There were three female comrades standing outside the yard. After Ye Zhi saw their faces clearly, she found that she didn't recognize them.

It wasn't the neighbor, Sister He, who came to their house last night.

A military wife wearing a blue floral shirt stared at Ye Zhi's pretty face for a moment, then looked at Lu Wei, gave a forced smile, and said, "I was wondering who came to this yard, it turned out to be Captain Lu."

Lu Weiyi's face was cold and he said "hmm".

Several military wives were a little embarrassed by Lu Wei's cold attitude. Everyone in the military camp knew that Lu Wei was not easy to mess with. He never gave face even to female comrades and scolded them like his grandsons.

Several people looked at each other, nudged each other with their hands, and signaled to leave quickly.

However, Li Shufen looked at Ye Zhi and asked, "You are Captain Lu's lover, right? Comrade, where are you from?"

Ye Zhi looks gentle and kind, and it seems like someone who is easy to control.

Unlike Lu Wei, who has a stern face all day long, children would turn away when they see him.

Everyone came here specifically to see Lu Wei's childhood sweetheart. The family compound is so small that if there are new family members coming, everyone would want to gossip.

Especially since this is the terrifying Lu Wei's marriage, and it is said that he was forced by the old man to marry his childhood sweetheart.

Aren’t you all itching with curiosity?

I just didn’t expect that the old maid that everyone was talking about would actually look so... delicate? !

Yes, it’s Jiao.

Delicate.

They have been in the family compound for so long, but have never seen any female comrade as fair and tender as Ye Zhi, who looks like a capitalist lady.

Isn't it said that she is an old girl from the countryside?

Damn it!

Ye Zhi responded gently: "I'm from the Jiangnan area."

Li Shufen raised her eyebrows: "Oh, I know. No wonder she looks so pretty. They say girls from the south of the Yangtze River are as pretty as paintings. It's true."

When the other two military wives heard this, they curled their lips.

I muttered to myself, Li Shufen really says one thing to one person and another thing to another.

I didn't know how gloating I was when I first came here, saying that Lu Wei married an ugly old girl.

Everyone knows that Li Shufen had taken a fancy to Lu Wei a few years ago and wanted the political commissar to arrange a blind date for her.

Who knew that Lu Wei would ignore her.

Today, he dragged them to see Lu Wei's childhood sweetheart, definitely just to see if this childhood sweetheart is as pretty as himself.

Now that I see she is not ugly anymore, she speaks in a nice way.

Ye Zhi smiled faintly and said, "No, sister-in-law, you are the one who looks good."

Li Shufen smiled and said, "I live in the yard in front. I am the family member of the commander of the fourth battalion. My name is Li Shufen."

Ye Zhi still had a smile on her face and said, "My name is Ye Zhi, the same as the Chinese medicine Angelica dahurica."

Although Ye Zhi was a little anxious to go to the supply and marketing cooperative, when a neighbor suddenly came to visit, she had no choice but to chat with him.

Although she had an independent courtyard, the family compound was very small and she saw her neighbors everywhere. She didn't want to ruin her relationship with her neighbors on the first day.

"What a nice name." Li Shufen smiled brightly.

In fact, she is quite beautiful.

But Li Shufen really didn't want to say it.

At this time, Lu Wei, who was beside Ye Zhi, interrupted their chat and said, "Sisters-in-law, don't you need to go shopping for groceries today?"

"We have to hurry to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things."

With just one sentence, the three military wives looked a little embarrassed.

As if to say how much of a nuisance they are.

But no one would be so ignorant as to confront Lu Wei head-on. They just said goodbye in a hurry and left.

As soon as they left, Li Shufen said sarcastically, "Ye Zhi isn't ugly, who said she's ugly? But she looks a little weak."

The other two military wives listened to Li Shufen's words and laughed, "Yes, she looks so delicate. Can she cook?"

"Who knows? This morning, before the wake-up call was blown, I saw Lu Tuan going to the canteen to get steamed buns. I guess it's going to be tough."

Li Shufen smiled but didn't respond.

