Gu Qinghan saw that Wen Nuan seemed really tired, so he put the child to bed as well, "Le Le, play with mom for a while, Dad will go cook."
After saying that, Gu Qinghan walked towards the kitchen.
Wen Nuan saw that the man obediently went to the kitchen. After a while, she heard the sound of the man washing rice. It seemed that he really went to cook.
However, as soon as Lele put down the **, he started to make a fuss, as if he also wanted to follow Gu Qinghan to see what he was doing.
Wen Nuan reached out and tapped the little guy's face, and said in a petty tone, "Other people are like whoever feeds them, why do you always like to follow your dad?"
But sometimes it’s still quite refreshing, after all, taking care of children is quite tiring.
I don't know if the little guy understood it, he lay on the bed and kicked his legs hard, crawling towards the warmth, then used all his strength to rest his little head on her heart and made a "ma ma" sound.
Wen Nuan now teaches her to say "Mom" and "Dad" every day. Sometimes she can make similar sounds herself, but they are not particularly clear yet.
Wen Nuan lifted the little girl to her body, held her whole small body in her arms, rubbed her little face, and said, "You are sensible."
The little guy giggled, and buried his head in Wen Nuan's body again, forming a soft ball. Wen Nuan was amused by her and laughed. Maybe it was too comfortable to hold the child, and she actually fell asleep after a while.
When I woke up, it was already dark outside and Lele was no longer in bed. The laughter of Gu Qinghan and the children could be faintly heard outside the living room.
She touched her hair and found that it had spread to one side without her noticing, and there was an extra pillowcase under her head.
Wen Nuan took the clothes hanging on the back of the chair, put them on, and walked out of the room. Gu Qinghan was holding Lele's hand and teaching her how to walk.
I don’t know if the little guy has been looking forward to walking for a long time, so he pedals very excitedly and smiles very happily.
Gu Qinghan noticed her first and said, "It's time to eat."
Wen Nuan walked straight into the kitchen, took out three bowls, and filled them with rice.
She complained quietly: "Why didn't you wake me up? Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Gu Qinghan used the mushrooms that Wen Nuan picked to cook a mushroom and egg soup, and also fried some Chinese cabbage. Because Wen Nuan got up late, there was often no meat left when she went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Gu Qinghan got some hot water and washed the child's hands, then sat down at the dining table. "I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up."
Wen Nuan had a headache: "How long have I slept? I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."
There was no clock at home, and neither Gu Qinghan nor she had a watch. Wen Nuan often relied on the bugle to tell the time. If she went to sleep at this time in the evening, it would probably be difficult to fall asleep again tonight.
"Probably a little more than half an hour." Gu Qinghan took the child's spoon and fed the child a bite of egg first.
The little girl ate her favorite egg, bit it twice with her small upper and lower front teeth, and swallowed it directly. After eating it, she made two "ah" sounds, as if urging Gu Qinghan to feed her quickly.
Wen Nuan thought about what happened on the mountain today, so she asked curiously, "Are there really wolves on the mountain?"
Although everyone made a mistake today, Wen Nuan still erred on the side of caution. If there really were wolves, she would have to be careful next time she went up the mountain.
Gu Qinghan shook his head: "So far, I haven't encountered it, but the villagers nearby said there are some. Anyway, you should be careful when you go up the mountain next time."
The troops often organize field training, and it is common to go up the mountain for two or three days of training, but I have never seen any wolves.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "It must be a weasel, but you should be careful when you go up the mountain next time. By the way, do you know if other people who went up the mountain were seriously injured?"
She heard that someone was injured in the family compound today. It should be Liu Meili and Li Qiuyan, but she didn't know how serious their injuries were.
Gu Qinghan paused, then responded without any emotion: "It shouldn't be serious."
After thinking for a while, Gu Qinghan told the story before returning home: "Comrade Li Qiuyan came to our regiment. I heard that she was injured, but she can still walk."
warmth:"… "
I can still walk, okay, it shouldn’t be serious.
