After seeing his sister's photo, Zhao Qinglan can prepare for a family trip.
After Li Huai confirmed his rest time and Zhao Qinglan swapped shifts with her colleagues for another day, she began packing her things.
They're a family of six, including the adults and children.
Especially the third child, because he is still breastfeeding, even though he is the youngest, he needs to bring the most things when going out.
Wu Mei soon found out that Zhao Qinglan and his family were going out for two days and couldn't help but feel envious.
"My husband and I have been married for so many years, and we've never been anywhere to travel."
"Sister-in-law, we should take advantage of our good health and ability to move around more often. Otherwise, when we get older and our arms and legs are too weak, our bodies won't allow us to travel far."
What she said immediately made Wu Mei's heart beat faster.
However, the deputy regiment commander Li Huai could still leave, but the regiment commander Sun Shengli did not dare to leave easily.
Even after his wife complained, he felt guilty towards her and wanted to go out with her.
Fortunately, the thoughtful political commissar Zhou Hai was there. When he learned that his old partner wanted to make amends with his wife Wu Mei, he immediately took over the affairs of the regiment and let him go out without worry.
So the trip became a matter for both families.
Wu Mei and her husband were going out, but she was worried about her two children at home. Coincidentally, Sun Wu and Sun Jiajia also wanted to go out and play with their parents.
Although Zhao Qinglan has never been on a camping trip in this life, she has experienced a lot in her previous life.
I also made a list of things I needed to bring.
Wu Mei had absolutely no idea what to bring when going out, but knowing that Zhao Qinglan had made a list, she started referring to it.
The weather was very good on the day they set out. Early in the morning, the two families had breakfast and set out together.
Sun Shengli also drove a car, and two jeeps were driving one after the other on the road.
There's no mobile phone navigation available right now, so both cars have a map on them.
They weren't too far from their destination, a little over a hundred miles in total.
In later times, it would take about an hour on the highway, but the road conditions now are far worse.
Zhao Qinglan and her group traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently and even taking a break to use the restroom once. It took them four hours to reach their destination.
This was my first time taking such a long car ride, and the journey was quite bumpy.
Both adults and children felt unwell, except for Li Huai and Sun Shengli who were relatively better.
However, Sun Shengli rubbed his lower back and joked with Li Huai. "I'm really getting old. I can't even handle driving for a few hours straight, unlike you."
Although the journey was a bit tiring, everyone's mood improved after seeing the scenery at their destination.
The area wasn't uninhabited, so the sudden arrival of two unfamiliar cars naturally attracted the attention of the locals.
Li Huai and his group were slowly unloading things from the car when someone rode over on a bicycle.
The person riding the bicycle was a young man, and an older person was carrying him on the back of the bicycle.
However, the two men did not approach them, but stood at a distance and asked questions.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Once outside, Li Huai and Sun Shengli changed into civilian clothes instead of their military uniforms.
Hearing this, Li Huai immediately took out his military officer ID from his pocket.
"Fellow countryman, we are both soldiers, and this is our family member. We are just out having fun during our break."
After seeing the officer's ID and confirming that the person in charge was Li Huai, the villagers finally let down their guard.
"Oh, it's a People's Liberation Army comrade! What a rare guest! Why don't you come and sit in our village for a while?" the old man warmly invited.
Li Huai and Sun Shengli exchanged a glance, and Sun Shengli immediately refused.
"Fellow villagers, there's no need for that. We came out this time specifically to camp in this scenic spot." After all, even if they were resting, they still had to follow the rules; they couldn't possibly disturb the local people.
Seeing their insistence, the old man could only leave regretfully, but he also said that if they needed anything, they should just keep walking along the road, as their village was there.
I thought it was over.
While Li Huai and his team were busy setting up the tent, a flatbed truck came from a distance.
There were several people pushing the cart and following it, including the young man who had just ridden the bike.
“Our Party Secretary said these things aren’t worth much money, so we’re giving them to you to eat.”
After saying that, the group quickly started unloading the goods.
The People's Liberation Army cannot take a single needle or thread from the people for free.
Even Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei were well aware of this.
Unable to refuse, Zhao Qinglan had to take some of the things he brought with him and force them on the young man.
The young man naturally didn't want it, so Zhao Qinglan deliberately put on a stern face.
"If you don't want it, then we won't accept anything you bring."
Well, the young man had no choice but to compromise.
As soon as the others left, Wu Mei started to laugh.
"Qinglan, what you did just now was really intimidating. I think that young man was scared."
When the young man returned to the village with the things Zhao Qinglan had given him, he came to the village secretary. After glancing at what the young man had brought, the secretary sighed with emotion.
“These military dependents are all incredibly conscious. You guys need to keep a close eye on things these next few days. If they need any help over there, just do it.”
Here, Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei were also packing up the things sent by their fellow villagers.
There are homegrown vegetables, some eggs, and some dried mountain produce inside.
They did bring food in the car when they went out, but now that they have so much more, they are naturally happy.
They will be here for two days, and no matter how hard they try, they will not be able to finish all the food. They can only try to eat the food that is difficult to store first, and take the rest back later.
Setting up the tent was really time-consuming. Da Wa, Sun Wu and the others ran around to help. By the time Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei were almost done with their meals, the tent was finally set up.
There are no private tents available for personal use right now, which worried Zhao Qinglan when she first mentioned this.
This is something that even money can't buy in a short time.
Fortunately, there were some in the army warehouse, and they were used when everyone went out for training and completed tasks.
Since no one was going out for training now, they borrowed two tents to use.
Li Huai even paid the so-called rent, so it wasn't a freebie.
After driving for so long, the little bit of food I ate this morning has long been digested.
As soon as the tent was set up, everyone came over to eat.
Due to limited resources, they could only sit on the rocks.
But each one tastes exceptionally sweet.
Cooking here is not easy either.
Looking at what they had on hand, Zhao Qinglan and the others used mushrooms and some vegetables to make a big pot of noodle soup.
In addition to the noodle dumpling soup, there is also braised pork in sauce that is prepared at home, sliced and placed there to be eaten with it.
For a moment, only the sound of slurping could be heard in front of the tent.
Even Sun Shengli, who had originally just gone out with his wife, felt that sitting in this natural place in the wild, eating noodle dumpling soup with his family, felt that it had a unique flavor.
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