"I can weave small baskets. The baskets are small and very cute." Shui Bingyue was very satisfied with her craftsmanship.
Shen Dongsheng smiled softly: "Then next time you come, can you give me a small basket?"
"Of course. It's time for me to go home and come back to play with Mr. Shen another day." Shui Bingyue said goodbye.
Shen Dongsheng sent the little girl to the door and watched her jumping home.
On the way, Shui Bingyue met Wang Caixia, who took the initiative to say hello to her.
"Bingyue, let's go up the mountain together tomorrow to look for mountain goods, okay?"
"I don't have time, so I have to help my mother at home. Sister Caixia can find someone else to help her."
Wang Caixia was very sorry. After all, when she went up the mountain later, the things she found were either worthless or only three walnuts and two dates.
I happened to meet Shui Bingyue today and wanted to try my luck. If I agreed, I could find valuable mountain goods. Unexpectedly, I was rejected.
Shui Bingyue originally had a good impression of Wang Caixia. But people change. She and Cao Yuxi worked together to plot against her father. If she helped such a person, wouldn't she become a fool?
The Shui Jian Party and Shui Jian Army in Beijing received packages from home on the same day.
Shuijian Dang did not expect that so much dried meat would be sent this time, which would be enough for him to eat for a long time. He took half of it and sent it to Commander Li's house.
Captain Li smiled and said, "You, every time my family sends you delicious food, you always send it here."
"Xinxin is my partner. Sooner or later we are a family, so we naturally have to share good things together. It's getting late, I'll go back to the dormitory right now."
Wu Fanghua came out of the kitchen and stopped him: "Jian Dang, you have dinner before you leave. You can't eat here if Xinxin is not at home, right?"
"Yes, is it possible that Brother Jiandang comes here just to see his sister?" Li Yaoyao echoed from the side.
Shui Jian Dang had no choice but to stay and have dinner, but he still felt comfortable without his partner.
Li Xinxin has performed a lot recently, so her time at home is limited, and her meetings with the Shuijian Party have become less and less.
The head of the cultural troupe is very optimistic about Li Xinxin, who is beautiful and the best dancer. I hoped that she could participate in the New Year's Eve performance, but she refused.
"Captain, I'm not young anymore. I will be a civilian in a few years. Leave these opportunities to younger girls."
It's not that Li Xinxin really doesn't want to be in the limelight, but sometimes it's really not necessary. The money is not much more, and I have to increase my practice time, so I can't spend the holidays with my family.
More importantly, she heard that this time it was a widowed chief who wanted to choose a partner. She won't get involved blindly, after all, she only likes to build the party with water.
If someone else takes notice of you, aren't you asking for trouble? So the dance program before the Chinese New Year was scheduled for her. Others focused on rehearsing for the New Year's Eve party dance.
Shui Jianjun felt very happy when he received the package and the letter from his family. People in the same dormitory said with emotion: "This is the first time I see you so happy. When you passed the exam before, you didn't smile from ear to ear."
"That's because I can finally communicate with my family as usual now. This is the dried meat my mother, brother, and sister made together. Liu Liang, Li Feng, you guys try it."
Shui Jianjun opened a pack and invited people in his dormitory to eat.
Liu Liang took two sticks, took a bite, and praised: "It's so delicious. The meat is chewy, fragrant and spicy. Your mother is really willing to give it up. What does your family do?"
"My parents are both farmers. During the off-season, we can go hunting in the mountains. This is ferocious wild boar meat, which is very difficult to hunt." Shui Jianjun said proudly.
"As you said, I want to have the opportunity to go and see it with you. Our home is close to the sea, we often eat seafood, and we haven't seen the mountains yet." Li Feng looked forward to it.
Shui Jianjun shook his head: "We are so busy now and don't even take a break during the New Year. How can we have time to go home?"
"But our salary is really high. Working for one month is equivalent to one year for others. If you can't go back, don't go back. I heard from my master that after working for five years, you can share a house when you get married." Liu Liang said.
Li Feng shook his head: "It's been too long. It's better to wait for the units to allocate houses. It's better to buy one by yourself. It's just that no one sells houses here."
Shui Jianjun also began to consider whether he should buy a house in Beijing. After all, the pilot's treatment was so good. Unless there were force majeure factors, he would continue to work.
When the time comes for his family to come visit him, they will have somewhere to go. And the house must not be too small. I heard from others that the courtyard houses in Beijing are quite good.
When you have time next time, be sure to go out for a walk.
Time soon came to early January of the next year, and Shui Jianshe took his brothers to fish for the last time, and he was no longer busy.
After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it’s time to take a break. Shui Bingyue was not idle either. Together with Li Jiaojiao, she dug a lot of yams and winter bamboo shoots. After all, you can’t just eat meat, but you also have to have some vegetarian dishes.
Then the two little girls discovered the rabbit nest and worked together to catch the rabbit nest using the smoke method.
Shui Bingyue broke the rabbit's neck neatly, divided the two equally, put the rabbit at the bottom of the basket, covered it with winter bamboo shoots, and returned with a load of yams.
After separating from Li Jiaojiao at the foot of the mountain, Shui Bingyue walked home alone. I didn’t meet anyone along the way. After all, it was cold and no one was willing to do activities outside.
It is now about four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky has darkened, and snowflakes are falling. In just ten minutes, the snow became heavier and heavier.
Shui Bingyue quickened her pace and rushed home. She met Shui Jianshe who came to take her home. She said in surprise: "Fourth brother, why are you here?"
Shui Jianshe took the yam from Shui Bingyue's hand and the basket on his back, carried her on his body, and held her in his arms.
"What do you mean, I told you that the weather today is bad and you have to come out. I'm afraid that if I come out late, you will be buried in the snow."
"Fourth brother obviously cares about me, why do you say this? I can do it myself. I have grown taller now."
"No matter how tall you are, you are still not as tall as me. It's cold, so talk less. Drinking too much cold wind can cause stomachaches."
The two arrived home soon. Liu Xuemei helped Shui Jianshe and Shui Bingyue get rid of the snow on their bodies, and took them to the brazier to keep warm.
"It's going to snow for a day or a night, so I'll just stay at home from now on."
When Liu Xuemei was packing her daughter's basket, she was pleasantly surprised to find that in addition to winter bamboo shoots and yams, there were also five rabbits.
"Bingyue, you have a rabbit nest, right? Otherwise, why are there so many rabbits?"
Shui Bingyue nodded while warming herself by the fire: "Yes, Sister Jiaojiao and I are half together. Let's eat spicy rabbit tonight, it will definitely stay warm."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I've been eating either wild boar or fish these days. It's time to change my taste."
