Seeing that they weren't eating pears, Lin Ying said, "If you want to eat those, come find me. I cut down a pear tree, and there are still quite a few fruits on it."

Their expressions varied, but deep down they all felt that in this freezing weather, even a little bit of cold weather was not too bad.

Knowing that they were still on patrol, Lin Ying decided not to disturb them: "Okay, you guys are busy, I'll head back now."

With that, Lin Ying started walking back.

Zhao Qinghuai watched Lin Ying walk slowly and thought for a moment: "You guys continue patrolling, I'll take your sister-in-law back."

Zhao Qinghuai wasn't very old; compared to the other regimental commanders, he was quite young. However, compared to those who had only recently enlisted, he was still older.

Therefore, it's perfectly fine to call Lin Ying "sister-in-law".

However, just as Zhao Qinghuai was about to chase after Lin Ying, he heard the squad leader who was patrolling with him say, "Commander, your wife's shoes are nice."

Zhao Qinghuai instantly understood what he meant: "Okay, I'll ask about the shoes when I get back."

Hearing Zhao Qinghuai say this, everyone else grinned.

You have to understand, when they patrol, especially in winter, they trudge through snow, one step at a time. Even if their shoes are waterproof, snow still gets seeping into their feet. Winter weather is already cold, and having your feet stuck in the snow makes it even colder.

They saw it; the commander's wife was wearing those shoes, and they were completely dry!

Lin Ying had only taken a few steps when she heard Zhao Qinghuai calling her from behind. She turned around, and he was already running up to her.

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

Lin Ying waved her hand: "Why are you giving me a ride? I know this way."

Zhao Qinghuai insisted on taking the basket from Lin Ying's back: "Let's go."

Seeing this, Lin Ying didn't stop her: "Alright then."

Upon arriving at her doorstep, Lin Ying said, "Alright, don't go in. If you're busy, go ahead and do your thing."

Zhao Qinghuai nodded, but seeing Lin Ying take off her wooden shoes, he pointed and said, "Can I take a look at these? They patrol often..."

Before Zhao Qinghuai could finish speaking, Lin Ying placed the item in his hand: "It's nothing special, you can take it if you want. Here, and the support bag too."

Zhao Qinghuai was instantly moved again as he held the things in his hands.

However, knowing that this was outside, he didn't excitedly hug the person.

Lin Ying went home after watching Zhao Qinghuai leave.

The first thing Zhao Qinghuai did upon returning to his unit was to have someone write a notice to the family compound saying that there were no monsters and everything was normal on the mountain.

He also gave the things he had to Zhang Shanlin.

After hearing Zhao Qinghuai's explanation, Zhang Shanlin couldn't help but praise, "Commander Zhao, what a treasure you've married! A while ago, she got us a table saw that helped the forest farm a lot. Now she's got us these snow boots. These things are incredibly helpful to us."

The key point is that not only are they skilled at making these things, but they are also incredibly considerate. They gave away so much without hesitation, without a single moment's hesitation. And those medicinal herbs—it would have been such a hassle to bring them back—but they didn't hesitate at all.

Your team was able to heal their eyes so quickly thanks to them.

Zhao Qinghuai was very proud, but said, "She's just bored at home. You don't know, we even have an automatic wood-adding machine at home. We add firewood to the machine every two or three days, and the house is always warm and cozy."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shanlin couldn't help but ask curiously, "There are such good things?"

Zhao Qinghuai said, "If you ask me, she's just too lazy. Everyone burns firewood; it's just a matter of adding some, but she just can't stand it."

Zhang Shanlin chuckled. If he hadn't seen the man's arrogant face, he might have actually believed him.

Zhang Shanlin hadn't expected Zhao Qinghuai to be this kind of person. Before Zhao Qinghuai joined their branch, they had already heard he was a ruthless character. Having spent some time with him, Zhang Shanlin had also discovered that this man was resourceful and ruthless. He was decisive in his actions and courageous and resourceful in the face of adversity.

However, Zhang Shanlin did not expect that when this man talked about his wife, he would become as vain as a peacock.

"Oh, right, there was a report from outside that the Atractylodes lancea you acquired yesterday has returned. I was just about to go over there, why don't you come along?"

Zhao Qinghuai stopped laughing and said seriously, "Let's go take a look."

Lin Ying gave them a lot of Atractylodes macrocephala, but it was only enough for their group to drink.

Now, with the eye drops and Atractylodes lancea given by Lin Ying, only a small portion of the group has not recovered; the rest have regained their vision. However, just to be on the safe side, Zhao Qinghuai still plans to have them drink the medicine for a few more days.

However, the Second Regiment and the First Regiment were still busy, so this batch of medicinal herbs was purchased for the other two regiments.

Of course, he also submitted a report about this matter. His wife had cured his illness and contributed so much; he couldn't let someone steal the credit.

After Lin Ying returned home, she put the pears in the cellar and buried some more in the snow.

Her home is quite dry, so she needs these cooling products.

After that, they got the big wild boar out and started cleaning it up.

Lin Ying often went out with her grandfather, and she used to accompany him to the countryside to treat patients. She had seen pigs being slaughtered, but that was all. However, she could kill rabbits. Thinking about it, it was similar.

To avoid trouble, Lin Ying simply cleaned up in the bathroom. She had a large pot of water boiling in the bathroom, so she washed everything as she cleaned. She also braised the offal along with the pig's head with its tusks.

As for the pork that was cut up, she just threw it outside to freeze.

An adult wild boar weighs about 400 jin (approximately 200 kg), and even after skinning and removing the eggs, the meat and bones together weigh over 200 jin (approximately 100 kg).

The large pot was bubbling away, and Lin Ying took a small pot and put it outside to stew the large bones with medicinal herbs.

After everything was packed up, Lin Ying used the large pot for boiling bath water to boil the medicine, and then used her homemade cleaning solution to thoroughly clean the bathroom and kitchen.

After all that fuss, Lin Ying looked at herself, then took another shower and changed her clothes.

She washed the clothes she was wearing. Luckily, Lin Ying listened to Li Yue'e's advice and wore an overcoat over her thick cotton-padded coat. Although it made her look even more bulky, it made washing clothes much easier.

Especially since her outer clothes were made of coarse cloth, it was less likely for dirt to seep into her thick cotton-padded coat.

Lin Ying was busy washing clothes, unaware that the fragrance of her home had already filled the entire courtyard.

The adults are doing alright, they're all chatting in groups now, while the kids are all playing outside. These days, which family can afford to eat meat even a few times a month? The men here get less than two pounds of meat a month, and that's after rendering the fat. The rest they barely manage to eat for several days.

Of course, everyone was craving meat. Besides, most families were already struggling to make ends meet, so it was perfectly normal for the children to be hungry. Now that the smell of meat was wafting over, they couldn't resist it even more.

Regardless of what the adults were talking about inside, they all ran in, crying and demanding meat.

Several adults were inside. Because of the firewood burning, the house smelled strongly. In addition, everyone was sitting cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), and the room was tightly closed, so they really couldn't smell any meat aroma outside.

Hearing the children making a fuss, the women who were chatting in distress each gave their sons a good whack. The children wiped away their tears and came out again.