In the county town, Lin Zhiheng brought He Lanlan to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Lin Zhiheng told He Lanlan to choose whatever she liked.

He Lanlan first went to the watch counter. She was wearing the most expensive and best watch at the time. Of course, she didn't want to buy the watch. She just looked at it and then went to other counters.

Finally, pointing to an ordinary-looking hair clip in the glass case, he said to Lin Zhiheng, "I want this one."

Lin Zhiheng had no experience buying jewelry for girls and didn't know the price of those hair clips, so he asked the sales clerk to bring them out.

"I'll take this one, I really like it."

But when it came time to calculate the cost, they found out that the hair clip was only worth one cent.

Lin Zhiheng looked at He Lanlan with a puzzled expression, as if asking: Why didn't you pick something more expensive?

"Lin Zhiheng, what are you daydreaming about? Don't you want to buy it for me?"

"no."

He Lanlan took a dollar from the stack of bills in his hand and gave it to the shopkeeper. She then stuffed the ninety cents the shopkeeper had given her back into his hand and happily left with the hair clip.

Lin Zhiheng then realized what was happening and went out to catch up with He Lanlan.

Once outside, Helanlan had already put the hair clip on her head.

The girl's smile was as sweet and beautiful as peach blossoms in March. She turned to him and asked, "Lin Zhiheng, do I look pretty wearing this?"

Lin Zhiheng nodded slightly: "Beautiful, very beautiful."

He Lanlan was overjoyed.

Lin Zhiheng actually complimented her on her beauty; he finally praised her for being beautiful.

She was so excited that she couldn't wait to hug Lin Zhiheng and kiss him.

"Lin Zhiheng, you stubborn guy, you finally praised me! I'm so happy."

Lin Zhiheng didn't expect her to be so easily satisfied. He looked at the thick wad of money he had left in his hand. He had only bought a hair clip, so it seemed like he hadn't spent any of the money.

He turned his head and saw that there was a state-run restaurant next door: "How about I treat you to another meal?"

"Ha! That's great."

However, she didn't want Lin Zhiheng to spend too much money; someone who could work as a porter in the black market must come from a poor family.

Looking at the clothes Lin Zhiheng always wore, they were all patched up.

Every day she would see Lin Zhiheng munching on a multigrain pancake in the corner: "Lin Zhiheng, I want to munch on a multigrain pancake with you."

"you!"

Lin Zhiheng couldn't believe it. She was a pampered young lady who always ate and drank well, yet she was eating coarse grain pancakes with him!

"Comrade He, the multigrain pancakes might be hard for you to eat."

"As long as I can eat with you, even if it's dirt, I won't find it unpalatable."

Lin Zhiheng had nothing to say. "Alright then."

They returned to the black market, and Lin Zhiheng took out the mixed grain cakes he had brought that morning, which had become rock hard.

He handed Helanlan a piece: "Try to see if you can eat it."

"It's just a multigrain pancake."

He Lanlan took it and immediately took a bite. Ouch, the multigrain pancake was too hard and almost hurt her teeth.

"It won't taste good, will it?" Lin Zhiheng had already anticipated this, and reached out his hand: "Never mind, you can have it."

"I didn't think it tasted bad."

He Lanlan took two big bites of the pancake, chewed them, and swallowed them.

"It's delicious, Lin Zhiheng, it's really delicious."

Although the pancakes were bitter and scratchy, my heart was filled with sweetness and joy.

Lin Hu and Zhang Peng felt even more uncomfortable seeing Lin Zhiheng and He Lanlan eating together.

Zhang Peng tried his best to remain calm and quietly watched Lin Hu.

Lin Hu angrily threw down the pancake in his hand. "I'm going to tell the boss about this. That brat Lin Zhiheng is eyeing the boss's daughter. The boss won't ignore it once he finds out."

They will definitely drive Lin Zhiheng out of the black market.

However, He Zhenguo is usually very busy and cannot stay in the black market all the time. He has to wait for He Zhenguo to come here before he can report to He Zhenguo.

Let's just put up with that kid surnamed Lin for now.

Mopan Village Brigade, on the mountain

It was past noon. Lin Sisi searched the places she had passed through yesterday and the surrounding areas several times, but still found nothing. She was exhausted and very hungry, and had no strength left to continue searching. She decided to go down the mountain and go home.

Not far away, a middle-aged man and a young man who had been setting up hunting traps were standing guard around the traps, glancing in her direction from time to time.

In this desolate wilderness, she was afraid that the two men might have ulterior motives. If they were up to no good, how could a frail young girl like her possibly stand up to two grown men? She quickly went down the mountain and home.

Brigade Leader's House

After Lin Qingyan finished eating with that family, she wanted to help clean up, but Lu's mother still wouldn't let her do it.

"There are so many people at home, you don't need to rest. If you want to rest, then rest. If you don't want to rest, then go out for a walk."

Grandma Lin and Xiaodouzi had a great time playing together. Lin Qingyan had nothing else to do, so she went to find Lu Zhengting.

"It's quite warm now, let me push you outside for a walk."

“Great!” Lu Zhengting couldn’t be happier.

When Lu's mother saw Lin Qingyan pushing Lu Zhengting out, she couldn't stop smiling.

I couldn't help but sigh, "The young couple has such a good relationship."

The dirt roads in the countryside are difficult to walk on, so Lin Qingyan tried her best to push him only on the smoother roads.

Before I knew it, I had arrived at the edge of the field.

There were no crops planted in the field yet, and the view was very open.

Lu Zhengting recalled the time he met Lin Qingyan here last year. The fields were full of lush green crops. In the blink of an eye, it was time to plant again.

Lin Qingyan chatted with Lu Zhengting.

"Comrade Lu, this injury must be quite serious for you. Once you recover, will you be afraid to go to the battlefield because of this?"

“No.” Lu Zhengting answered without hesitation: “I’ve been prepared to face injury or even death ever since I became a soldier.”

I just don't know if the young girl will be able to bear these risks if she marries him in the future.

Then Lin Qingyan said, "Comrade Lu, what I admire most has always been you soldiers. You are not afraid of death and always put the safety of the people and the country first. If it weren't for you heroes who bravely rush to the front line to protect our country, we would not have a peaceful and prosperous life."

Lu Zhengting couldn't help but laugh out loud. Although the little girl was praising all the soldiers, she was also praising him.

This made him feel even more that his profession was both glorious and great.

Lu Zhengting jokingly said to her, "Comrade Lin, I believe you are also a person with a strong sense of righteousness. If your family member wanted to join the army, you would definitely support them wholeheartedly, right?"

"Of course I will support it. Defending the motherland is everyone's responsibility; no one is an exception."

She remembered a song she had heard in her past life: If you don't carry a gun, and I don't carry a gun, who will defend our motherland? Who will defend our home?