Gong Linglong didn't go out to deal with them. Lu Jingchuan would be back soon, leaving them to catch big fish first, and then hand them over to the state for disposal after they were all used up.
"Grandma Bai, aunt."
Gangzi ran over, grabbed a big walnut in one hand, and gave one to each of the mother and daughter, "Eat walnuts."
"Gangzi, your grandma brought it from home. You can eat it yourself."
Bai Narcissus didn't answer, but said with a smile: "Walnuts are nutritious and nourish the brain. Eat more Gangzi, your mind will be very smart, and you will be able to study in the future."
Gangzi's grandma, Yuan Mu, has been here for a few days. She is a very simple and hard-working northerner, only about fifty years old. As soon as she arrives at the family home, she helps sow seeds, pick manure and cultivate the land. She has become familiar with everyone these days.
Yuan's mother came with her grandson at this time, holding a few walnuts in her hand. There was a hint of embarrassment on her tanned face: "Sister, Linglong, these walnuts are grown on our own trees. They cost nothing. I I brought a lot here this time, I have enough to eat, you guys should try it too."
"Auntie eat it."
Gangzi stuffed the walnuts to Gong Linglong, and was a little clingy to her. He kept rubbing against her and said to the elder: "Grandma, aunt gave me meat to eat, and I ate a lot of meat."
"Well, your aunt is good to you, and the other aunts and aunts also love you. You have to be a good boy."
After Yuan Anbin took his mother over, the mother and son took Gangzi's family to thank each other, and returned all the things that Mrs. Qian and her daughter had taken away. They were both good people, so everyone stopped mentioning the past. All the unpleasantness caused by that strange mother and daughter.
Bai Narcissus brought a stool from home for her to sit on, "Sister-in-law, sit down."
"Why."
Mother Yuan sat down on the bench and pulled her grandson on her lap. Seeing that they had made another bowl of small fish and shrimp today, she said, "Linglong, are these fish and shrimp available every day?"
"Yes, there are a lot of small fish and shrimps in the river, most in spring and summer. I only go there twice a day to get a bowl. If I run more diligently and put in more fish traps, I can only get two or three bowls a day. questionable."
The Yuan family is from the north and they don't have these in their hometown. Yuan's mother has also cooked two meals in the past two days. Xu Lu next door gave them to her. She thinks the taste is no worse than big fish.
She also wanted to do it, but she didn't know how to make this fish cage. Now she asked tentatively: "Linglong, did you buy these fish cages or make them? I also want to put a few in the river. How many can I make?" Ordering food also reduces some of An Bin's burden."
“It’s all homemade.”
Gong Linglong raised his head and said with a smile: "Auntie, you can buy this kind of fishing net at the small market in the nearby town. You go and buy some and cut some bamboo into strips. I will help you make it later."
"Hey, okay." Mother Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Linglong, I want to trouble you."
"No trouble, it's just a small matter."
Bai Narcissus has been busy since she came back today, and she didn't have time to ask about the Yuan family. Seeing that Gangzi went to play with the children, she took the initiative to ask: "Sister-in-law, have Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan's family affairs been taken care of now?"
Speaking of her son, Mother Yuan sighed: "Hey, we old couple were blind to find such a wife for An Bin. When they first got married, she behaved quite well, but later she became pregnant with Gangzi." She started to show her true nature. We thought about how hard it was for her to be pregnant and An Bin was not at home all year round, so we turned a blind eye to many things."
"Later, after she brought Gangzi to join the army, An Bin sent several letters to her family. In his letters, he always said everything was fine and reported good things but not bad things, so we thought they were doing well."
"It wasn't until he came home this time that we realized that the mother and daughter were so shameless. In addition to doing bad things here, they also gave all of An Bin's salary and allowances after their marriage to the Chen family."
"What?"
Liao Qiuhua also came over while they were talking. When she heard this, she had the biggest reaction, "Chen Eryan took away all the salary allowances?"
"She didn't take it away, it was the shameless old woman who took it away and sent it all back to raise her husband's son."
Liao Qiuhua frowned: "Does Chen Eryan know?"
"She must know. She only has her mother's family in her mind. When she was pregnant with Gangzi, she kept picking up things at home and sending them back to her mother's family."
"We, the old couple, were thinking that since An Bin was not at home and there was a lot of labor in the family, An Bin would receive a monthly subsidy by mail. No matter how diligently his family dug food in the fields, it would be enough to feed the family. She wanted to take some back to her parents' home. Filial piety, we don’t have anything to say.”
Seeing her face look ugly when talking about Chen Eryan, Bai Narcissus asked: "Sister-in-law, have you got the money back?"
"Yes, have you got it back?"
Liao Qiuhua knew all about men's wages and allowances. Yuan Anbin was one level lower than his man, only two or three yuan less per month. The bonuses for other missions were not much different, and it was still a large sum after two or three years.
"Both father and son from the Chen family are lazy. They drink and live their lives all day long. They have already spent a lot of money. In the end, they only got back more than 900 yuan."
Mother Yuan thought about how most of the money her son had earned through blood and sweat was squandered by them on food and drink. She became angry and uncomfortable every time she thought about it.
But thinking of her little grandson, she felt helpless: "For the sake of her giving birth to a child for An Bin, I won't care about anything else, so I will use this money to cut off all relations, and she will not be allowed to visit again in the future." So strong."
"Chen Eryan is an idiot who can't understand. Other mothers who have a stutter would rather starve themselves than eat with their children first. She is just the opposite. She keeps her and my mother's mouths tight first, and even the children's mouths. Everything will be taken away, and a mother like this is better off than nothing."
Liao Qiuhua spoke quickly and openly. She couldn't stand Chen Eryan very much.
Mother Yuan thought about the suffering of her son and grandson, and blamed herself: "We, the old couple, were blinded. It was a distant relative who introduced us as a matchmaker. At that time, we thought that the relative had good intentions, so we didn't inquire more. I know this is such a family.”
In fact, there are many marriages like this in rural areas. In many cases, the man and woman have never met at all. They are privately agreed upon by parents and elders, and the man and woman do not meet until the wedding day.
Especially for those who serve in the military, their vacations are limited throughout the year, and many of them rush into blind dates and get married during their vacations.
Gong Linglong did not answer. She was also thinking about her marriage to Lu Jingchuan at this time. They also had a blind date and had a flash marriage. Fortunately, they looked at each other and had very compatible personalities and temperaments. They were much luckier than Yuan Anbin.
After chatting for a while, when everyone was about to disperse to cook, the deputy leader of the cultural troupe, Li, came over and asked: "Comrade military wives, did any of you take the commuter bus to the city this morning?"
Gong Linglong raised his hand: "Deputy Commander Li, I'm going."
"Comrade Gong, can I ask you something?" Deputy Commander Li asked hurriedly.
Gong Linglong guessed that he wanted to ask Xu Wei, so she stood up and followed him: "Deputy Captain Li, feel free to ask."
