Near noon, when the sun was the warmest on the body, Lu Shiyi walked in front to lead the way, Su Jin followed closely behind, the two children each holding a bamboo basket walked behind, and Lin Zitao walked at the end.
As soon as he entered the woods, Su Jin discovered that the trees here were denser than those on the back mountain of the Fourth Brigade, and sunlight could only shine on the ground through the gaps between the leaves.
Most of the leaves fall off in the winter, and when summer comes, the leaves on the mountains will grow back, and there will be less sunlight.
"Ayi, can I dig up some Chinese herbal medicine nearby?" Su Jin was learning Chinese medicine in the space, always hoping to put it into practice.
"Military doctors often go into the mountains to dig for herbs, so we should be able to find some." Lu Shiyi replied, "I'll talk to the military doctors later and let you know when they go in to dig for herbs."
"No need, just accompany me." Su Jin preferred to stick with Lu Shiyi.
"Okay!" Lu Shiyi only knew ginseng and nothing else.
A little later, Lu Shiyi entered the range of the secret sentry. He relaxed completely and was no longer as tense as before.
"Xiao Jin, do you see the red ribbon on this small tree?" Lu Shiyi pursed his lips. Su Jin looked in the direction he pointed and saw a red ribbon on the tree. "This is the entrance to the camp area. There are sentries not far away. If you encounter danger, run here."
Lu Shiyi will follow the team on training. If Su Jin encounters danger while going out to pick wild vegetables or herbs, he can come directly over.
"I'll tell you all the marks along the way to the camp." Lu Shiyi turned and said to Su Jin.
While in the mountains, the military wives would go to the vicinity of the camp to dig wild vegetables and pick some edible things, and some even dug traps themselves.
Walking into the gate of the camp, Su Jin looked at the yard in front of him in surprise. In the middle, many military wives were gathered together, some were washing vegetables, and some were standing in front of the stove cooking.
"We are the last ones to come here. After having dinner together today, we can start the annual hunting time." Lu Shiyi led Su Jin into the yard, and the sisters-in-law who passed by greeted Su Jin one after another.
Su Jin discovered that the sisters-in-law who came here all had good tempers, and Liu Yunshan and Yunfeng had similar personalities.
"Xiao Jin, you're here!" Liu Yunshan was sitting aside picking vegetables. When she heard Su Jin's greeting, she looked up.
"Auntie, I'm sorry to have wasted everyone's time." Su Jin said apologetically.
"You're going back to hold your wedding. The village takes wedding banquets very seriously. Those people won't recognize marriage certificates." A sister-in-law said, "It doesn't matter if you come back after you've already done it. We're here to welcome you two today."
"Sisters-in-law, I'll be over in a while. I haven't been to the house yet." Su Jin pointed at the quilt Lu Shiyi was carrying and said.
"You're the bride, you don't need to come over and do it," Liu Yunshan immediately refused. "Even if you're good at cooking, you can still do it tomorrow."
The military wives all echoed her opinion, and Su Jin felt that the military wives were all easy to talk to.
After greeting them, Lu Shiyi accompanied Su Jin to see their home in the mountains.
The wooden house was adjacent to Political Commissar Lin's. Lin Zitao laughed heartily and told Lu Shiyi how delicious Su Jin's cooking was. The two houses were so close that they could definitely smell the food.
"You can take care of three meals a day, but refuse to feed him at other times." Lu Shiyi looked at Lin Zitao unloading the things and putting them in the kitchen, and said to Lin Zitao while standing in the yard.
Lin Zitao glared at Lu Shiyi. The structure of the yard was similar to that of the family compound, except that the yard was not as big as the home.
"Sister-in-law, your sister-in-law's cooking skills are not good, so we can help you with what we can. We can even bring you food from my home and provide you with meals." Lin Zitao took great pains to get food.
"Political Commissar, wait until it's ready. I'll have Ayi call you all over." Su Jin glared at Lu Shiyi, "We're all neighbors, just make more food."
After hearing what Su Jin said, Lu Shiyi could only nod and agree.
"My wife asked us to bring the food here. We don't have that much food at home." Lu Shiyi informed him.
Lin Zitao quickly agreed: "I'll bring it over tomorrow."
After the father and his two sons left, Lu Shiyi closed the door of the wooden house and put his arms around Su Jin's waist.
"The political commissar and the others have food to eat, so why do you care so much?" Lu Shiyi didn't want anyone to disturb their world of two.
Lu Shiyi blamed Lin Zitao in his heart for being so inconsiderate as the political commissar.
"Political Commissar Lin will work with you in the future. Wouldn't it be better if the relationship between the two families is better?" Su Jin thought more about Lu Shiyi. Working together in the army is very important. With a political commissar who can take care of everything, Lu Shiyi will be able to work more easily.
"Xiao Jin, I'm going to tire you out. Lei Zi and Xiao Yan both eat a lot, so they need rations. We can't let you waste your time and use our own food." Lu Shiyi was worried that Su Jin would refuse to accept the food. No one's situation was good, and if others found out, there would be trouble.
"Of course I know that by mixing the two kinds of grains, I can also review my books." Su Jin wanted to read the junior high school textbooks as soon as possible and go to work after the spring plowing.
"Okay, let the two brats come along, and you give them their winter vacation homework." Lu Shiyi pinched her cheek, "The cabin has been tidied up in advance. I'll put the bedding over there, and I've also built a wardrobe here just like the one at home."
"Hubby, you're so nice!" Su Jin chuckled, "You've prepared everything in advance, so I can just grab my bags and move in."
When Lu Shiyi heard Su Jin's praise, a smug smile flashed on his face.
"Xiao Jin, there shouldn't be anything special in the yard at the foot of the mountain, right?" Lu Shiyi was worried that someone might be hiding something bad in the empty house, so he asked her, "I'll ask the political commissar to lead someone to check it out later."
"I have put away all the things in the house that might be prohibited. They will definitely not be found during the search." Su Jin cleaned the nest two or three times, leaving no corner untouched. She put away anything that might be caught by the red armband guards.
Lu Shiyi's heart was at ease. The Lu family in the imperial capital noticed the tense situation and wrapped the calligraphy and paintings in oil paper, put them in a box and buried them in the backyard to prevent them from being reported by people they knew. Under the command of Grandpa Lu, they took advantage of the opportunity when the people in the yard had dinner and returned home to set fire to a large amount of newspapers to create the illusion of burning calligraphy and paintings.
When Grandpa Lu went out the next day, many people asked him why he burned the calligraphy and paintings. Grandpa Lu said frankly that he was following the spirit from above.
Many people said that Grandpa Lu was stupid and that he should just hide the calligraphy and paintings. However, when those who were still hoping for a lucky break had the calligraphy and paintings found and taken away by the red armbands, they began to admire Grandpa Lu's plan. Of course, that's a story for later.
"Ayi, is the situation in the imperial capital bad?" Su Jin looked at Lu Shiyi and asked.
"Grandpa has packed up everything at home and told me to clean it up too." Lu Shiyi told Su Jin.
"Don't worry, there will be no problem. I have already packed everything!" Su Jin patted Lu Shiyi on the back and said.
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