◎Leaving◎
With a bicycle, it is much more convenient to do anything.
It is already October now, and the school will be on holiday for several days on October 1st for National Day, Shen Weiwei doesn't have to go to work, and will go to town every morning to see Gao Xue.
Now that the weather has gradually cooled down, Shen Weiwei has resumed the frequency of going to the mountains again. Although she still hasn't caught the male rabbit that she was thinking about, she is still lucky, and has caught the pheasant two or three times.
The pheasant has no meat, so it is not very good to eat when fried, but it is very good in soup.
One pheasant can make a big pot of soup, and after the family is full, there are still two small bowls left over. Shen Weiwei puts it in a thermos bucket and sends it to the town.
The town is not far from the military area, and it takes about 20 minutes to ride a bicycle. When we arrived at the hospital, the soup was still hot.
Gao Xue's health is not good, and his hometown is in Southern Province, too far away, so he can only go back after confinement.
Mrs. Gao brought a lot of money when she came here. Later, when Gao's parents heard that Gao Xue had given birth to a daughter, they were very happy. They were afraid that she would not be able to bear it, so they wanted to make up for it, so they sent more money. come over.
Money and tickets are enough, but it is not so easy to buy things, especially old hens, chicken soup is the best for confinement people, but old hens are particularly difficult to buy, after all, "chicken butt is the bank", and every household counts on it No one is willing to sell those who help the hen to lay eggs and improve their lives. Even Mrs. Gao secretly went to the black market a few times, but they all returned empty-handed.
At this time, the chicken soup brought by Shen Weiwei was as precious as the timely rain. Mrs. Gao was very happy. When Shen Weiwei left, she said to Gao Xue: "Xiao Shen is so kind to you, and so is Xiao Du." Du Xiaojuan was also very happy
. She cared about Gao Xue, but because she was pregnant, she couldn't come all the time, but she came the next day after giving birth, and secretly stuffed a red envelope under the pillow.
Not to mention Shen Weiwei, if it weren't for her help, Mrs. Gao would not be so relaxed alone.
Gao Xue nodded, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, my sister-in-law and Xiaojuan are very good to me."
Sometimes she would think that even though she didn't know people well and married a man like Cai Jie, she also Not too bad luck, at least I got to know Shen Weiwei and Du Xiaojuan, if not for their help, I might not be able to survive.
"That's because you are a good person, so you can know so many good people." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Gao said, "I will go to the black market tomorrow. If I can buy meat, I will let Xiao Shen take some back."
There are pork on the black market , It's a bit more expensive, but it's okay, Mrs. Gao has money on hand, so it's okay to buy something when you come across it.
But Gao Xue said: "Sister-in-law, don't give it away
first, she will definitely not want it." The seafood that Gao's sister-in-law gave Shen Weiwei before, not only contained seaweed and wakame, but also a lot of sea fish. The extra large sea fish is not cheap, Shen Weiwei refused to take it at that time, it was Gao's sister-in-law who talked for a long time before she reluctantly accepted it, and now if the meat was sent again, Shen Weiwei would definitely not want it.
Gao Xue knew Shen Weiwei, she thought for a while and took some money out of the luggage bag.
These were all sold off from her dowry. Although the divorce was in a hurry, Gao Xue never thought of taking advantage of a scum like Cai Jie. Everything was sold.
Cai Jie didn't expect that she would do such a thing, let alone that she didn't talk about the relationship between husband and wife at all, and he was almost pissed off.
Looking at his painful expression at that time, Gao Xue was full of joy in her heart. At this time, the money came in handy. She took part of it to Mrs. Gao and said, "Sister-in-law, please help me buy something, what kind of malted milk biscuits?" It's all right."
She planned to give these things to Shen Weiwei and Du Xiaojuan when she was going back to her hometown after confinement, so that they would definitely not refuse.
Sister-in-law Gao nodded: "Okay, then I'll go buy it tomorrow."
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Shen Weiwei didn't know Gao Xue's plan, so this little favor was nothing to her, after all, Gao Xue also helped her a lot in the past. Not to mention that the bicycles are free, and I often buy snacks for Dafu Xiaoan, as well as the things sent from my hometown, I will send some of them specially, so it is completely okay to do a little favor now.
But Shen Weiwei was thinking about giving Gao Xue a small gift, after all she left after confinement, it would be very difficult to meet each other in the future, so giving some gifts can be thoughtful.
