"Grandma, please hurry up. We can't let them wait for us to eat, right?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? The sun is still high in the sky and it's still early for dinner. Can you give me a break, my little ancestor?"
The bumpy ride made her old bones almost fall apart, and her eldest grandson was so greedy that she was afraid that if she rushed over in a hurry, she would be laughed at by the host family.
Wu Tiejun was tossing and turning, he also knew that it was not right to visit someone empty-handed.
After a while, he came out with a can of malted milk. "We can't finish the milk, so what do you think of carrying this?"
Granny Wu no longer wanted to struggle. She just twitched her eyes, sighed, and said, "It's up to you. It's fine as long as you think it's okay."
"I think it's possible. Her family also grows eggplants and chili peppers. The watermelons were distributed that day, and Sister Yuling also bought some snacks. I don't know if Sister Yuling has tried this, but I'll bring it to her to try."
"Grandma, take a break and come back soon. I'll go over first and tell Yuling's grandma that she'll come back soon after she takes a break."
No need! Old Mrs. Wu got up from the foot of the bed and followed closely.
The situation at Qiu Yuling's house was similar. The old lady was a little tired after the bumpy ride, so Qiu Yuling decided to let the pregnant woman and the elderly take a rest. She had been here for so long, but she hadn't had a chance to show off her skills.
There was still a little pumpkin left, so Qiu Yuling cut it into dices and diced some chili peppers. After thinking for a while, she cut two more eggplants and mixed them into the stuffing. She also added some dry chili noodles and a splash of vegetable oil.
She fermented some more dough. It was still hot outside, so she took the basin outside and placed it on the ground. She then went in to mash garlic, make garlic juice, add chili peppers, add chives, cut cucumbers and carrots into shreds, and boil some tomato juice.
The dough was ready and had risen. When Grandma Wu came over, Qiu Yuling and her grandmother were sitting at the door making folds for the buns.
"Aunt, you're here." Li Qingju saw someone coming and hurriedly turned around to take out two small stools, and gave the chair with a backrest under her butt to the old lady.
Grandma Wu also wants to wash her hands to help.
"Auntie, I'm not busy anymore. There are only these two left in my hand. Once I squeeze them, they'll be gone. Let's take a break and eat a few pieces of watermelon. We'll start eating when the buns are cooked."
"It's only been a short while, and you've already finished everything?"
"The jelly was ready when I went there this morning, and the rest was just made by Yuling. She told my mother and I to rest, saying that we had to let Grandma Wu taste her cooking today."
"Sister Yuling even steamed buns for me. She's really worked so hard."
Everyone: ...
There was cut watermelon on the small table at the door. Seeing that there was really nothing else Grandma Wu could do to help, she washed her hands and sat down to eat the watermelon.
Wang Chunlai was talking about the key point at this moment. He had whispered it to Yuling's mother in the car. Now he had nothing to do before dinner, and Yuling's grandmother had never heard it before, so he brought it up and said it again.
Grandma Wu was confused by what she heard, so Wang Chunlai wiped the melon juice on his chin and summarized the previous events in a concise and concise manner.
Now comes the part that Qiu Yuling missed. She put the buns on the steamer and hurried to get them in place. Here comes the key point.
My deceased future sister-in-law was an educated youth sent to Xinjiang. A dead body was found under her dugout. It was one of the people reported missing by the Corps at the beginning of this year.
At that time, everyone just thought that she could not bear the hardship of the Corps construction and ran away. Although she had not been found yet, she was labeled as a bad revolutionary. Who would have thought that she did not leave on her own initiative, but disappeared passively.
Now that his future sister-in-law is dead and a head has exploded under her dugout, it will be difficult to clear her of suspicion. Wang Chunlai's eldest brother and her family will also be investigated.
Several people were very sad when they heard this, and couldn't understand why someone would want to kill him.
Of course, the common people don't know the reason. The army did find out a lot of things. This young educated youth was a secret agent left behind by the island country when it retreated. He came to aid Xinjiang with unknown motives. However, Li Chunlai didn't know about this, and those who listened to gossip didn't know it either.
But they were still not satisfied and all echoed, "This is unlucky."
Qiu Yuling stood up and looked at her pot. Just at the right time, she was about to step on a stool to carry the steamer when Wu Tiejun came over to help.
"It's okay, I can do it. Brother Tiejun, please raise the kerosene lamp a little higher." Li Qingju's kitchen only has a palm-sized ventilation window close to the roof. The other two sides are adjacent to the walls of the house. For fear of fumes, the windows are not opened, so it is dark when you come in during the day.
Someone helped to light the lamp. She put a rag under the two steamers and brought down the two steamers. She asked whether they wanted to eat outside or at home. Li Qingju thought about it and said that they would just eat at home.
A few people got up and moved the tables, chairs and benches outside the house in. They moved the table to where the bed was, so there was just enough space for everyone to sit.
Qiu Yuling brought out all the condiments one by one. The jelly was also cut and served on plates in advance. Some of the plates were just brought over by Wang Chunlai from home. Now she had all the utensils ready to start cooking.
The casserole was filled with millet porridge with a pinch of flour sprinkled in it, making it look particularly sticky. Each person was given a bowl to let it cool first, and then a plate of sesame jelly was given to each person. The buns were placed in the middle of the table with a winnowing basket.
Except for Wu Tiejun, all the soldiers were women. They didn't drink alcohol or anything, so there was no need to prepare cold or hot dishes. It was just a simple home-cooked meal, and everyone was very satisfied with it.
I put toppings on the jelly just like Qiu Yuling did. After eating one plate, I wanted another. The pumpkin buns were also spicy and fragrant. I took a sip of millet porridge and it filled the seams.
Grandma Wu and Wang Chunlai both thought Qiu Yuling was incredibly capable. Grandma Wu, in particular, didn't mind the can of malted milk anymore. She was just worried that the little girl was only visiting relatives and wouldn't stay here often...
Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings.
As for her, she just needs to be an old lady who is not annoying. She is so knowledgeable despite her age.
They were nothing like her neighbors on either side, who were always gossiping about the Zhang and Li families, favoring boys over girls, and mistreating their granddaughters. She was so fed up with it that she was building a family compound and was going to move there. She didn't dare to be neighbors with those two families anymore.
It's good to be neighbors with Xiao Zhou's family. The couple is young and energetic. All the elderly and children in the family she has met are polite and well-mannered, which shows that the family tradition is well inherited.
There was still some jelly and buns left. Grandma Wu and Wang Chunlai were both here with their hands full, so there was no reason to let them leave empty-handed. Without waiting for her aunt's instructions, Qiu Yuling took basins and bowls and served them to the two families.
"How can this be possible? How can you come to visit someone and take food and things with you? No, no, Qingju, you take it back." Wang Chunlai refused repeatedly.
The same goes for Grandma Wu. She doesn't want anything.
"Why not? How can you bring such generous gifts for a simple meal? Then you should all take back the gifts you brought with you." Li Qinglian was also tired. It was obviously just a simple meal, but Aunt Wu brought a can of malted milk and Wang Chunlai brought a bag of milk powder. These were all good things that money could not buy.
She felt that both families were at a great disadvantage with this meal, and was thinking about making something to send over tomorrow. How could she let them go empty-handed now?
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