After the new year, the days ran fast, and the first month came out, and the ice and snow began to melt. The letter from Qingshuihe said that peach blossoms and apricot blossoms had already bloomed.
After the cat had been cat for a whole winter, after the snow melted, He Xiaoyun would go downstairs for a walk every day. She took a fancy to an open space behind the family building, and after confirming to Wei Jianwei that the land had no owner and was useless, she went to the market to buy it. Scattered some vegetable seeds.
A few days later, the first batch of radish seedlings appeared, and when the seedlings grew to about ten centimeters long, she cut them off. In addition to eating for herself, she also gave some to the neighbors upstairs and downstairs, and then sprinkled it a second time seed.
Xu Lanxiang, Huang Lizhen and others watched her work and thought it was very interesting. Then they planted some green onions and celery and so on. Gradually, other people were also attracted. There was a trend of growing vegetables in the whole family building. The open space was all divided up by the women.
When He Xiaoyun's small vegetable garden has a decent scale, it will be the day when Wei Jianwei returns home from vacation. She entrusts the vegetable field to Xu Lanxiang and asks her to go shopping with her to buy something for her family.
"I won't see you for some time, I'm sorry." Xu Lanxiang said while helping her choose the fabric.
In the past few months, He Xiaoyun has saved some cloth tickets, and she plans to buy two pieces of cloth to make a dress for Wang Chunhua and Li Yuegui.
Hearing Xu Lanxiang's words, she said, "It's only ten or twenty days, and it will pass in the blink of an eye."
Originally, she did not join the army. Wei Jianwei had 30 days of vacation to visit his spouse every year, but now he only has 20 days left to visit his parents, excluding the time for commuting back and forth.
"When Xiaohang is not around, Rongrong will definitely read to me. Just watch, that kid is really annoying."
He Xiaoyun joked: "If my sister-in-law is willing, let Rongrong go home with me."
"I can't wait." Xu Lanxiang also smiled.
After picking out two pieces of cloth with a color suitable for the elders and a pattern that cannot be bought in the small county town, the two continued to browse the store, and it took them a long time before they bought everything.
Last time, He Xiaoyun took Wei Yuanhang out alone, being careful not to get distracted along the way, but this time with Wei Jianwei, it was much easier.
When they arrived in the county, it was just dawn, and they took the first bus back to Qingshuihe. Although they didn't live here for a long time, looking at the gradually familiar scenery outside the car window, He Xiaoyun still had a feeling in her heart that she finally returned to Qingshuihe. home emotion.
"Are you tired?" Wei Jianwei asked her after arriving at the commune and getting out of the car.
He Xiaoyun shook her head, looked at the lush green surroundings, took a deep breath of fresh air, and said with a smile, "I feel strong all over, and I can walk back and forth from here to home."
She lowered her head and asked Wei Yuanhang: "We are almost home, do you know which way to go home?"
The three of them stood at the fork in the road from the commune back to the Qingshuihe Brigade. Wei Yuanhang had been to this place several times before, but he was younger and had not been home for more than half a year. He hesitated for a while before pointing One way, affirmed: "Go here!"
"Not bad." He Xiaoyun smiled and patted his head.
Wei Jianwei was carrying the luggage, she was leading the child, and the three of them were walking on the yellow mud road in the countryside. The roadside was green and green, and the paddy fields on both sides had been filled with water. Not far away, in the mountains, azaleas were blooming all over the mountains and plains, blowing in front of them. In the wind, mixed with the fragrance of pomelo flowers, it is the color of late spring that is completely different from that in the north.
Not long after walking, I met two women who had finished washing their clothes. Seeing them, they greeted loudly: "Jianwei and Xiaoyun are back? Yo, Xiaohang has grown so tall, it seems that the army supports people!"
Wei Jianwei nodded with them, and He Xiaoyun asked Wei Yuanhang to call someone, and said with a smile, "I'll go to the house for some sweets later."
"Going to go." The other party smiled back.
The two sides walked a long way, they both looked back, and one of them said to the other: "Did you see the shoes Xiaoyun is wearing?"
"I see, they are leather shoes, look at Lao Gui."
"It's more than that. I just smelled her body, and there is a smell of fragrance. Oh, this person has gone to the city, and he is different from us country people."
I met many acquaintances on the road, and greeted everyone. Seeing the yard of my home from a distance, Wei Yuanhang rushed over excitedly, shouting all the way: "Grandpa, grandma, we are back!"
Without shouting a few times, Wang Chunhua came out of the room in a hurry, her face was full of joy, and there were deep creases in the corners of her eyes, and she hugged Wei Yuanhang in her arms, "I'm back, I'm back..."
He Xiaoyun also took a few steps to catch up, "Mom."
"Hey!" Wang Chunhua responded happily, looked at Wei Jianwei behind her, and said to the three of them, "You've worked hard on the road, you're hungry, come in and have some tea. Does Xiaohang miss grandma?"
Wei Yuanhang nodded again and again, counting on his fingers: "I miss grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunt... a lot of them!"
Wang Chunhua laughed straight after hearing this, and hugged him and did not let go.
Feng Qiuyue came out with her daughter in her arms, "You are back."
"Little sister!" Wei Yuanhang ran to Feng Qiuyue and danced around her, "Little sister, brother is back!"
When they left, the baby was just full moon, and now it is more than seven months old. She is white and fat. When she heard Wei Yuanhang's voice, she turned her head and stared at him with black eyes.
The child said directly: "Call me brother, little sister quickly call me brother!"
