Back home, she poured all the wild vegetables she had dug up onto the washbasin to wash them. Due to her health condition, she didn't stand for long, washing for half an hour and then resting for half an hour. During her breaks, she put the washed vegetables into a winnowing basket and placed it in the yard to dry. She repeated this process for nearly two hours to finish washing and drying the wild vegetables.
Looking at the wild vegetables I painstakingly dug up, and knowing that my family hasn't made dumplings in a long time, I really miss them!
Don't just think about it, take action and get started.
First, I chopped up all the wild vegetables, then added scallions, ginger, and garlic. Since we didn't have any fresh pork at home, I had to use some cured pork I'd made before. However, this pork was quite tough, so I needed to boil it first. While the pork was boiling, I could roll out the dumpling wrappers.
When Huo Haocheng returned in the afternoon, she had almost finished wrapping the dumplings.
"You're back!" Seeing him return, she prepared to put the dumplings in the pot.
"Wife, can you tell me what's going on with all that outside?" Huo Haocheng was quite shocked when he entered the yard and saw so many wild vegetables lying in such a big winnowing basket. Didn't we just agree at noon to rest and not go to dangerous places? So what are all these things outside?
"Those are wild vegetables I dug up at the foot of the mountain this afternoon. We're having wild vegetable dumplings tonight." Not sensing his anger, Ruan Ruan simply said it, and then put all the wrapped dumplings into the pot.
"Didn't we agree at noon not to go to dangerous places? How come we went to the foot of the mountain this afternoon?"
Actually, he wasn't not angry just now, but he remembered what was said before: pregnant women should keep a good mood. So he needed to control himself and not get angry in front of her.
"There's no danger down the mountain. I'm just going to dig up some wild vegetables. Think about it, it's the same principle as me picking vegetables from the garden!"
Their vegetable garden is not far from the foot of the mountain. Isn't it the same logic for her to dig wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain as picking vegetables from their garden? That makes sense!
When Huo Haocheng heard her say that, he thought about their land. There was only a river between the land and the foot of the mountain, which made sense. However, he just felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
For a moment, he couldn't find any words to refute her, and could only stare at her.
"Alright, don't worry, I know my limits. Besides, I only dug for less than an hour. You know, this is the season when wild vegetables grow like crazy. Anyway, I didn't have anything else to do, so I just treated it as exercise. Look, I didn't go that far, did I?"
Sometimes, Huo Haocheng really hated his own mouth. He could overpower soldiers with his imposing manner, but when it came to his wife, he often knew that what she was saying was nonsense, but he just couldn't find a reason to refute her, and could only watch helplessly and anxiously.
"...Then you must be careful. You must not go to dangerous places, and you must not go to the mountains."
If you can't reason with them, you can only offer advice.
"Don't worry, I'll be very careful. I won't go back to any dangerous places. And I promise you, if I need to go out, I'll let you know in advance, and I'll be back in no more than an hour. Are you relieved now?"
She knew he was worried about her, so even though she came up with a bunch of fallacies to keep him from getting angry, she still had to keep her promises. Otherwise, he would be worried about her during training, and if something happened, that would be bad.
Besides, she's all alone now. Teacher Shen has to teach every day, and she doesn't know where Sister Wang Xia from next door has gone. She doesn't know the other family members in the compound; they're just acquaintances who exchange pleasantries when they meet. So, she can't possibly go digging for wild vegetables with her. Therefore, she's very clear about what she's doing; she's just killing time right now.
"Yes, you said it yourself. You must tell me when you go out. You can't stay out for too long each day. You have to be very careful when you go out. Don't walk too fast. Walk slowly. Even if you go to dig for wild vegetables, don't dig too many at once, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to carry them."
After receiving her assurance, he felt much better. Anyway, he couldn't win an argument with her in this lifetime, so he could only do as the kitten suggested: pretend to be wronged and pitiful in order to achieve his goal.
"Okay, I will definitely protect our baby very carefully."
After comforting him, the dumplings in the pot were almost cooked. The two of them had just put the dumplings on the table and were about to eat them with the leftover chicken soup from lunch on another plate when they heard Xiaoming calling them from outside the yard.
"Go and see if it's my uncle and aunt." Hearing the voice, the two put down their chopsticks, got up, and went outside.
It wasn't completely dark yet, and Huo Haocheng looked out from the courtyard wall and saw Commander Gu and his family of three approaching their house. The two went forward and opened the courtyard gate.
"Uncle, Aunt, Xiaoming, what brings you here? Have you eaten yet?" She asked softly as she stood outside the courtyard gate and saw them.
"We've eaten, we've eaten. What are you doing out here? Come inside, come inside." Seeing Ruan Ruan standing outside to greet them, Teacher Shen immediately went up and pulled her inside. Although the weather had been nice lately, the wind was still quite cold at night.
"Your uncle just came back and told me you're pregnant. He also said that Haocheng was acting really nervous this morning because he was so worried. I was a little worried, so I brought them over to check on you. How are you? How big is the baby? Are you feeling any symptoms?"
Teacher Shen led the person ahead, constantly asking questions.
"Auntie, I'm fine. The baby is doing great. It's only a little over a month old. We only found out last night. Hao Cheng was just too worried about me and didn't know how to take care of a pregnant woman, so he was a little nervous this morning. I explained it to him at noon. See, everything's fine now!"
When people said Huo Haocheng was neurotic, Ruan Ruan immediately spoke up in his defense. In her eyes, Huo Haocheng could be in a mission-related situation, but in the eyes of outsiders, he could only be the calm and intelligent Commander Huo. She didn't want anyone to slander him for anything. Not even their closest relatives or elders.
When Teacher Shen and Commander Gu heard Ruan Ruan's words and looked at Huo Haocheng standing next to them, they were quite satisfied with him. Unlike others, he did not treat his wife with indifference after learning that she was pregnant.
"Haocheng, if you ever have any questions in the future, just come and ask me. Don't be afraid of the trouble."
"I understand, Auntie. I will ask you as soon as I have any questions."
Huo Haocheng hadn't expected that Ruan Ruan would take the blame upon herself. Although he thought the matter was insignificant, he was still very happy to see his wife defending him like this, and his gaze towards her was incredibly tender.
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