This package was sent by her eldest cousin Qin Shenghua from the base all the way.
Yu Xiangan has two uncles. The eldest uncle is Qin Fengnian, who has died. He has two cousins. The eldest cousin followed in his father's footsteps and also joined the army as a soldier.
Counting the years, eight years have passed since he joined the army at the age of 16.
The unit he was in was quite far away, not at the northernmost end, but not far from it.
Due to the distance and the special nature of his job, it took him some time before he received a letter from home and learned what had happened to his little cousin.
It has been now since he collected a lot of things and sent them to her as a gift to comfort her.
The lag is really strong.
Yu Xiangan looked at these things and guessed where he was. He should be somewhere in the three northeastern provinces.
He sent over ten-year-old ginseng, pine nuts, red mushrooms, the local warming artifact Ula grass, deer antlers, a whole dried musk deer leg, dried sea cucumbers, salted fish, seaweed, etc. He also sent a tank assembled from discarded bullet shells.
He said that she had the support of the Yu family and the Qin family, and told her not to worry too much. No matter what she chose to do, her family would support her behind the scenes. The things he sent, as well as the fifty yuan, were the dowry he gave her in advance.
Yu Xiangan was originally very moved, but when he saw the words "add makeup", his eyes sparkled.
Thank you, she really didn't plan to get married so early.
At first, Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie's eyes were attracted by the deer leg, but when she took out the tank made of bullet shells, their eyes seemed to be glued to it and could not be pulled away.
They exclaimed: "Is this a tank? Wow, it's so majestic!"
"I know, I know, tanks are powerful and invincible!"
"If it hits the ground, it will explode. Boom! And then it's gone!"
“It’s so beautiful!”
Yes, it's really beautiful. Yu Xiangan didn't know what kind of adhesive he used to make it look like this. She cherished this rare handmade figurine very much. If it was an ordinary toy, she might have given it to the two of them to play with, but not this one. She said, "You can look at it and touch it, but you can't take it away. I'll ask Dad to make a wooden one for you later, and make it according to this shape. This one is too precious, so I'll lock it in the cabinet so that it won't be accidentally broken."
Yu Xiangju stretched out his hand: "Okay, Fifth Sister, I want to touch it!"
Yu Mingjie: "I want one too!"
The two little hands touched each other tremblingly, but as soon as they touched, they seemed to be frightened and quickly retracted, just like a dragonfly touching the water, which caused ripples a little bit and frightened the dragonfly, making it fly away. At this time, the two of them were the frightened dragonflies.
After they had seen and touched it enough, Yu Xiangan put it away in the cabinet. If he gave it to them, he really couldn't guarantee its integrity. After all, no matter how sensible children are, they can be naughty sometimes. Once they break it, it will be too late to regret.
There wasn't much in the letter written by Qin Shenghua. Apart from stating that he supported her and supported a quick divorce, there wasn't much else.
Also, he sent two packages this time, one for her and one for her home. The one he sent to her was for her separately, so he asked her to keep it safe.
This time there would be dried musk deer legs, which he happened to catch and would send home to taste.
Yu Xiangan locked all the food in the kitchen cabinet. At this time, people generally have a good moral character and many people do not lock the door when entering or leaving. However, petty thefts have occurred. These petty thefts usually steal food rather than money. If she did not lock the cabinet and the information got out, she might find that the meat had disappeared when she woke up in the morning.
Yu Xiangan took out a small plate, put some pine nuts on it and gave it to the two little ones, "Go and eat."
Pine nuts are a good thing and they taste delicious.
Yu Xiangan was holding the ginseng, thinking about how to deal with it properly. Ginseng of this year is relatively easy to find. Why not use it to make health wine for Yu Qingshan and the elderly like his grandfather? Drinking a small cup every one or two days can improve the body's immunity in the long run.
She put it aside and waited for them to come back and confirm it. If it had no other use, that was probably how it was disposed of.
Seeing that it was almost time, she went into the kitchen and prepared to cook a good meal at home today.
I made buns today, white bread buns, the filling of which was made from the freshest and tenderest wild vegetables just picked, plus eggs, black fungus, and mushrooms.
Some fillings include taro, sweet potato, and pumpkin.
All of them have thin skin and lots of fillings.
Thin skin and rich fillings are considered a compliment in later generations, but nowadays it is just for saving flour.
Use the fish to make a pot of fish soup, and with the buns and soup, the meal will be complete.
When Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie came back, they saw that she had taken out so many things, even flour, and were curious, "What are you going to do? Make noodles?"
