the street, there will be thieves or something if you can't keep it in a crowded place. ”

Lin Tong was happy, "I know, don't worry, I won't lose money again, it's not enough for me to get angry this time, or I won't remember it for a long time, I will find a piece of tofu and kill me." ”

Just kidding, Xu Zhenhua had a cold face.

"Don't put the word dead on your lips at every turn in the future."

Lin Tong was stunned, "That's what I said, have you ever heard of being hit by tofu and dying?" ”

After Xu Zhenhua finished speaking, he also realized that his tone was not good, and he was silent for a while and said: "My comrades-in-arms, many of them have sacrificed their lives for the peace of the country, so we are very taboo about this word, not specifically aimed at you." ”

Lin Tong was stupid when he heard it.

What kind of wars are there in these days?

She had only heard of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.

I haven't heard of Xu Zhenhua participating in this battle!

"I'm sorry, I'll pay attention to it in the future." Lin Tong was a little anxious, "Your comrade-in-arms, is this here?" Or did you die in the war somewhere else? ”

Xu Zhenhua said: "It's not a large-scale war. Alright, I'm going to be late, I'll tell you later when I have a chance. ”

"If you want to go to the county and find a few companions, you are not familiar with this place, and then you two will be lost."

This kind of concern sounds awkward.

"Okay, I see what I'm missing, so I'll buy it here. If you really don't have it here, I'll talk about it when you come back from rest. Lin Tong hesitated for a while and asked, "Don't you go home every day?" ”

With the army and family members, shouldn't you go home from work every day?

Xu Zhenhua explained: "The situation here is a bit special, our troops and family areas are not in the same place, and it is impossible to come back every day. We usually take turns resting, I took a break yesterday and won't be back until next week. ”

Lin Tong muttered a little in his heart, what is the truth of this?

Can't be together, what is this called being in the army?

After thinking about it, they are about to separate, what else should I pay attention to?

Just thinking about it, I heard Xu Zhenhua say again, "However, sometimes there are tasks, and you may not rest, these are not possible." If I don't come back, something must be wrong, you don't have to worry, you don't have to worry. ”

Lin Tong agreed listlessly.

"Is there anything else? Gone without me? ”

Lin Tong hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, I haven't asked you yet, do you know all the neighbors here?" Is there anything I need to pay attention to? ”

"The families of our 727th Regiment are living here. There are not many people, only a dozen households. I'm not familiar with these military wives, so you should pay attention and don't make too much trouble. After thinking about it, he said: "Our regiment leader and political commissar's family are also here, if you have something, you can ask your sisters-in-law for help." ”

Lin Tong wanted to roll her eyes, she wasn't hot-tempered, what did you mean by "don't make too much fuss"?

"Then, let's just come, do we need to buy something to go to your regiment commander and political commissar's house?" Lin Tong didn't understand this, she didn't give a gift.

Besides, the era is not the same, and the family conditions are all here!

Who has spare money to give gifts!

"No need, when I have time, let's just invite everyone to have a meal and get to know each other."

Lin Tong nodded, "That's okay, listen to you." ”

Xu Zhenhua said again: "The wolf behind the car, I will take the troops, so as not to be afraid, and wait for someone to make boots for you to bring back for the winter to wear." ”

"Okay, you can do it!"

There was silence in the room.

"Well, I'm leaving."

"Well, be careful on the road."

Xu Zhenhua pushed the door and went out to get into the car, but didn't even look back, and drove away with a fire.

Xu Nian followed behind and shouted, "Dad! Father! Father! ”

"Okay, stop shouting, look, your voice is almost hoarse, right?" Lin Tong took his little hand and stood at the door for a long time, a little melancholy, he can only see him once a week, and he is called a soldier!

And it doesn't always happen.

Forget it, don't think about it so much, you have to go on with this day when the sky falls.

After entering the house and cleaning up briefly, Lin Tong took out the money Xu Zhenhua gave her and counted it, oh, it's a lot!

Six big solidarities, and some five-dollar, two-dollar, and a few cents, add up to a total of more than ninety yuan!

For Lin Tong now, this is a huge amount of money.

"It's strange, where did he get so much money? Didn't you say that all the previous wages were mailed back? Lin Tong muttered, thought about it, stuffed the money into the pillow, and carried more than 30 yuan and some tickets that he was in a hurry to use.

locked the door and led Xiao Nian to his neighbor Zhang Guilian's house.

"Sister Guilian, I've packed up, can I go?"

"Come in, come in. Wait a while, there is also a sister-in-law who will also go together, wait for her for a while! Zhang Guilian got down from the kang and welcomed people in, "Come, let me introduce you, this is Wang's sister-in-law, and she is the lover of Camp Commander Wang." This is An Xiu, the lover of Company Commander Hao. ”

Wang's sister-in-law is black and thin, and at first glance she is a woman who has suffered in the countryside. Zhao Lin Tong nodded with a smile, pointed to the kang and said, "Go to the kang and sit." In the future, they will be neighbors, and they will have time to bring their children to play at home. ”

Lin Tong nodded and called "Sister-in-law Wang", and then her words said: "Okay, when I go to my sister-in-law's house to recognize the door, I heard that there are more than a dozen family members with the army, but don't go to the other side, I don't know it." ”

Sister-in-law Wang was also happy when she heard it, "That's right." ”

Zhang Guilian said: "Don't wait for one day, I'll take you to sit next to the house for a while in the afternoon." ”

"Okay, then it's going to trouble Sister Guilian."