Anba happily took the things from Lin Ying's hands: "Okay, we're friends now! I'll take anything a friend gives me!"
Lin Ying smiled at him, "Anba, you've given me so much meat, I definitely won't be short of meat these days. You don't need to give me any more, okay?"
Anba nodded: "Okay, I'll deliver it next time!"
As Anba rode away on horseback, Xin, the guard, and the timber delivery cart also came out.
Commander Lu looked at Shan Yubang and said, "Is the matter settled? Are you leaving? I'll ride with you."
Shanyu Bang said, "That's enough, let's go. I also have something to talk to you about."
Before leaving, Shan Yubang said, "Comrade Lin Ying, next time anything happens, just call headquarters directly. I give you that authority!" Meaning, next time you encounter someone so unreasonable, don't hesitate to call; he'll back you up.
For the first time, Lin Ying smiled sincerely at Shan Yubang: "Yes, Commander, thank you."
Liu Jinfeng said to Zhang Shanlin, "Find two people to help send these things back to Comrade Lin Ying. Remember to contact us anytime if anything happens. Also, get your wife familiar with her job duties as soon as possible so she can take up her post quickly."
Zhang Shanlin saluted: "Yes, sir!"
Liu Jinfeng also left by car.
Zhang Shanlin arranged for one of the security guards to help carry Lin Ying's belongings back to her home.
Looking at the sack of meat, Lin Ying said to Xiao Qiang and the others, "Come to my house for meat tonight!"
Upon hearing this, the children jumped up excitedly: "Oh, we're going to Auntie's house to eat meat!"
The adults laughed and said the children were lucky, and they walked inside chatting and laughing.
On the way, they met several newly arrived military wives, who all looked at them with disdain.
Lin Ying, holding Shuanzi's hand and carrying Er Ya, returned home and noticed that the spot where she had previously placed the firewood now had a lot more. Lin Ying estimated the amount of firewood she would need for the winter and decided she needed to gather more; it seemed she would have to go up the mountain to chop firewood again tomorrow.
Since they weren't moving, Lin Ying helped Er Ya urinate, then had Shuanzi take care of Er Ya, and she put all the things she had packed in the space out.
Then I washed and prepared the meat that Anba had sent, and started braising it.
Lin Ying glanced at the other bag, which contained potatoes, chestnuts, and the like. She simply washed and peeled them. When the meat was almost done in the pot, she added the potatoes and chestnuts, cooking a full pot of meat.
Soon, the children all came over with their own little bowls.
They went to wash their hands as usual, then lined up. Xiao Shuai pulled Shuanzi along behind. Lin Ying didn't need to pay attention to her. Shuanzi was led by Xiao Shuai to sit at the table with the little kids and start eating.
Lin Ying served herself a bowlful, and there was still half a pot left.
Lin Ying called out the names of several older children and then said, "Go to your house and get a big bowl, and serve some to your mother too!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqiang and the others stood up and ran outside.
Lin Ying used her own bowl to serve the little ones.
After Xiaoqiang and the others arrived, Lin Ying served them some food and then asked them to deliver it to the homes of the little ones before coming back to eat.
Lin Ying knew how much these children ate, and besides what was in their bowls, everything left in the pot was for them. It was definitely enough for them. Xiao Qiang and the others also knew that Lin Ying would leave some for them, so they weren't worried at all.
They delivered the food to the family Lin Ying had mentioned. Only then did they sit down and start eating.
Lin Ying devoured all the meat that Anba had brought. She didn't feel bad about it. She had plenty of meat at home, and it hadn't frozen yet. She had nothing left to store it. If she didn't eat it now, it would spoil, which wouldn't be worth it.
Furthermore, before she drank the poison, this was the first time that so many people, apart from Zhao Qinghuai, had spoken up for her.
She had long since gotten used to ignoring these people's opinions. But when someone told her they supported her, Lin Ying admitted that she was still moved at that moment.
Yes, Lin Ying is very happy now. Not only because so many people are on her side, but also because she no longer has to be so hesitant and timid about her identity.
More importantly, she knew that she had found a powerful backer in the military.
The "backer" Lin Ying was referring to wasn't someone who had previously stayed hidden in the family compound, but rather someone who would genuinely ensure the military's protection.
To others, Commander Shan's last words before leaving indicated that he was backing Lin Ying up. Perhaps it was because Lin Ying had been wronged, or perhaps it was because of Zhao Qinghuai, or maybe it was out of respect for Commander Lu.
However, those things were simply not enough to make a commander say something so direct about protecting a person.
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