Chapter 165 Jiangnan Beats People

Little He Zhi was a gossipy person, and when he saw that Chen Tang and Zhou Tingting were silent, he covered his mouth and stared at his mother, pricking up his ears to listen to what was happening.

So when Miao Yuan came out, she had no idea that Chen Tang and the other two were right in front of her.

She was startled, then pretended to be calm and greeted Zhou Tingting, then looked at the person next to her in confusion: "Comrade Shen, why are you here?"

Most of the people living in this area are cadres. Although Director Liang does not live here, she has a sister who is married in the compound, so she and Director Liang chose to do business here.

It was mainly for convenience, and she knew that her future fate could only be to be forced to move down or become an educated youth, so she tried to save money whenever she could at this time.

Chen Tang explained: "Tingting's father is friends with our He Xu. Comrade Miao, do you live here too?"

Miao Yuan saw that she didn't look like she knew anything, and her pounding heart slowly calmed down.

Thinking back to the reason why their family ended up like this, it was all because of Chen Tang and He Xu.

Even though she knew that the fault was not theirs, she couldn't help but feel resentful.

Miao Yuan had no intention of retaliating. Her grandfather had told her that people who made mistakes would eventually be punished. He was paying for the mistakes he made when he was young and did not blame anyone.

So she nodded coldly to Shen Tang, turned around and left.

Chen Tang asked Zhou Tingting not to tell anyone except her family what she heard today.

The transaction between Director Liang and Miao Yuan is none of their business, nor does it affect them. The best outcome is to pretend that they didn't see or hear it.

She went back to Zhou's house, had dinner and then returned to the military region.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye. The weather in July was so hot that I couldn't sleep at night without an electric fan.

The children in the family compound run to the mountains every day. Many fruits on the mountains are ripe, especially wild raspberries, which taste so sweet.

Su Xiaoxiao and Shen Tang made an appointment to go to the mountains to pick raspberries, so Shen Tang handed the child to Aunt Zhang.

The little guy was still unwilling and wanted to go with her. When she wasn't paying attention, he grabbed the backpack and climbed in, covering his face with his little clothes for fear of being discovered by Chen Tang.

Chen Tang suppressed his laughter, carried him out and handed him to Aunt Zhang: "Be good, wait for mom to pick raspberries and bring them back for you to eat."

Xiao Hezhi pouted and snorted, then moved his butt, turned his back to her and picked his feet angrily.

Chen Tang and Su Xiaoxiao made an appointment to wait for someone at the foot of the mountain.

Li Hong was extremely envious when she saw the two of them going to the mountain, but unfortunately she had to go to perform in other troops and had no time to go. As for Lin Xiao, she was breastfeeding at home and had no time either.

This was Shen Tang’s first time climbing such a steep mountain, and the raspberries grew together, so you could find many if you just saw one.

They both picked their own fruits. Chen Tang picked almost a bowl of fruit. The huge basket was so empty that she had to lean over to see something.

Su Xiaoxiao just leaned over to take a look, her cold little face showed no emotion, but that look made Chen Tang feel a little speechless.

Chen Tang raised an eyebrow: "How many did you pick?"

Su Xiaoxiao showed her her back. There were bamboo shoots at the bottom and wild bayberry and golden cherry on top. Chen Tang didn't recognize the remaining medicinal herbs, but there were twice as many tree plums as she had.

Chen Tang: “…”

Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled unconsciously and nodded at her: "Follow me, I'll take you to pick some mushrooms to make up the number."

Chen Tang didn't know how she found them, but she picked beautiful and delicious mushrooms every time she walked. She also picked a lot of raspberries, bamboo shoots, and quite a few wild bayberries.

She was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. Even though she fell and was covered in mud, it couldn't hide the bright smile on her face.

Su Xiaoxiao tied up the chopped firewood and heard Chen Tang holding up a white mushroom and asked her loudly: "Can this be eaten?"

