Chapter 216: Man Conquers Nature
"Xiaotong, we're out of soy sauce at home. Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and get a bottle."
Gao Xiulan was cooking in the kitchen and turned her head to talk to someone.
"Okay, Mom, do you want vinegar?"
Lin Xiaotong was about to go out with a glass bottle in her hand and asked another question.
Gao Xiulan quickly glanced at the vinegar bottle and said, "Let's take some of that too. There's not much left."
"OK."
After saying that, he went out with the two bottles in his pockets. Across from him, Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao were sitting with their butts sticking out under the shade of a tree, playing something.
Lin Xiaotong walked over curiously and took a look.
"What are you playing?"
Tiger raised his head, revealing something in his little hand.
You don’t know until you see it. When she saw it, she was so scared that she jumped three feet away.
Oh my god! She was so scared that these two children were playing with insects.
"Sister Tong, are you still afraid of insects?"
Tiger Head bared his little white teeth and carried the insect away.
"It's not that I'm scared, it's just that this bug looks ugly. I'm going to go and make some soy sauce now."
Lin Xiaotong took a step back, turned around and trotted out the door.
Whenever I think of the numb and lazy appearance of the insects, my body trembles and goose bumps appear on my arms.
I immediately rushed to the nearest supply and marketing cooperative outside the alley, where there was a special counter selling soy sauce, vinegar and the like.
They are all stored in large jars half a person's height and covered with wooden lids. Once you open the lid, you can smell the strong smell of soy sauce and acetic acid.
Soy sauce is 1.2 cents per pound, and vinegar is 8 cents per pound. 20 cents is just enough to buy a pound of soy sauce and a pound of vinegar.
There are no preservatives added to the soy sauce nowadays, so it cannot be stored for a long time.
Don't add too much at one time. If it is stored for a long time and deteriorates, a layer of foam will form on the surface.
There were a few children in front of me who came to buy soy sauce at noon, and they were standing in line first.
"Comrade, give me a pound of soy sauce and a pound of vinegar."
"Give me the bottle."
The salesperson lifted the lid and used a soy sauce dispenser with a hollow cylindrical wooden base to scoop the sauce into the glass bottle.
The action was clean and neat, without spilling a drop.
I have no special skills, I just have practiced.
Lin Xiaotong was carrying a glass bottle and rushing back to eat. As soon as she turned into the alley, she met a man with a backpack.
"Xie Yi, you're back!"
"Xiaotong, hey! Mom asked you to come out and help out."
Xie Yi's skin became darker due to the tanning, his hair grew longer, his teeth looked whiter when he smiled, and his body was covered in sweat.
I deliberately stayed away from Xiaotong for fear of suffocating her.
"Go back first. Mom is still cooking at home. Is the rescue over?"
"Yes, we took down the tent around eight o'clock the night before yesterday and drove back around ten o'clock."
Xie Yi walked on the side, blocking the sunlight.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back."
"Xiu Lan, look, who's back."
Xie Da Jiao was washing a big watermelon with cold water by the pool. When she looked up, she saw two people coming in.
This kid actually came back and shouted towards the kitchen.
Xie Yi put down his backpack in the main room, then went to the pool and washed his face with water.
The hair on my forehead was wet, so I flipped it up.
"Who is it? And you come just in time for dinner."
Gao Xiulan was busy frying fish for Xiaoju so that she could make fish soup later.
He responded and mumbled the following sentence quietly.
Lin Xiaotong rushed into the kitchen and handed the glass bottle to Gao Xiulan first.
"Who is it? So mysterious."
Gao Xiulan wiped her hands on the rag and looked out the window, her eyes full of disbelief.
"Xie Yi, why are you back?"
The main reason was that Zhang Dazui hadn’t come back yet, so she thought it wouldn’t end so soon.
"Mom, I've been gone for two months."
Xie Yi shook off the water and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. When their group returned, several groups had already evacuated before them.
"You're not hurt, are you? Hurry up and wash your hands and get ready for dinner.
I just bought some meat this morning, so you can cook it in time."
"Mom, I just love eating meat, and I'm in good health.
Ahem, Dad, why are you hitting my chest for no reason? "
Xie Da Jiao clapped twice, but she didn't expect that Xie Yi was talking and choked on his saliva.
Lin Xiaotong stepped forward and gently patted his back.
"I just want to test your physique, Xiulan. I'll bring back half a roast duck for lunch tomorrow."
Xie Da Jiao was glared at by Gao Xiulan, and she tried to make excuses guiltily.
"Dad, half a chicken is not enough. I want to eat a whole chicken."
"You kid, you're taking advantage of the situation."
Xie Da Jiao felt the pain when she thought about her monthly pocket money.
Gao Xiulan and Lin Xiaotong couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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After lunch, the family sat down to rest for a while and prepared to go back for a nap.
Lin Xiaotong yawned, her eyes felt sore, and she began to peck at rice like a chicken.
Xie Yi suddenly remembered the things he brought back and ran to look for them in his backpack.
Soon, a square commemorative medal was found in the innermost compartment, with the words "Man can conquer nature" engraved on it.
Man Conquers Nature Commemorative Medal
This was distributed when they evacuated from Phoenix, and every soldier who participated in the disaster relief received one.
In addition to this, they also gave me a notebook and a ballpoint pen, which are very commemorative.
It was placed on the table, and several people leaned over to take a look.
"Son, you are worthy of the military uniform you wear."
Gao Xiulan picked it up and touched it gently, her movements cautiously.
Lin Xiaotong also touched it. She had never seen this before.
Xie Da Jiao looked at this with her eyes almost glued to it, and was "discussing" with Xie Yi.
"Xie Yi is very extravagant, don't lose it, it's better to keep such an important thing at home.
Your mother and I will keep it for you and save it for my eldest grandson and granddaughter in the future."
"Okay, Dad, I want to eat meat buns tomorrow morning."
Xie Yi chuckled and held Lin Xiaotong's hand under the table.
Xie Da Jiao: “…”
Unfilial son! Don't even think about taking away his pocket money.
Finally, Xie Da Jiao held the commemorative medal in her hand and took it back to the room.
Xie Yi was covered in sweat. He added some hot water to the cold water and carried the bucket to the small shower room in the yard to take a shower.
He came back wearing shorts and a white vest. When he entered the house, his hair was still dripping with water and was wrapped in a towel.
"Why don't you blow-dry it? Your hair has grown longer again. Go get it trimmed shorter this afternoon."
Lin Xiaotong was leaning on the bed. When she saw someone coming in, she patted the edge of the bed and Xie Yi sat down obediently.
"That night, Xiongchuan and I helped each other cut our hair with scissors."
She rubbed the man's hair with a towel. Xie Yi's hair felt rough and hard, and was really prickly.
Short hair dries faster in the hot summer.
"Wife, do you miss me?"
"I've been thinking about it. How many days can you stay this time?
Nengzi is getting married on National Day, and if you're not in a hurry to leave, you can still go and join in the fun."
"Brother Nengzi is getting married, so he can stay for just a week."
Xie Yi took off the towel on his head, and with his hands he turned the person over and held him on his lap to sit.
The two faced each other, with Xie Yi resting his head on her shoulder.
Lin Xiaotong took Xie Yi's big hand and played with it. Seeing the wound on his finger, she asked worriedly:
"Were these injuries sustained during the rescue?"
"It's okay, it's all healed, it doesn't hurt at all."
"Wife, I think..."
"No, you don't want to. Go to bed."
She had to go to work in the afternoon, so she got off her legs, lay on the bed, closed her eyes and prepared to play dead.
"Okay, wife, I'll pick you up from get off work tonight."
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