Chapter 25: Send away

Under Yang Yang Junzhi's guidance, Lin Zhao easily completed the exam and successfully transferred her grain and oil relationship.

Just like that, she became a city resident.

"Thank you, troubling you." Lin Zhao's face was full of smiles, sincerely thanking Yang Yang Junzhi.

Yang Yang Junzhi felt his sister-in-law was too polite, laughing: "Gu Chenghuai and I are comrades who can hand our backs to each other, Sister-in-law doesn't need to take this little matter to heart."

Lin Zhao wasn't someone who didn't understand human relationships, stuffing the big cloth bag in her hand to him, and stepping back a few steps.

"These are the thank-you gifts I prepared, take them, there are things at home, I'm going back first."

After speaking, without waiting for Yang Yang Junzhi to react, she ran away.

Soldiers are taught not to take a single needle or thread from the masses, even those who have retired are just as stubborn. Lin Zhao was most afraid of pushing back and forth, so she could only stuff it and run.

Anyway, people helped a lot, not sending some thank-you gifts would show she didn't know how to be a person.

Yang Yang Junzhi was full of helplessness.

It wasn't that he couldn't catch up, but... Sister-in-law wished she had four legs and disappeared in front of his eyes immediately, he chased after her, fearing Lin Zhao would panic and have an accident.

Helplessly, Yang Yang Junzhi could only take the things home.

His wife was on the night shift, resting during the day, and just woke up, seeing him holding a strange cloth bag, curious: "What's in your hand?"

"Given by Comrade Lin." Yang Yang Junzhi answered.

He didn't hide anything from his wife, his wife knew about finding a job for his comrade's wife.

"So polite." Jiang Jiang Huiqiao was stunned, clearly not expecting Lin Zhao to send thank-you gifts.

She had also been a military family member, knowing the hardships of being a military family member. When Yang Yang Junzhi said that job was for a soldier's wife, she agreed without thinking, not thinking about benefits, but people had heart, and she was also happy.

Jiang Jiang Huiqiao sat on the sofa and opened the cloth bag to look.

"Whoa! So many good things!" She looked up suddenly, looking at her husband, her expression moved, "She wouldn't have sent all the good things from home, would she? This person is too sincere."

In an instant, a simple and sincere country woman's face appeared before her eyes.

Truly moving.

Yang Yang Junzhi looked over.

A chicken, a fish, a can of malted milk, a box of cigarettes, a bag of candy.

Anywhere, these were heavy gifts.

"Not necessarily all sent over, Gu Chenghuai's allowance isn't low, enough to support a family."

Jiang Jiang Huiqiao hesitated, "Then... accept it?"

"Accept it." Yang Yang Junzhi said.

Based on his impression of Lin Zhao, she would only be at ease if he accepted it.

"Alright, anyway, she's come to the county to work, there will be plenty of chances to meet in the future." Jiang Jiang Huiqiao accepted this sentiment.

Yang Yang Junzhi saw the chicken and fish weren't small, immediately saying: "Take the chicken and fish to Father and Mother's place, let's eat together."

They didn't have children yet, belonging to the kind where two people eat and the whole family is full, sometimes when they were busy and didn't have time to cook, they went to his father-in-law's place to eat, it wasn't strange to bring meat over to eat together.

"Alright."

Jiang Jiang Huiqiao took the chicken and fish back to her maiden home, and the Jiang family was stunned.

Because of this, the Jiang eldest brother who was the director of the supply and marketing cooperative had a very good impression of Lin Zhao, changing from a military family member who had worked hard, to a military family member who understood human relationships and had worked hard.

Lin Zhao returned to the village, and people in the village swarmed up.

"Elder cub's Mama, heard you found a job in the county, and it's a job at the supply and marketing cooperative?" Wang Wang Chunhua asked.

"Yes, the grain and oil relationship was just transferred this morning." Lin Zhao said with a smile.

"Oh my, this is good news, congratulations." Wang Wang Chunhua was happy for her, and even happier that there would be a way to get defective goods in the future.

"Elder cub's Mama, if there are any defective goods at the supply and marketing cooperative, help us save them." She and Lin Zhao had a decent relationship, so she wasn't polite.

Lin Zhao nodded, "Of course."

She had just finished speaking when Gu Mu rushed over, her eyes incredibly bright, her tone hard to hide her excitement, "Third daughter-in-law, is the job settled?"

"Settled, starting work in two days." The new counter at the supply and marketing cooperative hadn't been set up yet.

Gu Mu was incredibly happy, saying 'good' three times, "Good, good, good! This is good news, come to the old residence for dinner today, celebrate?"

"Alright." Giving the little old lady such happiness, Lin Zhao would still give this face.