Some people said: "It's beautiful, but can beauty be eaten? Look at that delicate skin and tender flesh, it looks like a typhoon could blow it away."

After that, they smiled and went back to their homes.

Ye Zhi didn't take this episode to heart.

As she followed Lu Wei to the supply and marketing cooperative, she looked at the nearby scenery.

It was morning, the weather was cool, and the sea breeze was blowing gently, which made me feel indescribably comfortable.

Walking along the road, there is a row of tall coconut trees and a kind of tree called the royal palm that does not grow coconuts. These two trees look a bit similar, but the trunk of the royal palm is thicker than that of the coconut tree. The rows of green coconut trees, the sea and the beach form a beautiful picture.

It turned out that the beach was not far away, but it could not be seen from the yard because it was blocked by trees.

If you were on the roof of your house, you would be able to see it.

After buying things and returning, Ye Zhi will go up to take a look to see if the beaches in this era are particularly beautiful.

"What are you looking at?" Lu Wei had already walked to the front, but when he turned back, he found that Ye Zhi was a long distance behind, so he pulled Ye Xiaoding and waited for her there.

However, Ye Zhi didn't seem to notice that she was walking so slowly.

Lu Wei looked at Ye Zhi and retracted her gaze towards the beach, then said, "Will I go to the beach with you later?"

Ye Zhi heard Lu Wei's question and then whispered, "No, I have a lot of things to do today. There will be more opportunities in the future."

Lu Wei slowed down and did not answer.

After walking for a while, Ye Zhi asked in a low voice: "Why do people along the way seem to be avoiding you when they see you coming?"

It’s still early, but many military comrades are already doing drills.

However, Ye Zhi had also noticed when she was looking at the scenery just now that these military comrades looked terrified when they saw Lu Wei. After they shouted "Captain Lu" in unison, their pace of running suddenly quickened a lot.

In addition to the military comrades who were doing drills, some female comrades also looked at them curiously, but every time Lu Wei looked over, everyone immediately turned away, as if Lu Wei was very creepy.

In Ye Zhi's impression, Lu Wei is very polite and patient.

When they were riding on the train before, Ye Zhi was very curious about things on the island. Along the way, he told her a lot about the military camp and even about things that happened during his school days.

Lu Wei glanced at Ye Zhi's smiling face and said lightly: "I don't know either."

Ye Zhi looked at his expression, as if to say: I did nothing.

A face full of innocence.

Lu Wei did not continue the topic. As they walked, he introduced her to the nearby buildings and the restricted areas that could not be crossed.

Ye Zhi had a good memory and basically remembered everything Lu Wei said.

The road to the supply and marketing cooperative is also very easy to recognize.

There are basically only two main roads here, one leads to the supply and marketing cooperative, and the other leads to the beach.

It's just a little far away.

Ye Zhi and Lu Wei, holding the little kid Ye Xiaoding, walked for nearly twenty minutes before they reached the supply and marketing cooperative.

There is only one supply and marketing cooperative nearby, a red brick and green tile house that doesn’t look very big.

The entire supply and marketing cooperative was divided into three areas: one selling daily necessities, such as pots, pans, and the like; one selling grains, such as staple foods like rice and flour; and another selling non-staple foods, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, candy, and snacks.

There were two sales clerks in each area. Ye Zhi guessed that they were both military wives living in the housing estates.

Ye Zhi had already bought the sauces for cooking in Yangcheng.

But she hasn’t bought the staple food yet. If she wants to start cooking today, she will have to buy some rice.

Ye Zhi was reluctant to use the national food coupons given by Lu Wei's mother. If she bought food at the supply and marketing cooperative on the island, she could deduct the money from Lu Wei's grain and oil book. She had to save some coupons just in case.

Ye Xiaoding on the side asked: "Aunt, don't you want to buy a pot? The pot is over there!" After saying that, he pointed to the shelf at the other end.

Ye Zhi responded, "Wait a minute, the pot is too heavy, it won't be too late for us to buy it later."

Things like pots can be used for many years if they are patched up, so they are not in short supply.

There are two big iron pots on the shelf, just buy the one at the end.

