At noon, Lin Tao kneaded noodles and made some wide noodles to mix with the food. The taste was just as good as the fish and eggs she had in the morning.

She estimated the portions for Li Chengxi and herself, made some more, and sent it to Chen Shuifen's house next door.

The one who opened the door was Zheng Xiangyang. Seeing that it was Lin Tao, he quickly ran in and called her mother, "Mom, the aunt next door is here!"

Lin Tao smiled after hearing this. She finally understood why Zheng Xiangyang pursed his lips and remained silent when she asked him to call her auntie yesterday.

Chen Shuifen was still knitting the sweater she wore yesterday: "Girl, come in and sit for a while."

"Sister, we made some mixed wide noodles at noon. I'll bring it over for you to try." Lin Tao said.

Chen Shuifen took the bowl without hesitation: "You are too polite. Fine, my kid has been sleeping and hasn't eaten anything yet."

Lin Tao asked Chen Shuifen if she had a hoe at home, as she wanted to reclaim the land in her yard.

Chen Shuifen was quite surprised to hear that she wanted to borrow a hoe to farm. To be honest, she couldn't believe that Lin Tao, who looked so innocent, could farm!

Lin Tao smiled when she heard this: "Our ancestors have made a living by farming, so we must not forget the skills of farming."

"Yes, yes, that's right. Sister, I like talking to you. You are educated and can farm, who wouldn't like you? Your Captain Li made the right decision to marry you!" Chen Shuifen made no secret of her love for Lin Tao.

Lin Tao felt that Chen Shuifen was a pretty good person to get along with. Although she was a little more familiar now, she had good intentions. At least in the past two days, Lin Tao felt that she was a pretty good person.

Unlike some people in Taohua Village back then, who said one thing in public and another behind the scenes, and were quite annoying.

After Lin Tao borrowed the hoe, he and Li Chengxi divided the work. Li Chengxi hoes the land, while Lin Tao sows seeds and waters the land.

Although Li Chengxi had little experience in farming, fortunately he was strong enough and could turn the soil easily.

Lin Tao collected a lot of seeds in her hometown, including cabbage, radish, ginger, peppers, and sweet potatoes. Chen Shuifen also gave her some leeks and green onions when she went there just now, asking her to plant them together and they would grow soon.

Both of these vegetables can be recycled. Just pinch off the leaves each time and they will grow again after a while. They are also the two most commonly grown vegetables in the army.

Lin Tao scheduled the drinking party for the fourth day after arriving on the island, which was the day Li Chengxi reported to the army.

Don't be fooled by Lin Tao's gentle appearance, he is actually quite fierce and efficient in doing things.

Lin Tao was not used to hearing the bugle call early in the morning on the first two days, especially after being disturbed by Li Chengxi the night before. When she wanted to sleep a little longer the next day, the bugle call sounded, which was very annoying.

But after the third day, things got much better, and Lin Tao had gotten used to the bugle call.

After the bugle call ended, she lay down again, intending to take a good nap.

Li Chengxi washed up, put on his white navy uniform and military cap, walked to the bed, kissed Lin Tao on the forehead, and said, "I'm going out."

"Hmm..." Lin Tao's voice was soft.

Not long after Li Chengxi left, Lin Tao woke up completely. She quickly got up, washed, got something to eat, and prepared to go out.

How could she forget that today was the day for a dinner party? There were not enough dishes at home. Li Chengxi said that he wanted to invite seven or eight comrades to his house for dinner this time.

Even if seven or eight people with good appetites like Li Chengxi came over and cooked all the food they brought from Xiangcheng and Shanghai, it might not be enough.

After packing up, Lin Tao took Li Chengxi's food book and ticket and went out. Unexpectedly, she was stopped by Chen Shuifen as soon as she turned the corner.

"Girl, where are you going?"

Lin Taozhi said, "Sister, I'm going to the food factory to buy some things."

"Is it about today's drinking party? I'm going there today too, let's go together." Chen Shuifen said.

Lin Tao asked: "Where is the child?"