"No, how about we eat buns tonight?"
"Really? Wow, we have buns to eat today! Great, let us help!"
If they ate as much as they wanted, they would definitely need a lot of flour, but Yu Manchang ate at the meat processing factory before coming back, while Yu Qingshan came back after getting his meals.
I'm not here to fill my stomach with buns.
"Xiao Ju, come and help me steam this taro, peel it, and mash it into taro paste."
"Mingjie, come and help me wash these wild vegetables and tear these fungus into small pieces."
While he was busy, Yao Cuifen came over to confirm whether she had received the package. Yu Xiangan nodded, "I received it. When I received it, I saw a package of similar size. I didn't pay attention at the time. Later, after I read the letter, I knew it was sent to my home. It arrived on the same day."
Yao Cuifen nodded: "That's good, that's good, just get it, and behind you is just like your cousin said, we have a whole family, understand?"
"Grandma, I know."
Yu Xiangan had to admit that she was really lucky. She didn't drink Meng Po soup, so she could start over again, and in such a humane family.
Is it because of her merits in saving people in her previous life?
If that's the way it's calculated, then those who saved more than one person, but one hundred, one thousand, or ten thousand people, will they be reincarnated as descendants of the phoenix and dragon?
But now there are no descendants of the phoenix and dragon, so it should be various second generations.
Yu Qingshan and Zhao Qiaoniang came back together. After they came in, they smelled a fragrance. Zhao Qiaoniang sniffed and found it was the smell of fried food. The smell was overbearing.
Yu Qingshan: "What delicious food did you make today?"
Zhao Qiaoniang was both happy and worried. She was happy because she could enjoy a good meal again, but she was worried because there was still some time before she had to queue up again to buy food next month, and she didn't know if the food at home would be enough.
Yu Xiangju ran out and told them: "My fifth sister made dumplings at home today."
Yu Mingjie: "It smells so good, it must be lard residue." Ah, I really want to eat it.
Yu Qingshan knew what Qin Shenghua had sent. He did not comment on her idea of using ginseng to make medicinal wine. As for the fifty yuan, he frowned. Shenghua and his wife were both in the army, and their two children did not have too many expenses. He knew they could save some money, but fifty yuan was too much.
Yu Xiangan also thought so, "I think I should take out thirty yuan from the fifty yuan and send it back, and I will keep the other twenty. At the same time, I will collect some things here and send them to him." He is kind-hearted, so I can't return all of it. It would be a bit inhumane. I can exchange the twenty yuan for various things, especially various things that he can use, that would be enough.
As for why the other party was so generous, it was because before he went to the army, the original owner liked to follow him around. When she knew he was leaving home to go to the army, she cried and said she wanted to be his bride so that he would not leave home.
It was such a joke.
Thinking about it now, I feel filled with shame. Even though I know that it wasn't me, the original owner was only 10 years old at that time, and I still feel that it is a dark history that needs to be left in the corner of my memory to gather dust.
"By the way, Dad, I made dumplings today. Today is a happy day, so let's have a lavish meal. I made several kinds of fillings, including wild vegetables, taro, pumpkin, sweet potato, and fungus. I randomly stuffed some lard inside, and it depends on who is lucky enough to get the best."
Yu Qingshan nodded, "How much is left at Baimian's house?"
"There's less than a pound left."
"Let Mingjie take a few of these buns back later." He was concerned about his eldest daughter-in-law getting pregnant again after several years.
As for whether her baby is a boy or a girl, everyone speculates that it is probably a girl.
When she was pregnant with Yu Mingjie, Ye Qijiajia could eat and sleep well, and was in great condition. But with this baby, her reaction is completely the opposite. She wants to vomit if she smells any smell that she doesn't like.
In response, Yu Xianghai said that he already had a son, and a daughter would make a perfect family. Yu Qingshan was not the kind of person who favored boys over girls, and he was more partial to his daughter. Zhao Qiaoniang was somewhat favored over boys, but that son was not her own son, so she had no say.
Yu Xiangan took the opportunity to mention that she would go to her second brother's place. "Sister-in-law is like this now, and my brother can't rest assured if he goes away. I'm different. I don't have to worry so much, and if I see any specialties there, I can send them to my eldest cousin as a gift."
Yu Qingshan glanced at her lightly and said, "No matter what you say, it's impossible for me to let you go out alone."
No matter what she said, he would always say this.
If she is unlucky enough to meet a kidnapper and be sold to the mountains, will he ever be able to find his daughter again?