Otherwise you have to carry it, it must be very heavy.

Lu Wei came out this time to help carry things, so he didn't say anything. He just helped to get whatever Ye Zhi bought.

Seeing that Lu Wei didn't say anything, Ye Zhi walked to the food area.

I saw the elder sister who came to her house last night standing in front of the glass cabinet, talking to a younger girl next to her.

Ye Zhi smiled and shouted, "Sister He, so you are a salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative."

He Jinfeng smiled when she heard Ye Zhi's voice: "Hey, Comrade Xiao Ye, why did you come to the supply and marketing cooperative so early? What do you want to buy? I'll help you get it."

Ye Zhi: "I came here to buy some food and pots and bowls. I haven't prepared anything at home yet."

He Jinfeng: "Okay, okay, okay, just tell me what you want to order and I'll get it for you. You don't have to walk around."

It was already dusk when He Jinfeng went to Ye Zhi's house last night. She thought she was very beautiful then.

I didn't expect that now that the light is brighter, she is even more beautiful, so beautiful that I can't help but take a second look.

What a pretty girl.

Ye Zhi didn't hesitate and directly listed a bunch of things she wanted to buy: "I want five kilograms of rice, eight bowls, six cups, an iron pot for boiling water, a large iron pot for cooking, and a kitchen knife..."

Ye Zhi blurted out what she wanted, not caring whether Sister He could remember it or not.

But after listening to her, He Jinfeng just said, "Okay, wait for me here, I'll get it for you now."

Seeing He Jinfeng walking away, Lu Wei asked, "How do you know the brigade commander's wife?"

Looks pretty familiar.

Didn’t he just arrive last night?

Ye Zhi doesn’t have that time either.

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Sister He lives next door to us. She came to our place last night when you were out."

"Ms. He is very welcoming. When she knew we were moving in, she came over to say hello."

It turns out that this Sister He is the brigade commander’s wife, Ye Zhi only then knows.

Ye Zhi looked around and then asked, "Where's Xiao Ding? Aren't you with him?"

Lu Wei raised his chin and motioned Ye Zhi to look at the other side: "It's over there."

I saw Ye Xiaoding and a little boy gathered in front of a toy cabinet with two slingshots inside.

The two little boys were touching their heads, talking about something.

Ye Zhi remembered this little boy, the one who held an enamel cup on the ship to hold sea water for Ye Xiaoding to drink.

I didn't expect to meet you here.

After all, there are more than a hundred groups on Qiongzhou Island, distributed in various locations on the island.

The island is actually very large, and if they are not from the same division, they may be separated by a hundred or so kilometers.

Ye Zhi was not afraid of losing the child here. She was also happy to see Ye Xiaoding had someone to play with.

Children should play with other children.

Just when Ye Zhi was talking to Lu Wei, He Jinfeng on the other end had already taken out everything Ye Zhi had just mentioned and placed them all on the glass counter.

He Jinfeng said, "Let's see if everything is ready."

Ye Zhi looked at the pile of things and couldn't help but sigh at He Jinfeng's excellent memory.

She just mentioned at least ten things, and only once, but I didn't expect that she remembered them all.

And took them all out.

He also secretly gave her two pieces of pork spine and a piece of half fat and half lean pork.

He Jinfeng said: "It's still early, there is pork. If you come earlier or later, there will be no pork."

Ye Zhi really didn’t know what to say. This Sister He was really a good person.

"Sister He, thank you so much."

If I wait for her to go from counter to counter to buy, it would probably take twice as long.

Especially at the meat stall, there was a long queue.

Moreover, on this island, pork is much more expensive than seafood.

Being able to buy pork is really good luck.

Ye Zhi felt that her luck had been pretty good since coming to the island.

He Jinfeng smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite? We are neighbors, so it's only natural. Besides, you just moved into your new home, and you need to get a lot of things. It's quite far to go back and forth from home to the supply and marketing cooperative, so it would be best if you could buy everything at once."

Ye Zhi smiled sweetly: "Sister He, you are so kind."