Afterwards, the two chatted about picking up mountain products, but most of the time it was Wen Nuan who talked, and Gu Qinghan would occasionally respond.
Gu Qinghan didn't eat until the little guy was full. After eating, he cleaned up and washed the dishes.
After dinner, Wen Nuan originally planned to wash the clothes she had taken off in the evening, but she didn't expect that Gu Qinghan had already washed them for her and hung them on the clothes hanger he had made earlier. Gu Qinghan wrung the clothes very hard and there was no water droplet.
However, on the clothes rack, apart from Lele's small clothes and her shirts and pants, there were also her underwear and underwear.
Wen Nuan's face was a little hot. When she saw the man coming out of the kitchen, she said cryptically, "Next time, I can wash my clothes myself."
Men of this era rarely wash dishes, let alone clothes. Although Gu Qinghan was willing to do it, Wen Nuan still felt a little uncomfortable, especially since she was washing her underwear.
When she was at home before, Zhao Wuzhu saw Gu Qinghan washing clothes for her and actually scolded him once. At that time, Gu Qinghan was not washing her underwear, but Zhao Wuzhu had already given him a shot in advance, asking Gu Qinghan to wash if he wanted, but never wash women's private parts, because it would bring bad luck.
But it was obvious that Gu Qinghan did not listen to Zhao Wuzhu's words.
Normally, she would wash the underwear she took off first, but this evening, because she was a little tired after going up the mountain, she put them directly in the enamel basin, intending to wash them later when Gu Qinghan came with the child. Who knew that Gu Qinghan washed her clothes while washing the child's clothes.
She also didn't expect that Gu Qinghan would have time to wash clothes for her even though he had to cook.
Gu Qinghan glanced at the clothes on the hanger, wiped his hands, picked up Lele who was sitting on the cart, and said, "Let's wash them while we're at it."
Gu Qinghan teased the child for a while, then took some clean clothes and went outside to take a shower, but he took the shower with his clothes on, and only came back to change clothes after he was done.
Although it was winter, he would take a shower in the yard before going to bed many nights.
Wen Nuan originally planned to help Gu Qinghan wash clothes, but after he changed the wet clothes, he took the basin and went out to the yard, and reminded her not to bring the child out because it was cold outside.
Wen Nuan noticed that Gu Qinghan's pants were covered in mud, probably from training.
*
Because she had a nap in the evening, Wen Nuan was still very energetic when the lights were turned off. Lele didn't know if she also felt that Wen Nuan was not sleepy, so she also lay down on the bed and didn't want to sleep.
Lele can now crawl all over the bed, and will fall off the bed if you don't watch him carefully, so Wen Nuan sometimes has to watch him very carefully.
But since Gu Qinghan was here tonight, she took some time to read.
Actually, it’s not an interesting book, but it can help kill time on an evening when there’s nothing to entertain.
Because it was too far to come to Beicheng at that time, and she had to bring her child with her, only Gu Qinghan carried the luggage. She only took two of her own books and left the rest in her hometown.
Wen Nuan was so engrossed in watching that she didn't even notice when Gu Qinghan put the child to sleep.
Lele used to need milk to fall asleep, which would allow her to fall asleep faster, but she would still wake up once or twice during the night. Unexpectedly, Gu Qinghan actually coaxed her to sleep tonight.
No wonder this little girl is so close to her dad. Gu Qinghan is also very patient in coaxing the child, unlike her, who would pat the child's butt sometimes when she gets annoyed.
Just as Gu Qinghan slowed down his movements and prepared to go back to the bed outside, Wen Nuan suddenly saw a purple spot on his wrist, with two faint bloodstains.
Wen Nuan put down the book and looked at him with a frown, "What's wrong with your hand?"
"I accidentally got it during training, it's nothing serious." Gu Qinghan had already laid back down outside and asked, "Aren't you going to read anymore?"