The hope was too slim, and his daughter was so beautiful. The risk was too high, so there was no way he would agree to it.
Yu Xiangan sighed. She had Xixi Farm. If she really encountered danger, she could just hide there, but Yu Qingshan didn't know that.
She couldn't say it either.
Yu Xiangju looked at his sister and happily ate a fungus-filled bun with lard residue. "Fifth sister, wait for me. When I grow up, I will go with you to my second brother's place."
Yu Xiangan: "..."
Thank you, I am very touched, but I don’t know when that will happen.
When Yu Manchang came back and heard her still mumbling about this, he rubbed the back of his head and said, "Why don't we leave now? After a while, when his injury is healed and he can return to work normally, I should go back. I'll go with you then."
Yu Qingshan still shook his head. "No, I'll write to him first to see if they can come back to celebrate the New Year together this year. We'll see then."
There is a new baby in the family today, so it makes sense for me to go home.
If that still doesn't work, he would actually prefer to go by himself.
Want to go and see how his second son lives there.
This made sense. Yu Manchang stopped talking, and Yu Xiangan finally gave up. It seemed that she still had to hurry up and go to the city.
She is now gradually making most of the chestnuts into chestnut cakes. If she doesn't need any tickets but only money, her business should be good.
Yu Xiangan found a clear path with Yu Qingshan and started to collect various things openly. Qin Shenghua was in the north, where the winter was particularly long and cold, so he must need some things to warm his body, such as wine and chili peppers.
She made a chili sauce that was spicy, salty and fragrant. Just a little bit of it could be eaten with chopsticks. This little bit was enough to go with a bowl of rice and a large glass of water. People would often sweat profusely while eating, which shows how powerful it is.
In addition to this chili sauce, I also made some others. They all have one thing in common, which is that they add a lot of salt.
There was no other way. It had to be transported over a long distance and it wasn’t winter yet. She was really afraid that it would go bad if she didn’t add more salt.
Qin Shenghua received a large package. When the person in charge of receiving the package saw the familiar name, he took the package back to his assigned dormitory and put it on his bed. When he finished his training, before he could figure out what was going on, he was surrounded by several people and pressed in front of the package.
"You have received the package. Look, it's so big. Hurry up and open it to have a look. I wonder what good things your family has sent you."
Seeing such a large package, Qin Shenghua was confused for a moment.
He broke away from the onlookers and said, "Why are you so anxious? Let me see if there is any letter inside."
"I think it looks like a jar, so it's probably for food."
"I think this looks like clothing. It could be clothing."
They had a lot of fun guessing.
There is not much entertainment in the army, so it is a rare occasion of excitement when things are sent to me from home.
He opened the letter, "This is from my cousin."
The letter said that everything was fine with her and asked him not to worry. She was now a glorious worker, had friendly colleagues and kind superiors, and they got along well, so he should not worry. In addition, she had 30 yuan and the other things were gifts. She also expressed the hope that they could continue to exchange supplies.
Qin Shenghua browsed through it and shook her head helplessly. She also sent the money back, which was for her to spend.
She is just being stubborn. How can everything be fine? But it looks like the situation shouldn't be too bad.
After reading the letter, he went to see what his cousin had sent him.
Chinese sausage, canned lychee fruit, chili sauce, meat sauce, mushroom sauce, dried mango, fish floss, each one is very generous in portion.
There were six people in the dormitory, only two were from the south, and the other four had never seen lychees. "Is this a lychee?"
One of the guys from Northeast China looked a little surprised because he had never eaten lychees.
Lychees are difficult to preserve, and the only ones available here are dried lychees.
"This is produced by the factory where my cousin works. Come, let's try it. I haven't eaten lychees for a long time." I haven't been back for many years, and even if I went back, it's not in season, so I can't eat it.
The canned fruit is full of lychees, and accordingly, the price is not cheap. A can of fruit like this would probably cost a few dollars.
So he took the initiative to open one.
"We didn't have canned fruit in our area before. We only had it after I left home."
"Come on, bring a spoon over here, everyone can have a taste."
A can of fruit is shared among six people. Each person doesn't get much, but they can just taste it.
“So sweet.”
"This is lychee. No wonder the emperors in the past were so extravagant and transported it from thousands of miles away."
“This tastes really good.”
Due to the scarcity of supplies, "sweetness" became a luxury. Even if you don't like sweets, you can't say you hate it.
"My sister asked me if the pine nuts and seafood here are convenient. She likes to eat them very much. I will get some for her when I have time."
