~

Ge Shucai acted quickly. After he reported the matter to the leaders of the commune, the leaders took it very seriously and immediately contacted Qin Zongwu's troops.

"Hello, I'm a staff member of the Qingshui County Commune. Is there a person named Qin Zongwu in your unit?"

"Hello, Captain Qin is in our unit. What do you want to see him about?"

"It's like this. His wife and children are looking for him in Gejia Village below our county town."

The other party was visibly stunned for a moment, "Didn't Captain Qin's wife pass away?"

"It's like this. Captain Qin's wife is not dead. She hid when the bandits came, and now she has given birth to two children for him..."

"So that's how it is! That's great! Captain Qin is out on a mission right now. When he comes back, we'll tell him about this as soon as possible."

"it is good……"

~

After Ge Shucai returned to the village, he went straight to Ruan Zhao's house.

"The commune has contacted your husband. He is the head of the Hucheng Military Region below Hucheng. What are you going to do next?"

[The place names here are purely fictitious and have nothing to do with real place names.]

Ruan Zhao thought clearly, "I plan to take the children to look for him, and then join the army after we find him."

Ge Cuiniu agreed after hearing this, "That's good too. It's not a big deal for you two to live separately."

However, when she thought about Ruan Zhao leaving, Ge Cuiniu felt a little reluctant, and her voice was a little choked as she held Ruan Zhao's hand.

"Ah! You finally have a happy ending after all the hardship. I'm really happy for you! Not only is your husband not dead, he's even become a high-ranking official. Now let's see how those gossipy women can laugh at you!"

Ruan Zhaohui held Ge Cuiniu's hand and said, "Aunt, thanks to you and uncle for taking care of us all these years, otherwise the three of us really don't know how we would have survived!"

"What are you talking about? We are neighbors in the same town. Shouldn't we help each other?"

Ge Shucai waited until the two of them had almost finished talking before speaking again.

"So when do you plan to leave? I'll call your men's unit in advance so they can prepare."

Ruan Zhao didn't hesitate, "I want to go tomorrow."

Ge Cuiniu was a little surprised. "Are you in such a hurry? Don't you need to put these things in order at home?"

Ruan Zhao explained, "We've sold all the food at home, and there's nothing left.

The most important thing is that the weather is getting cold, and I want to find the child's father as soon as possible while it's still warm."

Ge Shucai nodded and said, "Well, then you guys should pack up today. Come with me to the county town tomorrow. I'll go to the commune and call your men's unit."

Ge Cuiniu also responded, "Yes, yes, see if you need to pack anything, auntie will help you."

Ruan Zhao thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something. "Aunt, there's nothing much to clean up at home.

The two chickens I raise at home have already laid eggs, and it is inconvenient for me to take them away. Could you please help me ask who in our village wants to buy chickens? I want to sell them."

"That's easy. Just sell me the chicken."

Finally, Ruan Zhao sold a chicken to Ge Cuiniu and kept one to stew in the evening.

~

As soon as Ge Shucai and Ge Ge Cuinniu left, Qin Ze and Qin Mu came back from outside carrying small backpacks.

"Mom, I picked a lot of wild fruits. Try them and see if they are delicious."

Qin Mu happily took a golden fruit from his backpack and handed it to Ruan Zhao's mouth.

Ruan Zhao opened his mouth and took a bite. The sour taste almost made his teeth fall out, but seeing Qin Mu's expectant eyes, he still managed a smile. "Mm, delicious."

Qin Mu smiled and poured out all the fruits in the basket when he heard this. "Mom, I picked a lot. You like them. I'll go to the mountain to pick more tomorrow."

Ruan Zhao: “…”

Haha, he is really her good son!

"Xiao Ze, Xiao Mu, don't go to the mountain."

Qin Ze and Qin Mu both looked over, and Ruan Zhao continued, "The village chief has already contacted your father. We will go find him tomorrow."

Ever since they knew their father was not dead, Qin Ze and Qin Mu were still looking forward to meeting this father.

After all, no child doesn't want to have the company of his parents.

Qin Ze was stunned for a moment and asked, "Mom, where is Dad?"

Ruan Zhao replied, "Your father is an officer in the Shanghai Military District. Once we find him, we'll stay in Shanghai and live with him."

Qin Mu was a little reluctant when he heard that he had to stay there. "What about our family? Aren't we going to come back?"

Ruan Zhao stroked his hair and said, "Where our family is together is our home. This house originally belonged to the village. When we leave, the house will be taken back."

Qin Ze and Qin Mu looked at each other, with some reluctance in their eyes.

Seeing this, Ruan Zhao quickly changed the subject. "Xiao Ze, Xiao Mu, don't just stand there.

I'll stew some chicken for you tonight, come and help me."

Ruan Zhao said this as he walked towards the chicken coop in the yard. Qin Mu hurried over when he heard it and caught the chicken in his arms.

"Mom, why are there fewer chickens in our house?"

"Mom sold one, and we ate the remaining one ourselves."

Qin Mu tightened his grip around the hen, "Mom, do you really want to eat it? This hen can already lay eggs."

Seeing Qin Mu's reluctant look, Ruan Zhao smiled helplessly.

"We have to eat. Mom is not in good health, and you two don't have much nutrition. Only when we are full will we have the strength to go find your dad."

Ruan Zhao said as he took the old hen from Qin Mu's arms.

"Don't worry, your father is very rich. Once we find him, you won't have to starve anymore!"

Qin Mu wanted to say something, but Qin Ze interrupted him.

"Let's listen to Mom. Mom is not in good health and needs to eat nutritious food."

This chicken can be said to have been raised little by little by Qin Ze and Qin Mu. In order to raise this chicken, Qin Mu and Qin Ze would go to find earthworms and insects to feed the chicken every day.

So Qin Mu was still a little reluctant, but when he thought of Ruan Zhao, he agreed.

~

Ruan Zhao planned to make fried chicken. After preparing the chicken, Qin Ze lit the fire downstairs, and Ruan Zhao poured all the remaining lard in the oil tank into the pot.

While Qin Ze wasn't paying attention, she took out some peppercorns and aniseed from her storage ring and put them into the pot.

After the aroma comes out, pour the chicken in and stir-fry over high heat. When the chicken turns yellow, add soy sauce, light soy sauce and rock sugar to bring out the color. Then pour in hot water and simmer over low heat.

Ruan Zhao took out the soy sauce and light soy sauce from his storage ring. This family was so poor that they even had very little salt, let alone these seasonings.

While stewing the chicken, Ruan Zhao made some pancakes with fine flour and stuck them in the pot.

Ruan Zhao also boiled a dozen eggs, cut some potatoes into cubes, peeled the eggs, and when the chicken was almost done stewing, he put the potatoes and eggs into the pan and stir-fried them.

After the potatoes are cooked, simmer over high heat until the sauce thickens. A serving of fried chicken is ready.

The pancakes in the pan were cooked. Ruan Zhao put the pancakes in a bowl and brought them out. He also served three bowls of chicken, one for each person.

When the aroma of fried chicken came out, Qin Mu's feeling of pity for the old hen instantly disappeared.

"Mom, it smells so good!"

Although Qin Ze didn't say anything, he kept swallowing his saliva.

Ruan Zhao smiled and said, "Let's eat!"

In the end, the family of three ate up an old hen, a pot of pancakes, and most of the eggs!

Ruan Zhao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It is said that the little brats can make their father go bankrupt, and this is absolutely true.

Although Qin Ze and Qin Mu are only eight years old, their appetite is no worse than that of adults.

It’s just that their family was too poor in the past, so their appetite was limited.

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