Tang Wanning: "By the way, are you guys going to stay in the provincial capital for two or three days this time?"
"Yes, it will take at least three days." Shen Qinian answered affirmatively, "Why, are you in a hurry to come back? If you are, I can ask my comrades to send you back first."
Tang Wanning waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't worry, don't worry. I just want to ask in advance so I can plan my trip."
Three days would be best, but two days is also acceptable.
Going to the provincial capital to purchase goods will only take one day at most, and you can spend the rest of the time in the mountains.
"Okay, when we get to the provincial capital, come find me at the military district if you have anything to say. I'll greet the soldiers on guard then."
Tang Wanning naturally did not refuse Shen Cinian's kindness.
Although she felt that she didn't need Shen Cinian's help, she was still worried about the worst, so it was better not to brag.
The two chatted for a while, and Tang Wanning became a little restless.
"Please sit down for a while. I'm going to go out and see if my mother needs any help."
"Let's go together. I'm fine sitting here anyway."
"good."
In the yard.
Tang Huaixu was chopping firewood in an orderly manner, while Su Meijuan was sitting by the well, plucking the chickens.
After seeing the actions of the two, Shen Qinian walked towards Tang Huaixu without saying a word.
"I'm strong, I'll chop the wood, and you'll be responsible for stacking the wood I've chopped."
Tang Huaixu was originally unhappy that Chen Cinian had snatched away the job of going to the provincial capital with his sister. Now that he offered it to him, he naturally would not refuse.
However, as Shen Cinian was a guest at home, Tang Huaixu didn't dare to go too far.
"You give it to me. If you get tired of chopping, I'll take your turn."
Shen Cinian naturally noticed Tang Huaixu's little mood, but he didn't take it to heart.
After all, if he put himself in the other person's shoes, he would definitely not be nice to the other person.
Tang Wanning didn't pay attention to the eye contact between the two. Instead, he looked at Su Meijuan and asked, "Mom, is there anything I can help you with?"
With the addition of two people, even though the dinner was extremely rich, all the food was still on the table at six o'clock in the afternoon.
Although he had already had breakfast at Tang's house before, Shen Cinian still felt very nervous.
It felt like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law.
Su Meijuan greeted him warmly, "Xiao Shen, Auntie doesn't know what you like to eat, so I just made some. Just take whatever you like. Just treat it as your own home. Don't be polite."
Seeing his wife speak, Tang Dehou also agreed, "That's right, just treat it as your own home. Eat whatever you want."
"Okay, let's eat!"
After she finished speaking, Su Meijuan took the lead and picked up a piece of fried chicken.
The Su family doesn't have any rules about not talking while eating or sleeping. They usually chat while eating.
Su Meijuan: "Old Tang, have you cleared all the weeds in the peanut field?"
"It's almost done. We can clean it all by going there tomorrow."
"Then why did you come back so late today? Don't you usually come back around five o'clock?"
Tang Dehou replied while eating, "On my way back, Old Liu asked me to go watch the fun, so I was delayed for a while."
Hearing the gossip, Su Meijuan didn't even care about eating. "What a lively scene! No wonder I heard a commotion in the village when I was dealing with the rabbit."
"More than a dozen people from Bai Xiuying's family came with their families, carrying hoes and shovels, to the homes of Xu Xia's sons to seek justice. I saw it was still early, so I went along to watch the excitement for a while."
After he finished speaking, Tang Dehou realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he glanced at his daughter with some guilt.
He breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that there was nothing wrong with Tang Wanning.
When Su Meijuan saw her man's actions, she immediately understood what he was thinking at the moment.
To be honest, she had been worried before, but after observing for these few days, Su Meijuan found that her daughter only felt disgust towards the Xu family.
Su Meijuan's tone was full of curiosity. "With such a huge noise, nothing happened, right?"
"The village chief is here, and given what Xu Xia did, her sons already feel they're in the wrong, so naturally they won't start a fight."
"What a sin." Su Meijuan changed the subject and looked at Shen Chenian, "Xiao Shen, do you work in our county?"
Hearing Su Meijuan's question, Shen Cinian subconsciously wanted to put down the dishes in his hand.
But when he thought of the Tang family's previous actions, he gave up the idea.
Then he imitated them and answered while eating: "No, our troops are temporarily stationed here for training, deep in the mountains behind the village."
Hearing Shen Cinian's words, everyone present, except Tang Wanning, widened their eyes.
If Shen Cinian hadn't said it himself, his family would never have thought that there was a military base deep in the mountains.
Su Meijuan's voice suddenly tensed. "Is it a secret that your troops are stationed here? You just said it out loud like that. Are you okay?"
"It's okay, Auntie. We just don't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so we're keeping a low profile."
Su Meijuan patted her chest in fear, and then let out a long sigh.
She was really afraid that she would know some important secret and be killed to silence her.
However, Su Meijuan still fully supported their decision.
After all, the incident of Sun Su'e forcing herself upon Xiao Su was still fresh in people's minds. If the villagers knew that there were troops stationed in the deep mountains, who knows how much trouble would arise.
Although many people dare not go into the mountains, there is no guarantee that there are those who are not afraid of death.
Thinking of this, Su Meijuan solemnly warned her two children and her husband, "This matter should only be known to our family. Don't spread it around and cause trouble for our fellow soldiers."
"I understand, mother."
"I understand, mother."
After finishing this topic, the family of four started talking about other things, but they did not ignore Shen Cinian. Instead, they led him to join the chat.
Looking at the hot meals on the table and the chattering of the Tang family's four members, Shen Cinian's tense body gradually relaxed.
Compared to the special attention paid to guests and the politeness of diligently picking up dishes, Shen Cinian prefers the scene of the family chatting with the clinking of dishes and chopsticks.
This kind of down-to-earth atmosphere made him feel very comfortable, which was an experience he had never had since his mother passed away.
Although his grandfather loved him very much, it was still very lonely at home with only two people eating.
Seeing Shen Cinian putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Su Meijuan smiled and asked, "Xiao Shen, are you full?"
I’ve already ordered more rice twice, how can I not be full?
Fortunately, no one paid attention to him, otherwise he would have eaten three bowls of rice the second time he visited, which was so embarrassing.
"I'm full, Auntie." Shen Cinian's lips curled slightly, and then he stood up to help Su Meijuan clean up the dishes: "Auntie, let me help you clean up."
Seeing this, Su Meijuan hurriedly spoke up to stop him, "No, no, if you have nothing to do, tell your uncle about the interesting things in the army. He loves to hear about them."
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