Chapter 29 deposit

It was rare to find furniture, and there was enough wood, so Zong Shao asked people to pick up all the furniture he needed. After all, there were a bookshelf, two low cabinets, a chest of drawers, a dining table, and four small stools.

There seems to be a lot of furniture, but in fact, only the bookshelves are large, one person is high and half a meter wide, and there is a row of cabinets below. In addition to books, you can also put some miscellaneous things. The upper four floors are squares of about the same size in height and width, and a lot of books can be placed at a glance.

Needless to say, the low cabinet was placed at the head of the bed, and it was as high as Lin Wei’s knees. There were two drawers that could hold small things.

The width of the chest of drawers is only half the width of the chest of drawers currently used downstairs, but it is much taller. It reaches Lin Wei’s chest. There are three square cabinets below, and the top layer has no doors. It is semi-open and can put some small decorations. . However, there is nothing at home now, and to decorate it can only be added later.

The dining table is square, half the size of the existing one in Lin Wei’s house, and it is not that high, just up to Lin Wei’s thigh. Because the table top is relatively thin, the overall dining table is not heavy, and Lin Wei can lift it by herself. Unlike the current one at home, she has to drag it out every time, which is very laborious.

The height of the dining table was different, so naturally the benches had to be remade. Considering that there were still seven or eight high and low benches at home, he only had four benches be beaten by the head.

Although there are no large items, there are also a lot of scattered furniture. After they were brought in, the downstairs was blocked tightly, and there was no place to stay.

So Zong Shao and Zhou Jianhai didn’t rest after they came in, they carried a low cabinet and moved upstairs.

After moving the low cabinet and moving the bookshelf, move the existing drawer in the living room next to the wooden sofa, and place the new drawer next to the old one.

After finishing, push the original dining table to the corner by the window on the left side of the door, place the high stool against the wall, and place the newly made square table in the middle of the dining room. After such a move, the dining room with more square tables did not appear too crowded, and even the living room and dining room looked more spacious.

After Zong Shao and Zhou Jianhai were busy with their work, Lin Wei poured a cup of cold white water for each of them.

Taking the teacup, Zhou Jianhai raised his head and drank the tea in it and asked, “Is it all right?”

“No.” Zong Shao said.

Lin Wei asked, “Have you eaten breakfast? Do you want to stay and finish before leaving?”

Zhou Jianhai glanced outside the door after hearing the words: “Are you sure it’s lunch?”

Lin Wei’s face became hot when she was told, she was indeed up late today, and she couldn’t help but look up at Zong Shao.

Zong Shao coughed lightly and said, “He came over for breakfast, don’t worry about him.” He urged Zhou Jianhai to go back quickly.

Originally, Zhou Jianhai thought that if their husband and wife insisted on keeping him for lunch, he wouldn’t be able to go back and tell his daughter-in-law to tell her not to cook for himself. As a result, he just said a word, and Zong Shao swept him out of the house.

bad friend!

After listening to Zhou Jianhai’s emotion, Deng Xiangyun not only didn’t mean to comfort him, but said with a smile: “Yes, who made you owe it!”

Zhou Jianhai: “…” Okay, this is the daughter-in-law.

…

While Lin Wei was brushing her teeth and washing her face, Zong Shao went into the kitchen to work.

Zong Shao can also cook, but his cooking skills are very average. He belongs to the kind of cooking that is not bad for eating and cannot make people appreciate the good food. He can eat it if he is not picky.

In fact, Lin Wei doesn’t choose much. She lives on campus in middle and high school, and eats steamed buns with pickles for several years.

But the two children are used to the meals made by their grandmother and mother, and dislike their father’s cooking skills very much. They don’t waste food. They just ask around and ask who will cook the next meal. If it’s dad, they’ll cry. If it’s mom, they’ll say that they should eat less this meal and save their stomachs for the next meal. .

Usually, in order to meet the expectations of the two children, Zong Shao will take the initiative to package the next meal.

He said that children can’t always follow their hair, and proper setback education is necessary.

If it happened several times, when I ate the food cooked by my father, I even learned that silence is golden.

For breakfast, Zong Shao cooks noodles. First, it cooks quickly in the pot, and secondly, when he is full, he becomes hungry quickly. It is suitable for eating too late for breakfast and too early for lunch.

Moreover, the noodles belonged to Zong Shaohui, one of the few foods that can go well with food, not to mention that he also had a fried egg on his back, which smelled fragrant.

