"Why did you come back from the city when everything was fine?"
"What are so many soldiers doing in your house? You didn't commit a crime and escaped back here, did you?"
"Won't you implicate the village?"
Several aunties chimed in, asking questions one after another.
"..."
Xia Lan glanced at them; they were indeed as gossipy as ever.
"I just wanted to come and visit the village and stay for a while!"
Xia Lan briefly explained the situation to them.
"My God! You're already a college student? Why aren't you staying in the city? What are you doing back in the village?"
What surprised everyone the most was that Xia Lan had become a college student and even graduated. Didn't that mean she would be assigned a job and become a city dweller?
How can we return it?
The aunties were absolutely exasperated!
Everyone else is trying to find ways to go to the city, but she, with such a good job, actually ran back to the village.
Wouldn't it be better to just work in the city?
And it's about becoming a city dweller!
"You interfere when people go to the city, and you interfere when they go back to the village. Are you living by the sea? Why are you meddling in everything!"
Aunt Zhong pushed through the crowd and stepped out, glancing at these gossipy women.
"..."
After being glared at by Aunt Zhong, they didn't dare to say anything and shut their mouths.
"Ignore them, they have nothing better to do."
"Aunt Zhong, it's been a long time!"
When Xia Lan saw Aunt Zhong, she remembered her awkward concern and asked with a smile.
"Um."
When Aunt Zhong talked about her own affairs, she became less talkative.
Seeing that Aunt Zhong was there, the other women didn't dare to come up and ask anything, but they stood by and watched curiously.
Xia Lan ignored them and let them watch if they wanted.
When Xu Fulin received the news that Qin Yu had returned, he rushed over and saw a crowd gathered in front of the Qin family's house.
"What are you all doing gathered here? Let's disperse."
Xu Fulin said indifferently.
Those who came to watch the spectacle saw Xu Fulin arrive, and out of gratitude, they left.
"Uncle Fulin".
Xia Lan nodded to Xu Fulin and called out.
"Where's that kid Qin Yu?"
Xu Fulin seemed to have something urgent to discuss with Qin Yu; his icy expression softened considerably when he met Xia Lan's gaze.
"I don't know, I just went out."
Xia Lan shook her head. Qin Yu had just left, and she didn't know where he had gone.
"I'm here!" Qin Yu's voice rang out behind Xu Fulin. Xu Fulin turned around and saw Qin Yu carrying Tian Min in his hand.
"Sister-in-law! Save me!" Tian Min was pulled over by Qin Yu, and when he saw Xia Lan, he immediately shouted.
Qin Yu glared at him and threw him to the ground.
Go cook! You're such a drama queen.
Tian Min rubbed his buttocks, then stood up with a silly grin.
"Well... well... even a woodcutter can't do a job without ingredients, can he?"
Tian Min knew that Qin Yu's family had nothing right now, and he needed vegetables to cook.
"That's like a skilled cook trying to cook without rice!"
"I had my second brother bring it over."
Qin Yu kicked Tian Min, and as soon as Tian Min heard there were ingredients, he immediately ran into the kitchen.
"Big brother, I've got it!"
The second son, Wang Tiezhu, came over pushing a cart with some things.
"Um."
Qin Yu nodded, and Wang Tiezhu carried the things inside.
Xu Fulin looked at Qin Yu, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated. Qin Yu replied indifferently.
"Let's talk about it tonight!"
Qin Yu seemed to have known all along that Xu Fulin would come to see him, and he didn't say anything, but decided to wait until the guest left before discussing anything further.
The soldiers quickly tidied up the house, cleaning it spotless, even washing away the bird droppings on the roof.
"Alright, sister-in-law, we're off now."
Seeing that everything was almost done, the captain nodded to Xia Lan and prepared to lead his men back to the unit.
"Uncle, are you leaving?"
Tuantuan hugged the captain's leg reluctantly and asked.
Tears welled up in their eyes. Even when they were busy, they didn't hesitate to play with Tuantuan. Tuantuan loves them so much.
"I'll definitely come to see you when I have the chance!"
"Pinky promise! You have to come see me!"
With tears in her eyes, Tuantuan said reluctantly.
Although Yuanyuan didn't say anything, her pursed lips showed her reluctance.
"must."
The soldiers hugged Tuantuan and Yuanyuan tightly, saying goodbye one by one.
"No, no! You must be hungry after doing so much work for me. We made some pancakes for you to take back and eat on your way!"
Xia Lan watched them get into the car one by one and quickly stopped them.
"No need, sister-in-law, we'll have food when we get back! Don't worry about it!"
The captain quickly refused, saying that it was already a way of repaying a debt of gratitude, so how could he accept it!
No matter what, I absolutely cannot accept it.
We will absolutely not take a single penny from the people.
"Get in the car quickly!"
Seeing that Xia Lan was determined to stop him, the captain got into the car as if fleeing and quickly told the soldiers to drive.
Seeing that she couldn't stop them, Xia Lan was about to call out to Qin Yu.
"Everything's ready, hurry up and take it!"
Then Qin Yu brought over a large bag of prepared pancakes and threw it into the carriage.
The pancake flew in a perfect parabola and landed in the carriage.
The captain looked at the pancakes in the carriage, which were emitting a rich aroma of scallions, and saluted in the direction of Qin Yu and Xia Lan.
The other soldiers also stood beside their captain and saluted them.
Watching the military vehicles gradually drive away from Shanghe Village, Qin Yu and Xia Lan finally looked away and turned to go inside their house.
On the return journey, the soldiers' eyes involuntarily drifted towards the bag in the middle.
"What are you all looking at? You owe your sister-in-law another meal. Hurry up and share it with her!"
The captain couldn't resist the aroma either, so he went over and opened the bag, whereupon the rich scent of scallion oil immediately filled the air.
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