In other words, the grains and vegetables he eats every time he goes home are grown in his daughter's space.
No wonder they still have vegetables to eat in the dead of winter.
No wonder they raise so many pigs and chickens. He had been wondering how they could have so much grain at home; it turned out it was grown in his daughter's space.
This also explains why their family has been doing better and better over the years.
Fang Jie instructed Song Darong not to reveal his daughter's secret.
Song Darong nodded repeatedly.
He knew the importance of the matter and knew that this was something that should never be known to outsiders.
Song Fanxing fell asleep quickly after lying in bed.
She had already lived on her own when she was in Songjiatun, but she would still occasionally linger on Fang Jie's kang (heated brick bed).
I woke up from a wonderful sleep.
The center of the room was already piled high with grains, vegetables, pots, pans, and bowls.
Fang Jie organized everything and started making breakfast.
"Xingxing, how about we have egg pancakes and millet porridge?"
Song Fanxing smiled and said, "Okay."
Everything Fang Jie cooks tastes delicious.
"Mom, where are Dad and my second brother?"
"Your dad went to the office early this morning, probably to take care of something. Yaohua got up and went out to play like crazy, everything is new and exciting to him."
"oh."
Song Fanxing ran into the courtyard to look around.
The yard was unkempt and overgrown with weeds.
She already had a plan in mind for how to make use of the large courtyard.
"Oh, you must be Commander Song's daughter? You're so pretty."
A middle-aged woman peeked out from over the wall of the neighboring yard; she looked kind and gentle.
Song Fanxing greeted her politely, "Hello, Auntie."
The woman chuckled, "Do you know who I am?"
"have no idea."
"Then aren't you afraid of me?"
"I'm not afraid."
The woman took a liking to the girl at first sight; she was beautiful, poised, and had an open and honest gaze that revealed a cleverness.
"Girl, not everyone in this family compound is a good person. You need to keep your eyes open."
Song Fanxing was taken aback, then nodded; of course she knew.
Wherever there are people, there will be disputes.
She wouldn't treat these military dependents as easy targets.
The woman chatted casually for a few minutes before going inside.
Song Fanxing wanted to go to the toilet.
She searched around but couldn't find the outhouse, so she rushed into the house in a panic.
"Mom, where's the outhouse?"
Fang Jie washed her hands and came over.
"I'll take you outside."
"Could it be a public restroom?"
"That's right, there's no outhouse in the yard, so... you'll just have to make do."
Song Fanxing knew from Fang Jie's tone that public toilets wouldn't be clean.
After leaving the courtyard, I walked 100 meters and arrived at a small, detached house.
There are two doors, and on the wall next to them, the characters for 'male' and 'female' are written in chalk.
Fang Jie pointed to the women's restroom, "Xingxing, come in this way."
Song Darong brought her here once this morning.
She couldn't read, but she remembered which room it was.
When Song Fanxing entered the women's restroom, she almost vomited from the stench. She pinched her nose, finished using the restroom, and quickly ran out.
"Mom, let's go, it stinks!"
Fang Jie found it funny.
She knew her daughter was very clean and would definitely not be able to accept such a dirty and smelly outhouse.
She was thinking that she would ask her father to build a latrine in the yard so that her daughter wouldn't have to use the public toilet.
Fang Jie prepared breakfast, and Song Darong and Song Yaohua entered the house one after the other.
Fang Jie: "Dinner is ready. Go wash your hands and eat."
Song Darong and Song Yaohua scooped water from the water tank to wash their hands.
Fang Jie is capable; she got up early and filled a vat with water.
A fragrant egg pancake paired with millet porridge—one bite and your stomach feels warm and comforted.
After breakfast, Fang Jie told Song Darong about building a latrine in the yard.
I heard that my daughter was irritated by the fumes.
Song Darong immediately agreed.
"I'll get someone to come and fix it right away."
My daughter's affairs are the most important.
It was still very cold in Lian City right after the New Year. There were no earthen beds here, and the houses were damp and cold.
Fang Jie dressed Song Fanxing in a thick cotton-padded coat.
The mother and daughter were tidying up weeds in the yard, planning to plant some vegetables and raise some chickens there in the future.
If allowed, she would also like to raise two pigs.
The woman who had spoken to Song Fanxing that morning stood at the door and called out, "Song Commander's wife, what are you doing?"
Fang Jie had already met the woman that morning, and she had a good impression of her.
So she smiled and replied, "I'll tidy up the yard; it's too messy. Sister Liu, come in and sit for a while. The door isn't locked; just push it open and come in."
Sister Liu didn't stand on ceremony and came right in.
Fang Jie greeted her as she entered the house and poured her a cup of hot tea.
"Sister Liu, have some tea."
"Why!"
Sister Liu was really thirsty, so she picked up her teacup, took a sip, and glanced around the room.
"This house finally looks habitable; you've cleaned it so well."
Fang Jie is clearly a neat and tidy person.
The house was clean and tidy, and I was also neat and tidy. The two children were fair-skinned and dressed neatly.
"Hey girl, is there anything you need in this room? If you need anything, just tell me, I have it, you can use it for now."
Fang Jie: "I don't need anything. I prepared everything when I came. Thank you, Sister Liu."
Fang Jie then brought out a basket of walnuts and chestnuts from the kitchen.
"Sister Liu, have something to eat. I brought it from my hometown; it's all from the mountains, and it's delicious."
Sister Liu tasted a walnut.
He laughed and said, "This is really good. I've never eaten such delicious walnuts before."
"Eat more if it's delicious."
Sister Liu ate three walnuts and two chestnuts in a row.
It was delicious, but she was a person who knew her limits; no matter how delicious it was, she couldn't eat too much.
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