Chapter 41: Share it with your comrades in the army
Zhou An can apply for a five-day holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he has already started preparing.
Xu Zhixia felt a headache when looking at Haohao in front of her.
It was not convenient for her to take Haohao back with her, but if she left Haohao to Jiang Hanzhi...to be honest, she was not very reassured.
Before she could figure out what to do, Zhou An brought back bad news.
"Xia Xia, we may not be able to go back during the Mid-Autumn Festival." He said with an apologetic look on his face.
Xu Zhixia was stunned for a moment, a look of loss appearing on her face.
But she knew that Zhou An was not the kind of person who would not keep his word.
There must be some reason that forced him to cancel his plan.
As Xu Zhixia expected, Zhou An continued, "Zhang Hong's investigation results are out."
After a pause, he lowered his voice and said guiltily: "Because it needs to be kept confidential, I can't tell you now."
Zhang Hong was apparently arrested for violating discipline by playing mahjong, but after investigation, it was discovered that the group of people who organized the mahjong game were actually connected to hostile elements.
Until the matter is accurately concluded, he cannot reveal this news to anyone, even if that person is his lover.
Xu Zhixia looked at him quietly, and after a moment she smiled faintly.
"I know." She said gently.
This simple sentence caused ripples in Zhou An's heart.
He stared at Xu Zhixia blankly, feeling an indescribable emotion.
An ambiguous atmosphere spread in the air. No one spoke for a while, but the atmosphere was particularly harmonious.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou An moved and directly hugged Xu Zhixia in his arms.
This embrace is without any desire, gentle and makes people feel nostalgic.
Xu Zhixia hesitated and put her hand on his back.
After explaining to Xu Zhixia why he couldn't go home during the holidays, Zhou An breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the investigation into Zhang Hong has reached a deadlock.
The correspondence that Wu Xiuxiu mentioned did exist, but it did not reveal much information.
But Zhang Hong was a fool. He didn't notice anything wrong at all and foolishly thought that he was just lucky.
As for how much he inadvertently revealed...only the other party knows.
After the superiors learned about this, they immediately ordered to strengthen patrols inside and outside the island and implement semi-closed management.
Even though no other information was revealed, people on the island sensed that something was wrong.
Everyone became quiet for a moment and dared not cause any trouble.
In this tense atmosphere, Xu Zhixia celebrated his first Mid-Autumn Festival on the island.
A rich aroma wafted out from the small kitchen, and passers-by couldn't help but look inside.
Unfortunately, the gate was closed and I couldn’t see anything.
Xu Zhixia originally wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy mooncakes, but the mooncakes sold at the supply and marketing cooperative on the island were only red and green, which did not look very appetizing.
Fortunately, she had all the ingredients, so she decided to make it at home.
She planned to make mooncakes with two kinds of fillings, one with five nuts and one with meat.
After preparing all the ingredients, start preparing the two fillings.
Haohao watched with great interest from the side, without making any trouble, and helped to get some things from time to time.
Xu Zhixia's heart softened when she saw this. When it came to the mooncake mold, she whispered, "Haohao, do you want to try it too?"
Haohao blinked, and a light of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He nodded without hesitation, and with Xu Zhixia's help, he made a small mooncake the size of a palm.
Haohao stared at the mooncake and suddenly said, "This is for my uncle."
Xu Zhixia laughed out loud and agreed.
Making mooncakes is not tiring, but it does take a lot of time.
When the first pot came out of the oven, Xu Zhixia took a meat mooncake, broke off a piece and put it in Haohao's mouth.
Haohao's little face wrinkled up, as if he wanted to vomit, but in the end he swallowed it with difficulty.
Xu Zhixia's eyes flashed with a smile, and he jokingly said, "Haohao, is it delicious?"
Haohao nodded his little head with difficulty, turned his head away and didn't dare to look directly into Xu Zhixia's eyes, looking like a guilty thief.
Xu Zhixia was amused by his appearance and stopped teasing him.
Bake the remaining mooncakes one by one, pack them up and get ready to go out.
During her long time on the island, many people had helped her.
Apart from anything else, it is her duty to give some mooncakes to others to try.
She carried the basket in one hand and held Haohao's hand in the other, and walked towards Aunt Ma's house first.
Aunt Ma's yard door was wide open, but she looked inside but didn't see her.
Xu Zhixia shouted, "Aunt Ma, are you home?"
Hearing her voice, Aunt Ma hurried out with a surprised look on her face.
"Xiao Xia? Why are you here?"
Xu Zhixia handed over the basket and said with a smile, "Isn't it Mid-Autumn Festival? I baked some mooncakes at home and gave them to you to try."
Aunt Ma was a little surprised. Only a few people were willing to buy mooncakes at this time, let alone make them.
Mooncakes are high in oil and sugar, and not everyone is willing to spend the money.
But she still accepted it readily and appreciated the kindness.
Changing the subject, he said, "You came by chance. I went to the beach this morning and happened to catch quite a few crabs. You can take some back and try them."
Xu Zhixia's eyes lit up. Isn't crab the must-have for Mid-Autumn Festival? What a coincidence.
She returned home only after filling the basket, which was filled with the aroma of pastries, with four large crabs.
He then gave it to Aunt Zhao and others in turn, and they all received some thank-you gifts.
When she returned home, she was so tired that she collapsed on the rocking chair in the yard.
Speaking of this rocking chair, it was Zhou An who made it for her.
"Haohao, let's not have lunch. How about two mooncakes? I'll make you something delicious in the evening."
After tasting the meat mooncakes, Xu Zhixia gave him the sugar ones.
As expected, the little guy couldn't put the sweet mooncakes down.
Hearing Xu Zhixia say this, he nodded without hesitation, with an expectant look on his face.
When Zhou An came back at noon, he saw two people basking in the sun.
A smile flashed in his eyes, and he said, "The troops have distributed some fruit, I'll bring it back to you first."
Xu Zhixia saw the bag in his hand and hurried over to take it.
Inside was a bag of big apples, which looked very appetizing with their bright red color.
The corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a bright smile.
"Have you had lunch?"
Zhou An nodded: "There will be a performance in the army tonight, do you want to go with me to see it?"
He seemed to be saying it casually, but his heart was actually beating very fast, for he was afraid that Xu Zhixia would refuse.
Xu Zhixia looked at him meaningfully, as if she could see through his little thoughts.
Just when he felt at a loss, Xu Zhixia agreed: "Sure, bring Haohao with you, we'll go together."
After a pause, he changed the subject: "By the way, isn't today the Mid-Autumn Festival? I baked some mooncakes. You can take them to the army and share them with your comrades."
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