Complaints arose, and one by one they all changed from watery eggplants to frosted eggplants.

"Brother Gang, I'll lie down with you for a while." Chen Kai fell headlong on the bed of his roommate Chen Huagang.

Originally, there were 9 educated youths in the Weihong Production Brigade of Chuanliu Commune, but this time 8 people came, and the place was crowded all at once, with 6 people living in the large collective dormitory for male educated youth, 4 people in the small dormitory, and 7 people in the large dormitory where the female educated youth lived.

The place where they live is cramped, and it is even more crowded than the tube buildings in the city, and everyone is even more uncomfortable.

"You lie down."

Chen Hua just looked at Chen Kai, who was lying on his back, the two had their own family names, but they had just met. But because of this, when I first got acquainted, Chen Kai even called my brother.

"It's been a hard day! Why should I come to the countryside! ”

"Then you can't come if you don't want to come?"

"yes, I don't want to come yet, if I have a job in the city, but in the country?"

This is now the case in the cities, where young people who do not have jobs are required to go to the countryside, except for those who have only one child at home.

But what family has only one child these days? There are several births, and they take turns to go to the countryside!

"My cousin went to the north to cut the queue, I think his place is good, I guess there are wild roe deer in the mountains, there are fungi!" Chen Huagang felt unhappy about how he had been assigned to the south.

It's still hot here, and it's almost November, and you can still sweat from work.

"Then your cousin is lucky, he eats a lot in the north! Unlike us, I don't want to eat anything from the sea! ”

The collective canteen of the brigade was rough, handled casually, and reluctant to put oil, and the seafood was easy to have a fishy smell, and the final taste was natural and average.

"I knew you should have gone with your cousin." Chen Kai stretched out his hands and danced blindly on Chen Huagang's bed, wanting to move his muscles and bones, when he stretched out his hand and touched a sharp corner of his hand.

"Hey, what's this? Brother Gang, do you still have a letter? Chen Kai took the culprit who poked him and saw that it was an envelope.

"What letter?"

Chen Hua just took it and looked at it, and then remembered that he still had something to do, "Oh, my cousin sent it back from the north before I went to the countryside, and sent some dried wild mushrooms to my family, and by the way, I asked me to bring a letter, saying that he had married the daughter of an old man who had joined the queue and had married him to this island. ”

"Well, I'll take a look." Chen Kai leaned over and glanced at the yellow envelope, "Recipient, Jian Lu." Then you can ask after a while, and the officer will thank us for giving us something to eat! ”

"You're beautiful!"

——

"Lulu, there's your letter!"

In the family courtyard, Feng Xiuhui had just come back from outside, and when she saw a letter to Jian Lu, she brought it back, looking at the address on the envelope, it was still from her hometown.

Jian Lu took the letter and thanked her, and opened the envelope as she walked into the house.

The letter was still sent by the third sister, Jian Xin.

"Your third sister is sending a letter again?" Aunt Wang was in the courtyard to take advantage of the fact that it was still dawn to do needlework, so that she could save electricity bills at night.

"Yes." Jian Lu read ten lines at a glance, and in the past few years, she has been exchanging letters with her third sister, of course, it is the third brother-in-law who writes it, and the third sister dictates it.

As usual, the third sister talked about her three sisters, who were pregnant with their second child last year and now have a son and a daughter, and are living a good life. The eldest sister is okay at her mother-in-law's house, but recently the family has been splitting up, which is very lively, and Jian Xin also went to see the excitement. The second sister had a very good time in another production brigade, and the third sister said in the letter.

"The second sister is really amazing, the second brother-in-law's family has several brothers, a large family lives together, guess what, her mother-in-law recently broke her leg, and she had to lie in bed for two months and couldn't get out of bed, so she actually gave the second sister the power of the family!"

You must know that the second sister Jian Meng married the third man in the family, and there are two elder brothers above, and the qualifications of the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law can not overwhelm Jian Meng.

The letter also said, "The second sister is really capable, I don't know how to coax her mother-in-law to like her!" Not to mention her mother-in-law, my mother-in-law praised her, and the last time I met her in the town, my mother-in-law came back to me with a better face. ”

Jian Lu looked at the letter and laughed, after a short contact with her second sister Jian Meng, she found that this person was capable, had a clear goal, and could speak well, talk to people, and talk nonsense when she saw ghosts.

