Zhou Tianlei nodded to everyone: "Hello everyone."
A group of people were stunned at this time.
They had just seen this handsome man coming in and out, and thought he was a driver helping to unload the goods.
We are still waiting to see the fat butcher from the country. How could he be such a tall and neat young man?
Everyone responded: "Hello, hello."
"She looks pretty good."
"You don't look like a country boy."
"I don't want to be a pig butcher."
A group of people started talking in whispers.
Zhou Tianlei nodded lightly to everyone and continued to move things.
The man's strong arms carried bags of flour and baskets of meat and eggs as he walked in and out of the yard.
Even though they lived in a military compound with abundant supplies, they were really surprised when they saw these rich supplies.
But some people still muttered: "They are all local products from rural areas and cannot be put on the table."
Cheng Xiang turned around and glared at the person and said, "Hey, isn't this the aunt of Uncle Li's family? I heard that you are also from the countryside. Things from the countryside cannot be put on the stage. Are you being too modest to be put on the stage?"
So many of our uncles and aunts are from rural areas, so they can’t even get on the stage? "
The woman's face turned red: "Is this what I'm talking about, meat and vegetables, but I'm not talking about people?"
The grandma of the Zhang family next to her laughed secretly and helped Aunt Li to sweat, "Who do you think you are going to mess with? You can't bear to mess with this sharp-tongued girl."
Hearing this, Cheng Xiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, you said these meats and vegetables are not available on the table, why are your pork and vegetables all imported?
The meat and vegetables in our military region are all provided by the countryside. They are not even suitable for the table. They are not worthy of your stomach, right? "Cheng Xiang unleashed a burst of yin and yang energy.
Others were already very sensitive to their identity as farmers, but Aunt Li's words directly angered everyone. They all turned their guns and said to her: "Hey, Camp Leader Li's family, you have really forgotten your roots."
"It's just that we have only been out of the countryside for a few days. The family of a small battalion commander is quite arrogant."
"I'm from the city, but we country folk don't deserve to talk to them."
You said nothing and made Aunt Li look embarrassed.
Battalion Commander Li happened to be nearby. Seeing that his wife had offended the leader's family, he quickly smoothed things over: "Sisters-in-law, aunties, she comes from the countryside and has no experience. Don't be as knowledgeable as him."
"Hey, Battalion Commander Li is right, no one in the countryside knows anything about it."
"You two have such a deep prejudice against country people."
Battalion Commander Li kept talking, which only added fuel to the fire.
At this time, Zhou Tianlei had also finished unloading his things. He came over and whispered to Cheng, "It's done."
Cheng Xiang took out his handkerchief and wiped Zhou Tianlei's sweat with everyone watching. He smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go home."
So he stopped grandma with one hand and Zhou Tianlei's arm with the other, and entered the house.
At home, grandpa has set up a table of snacks for the children to eat.
Qing'er took out a White Rabbit toffee, peeled off the paper, put it to her grandfather's mouth and said sweetly, "Grandpa, you can eat one too. It's so sweet."
Grandpa reached out and hugged Qing'er, opened his mouth and ate the candy: "It's really sweet, thank you Qing'er."
Looking at the cute little baby in front of him, he seemed to see Cheng Xiang being so cute and caring when he was a child.
He looked at Zhou Tianxing and Zhou Yang who were sitting beside Banban.
He asked them about their studies with a loving look on his face.
Zhou Tianxing said calmly: "It's okay."
Zhou Yang raised his face and said, "My brother-in-law is studying very well now. The teachers praise him, and my mother also praises him."
"Oh? What about you?" Grandpa looked at Zhou Yang with a smile.
"I, I'm working hard. Mom said that as long as you work hard, you will succeed and you will be a good boy." Zhou Yang had a determined expression on his face, which amused his grandfather.
Listening to the children's mother calling her so affectionately, I expected that the children would accept Cheng Xiang as their stepmother.
It seems that she gets along well with the children, Grandpa thought to himself.
This is when Cheng Xiang walked in with his grandmother and Zhou Tianlei on his arm.
Seeing the scene of grandpa and the children having fun together, I smiled knowingly.
Grandma looked at the meat, eggs, and noodles on the ground with a sad face, not knowing what to do with it.
They are the only two eating at home, how long will it last?
Cheng Xiang suggested, "You can give it away to people, including relatives and friends, grandpa's comrades in arms, and neighbors. They all saw it just now. It doesn't matter if you give it to them."
Grandma thought of the faces of those people, rolled her eyes and said, "I won't give it to them."
Then he thought about it and said, "Give some to your uncle, some to your father, and then give some to your grandfather's comrades."
Grandma silently counted the number of people.
Zhou Tianlei came over and said, "Let me help you break down the meat and put it into bags. It will be convenient to give away."
Grandma said happily: "Xiao Zhou is still thoughtful."
Zhou Tianlei took the meat to the kitchen, put on an apron and started breaking down the pork.
The muscles on his strong back and arms highlighted the firm lines as he chopped meat.
The hand lifts and drops the knife, cleanly.
Grandma took the bag and packed the meat he had divided into bags.
Looking at her grandson-in-law with a smile on her face, grandma now feels a bit like a mother-in-law, the more she looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes her.
With his grandma helping Zhou Tianlei, Cheng Xiang didn't bother to worry about it anymore.
He ran to the living room and lay down lazily on the sofa, eating the canned orange that Qing'er fed him.
Grandpa glanced at Cheng Xiang, who looked satisfied, stood up, walked to the kitchen door, glanced at his wife and grandson-in-law, who were very busy, and smiled.
Then he walked to the yard and continued to clear up his one-third of an acre of land.
After all, I was old. After digging for a few times, I felt a little out of breath. I lit a cigarette and breathed slowly.
This is a thin and tall figure walking next to him.
Silently he picked up the shovel on the ground and started digging.
Grandpa saw clearly that it was Zhou Tianxing. He was startled for a moment, and then smiled.
This child is silent, but he is very discerning.
So he sat on the earth stalk next to him and watched him dig the ground.
Zhou Tianxing looks thin and frail, but he is very strong, and he has been used to doing these kinds of work since he was a child in the countryside.
In less than half an hour, half of the ground was almost finished digging.
Grandpa sighed: "It's better to be young. When I was your age, I could dig trenches with a shovel, and I could dig a mile in one breath."
Zhou Tianxing listened carefully, and while digging in the ground, he said softly: "You are a hero."
Grandpa laughed when he heard this: "Young man, what do you want to do in the future?"
"Be a soldier" Zhou Tianxing replied succinctly.
"Good, good boy, ambitious." Grandpa praised.
"Sister-in-law told me to study hard and become educated, so that I will be more useful after joining the army." Zhou Tianxing said slowly.
Grandpa nodded and said earnestly: "Your sister-in-law is right, now is no longer the era of fighting with bayonets. In the future, soldiers need to be more educated and understand better science and technology in order to strengthen the army and the country. Boy, do well." Study, and the country will rely on you to protect it in the future."
Zhou Tianxing nodded silently, keeping his grandfather's words in mind.
