Chapter 312 Are you two going to the village to be bandits?
A few meters away from the troop gate, two rows of soldiers stood in neat rows, receiving instructions from Commander Duan.
Not far from Commander Duan, Han Suijing also stood straight.
"You have a heavy responsibility. Within a month, the special forces will welcome a division..." Commander Duan shouted in a rough voice. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw two figures, one tall and one short, slowly walking in from the troop gate.
Commander Duan inadvertently turned aside with a stern look on his face and glanced towards the gate.
Suddenly, the sounds in the throat stopped along with the gazes.
Are you two going to the village to be bandits?
The young wife was wearing a light blue long-sleeved sweater with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. She was still wearing navy blue denim trousers. Her two beautiful black braids hung casually on her shoulders. Her pretty face was blushed in the sun.
The dark eyes were looking at him, looking bright and moving.
Commander Duan's eyes passed over the young wife reluctantly. She looked at the wooden barrel in one hand and a bamboo basket in the other. They looked quite heavy. It was obvious that she had gone to the village to pick vegetables.
The little guy followed his mother, carrying a cloth bag on his shoulder, and no one knew what was inside.
"Uncle Commander, are you really here?" Baoer's face was conflicted as to whether to call for help.
They happened to see the commander looking at them and greeted them with a smile.
"Ahem," Commander Duan coughed twice, his eyes fell on the young man, and he teased, "As soon as you followed your mother to the special forces, you went to the village to become a bandit?"
"Mom must have given us money. Dad said that we can't take things from fellow villagers for free." Baoer explained hurriedly, fearing that his father would criticize them when he got home for not paying for picking vegetables in the village and eating the vegetables grown by the villagers for free.
Commander Duan held back his laughter. Seeing that the little boy was so small that he could barely stand up straight, he walked over like an arrow, helped him take off the silk bag, opened it and looked at it. He said happily, "Thank you, you also brought us pears and apples!"
"Commander uncle, please have an apple. It's delicious and sweet."
Baoer stood on tiptoe, took out a small apple from her silk pocket and stuffed it into Commander Duan's pocket, looking very hospitable.
"What's in the bucket?" Commander Duan refused to accept anyone who came. He took a bite of the apple that the little guy carried back to the army, and looked at the slightly heavy wooden bucket in Wang Ziru's hand.
"I went to the village to do some work this morning, and bought a rooster to roast for dinner in the evening." Wang Ziru tightened her fingers around the handle of the wooden barrel, pretending to be calm and composed, with a slight smile on her lips, "Commander, you are here today?"
Commander Duan looked at his young wife not far away. For some reason, his originally cold heart began to warm up again.
Thinking of this, Commander Duan suddenly felt an indescribable emotion in his heart. He turned around and walked back to the front of the team, and suddenly turned his head to look at a soldier standing next to him.
Just as he was about to speak, Han Suijing, who had been standing there silently, could not help but speak up and told Song Yan, "Go help your sister-in-law."
"yes!"
Song Jian hurriedly trotted over and took the small wooden barrel from Wang Ziru.
"And there's fruit for Baoer!" Commander Duan stood in front of the team and handed over the silk bag in his hand.
"It's okay, Commander, you guys keep it and eat it. It's sunny outside at noon, and you won't feel thirsty if you eat a pear." Wang Ziru chuckled as if to be calm.
Commander Duan raised his unruly eyes and said unhappily, "You bought the fruit for the children, but you want to give it to the soldiers?"
Facing his question, Wang Ziru tucked the strands of hair that fell from her cheeks behind her ears, took a deep breath, tried to keep smiling, and glanced at Han Suijing secretly.
Han Suijing watched this scene calmly, his dark eyes fixed on his wife.
He was staring quietly at his wife's pretty face, but at this moment he was avoiding it in panic like a little girl.
Han Suijing suddenly recalled the days when they were teenagers, and the warm days when he went to Longwang Village to see her. His originally pale face suddenly became much softer.
