A well-behaved girl was deceived while searching for her husband; she married a childless military o

Qin Yuanzheng took some time today to come to the guesthouse, where he met Company Commander Xiao Yang, who was carrying a lunchbox and delivering food to Qiao Lanshu.

When Xiao Yang saw Qin Yuanzheng coming over, he immediately ran over and said, "Commander, why haven't you come over for the past two or three days? Comrade Xiao Qiao keeps asking about you."

Qin Yuanzheng asked him, "How is Comrade Xiao Qiao's illness? Is he better?"

Xiao Yang nodded: "Much better. She had a low-grade fever before, and the doctor said it was caused by fright and being cold. He told her to stay home these days to cool down and not go out, and to drink more rice soup and such. I get her some from the hospital cafeteria every day."

As he spoke, Xiao Yang picked up the lunchbox in his hand and showed it to Qin Yuanzheng.

Qin Yuanzheng listened, nodded, and then asked, "Is Comrade Xiao Qiao going to buy a train ticket? Did she say when she's leaving?"

Xiao Yang was a little puzzled. Since Commander Qin cared so much about Qiao Lanshu, why didn't he ask her himself?

He had no idea that Qin Yuanzheng had noticed that his attitude towards Qiao Lanshu was somewhat different from usual, so he quickly pulled back from the brink and nipped his thoughts in the bud.

He is infertile and almost thirty years old;

The girl is only eighteen years old and still young. She will definitely have children in the future, so finding a partner of similar age and social standing would be the best option.

Thinking about it this way, just like my cousin said, it seems that Wang Huiping is more suitable for me.

He thought to himself, feeling somewhat disheartened.

He said, "It might snow in the next couple of days, and the train might not be able to depart on time. You should persuade her not to rush back; it's not too late to leave after the snow stops."

Xiao Yang nodded: "Commander, I'll go and talk to Comrade Xiao Qiao in a bit."

Qin Yuanzheng nodded, then looked at Xiao Yang and asked, "How have things been going between you and Comrade Xiao Qiao these past few days?"

Company Commander Yang grinned foolishly, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and then launched into a long, rambling monologue:

"We get along quite well. Comrade Xiao Qiao loves reading, so I went to the library and found her several issues of the 'Red Flag' magazine. Oh, and she also likes reading newspapers, so I got her a lot of the 'People's Daily' and the 'Longcheng Daily.' She said magazines are more interesting because they contain some literary works, and she asked me to find her more."

Oh, right, Comrade Xiao Qiao also said that the dumpling soup here is delicious. She's never had it in the south, so I've been making her a bowl every day lately. But the vegetable dish isn't very tasty; she frowns after just one bite, and it seems like she's having a hard time eating it. So I said I'd exchange some food coupons for some white flour buns for her next time, since it's so cold here. She said she appreciated my help and tried to give me money every day, but I couldn't accept it, so I refused...

Xiao Yang rambled on and on, but Qin Yuanzheng didn't seem to mind at all and listened very attentively.

He suddenly felt a urge to smoke, even though he rarely smokes.

So he took out a box of "Daqianmen" cigarettes from his coat pocket, pulled out one, and prepared to smoke it.

When Company Commander Yang saw this, he immediately said, "By the way, Comrade Xiao Qiao hates it when people smoke. Yesterday, someone was smoking outside the window, and Comrade Xiao Qiao opened the window to ventilate the room. She got choked and coughed for a long time until her eyes were watering. It scared me to death, and I almost took her to see a doctor."

Qin Yuanzheng: "..."

Qin Yuanzheng silently put the cigarette back.

He looked at Xiao Yang, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Alright, you and Comrade Xiao Qiao should get along well. Hurry up and take the food to her, lest it get cold."

With that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Xiao Yang quickly asked, "Hey? Commander, aren't you going to check on Comrade Xiao Qiao?"

Commander Qin clearly cares about Comrade Xiao Qiao, and Comrade Xiao Qiao also cares about Commander Qin, asking him questions every now and then.

Why isn't Commander Qin going in to greet them since he's already here?

Qin Yuanzheng shook his head: "You can stay here. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

As he spoke, he hurried away, afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist going back in to see Qiao Lanshu, and that if the little girl cried, he wouldn't be able to leave.

