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Lin Zhao's face was full of disgust and she was very sickened.

Gu Chenghuai thought she was tired of the little girl from the Lu family, and said, "Lu Baozhen is going to join the army."

Lin Zhao looked up, "With Su Yuxian?"

"Aunt Lu is going too." said Gu Chenghuai.

"Where is Lu Yizhou's father?"

"I haven't heard that Uncle Lu is going." Gu Chenghuai guessed, "Once Aunt Lu is settled, he should go there too."

"Lu Yizhou's allowance is not enough to support such a large family." The salary of the deputy battalion commander is several dozen yuan, but his parents, wife and daughter have no food supply, so every bite of food has to be bought, which is quite stressful.

Gu Chenghuai knew that his wife loved cleanliness, so he found a clean rag, rinsed it with water, wrung it dry, and wiped the new sewing machine.

He did not forget to answer Zhao Zhao's question: "You can also grow vegetables in the family compound. If you work hard, you won't starve to death."

Lin Zhao chuckled. "I don't think the Lu family just wants to avoid starvation, right? They want to eat meat, have bicycles, sewing machines, watches, and televisions."

Gu Chenghuai was silent.

After a while, he said, "...I'll just dream about it."

As far as he knew, Lu Yizhou spent a lot of money and couldn't save much money. The tickets were given to him as favors, so he didn't have much on hand. It was enough to barely fill his stomach, but it was impossible for him to "wear gold and silver".

Lin Zhao could hear the reluctance in the man's words and couldn't help laughing.

"Let them be, it's none of our business."

Gu Chenghuai suddenly asked: "Do you want to join the army?"

Lin Zhao shook her head. "No."

She looked at the man and said, "It's not that I don't want to be with you, but I know you have great ambitions. I can't help you with my child, and I'll have to trouble you. It's better to stay here and wait for you to be ready, then we can go."

This is also what Gu Chenghuai thought.

only.

When I learned that the Lu family was going, my calm heart was finally disturbed.

"...I'm sorry for putting you through this." His voice was a little hoarse.

"I'm not wronged." Lin Zhao held the man's handsome face, his figure reflected in her clear eyes. She said gently but firmly, "I'm waiting for you to pick me and the child up."

Gu Chenghuai lowered his head, rubbing his straight nose against his wife's, with a very gentle smile in his eyes, "Okay."

Yubao looked up and saw his father whispering to his mother again, and the little boy frowned.

Dad is so attached to Mom that he almost hates him.

Gu Chenghuai: Your mother is clinging to me, you didn’t notice that at all.

Lin Zhao didn't know what her son was thinking. She was thinking about what happened at the foot of the mountain. "Fourth brother appeared in front of people. From now on, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep a low profile. I hope nothing will happen."

"It's a good thing that something happened." Gu Chenghuai's face was calm and composed, "The villagers are not stupid. They know what a skilled doctor means."

"I hope so." Lin Zhao said, wondering how the Iron Bone Wildflower is doing? !

That night.

Lin Zhao carried the villagers on her back and came to the yard at the foot of the mountain.

After seeing Meng Jiusi, she first reminded him, "Fourth brother, please be careful to hide the things we sent you. Xiaoxiao has candy in her hand, and many people have seen it. You can't be sure if someone wants to take advantage of her, so be careful."

"Don't worry, it was Comrade Tian who made them. There are only two of them." Meng Jiusi was very cautious. He pointed it out in front of everyone in the afternoon and no one had any doubts.

"I've also reminded others to hide anything that shouldn't be left out."

"As for my stuff..." He smiled, "Uncle Gu taught me how to hide it. It's very safe. I didn't even think I could hide it that way."

The Uncle Gu here refers to Father Gu.

Meng Jiusi sighed, "The wisdom of the masses is endless."

Lin Zhao covered her mouth and laughed, "I heard from Cheng Huai that his parents used that trick to kill many Japanese before. They are very experienced in this area."

"Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu are both very good people." Meng Jiusi felt very lucky. He had been unlucky for more than 20 years, and fate was finally willing to favor him.

Lin Zhao did not comment.

Thinking of the iron-bone thorn, she asked, "Fourth brother, how is my iron-bone thorn? Has it sprouted?"

Meng Jiusi shook his head, his tone regretful: "...not yet."

Lin Zhao frowned, "Not yet?! Fourth brother, did you see it at night? It's transparent where there's light."

"Yes." Meng Jiusi said helplessly, "I remember everything you said, but it really hasn't grown out yet."

He guessed, "Maybe... the seeds are buried deep, so they may sprout in two days." His tone was not so certain.

Lin Zhao was confident, "It must be!"

Meng Jiusi: "..."

"Is Xiaoxiao okay?" Lin Zhao wanted to confirm whether the plot of the original book could really be changed.