Chen Shuifen: "It's okay, they are both like little piglets, still asleep. Even if they wake up, it's okay, my son Xiangyang will be seven years old in the second half of this year, if he can help watch over them for a while, we can just go early and come back early."

So Lin Tao went to the food factory with Chen Shuifen. Chen Shuifen didn't want to buy much, and when she came back she was mostly helping Lin Tao get things.

Lin Tao thought that she had bacon at home, so she didn't buy any meat. The seafood on Shengshan Island was cheap, so Lin Tao bought a fish as thick as an arm and some hairy clams.

She also wanted to buy some vegetables, but Chen Shuifen told her not to buy them and just go to her house to pick them. There was no point in wasting the money.

However, Lin Tao still bought it, because she could go to Chen Shuifen's house to pick some vegetables today. She couldn't go there every day, but they had to eat vegetables every day. After all, they couldn't afford to eat meat every day.

Fortunately, vegetables are cheap and don’t cost much. In two months, the vegetables she planted in the yard will grow.

, you can be self-sufficient.

The time for the drinking party was set in the evening. Lin Tao took a nap at noon and started to get busy as soon as she woke up.

The reason why she bought such a big fish was because she wanted to make a large portion of pickled fish, and add a few other dishes, so she wouldn't have to worry about not having enough for the group.

She planned to cook noodles as the staple food. Li Chengxi's comrades had been on the island for so long that they had developed northern stomachs. No matter where they were from, they all loved to eat noodles. If they were treated to rice, they might not like it, and Lin Tao couldn't give them that much rice.

And when you finish eating the sauerkraut fish, cook the noodles and put them in the sauerkraut fish soup, it will definitely taste good.

Lin Tao's knife skills are OK, but they are far inferior to Aunt Fang's. Aunt Fang's uncle from her mother's side used to be a chef, and she learned cooking skills from Aunt Fang.

Slicing fish fillets is the most challenging part of knife skills. Lin Tao's knife skills are limited. In the beginning, the fillets she sliced ​​were either too thick or too thin. But after slicing more than ten slices and getting the hang of it, things got much better.

The pickled cabbage was a small pot she brought from Xiangcheng. She didn't bring much, so only half of it was left after she used it to make the pickled fish. But Lin Tao didn't feel bad about it, so she would make it again next time after she ate it.

In addition to pickled fish, Lin Tao also plans to stir-fry a duck with sauce.

Yes, steamed duck with sauce is a dish only made in Shanghai. As she is from Xiangcheng, she has to fry everything.

She took advantage of the time to prepare all the ingredients needed for the afternoon, and seeing that it was almost time and Li Chengxi would probably be back, she started to prepare the dishes.

Chen Shuifen originally planned to come over to help, but when she saw that Lin Tao had arranged everything in perfect order and didn't need any help at all, she went back.

As soon as Chen Shuifen left, Li Chengxi and his comrades came.

Everyone was talking and laughing, looking forward to this banquet and eating delicious food. Today, Li Chengxi told them that his family was an excellent cook.

Of course, I am even more looking forward to meeting the legendary Lin Tao.

Let's see what she looks like and how she is so powerful that she could make Li Chengxi, who was not interested in marriage before, obedient.

When they arrived, Lin Tao was cooking. When she heard the noise outside, she came out and said, "There are some melon seeds and peanuts on the table, and some tea. Please sit down for a while. The food will be ready soon."

She doesn't have three heads and six arms, nor is she a female demon. Her voice is soft and sticky.

Her skin was white and clean. She smiled at them with curved eyebrows and looked pure and innocent, just like a fairy.

Beautiful, really beautiful.

It can almost be said that she is more beautiful than the families of everyone present. Even Wang Yuanliang, who had always thought that his wife was the most beautiful woman on Shengshan Island, was impressed.

The men understood one by one. No wonder Li Chengxi treasured his wife so much.

They joked with him and sat down at the table.

Li Chengxi: "Please sit down for a while. I'll go see if there's anything I can help you with."

He couldn't do anything that would make his wife busy all by herself.

His comrades gave him a teasing look. Wang Yuanliang said, "Look, look, this is what our Huo Yan Wang looks like after getting married. He is no longer the Huo Yan Wang he used to be. He has been transformed into a good family man."