After much deliberation, she decided to make a dress for Gao Xue's child.
Gao Xue's daughter's nickname is An An. Although she is not yet full moon, the little girl is very good. Even in the hospital, she doesn't cry or make trouble. She eats and sleeps. She looks very similar to Gao Xue, and she is very cute. .
Shen Weiwei didn't know how to make clothes, so she went to find Du Xiaojuan. She originally planned to let her teach her, but Du Xiaojuan immediately said: "Then sister-in-law, I'll make one for An An too, I just don't know what to give."
" All right, then you make clothes, and I'll knit a sweater for her."
Although she doesn't know how to knit wool, this is a bit easier than making clothes. After mastering the technique, row by row according to the calculated number of stitches Just hit it.
And take this opportunity to make one for everyone in the family.
Now the weather has turned cold in October, and it will snow in a month or two. By that time, it will not be enough to wear only a cotton jacket, and you will need to add a sweater inside to keep you warm.
Wool is not cheap now, but compared to clothes, the biggest advantage of sweaters is that they can be recycled. When they are small, they can be disassembled and remade, and they will be like new ones. Don't be afraid, it will be no problem to pay attention to wearing it for five or six years.
After Shen Weiwei made a plan, she went to the county to buy wool. Du Xiaojuan's mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhu, was very good at knitting sweaters.
Because Gao Xue is leaving soon, she will make An An's first. The baby in the swaddle looks different every day. She purposely made it a little bigger and can wear it until at least two years old. If it is too big now, just add a few more clothes inside.
Shen Weiwei thought that she could do it in less than a week, but something happened in school recently, to be precise, it was the cafeteria.
Ever since she came to work in the cafeteria, she and Aunt Zhuang have been busy with the work, but today, the principal suddenly brought a middle-aged man over, saying that he will come to help in the future, and everyone should help each other.
Come to help?
Shen Weiwei was stunned for a moment while washing the vegetables, and looked at Aunt Zhuang.
Aunt Zhuang winked at her, and asked, "Principal, this is..."
"Didn't you say last time, Aunt Zhuang, that the cafeteria is too busy? There are quite a few, and it will definitely be more difficult if there are only two people, no, it happens that Comrade Meng is very suitable, so I asked him if he would like to come over."
Surnamed Meng?
Shen Weiwei's eyes moved slightly, and he stared at the visitor twice.
It's not that she thinks too much, but that among the people she knows in the family area, the one surnamed Meng is also the hostess's family, so maybe this person has any connection with the hostess.
"Hello, comrades. My name is Meng Zhiping. This is to wash the vegetables. Why don't I do it? I just came here and I don't know anything else. How about washing the vegetables and getting started?" asked
everyone However, Meng Zhiping's actions were not ambiguous at all. He rolled up his sleeves and started washing the vegetables, pushing Shen Weiwei aside without leaving any traces.
Shen Weiwei didn't speak. The principal looked at Meng Zhiping's actions and smiled with great satisfaction: "This comrade Meng is also good at cooking. He even helped the chef of the state-run restaurant in his hometown before. It's just right to come to our cafeteria!"
He specially emphasized the word "chef", and glanced at Shen Weiwei vaguely.
Meng Zhiping smiled and said: "Principal, you have praised me. I am just a relative of my family who works in a restaurant. She has something to do at home. I just went to help for a few days. I don't think I have any skills." "Experience is good
. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!" The principal patted him on the shoulder, his face full of trust.
He has a lot of trust in Meng Zhiping. Originally, a cafeteria, although it is not at the level of a restaurant, at least manages the food and drink of a hundred people. How can the chef of the cafeteria be a lesbian? This lesbian She can't!
Especially for young and inexperienced lesbians like Shen Weiwei.
The principal felt that Shen Weiwei must have had some kind of relationship with the chief secretary in private, or did something to please the chief secretary to get the job.
But the director of the department is purely messing around. It's not that he has any opinions on Shen Weiwei. The chairman said that women can hold up half the sky. This sentence is also reasonable, but in front of big events and big scenes, it has to be a gay man. , Lesbians can't, they don't have the ability.
The principal is a very stubborn and unreasonable person, he thinks that if he is right, he is right, so even though there are many more people eating in the cafeteria than before, he doesn't think Shen Weiwei has much ability.
