Shen Lie, "I'll be back soon..."
Ning Tang: "Is it too late to divorce now?"
"A military marriage cannot be divorced if the soldier doesn't agree." Shen Lie glanced left and right, but didn't dare to look Ning Tang in the eye.
Seeing Ning Tang's face about to get angry, Chen Lie quickly said, "There are subsidies for going to sea."
Ning Tang calmed down his anger and asked, "How much is the subsidy?"
Chen Lie thought for a moment and said, "It depends on how long it takes. I'll probably give you an average subsidy of 60 yuan a month."
If you go for two months, it will be 120 yuan!
Chen Lie only earned 80 yuan a month at most, but after two months at sea he could earn 120 yuan, which was like a year-end bonus.
Ning Tang made the decision, "Okay, go ahead. I'll help you look after your three kids, but when you come back, give me all the allowance."
One hundred and twenty yuan, plus the salary that Chen Lie handed over, it should be no problem to buy a washing machine.
It is very laborious to wash clothes here, especially the sheets and quilt covers. I have to step on them for fear that they are not clean enough. My back and waist ache every time I finish washing them.
It's still summer now. Ning Tang can't even imagine what it would be like if it were winter, so he really has to buy a washing machine quickly.
"Yes." Chen Lie quickly agreed, but he immediately corrected himself, "It's not my three kids, it's our three kids."
Ning Tang waved his hands and said, it’s all the same.
Since Chen Lie wasn't going out to sea for a while, Ning Tang thought of another thing.
She had been on Hailang Island for some time. Before leaving, she promised Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju that she would send them a letter as soon as she arrived to let them know she was safe.
But writing letters alone is not enough, Ning Tang plans to send them some specialties from Hailang Island.
She asked Chen Lie, "What specialties does your island have? I want to send some back to my parents. Oh, and send some to my brother too."
Chen Lie said, "Of course I should. Thanks to you for reminding me. Let me think about what the specialties of Hailang Island are. Oh, right, there are dried abalone, dried shrimp, dried scallops, dried squid, and dried seahorses..."
Ning Tang's eyes lit up, "So many, where can I buy them?"
Chen Lie was surprised and said, "Didn't you see it at the market? These are seafood caught from the sea. Fishermen take them home to dry in the sun and then sell them at the market."
Ning Tang thought about it and seemed to have seen fishermen selling dried fish when she went to the vegetable market before, but she usually bought fresh seafood and steamed it at home, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
"How about I go to the vegetable market and buy some tomorrow when I get back from the army?" Shen Lie said.
"No need." Ning Tang said, "I'll buy it. It's a good opportunity to see what seafood is available. Besides sending it to my parents, we can also buy some to eat." She was so greedy after hearing what Chen Lie said.
"That's fine." Chen Lie said.
At four o'clock the next afternoon, Ning Tang counted the money and prepared to go to the vegetable market.
Just as she was about to go out, Da Wa called her, "Stepmother, I want to go too."
When Ning Tang first arrived, Chen Lie told the three children to behave well for the next two months and not to go out and play.
It was the first time that the eldest child stayed at home for so long, and he was almost bored, so he wanted to run outside whenever he had the chance.
Just go, Ning Tang asked Erniu and Sanwa, "Are you two going?"
Erniu and Sanwa, like Dawa, were the type who couldn't stay still. Upon hearing this, they immediately said, "We're going too."
Ning Tang: "You can go, but you three have to help me carry my things."
The eldest boy rolled his eyes and said, "Then you should give two red dates to each person."
Ning Tang grabbed the boy's head and asked, "Were you the reincarnation of an abacus bead in your previous life?"
Big Baby tilted his head, "What do you mean?"
"How can you be so calculating?" Ning Tang said, "At most, one red date per person."
One is fine, Da Wa nodded. He had expected Ning Tang to only give one red date, so he said two at the beginning, "Then you keep your word."
"Shen Dawa, am I so untrustworthy in your eyes? Let me ask you, when you three helped me wash the dishes at noon, did I give each of you two red dates?" Ning Tang said.
The eldest son rolled his eyes and said, "You know what, although this stepmother is a little lazy, doesn't want to wash dishes, and sleeps in, she still keeps her word."
He didn't answer Ning Tang's words, turned around and ran out of the house, and before running, he didn't forget to pull Erniu and Sanwa.
Ning Tang went out with the three of them. The sun was not very bright today and dark clouds had appeared, so Ning Tang did not wear a straw hat.
The big one and the three small ones walked for half an hour to reach the vegetable market. At this time in the afternoon, more and more people were setting up stalls and buying vegetables. Ning Tang asked the three small ones to hold her hands and follow her closely.
Ning Tang looked around and chose the most honest-looking stall owner to buy seafood from. "Comrade, how much are you selling this dried seahorse?"
"I sell them individually, five cents each," said the stall owner.
"How many dishes should I buy for cooking?" Ning Tang asked.
"Stir-frying?" The stall owner laughed. "This isn't for cooking. This seahorse is for making wine. Drinking seahorse wine can strengthen the kidneys, relax the muscles and activate the joints. It's good for the elderly. To be honest, those of us with elderly people in our family will have a few jars of it. You don't need to buy too much. Three are enough to make a pound of wine."
Hearing that drinking would be good for the old man, and thinking about Ning Weiguo's alcoholic nature, Ning Tang immediately decided, "Give me thirty."
After buying dried seahorses, Ning Tang bought some dried shrimps, dried abalone, and dried mackerel. In short, she bought everything that Chen Lie mentioned. After a round of shopping, she had a lot of bags in her hands.
Da Wa remembered his duty well, "Stepmother, give us the things and we will help you carry them. Remember to give us red dates when you go back."
Ning Tang didn't dare to ask them to carry anything too heavy, so he gave them light items like dried seahorses and dried shrimps.
The three little ones each carried a small bag, felt that they had done their work, and walked with their heads held high.
Ning Tang and her three children were carrying bags home. As soon as they arrived at the door, they ran into Ning Xue and the Su family's twins, Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu.
Ning Xue looked at Ning Tang who was carrying a lot of bags and asked, "Where did you come from? You bought so many things."
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