"Haha, Jiang Zhiqing, people like that don't deserve my help."

"Since they don't want to live a good life, then let them remain poor. It has nothing to do with me anyway."

"Yes, Tang Zhiqing, you can take your time picking grass for the pigs. Lin Yifei and I will go to the back mountain to pick medicinal herbs first. Otherwise, those aunts will have picked a lot before we go."

"Okay, Jiang Zhiqing, you guys go ahead and get busy."

After Jiang Qingyan and the others left, Tang Shiyan hurriedly sped up to collect grass for the pigs. She had to finish collecting the grass quickly so that she could go back and make lunch.

Because Xia Jinnian and his brothers went deep into the mountains today and probably wouldn't be back soon, she had to go back and cook lunch.

Xia Jinnian and his brothers soon arrived in the mountains.

Zhou Jinrui: "Boss, this mountain is so vast, how are we going to find those weapons without a map?"

"We're not going to have to search the entire mountain, are we? How long will it take to find it? Those Japanese are really good at hiding things. They actually hid something so important deep in the mountains."

Su Chengyuan: "That's right, Boss, we have to think of a way. We can't just wander around blindly in the mountains like this, right?"

"If we can't find that weapon, I wonder how our superiors will criticize us? Will they train us to death?"

Xia Jinnian: "So you must have confidence. Don't lose heart or give in. If you don't have any clues, you can only search everywhere."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and hurry up to find it. We have to find it as soon as possible before the enemy spies do. We must not let it fall into the hands of the Japanese."

Several people began to search in the deep mountains. Tang Shiyan carried the pig grass on her back and walked towards home. She put the pig grass at the brigade headquarters and prepared to return home.

At this time, Meng Huilan happened to be going back from work to make lunch and was also passing by the brigade headquarters.

"Aunt Huilan, go back and make lunch. I said I'd visit you at your house later, but now that I see you, there's no need to go."

"Tang girl, do you have something to ask us? Then you can tell me now and see if we can help you."

Aunt Huilan, it’s actually nothing. I just got two pheasants and a wild rabbit when I went up the mountain to collect herbs. I plan to stew them and eat them in the evening.

"So I'm going to go to your house later and invite your whole family over for dinner. Didn't Xia Jinnian and the others just get here not long ago?"

"That's what Xia Jinnian meant. He also wants to invite Captain Uncle over for a couple of drinks."

"Girl, how can that be? We are such a big family, I don't know how much of your food will be consumed?"

"Besides, your captain uncle likes that kind of thing. No matter how much wine you have, it won't be enough for him. You might as well keep these good things for you guys to enjoy slowly."

"Now those four soldiers are living in your house, and they need food. How can the few work points you earn alone provide enough food?"

"Aunt Huilan, it's okay. They paid for my living expenses and rent."

"Also, I've saved quite a bit of money from selling the herbs I picked myself, so you don't have to worry about me running out of food."

"I also want to thank you and the captain for your care and concern for me all the time, so I asked you to have dinner. Don't think too much about it."

"If it were someone else, I wouldn't have yelled. Isn't there an old saying that people should learn to repay kindness?"

"Since you helped me like that before, it's only natural that I treat you to a meal."

"Tang girl, we are a big family and we haven't split up yet. How can we be embarrassed to have too many people?"

"There are elderly people, children, and your captain's uncle's brother and his family. There are really too many people. We may not be able to fit them all at two tables."

"Aunt Huilan, don't worry. You won't eat much. My room is wide enough for everyone to sit. Aunt Youzhen is also a nice person."

"If she was like the other aunties in the village, I wouldn't have called her. I also look at who comes, not everyone I would call for dinner."

"Aunt Huilan, remember to tell the captain and Aunt Youzhen when you get back."

"Otherwise I'll be angry. If I prepare the food and you don't come to eat it, wouldn't it be a waste?"

"Food is so scarce nowadays. It would be a shame if it was wasted. If you hadn't come, I would have delivered the food to your house."

"Girl Tang, you are threatening us to go to your house for dinner."

"Haha, Aunt Huilan, I'm not threatening you, I'm inviting you. It's settled then."

"You guys must come tonight. I'm going to go back and make lunch. Xia Jinnian and the others will be back soon."

"Okay then, I'll go back and tell your captain uncle. Then you go back first, girl Tang."

Tang Shiyan wanted to get closer to the captain's family so that the captain would stand on her side if anything happened in the future.

It's just a meal, and it won't make her go bankrupt. As long as the captain's family can remember her kindness, it's a good thing for her.

As soon as Meng Huilan returned to her doorstep, she saw team leader Ren Youzhen and others returning from work.

She walked over and told them that Tang Shiyan had invited their family to her house for dinner in the evening.

The captain said, "I said, aren't you usually quite talkative? Why didn't you refuse this time?"

"How can we, a family like us, eat the food cooked by a little girl like her? It's embarrassing."

"It's already hard for her to eat alone, and now she wants us all to eat together. How much food will she eat?"

"I refused. You know how talkative Tang is. No one can win over her. She said she wanted to thank us for taking care of her."

"And aren't Comrade Xia and his family also staying at her house? They said Comrade Xia wants you over for a couple of drinks."

"Since they've invited us over for dinner, they're definitely not afraid of us being too many, so let's go."

"At worst, I can just help you out more in the future. But I can't let Miss Tang's kindness go to waste."

Ren Youzhen: "Uncle, Aunt, why don't you take your nephew, niece, and grandnephew with you? I'll cook for my parents at home. Is that okay with you?"

"That won't work. If you want to go, then everyone goes together. If you don't want to go, then no one goes."

"Girl Tang has told me several times to invite you guys. Now that she's calling you, she definitely won't include you."

"We still have to prepare something to take with us. With so many people eating, how can we go in empty-handed?"

"His Second Aunt, I understand. We watched Miss Tang grow up, and we know her well. After she was separated, she built such a big house on her own."

"It's really not easy, but she's close to you and you have such a good relationship, so you should talk about her sometimes."

"Tell her to be more frugal with her money. Earning money is not easy, and she always spends lavishly on so many delicious foods."

"The people in the village were jealous and said so much about her behind her back."