Chapter 3 Shen Lan
Shen Weiguo got up according to the strength of his father's support, supported his old father with one hand, and picked up the salute before his father with the other, and entered the hall with his father's greeting. The blue brick house of the Shen family is a typical three-room house, sitting in the direction of north facing south, the east side is Shen Genshen's room, and the west house is the room of the previous two sons, before Shen Weiguo joined the army, he and his youngest son Shen Baoguo lived together.
Later, Shen Weiguo enlisted in the army, and Shen Baoguo lived alone in the Westinghouse, until he moved to the newly completed new house next door after marrying his daughter-in-law, and the Westinghouse was vacant again. Shen Genshen didn't let Westinghouse waste it, even if there was no one to live in, he cleaned it every day, and he dried the bedding frequently during the New Year's holidays, just preparing for the day when the eldest son returned home and could live comfortably.
"Tired or not, why don't you sleep for a while, you haven't eaten yet, I'll go and put some noodles on you." Baoguo took his daughter-in-law and children to his father-in-law's house, and it is estimated that he will come back in the evening! Shen Genshen led his son directly to the Westinghouse and said with concern. The eldest son has been outside, under special circumstances, their family did not abide by the legalistic rules, Shen Baoguo reached the age of age, and got married first with the girl he valued, and now he is the father of two children.
Afraid that he would be tired, most of Weiguo's allowances over the years were sent home to help his family. Baoguo's dowry new house that year, thanks to the eldest son. However, he is not the one who has not succeeded, the younger son is more subsidized, so that he will not be sad, but he does not have a strong support, it is better to start a family and support himself, he will always get old, if the younger son becomes a parasite of the eldest son, he is estimated to die.
Let's talk about Wei Guo, he is also twenty-seven or eighteen, his younger brother is already the father of two children, and he is still alone, so he has to save for Wei Guo to marry his daughter-in-law.
"Dad, you rest, don't be busy yet, I'm not tired all the way, your waist and legs still hurt recently, how is your family all these years? It's okay, I've been on family leave this time, and I've got a month..." Putting the luggage on the chest of drawers on the side, Shen Weiguo pulled his father to sit down on the edge of the bed, touched the soft quilt under his hands, and felt the freshly sunburned, Shen Weiguo almost burst into tears, and his father's care was shown in this drop.
After the father and son had a good relationship, and after each suppressed the excitement of returning home, Shen Genshen felt sorry for his eldest son and rushed back all the way, it was estimated that he didn't eat, so he cooked and gave the eldest son something to eat. Get on the dumplings and get off the noodles, and turn back from the border to the home in the mainland, the eldest son is estimated to have tossed for a while, or the noodles are soft and easy to restrain themselves. Shen's mother was not in good health and died when her eldest son was ten years old. Shen Genshen didn't look for it anymore, he dragged his two sons to grow up alone, and he also exercised some skills.
When Zhang Luo was cooking, there was another call from outside the door, and the tone of the wind and fire came before the voice arrived: "Big brother, I heard that Weiguo is back?" "The person who came was Shen Genshen's only sister, Shen Lan. She cut Liu Hulan's ear-length hair, pinned these two black clips on one side, and fixed her hair firmly, she was in her early fifties, her face was spirited, she was of medium height, and she was wearing dark blue clothes and pants, which was exceptionally clean and neat. As soon as the words fell, she walked to the door of the stove room, saw the father and son of the Shen family, paused and turned around. She had a very good relationship with her eldest brother, married in the former Yang brigade, and when she heard the villagers say that his eldest nephew was back, she rushed back as soon as possible.
"Wei Guo's foot is so fast, I didn't catch up with him in such a hurry! You kid, you don't go to the house from the door of your aunt's house, what's the matter, you can't look down on your aunt's poor family! Looking at the tall Shen Weiguo, Shen Lan almost burst into tears, her sister-in-law was weak, and the two nephews could be said to have grown up with her, no different from her own children.
In that year, his parents died in the hands of devils, his brother cleaned up his parents' funeral, sold all the materials in the family, and in exchange for some of the money to her waist, part of it was handed over to the uncle, and entrusted the uncle to take good care of her, so he followed the Red Army, in order for her to live a better life, the eldest brother left home without a penny.
After beating away the devil, the world was peaceful, and the eldest brother returned home due to injury, but he also found a reliable family first, investigated it well, settled her first before solving personal problems, married his sister-in-law, and had two brothers who defended the country and protected the country. At that time, the eldest brother was already over thirty years old, and he was about to reach the age of no confusion.
It is conceivable how difficult it is to marry a daughter-in-law, and after several twists and turns, it is already a fluke to marry a sister-in-law, a daughter-in-law whose parents died and the betrothed partner died. It's just that the sister-in-law's body bones were not too strong back then, and she was supported by one breath at the time, and she was injured when she was born to protect the country, and within a few years, she left the father and son when she was ten years old.