"Talk about this!" He Jinfeng then looked at Lu Wei and said, "Oh, Captain Lu, you are so lucky to have married such a beautiful wife."

Lu Wei nodded: "Yes, yes."

He slowly looked at Ye Zhi and felt that he was blessed.

When the salespersons nearby heard what Lu Wei said, they all envied Ye Zhi.

How come Lu Tuan became so gentle?

Not at all like before!

Ye Zhi met Lu Wei's scorching gaze, then turned away and said, "Sister He, please help me calculate how much money it is."

After counting the things they wanted to buy, He Jinfeng calculated the price for them, which totaled fifty-three yuan and sixty-eight cents.

The main reason is that the two pots and the bucket and kettle are more expensive.

Ye Zhi took out a few big unity notes and some small change and handed them over, then she took out Lu Wei's grain and oil book and asked Sister He to register it.

Lu Wei was putting the things he bought into a bucket, and holding the large items separately.

Soon, Lu Wei finished packing. He turned to look at Ye Zhi and saw that she was still looking at the shelves, so he asked, "Is there anything else you want to buy?"

"Let's buy these first. I can't think of what else I need for now." Ye Zhi put away the money and the grain and oil book.

He Jinfeng asked, "Can you take so much?"

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Sure, I have a nephew who is playing over there." Then she waved to Ye Xiaoding, "Xiaoding, come over and get your things."

Ye Xiaoding heard Ye Zhi's shouting, and then said to his friend Chen Zhian beside him: "My aunt has bought everything, I want to go back."

Chen Zhian then drooped his face and asked, "Where do you live? I'll come and play with you when the time comes."

Ye Xiaoding hesitated for a moment and couldn't give a clear answer.

He doesn't even know where he lives!

Seeing that Ye Xiaoding didn't know anything, Chen Zhian saluted and said, "Okay, we are so destined to meet again. Goodbye, comrade!"

Ye Xiaoding imitated his adult appearance and saluted as well: "Goodbye comrade!"

He Jinfeng glanced in Ye Xiaoding's direction and said, "So that's your nephew? The one next to him is my nephew."

Ye Zhi's eyes lit up, and she instantly felt the wonder of fate, "Really? My nephew played with your nephew on the boat yesterday, and they had a lot of fun."

He Jinfeng: "So the playmate that Anzi was talking about is your nephew? When Anzi arrived at my house last night, he told me that he met a child on the boat who said that the sea water was sweet. What a coincidence."

"How about this, why don't we let Anzi help carry some things? He's bored here anyway. Let him go back with you to play for a while. It seems that he and your nephew get along well."

I just don't know how these two people communicate.

The languages ​​are different.

When Ye Zhi heard this, she thought it was a good idea. Anyway, Ye Xiaoding would have no one to play with when he went home. This was the first friend he met on the island. If they could play together more, he wouldn't be so lonely.

After the adults had made all the arrangements, they asked Chen Zhian and Ye Xiaoding to carry a bucket with meat and other shatter-resistant items in it.

The two little guys were so excited that they got to play together that they ran out of the supply and marketing cooperative with their buckets in hand.

The people at the supply and marketing cooperative had been keeping an eye on Ye Zhi and Lu Wei. As soon as they left, the young salesperson said, "So the girl that Captain Lu married is so pretty? Who said she was ugly?"

He Jinfeng sneered and said bluntly, "The grapes are sour because they can't eat them."

Ye Zhi watched Ye Xiaoding and Chen Zhian running forward like the wind, and soon they disappeared.

Ye Zhi thought that she would cook for herself starting today, so she bought some Chinese cabbage and water spinach at the vegetable market. These vegetables looked like they were grown by the local residents themselves.

After buying the vegetables, Lu Wei somehow took some clams, oysters, and shrimps.

After having a seafood meal last night, Ye Zhi felt that she was not full, so she let him have it.

After the salesperson stepped on the scale, he told Lu Wei a number.

Lu Wei didn't have a penny on him. He gave it all to Ye Zhi last night. Now he had no choice but to ask her for more.

"One dollar and thirty cents. Please pay."

Ye Zhi was stunned. Why is it so expensive? !

