The wolf cub had no idea that it had ruined Qin Caiyun's plan. After recognizing who Qin Caiyun was, it shook its head and urged Du Hongyi to leave quickly. It didn't like Qin Caiyun because she often peeked into their house.
The wolf cub is an animal and cannot speak. If it could speak, it would have complained to Qin Qingman long ago.
Du Hongyi and his friends were gay, and Qin Caiyun was a lesbian. Without intending to develop a relationship with anyone, it was impossible for them to get close to Qin Caiyun. They didn't care why Qin Caiyun was here alone in such weather, and simply took Wolf Cub and Chuchu and continued walking towards Kaoshantun.
Anyway, there are a few adults like Sanmu's father who care about lesbians, so there is no need for them to stay.
Zuo Gaopeng and Yuan Xiangyang had the same idea.
Du Hongyi and his two companions led Chuchu away. Of course, Sanmu and his group of children immediately followed happily. They were children and didn't care about adults' affairs. They looked at Du Hongyi and his group with great curiosity.
Although the XXX Division Headquarters is very close to Kaoshantun, the people of the two places rarely communicate with each other.
Children especially admire soldiers who defend their country.
Looking at the green military uniforms worn by Du Hongyi and the other two, the children were very envious.
If anyone has a green military coat, the children will definitely compete to try it on.
"Brother, are you soldiers?"
Sanmu looked at Du Hongyi and the other two and asked questions even though he knew the answer.
"Yes, we are soldiers." Du Hongyi smiled and pinched Sanmu's face. Sanmu's family conditions were good. The child was not fat, but the flesh on his body was quite firm and felt good to pinch.
"Brother, brother, you guys pinch me too."
Gungun was the youngest, and with his short legs he couldn't even walk fast enough to keep up with the others. He could only follow at the end of the team and call out to Du Hongyi enviously.
He envied Sanmu for having his face pinched.
All the children looked at Du Hongyi enthusiastically because of Gungun's words. In the children's minds, they also hoped to be pinched on the face by Du Hongyi and the other soldiers, as if having their faces pinched was something particularly glorious.
"You guys want to pinch my face too?"
Seeing that Gungun was having a hard time following the team, Zuo Gaopeng simply held him in his arms and then played with the children.
"think--"
The neat sounds rang out in unison.
"Okay, then pinch each of them." It was the first time that Zuo Gaopeng and his friends had encountered such an enthusiastic request. They didn't want to disappoint the children, so they really pinched the children's faces one by one.
But they controlled the strength, didn't use too much force, and didn't pinch the children's faces red.
But the children were already very happy and satisfied.
All the children's faces are rosy and adorable.
Du Hongyi and the other two were in a good mood.
Even though these kids all come from mountain villages, they are all very clean and there is no snot or other dirty stuff on their little faces.
The children are clean and it is natural for adults to get along with them.
As a result, Du Hongyi and the other two, who were being escorted by the children towards Kaoshantun, didn't pay any attention to Qin Caiyun.
Qin Caiyun was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood.
First, Chuchu took people to the pond to light firecrackers and ruined her plan. Now she took Du Hongyi and the other two and left without even looking back. Even if she wanted to flirt with the three of them, it would be in vain.
"Qin Caiyun, why are you here in such a cold weather?"
Sanmu's father looked at Qin Caiyun in surprise. It was New Year's Day and it was very cold. He really couldn't understand why Qin Caiyun would appear in this remote place.
To prove that he was not mistaken, he even turned around and looked around carefully.
Qin Caiyun blushed, she knew what Sanmu's father was thinking.
With dissatisfaction and suppressed anger, she tried to force a smile on her face and explained, "Brother Goudan, I just went out for a walk, but I didn't expect to walk here without noticing. It's cold, I have to go back."
"Go back, hurry back, it's really cold today."
Sanmu's father was a man, so he didn't say much to Qin Caiyun. He quickly called people to go to the village.
Fortunately, the children saw Qin Caiyun, and fortunately he had two companions with him, otherwise it would be too conspicuous for a man and a woman alone to meet up to go back to the village in such a cold weather. If someone with bad intentions made random guesses, he would have died unjustly.
Thinking of this, Sanmu's father quickly stayed away from Qin Caiyun. After his behavior became known, the other two married men also quickly stayed away from Qin Caiyun.
No matter what era, men and women should not get too close.
Sanmu's father and his companions originally wanted to avoid suspicion, but Qin Caiyun misunderstood.
