"Captain! Captain! Captain!"
If it weren't for the young soldier's excited and thrilled tone...
Otherwise, just by listening to his voice, one might think that enemy troops are attacking.
"Captain! Your package!"
The young soldier carried in a large package. "It's quite heavy," he said.
The young soldier was a new recruit under Zhang Jizhou when Zhang was a platoon leader. He was young, but he was a promising young man.
Later, he was selected for the elite squad based on his own abilities.
"Captain, this is your first time receiving a package from home."
It was precisely because this was the first time he had seen Zhang Jizhou receive a package from home since he had known him for so long that he was so excited.
Previously, the captain was never in the army and never mentioned anything about his family.
This was the first time they had seen the captain running to the communications room to wait for his sister-in-law's letter since returning from Lion's Roar Ridge.
Just as the captain sent out two letters but received no reply, they were all secretly worried that the captain might be divorced.
A few days ago, the captain suddenly instructed the soldiers on duty at the gate to keep an eye on his package.
Oh, the captain tried to control himself, but couldn't, and said with a forced smile, "In a few days, your sister-in-law will send me a package. When it arrives, deliver it directly to my office."
The young soldier happened to overhear this, and from then on, he would run to the door to wait for the postman every day during his rest period.
Hard work pays off.
Today, I finally made him wait. The postman took the package out, and he signed for it and then shouted all the way back.
Zhang Jizhou and his partner were discussing some details of the exercise.
Upon hearing this, he temporarily put down his work and took the package from the young soldier.
He turned around to find the scissors, preparing to open the package.
"Captain, did your wife send you something delicious?" The young soldier followed him like a little tail, asking eagerly.
The partner glared at the young soldier, annoyed. "Alright, your captain rarely receives packages. If there's anything good in them, how could you possibly accept it?"
"Instructor, if your wife really sent the captain some good food, would you refuse it?"
The young soldier chuckled and asked back.
"I won't..."
The partner was about to say, "I'd be too embarrassed to accept this," but before he could finish speaking, he saw Zhang Jizhou had already opened the package, and there were neatly packaged beef jerky and pork jerky in front of them.
They were worried that the packaging might loosen or open during transportation, damaging the beef jerky and pork jerky.
She specially used the vacuum sealer in the kitchen to vacuum each one and then seal them.
You definitely can't smell it.
However, the transparent bag and its perfect appearance alone make it clear at a glance that this is definitely a delicious and visually appealing product!
"Jerky! It's jerky!"
The young soldier took two steps closer before he could see clearly the jerky in the package. "Captain, there's even beef jerky!"
The little soldier was so excited!
He only ate beef after joining the army.
And I've only eaten it once.
At the time, the cow was about to die, so they slaughtered it before it died.
(It's not mad cow disease, it's not rinderpest, and it's not a disease that can be transmitted to humans.)
After all, it was he who asked Fang Yan for it, and Zhang Jizhou knew she would send him dried meat, but he really didn't expect her to send him so much.
She was worried that there were too many people on his side and he wouldn't have enough to go around, so she sent so many.
Zhang Jizhou immediately understood Fang Yan's intentions. This woman, she really is...
A pound of dried meat must contain at least two or three pounds of raw meat, right?
Could it be that woman spent all the money she's earned these past few days on this package?
There's not enough to go around, so we'll just have a taste. It's not like we're sending it to fill our stomachs. Why send so much?
She's so...stupid!
Even though he was thinking this, Zhang Jizhou couldn't help but feel a strange sensation welling up inside him, like he had eaten honey, which made him feel fascinated.
Especially when he saw Fang Yan's short note, his usually tightly pursed lips couldn't help but curl upwards once again...
This made the young soldier, who hadn't quite grasped the concept yet, crane his neck, trying to see what was written on the note. "Captain, what did your wife write? Why do you look so...among you?"
Zhang Jizhou glared at him expressionlessly, then carefully folded the note and put it into the left breast pocket of his military uniform, making sure to fasten the pocket button tightly.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Fang Yan was writing him a tender love letter.
Or perhaps, this is the work of a world-renowned calligrapher.
In reality, the contents of the note had absolutely nothing to do with affection.
In fact, fearing that Zhang Jizhou might overthink things, Fang Yan didn't write a single word that could spark any speculation.
Fang Yan's handwriting...
Then there's no need to even mention it.
In future generations, with advanced technology, people either use computers or are glued to their mobile phones, so when will they have the opportunity to write?
After being away from school for a long time and using computers and mobile phones for extended periods, I've even forgotten how to write some characters.
I'm even more hoping that Fang Yan's handwriting will be beautiful.
It's crooked and twisted, really, quite ugly.
But for Zhang Jizhou, this was truly, unequivocally, the first letter home he had ever received.
So this is what it feels like to receive letters and packages from home!
It feels great!
He likes it very much!
"Captain, can I have a taste of this dried meat that your wife sent?"
When they refused to let him see, the young soldier stopped pestering them and instead stared longingly at the dried meat on the table, hissing and swallowing hard.
Zhang Jizhou gathered all the scattered beef jerky and pork jerky back together.
Then, being rather stingy, he took out two packets of beef jerky and two packets of pork jerky, saying, "Take these and share them with everyone."
"Old Zhang, does your wife know how stingy you are?"
The partner couldn't stand it anymore, "Your sister-in-law sent so many, and you only gave us four packages? Is that appropriate?"
"Why is it inappropriate?"
Zhang Jizhou remained unmoved. "One pack contains half a jin (250 grams), but this includes a jin of beef jerky and a jin of pork jerky."
The core members of the elite squad, including Zhang Jizhou and his partner, actually only number ten.
If we subtract Zhang Jizhou, then two jin of dried meat for nine people is quite a good deal for this era.
However, compared to the huge bag in Zhang Jizhou's arms, it did indeed seem rather stingy.
"Then I'll stay and have something to eat with you."
The teammate racked his brains to get the team members to eat a little more.
Zhang Jizhou glanced at him sideways, "Didn't you say you weren't going to eat?"
"Did I say I wouldn't eat it?" the partner vehemently denied.
Even though the slap in the face came too quickly, we must never admit it.
Just as Zhang Jizhou was about to speak, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind...
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