On the day the army departed, the military headquarters gave a death order, and no one was allowed to send it.

This would have been an honorable thing in the first place, and there was nothing to worry about.

That morning.

When Qin Jiulie got up, he was still the same as usual, gently, and did not wake up Jiang Ning.

In fact, Jiang Ning had already woken up, just pretending to be asleep.

She heard the sound of Qin Jiulie washing, and also heard the sound of Qin Jiulie boiling hot water.

The steamed buns were hot on the stove, and the newly made hot water bottle was placed at the head of Jiang Ning's bed.

Everything is ordinary like the most ordinary day.

Before Qin Jiulie finally left the house, he walked to Jiang Ning's side, bowed his head and kissed her forehead.

Jiang Ning's long eyelashes trembled slightly.

In the end, I couldn't help but redden my eyes.

She sniffed and took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions in her chest.

"Jiu Lie, bring this with you."

Jiang Ning stuffed the things she had prepared the night before into the pocket of Qin Jiuliejun's coat.

- That's the remaining half of the thousand-year-old ginseng that was used before.

As long as there's this thing.

Even if Qin Jiulie really encountered danger, he could still have a glimmer of hope to save his life.

The man's eyes were deep, and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Ning.

He said in a low voice.

"Daughter-in-law, wait for me to come back."

Jiang Ning watched Qin Jiulie's back as he walked out of the room, listening to the footsteps that were getting farther and farther away.

My heart is like missing a piece, empty.

She had been mentally prepared for so long, and she knew that there would be such a day.

But when everything really happens, you will understand how heavy and painful such a parting is for the young couple.

With the disappearance of Qin Jiulie's figure.

The whole room was eerily quiet

Jiang lay quietly for a while.

But, suddenly.

She jerked herself up from the bed.

Revealing his body in thin pajamas, but as if he was not afraid of the cold, he leaned against the window and hurriedly opened the curtains.

Jiang Ning was still so reluctant.

I want to take a last look at Qin Jiulie.

But outside the window, there is still a man.

It's long gone.

Yes......

"It's snowing......"

Jiang Ning looked out of the house in a daze.

Through a layer of glass, you can see falling snowflakes one by one.

This is the first snow of the winter.

The wind and snow sent people away.

……

Since Qin Jiulie left, life has passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye.

It's already the winter solstice.

On the day of the winter solstice, families in the north have the habit of eating dumplings, while families in the south are accustomed to eating gnocchi.

Plus a bowl of hot mutton soup in the northwest, sprinkled with the first handful of chopped green onions and cumin.

It doesn't get much more pleasant than that.

On the day of the winter solstice, the sisters-in-law in the compound made an appointment to eat together.

The location is still in Jiangning's house.

Since the first snowfall, the snowflakes on the mountain have been drifting, and they have fallen a layer of snow, and they still haven't stopped.

The snow was fine, but the worst thing was the icing.

There is a transparent layer of ice on the ground, and you can walk on it and spin vinegar, and if you are not careful, you will fall.

If an ordinary person falls a big horse, it will be forgotten, at most it will hurt his butt.

If Jiang Ning falls, it will be terrible.

The sisters-in-law in the compound took care of Jiang Ning like a baby, and they didn't allow her to go out for a single step.

Sometimes Jiang Ning just wants to go to the yard for a walk, after all, he has been stuffy in the house for too long.

But Liu Xiangmei's voice next door will come immediately.

"Sister Ning, why are you going out, go back quickly, go back quickly, the ground is slippery outside, you can't come out, go back to the house quickly."

Liu Xiangmei's nosy habit has become the best scout.

It's not just Liu Xiangmei.

Even the eldest girl and the second girl of Liu Xiangmei's family are the same.

"Auntie, it's cold outside, you can't go out."

"Auntie, my mother said, let's watch you, you go back to the house quickly."

Even if Jiang Ning used a rock sugar gourd to "bribe" these two little girls, it still had no effect.

Jiang Ning was stared at by such a big, two, and three pairs of eyes, and he really became everyone's girlfriend, and he couldn't step out of the door.

Besides.

After the onset of winter, a lot of changes have taken place in the compound.

First of all, there is no shuttle bus to go down the mountain to catch the market.

On the one hand, most of the soldiers in the barracks have gone to the front line, and the soldiers who remain are also responsible for the security of the surrounding areas and the task of sentry, and there are not enough people.

On the other hand, there is snow on the mountain roads, and it is too dangerous to drive up and down the mountain.

The leaders of the military department made new arrangements, and the living materials of the military wives in the compound went together with the troops' procurement.

Often, what is in the military canteen, the sisters-in-law can get it.

And so it goes.

The quality of life of the sisters-in-law is plummeting.

Fortunately, there are still the materials sent by Qin Jiulie and Jiang Ning together, and every household can still eat a bite of potato stewed cabbage.

In addition to the food aspect, then there is the issue of water use.

The military compounds are connected to running water, and there are also down-pressure wells in each yard.

But the tap water comes from springs in the mountains.

Now the spring water has frozen, and there is no running water.

Down-pressure wells are connected to groundwater.

Although the groundwater does not freeze, the down-pressure wells are made of iron, and under the cold temperatures, they become cold and hard, and they cannot be pressed at all.

Even, the entire military compound was stuck in a situation where there was no water available.

Jiang Ning asked Liu Xiangmei how they survived such a situation in the early years.

Liu Xiangmei's answer was very simple.

"There was no water, but there was snow. Put it in a pot and burn it with fire, and it will be water. Anyway, you can't die of hunger, and you can't die of thirst. ”

When she answered, she had a smile on her face and a positive face, without complaining about the hard life she had before.

Jiang Ning once again felt this spirit of revolutionary optimism.

But this winter.

The sisters-in-law in the compound no longer have to burn snow to get water.

Because the well in the yard of Jiang Ning's house, for some reason, is not frozen, it can still be used normally.

This makes the sisters-in-law very happy.

They all surrounded Jiang Ning, not to mention how happy they were.

"I'll just say that Sister Ning is a lucky star in our compound. Every household is frozen, even if their house is not frozen, they can still get water. This is God, I am taking special care of Sister Ning! ”

The sisters-in-law said happily.

When water is needed from house to house, they will carry buckets to the small courtyard in Jiangning.

Filling the water in a hurry, he also glanced at Jiang Ning and greeted happily.

And so it goes.

Everyone even circled around Jiang Ning.

Winter solstice afternoon.

"Sister Ning, it's me, Wang Chunxia."

"Sister Chunxia, come in. I didn't tell you, you don't have to knock on the door, just come in. ”

"That's not going to work, I'm going to knock on the door."

Wang Chunxia, wearing a fluffy hat and a thick cotton coat, pushed open the door and walked in.

As soon as you enter the house.

She immediately turned around and closed the door, keeping the cold wind from blowing into the room.

Jiang Ning wore a dark green military coat and sat by the stove to keep warm.

She was wrapped in a round one, her belly was bulging and round, and her face had some flesh on it, round like a boiled egg that had been peeled off.

She sat there, like a fleshy New Year's painting Fuwa, beaming with joy~

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(This plot point was originally intended to be written on Chinese New Year's Eve.) But because today happened to be the winter solstice, it was changed to the winter solstice. ）

(Families who read the text, happy winter solstice~)