The eldest brother didn't look for it again, so she couldn't help but take care of it more, and she treated the two children as if they were her own flesh and blood. Wei Guo is a sensible person when he is small, and after the most difficult three years have passed, he is even more afraid of the old and young in the family, and there is no way out, so he took the old comrades-in-arms of the eldest brother and went directly to the frontier to enlist in the army, save food for the family to earn a future, and also have more allowances to support the family.
"Aunt, how can I be, I just want to come back to see my father first, and I'll go to your place in the afternoon!" Shen Weiguo scratched his head, a little embarrassed, he was anxious to return home at that time, and he touched the Yang family's life, so he went home directly, but he didn't expect his aunt to hear his news and chase after him directly.
"Aunt, you sit!" Shen Weiguo gave in and asked Shen Lan to sit down on the fire stool in the stove room, and he was about to walk to the hall: "I'll pour you a glass of water, you rest!" "Five or six miles is nothing to him, but his aunt is in a hurry and is not tired.
"It's all your own family, what are you busy with, big brother, you and Weiguo haven't eaten yet, I'll cook for you!" Shen Lan grabbed Shen Weiguo with a wipe of her eyes, washed her hands and dried them neatly, took the rolling pin in Shen Genshen's hand, neatly rolled out the dough, and cut it into noodles the width of her little finger, while not delaying her to ask Shen Weiguo about her experience over the years.
“···· Most of them came from the countryside and were not bullied... The leader thought that I had trained hard, had good military qualities, and had gone to high school, so I was promoted to squad leader... I fought a few battles with Lao Maozi, but I wasn't too seriously injured... It's been around for a long time... The old leader can afford it, he went to study two years ago, and now he has been promoted to the deputy battalion position... "The thrilling of these years, Shen Weiguo can simply describe it, but he has eliminated all the smoke and flames of war that worried his family.
Shen Genshen himself is also a soldier, even if he is relatively stable compared to before, how can he not be injured in a war, the army is also a melting pot, defending the country as a rural soldier, it has nothing to do with it, which is so good, the experience of the eldest son over the years is definitely how many times more bitter than this. is just understanding the heart of defending the country, and the secrecy regulations of the army are also to prevent the little sister Shen Lan from worrying too much, and Shen Genshen did not get to the bottom of it. The border is calm, and the defense of the country is now completely back, and the development of the army is not bad, so it is good to get through the hardships.
"You are safe and sound now, and your development is good, so I can rest assured. However, Weiguo, speaking of which, you are also twenty-seven or eighteen, even if the time did not allow it a few years ago, you have to think about personal problems now, while your aunt still has energy, you can also help your daughter-in-law with children when the time comes! Speaking of the eldest nephew's personal problems, Shen Lan couldn't help but be more concerned, and began to find out which village had a suitable candidate, who was reliable, and who could be introduced by the media.
The people in the village began to see each other at the age of eighteen or nineteen, got married in their twenties, and at least two or three children were his fathers! One of her family's Red Star Red Flag is two or three years old, and the other is the same year as Weiguo, both of whom are two or three children, and the two girls in the red cotton and red sleeves are also children, and Baoguo has been married for four or five years and has two children.
The day when Wei Guo came back was also not right, the habit of ten miles and eight villages was optimistic in the slack time, and the New Year took advantage of some oil and water at home to do happy events for a longer face, and now there are good days to pick, there are suitable ones, just enough to get married on family leave, but the right girl is not too easy to pick. The work of defending the country is special, and it is not good to think about it well, and it is not a good thing to pick a stirrry in a hurry.
Thinking about the words I had just heard in the village, a flash of inspiration flashed through me, and it would be nice if it really happened. Lift the lid of the pot, sprinkle the noodles into the boiling water, cover the pot and wait for the water to boil again, she couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Weiguo, I heard the people in the village say that you saved the Yang family's Wenjuan girl today?" "If you want to talk about ten miles and eight villages, the old Yang family is a kind family, Wen Juan is quiet and delicate, and she has also looked down on the big since she was a child, and she knows the roots, and the eight villages in ten miles are all outstanding.
Wen Juan is literate and hyphenated, and she almost became a college student after graduating from high school, even if it is almost farm work, it doesn't matter, and the family is not completely counting on centimeters to live. Wei Guo is also an official now, and he can't choose a daughter-in-law for him according to the vision of the village, and the little couple will be sad if they have nothing to say in the future, she wants Wei Guo to live well, but she doesn't marry a daughter-in-law for the sake of marrying a daughter-in-law.
"Well, it just happened. Just now, I was also talking to my father about this, Uncle Yang has been worried about my father a lot over the years, that is what I should do, but the situation was urgent at the time, and I didn't think too much about it and did first aid, but it seems to have ruined the innocent reputation of other girls! Shen Weiguo frowned, thinking about the gossip he heard at the end of Houyang Village, this matter pressed on Shen Weiguo's heart, heavy, he was to save people, he would rather bear some stigma himself, and don't ruin the reputation of other girls, how to solve it better, he is no longer in the village these years, but his father and aunt said that it would be better to solve it more properly.