Wen Nuan subconsciously glanced at the sleeping Le Le, then thought for a moment, then carefully lifted the quilt, got out of bed from the position next to Gu Qinghan's feet, then opened the drawer of the bedside table and took out a tube of ointment, "Stretch out your hand, I'll apply it on you."
In fact, Wen Nuan had seen Gu Qinghan coming home with minor injuries many times, but he didn't think it was a big deal and rarely took medicine, let alone went to see a doctor.
However, Wen Nuan felt that his wound seemed a bit serious this time. The scratches were particularly deep. It was winter now, and if he didn't pay attention to care, the wound would be difficult to heal.
Wen Nuan first unscrewed the cap of the ointment. She knew that this was a special trauma medicine distributed by the men's group. After applying it, the wound should heal quickly. This man just underestimated these minor wounds.
"Roll up your sleeves, let me see how serious your injury is." Before she could finish her words, Wen Nuan simply rolled up his sleeves. She saw a scar with clotted blood extending from the elbow to the wrist, which was a bit shocking to see.
Gu Qinghan met Wen Nuan's eyes full of concern and heartache, and smiled: "It's just a minor injury. Every soldier has a few scars. It's really not a big deal."
The warmth was a little unpleasant. It was true that men of this era, especially the gay men in the compound, felt that having some scars was the proof of being a real man, and they would be proud of the scars.
Although she also understood the accusations and missions of her military comrades, she didn't know why she felt a stinging pain in her heart when she saw the scars on Gu Qinghan's body.
Wen Nuan lowered her eyes, not looking at him, and whispered, "Don't move, I'll apply it on you now, and it will be healed in no time."
Because the ointments had a slight smell, Wen Nuan was very careful not to get them on the quilt. Gu Qinghan also obediently raised his arms to make it easier for Wen Nuan.
Gu Qinghan didn't move, just sat there, looking at her with his dark eyes.
The warmth applied the ointment very gently, and the cool touch of the ointment falling down made him feel a little itchy.
After applying the cream on one hand, Wen Nuan raised her head and met the man's burning gaze. She asked again, "Are there any other injuries?"
Gu Qinghan paused, turned his body sideways, and pulled up his army green military uniform, revealing his strong and muscular abdominal muscles. His cold and hard wheat-colored skin exuded a strong masculine aura under the yellowish light.
Wen Nuan's mind suddenly flashed back to the conversation between Sister Guihua and Sister Juxiang when they were climbing the mountain today. Gu Qinghan's figure was more dazzling than that of a male model, and he really looked quite capable...
Gu Qinghan's expression remained unchanged. He straightened his back and pointed to the scar on his waist: "Here—"
Wen Nuan tightened her hand, and a large amount of milky white ointment was squeezed out. She lowered her head and said softly, "Take your hand away, I'll apply it here."
As she spoke, she smeared the squeezed ointment onto the sturdy muscles. The touch here was completely different from that on her arms, so firm that she paused.
Wen Nuan's fingers, as white as fresh lotus roots, gently rubbed the bruises on his body. The more she rubbed, the more anxious Gu Qinghan became. He never knew that a woman's body could be so soft and smooth, and as white as the first snow. He raised his hand and pinched Wen Nuan's hand that was applying the medicine, but he didn't dare to use force, for fear of leaving a mark on her.
"Okay, it's not that serious here." After saying that, he pulled his clothes down, and his strong muscles were hidden under the military uniform again.
Wen Nuan also felt her face was a little hot, so she pulled her hand back forcefully and searched the bed for the cap of the ointment.
"Where did it go? I clearly put it on the quilt."
Gu Qinghan took the small white lid from the bedside table and handed it to her: "Here."
After Wen Nuan put away the ointment, she went out to get some water and washed the ointment on her hands.
When they returned to **, the lights were turned off. Wen Nuan said to Gu Qinghan, "Go to bed early. Good night."
"Well, go to sleep." Gu Qinghan adjusted the quilt for her and then closed his eyes.
