The Pretty Military Wife

Chapter 123: Dinner at the Family Compound

When they sat down to eat, Lao Xu and Zhou Guoliang were pushed to the top seats, and then the men sat together.

The women helped serve the dishes and then settled the children. Those who had children sat with them, while those without children found a seat to sit down.

Fu Chunhua smiled happily and said loudly:

"In our family compound, everyone used to take care of their own affairs. With our sister Xinyue, we are more like one big family. Don't tell me, I like it this way. It's lively."

Yang Dapan also has a loud voice:

"That's right. I used to feel like I didn't understand anything, so I came out to talk to you guys. I was afraid that I didn't understand anything. I would make a fool of myself and embarrass our Old Liu, so I didn't come out very often."

Liang Xinyue added:

"Now that we're out here to talk and work together, I realize that these women are just as stupid as me, right? If I'm embarrassed, then let the men at that table be embarrassed too."

Everyone laughed after hearing this.

Fu Chunhua raised her hand and pretended to pinch Liang Xinyue and said:

"If I hadn't thought about you being pregnant, I would have spanked you. You're such a talker. You've touched our hearts."

Tian Mingfang smiled and said:

"Don't say Sister Yang has this idea. I think so too. I just feel that I came from the countryside. My hometown is very poor and I don't have much knowledge. The farthest place I have ever been in my life is here."

Huang Ying also said:

"Who says it's not true? We all think so."

Liang Xinyue pulled Zou Wenqing over and said:

"Come on, Xiao Zou, these sisters in our family quarters are really capable. You will know when you get familiar with them. They are all very capable female comrades."

Zou Wenqing smiled and said:

"I know that after Gu Sanding returned home, he would talk about military affairs every day. Every day he would talk about the military camp, about which of the sisters-in-law in the family compound cooked which delicious dish, and about which child was smart. Anyway, he would think of these things when he saw anything at home."

"So, before I even arrived, I already knew a lot about you. Sister Fu's fried fish is crispy but not mushy, Sister Yang's fried eggs are the most puffy, Sister Tian's shredded pork is as thin as hair, and Sister Huang's steamed buns are even better than those in the cafeteria."

Then he turned around and said:

"And sister Xinyue, the potato ribs you cooked and the dragon and phoenix soup you stewed, I still miss the dragon and phoenix soup."

Gu Sanding, who was sitting at another table, heard Zou Wenqing talking about him, and said with a smile:

"You've exposed my only hobby."

The meal was a very enjoyable one and the children finished their meal early and then started playing in the yard.

After dinner, Zou Wenqing wanted to help clean up the mess, but Liang Xinyue pushed her out of the kitchen and said,

"You'll have to do it in the future, but I can't let you do it today. You've come such a long way and must be tired. Go back and wash up and rest early. By the way, if you need hot water for a shower, I have some here."

Then he shouted:

"Captain Gu."

Captain Gu, who was talking to Zhou Guoliang and Xiao Shun, came over. Liang Xinyue said:

"Xiao Zou has come such a long way, he must be tired. Go get a bucket. I have clean hot water here. Please help Xiao Zou to wash up."

Fu Chunhua added:

"We heated up the kang over there for you yesterday. If we want to heat up the kang tonight, do you know how to light a fire? Or should I go and light it for you?"

Gu Sanding looked at Zou Wenqing and said:

"I'd rather give it a fever. I'm afraid you can't bear it. It's very cold here at night. Now that you have a kang, it's much better."

Zou Wenqing is not hypocritical:

"Okay, then please teach me, Sister Fu. I will know how to heat it from now on. I have never heated a kang before."

Fu Chunhua smiled and said:

"That's not bad. There were no kangs before. I'm from the south and I don't know how to make one. It was only after your sister Xinyue came that she found a soldier from the north who knew how to make a kang. Now we can all enjoy it. We haven't been cold this winter and our children haven't gotten frostbite."

Gu Sanding was quick, so he didn't even need to go in or out of the door. It was faster to climb over the wall. He just brought a bucket over, filled it with hot water, and then walked out the door.

Fu Chunhua took Zou Wenqing to teach her how to heat the kang.

After Gu Sanding arranged for Zou Wenqing, he climbed over the wall and complained:

"It seems that this wall really needs to be demolished."

Xiao Shun also responded:

"I also think the one in the front yard should be demolished. It will be more convenient for Yaya and her friends to come here. The one in the back yard can be left alone for now. There is a toilet in the back yard, and it is better for each family to have their own toilet."

Political Commissar Xu stretched his head to take a look and said:

"Okay, let's find some people to tear it down someday. I don't know who planned to build this wall. It's not conducive to unity."

"Hahaha…"

Liang Xinyue, Yang Dapan and Yang Dapan's two sons cleaned up the tables in no time. The two boys knew which table belonged to which family, and they returned the stools and bowls one by one.

The two children were sensible. After returning the table, they saw Yang Dapan sweeping the floor. The eldest child immediately went over to take over:

"Mom, let me sweep."

The second brother also went to help. Seeing Liang Xinyue's eyes were red, she said:

"Sister Yang, you taught these two children so well."

Sister Yang sighed:

"At that time, the two children were young, and I had to work every day. I had no idea where to start. Sometimes I would go to the river to catch some fish and shrimp, and sometimes I would go to the mountains to look for wild fruits and vegetables in the fields. I had to take the two children with me wherever I went."

"Their grandmother has been bedridden for many years and can't help me take care of the children. I still have to take care of her. Their grandfather and second uncle have to work in the fields, so I have to do all the housework. The two children are still young."

"So they followed me to work since they were young. They watched me do something and learned to do it. Later, when the children were nine years old, their grandmother died, and I got kidney disease, and my whole body was swollen. When Lao Liu came back and saw this, he brought me to the army."

"When I arrived at the army, I took advantage of the army. It was not Liao who was the military doctor, but a military doctor named Hu. The examination results showed that I did not have kidney disease, but was malnourished because I had not eaten well for a long time."

"I wanted to go back, but Lao Liu wouldn't let me, saying that I had suffered too much at home. The child can take care of himself. He wrote a letter to his grandfather, saying that he wanted me to stay here for two years to recuperate."

"In the first two years, I ate whatever the soldiers ate. He even saved money to buy me malted milk and other things. I was much better last year, so we went back."

"Alas, people's hearts change. I took his brother with me until he got married, and I took care of everything. Now he has a wife, and he hates my two sons who are eating them out of money at home. So, we had to bring him here."

"In fact, Lao Liu's food coupons, cloth coupons, and monthly allowances were all sent back to them. Lao Liu got me food in the cafeteria every day and kept accounts. He paid me for each month. The rest of the money was all sent back."

"They are still not satisfied. From now on, we just need to send some money to his grandfather every year. It can be considered as a division of the family. Just like Lao Xiao, we didn't want anything from our hometown. We just came here with a few people."