Li Zhen's expression was filled with sadness. "There is no one else in the family except me. After my grandmother passed away a few years ago, I went to the infirmary at the Nalan base."

Li Zhen did not reveal any more information, so Ye Xiaoxiao had no choice but to ask more.

Fortunately, Li Zhen didn't stay here for long. He packed his things into a small package, carried it on his back, and left home.

Before leaving, I met several villagers who lived nearby. They were very familiar with Li Zhen and greeted her in words that Ye Xiaoxiao could understand.

Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”

Everyone in the base spoke Mandarin, and she ignored the environment she was in.

This is the territory of ethnic minorities, and Ye Xiaoxiao can watch Li Zhen and others communicating.

After the greetings, Li Zhen took Ye Xiaoxiao to the market.

On the way, Ye Xiaoxiao was still thinking that Li Zhen should have another name, because she just heard the pronunciation of Lan... Zhuoma...

It was not until she arrived at the market that Ye Xiaoxiao's attention was diverted by the things there.

She saw fruit in the market, including lots of fresh melons.

This attraction was fatal to Ye Xiaoxiao. Of course, the price was also very expensive, but she didn't care about that. Ye Xiaoxiao pulled Li Zhen to negotiate the price.

Li Zhen looked at the big melon that Ye Xiaoxiao bought and asked, "Are you sure we can take them all back?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "You have a bicycle basket."

Li Zhen: "There's enough space in there for two melons. You can hold the remaining two."

Ye Xiaoxiao: “No problem.”

Li Zhen said helplessly, "Are you ready to go and look at other things? There are a lot of fabrics, furs, and jerky here."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "...I'm done, I'll just eat melons."

She was interested in other things, but she was in urgent need of vitamins.

Li Zhen: "It's necessary in summer now. You will know the benefits of fur in winter."

Ye Xiaoxiao놙 can go with you to take a look.

The sheepskins here were treated to look clean and white, just as she had imagined, but few were sold.

"How much is one?"

Ye Xiaoxiao thought it would be more expensive after processing.

"One dollar at most, maybe more."

When Li Zhen earns money, he asks for a lot, but when it's his turn to buy things, he is very good at bargaining.

"It's a good thing that this thing can be sold. Everyone has it."

Ye Xiaoxiao was staring at the sheepskins and thinking, if these sheepskins could be shipped out, they would definitely be sold for a good price.

For example, send it to my third brother's clothing processing factory to be made into clothes.

"Let's go see if there are any wolf skins. That's the good stuff."

Ye Xiaoxiao lowered her voice and asked, "Wolf skin?"

Li Zhen: "Yes, many grassland hunters can hunt wolf skins, but it depends on luck."

Li Zhen took Ye Xiaoxiao to the depths of the market, and they actually found a stall selling wolf skins.

Li Zhen was responsible for bargaining, and finally bought two complete wolf skins for five yuan.

"When winter comes, you'll know how comfortable it is when you lie down here."

Ye Xiaoxiao knew that the Ye family also had wolf skins, but the wolf skin mattress was at her grandparents’ place. She had never seen it and naturally had never felt how comfortable it was.

Although Li Zhen strongly recommended it, Ye Xiaoxiao felt a little worried when looking at the things she bought.

"Do you think we can take it back now?"

Li Zhen tied the wolf skin to the front crossbar of the bicycle and said, "That's it."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "It makes me hot just looking at it."

The two walked forward again, and Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly discovered something.

"Why am I the one who pays for everything? Didn't you buy anything?"

Li Zhen: "I...I don't have anything to buy."

She also saves money.

Ye Xiaoxiao lowered her head, her eyes fixed on the other person's cloth shoes, whose toes were almost exposed.

To be honest, she felt that even if Li Zhen worked hard all her life, she might not be able to save enough money to dig a well in the desert.

But it is very precious for the other party to have such ideals.

She saw a stall selling cloth shoes in the distance and picked up two pairs.

"Let's buy a pair together."

Li Zhen hesitated and said nothing.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "I'll pay you for bringing me to the market."

I thought Li Zhen would agree without hesitation.

But Li Zhen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head firmly.

"I took the initiative to invite you to the town. I'll pay you, and the bike is mine."

The one with noble character seems to be Li Zhen.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Then consider this my gift to you. Can you wear it?"

Ye Xiaoxiao stuffed the shoes into Li Zhen's arms.

Li Zhen's arms stiffened for a moment, then she hugged the shoes. They were the size she could wear. "Okay...ok."

Later, I met some people selling all kinds of things, most of which were homemade.

Ye Xiaoxiao carefully inquired about the price and quantity of fur.

She increasingly felt that she could ask her third brother to come over to buy cashmere and sheepskins, knowing that cashmere sweaters and cashmere coats in the city were very expensive.

Li Zhen knew what Ye Xiaoxiao was thinking, so the two of them went back to the base early while it was still early.

Lunch was definitely late, and luckily they bought some cakes at the market.

It just makes my mouth choke when I eat it.

The two arrived at the base at five in the afternoon.

Lu Hanchuan knew that Ye Xiaoxiao had gone out, and he had been waiting here for two hours.

Director Zhao was under a lot of pressure. Looking at Lu Hanchuan's serious and expressionless face, he didn't even have the chance to speak even if he wanted to initiate a conversation.

Zhao Chunhua stood up and said to Yang Juan, "Xiao Yang, you stay and entertain Captain Lu. I'll go to the pharmacy to check it out."

Yang Juan was also very nervous because Lu Hanchuan's aura was too strong.

When Lu Hanchuan heard what Zhao Chunhua said, he glanced over, his eyes seemed to be cold at all.

Fortunately, he spoke in a relatively gentle tone, "Director Zhao and Doctor Yang, you don't have to accompany me. Just mind your own business."

Zhao Chunhua: "Okay, okay, Captain Lu, please don't be polite, just sit wherever you like."

After saying this, Zhao Chunhua slipped away.

Although Yang Juan was a little uneasy, since Lu Hanchuan said so, he could just pick up his book and read quietly.

When Ye Xiaoxiao came over to deliver the melons, she saw Lu Hanchuan and Yang Juan sitting together, but there was no awkward scene of them communicating at all.

Lu Hanchuan saw Ye Xiaoxiao coming back and finally stood up.

Yang Juan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if Comrade Ye came back again, Captain Lu would become a wife-waiting stone.

"Where did Xiaoxiao go?" Lu Hanchuan asked.

Ye Xiaoxiao first handed the melon to Yang Juan, "This is the melon I bought, I'll leave it for you, Director."

Then he answered Lu Hanchuan's question, "I went to the town with Li Zhen."

Lu Hanchuan: "The town is so far away, how did you get there?"

He touched Ye Xiaoxiao's face, which was a little red from the sun.

Ye Xiaoxiao was very excited. "Li Zhen took me there on a bicycle. I have some melons in my room. You and I can go together."

He pulled Lu Hanchuan towards the side.

Yang Juan thanked Ye Xiaoxiao behind him, then went to find Director Zhao with the melon in his arms.

In the dormitory yard, Li Zhen had already cut open a melon.

The tender yellow flesh is very sweet, and it tastes better if you put it in the refrigerator to chill it.

Ye Xiaoxiao picked up a piece and stuffed it into Lu Hanchuan's hand.

Lu Hanchuan didn't eat melons right away, and said seriously, "Next time you go out, ask me to go with you, it will be safe on the road."

Li Zhen was chewing the melon and looked up at Lu Hanchuan.

As for that?

What a surprise!

She was safe every time she traveled on her own.