Qi Feng did not come back that night and was gone for several days.
Although the camp looked no different on the surface, everyone inside knew that they had entered wartime alert.
Before, the sentries patrolled only within the camp and outside the camp, and each shift only sent out a small team. Now the family compound has also been included in the patrol scope, and the number of soldiers participating in the patrol has increased compared to before.
Every day, Mr. Ning and Mr. Hua would still come to Yin Xiaoman's house for dinner, but it was no longer just the two of them. There are always two little soldiers accompanying him at every turn. The time of departure also became fixed, and at that time, the soldiers would come to the gate of the yard and wait as agreed.
Silently, the atmosphere became tense.
Yin Xiaoman still goes to the cafeteria occasionally.
Nowadays, due to the shortage of patrol personnel, several new cooks have been temporarily transferred to patrol, so there are not enough soldiers in the canteen.
There were no more people going to the sea to pick up seafood, so if we wanted to ensure the nutrition of the soldiers, we could only rely on the seafood that had been dried and stored before.
So they could only hope that Yin Xiaoman would teach them some methods on how to make these pickled foods and dried goods delicious.
As she went there more often, she heard some news from the outside world.
I heard that in addition to Qi Feng, the deputy battalion commander also took a platoon of soldiers to the county town, saying that he was going to assist the local police in conducting a population census.
Now there is only one deputy instructor in the camp to look after the house.
I also heard that this matter caused a big stir, not only did the regiment send people, but even the division sent people to investigate...
After listening to a lot of random things, Yin Xiaoman couldn't tell which ones were true and which ones were false.
Just hearing that this matter was taken seriously and that because it was discovered early, it did not cause any losses to the country or the army, she felt much more at ease.
This went on for about a week. One morning, it was already time for lunch, but Mr. Ning and Mr. Hua had not shown up yet.
Yin Xiaoman was a little worried.
She stood at the gate of the yard and looked at the path outside, fearing that something might have happened to the two old people.
But because it was a wartime alert, no one was allowed to approach the guesthouse where the two elders lived, so she had no way to go and ask what was going on.
The food had grown cold, and Yin Xiaoman had no choice but to let the two children eat first while she ran to Cui Yan's house to ask about the situation.
Cui Yan was also confused and had no idea what was going on.
"Don't worry, Engineer Ning and the others are staying in the camp, nothing will happen. To be honest, if something really happens, someone will come and tell us."
But what no one expected was that Qi Feng pushed the door open as soon as she finished speaking.
He didn't even talk to Cui Yan. He looked at Yin Xiaoman and asked, "Why are you here? It took me so long to find you."
This was the first time Yin Xiaoman had seen Qi Feng since she had reported the situation that day. From what he said, it seemed that he didn't even go home after returning, but went to her home first.
What else could happen? It must have something to do with the two old people!
Yin Xiaoman suddenly became nervous.
"Brother Qi, I just came to ask my sister-in-law if she knows what happened to Ning Gong and the others. Why didn't they come to eat this morning? Do you know what happened to them?"
Looking at Yin Xiaoman's expression, Qi Feng knew that she must have thought wrongly, and quickly waved his hand: "Don't worry, they are fine. They were just transferred urgently."
"Emergency transfer?"
Yin Xiaoman and Cui Yan asked almost in unison.
Not to mention Yin Xiaoman, even Cui Yan was confused: "What on earth is going on? What happened? Why did they suddenly have to be transferred urgently?"
"It's not that sudden. The two elders have special identities and were originally key protected targets. The reason they stayed in our camp was for safety reasons.
The case at the arsenal has not been solved yet, and this kind of thing has happened here. It is obviously not appropriate to stay here. So I had to leave for sure, but I didn't expect the order to come so quickly. "Qi Feng explained.
After that, he looked at Yin Xiaoman again: "I rushed back last night to see them off. They repeatedly asked me to tell them that they are very grateful for your care during this period and hope to visit them more often in the future. They said they would write to you when they settle down, and hope to receive your reply then."
At this point, Qi Feng couldn't help but smile and shook his head, with a sigh in his tone.
"This is really a sign of affection. I think the two old people really like you. They are not just being polite, they really treat you as the youngest of the family.
Because they were unable to say goodbye to you in person, you have no idea how much regret they felt along the way. I want to complain but I can't, but my mood is definitely very bad.
You don’t know, their faces were so ugly along the way! ”
In fact, it’s not just the two old people who feel regretful.
Yin Xiaoman never thought that after inquiring for a long time, he would actually hear such news.
If she had known this earlier, she would have made more delicious food for the two elders.
And they will also prepare some dry food!
