In addition, their daily training also includes sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups, cartwheels, etc.
After this set of basic training, those who are physically weak cannot finish it on time and have to do more training. Sometimes they even miss mealtimes.
Qiu Yuling's physical fitness is relatively good, and she can basically complete every move quickly and well. Zhao Xiaogu's advantage is that he is young and has good flexibility, but his physical fitness needs to be improved.
Basically, he is as high-spirited as he is when he returns, and as depressed as he is when he leaves.
Li Feidan is the type who is not outstanding in everything, but can do everything just fine. The two of them are always the ones who stand upside down under the poplar tree waiting for people.
"Yuling, Feidan, I want to quit the team. It's too hard." Zhao Xiaogu dragged his sore legs, looking hopeless.
"Let's go. There are meat dishes in the cafeteria today. Let's have a nice meal." Li Feidan coaxed her like a little sister.
Qiu Yuling peeled a candy bar she had bought last time and slipped one into her mouth while she was talking. "Just keep going. You're making rapid progress. You don't need to do penalty laps anymore. You're in such a mess today because you woke up late."
The few of them parted ways at the fork in the road leading to the cafeteria. Qiu Yuling still had to go have dinner with Old Man Li today. If she ate now and then couldn't eat later, it would spoil the fun.
Today's buses are not well-connected. You have to walk for a long time to a fixed location before you can catch a bus that takes you to the nearest place.
Qiu Yuling prepared in advance a can of rabbit meat sauce, a can of mushroom sauce, a can of toon sauce, and two ribs.
She didn't buy pork belly. Pork belly is in short supply these days and it is not something a student can get often.
"Grandpa Li, I'm coming in." The door was open, and Qiu Yuling shouted loudly as she walked in.
"Didn't you say yesterday that I was here to clean? Why are you in such a hurry? What if it falls?"
Qiu Yuling held onto the rickety ladder and let the old man down first. "You've been waiting for me, haven't you?"
When she saw the empty stove, Qiu Yuling knew that the old man had not gone to the cafeteria and had not cooked himself. He was probably waiting for her.
"I made some powdered milk and you've been holding on for quite some time now, haven't you? I made two pastries for you. Go and chew them first. We'll take our time and finish them as long as we can."
Qiu Yuling knew that this was specially reserved, so she couldn't be polite and just took it and ate it. It tasted surprisingly good.
"Then you take a rest. I'll cook the meal first, put it in the pot, and then I'll clean up your roof."
"You only have a few cents, why are you wasting that money?" Turning around, he saw the gift box on the table. While scolding her, Old Man Li took out the pork belly that he had queued up for all morning.
"Did you buy some pork belly? This piece is really good. It's okay, we'll eat the ribs now. I'll give you a whole piece of pork belly. You can eat it in a pancake tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
The pork belly in the old man's hand is evenly fat and lean, a rare piece of good meat.
"I'll pack half for you to eat at school." As he spoke, he flipped through the several earthenware jars that Qiu Yuling had placed on the table. He complained again about how much she had brought with her.
"It's okay, just keep it. It's all homemade and not expensive. If you don't have work and don't want to go to the cafeteria, you can just make something to eat."
"Yesterday you said your eldest brother was a maintenance worker, right? The country is in need of people right now, so how can he let his skills go to waste? I wrote a letter to your uncle, recommending him and asking him to go to Yaojie Farm first."
Qiu Yuling paused while working. It was truly an unexpected surprise.
"Wait until your commune has a quota for agricultural machinery, and then transfer it back. It's better than just waiting." The old man thought the little girl didn't know the ins and outs, so he took the trouble to explain it a little more.
"Grandpa Gan, thank you for your trouble. I don't know how to thank you enough. Please enjoy these jars. I'll bring you some later if you like them. The rabbits are all domestically raised, and the mushrooms are also... "
"You called me Grandpa Li before, but now you call me Godfather?" Old man Li's focus was not on eating. The little girl just called him Godfather, which meant she officially became his goddaughter. In the future, when the doorman looked for him, he could introduce them directly.
Oh~ Qiu Yuling felt embarrassed after hearing this.
She thought that what she was godparenting was just an ordinary godparent, so she never changed her name and called him that. It was obvious that the old man was taking this godparent seriously.
But her godfather is so much better than her biological father that it is worth it no matter how filial she is to him. Even without the trouble of her elder brother, she is still happy with him.
Didn't you see that I had been saving up meat coupons for several months to buy meat for her? I even asked her to prepare it and bring it to school. Apart from a few close relatives who gave her the meat after she arrived here, there was really no one else.
There were only two ribs, but they were filled with a lot of potato lumps and a few soaked dried mushrooms. The meat was stewed to the point that it fell off the bone easily with a pick of chopsticks.
Qiu Yuling pulled the noodles into the pot, fished them out, placed them at the bottom of the basin, and directly covered them with the braised pork ribs.
"Grandpa, let's eat. Put the pork in the casserole and stew it first." Qiu Yuling set the table and the grandfather and grandson ate with relish.
Old man Li let her add oil, and the dish naturally became delicious in color, aroma and taste. Qiu Yuling received praise that it tasted better than the one made by the canteen chef, and she humbly accepted it.
"No, no, I'm just a little chef, not worth mentioning."
Old Man Li: “…”
No need to worry about sticking your tongue out.
Although two ribs may not seem like a lot, she added quite a few side dishes. The two of them actually ate them all. Frightened, Qiu Yuling rummaged through the drawers and found some hawthorns and tangerine peels, boiled a small pot of digestive tea, and watched the old man drink it.
Only then did I feel at ease to go up and repair that half of the roof.
After finishing, she also tidied up the yard. If it wasn't getting late and she had to go back early tomorrow, she would have planned to plant the vegetable seeds before leaving.
"If you want to go back, hurry up. I can't arrange this little work properly. Just come early next week to inspect it." Old man Li said impatiently, but he was worried that she would be late and miss the bus. The other side of the road where she got off the bus and walked to the school was also quite deserted.
It’s not good to be too late. As a girl, it makes people worry more.
"Okay, I'm leaving now. I've put the pork in the ice bucket for you. Just eat it in a day or two. There are also various sauces in the clay pot. Eat some with rice every day. Don't save it..."
"Hey, hurry up, why is a little kid nagging like that?"
Before Qiu Yuling could finish her words, Old Man Li pushed her to the station.
"Don't send me off. I've walked this route so many times, I'm very familiar with it. Otherwise, I'll be worried about you coming back later. Be good and go in. Don't worry about me."
Old Man Li: “…”
It didn't get delivered after all.
After a quick jog, Qiu Yuling finally caught up with the last one and rushed back to the dormitory under the cover of darkness.
When she saw Zhang Caiyue waiting for her, she was so happy that she forgot to prepare anything.
He had to make up an excuse on the spot that he couldn't get it and fooled her. Although Zhang Caiyue was disappointed, it was also expected. She immediately gave up the idea and went back to fighting with the cotton vest.
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