Chapter 182: The Chatty Aunt Zheng

She made three wishes in a row, until her head started to spin, before she stopped.

After lying on the sofa for a while, Li Xinyue got up and called Sergeant Sun.

“Sister-in-law, you wait, we have it in the camp, I’ll get it for you right away.”

Training was over for the day, and 4:30 PM was the time for agricultural production.

At 4:50 PM, Platoon Leader Sun arrived with a squad of soldiers.

“Sister-in-law, which plot of land is best for building a greenhouse?”

Li Xinyue looked around and pointed to the left of the wooden fence: “Use this plot, it’s empty.”

“Okay!”

Platoon Leader Sun and his men quickly got to work. The greenhouse they built was small, only 1.2 meters wide and 5 meters long, and it was finished quickly.

Aunt Zheng heard about the greenhouse and came running over.

Seeing the neat and convenient greenhouse, she was very excited: “This is great, great! It must have cost a lot of money, right?”

Li Xinyue smiled: “The bamboo is free, the plastic sheeting is at market price, and the labor is free.”

Labor might be free, but the plastic sheeting wasn’t cheap, it was more expensive than meat.

Besides, this stuff would only last for two years at most.

Aunt Zheng had also built a small section of plastic greenhouse in her backyard, and she knew: “Ah, she’s going to marry a good husband!”

“Xiao Li, you are so lucky to find such an outstanding man.”

“Your Battalion Commander Chen, he’s one of the best men in the division.”

“I heard he’s very capable, he once single-handedly infiltrated enemy territory, killed over a hundred enemies and rescued hostages!”

“Tsk tsk tsk, let alone over a hundred, even ten or so, not just anyone can handle that!”

“He’s not only capable, but also handsome.”

“Especially that sturdy build, it’s made many female soldiers in the division drool!”

“Everyone was guessing what kind of wife Battalion Commander Chen would marry, and now it turns out he even has a son!”

“Hahaha, now many female soldiers and girls are going to cry quietly!”

“But you’re good too, you’re straightforward and capable, and you’re also beautiful! A perfect match!”

Aunt Zheng was a typical rural woman, she loved to gossip, but she was straightforward and genuine.

The original owner was also really pretty.

Not in a seductive way, but a delicate and vibrant kind of beauty.

If she hadn’t been working like an old ox for all these years, deliberately making herself look shabby, her face would have been absolutely beautiful.

Li Xinyue listened quietly to her praise of Chen Mingchuan, but the more she listened, the more she felt that the old lady’s words were off!

What did she mean by “his sturdy build makes female soldiers drool”?

This build and drool together… this old lady is a bit too forward!

Suddenly, an inappropriate image popped into Li Xinyue’s mind…

My grandmother, I can’t think about it anymore, or she’ll become a slut!

“Aunt. Zheng, I heard your daughter-in-law is a teacher?”

“Yes, yes!”

When it came to her daughter-in-law, Aunt Zheng was even happier and more energetic!

“I have three daughters-in-law, this is the youngest, the others can’t read a single word.”

“Only this one has been to school, she’s a teacher, my Wang family’s ancestral grave is smoking!”

Mrs. Zheng’s son was a staff officer in the political department, he graduated from high school and joined the army, it was said he was good at writing materials, and now he was a deputy battalion commander.

The two talked while watering the vegetable patch…

“Aunt Zheng, can you find me some seeds later, coriander, spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, anything will do.”

Aunt Zheng immediately nodded: “No problem, no problem, I have all those, I’ll plant them for you tomorrow!”

“By the way, Xiao Li, you should get some fertilizer for your house.”

“It’s best to find an old jar or something, dump it in here and let it rot, then the fertilizer will be rich.”

Li Xinyue’s face twitched: “…”

Was she being told to poop in a bucket and bring it over?

A little embarrassing…

Forget it, let her son poop more, anyway, he eats a lot!

The next day, the rain got even heavier.

Li Xinyue didn’t like visiting people, and she wasn’t planning to go out.

Since she couldn’t go up the mountain, she brewed a cup of honey chrysanthemum tea and sat down, taking out the high school textbooks she bought the other day and started reading.

It was a high school math textbook, and it was really too easy. She finished almost half of it in the morning.

Such simple stuff, Li Xinyue decided to just flip through it again when the exam was near.

Thinking about it, she found paper and pen, and started drawing flashcards for Chen Yiheng, one side with a picture and the other with a word.

Li Xinyue’s mentor once said that she had hands kissed by angels.

No matter what she did, she learned quickly and became proficient with dedication.

Just like drawing.

The trees, people, flowers, and animals she drew were more lifelike than a camera.

She drew for the entire morning, drawing heaven, earth, people, grass, trees, mountains, rivers, and more, totaling over thirty cards.

At noon, she made fried rice with the food Liu Qiang delivered, mixing in some spicy fish.

After a nap in the afternoon, she continued drawing.

Not long after she started, Qian Sanni came over with a small sweater for Yiheng: “Take a look, how do you like it?”

To be honest, Li Xinyue was also good at knitting.

However, she lacked patience and time.

The blue yarn was knitted in reverse flat stitch, divided into blocks by rows of rice stitches.

The neckline, cuffs, and edges were all knit with a white border, adding vitality to the blue.

Li Xinyue liked it very much: “It’s beautiful! And the size is just right, you have such skillful hands.”

Qian Sanni giggled: “As long as you like it! The next one I’ll knit in a treasure stitch, blue and white.”

Li Xinyue nodded repeatedly: “Yes, yes, yes, if you have extra yarn, knit some hats and scarves.”

“No problem.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Sanni saw the flashcards on the table and looked incredulous: “Xinyue, did you draw these?”

Li Xinyue nodded: “Yeah, I’m planning to teach Yiheng to learn characters.”

This… these drawings and characters are so vivid!

How could the child forget them with this?

“When Yiheng learns all these flashcards, can I borrow them?”

Li Xinyue smiled: “No problem, when they have a day off, you can let Niuniu come to my house, and they can learn together.”

This is great!

Qian Sanni clapped her hands: “Xinyue, you have to pay me for this sweater, otherwise I won’t be your friend!”

“From now on, I’ll entrust you with my daughter’s literacy!”

“Anything you need help with at your house, just call me!”

Li Xinyue liked this kind of woman very much, and she agreed with a smile: “Okay, it’s better for the kids to have company while learning.”

“By the way, take some things for your Niuniu to eat.”

Li Xinyue went into the kitchen, grabbed a handful of the prepared Polygonatum odoratum and put it in a large bowl, then came out.

“Polygonatum odoratum, a medicinal herb made into snacks.”

“It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and lungs, nourishing yin and generating fluids, and strengthening bones and muscles.”

“Your Niuniu is also thin, she can eat some of this, three to five pieces a day is enough.”

“You can eat it too, just eat less and it’s fine.”

Can you really eat this?

Qian Sanni tasted one, and her eyes lit up instantly: “Wow, it’s sweet? It’s so delicious!”

Polygonatum odoratum is naturally sweet.

“There’s a lot of this in the mountains, if you like it, I’ll go dig some next time.”