Chapter 242 Do you know Liang Qi from the East Third Alley black market?
Seeing this scene, Qin Suisui felt it was somewhat jarring.
At first, she thought that Shen Shen agreed to marry Tu Xiaoqi because of his mother-in-law's influence and because he felt guilty towards Tu's sister-in-law.
Now it seems that he himself is completely happy about it and is fully immersed in it.
Look at his radiant face, tsk tsk tsk. He was so dejected during the New Year, and the women in the family compound even pitied him, saying he probably wouldn't recover for several years. But it hasn't even been a year, and before his wife's body is even cold, he's already deeply in love.
Men really are that heartless!
Qin Suisui turned her head and glanced at Pei Jiuyan, who was busy pulling weeds, and angrily threw the weeds in her hand in front of him.
Pei Jiuyan turned to look at her, bewildered: "Why are you still angry? Are you tired? I just told you to go and rest over there. I can do this little bit of work."
However, seeing Qin Suisui's angry expression, he turned to look at Shen Shen, then resignedly wiped his hands clean, took out a water bottle from his backpack, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Qin Suisui.
"Come on, don't be angry, have some water."
"It's not worth letting irrelevant people affect your health. Honey, drink some water. After you finish, go rest with your son for a while. Let him pick some wild fruit for you to eat. I can finish this little bit of work quickly."
Qin Suisui thought he made sense; it wasn't worth getting angry over someone unrelated. She took the water bottle Pei Jiuyan handed her, gulped down a mouthful, and then exclaimed with delight, "It's tangerine peel juice!"
Pei Jiuyan smiled and nodded: "Don't you like drinking this? I picked some Indian gooseberries this morning and made it."
When the yellow peel fruit first came out this year, Qin Suisui drank some yellow peel juice from Grandma Mai's place and was amazed by it. Especially after chilling it in the well or adding some ice cubes, it was even more refreshing and helped to cut through the greasiness.
Grandma Mai invented this juice to coax Ada to eat.
It's just that without a juicer, it's a hassle to make this; you have to crush all the wampee and mandarin orange by hand to squeeze out the juice, so she doesn't drink it often. But whenever she's eaten something greasy or has no appetite, a cup of mandarin orange and wampee juice immediately improves her appetite.
Unexpectedly, Pei Jiuyan had specially prepared a large cup for her beforehand.
Qin Suisui felt the anger she felt earlier dissipate quickly, like a balloon being punctured. She wanted to continue working, but Pei Jiuyan wouldn't let her go to the fields. It was almost lunchtime, so she had to go to the stream to wash her hands and also wash the cucumbers and tomatoes she had brought with her that morning, so they would be easier to eat later.
At the end of September, the temperature on Qiongtan Island is not as hot as in the height of summer, but it is still generally high. Especially at noon, under the bright sun, everyone is quickly drenched in sweat.
Therefore, many women came to the stream to wash their hands and rest. Qin Suisui was not good at chatting and saying polite words, so she did not plan to join the crowd to get close to them. After washing the cucumbers and tomatoes, she turned around and prepared to walk to the plot of land they were assigned.
"Comrade Qin, Comrade Qin..." Suddenly she heard someone calling her from behind.
Qin Suisui turned around and saw Tu Xiaoqi, who had just been all lovey-dovey with Shen Shen, running towards her with a small bag in her hands. In the short time Qin Suisui had paused, Tu Xiaoqi was already in front of her.
"Comrade Qin, these are wild lychees I picked this morning from the forest in the village below. They're very sweet. Take them back and share them with your husband and Zan Zan." Her expression was very earnest, and her eyes were full of anticipation.
It must be said that beauty can sometimes be a powerful weapon. Unlike her overworked sister-in-law, Tu Xiaoqi was young and beautiful, like a newly blooming lotus flower, delicate and charming.
The look in her eyes when she looked at Qin Suisui was not as intense as when she looked at Shen Shen; it was only a naked expectation.
Qin Suisui felt embarrassed to refuse and reached out to take it: "Thank you. I didn't bring much with me. These are cucumbers and tomatoes from my yard. They taste very good. You can take some home and eat them too."
"Okay!" Tu Xiaoqi didn't refuse and happily took the tomatoes and cucumbers from her hands before going back.
Qin Suisui was somewhat confused.
However, since then, Tu Xiaoqi would occasionally knock on their door, bringing them wild vegetables she had picked herself, or sweet soup and snacks she had cooked herself.
Out of politeness, Qin Suisui had no choice but to reciprocate with a gift, and thus the two families were inexplicably connected.
Because Aunt Tang and Qin Suisui lived close by, when Tu Xiaoqi delivered things, she would also deliver some to Aunt Tang's house, or cook some food for her children. This led Aunt Tang to begin to change her opinion of her.
During this year's National Day holiday, Pei Jiuyan had to be on duty, so their original plan to return to Beijing had to be postponed. Qin Suisui suddenly wanted to eat pickled fish. It just so happened that Pei Jiuyan and Chi Donglin had made some pickled cabbage before the Spring Festival last year, and they hadn't finished eating it yet. This kind of old pickled cabbage is the most flavorful.
Since freshwater fish is best for making sauerkraut fish, Qin Suisui and Sister-in-law Tang went to the black market early in the morning and bought several grass carp, black carp, and yellow catfish, as well as four or five catties of small fish. Sister-in-law Tang wanted to increase her milk supply, so she also bought several crucian carp and some small fish. The two of them practically bought up all the fish from their fellow villager's farm.
The two were cleaning fish in Qin Suisui's yard when Tu Xiaoqi suddenly came over with a large bowl, smiling and saying, "Sister-in-law Tang is here too. Perfect, I don't have to go to both houses. When I went to pick wild vegetables this morning, I picked a few wild papayas and stewed a big pot of papaya and white fungus soup. The autumn weather is dry, so this is perfect for moisturizing. You guys should try it and see if it's good."
Qin Suisui smiled and accepted it: "Thank you so much, Xiao Qi. You always think of us whenever you make something delicious. I just happened to go to town today and bought some sponge cakes. You can take some back with you later."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Qin Suisui's words, Tu Xiaoqi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you going to the black market in East Third Alley to buy something?"
Qin Suisui hesitated for a moment. Buying things on the black market was a rather secretive matter for them, the military families. No one would bring it up openly unless they trusted someone, otherwise they might be reported to the authorities one day.
Seeing her expression, Tu Xiaoqi immediately understood her concerns and quickly waved her hand: "No, that's not what I meant. I definitely can't report you. I've secretly gone to the black market several times myself!"
Seeing that Qin Suisui and Aunt Tang were both looking at her, Tu Xiaoqi closed her eyes and then asked in one breath, "Actually, I've wanted to ask you for a long time, do you know Liang Qi from the black market in East Third Alley!"
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