That day, Qiao Qingqing took some of the food that belonged to her back home to eat, and sold the rest to the troops.
I made more money than last time, I sold it for eighteen dollars.
This money came from the daily food allowance of the Logistics Department, and there was no need to go through any application procedures. Qiao Qingqing got the money quickly.
"Captain Qi, are we going out to sea the day after tomorrow?"
Squad Leader Qi was beaming with joy. He nodded without thinking, "Go! Why not?"
"My goodness, I'll come back the day after tomorrow." Qiao Qingqing said as she wanted to slip away.
Squad Leader Qi suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called her from behind: "Wait a minute! Consultant Qiao, we've started sowing seeds in the next two days. Should you come and take a look tomorrow?"
Qiao Qingqing waved her hand without even turning her head. "No need! Just do as I told you before. I'll come back to check the situation in a week. I can't see anything right now!"
Qi Datou Ruo believed her words without a doubt, and seeing that she was calm and composed, he felt at ease.
That day, Qiao Qingqing finally got home around six o'clock.
Shi Meiyun also learned her lesson and fed the children an extra serving of complementary food that afternoon to prevent them from crying from hunger.
Seeing that the children were not very hungry, Qiao Qingqing simply fetched some water and went to wash their hair and take a bath.
After being out at sea and exposed to the wind for a whole day, her hair felt sticky. She didn't have time to wash it the day before yesterday, and even though she didn't have time to wash it yesterday after entering the space, she was afraid that it wouldn't dry, so she didn't wash her hair either.
Shi Meiyun and Mrs. Tan were cooking in the kitchen while the old man was sitting in the pavilion holding his grandson and amusing his great-grandson with the windmill he had just made.
Lu Zhenfeng took a grandson to learn how to walk in a stroller. The little boy jumped up and down, and every time he lifted his little feet, he just stepped on the spot. He didn't move even an centimeter in half an hour.
The last cub was lying in the stroller, with its feet raised, and it was trying to bite its feet...
Mr. Tan, who was sitting next to them, pulled his feet away several times, but not long after, he grabbed his feet and put them back into his mouth.
After Qiao Qingqing washed up, the two female comrades also set the table for the meal.
Qiao Qingqing wiped her hair casually and was about to go to eat when she was stared at by the little kid who saw her.
Without exception, all three cubs cried at her.
The one in the stroller who was eating jiojio was even more outrageous. He turned over and sat up, holding the fence with his little hands, and his soft feet were trembling with strength. It seemed that he was trying to stand up!
Mr. Tan couldn't help but sigh: "After all, mom smells better than feet."
Qiao Qingqing didn't want to be partial, but with so many children, it was inevitable that she would lose sight of one...
She finally picked up the cub that was crying the loudest.
Since Qiao Qingqing had to eat while breastfeeding, Shi Meijun served a meal and brought it into the room.
But the pot of stewed pig's trotters looked untouched.
Apparently, when Shi Meiyun stewed pig's trotters that day, she first served a pot of it for her to eat when she came back.
Qiao Qingqing knew at a glance that her mother-in-law only stewed one pig's trotter at a time, and most of the meat went into the pot.
The others must just drink the soup, and at most each person can get a small piece of meat.
Fortunately, there was still some seafood she brought back the day before.
At this moment, there are three dishes in front of Qiao Qingqing: scrambled eggs with leeks, soybean and pig's trotter soup, and steamed turbot.
It was Qiao Qingqing who taught her mother-in-law how to make this steamed fish.
Put a few slices of ginger in the fish belly. After the fish is steamed, put a layer of chopped green onion on the surface, pour soy sauce mixed with hot oil on it, and finally pour more hot oil.
Eating it this way not only does not damage the deliciousness of the sea fish, but also has a light salty fragrance.
The portion of each dish was not large, just enough for Qiao Qingqing to eat alone, but the best parts of each dish were taken for her: the scrambled eggs with leeks were mostly eggs, the steamed turbot was the most tender fish belly, and the soybean and pig's trotter soup had more meat and less soup.
Qiao Qingqing was eating when the door was pushed open.
Shi Meiyun came in with a plate of peeled and boiled shrimps in her hand. "Qingqing, here are your favorite shrimps."
She placed the plate in front of Qiao Qingqing, "These are all peeled by mom after washing her hands."
Qiao Qingqing raised her head and smiled at her: "Thank you, Mom."
"What are you thanking me for? Eat quickly. You've worked hard these past few days." Shi Meiyun's eyes were filled with heartache. "It's a pity that mom is useless. She can't help me at all."
"Who said that? If it weren't for my mother taking care of the family, I wouldn't be able to do anything." Qiao Qingqing retorted without thinking.
Shi Meiyun had a gentle smile in her eyes and touched her head. "Eat. When you're done, give me some and I'll serve you more."
Qiao Qingqing nodded.
The next day, Qiao Qingqing didn't go out and braised the pig's head.
The pork head is very tender and suitable for the elderly. The old man ate an extra bowl of rice at noon.
"I told the captain that I will go to work from today. As for Dad, the captain said that he was injured a while ago and the old man is weak. To be on the safe side, we can give him another half a month to recuperate."
At the dinner table, Lu Zhenfeng told the captain about his visit.
"It's time for us to go back to work. We didn't pretend to be seriously injured that night. We have been resting for so many days. If we don't return, the captain will be dissatisfied."
Mr. Tan was also very sensible and expressed his opinion at this time.
Qiao Qingqing indicated that she understood, and then asked her father-in-law: "Did the captain say when the cowshed will be rebuilt?"
"As I said, we have to wait until the spring ploughing is over, which is probably going to be late next month."
"That's fine. It'll take some time to repair the cowshed. After all, you can still live here for a month or two."
Qiao Qingqing was thinking that when Lu Heng came home next time, she would use his military uniform to exchange for the Lu family to live with her.
I believe the leadership of the troops can understand...
After all, she had to take care of three children by herself, which was far too much for her, not to mention that she had to take care of public duties as well.
However, Qiao Qingqing could also realize that the whole thing would not be that easy.
It’s okay, you can take your time.
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