"You are really talented." Ningxia's tone was sincere. At least she didn't think so much about making clothes.
Lin Yi smiled. He also thought his clothes were well made.
Ningxia threw herself onto the bed without disturbing Lin Yi anymore. She squinted her eyes to avoid looking at the bright lights and silently sorted out the things at home.
The large amount of firewood that Yan Hanyue needed had not yet been prepared, and Maomao's shed had not been sealed. These two things alone would keep her busy for a long time.
Not to mention that it takes some effort to take care of the various vegetables that have just been planted in the field, and to arrange them after they are ripe, etc.
Ningxia remembered what Liu Ximu said about teaching her how to prepare medicinal herbs when she had time. She sighed silently, turned over and became depressed.
Night fell, and Lin Yi showed no sign of stopping. Ningxia looked at her watch; two hours had already passed.
She stopped Lin Yi and confiscated the toys from Sangsang's hand. She turned off the lights and forced him to go to bed. Soon the room was silent.
Ningxia closed her eyes silently, unable to believe that she had just been in a daze for two hours without doing anything.
However, it's quite refreshing to let go of yourself occasionally. Ningxia raised the corners of her mouth and let herself lazily step into the boundless dreamland.
"Let's go!" Sangsang sat on Maomao and danced with joy.
Ningxia woke up the whole family early in the morning and set off for the sentry post.
The luggage bag on Maomao was full of food, including a large bag of seasonings.
"Squad leader, when did you arrive?"
"Just arrived! You guys got up pretty early, I thought I'd have to wait a little longer!"
Li Gang and his companions had already reached the river, each carrying a bulging bag.
Ningxia took out the braised lamb trotters from Maomao and handed them over, "Squad Leader, keep these. There are only six, one for each of you. I won't give any to Brother Lei and the others.
You can heat it up on the way and eat it. There isn’t much meat, so just enjoy the flavor.”
The few of them were already familiar friends, so Li Gang didn't refuse. He took it and handed it to Lao Liao.
"Okay, try it. Let's go."
Seeing Xiaojie again, Sangsang refused to sit on Maomao and insisted that Xiaojie lead the way.
However, her short legs delayed the progress, and finally Xiaojie took the rope from Lin Yi's hand and led Maomao beside her before she calmed down.
The little girl was so happy that she kept chattering with Xiaojie all the way. Ningxia and Lin Yi could hardly bear to watch.
The group chatted and walked slowly, arriving at the checkpoint before lunch.
"Wow! What rare guests!" Pingzi was washing vegetables in the yard. When he saw a few people coming, he hurried forward and opened the fence gate.
"You haven't eaten yet?" Old Liao asked after putting down his bag.
Pingzi chuckled, "No, I didn't know you were coming, but I didn't do it for you."
Old Liao smiled and pretended to stretch his leg towards him.
Ningxia smiled and said, "Brother Pingzi, I brought my own dry food, can I borrow a fire?"
"That's what I said! You can eat as much as you want!
"Okay! I'll go to the sentry post and call Lao Hu and Lao Chen back! Let's have a good get-together at noon! We just happened to kill a musk deer yesterday, so we'll have plenty to replenish!" Pingzi said as he grabbed his gun and rushed out.
Ningxia naturally took over the kitchen.
There was a large pot of hot water boiling in the pot, and there was a large piece of fresh meat on the chopping board. You didn't have to guess to know that it was musk deer meat.
Looking at the few seasonings in the kitchen, Ningxia secretly thanked herself for bringing a lot of seasonings with her. It was a wise move.
"What a rare visitor! Little Sang!"
"Uncle Tiger is annoying! Not little Sang! It's Sang Sang! Annoying!"
"Hahahahahaha! Little Sang has quite a temper!"
Outside, Lei Lao Hu's deafening laughter and Sang Sang's fur rumbling could be heard. Ning Xia chuckled and shook her head, with an unsuppressible curve at the corners of her lips.
Ningxia walked out of the kitchen and shouted to the people in the yard, "I brought some buns. Let's have a few for lunch. I've prepared the ingredients. Can we have barbecue in the afternoon?"
"good!"
"That's great!"
“Okay, okay, okay!”
"You have the final say!"
There was a huge response in the yard, and Ningxia's ears were ringing. She smiled helplessly. These people were really too greedy.
"Sister Xia Xia, buns." Lin Yi took out a large bag of buns from his bag.
Two days ago, Ningxia made ten pounds of mutton buns mixed with onions, ginger and garlic, and all the white flour at home was used up.
Everyone ate a few of the dumplings when they came out of the pot, and sent a dozen or so to Mu Yuanqing. The rest was never touched, and Ningxia didn't keep any of them; she brought them all out.
She took out half of it and put it on the hot pot to steam, and divided the rest into two, one for the sentry and one for the squad leader and his men.
As soon as the plump white buns were brought out, Lei Lao Hu frowned disapprovingly, "If you had told me earlier that you made them with white flour, I wouldn't have eaten yours. It would have been better to save the fine grains for Sang Xiaowazi and Lin Yi."
He had not forgotten how skinny the two children looked when Ningxia came to the outpost with them for help, and the three siblings looked like they had not eaten enough.
Although Sangsang looked much more rosy during this period, he was still very thin. For these rough old men, it would be more satisfying to eat some coarse food. So much white flour would be enough for the three siblings to eat for a long time.
Ningxia didn't respond and handed over a bun stubbornly. Lei Laohu looked into the other's clear eyes and took it helplessly. He was still too young to be so open-hearted so easily.
Ningxia Xiaoxiao didn't explain. She thought that it was a reward for saving her life, so any amount of food she ate would not be excessive.
Sangsang sat on the small wooden stool that Lei Laohu had made himself, swinging his feet and taking a bite of the hot bun in his hand.
He reached out and patted the other person's shoulder like a little adult, mumbling: "Hurry up and eat, Uncle Tiger. Xia Xia said that the sheep leak needs to be replenished~"
The adults in the yard burst into laughter at her amusements. Xiao Jie smiled dotingly and reached out to touch Sangsang's fluffy head. "Then Sangbao, eat more and nourish yourself well."
Sangsang likes Xiaojie calling her Sangbao gently the most. She looks up and gives him an extremely sweet smile without hesitation, her watery eyes full of trust and joy.
There were dozens of buns, and these grown men ate them to their heart's content, not leaving a single one behind.
Ningxia didn't feel sorry, she just felt gratified. Having so many people support her cooking gave her a great sense of satisfaction to some extent.
"Come on, didn't we say we'd have a barbecue this afternoon? Let's go catch a couple of fish from the lake for an afternoon snack!"
"Let's go. Ningxia and Lin Yi didn't go last time, so today is a good opportunity to introduce them. Next time they want to eat, they can come and get it themselves."
After lunch, the group headed towards the lake. Lao Chen's objections were in vain and he was sent back to the sentry post to continue his duty, and he would not be back until dinner time.
As the Sunny Month passed, Ningxia noticed with a keen eye that the lake's water level had risen considerably. Several men, armed with simple fishing gear, discussed briefly and began fishing.
Ningxia refused to help, saying, "Okay, take a rest. You still have work to do in the afternoon!"
Ningxia had no choice but to give up.
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