Chapter 273: Prosperity 273: Really

"What if the commanding heights are occupied by the enemy?" Chu Dai picked up his little daughter who was running towards him and asked Goudan calmly.

Gu Qinglie pondered for a moment, carefully looked at the nearby terrain, and then said: "I will ask the command for instructions on the battle plan, so, if the favorable terrain is occupied by the enemy in advance, what will you do?"

He passed the problem to Chu Dai again.

"The command center will order you to respond accordingly." Chu Dai pinched his daughter's face, which was slightly red because she ran too fast.

Gu Qinglie sighed, "Then I can only hide at night and wait for the opportunity to act."

"Dad~Fei Fei~" Jiaojiao saw his brother sitting on his uncle's neck, his eyes were full of greed, and his little hands kept waving.

The man used a little force in his arms to lift her up to his neck, and said with a smile, "You've got a firm grip."

Gu Qingqing was protecting her daughter's back and asked her, "How does it feel to sit so high?"

The young man grabbed his father's ear and thought seriously: "It's cold."

Gu Qingqing burst out laughing.

Chu Dai glanced at her with an ambiguous expression, "Want to try it?"

The woman scolded him: "I'm not a child."

"You can be a child." Gu Qinglie said, "With your small body, your brother can carry two of you at a time."

"Forget it, forget it," Gu Qingqing waved her hands, "I'm afraid you'll fall on me."

"That can't be possible," he said seriously, "If my elder brother knew about this, he would definitely not let me off."

"He is in Nanyang and has no right to control you." Gu Qingqing said casually.

The department store was not far ahead, so they were in no hurry and walked around slowly.

There are state-owned vegetable stores, state-owned hotels, state-owned shops, state-owned grain stores, and non-staple food stores here.

Everything you need.

"He will come during the Chinese New Year." Gu Qinglie calculated the date, "That's next month."

Gu Qingqing was really happy: "Then I will prepare some New Year's goods in advance."

The Laba Festival is just a few days away, and she is not worried about her father being alone in Nanyang, as he has already said that he will go to Datunzi Village to celebrate the New Year this year.

In previous years, when the brigade cleaned the pond and slaughtered pigs to distribute the meat and grain at the end of the year, Chu Yuan liked to join in the fun and even help weigh the fish.

The villagers of Datunzi Village and Dagouzi Village were a little uncomfortable with him at the beginning. After all, he was a military district commander and was so down-to-earth that people were a little afraid to approach him.

After Chu Yuan went to Datunzi to celebrate the New Year for several years in a row, the villagers gradually became familiar with him, and some even took the initiative to invite him to pick mushrooms in the mountains. He also often went to the back mountain with barefoot doctor Hao Yizhen to dig Chinese herbs.

"We need to prepare more." Chu Dai said leisurely, "Especially cakes and snacks, since there are so many children at home."

Jiaojiao loosened the hand that was holding his father's ear a little, and smiled with his mouth open and eyes narrowed.

"Let's buy this before the Chinese New Year." Gu Qingqing couldn't help but see the little tricks of the father and daughter. She deliberately said, "Cakes like this don't last long and go bad easily."

"How could that be! It will be finished in less than two days, there is no chance that it will go bad!" Gu Qinglie was the first to refute.

He loved canned fruit and pastries such as lobster and almond cakes. The four kids at home would share half of the biscuits in the tin cans, and he would eat half by himself.

He was the first one to hide in the room and eat snacks.

Gu Qingqing snorted and said, "I won't buy it."

Gu Qinglie turned to look at Chu Dai, looking aggrieved: "Control your wife, she treats your brother harshly! Did you see that?"

The man chuckled: "Don't talk to me in that tone. It's a bit scary."

Tuan Tuan was tired from running around, so she would walk obediently in front of her father and uncle. When she heard her mother's words, she was not anxious but calm.

With Grandpa here, what can't I eat?

Arriving at the department store, they went to the stationery section first.

Tuantuan would go to the first grade after the Chinese New Year every year, and Shen Sui would go to the second grade, so they would both prepare some thin notebooks and pencils.

Tuan Tuan chooses the pens herself every year. Seeing her eldest son standing on tiptoe to reach for the pen, Chu Dai grabbed his little daughter's leg on his shoulder with one hand and lifted the little guy with his right hand: "The writing on the pen cannot be erased. Are you sure you want to buy it?"

"Yes!" He said without hesitation.

"Okay," he said, seeing Niannian beside him looking up eagerly, "give one to your brother, too."

"Okay." Tuantuan took two Hero brand pens and bought some ink.

Gu Qingqing was picking thin books for them. Some were not printed well, with ink spots on the paper, and the kraft paper on the cover was stuck to the first page.

"I want this! Mom~" Niannian shook her arm and acted coquettishly.

He likes to slowly tear apart the kraft paper and the papers that are stuck together, which gives him a great sense of accomplishment.

She was about to get another notebook, but when she heard her son's words, she stopped and gave him the notebook.

She picked up a few notebooks, bought some erasers, pencils and other stationery, and took her daughter off the man. "Let's go see if there are any nice flowered shirts and buy one for us, okay?"

"good!"

The mother and daughter went to the clothing area again. Chu Dai picked up two bottles of ink and said to the kids, "Go find your uncle and brother. We're going to look at the bicycles."

"Uncle and Little Star went to the toy area." Tuantuan said sharply.

Chu Dai ruffled his hair, "Then why are you still standing there? Comrade Chu Jinghong, turn left and march in step!"