At the end of the page, Jian Xin misses this sister who is married far away, and everyone has been in the past two years, and she doesn't know when she will see her again.

Jian Lu actually wanted to go back to see her three sisters, but the children were too young, and she didn't want to see Jian Hualin. But this kind of thing can't be escaped sooner or later, after all, Cheng Zheng is also a place, and his mother-in-law's family is in a production team, so it is impossible not to go back.

I can only wait for the child to be older.

At the end, Jian Xin had already finished speaking in the letter, but she temporarily squeezed a paragraph in the blank space next to her, the handwriting was a little small, and Jian Lu tried to open her eyes wide to identify it.

"Lulu, what are you looking at?" Aunt Wang found that her daughter-in-law looked very carefully.

"My third sister said that my father wanted his cheap son to come here to be a soldier because of his eldest brother's relationship!" After Jian Lu finished reading that paragraph, she was angry.

Jian Xin estimated that she had beautified a lot - "Lulu, Dad went back to me last time and asked me for your address, saying that he wanted to send you a letter, then the fifth child of the He family didn't want to work in the field, and Dad also felt that it was useless to dig in the field all his life, and both of them had the idea of hitting you and your brother-in-law." I want my brother-in-law to arrange for the fifth child of the He family to be a soldier on your side. ”

Jian Xin has always refused to admit that her parents have passed on her step-son, and has always called him the fifth child of the He family.

"But don't worry, I don't agree, so I said that I didn't have your address for a long time. Anyway, even if I really find you, don't agree, I annoy that person, obviously not from our family, life is better than ours! Angry with the individual! ”

"Your dad still has this idea?" Aunt Wang knew that Jian Hualin would not stop, but she didn't expect to be staring at this matter, "His abacus is loud." ”

"I'm ignoring him." It is impossible for Jian Lu to build a bridge for this kind of person, besides, Jian Hualin's matter, isn't it that the more he hopes to accomplish something, the more he will not succeed, and he will be more relieved.

"Anyway, if we are far away, we can have a quiet." Jian Lu thought that she was thousands of miles away from her hometown here, and she was happy again for her original decision.

At that time, if he had married a little closer, it was estimated that he would have been caught by Jian Hualin every once in a while. It's not as good as it is now, people can't get by at all!

Thinking of this, the depression just now is better again.

——

Chen Huagang and Chen Kai finished the work arranged by the brigade and cleaned up the fishing boats, so tired that they almost couldn't straighten their waists.

The two pounded their waists and kept complaining.

"I don't even know if I'm tired of digging in the fields or washing fishing boats here."

"I'm tired!"

"Rest for a while, the captain is not here at this time, I went to deliver the letter." When Chen Zhi first arrived on the island, he didn't remember that he was being carried to deliver the letter, but it was Chen Kai who took out the yellow envelope to remind him.

However, it was not easy for the troops to enter, and the two of them registered at the gate post for questioning, but they were not allowed to go.

"It's okay to send a letter, we have someone to check it, you can't go in and deliver the letter directly. If you really can't do it, you can leave the letter, and we will check it and forward it to Head Cheng. ”

Chen Hua just wanted to agree to the last method and leave the letter, but was stopped by Chen Kai.

Chen Kai pulled the person to the side and muttered softly, "Brother Gang, you are stupid, you gave a letter without anyone seeing it, so how can you get some benefits?" You met with Captain Cheng and gave him the letter in person, he is a regiment leader, how can you express it? ”

When Chen Huagang heard it, it seemed to be this reason.

"Comrade, can we go in and see Captain Cheng?"

"Troops cannot enter at will. You can register your name and come back in a few days. ”

The two ran into a wall, and they didn't see anyone at all, so they had to take the envelope back.

Cheng Zheng went to sea a week ago, he didn't know that someone was looking for him when he was far away at sea, and the orderly looked at the unfamiliar name to report, but he didn't care, he only reported the name to Cheng Tuan's daughter-in-law Jian Lu, and asked if it was their two relatives who came to visit relatives.

