Lu Changzheng took the brown sugar ticket prescribed by the doctor and hurried to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy brown sugar.
On the way, Lu Changzheng lowered his eyes and thought deeply.
The wife's excuse of being hungry and fainting from not eating was fine to deceive others, but he didn't believe it.
The wife was eating when she fainted. The fruits placed on the Kang table are big and round, they must be grapes. He had seen many special offerings in the army, but he had never seen such good quality.
Moreover, it is not the season for grapes.
After being together for a long time, he could detect something strange.
For example, sometimes he would come home just in time for dinner. The food his wife ate, whether it was rice or white flour, was fine, white, fragrant and soft, and was far better than the current food.
At first he thought his wife had bought new grain, but upon observation he found that it only appeared when she was eating alone.
Moreover, the food consumption rate at home is much slower than normal. The only explanation is that his wife did not use the food at home while he was away.
Also, his wife always seems to have some advanced ideas.
Although he is a soldier, he often reads newspapers and publications. Moreover, there is also some information within the military department that is not convenient for disclosure to the outside world. He is confident that he has a good understanding of the current level of the country.
But occasionally, he still didn't hear the things his wife accidentally said during chat.
He once had the idea of whether his wife was an enemy agent, but as soon as this idea came up, he was overturned.
Although his wife's family has overseas connections, the elders in the family have contributed a lot to the party and the country. Children educated in this kind of family are unlikely to betray the motherland.
His wife is kind and filial. A person who can carry things on a mountain road in the middle of the night to take care of her parents cannot do anything bad.
She also used wild ginseng to save her grandfather, an old Red Army soldier, and discovered a gold mine, which she reported to the country without blinking an eye.
The most important thing is that he feels the same feelings in his wife. Such a person will never be an enemy agent.
Therefore, even if his wife has some secrets and she doesn't want to tell them, he just pretends not to know.
Anyway, his wife is not a bad person, and it doesn't matter if she has a little secret.
What's more, when he was on a mission last year, he had contact with capable people from the national secret agency, and he knew that some people in this world have abilities beyond ordinary people.
He estimated that his wife was probably this type of person.
After buying brown sugar, Lu Changzheng hurried back to the health center. I borrowed a cup from the doctor and made Su Mo a drink.
"Have you seen Xiaolan? How is she?" Li Yue'e asked while Su Mo was drinking brown sugar water.
Lu Xiaolan has not returned home since the last time.
During this period, Li Yue'e went to the supply and marketing cooperative once to cut Su Mo's meat, but she didn't see Lu Xiaolan either. The two of them hadn't seen each other for a month. Li Yue'e couldn't help but feel a little worried about Lu Xiaolan's situation.
"She is not at the supply and marketing cooperative. Her colleagues said she took two days off," Lu Changzheng said.
When Li Yue'e heard this, she realized that this was wrong.
My daughter usually goes home to check on her after a day off. There is no reason not to come back after two days off. Something must have happened, and maybe her mother-in-law is teasing her again.
"Would you like to visit your brother-in-law's house soon?" Li Yuee asked.
"Okay." Lu Changzheng nodded. Lu Xiaolan's husband's house is near the commune, and it only takes a few minutes to drive there.
After Su Mo finished drinking the sugar water, Lu Changzheng paid the 20 cents for the diagnosis fee, carefully supported his wife and went out.
When they arrived at the car, Li Yuee'e's face had just regained some color and turned pale again.
It was so bad, she felt like throwing up now just smelling it.
Su Mo saw that Li Yue'e looked unhappy and said quickly: "Mom, you sit in the front. You have a better view in front and it's not so easy to get motion sickness."
Lu Changzheng also said, "Mom, you sit in front and I will drive slower later." If he had known better, he would not have asked his mother to come with him, which would have made her suffer in vain.
Li Yue'e sat in the passenger seat and felt much better. Mainly because of the wide field of vision, Lu Changzheng drove slowly this time.
