He Lai Di had deliberately kept the vegetable plot secret from Zhao Yunxiang. Zhao Yunxiang had just moved in, and she'd already thrown such a lavish dinner. Judging by the sumptuous meal, Zhao Yunxiang's family must be much better off than He Lai Di's. As fellow villagers, He Lai Di lived a frugal life, desperate to spend every penny.
Zhao Yunxiang's dinner party cost her over ten pounds of meat and two chickens, which was a lot of money. Seeing how comfortable Zhao Yunxiang was, He Lai Di must have felt a little jealous. A while ago, she saw that Zhao Yunxiang didn't grow vegetables, but often went to the market to buy them. He Lai Di was secretly pleased. She knew that the vegetable money would be quite a lot this month. Zhao Yunxiang's inability to manage life made it seem like the other military wives who grew vegetables understood the importance of hardship and simplicity.
However, He Lai Di had originally planned to tell Zhao Yunxiang about the vegetable plot within the next few days, but Lin Weixiang had beaten her to the punch. Seeing Zhao Yunxiang busy digging, He Lai Di felt a little regretful for not flattering her, but she didn't have the courage to go to Lin Weixiang and say anything. After all, Lin Weixiang's husband was the highest-ranking officer in the Guards Regiment, serving as its political commissar. When He Lai Di first joined the army, her husband, Company Commander Zhang, had warned her to maintain a good relationship with Lin Weixiang.
"Nothing, Sister He is busy, so it's possible she forgot." Zhao Yunxiang replied slowly, then bent down to continue digging the soft soil under her feet. She was still busy! She didn't have the leisure to chat with He Lai Di here.
Before it became barren, the wasteland must have been a vegetable field. However, after the Guard Regiment was stationed here, the area within a few miles was designated a key military area. No one cultivated the vegetable fields, and they gradually became abandoned. Zhao Yunxiang was used to farm work, and every time she dug with her hoe, black mud rolled up, and soon she had loosened a large area.
He Lai Di's face was now truly red, but her skin was dark, so even if it was red, it wouldn't be noticeable unless you looked closely. He Lai Di and Company Commander Zhang had a five-year-old son, Zhang Xiaoshan. Every morning, He Lai Di dropped him off at the military kindergarten and had nothing else to do the rest of the day. Zhao Yunxiang felt a little embarrassed when she said she was "busy."
"Sister, I'm going to go back and dry some vegetables. You just go about your business!" He Lai Di fled with a bunch of cabbages in her arms.
Zhou Yuanyuan looked at He Laidie's back and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
When He Lai Di came over to start a conversation, Zhou Yuanyuan, Wen Ziqing, and the others remained silent. Zhou Jiasheng didn't understand the wit and wit in the adults' conversation, and Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing didn't bother to pay attention.
People like He Lai Di, no matter how bad their intentions are, are just a little selfish, which is actually nothing. Even if He Lai Di didn't tell Zhao Yun about the vegetable field, it's her freedom.
However, Zhou Yuanyuan was surprised to see He Lai Di, seemingly full of fighting spirit, fall prey to Zhao Yunxiang's rhetoric. This was the first time in Zhou Yuanyuan's two lifetimes that she had seen Zhao Yunxiang bully someone. While He Lai Di's personality was certainly unpleasant, Zhao Yunxiang usually kept her distance from people like He Lai Di and would never say anything to embarrass her directly.
Zhou Yuanyuan discovered that Zhao Yunxiang's personality had changed a lot since she left the Zhou family. She no longer remained silent about some unfair things, nor did she blindly obey Zhou Zhixin.
Zhao Yunxiang married Zhou Zhixin, partly because of his glorious military image and partly because of his deep consideration for her. After eight years of suffering within the Zhou family, and after Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng's lives were threatened, Zhao Yunxiang finally understood that in this world, if you take a step back, others won't. A mother's strength is her own, and for the sake of her two children, Zhao Yunxiang decided to stand up for herself.
After Zhou Chunping and his gang hurt Zhou Zhixin, Zhao Yunxiang felt somewhat disappointed with him. She felt that Zhou Zhixin was too cautious and, for the sake of so-called face and reputation, he didn't even have the courage to break up with Zhou Chunping and his gang. In that incident, it was Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Guohui who intervened to redress Zhou Zhixin.
After joining the army, Zhao Yunxiang's concern for Zhou Zhixin remained unchanged, but Zhou Zhixin's glorious image in her heart suddenly collapsed. Zhao Yunxiang felt that there were some things she could handle on her own, so there was no need to tell Zhou Zhixin and make him worry. As for Zhou Zhixin, he just needed to do his best as a soldier.
It's safe to say that Zhao Yunxiang is much more assertive now than she was a year ago. In daily life, whenever she feels she has a point, she'll argue for it, no longer simply avoiding it like before. It's safe to say that Zhao Yunxiang is now the de facto leader of the family, and Zhou Zhixin can't change her decisions.
Over the past year, Zhao Yunxiang has been tempered by numerous unexpected events. For example, when Li Wenhua from the supply and marketing cooperative unilaterally tore up the fish ball contract, Zhao Yunxiang handled it very well. She retreated, allowing Li Wenhua to come to her and renegotiate the contract in her favor.
Today, Zhao Yunxiang dared to express her unhappiness to He Lai Di, a person with ulterior motives, in person. In Zhou Yuanyuan's view, this is a great progress.
It was actually a bit late to plant vegetables this season. Even if Zhao Yunxiang dug the ground and loosened it up, the vegetables would definitely not grow as well as those in the surrounding vegetable fields after the season. However, Zhao Yunxiang didn't care about that. If it didn't grow well this season, wouldn't there be the next season? As long as the vegetables were planted, there would always be some harvest.
Zhou Yuanyuan did tinker with the vegetable plots, but she didn't dare go too far. Under Xiaoyu's guidance, she infused a small amount of spiritual energy into a large bucket of water and directed Wen Ziqing and Zhou Jiasheng to use ladles to evenly spread the "spiritual water" across two vegetable plots. Xiaoyu said that after a month or so, Zhou Yuanyuan's vegetables would undoubtedly outperform those in the neighboring plots. Eating Zhou Yuanyuan's "spiritual vegetables" would strengthen the body of ordinary people. For martial artists like Zhao Qingshan, Wen Ziqing, and Zhou Jiasheng, it would enhance their internal strength.
Xiaoyu also suggested that if Zhou Yuanyuan wanted the vegetables to grow faster, she could sprinkle some "spiritual water" on them every day. That way, if Zhou Yuanyuan's vegetables were planted today, they would be fully grown in two or three days. However, Zhou Yuanyuan rejected Xiaoyu's suggestion. She said that other people's vegetables took more than a month or two to grow, but theirs only took a few days. Wasn't this a clear sign that they had a secret?
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