In a blink of an eye, I am already thirty years old.
These days, Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang helped Qiao Qingqing to do a thorough cleaning of the house. They will stay here on New Year's Eve.
Qiao Qingqing also invited the male educated youth to her home for a group dinner.
So early in the morning on the 31st of the lunar year, Qiao Qingqing's house was extremely lively.
The male educated youth fetched water and chopped firewood, the female educated youth picked and washed vegetables, and Qiao Qingqing killed chickens and stewed meat.
"Thanks to Sister Qingqing for earning a lot of work points, I was able to line up at the front when the meat was distributed yesterday, and I got to choose a piece of meat that was half fat and half lean..."
The fishing village distributed food the day before yesterday and slaughtered pigs yesterday.
Because Qiao Qingqing had watered the late rice with spiritual spring water, the growth time of the late rice was shorter than before, and the yield was unprecedentedly high. At the coordination meeting at the end of the year, it successfully surpassed Hele Village and won the title of advanced brigade.
As a result, each member of the team received corresponding rewards according to their contribution.
More importantly, the higher the grain yield, the more grain everyone can get!
Every household in the fishing village can live a good life now.
The food that Qiao Qingqing got was enough to feed her and Lu Heng for a whole generation. Plus, she could grow her own food in the space, so she wouldn't have to worry about food for the whole family tomorrow.
The future is promising!
Qiao Qingqing was in a very good mood and caught two chickens to kill.
One is for making chicken soup and the other is for cooking firewood chicken.
I also made a big pot of braised pork, a large portion of steamed egg with minced meat, fried a squid, steamed a large plate of crabs, steamed two turbots, blanched a large pot of shrimps, stir-fried clams, and cooked a celery, tofu and clams soup.
Eight dishes and two soups make it perfect.
Half of each dish was served. This was what they would eat when they had a reunion dinner with the Lu family in the evening. Qiao Qingqing had learned in advance that reunion dinners in Beijing were often held in the evening, so this was the arrangement.
In order to celebrate the new year, the men pooled their money to buy a pot of wine.
At the scene, Qiao Qingqing was pregnant and could not drink alcohol, so she could only drink chicken soup.
Looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table, all of which were big and hard dishes, and there was not a single vegetarian dish, the educated youth could not help but swallow their saliva.
"Oh my god, Sister Qingqing...how much did you spend on this table of food?"
A three-month-old belly couldn't hide its size, but luckily in winter people wore more clothes, so it couldn't be seen unless you looked closely. Although Qiao Qingqing was a pregnant woman, she didn't enjoy everyone's service with peace of mind. Basically, she was the one who prepared the whole table of dishes. Naturally, she was welcomed to the main seat by everyone.
Yao Xiaoman was the most attached to her and said with a smile that she wanted to sit next to her.
Seeing that everyone was still standing, Qiao Qingqing called out, "Stop standing, sit down and eat!"
They had started working at five in the morning, and now seven hours had passed, just in time for lunch at ten in the afternoon. Everyone must be starving.
Zhao Yong and others quickly took their seats.
Five male educated youth, Zhao Yong, Xu Yusheng, Sun Shan, Lin Shengqian, and Wang Zhiyu, and three female comrades, Yao Xiaoman, Zhou Lanfang, and Qiao Qingqing, gathered around an octagonal table and raised their bowls.
Qiao Qingqing was the host. She stood up and delivered her congratulations to everyone.
"This time, I feel like I have been reborn." Qiao Qingqing swept her eyes across their faces with a smile on her face, "I am lucky to have met you, my friends. You are warm, kind, just and brave. You saved me from dire straits, stood up for me many times, defended me and helped me a lot... I will remember this time firmly in my heart. I hope our friendship will last forever and our future will be brilliant."
“Happy New Year’s Eve!”
As Qiao Qingqing spoke, everyone felt a warm feeling in their hearts and bright smiles appeared on their faces.
Eight clay bowls tapped together, making a dull yet cheerful sound.
“Happy New Year’s Eve!”
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