Chapter 164 I don’t know him, I don’t know him, I have definitely never seen him!

The young apprentice of the pharmacy received the boss's signal and politely led Lin Xiaowan out of the tea room.

The man in the backlight, with his distant and calm eyes, quietly observed the woman sitting on the side, and her every frown and smile but also her inappropriate behavior.

"Sir, do you know Han Suijing? That's great, he is the pride of our Cangnan County." Wang Ziru realized that she had lost her composure, and calmly raised her hand to wipe the tea that had overflowed from the corners of her mouth and chin, and quickly adjusted her mind.

The man stared at her for a moment, a faint smile in his eyes, "You are also familiar with him?"

Wang Ziru was clear-headed, although she didn't understand why this person was so persistent in wanting to know whether she and Han Suijing were familiar with each other, and how familiar they were.

She scratched the black braid hanging on her shoulders in annoyance and chuckled a few times, "But, how could a small woman like me have the chance to meet such a famous hero?"

"Huh?" the man was surprised.

"Hey, actually I haven't met the fellow villager you mentioned yet!"

There was nothing wrong with what Wang Ziru said. It was the original body who knew Han Suijing, and she had indeed never met Han Suijing.

If she had met such a rich and powerful man, would she still be able to walk?

Go and marry a peasant like Zhai Ximo?

Duan Suili was stunned for a moment, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "I was rude, I thought the girl and Han Suijing were old friends."

"No, no, I definitely don't know him." Wang Ziru said with a cunning smile.

"Well, but thank you for taking my pulse today. The shopkeeper should have prepared the medicine." Duan Suili glanced at the girl in front of him who was eager to deny it, nodded calmly, and motioned her to go out.

Others only know that he is the person who controls the Duan family, but few people know how good his memory is. As long as he has seen it, he can remember it forever.

I still remember the first time Han Suijing followed his eldest nephew back to the Duan family in Dali.

The photo that Han Suijing had hidden in his pocket watch was snatched away by his eldest nephew in a mischievous manner and shown to him.

So just now, he quickly recognized that the woman who came to the pharmacy to get medicine had another identity.

There was still a smile on his lips, but it didn't reach his eyes.

Han Suijing will probably soon hear that his former lover has come to the battlefield...

In the middle hall of the pharmacy, the shopkeeper moved quickly. When he saw Wang Ziru coming out of the tea room, he was wrapping several packets of healing medicine in paper.

"Girl, please wait a moment."

"Thank you, old man."

Lin Xiaowan stood by the counter, wanting to know what Wang Ziru and the man talked about.

But there was nothing unusual on Wang Ziru's face. She was still looking around as usual.

The shopkeeper packed several packets of medicine, tied them up with thin hemp ropes, and pushed them in front of Wang Ziru. She also handed over 5 yuan with both hands, "Miss, this is the consultation fee paid by the customer. The customer also said thank you, Miss."

"Why did he give me money? I couldn't diagnose any disease in him." Wang Ziru smiled brightly at everyone.

This money really cannot be accepted, after all, the other party is really healthy, in good health, and enjoys everything he eats.

"The gentleman is in good health, but he is troubled by deep thoughts and has trouble falling asleep at night. Let him take some tranquilizer soup, and maybe he will feel better."

The old shopkeeper smiled warmly and nodded, "I will tell the customer the result of the young lady's diagnosis. You still have to accept the money according to the rules. What if the customer wants to ask you for help next time?"

"You are so polite, old man. If I continue to refuse, I will seem petty. So I will accept it. Please thank that gentleman for me." She didn't want to accept the 5 yuan, but since the old man in charge said so, she had to take the money and put it in her cotton-padded jacket pocket.

Adjutant Wang had already stood up from the doorstep and was looking around as he walked.

Not far away, Adjutant Wang saw a man with a similar temperament to Commander Duan sitting in the tea room. He nodded quickly and the other party also nodded slightly.

The man who can sit in the main seat in the tea room must be a man from the Duan family.

Maybe this person is the most powerful person in the Duan family.

However, he never got any confirmation and didn't dare to try to get close to others.