In addition, I ate breakfast much later than usual today, and the two children were starving, especially Mingming, who swallowed a big mouthful of noodles and boasted: “I can eat a cow today!”

Lin Wei smiled and said, “We don’t have any cows for you to eat.”

He clearly didn’t hear that Lin Wei was teasing him, but he really thought about it seriously and said, “I can eat a lot anyway.” After quickly finishing a bowl of noodles, he asked for more noodles.

They use deep bowls at home, which don’t look big, but the capacity is not small. Like Lin Wei, an adult, she can eat two bowls of noodles, not to mention that she is still a child and usually eats less than her.

Lin Wei was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable after eating, so she only filled half a bowl and said, “I don’t have enough noodles, your father still needs to eat.”

Although he clearly felt that half a bowl of noodles was not enough for him to eat, but looking at Dad’s big size, he said helplessly, “Okay”, and then emphasized: “There is no noodles, it’s not that I can’t eat it.”

“Yes, it’s obviously the best you can eat.” Lin Wei said, handing him the bowl and asking Zong Shao, who was about to put down his chopsticks, “Is there another bowl of noodles for you?”

Zong Shao, who was only going to put his stomach down a little, looked at his wife, then at his son, and said, “Tim.”

…

Zong Shao originally thought that after three bowls of noodles, he might not be able to eat it at noon, but it turned out that he thought too much. It’s not that he was very hungry today, but that he still has work to do after eating and drinking – cleaning.

In fact, when they first moved in, they did a general cleaning. After that, the floor was basically cleaned once a day, and the bedside drawer was wiped every two or three days. Their house still looked pretty clean.

But what Lin Wei usually does is superficial hygiene, and it is difficult to take care of the edges and corners, and the last cleaning was a month ago.

Just this Sunday, new furniture was added to the house, and it would be better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Lin Wei mobilized everyone, mainly Zong Shao.

When the couple cleaned the windows and the floor, Ruirui was clearly not idle. One of them found a small rag and wiped wherever they went. Of course, they only wiped the places within their reach.

Therefore, after they finished wiping, Lin Wei and Zong Shao had to wipe it again. They couldn’t wipe all the sides of a drawer, just leave the top.

But the behavior of the two children is worthy of praise, so after the busy work, Lin Wei called the two children together and paid them wages according to the workload.

The brothers were surprised when they heard it: “Do we still have wages?”

Because Lin Wei used to pay her salary, she would never shy away from her two children when she went home to count the money, so they knew that salary = money, and their eyes lit up.

Lin Wei smiled and nodded: “Of course.”

This method was learned by Lin Wei from the novel. The first time she saw it, she thought it was a good idea. It not only motivated the children to work, but also made them realize the difficulty of making money.

Anyway, she usually gives pocket money to the children, and each child can have about one piece of money a month. The two children have no plans to spend money. The basic money is used. Lin Wei didn’t think it was a bad thing before. The children of other families in the cotton spinning factory’s courtyard are also like this. The difference is only how much pocket money is available.

But after having that dream, Lin Wei felt that she might make the children better, but she never thought about how to do it. Until today, seeing the children take the initiative to work, she suddenly had an idea and put this matter on the agenda.

Lin Wei raised her hand to suppress the cheers of the children, and counted money for the two children: “Mingming wiped six stools, two drawers, one stool for one cent, and only the outside of the drawer, one for two cents. , it’s a dime in total. Rarity wiped the sofa and coffee table, four cents for the long sofa and two cents for the short one, did you wipe the coffee table drawer?”

Rarity said immediately, “Wipe!”

“The coffee table is also four cents, just like my brother, it is also a cent.”

After calculating the account, Lin Wei took out two one-cent notes from her pocket and handed them to the two children: “In the future, if you work, the wages will be calculated according to this standard, but you cannot repeat the work, such as cleaning the stool once in the morning, The old shígG Dujiawu is wiped again, so it can only be counted as money, you know?”

The two children answered in unison: “I know!”

“After receiving the money, what do you want to do most?” Lin Wei asked.

Mingming said loudly: “Buy food!”

Rarity said, “I’m saving.”

Before Lin Wei could speak, she asked, “Aren’t you going to buy food with me?”

He hopes that his younger brother can buy snacks with him, so that he can eat all the snacks he bought without having to distribute them to his younger brother.

Rarity thought for a moment and said, “This is the first time I’ve made money.” Memorable.

