Gao Shujing: "They hunted two deer, four sheep, four pigs, and dozens of chickens and rabbits. Captain Xu was going to give me some meat, but I felt that this would not be appropriate, so I suggested that we buy it back at the usual price."
"Captain Xu disagreed, and after some back and forth, they finally decided to compromise and bring the meat back at half price."
With so much game to bring back, it's no wonder Captain Xu is so generous. He's still willing to part with dozens of kilograms of meat, even though it's half price.
Yu Rujia: "Guojing is leaving tomorrow, so we can braise all the meat except for mutton, venison, and pork belly, and let him take some with him on the way."
"When we get to Jiangcheng, Uncle, Aunt and Brother can also try it. It's cold now, so the braised meat won't spoil for two or three days."
Eight pig's feet with their calves, two pheasants, and one rabbit—even after cleaning, there were still over twenty pounds of meat. This time, the cowshed sent less, and they kept some for themselves, so Gao Guojing could take more than ten pounds of braised meat back with him.
The dozens of kilograms of braised pork offal that Gao Guojing brought back before the Lunar New Year were gone in just two days. He had been craving it, and he never expected to get to eat it one more time before he left. He jumped up with joy.
Gao Guojing quickly pulled the pig's feet, chicken, and rabbit out of the pile of meat: "I'll go boil water and prepare this meat."
Doro is very particular about food and can remember things related to food for a long time.
He still vividly remembered the braised food from before the New Year. When he heard that there was braised meat to eat, he stopped clamoring to go with Gao Shujing to deliver glutinous rice balls and instead dragged his follower Duoxi to chase after Gao Guojing towards the kitchen.
Duolu: "Uncle Guojing, we'll go with you to clean up the meat."
Yu Rujia was worried that it would be unsafe for Gao Shujing to deliver the glutinous rice balls alone, mainly because she was afraid that he would run into Zheng Lanlan and then he would be unable to explain himself.
So he let the reliable Duofu go with him. With the clever little Duofu around, Zheng Lanlan would have some reservations even if she wanted to do something.
The three families were in three different directions. After delivering the glutinous rice balls to the three people, it was as if they had circled around the Shangfen Brigade. After exchanging a few pleasantries, it was already half an hour later when they returned, carrying return gifts from the families.
As soon as Duofu entered the door, he said angrily, "Auntie, that Zheng Lanlan is too scary. When she saw Uncle, she rushed towards him. Does she want to eat Uncle again?"
Yu Rujia: "So, did Duofu protect Uncle?"
Duofu nodded his little head and said proudly, "I shouted that there were bad guys, which attracted a lot of people and scared her away."
Yu Rujia: "Yes, if you see her in the future, remember to run back quickly so she doesn't catch you, understand?"
Duofu said seriously, "I will take my brothers far away from her so she won't eat us."
After the little girl left, Yu Rujia turned to the handsome but troublesome man and asked, "What happened?"
Gao Shujing: "It was just a coincidence. The two of them were seeing someone off. I guess the person was a matchmaker. Their family probably wants to marry Zheng Lanlan off. We just need to be careful during this period."
At Jiang Damei's house, her son Wu Baoguo and Wu Xiaocao were eating glutinous rice balls without looking up. One was nine years old and the other was two. It was such a sweet moment.
Since they don't usually have many opportunities to eat sweets, they were delighted to receive these glutinous rice balls with honey.
Jiang Damei glared at the father and his two children who were only focused on eating and drinking, wanting to scold them for not waiting for her, the one who did the work, to eat together.
Seeing the three people engrossed in their food without even looking up, the question that came out of his mouth was: "Is it really that delicious?"
Wu Shengli contentedly stuffed a glutinous rice ball into his mouth: "It's packed with ingredients—peanuts, black sesame seeds, honey, and oil. It's fragrant and sweet; how could it not be delicious?"
Jiang Damei put a few into her own bowl, tasted one, and immediately started eating faster, just like the people in front of her.
Jiang Damei said with a pained expression, "How much money will it cost to put in so much stuff?"
Wu Shengli said nonchalantly, "Gao's salary of fifty-six yuan, plus the team's income, is equivalent to the income of three or four workers in the city."
"Plus, with the income of the educated youth, how could their family be short of money? They could afford to eat these things every day."
It is said that Gao Shujing's income is equivalent to that of three or four workers in the city, which is indeed enough for ordinary workers.
There is indeed food available in the city, but all food must be purchased with money.
Gao Shujing's grain was distributed by the brigade, so he didn't have to pay for it. The brigade also distributed oil and meat, plus five yuan in wages and a share of the profits. All of this added up to the income of a city dweller.
After finishing his own bowl, Wu Baoguo wanted to get some more, but found that there were no more glutinous rice balls in the bowl. He said somewhat disappointedly, "Mom, can we make such delicious glutinous rice balls at home?"
Today is the Lantern Festival, and most families will make some glutinous rice balls to celebrate. Their family is no exception. However, Jiang Damei didn't put in as much filling when making the glutinous rice balls, so the taste is completely different from the glutinous rice balls made by Yu Rujia.
Jiang Damei replied without blinking, "I'll make it. Mom can make anything even tastier than this, but we'll have to wait until you guys make some money."
Wu Baoguo curled his lip. It's the same old story. Every time he asks someone to do something, he says he has no money.
After scolding her son, Jiang Damei turned her attention to Wu Shengli: "If you've eaten someone else's food, you have to do something. Keep an eye on Zheng Lanlan while she's at work, and don't let her go to see Officer Gao again, understand?"
Wu Shengli: "How could I not know? Not to mention this bowl of glutinous rice balls, Officer Gao once saved my life. Without him, I would never have seen you three again after that trip into the mountains. Even without these glutinous rice balls, I would still be watching over Zheng Lanlan."
“I’ve been keeping a close eye on her while she’s at work these past few days. If I don’t see her for a while, I’ll remind Lao Zheng to go look for her. Yesterday’s incident happened after work, so I can’t just follow her around after work.”
Since learning that Zheng Lanlan wanted to find Gao Shujing, Wu Shengli has indeed paid more attention to her.
Zheng Lanlan is beautiful, but that can't put food on the table. He's not a shallow person, so he naturally doesn't want Zheng Lanlan to harm his savior, which is why he keeps a close eye on her.
If someone goes missing, tell Zheng Daxiong, and Zheng Daxiong will go and find them, preventing Zheng Lanlan from finding an opportunity to run towards Gao Shujing.
Helpless, Li Xiaoyuan had no choice but to send her grandson to keep an eye on Gao Shujing's schedule.
Naturally, her grandson's affairs couldn't be kept from his own mother. Not wanting Zheng Lanlan to marry too close, Zheng's sister-in-law got the news from her son and went to inform Yu Rujia.
Jiang Damei noticed Zheng Lanlan as soon as she appeared in front of Gao Shujing, and immediately stood by Gao Shujing's side to argue her case after Zheng Lanlan made her move, all because he had saved her man.
The various causes we sowed in the past have led to the results we reap today.
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