He just waited for a long time, until the warm breathing calmed down, but he still didn't feel sleepy.
In the dim light, he looked at the woman's soft profile and slowly embraced her in his arms.
*
After a sunny day, the weather in the north city turned gloomy again. I heard from the radio in the staff quarters that the first round of strong cold air this year was about to arrive.
Because the winter solstice is coming in two days, people in the south say that the New Year is the biggest in winter, so they celebrate the winter solstice instead of the Little New Year.
So before it snowed, Wen Nuan went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some pork in advance, preparing to have a good holiday.
As expected, it started snowing the day before the winter solstice, and it snowed heavily.
Wen Nuan held the child by the window and watched the snow for a long time. If Gu Qinghan hadn't been staring at her, she would definitely have taken the child out to play in the snow.
She just didn't believe that any southerner could resist the temptation of snow.
Facts have proved that Gu Qinghan can.
Ever since it snowed, Gu Qinghan turned up the heat in the stove at home, fearing that the warmth and the children would get cold.
When going out on the snowy day, I woke her up and told her not to take Lele out because it was snowing heavily outside.
Wen Nuan was still half asleep. After hearing this, she hummed twice and fell asleep again with her head covered. She had become immune to the bugle call that was about to sound at six o'clock every day.
After the snow began, few people walked around in the family compound. Everyone just wanted to huddle by the stove and no one wanted to go out.
However, this is the busiest time for the troops. Not only do they have to pull the fighter planes back to the greenhouse, but they also have to help the villagers outside clear the snow on the road.
Even on the morning of the winter solstice, Gu Qinghan got up early and went out. Sister Guihua said that he went to shovel snow.
When Gu Qinghan was leaving, Wen Nuan reminded him, "Call Li Daxiang and the other guys over tonight to have dinner together. Today is a festival."
Wen Nuan thought that it was the holiday season, and she had picked up a lot of mushrooms and wild vegetables in the mountains a few days ago, so she wanted to invite them over for dinner tonight.
Gu Qinghan nodded when he heard this: "I wonder if they are free."
Wen Nuan looked up at him and smiled: "It's snowing heavily, what can happen? Just call them over after you shovel the snow."
Gu Qinghan said "hmm", then put on his military coat and went out.
Before getting busy, Wen Nuan first fed the child and planned to clean the ashes from the stove. However, Gu Qinghan should have cleaned it early in the morning, so the stove was spotless.
At noon, Sister Guihua came over and brought some of the mushrooms and wild vegetables that she had picked earlier: "Xiao Nuan, my husband Zhou and I can't eat so much. Since you are such a good cook, we shouldn't waste them. See if you can make something out of these things so that they can last longer. It's better to keep these mushrooms than to leave them rotting in the vegetable cellar."
In addition to wild vegetables and mushrooms, there were also several carrots. Sister Guihua said she exchanged them in a village outside.
Wen Nuan was looking at the extra mushrooms and wild vegetables, thinking that Li Daxiang and the others were at the age when they could eat the most. If she cooked noodles, it might not be enough for them, so she might as well make some vegetarian dumplings.
By the way, I can also send some to Sister Juxiang.
Wen Nuan stopped Sister Guihua who was about to go back and said, "Sister Guihua, why don't we make some vegetarian dumplings together? We can also send some to Sister Juxiang later. She has several children at home, and they may have eaten all the wild vegetables and mushrooms."
Sister Guihua thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I can learn from you. After we wrap the vegetarian dumplings, we can also make some Tuanyuan dumplings."
Wen Nuan smiled, knowing that she wanted to talk about glutinous rice balls: "Yes, I'll make some glutinous rice balls later."
With the help of Sister Guihua, Wen Nuan felt a little more relaxed.
Even when Lele was sitting in the stroller, he would often turn his little head to look at them and laugh when he heard them chatting. After laughing, he would pull off his woolen socks and then hold his little feet and chew them.
