Soon they arrived at Shen's house. Chen Miao took out a radio and placed it on the kang. "Uncle Wu, I brought this back to you from abroad."
Shen Wufu was excited and asked, "How much does Xiaofeng's radio cost?"
"Uncle Wu, just give me ten yuan."
"Ten dollars? Didn't yours cost thirty?"
"I bought it in a foreign country. There is no tax or shipping fee. Of course it is much cheaper."
Shen Wufu couldn't put it down and touched it, turned on the mixer, and the sound coming out was really clear.
"It's really a good thing. Go and get some money from Xiaofeng's house. Get more. You also have to pay for the battery."
Zhao Xiaoyun went outside and picked two cucumbers for Chen Miao. They were not too old and they knew her taste.
"How about Xiaofeng's family going outside?"
Chen Miao shook his head and then nodded, "Uncle Wu, it's fine outside, but it's just not peaceful on the road."
Shen Wufu was startled, "Is there any unrest now?"
Chen Miao nodded and talked about the national army.
Shen Wufu sighed after hearing this. What can the people say? They have driven away the invaders from outside, but there will be another war before the situation eases.
"Fifth Uncle, please tell the big guys, especially the strong laborers, I'm afraid that the national army will come to recruit troops. In fact, it is similar to the ancient times, everyone has his own master, but the Red Army is a team that speaks and acts for our common people, we can't do anything to them unfavorable."
Shen Wufu nodded, "I know, I know. Let the half-grown children guard you on the way to the village entrance as before."
"Well, pay more attention. Only when you go outside do you realize the cruelty of war. Luo Bingyuan found three more of his comrades, two of whom were missing arms and one who was missing a leg. I heard that there were some who were missing both legs, hands, and limbs. Fortunately, my life was saved."
"Yes. I know. I will definitely tell everyone."
"Uncle Fifth, if it is true that the National Army has arrived in the village, I urge everyone not to let it slip. Even the children cannot say that we have prepared supplies for the Red Army."
Shen Wufu nodded again, "I know, definitely not."
Chen Miao felt that he had finished his instructions, "Fifth Uncle, I will go back and leave tomorrow."
"Xiao Feng's family, what else are you going to do?"
"Uncle Wu, there is too much idle fertile land over the border. This time I went abroad to get a rotary tiller and a harvester. I want to cultivate a large area of land there.
Although the climate there is not good, we can only grow food for one season, but if the land is planted, we can harvest a lot of food."
Shen Wufu frowned, "Why is there so much land there?"
“It’s a big area and there are few people there.”
An idea suddenly came to Shen Wufu's mind, but he still didn't say it when it came to his mouth.
Chen Miao stood up and said, "Uncle Wu, I'm going back first."
Shen Wufu's family took Chen Miao's hand and said, "What do you want to eat when you come home for dinner tonight? Aunt Five will cook it for you."
Chen Miao shook her head, "When I go back to my parents' house for dinner, I have to give instructions to my three brothers."
"Okay, I'll steam you some steamed buns tonight and you can take them with you to eat on the road."
"Fifth Aunt, please don't bother. It's so hot that I can't even steam the steamed buns."
Zhao Xiaoyun followed him out with a big pickaxe on his shoulders. "You will only be home for a while."
"Go there to farm, and if necessary, you can immediately go abroad to prepare."
"Are you coming back for the New Year?"
"I went to spend the Chinese New Year with my two children, but I won't be back this year. Let them eat the candies prepared for Jiaojiao Zikang quickly so they don't melt."
"Ahem, I still thought that Yun Shan and Yun Xin could come back."
"I probably won't be able to come back in the next few years." Chen Miao also sighed, wondering if they would cry on the first night he left?
When I got home, I separated out the sugar, then took out brown sugar from the space and wrapped it in wrapping paper. Brown sugar should be more popular.
I carried all the things on my back and went to my parents' house. Anyway, they would all come over and let them take it back by themselves.
Liang Caixia was already putting vegetable pancakes on it. It looked like there was only one pot, and the remaining dough was for pancakes. There was no filling.
She sat down and helped light the fire, but she didn't do any other work well.
"Have you told Shen Wufu?"
"Well. Let's have a good talk with my elder brother and the others today."
"We all know that going to the battlefield will not bring good results." Liang Caixia sighed after finishing speaking.
Chen Miao really wanted to say that he had seen Chen Jiang, but he had never seen him. He just forgot about it and just pretended that he didn't know.
Chen Dongsheng was very happy to see his third daughter when he came back, as long as he could come back safely.
Chen Miao talked about things at the border. "It's relatively safer over there and there are a lot of Russians. Even if any side wants to take action, they will consider it."
"Then you can farm there."
Chen Miao's idea was that she was afraid that there would really be a war in May 1st. It was quite close there, so it would be more convenient to support them there.
It's better to prepare something in advance. Besides, food has not been enough in recent years.
"That's okay. Now that the little devil has been driven away, life will be more peaceful."
Chen Miao shook his head and talked about the confrontation between the two armies.
Chen Dongsheng also sighed, "It's not over yet. When will we be able to live a peaceful life?"
"Dad, the food should be hidden for safety."
"Will military rations be collected again?" This is what the people are most concerned about.
"It's hard to say, I think it should be."
"The extra food will be sent to the Red Army after discussion with Shen Wufu."
Chen Miao smiled, this is the consciousness of ordinary people.
"That's one way. I'm afraid of coming to the village to collect military rations. If I don't give them food, I'll arrest the young men."
Thank you Chen Dongsheng for being silent, "It's really boring to live like this."
Liang Caixia didn't say a word. She thought to herself, how about following her daughter there? She would come back when things calmed down.
I also said that it is much safer there because of the foreigners.
However, I didn't say this, so I'd better discuss it with the head of the family. It's really not easy to leave your hometown for a trip.
Yang Yuemei came over first, bringing two cucumbers with her.
"Third girl, are you back? Mom told me that I will go find you. You are not at home."
"Sister-in-law, I went out for a walk."
"Mom, I'll put the cake on it."
Liang Caixia didn't refuse. She sat down to light the fire and bent over while working. She was still very tired. She was still old.
Chen He also came over. She brought cucumbers and dried bean curds. When she got to the main room, she found a basin to soak them in so that she could eat them at night.
The second, third, and daughter-in-law came together, but they came empty-handed.
Now there is no interest relationship, and the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and grandmother-in-law can still chat together. In fact, this is also the advantage of living separately. It smells good when they are far away and smells bad when they are close.
Listening to Chen Miao talking about the outside world, although the woman does not understand these things, she knows that if she fights again, she will not have a good life. How long has she been comfortable?
"Third girl, do you think you will beat us?" Zhang Erya asked.
Chen Miao shook his head, "It's hard to say, probably not. But there will definitely be military rations for catching young men."
