bestfiction Chapter 461 18 Military Service in the 60s
Chapter 461 18 Military Service in the 60s
In the end, Tuanzi went shopping with Xie Qingyu.
The women who came today included some Xie Qingyu had met before and some she didn't recognize, but overall they all seemed easy to talk to.
The villagers' market over there isn't very close; it takes a while to walk there, and we started gossiping because we were bored on the way.
At the beginning, Sister Lu introduced Xie Qingyu to the group of people.
Xie Qingyu also greeted them and remembered several of the sisters-in-law.
Many people brought their children along. Tuanzi was led by a slightly older child, and Xie Qingyu could only glance at him from time to time.
The rest of the time I just listened to these women talking.
Most of the women here are from the city, so they are more refined in their speech and less vulgar.
But when it comes to gossip, it's still inevitable.
Xie Qingyu listened as they talked about which family had a big argument a few nights ago, and how someone's child had been naughty and ruined everything in the house.
Xie Qingyu had just arrived and didn't know the people yet, so she just listened to their conversations and didn't chime in.
But her silence doesn't mean that anyone doesn't want to talk to her.
Xiao Qin was the one who most wanted to talk to Xie Qingyu.
"You've been living in the countryside for several years. Why didn't you come to join the army sooner? There weren't many people joining the army before, so the screening process was more lenient." Xiao Qin looked at Xie Qingyu with some curiosity.
"I've been here for three or four years. Before, my child was young, so it wasn't convenient for me to come over," Xie Qingyu said, maintaining a friendly facade.
"It's a good thing you can put up with it; that place is practically uninhabitable." Xiao Qin's face showed genuine resentment as she spoke.
"It's true that going from the city to the countryside can be quite difficult to adjust to; it's different from home, and you're leaving your hometown..."
Before Xie Qingyu could finish speaking, Xiao Qin interrupted her hastily, "You're absolutely right, oh my god, it's unbearable! You know, when I was sent to the countryside, the educated youth settlement was right next to the cowshed, and people were suffocated by the stench every day."
Xiao Qin is probably a little younger than Xie Qingyu, and her way of speaking is also very lively.
"You've also been to the countryside?" Although Xie Qingyu knew about this, she was definitely acting as if she had just found out.
"Yes, back then the city was spreading slogans encouraging ambitious young people like us to go to the countryside to build it up." Xiao Qin said this with a pursed lip, then quickly glanced around, only letting out a sigh of relief when no one else was paying attention.
"Did you also volunteer to go to the countryside?" Xie Qingyu asked, following the implication in her words.
"You too? What a coincidence!" Xiaoqin said, somewhat surprised.
“But why did you get married in the countryside? Luckily you married a soldier, and he’s still here. You have good taste. He went to a lot of trouble to make me go back.” Xiao Qin said.
"It's good that we can go back. Now that people have gone to the countryside, they can't go back anymore. I don't know how many people have gotten married in the countryside," Xie Qingyu said.
“Yes, the people there are still…” Xiao Qin felt goosebumps when she recalled those days.
The way some scoundrels looked at her made her feel uneasy even when she went out in broad daylight.
"Things are going well now, at least we're all here," Xie Qingyu said. "When did you come to join the army?"
“I arrived a year earlier than you. I came to join the army right after I got married.”