Jiang Yue wanted to open the box, but Grandpa Li quickly stopped her.

"Open it when you get home. This is the key to the box. Don't open it in front of anyone else."

Hearing Grandpa Li's advice, Jiang Yue became even more puzzled.

She suddenly realized something.

Could it be...?

"My wife asked me to give these to you; they're some of her dowry from back then," Grandpa Li added. "Be careful."

Jiang Yue was surprised to find that it really was such a thing, and she quickly refused.

But Grandpa Li said that Jiang Yue was their savior. If it weren't for Jiang Yue, Grandma Li wouldn't have been able to go to the hospital for treatment. If he didn't like it, he could ask Jiang Yue to throw the things away, and he would never take them back.

Jiang Yue couldn't refuse, so she decided to wait a couple of days and buy some grains, oils, rice, noodles, meat, and other things to give to the old man.

Jiang Yue put the things into the green canvas bag, checked the time, said a few words to Grandpa Li and Grandma Li, and then left.

Jiang Yue quickly ran towards Wuyi Street.

When she arrived at the meeting point, many of her sisters-in-law had already arrived.

"Comrade Jiang, did you go to the bookstore to buy books?"

Zhou Qiao and Yang Hong saw Jiang Yue return empty-handed.

"I bought it, and it's already in the car," Jiang Yue replied with a smile.

Huang Ru glanced at Jiang Yue indifferently, then looked away.

Xiao Yi also glanced at Jiang Yue.

Before long, the young soldier returned, opened the car door, and all the women got in.

"Sister-in-law Zhou, Sister-in-law Yang, what did you buy?"

“There are dried vegetables and some fish and shrimp in this county town. We bought some today.”

Half an hour later, the car arrived at the regiment.

After Jiang Yue got off the bus, she went to the place where she had put her things, and the young soldier handed her the two large bundles of books.

"Thanks."

Jiang Yue smiled and thanked her.

Seeing Jiang Yue's sweet smile, the young soldier became a little shy and quickly said...

"Sister-in-law, you don't need to be so polite."

Jiang Yue carried the books and headed straight home.

After returning home, I tidied up the books and put them in the bookshelf.

While picking up other books, I suddenly noticed a photograph falling out of a military book.

Jiang Yue was stunned when she saw the person in the photo.

She had seen photos of Lu Yu in military uniform, but this was a pilot's uniform. Lu Yu used to be a pilot.

Her older brother is also a pilot. I heard that pilots have the highest salaries and allowances, but it is also the most dangerous of all military branches.

Looking at Lu Yu in the photo, Jiang Yue couldn't help but smile.

It was the first time she had seen him dressed like this, and she felt he looked even more handsome.

I wonder where he is now?

After dinner, Jiang Yue took out a book and started reading.

She looked around for an hour or two before stopping. Jiang Yue planned to go to the county town again tomorrow to pick out some more things. She would then go to the city on the weekend.

At this time, Lu Yu and his men were already several hundred kilometers away from Xiangcheng.

He took out Jiang Yue's photo, glanced at it, and then put it back in his breast pocket.

"Battalion Commander, is this your wife?"

The soldier next to him saw the photo and asked curiously.

Lu Yu nodded.

He missed her as soon as he left Xiangcheng, and wondered what she was doing now.

Thinking of his wife's cooking, Lu Yu secretly resolved to finish his mission and return home as soon as possible.

Lu Yu sensed that his wife seemed to be keeping some secrets, but he didn't ask. She was such a good person; whatever the secrets were, as long as they didn't harm the country or its people...