When making kimchi, the sugar in the house was used up very quickly. Ningxia tried to use it sparingly, but she could only say sorry to Sangsang in her heart.
"Let's go to your aunt's house to deliver kimchi."
Sangsang raised her face, her mouth full of ketchup. The tomato sauce made in Ningxia these days really delighted her. She ate steamed buns dipped in ketchup every meal.
When she heard that she could go find Qingtian, she licked the ketchup in the bowl neatly and hummed softly behind Ningxia, obviously in a very good mood.
"Are you done now?" Mu Yuanqing took the two small jars from her hands.
"Well, one can of spicy food and one can of non-spicy food. Marinate it for a few more days, don't let it get greasy, and keep it for a longer time."
Mu Yuanqing nodded.
Qingtian has started to learn to walk slowly, but the results are not very good and there is a bruise on his head.
"What happened? Did he fall?"
Mu Yuanqing also felt distressed, "He fell off a stool a few days ago and got hurt."
Ningxia held the child in her arms and asked, "Did Xiao Qingtian cry?"
"She's very tough. She howled a few times, but I gave her a tomato and she stopped."
The tomatoes grown in Ningxia are indeed big and sweet, and no child would dislike them.
"I still have plenty. I'll send some over for Qingtian someday."
Mu Yuanqing didn't refuse. The child loved it, and she couldn't refuse.
The three of them played for a while before getting up to say goodbye.
"Sister Xia Xia, is that... Brother Tang?"
Ningxia looked carefully and saw that the figure standing at the door of her house was none other than Le Zhengtang, whom she had not seen for a long time.
"Le Zheng? Why are you here? Did something happen?" Ningxia hurried to meet him.
Le Zhengtang looked much more energetic than before, probably due to his recovery and the fact that the food in the barracks was better than at the sentry post. His hair had been shaved, leaving only a short, dark stubble close to his scalp. His friendly face was filled with smiles.
Seeing the person he had been thinking about day and night, Le Zhengtang's face suddenly flushed with heat, which was deeply hidden by his skin color. He shook his head repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay. I just... came to bring you something."
Ningxia then breathed a sigh of relief, opened the chain lock on the yard door, and invited the person in.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. How is your injury? Is it healed?"
"I'm well! I've been back for over ten days!" Le Zhengtang handed over the large jar he was carrying before he even sat down. "I heard from Brother Pingzi that Sangsang loves honey. I happened to find a wild beehive while I was out on patrol, so I'll bring some for you."
Ningxia frowned, "This... is too expensive... I can't accept it..." She hadn't yet repaid the debt of life-saving, so how could she accept such a big jar of valuable honey.
Le Zhengtang put the jar on the table and said, "That wild beehive is huge. It has collected a lot of honey. Take it. The children will love it, right?"
In fact, all his share was here, and when he came here, he was caught by Lei Lao Hu and Ping Zi and laughed at him.
Ningxia sighed softly, "Le Zheng...honey is very expensive. Even if you don't like to eat it, it's still worth a lot of money. I heard from Brother Lei that you haven't started a family yet, so take it back and save some money for yourself."
Le Zhengtang was really at a loss now, "I... I'm not in a hurry... I have quite a bit of money... You... You... You take it!" In the end, he couldn't say what he wanted to say.
Seeing Ningxia silent, Le Zhengtang stood up anxiously and said, "If you don't want to take it, I'm leaving. Just throw it out." As he said that, he was about to stand up.
"Sit back down! I'm impressed! You're so eager to give me money! I'll take it, okay?"
Le Zhengtang then smiled and sat back on the sofa, looking around. "I haven't been to your place before, it's quite nice."
"There's no one to lead the way. How did you find me here?"
"Come along the river. You're the only family in the two-story building behind the woods."
Ningxia nodded, "Have you eaten yet?"
Le Zheng touched his tangled hair embarrassedly.
"You rushed here and didn't eat, right? Wait." After saying that, Ningxia left everyone and went to the kitchen.
Le Zhengtang looked at the departing figure and smiled foolishly, unable to recover for a long time.
"Brother Tangtang, eat!" Sangsang brought a big tomato and handed it to Le Zhengtang's mouth before bringing his thoughts back to normal.
"Brother doesn't eat it, Sangsang eats it."
"Eat! There are plenty at home!" After spending several days together in the ward, Sangsang had a natural liking for this sweet brother.
How could someone be called Tang? That’s great.
She also wanted to change her name to Ning Tang, or Ning Jam. Unfortunately, Xia Xia slapped her on the butt, so she didn't dare to mention it anymore. But now she wanted to call herself Ning Ketchup, but forget it, Xia Xia would definitely mess with her.
Le Zhengtang smiled brightly, looking at Sangsang and then at Tomato, "Then... shall I eat it?"
"Yes!" Sangsang nodded heavily, "Eat!"
After taking a bite, the crunchy tomato burst with sweet juice, but Kele Zhengtang felt that it was not as sweet as the heart. He bit it happily, one bite after another, not knowing whether he could taste it or not.
Lin Yi looked at the big guy opposite him who was grinning foolishly, but it was not what he thought.
Only when Ningxia brought out a bowl of steaming noodles did Le Zhengtang slightly restrain his smile, fearing that she would notice.
"Try it. The cabbage is freshly pulled from the ground. It's very sweet. You can add the chili yourself."
Le Zhengtang nodded hurriedly. Ningxia lavishly added a large amount of lard to the noodles. Considering Le Zhengtang's appetite, she deliberately cooked more noodles.
This was the instant noodles Mu Yuanqing had sent. The three siblings ate them with great care, leaving a good portion. Le Zheng's bowl was enough for Lin Yi and Ning Xia.
“Delicious!”
Ningxia smiled and said, "Don't go back today. Stay here. I'm going to the fields to pick two cabbages to make a pot of kimchi. You can take it back tomorrow."
Le Zhengtang blushed and was about to agree, but then he didn't know what he was thinking and shook his head repeatedly, "No, I have something else to do at the sentry post."
Ningxia couldn't persuade him much, so she said, "Okay, then take the two cans of radishes with you. I'll make some and send them over in a couple of days when the cabbages are ready."
Le Zhengtang smiled and lowered his head. He would not rest for a while. Wouldn't it be another chance to meet her when she sent him kimchi in the future?
"Then take the children with you in a couple of days. The people in the camp are going to fish, so go join in the fun and pick up a few."
Ningxia was puzzled, "Fishing?"
"Yes, the weather is getting colder and colder. Soon, we won't be able to leave the Yanhanyue Gate. Every year at this time, the camp will come to the lake to catch fish. They will just leave them there anyway, so we bring them back to improve everyone's food."
"Any news on when the road will be open?"
Le Zhengtang put down the now empty bowl. "According to the confirmed information, the road will be open before the severe cold month of this year. However, it is a little different from what we expected. The main road has not yet been built to the gate of the sentry post. It is still about ten kilometers away."
Ningxia pondered for a moment. It was only twenty kilometers from home. "That's good. It'll be much more convenient to get to the trading post."
Le Zhengtang nodded and glanced at Ningxia secretly several times.
Lin Yi frowned at the side. He was not going to... have a brother-in-law, was he? Tang Ge was so disappointing... could he do it?
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