"Is it not okay if I was wrong?" Zheng Chunmei felt a sharp pain in her back. She could even clearly feel the two swollen slap marks.
She cursed inwardly, "Damn Old Zhao, you don't know how to feel sorry for me. I just looked at you a few more times, and this is not okay?"
Zhao Zheng took out a cigarette and then took out his lunch box again, "Eat!"
Zheng Chunmei's dissatisfaction disappeared with the appearance of the lunch box.
She finally understood that if she wanted to have a full meal, she had to make Zhao Zheng happy. She opened the lunch box and found that there was no corn rice or broth inside, but three soft white buns.
"Steamed buns made from refined flour?" Zheng Chunmei was shocked. Refined flour is more expensive than rice.
Zhao Zheng didn't want Yang Zhaodi to find out, so he didn't get food from home. Instead, he spent three cents to buy three steamed buns, saving money and not having to wash the lunch box.
"Don't you like it?"
"I like it! Who said I don't like it!" Zheng Chunmei had been hungry for two days and was starving. She picked up the steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth. The sweet and delicious taste made her let out a satisfied sound, "It's delicious, Uncle Zhao, where did you get this fine flour?"
"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Zhao Zheng said unhappily.
Zheng Chunmei curled her lips, not daring to ask. She immediately leaned over to Zhao Zheng and said, "Uncle, if you give me steamed buns every day, I promise to treat you like my own man and serve you comfortably!"
"You don't make me feel very comfortable." Zhao Zheng had seen everything before. This little temptation couldn't hold him back at all. "As long as you obey me and make me feel comfortable, I can still make you full."
Zheng Chunmei felt somewhat unwilling. She had acted like this tonight, and wasn't that enough to satisfy him?
It seems that if I don't show some real skills next time, Zhao Laosan will look down on me.
"Uncle, I can take this steamed bun back..."
"No." Zhao Zheng's face turned cold, "Either finish eating and leave, or don't eat at all."
Zheng Chunmei sighed secretly in her heart, and then ate the third big steamed bun, and was full in an instant.
It's not very comfortable, but it's definitely better than going hungry.
If possible, she would rather eat a full meal every time rather than go hungry for two days and full for one day.
Sometimes, she even thought about secretly giving birth to a child for Lao Zhao, so that he might not be so ruthless.
Every time this thought came up, she was both afraid and somewhat tempted, but reality would never allow her to give birth to a child for Zhao Laosan.
"I just want to eat his food. Besides, Zhao Laosan is so powerful, I feel good too. It's like I'm making money twice!"
"Yes, that's right. How can I, a widow, give birth to a child for an old bachelor?"
She handed the lunch box to Zhao Zheng, "Uncle, will you come tomorrow?"
"In three days, I'll be on night patrol. Wait for me at the intersection!" Zhao Zheng stood up. "Remember to come after taking a shower. I don't want to touch you when you're dirty!"
Zheng Chunmei nodded. After these days of contact, she also understood Zhao Zheng's temper. As long as she didn't touch his bottom line, he was easy to talk to.
He is also generous and keeps his word.
Although he is a bit ruthless and has no pity for himself, he is definitely a hundred times better than those men with smooth talk in the village.
After putting away the cloth covered with the map, Zheng Chunmei stretched out her hand weakly, "Uncle, my legs are weak, give me a hand!"
Zhao Zheng pulled her up, picked up the candles on the ground, and even took away the candle oil that had dripped onto the ground.
Zheng Chunmei took Zhao Zheng's hand and leaned half of her body on him, "Uncle, it's dark outside, I'm scared!"
Walking out of the cave, Zhao Zheng said with a half-smile, "Your father-in-law's grave is up ahead. Do you want to go and pay your respects?"
Zheng Chunmei trembled with fear and angrily hit Zhao Zheng with a hammer. She immediately said, "Go ahead. If you're not afraid, then neither am I. If my father-in-law knew you bullied me like this, he would definitely come after you!"
Zhao Zheng smiled silently. He didn't have such a habit.
On the way down the mountain, Zheng Chunmei kept whispering in his ear, "Uncle, are you my man now?"
"Uncle, you are the only one I can rely on now!"
If it were an ordinary person, he would really be moved by her pitiful words.
But Zhao Zhengcai didn't believe it, even though it did sound very protective.
But can he handle what even Dorgon couldn't?
"Go back." Zhao Zheng let go of his hand.
"Uncle, I'm back..."
Zheng Chunmei, who had eaten and drunk her fill, had just walked to the door of her house when she was startled by a dark figure that jumped out. "Chunmei, it's me, Dazhu!"
Zheng Chunmei said angrily, "Are you crazy? Why are you hiding at my doorstep? If my old lady knew about this, how would I still be able to live like a human being?"
Ma Dazhu also apologized repeatedly, "Chunmei, I just wanted to find you, but there are patrols in the village, and I don't dare to wait for you in front of me for fear of being discovered."
Zheng Chunmei doesn't want to have anything to do with Ma Dazhu now.
Even though Zhao Zheng doesn't care about her, men are selfish and stingy.
If she continues to have an ambiguous relationship with Ma Dazhu and the news gets out, Zhao Zheng will definitely be angry. What will he do if his food supply is cut off?
Can Ma Dazhu allow himself to eat corn rice, big white steamed buns and drink meat soup?
"If you have something to say, tell me quickly. I'm tired!" Zheng Chunmei's tone was distant.
"Chunmei, I have become the team leader of the second team. You can come to the logistics department of the second team and I can take care of you." Ma Dazhu said with some pride.
As he spoke, he took out half a piece of wild vegetable cake from his shirt. Why half a piece?
Because he was so hungry, he couldn't help but break off a small piece.
"Chunmei, you must be hungry. Here are some vegetable cakes for you!"
Looking at the black vegetable pancake, Zheng Chunmei showed no interest at all, "Dazhu, I don't want it!"
"Why?" Ma Dazhu was puzzled. "Are you still blaming me for not letting you eat meat?"
Zheng Chunmei shook her head. Eat meat?
She's been eating too much these days!
Her face felt hot when she thought of the appetizers Zhao Zheng had given her in the cave.
The taste in my throat has not gone away yet.
He cleared his throat and said, "No, you are the captain of the second team now. You have to train soldiers every day. You need this cake more than I do!"
Ma Dazhu felt warm in his heart, it turned out that he cared about him.
"It's okay, I can handle it. You still need to feed your baby, you need it more than I do!"
"I said no, so no." Zheng Chunmei was impatient. Her legs were sore, her body was weak, and her throat was sore. She didn't want to argue with Ma Dazhu at all.
She would look down upon a piece of broken vegetable cake.
Just then, a voice came from the yard, "Who's outside? Is it Chunmei?"
Zheng Chunmei panicked, "My old lady heard it, hurry up and leave!"
Ma Dazhu's scalp also tingled, and he ran away, not forgetting to say before leaving, "Chunmei, just wait, I will definitely let you eat meat as soon as possible!"
Zheng Chunmei breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Mom, it's me!"
When she pushed open the door and walked in, she saw the old woman standing at the door. Although she couldn't see the expression on her face, she knew that her face must be very ugly.
"Who were you chatting with outside just now?"