Chapter 100 The Other Side
"This is a famous dish in Guangzhou, called sweet and sour pork with pineapple. It's called sweet and sour because it tastes sweet and sour and makes people drool."
When everyone heard the name, they remembered the sweet and sour taste and couldn't help but feel their saliva flowing again. They all nodded, saying that the name was really descriptive!
The clams are spicy and appetizing, and the clam meat is full of broth. I couldn’t stop eating one after another.
The stewed dish made by Lin Xia is slightly spicy with a sauce flavor. Children don’t find it spicy. At least Dajun and Xiaojun enjoyed it very much.
Da Jun picked up a piece of squid that was as white as a flower and asked Lin Xia, "Auntie Lin, what is this?"
Everyone looked over and saw that they had just eaten a lot of shrimps, crabs and mussels, but there were a lot of squids left that no one ate. They thought they were side dishes.
"That's squid. It's delicious. Try it."
Da Jun didn’t know what squid was, but he believed Aunt Lin’s words. If she said it was delicious, it must be delicious.
When Xiaojun heard Lin Xia say this, he followed his brother's steps closely and immediately attacked the squid flowers with his chopsticks.
Lin Xia had no idea that she had conquered two little fans with her delicious food.
Squid is not easy to absorb flavor, so it is best to cut it into a cross shape, which not only looks good but also makes it easier to absorb flavor.
The squid was tender and chewy, and both of them were very satisfied with the meal.
When the others saw that it was edible, they all started to eat with their chopsticks. They were enjoying the meal and started talking about the fun things that happened during training.
For example, when Lu Yuxiu encountered a provocation from a new recruit, he ended up scolding him until he cried. Later, his serious and stern look became deeply rooted in people's minds, causing the new recruits under his command to run away as fast as they could when they saw him, just like mice seeing a cat.
Everyone was conquered by Lin Xia's deliciousness, and they all promised in front of Lin Xia that they would help watch over him in the future! If he had any trouble in the future, they would be the first to tell Lin Xia.
Lin Xia seemed to see a different Lu Yuxiu in everyone's words, a side she had never seen before. Perhaps it was because Lu Yuxiu had always left her with the image of a gentle and considerate person, so she really couldn't imagine him with a dark face.
The exact opposite of the lively atmosphere at the Lu family is Zhang Sixi's family.
That was the woman who had wanted Lin Xia to confront him in public during the day. Her husband, Zheng Dabei, was also under Captain Zhou's command. During the day, he followed everyone in teasing Lu Yuxiu's wife about being clingy, and when he came back in the evening, he heard what happened during the day.
Although he and Lu Yuxiu are both battalion commanders, there will definitely be competition in their future development, but that depends on their own abilities and requires military merit.
"You have to apologize to me tomorrow!" Zheng Dabei was so angry that he was stopped by someone on his way home from the camp. The people advised him to get along well with his wife and take care of his family.
If this matter were to spread to the military camp and reach the ears of the leaders, we wouldn't know how others would view him, and the impact could be great or small.
"I'm not going, why should I apologize? Did I say something wrong?" Zhang Sixi was wearing a floral dress and sitting on a stool. She was full of dissatisfaction and even more angry that her husband actually scolded her!
Your kindness is simply taken for granted!
"Okay, you are right! Then let me ask you, if I don't come back in the middle of the night, will you be like others say and not care?" This is not just a matter of face, Zheng Dabei feels even worse.
Thinking back to when he was out on a mission and there were bullets flying everywhere, I couldn't help but wonder, if he died, would this woman immediately remarry?
"You!! What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhang Sixi didn't dare to admit that she married Zheng Dabi because he was a soldier and could send back more than ten yuan every month. This way, even if she didn't earn full work points, she could still have enough food to eat.
Later, after joining the army, life became better and better, and the days of hard work in the fields seemed like a dream.
But she did this today for this man. Not only did he not thank her, but he even scolded her! As expected, just like what others said, men like good-looking girls. Thinking of this, Zhang Sixi hated Lin Xia again. She looked like a vixen and was not serious at all.
Zheng Dabei felt very upset when he saw that she had no idea of the seriousness of the matter. For the first time, he felt that he should not have listened to his parents. Marrying an uneducated woman would not only not be of any help to him, but would also be a burden. Such a stupid behavior might lead to a disaster someday.
The two people who were arguing had completely different lines of thought.
But not all the other families were quarreling. Some people were shocked by Lin Xia's bold words during the day. Her open and frank attitude, telling everyone that she just cared about her man, seemed to inspire some people.
In this era, especially because of their professions, they do not have the time to find a partner like people in the city. Most of them are arranged by their parents, just like Lu Yuxiu, who was introduced by someone while on home leave and eventually got married.
When two people fall in love and get together, they mostly spend their lives together, raising children and spending their whole lives together, but there are also some who develop feelings for each other in life.
It has only been a few years since the liberation of the culture, and most people still accept the old ideas. Since ancient times, the language of the Chinese people has been restrained and implicit, and the impact it has received today is not small.
Some are happy, some are arguing, and some are meditating.
The whole table of food was eaten up cleanly, and Lin Xia gloriously completed the "Clean Plate" campaign that he had set.
What cooks hate most is having leftovers. Lin Xia feels extremely satisfied when people scramble to eat the dishes she has worked so hard to make.
They hurried back to the dormitory before lights out, and Yang Hongmei stayed behind to help Lin Xia clean up.
Lin Xia quickly refused: "You have several children at home, go ahead, this is easy to deal with."
"It must be so difficult to wash off so much grease! Let me help you." Yang Hongmei felt bad after eating such a big meal and insisted on staying to help.
They ate very cleanly, even the soup was used to dip the steamed buns, but there was some oil left on the plate, which was really hard to wash.
"It's okay, sister-in-law, I have a way." There was no detergent at that time, but Lin Xia had many ways to clean it.
"How do you wash it?" Yang Hongmei originally wanted to help, but she became curious when she heard this.
Lin Xia took the plate to the kitchen, squatted at the stove with the plate in hand, scooped up a pile of ash with the plate, wiped it a few times with her hands, and poured it out. The oil stains on the plate disappeared immediately, and it was as clean as if it had never been used.
"This is so magical! I thought wood ash could only be thrown away and was useless." Yang Hongmei was surprised when she saw it. She never thought it could be like this.
She originally thought that the dust would be very dirty, but unexpectedly, not only was it not dirty, but the plates became spotless.
She picked up another dirty plate out of curiosity and followed Lin Xia's method. Sure enough, the plate in her hand was also spotlessly white and oil-free.
"Wood ash has more uses than this. It can also be put into the soil as fertilizer." Wood ash is a natural potassium fertilizer. Many plants need this kind of potassium fertilizer. It can also help plants kill bacteria and prevent diseases.
But Lin Xia did not say these, because wood ash has had these functions thousands of years ago, but after the war, a lot of knowledge was lost.
When Lu Yuxiu came back after sending his comrades off, he saw that there was no one in the living room, only some traces of soup on the table. Hearing some noise coming from behind, he went straight to the kitchen.
"Have they gone back?" Lin Xia asked softly when she saw Lu Yuxiu coming back.
"Yeah." Seeing that the two of them were busy, Lu Yuxiu did not go forward. Instead, he took a rag and went out to clean the table.
When Yang Hongmei saw him take the rag out, her eyes lit up. She remembered the question she had been curious about before and asked hesitantly, "Can I ask you a question?"
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