Mr. Ning doesn't like the food on the train at all, and Mr. Hua has a weak spleen and stomach, so he wants to eat something soft. I don’t know how many days it will take to get back here, so I’ll try not to get my stomach problems back again.
She didn't say anything, but there was a hint of sadness between her brows. She may not be aware of it herself, but in the eyes of others, she looks like she is worried about the elderly at home.
Yin Xiaoman asked Qi Feng about Xiao Yao's situation again. After all, she was the one who heard those words at Xiao Yao's house.
And this time they went, they also took the child's home as the initial starting point.
She had not been able to ask before, but she had always been worried about Xiao Yao, fearing that this incident would bring more trouble to the child.
"Come to think of it, that kid is a relative of a martyr from our regiment."
When Qi Feng heard Yin Xiaoman asking about Xiao Yao, he sighed first.
"His father was on patrol at sea before. He was shot by the other side while trying to protect a lone fishing boat. He died before he could be sent to the hospital, leaving them an orphan and a widow. Over the years, he and his mother have been the only ones to depend on each other."
Hearing him say this, Yin Xiaoman suddenly realized that in the two transactions she had made with Xiao Yao, what the child actually wanted was nutritional supplements.
Eggs, honey... When she first proposed to exchange the cloth, he rejected it outright.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt uncomfortable.
"Is his mother in poor health?" she asked subconsciously.
"How do you know?" Qi Feng was very curious.
Seeing Yin Xiaoman pursed her lips and kept silent, he suddenly understood.
He looked at her with complicated eyes and nodded: "Yes, it's not easy for Yao Lin. His mother has severe rheumatism. In the past few years, she can't even get out of bed, let alone work.
The little pension the government gave him when his father died was gradually used up on his mother's medical treatment. Now the whole family lives on the 15 yuan monthly subsidy for martyrs’ families.
This amount of money is not enough to pay for his mother's medical treatment, so..."
At this point, he glanced at Yin Xiaoman again and said, "But it won't be like this in the future! I have already reported his situation to the regiment. In addition, his report was meritorious, but he has also been exposed. It is very likely that it will be dangerous to stay where he is.
The group promised to make special arrangements, arrange new accommodation for him and his mother, and help them find suitable jobs to ensure a normal life in the future. Therefore, Yao Lin will not appear on that street anymore, and you two should stay away from that place! ”
After saying this, he glared at both women warningly.
After being yelled at by the instructor, Yin Xiaoman was so obedient that she didn't dare to resist. As soon as he finished speaking, he left immediately.
When she got home, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't been to the imperial kitchen for a long time because she had been distracted by various things during this period.
Including the shrimps and jellyfish that I exchanged from Xiao Yao last time, I didn’t have time to send them to Lichun.
After telling Dabao that she was sleepy and wanted to go back to her room to lie down, and asked him to look after her sister and not to disturb her unless necessary, Yin Xiaoman closed the door and went straight into the room in the palace.
These days have passed, and the giant prawns that she had carelessly stuffed in the bucket are still in the bucket, exactly the same as when she put it in. Even the water in the bucket has not decreased at all.
Seeing this, she finally felt relieved.
Yin Xiaoman didn't prepare all the shrimps for Lichun.
Xiao Yao no longer lives in that alley, and she doesn’t think she will have the chance to go there again in the short term. She also wants to keep some food for herself at home.
The same goes for abalone.
The meat of this thing is thick and fatty, and when it is cleaned up, it tastes even better than braised pork.
As for the jellyfish and the clams and mussels she had put in there before, it doesn’t matter. There are plenty of them at the beach, and if there are none at home, she can just pick them up anytime.
…
Because things can be stored in the houses in the palace without going bad, Yin Xiaoman basically uses this place as a warehouse now.
She basically puts anything here that she doesn't need to eat right away.
To do this, she even overturned the previous bed, almost doubling the space in the room.
At this moment, she was squatting on the ground, searching through things, thinking about what she needed to exchange for.
Yin Xiaoman was picking things up here slowly and leisurely, but what she didn't know was that Lichun was so worried that she had lost so much hair.
She had kowtowed countless times in front of the small cabinet in the imperial kitchen, hoping that the fairy who saved people from suffering would be able to hear her prayers and save her from the water again.
Ever since he used the shrimps given by the fairy to make a bowl of shrimp noodles for the imperial concubine, Lichun has become a big celebrity in the palace.
It was a coincidence that on the day when the fresh shrimp noodles were served, the emperor happened to go to the imperial concubine's palace, and they ate together.
It is said that the imperial concubine burst into tears after taking just one bite, saying that the noodles tasted exactly like those in her hometown. She hadn't eaten such fresh and chewy shrimp meat for many years since she entered the palace.
