Xiao Zhao, a driver from the Huixian Armed Forces Department, drove He Gang along the winding mountain road towards the border.

It started raining in most parts of Heilongjiang Province in May. Although the weather is sunny today, the rain in the past few days has made some roads muddy and difficult to travel on.

The journey that would normally take five hours to reach the destination may be delayed due to the bad road conditions.

He Gang and his friends set out from home at around 6 o'clock in the morning. Before leaving, Aunt Wang made dumplings, and He Gang and Xiao Zhao ate some.

They had originally planned to have lunch after arriving at the army, but the road conditions were bad, which delayed them and they had to have lunch on the way.

At 11:30 am, after several hours of bumpy ride, He Gang and Xiao Zhao's stomachs were both starting to feel empty.

"Comrade Zhao, the view ahead is good. Let's stop and have some food."

He Gang chose a small slope top from which he could observe the situation in all directions, and asked the driver to stop there for lunch.

In fact, this place is only more than 40 kilometers away from their base, but the road ahead will become more difficult to travel.

He Gang couldn't let the driver Xiao Zhao drive on an empty stomach, and he was also afraid that it would be past mealtime and he wouldn't have anything to eat for Xiao Zhao.

Thinking that his mother had made some pancakes for him and his girlfriend had given him some lunch boxes, he might as well have a meal here.

"Got it, Chief!"

The driver, Xiao Zhao, was also a veteran, so he agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Zhao parked the car at the top of the slope, and there was a stream at the bottom of the slope.

The two grown men solved their physiological problems, washed their hands, stood next to the jeep, put the food on the hood, and started eating lunch on the hood.

Standing outside to eat is to keep your eyes and ears open so that you can respond in time in case of emergency.

This place is close to the border, so we have to be on guard against smugglers, poachers, and wild animals in the forest. In short, the environment is complex and we cannot be careless.

Xiao Zhao wiped the dust off the hood of the car with a rag, so he was not afraid of getting the food dirty.

He Gang took out the small cloth bag his mother had given him and opened it. Inside was a stack of scallion pancakes and a few boiled eggs.

He opened the lunch bag given by Bai Guoguo. There were two small bows tied on the pink bag. He pulled it with his hands and it opened easily.

He took out the military water bottle on the top and put it on the hood of the car, then took out two big tomatoes and gave one to Xiao Zhao.

Finally, there were three lunch boxes, each containing six dumplings wrapped in green leaves.

He Gang knew that there was a glutinous rice ball inside, Bai Guoguo had told him a long time ago.

But he didn't expect the glutinous rice balls to be so fragrant. As soon as he opened the lunch box, a spicy aroma mixed with the taste of meat, peanuts and radishes hit his nose.

The scallion pancakes made by his mother are also delicious, but not as mouth-watering as this one.

"Xiao Zhao, come and eat. Take whatever you want. Don't be polite!"

He Gang invited Xiao Zhao to come over for dinner. They were all soldiers and were used to sharing food with their brothers in the wild.

Xiao Zhao didn't bother to be polite with He Gang. He picked up a scallion pancake and took a big bite, giving a thumbs up while eating.

"Sir, this scallion pancake is delicious, just like the one my mom makes!"

"If it smells good, eat more. There's no food left at the army at this hour. Let's just grab a bite on the way!"

He Gang smiled and nodded. He also picked up a piece of scallion pancake and started eating.

Aunt Wang made six scallion pancakes with four eggs. The two grown men had big appetites, but they still felt it was not enough after finishing them.

"You're not full yet, right? Here are some glutinous rice balls made by my boyfriend. You can try some too."

He Gang gave a glutinous rice ball to Xiao Zhao with a little reluctance. He originally thought that if Xiao Zhao was full after eating the pancake, he would keep the glutinous rice ball for himself.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhao had the same big appetite as him, so he had to bear the pain and give a rice ball to Xiao Zhao.

Normally he wouldn't be so stingy, but who told him that this rice ball was made for him by his girlfriend?

Men in love are so unreasonable and sometimes narrow-minded.

Xiao Zhao found He Gang's expression a little funny. After all, it was done by someone else's pretty girlfriend, so it was normal for him to be reluctant to do so.

But he was still very curious about what the glutinous rice ball tasted like, so he shamelessly took a big bite.

After taking a bite, Xiao Zhao's eyes lit up: "Wow, Commander, this is delicious! There's dried radish, meat, and peanuts in it. It's spicy and numb, but also very fragrant. It's delicious!"

Seeing Xiao Zhao eating so happily, He Gang also opened the rice ball wrapped in wild taro leaves and took a bite.

Sure enough, just as Xiao Zhao said, the soft and sticky glutinous rice was filled with diced meat, diced radish and crushed peanuts.

When you take a bite, you will taste the spicy and fresh flavor, as well as the unique meaty aroma of lard. It is particularly solid and tastes better the more you chew it.

His fruit was indeed so good that he didn't know how to praise it.

From this small rice ball, you can tell that the little girl put a lot of thought into it.

As a northerner, he had never even heard of eating such rice balls.

People in Northeast China eat glutinous rice, either by rolling it into Yuanxiao (Chinese rice dumplings) or wrapping it into rice dumplings and eating them with sugar.

Then, it is ground into rice flour to make various pastries and rice cakes. I have never eaten such salty, spicy and refreshing rice balls.

While eating, he listened to Xiao Zhao's constant praise, and felt a little proud in his heart that such a beautiful and skillful girl was his partner.

Eat rice balls, drink sweet and sour plum soup, and take a bite of sour, sweet and juicy tomato.

When he thought about the big luggage bag that Bai Guoguo had prepared for him, he felt warm in his heart!