With trembling hands, Qin Caiyun covered her hat tightly. She thought that Sanmu's father and others were disgusted with the injury on her head.
Ever since her head injury, she would feel that anyone who looked at her for a second had a hidden purpose in their gaze, and that they were making fun of her. She had become sensitive and suspicious.
Sanmu's father and the other men did not notice Qin Caiyun's expression and movements. After they moved a little away from Qin Caiyun, the topic of their conversation focused on Du Hongyi and the other two and the children in front of them.
"If I had joined the army, my son Miki would have admired me like this."
As soon as Sanmu's father saw the look in his eyes that showed Sanmu admiring Du Hongyi and the others, he immediately felt envious.
In fact, he also wanted his son to look at him with such admiring eyes.
When the other two heard what Sanmu's father said, they also looked longing.
They also wanted to join the army, but they didn't get a chance that year. It's not that they couldn't have a chance, but the XXX Division simply didn't recruit soldiers from their area. It was far from home, and their parents didn't want them to go, so they had to stay at home all their lives.
"well--"
A sigh represented the regret of the three people.
"Brother, you are so tall. I have to look up to see you clearly." Gungun spoke to Zuo Gaopeng and the other two in a childish voice.
Chuchu walked on the ground, not letting anyone hold her. After hearing what Gungun said, he couldn't help but correct her after enduring for a long time: "Gungun, you have to call them uncle."
He was originally a generation older than GunGun, so they usually didn't care about it when they played together. But GunGun was so young, and calling Du Hongyi and the others brothers was indeed a bit of taking advantage.
After hearing Chuchu's words, not only Gungun was stunned, but the other friends were also stunned.
Some of them are indeed younger than Chuchu.
"It's okay, we like you to call us brothers. It makes me look not much older than you." Du Hongyi saw that the children were tangled together and hurried to help them out.
Then he said to Chuchu: "Chuchu, you can call us brother, and it's totally fine for them to follow you."
"good."
Chu Chu originally did it for the sake of courtesy, but seeing that Du Hongyi and the other two didn't care, he would not force his friends to change the way they addressed Du Hongyi and the others.
A group of people entered Kaoshantun in such a lively and noisy manner.
As the saying goes, three or five children can turn the house upside down, let alone a group of children. The noise was so loud that it immediately alarmed many people in the village. Everyone had nothing to do that day, so they went out to watch the excitement.
Then we saw Du Hongyi and others surrounded by children.
Although Du Hongyi and the other two only came to the Qin family occasionally, because they were Wei Ling's comrades-in-arms, without their knowledge, the three of them were very famous in Kaoshantun.
When everyone saw that it was Du Hongyi and his two companions, they all greeted them enthusiastically.
The way farmers greet each other is very simple.
He would just ask if they had eaten, or if they wanted to come in for a bite, or be more direct and just grab a handful of pine nuts and stuff them into the three people's hands.
Here, they may not have many melon seeds, but every household has quite a few pine nuts.
The pine nuts of those days were not as expensive as those of later generations. They were just a simple snack for farmers to satisfy their hunger.
Facing the enthusiastic people of Kaoshantun, Du Hongyi and the other two also smiled.
If they were dragged into the house for dinner, they would refuse to go and would always use Qin Qingman's name to make excuses; if the meal was for Songzi, they would accept it.
They had no choice but to accept it, the villagers would not let them go.
"Young men, are you married?" Finally, an old lady couldn't help asking the question that everyone was most concerned about.
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Du Hongyi, Zuo Gaopeng and the other two were suddenly in a dilemma. If they told the truth, they were worried that the villagers would be too enthusiastic to introduce them to the family. If they lied, it would not be in line with their status and would be more likely to hurt the family of soldiers and civilians.
"Chu Chu, why don't you go home? I'm looking for you to have dinner with me."
Just when Du Hongyi and others were in trouble, Qin Qingman's voice came in time, and not only that, the person also appeared in front of everyone.
In addition to Qin Qingman, following behind Qin Qingman was Huang Wanqing, who was wearing new clothes.
Huang Wanqing was not only a Beijing native, but also an intellectual, so she naturally had a scholarly temperament that was different from the girls from Kaoshantun.
When they saw Huang Wanqing, disappointment flashed in many people's eyes.
Some people who were originally very excited about the marriage of Du Hongyi and his two companions also gave up the idea. Du Hongyi and his two companions were obviously military officers at the XXX division level or above. It was impossible for such people to marry a country girl. If they were to marry, they would definitely marry a cultured person like Huang Wanqing.