Meng Jiusi was slightly startled, but did not hide it. "It's okay. I lost a lot of blood, but the wound was not deep. I stopped the bleeding in time and applied medicine. It will be healed in a few days!"

"I'm glad you're okay." Lin Zhao smiled.

Meng Jiusi didn't think much about it, he just felt that his sister was genuinely kind.

"How are Jingmo and Guangbai? Are you used to it?" Lin Zhao was concerned about the situation of his two nephews.

"Very good." Meng Jiusi smiled, "They are studying with those two teachers. Every day is very fulfilling and they adapt quickly."

Although their living conditions were poor, their food was not bad. With the help of the Lin family, not only were they able to eat their fill, they also had eggs and sugar. It was not like they had to suffer any hardship.

"You can still study? That's great." Lin Zhao smiled. "If they keep doing this, Jingmo and Guangbai will definitely be successful when they grow up."

Those two teachers have extraordinary backgrounds, and their students will definitely learn a lot.

Jing Mo and Guang Bai, who were squatting in the corner writing and drawing with wooden sticks, looked up when they heard their aunt mention their names.

"Aunt is calling me?" Jing Mo was puzzled.

Lin Zhao couldn't help laughing. "It's nothing. Just write yours and study hard."

"......Yeah." Jing Mo's face was serious.

Guangbai was making trouble at first, but when he heard his aunt's words, he was stunned for a moment, then he picked up a wooden stick and poked the ground like his brother.

Jing Mo: “…”

Meng Jiusi's eyes softened. With his child beside him, the stone weighing on his heart was lifted. A sense of openness emanated from between his brows, and his whole body became clear.

"Zhao Zhao, didn't mom and dad say when they'll be back?"

Lin Zhao retracted her gaze and shook her head: "No. I sent a telegram, but they didn't reply. I wonder what's going on with Third Brother?"

Meng Jiusi comforted: "No news is good news."

"Maybe, on the way back."

Lin Zhao thought it was very likely, as the distinct black and white of her eyes seemed to be reflecting the moonlight.

"Yes. If the third brother knew about you, he would definitely not be able to stay and would be anxious to come back to see you. It is very likely that they are on the way.

Fourth brother, you will be meeting third brother soon. Third brother is quite... enthusiastic. I suggest you prepare in advance. "

enthusiasm?

What kind of enthusiasm?

Meng Jiusi is looking forward to it.

His twin brother... When he thought that there was such a person in this world, a surge of warmth welled up in his heart.

Lin Zhao saw that her fourth brother was feeling emotional and sighed in her heart. Her fourth brother was really a soft-hearted person.

"Are you used to it, Brother?"

Meng Jiusi smiled warmly, "For me, the days are no different, except that I have to work. I take it as exercise."

He looked at his sister gently, "You don't have to worry about me. I'm almost thirty years old and I can take care of myself."

He has been used to hardship since he was young, so his current life is nothing to him.

Now that he has found his relatives, the grandfather who raised him, and his two sons, Meng Jiusi doesn't feel tired and is very satisfied.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "You'll get used to it. If you need anything, tell me."

"good."

After caring for her fourth brother, Lin Zhao quietly left the foot of the mountain and walked towards the village at a leisurely pace.

Not long after walking, I saw Gu Chenghuai and others under the green elm tree.

Lin Zhao trotted over and asked, "Why are you waiting here?"

Gu Chenghuai stepped forward, took his wife's hand, looked down at her, and smiled with his deep and cold eyes, "Let's go."

Lin Zhao was slightly startled, then he couldn't help laughing, "...Thank you for your hard work, Captain Gu."

"It's not hard." Gu Chenghuai said, taking her home.

"Are the children asleep?" Lin Zhao tilted her head and looked at the tall and high-spirited man, love welling up in her eyes.

Gu Chenghuai met his wife's eyes, tightened his grip slightly, and chuckled, "Yeah."

"Yaobao didn't make a fuss?" Lin Zhao asked puzzledly.

Yao Baojiao has a bit of a temper and needs to be coaxed to sleep. If she is not around, she will be very angry.

"No trouble." Gu Chenghuai said, "She listens to Yu Bao very much."

Lin Zhao's eyes were warm, "Yubao has always been great."

The couple returned to the village and didn't meet anyone. They entered the yard and locked the door.

He went to the children's room first, took a look at the children, and seeing that they were sleeping soundly, he left quietly.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Yubao, who was lying on the lower bunk bed, opened his eyes. His eyes were clear and there was no trace of sleepiness in them. He touched the blanket that his mother had covered his belly with. The child grinned with stars in his eyes. He was secretly happy for a while, yawned, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day.

Lin Zhao was writing and drawing in the yard. When she heard someone calling her, she got up and went out.

There were post office staff at the door.

