Zhuang Zhiwu's troops were about to conduct field training in the mountains near Kaoshantun, so Zhuang Zhiwu volunteered to lead the team and took the opportunity to visit Zhuang Zhimeng.

Zhuang Zhiwu walked to the big banyan tree at the village entrance and saw some villagers chatting. He went over and asked, "Hello, fellow villager! I'm looking for Zhuang Zhimeng, do you know where she is?"

That's when I asked Wang Zhaodi.

"Are you looking for Zhuang Zhiqing? What's your relationship with her?"

Wang Zhaodi looked at the man, who was imposing and dressed in military uniform, and knew he was a soldier. She also heard he was looking for Zhuang, the educated youth, but she had never seen him interact with soldiers before!

"I'm her second brother! I've come to see her."

"Oh, you're Zhuang Zhiwu's second brother! Let me take you there, she should be home now!" With that, she took the initiative to lead Zhuang Zhiwu towards the village.

“Let me tell you, this educated youth Zhuang might have done something. She killed a wild boar the other day! She killed it herself. The wild boar weighed 300 jin, and Zhuang educated youth just blew it away with a shovel.”

"She even went into the water to save someone; now she's a role model for the whole village!"

"She earns a pretty good salary as a translator now, she's amazing!"

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"Zhuang Zhiqing! Zhuang Zhiqing! Your second brother is here!"

"Coming!" Zhuang Zhimeng went outside when she heard someone call her.

"Second Brother!" Zhuang Zhimeng exclaimed excitedly when she saw that it was Zhuang Zhiwu.

She jumped onto Zhuang Zhiwu immediately, "Second Brother, what brings you here?"

Seeing the siblings' appearance, Wang Zhaodi quietly left, not wanting to disturb their reunion.

"Our unit is conducting training exercises in this area, and we just happened to stop by to see you."

"You stinky second brother, you don't even miss me, and you only come to see me on the side. Humph! I'm ignoring you!"

"Alright, alright! My little princess, I came all this way just to see you, okay?"

"Hmph! That's more like it."

An Qingbai also saw a strong and powerful man in Zhuang Zhimeng's place.

The man's gaze also fell upon An Qingbai. The two exchanged a few blows in the air before An Qingbai finally looked away. After all, he was Zhuang Zhimeng's second brother, and he couldn't go too far.

"Little sister, show me around your place. I want to see how you're doing."

Zhuang Zhimeng then led Zhuang Zhiwu on a tour of the front and back yards, with An Qingbai following behind them.

Seeing chickens, vegetables, and fruit trees, the yard was clearly well-maintained and not messy at all. Realizing his younger sister was doing well, Zhuang Zhiwu felt a little relieved.

"How is it, Second Brother? Is it alright here? Look at my yard, it's so well tidied up, all thanks to Brother Qingbai!"

"Oh right, second brother! This is my girlfriend, An Qingbai! Brother Qingbai, this is my second brother."

An Qingbai extended his hand: "Second Brother, hello!"

Zhuang Zhiwu also extended his hand: "Hello!"

An Qingbai felt a strong force coming from his hand, and thinking that he couldn't lose face even if he lost, he couldn't let his second brother Zhizhi look down on him, so he unconsciously put more force into his hand.

Zhuang Zhiwu was secretly pleased. This man looked quite thin, but he was actually quite strong and not a weakling who couldn't even kill a chicken.

The two held hands for a while and then let go. Zhuang Zhimeng didn't pay them any attention. Maybe men all prove themselves in this way?

"Second brother, how many days can you stay here? I'll cook you something delicious. I'm telling you, my cooking is really good now!"

"Really? Our little princess can cook now? I'd love to try it! I can stay here for three days, and then I'll be rejoining the army."

"Alright, Second Brother, you rest first, I'll go cook!"

After Zhuang Zhimeng left, Zhuang Zhiwu turned his gaze to An Qingbai.

"Tell me about your family situation! And your situation too, I can't let my little sister be with you for nothing!"

An Qingbai then explained his situation in detail.

Upon learning that his family were landlords, Zhuang Zhiwu showed no prejudice.

I also heard that he usually goes up the mountain to hunt and dig for medicinal herbs to save up a lot of money for himself, so I feel at ease about An Qingbai. The person my younger sister found is not a gigolo, but someone who is capable.

"Second Brother! Brother Qingbai! Dinner's ready!"

The two of them washed their hands and came in chatting and laughing.

When Zhuang Zhimeng saw them come in arm in arm, she was surprised at how close they had suddenly become.

Su Mengmeng and Jiang Yanxia have also returned.

Zhuang Zhimeng introduced the group to each other and learned that the three of them had become sworn brothers. Zhuang Zhiwu smiled but didn't say anything. It was good to make friends in the countryside.

This morning, Maoqiu, Maotuan, and Maoyan brought her meat again, so Zhuang Zhimeng made braised chicken pieces, stir-fried pork intestines with green peppers, stir-fried chicken liver, cold shepherd's purse salad, tomato and egg soup, and cornbread as her staple food.

Zhuang Zhimeng added milk powder to the steamed buns she made, making them especially sweet and soft.