"Zhaozhao, are you home?"
"Sister-in-law Sun, I'm home. Come in."
As soon as Sun Xiuhua entered the door, she told Ye Zhaozhao the good news that the corn had sprouted. She had gone to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy soy sauce today and glanced at the wasteland on the way. She was surprised to find that the corn had sprouted.
"Zhaozhao, I didn't expect it to actually succeed."
Ye Zhaozhao immediately put down the cotton in her hand and went with Sun Xiuhua to take a look at the wasteland. Commander Zhu and Brigade Commander Duan came to see it as soon as they heard the news that the corn had sprouted.
"Comrade Ye Zhaozhao, you deserve the most credit for the corn sprouting. Don't worry, I will apply to the higher authorities to give bonuses to you military wives."
Everyone was delighted upon hearing about the bonus; nothing beats real money.
Ye Zhaozhao examined the corn seedlings and found that none of them were damaged.
In other words, this batch of trial planting was very successful. Commander Zhu said that after a while, when the corn matures, he will organize the soldiers of the military region to clear the land together.
Ye Zhaozhao's corn sprouting incident caused another stir in the family compound, and this time, some military wives were not calm.
"If I had known, I would have gone with them to reclaim the wasteland. Now look what happened, all the credit and bonuses go to others, and we get nothing."
They had nothing to do at home all day, and they wanted to earn some money to supplement their family income. Hearing her say this, Xu Pandi said dismissively.
"You're being too naive. Even if the corn sprouts, who can guarantee that nothing will go wrong before it matures? Besides, is clearing land something that ordinary people can do?"
Xu Pandi's words made sense. The other military wives thought about it again and agreed. It wasn't that easy to grow food. They gave up their idea of going to help with the land reclamation.
"Sister-in-law Sun, I want to clear some more land and plant sweet potatoes."
"Okay, Zhaozhao, whatever you say we'll plant, we'll plant it."
The corn has sprouted, and Sun Xiuhua has decided to listen to Ye Zhaozhao from now on. The two of them have discussed it and decided to invite Chen Sufeng and Liu Erfeng to clear the land tomorrow.
Then they went to a nearby village to exchange sweet potato seedlings. They were busy and bustling around, and the family compound was also very lively. They had just returned from clearing the land when they saw a group of people gathered around.
"Xu Pandi, what are you doing?"
"Sister-in-law Sun, I heard that a new couple is moving into our residential compound."
Xu Pandi then shared the information she had gathered: it turned out that the person moving into the family compound was none other than Brigade Commander Duan's daughter.
Ever since Lin Xue married Commander Duan, Duan Xiaoying has been making a scene at home. Now, Commander Duan is thinking that his daughter is not young anymore.
So they found her a husband, a military officer, who seemed to be a battalion commander. He simply submitted the marriage application.
They only told Duan Xiaoying after the marriage application was approved that Duan Xiaoying had to get married even if she didn't want to.
As they were talking, they saw a man and a woman walking over. The man's name was Ning Chenghao. When he saw them, he took out some fruit candies from his bag and handed them to them.
"Sisters, we'll be neighbors from now on, please take good care of us."
Ning Chenghao smiled happily, but the smile was indeed a bit irritating. Since no one would hit someone with a smiling face, everyone accepted the candy and said a few words of blessing.
"Alright, are you leaving or not?"
Duan Xiaoying walked forward with a dark expression, and Ning Chenghao hurriedly followed. Xu Pandi, whose husband always made the decisions at home, looked on with envy at this sight.
"This Duan Xiaoying is really a young lady. Battalion Commander Ning has a really good temper. Everyone says that a man's face is the most important thing. I heard that he often goes to the military hospital to bring her meals."
Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua exchanged a glance, neither of them speaking. They didn't have a good impression of Ning Chenghao, and since he genuinely liked Duan Xiaoying, they should respect her.
Why bother secretly submitting a report? It's no different from forcing someone to do something against their will. The two of them didn't think much of it and went home.
