"You're the only one named Qi Hongwei in the military region?"
The female educated youth and the village chief's daughter couldn't believe it. Qi Hongwei nodded. After Commander Zhu asked, he learned that Qi Hongwei had been busy with training recently.
Then they asked the female educated youth and the village chief's daughter what had happened. Since things had come to this point, the two of them told them everything.
It turns out that a man was dating both of them, and he was using the name Qi Hongwei.
When Commander Zhu heard about this, he was very angry. He assured the two men that the military region would investigate the matter thoroughly and find the person responsible. He would not allow anyone to tarnish the reputation of their soldiers.
They went back, but the news had already spread throughout the military region and the family compound. That day, everyone gathered together since they had nothing to do, including Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua.
The two women came to ask the military wives if they wanted to join them in reclaiming wasteland. After hearing this, no one had the idea. Seeing everyone's attitude, Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua did not force them.
"By the way, do you know who Lin Meimei's sister is going to marry?"
Xu Pandi said excitedly, but everyone shook their heads, signaling her to continue.
"It's Brigade Commander Duan."
"What? Commander Duan? Commander Duan is already over forty years old, while Lin Xue is only twenty. There's a generational difference between them."
Everyone present thought the same thing, wondering what Lin Xue was after. Commander Duan's ex-wife had been gone for many years; it was said she died in childbirth.
Do you know who introduced these two?
"It was her sister, Lin Meimei, who personally spoke to Commander Duan."
Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua overheard the gossip and thought that Lin Meimei was quite open-minded, actually introducing her sister to Brigade Commander Duan.
Come to think of it, Lin Xue was determined to find a military officer, and there was no one more suitable than Brigade Commander Duan in this military region.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Xu Pandi spoke up on her own.
"This brigade commander is really disgusting. He's an old man who's over forty and still has the nerve to take advantage of a young girl."
No one dared to agree with her words. Seeing the change in everyone's expression, Xu Pandi realized that she might have said too much and hurriedly stood up.
"I'm going home to cook. Sisters, you can all go home now. Just pretend I never said that."
Naturally, no one would spread the word, as it wouldn't benefit them. No sooner had Xu Pandi left than Lin Meimei arrived with Lin Xue.
"Hello ladies, I'm having my wedding in the cafeteria the day after tomorrow. Please come and do me the honor."
"Yes, yes, we'll definitely go then."
Even if it's just for Commander Duan's sake, no one should dare not go. Seeing everyone like this, Lin Xue smiled even more happily, it seemed that she herself was also very willing to marry Commander Duan.
Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua didn't stay long and went home separately, agreeing to invite Chen Sufeng and Liu Erfeng to go reclaim wasteland together the next morning.
That evening, when Gu Yunduan learned that she was going to clear the land, he immediately offered to help, but Ye Zhaozhao refused, saying that it was only a trial planting and she could manage on her own.
“Gu Yunduan, I can manage on my own. Sister-in-law Sun and the others can come with me.”
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Gu Yunduan only told her not to overwork herself, as clearing land couldn't be rushed. Ye Zhaozhao, of course, understood this.
After the two of them took a shower and went to bed, Gu Yunduan thought that she had to go to clear land the next day, so he didn't bother her.
The next day, after breakfast, Ye Zhaozhao took the freshly made scallion and egg pancakes and a pot of sweet soup and went out to find Sun Xiuhua. After everyone arrived...
They went to the nearest piece of wasteland to the family compound. The wasteland was about an acre in size, and the four of them took hoes and started turning over the soil.
Her hands were numb from the vibration of the hoe handle, but Ye Zhaozhao didn't plan to stop. She wanted to plant corn on the entire acre. Corn could not only be used as a staple food, but also be pressed for oil.
Thinking this, Ye Zhaozhao's hands moved faster and faster, and so did the others. In one morning, Ye Zhaozhao had opened up more than 50 square meters.
Sun Xiuhua has ten square meters more than her, while Chen Sufeng and Liu Erfeng have more than forty square meters each. Ye Zhaozhao was overjoyed. At this rate, they would soon be able to clear the land.
During the lunch break, the four of them sat together to eat. Ye Zhaozhao shared the egg pancakes with everyone, and everyone shared the ones they had brought.
Dipping it in the chili and pork jerky that Ye Zhaozhao brought, the taste was amazing. Chen Sufen ate several pieces of jerky in a row, and she was too embarrassed to take any more.
She had already dried the wild boar meat at home. She asked Ye Zhaozhao how to make pork jerky, planning to try it when she got back. This jerky was so delicious.
As everyone was eating, Ye Zhaozhao suddenly noticed wild ducks in the ditch. There was a small ditch in the area where they had cleared land, and the ducks were currently moving around in it.
Everyone was tempted to catch a duck and eat it. Just thinking about the fragrant duck meat made them all swallow hard, but in the end, they didn't manage to catch one.
Wild ducks aren't so easy to catch, but Ye Zhaozhao thought that since there were wild ducks here, there might be duck eggs nearby. She would wait until the afternoon when the land reclamation was finished.
The four of them started searching. Chen Su was the first to find them. She found three duck eggs in a small patch of grass. Seeing that she had successfully found them, everyone worked even harder.
After searching for a while, the four of them found a total of twenty duck eggs. They decided to divide the eggs equally, with each person getting five. Chen Sufeng took the five duck eggs and hurriedly went home.
She was going home to make scrambled eggs for the children, and the three of them went home as well. Once home, Ye Zhaozhao planned to make salted duck eggs with the duck eggs.
First, wash the duck eggs clean, coat them with salt and white wine, and let them sit for ten to twenty days before eating. After making the salted duck eggs, she started preparing dinner for the day.
She steamed a pot of buns and made a stew of cabbage and cured pork with vermicelli. After she finished cooking, Gu Yunduan returned. He went to fetch water before sitting down to eat.
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