"Here are your packages and telegrams," said the dark, thin but healthy gay man.

Lin Zhao walked forward to take it, signed it skillfully, thanked the other party, and took the package home.

Hengbao rushed over, "Mom, is this something Dad sent?"

Before Lin Zhao could say anything, Yu Bao spoke up, "Stupid, Dad is at home, how can I send it!"

Hengbao scratched his head and stood on tiptoe to look, but couldn't see anything. He tilted his little head and asked Lin Zhao, "Mom, who sent this and what's in it?" He stretched out his little hand to poke the package.

"This was sent by your third uncle. I have to open it to know what's inside. Could you please get me a pair of scissors?" Lin Zhao said with a smile.

"Sure!" Hengbao went to get the scissors.

"Slow down, don't run." Lin Zhao shouted hurriedly.

Hengbao obeyed and immediately slowed down his pace, walked over to get it, and took out the scissors.

Lin Zhao took the scissors and said, "Don't run with something in your hands, especially scissors or an axe. If you fall, you will hurt yourself."

"Yeah." Heng Bao responded seriously, smiling, "Grandma taught us, I remember."

Yu Bao hurriedly said, "I remember that, too."

Qianbao looked at his mother calmly and nodded obediently.

The youngest sister reached out to grab the package and said in a baby voice, "Remember it!"

Yubao grabbed her little hand, her tender face full of seriousness, "Yaobao, don't make trouble, let mommy take it apart, and watch later."

As expected, the little milk ball stopped making trouble.

Lin Zhao praised her son, "Yu Bao really acts like an older brother."

Yu Bao couldn't stand his mother's praise. When he heard this, he couldn't suppress the smile.

Touching Yubao's head lovingly, Lin Zhao cut open the package and took out the contents one by one.

There was a large bag of herbs, milk tablets, dried dates, walnuts, dried fruits, etc., as well as a piece of leather that I couldn't tell what it was, and some money bills.

She took out the milk slices, tasted them, and the rich milk aroma reached her nose.

Hengbao clung to Lin Zhao's arm and asked for it, "Mom, I want it too!"

"All of them." Lin Zhao gave one to her own child.

"It tastes like milk, so nice, just like White Rabbit milk candy. Mom, what is this?" Yubao asked curiously as he ate slowly.

"Milk slices." Lin Zhao opened the letter from her third brother and read it slowly.

Lin Shifan had a lot to say. The letter took up three pages. He talked about his life, asked about his sister and four nephews, and told them to let him know if they needed money. If they wanted anything, they could write to him and he would find a way. He also expressed his regret for not being able to come back to celebrate his sister's birthday, and promised to come back next year...

"Mom, what did my third uncle write?" Yubao asked. Seeing Yaobao eating on her chin, he lifted up the floral bib on her chest and wiped her sister's mouth.

Lin Zhao did not give the children a perfunctory response and simply read the letter to them.

She read slowly, and the four little kids listened attentively.

"Uncle San is so nice." Yubao said, "Mom, can Uncle San come back next year? I can't even remember him."

Not to mention the children, even Lin Zhao almost forgot what her third brother looked like. Lin Shifan had sent him a lot of things in the past few years, but he never had the time to come back.

"No need to wait until next year, your third uncle should be back soon." Lin Zhao said with a smile.

I was thinking about making something good.

The food in the army is average, with two-layer steamed buns and cornmeal steamed buns. Occasionally there is meat but very little. After a quick bite, it has no taste at all.

It's very hard.

"When?" Hengbao opened his eyes wide.

Lin Zhao patted her son's forehead and said, "I can't say for sure. Just wait and see."

"...Okay." Hengbao said reluctantly.

Soon, the dried dates attracted his attention again, "Mom, I want to eat this."

"Just dates? Do you want walnuts and dried fruits?" Lin Zhao smiled.

Hengbao licked his lips and laughed, "Yes."

Lin Zhao was very generous. She gave some to the twins and a milk tablet to each of the twins, but she didn't dare give them anything else.

After distributing them to the children, she took out a bag of dried dates and locked the rest in the cabinet in the kitchen.

"Yubao, Hengbao, this bag of dried dates is for your daughter. Let her soak it in water and drink it."

Yu Baohengbao and Gu's mother went to run errands without saying a word.

The twins were lazy and didn't want to move. They sat next to their mother, swinging their short legs and eating milk, looking very comfortable.

Xiao Jin didn't go out either. She nestled on Lin Zhao's lap, with her long, thin tail gently wrapped around her wrist.

Seeing that the twins were well behaved, Lin Zhao smiled at them and opened the telegram from the capital.

Then.

Know about the Yuan family.

Quickly glancing at the words above, the curve of her mouth grew wider and wider.

Her confused ex-sister-in-law lost her job, and the Yuan family was planning to marry her off and get another dowry... ?

