Simple also thought of that cheerful, teenager.

"You two have a good relationship? It's obvious he depends on you a lot."

"I guess so, he's a distant cousin, we're beyond the fifth degree of kinship, but we have a good relationship with our elders and we've always kept in touch."

He's always wanted to follow me since he was little. When I joined the army, he followed me. When I came here, he applied to come with me too.

"They're practically family, so what's so difficult about it? If you want meat, just come over. As long as you don't stop us, we'll never be short of meat at home."

Qin Qinghuai felt a mix of emotions, including helplessness. It seemed that his fate of living off a woman was sealed.

"Okay, I'll go to work first and tell them later that we'll dig the cellar tomorrow."

I'll also tell Lin Tuan, "Don't rush tonight. Get your things ready, and we'll go together when I get back."

In the afternoon, Jian Dan wasn't in a hurry and just tidied up the odds and ends.

Since she had already said she was going to dig a cellar, she wasn't in a hurry to prepare the vegetables; they wouldn't freeze in a few days.

After tidying up like this, she was surprised to find that there was no work left!

This is very unreasonable.

However, she wasn't idle either. Qin Qinghuai had only been gone a short while when there was a knock on the door.

She paused for a moment before pushing the door open and going out.

"Second Uncle?"

Outside the door stood Cheng Zhuo, whom Jian Dan had been thinking of visiting in a few days. His face was familiar, but it looked more weathered, and most of his hair had turned a different color.

"Second Uncle, why is your hair all white?"

Jian Dan hadn't spent much time with Cheng Zhuo, but she remembered every instance of his thoughtfulness and concern. In her memory, Cheng Zhuo had always been full of vigor and high spirits. Even when he left from the Northwest, he was only disappointed. How could he have aged so much in just a few years?

Cheng Zhuo smiled, his expression now more peaceful and gentle.

"You silly child, you came here without telling your second uncle. If your second aunt hadn't called and said she was going to a free clinic and missed seeing you, I wouldn't have known."

"Come in, come in quickly. We only arrived last night. We were planning to tidy up in the next few days and he would come with me to see you. I even brought you some venison."

"You silly child, you've gone into the mountains again,"

Cheng Zhuo followed him into the house, looking around.

"This is what he applied for; it looks pretty new,"

I simply poured a glass of water in.

"Yes, but he tidied it up again last month."

Second Uncle, sit down and rest for a bit, have some water.

I was worried when I saw the gray hair, but now, looking at it more closely, I think...

"Second Uncle, why do you look even healthier?"