Skillful Wife of Military - C55
“Since Lin Qianhu values you, that means you have something that’s worth being valued for. If you really don’t know what you can do, then you should ask Lin Qianhu why he needs you for. If we do what Lin Qianhu has to say, we won’t let down the trust she has placed in us, right? Also, according to what I have heard from you before, the Lin Qianhu’s family members are not here, and they only eat on the stove, so whatever food we cook, you should also send a portion to Lin Qianhu, and Brother Chang, you have to be under their care, so let’s express our intentions a little, what do you think?
“My wife, you have thought it through thoroughly. Lin Qianhu is living in the front yard.
“There are still some dumplings left in the bag at noon. Once I’m done, you can send them over to Lin Qianhu.”
“Sigh!”
As he watched Xiao Da Yong carry the dumplings out the door, Xu Hui heaved a sigh of relief. Xiao Da Yong was a real person, and a real person would obviously be willing to take care of people who were inferior to him, but would not try to please people who were stronger than him. That made him feel embarrassed, as if he were trying to obtain benefits from Xiao Da Yong.
But now, Xu Hui had asked Xiao Da Yong to think about this question from another angle. It’s because the Lin Qianhu and Chang Bai Hu are benefactors, and you are not fawning on them, but repaying them for their kindness. This way, Xiao Da Yong would accept it and take the initiative to get closer to the Lin Qianhu and the rest.
From Xiao Da Yong and Gou Sheng’s words, Xu Hui concluded that the people that Lin Dingbei had promoted were mostly veterans within the vanguard camp, and they were all people who had climbed up from the bottom ranks without any background. On one hand, they had the ability. On the other hand, Xu Hui felt that the Lin Qianhu wanted to cultivate his own power. He wanted Xiao Da Yong and the other brave warriors to be loyal to him.
Xiao Dazong did not lack loyalty. What he lacked was how to express it properly, and Xu Hui had to give him a push from behind. Right now, his family lived so close to the Lin Qianhu, so naturally, they had to get close to the water tower first. It would be beneficial for them in the future if they could seize the opportunity to get closer.
After a while, Xiao Da Yong came back. He said that Lin Qianhu had promised to help him deliver a message informing him that he was safe and arranged for him to clean up the road. He also brought back a bag of things saying that after the snow had stopped in the city and everything was ready, he would give them another place to stay.
Xu Hui opened the bag and took a look. There was charcoal under the grains, a real big bag of items that they were lacking right now. Xu Hui could not help but laugh, Lin Qianhu was a nice guy, a bowl of dumplings for so many benefits, it was a good deal.
From then on, Lin Dingbei frequently ate the food sent over by Xiao Da Yong, and he treated this Xiao Da Yong, who was extremely sensible and loyal, with even more respect. He also heard that Xiao Da Yong could read and read at any time when he was free, and he became more fond of him.
Xu Hui was surprised to find that ever since Zhao Tiechui and Er Zhu came back with two wild rabbits, her home seemed to be very popular with the Camp Brothers of Xiao Da Yong.
Every day or two was fine, but even after half a month had passed, there were still people who came back everyday. On the other hand, Zhao Tiechui and Er Zhu came back almost every day.
Although these people who came to eat had never had time to fight, and Xiao Dazong had already distributed the food and meat to the Master Flag, they also brought some things over from time to time.
However, these things were not enough to entertain the guests, especially when they had to be entertained every day. Xu Hui had to rack her brains to come up with a table full of food that was similar to the past. However, today, for the first time ever, eight people came. Including Xiao Dazong and Gou Sheng, a total of ten men were eating at home.
Seeing that he had finished eating all the food in his jar, and that most of the food and meat Xiao Dazong had sent to his brothers’ stomachs, and that he was busy and tired at noon, with so many people in the house, the children had no choice but to hide in the kitchen to have a meal. Xu Hui felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with Xiao Dazong.
Even Gou Sheng’s mother could not help but whisper to Xu Hui, “It’s not the same thing for Da Yong and Gou Sheng to bring people back home like this. Dazong’s daughter-in-law, we have to take care of it.
Gou Sheng’s mother was telling the truth. Xu Hui felt that even Xiao Dayong, who now had a monthly salary of two hundred and fifty kilograms of rice noodles and five kilograms of meat, could not help but eat and drink like this. Just from today’s lunch, Xu Hui and Gou Sheng’s mother’s pancake branded arms were not even able to lift up their arms, and they even used almost 20 catties of white flour to mix in the rice. At this rate, the things that Xiao Dayong earned were still not enough to fill their stomachs.
Thinking about how her waist and arms ached from being too tired at noon and how Xiao Dazong and his brothers were eating and drinking in the house, Xu Hui could not help but feel the pain in his teeth. However, when he thought about it, she could understand why Xiao Dazong had changed so much.
