The weather is gradually getting warmer.
When Zhao Qinglan was resting, she took out all the thin clothes from her family members and put away all the thick ones.
Zhao Qingzhu also sat here helping to tidy up. Her belly was already showing. Nowadays, neither Zhou Jingsheng nor Sun Shi Zhao Qinglan allowed her to travel back and forth to the city.
With a considerate husband, a caring mother, and a sister and adorable nephews, Zhao Qingzhu ate well and was in a good mood, and she clearly gained a lot of weight.
Since Zhao Qingzhu stopped going into the city, Sun Shi started going into the city every few days.
Fortunately, her mother and sister weren't around much, and Zhao Qingju gradually matured and became capable of handling things on her own.
Zhao Qingju simply doesn't have the time or energy to find herself a partner right now.
Fortunately, she was still young and not in a hurry, and her mother, Mrs. Sun, did not urge her either.
I thought we were living in a peaceful era and that war wouldn't break out easily, but unexpectedly, war broke out just like that.
Previously, Madam Sun also preferred to find soldiers as husbands for her daughters.
But last time, both of her sons-in-law suddenly left.
She was really afraid that something might happen and both her daughters would become widows.
Terrified by this incident, she no longer plans to find a soldier husband for her youngest daughter.
It's not that Ms. Sun is discriminatory; she still respects soldiers. She's just afraid and wants to eliminate that possibility from the bottom of her heart.
Zhao Qinglan's children now have a lot of clothes for each season, and their wardrobes are long overcrowded.
Later, we bought several more large wooden chests so that we could properly store all the family's clothes.
“DaWa and the others have grown taller again. Next week, I’ll go to town and buy them some new clothes.”
"Sister, you're really generous! These clothes are still pretty new. I'll alter them with my sewing machine," Zhao Qingzhu volunteered.
"Your belly is getting bigger and bigger, so you should do less housework. I can change your clothes, but you still need to buy new ones." Anyway, we don't need these things now, do we?
After learning that her husband had joined Zhang Yu's business, she now feels more confident about her family's living conditions.
“I haven’t been to the city in a long time. I’ll go with you then. I also want to go back to the shop to take a look.”
"We have chrysanthemums in the shop, so you don't need to worry about it." Zhao Qinglan only realized later that her younger sister was destined to worry.
The two sisters finished folding all the clothes while they were talking.
Zhao Qingzhu is now heavily pregnant, and neither Sun Shi nor Zhao Qinglan allows her to cook, so she basically eats all three meals a day at Zhao Qinglan's place.
They were discussing what to eat when Li Huai returned with a rather unpleasant expression.
"What's going on?" Zhao Qinglan asked, puzzled.
"Sister, brother-in-law, I'll head over now."
"Hey, I'll call you when it's time to eat."
As soon as Zhao Qingzhu left, Li Huai sat down and began to speak.
"Do you remember that father and daughter who flagged down a car on the road and were taken to the hospital?"
“I remember, so what?” Zhao Qinglan nodded.
"I listened to what you said back then, worried that they might have some problems, so I kept an eye on their movements from time to time."
What happened to them?
“I felt that their family’s actual conditions were much better than they appeared, which seemed abnormal. I was just about to report it to the troupe to investigate when, before I could even take any action, their whole family ran into trouble.” Li Huai’s expression turned solemn as he mentioned this.
"What? Something happened to the whole family?" Zhao Qinglan stood up in shock.
"Yes, the whole family. It seems like rat poison was put in their food. By the time it was discovered, they were all dead."
"Is this some kind of murder to cover it up?" Zhao Qinglan asked him.
“I only had suspicions at first, but just as I was about to investigate them, their whole family got into trouble. It must have been murder to cover it up.”
"Doesn't that mean there's someone behind it?"
"After I learned about their accident, I immediately told the regimental commander about my suspicions. The regimental commander has already sent people to investigate. We are not very good at this, so the regimental commander has applied to the leadership to transfer professionals over."
Knowing that his wife would never leak the secret, Li Huai dared to tell her all these things.
Even now that reform and opening up have begun, there are still enemy agents active, but even Zhao Qinglan's mood remains unaffected.
However, the couple kept quiet about this matter and didn't discuss it at home.
Li Huai hadn't mentioned it, so Zhao Qinglan hadn't noticed.
After he told her about it, she felt that both the area around the military camp and the family quarters were under martial law again.
Some of the more perceptive military wives speculated about what had happened, but their guesses were never confirmed.
A few days later, several people arrived at the military camp.
When Li Huai returned home, he told Zhao Qinglan that those were professionals sent by higher authorities.
Zhao Qinglan hoped that these professionals could find something. Although enemy agents are not as destructive as war agents, it is still very annoying for them to hide in the shadows and do small things.
That day, Zhao Qinglan had just returned home from get off work when she saw a middle-aged man, who looked to be around forty or fifty years old, walking around the residential area. Sometimes he would stop and ask the children something.
She immediately became wary, not knowing who this person was or what he wanted, so she followed him from a short distance away.
However, she hadn't followed him for long when the middle-aged man smiled at her.
"Girl, why are you following me?"
Zhao Qinglan felt a little embarrassed to be discovered, but she still went over.
"Who are you? What are you doing wandering around our residential area?"
"Young lady, do you think I would be able to enter your residential area if I had any problems?" the middle-aged man retorted.
Oh right, Zhao Qinglan forgot about that.
"So who are you looking for? You can tell me if you need any help." Actually, she still wanted to know what this person wanted.
"I'm not looking for anyone, I'll just wander around and look around."
Since that was the case, Zhao Qinglan didn't bother to care anymore. However, just as she turned to leave, the middle-aged man called her back.
"Miss, may I come to your house for a drink of water?"
Zhao Qinglan naturally wouldn't refuse such a small request.
She led her people toward her home.
They even asked middle-aged people on the street, "How should I address you?"
"My name is Sun Guangming."
"Surname Sun, could he be a relative of Commander Sun?" Zhao Qinglan wondered.
"My surname is Zhao, and my wife's surname is Li."
"Oh, I didn't realize you were married." Sun Guangming laughed; otherwise, he wouldn't have addressed her as "Miss."
Being complimented on her youth made Zhao Qinglan quite happy.
When they arrived home, Zhao Qingzhu was taking care of the three children. Seeing them come in, she quickly stood up.
"Sister, what is this?"
"Uncle, may I have a bowl of water? Please sit down, I'll get it for you."
Zhao Qinglan went to get some water, while Sun Guangming casually looked around the room.
In fact, he was one of the professionals Li Huai mentioned who was sent to assist in the investigation, and he was also the leader among the group.
As soon as Zhao Qinglan mentioned that her husband's surname was Li, Sun Guangming knew it was Li Huai.
In the past few days, in order to conduct the investigation, he had already reviewed the files of the key members of the group.
Zhao Qinglan had just returned with the water when she saw Sun Guangming standing there looking at the photos hanging on their wall.
Seeing her return, Sun Guangming pointed to a person in the photo and asked, "Comrade Zhao, who is this?"
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