"Wang Yuanliang, aren't you afraid that your family will hear you saying this?"

"He only dares to brag outside. Everyone knows that he is the one who is most afraid of his wife in our group. He dare not go west if his wife tells him to go east."

Wang Yuanliang: “…”

"You don't know this, right? Wang Yuanliang and the head of the group have both been to Sichuan. All the men there are henpecked. They didn't learn anything in Sichuan, but they learned to be afraid of their wives."

Li Chengxi sneered and said, "I have also learned to eat spicy food. Do you want me to teach you this skill?"

He took out the chopped chili peppers made by Lin Tao and put a spoonful of it into his bowl.

The man couldn't eat spicy food very well, but seeing the spicy food was very appetizing, he couldn't help but take a bite and sighed: "It's really delicious, but it's too spicy. I can't stand it."

Lin Tao had already cooked the pickled fish and was about to serve it when Li Chengxi came in.

"Can I help you?"

Lin Tao looked at Li Chengxi, then at his laughing comrades, pointed to a pot of steaming pickled fish on the stove, and said, "Just help me take the dishes out, or your comrades won't make fun of you again."

Li Chengxi said: "If you don't like it, I won't let them say it."

"I'm not that petty. How could I get angry just because you said that? Look at the dishes here. I have prepared them all before. We can eat them after just frying them. How can you help? Okay, you can go out. Don't worry about me. I can do it myself." Lin Tao wanted to laugh because of Li Chengxi's words.

Li Chengxi didn't say anything then: "Okay, I'll go out first."

After walking two steps, he turned back and whispered to her, "Wife, you've worked hard today."

In return, Lin Tao smiled.

As soon as the dishes were served, someone said they were delicious. They didn't even wait for the dishes to be served, but ate first. How could we have no wine? Li Chengxi specially prepared two bottles of Xifeng wine to entertain them.

When Lin Tao was frying duck in the kitchen, she heard her comrades outside, who had previously made fun of her and Li Chengxi, praising her cooking skills and saying that the pickled fish she made was delicious.

Someone also asked how the sauerkraut was pickled. It was so delicious. Next time, he will ask his wife to learn from Lin Tao.

Li Chengxi said: "You can study, but you have to pay the tuition."

They had just eaten a few bites when Shen Guobin came over with something. It was a small piece of bacon that Lin Hui had prepared earlier, and it was better for him to bring it this time than to come empty-handed.

Everyone was a little surprised to see Shen Guobin, because Shen Guobin didn't interact with them much except for work. And some people had heard that Shen Guobin was quite dissatisfied with Li Chengxi because Li Chengxi had a shorter military career and was younger than him.

This time Wang Yuanliang was promoted to the regular battalion commander, but Shen Guobin was not, and there was always some awkwardness between the two.

So this time, Li Chengxi naturally did not invite Shen Guobin to the banquet.

But I didn't expect him to come to my house himself and bring a piece of bacon.

They were all comrades-in-arms and from the same regiment. Li Chengxi was not the type to lose his temper. Besides, his comrades-in-arms followed suit and laughed it off, so he invited Shen Guobin to take a seat.

"I told you to come along, but you disappeared in the blink of an eye. I guess you went home to get some bacon. That's really not kind of you. You sent bacon to the leader without telling us. You're trying to show how thoughtful you are. It's like we're getting free food and drinks!"

"That's right, Guobin, you didn't do this well! Come on, come on, sit down and punish yourself with three cups!"

After a few words, the conversation passed. Shen Guobin sat at the table and Li Chengxi brought him a set of bowls and chopsticks.

Lin Tao noticed some movement outside, but it was too noisy and the sound of the fried duck was also quite loud, so she couldn't hear it clearly. She just knew that another person had come.

Ask Li Chengxi: "Another comrade has arrived?"

Li Chengxi: "Well, there is only one more. It's okay. Just cook according to what you prepared before. No need to add more dishes."

Lin Tao brought out the fried duck. The duck was marinated with soy sauce and then air-dried. The sauce was thick and red, and a little red chopped chili was added as a garnish.

It looks and smells very appetizing.

