At seven o'clock in the morning, Su Jin was awakened by the alarm clock. He reached out to press the alarm, sat on the kang to relax, and pulled over the warm cotton clothes and pants and put them on. Over the cotton pants, he wore a pair of overalls and a coat.
Outer coats and overalls can be changed and washed frequently, so you don’t have to wash your cotton clothes frequently, and they can also protect your cotton clothes from oil stains.
Su Jin put on her clothes, brushed her teeth and washed up, then hurried to the kitchen to make breakfast.
When passing by the living room, Su Jin found that Lu Shiyi's room door was open, and was curious about where he had gone.
She walked out of the living room with a flashlight, and the cold wind blowing in her face made her shiver twice.
When she entered the kitchen, she found it was very warm. There was a large pot of boiling water in a large wood stove, and a small fire was burning underneath.
Lu Shiyi boiled the water without any hesitation. What if the kitchen was set on fire?
"Really..." Su Jin prepared breakfast swiftly and heated up six steamed buns with pickled cabbage and vermicelli bought from the county town.
Lu Shiyi came back from a run outside and saw the candle light in the kitchen was on. His heart seemed to be filled with warmth. No matter how busy he was outside, there was always someone waiting for him at home.
"Xiao Jin, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Lu Shiyi prepared some hot water in advance and calculated the time to go running on the back mountain.
Su Jin pointed to the covered wood-fired pot and said, "The duck blood vermicelli is ready. It's just right for three bowls."
She walked into the dining room first, holding a bun in her right hand and chopped cold mustard greens in her left hand. Lu Shiyi lifted the lid and the smell of duck soup hit him.
"This is duck blood vermicelli." Su Jin poured the duck soup and deftly put in the sweet potato vermicelli. After the sweet potato vermicelli was cooked, he picked it up with chopsticks and put it into the soup.
Lu Shiyi looked at the duck blood, duck offal and other things floating in the soup, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The two sat at the dinner table. Lu Shiyi drank a few sips of duck blood vermicelli soup, which warmed his stomach and his body.
"Did you just go out for a morning run? Why didn't you put out the fire? If I hadn't gotten up, wouldn't the kitchen be on fire?" Su Jin looked at Lu Shiyi happily eating, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "Don't do this next time."
"I calculated the time, so there must be half a pot of water before I come back." Lu Shiyi looked at Su Jin and said, "If there is not enough water, the kitchen will be very cold. You just came out of the house, and it's easy to catch a cold if you stay in the cold kitchen."
Su Jin chuckled: "I will be responsible for the three meals from now on. You must work hard on growing vegetables. I don't think I can handle these."
Lu Shiyi readily agreed: "I'll pour out all the soup from the pot, wash the pot and boil some hot water. You can use the hot water to wash the dishes later."
Yesterday, when Lu Shiyi was washing dishes, Su Jin was dissatisfied that he didn't wash them clean enough, so she had to boil some hot water and use salt as detergent, then wash them again with a loofah.
After breakfast, Lu Shiyi took the iron bucket from home to dig soil in the private plot in the yard, while Su Jin sat on a small stool and washed the dishes with hot water.
She planned to wash the hazelnuts and chestnuts and then fry them.
The hazel mushrooms from the mountain were also soaked, and later on, the remaining half pheasant was used to make chicken stew with mushrooms.
Now, they have to eat two meals a day to save food for spring plowing.
"We have three meals a day, so we don't need to save on food." Lu Shiyi came back with the soil. Seeing her staring at the food jar, he hurried into the kitchen to tell Su Jin, "We have a lot of military food coupons every month. According to my rank, even if the two of us eat fine grains, it is enough."
Su Jin was surprised and asked, "I don't have to pay you rations?"
"We have to eat together. I provide the food and you do the work. My cooking is not delicious." Lu Shiyi said with his hands spread out.
Su Jinde chuckled and said, "I'll take care of the three meals."
Lu Shiyi carried the bucket into the house to plant vegetables. Su Jin turned her head to look at Lu Shiyi's back, a smile appearing on her face.
Every household in the village is preparing for the New Year. The children have finished their final exams and have officially started their winter vacation. They are running around the village in groups of three or four, calling their friends.
Lu Shiyuan strolled around the gate of Lu Shiyi's yard twice, looking at the smoke rising from the kitchen chimney, wondering whether to invite the two of them to his home for New Year's Eve dinner.
"Uncle, why are you wandering around here?" Lu Shiyi came out of the house and saw Lu Shiyuan standing at the door, and hurried out to greet him. "Xiao Jin is preparing things for the New Year, and I said I would send some to you when it's ready."
"Xiaoyi, are you going to spend the New Year at home or at my house?" Lu Shiyuan had no hope that Lu Shiyi would go home. When Su Jin didn't come, Lu Shiyi would rather go to the military area than go home. They would only visit as relatives on the third day of the New Year.
"Uncle, Xiaojin and I will celebrate the New Year at home and attend the village banquet on the first day of the new year." Lu Shiyi had already thought about it. He ran to the office in the early morning and made a special call to his comrades.
There was tenderness in Lu Shiyi's eyes. Lu Shiyuan reached out and patted Lu Shiyi. He saw that when Lu Shiyi first came to the village, his eyes were so full of hostility that the villagers did not dare to get close to him.
Ever since Su Jin came, Lu Shiyi has become less cold. Seeing him protecting Su Jin, the villagers all helped him chase the person.
"For the New Year's banquet, every household must send a dish. One meat dish and one vegetable dish, both prepared by the head housewife." Lu Shiyuan explained. "Does Su Zhiqing know the details?"
When Lu Shiyi heard what was said, a smile appeared on his face: "Xiao Jin doesn't know the details, but he promised to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner and the meals for the Hundred Family Banquet. Uncle, you can rest assured."
"How good is Su Zhiqing's cooking? The Hundred Family Banquet is a test of the cooking skills of the wives in charge of the village." Lu Shiyuan thought that Su Jin came from the city and wondered if the food she cooked would be delicious. Lu Shiyi and Su Jin had tickets and money, so the ingredients must be good. "If not, let your aunt cook it."
"Uncle, Xiao Jin's cooking skills are very good. Are there any taboos in this Hundred Family Banquet?" Lu Shiyi asked carefully.
The situation of each household is different, and Lu Shiyi is worried that Su Jin's cooking will be exploited by someone with ulterior motives.
"It's best not to add too much oil, and try to stew meat dishes." Lu Shiyuan reminded Lu Shiyi.
After Lu Shiyi remembered it, he exchanged a few words with Lu Shiyuan and then left.
Lu Shiyuan returned to the door of his house with a smile on his face. This girl Su Jin was put in the circle by Lu Shiyi.
"Boss, why are you standing outside and not coming back?" asked Lu Shiyuan's wife.
"Wife, please help Su Zhiqing more in the future. Xiaoyi is a sinister person. He fell into his trap as soon as he entered the village." Lu Shiyuan sighed.
Lu Shiqian laughed out loud: "Dad, it was at the train station that my brother's eyes started to look strange."
"You little brat! I told you to pick someone up, but you asked your elder brother to do it instead." Lu Shiyuan said helplessly, "Xiaoyi's parents are also open-minded, and Su Zhiqing is from a big city. He's a good match for Xiaoyi."
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