Xu Shu wanted to be a soldier since he was a child, and even wanted to serve in the remote areas of the motherland. People of his grandfather's generation were young, and they were afraid that they would never come back after going to the battlefield. Especially after more than ten years of hard fighting, there were few young and middle-aged people left, and Xu Shu's grandfather was one of them.

Later he came back and refused the organization's arrangement. He was originally scheduled to take a position in the county, at least as a secretary. The main reason was that he was illiterate and had limitations in many aspects. He had to take the subsidy so as not to cause trouble for the country.

After returning, he thought carefully and sent his children and grandchildren to school and learn to read, so that they would not be like him and could only be farmers.

More than 20 years later, the famous counterattack took place. Xu Shu happened to want to join the army, so he was sent up. Unexpectedly, this child was very smart, and with the influence of his grandfather since he was a child, he actually learned some skills.

Xu Shu had been a soldier for several years. Originally, he was only a sergeant, but he served in the battlefield and made contributions. Now he is a lieutenant, which is a middle position, but for a poor boy like him, it is already very good.

Especially in the county, many people looked up to the Xu family when they knew that Mr. Xu had such a son.

He had already picked up the food from the army canteen. Xu Shu would never do anything that would trouble others. He glanced at Xie Yi and motioned him to call Jiaojiao.

"Jiaojiao is ready to eat." A clear voice came from outside the house.

"Coming." Xu Jiaojiao replied quickly.

Xie Zhi helped his eldest brother take the food out of the pot. There were five dishes and a soup, which was considered a very rich meal. There was also a plate of fruit, and he also cut and ate the sausages that his mother had sent.

"Brother, are you the one who cooked all these dishes?" Xu Jiaojiao looked at him blankly.

Xu Shu smiled: "No, the army has a cafeteria. Big brother's cooking skills can only be said to be good enough to kill people, but there is nothing else he can do."

Xu Jiaojiao bit her chopsticks and smiled foolishly, asking hopefully, "It's okay, are the clothes and accessories inside for me?"

Xu Shu picked up a piece of pork head with chopsticks for his sister: "If it's not for you, who else can I give it to? I see their sisters and wives are wearing this, so Jiaojiao should have it too."

"Oh my god, how many skirts do I need? Ah Zhi bought me more than ten, and my mother made five or six for me. Add to that the eight that my eldest brother bought for me. I can't wear them all in a month."

Thinking of those skirts, Xu Jiaojiao's eyes widened. For the first time, she felt the trouble of having too many clothes.

"It's okay. We can send back the things we bring back this time. By the time the train arrives, the packages will be almost there." Xie Zhi comforted her.

"Yes, girls should dress up beautifully."

"Lieutenant Xu, Lieutenant Xu." There was a loud knock on the door outside.

Xu Shu's eyes froze and he immediately stood up and opened the door, only to see a patrolling soldier standing in front of the door with rain all over his head. His leather boots were wet with a small puddle of liquid.

"What's wrong? Tell me slowly."

The young soldier laughed, curled his lips, and dodged to the side. A dozen soldiers followed him and went straight into the house with sparkling eyes.

"We heard that the lieutenant's sister is here. We usually praise your sister to the skies. We are so curious. It happens to be raining heavily now, so we'd like to use your eaves to take shelter."

"You scared me to death. I thought something happened." Xu Shuqi lightly punched him on the chest, turned his eyes, and opened the door completely.

"Come in."

Yuan Li smiled awkwardly: "We won't come in. We have to go on patrol. There is still a large area ahead." As he said that, he pushed Xu Shu away. A bunch of people's heads were lying on the door, lined up one by one from top to bottom. It looked very funny.

Xu Jiaojiao turned her head to look over with a hint of smile on her lips. In front of outsiders, she looked very quiet.

Xie Zhi had a sullen face but said nothing. These soldiers seldom saw their families come to visit, so when a relative came to visit, they would rush out to fight.

Yuan Li rubbed his eyes. This was too beautiful. The lieutenant really didn't lie to them. Lieutenant Xu's sister was like a fairy.

Xu Shu cursed, and seeing these guys staring at him, he couldn't help but laugh, and kicked them one by one: "See, my sister has a fiancé."

"Lieutenant Xu's sister is so pretty, like a fairy."

Xu Jiaojiao's face lit up, she was a little shy, but she still asked generously: "Come in and eat with us, do you want some candy?"

Yuan Li was kicked by his teammates and replied. He rubbed his eyes hurriedly: "No need for food, candy is fine."

"Yuanli, you are so useless."

"That's right, little girls eat candy, why do grown men eat it too?"

"Isn't that just something I said?" he said unhappily.

Xu Jiaojiao took a bag of candies and grabbed a handful from each of them. The boys stood in neat military posture and stood aside, looking straight ahead, not daring to look at anyone. Xu Jiaojiao saw that their ears were all red and they couldn't stop laughing.

"Brother, these people are really interesting."

"Thank you, sister, thank you, brother-in-law, thank you, lieutenant, we're leaving." The loud cheers almost blew the ceiling off, and then the patrolling soldiers marched away in unison. From the back, they looked like one person.

Xu Jiaojiao touched her ears, and the three of them looked at each other and laughed happily.

The soldiers who got the candy left the yard and immediately gathered together, talking quietly: "This sister Xu is so pretty. I think she is the prettiest female comrade in our team."

"Yes, I'm generous. Look, I still have chocolates."

"Hey, how many do you get? I have eight."

"Hahaha, I got ten. It seems my sister didn't have a very good first impression of you."

"Bullshit, look at the size of your candy, and then look at mine."

"That's right, my sister's palm is this big, it's normal to grab it with one hand."

The patrol leader took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and stuffed a candy into his mouth. With a serious expression, he shook his raincoat and said seriously, "Okay, you're a grown man now. What's the point of arguing about these things? Go on patrol."

"It's the captain."

"Xie Zhi, are you going to sleep with Jiaojiao at night?" Xu Shu cast a dangerous gaze on the two of them, like the patriarch of a feudal family, scanning them inch by inch.

Xu Jiaojiao was too guilty to look at him. It was true that people of this era did not sleep together after getting engaged. She secretly tugged at Xie Zhi's sleeve, fearing that he would let the secret slip. She thought it was okay for them to be apart for a few days.

But Xu Shu didn't know that the cabbage he had carefully nurtured had already been eaten by Xie Zhi.

He said calmly, "Brother, we sleep together at home. We live in the yard next door."

Xu Shu was so angry that his teeth itched and his heart ached: "I don't care what you do at home, you have to listen to me when you come here. There are three rooms, one for each of us."

But within a short time, the entire army knew that Lieutenant Xu's sister was as beautiful as a fairy and was very generous, but she shouldn't have a fiancé. Her popularity was likely to replace the previous topic.

People in the family compound had different opinions on this. What kind of female comrade is this? She is a fairy in the eyes of these new recruits. How could she grow into a flower? The main reason was that it rained today and these people stayed at home, otherwise they would have gathered around to watch the fun.