"Battalion Commander Zhao, hello!"

Hello, may I ask who you are?

"Reporting to the battalion commander, I am from the fourth team. I am here to confirm with the battalion commander about the competition next month."

As the visitor spoke, he placed the letter in his hand on Zhao Jinxiang's table.

"Wait a moment, I'll tell you after I finish processing the documents I have."

Seeing the man's reaction, Zhao Jinxiang calmly took the letter and said...

The letter was written by Chen Jianjun. After reading it, Zhao Jinxiang was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time. He finally calmed down and slowly told the visitor about the competition.

While explaining the competition to the visitor, Zhao Jinxiang quickly wrote down an address and handed it to him.

"Yes, Battalion Commander, I understand. I'll be going now."

After receiving the address, the person left without hesitation.

"Knock knock knock..."

At 8 p.m., Zhao Jinxiang was anxiously waiting in the house when he heard a knock on the door. He hurried to the door and welcomed the person in.

Battalion Commander Zhao

The visitor greeted Zhao Jinxiang.

"What exactly happened? Tell me everything you know in detail."

Zhao Jinxiang, who had been pacing anxiously back and forth in the room, quietly observed the newcomer for a while before speaking.

"This story should start from when the Fifth Young Master went to the countryside. After he went to the countryside, he found a young man who looked very much like the commander. The battalion commander should have heard of this person as well. He is Gu Nanxun, the king of soldiers in the Huaibei Military Region."

"The Fifth Young Master inadvertently learned that Gu Nanxun was someone else's child adopted by the Gu family, which aroused his suspicions, so he wrote a letter to the leader."

"After receiving the letter, the commander immediately went to Heilongjiang Province, only to be hunted down by both sides as soon as he arrived."

"both sides?"

Upon hearing the visitor's explanation that they had been pursued by both sides, Zhao Jinxiang asked in confusion, "One side might be from Beijing, but what about the other side?" He keenly sensed that something was amiss.

"Yes, there were two people from Ma, one from Beijing and the other seemed to be from the local area."

"When the leader investigated the incident of the fourth young master being switched, he discovered that someone had secretly helped the Gu family, and the entire family of the nurse who witnessed the fourth young master being switched was murdered."

"The commander suspects it may be related to your injury back then, and the people who hunted down the commander may also be the ones who escaped from the net back then."

"The commander is worried about the safety of the fourth young master, and since it's inconvenient for him to send people over right now, he sent me here quietly to deliver the message."

"The commander told you to use people secretly as much as possible, and you must not let any word of it leak out."

"What about Nanxun? What about my little nephew? How is he?"

"I don't know much either. I only know that the fourth young master must have suffered a lot when he was young, but he's doing well now. He found a girlfriend in the countryside, and it seems that the leader likes her quite a bit."

"Where's my sister? My sister, do you know?"

"Madam is unaware yet."

"That's right, she definitely doesn't know. If she did, my sister would definitely be restless."

"Take this letter back with you! I'll make arrangements for the people."

Zhao Jinxiang thought for a moment, then sat down and quickly wrote a letter, handing it to the visitor.

"Okay, Battalion Commander Zhao, then I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, the man clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Jinxiang and then quickly left.

"..."

"Thank you all for your hard work today, aunties."

In Chaoyang Brigade, Lin Qing is holding a housewarming banquet. According to custom, a housewarming banquet is a must when moving into a new house.

Previously, because it was inconvenient to go into the mountains, Gu Nanxun had someone pass on a message to Wang Dongsheng. The next day, Wang Dongsheng delivered 20 jin of pork, more than 20 chickens, 20 fish, and some other food.

Lin Qing asked the village carpenter auntie for help, and the carpenter auntie in turn asked Aunt Zhao and Aunt Wang, who cook, and several other aunties to help as well.

"Young Lin, you're too kind. We're all from the same village, so helping each other is only right."

Hearing Lin Qing thank her, Aunt Wang smiled and said...

"Yes, your Aunt Wang is right. Don't worry about cooking. In this village, your Aunt Wang and I always help with the cooking when someone has an event. We know these things well."

Hearing what Aunt Wang said, Aunt Zhao also said with a smile.

"Yes, don't worry! We're used to doing these things."

"You can rest assured about Xiao Lin, the educated youth."

The other aunties also chimed in with their own comments.

"That's right. I've heard it from the carpenter's wife before. The women in our village are all excellent cooks. Especially Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhao, they're really good at cooking."

After listening to what the aunties said, Lin Qing happily gave them a thumbs up.

"Lin Zhiqing, we're here. Is there anything we can help you with?"

Hearing the voice, Lin Qing turned her head and saw a group of people from the educated youth settlement walking over together. The person speaking was Wang Xiangnan, the person in charge of the female educated youth.

"There's nothing else we can help with. Chen Bin and Wang Haoran have already borrowed the table and chairs. There's nothing else to do, so please take your seats."

"Alright, since Lin Zhiqing has said so, let's take our seats. If there's anything you need, just let Lin Zhiqing know."

Hearing Lin Qing say this, Wang Xiangnan did not insist and led everyone to sit down.

Lin Qing didn't invite any members of the Gu family to this banquet. The remaining guests were divided into two tables for the educated youth, one for men and one for women, the brigade leader's family, Zhao Youcai's family, other brigade cadres from the village, and some close relatives, totaling 10 tables.

Lin Qing originally planned to cook 12 dishes, but since she had just built a house and was afraid it would be too ostentatious, she changed it to eight dishes and two plates of steamed buns.

The steamed buns are made from a mixture of cornmeal and wheat flour. Eight buns are served on a plate, and with the eight side dishes, there are exactly ten plates. It's considered impolite to invite an odd number of guests to a banquet. Ten plates are perfect, a truly auspicious number.

"This educated youth, Lin, is really rich. He set up so many tables. How much did it cost?"

"I heard there are a total of eight dishes this time? And two plates of steamed buns too?"

"My goodness! This is equivalent to our annual income."

"Cuihua, you're really good at flattering yourself. How much do you earn in a year?"

"What's wrong? I don't earn much in a year, but you earn a lot! You don't earn much yourself, and you're making fun of me?"

"..."

"Did you get it?"

"Here you go. I had a lot of trouble getting this stuff, so please don't waste it."

"Don't worry, once the banquet starts, I'll secretly put some in her tea, and then accidentally stain her clothes. She'll definitely go back to her room. You just hide in her room, and as soon as she goes back, you..."

"Okay, the banquet is almost over, so you can lead everyone over here."

"Okay, I understand. You should hide now. When everyone starts eating, sneak into her room."

"..."