Everyone felt relieved after thinking this through, and then they all started to greet Qin Qingman.
Qin Qingman took the opportunity to introduce Huang Wanqing to everyone.
When everyone heard that Huang Wanqing was Wei Ling's sister, they became even more enthusiastic.
When Qin Qingman and her group returned home, both Qin Qingman and Huang Wanqing had a few handfuls of fragrant pine nuts stuffed in their pockets.
As soon as he entered the Qin family's courtyard, Du Hongyi couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead.
He was really nervous just now. He had never seen such a lively scene before. It seemed like the group of aunts wanted to eat them alive.
It's so horrible.
Du Hongyi felt sad, Zuo Gaopeng and Yuan Xiangyang were also shocked.
The people were so enthusiastic that they were a little overwhelmed.
"Why, aren't you planning to get married? Why are you so naughty after someone introduced you to someone?" Qin Qingman was already very familiar with Du Hongyi and the others, and she could make jokes readily.
If she hadn't seen Du Hongyi and the others in trouble just now, she wouldn't have stepped forward to help them.
"Sister-in-law, we are planning to get married, but we have to meet someone we like." Du Hongyi answered Qin Qingman while taking the wolf cub off his shoulder.
The little guy had been sitting on his neck for quite some time.
"How do you know he is not the person you like without even seeing him?" Qin Qingman took the wolf cub and continued to tease Du Hongyi.
"Sister-in-law, it's a hunch." Du Hongyi had a hunch that his wife would not be from Kaoshantun.
Although Zuo Gaopeng and Yuan Xiangyang did not answer Qin Qingman, their meanings were similar.
"Well, love affairs really can't be forced. Come, everyone, come inside. We've prepared dinner at home and we'll be able to eat soon." Qin Qingman greeted them warmly.
"Where's Lao Wei?" Du Hongyi felt a little strange that he didn't see Wei Ling.
"A Ling has gone out for something and will be back soon." Qin Qingman had discussed with Wei Ling that the two pieces of gold ornaments were really hot items and should not be kept for long. It would be better to hide them in the mountains as soon as possible.
So when Chuchu went out to play, Wei Ling took the things with him.
We still went to the back mountain where we could not be seen.
Qin Qingman estimated that based on Wei Ling's abilities and without being a burden, he should be back in time for dinner.
When Du Hongyi and the other two heard that Wei Ling had gone out for something, they didn't ask any questions and followed Qin Qingman into the hall. Of course, Chu Chu and the Wolf Cub had also returned.
Chuchu went out and played with her friends for a long time today. Not only was she frozen, but her hands and feet were definitely affected.
After returning to the house, he began to move his body, and only after the blood in his body started to flow did he go to the stove to warm himself.
As soon as he sat down, his sense of smell fully returned.
"Sister, it smells so good, did you make some milk-flavored cookies?" Although he didn't milk the goat today, he didn't hear the ewe crying at this moment, which meant that she must have been milked.
"You have a good nose."
Qin Qingman smiled and touched Chuchu's face, opened the pot on the stove and took out something that looked like a big steamed bun from it.
"Sister, what is this?"
Chuchu looked at the fresh food curiously.
It looked like steamed buns, but it was golden and beautiful. The air was filled with the aroma of milk and wheat. Both the appearance and the smell attracted him, and he thought it must be delicious.
“Is this bread?”
Du Hongyi also asked curiously.
He had seen bread in the provincial capital and felt that the two were very similar.
"It's not really bread, but the principle is similar to bread. Today, Wanqing and I squeezed goat's milk and found that there was a lot of milk. Thinking that Dudu has been eating more meat recently, I added goat's milk to the dough to make a simple version of bread. This is my first time making it, so I don't know if it tastes good. Let's try it."
Qin Qingman explained and distributed bread to everyone.
There is no oven or rice cooker at home, so she cooked it in an iron pot. I don’t know if it affects the taste.
The bread was big and Chuchu couldn’t finish it all by herself, so she and Huang Wanqing shared half each.
Then I took a big bite. It was soft and sweet, with the sweetness of honey and a strong milky taste, but without any fishy smell.
"It's delicious." Du Hongyi took a bite and immediately praised it.
Zuo Gaopeng and Yuan Xiangyang also nodded.