He was waiting here, and when he saw his wife coming over, he said slowly, "I'll ask someone to go to town to buy two straw hats this afternoon. You'll get sunburned if you stay out in the sun like this."
Hearing this, Wang Ziru was startled, and then a breeze blew through her heart. She nodded calmly, "Yes! I also need to buy some farm tools like a hoe."
The sour and sweet apple in Commander Duan's mouth instantly became only sour.
After watching the mother and daughter disappear downstairs of the family compound, he turned around and continued to lecture them.
At noon, Han Suijing accompanied Commander Duan to the army canteen for lunch.
The army canteen provided white porridge with large pancakes, as well as some pickled vegetables to go with the porridge. Commander Duan looked at the food and felt as if he had returned to the hard days of the 1970s when he had to eat bran and vegetables during the war. His brows were deeply wrinkled.
Han Suijing chuckled and said, "Commander, our troops have increased dramatically, so we can only eat rough food."
"This is too rough! Let's wait until tonight to have a meal at your house." Commander Duan said calmly.
After lunch, Commander Duan went to inspect the troops’ dormitories in high spirits.
After visiting the dormitories, Han Suijing said: "According to the current organization, the most urgent thing the troops need to do now is to build dormitories. If they are just bungalows, they can build more than a dozen in a short period of time."
“How many dormitories are still missing?”
"According to the 9,000 troops that will arrive later, I will have to build at least 20 bungalow dormitories here."
"Submit your plan, and while the weather is fine, send the engineers over. You can also arrange some soldiers here to take turns to help, and it will be completed in a month." Standing in front of the existing dormitory, Commander Duan said as he looked at the vast forest behind.
In the afternoon, Commander Duan stood on a high stage on the playground and inspected the soldiers on the playground.
Bao Er took a nap and ran out of the yard to find his father.
When he arrived at the playground, he found it was full of soldiers, including a female soldier standing at the edge. The boy walked to a shady place to watch with a smile on his face.
Bao Er looked at the female soldiers standing in the sun with such a majestic look, and praised them crisply, "These sisters are so majestic!"
Han Suijing noticed that the child was out playing, and while the commander was giving a lecture, he saw that the child was happy, so he quickly walked over and asked, "Baoer, you came out to play again?"
"Dad, it's not fun to be alone at home." The little guy quickly ran forward, hugged his father's legs with his hands and feet, and acted coquettishly.
"Where's Mom?"
Bao Er frowned, pouted her pink lips, and looked at the dense crowd of soldiers in front of her with difficulty. "Mom said she was a little tired and was taking a nap."
It would have been better if he didn't answer, but this answer directly aroused the young father's thoughts.
Han Suijing turned around and looked at the extremely excited "angry boss" on the stage. He grabbed the little cute kid's hand and said, "Don't run around. Just play nearby."
Coincidentally, the female soldiers were standing nearby.
They no longer had the heart to listen to Commander Duan's lecture.
The girls' eyes widened as they stared intently at the warm and loving scene of Han Suijing taking care of the baby.
I sighed in my heart: "It turns out that Han Bingtuan is so patient when taking care of children!"
At the same time, the soldiers standing in front of the father and son couldn't help but envy Han Suijing.
They guessed that since the eldest child in Han Bingtuan's family was already four years old, she would definitely have a second child soon.
"Dad, I want to relieve myself." Baoer suddenly looked a little anxious. As soon as he loosened his little hands, he was about to run back to the family compound to relieve himself.
Han Suijing quickly picked up the child and walked quickly into the regiment office building next door.
After taking the child out to relieve himself, he heard the scolding going on in the playground in front. He picked up the child without hesitation and sent him straight back to the courtyard.
When he got home, the child went to the rattan chair and read his picture book as soon as he entered the house.
Han Suijing walked quietly to the door of the room, pushed it open and took a look inside.