Wen Nuan saw it several times and put her socks back on, but the little one enjoyed it. She would tear them off after putting them on, and then eat her toes. Sometimes when she was scolded by Wen Nuan, she would laugh out loud, which made Sister Guihua say she was so cute all the time.
Wen Nuan glanced at the little girl who had taken off her socks again with a displeased look, and snorted, "It's so cold and she's not wearing socks. She'll tell you when her dad comes back."
Sister Guihua was cutting the mushrooms. She looked up at Lele and said with a smile, "Why don't you worry about her? She won't catch a cold in the house anyway. Children may not like to wear socks. When I helped my brother take care of the children, my nephew didn't like to wear socks either."
I don't know if the little girl understood what they were talking about her. She looked at them and laughed, then hid her big eyes behind the handle of the cart, as if she was playing hide-and-seek and entertaining herself.
Wen Nuan is blanching the wild vegetables. The blanched vegetables don't need to be too astringent, nor do they look old. After blanching, they are cut into short strips.
After the two of them worked together to cut the wild vegetables, mushrooms, and carrots into thin strips, Wen Nuan took out eight eggs. These were bought from local villagers in the village outside after Gu Qinghan took her to see a doctor, saying that they were for her body tonic.
But thinking that today was a holiday, Wen Nuan didn't save a few eggs. She cracked the eggs, stirred them, and fried them directly in the pan. After frying, she chopped them into small pieces and used them to make dumplings later.
After Wen Nuan poured all the chopped eggs, mushrooms, wild vegetables and shredded carrots together, it actually filled up a large bowl. After adding appropriate amounts of flour and dried shrimps, Wen Nuan estimated that she could make thirty or forty pancakes, which would be enough for them to eat.
While kneading the dumplings, Sister Guihua suddenly said, "Do you know about Li Qiuyan's injury?"
"I know." Wen Nuan nodded, and took a look at the little guy to see if he was doing anything naughty. But when she looked over, the little guy laughed again, and Wen Nuan smiled at her too.
Sister Guihua said, "I heard that she didn't want to pay for the treatment, so she went to see Deputy Head Gu, but was later sent to the infirmary by Li Daxiang, where she was scolded by the doctor."
Sister Guihua chattered again, and Wen Nuan roughly understood the whole story. It turned out that Li Qiuyan went to Gu Qinghan again to ask for help, but was rejected.
Li Daxiang was also present at the time. He heard Li Qiuyan say that her injuries were serious, so he sent Li Qiuyan to the infirmary.
Wen Nuan thought that Li Daxiang was a good man, and Li Qiuyan's injuries were not serious. However, Li Daxiang was worried that her injuries were serious, so he and his comrades carried her over on a stretcher.
However, Sister Guihua said that Li Qiuyan was scolded by the doctor in the infirmary, who said that she was wasting military resources.
Wen Nuan remembered what Gu Qinghan said that night, that he could still walk.
I don't think it's a big problem. If someone still has to send him there on a stretcher, it would be a waste of resources.
After talking about gossip, the vegetarian dumplings were basically ready. After dipping them in flour, they were directly steamed in the pot.
By the time it was out of the pot, it was almost dark.
The two of them looked at the golden vegetable dumplings in the pot and suddenly felt a little hungry.
“Why don’t we try one first.” Sister Guihua was really greedy. She had only used vegetarian vegetables to make dumplings before, but never eggs or dried shrimps. Now they smelled delicious.
Wen Nuan and Sister Guihua took one out to taste, and they broke it open, taking half each.
Sister Guihua loves to drink vinegar, so she dipped it in vinegar to eat. The freshly baked dumplings were soft and delicious, and the freshness of the dried shrimps was especially fragrant, making people drool.
Wen Nuan pinched a little to eat, and then gave the rest to the little one who had been playing in the stroller. The little one also had a taste. The little one was not very picky about food, and she basically loved everything that Wen Nuan gave her.