After paying the money and picking up a few prescriptions, I said to the old gentleman who was in charge of the store, "I have to go to the pharmacy several times today, so I'm going to go home first."

"Take care, everyone."

Earlier, Adjutant Wang ran to the drug store out of breath, and the old shopkeeper naturally saw it.

The men in the Duan family have always been obsessed with cleanliness and would not let other men ride in their cars. However, Commander Duan made an exception today and actually asked his driver to drive the two military wives to the drugstore.

I think this girl who knows Chinese medicine will definitely perform well on the battlefield.

The three of them walked out of the drugstore and along a fairly wide alley. In half a minute they reached the main street of the town.

After arriving in Baiteng Town for such a long time, Wang Ziru has been bandaging the wounds of the wounded in the mansion.

Now I have the chance to take a good look around the town.

"Hey, Adjutant Wang, all the shops in town are closed. Is it because of the war?"

Adjutant Wang nodded. "Yes, not only are all the shops closed, but the people in the town are not allowed to enter or leave. Idle people can't just wander around like we do. Checkpoints have been set up at all entrances and exits, and all commercial activities have been suspended."

"The people trapped in the town have to live. This situation will definitely not last long." Wang Ziru suddenly had the illusion of returning to her previous life. "Isn't Commander Duan the top leader of Kun District? He's here. Is it about to end?"

"This is a secret, even I don't know it." Adjutant Wang smiled faintly.

The afternoon sun shines on my body and I can already feel a hint of warmth.

The wind carries a hint of fragrance and sweetness, which is the result of the flowers in April blooming.

Wang Ziru pointed to the Yunlu Peak at the other end of the town and asked, "What's the name of that mountain?"

"Tsk! We have been fighting on that mountain these days, and the neighboring country is on the other side of the mountain..." Adjutant Wang looked around quickly and said in a low voice.

"Over that mountain is another country?" Wang Ziru felt it was magical standing in a border town for the first time. "So, are our scouts lying in ambush on the mountain?"

"Um."

"So what do they eat?"

"The scouts have brought rations and reporters. Let's be careful and not discuss this."

The three of them were almost at their station when Adjutant Wang spoke in a very alert tone.

The local office at this moment.

Duan Yanzhi was convening a meeting of the regiment to discuss the battle plan for that evening.

Suddenly, a sentry reported that the reconnaissance had discovered movement on the mountain diagonally opposite.

They were discussing the plan in the house, but they didn't know that a few young warriors were cutting bamboo on the mountain behind them. Detectives from a neighboring country saw the bamboo forest swaying through a telescope and thought that a covert layout was being made.

Duan Yanzhi ordered: "Deputy regiment commanders and above will stay behind, and the rest of the team will go back and gather the troops to prepare for the battle in advance."

"You bastard! You're already making moves before it gets dark." Xu Changhe couldn't help but swear again.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn and tense.

Zhai Ximo and several other regiment cadres went to watch the sand table drill.

"Are you the deputy head? What's your name?" Duan Yanzhi asked several officers in a row about the battle strategy. Hearing this, his brows furrowed, and then he looked at Zhai Ximo and asked.

"Reporting to the commander, my name is Zhai Ximo, and I am from Cangnan County, xx Province..."

When Duan Yanzhi heard that the other party was from Cangnan County, he looked at him carefully and asked, "Have you heard of Han Suijing?"

“Yes, I know.”

"He's from your hometown. He's a great fighter. You can't fall behind."

"yes!"

"Tell me what you think."

Duan Yanzhi held a cigarette in his mouth, his cold eyes narrowed.

The officers who stayed behind were all listening to Zhai Ximo's explanation. At this moment, Adjutant Wang came back with two military wives who had gotten medicine.

Passing by the central hall, all the officers standing next to the central hall saw the two military wives.

Duan Yanzhi also saw the several prescriptions that Wang Ziru and Lin Xiaowan were carrying.

Wang Ziru quickly put away her curious gaze and hurried back to the ward. Huang Chunmei saw that Lin Xiaowan had finally returned and stood up from the stool, "Xiaowan, take care of it yourself. I'll go back and sleep for a while."