How come I can't feel sympathy?

Gu Chenghuai came home after exercise and saw that Zhaozhao had an overly bright smile on her face. He raised his eyebrows slightly and pulled a stool to sit down.

"What's the good news?"

Lin Zhao handed the telegram over without saying anything.

"You will know after reading the telegram sent by Comrade Yun!"

After saying this, she lay down on the clean stone table as if she had no bones, her eyes fixed on the man.

He was wearing a dark green training suit, his forehead was slightly damp with sweat, his whole body seemed to be steaming with energy, his arms were strong, and when he raised his hands slightly, they were bulging, looking very powerful.

His facial features are clean and neat, with the sharpness and determination unique to a soldier.

Gu Chenghuai was not a dead man. Feeling his wife's gaze, he rarely cared about his image and regretted not going to the river to wipe off the sweat.

He remained calm as he read the telegram and said, "Yun Jian is thoughtful."

"It's more than thoughtful, it's so thoughtful!" Lin Zhao was moved by this comradeship.

The bond between those who have fought together is truly strong.

Gu Chenghuai also felt that Yun Jian had good intentions.

He discussed with Lin Zhao, "Zhao Zhao, the meat sauce you sent me before was pretty good, can you make some and send some to Yun Jian?"

"Okay." Lin Zhao agreed, and then said, "Isn't this gift too light? He is from the capital, he has seen everything."

Gu Chenghuai smiled, "People in the capital need meat tickets to eat meat."

"Yun Jian eats meat twice more than us at most, but he doesn't eat meat as much as he wants or get sick of it. After all, there are only so many meat tickets per month."

Lin Zhao thought so too. "My mother sent me a lot of mushrooms. How about making some mushroom meat sauce?"

"Sure." Thinking of the meat sauce that the Second Battalion Commander was thinking about Zhao Zhao sent, Gu Chenghuai said, "I have a few comrades who also want it and said they can exchange it for something. Do you want anything?"

Lin Zhao really wanted something. Her eyes sparkled. "I heard that wool sweaters are warm and light, and more comfortable than sweaters. I want one. Can I?"

"I'll go back and ask." Gu Chenghuai couldn't guarantee it.

"If there is none, forget it." Lin Zhao said again.

She could draw a lottery and give one to the man and her four children, as well as her parents and third brother.

"Third brother sent a lot of medicinal herbs. I'll give them to fourth brother tonight and ask him to make some common medicines. Take them with you when you leave."

Gu Chenghuai's eyebrows were gentle, "Okay."

As they were talking, the twins came back skipping and bounding, along with Xiao Libao and Maodaner.

"Third uncle, third aunt." Li Bao held dried dates in his hands and nibbled them in small bites.

Maodaner also politely called out, "Uncle Gu, Aunt Lin."

"Libao and Maodan are here." Lin Zhao smiled, took out some snacks, and poured sugar water for the children.

The two children thanked them.

"Thank you, Aunt Lin."

"You're welcome." Lin Zhao smiled. She liked children very much, especially those who were well-behaved and sensible.

She looked at Maodaner and said, "I'm going to make mushroom meat sauce later. You can learn from me."

Cooking is never different, but the basics remain the same. If you learn how to make meat sauce, you can also learn how to stir-fry noodles with sauce.

Maodaner looked expectant and said, "Okay."

After being taught by Aunt Lin last time, his grandmother said that his cooking skills have improved, and he felt the same way.

Deciding to make meat sauce, Lin Zhao didn't waste any time and called Maodaner into the kitchen, followed by the twins.

Gu Chenghuai settled the twins in the yard, called Dahuang to look after the babies, and went into the kitchen to help.

Lin Zhao: “…”

Add chicken thighs to the rhubarb in the evening.

Gu Chenghuai washed the mushrooms, cut the meat, prepared various ingredients, and cut them all into cubes. Then Lin Zhao took over the work while Hengbao started the fire...

Maodaner and Yubao observed and learned.

In the small kitchen, there is a clear division of labor.

Soon, a domineering fragrance wafted out.

"It smells so good." Hengbao stood up and looked into the pot.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "How about using this sauce to eat noodles this afternoon?"

"Okay." Hengbao said loudly.

Yubao nodded.

"Maodan'er, bring some back later and let your grandma have a taste." Lin Zhao looked at Maodan'er gently.

Maodan'er was stunned and waved his hands quickly, "No, no need..."

"You can't say no." Lin Zhao interrupted him and asked, "Did your grandmother ever say that you can't refuse a gift from an elder?"

"I did." Maodaner said honestly.

"So don't say no, just keep it if I give it to you." How many bottles of meat sauce can be exchanged for the jade gourd that Old Lady Ning gave to the twins?

"Thank you, auntie." Maodaner thanked.