After confirming his feelings, Chen Shuning spent two more days cuddling with He Chaoyang when a military vehicle came to pick him up, saying there was an urgent mission that required him to personally lead the team.
Although they were both very reluctant to part, He Chaoyang, as a soldier whose duty was to obey orders, still had to leave.
Fortunately, under Chen Shuning's careful care, or rather, under the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, He Chaoyang's injuries have almost completely healed.
Moreover, this mission mainly requires his jungle tracking skills, so as long as there isn't a fierce fight like last time, he should be fine.
Because Chen Shuning was the one who set the questions, he didn't have time to prepare food for He Chaoyang in advance.
They had no choice but to pack up all the things they had at home and give them to He Chaoyang to take away. The messenger, Liu Jian, who came to pick him up, smiled broadly.
The first two times their battalion commander received food, he was the one who ate the most. Many of the good things were things he had never seen before, and the taste was truly unforgettable.
So he was the happiest when he saw Chen Shuning taking out all those big and small bags.
He Chaoyang knew that Chen Shuning liked to eat snacks, so he kept stopping her from taking things out.
Unfortunately, the battalion commander, who usually had the final say in the army, had no authority whatsoever in front of his girlfriend. So, despite his objections, quite a few things ended up piling up on the back seat of the jeep.
He Chaoyang didn't know when he would have another day off after this trip, so he didn't rush to town to buy coal and wood bundles because he thought he still had a few days off.
So He Chaoyang had no choice but to give Du Qianjin's contact information to Chen Shuning, asking her to ask him for help buying coal and wood when she went to town.
After a brief period of disappointment following the departure of He Chaoyang, Chen Shuning got busy again.
Carry firewood to start a fire and cook food.
After a busy day, the hazelnuts, chestnuts, pine nuts, and walnuts in the space were transformed into roasted hazelnuts, spiced pine nuts, sugar-roasted chestnuts, and amber-colored walnut kernels.
Fortunately, there weren't many people at the educated youth compound that day; otherwise, the constant aroma emanating from his room would have undoubtedly aroused envy and jealousy in many people.
By this time, the weather had turned cold, and there were hardly any mountain produce left to gather. So, during this period, everyone worked together to collect firewood, which involved traveling quite far.
So we would bring our own food up the mountain at noon and not return until two or three in the afternoon.
If it weren't for the fact that it gets dark around 3 or 4 pm these days, everyone would be coming back even later. They're all thinking of gathering more firewood before the heavy snow closes off the mountain, so they can stay warmer in the winter.
Otherwise, if we wait until after a heavy snowfall to go into the mountains, not only will it be cold, but the mountains will also be dangerous at that time because without food, wild animals that originally roamed the deep mountains will come out.
I've heard that in previous winters, there were quite a few wild boars and black bears coming down from the mountains, and even wolves and tigers would sometimes enter the village.
So apart from the village's hunting team, no one dared to go up the mountain in winter.
By the time the people from the educated youth compound returned, the aroma in Chen Shuning's kitchen had mostly dissipated.
Chen Shuning, who was cooking, did not leave the kitchen door open as usual today. Since He Chaoyang was not in the kitchen today, Chen Shuning only opened a small crack in the small window next to the stove to let out the fumes and the heat from the cooking pot.
As darkness fell, the village still lacked electricity, so Chen Shuning lit only a kerosene lamp on the stove, making the kitchen rather dim.
When Liu Shumei passed by Chen Shuning's house, she noticed that the door was not open, which was a bit strange. She quickly called out to Dong Weibing, who was carrying firewood and walking ahead of her.
"Guard, you go back first. I'll take some hawthorns to Shuning."
Liu Shumei and her husband originally rented a small house built in the village behind their house. However, neither of them had much money, and since they were getting married, they only paid for ten days' rent at the beginning.
The original plan was to wait until the team distributed the grain and money before paying it off month by month.
Who would have thought that Wang Wenfang's affair would happen during their wedding?
Two days later, Wang Wenfang joined the army and left. Immediately afterwards, Zhong Lingling approached Liu Shumei and asked her if she wanted to rent the house next to theirs.
You should know that Zhong Lingling's house was built with better materials and thicker walls than the houses built in the village. In addition, the rent Zhong Lingling asked for was also cheaper than that in the village.
After some discussion, Liu Shumei realized that the rooms were about the same size, the only difference being that the kitchen was shared by both families.
But that's alright, since the stoves are separate, so the couple decided to rent Zhong Lingling's place instead.
The house where Zhao Qianjin and Liu Cuifen later had their affair was the same one that Liu Shumei and her husband had originally rented.
It was precisely because they had rented it for a few days that the place was kept very clean, and Zhao Qianjin was shocked when he learned that the couple was no longer renting it.
When the house was handed over, they secretly entered the house and opened the window latch. After that, the two of them always went in and out through the window. During the day, the window was closed so that no one outside could see it.
The room had old-fashioned paper windows, so even during the day the light wasn't very good. Even at night, without the curtains drawn, as long as the lights weren't on, no one outside could see inside.
This is also the main reason why their affair went unnoticed for a while. If Zhao Qianjin hadn't been so greedy and kept pressuring Liu Cuifen to abandon her daughter and go with him, their affair probably would still be undiscovered.
If that's the case, and the Workers', Peasants' and Soldiers' University starts enrolling students next spring, then he might actually be able to go to university as he wishes.
It has to be said that one really shouldn't be too greedy, or one will suffer the consequences.
The topic has veered a bit off-topic. Let's get back to Liu Shumei's rental situation. Actually, Zhong Lingling had to thank Yang Wanqiu for the reason she approached Liu Shumei to ask about renting a place.
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