Seeing the cavalry unit disappear into the distance, Lu Fangfang sighed softly.
She hoped that Zhuang Mingcheng would have a safe journey and return soon.
Looking back, she saw smoke rising from the chimneys of some houses in the residential compound, and she could even smell the faint aroma of cooked food. Her sadness deepened.
Composing herself, she turned and walked back to the troupe.
She'll be living in the family compound from now on. She needs to get back the things she left at the regiment's guesthouse, and she also needs to cancel her room reservation.
...
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Squeak."
Zhu Haiming pushed open the door and was somewhat surprised to see Lu Fangfang outside.
Why are you here so early?
After carefully examining Lu Fangfang, Zhu Haiming suddenly laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
Lu Fangfang frowned, looking somewhat puzzled.
"Tsk, looks like nothing happened between you and Comrade Zhuang. Well, you've gotten so thin, it would be a joke if something happened to you."
Zhu Haiming's sarcasm was somewhat subtle.
However, Lu Fangfang understood what was going on. She gave Zhu Haiming a disdainful look and went into the house on her own.
She packed her things, folded and tied her bundle, and was about to leave.
Upon reaching the door, Lu Fangfang seemed to remember something, and turned back to say:
"Comrade Zhu Haiming, you are actually quite pitiful. When you are leaving, just let me know at the family compound and I will see you off."
"What...what did you say? I'm pitiful?"
Zhu Haiming pointed at herself in disbelief.
Lu Fangfang's eyes were full of sympathy. "Comrade Zhu Haiming, the world is so big, it's fate that we met. I forgive you for what happened before, after all, you've had a tough time too."
In front of Zhu Haiming, Lu Fangfang shook her head and sighed, then pushed open the door and left.
"You've forgiven me? That wasn't easy? I...I..."
Zhu Haiming's face suddenly became quite interesting.
I, a member of the upper class in Shanghai, was pitied by a little girl today.
Normally, she is the one who is envied and envied; when has she ever been pitied?
This...this is even more upsetting than being insulted.
"Lu Fangfang, don't be so smug. You think you can send me away? Bah! In your next life, you'll be waiting for me in the family compound!"
Zhu Haiming dressed up and prepared to go find Xu Jinbu, the second battalion commander.
Li Dajun, that big liar, is about to be punished. If things don't work out with Xu Jinbu, she plans to plead with the troupe to let Li Dajun off the hook.
Otherwise, if he were to be removed from his position as deputy battalion commander, all his efforts would be in vain.
...
Lu Fangfang felt much better after leaving the guesthouse.
Looking down at herself, she realized she was indeed too thin; it seemed she needed to eat more.
She needs to gain 20 pounds in two months.
Having more flesh on your face will make you look better and healthier.
Back at her home in the family compound, the water on the coal stove had just boiled. Lu Fangfang quickly poured it into a thermos and then put the pot on the stove.
She hadn't finished the pork stew with cabbage from yesterday, so she reheated it and ate it for breakfast.
Being home alone with nothing else to do, Lu Fangfang finished her meal and then tidied up the house.
Zhuang Mingcheng bought so many things that even after tidying them up all day yesterday, they still looked messy.
After working until noon, Lu Fangfang went to Political Commissar Xiao's house in the back again.
Tomorrow is the day to go to the county town, and she needs to discuss with Sister Shufen what to buy so as not to be late.
...
"Fangfang, please sit down."
Wang Shufen poured Lu Fangfang a glass of water and then continued, "I've found out over the past few days that the most common crops grown here are rapeseed, wheat, and potatoes, and corn is also grown here."
"rape……"
Lu Fangfang seemed to be deep in thought.
She knew about rapeseed; in her past life, she had seen pictures of the tens of thousands of acres of rapeseed flowers in Qilian, which were very beautiful and spectacular.
In those days, oilseeds were very precious, so growing some rapeseed and pressing it into rapeseed oil was quite good.
"By the way, I've also heard that there's a kind of barley, but I've never seen it before."
Lu Fangfang knew about highland barley, and she said with a smile, "Highland barley is quite similar to wheat. Sister Shufen, let's plant corn and rapeseed on the land we've reclaimed. Oh, and potatoes are vegetables, so let's plant some too."
Wang Shufen nodded; she thought so too.
The newly reclaimed land was thin, so she planted some corn and let it grow as much as it could. She wasn't thinking about eating it herself; enough to feed the chickens was fine.
"I'll go with you to the state-run seed store and buy some more vegetable seeds."
Wang Shufen counted on her fingers, starting to plan.
"We need to buy more Chinese cabbage and radishes to eat in winter. We also need to buy cucumbers, eggplants, cabbages, and green beans. Oh, and we also need to buy chive seeds so we can plant them in front of the yard and harvest them easily."
After thinking for a while, Wang Shufen realized she didn't have enough fingers to count all the vegetables she needed to buy.
"Hey girl, wait a minute, I'm going to get a notebook for you to write down."
Wang Shufen went into the inner room and came out with a notebook and a pencil.
Lu Fangfang took the notebook and found that there were childish hands on it, copying Li Bai's "Quiet Night Thoughts".
After looking at it carefully, she smiled and said, "Sister Shufen, did Tiedan write this, or Daya? The handwriting is quite good."
"Da Ya wrote it. My husband taught her. I have to thank Battalion Commander Zhuang for that."
Lu Fangfang was taken aback. She asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with Zhuang Mingcheng?"
"The book that Daya copied was given to her by Battalion Commander Zhuang. He also told my husband that Daya should study hard. Now, whenever my husband has free time, he teaches Daya to recite poems and write characters. As a result, Daya is now trembling with fear whenever she sees her father."
Wang Shufen laughed as she spoke, "How pathetic. If I had had those opportunities back then, I would have been overjoyed."
Lu Fangfang: "..."
Sending books? To help Daya study hard?
The girl is only four or five years old, is there any need to rush?
The way she listened made her feel that Zhuang Mingcheng was deliberately making things difficult for that young girl.
After all, she had fallen asleep in Zhuang Mingcheng's arms a couple of days ago, and was woken up by Daya...
"How petty."
Lu Fangfang chuckled and cursed inwardly.
I never expected this man to have such a childish side.
Smiling and shaking her head, Lu Fangfang picked up her notebook, turned a page, and began to write carefully.
There were quite a few kinds of vegetables to buy. After writing down what Sister Shufen said, she added some more herself.
Tomatoes, for example, can be eaten as both a fruit and a vegetable, so we should grow a variety of them.
There are also pumpkins. There are no other residents to the east of her house, so she can plant some by the wall and let them climb up the wall later.
Speaking of which, growing vegetables is just right for the corps.
This is a high-altitude, cold region with large temperature differences between day and night, resulting in very few pests and diseases, which saves a lot of trouble.
The vegetables are of high quality when they mature, and they are called highland summer vegetables. She had eaten them in her previous life, and the taste was indeed different.
After finishing writing everything down, Lu Fangfang counted the vegetables in the notebook and found that there were nearly twenty kinds of vegetables to buy.
She was startled. There were so many! How much wasteland would she have to clear to plant them all?
Lu Fangfang had the illusion that she was going to open a vegetable shop.
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