9. Abandoned Military Wives (9) (1/2)

The time on the train is still very difficult, especially since trains in this era are not as strictly managed as later generations. The middle aisle is packed with people. Not to mention, Lin Shiheng and the other ladies sitting diagonally across from them on the ground are actually carrying... Got a live chicken.

The various smells were mixed together, making He Xuezhu, who was already uncomfortable during pregnancy, even more uncomfortable. With a pale face, she tried her best to resist retching. While she was enduring it, a pair of hands suddenly gently leaned her head against her. Over his shoulder, He Xuezhu raised his eyes and met Lin Shiheng's caring gaze.

"Sleep against me for a while. It should be much better after a good nap."

During this period of time together, her husband taught her how to write hand by hand every day. The person He Xuezhu trusted most in her heart had long since become him. At this moment, she relaxed and leaned her head on the shoulder of the man next to her.

Lin Shiheng loved cleanliness very much, and she could smell the scent of soap on the tip of her nose at this moment. During this period, He Xuezhu's body had not been very comfortable due to her pregnancy, but her heart was a hundred times more peaceful than before.

Getting along with Shi Heng in the past made her feel that the two of them were just strangers who had received a marriage certificate, and that life after marriage was more about living with her mother-in-law. In the past, she would secretly comfort herself in her heart that Shi Heng would not take her there. The army was just worried about my mother-in-law being alone at home. In fact, he loved her as a wife, otherwise he wouldn't have mailed back half of his allowance every month.

I think so, but deep down in my heart, I always feel a touch of inferiority and timidity.

She was afraid that Shi Heng, who was going higher and higher, would suddenly realize how useless his wife was, and that she would eventually end up being abandoned.

He Xuezhu is not afraid of hardship, nor is she afraid of being scolded, even if she is beaten, she just wants to stay in this home.

Her husband's cold attitude and her mother-in-law's disgusting words made her tremble with fear. She worked hard every day as soon as she opened her eyes, hoping to express her useful information.

If he was really abandoned, He Xuezhu would have nowhere to go.

But now, leaning on her husband's broad shoulders, with the familiar scent of soap on the tip of her nose, she closed her eyes, gently placed her hands on her already slightly bulging belly, a reassuring smile slightly curled up at the corners of her lips, and fell asleep amidst the noisy sounds. go.

He Xiaobao was still a little fresh when he first got on the train. But when there were people and unpleasant odors everywhere, his back ached after sitting for several hours, and his stomach growled with hunger, the idea was still fresh. It’s long been forgotten.

Before, when He Xuezhu was awake, he could eloquently brag to his sister and brother-in-law that he was playing cards with his buddies in the village and could win a lot in one game. As soon as He Xuezhu fell asleep, Lin Shiheng stopped letting him talk.

He wanted to go home, eat the food cooked by his mother, and sleep on his bed on the warm quilt that his wife took out to bask in the sun every time.

He Xiaobao held it in for several hours, and became more and more frustrated. He couldn't help but say: "Brother-in-law..."

"Shhh."

The handsome-looking man in military uniform, who remained straight even after sitting for several hours, quickly responded, "Keep your voice down so you don't disturb your sister."

It's noisy as long as it's noisy!

Didn't my mother say that all the sisters are just girls and they all have to support his younger brother?

He Xiaobao's heart was full of slander. Seeing his capable brother-in-law caring for his third sister so carefully, he didn't dare to ignore He Xuezhu's feelings like he did at home. He could only lower his voice and said in a low voice with grievance: "Brother-in-law, I hungry."

"There is food in the bag."

Lin Shiheng freed up a hand and threw the bag to He Xiaobao, "Take two steamed buns to eat."

He Xiaobao opened it and saw steamed buns. His stomach growled with hunger and he was about to take it out to eat. Suddenly he saw two apples at the bottom, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Although he was much loved, his family was still poor. He only ate such a good thing like an apple once when he was so big.

He didn't intend to ask, so he took it out and stuffed it into his mouth. Before he could stuff it in, Lin Shiheng stretched out his hand and grabbed it.

He Xiaobao stared at him blankly with his mouth open: "Brother-in-law?"

From the time they agreed to go to the army together until now, hasn't his brother-in-law taken special care of him?

"This is for your sister."

