The most important thing is the subsequent care; if it's not taken care of properly, something bad will happen to the little monkey.
After everyone had rested enough, they prepared to head back.
The rest of the journey took only a few hours, and they were back at their unit.
Captain Gong had to personally report the situation to his superiors, so he couldn't personally escort Xia Anyan back. However, he did find someone to personally take Xia Anyan and the others to their accommodation.
"Sister-in-law, this is the small courtyard that Commander Gu applied for. Commander Gu instructed us to furnish it and have someone clean it. Now everything has been moved in, and someone came to clean it yesterday. You just need to put your things away."
"If you have any other needs, you can tell me. I can bring over anything that the logistics department has, and if they don't, I can go out and buy it."
Xia Anyan glanced around the courtyard; it wasn't large, but it was quite nice.
The courtyard has five rooms, one kitchen which is separated, and the other four rooms are divided into two large rooms.
One is the main house, which can also be considered a reception room.
Next is the bedroom.
The other large room has a small living room, which can also be used as a dining room.
After that, there was a slightly larger room.
Grandpa Xia and Zhang Jun'an can both live here. If they don't want to live together, they can build a wall between them.
These rooms all face the sun and have windows, which makes them very comfortable to look at.
Each room is furnished with a table, chairs, a bed, and a simple wardrobe.
The thermos flasks and enamel mugs have also been placed.
The kitchen already contained a large iron pot and several sets of bowls and chopsticks.
But that's all; you'll have to buy those yourself.
Looking around the courtyard, there was a fence that was shared by the two families, with people on both sides.
Look at their yard, they've planted lots of green vegetables, like green beans, eggplants, peppers, and some other things I can't name.
They can save a lot of money by growing their own produce.
Xia Anyan doesn't know how to grow vegetables, and she finds even growing flowers difficult.
Therefore, she plans to build two more rooms in this yard, one as a toilet and the other as a storage room.
If there's any left over, plant some easy-to-grow vegetables, like potatoes or sweet potatoes, to avoid attracting attention.
After thinking it over, she looked at the person who had spoken beside her and said, "This place is very nice, thank you."
The three young men all blushed.
On their way back, they knew that this sister-in-law was a very nice person. All their previous negative opinions about her had disappeared, and now, seeing Xia Anyan smiling at them, they couldn't help but blush.
"Sister-in-law, let us help you move these luggage inside first. If you need anything else, just let us know."
Xia Anyan smiled and nodded.
With everyone working together, they quickly tidied up all the rooms.
Grandpa Xia and Zhang Jun'an hesitated. They didn't actually plan to stay here. After all, this was Gu Shen's home, and they were her family. It wasn't appropriate for them to stay here permanently.
Gu Shen is currently on a mission and it's unclear when he'll be back.
They were worried about leaving Xia Anyan at home alone.
In the end, the two had no choice but to stay there temporarily.
After tidying up, the next step is to buy pots, pans, and other cooking utensils.
Xia Anyan definitely can't cook, but she still wants to learn.
"Sister-in-law, what do you need? I'll go buy it for you." Xiao Tian offered to help buy the things.
Xia Anyan recognized him; he was someone who had previously worked alongside Captain Gong.
Xia Anyan smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Comrade Tian."
"Take these coupons. Take all the seasonings you need for cooking. Also, buy me five catties of meat, some grains, and vegetables as you see fit. We're not picky, anything is fine."
Xiao Tian frowned when he heard what Xia Anyan wanted.
Xia Anyan asked with some confusion, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Xiao Tian scratched his head: "Sister-in-law, it's like this, our army's supply and marketing cooperative is not as good as the ones in the city, it only has some simple things."
"Those meat items might not be available at this time. If you can wait, sister-in-law, there's a shopping truck going out tomorrow. Can we have them buy them for you then?"
So that's how it is.
Xia Anyan had never thought about these things before, nor had she asked anyone about them, so naturally she didn't understand.
So when she heard Xiaotian say it, she was stunned for a moment before nodding.
But she still gave all the money and coupons to Xiaotian, telling him to buy whatever he could find, and if not, to wait until tomorrow.
Xiaotian did not refuse again.
There were three people who came to help tidy up today, and Xia Anyan has already become familiar with them all.
"Please stay for dinner later. You've all had a long journey, and you worked hard tiringly cleaning up the house for us."
Xia Anyan extended an invitation, but they declined.
"No, sister-in-law, we all have other things to do, so let's skip the meal."
"Yes, sister-in-law, it's nothing. We're always there to help out whenever any of you need it."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about it. Gu Tuan is very good to us. What we did was just what we should do."
No matter how Xia Anyan tried to persuade them to stay, they refused, and in the end, Xia Anyan had no choice but to agree.
When Xiaotian came back, he was all smiles, carrying a piece of pork belly and a leg bone.
"Sister-in-law, when I went over there just now, I saw a piece of pork belly and a bone, so I snatched them back." As she spoke, she shook them.
Xia Anyan smiled and reached out to take it.
She tried again to persuade Xiaotian to stay, but Xiaotian said the same thing and didn't intend to eat there.
Xia Anyan had no other choice but to agree to their departure. After they left, Xia Anyan and the old man went back to their room to rest, while Zhang Junan cooked in the kitchen.
Xia Anyan originally wanted to stay and study together, but Zhang Junan sent her back.
Zhang Junan meant that they could study whenever they wanted, but they had already traveled for so long, and the monkey incident had happened on the way, so Xia Anyan had also suffered. There was no need for them to study today.
Xia Anyan did feel a bit tired, so she didn't refuse and agreed.
Because it's a new house and everything is brand new, seasoning the pot is a bit of a hassle, so it naturally takes longer to use.
At first, Xia Anyan just wanted to lie in bed and rest for a while, but she didn't expect to fall asleep right away.
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