1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 256 Respect for Veterans

When I left the Party Secretary's house, there were six small, tender gourds in my basket.

To be honest, I really missed that dish when I first went out for a snowfall: stir-fried gourd slices with diced pork slices. It's a pity that the tomatoes in the field aren't ripe yet these days, otherwise the stir-fried gourd slices would be even more tempting.

The father and daughter walked around the village for a long time, finally visiting all the families. When they returned, their baskets were filled with more things: tender gourds from the village secretary's family, pickled vegetables from Uncle Liangzi's family, and a broom from Old Yu's family.

When they arrived home, Liu's mother had already started stewing the fish: "Xue, you're fast on your feet, go to the commune clinic in a bit and deliver the stewed fish to your seventh grandfather. We'll add a dish for lunch."

Chu Xue smiled and replied, "Okay."

Then he took the things out of the basket: "Mom, we'll stir-fry gourd slices tonight, and then we'll make dough for hand-pulled noodles."

Thinking of something, he deliberately said, "Without tomatoes, this stir-fried gourd slices will definitely taste worse."

After tidying up her things, she went straight to the back plot of land while her parents weren't looking, found a few tomato seedlings planted in the middle, watered them with a lot of water from the space pool, and then turned back to the front yard.

Knowing her mother's personality, she would definitely go for a stroll in the backyard before making dinner.

As soon as the stewed fish was ready, Liu's mother filled a lunchbox to the brim: "Chuxue, go and deliver it, then come back quickly."

Chu Xue took the lunchbox and nodded, saying, "Okay."

He went back inside, grabbed a towel, wrapped the lunchbox in it, and ran out.

The village was not far from the commune. When she arrived, Uncle Liu had just come out of the health center canteen with his meal.

Chu Xue saw someone and called out, "Seventh Grandpa."

Uncle Liu was quite surprised to see Chu Xue: "Chu Xue, what are you doing here?" Chu Xue held up the lunchbox in her hand: "My mom stewed fish today, and I brought you a portion to add to your meal."

Uncle Liu felt a warmth in his heart because of these words. His children were not around at the moment and had originally wanted to take him to live with them, but he did not want to go there now and cause trouble. He basically made the health center his home, eating and sleeping there, and rarely even went back to the village now.

He had only lent a hand before, but this family remembered it: "I have food and drink here, and your parents are really something, making you come all this way in this hot weather."

That's what I said, but I was incredibly moved inside.

Chu Xue smiled and took a few steps toward him: "Seventh Grandpa, my mom's stewed fish is absolutely amazing. You won't say that after you've tasted it."

The grandfather and grandson chatted and laughed as they entered the gatehouse where he lived.

Chu Xue opened the lunchbox and placed it there: "Seventh Master, this fish is still warm, you should eat it quickly. I'll be leaving now, I'll come back to pick up the lunchbox another day."

Before Master Liu could stop her, Chu Xue had already run out.

She was afraid that her seventh grandfather would give her something else, so she grabbed the towel that was wrapped around her lunchbox and ran away.

Chuxue felt a natural respect for these veterans who had been on the battlefield, so her gratitude towards them stemmed not only from the twenty yuan she had lent them, but also from her patriotism.

When I returned from the health center, I took a shortcut through the village. Unexpectedly, I saw someone looking around as they headed up the mountain. The figure looked somewhat familiar. I focused my spiritual energy and realized it was Ding Surong from the educated youth compound.

I've been so busy lately that I've forgotten about the original female lead.

But why is this woman acting so suspiciously at this time? What is she planning to do?
I couldn't help but become interested.

(End of this chapter)