I just thought that no one is corrupt now, the food in the cafeteria has improved, and sometimes you can eat meat. How can those parents who are as good as human beings disagree with their children to eat in the cafeteria?
It's all thanks to the good food, it doesn't matter who cooks it.
If this changed his previous temper, Shen Weiwei would definitely be dismissed directly and let Meng Zhiping take up the post, but last time he was nepotism, which caused a big mistake in the canteen's accounts and supplies, and now he has to be a man with his tail between his legs, so he dare not He offended the Chief Secretary, so let Meng Zhiping do it first.
But he decided, as long as Meng Zhiping works hard and finds an opportunity to try his cooking skills in the future, as long as he can pass, Shen Weiwei can be replaced.
The abacus in his heart was pounding, and although he didn't say anything on his face, Shen Weiwei could guess a little bit.
She was not angry, but after the principal left, she called Aunt Zhuang out by going to the side to get something, and asked her what was going on.
"I really don't know, Xiao Shen!" Aunt Zhuang was very wronged, and she was also annoyed, "I did tell the principal that there are not enough people, and things are a bit too busy, but I also did it to give us two Pay me, I really didn't think he would call someone in!"
Aunt Zhuang told the principal several days ago that there are more than one hundred students coming to the cafeteria to eat now, you said you are too busy, that's not the case The problem is, after all, the most difficult thing to do in the kitchen is summer, the weather is hot, and you are sweating profusely in front of the stove.
The weather is getting cooler now, and it will get colder and colder in the future, but it is still warm in the kitchen. Even if I want to add more staff, it is not now.
What Aunt Zhuang wanted was to ask the principal to respond to the military region to see if they could be given a little more salary, so that they would be more motivated to work.
But she never expected that the headmaster didn't think about it at all, and just called an unknown person over, which shocked her whole body.
Shen Weiwei guessed that it would be like this, "It's okay, we are indeed a little short of manpower, and we can relax if we add someone."
Even so, when she thought that the salary increase she got was gone, Aunt Zhuang felt extremely heartbroken.
"Xiao Shen, whose relative is this Meng Zhiping? I've never seen him before, so he was assigned to work in the cafeteria by the principal? Is he a relative of the principal again?" Zhuang The aunt was very puzzled.
This is also normal. After all, those who can come to work in the canteen of the military area are usually military dependents, but the family area is not small, and it is only that big. People like Aunt Zhuang who like to chat with people have never seen it before. , that means it really just came here not long ago.
But it's too strange to be able to work in the cafeteria just after arriving. There are only two possibilities for this to happen. Either this person's relatives in the army are particularly capable, or they are relatives of the principal himself.
But the principal has made mistakes because of his relatives before, so he shouldn't dare to do it again, right?
Aunt Zhuang was tangled, but Shen Weiwei said directly: "He should be a relative of Deputy Head Meng." Meng Zhiping and Meng Jianguo should be brothers. They have similar appearances, especially the side faces, which are four to five points alike. There is.
"Meng Jianguo?" Aunt Zhuang was slightly stunned, "He's just a deputy head, and he doesn't have much ability, right?"
Even a head like Cheng Yan, Shen Weiwei had to be recommended by the chief secretary to work in the cafeteria before. .
"I don't know, maybe it's because Meng Zhiping is really good at craftsmanship."
He said so, but Shen Weiwei knew it in his heart.
Even if Meng Zhiping doesn't have any skills, with the heroine's unfathomable koi luck, it is definitely no problem to want his relatives to work in the cafeteria.
Thinking of this, Shen Weiwei lost the thought of inquiring. Instead, she was thinking how to stay away from Meng Zhiping. She really didn't want to have anything to do with the heroine's relatives.
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Shen Weiwei didn't have a good impression of the heroine's family, but she didn't show it. She just treated Meng Zhiping normally, and Aunt Zhuang was very wary of Meng Zhiping because she was afraid that Meng Zhiping would take her position away. Jingru Bing" started working, unless there was some necessary communication, he would not speak.
After finishing lunch, Shen Weiwei went home to knit sweaters.
She had something on her mind, so she knits the sweater a little slowly, but luckily the sweater is not big, so she hurriedly finished it before Gao Xue left.
Gao Xue has already bought the ticket to leave, but because his hometown is in Southern Province, it is too far away, so he has to go to the city by car to catch the train.