The emperor was moved by their words, and then both of them were awarded first-class silver rewards to the imperial kitchen. That’s not all, the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine also gave Lichun a personal reward.
This news must have spread very quickly. It spread throughout the entire palace in less than a day. Even the emperor thought the shrimp noodles made by Aunt Lichun were delicious.
For a period of time afterwards, almost every wealthy and powerful person would order the shrimp noodles!
Fortunately, Lichun had thought of this matter in advance, and when delivering noodles to the imperial concubine, he specifically told the steward in her palace about it again and gave him a lot of benefits.
The person in charge was capable and passed on Lichun's words.
The imperial concubine thought that she had fulfilled her wish, so she really spoke up for her.
I deliberately chose a more formal occasion to bring up this matter, and explained that fresh shrimps were really hard to find, and asked them not to make things difficult for the imperial kitchen. Only then was the matter finally resolved.
Lichun originally thought that the matter had just passed, but the day before yesterday, the supervisor of the Grand Prince's Palace came again and said that the Grand Prince's birthday would be celebrated in a big way in the next few days, and that the Emperor had been asked for permission, so the Imperial Kitchen must not tolerate any leniency.
He also said that all the chefs in the imperial kitchen should prepare a specialty dish, and then present them all to the eldest prince for his personal taste.
It should be because of what the Imperial Concubine said first. The supervisor did not say it explicitly, but the implication of his words was clearly hinting at the beginning of spring - the same ceremony that the Imperial Concubine had, the Crown Prince must also have.
The Imperial Concubine can eat fresh shrimp noodles, so the eldest prince’s birthday banquet can only be better than that, not worse.
Hearing this, Lichun felt very miserable.
The Imperial Concubine is not to be trifled with, and the Crown Prince is even more to be trifled with!
Although there is no crown prince yet, the eldest prince is both the eldest and the legitimate son, making him the only choice for the crown prince.
Everyone knows that the reason the emperor has not yet been enthroned is simply because he is waiting for him to grow up.
For a person like this, even if Lichun had several heads, he would not dare to disobey him.
However, the shrimps had been used up long ago, the fairy had not come for a long time, and Lichun had no idea how to contact her.
What can she do?
"Fairy, the savior of the suffering, if you can hear me, can you please come down to earth again and give me some fresh shrimps? I kowtow to you. It's not that I'm greedy, it's just that the eldest prince is having a hard time! I'm nothing, but I can't bring down the entire imperial kitchen. Fairy, you are so kind, please. As long as you help us get through this Nanguan, I will go to the temple to light incense for you on the next Spring Equinox, and offer you ever-burning lamps to ensure that the incense will be burned every day. Fairy, please, please, I kowtow to you."
Then there was another round of banging sounds.
Yin Xiaoman had just walked to the door of the cottage when he heard these words.
Suddenly she froze there, in a dilemma.
When he heard the last sentence, Yin Xiaoman was startled and hurriedly moved aside, his eyes becoming extremely speechless.
She didn't expect that Lichun would get into trouble again.
And judging from what she said, this kind of trouble will not stop in the future.
Fortunately, she had originally thought about building this barter route with Lichun in the future, so these troubles were not a problem at all.
but--
You can give the shrimps, but there is really no need for "kowtow every day", "light ever-bright lamps", "burn incense" and so on.
She is still alive and doesn't want to be respected as an ancestor at all!
Glancing at the iron bucket in her hand, she silently threw two more shrimps into it with her mind, then quietly changed the basin and put it in the cupboard.
Yin Xiaoman was already very skilled at doing these things and could guarantee that Lichun would never find out, but no one dared to follow him in.
Having never tried it before, Yin Xiaoman didn’t know whether the girl could see him. But she was able to see the note she left.
So this kind of dangerous Yin Xiaoman
Don't dare to take the risk.
She didn't stay for long. After putting the iron bucket away, she went straight back to the bedroom. There was only one thought that kept running through her mind -
I must remember to write another note later so that that girl will completely give up the idea of kowtowing to her every day!
The days that followed were relatively smooth.
Although Shen Qingyun never came back, due to special circumstances, he was not allowed to write home according to the confidentiality regulations.
But through Qi Feng's mouth, Yin Xiaoman still heard a little bit about his situation.
She knew that the regiment had obtained the right to test the new ship, and the commander had indeed, as he had promised, listed the people from the vanguard battalion as the first group to board the ship.
Shen Qingyun was naturally ranked first.
At this time, they had completed pre-job training and started the sea trial.
However, the location of the new ship’s docking is still confidential. Apart from the crew members on board, even Qi Feng doesn’t know exactly where it is.