Comrade Chu Jinghong ignored him, took his brother's hand and disappeared.

When they got to the department store, they were like having a blast, wandering around everywhere, looking at everything, and asking the saleswoman if they didn't know what something was.

The salesperson had a sweet smile and was surprised to see two little guys who looked almost identical, not to mention that the two kids were fair and tender and especially cute. She was also very patient in explaining.

Chu Dai found the uncle and nephew in the toy section, where there were different styles of Luban locks and nine-linked rings, wave drums, and boxed sea, land, and air flying chess.

He took a box and asked Goudan: "Have you bought it? Let's go look at bicycles." He has to report to the Institute of Political Science tomorrow, so it would be faster to ride a bicycle.

"Let's go." Gu Qinglie put his nephew down from his shoulders, "Have you decided which one you want to buy, bastard?"

Little Star shook her head: "Both."

The family has all the Lu Ban locks here. My second grandfather was a carpenter. Knowing that he liked to play with wood, he made many different styles for him.

I already have a box.

He really had no interest in what was happening.

"Okay then," Gu Qinglie took a quick look and picked up a nine-link ring at random: "How about we buy one like this?"

"Yes." The boy's babyish voice softened his emotionless face.

"Oh, that's troublesome." Gu Qinglie couldn't help shaking his head: "How about this, uncle will buy you a bicycle and take you around, and we won't care about this anymore."

Little Star thought about it and nodded.

Gu Qinglie then picked up the little fellow again and followed Chu Dai to the second floor where the three major items were sold.

Gu Qingqing picked out a cotton jacket for each of the four boys, and also bought one for Shen Sui based on his size.

He grows fast, and the sleeves I prepared for him last year are too short at the arms, with some of them sticking out, which looks cold.

After choosing her clothes and paying for them, she went to look for the men.

Chu Dai was very efficient in shopping. He pushed the bicycle to test it out and confirmed that there was no problem with it. "This is the one I'll take."

Gu Qinglie sat on it and tried it out. His height was suitable for a 28-meter-long bicycle. "Industrial coupons should be enough, right?"

"Enough." Chu Dai said casually, "I haven't bought anything big in the past two years. Didn't Qingqing want to buy a sewing machine? Let's go and take a look."

Tuan Tuan stood next to the bicycle every year, pedaled the pedals, and couldn't help smiling happily when watching the wheels turn.

The two brothers were whispering to each other, and no one knew what they were talking about.

In the end, he bought two Feiduo bicycles and a Bee sewing machine, and spent all the industrial coupons he had accumulated over the years.

Gu Qingqing bought two boxes of clam oil and cooling oil, and went to buy some cloth. She was very interested in making pajamas for the men: "I bought pure cotton material, which is very comfortable to wear. Make one for each of you first?" She had never made clothes before, and thought that as long as they were wearable, it would be fine.

Gu Qinglie thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I just wear the old ones? They'll be more comfortable once I'm used to them."

Chu Dai followed up and said slowly, "I'm wearing old ones too. Frugality is a good virtue of soldiers. Can you make two more sets for Gousheng?"

"Okay then." Gu Qingqing didn't think much about it, "Let's go back."

It's past ten o'clock now, and I have to go to the state-owned vegetable store to buy some vegetables. My godfather and A Sui will be home for lunch.

The men had no objection.

They pushed their bicycles and either hung the things they bought on the handlebars or placed them in the basket in front... Tuantuan and Niannian insisted on sitting in the back seat, but Xiaoxingxing and Jiaojiao didn't make a fuss and instead looked at the various shops on the street with curiosity.

The sewing machine was delivered to the gate of the military academy by the department store, and they could move it themselves when the time came.

When they arrived at the state-owned vegetable store, Gu Qingqing saw that the tofu was very fresh and had a strong soybean flavor. She smiled and asked, "Comrade, how much is the tofu?"

"Five cents a pound. Do you have a ticket, comrade? Why don't you bring a basin with you?" the salesperson asked in confusion.

It won’t be easy to take it back later.

"Wait a moment," Gu Qingqing took out a floral cloth bag and opened it to find a roll of bills. She searched for a long time but couldn't find the bean product ticket. She said embarrassedly, "I forgot to bring it. I'll come back later."

"Okay." The salesperson glanced at the bills in her hand and knew she was not making excuses, so he kindly reminded her, "Remember to bring an enamel bowl."

"Okay." She bought some eggplants and potatoes. There was still meat at home, so some green onions would be enough.

There aren't many green vegetables in the capital this season, but Chinese cabbage is more common.

She bought two large cabbages. She had pork at home but no vermicelli, so she thought of kneading some bread into a pork and cabbage dumpling.

When I first arrived, I found that this place is not as convenient as Nanyang. There are not many kinds of vegetables to buy, most of which are long-lasting vegetables such as radishes, cabbages and potatoes. Forget about seafood.

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Gu Qingqing sighed inwardly, thinking that it might be difficult to manage the food partnership.

Laba soon arrived, and Gu Qingqing got up early in the morning to cook Laba porridge. At the same time, she received good news.

"Zhao Ze and Xu Nian have come to the capital." The man leaned against the door frame and said with a smile.

This is the message I received yesterday. I will be able to pick you up at the train station this afternoon.

Gu Qingqing was stunned for a long time, then suddenly threw herself into the man's arms, unable to hide the joy on her face: "Really?!"

The man leaned his back against the door frame, his expression unchanged. He lowered his head and rubbed the tip of her nose, chuckling, "Really."