"Eat less, we have to eat soon. You can take the rest back to the division headquarters. I can cook for you at home." Qin Qingman instructed Du Hongyi and the other two and took Huang Wanqing to the kitchen.
Even though Wang Chengping and the other three were not having dinner today, Du Hongyi and the other two had big appetites. One pot on the stove in the living room could not cook so much food, so she simply cooked in the big stove in the kitchen.
Spicy and delicious stir-fried pork belly, spicy potato chips, radish stewed pork ribs, and iron pot stewed fish. There are not many dishes, but the portion is definitely enough.
When all the dishes were served on the table, Wei Ling came back.
Qin Qingman didn't ask Wei Ling where he was. It was not far from home. When she saw Wei Ling, she quickly invited him to have dinner.
Although their family had breakfast, it was almost finished after being busy all day.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, none of the men in Wei Ling drank.
From today onwards, they will be on duty. Troops are not allowed to drink alcohol during their duty period. This is a discipline.
Everyone simply ate the delicious food while talking about the establishment of the family area.
"The family area must be built next to the division headquarters, otherwise it will be inconvenient for everyone after get off work. I just don't know where it is built?" Du Hongyi is very active in the construction of the family area.
He has even decided that he can find a wife.
After choosing a good daughter-in-law and getting to know each other better, they will get the marriage certificate once the family quarters are built and move into the new home with Wei Ling's family.
"I heard before that the division headquarters has looked at several places, some of which are near our division headquarters. I don't know which one they will choose in the end." Zuo Gaopeng was also very positive. He had long planned to bring his parents to live with them.
As soon as the family quarters were built, he would immediately take leave and go home to pick up his parents.
Maybe I can even bring a wife back.
Thinking of this, a slim figure flashed through his mind. He hadn't seen her for five or six years, and he didn't know whether she was married or not. If not, he would definitely fight for their happiness.
"Why don't we go and take a look later? I think the family area should not be built in a too remote place, otherwise it will be inconvenient for the families." Yuan Xiangyang also has his own ideas about the family area.
Qin Qingman immediately agreed with Yuan Xiangyang's suggestion, "I think it would be best to go on a field trip."
"Yes, I heard that there are many things to pay attention to when building a house. You can't be casual about it. You have to look at it carefully." Huang Wanqing was familiar with everyone and could also interject a few words to express her own opinions.
"Go and have a look. Go and have a look."
Chuchu was even happier, as he treated this trip as a trip with so many people accompanying him.
"Okay, let's go and take a look after dinner." Seeing that everyone was very enthusiastic about the establishment of the family area, Wei Ling simply nodded in agreement.
Anyway, no one was drinking, and soldiers eat quickly. If they had nothing to do after dinner, they would just stare at each other at home. They might as well take the opportunity to go out for a walk together and have fun.
"It's settled."
Seeing that Wei Ling had no objection, Qin Qingman immediately quickened her eating pace.
After dinner, Wei Ling led the men to wash the dishes and clean up, while Qin Qingman and Huang Wanqing cleaned up themselves.
Girls are afraid of cold, so not only do they need to wear more clothes, but they also need to bring more necessary things.
By the time they went out, everyone was fully armed and ready.
Chuchu not only put on a cotton-padded jacket with a hood, but also took an extra hat with him because he was worried that the hood on the jacket would not be warm enough.
Qin Qingman and Huang Wanqing didn't wear hats, but they wore thick scarves.
"Let's go." Wei Ling led everyone to drive.
It takes quite a distance to go to the construction site of the family area near the division headquarters, so it is more convenient to drive.
There were seven of us in the group, six adults and one child, and the jeep was not big enough for us.
But the driving regulations in this era were not as strict as in later generations. Everyone just squeezed together and got on the bus.
The jeep was quite spacious, so Qin Qingman and Huang Wanqing squeezed in and sat in the passenger seat.
In the back seat were Du Hongyi and the other two grown men, along with Chu Chu and Wolf Cub. Once they sat down, the entire car was packed.
Wei Ling stepped on the accelerator and drove the car out of the yard.
After leaving the hospital, he stopped the car, got out and locked the gate before driving away again. When the gate of the house was locked, everyone in the village knew that no one was at home and no one would come to visit.
As soon as Wei Ling's car left, Qin Caiyun emerged from her yard with a gloomy face.
Now she not only hated Qin Qingman's family, but also Huang Wanqing.
She thought that Du Hongyi and the others didn't even look at her because they fell in love with Huang Wanqing.
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