The 968th Unit of the Northwest Military Region.

After Huo Chenzhou handed Mr. Hou over to the national special team, it was already after noon when he returned to the Northwest Military Region.

It was a sunny day in the military district, and the sound of trumpets was deafening as the soldiers were marching.

Huo Chenzhou is not a high-profile person. After returning to the military region, he was only called by the commander of the military region to talk about the mission situation.

"Liu Neng is a traitor?"

Brigade Commander Wang was the person who issued the order for this mission and it was he who arranged the list of people to go on the mission. He did not expect that such a big mistake would occur.

Huo Chenzhou and several people on the mission were called to the office as soon as they returned to the military region.

Huo Chenzhou nodded: "There is a new big scar on his shoulder. It should be to remove the tattoo of his organization, so he destroyed that piece of flesh."

Zeppelin and several other special forces who were on the mission together were thankful again. If Captain Huo had not identified the spy at that time, then according to the situation at the time, they would most likely have been dead.

This also means that the previous "Liu Neng" had encountered an accident.

At this time, Wang Zhengdong, the top military commander, spoke up, his tone full of military experience, as if he was interrogating: "How did you know?"

Brigade Commander Wang opened his mouth. Although he wanted to know, he did not mean to doubt. After all, if it were not for Chenzhou, he would most likely be punished by military punishment.

However, the atmosphere in the conference room froze for a moment.

Huo Chenzhou was not affected at all, and said: "At that time, I saw that Liu Neng's eyes were not right, and he was not as close to others as described in the information, but rather very distant.

My intuition told me that this was not right, and it only made me more suspicious. I pretended to leave and went to investigate again, and sure enough, he was trying to escape!"

After everything was over, Huo Chenzhou and his companions left the meeting room and went back to rest. In the room, Political Commissar Qian couldn't wait to speak: "Commander, I was also negligent in this mission, but Comrade Huo Chenzhou completed it very well..."

Commander Wang glanced at Political Commissar Qian and nodded, "We will hold a commendation meeting in a few days, and the appointment letter will be issued together."

Brigade Commander Wang was about to smile when he heard the commander say to him, "Write me a report! Check who Liu Neng usually contacts! Find them all, without missing a single one!"

Brigade Commander Wang's smile froze for a moment, then he saluted seriously and replied, "Yes!"

Huo Chenzhou did not rest immediately after returning to the dormitory. Instead, he skillfully opened the drawer, took out a blank piece of paper, and began to write a report.

I suddenly felt an itch in my nose and ears. What's going on? Am I sick?

Huo Chenzhou felt his body temperature carefully and found it was normal, so there seemed to be no problem.

He continued to write the report. He had just finished one line when he felt his ears getting hot. The truth was revealed. Someone was scolding him!

Huo Chenzhou was thinking about this when he heard someone knocking on the door, followed by the voice of Political Commissar Qian: "Chenzhou, are you done?"

He quickly got up and opened the door, "Political Commissar Qian, why are you here? Please come in!" Huo Chenzhou welcomed the person in.

"I'll bring you some food. I heard that you went back to the dormitory and didn't go to the cafeteria. I guess you must be writing a report and too busy to have time to eat. Health is the capital of revolution, so don't ruin it!" Political Commissar Qian said with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Political Commissar!" Huo Chenzhou took the meal gratefully.

"By the way, are you free tonight? Come to my house for dinner! Your sister-in-law heard about it and said she wanted to make dumplings. You completed the task beautifully this time, and I guess you'll be promoted again." Political Commissar Qian made the invitation.

"Then thank you, Political Commissar, and sister-in-law." Huo Chenzhou smiled.

"Oh, by the way, how have you considered the issue of your family accompanying the troops? I heard from the commander that you will all be promoted one level this time. When you become the regiment commander, you can apply for a family compound with an independent yard. Your sister-in-law heard that you are married, which is perfect for you two newlyweds. By the way, we are all curious about what your family is like."

Huo Chenzhou was not sure either. Thinking of that delicate little girl, they had only had brief contact for less than a day, but he got intimate with her and returned to the army. He didn't know if she had any weird thoughts after he left.

"I just got married and came to the army. I don't know what my husband's plans are. I have to ask."

Political Commissar Qian also knew that in their line of work, if they just left without saying goodbye, they would be letting their wives down. Moreover, it was their first day of marriage, and the child would be wronged.

"Okay, go back and ask. If you really want to join the army, your sister-in-law and I will reserve a good place for you to live."

Huo Chenzhou thanked him.

Anping Town, Jinshan County.

The family was busy until six in the evening before closing the shop. Mr. and Mrs. Huo were so busy that they didn't even have lunch, but they didn't feel tired at all. Mrs. Huo was counting today's sales at the counter.

Father Huo counted the number of pastries on the side, and classified each one into different grades. On the paper was a table drawn by Shi Yanning, which clearly showed the time, category, and quantity.

"Three hundred and seven, three hundred and eight, four hundred. One, two, three, four, five, ten cents, twenty cents, thirty cents... Jianye, we sold four hundred and fifty-six and fifty today!"

"What? So many?" Father Huo was still registering and counting the number of pastries needed for tomorrow. When he heard Mother Huo say this number, he seemed to be fixed in place.

