When Yu Xiangnian returned home, he saw two pipa strings on the table and asked Xiaojie, "Where did the pipa come from?"
Xiao Jie, who was playing in the house, turned his head and went to play in the yard outside without saying a word.
Yu Xiangnian felt a little puzzled.
Xiaojie's attitude is even colder than the first two days when she arrived!
But, hasn't their relationship improved after spending some time together?
Yu Xiangnian walked into the kitchen again, "Cheng Jingmo, why did you come back so early today?"
Cheng Jingmo was just like usual, "The army told me to go home and pack up, and then leave tomorrow morning to hunt wolves in the mountains."
Yu Xiangnian was delighted. "So, you don't have to face any punishment?"
"I don't know yet."
"How long will you be gone?"
"Come back after you kill the wolf."
"How many of you are going? Is Yu Xiangyang going too?"
"Go, five."
"Then be careful."
Cheng Jingmo made three dishes: fried cowpea, stewed eggplant, braised pumpkin, and spinach soup.
Xiao Jie ignored Yu Xiangnian at the dinner table. Yu Xiangnian said, "Xiao Jie, what did I do to upset you?"
Xiaojie didn't answer.
Yu Xiangnian added, "You're a man, just say what you want to say. If you hold it in, it's going to make you feel bad, and it's going to make me feel bad too."
Xiao Jie still didn't say anything, so Cheng Jingmo helped him explain, "Xiao Jie picked up the pipa and sent it to you, but he couldn't find anyone."
Cheng Jingmo spoke so cryptically that Yu Xiangnian naturally didn't expect that Xiaojie had seen what happened between her and Ding Yunfei. She thought that Xiaojie was really unhappy because he couldn't find her.
Yu Xiangnian smiled. "Oh, so, thank you. Auntie loves fruit the most. Next time, just bring it home and we can eat it together."
Cheng Jingmo changed the subject, "I'm not sure how many days I'll be gone this time. Could you please take care of Xiaojie?"
In the past, he would definitely entrust his comrade Dong Minghao's family to take care of him, but considering Yu Xiangnian's recent behavior, would she be unhappy if he entrusted someone else to take care of Xiaojie?
That's why he asked this question.
"Do you even need to ask that? I'm the one who takes care of him when you're not home!" Yu Xiangnian paused and said embarrassedly, "Then can you make a few more steamed buns tomorrow? I'm afraid I won't have time to make breakfast, so I'll just heat up the buns and eat them."
"Well, I'll make three days' worth. If you keep it out for too long, it'll go bad. When you get up, open the damper on the honeycomb stove and put the buns on to steam. By the time you're done washing up, the buns will be hot. For the next few days, you can get some from the cafeteria or cook noodles."
Cheng Jingmo added, "Xiaojie's clothes don't need to be changed every day. Wear them for two or three days before changing them. I'll wash them together when I get home, and you don't have to wash yours either."
Xiaojie has four sets of clothes, which can be worn for a week if they are worn for two or three days.
In a week, he should be able to complete his mission and return home.
Cheng Jingmo took out all the money and tickets on his body and put them on the table, "Go buy whatever you want to eat. If you need anything, you can ask Captain Xiao next door for help, and other comrades and their families will also help." As long as you ask.
It was the first time that Yu Xiangnian heard Cheng Jingmo talk so much. She found it very funny that the usually taciturn man suddenly became so talkative.
She laughed, "Cheng Jingmo, do you think I can't take care of myself? I'm just lazy and don't want to do it, but if I do it, I can make a lot of money! Also, put your money away. I told you, when I run out of money, I will ask you for it."
Cheng Jingmo just felt that her smile was dazzling. He avoided her gaze, lowered his head and continued eating.
When getting ready to go to bed at night, Yu Xiangnian came to the main room to drink water and saw Cheng Jingmo still busy in the yard, probably loosening the soil in the vegetable patch.
At this time, she saw the halo above his head again.
A week after disappearing, the halo appeared above his head again.
Yu Xiangnian still couldn't figure out what was going on. She stared at the circle of light in a daze while drinking water.
Suddenly, a ferocious wolf appeared above the aperture, pouncing with its fangs bared.
With a "clang", Yu Xiangnian was so scared that the jar in his hand fell to the ground.
The scene was too real, like watching a 3D movie, and the wolf seemed to really pounce on her.
Cheng Jingmo heard the sound and hurried into the house.
Seeing Yu Xiangnian's pale face and stiff body standing there, his hands still in the gesture of drinking water, he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong with you?"
Yu Xiangnian came to his senses when he saw Cheng Jingmo, and the light circle disappeared again.
But what should she say?
She couldn't tell him that she could see the halo and the wolf, because Cheng Jingmo would think she had a mental problem.
Cheng Jingmo looked at Yu Xiangnian, whose eyes were dazed, as if she was frightened. He reached out and put his hand on her shoulder. "Yu Xiangnian, what happened?"
Yu Xiangnian turned around in a hurry and staggered back to the bedroom.
She sat on the bed, her mind in a mess.
Will that scene really happen? How will she tell Cheng Jingmo? Will Cheng Jingmo believe her?
What if this was just her imagination? If she told it out loud, would it mislead Cheng Jingmo?
After a bad night's sleep, he appeared in front of Cheng Jingmo the next day with dark circles under his eyes.
Cheng Jingmo could see that she didn't sleep well, but he couldn't figure it out the whole night. What could have scared her at home?
Yu Xiangnian thought about it for a long time and decided to tell it out loud so that Cheng Jingmo would be more cautious.
"Cheng Jingmo, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that you went to hunt wolves."
Cheng Jingmo looked at her with confusion.
Yu Xiangnian shared his knowledge about wolves. "A wolf pack usually consists of four to eight wolves, with a pair of wolf kings. It's late May now, and there might be newborn cubs. Their dens are usually in caves. Wolves are very smart and have a keen sense of smell. They can smell you from kilometers away. The forests in the mountains are so dense that it's hard for you to spot the wolves, but they can spot you easily."
Cheng Jingmo was surprised that Xiang Nian, a precious young lady, knew so much about wolves.
Then he thought, Yu Xiangnian said so much because he was worried about him?
Impossible, Yu Xiangnian wouldn't worry about him!
"I grew up in the mountains and know the habits of wolves. There are five of us, so nothing will happen." He thought for a while and said this.
"The wolf I dreamed about last night had its left ear missing. Be careful of this wolf!"
When the wolf pounced on her, she clearly saw that there was a big hole in its left ear.
Yu Xiangnian's first words were very serious, but the next was half-joking: "Please pay attention to whether there are wolves with missing ears. I want to see if my dream is correct."
After breakfast, everyone went to work.
Before they parted, Yu Xiangnian said, "Cheng Jingmo, you have to be careful."
After they got married, Cheng Jingmo went out on missions five or six times. This was the first time he heard Yu Xiangnian tell him to be careful.
A strange feeling flowed through his heart, as if his heart was pinched by a big hand, a little painful but also warm.
"Yeah." He said lightly.
"I will take good care of Xiaojie, don't worry."
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