"Alright, now that we're home, everyone should come over to my place for a visit and rest. I usually can't even get a proper invitation from you all," Yun Zhixin said generously. After all the travel, everyone was indeed exhausted. Now that they were in his hometown, he wanted them to relax a bit.

Looking at his neat four-room brick house, Yun Zhixin's eyes reddened. He and his younger brother were not at home, and all of this was built brick by brick by the elderly, women and children in the family. He really owed his family a lot.

When they arrived home, their second grandfather and the others also arrived. Because of the crops planted in the fields during this period, the elderly people would walk around the fields every day to see if the crops could grow as well as before without sunlight.

"It's good that you're home." The old man was happy to see his son back home and invited his old friends to stay for a drink.

"Great, brother, there's still wine at this hour. We have to stay and have a sip." We had some wine at home before, but those young people had already squandered it all during the winter months. Now there's practically no wine left, and everyone's getting a bit hungry.

The others, who originally didn't want to disturb their family reunion, couldn't resist joining in once they heard there was alcohol.

Grandma Er led her two daughters-in-law to the kitchen to prepare. As soon as they entered the kitchen, she took her second daughter-in-law Ou Chun Chun's hand and said to her, "Chun Chun, Zhi Zhong is still in the army and is safe. His older brother just said that he is in charge of logistics and can't leave for the time being, so there's no need to worry."

Her sister-in-law also told her, "This is good news. The fact that your brother and the others were able to get to the village means that the situation isn't so bad right now. Maybe the transportation will be restored after a while, and then it will be much more convenient to travel back and forth."

Seeing that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were worried about her, Ou Chun Chun felt very comforted: "Don't worry, I know. They used to go on missions for a whole year. It's only been a few months now. As long as he's safe, there's nothing to worry about."

Hearing her say that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law knew that military wives were very strong-willed, so they didn't say anything more.

Second Grandma took a piece of cured pork and several cured fish directly from the stove. These fish were caught by Sicheng and the villagers several more times later, so that the village would not run out of meat.

"Given the current situation, there's no way we can come up with any decent dishes," the second grandmother sighed silently, looking at the limited menu in front of her.

"Ah Qing, go to the cellar and get those potatoes and dried vegetables."

Liu Huiqing quickly agreed and asked, "Mom, there seems to be some seaweed in the cellar. How about we take some out and make some soup?"

"Yes, we also need to make a soup. Go take a look first, and bring out anything suitable if you find anything."

Ou Chun Chun added, "Then I'll go to the greenhouse and pick some vegetables. Greenhouse vegetables should be edible too."

Just as they were discussing what dishes to cook, Yun Zhiming came over carrying a bamboo basket.

"Ming-ge, you're here!" As soon as Yun Zhiming entered the courtyard, Yun Zhixin quickly stood up to greet him.

"It's rare for you to come back, so I brought some vegetables over. I'll have your second aunt add some dishes for you." As she spoke, she put down the basket on her back.

"You're already here, why should you bring anything? Your uncle probably doesn't need your food." The second grandfather was a little angry when he heard this. "Take it back right away."

"Are you really going to let me take it back? Then I'll really take it, but you'd better not regret it!" she said, pretending to walk out.

Upon hearing this, the old men realized something and shouted in unison, "Come back!"

The soldiers nearby were stunned, but what happened next shattered their worldview even more.

"Good nephew, come and sit down quickly."

"Are you tired of carrying it? Here, let me help you carry it."

"Don't do such heavy work yourself next time. There are so many young men in the family, you can just ask them to do whatever they want."

Everyone was baffled as they watched the elderly men with gray hair showering the younger generation with concern and care. What surprised them even more was that the man called Ming seemed to be enjoying it all quite naturally.

"I thought you guys weren't welcoming me anymore. I was so heartbroken. I was just about to go back and drown my sorrows in alcohol by myself," Yun Zhiming said jokingly as he put the basket on the ground.

Seeing the expectant looks on the faces of the elderly, he stopped being mysterious and took out a wine jar from inside and placed it on the table.

As soon as the wine jar appeared, several people couldn't help but lick their lips and stare longingly at it.

Yun Zhiming previously brewed a lot of fruit wine using the fruits provided by Yunqi. Perhaps because the varieties of fruit were fresh, or perhaps because the fruits produced in the space were somewhat different, the brewed fruit wine tasted particularly good and also had some health benefits.

These old men all felt their sleep had improved significantly after drinking it, and the wine didn't cause headaches; it was both satisfying and healthy. Everyone knew this kind of wine was rare these days, and although they knew Yun Zhiming's family still had some, no one dared to ask for it easily.

"We must have a good drink today." Sun Shiguang looked at the wine in front of him, reluctant to move it away.

"Ming'an, don't be stingy later. You can't hide anything from this jar of wine." Lü Jiafeng immediately stepped forward to protect the wine jar.

The other old men nodded in agreement, indicating that they could share the cost of the wine.

Lin Zhixin and the others watched them clown around with great curiosity. Was this wine really that good?

Seeing that the old men were ignoring him, Yun Zhiming had no choice but to carry his backpack to the kitchen.

"Auntie, I brought you some vegetables. Please prepare them as you see fit."

"I was just wondering what to cook later?" Second Grandma was very happy to see Yun Zhiming. She knew that their greenhouse harvest was quite good, and at least they hadn't run out of vegetables.

"Why did you bring the eggs over? This won't do. Take them back later and leave them for Junjun and Lele to eat." Seeing that there were still about ten eggs in the bag, Second Grandma quickly took them out.

There aren't many livestock left at home now, and because of the cold weather, the hens basically stopped laying eggs. Now that things have finally recovered, eggs are still relatively rare.

"Don't worry, all the chickens at home are laying eggs, enough for them to eat. I also just picked some fresh tomatoes, so I can use them to stir-fry a dish to satisfy everyone's cravings and give them some vitamins."

Hearing Yun Zhiming say this, Second Grandma stopped refusing. Looking at the thin and bony group of people outside, she knew they must not have eaten fresh vegetables for a long time, so she gritted her teeth and accepted them.

"Auntie won't stand on ceremony with you. We'll make sure the chickens at home lay eggs in a few days, and then we'll give them to Lele and Junjun to eat."