This was Song Yan's first time visiting the place where military dependents lived.

The yard wasn't big, but it was filled with neatly arranged vegetables. To the left was a row of lower houses, probably for storing miscellaneous items. The main house was about 40 square meters, with a kitchen inside and an inner room further in.

The double bed with its metal frame was covered with military luggage. There wasn't much other furniture. The kitchen, however, was fully equipped with pots, pans, and dishes.

The military camp is not far ahead, and there's a mess hall. Song Yan can get his food there. Of course, Fan Jianjun will bring Wei Aiguo's rations from his own brigade, while Song Yan will have to pay for his own food.

Just as Song Yan finished looking around, Commander Zhao arrived, bringing a wheelchair from his car. "I borrowed it from the hospital; I'll return it later."

Commander Zhao went to check out the surrounding area to see what the environment was like.

"Old Fan, you're pretty fast!" A man with a northern accent ran up, sounding impatient. The people behind him, however, were in no hurry, walking slowly.

Fan Jianjun introduced them to everyone, "This is Regiment Commander He, and behind him is Deputy Regiment Commander Xing."

Wei Aiguo was already in a wheelchair. He sat up straight and gave a military salute. Of course, saluting is mutual; Regiment Commander He and Deputy Regiment Commander Xing were very concerned about Wei Aiguo's injuries.

As they were talking, Division Commander Zhao arrived, and they saluted each other again. This regiment wasn't under Division Commander Zhao's command, but it was close to Wei Aiguo's battalion…

Song Yan tidied up his things, as he would be living here for a while.

After the leaders left, Song Yan quickly told Wei Aiguo to rest, as his legs shouldn't be hanging down for too long.

"Oh no! Today is the last day of Bai Shuang's medicine. Will his instructor, Xiang Zhoushan, come to the hospital to see me?" Song Yan suddenly thought of Bai Shuang.

Wei Aiguo: "If they can't find us today, we'll call them again tomorrow."

Before the afternoon was over, Xiang Zhoushan arrived, bringing with him rice, flour, meat, vegetables, fruit, canned milk powder, luncheon meat, salt, soybean oil, peanut oil, common seasonings, and even a live chicken…

Several leaders helped Xiang Zhoushan find out where Wei Aiguo was staying. Once Xiang Zhoushan knew the address and was about to leave, the Xu, Fang, Wang, and Qiu families stopped him and stuffed his belongings into the car.

Xiang Zhoushan felt embarrassed. Wei Aiguo needed a lot of nutritious food to recover from his injury, so why hadn't he brought anything with him?

Xiang Zhoushan said embarrassedly that he would definitely bring something next time.

Wei Aiguo couldn't help but laugh, "What are you thinking? If I'm going to say thank you, it's you who trained Bai Shuang to be so good."

Looking at his watch, Song Yan realized it was already this late, and he decided to have Xiang Zhoushan and the young soldier stay here for lunch.

Xiang Zhoushan readily agreed, saying he would just bring them food next time.

They had food, utensils, a stove in the kitchen, and a coal briquette stove. But they had neither firewood nor coal briquettes.

Xiang Zhoushan is going to buy coal briquettes.

Song Yan has money, but no tickets.

Xiang Zhoushan said it was nothing and drove away.

Song Yan was also worried: could coal briquette tickets just be given out like that?