It sounded like the voices of a woman and a man. A moment later, a woman ran out. She ran too fast and it was dark, so Ye Zhaozhao only saw her back.

However, the figure looked familiar; she felt like she had seen it somewhere before. The two of them assumed it was just a couple from the residential compound out for a stroll.

Thinking about going to Commander Zhu's house, Ye Qianxue hurried off. Now, she was leading her two children out of the school. The school teacher said that the two children had fought again at school today.

"Mom, did the teacher make things difficult for you? I promise I won't fight anymore."

Shen Zeming felt that Ye Qianxue was good to them, and they couldn't let the teacher scold her, but Ye Qianxue shook her head.

"It's not your fault, so you should fight. That way, others will know you're not someone to mess with and won't dare to bully you anymore."

Shen Zeming, who had initially felt a little regretful, completely lost his regret after hearing Ye Qianxue's words. That's right, he would be like his father from now on, using his fists to defeat his enemies.

As Ye Qianxue was speaking, she saw Ye Zhaozhao and Gu Yunduan carrying things to Commander Zhu's house, and she saw clearly what was in her hands.

She immediately realized that Gu Yunduan and Ye Zhaozhao had gone to deliver gifts, otherwise how could Gu Yunduan have been promoted to deputy regimental commander?

With that in mind, she sent the two children home first and went to Ge Yuqiu's house.

At this time, Ge Yuqiu had already gone to sleep, but was woken up by Ye Qianxue. Her face was very unpleasant, but she still called her into the room.

"Sister-in-law Ge, isn't Commander Qian home?"

"He has something to do at the military region today. Do you need to see him?"

"Sister-in-law Ge, do you know why your Commander Qian wasn't promoted this time?"

Commander Qian also went on the mission together, and Ge Yuqiu was also very angry that she was not promoted. Ye Qianxue did not wait for her to respond and spoke to herself.

"Sister-in-law Ge, I just saw Gu Yunduan and Ye Zhaozhao taking gifts to Commander Zhu's house. They brought such a big piece of cured meat. No wonder Gu Yunduan was able to become the deputy regimental commander."

Are you telling the truth?

“Absolutely true, Sister-in-law Ge, I saw it clearly just now.”

Since Ye Qianxue couldn't take action herself, she decided to use Ge Yuqiu's help.

Ge Yuqiu is now convinced that Gu Yunduan stole her man's credit; otherwise, Qian Jiefang would have been promoted long ago.

She was unaware that the reason Qian Jiefang couldn't get promoted was because of her and her family, and had absolutely nothing to do with anyone else.

"Sister-in-law Ge, do you have any ideas?"

"I'll report this to the Military Commission tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll head back now."

Ye Qianxue was happy and hummed a song on her way back, until she saw that the third brother had pooped on the bed again, and then she could no longer laugh.

...

At Commander Zhu's house, Niu Aihua looked at Ye Zhaozhao. This child was really pleasing to the eye, with round, bright eyes like grapes.

"Zhao Zhao, come chat with me whenever you have free time. I get really bored at home all by myself."

"Okay, Auntie, I'll come and keep you company whenever I have time."

Seeing that his wife was chatting with Ye Zhaozhao without him getting a chance to speak, Commander Zhu quickly said something.

“My dear wife, I also have something to ask Zhaozhao.”

"Alright, alright, go ahead and ask."

Niu Aihua went to the kitchen to cook brown sugar eggs for Ye Zhaozhao. She had noticed earlier that Ye Zhaozhao's complexion was not good, probably due to insufficient blood and qi, and that she needed to replenish her energy.

"Zhaozhao, as you know, our canteen has limited resources. Although we can preserve wild boar meat by air-drying it..."

But this isn't a long-term solution. To truly solve our comrades' food problem, we need a long-term, effective plan.

Although the military region was better off than the village, the monthly rations were still limited, so getting meat was a real challenge.

"Commander Zhu, why don't we make good use of the conditions we have now? For example, the pheasants and rabbits on the mountain, and the fish and various seafood in the river, we can make use of all of these."

Their goal is to ensure that the soldiers eat and drink well and are in good health; otherwise, they won't be able to withstand the intense daily training, which would significantly reduce their combat effectiveness when going on missions.

Commander Zhu thought about it carefully. The reason why he didn't allow the villagers' families to go up the mountain was because it was dangerous, but they were soldiers. Commander Zhu quickly came up with a solution.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say."

"Commander Zhu, I will write out a menu by hand and try my best to take good care of the soldiers' health."

"Well done."

Commander Zhu was also very excited. After the two finished chatting and eating brown sugar boiled eggs, they saw that it was getting late and went home. When they got home, Ye Zhaozhao asked Gu Yunduan.

"Gu Yunduan, what do you think of the suggestion I just made?"

"I think it's feasible. Nothing is more important than being in good health; it's about whether they can hold out on the battlefield."

"Wife, go ahead and do it."

"good."

That very evening, Ye Zhaozhao began studying the menu. She planned to talk to Chef Xue the next day to discuss improving the military region's food service.

The next day, Commander Zhu sent men to hunt in the mountains and fish in the sea. As expected, they had a good harvest, catching two adult wild boars, ten wild rabbits, and three pheasants.

Ye Zhaozhao had three baskets of fish. She suggested drying and storing these large fish first, since fish don't keep well, and she planned to make fish balls.

The fish balls are fresh and delicious, and they burst with juice when you're eating them. When the residents of the family compound learned that the canteen had introduced a new dish after braised pork and crispy pork, they immediately grabbed their lunchboxes and went to get the food.

Ye Zhaozhao's fish balls and fish soup have received rave reviews. Everyone who has tried them says they are delicious, with each bite offering a chewy and flavorful experience.

While Ye Zhaozhao was busy on one side, Ye Qianxue and Ge Yuqiu arrived with people from the Military Commission on the other.

"Zhaozhao, something bad has happened! Ge Yuqiu has come to your house with people from the Military Commission. You must go and see!"

Sun Xiuhua had run all the way here. Ye Zhaozhao gave her some paper to wipe her sweat off before she went home.

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