Everyone couldn't wait to try it. One of them said, "Shen Guobin, you just drank one of the three glasses of wine. There is still one glass left. You have to drink it before eating the duck made by your sister-in-law. Don't you agree?"

"Yes, yes, full of it, let's have one together after we finish drinking!"

The comrades were laughing, but Lin Tao frowned because of the name, especially when she followed the comrade's gaze and saw Shen Guobin, who was only one meter away from her, her heart suddenly tightened.

She was sure that she had never met Shen Guobin. Although her grandmother had given her a photo of Shen Guobin before, she had never seen it.

She didn't know why, but when she saw Shen Guobin for the first time, a feeling of fear arose in her heart.

This inexplicable fear made Lin Tao very uneasy, because she didn't understand why she had this feeling. Even if this person was Shen Guobin, so what? When her grandmother introduced him, she clearly rejected him, and she had never even met him.

Why is she scared?!

My hand suddenly shook and the food in the bowl almost spilled out.

Fortunately, Li Chengxi was quick to catch the bowl and looked at Lin Tao nervously: "A Tao, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

Lin Tao suppressed her discomfort and smiled at Li Chengxi: "It's okay, I just got burned by accident."

Li Chengxi breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt distressed: "Be careful. If it really doesn't work, don't cook the remaining dishes. It would be a waste to cook for them if they are still not sure about what to eat."

A group of people got anxious and quickly explained: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to the captain's nonsense. We were just joking with him. We all said that it is a blessing for the captain to marry you."

"Sister-in-law, we finally came here once, you can't bear to let us go back hungry, right?"

Lin Tao suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and smiled: "Your leader is joking with you. I have prepared the rest of the dishes and they will be ready soon."

Lin Tao walked into the kitchen, and her comrades started talking again.

When asked how he knew Lin Tao, Li Chengxi was reluctant to answer them at first, but later he couldn't resist their constant nagging and told them a little.

Shen Guobin, who had been eating quietly and not saying much, suddenly lost his appetite. He seemed to understand who Lin Tao was.

It was the person his mother had told him about before.

Later, their family replaced her with Lin Hui!

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After finishing the meal, the group of grown men all gave Lin Taoshu a thumbs up: "Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are amazing. The leader is not bragging. This pickled fish noodle is so damn delicious!"

After they had eaten and drunk their fill and were about to leave, Li Chengxi handed the piece of bacon that Shen Guobin had brought to Shen Guobin and asked him to take it back.

Shen Guobin was drunk and could not even walk steadily. He stared at Li Chengxi for a long time when he received the bacon. The man who supported him was still sober. Seeing that Shen Guobin's eyes were not friendly, he quickly carried him away.

Li Chengxi knew that Shen Guobin had always been dissatisfied with him, but he just found it funny.

Shen Guobin is an arrogant and conceited person, and he thinks that no one in the group is worse than him.

He thinks that anyone with a better family background has connections. He also looks down on people who graduated from military academies, thinking that they only studied a few more years than him, so how could they be promoted so quickly? But he never blames himself.

"Wife, I'll wash the dishes and clean up, you go and have a rest." Li Chengxi returned to the living room and saw Lin Tao cleaning the table, so he quickly took over the work in Lin Tao's hands.

Lin Tao was indeed a little tired after cooking so many dishes by herself. Coupled with the inexplicable emotions in her heart, she felt very uneasy. She also wanted to take a break and calm down, so she didn't say anything.

Li Chengxi cleaned the table, washed the dishes, and returned the dishes he had borrowed from Chen Shuifen's house.

When he came back, he saw Lin Tao still in a daze, so he walked over to her, held her hand, and asked, "A Tao, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Tao didn't know what was wrong with her.

But he was not prepared to tell Li Chengxi about the previous incident, so he said, "Chengxi, when we were in Xiangcheng, didn't I tell you that my grandmother proposed marriage to me, but I didn't agree?"

Li Chengxi: "Well, you remember, it was your cousin who took over later."

"That person is Shen Guobin." Lin Tao said, "I know Shen Guobin is also a soldier, but I didn't expect that he is also a navy and is here." Lin Tao said.