So after a while, the little guy had eaten half of the dumpling. After finishing it, he kept yelling "ah ah" towards the eight-immortals table, smacking his little mouth up and down, as if he wanted to eat more.
Sister Guihua took a clean bowl and chopsticks, picked up another one, and said, "Come on, our Lele wants to eat, right? Auntie will give you another one and I will feed you."
The little guy liked Sister Osmanthus, and when he heard that there was food again, he opened his little mouth quickly, as if whoever had food could take her away.
Wen Nuan saw that someone was coaxing the child, so she cooked some cured meat and potato rice and took out the pork she bought yesterday to make braised pork.
*
Deng Juxiang's home.
Zhao Yongfu had just returned home when he smelled something delicious. He walked to the dining table curiously, looked at the dumplings on the table, and asked, "What is this? It smells pretty good."
Deng Juxiang brought out the last dish from the kitchen and said with a smile, "These are vegetarian dumplings made by Comrade Wen Nuan and Comrade Gui Hua. Wen Nuan said that today is the winter solstice, so she brought a few over. Your son and daughter have already eaten several, so these two are for you."
Zhao Yongfu looked at the dumplings that looked so good and was about to grab them, but Deng Juxiang put down her chopsticks and said, "Old Zhao, I beg you, can you please pay attention to hygiene? You don't even wash your hands before eating. You're disgusting."
Zhao Yongfu sighed and said, "You weren't so nagging before. Why are you still asking whether people wash their hands or not?"
I was already hungry, and now that I see food in front of me but can't eat it, I feel even hungrier.
While Deng Juxiang turned around to get the bowl and chopsticks, Zhao Yongfu quickly picked up a vegetarian dumpling and put it directly into his mouth.
Really delicious!
No wonder everyone in the family compound said that Deputy Commander Gu's wife cooked delicious food. Zhao Yongfu tried it and found it was indeed very good.
She is much better at cooking than his wife...
Deng Juxiang took out the bowl and chopsticks in a bad mood, and when she saw him eating secretly again, she snorted, "You are my man, if I don't care about you, how can I care about others? Comrade Xiao Nuan said to wash your hands frequently, and you should also wash your feet before going to bed at night, don't you know?"
Zhao Yongfu smiled and said, "Wife, you are always calling me Comrade Xiao Nuan, so can you also learn to be gentle like me..."
Deng Juxiang glared at him and said with a fake smile: "If you can learn from Deputy Head Gu to be so caring towards his wife, I will definitely be as gentle as him."
Zhao Yongfu smacked his lips and said, "Okay, he won't force it."
*
Over there, Sister Guihua knew that Gu Qinghan was going to bring his comrades back for dinner, so she took some vegetarian dumplings and prepared to go home.
Originally, Wen Nuan wanted to keep her here for dinner, but the table here might not be able to accommodate everyone, so she decided to just go home. After all, it was so close, and there would be many opportunities to eat together in the future.
But before leaving, Wen Nuan insisted on packing some braised pork for her. When she looked at the shiny braised pork, she couldn't resist anymore. She said a few words of thanks and went back to the next room.
As soon as Sister Guihua left, Gu Qinghan came back with a few of his subordinates. These were the comrades who shoveled snow together today, so he called them over.
Wen Nuan saw that they had returned, so she quickly opened the door and asked them to come in: "It's cold, come in quickly, I've made some ginger tea and put it on the table for you."
After seeing Wen Nuan, Li Daxiang and several other young military comrades straightened their backs and shouted in unison: "Hello, sister-in-law."
Wen Nuan smiled at them and said, "Hello, come in and sit down."
Li Daxiang and the others also picked up a few bottles of Beibingyang soda and said, "Sister-in-law, we came back late and couldn't buy anything. We only bought a few sodas. I hope you don't mind."
In fact, Gu Qinghan had told them early in the morning that they could not drink alcohol, so they could only buy soda.
But then he changed his mind and thought, why drink soda in such cold weather? Li Daxiang regretted it so much on the way here that he wanted to run back to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy something else.