Shen Weiwei and Du Xiaojuan went to see them off together, although it was said to be a delivery, but in fact they could only be delivered to the bus station, and because the ticket time was relatively early, there was not much time left.
Halfway through the conversation, the bus whistle blew, and the driver poked his head out of the window and shouted: "If you are going to the city, get on the bus quickly, we will leave in three minutes!"
"Come on, Xiao Xue, you are still weak, hurry up!" Find a seat to sit!" Shen Weiwei hurriedly said.
There are so many people on the bus now, if you don't get on it quickly, you won't even have a place to stand.
Gao Xue and Mrs. Gao found two seats and sat down quickly. Gao Xue sat by the window. She held the child to Mrs. Gao, and said while holding the window: "Then let's go first, sister-in-law, Xiaojuan, you have to take care of yourself." Take care, and I will write to you when I arrive."
Everyone had already been mentally prepared for the parting, so when this moment really came, although I still felt a little uncomfortable, I could barely hold it back.
Shen Weiwei nodded, holding back the sourness in his eyes: "Okay, you all pay attention to safety and have a smooth journey." "
Yes, sister-in-law, take care of your body."
"D--"
Du Xiaojuan just finished speaking, the bus stopped The horn sounded, and the car door closed with a bang. Just as Shen Weiwei was about to pull Du Xiaojuan back two steps, a bag was suddenly handed over to her: "Sister-in-law, hurry up!
" Wei Wei was startled, before she had time to think about what it was, she subconsciously took the bag over.
Gao Xue quickly withdrew her hand and said loudly: "There is a letter inside-"
The car drove out of the station slowly, Shen Weiwei waved at Gao Xue, and opened the bag until there was no one in sight.
"This is...why are there so many things?"
Du Xiaojuan didn't expect Gao Xue to prepare these. There are quite a lot of things in it, such as canned malted milk biscuits, which are all non-staple foods. It is for them at first glance.
Shen Weiwei opened the letter and saw, sure enough, Gao Xue said that these were for Dafu Xiaoan and the unborn child in Du Xiaojuan's womb. She said how Gao Xue would smile very meaningfully when she received the clothes they made for An An just now, so she was waiting here.
"Comrade Gao Xue, I said I don't want these things anymore." Du Xiaojuan was already feeling uncomfortable, but now she wanted to cry even more.
Shen Wei smiled, and put the letter away: "It's okay, let's collect some special products and send them to Xiaoxue." "
Okay, when An'an grows older, I'll make her two more clothes." Du Xiaojuan said with a smile .
The two walked back while talking, although they said nothing on the surface, but they were very disappointed in their hearts. Du Xiaojuan's mood fluctuated because of her pregnancy, but when she returned to the family area, she didn't go home and followed Shen Weiwei into the yard.
"Sister-in-law, let's talk, I feel uncomfortable, and it's even more uncomfortable to go home alone." "
Okay, I just want to give the soles of Dafu Xiaoanna's shoes, you can teach me." "Okay!"
The two talked and worked , the mood slowly calmed down.
But three days later, when Shen Weiwei and Du Xiaojuan got used to the fact that Gao Xue had left, a piece of news suddenly came from nowhere.
It is said that Cai Jie and Duan Yanxiang are getting married.
"What?!" Shen Weiwei was knitting a sweater at the time, and the needles in her hand fell out in surprise.
"It's true, my mother-in-law is right there, come with me, sister-in-law!" Du Xiaojuan led Shen Weiwei out in a hurry, scolding Cai Jie as a heartless person.
Shen Weiwei's expression was a little dull, firstly because she still couldn't believe the news, and secondly, she suddenly thought of what Mrs. Zhu said that day... "Mr. Cheng must like you very much, and has deep feelings for you !"
Mrs. Zhu's words were too exaggerated, and Shen Weiwei didn't believe it at all.
But Mrs. Zhu insisted that she would regret it: "My eyes are right, I guessed right about Cai Jie and Duan Yanxiang, and I can't guess wrong about Xiao Shen, you and Captain Cheng."
This sentence It suddenly appeared in Shen Weiwei's mind, and she thought, now that Cai Jie and Duan Yanxiang really have an affair, it must be true that Mrs. Zhu said that Cheng Yan is special...likes her so much, right?