Xiao Yang: "..."

Qiao Lanshu also knew that it was going to snow here soon. Although she had been staying in the guesthouse every day for the past two days, she had read a lot of local magazines and newspapers and had a general understanding of the local climate.

It's estimated that it will snow in a few days, and once it snows, the trains will be suspended.

However, it's not the winter solstice yet, so the snow will probably only last for one day. After that, she can buy a ticket and leave.

It will get even colder after the winter solstice, and if there is heavy snow blocking the mountains at that time, the trains will probably have to stop running.

When Xiao Yang came in, Qiao Lanshu was reading the Longcheng Daily. She asked Xiao Yang, "Company Commander Yang, why are you so late this time?"

The soldiers are very punctual. Company Commander Yang always gets his meals at the same time and comes back at the same time, but today he was ten minutes late.

Xiao Yang explained to her, "Oh, our regimental commander just came over and called me over for questioning, which took up a little time."

Qiao Lanshu: "???"

Qiao Lanshu paused for a few seconds, then immediately put down her newspaper, walked over, and asked, "Your commander is here? Where is he? Is he outside?"

Qiao Lanshu's accent is completely different from the locals', and Xiao Yang thinks her voice and accent are very pleasant to hear.

Therefore, he also enjoyed talking to Qiao Lanshu. If it weren't for Qin Tuan, he would have really wanted to try pursuing Qiao Lanshu.

He looked at Qiao Lanshu and said, "He came and left again. He just asked me if you were feeling better, and then said that it was going to snow soon, so he told you to postpone your trip back to Guangzhou. Then he said he had something to do and left without coming up."

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu's bright eyes dimmed slightly.

She nodded: "Okay..."

However, she quickly cheered up and said, "By the way, I'd like to go to the supply and marketing cooperative today to buy some food. Could you come with me?"

They eat potatoes and cornbread every day, sometimes even melons instead of vegetables, and sometimes even steel wire noodles, which are almost impossible to swallow.

However, food was precious, and Qiao Lanshu didn't want to waste it, so she swallowed it with great difficulty each time.

She can't take it anymore and wants to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some biscuits or something else, anything tasty, she has money!

Xiao Yang immediately nodded: "Sure, when? I'll take you."

He didn't dare let Qiao Lanshu go out alone; if Commander Qin found out, he would definitely beat him to death.

After finishing their meal, Qiao Lanshu, wearing a thick cotton-padded coat and trousers and with her head wrapped in a scarf, went out with Xiao Yang.

The supply and marketing cooperative wasn't far; they could walk there in about ten minutes.

The surrounding roadsides were all bare, just yellow earth.

In the winter in the north, you really can't see a single patch of green.

When the two of them went out, Qin Yuanzheng was standing on the street corner opposite the guesthouse.

He originally intended to stand across the street and look out the second-floor window.

He knew his behavior was wrong, but he couldn't help himself.

He just wanted to see how the girl was doing; he was always worried about her.

But he didn't dare to see her, afraid of making a mistake.

So he stood on the opposite street corner for a while, and then he saw Qiao Lanshu going out with Xiao Yang.

The little girl wasn't very tall, and she was wearing a thick cotton-padded coat, making her look round and chubby, which made her look quite cute.

Qin Yuanzheng then smiled for no apparent reason.

The little girl followed next to Company Commander Yang, with an arm's length between them. No one knew what Yang said, but the little girl laughed. Her fair face, with her eyebrows and eyes curving, revealed two small dimples.

Her teeth were white, and the tip of her nose was red; she was truly a beautiful girl.

I introduced her to several military officers before, but she didn't like any of them.

But this time, she and Xiao Yang got along quite well, chatting and laughing together.

Moreover, several days have passed, and Comrade Xiao Yang has not been "returned" yet.

It seems the young girl likes Yang's type.

Qin Yuanzheng watched them walk away, as if he were seeing off a daughter who had already married.

"That's good," he thought to himself.

He was quite at ease knowing that he had personally rescued the girl and was now personally marrying her off to one of his officers.

Thinking this, Qin Yuanzheng turned and left.

He probably won't come again.