But Rarity didn’t know what the meaning of commemoration was, so he didn’t say the second half of the sentence, but he clearly understood, he looked at the salary in his hand with heavy eyes, and endured the pain and said, “Then I won’t buy food anymore. “He’s also saving his salary.

So this summer, Mingming and Rarity have their first savings, even though it’s only a dime.

…

In late July, Lin Wei received the first reply letter from her family, along with a large bag of mushrooms and mushrooms.

Unpacking the large package, there are small packages wrapped in oiled paper. Lin Wei opened them one by one and found that in addition to the mushrooms and bracken that she had carried from human flesh, there were also a lot of chestnut and pine nuts, and the weight was not enough. light.

Chestnut and pine nuts are all good things. The former has a sweet taste in stewed soup, and the latter can be eaten as snacks when it is cooked.

Looking at the mountain goods full of coffee table, Lin Wei did not rush to put it in the drawer, but pulled out a stack of oiled paper from the drawer, intending to wrap a little and send it to Deng Xiangyun, Liu Dan and the others.

It’s just that there are a lot of mountain goods sent by her mother, and there are not many goods that are distributed and delivered to each person.

But Lin Wei thought about it, as the saying goes, courtesy is light and affectionate, no matter how much, it is always her heart, they should not mind, and there is no hesitation in the movement of their hands.

After wrapping up the mountain goods, Lin Wei tied the oiled paper bag with hemp rope, and did not rush to go to each house. Except for Yang Yi, who did not go to work, everyone else had a job, and this point was not at home.

So when Zong Shao entered the door in the evening, he saw the oiled paper bag on the coffee table. He thought it was bought by Lin Wei, and only when he asked, did he know it was the letter from the Lin family.

Zong Shao unbuttoned his buttons and walked to the sink. He washed his hands and asked, “How are your parents doing?”

“It’s all good, I just miss Ruirui and the others.” Lin Wei said as she walked out with the dishes.

Hearing Lin Wei’s words, Mingming said deliberately, “I miss my grandma too. Mom, remember to tell her when you write a letter.”

Lin Wei said, “I know, I told them the last time I wrote a letter.”

Obviously not very satisfied with his mother’s answer, he said, “Then you should also remember to write this letter.”

Since the death of her mother-in-law, Ruirui has always been her mother’s help, so the two children have a deep affection for the mother-in-law. On the day of departure, they hugged the old lady and cried so hard that the old lady’s eyes were red. The daughter’s family was finally reunited, and she really wanted to leave the two children behind.

After settling down on the island, Lin Wei wrote a letter to her home to report that she was safe. At that time, she told her several times that she should never forget to tell her grandmother that she missed her very much.

Rarity was more restrained, and was embarrassed to ask her brother several times, but he also mentioned it several times when Lin Wei wrote.

Thinking of that scene, Lin Wei said helplessly, “Will my mother read the letter to you after writing it?”

The two children agreed at once: “Okay.”

Lin Wei continued to tell Zong Shao, “By the way, Mom also said good news this time, the second sister-in-law is pregnant.”

Zong Shao laughed when he heard it: “Really? Then the second brother must not be happy?”

“No, he’s been chatting recently, and he can’t wait to take the child’s name now.”

Lin Wei’s second brother, Lin Jianjun, is three years older than her, and is twenty-six to twenty-seven this year. He was arranged by Lin’s father to enter the commune state-owned factory and soon fell in love with his wife. He had been married for about half a year and had been married for five years. The relationship between husband and wife has been very good, but he has no children.

In the first two years of Lin Jianjun’s marriage, Lin’s mother’s mentality was good, thinking that they were still young, and there would be opportunities in the future. But after three years and four years, Lin Wei, who was married late, became pregnant and gave birth to a child. The two children grew up day by day, and the old people also made up a good word. Mother Lin couldn’t sit still, and she always asked them if they had any. information.

Although Lin’s mother’s attitude is not tough, she never said anything like “what if you don’t have a son”, but Lin Jianjun and his wife are under a lot of pressure.

As far as Lin Wei knew, they went to the city to check after the year, and they were sure that both of them were all right. The doctor prescribed the medicine for pregnancy, and asked them to eat and follow the doctor’s orders, and the two of them felt at ease.

It may be that the medicine prescribed by the doctor is useful, or it may be that the two of them are in a good mood and their spirits are relaxed. In less than half a year, the two of them really have it.

Imagining his second brother-in-law’s chattering appearance, Zong Shao shook his head with a smile, and asked, “When did you find out? How many months?”