"Really, really, I have counted three times, you count again,"

As she said this, she was about to give a large stack of money to Huo's father. Huo's father quickly waved his hand, saying that he trusted his wife's ability to count money, she had never made a mistake and was good at arithmetic as well.

Shi Yanning shouted in the yard: "Mom and Dad, it's time for dinner."

After hearing their daughter-in-law's voice, the two men felt tired and hungry. They quickly put down what they were doing and went into the scaffolding in the yard. This was the dining room they had set up.

It's not good to eat without a place to shelter from the rain.

Shi Yanning was only busy for half a day today. She felt a little exhausted afterwards and rested in the backyard. However, she couldn't sit still, so she wrote a plan on a piece of paper on the table under the shelf.

She needs to increase her popularity now, and New Year's Day is coming soon, so she has to organize an event!

She also cooked dinner. They have been in town for half a month. Grandpa, grandma, dad and mom cleaned the house and renovated the small yard. Now, the first floor has become a store based on the original foundation.

The living room on the second floor was converted into a bedroom for Mr. and Mrs. Huo to live in. There is also a small area connected to the balcony, where Grandma Huo planted flowers and plants.

The backyard underwent major changes. The kitchen became a workshop, with a steamer, stove, filter cloth, and a three-meter-long and one-meter-wide table as requested by Grandma Huo.

The utility room on the left was converted into a small kitchen, a new fence was built in the yard to raise chickens, a wall was built, and a shelf was built in the middle of the yard to serve as a living room, which can be used for drinking tea.

The courtyard next to the kitchen was still like the one in Huojia Village, with places for washing clothes, hanging clothes, etc. for convenience. Finally, someone was hired to rebuild a toilet, but since there was no cement, they used earthen bricks.

The toilet was also designed by Shi Yanning. She really couldn't stand the smell of the toilet. It was okay in winter, but in summer it had to be not too strong or it would make her vomit out overnight meals. When she first entered the book, she didn't go to the toilet for three days.

Fortunately, the yard was big enough to accommodate her ideas.

Now the family is sitting at the table in the living room, under the light of an electric lamp, the town has electricity, but only some families have it, and before this family, who has a refrigerator, naturally has electricity.

Shi Yanning cooked three dishes, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, as well as a soup, and everyone enjoyed the meal with relish.

After taking two bites, Mr. Huo praised: "Ningning, your cooking skills are really great. No restaurant can compare to you in this area."

Shi Yanning: "Dad, I'll make whatever you like in the future. I'll buy whatever you like to eat tomorrow!"

Then, Shi Yanning served dishes to several people. "Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa. You sold ten gift boxes today! It's a net profit! Grandpa, your cooking skills are so good that even Lu Ban would call you a master!"

"Grandma, they all praised your cooking for being delicious,"

"Dad, if you hadn't been busy packing and restocking today, you would have been tired."

"Mom, your speed of settling accounts today is comparable to that of ten people."

These few words made everyone feel as sweet as honey.

Mother Huo opened a big pocket in front of her, took out the money she had just counted and tied up with a rubber band, and said with a smile:

"Dad, Mom, today, we sold four hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty cents!"

Shi Yanning knew that today was the first day of opening and business should be good, but the sales of 400 items in one day still shocked her.

Usually, pork costs one yuan per pound, hand cream costs a few cents, seasonings cost a few cents, and a big meat bun costs 20 cents each.

It was indeed a good start.

"so much?"

Then Gu Jinlan began to calculate today's profit. Almost three hundred in profit?!

They spent 80 yuan on making these pastries, except for malted milk, eggs and sugar, and the rest, including yam, mung beans, red beans and flour, cost a total of 60 yuan, and they also spent money on tools and some small items.

All in all, the cost is only 180 yuan, so their daily profit is close to 300 yuan.

This is almost a year's salary for an ordinary worker.

"Ningning, please keep this money."

Shi Yanning quickly refused, "Mom, I don't want to manage money. It will make me very nervous and it will not be good for the child."

Finally, Grandma Huo took care of the accounts, writing down every item clearly and clearly, and then gave everyone twenty yuan to keep.

Shi Yanning also put down the heavy stone in his heart. In this era, everyone needed to go to work to get food.

Although these work points were soon useless, she actually worked hard behind Grandma Huo and Mother Huo for two whole months.

During these two months, she deeply experienced the hardships and difficulties of rushing to harvest. Every day under the scorching sun, she was sweating profusely, and the sweat even flowed down her cheeks into her eyes, bringing waves of stinging pain.

The three of them only earned fifteen work points in total, which in other families was not even enough for Kang Yecai to eat coarse grains every day.

She had seen the hard work of the four elders of the Huo family, so she had long wanted to change the lives of the Huo family.

Buying a house, opening a shop, cleaning the house, and transforming it bit by bit into what it is now, all cost two thousand three hundred yuan. This was all due to the efforts of the elders of the Huo family. When she said she wanted to open a shop, they supported her unconditionally.

If this store fails to achieve the desired results, she will feel sorry for the hard work of the four elders of the Huo family.

Lying on the bed, Shi Yanning's tense heartstrings of the past few days finally relaxed and he fell into a deep sleep.

At this time, Huo Chenzhou had just come out of Political Commissar Qian's house. After drinking a little wine, he returned to the dormitory alone.

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