"No." It was impossible for Shen Chenming to tell Yang Tianhe about spying on them, so he smiled and said perfunctorily, "I just felt like I saw a thief, but when I turned around I didn't see anything."
"Thief? Where?"
Qin Shuangshuang's eyes scanned the street several times, but he couldn't see anyone who looked like a thief.
Shen Chenming stretched out his finger and poked the little girl's forehead: "This little girl trembled with fright when she heard the word thief. Why are you still so interested?"
"Aren't you here? I'm afraid of a thief." Qin Shuangshuang said what was in his heart so carelessly, "If a thief dares to come, you will definitely not let him go."
It turned out that Shen Chenming was extremely skilled and could deal with a thief, knocking him to the ground with just one finger in a matter of minutes.
After listening to the little girl's words, Shen Chenming's mouth curled up slightly.
He reached out and took her little hand: "You are right, no matter how capable the thief is, it will be his bad luck if he meets me."
Yang Tianhe dares to covet his little girl behind his back, dares to have any dirty thoughts towards his little girl, and will never let him go.
The two walked back from the town for about two hours. When they got home, they quickly unloaded and organized their things.
After putting the briquette stove in place, Qin Shuangshuang asked Shen Chenming to buy some briquettes and bring them back. They had to burn them at night so that they could cook porridge and other things tomorrow morning.
When Shen Chenming went out on his bicycle, he first asked the military wives where they could buy briquettes, but they told him.
"Why don't you buy briquettes? We have mountains here. As long as you are diligent, you can go to the mountains and pick up some dead branches or something, and it will be enough for cooking."
"What do you know? Deputy Commander Shen will definitely not want his wife to go up the mountain to collect firewood. You should tell him where to buy the briquettes!"
"Come on, let me tell you, I know where to buy it."
After hearing what the military wives said, Shen Chenming did not defend himself, but just smiled. To be honest, he really couldn't bear to let his little girl go to the mountains to collect firewood.
Although she comes from a rural area, she still enjoys a happy life at home.
Before leaving, his mother-in-law pulled him aside and told him to take good care of the little girl. She also said that at home she always had clothes to wear, food to eat and mouth to eat, and she was doted on by her brothers and sisters-in-law.
The three generations of the Qin family have only had a daughter like her, who is extremely precious.
The little girl lived a comfortable life in her mother's family, so there was no reason for her to start suffering after marrying him. He, Shen Chenming, was so incompetent that he couldn't even afford a wife, so he had to rely on her to collect firewood in the mountains to save some living expenses.
He would rather go on a mission than have his little girl live in such misery.
What if you accidentally fall on the mountain?
It makes me heartbroken just thinking about it.
After riding to the briquette factory and packing fifty briquettes in cardboard boxes, Qin Shuangshuang had already sorted out all the things he had bought and was dealing with the pot of fish and shrimp.
The briquettes were placed in the corner of the kitchen. Shen Chenming was sweating profusely. He washed his hands and squatted down to help with the fish and shrimp, but was stopped by Qin Shuangshuang.
"Go find some small pieces of firewood and light a fire for the stove."
Shen Chenming looked embarrassed: "Girl! I know how to find firewood, but I really don't know how to light a stove."
Qin Shuangshuang gave him a meaningful look: "Then you go find firewood, and I'll light the stove later."
"good!"
Shen Chenming got up and went to find firewood.
He didn't go far, so he found some leftover wood scraps from building the house behind the house.
Not big, just about two fingers wide. People who burn big stoves don't like to use them, but they just light the stoves just fine.
He picked around and actually picked up a full box of wine and showed it to Qin Shuangshuang like a treasure.
"Girl! I've picked it up. Look, there are so many."
Qin Shuangshuang frowned slightly: "We have large pieces of firewood, but we need to put some thin firewood underneath that is easy to ignite. You can go find some more."
Shen Chenming put down the box and rummaged around the back of the house, but found nothing.
He looked up and looked around and found a clump of thatch not far away. He grabbed it hard and uprooted it.
He kicked off the dirt with his feet, pulled out another clump, grabbed it with both hands, and carried it home.
Qin Shuangshuang had already cleaned up the basin of fish and shrimp and was washing it under the faucet.
Seeing Shen Chenming holding two clumps of thatch in his hand, he couldn't help but laugh: "You, the fine firewood I'm talking about is not thatch. It's not easy to ignite, and it will burn out in a while."
"Ah? This one doesn't work either?" Shen Chenming put down the thatch in his hand, "How about I go look for it again?"
"Forget it, I'll do it later, you sit down and have a rest!"
Shen Chenming raised his eyebrows: "Little girl! Are you afraid that I will be tired?"
"Yes!" Qin Shuangshuang didn't want to argue with him and followed his words, "Who made you my lover?"
Put the cleaned fish and shrimp on a small sieve to drain. Qin Shuangshuang asked Shen Chenming to take out the briquette stove and place it in the yard.
The smoke from the fire is very strong, and it will be very choking in the kitchen.
He looked at the thatch, then at the small pieces of wood that Shen Chenming picked up, picked out a few smaller pieces, and handed them to him.
Ask: "Is there any way to break them into smaller pieces?"
"How difficult is this?"
Shen Chenming picked up a piece of wood and squeezed it hard between his fingers. The wood burst instantly and broke into seven or eight pieces.
Qin Shuangshuang was stunned: "Wow! Are your hands so powerful? Can you crush wood?"
Shen Chenming was dissatisfied and pinched another piece and placed it at Qin Shuangshuang's feet: "Little girl! Are you teasing me on purpose? It's such a small piece of wood. It's not easy to crush it. Is it worth your fuss?"
"Really?" Qin Shuang's eyes were sparkling, "But this is the first time I've seen someone do this. It feels so novel."
After saying that, he pulled down a few pieces of thatch, folded them into the size of a fist, and wrapped them around several times to prevent them from falling apart. Two clumps of thatch were made into several handfuls, which were put into the briquette stove one by one.
Light them first, and then throw in the thin wood crushed by Shen Chenming when the fire is strong.
Shen Chenming was dumbfounded to see the little girl move skillfully and light the briquette stove calmly. Why does the mother-in-law say that his little girl can't do anything? Isn't this a good job?
The thatch was burned, and the fine wood was ignited. Qin Shuangshuang grabbed a few larger pieces of wood and threw them in.
As soon as the wood was placed, the flames that had sprung up were extinguished, causing bursts of thick smoke. Afraid that the little girl would choke, Shen Chenming pulled her over and stood in the wind.
Qin Shuangshuang went into the kitchen, took out a briquette with the newly purchased fire tongs, and placed it next to the stove to wait.
When the wood started to burn, she put in the briquettes.
"Ah! We don't have a kettle at home, Shen Chenming! Go to the canteen to see if there is any for sale. Buy a bigger one. You can boil water for bathing. Also buy two thermos bottles. If you want to treat guests, you have to make some tea for them. !”
"There's no rush." Shen Chenming looked at the fire by the stove, "I'll ride to the town again tomorrow. We have to buy some food for our treat. I'll bring everything else back with me."
Qin Shuangshuang thought about it and was right. Instead of urging Shen Chenming, she asked him: "When do you plan to treat us?"
