Sheng Pinghua invited Xu Lei into the yard. The two of them went to the kitchen to say hello to Jiang Yan and the others, chatted briefly, and learned about the situation. Then they were driven to the living room by He Hongxiu.
Not long after, the second daughter of the Sheng family shouted into the yard, "Dad, Uncle Lu and Uncle Wu are back, and Uncle Qian is with them."
When they heard Qian Shuping was there too, Sheng Pinghua and the others got up and walked out.
In the kitchen, Jiang Yan heard the second girl's shout in the yard and suggested, "Sister-in-law, why don't you ask the political commissar to invite the third battalion commander to have a meal together?"
Qian Shuping's wife is not around, so he is equivalent to a bachelor. He is also a battalion-level cadre and has a good relationship with Lu Yunsheng and others.
Several other battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders had a dinner together, but he was the only one left behind. Although it was unintentional, he always felt like he was isolated.
It would be fine if you didn't meet him, but if you did, it would inevitably make people feel suspicious if you didn't invite him to dinner.
Yuan Sufeng agreed, "We have prepared a lot of dishes today, so it's enough for two or three more people."
Feng Yingchun nodded, and He Hongxiu naturally did not object.
Seeing that everyone agreed, He Hongxiu hurried out of the kitchen and told Sheng Pinghua, "Old Sheng, call the third battalion commander to come along. There are a lot of dishes today, so there will be enough for two or three more people."
"OK."
Sheng Pinghua came out with this in mind, but he was also pleased that his wife could consider this. He invited Xu Lei because the meal was prepared by four families together, and Xu Lei was also one of the hosts.
Outside the yard, Erya ran over and intercepted Lu Yunsheng and the other two who were chatting and laughing.
"Uncle, Mom said she's going to have dinner at my house tonight. Aunt Jiang Yan and Aunt Su Feng are also at my house."
Lu Yunsheng knew that Jiang Yan went to the sea with her sisters-in-law today, so he bent down slightly, looked at the little girl and asked, "Did the aunts pick up a lot of seafood?"
The little girl nodded repeatedly, making a big circle with her little arms, "There are so many, there are still four buckets in the yard, and mother said to dry them and keep them for making soup later."
"You guys go quickly."
Hearing that Jiang Yan and Yuan Sufeng were both there, Qian Shuping guessed that it must be a dinner prepared by his sisters-in-law, so he did not participate.
Patting Lu Yunsheng and the other man on the shoulders, he walked towards his own courtyard.
At this time, Sheng Pinghua and Xu Lei also came over. Sheng Pinghua called Qian Shuping and invited him to eat together.
Qian Shuping was embarrassed. "Thank you for your kindness, Political Commissar. I won't go. The sisters-in-law have worked hard to collect seafood. It would be inappropriate for me to eat for free."
Xu Lei smiled and continued, "What's wrong with that? It's just a matter of having more sets of bowls and chopsticks. We'll have something delicious tonight."
"Let's go, stop dilly-dallying."
Seeing that Qian Shuping was still hesitating, Wu Jinchao directly pulled him forward. Xu Lei followed the two of them and briefly explained the matter. Sheng Pinghua also explained to Lu Yunsheng from behind.
I heard about the results of today's seafood hunt, and listened to Sheng Pinghua and Xu Lei explain the benefits of abalone and sea cucumbers.
Lu Yunsheng and the other two were surprised.
Wu Jinchao sighed, "Have the military wives in our family compound been so lucky? Previously, they picked up several hundred kilograms of fish, then a wild boar, and now they have picked up so many abalone and sea cucumbers."
Xu Lei turned around and looked at Lu Yunsheng, smiling and joking, "Old Lu, you really married the right wife. Not only will you be happy, but she will also bring good luck to our family compound."
Wu Jinchao nodded repeatedly. "My wife said last time that sister-in-law Jiang Yan is lucky and a blessed person."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Lu Yunsheng accepted it calmly, thinking that praising his wife was actually praising him.
Everyone: “…”
Wow!
I felt inexplicably being shown off to love, and it was them who brought up the topic themselves, which was kind of annoying.
The five of them walked into the Sheng family courtyard. He Hongxiu asked at the kitchen door, "Is everyone here?"
"All ready."
Sheng Pinghua responded, and He Hongxiu continued, "Old Sheng, set up the big round table in the room and prepare to serve the food. The children will sit at the small table separately."
After saying that, He Hongxiu went into the kitchen, and Sheng Pinghua and others started to get busy.
There was a large round table painted red in the corner of the living room. It could be used directly after being set up, but there were not enough stools, so Wu Jinchao and his friends went home to move some stools over.
Lu Yunsheng also brought a bottle of Red Star Erguotou. The bottle was made of green glass with words like "Erguotou Liquor, 65 degrees" written on it.
Although Lu Yunsheng doesn't like drinking, there must be wine on the table when he invites guests to dinner at home to make it seem formal.
Jiang Yan asked Manager Pang of Xinhua Bookstore to express some goods to her. In addition to ordinary Erguotou, she also stored several bottles of Moutai.
The current price of Moutai is not as exaggerated as it will be in the future. If it is stored for a few decades, one bottle can be sold for hundreds of thousands. Isn’t this wealth!
"Old Lu, do you still have this good thing at home?"
Wu Jinchao was pleasantly surprised to see the bottle of wine in Lu Yunsheng's hand, and everyone turned their attention to him.
The whole country is short of food now, and food is the raw material for making wine, so wine is a luxury in this era.
Ordinary people simply couldn't get wine tickets. Even Sheng Pinghua didn't drink often. He could only buy a few bottles during festivals.
"It will satisfy your craving."
Lu Yunsheng didn't say that he had several new bottles in his cabinet. If he had told them, these guys would have been envious to death.
Sheng Pinghua was not surprised to know that Jiang Yan had channels at Xinhua Bookstore.
Several people sat down at the round table, urging Lu Yunsheng to open the bottle quickly, and each of them took a sip to taste it.
Smelling the strong aroma of wine, everyone felt satisfied.
At the living room door, the children sat obediently at the small table, waiting for their mother and aunts to start eating.
Afterwards, He Hongxiu and others began to serve the dishes. Every time a dish was served, they would announce the name of the dish to let the group of gentlemen see their skills.
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