Lin Shiheng took the bag with one hand, put the apples back, and threw the two steamed buns to He Xiaobao.

He Xiaobao was shocked while holding the steamed bun.

"Brother-in-law, how could you do this to me? I'm your brother! Apples are such a good thing, why would you give them to my sister?"

His attitude is so natural. After all, since he was a child, his mother has instilled in him that the girl movies are bad or even useless. He, a boy, must eat the best.

"Xiaobao."

Lin Shiheng put the bag on his knees, placed his slender hands on the acupuncture points on his wife's head, and massaged her gently to ensure she would sleep deeper. He looked into his wife's eyes and asked:

"Did your brother-in-law give you the money to marry your wife?"

He Xiaobao thought for a while and nodded: "Yes."

Although the first two brothers-in-law also gave, the third brother-in-law gave the most, otherwise his mother would not ignore the eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law, and go to the third brother-in-law's house every day.

"Every time you come to my house, do I treat you well?"

He Xiaobao chuckled: "Brother-in-law, you are good to me, and I know that."

Although Aunt Li's aunt glared at him, he could still get some benefits every time his brother-in-law came back.

Seeing his proud smile, Lin Shiheng continued to speak softly: "Then do you know why I am so good to you?"

He Xiaobao couldn't answer now. He murmured for a long time and then cautiously asked: "Because we are destined to be in love?"

Lin Shiheng smiled and shook his head. His voice was still gentle, so soft that only the two of them could hear it: "Xiaobao, look at you. You are such a big man, yet you are so timid and have no courage and you have never worked in the fields."

"Every day I play cards, and I have to take care of my wife who just gave birth to a child. I have no loyalty to my friends, no filial piety to your mother, and no care for the children. Although I am timid and do not cheat on others, I still have a lot of debts in the village. To be honest, I’m surprised you survived this long without being beaten to death.”

He Xiaobao stared blankly at the man in front of him who was smiling gently: "Sister, brother-in-law..."

Lin Shiheng smiled and freed up a hand, and like a good brother, he gently touched He Xiaobao's head: "I am good to you because you are Xuezhu's younger brother."

"Xiaobao, if your sister is happy, your brother-in-law will be happy."

"If your sister is unhappy, your brother-in-law will also make you unhappy."

His smile was still gentle, but He Xiaobao's face turned pale with fright. His brother-in-law who had always been kind to him suddenly became like this, which was enough to make his body tremble slightly.

"I-I want to go home."

"I want to get off!"

Lin Shiheng withdrew his hand, first wiped his fingers on He Xiaobao's new clothes in disgust, and then returned to the head of He Xuezhu, who had fallen asleep due to the massage of his acupuncture points.

The handsome man said in a faint voice: "Xiaobao, you told your brother-in-law before that you and the two bastards in the village play cards every day, right? They also opened a small gambling room?"

"You said that if I go to the public security bureau to report it, I will tell them that you provided the clue..."

He Xiaobao's mind went blank.

Those two bastards are the dominant ones in the village. They will die. They will definitely die.

Even though He Xiaobao was running rampant at home, he relied solely on his mother's love and support. As Lin Shiheng said, He Xiaobao was a coward who didn't dare to fight back even when scolded.

Facing the man who said such terrible words but whose smile did not change, He Xiaobao's eyes turned red.

"Brother-in-law, I was wrong..."

He gave in.

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***

He Xuezhu slept very soundly, and even her stomach, which had been feeling vaguely uncomfortable, relaxed a lot. When she opened her eyes, she found that she was still leaning on her husband's shoulder, and she quickly straightened her waist.

"Shi Heng, how long have I been sleeping? Does your shoulder feel uncomfortable?"

"It's okay, this is nothing."

Lin Shiheng smiled and took out the apples and water from the bag and handed them to her with a gentle look: "Are you dry mouth? Can you drink some water?"

He Xuezhu took it, with a blush on her face because she had been sleeping soundly. She smiled and said to him: "I don't know if there are many people on this train. It's very hot."

"Sister, are you hot??"

He Xiaobao, who was sitting across from him, quickly picked up the book Lin Shiheng was looking at on the table and fanned it for He Xuezhu.

He Xuezhu looked at this younger brother with a look that could be called frightened: "...Xiaobao?"

It would be nice if he didn't let himself fan himself, but what happened, that he fanned his sister?