He Xiaoyun came over and said with a smile: "Little sister can't talk yet."
She called her sister-in-law, clapped her hands at the little baby, and tried to hug her. The little limp body leaned against her arms, neither crying nor fussing, which made people's hearts soften.
Wei Yuanhang hugged her thigh, "Mom, let me see my little sister, let me see."
He Xiaoyun had no choice but to squat down and show him, "Be careful, don't hurt my little sister."
Wei Jianwei also called his mother and sister-in-law, and asked Wang Chunhua, "Where's dad?"
"Your father and Jianguo went to the field to look at the seedlings. That brat Jianhua has been running out every day recently. He doesn't know what to do. If you want me to tell you, you have to get someone to introduce him to a girl, otherwise he won't be able to calm down. You and Xiaoyun take a break first, I'll cook the noodles."
Wang Chunhua walked towards the kitchen while talking, and Feng Qiuyue saw that her daughter was obediently in He Xiaoyun's hands, so she followed her in to help.
Wei Yuanhang looked at the little sister for a while, seeing that she couldn't speak or play with him, he soon lost interest, so he ran to the next door to find Yanyan.
He Xiaoyun carried the child back to the room with Wei Jianwei. Although no one lived in it for several months, the room was still very clean, and there was no dust on the table. She sat on the bed, pressed the bed with her hands, and sighed: "It's the same as before we left."
Wei Jianwei took out the things in the luggage bag, put the gifts for his family on the table, and put the clothes in the cabinet. After packing, he came over and sat beside her.
"After eating noodles, sleep for a while?" On the train last night, there were so many noisy people that I couldn't get a good rest.
He Xiaoyun said: "Let's talk about it, I'm quite energetic now."
She put the baby on the bed, and seeing that she could sit still, she took a corner of the quilt to tease her.
Wei Jianwei embraced her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder.
"You're so heavy." He Xiaoyun moved a little, complaining half-truths, and then asked, "Are you tired? Go to bed first when you're tired."
"Wait for you to sleep together." Wei Jianwei said, breathing in her ears.
He Xiaoyun pushed him, "Itchy... who wants to sleep with you."
Not only was Wei Jianwei not pushed away, but he hugged him even tighter.
The little baby yelled suddenly, and looked at the door with sparkling eyes. He Xiaoyun followed her gaze and saw Feng Qiuyue standing there, looking at them curiously.
She quickly broke away from Wei Jianwei and stood up, her face was a little hot, although she was used to Wei Jianwei's hugs, but being seen by her family was another matter.
Feng Qiuyue didn't come in either, she stood outside the door and said with a smile: "The noodles are cooked, mom asked me to call you to eat."
"Trouble sister-in-law." He Xiaoyun handed the baby to her, not embarrassed to see her expression, and walked quickly to the main room.
After eating the noodles, she took out the presents, besides the cloth for Wang Chunhua, there was also Feng Qiuyue's facial cream, the men in the family each had a belt, and even the baby had a pair of beautiful little shoes.
Wang Chunhua touched the fabric cherishingly, but shook her head and said, "What are you buying these for? What a waste of money."
He Xiaoyun just laughed.
Feng Qiuyue said to He Xiaoyun: "Don't look at what mom said, but I'm actually happy."
She lowered her head and shook the daughter in her arms, "Look, baby girl, my aunt bought us a lot of presents, please say thank you auntie."
"Yeah?" The little doll bit her finger outside.
He Xiaoyun pinched her little face lovingly, "Can you talk?"
"It's early, but now I can only babble." Feng Qiuyue said.
After talking for a while, Wang Chunhua asked them to take a rest, and He Xiaoyun felt a little sleepy now, so she took Wei Yuanhang back to her room.
When the little fat man saw the familiar bed, he took off his shoes and jumped on it, jumping and jumping on it.
"Mom, it's our bed!"
"You know now? Stop jumping, lie down and sleep."
As soon as she took off the child's clothes, Wei Jianwei walked in. Seeing that Wei Yuanhang was about to lie down in the middle, he said to him, "Lie down inside."
Then he sat down on the edge of the bed and began to take off his shoes and coat.
Wei Yuanhang looked at him with wide eyes, his face was full of sincere confusion, "Don't daddy sleep on the floor?"
"Pfft..." He Xiaoyun laughed.
Wei Jianwei glanced at her, and said to his son, "I will sleep on the bed from now on."
The child was still a little confused. He remembered that when he was at home, his father always slept on the floor.
Before he could ask more questions, Wei Jianwei was already lying down. The bed at home was slightly smaller than the one in the army. He had broad shoulders and long legs, and he occupied almost half of it by himself. He Xiaoyun was lying in the middle, and Wei Yuanhang was on the innermost side. Turn over You are about to be pinched against the wall.
The child sleeps poorly. He used to love to roll around on the bed. Now that he can't roll anymore, he feels a little uncomfortable. He complains to his mother: "Mom, it's so crowded."
"If you don't roll around, it won't be crowded." He Xiaoyun patted his belly, turned around, and whispered to Wei Jianwei with a suppressed laugh, "Did you hear that? It's so crowded."
Wei Jianwei turned sideways and took her into his arms. The two of them were one big and one small, and she was almost perfectly embedded in his arms.
"It's a bit crowded." Wei Jianwei looked at his son who didn't notice, and pointed.
In the army before, the child was too young to be separated and let him sleep alone. Now that there are so many people in the family, we can take him out and put him on Wei Jianhua's bed casually, so he won't be crowded.