Chapter 121: Going Up the Mountain to Cut Firewood

Holding Liu Qiang’s hand, Chen Yiheng walked away without looking back. He didn’t have the feeling of a child who was reluctant to leave his parents when he first went to school. Because in the little guy’s heart, there was a goal: to go to school, he could read many books.

Read many books, and when he grows up, he can support his parents!

After the child left, the couple also cleaned up the dishes. They changed their clothes and pulled the big cart borrowed from the camp out of the door. They went to cut firewood through the west gate, which was usually used for family members to enter and exit.

After going out, they turned right and walked up along the mountain stream. This road was not small, because it led to the live-fire shooting range of the division.

While walking, Chen Mingchuan introduced: “This is a military management area, and ordinary people don’t come in.”

“So there’s a lot of firewood in this mountain, but army families often come here to cut it.”

That’s for sure.

With so many military families, how much firewood would they burn in a year?

Since they would be using primitive methods to cook from now on, Li Xinyue had an idea.

“Today we need to find some good firewood to burn, and we also need to get some kindling, so that we can save firewood.”

Although matches only cost two cents a box, every bit saved counts.

Li Xinyue was a very thrifty person.

For the time being, she couldn’t sell her medicine.

She knew in her heart that chaos was about to break out, and she didn’t know what was going on with the pharmaceutical factory.

If she wanted to go, she would have to wait another two months.

Chen Mingchuan naturally agreed: “Okay, no problem, I know where there is this kind of firewood, I’m familiar with this mountain.”

Hearing this, Li Xinyue was a little curious: “Do you often come to this mountain?”

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Yes, outdoor training is the norm, I’ve climbed almost all the mountains here.”

Success doesn’t come easy.

Li Xinyue knew that Chen Mingchuan, a rural soldier who hadn’t even graduated from junior high school, wanted to get ahead, and he would definitely have to pay a hundred times more than others.

“I heard you went to military school?”

“Yes, I went for two years, I was admitted directly.”

It seems that this is a truly outstanding man. There are countless outstanding men in the army, but how many of them can be admitted directly to military school?

They talked and walked, and the further they went in, the more difficult the mountain path became.

Carelessly, Li Xinyue tripped and kicked a tree stump with her toe, and she grimaced…

“Ouch!”

“Did you kick your foot?”

“It’s nothing, nothing!”

Chen Mingchuan frowned: “Really nothing?”

Li Xinyue felt that she wasn’t that weak, it was just her toe that was kicked, it wasn’t like she broke her leg.

“Really nothing.”

“Get up.”

What?

Chen Mingchuan looked at the cart board with a serious face, Li Xinyue’s face twitched!

Let her ride the cart?

That’s too… awkward, right?

“No need!”

But Chen Mingchuan had already stopped, and one end of the cart was on the ground.

“Get up, there are still several miles to go.”

She really wouldn’t get on!

Li Xinyue repeatedly refused: “No, no, no, I’m fine, I’m fine.”

Chen Mingchuan frowned, put down the cart, walked to her side, and pointed to a large rock: “Then sit down.”

What’s going on?

Seeing that Chen Mingchuan’s face wasn’t very good, Li Xinyue, who was a little uncomfortable, obediently sat down.

As soon as she sat down, her feet were lifted…

Li Xinyue reflexively pulled her feet back: “What are you doing?”

But this man was too strong!

Chen Ming Chuan’s face twisted: “Don’t move, let me see if your foot is injured!”

Li Xinyue: “…”

Am I that fragile?

“No need, I’m fine.”

“Don’t move!”

The big hand was too strong, Li Xinyue struggled several times, but she couldn’t break free…

She took off her shoes and socks, and there was a bruise on her big toe.

“What a delicate missy, you got hurt so easily. How did you survive those years?”

Chen Mingchuan looked at her with disdain and went to the side of the road.

Li Xinyue sat on the rock, her face full of black crow: Who is a delicate missy?

It’s just that you’re feeling sorry for me now, isn’t it too late?

Soon, Chen Mingchuan found a few herbs, washed them by the ditch, and then put them in his mouth…

Ugh!

Li Xinyue could feel the bitterness in her mouth…

“Do you need to apply medicine? It’ll be fine in a while, right?”

But Chen Mingchuan ignored her.

He spat the chewed medicine onto a leaf and then wrapped Li Xinyue’s toe.

“This helps with bruising and blood circulation. It won’t hurt in a while.”

It made her feel like a pampered missy!

Li Xinyue was a little annoyed.

This man seemed to have completely forgotten that she was the one who knew medicine!

After wrapping it with a leaf, Chen Mingchuan found a handkerchief and tied her big toe into a pig’s head…

Li Xinyue was dumbfounded: “Will I even be able to wear my shoes?”

“Don’t wear them for now. Sit on the cart, it’ll be fine in a while.”

Still have to sit on the cart?

Well, her life was pretty good: no car, but at least there’s a cart!

She was embarrassed to sit on it.

But she had no choice.

Before Li Xinyue could stand up, Chen Mingchuan bent down and carried her onto the cart.

Li Xinyue…

Am I that badly injured?

People who know will know that I just kicked my toe, those who don’t will think I broke my leg!

But Chen Mingchuan ignored her and told her to hold onto the handrails of the cart and sit properly.

Then he went down to the river, probably to rinse his mouth because the medicine was too bitter.

However, he quickly came back.

He didn’t say anything when he returned, just bent down, grabbed the handle of the cart, and pushed it forward…

He didn’t speak, so Li Xinyue didn’t know what to say either.

The mountain was cooler than outside, and it was still early, the sun wasn’t too strong. Sitting on the cart, there was a slight breeze.

She tried to ignore her discomfort and slowly admired the scenery on both sides.

As they walked, they had to go up a steep slope.

“Should I get off?”

“No need!”

Li Xinyue’s weight was insignificant to Chen Mingchuan, he pushed all the way to the fork in the road in one breath.

He turned onto a small path and continued walking for about a mile before Chen Mingchuan stopped the cart.

“Still hurting?”

Li Xinyue was speechless.

This kind of kindness made her feel uncomfortable.

Clearly, they were just strategic partners, but they were acting like a couple.

“It’s not hurting anymore, I told you earlier, you didn’t believe me!”

Chen Mingchuan: Women are delicate, that big toe was badly injured.

“I’ll help you take the medicine off.”

“No need!”

Li Xinyue couldn’t stand this kind of attentiveness, she immediately jumped off the cart and sat on a rock nearby, unwrapping the handkerchief…

Seeing Chen Mingchuan walking over to check, she shook her foot: “See, it’s fine, it doesn’t hurt at all.”

Looking at the still bruised toe, Chen Mingchuan frowned tightly.

“It really doesn’t hurt?”

“Otherwise, you stay here at the foot of the mountain and wait for me, I’ll go up the mountain to chop wood, I’ll be back in about two hours.”

She’s going to watch the scenery at the foot of the mountain?

What’s she here for then?

Never seen a mountain?

Li Xinyue was a tomboy at heart.

She put her socks back on, stood up immediately, and even jumped a few times: “See, I’m fine.”

She’s determined to go up the mountain?

Chen Mingchuan scratched his face: “Alright, if your toe still hurts when we’re going up the mountain, I’ll carry you.”