If Shen Guobin is there, then Lin Hui will be there too. In fact, Lin Tao is quite reluctant to be in the same place with Lin Hui.

Li Chengxi still remembered that Lin Hui had tried to sow discord between them in front of him, and he had a very bad impression of Lin Hui.

"It's okay. We just need to live our own lives. No matter where they are, this is the military. Families have their own rules. We won't tolerate them doing anything wrong. Don't worry, I'm here."

Lin Tao nodded: "

I know that. "

She was not afraid of Lin Hui. Since she was a child, Lin Hui had only relied on Old Lady Lin to dote on her. When she was young, Lin Tao was afraid of Old Lady Lin, and she did not dare to fight back when Lin Hui bullied her.

But now she has grown up and is no longer afraid of Old Lady Lin, let alone Lin Hui.

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Shen Guobin returned home drunk, and lay down on the bed without taking a shower or changing clothes.

Seeing that he had brought the bacon back, Lin Hui hurried forward and asked him, "Why did you bring the bacon back? Captain Li and the others don't want it? Did Commander Qi come today? Did you talk to Commander Qi? Did Commander Qi say he would give you a promotion? What's wrong with you? Why did you drink so much? Why don't you say anything? What's going on?"

After asking a lot of questions, Shen Guobin suddenly felt extremely annoyed with Lin Hui.

Not to mention that Commander Qi didn't come today, even if he did, he wouldn't be stupid enough to mention such a thing in front of so many people. He glared at Lin Hui and said sternly: "Do you know who Captain Li's family is?"

Lin Hui was confused: "Who is it?"

Shen Guobin: "It's your cousin, Lin Tao!"

Lin Hui's face turned pale and she stood there for a long time without reacting.

Captain Li's relative is Lin Tao? How could Captain Li's relative be Lin Tao? Isn't Lin Tao's partner someone who can't even afford a movie ticket?

Lin Hui didn't believe and didn't want to believe this answer. Many times when she was too tired to bear it, she relied on comparing with Lin Tao to hold on.

She thought to herself that although she was a little tired now, the children would accept her in the long run, and Shen Guobin's monthly allowance was not small. And what about Lin Tao? How could her life be good if she found such a useless and useless pretty boy?

That pretty boy is probably worse than Zhao Yuejin in his previous life! Will he force Lin Tao to give him money? If Lin Tao doesn't give him money, he will beat her up?

Whenever she thought of this, Lin Hui felt particularly happy.

Yes, she has already snatched away everything that belonged to Lin Tao in her previous life. She should cherish the present life. If Lin Tao can endure it, why can't she?

Is she not as good as Lin Tao?

No, she would only do better than Lin Tao! She wanted Shen Jiahao to treat her like his own mother!

But now, Shen Guobin told her that Lin Tao married the man Huang Aidi called the most favored guest in the entire army.

Captain Li!

How is this possible!

When she thought about the fact that Lin Tao was using brand new furniture that Captain Li had ordered from outside the island, while she was using things that had been used by Shen Guobin's previous guest, and that Lin Tao had her own toilet, while she could only go to the island's public toilet and smell the stench, it seemed that Lin Tao's man was of a higher rank than hers!

She was so angry that her whole body was shaking. This was impossible, absolutely impossible!

"Guobin, are you mistaken? Didn't you say you haven't even seen a photo of Lin Tao? Then how could you know that she is my cousin? Maybe they just have the same name. There are so many people named Lin Tao in this world, and they may not be my cousin!" Lin Hui grabbed Shen Guobin and wanted to get things clear.

Shen Guobin said angrily: "There are many people named Lin Tao in the world, but who else could be the Lin Tao from Taohua Village in Xiangcheng except your cousin?"

Xiangcheng...

Peach Blossom Village...

Lin Hui sat down on the ground. Could it be... that it was really Lin Tao?

Although Shen Guobin had made it very clear last night, Lin Hui still had a thought in her mind that Shen Guobin might have made a mistake. The next morning, after preparing breakfast for the children, she went out to Li Chengxi's house.

She didn't knock on the door directly, but hid in the corner and waited for Lin Tao to come out.