I thought the seafood on the island were very cheap, but it turned out not to be cheap either. Ye Zhi could only resign herself to her fate and took out the money from her pocket and handed it to him.

The salesperson smiled when he saw Lu Wei asking his wife for money even when buying vegetables.

Lu Wei ignored others, gave the money and walked home with his things.

Ye Zhi looked at Lu Wei's back, thought for a moment, and then asked, "You bought so many dishes, are you planning to treat us?"

After all, it was a move to a new home, and Lu Wei was a regimental-level cadre after all. Even if he didn't want to invite someone, there would probably be people who would make trouble.

Lu Wei asked, "What guests are you inviting?"

Oh, then it's not.

Ye Zhi followed Lu Wei without saying anything else, and slowly walked towards home.

Lu Wei was carrying all the heavy things. Five kilograms of rice and bowls were placed in the bucket, and he was holding a large iron pot in his other hand.

Ye Zhi was only carrying an iron pot for boiling water with two kilograms of flour in it.

Lu Wei and Ye Zhi walked together, and a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily.

In the past, he had seen many people bringing their wives to join the army and buying this and that.

At that time, he felt it was troublesome when he saw others carrying all kinds of things.

For so many years he has lived in the dormitory, eaten in the cafeteria, and basically had no worries in life.

But after trying it today, I found it quite fun, especially when I saw my wife asking for this and that, I felt a different kind of satisfaction.

From then on, his wife would use these pots to cook for him.

Come to think of it, Lu Wei has never eaten the food cooked by Ye Zhi.

He remembered that Ye Zhi bought a lot of condiments when she was in Yangcheng. Yangcheng had a wide variety of condiments, and things that were not available on the island were basically available there.

Logically, if his wife couldn't cook, she wouldn't buy so many things.

"Comrade Lu, I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about?" Ye Zhi stretched out a hand and patted Lu Wei's arm, looking at him puzzledly.

Lu Wei glanced over: "Huh? Oh, thinking about what to eat for lunch today."

Ye Zhi looked at him suspiciously, but didn't say anything. She said calmly, "Just eat something first. The kitchen hasn't been cleaned yet."

I cleaned the windows and doors last night. If I cook today, I must clean the kitchen first.

If you need to cook, make sure to prepare dinner first.

Just eat something casually at noon.

After listening to this, Lu Wei just asked: "What did you ask me just now?"

Ye Zhi switched to a handheld pot and asked, "Didn't a comrade pick us up at the dock yesterday? Should we invite him over for dinner tonight?"

Judging from the conversation between Lu Wei and that comrade yesterday, Ye Zhi could tell that they should have a good relationship.

Although Lu Wei didn't say he would treat them, the comrade drove all the way to the dock to pick them up. Since he helped, he must show his appreciation.

When Lu Weiyi heard Ye Zhi's words, he knew she was talking about Li Weimin.

But when Lu Wei thought of Li Weimin's weird expression, he didn't want him to come.

But Li Weimin did say yesterday that he was moving to a new house and wanted to go to Nuannuan House.

Lu Wei said, "Put the things back home later. I have to go to the quarters to sign for the furniture. I'll go ask him while I'm there."

Ye Zhi nodded, "Okay, then see if there are any other comrades who want to come, tell me so that I can prepare."

When I was in Guangzhou, I also bought a lot of sausages and bacon. In the hot and humid weather on the island, they cannot be kept for too long.

If Lu Weiyou's comrades came over, they would stew a pot of rice with it, which would be delicious.

Lu Wei glanced at Ye Zhi and changed his hands, then asked, "Is it heavy? Put everything over here."

Ye Zhi glanced at the comrades watching them on the side of the road and said hurriedly, "It's just a little stuff, not heavy!"

After the two took their things home, Lu Wei went out.

On the other side, Ye Zhi cleaned the kitchen after Lu Wei left, preparing to cook before noon.

The kitchen is also quite large, and the stove has two holes, one for a large wok and the other for a kettle.

There is also a large water tank in the kitchen, but it looks like it has not been used for a long time and is full of dust.

