Hearing this, Lieutenant Chen felt a little embarrassed, since what Captain Liu said was true.
It's not that they want to be picky, but some whole grains are more suitable for preservation and distribution.
As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of Xin San Village. The staff on duty, seeing them approaching from afar, quickly opened the gate to welcome them in.
Hutiao Village received the same treatment, with their gates opened early and waiting there.
Just as they were about to enter the village, Deputy Officer Chen shoved the bag in his hand into Captain Liu's arms and turned to follow them towards Hutiao Village.
"Hey, weren't we supposed to be going into the village?" Captain Liu hurriedly called out.
Without turning his head, Lieutenant Chen waved his right hand and said, "I'll be staying here tonight. Remember to cook something nice for me."
After saying that, he led his men to quickly catch up with the team in front, ignoring Captain Liu's furious shouts from behind.
Everyone is eager to get back to their homes, and few people notice that a tail is following behind them.
Even if someone noticed, they would just assume they had other business in the village.
They arrived at the village without any obstacles. Si Cheng put the things he was carrying on his back at the village office, then took the things from Yun Qi's back, and pulled her hand to walk home.
"Village Chief Si, wait a minute." Deputy Chen finally couldn't help but speak up.
Yun Xun and the others stopped talking and all looked at Deputy Officer Chen.
"Um, can we talk for a bit?" Despite the immense pressure, Lieutenant Chen forced himself to speak.
Wu Tianxiang stood directly in front of Sicheng and said, "They've had a long and arduous journey. It's the same thing to talk to me about anything. If it's still about medicinal herbs, the result will be the same."
"No, I know the new batch of medicinal herbs hasn't grown yet. I just wanted to talk to Village Chief Si about his future plans." Seeing how much salt Pinghe Village was carrying back this time, Deputy Chen knew that all the medicinal herbs had been exchanged, and he had completely given up on the idea of exchanging medicinal herbs.
But he didn't know that his words had alerted the villagers who hadn't left yet. They had heard from people in the city that the army was undermining their foundation, and now they were determined to stir things up.
“Sigh, we’ve been eating and sleeping in the open along the way, and I’ve been missing the simple porridge and side dishes from home. Let’s hurry home and talk about everything later.” Yun Heng was the first to speak up.
Hou Yunhai stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulder. "Talk to me too. I have a lot of plans for the future. We can exchange ideas."
After saying that, he hooked his arm around his shoulder and tried to pull him to the side. Chen, the adjutant, also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and moved aside with his help.
Yunxiang and the others took the opportunity to surround them and escorted Sicheng and his wife home.
Si Cheng and Yun Qi looked at the three layers of packages inside with amusement and followed their direction back.
"I didn't say anything, so why is everyone so nervous?" Deputy Commander Chen looked at Hou Yunhai, who was full of questions.
Wu Tianxiang: "Luckily you didn't say anything, otherwise it would have been awkward for everyone."
Lieutenant Chen tried hard to recall what he had said earlier, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Seeing that he was still there and couldn't figure out the reason, Wu Tianxiang simply pointed it out to him, "This village chief of Sicheng is doing a good job. You asked him in front of so many villagers what his future plans are. This is undermining everyone's interests. It's already a sign of their good manners that they didn't beat you up on the spot."
Lieutenant Chen hadn't expected this reason. "I didn't mean to poach him; I just wanted to ask what his plans were for the future."
"That's the sentence. If he doesn't become the village chief of Pinghe Village, what other plans does he have?" Hou Yunhai cherishes his current life and doesn't want everything to be disrupted.
Seeing that Wu Tianxiang and Hou Yunhai had also misunderstood, Deputy Chen quickly explained, "You've all misunderstood. I just wanted to see if he had any plans for the future. If not, could he take a stroll around the area like last time? We really don't know where some animals have come from, and many places have been attacked."
"Can't you just say it all at once?" Wu Tianxiang glared at him irritably when he heard it was about this.
Lieutenant Chen also felt wronged, "You guys have to give me this opportunity. Just now, there were so many of you, and your presence really scared me."
"Is this all that you have to be so secretive and sneak around following me?" Hou Yunhai gave him a disdainful look. If it weren't for his cautious demeanor, no one would have thought he had ulterior motives.
"Me, acting mysteriously and sneakily?" Deputy Chen never expected that these two words would be used to describe him. He had only spoken softly when he needed someone's help, but he never expected it to lead to these misunderstandings.
"It's good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, but you said this matter must be discussed tomorrow. Everyone is tired today, so why don't you rest in the village tonight and discuss it tomorrow?" Wu Tianxiang glanced at the sky outside and, not wanting to send him away, could only try to persuade him to stay.
Deputy Chen wasn't planning to leave today either. "I made an appointment with Captain Liu to entertain us tonight, and we'll come back to bother you tomorrow."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the group parted ways.
The children were overjoyed at the adults' return. Junjun and Lele started running around in front of their parents as soon as they entered the house, their excitement never stopping.
Yun Qi pretended to take a handful of wild fruits out of his bag, "Look what this is?"
The two children were very curious about the fruit in her hand; they really didn't know what it was.
Instead, Yun Zhiming exclaimed in surprise, "Where did this come from?"
Yunqi immediately understood his father's worries and quickly explained, "These were picked on the way; everyone brought some back with them."
That's true, but what others bring back is definitely not as fresh as what she brings back.
Yun Zhiming finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that his daughter would be unable to resist taking the fresh fruit out of the space.
Lele was unhappy. "What is this? Can I eat it?"
"These are wild berries, of course you can eat them, and they taste pretty good. Would you like to try some?"
"Is it a fruit like the persimmons Dad brought back last time?" Junjun asked curiously, looking intently at the things on the table.
This question brought tears to the eyes of several adults nearby. Wild fruits that used to cover the mountains and fields and fruits that were readily available had become so scarce that even wanting to eat them was a luxury.
Although Yunqi adds various fruits to their diet, he doesn't dare to give the children whole, fresh fruits to try.
So this was only the second time the two children had come into contact with fruit, besides the persimmons they had eaten before.
Remembering the persimmons from last time, Lele asked curiously, "Do they also need to be left to ripen for a while?"
Yun coaxed them, "No need, this can be eaten right away. Let's wash our hands and the fruit, then we can all enjoy it together, okay?"
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