There was nothing in the kitchen either.

Before she came, the four elders in Zhou Tuan all ate in the cafeteria, but they had the habit of boiling water for bathing. There was a pile of firewood in the corner, as well as a few small sweet potatoes.

The children must have been very hungry, so they cooked some food.

Seeing that there was no food in the kitchen, Qiao Yu decisively took out a piece of bacon and two pheasant eggs from his big bag.

When Zhou Jun saw the two things his stepmother took out, his eyes widened before he even started to make a fire.

That's meat!

He couldn't remember the last time he had meat. There was no shortage of seafood in the cafeteria, but if you ate too much, there would still be a difference between seafood and meat.

His throat rolled due to excessive saliva secretion.

Qiao Yu scraped off the dark layer of the bacon before saying, "What are you looking at? Light a fire!"

"Yeah, okay."

Boil the bacon in cold water.

While blanching the potatoes, she washed a few sweet potatoes and was about to peel them, but then she remembered that people nowadays were just chewing tree bark and digging grass roots, so it would be a luxury for her to peel the potatoes.

So cut it into pieces with the skin on, and cut it into thin slices after using chopsticks to remove the bacon.

Put the thinly sliced ​​bacon and sweet potato cubes into a washed pot and add water to boil, then put them on a wooden steaming rack. Beat two pheasant eggs in a bowl, add a lot of water, add salt and stir, finally put them on the steaming rack, cover the pot and wait for it to be cooked.

The taste is definitely not that great, but the important thing is that there is meat and eggs!

Once the fire was lit, the aroma of the meat spread ten miles away, and almost everyone in the neighborhood knew about it.

Zhou Tuan’s second wife from the countryside who followed the army is here to eat meat!

There are food quotas in the countryside, but aren't they all shipped to the city? There are more people starving to death in the countryside than in the city, so where does the meat come from in the countryside?

Many people were suspicious, so Qiao Yu covered the pot and explained to Zhou Jun: "Life was not easy in our village either. Some people even starved to death. My family members saw that my husband had died... Oh, not your father, but my previous husband. They came and made a fuss, and told me about my life story.

My goodness, I was deliberately taken away by mistake! I was supposed to live in a compound in Beijing. Before I joined the army, I recognized my grandfather as my relative. Now I have a lot of money, right? I bought some nice things at a high price. "

"..." Zhou Jun had fantasized about his stepmother in various ways.

There are also stepmothers in military compounds. They are either harsh to their stepchildren, or treat them coldly, or are sweet-mouthed but cruel at heart.

But it's not like this.

As soon as he arrived, he started chatting with his stepson, as if they were... the same age?

He thinks calling someone auntie is too old, should he call her sister?

Qiao Yu is a talkative person. In the era without mobile phones, he could only chat to pass the time.

Look, while we were chatting, the meal was ready, right?

"Hey! Alright! Let's go, clear the table and serve the food!!"

This impetuous temperament made the anxious Zhou Jun feel a little relieved.

What if I'm not at ease?

He, Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu were originally adopted, so you can't let Zhou's father be single for the rest of his life, right?

The steamed egg was for Xiaoyong, but everyone had a spoonful, and the last half bowl of vegetables was for Xiaoyong. In addition, she also took out milk powder.

The black box was so small that she put her precious things in it one by one, and copied out new ones every day...of course, for her own nourishment.

This body is only eighteen years old and still has a lot of growth to do.

Qiao Yu mixed a spoonful of milk powder for Xiao Yong, stirred it, and then explained to Zhou Jun: "This is also given by my grandpa. There is only one can. It will be gone after Xiao Yong finishes it. There are several cans of maltose. When you are hungry, tell your aunt and she will mix it for you."

Zhou Jun: "No need, Auntie, Dad bought us some malt extract."

It’s just not much, just one bowl a week, and the three brothers drink together.

Qiao Yu: "Okay, Auntie got it. Let's eat!!"

