"Is this enough?" Mrs. Bai asked.

Mu Shuangshuang glanced at the basket almost full of vegetables and nodded vigorously.

"It’s enough, more than enough..."

"That’s good! We rarely cook at home, usually going to other villagers’ homes to eat. This time, I said we’re cooking ourselves, so the villagers gave me a lot of vegetables and told me if it’s not enough, I can get more!"

Listening to Mrs. Bai’s explanation, Mu Shuangshuang could only describe it as astonishing.

This place was just so harmonious.

Unlike Er Gui Village, where if someone takes a single vegetable from someone else, they’d fight from one end of the village to the other.

Although, normal families wouldn’t go stealing veggies from others’ gardens either!

"Granny, I’m about to start cooking, it might get a bit smoky, you..." Mu Shuangshuang’s remaining words were left unsaid because she believed the person in front of her would understand!

But who knew, she didn’t understand at all.

"It’s okay, I rarely watch people cook, I’ll just stay in the kitchen. If you need anything, just call me!" Mrs. Bai said.

Mu Shuangshuang glanced in Lu Yuanfeng’s direction, and, seeing that he said nothing, she began preparing the ingredients.

The greens needed to be made into two dishes, and the bitter gourds and bell peppers could be stir-fried with meat.

The fish was dried, so it needed to be soaked in water first...

Mu Shuangshuang was methodically busy with everything in the kitchen, thankfully, there was still firewood in the kitchen so Lu Yuanfeng didn’t have to go out this late to gather more.

The sky gradually darkened.

Outside, the sound of frogs croaking and cicadas buzzing came through, making Mu Shuangshuang a little lost for a moment, she felt as if she was cooking at home.

Being out for so many days, her parents must be missing her and Fengzi.

And Xiao Han and Yuanbao, Little Zhi...

The family’s Little Black and Little Little Black. Initially, they promised Little Black to send Little Little Black to the mountains, but due to later events, they discussed with Little Black.

Temporarily leaving Little Little Black at home and will handle it when they return, now she doesn’t know how it is.

Once people leave home, as long as they don’t think about homesickness, it’s fine. But once they start, the feeling of longing rushes in.

"Shuangshuang, what’s wrong?" At the stove, while making a fire, Lu Yuanfeng noticed Mu Shuangshuang’s strange mood and couldn’t help speaking up.

Mu Shuangshuang looked up at Lu Yuanfeng, her big almond eyes were full of confusion.

Her small face, due to the confusion, was frowning tightly.

"No... nothing’s wrong!" Mu Shuangshuang replied.

She continued to focus on cooking, but her unnatural demeanor was already seen by Lu Yuanfeng.

Lu Yuanfeng thought for a moment and quietly made a decision, his fist unconsciously clenched.

After all the dishes were stir-fried, Mu Shuangshuang poured the rinsed rice into the big pot and covered it with the lid.

Mrs. Bai watched Mu Shuangshuang cook the whole time, occasionally joining in the conversation.

After a few exchanges, they became familiar with Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

Mrs. Bai started calling them by their names directly.

"Oh dear, I forgot, we’re out of wine at home, wait a bit, I’ll go next door to get some!"

Mrs. Bai, acting like a young girl, exclaimed and then dashed out of the kitchen.

Mu Shuangshuang looked at Mrs. Bai’s reaction and felt like she was the elder and Mrs. Bai the junior.

But precisely because Mrs. Bai was not there, Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang had the chance to be alone.

Lu Yuanfeng came up to Mu Shuangshuang, reached out, and wiped the sweat off her forehead, looking at her fondly.

"Shuangshuang, are you... missing home?" Lu Yuanfeng asked.

"Yes!" Mu Shuangshuang nodded heavily, "There are a lot of worrying things at home, I don’t even know if my parents are being bullied, if the three kids are kicking their blankets at night, if they’ve grown taller!"

Mu Shuangshuang was very candid in front of Lu Yuanfeng!

Moreover, she knew Fengzi understood her so well, if she lied, Fengzi would see right through it.

Better to admit it openly, at least Fengzi wouldn’t be burdened more.

"Let’s go back tomorrow!" Lu Yuanfeng said.

"What? So soon?" Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t believe it!

"Yes! Actually, this trip, I never planned to get anyone’s help, especially from Beichen’s father’s former subordinates.

People, once withdrawn from the battlefield, having a wife and children, maybe they don’t want to go back to war at all!"

Lu Yuanfeng’s words shocked Mu Shuangshuang.

Because Cheng Dagang said the same to her.

"Going to war means people will die. If there’s no pursuit of fame and fortune, perhaps... it’s good to just be an ordinary person!"

Lu Yuanfeng understood that feeling very well.

If he and Shuangshuang got married and had kids, perhaps he wouldn’t want to go to the battlefield either.

The happiness is right in front of him!

"But..." Mu Shuangshuang bit her lip, her eyes showing some unwillingness.

"Shuangshuang, the things you taught me are already enough! What I know, many people can’t learn in a lifetime.

Since that’s the case, why should I go far to learn things that might not even be easy to learn."

Lu Yuanfeng had been in the military camp for five years, he had gone to the battlefield. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

He had seen the confrontation between armies, perhaps the people in this village weren’t more experienced than him either.

He came here, one was for Xing Beichen, the other was to bring Shuangshuang along and deliver the supplies here.

Lu Yuanfeng knew early on that Shuangshuang wouldn’t make money from these supplies!

Because he understood her nature too well.

Seeing the people in distress, she would never think of profiting from it!

"Are you really willing to give up, this thing at your fingertips?" Mu Shuangshuang asked, staring at Lu Yuanfeng with wide eyes.

"Yes! Actually, it’s not about giving up, they know, the commander knows, I could go to the Northwest and ask the commander!

The only thing is, they were the soldiers brought by Xing Ningtian, knowing Xing Ningtian’s tactics and some ideas."

Xing Ningtian had always been a godlike existence in Lu Yuanfeng’s heart.

If he could join his subordinates, it was something many soldiers dreamed of, unfortunately, he died too early.

So much so that whenever people mentioned his name, they felt regret!"

"Alright then! But don’t worry, I’ll definitely get that old Cheng Dagang to teach you martial arts, whether others learn or not doesn’t matter!" Mu Shuangshuang smiled.

At this moment, there was no trace of worry in her eyes.

Mrs. Bai came into the kitchen with a jug of wine, she said: "The wine is here, I’ll go call them to eat!"

Mu Shuangshuang composed herself, went to the stove, lifted the lid, and checked the rice.

By now, the rice was done cooking, the aroma filling the air.

"Fengzi, get ready, dinner’s ready!"

Setting the table and dishes took just a moment, and soon, everyone gathered together.

Cheng Dagang, without any politeness, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating.