Uncle Guo drove the two people to the sixth team, and it was already dark by then.
He cracked his whip and carried the two of them all the way to the entrance of the family compound before stopping.
As soon as Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen came down, they saw a dark figure striding towards them.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the person was Xiao Aiguo.
"Comrade, thank you for bringing my wife and sister back."
Uncle Guo was startled. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the man's shirt had four pockets, so he must be a military officer.
He wiped his hands on his clothes and quickly shook hands with him, saying, "It's my pleasure, it's my pleasure."
“Uncle Guo, this is my man, his name is Xiao Aiguo. Aiguo, this is Uncle Guo.”
Wang Shufen took the initiative to introduce the two of them to each other.
Xiao Aiguo shook Uncle Guo's hand and thanked him again.
After Uncle Guo drove the carriage away, Xiao Aiguo finally looked at Wang Shufen and Lu Fangfang with a stern face.
"Why are you back so late? Didn't I tell you to come back earlier?"
Forehead……
Lu Fangfang awkwardly hid behind Wang Shufen.
"Why are you looking so long-faced? My girlfriend and I were digging and we didn't realize it was getting dark. It wasn't on purpose."
Wang Shufen rolled her eyes at the man, then walked towards the family compound.
Lu Fangfang quickly followed.
"I'm just worried about you guys."
Xiao Aiguo felt somewhat helpless and could only hurry to catch up with the two.
"Brother-in-law, it's alright. The place where Sister Shufen and I went is where the grass at the foot of the mountain is green. The people from the Sixth Team are herding hundreds of horses there. With so many people around, you can rest assured."
"What? The grass is green? Where is the grass green?"
Xiao Aiguo was taken aback and quickly asked more questions.
The horses in the troupe haven't eaten fresh grass for several months. This year's drought has slowed the grass growth on the grasslands, and if they don't eat more fodder, the horses will become thin from hunger.
"In the valley at the foot of Mount Gona, there is a large green area and a sea of flowers, it is so beautiful."
Xiao Aiguo listened thoughtfully.
The regiment is not close to the Gona Snow Mountain, but the soldiers can ride horses there for training, and afterwards the horses can eat some fresh grass.
The group is also short of supplies, otherwise they wouldn't have cleared so much wasteland this year.
The cost of raising a horse is higher than that of a soldier, so we should try to save money wherever possible.
"Looks like I'll have to discuss this with Lao Gao tomorrow," Xiao Aiguo muttered to himself.
He followed behind Wang Shufen and Lu Fangfang, glancing at the cloth bags they were carrying. They were bulging inside, as if they contained a lot of things.
"Did you two find some caterpillar fungus?"
"Hmph, don't they know who I and the girl are? Do you think we can't dig them up?"
Wang Shufen turned around and gave Xiao Aiguo a smug look.
"Hey, looks like you two dug quite a bit."
Xiao Aiguo was delighted; it was the first time he had ever seen his lover so proud.
When they reached the last house in the first row, and saw that Lu Fangfang was about to go back, Xiao Aiguo quickly called her back.
"Fangfang, don't go back. I have pork and cabbage stew at home. Come over to my house for dinner tonight. I need to talk to you about something."
"Yes, girl, come to my house and have a meal together."
Lu Fangfang hesitated for a moment, then turned around and quickly caught up with the two.
"Brother-in-law, what's up?"
"I'm going to the city tomorrow. Pack up the caterpillar fungus you dug today, and I'll take it to the city for you to sell. If you want to buy anything, just let me know, and I'll bring it to you."
Xiao Aiguo was also worried that Lu Fangfang would be short of money.
Zhuang Mingcheng escorted the two truckloads of research materials to Lop Nur in Xinjiang Province; his salary wouldn't be available until the end of the month.
Lu Fangfang has no job and no income, which is a real problem for people.
"Fangfang, if you need money, just let me know. Don't be shy, we'll pay you back when Xiaozhuang comes back."
"Brother-in-law, I have money, I don't lack money to spend."
Xiao Aiguo smiled and shook his head, thinking that she was just shy and that he would ask her when his lover was alone.
The three of them made their way home in the dark.
Inside the house, Daya and Tiedan rushed to greet the group when they saw them return.
"Mother, Aunt, have you found any caterpillar fungus?"
The two little kids looked on with curiosity.
Lu Fangfang took out two cordyceps from her cloth bag and handed them to Daya and Tiedan with a smile, "I dug them up, and quite a lot of them, here you go."
The two of them quickly took it.
The two kids were startled by the appearance of the cordyceps; it was such a strange thing.
"You two, don't mess around. Those two are worth two cents each. Girl, forget about them, come wash your hands, let's eat quickly."
The two had eaten something on the mountain at noon and were now starving.
Xiao Aiguo served the two of them a bowl of stewed cabbage and pork, and then took out a few hot steamed buns.
He and the children had already eaten, so he didn't go to sit at the table.
Picking up his lover's cloth bag, Xiao Aiguo poured out all the cordyceps inside.
"Wow, you dug up so much? You guys really found a mountain of cordyceps!"
Xiao Aiguo was very surprised. He glanced at it and felt that there were at least two or three hundred cordyceps in this pile.
He's been here for seven or eight years and has some knowledge of cordyceps. He's dug it up before, but this is the first time he's ever seen so much.
"Be careful not to break it. I dug this up with great difficulty."
Wang Shufen sat on the table and handed Lu Fangfang a steamed bun.
Seeing Xiao Aiguo's surprised look, she felt a little smug. Once these cordyceps were sold, she could at least buy three catties of pork.
"Fangfang, how much did you dig up?"
Xiao Aiguo looked at Lu Fangfang with curiosity.
"About the same as Sister Shufen, maybe even a little more."
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