As she said this, Huang Chunmei carefully and deliberately looked at Wang Ziru.

Now that everyone has been divided into groups and is now back in the dormitory to rest, she probably won't find fault with us.

Sure enough, Wang Ziru checked the patients' IV bottles as if she hadn't heard anything. "Those who are not on duty this afternoon should boil the medicine."

It just so happened that Zhu Yan's group had handed over work to the second group. After getting off the job, Zhu Yan finally had the opportunity to leave the sickroom. She took a few prescriptions and went to the kitchen. "It's our group's turn to boil the medicine, but it won't take many people. You guys go take a break. I can boil the medicine alone."

Wang Ziru changed the IV bottles for several patients and also went to the kitchen.

"Comrade Ziru, you said at noon that you would help make halved pork in the evening. Are you coming to stew the halved pork now? We have already cooked the pork."

Seeing Wang Ziru finally coming to the kitchen squad, the squad leader asked with a smile.

Wang Ziru nodded. "First, pick up the cooked pork. When I have the brine ready, put the pork into the brine to soak it in the flavor."

As the stove room responsible for providing food for the entire army, there were two earthen stoves, each with three eyes.

So all six stoves are used and cooking is still very fast.

"Zhu Yan, do you know how to add water when decocting medicine?"

Zhu Yan had already cleaned a large iron pot, turned around and said with a smile: "I know one prescription, but I don't know how many there are here. Sister Ziru, please teach me."

"Hmm? One dose of medicine with three bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for an hour over low heat."

"Okay! When it's ready, I'll put it in a basin and give it to the patient." After all, Zhu Yan did farm work and housework at home in her hometown. She was efficient and well-mannered. Wang Ziru observed her for a while and felt relieved.

Wang Ziru opened the brine she had brought back from the medicine shop and poured it into a basin, rinsed it with clean water, then found a cloth used for steaming rice in the stove, wrapped all the brine in it, threw it into the pot, added half a pot of water to the pot, and started to boil it over high heat.

Several soldiers in the kitchen team were learning how to make brined pork from Wang Ziru while they were working.

While the brine was simmering in the pot, Wang Ziru saw two little warriors from the kitchen squad carrying in several pots of tofu.

"Did you buy the tofu from the tofu workshop in town? It smells so good!" Wang Ziru hadn't eaten tofu for a long time. She was very surprised to see several little warriors carrying tofu and bean sprouts into the kitchen.

"Yes! We also bought a few baskets of radishes and cabbages, which should last us at least two days." Squad Leader Wang of the kitchen squad said happily.

Wang Ziru immediately thought that she could make some fried shredded radish and tofu meatballs in the afternoon, which would be great.

"By the way, did Commander Duan also eat lunch with us in the cafeteria?"

Squad leader Wang smiled and said, "Of course, but it seems that he didn't eat much. I heard that our commander's family is very rich and he is used to eating good food. He may not be used to our ordinary dishes. Besides, we cooked all the dishes in the big pot. How can he eat them?"

"That won't do! The commander is the key to our victory. How can he have the energy to command us if he doesn't eat?" Wang Ziru immediately hypnotized the little soldiers in the kitchen squad. After her enlightenment, Squad Leader Wang also felt that the commander should be given a small stove.

Squad leader Wang was in a dilemma. "But what can we give him alone? Two eggs?"

"No, no, no, I'm here, so you don't have to beat the eggs. Let me teach you how to make deep-fried radish and tofu balls, and then give them to him as afternoon tea."

"Fried meatballs? Comrade Ziru, we in the kitchen don't fry anything because it wastes too much oil. Will you use a lot of oil to make these meatballs?" The smile on Squad Leader Wang's face gradually froze.

Especially during wartime, each unit was allocated extremely limited rapeseed oil. When frying food in a pot, the oil in the pot would pour out quickly.

Wang Ziru patted her head and assured him, "I won't use a lot of oil. Just put a spoonful of oil at the bottom of the pot."