"Knock~Knock~" There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," the man said as he continued to look at the documents.
"Report, Commander, are you looking for me?" The man who came in was wearing a green military uniform. He was tall, mighty and imposing. He stood at attention and asked the man in front of him respectfully.
"Minghao, I have approved the leave you applied for. Go back quickly. The old man has been ill for a long time. You need to take good care of him. Don't worry about things in the army. Just focus on taking care of the old man. If there is an emergency, I will summon you back." The commander walked over and patted Xu Minghao on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you, Commander." Xu Minghao said excitedly.
"If you really want to thank me, bring me some of the wine you brewed last time when you come back." The commander said greedily.
"That's what I should do. Commander, we have as many as you want." Xu Minghao nodded with a smile.
"You said that, and I'll remember it. Okay, you can go down. I still have some documents to read." The commander waved his hand.
"Okay, Commander." After answering the commander, Xu Minghao did not forget to close the door before leaving.
"How is it? Did the commander approve your leave?" As soon as Xu Minghao walked out of the door, a man next to him, who was also wearing a green military uniform, immediately put his arm around his shoulder and said.
"Approved." Xu Minghao replied.
"So when do you plan to leave?" the man continued to ask.
"I want to go back early tomorrow morning, and I'll leave the rest of the things to you. I owe you a favor this time." Xu Minghao said gratefully.
"Why are you being so polite? You really underestimate me, Captain Shen Ming. It's just training a few little bastards, right? Leave it to me. I guarantee that when you come back, they will all be well-behaved and won't dare to show off!" The man said, patting his chest.
"However, I heard that the old man became very petty when he was sick, so you have to be accommodating." Shen Ming continued.
"Well, thanks, brother." Xu Minghao also patted Shen Ming's chest to express his gratitude.
"By the way, your vacation this time is quite long, right? Why not get married at home?" Shen Ming teased ambiguously.
"Go away. Soldiers like us can't stay at home for a long time. Besides, we risk our lives on every mission. We don't even know when we will die. Why bother implicate others?" Xu Minghao pushed Shen Ming away and disagreed.
"Having said that, you are already 26 years old. Aren't your family members in a hurry?" Shen Ming asked.
"My mother mentioned it to me, but I refused it every time." Xu Minghao frowned slightly.
"Well, you deserve to be single." Shen Ming sighed.
Xu Minghao now just wants to go home to see his mother as soon as possible. As for other things, he has not thought about it. But Xu Minghao doesn't know that in his distant hometown his mother is helping him propose marriage with great energy.
"Come on, Aunt Xu. Why are you so polite?" Zhao Lan saw Aunt Xu coming with a lot of things early in the morning, so she immediately went up to her and said with a smile.
"I'm here to propose marriage, how can I be rude?" Aunt Xu said cheerfully. She didn't expect the Qi family to still remember the child marriage they joked about back then. It just so happened that she was also worried about Xu Minghao recently. She had rejected all the girls introduced to him, which almost made her angry to death. Now this Qi family was chosen by her husband, so he dared to reject her?
"Oh, this is your daughter, Lan Zi, right? She's so pretty." After Aunt Xu finished her pleasantries with Zhao Lan, she turned around and saw a graceful girl standing next to her. Her eyes lit up. She had an oval face, curved eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, and her skin was fair and shiny. She was relatively thin, but she had a good figure. She couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction in her heart.
"Yes, yes, come here, Lan Zi, call someone." Zhao Lan quickly pushed Qi Xinlan and said.
"Hello, Aunt Xu." Qi Xinlan called sweetly.
"Okay, yes, that's good. I think your family has good feng shui, Zhao Lan. Both sons and daughters you raise are so good-looking." Aunt Xu said as she looked at him. Qi Xinlan's voice was so clear and pleasant. It was estimated that the kid would not be able to escape this time.
"Haha, really? Mrs. Xu, you really know how to joke." When Zhao Lan heard the other party praising her child like that, her heart immediately beamed with joy.
"Mom, I'll go make something to eat. Aunt Xu came all the way here, she must not have eaten yet." Qi Xinlan felt very uncomfortable when Aunt Xu looked at her, so she made an excuse.
"Oh, my memory is so bad that I almost forgot. Aunt Xu came so early and she must not have eaten yet, right? I'll ask Lan Zi to make something for you." Zhao Lan patted her thigh and said.
"Great, I also want to try Lan Zi's cooking." Aunt Xu was even more satisfied. This child is good and very careful. If the food he cooks later is delicious, she will also have a treat.
"Well, Mom, Aunt Xu, I'll be back soon." Qi Xinlan greeted Aunt Xu and Zhao Lan before turning and going into the kitchen.
After entering the kitchen, she found that there were not many ingredients in the cabinet, only two or three preserved eggs, two cups of rice, a bag of flour, a small bag of raw meat and a few cabbages. Qi Xinlan frowned. There would definitely not be enough food when her father and brother came back from the fields. What should she do?
Making buns? She was best at making them, and they were very filling.
After Qi Xinlan mixed the flour, she chopped the meat, added salt, soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder, and water and mixed them together. Then she chopped the cabbage and mixed them together.
Then after wrapping the buns one by one, start steaming them.
Seeing that there were only three preserved eggs, two cups of rice and a piece of meat left over from the buns, Qi Xinlan planned to make them into preserved egg and lean meat porridge, which was not widely circulated in that era. Buns and porridge are a perfect match, and she was drooling just thinking about it.
After Qi Xinlan prepared a large pot of porridge and steamed the buns, she looked at the sky and estimated that her eldest brother and father would be back, so she took the prepared buns and porridge out.
"It smells good, Lan Zi, what delicious breakfast did you make?" Qi Xinwei smelled an enticing aroma as soon as he entered the door.
"I made some buns and porridge." Qi Xinlan replied.
"Huh? Mrs. Xu, you're here so early? I thought you would come at noon, so I went out with my son to weed early in the morning. If I had known you would come so early, I would not have gone out. I'm so sorry!" Qi Guohui apologized.
"It's okay, it's okay. I was too anxious and didn't inform you." Aunt Xu was also embarrassed. Knowing that the Qi family was interested in becoming relatives with her family, she was so excited that she didn't sleep much all night and came early in the morning. Because she had heard that the daughter of the Qi family was talented and beautiful, but she was afraid that the other party would dislike her son's age, so she didn't dare to propose marriage. Now that both parties are interested, she will definitely applaud.
"Come on, stop talking and have some breakfast. The buns made by Lan Zi today are really delicious. Aunt Xu, come and try them." Zhao Lan first picked up a big bun and put it into Aunt Xu's bowl.
"Well, it's really good." Aunt Xu took a bite. The skin was thin and the filling was large. It was soft and tasty. The filling inside tasted delicious. She couldn't help but feel very happy thinking that she could eat such delicious buns in the future.
"Hmm... well, it's delicious. By the way, Lan Zi, what kind of porridge did you cook? It's so sweet." Qi Xinwei asked while stuffing buns into his mouth and drinking porridge.
"Yes, Lan Zi, this porridge is very fresh and fragrant. What's its name?" Aunt Xu took a sip. The cooking temperature was just right. The porridge was thick and had a smooth taste. She was extremely satisfied and insisted that Haozi marry Lan Zi.
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