These people guarding the country's borders are suffering from hunger and cold, and she can provide them with countless food and clothing, yet she stands idly by without doing anything. To be honest, she is conflicted.
She always says she's not a good person, but she's not really heartless, especially since the other party isn't a bad person. On the contrary, these people are all passionate men, which makes things even more complicated for Jian Dan.
In this situation, Jian Dan couldn't sleep either. Sure enough, Qin Qinghuai didn't return until midnight. However, Xiao Hu brought Xiao An over, whose voice was hoarse from crying, her face full of shame.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't want to bother you in the middle of the night, but Xiao An suddenly started crying and tried to leave. I'm afraid he'll hurt himself..."
There was no fault with this simple matter; Commander Lin must have led a team up the mountain as well, which is why he left Xiao Hu behind to look after the child.
"It's alright, it's alright, you go ahead and do your work. I can't sleep anyway, so leave Xiao An here and I'll watch over her. Don't worry."
Xiao Hu took a deep breath, and his face immediately relaxed a lot.
"Oh, oh, sister-in-law, then, then please take care of Xiao An for me. I, I'll go check at the foot of the mountain."
Seeing his anxiety, Jian Dan didn't say much, but gently patted the still sobbing child.
"Okay, go ahead, but you all must be careful."
I'll boil two pots of ginger water in a bit. Tell them to come over and have a bowl when they get back.
The man goes out to fight, so he can't let him down. Anyway, he definitely won't be able to sleep tonight, so he might as well do something.
Seeing that the child had gradually stopped crying, but was still holding her tightly and not seeming to be falling asleep, I simply took her to the kitchen, placed her on a small stool, and gave her a little snack.
"Xiao An, you can sit here and eat. I'll stay in the house and not leave."
"There's a fire here, don't run around!"
The child sniffed, obediently pinching the peach shortbread and taking small bites, but his eyes still followed Simple.
After lighting the fire, I simply added water to the two large pots, chopped a few pieces of ginger, and poured in two pounds of brown sugar when the water was boiling. After stirring well, the brown sugar ginger water had a very rich flavor.
Once the pot lid is on, you don't need to worry about it anymore. Just gently lift the sleepy little head into the house, and that's it. No need to coax them; just put them on the kang (heated brick bed), and they'll turn over and fall asleep instantly.
To be honest, Jian Dan is quite envious right now, because she still can't sleep.
The heavy snow outside continued to fall without any sign of stopping. The pure white snow reflected the light, making the night even brighter.
"Why!"
I reckon few families in the residential compound will be able to sleep soundly tonight.
She didn't know when they would return. The candle hadn't gone out yet. Jian Dan leaned against the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and only managed to doze off for a short while in the middle of the night. Xiao An rolled over and slapped her, startling her awake. Only then did she realize that it was already dawn.
I slowly sat up. The temperature in the room had dropped, and the kang (heated brick bed) was cold. Looking outside, I saw snow falling everywhere, and there wasn't a trace of snow on the ground. Clearly, no one had returned.
To be honest, after such a long time, I was quite anxious. It's not easy to go up the mountain in this kind of weather. Yesterday, we left in the middle of the night, and the lighting wasn't as good as during the day.
Even on flat ground, let alone on mountains, the danger at night is much greater.
In those mountains, in this kind of weather, although many wild animals hibernate, there are also quite a few that are starving and searching for food everywhere. Snakes, bears, wolves, tigers, foxes, deer, wild boars, roe deer, and other wild animals—I haven't seen all of them, but they all have some fighting ability.
With the heavy snow blocking the mountains, it's difficult for wild animals to find food. When they're really hungry, they'll fight desperately. If they really run into them, these people won't get anything good either.
It's been seven or eight hours since we went up the mountain, and not a single message has come back. This is not good news.
With a sigh, I decided to light the fire first. The ginger soup in the big pot was warmed up, and I cooked some rice porridge in a small pot. The aroma spread, and the children in the house finally made a sound. They quickly ran out in their slippers, looking a little flustered. They stopped when they saw Jian Dan, leaning against the door frame, panting. Although they didn't speak, their eyes shone with a few stars.
I looked up when I heard the sound and saw the little child sucking hard on his saliva. I couldn't help but smile.
"Xiao An, are you awake? Can you wash your face?"
The child stood there, speechless, but slowly turned his head to look at the washbasin stand in the room, his meaning clear.
"Go wash your face, then we're going to eat."
Have a meal?
The child's gaze followed Jian Dan's and fell upon the still-steaming rice porridge. He unconsciously swallowed twice, then turned and went back into the house. Jian Dan then heard the enamel basin clattering against the water and couldn't help but smile. The child obediently went to wash his face.
The breakfast for the two of them was simple: rice porridge, steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and salted duck eggs.
When Qin Qinghuai is at home, he usually cooks, making noodles, dumpling soup, and various kinds of porridge, changing the dishes all the time. Today, given the situation, she didn't feel like making anything complicated, so she made the simplest thing. Since it's just a child, she simply didn't make any whole grains.
"Xiao An, come and eat."
Although the child cannot speak, he is able to take care of things like washing his face and eating on his own.
The child's eyes lit up when he saw the white rice porridge and a plate of sliced salted duck eggs on the table.
Rice and eggs are not common items. As for refined grains, even though Commander Lin's family had several sick members, his finances were fixed. His daily diet was similar to that of ordinary soldiers, mainly consisting of coarse grains.
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