Lin Wei calculated the time in her heart and said, “We found out a few days after we left, and it was said that it was almost two months. From what my mother’s letter said, my sister-in-law should have felt it long ago, but I am afraid that I will be disappointed. , I didn’t tell my second brother, I didn’t do the inspection until my second brother found out.”

“It’s good news,” Zong Shao said.

…

After dinner, Lin Wei carried the oil paper bag and went out with her little tail.

The little tail was clearly, he couldn’t be idle, and when he saw Lin Wei was about to go out, he followed. Rarity, on the other hand, was a little tired from playing all day and sat on the stool after eating, not wanting to move, and watched her mother and brother go out.

Because of the distance, Lin Wei was the first to go to Zhou’s house.

But she clearly saw that Zhou’s house was lit, but she didn’t see Deng Xiangyun come out even after shouting three or four times, so she had to leave to go to someone else’s house first.

Lin Wei hasn’t been with the army for a long time, and there are not many military wives she knows in the family area. In addition to Liu Dan, Shen Qing, Zhao Li and Deng Xiangyun, who have just met, they are Yang Yi who met through Liu Dan when they were rushing to the sea.

Because Liu Dan and Yang Yi were neighbors and lived closest to Lin Wei’s house, she went to their house first. After leaving their house, Lin Wei went to Zhao Li’s house, which was a little further away.

The last person I went to was Shen Qing’s house, which was next to the military relocation office.

When she arrived, Shen Qing’s house had just finished dinner. She washed her hands and came out of the kitchen when she heard the voice. She saw Lin Wei smiling and asked, “Why are you here?”

“I sent a package of mountain goods from my house, and I packaged some for you.” Lin Wei said, taking out the oil paper package, “It’s the dried mushroom and bracken, it’s not a rare thing, don’t dislike it.”

Shen Qing said angrily: “Look at what you said, if you kindly gave me something, I can still dislike it? Besides, it’s not easy to come by, so my old Li is like this.” Then he greeted the two of them to enter the room and sit down.

But Lin Wei saw that it was getting late, so she had to take a shower when she went back, so she handed over the mountain goods to Shen Qing, and left after a brief chat.

When returning home and passing by Zhou’s house, Lin Wei walked into the yard and shouted again.

This time Deng Xiangyun came out very quickly, seeing Lin Wei and asking, “Did you come to see me just now?”

Lin Wei snorted and said after knowing the reason: “I called Mingming a few times and I didn’t see you coming out, so I took Mingming to Sister Liu’s house first…”

Speaking of this, Lin Wei paused, looked at Deng Xiangyun’s expression through the light in the living room, and asked, “What happened?”

Deng Xiangyun pursed his lips, and after a while he said, “Ah Hai has a cousin coming over.”

Hearing the meaning of Deng Xiangyun’s words, Lin Wei was a little surprised: “His cousin came alone?”

Although the cousin is also a relative, it is good to have an elder with him, but if only the little girl comes alone, things will be a bit strange.

Deng Xiangyun nodded and said, “She came alone. She arrived in Yangcheng today. She didn’t know what boat to take to the island. She tried to make a phone call to Ah Hai, and he found out about it.”

Lin Wei was silent, thinking that this girl is really brave, she didn’t know how she came without notifying her in advance, and she agreed on the schedule, and she was not worried that she would not get through the phone call in Yangcheng and live on the streets. Her family members are courageous enough to let her go out with someone who doesn’t even know how they came, and they are not afraid of the child missing halfway.

And no matter how they are relatives, running over without saying hello in advance will inevitably appear abrupt. It’s okay if the little girl doesn’t understand this principle. Does it mean that the elders also don’t understand?

Lin Wei asked, “Then what are you going to do now?”

Deng Xiangyun said: “The only thing I can do is to bring people over. Supplies will be delivered in two days. Ah Hai contacted the comrades at the Yangcheng base and asked someone to book a room in the guest house for her to pass the past two days. The supply ship is here.”

There is no direct ferry between Yangcheng and Yaxian. The military members want to visit relatives, either by supply ship or by boat to Yecheng, and then take a bus on the island.

But Zhou Jianhai’s cousin was a young girl who was unfamiliar with her life. He was afraid that she would lose herself by changing the car, so he asked his comrades to help arrange it.

Entrusting favors is actually nothing, what Deng Xiangyun is worried about now is that it is easy to ask God to send God to God.

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