Zhao Yun's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered: "I've seen this man before, he's a capable man. You two will surely live a prosperous life together."
Song Zhi noticed Aunt Zhao's reaction and couldn't help but ask on the way back.
"You don't go out often, so you might not know this Sun Daguo. There's nothing bad about him, but he has three children. His ex-wife died during childbirth, and he hasn't remarried in all these years."
"You haven't been looking for one yet, so why are you suddenly getting married?"
"I also feel it's strange, but some time ago his mother brought her three children here. His mother is not an ordinary person, and I have seen those three children. The eldest and the second are girls who look pitiful and skinny, and the third and last child is a boy who is plump and white. How could Sun Ning want to marry into such a family?" Zhao Yun was puzzled.
"Maybe Sister Sun has her own considerations. We haven't understood them, so we don't know what happened?" Song Zhi couldn't figure it out either. The people involved in this kind of thing know the most. No matter what outsiders say about their affairs, it will not be objective. There may also be things that outsiders don't know.
When Song Zhi returned, Gu Huaijin was about to go out. Seeing her come back so quickly, he asked in a gentle voice: "Where is the smoke?"
"Seven mu of land in the southeast corner, how about my luck?" Although Song Zhi didn't know where the land was, it didn't affect his boasting at all.
Gu Huaijin thought about where he was and praised: "I'm really lucky. I don't have to clean up this place." Then he said: "I have to go out again. I just saw the comrade who went to the city. He came back. I'm going to pick up the things he brought back."
"Wait a minute, take some money." Song Zhi called him.
Gu Huaijin paused, forgetting to give the money to Song Zhi for safekeeping. He felt his pocket and found only ten yuan in pocket money.
Song Zhi took out five big unity cards and asked, "Are these enough?"
"That's enough. I'll go first." Gu Huaijin took the money and walked out quickly.
After Gu Huaijin left, Song Zhi decided to go to Aunt Zhao's house to borrow some spinach. She knew that Aunt Zhao's family had spinach that was very suitable for making vegetable buns.
Song Zhi picked up the basket and quickly walked to Aunt Zhao's house to borrow a bunch of fresh spinach from her.
After returning home, Song Zhi put on her apron and carefully washed and cut the spinach, preparing it for later use. Next, she kneaded some dough and began to make vegetable buns.
As she kneaded the dough, Song Zhi's mood brightened. She loved the quiet time she spent cooking. Soon, plates of steaming hot steamed buns appeared on the table, emitting an alluring aroma. Song Zhi savored her own creations, feeling the satisfaction they brought.
Just as Song Zhi was eating the vegetable bun, Gu Huaijin came back with a large package. Song Zhi curiously leaned over to take a look, and when he opened it, he found it was filled with lamb legs, long dates, rice, and fresh bacon.
Song Zhi stared at these things intently and said to Gu Huaijin, "Divide them into two and mail them back home this afternoon."
Gu Huaijin nodded and continued: "I bought a lot and divided it into three parts. Let's keep one part too."
"I originally thought we wouldn't need to buy much, but now it seems we don't need to prepare anything. Besides, there aren't many rare things here this season, so let's just be lazy and save some trouble!"
Gu Huaijin glanced at the things in front of him that were divided into three parts, and agreed, "These things are enough. If there are other things you want to send, we can send them next time."
Song Zhi brought the pancake to Gu Huaijin and said with a smile, "Eat some hot pancakes first. I'm making porridge, it will be ready soon."
Gu Huaijin took the hot pancake, put it on the table, and said, "Then I'll cook another dish."
Song Zhi returned to the kitchen and saw that there was still a small amount of spinach left in the basin. She kneaded some more dough, flattened it, and put it in the pan with the spinach to bake. Soon, golden and crispy hot pancakes came out of the pan.
Gu Huaijin first beat the eggs and cut some green peppers, then fried a plate of eggs with hot peppers and stewed meat with radish. Soon the sumptuous lunch was ready, and they brought the food to the table.
Song Zhi looked at the hot food and felt very hungry, perhaps because he was hungry.
She ate and chatted: "Do we have milk here?"
Gu Huaijin looked up: "We don't have any here. Let me ask around to see if anyone can order some for you."
Song Zhi frowned: "Don't you realize that the food we eat here is very simple? Besides, everyone works very hard. It's easy to get malnourished over time. I still suggest that everyone eat more chicken, duck, milk, and fruit to replenish the various vitamins and proteins that the body lacks. This way, everyone's health will get better and better and it will be less likely to have problems. You can also mention it to the higher-ups. Milk is just one of the options. With such a large family compound like ours, there must be a demand for milk."
Gu Huaijin had thought about the issue of nutritional supplements for the soldiers, but he hadn't figured out how to solve it yet. Song Zhi's words did give him some ideas. He said thoughtfully, "I'll discuss this with Captain Qin. If it's feasible, I'll report it to the division commander."
Soldiers cannot be careless about their health. Only when they are healthy can they complete their tasks better.
Seeing that he was thinking about this matter seriously, Song Zhi didn't say much. He thought this could be considered a good deed.
Even if I succeed, I don’t know whether the goodwill value will increase. It has been a long time and there is no movement. I am worried.
The two of them started to get busy again in the afternoon. They planned to repaint the walls of their house, so Gu Huaijin went out to borrow a ladder.
They agreed to paint the walls from left to right. To make the process easier, they moved all the furniture to other rooms to avoid getting stained or damaged by the putty paint. They packed up all the things in the house and moved them to other rooms, leaving only one empty room.
Gu Huaijin skillfully picked up the brush and quickly applied the putty. Song Zhi held the ladder in place, then stood steadily on it, ready to begin painting. Song Zhi stood below, intently observing Gu Huaijin's movements for a while.
After she understood, she also picked up a brush and began to putty. Although she didn't have the experience that Gu Huaijin had, she tried her best to imitate the movements she had just seen Gu Huaijin make, brushing the putty on the wall as carefully and meticulously as possible, keeping the wall smooth and avoiding wrinkles.
"Don't get your hands dirty, I can do it myself. If you get your body dirty like this, you must take a shower at night." Gu Huaijin looked down and saw that she was also painting the wall, so he reminded her.
"It's okay, I'll just be careful." Song Zhi stayed away from him, trying his best to avoid the putty dripping on himself.
The two cooperated tacitly, one on top and the other on the bottom.
Time passed quickly, and by the time it was dark they had finished painting a whole house. At the beginning they were not very skilled, so the speed was relatively slow. She believed that they would be faster next time, after all, practice makes perfect.
Song Zhi looked at their work with satisfaction. The walls looked brand new, clean and tidy. There was a lot of putty dripping onto the floor, but it was getting late, so they would have to clean it up tomorrow.
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