As the sun sets, Lu Shiyi holds Su Jin's hand and walks up the mountain step by step. They built a farm halfway up the mountain, where some elderly people came to work.
Next to the farm, there are rows of barracks where the team members live when they come for training.
It was the first time for Su Jin to walk on the road leading to the farm. The nearby villagers would not come near here for they were afraid of meeting the old people. People from the Pigeon Committee would come to check on them every two months, and the old people would work obediently. The amount of grain harvested on the farm was actually more than that at the foot of the mountain.
There were dense woods on both sides of the path, where she could hear birds singing. She felt that the air in the woods was much better than at the foot of the mountain. She tugged at his sleeve, stopped and took a deep breath.
"Wife, we have to get to the camp before sunset. It will be dangerous if we go out in the dark." Lu Shiyi advised Su Jin, "After we get back to the camp, you can have a good rest."
Su Jin stuck out her tongue. When they were in the village, the old educated youth had also reminded them of this.
"Ayi, can we stay here until the end of the month?" Su Jin has to go back for a prenatal checkup at the end of the month and can't delay it.
"We'll stay for a week, and Lao Lin will be in charge of this place." Lu Shiyi specially arranged things and accompanied Su Jin back for the prenatal check-up.
Due to work reasons, he missed the prenatal checkups for the first two months, which made him feel unwilling.
The two of them walked up the mountain while talking. He deliberately slowed down his pace, and Su Jin stopped for a while when she was tired.
Su Jin found that this place was more beautiful than the back mountain of the family compound. On the way up the mountain, Su Jin saw some hares and pheasants passing by them.
"Ayi, do you guys go hunting during training?" Su Jin became curious. "If I could hunt pheasants, I could make beggar's chicken in the yard."
"We killed a wild boar today. I was planning to carry one down the mountain tonight to share with the villagers," Lu Shiyi told Su Jin softly, "but now it seems that's not necessary. We can just share it on the mountain."
"You clean up the water, I'll make it for everyone tomorrow, and the old men can still have a drink." Su Jin whispered, "Those of you who are not on duty can also drink?"
Lu Shiyi shook his head helplessly: "No, the team members on the training march don't have the blessing of drinking, but the farm staff can receive delicious food."
Su Jin clapped her hands and said, "Those people have worked hard to take care of the old men. If you give them some benefits, they will take better care of them."
Lu Shiyi reached out and squeezed her little hand: "Wife, you will have to work hard tomorrow. I will help you tomorrow."
Inside the camp, the team members set up a barbecue grill and were slaughtering two wild boars.
Zong Li saw the farm staff about to throw the pig into the water and immediately stopped them.
"Old Liu, put these offal far away. I will clean them with wood ash later. Minister Lu said to ask sister-in-law to make something delicious tomorrow." Zong Li always eats at Lu's house, and the offal dishes made by Su Jin are his favorites.
"Mrs. Lu can make this?" The staff were all surprised. "Is it delicious? My wife made it before, and it tasted really bad."
"Sister-in-law's cooking is super delicious." The team members echoed, "The food we had for the first two days in the mountains included meat sauce made by sister-in-law herself."
As soon as the words fell, the people on the farm thought of the meat sauce sent from the canteen, and they could rely on it for breakfast in winter.
"Did Madam Lu make this? Go into the mountains and hunt a couple more wild boars. Then ask Madam Lu to teach us how to make meat sauce as well. It'll be a winter staple," the staff members said hurriedly. "We relied on that meat sauce to get us through the snowy conditions in the mountains."
Not only did the old people's health not collapse this winter, but they used their bedrooms to grow a lot of vegetables, which were delivered by the canteen staff at Lu Shiyi's request.
It was completely dark. Su Jin helped Lu Shiyi into the camp. Everyone was talking around the campfire. When they saw the two of them coming, they immediately stood up and saluted.
"Sister-in-law, you've worked so hard!" The staff looked at Su Jin's fair and clean skin. If she wasn't pregnant, some people would believe she was a junior high school student.
The old people present were looking at Su Jin. Lu Shiyi was a future star in the army, with a good background and even greater abilities. Many of them hoped that their daughters could be included in his household registration book.
After Lu Shiyi entered the military camp, he seemed to be insulated from scandals and had no involvement with any girls.
Many of the elderly people heard from the team members that Lu Shiyi was married, and they looked forward to meeting Su Jin one day to see what kind of girl could tame this lion.
"Hello, I'm Su Jin." Su Jin said with a smile on her face, "I walked a little slowly and delayed everyone's meal. I will be in charge of everyone's meals tomorrow."
"Sister-in-law, we will have a treat tomorrow. Let Lu Bu stay and help you!" When the team members heard Su Jin say it first, they immediately threw Lu Shiyi out.
On the farm, except for the medical staff, the rest are men. Most of the medical staff are married, and no one can help Su Jin.
With Lu Shiyi by her side, Su Jin can also integrate into the farm atmosphere as quickly as possible.
As the people who helped transport grain during the summer harvest came back and informed them of the situation in the surrounding county, Wu Jun suggested that Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao lead the team members into the mountains for training. On the one hand, this would maintain their combat effectiveness, and on the other hand, it would reduce the number of people from the Pigeon Committee who would come to the family compound for a stroll.
"Okay!" Lu Shiyi agreed readily. "I'll let my wife go back to the house to rest first. You guys can enjoy grilling food today."
"Don't worry, Minister Lu, our skills are very good!" The team members echoed.
Su Jin walked into Lu Shiyi's yard on the farm and found that the structure and layout of this place were the same as those of the family compound. Lu Shiyi also had the same furniture as that of the family compound placed here. She would not feel uncomfortable living here because of the change of environment.
"I made food for you in the kitchen. Let's eat at home today." Lu Shiyi prepared the food during the day and put it in the kitchen, waiting to pick up Su Jin to eat together. "I'm going to make big plate chicken and spicy chicken."
Lu Shiyi's cooking skills are slightly worse than Su Jin's, but they are still pretty good. His former squad leader was from Sichuan Province and had specially taught him how to cook Sichuan cuisine.
"This is delicious. Did you learn this during your mission?" Su Jin felt that Lu Shiyi's big plate chicken tasted better than hers. "You can make this dish next time. This is pheasant. I can tell."
"I also caught two and raised them in the backyard. One is a hen. I'll keep the eggs for you to eat." Lu Shiyi picked up some food for Su Jin and told her that she was digging traps in the mountains again.
Su Jin felt that life in the mountains was better than staying at the foot of the mountain and being worried all day long.
"I won't go into the village anymore and will stay in the mountains." Su Jin felt that only when he was in a good mood could he be in good health.
Lu Shiyi nodded. He didn’t have much sense of belonging to the garden at the foot of the mountain.
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