PFC Chapter 528: Warmth cannot be enjoyed alone
Chapter 528: Warmth cannot be enjoyed alone
Chen Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was a good thing for Lao Gu to be vigilant, but he was a little too extreme.
"It's okay, if you're sleepy, continue sleeping. I just want to see what you have here."
"Captain, you can take whatever you like, but it can't be for free! If anything is not right, Old Yan will skin me alive."
Song Zihan also entered the grocery store. There were quite a lot of varieties of goods, including pork, beef, mutton, various salted fish and seafood. It was estimated that the kelp eaten at the Lu family was bought here. Even though Lao Gu was leaning on crutches, the grocery store was tidy and clean.
"Chop me a leg of lamb, a bundle of kelp, and a few pounds of pork ribs."
The old soldier didn't say anything, just sat there and looked at the captain quietly.
Only then did Chen Feng realize the problem.
"Forget it, I'll do it myself"!
I had a chopping knife and a cutting board, and I chopped up a leg of lamb and half a rib, and also picked up some kelp, salted fish, and dried shrimps.
"Two and a half dollars."
The veteran weighed it and shouted out a number.
Chen Feng seriously suspected that this guy was trying to cheat him out of his money. It was too perfunctory. Didn't he need to do the math?
He touched his pocket and felt embarrassed. He had no money at all and could only look at Song Zihan helplessly.
Song Zihan took out five dollars from his pocket.
"Captain, I'm just following you for a living, so I should pay for my own meals, right?"
"Miss Song, that's too much. Two pieces will be enough."
"Brother Gu, I'll use the rest to buy you some wine. I'm different from the captain. Not only is he stingy and doesn't bring any money, he also orders you to chop ribs. I can't stand it."
"Okay, we have to drink the wine Miss Song sends us. She's pretty, and the wine she buys with the money she gives will surely taste good. In the evening, I'll go have a drink with those bastards and say it was Miss Song's treat."
Song Zihan picked up the kelp and dried shrimps with a smile.
"Captain, you take the rest! Let's go, hurry up and follow us."
Chen Feng carried the ribs and lamb legs, said hello to Lao Gu and followed him out. He always felt that something was wrong.
When they were almost at the doorstep, they realized that they looked like a young couple returning to their parents' home or their husband's home. No wonder Song Zihan's ponytail was swinging so much, she must be in high spirits without having to look.
For the entire afternoon, Chen Feng tried his best, and Song Zihan also followed suit, running around. Although she could not help much, she was busy all the time. She seemed to prefer this kind of atmosphere.
I didn't have the energy to make it more elaborate, so each dish was very generous in portion and served in a large bowl. I fried three chickens, had pure mutton soup with bones, braised spareribs, fried eggs with shrimps and half-dried red peppers. The whole village was filled with the pungent smell.
As night fell, Xiaoguai's mother called Xiaoguai to go home. Xiaoguai had watched the captain uncle cooking for the whole afternoon, so how could he leave? Helplessly, Xiaoguai's mother also stayed. Chen Feng asked Caiyun's mother to call Xiaoguai's grandmother as well.
There was not enough space in the house, but fortunately the yard was clean enough, so two large square tables were put together, and everyone drank wine and tasted delicious food, enjoying the rare warmth.
Chen Feng held the coquettish Xiaoguai in his arms and gave him a delicious chicken leg. Song Zihan's eyes were blurry from drinking and she saw double when she saw everyone. She drank one pound at noon and another pound at night. These were not enough to make her drunk, but the atmosphere was too good, so good that she was trembling in the deepest part of her heart.
Every party must come to an end. At ten o'clock in the evening, Chen Feng pulled Song Zihan away from the village. Everyone was reluctant to leave and still sat in the yard drinking tea and discussing Song Zihan.
"Captain, today was such a great day! Two ordinary meals made me feel happier than taking me on a plane to the sky."
"What? Speak louder."
Song Zihan didn't want to pay any attention to the captain anymore. He thought it was stinky wood, rotten wood, and wood with chaff.
"Zi Han, there is no war right now, do you think we should let the team members take turns going home to visit their families?"
Song Zihan originally didn't want to pay attention to the captain, but he perked up after hearing what he said.
"This can be done. I, an outsider, can feel the warmth in your home. This kind of warmth can make me miss it for a year. Captain, think about it, when those team members return home, even if they only stay for three or two days, they can experience the happiness of having a home, right?"
"It is estimated that it will snow soon. If it snows, send a telegram to each regiment and let the team members take turns to go home. There is no need to rush for the new recruits. They can go back after the New Year. Say hello to Old Yan tomorrow and prepare the batch of supplies according to the number of people. Each person will be given 20 yuan, and the team members can go home with the benefits. Even though they have brought yuan back before, their families may not be willing to spend it."
Song Zihan was lying on the passenger seat in an ungraceful manner. Upon hearing the words, she looked at the captain with twinkling eyes, and her words revealed a tenderness that she had never had before.
"Captain, you are so nice."
This one sentence almost made Chen Feng lose control of the steering wheel.
"Speak nicely."
Song Zihan was not being pretentious when he said this; he was genuinely happy in his heart. It was no big deal for a general officer to only know how to give money. There were many who gave money to their subordinates and indulged them in opium smoking, gambling and whoring. It was the general who could take into account the difficulties of the soldiers from all aspects and consider issues from the perspective of the soldiers' families that touched Song Zihan.
Arriving at Mount Meng, Chen Feng originally wanted to spend the night in a tent at the foot of the mountain. After all, they had been drinking and climbing the mountain was a bit tiring. Song Zihan disagreed and said that there was no problem with climbing the mountain safely. He spoke toughly, and then after climbing one-third of the way, he indicated that he could not walk anymore.
Chen Feng stared at Song Zihan intently, feeling that this was her premeditated plan. Song Zihan's face turned red like a ripe apple, and no matter how the captain looked at her, she just couldn't move.
Forget it. She’s so far away and has no one to care for her. The lively scene tonight should have aroused her longing for home and warmth. Let her have a go. It’s just as heavy to carry her on my back as it is to hug her. It’s too tiring to carry her up the mountain, so I can only hold her in my arms.
Song Zihan was half dead just now, but after being picked up, she immediately hugged the captain's neck. Seeing the captain looking at her speechlessly, she smiled with a look of success.
"I'll hold you tighter, Captain, please save your energy and let's go! I want to go back and eat oranges to sober up."
Damn it! I'm not tired, it's more painful than tired.
Song Zihan slept until nine in the morning. When he got up and opened the door, he suddenly shuddered at the sight of the snow outside. Captain, can you really count? He is not really a half-immortal! He mentioned snow last night, and it came true today.
The snow came especially early this year, with a heavy snowfall just seven or eight days after the beginning of winter. Fortunately, it fell early in the morning, otherwise all the cabbages and radishes in the field would have been frozen.
It snowed for the entire morning. Song Zihan took the two girls down the mountain to hunt rabbits. The field hospital began to move. The heavy snow meant that the north wind was about to blow, and the area behind the mountain was no longer suitable for human habitation. They needed to move to the backup hospital in front of the mountain to seek warmth.
Chen Feng stayed in Yan Jiaming's logistics department drinking tea and discussing the twenty yuan welfare. In addition, the year-end welfare money should also be distributed in advance to ensure that the team members handed it in in full when they returned home.