Jiang Tingxia still had the knot in her heart, and Li Changpu was inexplicably abnormal again. He buried his head in work every day, busying himself around, but rarely talked to Jiang Tingxia. With his cold face, he only said some necessary daily words, such as "It's time to eat", "I'm going out", "Lock the door when I'm not home at night", etc. In short, he took care of every aspect of life. Although the food and living conditions were not good, Jiang Tingxia lived a decent life.

However, his care was everywhere, but his attitude was cold and distant. This huge gap between ice and fire made Jiang Tingxia feel particularly uncomfortable, and the two of them got along awkwardly.

Although Li Changpu is a man of few words, the house doesn't seem so lonely with someone walking around. When Li Changpu leaves, Jiang Tingxia is the only one left in the house. It is so quiet that there is no sound at all. Jiang Tingxia is bored and has nothing to do. It would be strange if he could be in a good mood.

That day, Zhang Hongxiang from next door came to the door. She shouted loudly outside the yard, asking Jiang Tingxia to open the door.

Jiang Tingxia is still unfamiliar with the people and things here, so she doesn't like to go out. It would be nice to have someone as talkative as Zhang Hongxiang who can chat with her occasionally.

Jiang Tingxia walked out of the house and saw Zhang Hongxiang waiting for her outside the courtyard gate with a small bamboo basket. She opened the door and said, "Sister-in-law is here, come in and sit down."

Zhang Hongxiang waved her hand. "I'm not here to visit you. I heard that there is a big market in Nangou Village today, so I came to ask you if you have anything to buy. I'll bring it back for you."

Jiang Tingxia was just sitting there feeling bored, and when he heard this, he quickly asked, "Daji?"

"I want to go too. How about you wait for me, sister-in-law? I'll lock the door and go out for a walk with you."

Zhang Hongxiang just came over to ask, but she didn't expect Jiang Tingxia to ask her to go shopping with her. She exclaimed, "You want to go?"

Jiang Tingxia: "It sounds like a lively market. I haven't been there yet. I'd like to go over and see for myself."

The security in this place is excellent, and the military compound certainly doesn't have to worry about petty thieves. Jiang Tingxia hung a big lock on the compound, and before leaving, he told Dazhu, who was having fun in the next yard, "Dazhu, if we come back late, tell Uncle Li that your mother and I are going out to the market."

Dazhu said loudly, "I understand."

Jiang Tingxia felt relieved and went out with Zhang Hongxiang.

Zhang Hongxiang was nervous. Jiang Tingxia came from a big city and had seen all kinds of good things. How could the things in this remote place at the foot of the mountain really catch her eye?

Jiang Tingxia asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what's on sale at the fair?"

Zhang Hongxiang looked at Jiang Tingxia's joyful expression and knew that she was looking forward to the big market, so she cooled down her mood in advance and explained, "It's just like that. The main thing is that we live in a remote place, and the troops just moved here not long ago. The conditions in all aspects have not caught up yet. If we want to buy something, it takes most of the day to go to the town. In order to make it convenient for everyone, a big market was set up. After a period of time, the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town and the nearby brigades come to sell some things. What's the saying? It's called...oh...special matters are handled specially. The things are still the same things, nothing special."

Jiang Tingxia understood and continued walking with great interest. She was very happy to be able to go out and get some fresh air.

Jiang Tingxia started the conversation, "What do you plan to buy, sister-in-law?"

Zhang Hongxiang: "I'm afraid this winter will be too cold, so I bought some new cotton in advance to fill the cotton-padded jackets of Dazhu's father and the children."

Zhang Hongxiang finished her words and reminded Jiang Tingxia, "Dazhu's father told me that he was frozen to death last winter. Sister Xia, you are from the south and are afraid of the cold, so you must prepare in advance. If you get frozen in winter, you really have no way to deal with it."

Jiang Tingxia covered herself with her thin clothes. Yes, it was a bit cold. Although her things should have arrived in the next two days, she didn't have many clothes for the winter. That was because Wenhai's geographical location was not that cold. There was still sunshine in winter, so she could wear a single piece of clothing and pants. She didn't need winter clothes because she had never bought any.

Feeling the cool breeze, the climate here is different. It's only been a few months and it's already getting cold. Jiang Tingxia thought that it looks like it's time to prepare for winter early.

The two were walking to the entrance of the village when they heard someone calling them on the road. Jiang Tingxia turned around and saw a pretty woman with two long black braids trotting towards them. "Isn't this Sister Hongxiang? Are you going to the market?"

Zhang Hongxiang smiled and said, "Yes, let's go shopping. Jinfeng, what are you doing?"

Yang Jinfeng smiled kindly, "What a coincidence, I also said I wanted to go to the market."

Zhang Hongxiang: "That's a coincidence. The three of us happened to be going there together."

Yang Jinfeng smiled warmly, "You heard it from Sister Xia, you don't usually go out, so we don't see each other often. But we have run into each other a few times. I wonder if you still remember."

Jiang Tingxia smiled and said, "I remember."

This is just polite talk. I haven't said a few words, so naturally I don't have much impression. But I have to do my best to show my face. "I've met you a few times, but I still don't know how to address you?"

Zhang Hongxiang thought for a while and said, "That depends on how you talk about it. If you talk about it from the men's side, Captain Li is older than Captain Wei, so Jinfeng, you have to call Tingxia sister-in-law. If you talk about it from your own side, Tingxia is younger than Jinfeng, so Tingxia, you have to call Jinfeng sister."

Yang Jinfeng made the decision first. "I don't care about this. If you want me to say it, let's follow our own theory. I tell you to listen to Sister Xia, and you can just call me Sister Jinfeng."

It doesn’t matter what you call her, Jiang Tingxia nodded in agreement.

Yang Jinfeng pointed to the path she had taken to get here, "We're acquainted now. I live in Liangeng Village, which is not far from here. Sister, come visit me when you're free. I'll also visit you when I'm free. Let's visit each other often."

Afterwards, the two-person group became a group of three and went to the market together.

This big market is located at the entrance of Nangou Village. There is an open space that can be seen at a glance. The merchants are separated on both sides to leave a path for people to buy things.

Jiang Tingxia was here for the first time and looked around curiously. She actually saw some people sitting on the ground, which was quite novel.

Zhang Hongxiang saw her looking around and asked, "You've never seen such a scene, have you?"

Jiang Tingxia smiled and said, "Yeah, it's the first time I see you."

Seeing that Jiang Tingxia's smile did not show any disdain or ridicule, Zhang Hongxiang cursed in her heart, thinking that it was because Zhao Yong always said that Jiang Tingxia was so difficult to serve, troublesome, and looked down on people, that Zhang Hongxiang subconsciously thought that she would despise this big country fair. She was too suspicious and was inexplicably nervous for a long time.

Now it seems that Jiang Tingxia was at most a little curious and surprised. Zhang Hongxiang's heart dropped into her stomach and she explained to her in a low voice, "Look at the group on the left. There are many people and a lot of things. They are from the supply and marketing cooperative. The things are placed in small carts. They can give you whatever you want. Except for the large items that are difficult to move, the goods are quite complete. The rest are individual households organized by the brigades in the nearby villages. They sell things produced in the village. They don't have many varieties of goods, usually only two or three. The advantage is that the price is a little cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative."

Zhang Hongxiang added, "Just take your time to look around and you'll understand what's going on."

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