Strictly speaking, Shen Anchen and Cao Jingheng belong to the same military region, but their units are not of the same designation and are not located in the same location, so Shen Anning sent her things in two packages, each containing four cans of beef sauce, three pounds of beef jerky, seven pounds of pork jerky, and a few pairs of cotton socks. Because she didn't know what size Cao Jingheng's feet were, she made them according to her second brother's size. She figured that the two men were about the same height, so their clothing should be similar.
The whole village was about to start hibernating, and Shen An Ning wanted to send them some food so that they could eat until the spring, so he sent more at one time. After all, pigs were slaughtered in the countryside during the New Year, and no one would say anything if he had more money to get some meat.
Shen Anchen and Cao Jingheng both received their packages six days later. I think it was because it was the last wave before the New Year, so the delivery speed was much faster than usual.
Shen Anchen would receive a package almost every month, sometimes from his sister, sometimes from his uncle, aunt, and uncle, so he really didn't feel any burden for a package weighing more than ten pounds. Several of his good friends were drooling just by looking at the addresses.
"Hey, Chen Anchen, you have to give me some delicious food this time. I just smelled the meat. It must be that our sister has made delicious food again. You can't be stingy." Yang Shaoling pulled the package, as if he would never let it go if you didn't give it to me.
Shen Anchen, who knew what his brother was like, was helpless and kicked him in anger. "You're still so loud even though you know there's meat. If those people knew, would you still have anything to eat?"
After hearing this, Yang Shaoling became much more honest. Their Yang family and the Shen family have an old friendship. Old man Yang is luckier than Grandpa Shen. He had a serious illness a few years ago and retired on the opportunity of recuperation. He and his wife moved directly into a nursing home. They all grew up in the same compound. Yang Shaoling and Shen Anchen have been friends since childhood. What's more, now the two are assigned to the same military region and the same regiment, which makes their relationship even closer. Every time the Yang family sends something, Yang Shaoling is not vague at all, so he doesn't feel embarrassed at all about his shamelessness.
At the same time, in another military district twenty kilometers away, Cao Jingheng looked at the package on the table, the corners of his lips curled up, and he let out a low chuckle. If someone who knew him saw him at this time, they would definitely think they were seeing a ghost. When did the cold-faced and icy man have such a lustful side?
Listening to the noise outside, Cao Jingheng was a little amused. He ignored the troublemakers and opened the package. Seeing the socks the little girl had made for him, he carefully flattened them and placed them on the top of the cabinet with great care. (Actually, these were all taken from Shen Anning's space.)
Looking at so much beef paste and dried meat, Cao Jingheng guessed that the little girl had sent most of the New Year's goods. "I can't take a vacation this year. I don't know how you are doing in Northeast China."
The noise at the door was getting louder. He took a closer look, took out a bottle of beef sauce and three pounds of pork jerky, and put the rest away. Cao Jingheng opened the door unhappily, "You all have nothing to do, right? If you're bored, go to the playground and run five kilometers. Don't make such noise at my door. It's very noisy."
"Captain, we heard that your sister-in-law sent you a lot of delicious food. Hehehe, the brothers are a little greedy."
These were all soldiers he had brought up. Cao Jingheng knew what they were up to just by looking at them. He threw the things in his hand over and said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. That's all. Go to the cafeteria and share it with the brothers. There isn't much, just taste it."
"Okay, Captain, we won't bother you anymore. Please reply to my sister-in-law as soon as possible, otherwise she will be waiting anxiously."
Ignoring the teasing of these little bastards, Cao Jingheng took the packed lunch box, heated it up on the stove, and ate it with meat sauce and dried meat.
Beef sauce and hazel mushrooms are paired together. Shen Anning is a person who is willing to use oil, and paired with dried red peppers, it is just right to eat with steamed buns and rice. In the cafeteria, because of the meat sauce and dried meat given by Cao Jingheng, the three groups are almost going crazy for it.
But Cao Jingheng didn't care about these. After eating, he wrote a letter to Shen Anning, enclosing his allowance and receipts. He was a grown man in the army, and his food, clothing and other expenses were all paid by the state. He wanted to buy a piece of clothing for the little girl but was afraid that it would not be suitable. After thinking about it for half an hour, he lay in bed and decided to exchange it for cloth coupons with the bachelors in the team tomorrow. With cloth coupons, Shen Anning could buy whatever clothes she wanted.
At night, Cao Jingheng had a very long dream, fragmented, some good and some bad. He seemed to see himself with his own eyes. In the dream, he was at the border, shot several times, and watched his comrades who had fought side by side with him fall beside him one by one...
The dream changed, and he saw himself as a wandering ghost, watching the entire Cao family's property being occupied. No one in the Cao family was left alive. The dream turned again and again, and the last scene was him and Shen An Ning, a loving couple, living together until old age.
He suddenly opened his eyes and looked down. The physiological reaction made Cao Jingheng very ashamed and angry. Staring at the ceiling, Cao Jingheng recalled the scene in his dream. He was a little scared, but also a little expectant. He didn't know what this dream meant. He was happy that he and the little girl were destined to be together, but he was afraid that if he thought the mission had failed and left, what would Shen An Ning do.
In the moonlight outside the window, Cao Jingheng looked at his watch. It was 3:30 in the morning. He had lived for more than 20 years. Before he was 15 years old, the Cao family was at its peak and had a huge fortune. Even though they donated so much money and supplies during the Anti-Japanese War, they were still the richest man in Beijing. When the unrest began, Mr. Cao gave away all the family's money, which bought him an opportunity to develop in the army.
In the past few years, he has been working hard to climb up the ladder just to clear the Cao family's grievances one day. But what if the dream comes true and he dies, what will happen to his grandparents who are left alone in their old age?
He was in a daze, unable to sleep, and kept his eyes open until dawn. When Cao Jingheng heard the call to get up outside, he made a silent decision in his heart. He originally planned to devote his life to the army, but now it seems that he should make plans earlier.
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