Pine nuts are easy to get, as there are many pine trees here. As for seafood, you can go to the beach and exchange some with the locals.
"Hey, your sister gave me a lot of sauces. Is this chili sauce?"
The person who came from a province that loves spicy food was pleasantly surprised, "Let us try your cousin's cooking today."
Qin Shenghua nodded decisively, then he regretted it. He was sweating profusely while eating, but he was reluctant to stop. The people next to him were extremely happy, eating with chopsticks one after another, unable to stop.
Qin Shenghua: “…”
Hey, control yourself. Do you want to finish it in one meal?
Some people cannot eat spicy chili sauce, so they used mushroom sauce and meat sauce. Qin Shenghua saw Yu Xiangan's instructions in the letter and asked him not to stay for too long. Although she tried her best to preserve it, she didn't know how effective it was, so she had to finish it as soon as possible.
Seeing that half of the meat sauce was gone in an instant, he was silent. Fortunately, there was still one can left. He would take the other can home as his wife and two children had not tasted it yet.
After tasting Yu Xiangan's cooking, they became extremely enthusiastic about the pine nuts and seafood that Yu Xiangan asked for.
"Sister, you want pine nuts, right? That's easy. We can go into the mountains on our next day of rest."
"It's simple for girls to like seafood. It's not easy for us to go out, but the logistics staff go out a lot. I know someone from the same village as us. He works in logistics, and his grandmother's home is by the sea. I'll go talk to him."
Qin Shenghua: "...Hey, who are you calling sister? That's my sister!"
"Hey, what is our relationship? Your sister is naturally our sister. By the way, does your sister have a partner?"
Qin Shenghua smiled and said, "Go away."
In Baishi County, at the food factory, the atmosphere is particularly hot.
There are four needs that are unavoidable: food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Clothes are clothes. Without clothes, you will freeze to death. Clothes can maintain body temperature and cover your body.
As for food, there is no need to say much, food is the most important thing for people.
To live, humans need a stable place to rest.
Walking means walking. No matter where you go, you need to walk.
Now everything is publicly owned, from houses to every blade of grass and tree on the roadside.
Public ownership can also be converted into private ownership.
For example, now the two-story building of the food factory has been completed and is planned to be allocated to the workers in the factory who are eligible for housing.
Once this is distributed to the workers, it becomes theirs, and there will be no change unless the worker transfers to another factory.
This is a big deal. Those who live in tight quarters care very much about this housing allocation.
For example, Yan Yuzhen.
The last time she was assigned a room, her qualifications were too inadequate, but now she finally has enough.
Her family of eight now lives in a small house of less than 20 square meters.
Twenty square meters, you can imagine how crowded the house would be.
As long as she is selected this time, she will be able to live in a new building with clean white walls. She won't have to fetch water every day or go to the public toilet. Her little son will also be able to have a relative.
Temporary workers can forget about this kind of thing, and regular workers, like Yu Xiangan, who has been working here for less than a year, will never be assigned this kind of job.
The selection criteria have been stated above.
One is that the family really has this need, second is the years of work experience, third is work performance, those who have been commended will be given priority, and fourth is that dual-income couples will be given priority.
Each one makes sense.
Yu Xiangan also went to see the newly built two-story building.
The exterior is not decorated, just painted gray and the inside is painted white. The room layout is very simple, just one big room with a corridor and balcony in front and a small balcony in the back. If you want to change it into two rooms, or one living room and one room, you can do that.
It is open from north to south and has good lighting.
On the other two sides is a public kitchen where people can cook using a coal stove, and on the other side is a public toilet where people can take a shower, go to the toilet and wash up.
The electrical wiring has been completed and is waiting to be installed at the home.
Yu Xiangan was moved when he saw it.
It’s not big, only a dozen square meters, but it’s clean, tidy and convenient.
The house she lives in now is spacious, but when it rains, the ground becomes muddy and unsightly. Also, because it is old, it is often covered with dust, and she has to go to the well in front to fetch water.
And, the key point is, this house was allocated by the factory for free, so you don’t have to pay a penny.
Yu Xiangan: "..."
No matter how excited you are, there's no chance.
She is too inexperienced.
Deputy Director Wang, who was in charge of housing allocation, suddenly became excited. Yan Yuzhen even said that she saw some people secretly giving gifts.
However, Deputy Director Wang confiscated them all.
However, before the final list comes out, no matter how impartial the deputy factory director is, there will always be people who will step forward to get the house.
Yu Xiangan thought she was just a spectator until she was called to help.
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