These days, it's hard to get a little bit of money, and you have to fight for food. But today, after all, this is the first time both parties have met, so they are all polite. Qiao Yu had no choice but to distribute the bacon and sweet potato rice to everyone's bowl.

Divide it evenly.

After the meal, Zhou Jun's three children rushed to wash the dishes, and Qiao Yu didn't stop them.

After washing the dishes, Qiao Yu asked, "Have you three gone to school?"

Zhou Jun: “Yes.”

"Didn't you go to school today?"

"School is closed, today is the weekend."

Qiao Yu slapped his head and said, "Hey, I forgot about this."

Then Qiao Yu asked, "Do you know that the army has a supply and marketing cooperative? I'm going to buy some food. I'm out of food at home. Is there a food store on the island?"

"I know. There is a grocery store on the island, but there is no food in the grocery store either."

"There's no food in the grocery store?"

"Previously, a military wife used national ration coupons to buy food from the army and then resold it to the public at a high price. When she was discovered, it was found that she had obtained the national ration coupons from her uncle, who was the head of a food station in the city."

"Openly speculating in the army... How brave of you to do that? How did you get dealt with in the end?"

"She was sent to the farm, and the uncle who was the stationmaster was also fired. The food store on the island is temporarily out of food, so food is sent directly from other places to the canteen, which is under strict control..."

Money cannot be bought.

"What about those sweet potatoes in the kitchen?"

"I dug it from my own plot."

"Private plot?"

"Well, it's not in the military compound, but it's also on the island. Every family has a private plot of land, either growing sweet potatoes and corn, which are high-yield crops, or growing vegetables. This year is a bad year, so everyone is growing crops.

My dad was often away on missions, so I was the one taking care of the private plot. But I also had to go to school, so the size of the sweet potatoes I grew was not as good as those grown by other aunties."

After chatting for a while, Qiao Yu took Zhou Jun out to the supply and marketing cooperative, leaving Dawei to look after the three children.

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The military supply and marketing cooperatives have much more things than those in small places.

She had plenty of money and bought whatever she saw.

The Zhou family didn't cook, and they didn't even have soy sauce or vinegar, so she started by targeting condiments and bought the bottles as well. Enamel basins, towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste...

Malted milk? Buy, buy, buy!

Cloth coupons and cotton? Buy, buy, buy!

Shoes and socks? Buy, buy, buy!

Aluminum lunch box...

Seeing this, Zhou Jun quickly stopped her and said, "Auntie, we have plenty of aluminum lunch boxes at home."

Qiao Yu withdrew his hand and walked towards the cabinet where high-end items were kept.

Watches? Clam oil? Vanishing cream? Buy, buy, buy!

Zhou Jun's brows twitched. Seeing that his auntie was even trying to buy a watch, he spoke again: "Auntie, the watches here are not as varied as those in the city mall. How about we go to the city mall to have a look next time?"

"Is that so..."

Qiao Yu withdrew his hand.

In my previous life, I had plenty of money, so I could buy all kinds of luxury goods without blinking an eye. That’s why I had a slight shopping addiction, and I haven’t gotten rid of this bad habit even in this era.

Qiao Yu smiled at Zhou Jun and said, "It's a good thing you reminded me. I'll go to the city mall tomorrow and see if there's any food for sale. If not, I'll just give him some money and we can all eat in the cafeteria together."

"Yeah, okay."

There were too many things, and they, one big and one small, couldn't carry them back alone.

The staff of the supply and marketing cooperative smiled at Qiao Yu and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I'll have someone bring it to your house later. Is it Zhou Tuan's?"

"Oh, yes, thank you for your help."

"No trouble, no trouble." Buying these hundreds of dollars' worth of stuff is almost as much as her monthly performance for several months, and she gets commission from all of this!

Her smile to Qiao Yu became much more sincere.

However, when Qiao Yu first arrived at the military compound, he cooked meat and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a few hundred items. I heard that there was a piece of ready-made clothing that had been hanging for a long time and no one was selling it...

This guy with big hands and big feet doesn't look like he's from the country.