"This guy has finally become sensible."
Lu Fangfang looked at the clean, large iron pot and nodded in satisfaction.
After everyone left, she tidied up the yard a bit more.
Yesterday, she was smashing bones, and they were flying all over the yard. She picked up a small basin and bent down to pick up the broken bones from the ground.
These broken bones were all uncooked, with some bits of meat and marrow on them. She figured she could use them to catch small fish later.
After finishing her work, she carried the large iron pot down.
She shoveled the ashes left from burning the pot into the small vegetable garden outside.
This is a good thing. She has no fertilizer to use now, so she's counting on this wood ash.
Just as I was busy working, Wang Shufen arrived and told me about the duck eggs and goose eggs.
Sister Shufen's husband is the political commissar of the troupe, and he has more influence than I do, so buying some goose eggs and duck eggs shouldn't be a problem for him.
"Zhao Guihua's house? Okay, I'll remember that. I'll go ask her tonight."
Wang Shufen nodded, then got down to business, "Sister, come with me to the logistics department of the regiment. We need to register our land reclamation project with the regiment."
This was important business, so Lu Fangfang washed her hands and, together with Wang Shufen, carried the large iron pot to the troupe.
Since it was on her way, she decided to return the large iron pot as well.
When they arrived at the regiment's canteen, Sister Yan Hong was there, and she returned the big iron pot to her.
Next, the two went to the regiment's logistics department.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please sit down."
The logistics director of the regiment is surnamed Zhao, and he is a battalion-level officer.
He was very enthusiastic after hearing their purpose for coming.
“Our regiment is considered to have relatively sufficient supplies, but we still need to do side jobs, such as clearing land and farming to supplement the soldiers’ income. If the women want to clear land, the regiment will definitely support them.”
"However, the land that the sisters-in-law cleared all belonged to the regiment in name only."
"After the harvest, the harvested crops had to be handed over to the regiment. The regiment would keep a little, and the rest would be distributed to the sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law."
"I know that, it's my duty."
Wang Shufen and Lu Fangfang both nodded.
It's a bit of a hassle, but these are all necessary; otherwise, we'd be making mistakes.
"Okay, then I'll register it. The troupe can also allocate some horse manure to your wife and brother's wife as a form of support from the troupe."
Hearing this, Wang Shufen and Lu Fangfang were very happy.
Whether crops grow well or not depends entirely on the abundance of fertilizer. With horse manure, the two men had even more confidence in farming.
After Director Zhao finished registering, the two left happily.
On the way back, when Lu Fangfang saw the horses in the group again, she couldn't help but look at their rumps.
Wang Shufen was the same. She said excitedly, "After a few days, when the grass outside turns green, the troupe should be able to let the horses graze. Then I'll go and collect horse manure."
"Sister Shufen, I'll go with you then."
As she spoke, Lu Fangfang laughed.
Whose time traveler is picking up horse manure?
However, horse manure is really a good thing; it's very fertile.
Wherever the grass grows lush and green on the grassland, there must have been horse or sheep manure, which is very nutritious.
"Look, girl, isn't that Comrade Hai Mei?"
Wang Shufen spotted an acquaintance in the troupe.
"Zhu Hai-mei?"
Lu Fangfang frowned slightly.
Following Sister Shufen's gaze, she looked towards the entrance of the troupe's guesthouse and indeed spotted Zhu Haiming's figure.
In the distance, besides Zhu Haiming, there was also a sturdy, short man.
"Sister Shufen, who is that man?"
Wang Shufen shook her head. "I don't know either. I've never seen that man."
At this moment, Zhu Haiming, who was in the distance, also noticed the two of them. She pulled the man along and strode over.
"Sister-in-law Shufen, what a coincidence! I was just about to go with my husband to apply for a house in the family compound from Political Commissar Xiao when we ran into you."
Zhu Haiming smiled radiantly.
She glanced to the side, snorted, and ignored Lu Fangfang.
The man beside her spoke up to Lu Fangfang, "You must be Lao Zhuang's lover?"
"It's me, comrade. And you are?"
Lu Fangfang looked at the two of them in surprise.
It's only been a few days since we last met, and Zhu Haiming not only hasn't returned to Shanghai, but she's also applying for a house in the family compound?
What the heck? Are finding a partner really that easy?
"I am Li Dajun, the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion..."
Li Dajun stopped mid-sentence.
Looking at Lu Fangfang, he had a complicated expression. "I used to be partners with Lao Zhuang, but now I've been transferred to the Third Battalion."
"Li Dajun? You're not..."
Lu Fangfang was stunned for a moment, then quickly covered her mouth.
Li Dajun knew that Zhu Haiming's ex-fiancé had used Zhuang Mingcheng's photo to deceive her.
Wasn't this person disciplined? How come he's with Zhu Haiming again?
Lu Fangfang glanced at Zhu Haiming, then at Li Dajun, and then back at Zhu Haiming.
This is such a mess!
Zhu Haiming was annoyed by Lu Fangfang's look. "Comrade Lu Fangfang, we'll be neighbors in the family compound from now on. We'll be spending a lot of time together, so we'll have to take care of each other."
She deliberately lowered her voice when she said the last three words, "Take good care of me."
Lu Fangfang understood the implication in Zhu Haiming's words and immediately felt a headache coming on.
She just wanted to farm, raise her children, and spend the next ten years peacefully in the family compound; she didn't want to have any conflicts with others.
Sometimes, trouble comes looking for you even when you don't seek it out.
Lu Fangfang took a deep breath and extended her hand to Zhu Haiming, "Comrade Zhu Haiming, welcome."
Zhu Haiming was taken aback, then grasped her hand. "You only moved into the family compound a few days before me, so there's no need for a welcome."
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