Chapter 402 Wei Chengyi Returns Home
“Ahh…”
The little boy sitting in the stroller beside him cried out twice, unwilling to be lonely. Yun Mengyi quickly scooped up a spoonful of pork bone porridge and put it into his mouth: "Don't say it, this kimchi stewed with pork bones is really delicious. The more you eat, the more you want to eat."
"Um."
Zhao Yuping smiled and nodded in agreement. Her family liked to eat stews in winter.
"It's not just stewed pork bones, kimchi is delicious no matter how you cook it."
Wei Chenghe continued while eating, "When I was in the barracks, the cook would make a pot of soup every day with kimchi and a few pork bones. Many people loved the sour and salty taste, and they could eat two big bowls of rice with the soup. In addition, the cook would also stir-fry chopped kimchi in oil, which was also very delicious and the soldiers loved it."
In previous winters, the soldiers had basically no vegetables to eat, and the soup they made was just a little oil and salt. But last year, with the advent of kimchi, the cooks had more ideas. Moreover, my second brother and his colleagues sympathized with the soldiers' hard work, and they specially asked the people in charge of purchasing to buy large quantities of pork bones every day. The soup made with pork bones and kimchi was so delicious that no matter how much the cooks made at each meal, the soldiers would drink it up.
"Well, thanks to kimchi, the army's food has really improved a lot in the past two years."
Not only the food, this year all the soldiers wore warm cotton clothes and were not cold at all. It was much better than before. From the smiles that often appeared on their faces, you can see how satisfied they are with their current life.
"Is this all right?"
Seeing that they were so satisfied just because they had kimchi, Zhao Yuping couldn't help feeling uncomfortable. Life in the military camp was really too hard.
"Mom, you can't look down on the food in the military camp."
Putting down his chopsticks, Shen Xiangwan pretended to be serious and said, "From what I've heard, most of the army can only eat rice soaked in salt water in winter. No, to be more precise, they can't even eat rice, almost just some soup. In our barracks, we can have full meals every day and even make soup and stir-fry for the soldiers. This is already a luxury."
"Yes, yes, this is all thanks to you, okay?"
The slight discomfort was instantly shattered, and Zhao Yuping pretended to be helpless and chose to surrender.
"hehe···"
Without responding to her, Shen Xiangwan just smiled. After dinner, the children took the firecrackers and went out to play with the wolf and the dog. Shen Xiangwan and the others gathered in the main hall to chat. Zhao Yuping mostly asked Wei Chenghe about the various things in the military camp. Shen Xiangwan rarely interrupted, only occasionally agreeing with a word or two. However, the little girl was amused by her and screamed from time to time.
“Ding ding!”
Around the afternoon, the car horn sounded again, and soon, Wei Chengyi came in from outside. Today he was wearing a black suit with dark patterns, and a fur cloak of the same color on the outside, which made his tall figure look even more slender. Shen Xiangwan looked at him and unconsciously stretched out her tongue to lick her lips. Brother Chengyi is so damn handsome, I want to fuck!
Wei Chengyi, who had long locked onto her, naturally noticed her seductive movements and revealing glances. His smiling eyes suddenly deepened. Lately, he'd been busy organizing the army, seemingly neglecting his young wife. He would definitely make it up to her tonight.
"Why are you back now?"
Not noticing the silent interaction between the young couple, Zhao Yuping looked at him with concern and asked.
"The military has some things that need to be settled."
After casually responding, Wei Chengyi walked over and sat down next to Shen Xiangwan, his eyes naturally falling on Wei Chenghe: "When did you come back?"
In order to prepare for the upcoming battle next year, 300,000 of the 400,000 border troops have been transferred to the three border counties, and the remaining 100,000 will follow in ten thousand years. He had already been stationed in the three border counties with the army, while Wei Chenghe and others had been staying in the provincial military camp, which was why they did not come back together.
"I'll be back at noon. Second brother, should I go directly to the three border counties after the New Year, or should I return to the military camp first?"
"The border wall is almost complete, and the soldiers are gradually being transferred. You will come with me to Dafeng County after the New Year."
They built the city wall much faster than expected, and it is almost finished, with only some finishing work left. Since the city wall is built in a hollow manner, the soldiers can live inside and there is no need to camp in the open air like last year. Moreover, this year the central military tent, military hospital and other facilities have been moved into the city, and security has been greatly enhanced.
"good."
He would be willing to stay at home for a few more days. As long as there was no fighting, it didn't matter if he didn't go to the barracks for the time being.
"Will those Western Hu people come again during the New Year?"
Thinking of what happened last year, Zhao Yuping asked with lingering fear.
"Won't."
Shaking his head, Wei Chengyi gave an affirmative answer. Seeing that she was still a little unconvinced, he explained helplessly, "Last year, we had no choice. This year, we have a compass, a valuable tool that can help us find our way around the grasslands. We've been sending scouts deep into the grasslands to investigate the movements of the Western Hu people. We may not be able to obtain all their information, but their large-scale troop movements are certainly something we can't hide from us. So far, I haven't received any news that the Western Hu people have arrived. They can't just drop down from the sky, right? So, we should be able to have a peaceful year this year."
He did not receive any news that the Western Hu people had arrived, but he had long received news that the Western Hu people had suffered heavy losses this year, and almost all of their cattle and sheep had been frozen to death. All tribes were mobilizing troops. If nothing unexpected happened, they would launch a large-scale invasion once the snow melted a little. However, there was no need to let his mother know about this, so as to avoid her worrying endlessly.
"That's good, that's good!"
Zhao Yuping was finally completely relieved. She not only hoped that they could have a happy New Year in peace and stability, but also hoped that the people could be safe. As long as it was not a surprise attack like last year, with Cheng Yi's ability, he would definitely be able to stop them all and block them outside Chenzhou. She was very sure of this. From her father-in-law to her husband, to her sons, they all gave her enough confidence.
Because of Chen Xiangwan's unconscious seductive behavior during the day, Wei Chengyi was not polite to her at night. The couple tossed and turned for most of the night before falling asleep contentedly. The next day was New Year's Eve, but the couple did not get up early. They slept until almost 9 o'clock in the morning. When they finished washing up and went downstairs, it was almost 2:30 in the morning.
"Shall we go put up Spring Festival couplets?"
Everyone in the family was busy. Shen Xiangwan turned to Wei Chengyi and said that he came back too late yesterday. They had dinner after chatting for a while, and they had not put up the Spring Festival couplets that Wan had specially sent them.
"Um."
Nodding, Wei Chengyi and Shen Xiangwan took the Spring Festival couplets and went out with a small jar of paste.
[End of this chapter]
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