sjar Chapter 600 Being a Guest
Chapter 600 Being a Guest
Aunt Li came back with a bamboo basket on her arm. In the basket was a bunch of green vegetables. When she saw two horses in the yard, she was startled at first, but then she was relieved when she heard laughter in the kitchen.
"Oh! Captain Leng Qiang is here! He can't leave at noon! His father, go kill that rooster quickly so I can fry some spicy chicken for the captain."
"Aunt, don't be so polite, just have a simple meal."
"Captain, listen to me, just sit back and drink your tea. There's nothing delicious at home, so it won't be too much trouble."
"Captain, my China hasn't brought shame to us, has it?"
Uncle Li continued:
"What a shame! The captain said that Zhonghua was promoted to battalion commander, and he is leading a team to guard an entire city alone."
"Okay, stop showing off. Go kill the chicken. I'll chat with the captain."
Uncle Li walked out of the room with a wry smile, and Aunt sat down and looked at Chen Feng with excitement on her face.
"Captain Leng Qiang, you said you are so busy, but you still squeeze out time to see us. I really don't know what to say."
"Aunt, don't be busy. The Japanese are much quieter now."
"Alas! I'm a woman, and I don't know what I should ask and what I shouldn't ask, but I still want to ask you, is the place where China goes dangerous? What are the eating habits?"
"We are still in training, there is no danger. It is hard to say what will happen in the future. The battles must be fought, and I will be there when the time comes. Whether we are fighting the Japanese or the foreigners, we will fight with our own advantages. I will try my best to protect my brothers and reduce casualties. The food and life should be good. We have money and food, so we won't starve."
"Oh! I'm sorry to trouble you. I heard from them that other troops rely on their big soldiers to charge, and some troops change soldiers several times a year. Only your team has the least casualties. When Zhonghua came back, he said that you have been working hard to reduce their casualties. Let's not talk about it for now. You guys drink tea, I'll go and boil the pot, just treat it as your own home"!
Chen Feng was not polite anymore. Shandong people are hospitable. No matter how poor they are, they will prepare the best food to entertain their relatives and friends.
In this era, the best treat an ordinary farmer could offer was a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of scrambled green onion eggs, and a pot of fried pancakes.
Children are strictly forbidden to approach the table. The grown-ups would eat their parents out of money. Two grown-up children could finish half of seven or eight pancakes. The parents could only wait until the guests left before letting the children start eating. The children would also be greedy and would often just lie on the door frame to peek, hoping that the adults would finish eating early.
Of course, Chen Zhonghua's family is not an ordinary farmer. Not counting his son's welfare and military salary, the income from growing vegetables alone makes them a well-off family.
The table was filled with a variety of dishes: a pot of fried chicken, a plate of chopped green onion and eggs, cabbage stewed with pork belly, and spare ribs stewed with dried beans.
"Aunt, that's enough, stop working."
"It's not busy, it's all homely. Dad, you drink with me first, I'll make some pancakes."
The wrinkles on Uncle Li's face seemed to be unraveling as he took out two bottles of sweet potato wine that he had treasured for a long time.
"You dead thing, the captain brought some good wine and you kept it for yourself to drink"!
Uncle Li looked embarrassed. That was a gift, so he should have refused it.
"Uncle, don't listen to aunt. I'll keep that for you. I've never tasted this sweet potato wine before. Let's have it today."
Three people cooked two pounds of sweet potatoes, and after three rounds of wine, the fried cakes were ready.
"Aunt, please sit down!"
"Don't bother me, I won't go to the table. You guys eat quickly, I'll go make some egg soup."
Chen Feng stopped her and asked him to sit on the bench.
"There are no outsiders here. Just have enough food. Stop working. We are here to discuss something with you."
When the aunt heard that there was something to discuss, she didn't hesitate and sat at the table waiting for Chen Feng to speak.
"Uncle, aunt, I hope you won't tell anyone what I'm going to say next."
"Don't worry, Captain! We won't tell anyone."
"It's like this. This time we sent people there not just to fight the Japs. If we were to just fight the Japs, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. Zhonghua's two superiors have already established a kingdom there. I came here to ask you if you can let Zhonghua settle down and start a family there?"
Seeing that the two didn't seem to understand, Chen Feng continued to explain:
"Let me put it simply! Some soldiers have already started a family there. If there is a suitable candidate, Zhonghua may choose to start a family there. What do you think?"
"Uncle, aunt, to be honest, I treat you as my elders, so you don't have to accommodate me"!
The uncle was a little confused, wondering if he would start a family there and come back in the future. However, the aunt found the key to the problem at the first time.
"Captain, can I ask, are they living under someone else's roof over there? Do they have the final say or do they have to listen to others?"
"Aunt, I just said that we have carved out a piece of territory over there. We can't move around carelessly now. In the future, when we have the opportunity to fight the Japanese, we will treat it as our territory. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand. We support it. When China becomes successful, we old couple will stop growing vegetables and go over there to take care of his wife and children."
The aunt suddenly remembered something and asked worriedly:
"Captain, tell the truth to your aunt, are there any blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners over there? Our family is relatively conservative, and we still want to find a wife who looks similar."
Chen Guoqing was slurping his sweet potato stew when he heard the words and choked. He covered his mouth and coughed a few times.
"Don't bother me, just continue talking, I choked on the wine."
"Aunt, let me put it this way! Priority will definitely be given to overseas Chinese. Of course, we don't object if you marry a local. Let me tell you about the locals! They are similar to us, but it's hotter there, so they all get tanned. Of course there are also white ones."
Uncle Li was no longer confused. He understood what Chen Feng meant. To start a family and regard that place as one's home, isn't that building a country? The captain's words were too implicit. At this moment, the uncle's eyes were extremely firm. He glanced at the aunt, who actually felt unprecedented pressure.
"Captain, Huazi's mother and I are very happy that you can come to seek our advice, but there is no need. Zhonghua is your subordinate. Being able to consider helping him to get married and build a career is a blessing that cannot be exchanged for eight lifetimes. We fully support you. If you can use us, the two of us can even go there to grow vegetables."
The aunt was about to speak, but was stopped by the uncle's next words.
"Captain, if your team hadn't taken over Zhonghua, this kid would have been basically ruined, with a ruined reputation. He would have had to spend a lot of money and travel a long way to find a wife. Now that he has such a great future, if we continue to hold him back, we would be stupid."
The auntie was very depressed. You said it was stupid, so what! Why are you staring at me? I didn't mean to hold you back! Old man, which parent doesn't do it for the good of their children?
"Captain, don't put down your chopsticks, eat more chicken. I support what his father said. As long as the child can have a good future, we will be happy no matter how far away he is."