Ye Zhi held the edge of the water tank, bent down, picked up the garbage inside, and then threw it on the ground.

After picking up the large pieces of garbage, Ye Zhi went to the faucet to get two buckets of water, then poured them in and wiped it with a cloth.

But the water tank was too big and Ye Zhi couldn’t clean it by herself, so she had to wait for Lu Wei to come back and clean it before she could use it.

In addition to a water tank and a stove, there is also a brick-made workbench in the kitchen. It is long and wide, and a cupboard can be placed there. It can also be used to cut vegetables and roll out noodles.

There wasn't much debris on it, and Ye Zhi cleaned it up in no time.

The chopped firewood was neatly placed under the workbench. It seemed that it was done by Lu Wei.

She checked last night and there was no firewood in the kitchen at all, and she didn't know when it was done.

Didn't he sleep last night?

After finishing all these, Ye Zhi immediately boiled a large pot of honeysuckle water, intending to drink it as tea.

The summer on this island is so hot that it feels like no matter how much water I drink, it can’t quench my thirst.

She bought this honeysuckle at a herbal tea shop the day before yesterday before boarding the ship in Guangzhou.

At that time, I thought Lu Wei was really suffering from a sore throat, so I bought him some herbal tea. Unexpectedly, all the tea was poured out, except for Ye Xiaoding who took a sip.

Well, Lu Wei is probably really afraid of drinking bitter food.

Fortunately, I bought some more honeysuckle at that time, so now I can let him drink some of it without worrying about the bitterness.

Ye Zhi took the honeysuckle under the faucet, washed it with clean water, and then filled a large pot of water into the washed honeysuckle.

This pot for boiling water is a deep round pot, about thirty centimeters wide. One pot of water is enough for drinking for one or two days.

She carried the big pot of water and slowly walked towards the kitchen, then placed the iron pot on the small stove.

Just as she was about to light a fire, Ye Zhi discovered that

She had never used the stove to make a fire!

Ye Zhi shouted outside the yard: "Ye Xiaoding, come in!"

Ye Zhi's voice was too anxious, and Ye Xiaoding ran into the kitchen, "Aunt, what's wrong?"

Ye Zhi pointed at the cold stove and said, "Come, light a fire."

Ye Xiaoding has been doing a lot of housework at home. When Ye Zhi called him, he must have finished it neatly.

"Isn't it just making a fire? Done!"

Ye Zhi looked at the red flames rising from the stove and let Ye Xiaoding continue playing with satisfaction.

This little guy is indeed quite useful.

Before Lu Wei went to pick up the furniture, he first went to Li Weimin's office, intending to invite him to dinner tonight.

Li Weimin is his best brother.

Since Ye Zhi had spoken, he had to call her over.

Li Weimin agreed without any hesitation. Lu Wei had a headache just looking at him, wondering why he didn't refuse.

"Don't talk nonsense in front of my wife!" Thinking of this loud speaker, Lu Wei decided to take the initiative.

Li Weimin laughed: "When did I say anything nonsense? Don't worry, I always tell the truth."

Lu Wei was a little annoyed, so he simply said, "Just stop talking."

Li Weimin: "What's the matter? Are you afraid that your wife will dislike you? What are you afraid of? She has already married you, how can she run away? You are just a little fierce and hard-hearted, but there is nothing wrong with your lifestyle!"

Lu Wei suddenly felt that it made some sense.

But I still said, "Anyway, eat more food and talk less, otherwise don't go."

Li Weimin saluted and said, "Yes, Commander Lu, I will definitely do it."

Li Weimin asked again: "By the way, is there anyone else going?"

Lu Wei glanced at him calmly, then said, "Why call so many people? You alone are enough."

Li Weimin was silently moved. After so many years of friendship as classmates and revolutionaries, he still held a special position in Lu Wei's heart.

This brother’s friendship was not in vain!

Then, he heard Lu Wei say, "Cooking for so many people will tire my wife out."

You wish.

Li Weimin: “…”

Lu Wei was too lazy to pay attention to him. After leaving his office, he went to the quarters to sign and pick up the furniture.