After having breakfast and tidying up, Song Yan went out.
Finding a secluded spot, Song Yan entered her spatial dimension to study. She frequently checked the outside world to synchronize the time inside and outside. When the time was almost up, she returned carrying several kilograms of cornmeal, half a bag of sweet potatoes, an old hen, and some wild vegetables.
No wonder Song Yan enjoys associating with Sister He and her family! They are truly sincere and considerate. Sister He had an unused iron pot, so she lent it to Song Yan. The stove was already there; all she had to do was install the pot. Today, Song Yan was preparing to stew chicken and make cornbread, and the big pot came in handy.
Mushroom and chicken stew, cornbread pancakes stuck to the side of the pot. Sweet potatoes are roasting over there.
Xu Liangsheng took Song Yan's lunchbox when she went to morning exercises, saying he would get her lunch at noon.
When they entered the room at noon, Xu Liangsheng immediately tried to lift the lid of the pot to check.
If Song Yan hadn't been quick, the pot lid would have been opened.
"Wait a bit, otherwise the pancakes won't cook through."...
The chicken was delicious, the mushrooms were delicious, the cornbread was delicious, and the roasted sweet potatoes were sweet and fragrant. They even left over the vegetables they had brought themselves.
The meal was so delicious! Everyone was stuffed...
Wang Jinhui gently pulled Qiu Hai, and they went into the courtyard to discuss something. Since they had to pay for their meals at the military camp, they figured they might as well leave the money with Brother Wei.
Qiu Hai hesitated for a moment, "You know, with the money we get for military dependents, the food in the canteen is much cheaper than outside. We won't have enough to eat outside, will we? And we'll need food coupons!"
Xu Liangsheng: "I'll go ask my sister how much a meal like this would cost. We can't let her cook for nothing, so let's give her a little extra. If we don't have enough money, I'll call my dad and ask him to send some over."
Anyway, her family's food is so delicious. I don't want to eat in the cafeteria anymore.
“The food in the cafeteria is cheap, so we’ll buy our staple food there and eat our side dishes here. What do you think?” Wang Jinhui said.
Fang Shengjie: "How about we do some chores sometimes? We need firewood for cooking, right? We can gather some firewood for you, what do you think?"
"You're the laziest one, how did you even think about doing chores?" Qiu Hai said.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Fang Shengjie was still a little embarrassed. His father had said that he might not have thought of other problems himself. So he should try to find a way to improve his work efficiency. Wherever he went, he should find something to do first. Just now, everyone was working. He couldn't figure out what he should do. It took him a long time to come up with this idea.
Qiu Hai spoke up, expressing his thoughts. He was genuinely a little apprehensive, worried that Song Yan might not agree. The four of them could eat it all.
Song Yan looked at Wei Aiguo, waiting to hear his opinion. Song Yan wasn't afraid of Wei Aiguo; she was just worried that doing this might cause him trouble, such as him currying favor with the higher-ups.
"You decide!" Wei Aiguo felt that Song Yan could do whatever he wanted.
"How long are you going to stay here?" Song Yan asked.
“My dad said it would take about ten days to half a month,” Xu Liangsheng said.
Song Yan didn't want to take advantage of others. Since they arrived, all four families had given her plenty of things. Although there were reasons for what happened, they had apologized and their attitudes were quite good. Song Yan was even less inclined to take advantage of them.
If they take their staple food from the cafeteria, it will save them a lot of trouble; they only need to cook. Song Yan agreed without hesitation.
"Is 50 cents a day enough for one person?" Wang Jinhui asked.
It's 50 cents a day. That's 15 yuan a month. These days, 15 yuan a month for food is a luxury. Besides, the main dishes aren't even made here.
Song Yan: "You're not eating my food here. I'm just cooking some vegetables, two cents is enough."
"Two cents is enough." Fang Shengjie was especially happy. If it was only two cents, he wouldn't have to ask his dad for money anymore. He was really afraid of getting a beating if he asked for money.
Qiu Hai blinked, seemingly lost in thought, before finally nodding.
Fang Shengjie wanted to pay two yuan for ten days' worth of services at once. Qiu Hai refused, insisting that he pay for five days first.
As they left, Fang Shengjie became a little unhappy. "Why didn't we pay for ten days' worth? Such delicious food is so much more worthwhile!"
Qiu Hai slapped Fang Shengjie. "You know what's appropriate! You've never had enough of taking advantage of me, have you? How can you be so shameless?"
"Don't forget, we got this meal for free. The hen was so fat, it must have cost several yuan," Wang Jinhui said.
“I’ve never bought it before, so I don’t know how much it costs! But we can’t just take advantage of this cheap deal, right? Does my sister have to buy all the vegetables she cooks? She doesn’t grow them herself.” Xu Liangsheng scratched his head.
“I heard that people in rural areas don’t have tickets, let’s get her some tickets from all over the country!” Qiu Hai said.
“I haven’t made any clothes from the fabric my mom bought for me yet. I told her not to make them and to give them to them!” Wang Jinhui said.
“We can’t go out to buy meat either. If we have meat coupons, we can buy some meat and take it back to him so his sister can cook it,” Xu Liangsheng said.
"What can I give you?" It wasn't that Fang Shengjie was unwilling to give anything; he genuinely couldn't think of anything to give away.
“Let’s get the oil! We’ll get the staple food from the cafeteria. But it’s not easy to get cooking oil, is it?” Xu Liangsheng said.
“Then I’ll bring some oil from home,” Fang Shengjie said.
“Then I’ll ask my mom to get me some oil,” Wang Jinhui said.
After discussing it, the four of them returned to the military camp.
Wang Cuixiang heard everything clearly; they were discussing giving something to Song Yan. Why do I say it was for Song Yan? Because I saw them coming out of Song Yan's house.
Wang Cuixiang already knew from her husband that some of their children were going to the army to get some training. This wasn't unusual.
Unexpectedly, they wanted to give gifts to Song Yan. There were tickets, meat, cloth, and oil. Just thinking about all that made Wang Cuixiang feel terrible; how could they have given it all to that vixen?
Moreover, she's a vixen who's completely oblivious to social cues.
Wang Cuixiang was waiting for Song Yan to come and flatter her, bringing gifts. But he just stood there, ignoring her. She was already furious. Now, she overheard those boys from the other classes discussing what to give him. She cursed Song Yan inwardly, thinking he was shameless. Since that was the case, she didn't need to hold back anymore.
In an era lacking entertainment options, gossip was the most popular thing, especially women's gossip.
Wang Cuixiang went out for a walk and noticed that the newly moved-in wife, Xiao Wei, always went out with her husband. A car would come to pick her up in the middle of the night, and her husband would let her go too. Every time she went out, she would come back with a lot of nice things. Who are these people? Think about it!
Song Yan went out to pick wild vegetables in the afternoon. When he came back, he noticed that several women were looking at him strangely. Song Yan wasn't familiar with them, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
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