The three of them first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two canned yellow peaches and a pound of chicken cake, and then went to Lu Xiaolan's mother-in-law's house.
Lu Xiaolan's mother-in-law's house is also a large brick house with five rooms in a row, with a small courtyard of about 100 square meters.
At this time, Lu Xiaolan's mother-in-law Fang Chunfang was chatting with her eldest daughter Yang Limin in the room.
"Mom, she still doesn't want to drink?" While chatting, Yang Limin brought the topic to Lu Xiaolan.
Fang Chunfang curled her lips and said, "If she doesn't drink, she says there is nothing wrong with her health."
"Yesterday, I dragged Jingming to the city hospital for a checkup. It turned out that Jingming didn't have any problems. It was a waste of money. I think the problem lies with her."
"I complained for their own good. Those things are precious." Fang Chunfang became angrier as she talked.
"You are just too kind to her, and you show off as a mother-in-law." Yang Limin said, "This daughter-in-law can't do it without training. Xiaolan just didn't teach her well, so you must not suffer."
"Okay, I understand." This eldest daughter married well and often gave her money to honor her, so Fang Chunfang listened to everything she said.
"How is your mother-in-law doing lately? Is she in good health?"
"It's good. You don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and there are people to serve you." Yang Limin said, the smile on his face was a bit forced.
Yang Limin's father-in-law is the second-in-command of the County Revolutionary Committee, and her husband's position is not low. Her husband's family is quite powerful in Qingxi County.
Fang Chunfang also hopes that her in-laws can win over her husband and son, so she values this in-laws very much.
"Someone gave your father two bottles of good wine a few days ago. When you go back later, take them back to your father-in-law to drink..."
The mother and daughter were chatting when they heard the sound of a car, which seemed to have entered their yard. They quickly got off the kang and went out to take a look.
When I came out, I saw Li Yue'e getting out of the car. Standing next to her was a tall and handsome officer and a fairy-like beauty.
"Oh, my mother-in-law, why are you here?" Fang Chunfang smiled quickly, "Are these her third brother and third sister-in-law? Oh, they are really talented."
Lu Xiaolan heard the sound and quickly came out of the room.
"Mother, third brother and third sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Li Yue'e smiled and said to Fang Chunfang: "I haven't seen this girl Xiaolan for a long time. I happened to have something to do in the commune today, so I came over to take a look."
The third child happened to be here, so he pulled him over to support Xiaolan.
Fang Chunfang quickly welcomed the people into the main room and ordered Lu Xiaolan to make tea quickly.
Tea is not cheap these days. It costs 3.6 yuan per catty and requires a ticket. Most people can't afford it.
"Hey, mother-in-law, come as soon as you come. Why are you shopping?" Fang Chunfang said politely as she took the things.
After they sat down, he asked again: "Why did my eldest nephew come back on leave again?"
Li Yue'e took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "He was promoted to regimental commander and led the troops back here to deal with the gold mining matter." My son is back. If you want to compare with my daughter, you have to weigh it.
Fang Chunfang's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that her mother-in-law had come with bad intentions. She quickly said, "Oh, this is a great thing. Xiaolan is such a tight-lipped kid that she didn't even let her know about anything."
"This transfer order was issued just half a month ago. She hasn't been home for a long time, so naturally she doesn't know."
Fang Chunfang smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject, "Is this my niece-in-law? She's really good-looking."
After mentioning her, Su Mo quickly called her aunt.
"Oh, this man is good-looking and has a sweet voice. I heard that Secretary Geng of the commune is your relative?"
Su Mo responded, "Yes, it's my uncle."
Li Yue'e then laughed and said, "Now he is no longer the secretary of the commune, but the secretary of the county party committee."
Fang Chunfang paused. It seemed that he would re-examine this marriage in the future.
This son is in the army, and the system is different, so he does not help her family much, but the uncle of the wife here is different...
Immediately, the attitude became more enthusiastic than before.
