Yuling's grandmother really helped to refuse. The child is growing up and looks different every day. It doesn't matter if she dresses up more if conditions permit. It is rare to keep her clean and simple in this situation.
After going around in circles, he bought another pound of mutton. It was almost two hours later. The big alarm clock on the supply and marketing cooperative showed it was already seven in the afternoon, and the sun was just setting outside. Qiu Yuling understood the time difference, but it was time to go back and prepare dinner.
Li Qingmei took off the note on the door handle, which had the word "mission" written on it. She knew that Zhou Chuanwu would not come back today.
"Chuanwu is not here, so let's not cook the mutton for now. We can eat it when he comes back."
"That's right. I've eaten better these past two days than during Chinese New Year. Let's save it for when Fourth Brother-in-law comes back."
Qiu Yuling had no objection and would listen to everyone.
"It can't be left for that long. It's okay. Let's eat our own food. This place is close to the pastoral area, and vegetables are harder to come by than meat. Let's eat first."
Li Qingju insisted again and again, and I had no choice but to cut the mutton into dices, stir-fry a pot of meat sauce, and spread a thick layer of mutton fat on it. It would be no problem to keep it for ten days or half a month.
Qiu Yuling was planning to knead the dough, but her grandmother said that she was too young to do it, so she asked Li Qingtong to do it.
Dinner was shredded radish soaked in vinegar and served with mutton noodles.
Li Qingju tried it and was able to eat it without feeling nauseous. Perhaps it had something to do with her mood, as she had not been able to eat these before.
Because they had to send Li Qingtong back tomorrow, everyone went to bed early after dinner.
Have a good night.
The loud military bugle call disturbed her sweet dreams. Qiu Yuling rubbed her eyes and sat up. For a moment, she couldn't tell where she was. It wasn't until she heard her grandmother's voice that she suddenly remembered.
"Mom, I bought four bags and a bag of crispy pears for Bronze Road. Now we can eat buns."
Li Qingju was worried about her younger brother's return journey today, so she woke up early. It was hot now, and she couldn't bring too much cooked food on the road, as it would go bad if she didn't finish it in time.
This bag is perfect.
Li Qingtong didn't refuse at this moment. He ate a braised pork bun in two bites, his mouth full of oil.
He took a PLA truck to the city to catch a train. The train was due to leave at 8 p.m., which was a bit early, but the Liberation Army trains always left in the morning, so in order to save himself some trouble, it was okay for him to wait at the train station in advance.
Qiu Yuling quickly got up, washed, dipped her toothbrush in tooth powder, and brushed her teeth quite well. Li Qingju even took the time to praise her, saying that children learn things quickly.
Li Qingtong was not the kind of person who liked to show off, but Qiu Yuling advised him to wear new shoes. Who would be so foolish as to steal his worn-out cloth shoes that were almost worn out? It was not certain about his Liberation shoes. There were so many people coming and going at the train station, so if they were lost, they would be lost.
When Li Qingtong heard this, he realized it was true and happily changed his shoes.
"Just follow Yu Ling'er's instructions on the way home. Talk less and get home safely. Got it?"
"I see, mother. How can I not catch up with a child?"
"Tsk, don't mention it, Yuling is more trustworthy than you."
I don’t know why, but even though my niece can be willful and childish sometimes, she makes me feel inexplicably reassured most of the time.
It's not just Li Qingju who feels this way, even her mother feels the same way.
Qiu Yuling wiped her mouth silently and scared her fourth uncle one last time.
"Fourth uncle, kidnappers don't just kidnap women, they also kidnap men. They take them to be sons-in-law to girls who are not even related to them, and beat them three times a day."
Li Qingtong: ...
She really thought he was a child, so she freed her hands and ruffled her niece's hair.
After they had packed up, they went to the guard post in advance to wait for the army's truck transporting supplies.
"Mom, Fourth Sister, and Yuling, let's go back." Li Qingtong sat on the big cot, leaned forward and waved his hand.
"Mom, let's go back."
Old Mrs. Li came to take care of her daughter. In addition to making various dishes with the limited food, she also cut the soft cotton cloth she had saved into diaper rings and sewed them into small underwear.
Qiu Yuling is particularly interested in this job.
She hunched her neck and threaded the needle.
"Pfft, mom, our family finally has someone who will inherit your legacy." The more Li Qingju looked at her little niece, the more interesting she found her.
"Lingling is very tenacious. She puts her energy into everything she does, so she never has to worry about failing at her job."
The old lady didn't think her daughter was joking at all, she also thought the child was teachable.
Qiu Yuling bit off the string, held it up and took a look. It was really nice.
"Auntie Si, there are still sewing machines at your supply and marketing cooperative. Can anyone send them over?"
There was an old tailor in the supply and marketing cooperative. If someone didn't know how to do the job or wanted jackets with denser stitching, they would send their jackets there. Li Qingju went to see the jackets made by Mrs. Chang's family and found that the workmanship was indeed different.
"Of course there are. There are so many jobs that people have to wait in line."
"Don't the families of the troops have sewing machines either? I thought we were the only ones without them."
"It's all the same. Many of my sisters-in-law also come from farmers' backgrounds. Besides, it's not easy to get a ticket to a sewing machine."
I heard from Mrs. Chang that the battalion commander of the first battalion also made an extraordinary military achievement, and the army rewarded him with a sewing plane ticket, which shows how rare it is.
Well, Qiu Yuling’s plan will be put on hold for now. Let’s wait a little longer. After two years, I’ll think of a reason and exchange it for a sewing plane ticket from the system.
"Yuling can't sit still at home, come back from playing outside, I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Li Qingju saw that her niece was restless, and thought that it was not a good thing for her to stay stuck in the house as she was just a child, so she suggested that Qiu Yuling go out and play for a while.
Just what she wanted.
Qiu Yuling slung her small schoolbag across her shoulder, said hello to her grandmother and fourth aunt, and really went out.
She remembered that when she first arrived, she saw a row of houses with small gardens in front of them. If she was not mistaken, they were tulips.
Qiu Yuling walked and stopped according to her memory, and before she found the barracks where the flowers were planted, she had already reaped the rewards.
Along the way, I picked up apocynum venetum, snapdragon, canna, wormwood, and some wild roses and roses (also known as pen-head roses, which can be used to make flower cakes).
She pulled them out along with the weeds. When someone saw them on the road, they just thought the little girl loved flowers and picked them and threw them away.
Two points per plant. Qiu Yuling gathered as many grass seeds as possible into her palm. In addition to transplanting them, the grass seeds she had sown before had also sprouted.
Before they knew it, they arrived at the tulip garden. It was the first time Qiu Yuling had seen tulips in her life. Not to mention that the whole plant was used as medicine, the flowers were also of great ornamental value. In her previous life, she didn't like those precious flowers and plants, but she loved this one.
She squatted in the garden, her small body bent very low in order to see more clearly.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
A sharp voice frightened Qiu Yuling, who was concentrating on her work, and she shivered, and a beautiful flower was broken in her hand.
"Whose child is this? Didn't you see the flower garden is fenced off? How can you pick the flowers without knowing the limits?"
Duan Yao looked at the child beside her flower garden with displeasure.
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