Cui Zheng replied with a smile: "I just arrived a while ago. There's nothing urgent, so I just wanted to wait. You came back just after we arrived."
Chen Ye quickly pushed open the door: "Come in and talk, it's cold outside."
In recent years, because Cui Zheng and Gao Yuan were both transferred nearby, the two of them would drive over to see Gao Fei whenever they had time, and they became more and more familiar with each other.
When she left, she stuffed a thick piece of wood into the kang hole. When she opened the door, a wave of heat rushed towards her.
"Did you leave after making a fire this morning?" Cen Zixiang was worried and went to take a look at the stove. He was relieved only when he saw that there were no sparks.
"Well, I thought I'd be back in a little while, so the house wouldn't get cold without a fire."
"Brother Cui, are you responsible for what happened here this time?" Seeing Cui Zheng coming over, he knew that the higher-ups still attached great importance to this matter.
Cui Zheng is no longer the soldier he was four years ago. He has made many contributions over the years. In addition, he is the one protected by Gao Yuan, so all the military merits can fall on him and he would have been promoted long ago.
"Yes, I'll come over to take a look first. A few other brothers will go into the village at night. Ye Zi, tell me what you found."
Although Gao Fei conveyed the message, he still wanted to hear what the person involved had to say to see if he could find any clues from it.
"Brother Cui, I'll come over after washing my hands." Chen Ye wanted to pour the drink to someone, but then he saw that he was holding a rabbit in his hand.
"Don't worry, take your time."
Cen Zixiang followed Chen Ye to the kitchen and poured some hot water for Chen Ye: "Wash it with hot water. Leave the rabbit there and I will clean it up later."
This girl at home never eats alone. She always gives them some meat when she has it. It would be better for them to come and eat directly, and they can help her clean up afterwards.
"Yeah, okay."
After washing his hands and brushing off the dust on his body, Chen Ye walked into the house and told him everything he had learned since he first started to suspect the matter, including what he had just heard on the mountain.
Cui Zheng listened carefully and had some guesses, but he still wanted to communicate with his boss: "Okay, I get it. Ye Zi is amazing. She saw something was wrong at first glance."
"Hehe, well, that's all I can do. Brother Cui, let's eat here for lunch."
"Okay, then I won't be polite."
Every time they came, they would leave food for them, and Cui Zheng would accept it generously, but he would always give them back the supplies later. After all, no one would be so bold as to eat other people's rations at this time.
"Ye Zi, I heard that you're going to work in the city soon?"
"Yeah, you know about this too?" It must have been my fourth brother, the big mouth, who said that.
"I heard your elder brother Gao talking about it. It just so happens that we are close to each other in the future. You can come visit us if you have time."
Chen Ye... misunderstood, it turned out that it was Gao Fei who said that.
"There's a chance," she said. She had little interest in sacred places like the army.
"When are you going to move in?"
He had already made an agreement with his boss that when Ye Zi moved, he would bring a few brothers with him to support her and prevent anyone from having bad intentions towards her because she was living alone.
Chen Ye shook his head: "My fourth brother is taking care of everything. I don't know when we will move."
Cen Zixiang didn't let her get involved at all, so she just waited for things to be ready. It would be so much easier if someone could help her arrange everything. She had never received such treatment before.
"Okay, I'll ask your fourth brother then." He also knew about Ye Zi's recognition of her relatives. He said that when he first saw Ye Zi, he felt that she looked familiar. It turned out that she was that person's daughter.
But only he and his boss knew about this, and it shouldn't be spread out from their mouths. But it doesn't matter whose daughter it is. After all, he knew Ye Zi first, so she must be from Ye Zi's side.
"Oh, by the way, Brother Cui, I have the scrap of cloth you asked for last time. Can you take it back with you?"
Cui Zheng's eyes lit up: "Really, I thought it would be difficult to do. Not for now, let's wait until this is over."
"How about I mail it to you? You're planning to use this cloth to make a cotton-padded jacket for your daughter. If you don't make it today, it'll be too late, right?"
Cui Zheng got married two years ago to a girl from the same village in his hometown. Fortunately, Cui Zheng is now eligible to have his family accompany him to the army. It has only been two years since he got married and his child is almost one year old.
Chen Ye had never seen Cui Zheng's wife, but from what Cui Zheng said, he was talking about his wife and daughter. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with his wife. As long as people feel that life is suitable, it's fine.
The last time Brother Gao and Cui Zheng came over, they happened to see Chen Ye exchanging scraps of cloth with the villagers. Cui Zheng thought of his own little daughter and wondered if he should buy some cloth for the child to make clothes.
I just mentioned it casually, but I didn't expect Ye Zi to take it seriously.
"That's fine. Brother Cui will pay for the postage when the time comes."
"Okay, then I won't be polite." Chen Ye didn't refuse politely, otherwise there would be more arguing.
"You little girl, it's obviously you who suffered a loss, but you talk as if you got the better deal. By the way, how much is the cloth?" The reason he asked Ye Zi for help was because the cloth did not require cloth coupons.
"It doesn't matter what the money is. Just consider this as a first birthday gift for my little niece."
Gao Yuan and Cui Zheng never came here empty-handed, so she could only bring back some things from the mountains. She always felt that she had gotten a great deal, and now it was a rare opportunity to give something back, so how could she ask for money?
"That won't do. One thing is one thing. If you do this, how can I ask you for help in the future?"
It would be fine if it was just some food from the mountains, but these pieces of cloth were bought with money, and he couldn't take advantage of them.
"Okay, okay, let's settle it together when the time comes." Chen Ye waved his hand and said indifferently, let's end this topic quickly, it's annoying to push it back and forth.
Cui Zheng was relieved that Ye Zi never said anything empty, so he rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Is there any firewood left at home?"
Gao Fei stopped Cui Zheng and said, "Okay, take a good rest. Zixiang and I are here. There's no heavy work for Ye Zi here."
This is absolutely true. Ever since he knew that Ye Zi was his biological sister, Cen Zixiang has been like a chicken with its blood pumped up. After work every day, he would drag Ye Zi over to help her with work.
Look at Ye Zi's four big piles of chopped firewood. They are the fruits of his and Cen Zixiang's labor. And the various foods filling the cellar are all obtained by him and Cen Zixiang when they went up the mountain together.
He will have to go to the county town to bring back coal in a few days. According to Cen Zixiang, he will also give Ye Zi's family in the city a complete set. He found that his status has changed after Ye Zi recognized his relatives.
He has gone from being the second-year senior in high school to being a farmhand in the Ye family, but he has no complaints about what he does. Even his own mother would praise him for doing the right thing if she knew about it.
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