A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

"How did you plant them? Teach me later, I want to plant some in my yard too."

Qiao An thought about it and realized it was a good idea; she could try out the well water in the space.

"Sister, I prepared nutrient solution for these vegetables. I guess the nutrient solution is working. If you want to plant them, go home and have your husband turn over the soil first, sow the seeds, and I'll give you the nutrient solution. Mix it with the water and water them together."

"You can do this too?" Su Xiulan was even more incredulous. "Qiao An, you're really amazing."

"I know a little bit, but I'm not very good at it." Qiao An blushed slightly.

She's perfectly capable of fixing a machine, but this nutrient solution is really none of her business.

After Xia Xiaoyun finished her postpartum confinement, she would bring her baby to Qiao An's place every day.

She also heard about what happened at the Central Hospital that day.

"Lin Wan is a troublemaker. We used to feel sorry for her because she was a young widow. The people in the compound took good care of her. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have been living in the compound all the time. It was only after Commander Qi got special permission from the higher-ups that she was allowed to stay."

"You mean, she should have moved out a long time ago?" Joanne asked curiously.

She thought Lin Wan was a hero's widow and should naturally live here.

"That's right! There are so many officers in the army, but not enough houses. Her small courtyard is large and in a good location, so many people are eyeing it."

Xia Xiaoyun took a sip of water. "Generally speaking, in her situation, the military would help her find a job, and she wouldn't have to pay for her child's schooling. But in recent years, Lin Wan has always put on a weak and vulnerable act."

"She said she was in poor health and couldn't go to the textile factory or the car factory. Anyway, the leaders arranged work for her several times, but she turned them down with various excuses. So she just stayed in the compound, and no one said anything."

"Hmph, to put it bluntly, it's just laziness. They're used to reaping the benefits without sowing and don't want to work," Qiao An sneered.

It turns out that she receives a monthly pension, Huo Jiyun's salary, and occasionally asks Fan Liangui and Xu Fengxian for money.

She and Fan Tao, one big and one small, earn at least seventy or eighty yuan a month, so of course she doesn't want to go to work.

Qiao An had a plan. She was annoyed by Lin Wan, so she decided to kick her out of the military compound.

Xia Xiaoyun was also very interested in the vegetables in Qiao An's yard, so she asked Zeng Fushun to turn the soil when she got back.

"Wife, do you want to grow vegetables?" Zeng Fushun took off his military uniform and looked at the sandy soil in his yard.

"It's not that I don't want you to plant it, it's just that it's impossible to grow here."

Xia Xiaoyun smiled mysteriously, "Just because we can't grow it doesn't mean others can't."

"Huh? What did you say?" Zeng Fushun touched Xia Xiaoyun's forehead. "You don't have a fever."

"Oh, I'm not kidding, Qiao An's family has two small vegetable gardens in their yard, all lush and green, the lettuce there is already edible!"

"Really? That's impossible! I've never heard of anyone being able to grow vegetables on our land before."

Having served in the army in the Northwest for so many years, Zeng Fushun certainly knew how barren the land was.

"Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it tomorrow." Xia Xiaoyun pointed to the ground in front of her. "You turn the soil over first, and we'll plant the seeds tomorrow."

Zeng Fushun is now known for doting on his wife; he does whatever she asks him to do.

Although he questioned Xia Xiaoyun's words, he still picked up a hoe and went to till the land.

Qiao An is halfway through her postpartum confinement period, and she feels that her body has almost fully recovered.

She also wore a postpartum girdle to help her recover as quickly as possible.

Huo Jiyun was immune to her strange things, and would even help her remove the restraints at night.

These days, Joan is able to sleep through the night every night.

Huo Jiyun had long since learned how to make formula. As soon as the baby cried at night, he would immediately take the baby to the living room to breastfeed, not giving them any chance to wake Qiao An.

After September, Huo Fang went to school, leaving Qiao An, Su Xiulan, and the two children at home during the day.

Su Xiulan and Xia Xiaoyun's family also cleared out several plots of land and planted garlic, spinach, and onions.

Joan gave each person a bottle of well water from her space so they could use it to water the land.

A week later, green seedlings indeed sprouted in the field.

One day, Zeng Fushun came home from get off work and saw the little green seedlings in the field as soon as he entered the yard. He squatted on the ground and laughed for a long time.

Surprisingly, vegetables can actually be grown in this sandy soil.

The news of her growing vegetables spread like wildfire, and people who were on good terms with Qiao An started asking her for nutrient solution.

Every household has planted vegetables for the winter in their yards.

Lin Wan, Shi Man, Zhao Chunxia, ​​and the people who mocked Qiao An at the hospital all wanted to go but couldn't bring themselves to do it.

Who wouldn't want to grow their own vegetables at home? You wouldn't have to spend money buying vegetables, and you could save a lot of money.

An elderly woman surnamed Xu thought that Qiao An wouldn't remember how many people had talked about her that day, so she pretended nothing had happened and came to Qiao An's house.

"Qiao An, I heard you can make some kind of nutrient solution that can make vegetables grow in sandy soil. Could you give me some?"

Qiao An only glanced at her before recognizing her as the old lady who had helped Lin Wan and the others scold her at the hospital that day.

She's the kind of person who holds grudges the most; she remembers every single one of them clearly from that day.

"No."

"Hey...how can you be like this? We're all from the same compound, we should help each other out..."

"Help me my ass! When I was being yelled at at the hospital, did you help me?" Qiao An glanced at her. "If you're getting senile, then I'll give you a proper reminder."

"That day, you stood next to Shi Man and said that a woman like me should have been drowned in a pig cage in the past. I'm the kind of person who holds grudges the most."

"People who have insulted me still have the nerve to come to me asking for nutrient solution. You have no shame."

Qiao An never discriminates against age when it comes to cursing, and Old Mrs. Xu's face immediately turned red.

"I...I didn't know you had twins, did I?"

"Does this have anything to do with whether I gave birth to twins? Frankly, it's just a foul mouth! It's just malicious! It's just that I can't stand seeing others do well!"

"You'd better leave now. I'm still in my postpartum period. If you upset me and something bad happens to me, I can't guarantee what my husband might do to your family." Qiao An drank her freshly squeezed juice, not even bothering to lift her eyelids.

Su Xiulan had always hated these gossipy old women, and before Old Lady Xu could say anything, she kicked her out.

From then on, none of those who had spoken up for Qiao An at the hospital dared to come to her house to ask for nutrient solutions.

Before she knew it, it was October. After her confinement period, Qiao An looked even better than before.

Su Xiulan has been a great help to Qiao An this past month. She is indeed as Huo Jiyun said: honest, straightforward, and not talkative.

As previously agreed, Qiao An gave Su Xiulan thirty yuan and also brought her a bucket of milk powder and a bucket of animal biscuits from the inner room.

"Oh dear! This...this won't do, it's too valuable, I can't accept it. You already gave me five catties of flour this month, that's enough! I can't take this."

Su Xiulan felt that both buckets were too hot to handle.

For the past month, all she's done is cook, take care of the baby, and make formula; she doesn't even have to wash the diapers.