He hurriedly tried to make excuses for himself, "It's going to snow and the mountains will be closed soon, so there will be less supplies. I thought of buying more. Besides, it's winter now, so things can be kept longer. Besides, Brother Xi and I just arrived, so we are short of a lot of things."
Zhang Shuwan and Yu Saozi nodded. The heavy snow was coming and the mountain was closed, so they should prepare more. They also bought more than usual.
Moreover, as a newcomer, the house does need some new things.
"What are these bags of yours? They smell like medicinal herbs."
"Mrs. Yu has a really good sense of smell. This is the herb. I plan to buy some and make some plasters and pills." As for what to make specifically, Gu Jianing didn't say anything for the time being because it hadn't been made yet.
"What? You know how to make plasters and pills. You can treat it?"
Gu Jianing nodded.
"Then you are really amazing."
The three of them were talking as they headed towards the military area. Along the way, Gu Jianing's car full of stuff attracted a lot of attention and caused a lot of discussion.
Mrs. Yu didn't separate from them until she returned to the family compound.
Because Mrs. Yu lives in the tube-shaped building in the staff housing estate.
"...I will come and help with the warming of the house tomorrow."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you and Sister Shu Wan."
Mrs. Yu knew that Gu Jianing would warm the house tomorrow, and since Gu Jianing couldn't cook, she asked Zhang Shuwan for help and offered to help.
Gu Jianing also readily agreed. With one more person, Sister Shu Wan would feel more relaxed.
Outsiders are not allowed to enter the military area at will, so the person pushing the cart couldn't get in. Finally, a soldier under Sheng Zexi came and offered to help, pushing the cart into Gu Jianing's house.
Before he left, Gu Jianing stuffed him with two big meat buns that he had just bought at the market.
The soldier refused to take it, but Gu Jianing forced it upon him, and finally he couldn't refuse and had to accept it.
"Sister-in-law, if you need any help in the future, please call me. My name is Xie Ze. I just joined the army this year and was assigned to Captain Sheng."
"Okay, Xie Ze, right? I'll remember that."
Sixteen-year-old Xie Ze was walking back with a big meat bun in his hand. He took a big bite. The aroma of the meat in the warm meat bun filled his taste buds as soon as he bit into it.
Xie Ze had forgotten how long it had been since he had eaten meat. His father died, his mother remarried, and he was adopted by his uncle and aunt, but they were not kind to him. Several times, Xie Ze almost starved to death or died of illness.
Fortunately, he was lucky enough to meet his father's former comrade-in-arms this year, who kindly helped him and allowed him to join the army.
He happened to be assigned to Sheng Zexi's camp.
Xie Ze admired the powerful and willful Sheng Zexi and took him as his role model.
Although Captain Sheng might not remember him as a soldier, it was okay. He would try his best to walk step by step to Captain Sheng.
He knew that Captain Sheng was married.
A few days ago, I heard that Captain Sheng was tricked into marrying an ugly country girl. Others were very angry, but when Xie Ze saw Captain Sheng helping his lover out of the car that day, the tenderness in his eyes was full of love.
Therefore, he did not believe what people outside spread. He knew from a young age that what people outside spread was not credible.
Just like the rumors outside say that his uncle and aunt are very good to him, but only he knows the truth.
But today, the topic changed again. Captain Sheng’s lover is not ugly, but a very beautiful lady.
Xie Ze thought, she was not only a great beauty, but also a very good person, otherwise why would his sister-in-law give him two big meat buns when he was just helping to push the cart?
After arriving at the military camp, Xie Ze was finally able to eat until he was 70% full. However, in the Northwest where supplies were scarce, he was a small soldier and rarely had the chance to eat meat. Now, eating this big meat bun filled with meat, Xie Ze had an extremely good impression of Gu Jianing.
So when he heard people outside talking about Captain Sheng’s lover buying a truckload of things and mocking Captain Sheng for marrying a spendthrift woman.
Xie Ze immediately retorted, "He has money and tickets, and he's new here. The mountain will be closed due to heavy snow soon. What's wrong with preparing some extra things? He didn't take anything from you. If you're so upset, go tell Captain Sheng. Don't just talk behind people's backs."
The man was choked immediately by the rebuke and could only leave angrily.
At noon, Sheng Zexi finished training and came back from lunch. On the way, he heard rumors that his wife had bought a cart of things.
Don't mention it, there really are people talking about him.
"Captain Sheng, is your wife too good at spending money? This is not good, it's too wasteful. If this happened in my family, I would not marry such a daughter-in-law."
The person who was speaking was Captain Shen's mother, Aunt Shen. She had always relied on Captain Shen's status. In addition, she was old and of a high generation. In this military camp family camp, she always liked to look down on others and scold them. She had always been proud that her daughter-in-law, Captain Shen's daughter-in-law, was tamed and obedient by her.
Sheng Zexi frowned, turned around, and looked at her sullenly, "Aunt Shen, I can make money, and I have money and tickets. My wife can spend it however she wants. When it's all gone, I'll go earn more."
Aunt Shen was immediately displeased when she was refuted. Usually, others would agree with her, but now Sheng Zexi actually dared to refute her. She immediately said, "Sheng family boy, you can't say that. If you really want to do that, then no matter how much money you earn, it won't be enough for her to spend."
Sheng Zexi sneered, "That only shows that you are incompetent as a man."
"you!"
"Aunt Shen, do you live by the sea?"
Um?
"Why are you so nosy? My wife and I don't eat your rice, so you don't need to worry about my family's affairs."
"Also, when you get old, you should be more careful with your mouth and stop saying bad things about others. This can be considered as doing good deeds for your descendants."
After saying that, Sheng Zexi left.
Aunt Shen was left alone there, extremely angry, but the people around her felt happy when they saw it.
Due to Captain Shen's status, they didn't dare to confront the old woman.
So, finally there is someone who can confront this old woman, and everyone is celebrating.
Captain Sheng is such a good man.
Aunt Shen was so angry that she went home and directly reported her son, Captain Shen. Her words implied that Sheng Zexi did not respect her and she wanted Captain Shen to make things difficult for Sheng Zexi and teach him a lesson.
After hearing this, Captain Shen was really overwhelmed.
"Oh my god, Sheng Zexi is a troublemaker. Even his father, the commander, can't do anything to him. Your son is just a regiment commander with a higher rank than him."
Besides, Sheng Zexi is not under his jurisdiction. I really don't know where his mother got the confidence from to think that he can make things difficult for Sheng Zexi.
Besides, he was already in his forties when he took the position of group leader. If Sheng Zexi had not been suppressed by his father, he would have been on equal footing with him long ago.
Sheng Zexi has a bright future, but he has already seen the end of the road ahead.
He would have to be crazy to go against Sheng Zexi.
In the end, Captain Shen left, and Shen's mother was so angry that she couldn't eat.
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