Soon, the news that Lin Zhao had indeed become a sales clerk at the county supply and marketing cooperative spread throughout the brigade.

The elder and second cubs also heard the news, the two brothers were in no mood to play, patted the dust off their bodies, and rushed home like two little firecrackers.

Their hands just reached the wooden door, and a loud voice rang out.

"Mama! Mama!"

Hearing the urgency in his second son's words, Lin Zhao thought something had happened, walking out quickly.

Before she could ask, the second cub rushed over, his body leaning forward, then stopping abruptly.

His little face was flushed, his light tone rising, "Mama, I have big news to tell you!!!"

Hearing this, Lin Zhao hurriedly put on her clothes, slipped on her cloth shoes, and walked out.

"What big news?"

The second cub said: "My Little Aunt was kicked out of the house by Grandpa."

After speaking, he even laughed a few times, "Hahaha..."

Lin Zhao: "??!"

Was it the meaning she understood?

"Wait, tell me in detail."

Seeing his mother full of confusion, the second cub gave his brother a look.

The elder cub received the signal, his expression suddenly becoming serious.

Then...

The two brothers started acting.

"Mama, I'm Little Aunt." The second cub said first.

"Then I'll be Grandpa, Big Uncle, Second Uncle, Big Aunt, and Second Aunt." The elder cub recited a string of names.

Lin Zhao: "..." There were quite a few actors in that old residence.

The second cub started performing, his tender little face putting on a bitter and deep expression, eyes widened, neck stiff, shouting angrily, "That's my Third Brother's connection, why should she get all the benefits..."

Here he changed the lines, the child knew Lin Zhao was Mama's name, of course wouldn't call it casually, so used 'she' instead.

After the second cub finished reciting the lines, the elder cub went on stage.

The elder cub learned his grandfather's appearance, his expression deep, looking somewhere, as if two people were standing there, he frowned, saying: "Send Gu Xing'er to your grandmother's place."

Speaking to here, he paused spiritually, as if the people over there didn't speak.

Then said coldly: "Move."

The second cub's body twisted, as if someone was pulling him, trying hard to stretch his arms, shouting loudly, "Father, I'm your daughter, you can't kick me out..."

After that.

It was dialogue again.

They even imitated the tone of speaking very similarly.

Lin Zhao didn't need to ask to know who they were imitating.

Finally.

The second cub performed the action of being dragged, stumbling all the way to the gate.

Lin Zhao's lips twitched.

"..."

She clearly hadn't seen the live version, yet had the feeling of being on the scene.

"Mama, that's it. Little Aunt was sent away." The second cub finished performing, ran back, and said excitedly.

Not knowing what he thought of, he laughed, "Tie Chui will be very happy."

Just as he was saying this, little Tie Chui ran to the third branch, his eyes bright.

"Elder cub, Second cub." He called.

Seeing Lin Zhao, he called obediently: "Third Aunt."

"Yes, you guys play, I'm going to the backyard to see." Lin Zhao feared the three cubs would be uncomfortable, walking toward the backyard.

Before she had walked a few steps, she heard Tie Chui's tone spirited: "Elder cub, Second cub, Little Aunt was sent away!"

Gu Xing'er could make all the younger generation in the Gu family avoid her with her own strength, truly the extreme of extremes.

Lin Zhao came to the backyard, the whole vegetable garden was surrounded by bamboo fences, one ridge after another, very regular, with wooden frames built inside, waiting for it to be covered in green, it would definitely be another scene of vitality.

She watered the vegetable garden, cleaned up the fallen leaves in the backyard, and returned to the front yard.

The elder cub and the others were still there, organizing the firewood against the wall, the three five-year-old little boys working seriously, all very worry-free.

Lin Zhao smiled slightly, taking a bottle of soda from the net bag she was going to take to the old residence.

Dividing it among the three cute children.

"Cubs worked hard, you guys share this bottle of soda."

Little Tie Chui's eyes lit up, quietly licking his lips, looking greedy.

"Thank you, Third Aunt." He looked honest and simple, looking like an honest child, smiling very honestly, which Lin Zhao liked very much.

The elder and second cubs thought of the taste of soda, and were also very happy.

Lin Zhao thought about eating dinner soon, didn't give the three children anything to eat, to avoid them having no stomach for dinner.

She returned to the room, writing a letter to Gu Gu Chenghuai.

The content of this letter was mainly rainbow farts, talking about her county tour with the elder and second cubs, and also talking about the thank-you gifts she sent to Yang Yang Junzhi...

After writing, it was several pages of paper.

Lin Zhao checked it once, seeing there were no sensitive words, so she put the letter paper into the envelope, pasted the stamp, and planned to mail it tomorrow.

The three little men finished organizing the firewood.

