Xiao Ting's face turned pale. She quickly explained, "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean you're sick. I... I meant that this cordyceps is useless. It's all feudal superstition."
Wang Shufen was even more displeased upon hearing this.
He carefully placed the cordyceps into an aluminum lunchbox, then quickly stood up.
“Comrade Xiao Ting, I was just digging up some cordyceps, how did that become feudal superstition? The state-run pharmacies in the city all accept it.”
"That's right, Xiao Ting, don't make baseless accusations. We dug up cordyceps and sold them to state-run pharmacies. That was to support national development. Don't talk nonsense."
Lu Fangfang was also unhappy to hear this.
Now is the time to break free from feudal superstitions; we must not get involved with this stuff.
Xiao Ting stomped her foot and said angrily, "Fine, you won't listen then, you don't appreciate my good intentions."
"Pah! Xiao Ting, don't try to insult me indirectly. My man was ruined by you... no, my man went on a glorious mission, um..."
Lu Fangfang wanted to scold Xiao Ting, but suddenly she got stuck.
Forehead……
Lu Fangfang looked disgusted and waved her hand, saying, "Alright, you should leave now, don't get in my way."
"Pah, who cares about you? Dig, dig, dig as hard as you can, work yourselves to death! If you get sick in the future, eat this and see if it works, hmph!"
Xiao Ting was furious. She spat and stormed off.
Now that no one was in her way, Lu Fangfang pouted and continued to bend down to look for cordyceps.
She didn't know if this thing existed or not, but she knew one thing: it was valuable.
"Sister Shufen, why did Xiao Ting go back to the troupe? Have you heard your brother-in-law mention her?"
Not far away, Wang Shufen shook her head. "I haven't heard my husband mention it, but didn't Battalion Commander Xu just say that the two of them are getting married? Xiao Ting might even be moving into the family compound."
Lu Fangfang immediately remembered the military vehicle she had seen last night. Could it be carrying Xiao Ting's dowry luggage?
The thought of this possibility made her even more upset.
Well, now both of her former love rivals, these rich girls, have moved into the family compound. What sins did she commit in her past life? It's really disgusting.
After complaining for a while, Lu Fangfang looked up at the snow-capped mountain.
Xu Jinbu and his soldiers were still chasing the snow leopard. They went further and further away, and eventually, they almost reached the snow-capped mountain next door.
By lunchtime, Lu Fangfang could no longer see the soldiers and had no idea where they had gone.
She wasn't sure if the snow leopard could escape.
Lu Fangfang was unaffected by this incident and continued digging for cordyceps.
Today, she and Sister Shufen found the right place; there were many large cordyceps, more than they had dug on the first day.
In the afternoon, the two stopped digging and went down the snow mountain early to learn how to ride a horse.
In the valley, the horses of the Sixth Team and the Second Battalion were mixed together.
Lu Fangfang looked around but didn't see Xu Jinbu and the others; she only saw Xiao Ting.
The woman was riding a black horse, leisurely strolling through the flower-filled grassland.
Lu Fangfang was filled with envy. She searched around but couldn't find Xu Huayun.
Where did this person go?
"Hey girl, Xiao Hong's over there."
Wang Shufen saw the familiar chestnut horse and pointed eastward.
With the horse still there, the people couldn't go far either, so the two quickly walked over.
Looking around, Lu Fangfang finally spotted Xu Huayun on a grassy slope, where he was leisurely taking a nap.
The arrival of the two woke Xu Huayun.
He spat out the sweet grass root in his mouth, stood up, and stretched.
"You certainly know how to enjoy yourself, Lao Xu. You haven't forgotten about me and Sister Shufen learning to ride horses, have you?"
Xu Huayun scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed. He quickly said, "Comrade Lu, Comrade Wang, I've already tied the saddle and reins. Please come quickly."
He took his horse and began to act as a teacher.
If you want to learn to ride a horse, the first step is to get on a horse.
"Comrade Lu, Comrade Wang, look, do it like this: hold the reins with your left hand, secure the stirrup with your right hand, step on with your left foot first, then grab the saddle, and with a push, you're on."
With that, Xu Huayun exerted her strength and mounted the horse.
Holding the reins, Xu Huayun demonstrated several times, and then let the two of them try it out.
"Old Xu, can I ride Little Red?"
Xu Huayun didn't say anything; he turned around and led the little red horse over.
"Neigh~"
Xiao Hong snorted and then moved her head closer to Lu Fangfang.
"You glutton!"
Lu Fangfang stroked the horse's head, then tore a piece of bread from her cloth bag and brought it to the horse's mouth.
The little red horse didn't stand on ceremony; it licked the food with its tongue and rolled it directly into its mouth.
"By the way, Lao Xu, are the horses in your sixth team alright? I saw they were shot at this morning."
"There was a horse that got stubbed on the rump, but was otherwise fine."
As Xu Huayun spoke, she handed the reins from her hand to Wang Shufen.
He stood aside and carefully taught her, and Wang Shufen stiffly mounted the horse.
After the little red horse finished eating, Lu Fangfang followed Sister Shufen's example, stepped into the stirrups, spread her legs, and mounted the horse with all her might.
"call……"
She breathed softly, still a little nervous.
Sitting on horseback, her field of vision widened considerably, allowing her to see much farther, and she gradually became excited.
After the two became familiar with the movements of mounting and dismounting the horse, Xu Huayun carefully taught them how to do it.
"These reins are for controlling direction. If you want to go left, pull the left rein; if you want to go right, pull the right rein."
"To make the horse walk, touch its belly with your heel. To stop, lean back and pull the reins. The commands for making the horse run and for making it walk are different. Get familiar with them first, and then you can learn the others later."
Xu Huayun used to be a teacher at a school and was very good at teaching, so the two of them learned quickly.
More importantly, the two horses always cooperated with the two men.
Gradually, Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen, sitting on the horse's back, were able to control the horse's direction.
As the sun set, the two rode their horses through a sea of flowers and grasslands, both filled with excitement.
"Giddy up!"
Lu Fangfang gently nudged the horse's back with her heel, and the little red horse immediately sped up a bit.
After jogging for a short while, she leaned back slightly and instinctively pulled on the reins, "Whoa!"
The little red horse stood still, pacing back and forth, until it slowly came to a stop.
Lu Fangfang rode on horseback, looking curiously at the snow-capped mountains to the southwest.
In the distance, Xu Jinbu led a group of people back.
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