As soon as she got home, Lu Fangfang saw the lights on and smelled a strong aroma of fish.
She tucked her hands behind her back and hurried into the house, where she saw that the fish on the stove was already stewing.
After washing her hands, she quickly lifted the pot lid to take a look. "This fresh fish is just different."
"Sister, this is a big fish, it must be different."
Xiuxiu took a bowl, filled it with fish soup, and let her sister taste it.
"Fresh, so fresh and fragrant, hurry up and serve it, no need to wait for your brother-in-law, he's probably already eating at the group."
As Lu Fangfang was speaking, she heard the door of the house outside the courtyard open.
She couldn't help but smile. This man came back just in time; it seemed he couldn't bear to leave the food at home.
Holding the thermos, she quickly mixed some warm water, waiting to give it to her husband.
"Fangfang, these are the poultry supply coupons from the county. At the end of the month, the troupe will distribute the coupons for the New Year. You and Xiuxiu should go to the county and buy a few more chickens to nourish yourselves later."
As soon as Zhuang Mingcheng entered the house, he handed his wife a ticket.
Seeing that there was warm water in the basin, he took off his military overcoat and started washing his hands.
"Poultry vouchers from the county? Don't make a mistake."
"Don't worry, every family in the compound has one. It's the county's way of showing their appreciation to the families of our regiment. In addition, the county also gave the regiment half a pig. This time, their help was definitely worthwhile. County Chief Xu is a good person."
Zhuang Mingcheng smiled and turned around to explain.
The truckload of fish we brought back today allowed the soldiers in the regiment to have a good meat feast.
As for the half-pig, he planned to save it for the New Year so the soldiers could have a good meal together.
Lu Fangfang was relieved after hearing this.
She looked at the poultry ticket and found that it had a rooster and a goose printed on it. Suddenly, she felt a little hungry for the goose.
On such a cold day, nothing beats stewed goose in an iron pot.
The two ducks at home, Big Gray and Little Gray, lay eggs very frequently and are quite intelligent, so she can't bear to kill them. If she wants to eat duck or goose, she has to go to the county to buy them.
"Xiuxiu, let's go to the county grocery store early in a few days and see if we can buy a goose to eat."
"Why."
Xiuxiu responded, put down the small bowl full of fish, and then turned around and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, let's eat."
"They're here."
Zhuang Mingcheng wiped his hands and strode to the table.
He just craved the food at home; it was much better than the cafeteria food.
Seeing that Xiao Hua and the little Tibetan fox were also huddled under the table, Lu Fangfang smiled, picked up the little guy's bowl, ladled some fish soup for them, and placed it in front of them.
The fish I just killed today is much fresher than those that have been frozen to death under the ice for many days.
She took the soup spoon and couldn't help but drink a few more mouthfuls. Under the table, Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox were also licking food from the bowl.
After finishing her meal, she called Xiuxiu and went to the inner room.
They had been busy for two days, handling fifty-three letters, and had only managed to reply to half of them. The two then continued opening the letters.
After reading the letters, Lu Fangfang stuffed them into her drawer, which was already full. This was the first time she had experienced the trouble of having too many letters.
Zhuang Mingcheng sat to the side, sticking stamps on his plate.
A stamp costs eight cents, so fifty-three letters would cost four dollars and twenty-four cents. Add to that the envelopes, stationery, and the time his wife and Xiuxiu would spend, and he didn't know if it was worth it.
"Oh right, there's also my own time," he couldn't help but shake his head.
"Fangfang, what if we receive more letters from young readers in the future?"
"There... there shouldn't be any more, right?"
"That's hard to say. Didn't you say that the provincial publishing house is going to print a second edition? This time, the print run will be large, and there will be even more readers who have read your comic books in the future."
The more Zhuang Mingcheng talked, the more he felt it made sense.
Once the major spy case is adapted, the letters from young readers might be so numerous that the house won't be able to hold them all.
No, if he believed any more, he couldn't let his wife go back.
He couldn't help but yawn, and after working for a while longer, he urged his wife to go and rest.
...
Time flew by and it was almost the end of December.
For the past two weeks, Lu Fangfang has been busy with tasks assigned by the military region.
Apart from the power outage last time, everything at the farm has been going smoothly since then.
That morning, a large Jiefang truck loaded with quail eggs was parked in front of the farm, and Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen arrived early.
Gao Dajiang and Director Zhao were also in the shed at the breeding farm.
The two men breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the last basket of quail eggs weigh.
Beside them, Lu Fangfang, Wang Shufen, and Zhao Lanying had the same expression.
Lu Fangfang took out her notebook, calculated the records inside, and then said with a smile:
"Commander, our farm produced 43.2 jin of eggs yesterday, which is 3.2 jin more than the quota set by the military region."
"Okay, okay."
Gao Dajiang was also very excited.
He thought for a moment, then quickly added, "Pick out those three pounds and two ounces again. The military region can give us as much as they need. We can't afford to be taken advantage of."
"Forget it, let's pick out three jin, and we'll give the remaining two liang to the military region."
Everyone smiled and responded in unison.
After finding a basket, Zhao Lanying and Wang Shufen picked out another three jin of quail eggs.
The soldiers carefully placed the rest into baskets and carried them outside.
The people inside couldn't help but follow them out.
On the large Jiefang truck, there were baskets of quail eggs, covered with cotton quilts, totaling exactly 400 jin and 2 liang.
The first batch of 400 jin was sent to the military region ten days ago, and this is the second batch.
"Commander, how is the military region going to transport these eggs to the Ali border region? These eggs are fragile and difficult to transport."
Lu Fangfang looked at it with some curiosity.
"Cook it at the military region and then send it over. Anyway, it's cold now, so it won't spoil."
Gao Dajiang felt a little sorry for them, as these 400 jin of quail eggs were originally intended to supplement the nutrition of the soldiers in the regiment.
But thinking of the soldiers on the frontier, he sighed again, "Xiao Liu, drive carefully. These are quail eggs to support the frontier. Don't let them break."
"Commander, don't worry."
The driver started the car and slowly began to move, pulling the quail eggs along with it.
Watching the truck drive away, the three people from the farm breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally completed the military region's mission.
"Xiao Lu, your farm is doing a great job. Don't forget what you said, you should expand production again next year. The more quails you raise, the better."
Lu Fangfang nodded quickly; that was what she thought too.
Next year, she plans to fill two breeding sheds with quails and is also considering building a branch factory in the south.
But that's all for next year. Looking at Gao Dajiang, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Commander, the farm is now producing more than 40 catties of eggs per day."
"The number has long exceeded two thousand, enough for the soldiers in the regiment to have one every day, so... well..."
Gao Dajiang kept a straight face for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Don't worry, I won't forget. Xiao Lu, this month you'll be paid according to Xiao Zhuang's level. I'll personally submit the application to the higher-ups."
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