Bai Xiao opened the house, which consisted of three bedrooms and a living room. For a city in Yun Province, such a house was considered very spacious.
Of course, they hadn’t done anything against the rules. An Zhiyuan was still Captain An before he left on vacation, but things had changed when he returned.
Of course, the house assigned to him corresponded to his rank.
It wasn’t considered special treatment.
However, for the two of them, the size of this house was more than sufficient.
The two of them had returned to their station by train and were temporarily staying at a guest house.
Today, they had just received the keys and were eager to tidy up the house.
Together, they still had a five-day vacation. If they didn’t take this time to get the house ready to move in, both of them would start work soon. Entering a new unit involved a set process to adapt to, and they wouldn’t have much time to take it slow.
Early this morning, the two of them arrived with rags, buckets, mops, and brooms to clean the house.
Upon opening the door, the house was filled with the smell of dust.
Bai Xiao started by filling a basin with water from the tap and sprinkled water all over the floor, which made the house feel somewhat better.
All the doors and windows were opened, and the climate here was excellent.
Once they opened the sun-facing balcony, sunlight poured directly into the living room, bathing the entire room in sunlight and freshening up the air.
Bai Xiao grabbed a towel to wrap around his hair.
Dressed in old clothes, he rolled up his sleeves and began to clean. There was no furniture in the house; the previous resident had moved out and cleaned thoroughly, leaving no clutter, only an abundance of dust, but nothing else was problematic.
The two of them were essentially setting up a brand new home.
It wasn’t long before An Zhiyuan returned with a few rades to help. Only then did they learn that these rades had been under An’s mand; the former deputy captains had now bee captains themselves. Upon learning about their captain’s promotion, they didn’t hesitate, immediately calling a group to assist.
With many hands, the cleaning quickly progressed.
By noon, the windows were shining, and the whole room radiated a different kind of light. Besides lacking furniture, there were no other issues.
Since there was no stove and no pots or pans either, the helpers couldn’t even offer water to their hosts.
But An Zhiyuan had already promised that once everything was in order, he would definitely invite everyone over for a lively gathering.
In the afternoon, without taking a rest, the two went straight to the local furniture market where An Zhiyuan could freely use a jeep.
At the furniture market, although the styles weren’t very innovative, the furniture of this era was primarily sturdy and durable, quite different from future designs.
The couple picked out their furniture, choosing everything they could think of, spending a total of only two thousand yuan, directing it all to be delivered to their address.
The driver was very cooperative; two delivery men arrived to help, making it easier to carry everything.
They led the delivery truck and quickly arrived at their destination.
It happened to be the soldiers’ break time, and many of the old-timers who knew the new brigade mander came to help. The delivery didn’t even need the two delivery men, as a bunch of burly men finished the job in less than half an hour.
The driver felt that he had made an easy profit, having saved much effort thanks to the help received.
Such customers, of course, were ones he hoped to encounter more often.
After tidying up a bit, Bai Xiao and An Zhiyuan went to the cafeteria to eat. They were still staying in the guest house and had no place to have their own meals.
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