The second cub saw the water jar in the kitchen had no water, climbed the window, poked his little head into the room, and said loudly: "Mama, there's no water in the jar, I'm going to call Big Uncle to carry water."

After Lin Zhao awakened, she loved cleanliness, and the water usage at home kept increasing.

Before, Gu Gu Yuanshan and Gu Gu Yucheng took turns carrying water every two days, now it wasn't enough every day.

"Not yet, I'll say it myself when I go to the old residence."

The second cub didn't think much, said 'oh', and used the remaining water to wash his hands and face.

Lin Zhao thought about it, and took out an aluminum lunchbox, 5 feet of corduroy fabric, planning to take them to the old residence together.

The children's father wasn't home, there would be many things to trouble the old residence in the future, couldn't always take advantage, people put in effort, she put in things, she didn't lack these things.

Turning around, it was time to go to the old residence.

Lin Zhao carried the things out, saying to the three children in the courtyard: "Let's go, go to the old residence for dinner."

She glanced, seeing that bottle of soda still had two-thirds left, slightly stunned, "It's been so long, the soda hasn't been finished yet."

The second cub said seriously: "Good things must be drunk slowly, how can they be finished all at once."

The elder cub and Tie Chui nodded, clearly agreeing with the second cub's words.

Lin Zhao shook the things in her hand, teasing the cubs, "Look what this is?"

The elder cub widened his eyes, "Meat, eggs, and soda!!"

Tie Chui licked his mouth, drool almost flowing out, children with little oil in their stomachs, seeing raw meat wanted to go up and gnaw two bites.

"It's big fat meat!!" His voice was higher than the elder cub's.

The second cub took the things from Lin Zhao's hand, looking at her with clear big eyes, "Mama, are these to be taken over?"

"Yes, our family has five mouths, can't eat for nothing." Lin Zhao said.

The second cub laughed openly, poking the loophole in his mother's words, "Brother and I have been eating for nothing for several years."

Lin Zhao: "..."

She said calmly: "The past is the past, the future is the future."

The second cub still wanted to say something, the elder cub glared at his brother, and the second cub immediately shut up.

After glaring at his brother, the elder cub wanted to take the other small bag in Lin Zhao's hand, but was refused by her, "This is for your Big Aunt and Second Aunt, I'll carry it myself, you and Second cub carry that one, alright?"

"Alright." The elder cub responded well-behaved.

Tie Chui looked curiously at the small bag in Third Aunt's hand, not seeing what it was.

Lin Zhao took the three children to the old residence.

The second cub carried a piece of meat that looked like two pounds, the elder cub carried the net bag with eggs and soda.

This scene wasn't just showing off.

People in the village saw the things they brought and couldn't help but look a few more times.

Meat had an attraction to adults, and an even greater attraction to children.

Tie Niu saw the meat in the second cub's hand from afar, rushing over, saliva overflowing from his mouth, "Second cub, you have so much meat in your hand." He really wanted to eat oil dregs, woo woo woo.

The second cub was incredibly proud, saying loudly: "My Mama has become a sales clerk at the county supply and marketing cooperative, Grandma asked us to go to the old residence for dinner, saying we want to celebrate.

My Mama said, our family has five mouths, can't eat for nothing, these were all prepared by my Mama for Grandpa and Grandma."

People in the village listened, and in an instant, their impression of Lin Zhao changed.

From lazy and willful and not knowing, to filial, generous, and cultured.

The elder and second cubs showed off like this, the few minutes of road to the Gu family old residence seemed incredibly long.

When they arrived, Lin Zhao let out a long sigh of relief.

The elder and second cubs had an expression of not having enough, their faces full of how it had arrived so soon.

Lin Zhao was speechless.

How much do these two brothers love showing off.

When the mother was complaining in her heart, the elder and second cubs walked into the Gu family with old master steps.

"Grandpa, Grandma, we're here, we brought meat and soda!"

The second cub's voice was as loud as ever.

Gu Mu and the two daughters-in-law came out of the kitchen.

Seeing that piece of meat, they were both surprised and happy.

Oh, what day is it today, Third daughter-in-law actually brought meat to the door?!

"Third daughter-in-law, what is this?" Gu Mu asked.

"Isn't the 'Double Harvest' tiring, I just happened to buy a few pounds of meat, brought it over for you to supplement." Lin Zhao said faintly.

Gu Mu was stunned.

Lin Zhao took out the things in the cloth bag, handed the aluminum lunchbox to the eldest sister-in-law Huang Huang Xiulan, saying: "Eldest sister-in-law, isn't A-Lan missing a lunchbox, this hasn't been used many times, give it to her."

Gu Lan was the eldest daughter of the first branch, twelve years old this year.