Wen Nuan took the soda that Li Daxiang and the others handed over and said hurriedly, "Thank you. I've wanted to drink this soda for a long time. You bought it just in time, saving me from going to the supply and marketing cooperative again."
Li Daxiang scratched his head in embarrassment for a moment, then said a few polite words and introduced his comrades to Wen Nuan: "Sister-in-law, this is Erhu, this is Maodou, and that is Dahai. They all live in the same dormitory with me."
Li Daxiang usually speaks very loudly, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw a cute little girl sitting on a small cart, looking at them with her big black eyes. He immediately lowered his voice for fear of scaring such a cute little girl.
But Lele didn't know if it was because she saw Li Daxiang wearing a military coat. She saw Gu Qinghan wearing such clothes every day, so she didn't show any fear. Instead, she smiled at them.
Gu Qinghan had already taken off his military coat, washed his hands, and walked over to pick up Lele: "Have you been good today?"
When the little guy heard Gu Qinghan's familiar voice, he quickly opened his arms and hugged him. Then he twisted his little head around his neck and said "ah", as if to say: Dad, I was very good today.
It was also the first time that Li Daxiang and the others saw Gu Qinghan like this. No one would have thought that Deputy Captain Gu, who was usually serious and would punish them to run ten kilometers with weights if they were not careful, would look like this when holding the child!
Although Gu Qinghan seldom loses his temper, sometimes a look from him can make people feel creepy, and no one in the group dares to act rashly in front of him.
So when they saw the tenderness Gu Qinghan showed when holding the child, Li Daxiang, Erhu and the others thought they were dreaming!
Seeing them frozen in place, Wen Nuan knew they must be shocked that Gu Qinghan would hold the child when he returned home, so she simply reminded them, "There's ginger tea on the table. You just got home, drink some to warm yourself up."
Then she picked up Gu Qinghan's enamel cup and handed it to Gu Qinghan, saying, "You should drink something first, or you may catch a cold."
After drinking tea, everyone finally warmed up, and Wen Nuan invited them to eat. The cured meat rice was delicious enough, and Li Daxiang didn't expect that Wen Nuan also made braised pork for them. He was so moved that he couldn't speak, but he didn't dare to eat it.
Until Gu Qinghan, who had been feeding the child, raised his head and said to them: "Just treat it as your own family. Your sister-in-law said that today is a festival, so let's have a meal together."
Then he picked up a piece of braised pork with red oil and gave it to Li Daxiang: "Eat it."
Wen Nuan was afraid that others might not like it, so she picked up the serving chopsticks she had prepared earlier and picked up a vegetarian dumpling for Li Daxiang, Erhu and the others: "Everyone, don't be polite. You are Qinghan's subordinates. He treats you as his younger brothers."
Li Daxiang looked at the braised pork in the bowl, and immediately thought of his father who was thousands of miles away. The night before he came to join the army, his father also picked up a piece of braised pork for him and said the same thing, two simple words: Eat it.
Father's love is always silent and heavy. Li Daxiang knew that his father was reluctant to let him go, but he didn't say it out loud. Last year, he died of an acute illness and he didn't get to see his father again.
Li Daxiang took two mouthfuls of rice and forced himself to hold back his tears.
After dinner, Li Daxiang took over the task of washing the dishes. Wen Nuan was afraid that he would not dare to ask, so she brought in a kettle of hot water and asked him to mix it and wash the dishes with warm water.
After thinking for a while, Wen Nuan asked Li Daxiang: "Comrade Li, how do you usually train?"
Because the wound on Gu Qinghan's arm looked a little strange, Wen Nuan was a little curious, but after she asked several times, Gu Qinghan always said that it was an accidental scratch.
He didn't say what scratched him.
Li Daxiang then told Gu Qinghan about his usual training program, and then asked, "Sister-in-law, do you have any questions?"
