Hearing that the child's mother had been sacrificed on the battlefield for two years, Liu Cui's sister-in-law and sister fell silent all of a sudden. No matter how hostile or unpleasant it is to her sister-in-law, no matter how hostile she is, she doesn't want to see her, but this girl's nature is still kind after all.

Knowing that Li Ziyuan's wife died on the battlefield, such a lovely baby has no biological mother since he was a child, and he is still very sad in his heart. After a long time, he said, "I'm sorry, I don't know about this matter." I didn't mean to ask for that, I really didn't know about it. ”

"You know, I really want my sister-in-law, no, my sister to be happy for the rest of her life. As a woman, she shouldn't have been living like this. She is the kindest woman I have ever met in my life, and the woman who has not had much scheming. A woman like her deserves a happy home. ”

Li Ziyuan didn't say anything about this girl's apology. looked at the girl in front of him lightly and said, "Thank you, and thank you for your family, you have been taking care of them all these years, so that we can still meet this day." I appreciate your tolerance over the years, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to thank that old man in person. ”

"You do this, you really like this sister-in-law, and you really don't treat her as an outsider, but as your own sister. Don't worry, in the future, you will not only be Liu Cui's sister, but also my Li Ziyuan's sister. Wherever we go, you are the child's aunt. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan said with some melancholy: "Actually, now I have some understanding, why your father opposed me and Liu Cui in the first place, and suddenly moved away from his hometown. Although the loess there does not bury people, it can be in this country that pays attention to the return of leaves to the roots. It is not an easy decision to let an old man who is close to old age make the whole family to move hundreds of kilometers away. ”

"I used to complain about him, but now I suddenly figured it out. He just wanted Liu Cui and this child to be able to live under the circumstances at that time. It's not just something that people are afraid of, it's hard to bear in the face of gossip. There is also the retaliation that will ensue once the Japanese puppet army knows about our relationship. ”

"I have too much blood of devils and traitors on my hands, and there are several devils who died in my hands. There are even more traitors of all sizes. On the day before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I even served the puppet army in the entire Ludong area. also beat the commander of a devil's lieutenant general division to a stroke. ”

"Whether it's a devil or a traitor, they've long been looking forward to breaking my body to pieces. Once the pervasive devils and traitors know about our relationship, not only myself but also your family will be at great risk. Even the village where you live is about to be destroyed. ”

The old man couldn't bear it, and forced Liu Cui to beat the child in his womb. So I had to move out of the village quickly before the child was born. This not only allowed Liu Cui's mother and son to have a safe and stable life, but also broke my thoughts. So that I will not be in danger of revealing my identity by visiting them in enemy-occupied areas. ”

"This seems a little cruel, but it protects me and Liu Cui and their mothers. Even if their lives are harder, they can avoid danger as much as possible. And with him by his side, Liu Cuiniang's life will not be too difficult. This old man is not only humble and open-minded, but also well-intentioned, and he is an old man who deserves my respect for the rest of my life. ”

"It's just a pity that when I knew these things, the old man had already died. I just wanted to say thank you to him in person, but it wasn't possible. Yes, in life, who can live perfectly. Some things can only be cherished after they are lost. ”

Li Ziyuan stood up and walked to the window and pushed it open. looked at the guards in the yard and the two children who were playing, as well as Liu Cui who was busy preparing dinner in the small kitchen over there. Facing the cold wind blowing from the north, he fell silent. And behind him, the girl was holding her head with her arms, looking at Li Ziyuan's back and couldn't help but be a little distracted.

The silence between the two was not broken until Liu Cui brought the meal. The current location of Liu Cui's family, although it is still a see-saw area, has gradually decreased significantly with the counterattack ability of the Jin Sui army in the city. It can be said that it has become a liberated area, and the food supply is already sufficient, so naturally there is no need to think about the problem of food.

And when Li Ziyuan came to live in their house, after seeing Liu Cui's son, He Sanliang intentionally or unintentionally arranged for people from the supply department to send Li Ziyuan and the guards' rations over every day. If Li Ziyuan didn't come to the brigade headquarters, he wouldn't be arranging for someone to bring food to him and the guards. At least when Liu Cui is at home, he will not arrange for someone to bring him food.

According to Li Ziyuan's current level, he should eat Xiaozao now. Although Li Ziyuan eats a big stove on weekdays. In addition to the children by their side, at most, they will occasionally eat some medium stoves. At this point, Li Ziyuan is quite strict. He doesn't ask others to eat the big stove of ordinary soldiers like him, but he is quite persistent.

If he does this, Ma Yongcheng, who is a political commissar, is naturally not easy to specialize. The military and political commanders ate a big stove every day, and other cadres in the brigade headquarters could only accompany him. According to the regulations, the small stove materials allocated to several brigade commanders were all sent to the brigade headquarters by Li Ziyuan. Meat and eggs or something, everyone eats together.