So no one knows when Shen Qingyun will come back and how long he will have to practice.
But it will definitely be a long time.
The man is working hard outside and serving the country. As long as Yin Xiaoman knows that he is safe and sound, she naturally has no objection.
What's more, she also knew that what she was doing now was what that person truly liked.
Yin Xiaoman still clearly remembers the joy and excitement he showed on the day of departure.
So, this time was different from the last time she went to the military factory. Although Shen Qingyun was away for a long time, her mood was generally calm and comfortable.
There was no uneasiness as before.
The days passed one by one and the weather became hotter and hotter.
As the weather gets warmer, there are more and more varieties of things that can be picked up at the beach.
In addition to the most common razor clams and flower clams, you can now occasionally pick up some large fish. Even conger eels and hairtails can be caught from time to time if you are lucky.
Yin Xiaoman knew that such an opportunity must be seized, so in recent times, she took her two children to the beach almost every day.
On this day, the family of three took their things and went out early again.
But unexpectedly, he was stopped by a patrolling sentry before he even left the gate of the family compound.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, you can't go out today." Looking at her, the sentry showed an apologetic expression.
Yin Xiaoman didn't take it seriously either.
Ever since the spy incident, patrolling the family compound has become a daily routine for the sentries, and they can be seen every day.
So she thought this was another sign of increased security.
So he nodded calmly and was about to take the children back.
Just before leaving, he asked curiously, "What happened again? Why can't we go out again?"
After hearing her words, the little sentry's eyes suddenly became vague, and he even suddenly didn't dare to look her in the eye.
This made Yin Xiaoman notice something different.
"What's wrong?" she asked again.
The sentry cleared his throat and whispered, "No one is allowed to go out. Except you... The instructor specifically told you not to go out today."
The sentry's words immediately confused Yin Xiaoman.
Just her?
What did she do wrong?
Why was she put in solitary confinement?
She didn't even go to the black market during this period!
Thinking of this, Yin Xiaoman became a little angry and turned around to find Qi Feng to ask about the situation.
As a result, before she reached the house, she saw Cui Yan running towards her in a hurry.
If it were any other time, Yin Xiaoman wouldn't have thought so much, but at this moment, she knew without thinking that her sister-in-law must have found out that she and the children were not at home, and she was in a hurry to catch up with her!
So, she also knew that her man had ordered her not to go out?
Thinking of this, Yin Xiaoman felt a little uncomfortable.
She walked towards Cui Yan.
"Sister-in-law, why doesn't Brother Qi let me go out?" Yin Xiaoman didn't beat around the bush and asked Cui Yan directly when he saw her.
In Yin Xiaoman's heart, he really regarded Cui Yan as a good friend, so he didn't want to play tricks with her and just asked her directly whatever he thought of.
Seeing that she hadn't left yet, Cui Yan was obviously relieved. She didn't answer, but dragged Yin Xiaoman home.
After arriving home, she sent her two children out to play, and then she sighed.
"Xiao Man, don't blame your brother. He was afraid that you would get angry and lose control, so he thought of asking the group about the situation first to see if there was any way to solve it.
Well, to be honest, this is really an unexpected disaster, no one wants it to happen. But this has already happened, so don't feel bad. We can't control this, right? ”
Yin Xiaoman became more and more confused by her confusing words, and couldn't help but interrupt her: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? What happened? Why should I be angry?"
At this point, she thought of the sentry's obstruction just now, and suddenly felt a little amused.
"Sister-in-law, Brother Qi specifically asked the sentry to stop me. Did he think I would be so angry that I would go to the camp to cause trouble with him? Am I such an ignorant person?"
Hearing her ask this, Cui Yan was stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect that she didn't know.
After a while, he asked tentatively: "Xiao Man, don't you know that Xiao Shen was posted with a big-character poster?"
"What big-character poster? What is a big-character poster?"
Looking at his sister-in-law's expression, Yin Xiaoman knew that what she said must be something bad.
But what exactly is a big-character poster?
She searched hard in her memory but couldn't find any relevant information.
Seeing her like this, Cui Yan's expression became very complicated.
I don't know whether I was relieved that the matter was still under control, or whether I was amazed that this girl was so naive.
This was because I was protected so well by my family in the past!
Thinking of this, there was a little more pity in her eyes.
"Xiao Man, don't think too much. If you don't know, then you don't know. Anyway, it has already happened, and you can't help.
Don't be afraid. Your brother has already gone to the regiment, and the deputy battalion commander is also at home. They will definitely not let the matter get out of hand and will definitely find a way to suppress it.
No matter what, Xiao Shen is the leader of a battalion and the face of our vanguard battalion. We must not let him fall! ”
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