In the past, Xiao Dayong had suffered greatly and had even given the Xiao family money. He did not have a single cent on hand, so he might even be starving. Now that he had suddenly become the Master Flag and left the Xiao family, there was no need to look at his face anymore. Every month, he would be paid a lot more silver and would also receive a lot of food and meat.
His comfortable life made Xiao Da Yong no longer stay as quiet and low-key as he did in the Xiao family. He had risen to the rank of an official, moved to a new home, and even had a daughter-in-law that he could show off. He couldn’t help but feel proud.
A moderate degree of pride was necessary to foster a man’s self-confidence. Without the help of his brothers and sisters, it was also good for Xiao Dayong to get to know more friends. However, Xu Hui did not expect that it had been so long.
At this rate, Xiao Dayong’s glee would turn into insolence. If he couldn’t get it back, and if he became a man who wouldn’t stop even if he ate all the food on his belt, it would be too bad! “Ahh!”
In the modern society, Xu Hui had seen too many rich and powerful people. In front of a sudden change, there were too few people who could persevere and remain true to their hearts. Xu Hui had also seen a married couple that had been married for more than 30 years. Because of the house demolition, they had become rich and had ended up in a lawsuit for divorce. Human nature was such that it was hard to change.
Although she saw that Xiao Dazong loved to show off, he was not arrogant to the point of being hard to accept. Therefore, Xu Hui felt that he should be able to listen in if he had a good talk with Xiao Dazong. After all, Xiao Dazong was not fundamentally a complicated person with complicated thoughts.
Xu Hui was not so stupid as to start a conversation with Xiao Dayong. If Xiao Dayong did not understand, he would think that he did not care for his face and would try his best to make things difficult for him.
The reason why smart people did things in a roundabout way was because detours would produce a better effect. Xu Hui thought that she was definitely a smart person, so he decided to use a smart person’s method.
It was still dawn when Xiao Da Yong and Gou Sheng had already gotten up and prepared to go to Camp.
It was only after Xiao Dayong had washed himself that he felt that something was amiss. In the past, Xu Hui had already woken up to cook for them and let them eat their fill before sending them off. Why had he not seen his wife wake up today?
Gou Sheng also felt that something was wrong and asked Xiao Da Yong in a low voice, “Is sister-in-law tired? There were too many people eating at noon yesterday, and I think my sister-in-law is very tired tonight. ”
These days, he had been enjoying himself eating and drinking with his brothers, as if he had forgotten about his wife. Thinking about the brothers that his wife had brought back these days, especially the large group of people that had come yesterday, the sweat on his wife’s forehead seemed to have declined. Xiao Da Yong couldn’t sit still anymore.
He could vaguely see Xu Hui tilting her head and her black hair piled up on the pillow. Xiao Da Yong looked at him in guilt, and prepared to put down the curtain to go to Camp with Gou Sheng to eat. In the future, he would tell his wife that they should not make food and drinks for them in the morning, and that it would be better for them to sleep for a while.
Before he could put his hands down, he suddenly heard Niuniu whisper, “Brother?”
Xiao Dazong stuck his head out and saw Niuniu rubbing her eyes as she sat up. He asked her softly, “What happened?” It’s still early, go and sleep, tell your sister-in-law that Gou Sheng and I are going to the Camp to be on duty. ”
“Oh, brother, when you come back, please get some medicine. Sister-in-law got hot last night!”
“What?” Xiao Dayong was startled and his voice became loud. Niuniu gave him a glare and said, “You see the sky, I’m so tired that I can’t even lift my arms. How can I not be sick? I got a fever last night, I’m not going to let you know, bro, you’re going to tire me out, what do I do? ” Niuniu blinked, her voice choked as if she was about to cry.
Xu Hui resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Niu Niu was too good at acting. If she did not know that he was the one who ordered it, she would have thought that he was really sick.
Xiao Dayong was both anxious and ashamed. He did not know what to say. He took a big step forward and touched Xu Hui’s forehead. It seemed that he was still warm and he could not help but panic. Just as she was about to call Gou Sheng to go find the doctor from Camp, Gou Sheng’s mother coughed lightly and vaguely said: “Da Yong?”
“Ai, Aunt, I’ve woken you up. Sorry, I-I’ll go to Camp and find a doctor right now. I’ll trouble you to take care of my wife for me first.” As she spoke and was about to leave, Gou Sheng’s mother called out to Xiao Da Yong, “Da Yong, don’t bother looking for a doctor. Your wife is tired, she has turned hot for a while and has left.
“But … that …”
Gou Sheng’s mother wrapped up some cotton clothes and sat up, saying, “Don’t worry, when he wakes up, I’ll make her some thick ginger soup, and after drinking it, she’ll be fine!”
“Ai, then, I’ll be troubling Aunt.” Xiao Da Yong looked at Xu Hui’s sleeping face and felt upset. He wanted his wife to live a good life, but he did not know that he had made her sick.