There was still mud on the girl's face and her hair was a little messy, but her skin was so white that it reflected the sun, her facial features were lively and beautiful, and her brown eyes were so beautiful that they didn't seem real. She was so happy that she looked like a little sun.

She suddenly understood a little bit why everyone said that Deputy Captain He was taking advantage by marrying Chen Tang.

When going down the mountain, Su Xiaoxiao carried a backpack that was almost full and held two bundles of firewood in her hands, and she walked down quickly and steadily as if she were a rock.

Shen Tang was stunned. The older you get, the more strange things you see. It was not the first time that she was shocked by Su Xiaoxiao's strength.

After returning home, Chen Tang collapsed on the sofa covered with a cool mat due to exhaustion.

Xiao Hezhi ignored her, held on to the table and slowly walked towards the backpack she had put down. When he saw the bright red color, he grabbed it and was about to stuff it into his mouth.

Chen Tang saw it and ran over with a quick step.

"I haven't washed it yet, you greedy baby."

Aunt Zhang smiled and brought her some cold water. Chen Tang moved a small stool and sat at the door to put everything aside.

I'll just pick some bamboo shoots and eat them tonight.

Mushrooms should be eaten with chicken, but the chickens in the staff compound are not big enough, so it would be nice to stir-fry them with some meat.

For the remaining raspberries and wild bayberries, Chen Tang added some salt and poured some warm water to soak them for more than ten minutes, and then soaked them in cold water to let them be cool.

There were not many wild bayberries, so Chen Tang used them to make bayberry juice. The juice was boiled and placed in cold water for three or four hours, and then hung at the mouth of the well to freeze for more than two hours. It tasted icy, sour and sweet, and little He Zhi loved to drink it.

Only tasted one spoonful though.

afternoon.

Shen Tang poured half a teapot, put a dozen sweet raspberries in it, and ran to Su Xiaoxiao's house with a little He Zhi hanging on his chest.

Su Xiaoxiao was well-known in the staff quarters for her great strength. She ate a lot and did a lot of farm work. The entire yard, except for the small path in the middle, was planted with vegetables on both sides.

Only the space for drying clothes was empty.

Their family didn't have a well, so they had to fetch water. Chen Tang really admired her for fetching water eight times a day just to water the vegetables.

The two houses were not far from each other. Chen Tang walked to Su Xiaoxiao's house, put the teapot on the ground, and smiled at her: "Would you like some cold bayberry juice?"

Su Xiaoxiao: “Drink!”

The two of them each held a porcelain cup and sat at the door enjoying the breeze.

Because Shen Tang was afraid that little He Zhi would get an upset stomach if he drank too much, he didn't give him much to drink. He only fed him half a raspberry from time to time. The greedy little He Zhi pouted and was about to get angry.

At this time, Jiangnan, who was traveling outside, came back.

Chen Tang took a closer look and found that his face was slightly bruised. He asked in surprise, "Xiao Nan, what happened to your face?"

Su Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw a bloody wound on Jiangnan's forehead. Her eyes suddenly turned cold: "Who hit you?"

Jiangnan lowered his head, tugged at his clothes, his eyes were red and wet, and he pursed his lips slightly, but didn't say a word.

At this time, the door was kicked open with a bang, and two military wives walked in directly, holding two children who were unwilling to come in.

"Su Xiaoxiao, look at what your nephew has done to our child?"

The two children looked to be about seven or eight years old. One had a swollen face and the other had his front teeth knocked out. They looked at Jiangnan with evasive eyes and followed the two adults without saying a word.

"I'm telling you, this matter absolutely cannot be let go like this. You and Deputy Battalion Commander Chen can't even teach a child well, so just send him back to the countryside. I heard before that he was a naughty boy at such a young age, slandering Miss Tian for not giving him food, and now he's been hit so hard. He has no family education at all, and his moral character is bad in his bones. I think this child is ruined!"