After dinner, Zhao Qinglan, Wu Mei and the eldest girl Sun Jiajia went to the lake to wash dishes and chopsticks.
Sun Wu took the eldest baby and the second baby to play.
Sanwa's car was also brought. Sanba was lying in the car watching her brothers having fun and clapping her hands excitedly. Xiaoduo sat in front of her brother and watched.
"Captain, haven't you been so relaxed and comfortable for a long time?" Li Huai asked with a smile while sitting there.
"Isn't that right? During the holidays, it's the time to relax, but I have more worries."
Especially when the confidential room was stolen last time, he had more white hair on his head.
Although the leader did not remove him from his post because of this, he also knew that if he could not catch people, he would probably be the leader of the group for the rest of his life.
Looking at the cheerful children on the other side, Li Huai smiled a little more.
"In the future, when I retire and the children are older, it would be quite good for me to take your sister-in-law to find a place like this to live a retirement life."
The eldest son has now become a college student and will almost never come back, and the next two children are not far away from taking the college entrance examination.
Even if he fails to go to college, he will definitely have to work as soon as he graduates from high school. By then, they will be the only two people left at home, and he will be able to take his wife to make up for the shortcomings of his youth.
Li Huai agreed very much with this. "When I get older in the future, I also want to live like Qing Lan."
After listening to his wife's description, he knew that the country would be prosperous and strong in the future, so he naturally thought it would be great to go around with his wife and see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
Sun Shengli sneered. "How young are you? It's still early for you to retire. Work hard, or I might have to call you "boss" when I see you in the future."
"Captain, aren't you trying to offend me?" Li Huai felt a little embarrassed.
"What's wrong with making fun of you?"
"What are you talking about? It's so lively." Wu Mei wiped her hands and walked over.
"We are talking about how we will support ourselves in the future." Sun Shengli replied with a smile.
Wu Mei was a little surprised. "Why did you suddenly talk about this?"
"Just a casual chat, by the way, what do you want to do later?"
"Qinglan, have you thought about what we should do?" Wu Mei turned around and shouted without any idea.
Zhao Qinglan put away the dishes and chopsticks and walked over.
"Now that we're out, let's just relax. I got some clean sheets and spread them out. Let's sit by the lake and enjoy the scenery."
Wu Mei thought it was very good when she heard it.
When Zhao Qinglan laid out the sheets, the children also ran over.
Fortunately, Zhao Qinglan brought more than one sheet so that everyone could sit down.
"Captain, it looks like there are fish in the lake. How many should we get in a moment?"
"Okay, I think back then, when there was nothing to eat, when we went to suppress bandits, we could just rely on the fish in the lake and the game in the mountains to make a living."
As soon as they heard that they were going to catch fish, Da Wa, Er Wa and Sun Wu all followed them.
"Be careful, don't fall into the water, big baby and second baby, just keep an eye on the side and don't go down."
These two kids don't know how to swim. It wouldn't be good if they fell in and choked.
The man was suddenly left with the little third child who was taken out by Zhao Qinglan and placed on the bed sheets.
But maybe he was tired, so Sanba crawled around for a while and then fell asleep.
Xiaoduo and Sun Jiajia were playing with ropes there, and Zhao Qinglan taught them some of the tricks.
"Qinglan, you still know how to enjoy life. I never thought about going out for a walk before."
Zhao Qinglan smiled. "Sister-in-law, it's not too late to know now. As long as you have the chance, you and the group leader will go out for a walk more often."
Life is short, why not cherish the moment and enjoy it?
"By the way, you and Xiao Zhou went into the city that day. How did things go?"
Although Zhao Qinglan didn't take the initiative to say anything, Wu Mei lived next door, so how could she really not know anything about it.
"I have a good impression after meeting you. Let's take a look at it first."
"Yes, you still have to be cautious about major life events. If my Sun Wen hadn't gone to the capital, I would have really wanted to marry Qingzhu as my daughter-in-law." What she said was also true.
"Sister-in-law, this means that Qingzhu and Sun Wen are not yet destined for each other. Sometimes, the red thread has been tied long ago."
Just like her and Li Huai, no matter how early or late they meet, they are the most suitable people for each other.
As the breeze blew by the lake and she watched the men in the distance busy catching fish, Zhao Qinglan felt that this was the most relaxing time since her rebirth.
From now on, whenever she has the opportunity, she will take the children out more often.
With the unremitting efforts of Li Huai and Sun Shengli, they really caught a few fish.
All the fish was grilled and eaten.
At the same time, they also grilled some other food.
Zhao Qinglan knows how to eat, and she never forgets to bring all the condiments when she goes out.
Whether it's grilled steamed buns or grilled vegetables, sprinkled with seasonings or dipped in sauce, they are all delicious.
It was also the first time for Li Huai and the others to eat such delicious barbecue.
The only flaw that Zhao Qinglan felt was the lack of mutton, otherwise kebabs would be the king of barbecue.
Not surprisingly, everyone was full.
Even the little Sanwa, who couldn't eat, was obsessed with the aroma of barbecue. Unfortunately, he could only eat his own special food.
Afraid of mosquitoes or other bugs, they sprinkled some powder around the camp as soon as they finished eating.
When the sky gradually darkened, the stars in the sky became brighter and brighter.
Zhao Qinglan couldn't remember how many years she had not seen such a beautiful night sky and stars.
In my previous life, as there were more and more lights in the city, it became a rare thing to see such beautiful scenery at night.
Each of their families slept in a tent.
Before going to bed, the eldest baby and the second baby were still playing around. It wasn't until Li Huai scolded them that they hurriedly lay down to sleep.
Zhao Qinglan and her husband chatted for a while before falling asleep sweetly on her husband's shoulder.
As soon as she fell asleep, Li Huai got up and went out.
Coincidentally, as soon as he went out, Sun Shengli also came out.
"Captain."
"It seems that you and I have the same idea. Well, let's take turns keeping vigil." Sun Shengli smiled.
Even though this place doesn't look like a dangerous place, it's always better to be careful. After all, it's not home.
The two men reached a consensus at this moment.
"Captain, you go to sleep first, I'll keep watch for half the night."
"Okay, then I'll go to bed first."
When Sun Shengli left, Li Huai sat in front of the tent and began to keep vigil.
Maybe the night vigil is difficult for others, but it really is nothing to him.
After all, he had climbed up the ranks step by step from a recruit standing guard.
Zhao Qinglan and the others had children, and they had no idea that while they were sleeping, the two grown men were taking turns guarding them.
Zhao Qinglan got up in the middle of the night to feed her youngest son milk, but Li Huai happened to be back at that time, so she didn't know what happened.
After feeding her, she fell asleep again. When Zhao Qinglan woke up again, she was completely frightened by the screams of the children outside.