(I can’t even see the girls bubbling in the book review area! Ah Lan has no confidence in what she writes!)
Xiao Yuhong and Guo Xiaowei looked at He Changdi in unison. He Changdi raised his head with a stiff face, and his deep gaze made people feel quite innocent at this moment.
Zhang Mai coughed twice with his hands on his fists in embarrassment, and said embarrassingly: "Captain, I was the one who was abrupt about this matter. Zixiang's meat was brought by his wife from Shengjing City."
The living conditions of the frontier army were poor, and even school captains and the like could not get meat once a month. If they wanted to eat some meat, they had to go hunting on the grassland on their own when the barracks were finally on vacation. However, as winter gradually entered, the animals had also survived the winter, and even their prey became less and less. Greedy things like this are really normal in the northern military camp.
The frontier army did not deal with Tuhun and the barbarians. The army did not raise cattle and sheep, so the meat was naturally pitiful.
Zhang Mai and He Changdi slept in the same tent, and took care of him a lot. This brother Zhang, who is one round older than He Changdi, has been in the army for ten years and has participated in countless battles. He is the most capable subordinate of Captain Guo, with experience. Rich, but after many years of military service, he also suffered many hidden injuries, and his body was always inferior to others.
Especially in Liangzhou where the weather is changing from season to season, just after the beginning of winter, after sweating on the school grounds, the cold wind blows back, and Zhang Mai's old injury is aching, making things worse, and he catches a cold and develops a high fever.
After the old doctor in the army came to see it, he just injected a few packets of medicine and decocted it. As for the diet, he could only rely on the patient himself.
Xiaowei Guo learned that he could only order the fire-headed soldiers to cook an extra crock pot of glutinous white millet porridge for Zhang Mai. As for the others, Xiaowei Guo didn't have any.
Because He Changdi shared the tent with Zhang Mai, he took on the burden of taking care of Zhang Mai. Looking at Zhang Mai's face that became thinner and paler due to illness and recurrence of old injuries, he went back at night, and carefully found out Chu Lian's letter. He came to give him the pottery pot of Dengying beef shreds, took out some and put it on Zhang Mai's porcelain bowl containing millet porridge.
On top of the boiled glutinous white millet porridge, there were a few spoonfuls of shredded beef marinated in vegetable oil, and Zhang Mai, who was leaning on the bed, looked straight at his eyes.
Zhang Mai was not polite to this He Sanlang, he started eating with the bowl in his arms, wiped his mouth after eating, pointed to the bowl, and asked in surprise, "Where did it come from?"
He Sanlang, who looked like a gourd with a saw-mouthed gourd, said sullenly: "My daughter-in-law sent it."
Zhang Mai burst out laughing, coughed and said: "Since it was sent by your wife, you have eaten a lot before, why don't you give the leftovers to my brother, just to give my brother recuperation .”
This He Sanlang didn't look calm and steady, but unexpectedly he was an iron rooster. He didn't say anything because he didn't agree, and he only secretly pretended to Zhang Mai a few times. I don't know where He Changdi received the small jar containing shredded beef.
Zhang Mai could only smile and shake his head.
Hearing that Xiao Yuhong wanted to eat meat today, Zhang Mai just mentioned it casually.
Although Xiaowei Guo leads troops like brothers, he trains them harshly, and although his temper is rough, he is not so friendly. Zhang Mai has been with this boss for many years, and knows him much better than Xiao Yuhong and He Changdi.
At this time, Xiaowei Guo and the two boys called brothers and sisters, but in fact, they didn't see them as important in their hearts. If they wanted to soften the iron-walled Captain Guo, it would be more effective to take action from some small aspects.
For example, the small matter of eating meat today.
Zhang Mai saw He Changdi's ability. This young man came from a good background, ambitious, ambitious, talented, and kind-hearted. Unfortunately, he may have just entered the military camp, and he always had shortcomings in dealing with people. I don't know if it is because of the environment he lived in since he was a child. It doesn't matter, this kid always likes to keep a straight face. Although his stiff expression is half covered by the black beard, it always makes people feel uncomfortable at first glance.
When he came into contact with He Changdi at the beginning, Zhang Mai didn't like it very much either. With a letter from the King of Jin, he became the commander in chief of a hundred people. He stayed in this position for ten years.
But as he got in touch, he gradually recognized this young man. When he was sick, He Changdi took care of him with a cold face and tried his best. From the young man's clumsy movements, it can be seen that he has never done such a thing of caring for others. Zhang Mai Only then did he completely let go of his grievances and accepted this junior, and when he appeared at this time, he also wanted to help him.
Xiao Yuhong's eyes were the brightest, and she quickly moved in front of He Changdi again, looking at him eagerly, "Brother He, you really have meat to eat!"
He salivated, although he didn't directly ask for it, but the saliva was about to flow down.
Captain Guo didn't urge him, he just looked up at He Changdi with a smile while burying his head in eating the hard pot helmet in the bowl.
Zhang Mai kicked the wooden stool under He Changdi's buttocks with hatred, "Stinky boy, what are you still doing in a daze! Didn't it come from your daughter-in-law, it's fine if you don't want to give it to me, and you don't want to respect the captain?"
He Changdi pursed his thin lips, stood up, and saluted Guo Xiaowei respectfully, "Please wait for Xiaowei Guo."
After a while, He Changdi came back with a delicate small jar, put it on the wooden table, lifted the lid of the jar, and a unique aroma of marinated beef wafted out.
"Captain, it's all here, you all have a taste."
He Changdi ordered someone to bring a porcelain plate, and poured the remaining half of Dengying shredded beef into it.
Xiaowei Guo picked up a chopstick first and put it into his mouth. When he tasted the taste, his bull's eyes lit up, and he praised: "That's right, my brother and sister are really good at crafting." As he spoke, he tapped He Changdi with his chopsticks, " You are married to a good wife! You are so out of your mind that you came to the northern border, your wife not only does not blame you, but also brings you food. I heard that you are at home They came out within a few days of getting married."
Xiao Yuhong didn't know these gossips yet, so he stuffed shredded beef into his mouth and listened with his ears pricked up, with a face full of gossip, he wrapped his mouth full of shredded beef and muttered, "Brother He, what's the matter, Dislike sister-in-law for being unattractive?"
Captain Guo snorted coldly, "Not good-looking? What's wrong with not good-looking, she is a good woman who can manage a family and have a son! Besides, he married the first lady of the British government!"
Xiao Yuhong suddenly received a warning glance from Zhang Mai opposite, and then suddenly understood.
The first wife in the lieutenant's family is a salt-free girl, but she is respected by the lieutenant and has given birth to many children for him. Xiao Yuhong was not born in a common people's family, and she had heard the gossip about Shengjing from her mother and sister on weekdays. Although the lintels of the British government are fading day by day, the girls from the British government have the reputation of being easy to give birth to, and their looks are also top-notch. Brother He left home in a hurry, it must not be the reason he said.
Xiao Yuhong knew that she stepped on a thunderbolt with one word, and she also stopped talking too much later, and just buried her head in eating meat.
Zhang Mai smoothed things over, "What the captain said is that when we return to Beijing together in the future, we must go to the captain's mansion to visit my sister-in-law."
Captain Guo was satisfied with this, pointed at He Changdi and taught him a lesson: "You have come out now, it is difficult to violate the military order, and it is difficult to go back in a short time, but after all, there is a wife at home, and the girl married you at a young age. Staying in the empty boudoir in Shengjing, I don’t forget to think about you, a heartless person. If I have time, I will send a few more letters to my family. If I have money, I will not forget to buy some special products for my wife and family to take home. "
Compared with the usual brothers and sisters when they competed in the school field, Captain Guo at this time was a little more earnest, pointing out He Changdi's mistakes, more like a close elder brother who would unreservedly teach his ignorant juniors.
Hearing this, Zhang Mai's smile widened by two points, and He Changdi was not a lump of elm, so he immediately got up and bowed deeply to Captain Guo, thanking him for his teaching.
He could also feel that today, because of this small half jar of shredded beef with lamp shadow, the relationship between him and Captain Guo has been shortened a lot.
He Changdi stared at the empty jar containing Dengying beef shreds, feeling a little complicated in his heart.
Just as the brothers were respecting each other, Xiao Yuhong pointed to the porcelain plate with shredded beef on the table and asked inarticulately, "Brothers, you don't want to eat any more, but the younger brother will take care of everything!"
As soon as the words fell, several pairs of chopsticks stretched out to the porcelain plate, each person had one chopstick, and the pile of pointed porcelain plates quickly bottomed out. He Changdi glanced, "What else do you eat? It was made by your wife. You didn't know how much you ate before, so feel free to grab it from us now!"
This time, He Changdi's face was much thicker, and he picked up his chopsticks without changing his face, and said in a low voice: "I just went out a few days after I got married, and this is the first time I have tasted my wife's craftsmanship. Why can't you eat more!"
Zhang Mai patted He Changdi on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "Look, you are really an iron cock!"
A plate of shredded beef is actually not much for four people. When the plate is empty, several people are still unsatisfied. In the end, Xiao Yuhong pours the vegetable oil and meat dregs left on the plate into his own rice plate and eats it with porridge Stomach.
After the meal, Xiao Yuhong slapped He Changdi, "Brother He, when will sister-in-law send you something again?"
He Changdi lowered his eyes slightly, regretting it in his heart at this moment! Because he couldn't bear it, every time he took out the small jar containing the shredded beef, he just ate a little bit. If he had known this day, he would have eaten it to his heart's content, so he didn't need to be so distressed now.
But this guy kept his eyes open and didn't take out the beef jerky and pork jerky that Chu Lian sent him.
Hearing that Xiao Yuhong was going to push his feet, He Changdi raised his head and gave him a cold look, thinking: My wife is not cooking for a stinky guy like you, she really thinks beautifully!
Xiao Yuhong rubbed her nose embarrassingly, and felt angry. Brother He is usually a nice person, why is he so stingy? He will definitely marry a wife who can cook in the British government in the future!
After finishing the meal, the few people chatted, because of this sudden trifle, the relationship between the few people became much closer.
While talking here, suddenly there was a commotion in front of a small tent not far away.