Ye Zhaozhao heard from the military wives in the family compound that Brigade Commander Duan had been reported, and that this was a serious matter, with an investigation already launched by higher authorities.

If the investigation confirms the allegations, Duan Qingyi's career as brigade commander is likely over.

"Who do you think would report Brigade Commander Duan?"

Commander Duan is a decent person. Apart from marrying Lin Xue, he hasn't done anything out of line. Nobody knows who reported him.

However, everyone noticed that Duan Xiaoying was returning to the family compound more often, and each time she came back with large bags and small packages, which surprised everyone.

She also bought a bicycle, becoming the first military wife on the island to do so. Everyone who saw her was filled with envy, as bicycles were like cars in later generations.

Everyone wants to own one. Seeing her like this, Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua felt strange. Her father had been reported, so why wasn't she worried? She even seemed happy.

"Zhaozhao, I'll go home first to put my things down, and then I'll come to your house to learn how to cook crabs."

"good."

Today, the two of them went to the fishermen and bought a lot of crabs, fish, shrimp, and octopus. Ye Zhaozhao plans to go home, dry them, and send them back to the Gu family.

As my mother mentioned before, she really liked the seafood she sent back. Fishermen are out at sea most of the time, except when it rains, so there is no shortage of seafood.

Sun Xiuhua came over as soon as she put her things down at home. Ye Zhaozhao planned to make steamed crab. First, she tied the crab with rope and put ginger slices under the pot.

Place the crab belly up, cover the pot and steam for 15 minutes. Take it out, untie the rope, pour some minced ginger and vinegar sauce over it, and it's ready to eat.

Ye Zhaozhao first demonstrated to Sun Xiuhua which parts of the crab were inedible. Sun Xiuhua took a bite of the crab, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to go home.

"Zhaozhao, I'm going home to cook."

After learning how to make it, she wanted to go home and try it herself. When Zhou Dawu, Tiezhu, and Shazhu arrived home, they saw a plate of crabs on their table.

"Mom, we're just having this today. It's all shell, how are we supposed to eat it?"

Tie Zhu looked disgusted. Sun Xiuhua brought out the sauce, sat down and peeled crab meat for them, letting Zhou Dawu take some to eat himself.

"This is what your Aunt Zhaozhao taught me to make. You should all try it."

Upon hearing that Ye Zhaozhao had taught them how to make it, Tiezhu and Shazhu no longer hesitated. After taking a bite of the peeled crab meat, they couldn't stop eating.

Gu Yunduan and Ye Zhaozhao also enjoyed a delicious crab meal together.

"Wife, the village is busy with farming these days, so you don't need to wait for me to eat."

Although Ye Zhaozhao had never experienced it herself, she had read in novels that people could almost die during the busy farming season. Ye Zhaozhao planned to bring Gu Yunduan some dry food so that he could eat it at noon.

On the other side, Duan Xiaoying was happily eating meat with her legs crossed, while Ning Chenghao looked preoccupied and tentatively asked after a while.

"Xiaoying, I wonder if your dad is alright?"

"I don't know. Whether it's something or not is none of our business. Hurry up and eat your food. Remember to wash the dishes after you finish eating."

Duan Xiaoying didn't even want to look at Ning Chenghao. Ning Chenghao had no appetite. If something happened to Duan Qingyi, all his plans over the years would have been for nothing.

The next morning, when Gu Yunduan set off, Ye Zhaozhao handed him a bag containing prepared salted duck eggs and pork jerky.

"Honey, you've worked hard. I'm leaving now."

"be safe."

"good."

Gu Yunduan left, and Ye Zhaozhao took a scallion pancake from the mall and ate it. It had been a long time since she had a scallion pancake, and it tasted really good.

The busy farming season didn't end until the grain was delivered. Meanwhile, the results of Brigade Commander Duan's investigation came out, and Brigade Commander Duan and his family were all going to the Great Northern Wilderness.

On the day that Brigade Commander Duan and Lin Xue left, Lin Meimei and Wu Shengli came to see them off. Looking at her younger sister, Lin Meimei didn't know what to say.

She felt a little regretful; if she hadn't introduced the girl to the man, she wouldn't have had to go to the Great Northern Wilderness. Seeing what Lin Meimei was thinking, Lin Xue comforted her.

"Sister, take good care of yourself. I'll write to you when I get there."

"Okay, you too."

The two barely exchanged a few words before someone forced Duan Qingyi and Lin Xue into a car, and they never saw Duan Xiaoying again.

The departure of Brigade Commander Duan left everyone feeling regretful, but Ning Chenghao was the most heartbroken, as all his hard work had been in vain.

Now, not only has he failed to climb up to Commander Duan, but he has also been implicated in his affairs. Just as he was wondering what to do, he heard some shocking news.

It turns out that Duan Xiaoying broke off her relationship with Brigade Commander Duan. Ning Chenghao thought that Duan Xiaoying was smart and did this because she didn't want to implicate him.

My anxiety eased a little.

...

Time flew by, and Ye Zhaozhao's corn finally ripened. Each stalk had two or three ears of corn, she estimated.

This acre of cornfield yielded 1,000 jin. When Commander Zhu heard that the corn was ripe, he called the soldiers to come and harvest it.

It took two days to collect all the corn. Ye Zhaozhao suggested that everyone could cook corn to eat, and everyone was very excited to hear that there would be corn to eat.

Boiled corn has a soft, sweet, and glutinous texture, and one person can easily eat several. The cafeteria is filled with the sound of people munching on corn.

Commander Zhu did not forget to distribute grain to Ye Zhaozhao and the other three. Of the 1,000 jin of grain, Ye and the others received 500 jin, as agreed upon at the time.

Ye Zhaozhao carried 200 jin out of 500 jin, while Sun Xiuhua and the other two carried 100 jin each. The other military wives were envious when they saw this.

If they had known the corn would ripen, they would have gone too.

Commander Zhu knew that Ye Zhaozhao had seeds, so he spent money to buy them from her. Ye Zhaozhao made a special trip to the county town for this, actually getting them from the mall.

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