But He Sanliang arranged for someone to send it this time, but it was all the things used for the small stove. In addition, he sent Liu Cui two bags of American white noodles, a large basket of eggs, a dozen cabbages, and a large piece of pork. Now that the conditions are good, it is no longer the hard time it was at the beginning.

Except for Taiyuan and Datong, the People's Liberation Army in Shanxi has been liberated, and the food and material supply conditions have long been compared with those in 42 years. At present, shouting out everything is for the Taiyuan front, Taihang, Taiyue, Jijin and other old base areas are frugal.

The meat, eggs and fine grains that he was reluctant to eat were saved and sent to the front-line troops. The materials sent to the front line in Taiyuan have already been piled up at various military stations. The front-line troops have meat to eat almost every day. From time to time, I also wrap a meal of dumplings and fry some fritters or something. Millet dry rice has always been enough.

This is true for large stoves, not to mention small stoves. Therefore, He Sanliang specially told the Ministry of Supply that, according to the standard of the small stove enjoyed by Li Ziyuan, all the fine grains should be sent when sending materials. Li Ziyuan's two guards also enjoyed this treatment during this time. At the same time, I will send some more things as a reward for occupying someone's house.

He Sanliang sent someone to deliver something, and Li Ziyuan was still sleeping in the car, so he didn't know He Sanliang's arrangement. He Sanliang also knew that Li Ziyuan had always shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and almost never ate the prescribed small stove. So when I sent someone to deliver something, I especially chose it when Li Ziyuan was sleeping.

With food in her hands, Liu Cui can finally show her cooking skills. Today, Liu Cui rolled out a large pot of cabbage and shredded pork noodles, and gave everyone an egg. It's just that when he saw the eggs and shredded meat in the bowl, Li Ziyuan's brows furrowed deeply. But seeing that the two children were gobbling up there, he didn't say anything more.

It's just that Li Ziyuan didn't say anything, but Liu Cui saw his frowning brows. Liu Cui still remembers that when he served the noodles to Li Ziyuan's two guards, Xue Dongshan looked at the noodles in his hand with all the color and flavor, and said to Liu Cui happily: "The brigade commander has always refused to eat small stoves, except for the baby to eat some medium stoves, he only eats big stoves like us on weekdays." ”

"He was busy, and there was no day or night, and all the nourishment was given to the wounded and soldiers. He never kept some of the canned food and sausages and other trophies that were distributed, and they were all sent to the field hospital. Even babies can only eat some meat once in a while, and things like eggs are hard to eat. ”

"In this battle, I didn't sleep for two days and two nights, and I gnawed a little bit in the middle. The secretary general of the brigade department wanted to make him some braised pork to supplement some nutrition. He was also criticized by him and gave all the nutritional products to the wounded. This time, he defeated a mechanic, seized a lot of American cans, and sent them all to the hospital. ”

"This kind of hand-rolled noodles, the brigade commander has always loved to eat. But in normal times, no matter how sufficient the supply is, except for the occasional request when the brigade commander has won a big battle, he will rarely ask the brigade headquarters cooking team to do it for him. Also, this time I can finally give him an egg and a little pork. ”

From the guard's mouth, I knew that Li Ziyuan had always been a strict and self-interested Liu Cui, and after a little pondering, I understood the reason why Li Ziyuan frowned. And when they met for the first time, Li Ziyuan left all the noodles he made for him to the wounded, and he didn't eat a single bite. That time triggered a ten-year sadomasochistic meeting between the two people, and Liu Cui will never forget it.

Liu Cui guessed that Li Ziyuan must have known where these fine grains came from. I must have thought that this was taking care of him, so the people sent by the brigade sent all the fine grain. It's just that I am not familiar with their chief of staff, and I don't ask much when people send things, thinking that they eat this on weekdays.

Now that the wood is in the boat, you can't restore the noodles. Let's do this this time first, and pay attention next time. At this time, it can be seen that Liu Cui is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She didn't explain anything about it. just picked up the eggs in his bowl and sent them to Li Ziyuan's bowl.

Just when Li Ziyuan was about to give the two eggs in his bowl to the two children, he was stopped by Liu Cui: "They are all children, it is not a good thing to eat too many eggs at a meal, one is enough." Babies, in particular, are in the period of growth and development. Lying eggs are not easy for her to digest, and eating too much is easy to hurt her spleen and stomach. ”

"But someone, listening to the guards, hasn't eaten anything for a few days, except for a few cool nests. On weekdays, I don't want to eat meat and eggs and other things. I wondered if this person was a little stupid, or did he really not understand how to use his brain to tire people? If he himself is malnourished and his thinking can't keep up, how can he command the war? ”

"It doesn't matter if he dies to save face and suffer, but what about his subordinates? If his head is muddy, then his subordinates will be commanded by him indiscriminately, and they will not be sent to death in vain when they go to the battlefield? Besides, he himself refuses to eat it, who would dare to eat it if the troops below get good things? The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and it is a crime to send a group of malnourished people to the battlefield. ”