The light in the room was dim with the curtains drawn, and the warm air was mixed with the sweet and even breathing of my wife.
He pushed the door open, walked to the bed, lifted the mosquito net, and saw his wife lying on her side on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, sleeping soundly.
It looks like he is tired from working in the village this morning.
He was about to turn around and leave when Wang Ziru rubbed her sleepy eyes in confusion, "You're back?"
"Well, it's okay. You continue to sleep. I have to go downstairs. If the commander can't find me later, he will scold me." Han Suijing reached out and stroked his wife's warm sleeping cheek and joked.
"When you're done with your work this afternoon, bring the commander home for dinner." Wang Ziru yawned, turned over, and continued her nap with her back to the man.
After a sweet nap, Wang Ziru began to prepare dinner.
Pick up the chicken floating in the water, put it into the pot and blanch it. Then, add oil to the pot and fry until the aroma of the chicken comes out. Then add some soy sauce and throw ginger and garlic into the pot and braise them together.
Baoer yawned in boredom and came out of the small living room, "Mom, I want to eat the cake I had this morning tonight."
"Do you want to eat more? Okay, mom will make you some omelettes tonight."
When it was almost six o'clock, the soldiers who had joined the special forces division in the past two days, along with their families, arrived at the troops in a mighty procession, carrying their luggage and belongings.
Under the command of the logistics department, the houses in the family compound were allocated in an orderly manner.
Han Suijing led the distinguished guests into the family compound. As they went upstairs, they saw women and children going up and down the stairs.
"It's getting lively now!" Commander Duan suddenly spoke up when he saw the children who had just arrived and were playing and making noise.
"Tomorrow, Fu Jiqiu will also come here to spend the summer vacation."
"Fu Xun is really willing to send his son so far away?" Commander Duan was stunned. He had already climbed to the fifth floor and caught a glimpse of a figure standing outside the house in the east corner, cooking with his head down.
Baoer was already outside her house, looking downstairs.
Several families also moved into the fifth floor, and they also had children, so Baoer also stood beside her mother and looked at the new older children curiously.
Suddenly, he saw Commander Duan, and his little face immediately smiled as if he had met a good friend, and he waved, "Uncle Commander!"
Wang Ziru raised her pretty face, "Commander! You are here."
Then he looked at Song Yan who was following behind them and said, "Song Yan, come in and help set the table."
"Okay, sister-in-law."
It seems that Han Suijing specifically called Song Jian to avoid embarrassment.
Song Jian is only in his twenties. He is a diligent young man and always has a bright smile on his face when he speaks.
He rushed into the house to help set the table as if he had returned home.
When Commander Duan walked into the small suite, he took a special look around the simple furnishings in the room. Turning back, he saw that the table was already filled with various dishes.
On the table, there is a pot of braised chicken that is tender and crispy. There are cucumber chunks in the rich soup, which is a light soy sauce color and looks very delicious.
Stir-fried wild mushrooms with chili peppers, braised eggplant, stir-fried beans, and even his favorite steamed pork ribs with rice flour!
Suddenly, the rough man's mood became cheerful, "Baoer, your family is having a good time these days! It's like Chinese New Year."
Commander Duan was just about to sit down while playing with the child.
Wang Ziru came in with a plate of evenly sized, round egg pancakes. Commander Duan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a soft egg pancake, took a bite, and said, "Mm, delicious!"
"My father and I each had a plate of it this morning." Baoer said proudly as she stood next to Commander Duan.
Commander Duan looked at Han Suijing in the opposite direction with some jealousy, "You guys also eat this in the morning?"
"Well, change the taste. You don't have to eat like this every day."
Song Yan also sat down and put a piece of egg pancake into his mouth, deliberately breaking the delicate atmosphere, "Leader, I heard a lot of soldiers talking today. They said that someone played a beautiful song in the family compound last night. Could it be you?"
"What song?" Commander Duan looked at his subordinates with sharp eyes.