When Ye Zhaozhao got home, she saw Gu Yunduan squatting on the ground processing a rabbit. This rabbit was really fat, it looked to weigh more than four pounds.
"Wife, you're back. Sit down and rest for a while."
Gu Yunduan made her a cup of malted milk powder, knowing that his wife worked hard every day clearing land, so she needed to make sure she got enough nutrition. With the sweet malted milk powder, Ye Zhaozhao didn't feel tired at all.
"Where did this rabbit come from?"
"I hunted it on the mountain. We're having rabbit meat tonight. How would you like it?"
Despite having plenty of meat at home, Ye Zhaozhao has actually gained weight instead of losing it recently.
She was gaining more and more weight around her stomach, but Gu Yunduan kept saying she was too thin and tried all sorts of ways to help her gain weight.
"Let's eat roasted rabbit."
After processing the rabbit, chopped scallions, ginger, and garlic were marinated, and then salt, MSG, soy sauce, and dried chili powder were added. Gu Yunduan went to the yard and set up a simple barbecue grill.
After roasting for a while, the aroma of the rabbit wafted out. Just smelling it made Ye Zhaozhao's mouth water. It roasted for an hour and a half.
The rabbit meat sizzled and dripped with oil as it was roasted. Since the weather wasn't cold, the two of them sat in the yard to eat. Gu Yunduan first gave Ye Zhaozhao a rabbit leg.
Ye Zhaozhao took a bite, and it was so delicious that it burst with juice. The rabbit meat was fatty but not greasy, and it was spicy and delicious. The two of them finished the whole rabbit and were extremely satisfied.
On the other side, the people in the family compound were in a terrible situation. Surrounded by the aroma of the meat, everyone suddenly felt that the dishes on the table didn't taste as good. Xu Pandi's family, Ya Dan and Ya Ya, although they had experienced the mutton soup incident last time...
But the two children didn't stop at all; they still couldn't resist meat. Xu Pandi also craved meat, so she discussed it with Hu Ziqiang.
"Shall we buy some meat too?"
"Um."
Hu Ziqiang himself was also craving meat, but none of his families had any, so they couldn't eat it. However, Sun Xiuhua and the others immediately took out some meat to eat.
...
Duan Xiaoying's wedding was also held in the canteen. The two of them had a simple ceremony, and the military wives all went to have a meal. Lin Xue greeted everyone with a smile.
Some people noticed that her hand was always on her stomach and guessed what was going on.
"Lin Xue, are you pregnant?"
They've all been through this before, so they understood immediately. Lin Xue nodded shyly, and seeing her expression, everyone understood.
Why was Commander Duan in such a hurry to marry off Duan Xiaoying? If there's a child, wouldn't the older one be a nuisance?
Duan Xiaoying looked at Lin Xue, her heart burning with hatred.
"Xiaoying, don't be childish after you get married. Live a good life with Chenghao."
Duan Xiaoying didn't say anything. Looking at Lin Xue's smug face, she suddenly thought of a way to get revenge on her and her father, and the wedding ended hastily.
However, the next day, Ning Chenghao was transferred to the regiment where Gu Yunduan was located, which made everyone think that Ning Chenghao's marriage to Duan Xiaoying was not just because he liked her.
As soon as Duan Xiaoying moved into the family compound, Xu Pandi took the initiative to visit her and befriend her. Seeing that Xu Pandi was willing to fawn over her, Duan Xiaoying was also willing to give her some benefits.
But on this day, Xu Pandi suddenly stopped going to Duan Xiaoying's house and didn't leave the house for several days. Everyone guessed that the two had probably broken up.
After the sweet potatoes were planted, Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua went up the mountain to collect firewood. They could burn coal briquettes in the winter, but there weren't enough to burn throughout the whole winter.
That day, Xu Pandi and Li Li also went up the mountain. She didn't understand why Li Li kept running up the mountain.
"Li Li, why do you keep coming up the mountain?"
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