"Xiaobao, you've finished drinking the water. Go and get some hot water." Lin Shiheng didn't show the slightest surprise on his face as he handed the kettle over. Seeing his plump brother-in-law quickly agreed, he squeezed out with the kettle in his arms. He turned his head to the surprised He Xuezhu and said, "What's wrong?"

He Xuezhu: "...Xiaobao, why is he so diligent?"

I even got water. When I was at home, I wanted to do everything in bed.

"When children grow up, they are like this."

Lin Shiheng gently hugged his wife's shoulders: "Don't you want Xiaobao to grow up soon?"

He Xuezhu still couldn't believe it. She leaned in her husband's arms and her voice sounded like a dream: "I'm not dreaming, am I?"

She had thought before that it would be great if Xiaobao could be sensible. Compared with her mother who always beat and scolded her, and her brother who once secretly stuffed her with food without telling her family when she was a child, He Xuezhu still had hopes.

But as He Xiaobao grows up, he may not even remember that time when he was a child.

The car stopped, people arriving at the station got off one after another, and then people got on the bus.

Lin Shiheng carefully protected his wife beside him. As the crowd surged, a figure sat down on He Xiaobao's seat.

He Xuezhu said quickly: "Sorry, this seat is occupied."

The man on the seat put down the things impatiently without raising his head: "Can't I buy it?"

"Deputy Zhang?"

Hearing the questioning voice on the other side, Zhang Yanming froze and raised his head in disbelief, just in time to meet Lin Shiheng's gaze, which was looking over with a slightly frowning eyebrow.

"Yanming, help me carry it..." Miao Xing's voice also came from behind. She walked through the crowd with two big bags and wanted to hand them to Zhang Yanming who was sitting in her seat. She found that He looked over with shocked eyes, and when he saw Lin Shiheng, his expression froze.

At this moment, the two of them were sweating from rushing all the way because they almost missed the train. Looking at Lin Shiheng sitting opposite, he was dressed neatly in military uniform and his handsome face was refreshing.

Both Miao Xing, who still has some thoughts about Lin Shiheng, and Zhang Yanming, who loves face and considers himself a love rival, both look ugly.

Especially Zhang Yanming, he was looking forward to visiting Miao Xing's family, but when he arrived, he only saw two shabby old men who kept asking him how much he earned and a scoundrel brother who asked for money as soon as he saw him.

What's even more outrageous is that the brother who didn't look like Miao Xing at all, gave him money to buy a ticket, but he actually spent all the money, causing Zhang Yanming to have no seat ticket when he went to buy another one. When they were about to leave, the brother showed up and stopped them from leaving without paying, almost causing them to miss the train.

Originally, being sweaty was enough to make Zhang Yanming angry, but he actually ran into Lin Shiheng at the most embarrassing moment.

The man who always looked rebellious in the past had a gloomy face and said nothing.

He Xuezhu didn't know the grudges between the three people, and asked curiously: "Shi Heng, do you know him?"

"He's from the army, Deputy Regiment Zhang Yanming, and the one next to him is his wife."

Lin Shiheng seemed to have not seen Miao Xing's sight at all. He tilted his head and looked at He Xuezhu gently, and then said: "My wife, He Xuezhu, will go with me this time."

Before Zhang Yanming spoke, Miao Xing spoke first: "Hello."

She looked at He Xuezhu and saw that although she looked pretty, her skin was a little yellow, her exposed hands were not as white as hers, and her abdomen even had a little belly. She immediately felt a sense of superiority in her heart.

But it's just a woman like this, how can she compare to her?

Just thinking of this, a white and fat young man holding a kettle squeezed out of the crowd. When he came in front of him, he didn't care about anything else and put the kettle in front of He Xuezhu first.

"Sister, drink some water. Are you still hot? I'll fan you."

Lin Shiheng saw Zhang Yanming looking at him and said, "Deputy Commander Zhang, this is my wife's younger brother, He Xiaobao, the kid, who will be taken to the army this time. You're sitting in his seat."

Looking at He Xiaobao who was caring for his sister, and thinking of Miao Xing's brother who was desperate for money, Zhang Yanming's face darkened.

I don't know how Lin Shiheng got lucky to have such a sensible brother-in-law.

They are all brothers, why are there so many differences.