"this……"
Zhuang Mingcheng stood there, holding the air gun, looking completely dumbfounded.
They cleared wasteland to grow vegetables, climbed snow-capped mountains to dig for caterpillar fungus and pick wildflowers, made adobe bricks to build heated kang beds, sheds, and toilets, and raised quails, chickens, and ducks...
Here comes another wild donkey, it even boils beef bones to entertain guests, buys an air rifle to practice its marksmanship, and goes hunting...
Oh dear, how much has my beloved done in the two months he's been gone? How much is there that he doesn't know?
Zhuang Mingcheng's lips twitched, but he really didn't know what to say.
Is this still the lover he knows?
...
"Comrade Lu, are you harvesting leeks?"
Lu Fangfang turned around and saw that the Second Battalion Commander, Xu Jinbu, was standing behind her with two bottles of liquor. She quickly stood up.
She was somewhat surprised, not expecting Xu Jinbu to come.
If she remembered correctly, Xiao Ting should still be detained in the military region at this time.
Xu Jinbu showed no sadness. He smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Lu, I heard you and Lao Zhuang registered your marriage. Congratulations!"
"Thank you, Comrade Xu. Mingcheng is at home. Please come in."
Xu Jinbu nodded, but the smile on her face disappeared as she turned away.
He carried two bottles of liquor and entered the courtyard.
Hearing Gao Dajiang and Xiao Aiguo's voices inside, a smile returned to his face, and he quickly walked into the house.
Outside the courtyard, Lu Fangfang scratched her head.
If I'm not mistaken, what Xu Jinbu is carrying appears to be two bottles of Moutai.
In those days, a bottle of Moutai cost four yuan, and two bottles would cost eight yuan. You also needed liquor coupons, so it was considered a very expensive liquor. However, compared to later generations, it was nothing.
If I have the chance in the future, I might buy some to stock up on.
Lu Fangfang felt her hoarding habit flaring up again.
She shook her head, picked up a sickle, and started cutting chives.
After a while, she was carrying a large bunch of chives and was about to enter the yard when she saw the Third Battalion Commander and the Third Battalion Political Instructor coming over together.
The two men were also carrying bottles of liquor, and she quickly ushered them into the courtyard.
It was getting dark when Lu Fangfang washed the chives and started chopping them on the cutting board in the yard.
Zhuang Mingcheng stood blankly in front of his lover, holding a bowl of peeled potatoes.
He sighed helplessly and said, "Fangfang, how much have you been doing in the past two months? How much of it is still unknown to me?"
"No...no, I was just digging for caterpillar fungus and clearing land, you already know that."
Lu Fangfang looked up with an innocent expression.
"You know how to hunt."
Zhuang Mingcheng remained expressionless and uttered four words.
Lu Fangfang was taken aback, then waved her hand and said:
"What kind of hunting is that? I just use a slingshot to shoot some grey sables and some pikas to feed Xiaohua. My air rifle can't hit those big animals."
Zhuang Mingcheng looked at his lover, shook his head, and asked again, "What's the deal with that donkey?"
"The stubborn little donkey? I was lucky. I caught it in the woods north of the grassland. I also owe a lot to Little Flower for her help, otherwise it would have gotten away."
"Where's the donkey? Where is it now?"
"donkey……"
Lu Fangfang paused, looked up at Zhuang Mingcheng, and seemed reluctant to speak.
She realized that this man was a bit petty.
After a while, seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng was still staring intently at her, ignoring even his comrades in the room, she had no choice but to say in a low voice with a sense of helplessness:
"The donkey is with Lao Xu. But the investigation team came, and I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I took it to him to avoid the limelight."
Zhuang Mingcheng's lips twitched slightly.
He suddenly felt that Old Xu might understand his lover better than he did.
He felt uneasy and regretted going to Xinjiang.
Seeing that Sister-in-law Shufen had gone inside, Zhuang Mingcheng leaned close to his lover's ear and whispered, "Tonight, tell me everything that has happened in the past two months in detail, without omitting a single thing."
Seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng didn't seem to be joking, Lu Fangfang was dumbfounded.
"There's been so much going on these past two months, it'd take all night to tell you everything, shall we go to sleep?"
Lu Fangfang didn't care.
Well, she really doesn't care, she's just a little afraid of getting sleepy when staying up late.
Zhuang Mingcheng became determined. He nodded and said, "I'm not sleeping. I want to hear you tell me everything, one by one. Neither of us will sleep until you finish."
"Alright then."
Lu Fangfang was somewhat unhappy.
She looked Zhuang Mingcheng up and down, then looked down at herself.
I don't know what's wrong with this man. He's up so late at night and insists on listening to her recount her experiences.
"By the way, I'll go with you to find Old Xu tomorrow and bring our donkey back."
Zhuang Mingcheng finished speaking expressionlessly, then turned and went into the house.
"How petty."
Lu Fangfang pursed her lips. She had a clear conscience and wasn't afraid of the two of them meeting.
Hmm, maybe the two of them can become friends.
Picking up the basin Zhuang Mingcheng had left behind, she washed the potatoes, cut them in half, and stewed them with the pork.
"Sister Shufen, let's eat here together later. Call Tiedan and Daya over."
"become."
Wang Shufen didn't stand on ceremony and turned around to call the two children.
After a while, Wang Shufen returned with Daya and Tiedan, carrying seven or eight large steamed buns.
"Sister Shufen, you are even closer to me than my own sister."
Having just returned from the provincial capital, and with no staple food at home, Lu Fangfang could only accept the food with a wry smile.
Sister Shufen really helped her a lot today.
After making the cucumber salad, all the dishes for tonight are ready.
Inside the room, Zhuang Mingcheng and his comrades, a total of more than ten people, were smoking and drinking, making a lot of noise.
Lu Fangfang didn't want to stay inside, so she simply moved the table out and planned to eat in the yard with Shufen, Daya, and Tiedan.
It's hot now, and it's quite comfortable to be out in the yard enjoying the breeze.
After a busy afternoon, Lu Fangfang was tired. She poured herself a cup of tea and took a big gulp.
Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks to eat, she suddenly heard the sound of the courtyard gate.
Turning my head, I saw Yang Yufeng's eldest daughter from next door carrying her third child and leading her second child in.
"I'm here to find my dad, I'm hungry."
As Da Niu spoke, her eyes were fixed on the dishes on the table.
Lu Fangfang frowned, feeling somewhat angry.
She stood up and went straight into the house to call Wang Haibing out.
"Your three children are still hungry, how can you eat in the house? What kind of father are you?"
Lu Fangfang didn't give Wang Haibing any face either.
Yang Yufeng next door is a weirdo, and Wang Haibing is also problematic; they really don't care about their own children at all.
Wang Haibing felt a little wronged by what he was being said, so he turned his head and said, "Daniu, didn't I cook for you? Did you finish the rice porridge?"
Da Niu didn't say anything, just stared at the food on the table.
Lu Fangfang was taken aback when she saw this.
This family is truly full of talented individuals.
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