Wen Nuan said "Ah" and smiled: "It's okay, it's just that your deputy captain Gu was injured in the arm before, and I was afraid that he would affect the training, so I asked."
Li Daxiang's head turned quickly, and he even stopped washing dishes. He then said, "Oh, I remember. After Deputy Captain Gu took you to see Doctor Li, he would go to the back mountain every noon, saying that he wanted to find wild ginseng. I saw mud on his pants and clothes several times, and asked him if he wanted to go to the infirmary..."
Wen Nuan was stunned when she heard that. Why didn't that guy say anything before
You actually went up the mountain to look for wild ginseng
And during the lunch break? I don't know why Wen Nuan felt sad after hearing this.
I feel sorry for the man who said nothing but arranged everything for her.
After the dinner, Li Daxiang and his friends went back to the dormitory before the lights were turned off.
Wen Nuan took the initiative to pour a basin of hot water for Gu Qinghan and found a towel for him. "It's too cold tonight, so don't take a bath. Just wipe your face and wash your feet and come back to bed. I'll apply medicine on you."
After saying this, she smiled at him.
Usually, Gu Qinghan would give her water for foot soaking, and Wen Nuan felt that she should also give Gu Qinghan some care.
Otherwise, her conscience would be uneasy.
Gu Qinghan met Wen Nuan's smile and was a little confused, not knowing what Wen Nuan meant.
But he had to wash quickly before the lights were turned off so that he could go back and warm her feet later.
Who knew that as soon as he entered the room, Wen Nuan patted the bed and said to him, "Come here, I will apply some medicine on your wound."
"What's wrong?" Gu Qinghan had no idea what Wen Nuan was thinking. Why had she been acting a little weird since Li Daxiang finished washing the dishes
Could it be that Li Daxiang said something to her
Gu Qinghan thought about a lot of things in his mind, but felt that there was nothing special about them.
Gu Qinghan wiped his hands slowly, then walked towards the bedside. Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Hurry up, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come here quickly. Can I eat you? It's just to help you apply medicine."
This time, Wen Nuan directly pulled him down and pulled up his clothes. The scar on his waist had turned purple and should be healed soon.
Gu Qinghan felt the woman's slightly cool fingertips approaching him, and then his body stiffened and he frowned: "It's almost done, actually you don't have to apply it."
Wen Nuan used all her strength to hold him down: "Don't move. I've already applied it for you. Are you a grown man and still embarrassed?"
This time, when she looked at Gu Qinghan's slightly bulging muscle lines, she was no longer as shy as the first time. She even felt that such muscle lines were perfect. They didn't look too strong, nor too thin. When she put her hand on them, they felt very firm and tight.
Gu Qinghan didn't move either, and let Wen Nuan apply the medicine on him. However, he felt that this time she applied the medicine even more gently than the first time, so gently that he felt uncomfortable all over.
After finally applying the mask, Wen Nuan suddenly asked, "Why didn't you tell me that you got hurt while looking for wild ginseng for me in the mountains?"
Gu Qinghan paused, put his clothes in order, and then glanced at her: "It's not a big deal."
Besides, he didn't find it.
Fortunately, Wen Nuan found it herself.
When Wen Nuan saw him lying down on the bed, she also got into bed and looked at him face to face. Then, at the moment of turning off the lights, she quickly pecked his handsome face.
Darkness suddenly came, and Gu Qinghan's eyes had not yet fully adapted to the darkness. By the time he reacted, Wen Nuan had already turned around and was holding the child, pretending to sleep.
He curved his lips, leaned over and kissed her on the ear.
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After the winter solstice, it snowed more often and Wen Nuan didn't dare to take the children around.
Sometimes she would go out for a walk when the snow stopped, but eventually she would go home because it was too cold. She finally understood why people in the north have the saying "hibernate in the house" when winter comes. The weather is really too cold.
In January, Wen Nuan saw a telegram from her hometown to Gu Qinghan: Qingsong is getting married, send money.