"Sis, when did you learn to draw?"
Xiuxiu stared at her sister intently.
My sister can draw, and she even published her work as a children's book, which really shocked Xiuxiu.
Forehead……
"Okay, take the fish out of the sack, let's wash them and put them away."
Lu Fangfang casually laughed it off and brushed it off.
They found two large fish nests under the ice cave, and collected almost half a sack of fish, plus a basin of fresh ones.
The fish all froze to death under the ice, and some of them were covered in mud.
Xiuxiu picked up the sack and poured out all the fish inside; there were quite a lot.
"Sis, there are so many fish, we can't eat them all. How about we send some over to Old Xu?"
Lu Fangfang looked up and glanced at Xiuxiu suspiciously.
For the past two weeks, Xiuxiu has been really into studying, and she spends all her free time reading the Chinese textbook that Lao Xu gave her.
When he encounters a word he doesn't know, he'll ask her and Mingcheng.
However, realizing that Xiuxiu was still young, she stopped thinking about that aspect.
"Go ahead and deliver it if you want, but come back soon and don't delay."
"Forget it, his place is very simple, he probably doesn't have any seasonings to remove the fishy smell, so the fish he cooks won't taste good."
Xiuxiu backed down again.
She went to the storeroom, brought out a basin, and sat down to wash the fish.
Lu Fangfang couldn't help but look at Xiuxiu again.
She shook her head, too lazy to think about it anymore. She picked out the small fish from the sack.
She took the fish to a shady spot by the south wall of the yard, shoveled away the snow, poured the fish in, and then patted them down with a shovel.
The snow in the shady spot won't melt, so these fish can stay in the snow until spring without rotting, perfect for feeding the little guys.
As for the larger ones, she planned to take them home and bury them in the snowdrift in the shady part of the yard, saving them to eat slowly later.
"Xiao Lu, Xiao Lu."
At the door of the storage room, Zhao Lanying waved to Lu Fangfang.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Zhao Lanying was still a little embarrassed. She said hesitantly, "Xiao Lu, um... um, will I make it into the newspaper?"
"I'm not too sure about that either; we'll have to see what Comrade Wenhui says."
Lu Fangfang scratched her head, and seeing that Sister-in-law Lan Ying seemed disappointed, she couldn't help but offer another word of comfort.
She didn't feel comfortable asking about it, since writing articles is a very private matter.
After Lan Ying's sister-in-law left, she went to Xiu Xiu's side and they started processing the fish together.
...
night.
After Zhuang Mingcheng returned, Lu Fangfang asked him when Liu Wenhui had left.
I was a little disappointed to learn that she had only stayed at the troupe for a short while before leaving in a jeep.
I don't know when we'll meet again.
"Fangfang, I heard from Comrade Liu Wenhui that the comic book you drew has been printed?"
"Um."
Lu Fangfang smiled and nodded. She took out a comic book and handed it to Zhuang Mingcheng.
Zhuang Mingcheng took it and immediately sat down to read it.
At this moment, Xiuxiu was sitting by the stove, reading another book.
Turning to the last page, Xiuxiu was moved by the mother Pallas's rabbit's behavior. She rubbed her eyes and felt a little homesick for her parents.
Turning the page again, the story of the Pallas's cat was gone from the comic book; it had been replaced with educational content about animals.
Xiuxiu immediately recognized that these were all drawn by her sister based on the pictures of the little ones at home.
"Fangfang, let's have something nice to eat today to celebrate."
Zhuang Mingcheng was happy for his daughter-in-law.
He stood up with the comic book in his hand, and only then did he notice the aroma of meat emanating from the stove.
"Fangfang, where did this fish come from?"
He lifted the lid of the pot and took a look, somewhat surprised.
"Xiuxiu broke through the ice and picked it up from the river."
Lu Fangfang smiled and recounted what had happened that morning.
They dug two large fish nests, so they won't lack fish to eat this winter.
...
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
These past few days, my sister-in-law has been breaking through the ice to collect fish, but none of the fish she's collected have been as big as the ones Xiuxiu collected at the beginning.
Some of the women's efforts were in vain, and gradually only the little ones remained in the riverbed.
That morning, Lu Fangfang stood on the riverbank for a while, and was about to return to the breeding farm when she saw Gao Dajiang leading his colleagues from the logistics department.
"Commander, Director Zhao, what brings you here?"
"Let me take a look at the farm."
As he spoke, Gao Dajiang couldn't help but sigh, his mood not very good.
Lu Fangfang was still a little puzzled and couldn't help but look at Director Zhao behind Gao Dajiang.
"Xiao Lu, it's alright, why don't you take us to see it?"
Seeing Director Zhao smiling, Lu Fangfang became even more puzzled.
However, since the two wouldn't say anything, she had no choice but to take them into the farm.
There was a stove in the shed, so it was very warm.
Sister-in-law Lan Ying was picking up quail eggs in front of a row of cages. She specially led the two of them closer to take a look.
"Xiao Lu, how many quail eggs does your quail farm lay in a day?"
"It weighs about 37 or 38 jin. These are the last batch of quails to hatch. They've only just started laying eggs. If we feed them more feed in a few days, they should be able to reach 40 jin."
Hearing this, Gao Dajiang felt even more heartbroken.
"Commander, what happened?"
Seeing Gao Dajiang like this made Lu Fangfang worry.
The regimental commander had said that if he could ensure every soldier in the regiment could eat a quail egg every day, she would receive the same salary as her husband. They were about to achieve that goal, and she didn't want anything to go wrong.
Gao Dajiang looked dejected and didn't want to speak.
"Xiao Lu, this is good news, it's really good news."
Director Zhao took out a newspaper and handed it over with a smile.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
