Volume 1 Chapter 168 Dinner
It was already half past ten when Sheng Wanyan finished her breakfast. These past few days, Gu Tingxiao had packed up breakfast and lunch from the cafeteria.
It seems that as a wife, she has done nothing except sleeping in.
Sheng Wanyan felt embarrassed just thinking about it. Other military wives went to water the vegetable garden early in the morning, but she had to wait for Gu Tingxiao to come back and call her for breakfast.
Sheng Wanyan felt that she couldn't go on like this, so she had to get up early starting tomorrow.
Earlier than the roosters crowing in the morning.
Sheng Wanyan silently swore in her heart that she didn't want Gu Tingxiao to eat in the cafeteria every day, so she immediately went to the kitchen to knead the dough and cook noodles for Gu Tingxiao today.
While waiting for the dough to rise, I went to water the vegetable garden in the backyard. After looking at the current layout of the backyard, I have to say that it looks like a home.
The vegetable garden, kitchen, and chicken coop are all ready, and even the sink shelf has been made by Gu Tingxiao.
The sink shelf is also made of bamboo, and a layer of bamboo net is woven on it, which makes it look clean.
Just like the washbasins in later generations, there are two washing positions, no one has to fight for them, and the countertop can also be used to place things.
Now they just have to wait to break the stones and make a washbasin. As for where the sewage goes, Sheng Wanyan drew a blueprint for Gu Tingxiao.
Use bamboo as drainage. Hollow out the middle of the bamboo, fix it under the wash basin, and fill the surrounding gaps with cement.
They led him outside, and there happened to be a gap in the wall of their backyard, which was perfect enough to fit a bamboo tree in.
The sink was made of bricks. As soon as she arrived, she noticed the bricks in the corner of the backyard, which were just right for making a large sink.
However, she moved the sink to the inside of the kitchen, which made it convenient to wash and cut vegetables. All she had to do was cut a bamboo drainage hole in the kitchen.
After Gu Tingxiao came back from distributing wedding candies last night, he busy himself in the kitchen for a while and helped her make the vegetable washing basin.
This way it will be convenient for her to prepare ingredients today without being in a rush.
We had tomato and egg noodles for lunch today. Sheng Wanyan went to the cupboard and took out three eggs and two tomatoes.
Beat the eggs in a bowl, stir them evenly with chopsticks, then blanch the tomatoes in hot water to make it easier to peel them.
Peel the tomatoes, cut into dices and set aside.
The dough has also risen, and Sheng Wanyan starts to pull the noodles into wide, round shapes. The noodles are set aside for later use.
Start to light the fire and heat the pan to fry the eggs. When the eggs are cooked, put them in the pan. After the tomatoes are fried to release their juice, add the eggs and sugar.
When it is cooked, serve it out, blanch the noodles, scoop them out, and divide them into two portions.
One of them was obviously much larger in size, and it was for Gu Tingxiao.
Sheng Wanyan brought out the noodles and scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and Gu Tingxiao came back from get off work with a lunch box in his hand.
When Sheng Wanyan saw the lunch box, she inexplicably felt guilty.
"Wife, are you awake?"
Gu Tingxiao was a little bit unbelieving when he saw that she didn't stay in bed today and even prepared lunch.
Wife, weren't you tired last night?
Is he not working hard enough?
Feeling sorry for his Sheng Wanyan: "..."
Am I just worrying too much? ? ?
"Wake up, lunch is ready."
When Gu Tingxiao heard her words, he went over, put down the lunch box, and walked towards the backyard to wash his hands.
Sheng Wanyan opened the lunch he brought back from the cafeteria, which contained three pancakes and a serving of braised pork.
This man seemed to make sure he had meat for every meal.
Sheng Wanyan mixed the noodles for him, and Gu Tingxiao started eating as soon as he came back from washing his hands.
Gu Tingxiao ate voraciously, with dark circles under his eyes, and it was obvious that he was exhausted during this period.
It can be said that Gu Tingxiao has not had any rest in the past few days. Whenever he has free time, he goes to the backyard to work.
Training during the day. There was no lunch break at noon, and after dinner I went straight to the backyard.
Even a body of iron cannot withstand such a treatment.
After the two of them had their meal, Sheng Wanyan took on the task of washing the dishes. When Gu Tingxiao saw this, he quickly grabbed it.
"Wife, I'll wash the dishes."
"Go and take a rest. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. Go and catch up on your sleep."
When Gu Tingxiao heard his wife's concern, he smiled and touched the back of his head.
Laughing very silly...
"Why don't you follow the order?"
Sheng Wanyan looked at him seriously, and Gu Tingxiao saluted her.
"Yes! Wife."
Gu Tingxiao kissed her on the cheek, then went back to his room to rest, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed.
Does this person have masochistic tendencies?
He won't move unless you yell at him.
Sheng Wanyan smiled and shook her head. She cleared the dishes and cleaned the kitchen before going into the room to take a nap together.
Sheng Wanyan was not sleepy at all, so she just lay on the kang in a daze, staring at the ceiling.
After Gu Tingxiao left, she took the seeds to her private plot. It was just right to sow them now so that they could be harvested in October and stored for the winter.
The seeds she planted in her private plot were cabbages, which were a common vegetable in that era. Every household had them and people would not steal them.
When I arrived at the private plot, I saw many soldiers' wives taking care of it, including the wife of Political Commissar Xie and the wife of Battalion Commander Wang.
"Wanyan, I'll go to your house to help later."
Everyone already knew that Gu Tingxiao was inviting us to dinner, and Political Commissar Xie's wife enthusiastically offered to help.
Sheng Wanyan certainly couldn't prepare so much by herself, so she went to help wash and cut the vegetables.
"I'll take the kids over to help later."
When Captain Wang's wife heard this, she also said that her child was still young and very naughty, so she had to keep him at home and watch him.
When someone invites you to dinner, there is no reason for you to just wait and eat instead of working, right?
Sheng Wanyan smiled and nodded in agreement. With someone's help, she could move faster.
"Okay, thank you sisters-in-law."
Aunt Xie waved her hand when she heard what she said. What's the big deal?
And everyone is like this. When someone else invites you to dinner, your wife will go to help.
Food is expensive nowadays, do I have to treat you to food?
"What's the problem? It's the same for everyone."
"What kind of vegetables are you growing? Do you know how to grow them?"
Aunt Xie was worried that since she came from the city and had never grown vegetables before, it would be troublesome if the vegetables didn’t grow.
"Aunt, Ting Xiao taught me."
"I grow cabbage. Now is the right time to sow the seeds so that I can harvest a crop during the winter." ”
She couldn't say that she had planted it before, after all, the original owner had never done the work.
There are so many people in this family compound and they all have their own opinions. If Sheng Wanze gets to know about this, wouldn’t it be exposed?
So she specifically asked Gu Tingxiao for advice. There weren't many tricks involved, just fertilize, water, and control pests on time.
Be careful and you won’t have to worry about not being able to grow the crops.
"That's right. It's very cold here in the winter, and the snow is waist-high. It's impossible to even go to the supply and marketing cooperative."
"You have to prepare more food, otherwise you won't be able to survive this winter."
"If it snows, the purchasing department will only go to the city once every two weeks. If that doesn't work, ask Captain Gu to trouble the people in the purchasing department to help bring some back."
"You can also exchange with fellow villagers in the village, just don't make it too obvious."
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