Aunt Feng felt uneasy when she saw Aunt Wei bring out a bowl of noodles.
Earning work points through farming isn't easy, and the amount of refined grains you can get is limited! This huge bowl of noodles is going to eat up all of her family's refined grains.
Aunt Feng: "Sister-in-law, please don't bring out so much flour. Just have something simple for dinner."
We're in such a rush today, we're afraid we'll miss the brigade's wagon. We didn't even have time to buy grain. We brought grain coupons with us.
Aunt Wei waved her hand, "You're home now, don't think too much. Just eat whatever Xiaoyan tells you to make."
Aunt Wei gave the noodles to Song Yan, and then she started picking vegetables. Aunt Feng worked with her, and the two chatted about everyday things.
Aunt Feng meant that they wanted to find a house in the village and start their own fire.
It's not cold this time of year, so finding a room to stay in would be fine. The problem is, do they even have their own hot pot and cooking utensils?
Aunt Wei knew they had written to her son, complaining that he didn't come to them when he needed something. Although she hadn't used their help, Aunt Wei appreciated their kindness.
My family has no power or money, we're just poor people, what can we do to help others?
They came here specifically to seek medical treatment from Song Yan, so as long as they don't mind, they can stay at our home.
Aunt Wei didn't realize that Song Yan's medical treatment for her was the greatest help she could receive.
At night, the boys and Xiaohu stayed together in the literacy class. They could use the desks pushed together as a bed.
Wei An and Wei Ping went to stay in Song Yan's house first, and this woman surnamed Feng would stay in the same room with them!
Aunt Feng thought about it and agreed. If she had to rent a place to stay elsewhere, she might be a little scared to be alone in a room at night. The Wei family's house was clean and comfortable. Since she already owed Song Yan a favor, it wouldn't hurt to owe him a little more.
Song Yan directed Chang Xiaohu to work, and the others were eager to help as well.
Although Aunt Feng wasn't good at housework, she felt it was more convenient than Song Yan's, who was heavily pregnant, and she could do it better than Chang Xiaohu.
Aunt Wei stopped her, "Don't worry, Song Yan usually comes up with the ideas for cooking at home and others do the cooking. The food is delicious, just wait."
Aunt Wei began praising Song Yan, saying that the same food tasted exceptionally good when Song Yan cooked it. She also had many different ways of preparing it.
Aunt Feng believed Aunt Wei's words, and they both praised Song Yan's cooking. Besides, Guo Gang was there; he knew how to knead dough.
When Jiang Xiaoxiao returned, dinner was ready, and there were so many more people in the house.
Aunt Feng thought Aunt Wei was a kind and easy-going old lady. It's not something everyone can do to have two people with no blood relation living in the same house.
Fang Jinghua heard from Ji Chunyang that her younger brother had arrived, so she rushed over. The reunion was naturally lively.
Fang Jinghua felt bad that her younger brother was eating here for free, so she decided to take him home.
Song Yan instructed Chang Xiaohu to bring some food to Fang Shengjie. Since he had come from afar, Song Yan decided not to hold Shen Hongxiang's matter against him...
Actually, all the boys were eyeing the food on the table.
Guo Gang is really good at rolling out pancakes; they're all the same size and perfectly round.
A basket of scallions, thinner than chopsticks.
Garlic bulbs with sprouts attached.
A small bowl of shredded cucumber,
A small bowl of shredded carrots,
A small bowl of tender green lettuce,
There was also a small bowl of sweet and sour tomato sauce and some chili threads.
The largest portion was stir-fried shredded potatoes.
Aunt Wei said that only her family's potatoes grew well, which is why they could eat them. Other people's potatoes were too small for them to finish.
What made their mouths water the most was the meat sauce made from cured pork. "How can this sauce smell so good?"
Song Yan invited everyone to sit down and eat.
They all grew up in the south and don't eat much noodles, even though they think these foods are delicious. But with so many ingredients, they don't know where to start cooking.
Song Yan started by putting various ingredients he liked onto the pancake and then rolling it up.
Song Yan rolled this pancake for Aunt Feng. She doesn't like spicy food, so Song Yan didn't roll any scallions or garlic for her.
Aunt Feng took a bite and kept nodding, saying it was delicious.
Xu Liangsheng and his group couldn't wait to get started.
When the salty, spicy, and savory flavors filled their taste buds, they kept saying how delicious it was.
Song Yan smiled slightly. "So Southerners are quite accepting of scallions and soy sauce?"
After dinner, Song Yan took Guo Gang to the brigade leader's house. In those tense times, anyone coming to a house needed to be checked first. With so many people arriving at Song Yan's house all at once, of course they needed to report it to the brigade leader!
Guo Gang presented his soldier's identification and letter of introduction. He accompanied her as Aunt Feng's nephew.
Aunt Feng works at the neighborhood committee office, and the names of Xu Liangsheng and others are on Aunt Feng's letter of introduction.
Song Yan let Guo Gang go first, while she stayed behind to say a few words to Captain Wu. She subtly reminded him that Guo Gang's role was simply accompanying his aunt to the doctor, and that it was best not to mention his military service.
How long can soldiers take leave to visit their families? Aunt Feng will probably need to take her medicine for a long time, and Guo Gang will definitely stay with her the whole time. Could an ordinary soldier stay away from their unit indefinitely? Something definitely doesn't seem right.
This not only requires an explanation, but the key point is that Aunt Feng was able to keep a soldier by her side, which makes many people curious about Aunt Feng's identity.
Therefore, it is relatively easy to conceal one's identity.
Captain Wu was a shrewd man; he agreed as soon as Song Yan asked without asking any further questions.
Friendships among peers are often the fastest. Xu Liangsheng and his friends are the same age as Xiao Hu.
When Song Yan returned, Xiao Hu led the others to borrow bedding.
In the production brigade, if relatives came to visit and there weren't enough bedding, it was normal to borrow from a family you were on good terms with.
Xu Liangsheng and the others walked and chatted, carrying their bedding.
Aunt Feng felt very sorry; they had caused trouble for others by coming, and she hadn't expected Song Yan's belly to be so big.
Song Yan wasn't one for sweet talk, but his words were always very pleasant to hear. "Aunt Feng, you have no idea I have nothing to do right now. My whole family is watching me; I can't do this, I can't do that."
With them coming, I finally felt like I had company.
"You guys take a break first. Wait for me to take you for a walk in the woods." Song Yan had already figured out what to do.
"Are there any fun things to do in the woods?" Qiu Hai asked.
“My aunt can hunt; she can catch rabbits and pheasants.” Wei An paused, then added, “My aunt can’t anymore. My aunt is an excellent archer.”
“My aunt is an even better shooter!” Wei Ping added.
Now all three boys, along with Aunt Feng and Guo Gang, were looking at Song Yan. They were already surprised that she could shoot arrows, but it turned out she could also shoot arrows.
"Sis, you're really good at shooting!"
"Sis, how accurate are you at hitting the target?"
Wang Jinhui didn't say anything, but looked at her with bright eyes.
Aunt Wei said, "If it weren't for Xiao Yan's excellent marksmanship, we wouldn't have made it back." Then Aunt Wei started talking about the wolf pack...
With Chang Xiaohu joining in, some were telling stories, and others were listening. They didn't seem to have any plans to rest. Song Yan, being pregnant, didn't want to stay with them for so long; she wanted to sleep. Jiang Xiaoxiao was also tired after a long day.
Xu Liangsheng and his men dragged Chang Xiaohu away; they'll talk about it slowly.
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