Jian Lu had never heard the names of Chen Huagang and Chen Kai, and Aunt Wang had no impression either, the two of them were just people Cheng Zheng knew, and asked the orderly to wait for Cheng Zheng to go to sea and come back to report.

Chen Huagang and Chen Kai went to the army again four days later, and when they learned that there was no follow-up, they left in a daze.

"Otherwise, just give the letter to the sentry."

"No! Didn't you send a letter in vain? "Chen Kai has been so hungry that his belt has loosened recently, so he is looking forward to this Cheng Regiment Leader giving some benefits, even if it is a piece of meat?" It's a big deal, let's take a look at it later! ”

"Okay."

——

At the beginning of November, Cheng Zheng had not yet returned, and Jian Lu did not know if she would be able to catch up with her daughter's first birthday.

Whether Dad can make it back or not, Shuangshuang's first birthday is a big event in the family!

The weather is getting cooler, and although it is not as cold as in the north, it is still cooler than in previous months.

Aunt Wang remembered that she hadn't worn a thick cotton jacket for more than a year, and she had not been blown by the biting cold wind, but she only felt fresh, so how could it be so hot here?

"Give us both new clothes!"

Aunt Wang had already made beautiful clothes for her granddaughter, white floral thin cotton shirts and cotton pants.

However, Jian Lu found that the flowers she thought were different from the flowers her mother-in-law thought.

The broken flowers that Jian Lu thought were small and fresh flowers in the countryside, while the mother-in-law was a large peony flower, which was split into the front and back, and the cotton shirt was unfolded, which was a complete peony flower, and it was also a big one.

The flowers are quite flowery, and they can barely be called a broken word.

Both were obediently put on new clothes by grandma, the fabric of the clothes was soft, and they were not tied on the body, and they liked it, touching and touching each other, and jumping on the bed excitedly.

"Shuangshuang, come to grandma!" Aunt Wang walked a few steps over and clapped her hands to let her granddaughter walk.

Recently, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been teaching both to walk, and the little girl can walk two steps slightly, but it is not very stable, and people are worried.

No, both of them walked forward as if they were swaying, and after taking two steps, they were taken into their arms by their grandmother.

"Yo, we're both amazing!"

Shuangshuang is the fifth child brought by Aunt Wang, the first three are her own sons, the conditions were too difficult at that time, and the man left, and in the famine year, it was completely rough and free-range, and it was good to be alive.

Later, the second child gave birth to a baby, and Aunt Wang brought her grandchildren for the first time, fresh and excited, and carefully and carefully.

Then there was Shuangshuang, who was originally the same as her eldest grandson and second granddaughter, but the longer she lived here, the more she found that her daughter-in-law was not ordinary.

The baby, especially the one who has not grown all the hair, still talks to the child every day, and praises it when he has nothing to do.

At first, she didn't understand it, but over time she realized that no matter how young they were, they seemed to be able to react a little to what adults said.

The most clever thing about this girl is that every time she praises her, she laughs, and Aunt Wang rarely says some fleshy and praising things to her sons and grandchildren, she is embarrassed, she can't open her mouth, but with her daughter-in-law, she can say anything.

Shuangshuang heard her grandmother praise herself, grinning, and laughing so much that her gums were exposed.

"Come, go to your mother, your mother is downstairs."

Jian Lu was quietly preparing for the child's weekly ceremony at this time, and the girl's first birthday still needed some processes.

In the bedroom on the first floor, the bedding and pillows on the bed are placed in the closet, and the spacious and clean bed is covered with a small sheet and many knick-knacks.

A pen, an abacus, a book, a candy... And most substantially, money!

A large unity is also in the corner, exuding the scent of money.

"Let's see if your mom has it done?"

Aunt Wang entered the house with Shuangshuang in her arms, and saw that the bed was full of small things, and her black grape-like eyes instantly lit up, "zua~"

"Yes, let's catch it!" Jian Lu took her daughter and put her in the center of the bed.

Surrounded by a circle of gadgets, Shuangshuang was very excited, and two fleshy arms like lotus roots fluttered, listening to his mother.

"Come on, both of you grab something, grab whatever you like!"