It's not the busy farming season now, so everyone has taken time off to come over for a drink.
Most of the guests left after lunch.
The people from the Jiang family came to explain things to the young couple and then left.
"Although it's not the busy farming season now, there's still a lot of work to do in the fields. Your two sisters-in-law are going to give birth in two months, and I won't have time to come visit you then.
I'll come to see you when I'm free after the winter. The child is still young and it's inconvenient for him to go out. If you have anything to say, please send me a message."
Jiang's mother is old now, and she plans to stop working in the fields starting this year and focus on taking care of the children and doing housework at home.
In fact, the work at home is no easier than the work in the fields, and it is more numerous and complicated.
When I was at work, all I did was pull weeds.
But there are a lot of things to do at home, such as feeding chickens and pigs, cooking and washing clothes, taking care of the family's private plot, and taking care of the children.
I feel more tired at home than at work.
Jiang Mengxue naturally knew that having many children at home meant a lot of things to do.
This year, Mobao is still small and I can’t take him back home for the New Year. I’ll have to wait until next summer to take him to visit relatives.
"I understand, mother. Don't worry about me. Just take care of the family."
Jiang Mengxue was in the room, and the guests came in to greet her when they were leaving.
I was very busy for a while.
Watch the guests leave one by one until all of them are gone.
Jiang Mengxue was so tired that she lay on the kang and didn't want to move.
Gu Qingbei also knew that he was exhausted today.
He brought in a basin of water and asked Jiang Mengxue to wash herself briefly and rest.
Jiang Mengxue didn't even think about going outside to help clean up the stall. She just hugged Mo Bao and went to sleep without any hesitation.
She can rest, but Gu Qingbei has no time to rest. He has to clean up the dishes, tables and chairs left over from dinner outside.
I arranged for my sisters-in-law and aunts in the family to help wash the dishes.
They also asked the half-grown children who didn't have to work to return the tables and chairs to each household.
I delivered a plate of meat and vegetables to a family, and also gave a bowl to everyone who came to help today.
It’s what we didn’t finish eating at the table today.
Of course they are all clean and not all left in the pot.
The food served on the table had already been eaten by everyone. Even the remaining soup was eaten by everyone by dipping it into steamed buns and steamed bread. How could there be any left?
Gu Qingbei also thought of this, but it was impossible to let the helpers go back empty-handed, so he prepared a little more of each dish and kept them in the kitchen without taking them out.
A lot of dishes were given away, and there were still a lot left. The Gu family didn’t have to cook in the evening, and the leftovers from lunch couldn’t be finished, so they were all given to Dahei at a discount.
After all, in today's weather, it will go bad if left for a long time.
And Dahei also likes stir-frying, which tastes even better than raw meat.
Of course, it only eats those dishes with strong flavors. It won’t even look at the small green vegetables without oil or water.
The work looks easy, but it won't get busy that quickly.
By the time we finished cleaning the yard, it was already evening.
Jiang Mengxue took a few hours late for her nap today and slept until after six in the evening. Guo Jingbei was worried that she would not be able to sleep at night if she continued to sleep, so he had to wake her up.
She slept so soundly that she didn't even know when Mobao woke up to feed.
Maybe he hadn't really adapted to his identity yet. Plus, Mo Bao wouldn't cry even if he woke up hungry, so Jiang Mengxue really didn't hear it.
Gu Qingbei saw that Mo Bao had woken up, so he held him in his arms and patted him.
"I'll cook dinner soon. What do you want to eat tonight?"
I was worried that Jiang Mengxue would get tired of eating the same dishes every day, so I would ask her what she wanted to eat before cooking every meal.
Jiang Mengxue thought about it and realized that she was not very hungry at the moment.
"One stir-fried peas, one stir-fried cauliflower, and the rest is up to you."
There was really nothing she wanted to eat. If possible, she would like to have a bowl of snail noodles with a fried egg, a few rattlesnail rolls and more spicy food.
Of course, I only dare to think about it in my mind.
She didn't want Mobao to vomit after drinking milk.
Jiang Mengxue just sat there leisurely during her confinement period.
Originally, Gu Qingbei planned to stay with Jiang Mengxue until the end of her confinement period before leaving, but because the birth was delayed, Gu Qingbei did not have enough vacation time.
Lu Zhengming from the army sent several telegrams urging Gu Qingbei to return quickly.
It's similar on Luan Huiying's side.
During the time she was back, she spent time with Jiang Mengxue and Mo Bao.
Occasionally, someone came to see Jiang Mengxue for medical treatment, and Luan Huiying always took over the case.
Later, he even went directly to the health center to help.
Not to mention, Luan Huiying actually enjoys her current life a bit.
I get up at dawn every day, take care of housework if there is something to do, and go to the health center to work if I don’t. This is much better than working in a military hospital.
But it's just something I can think about.
"When are you leaving? Have you asked someone to book your train ticket?"
Jiang Mengxue put Gu Qingbei's luggage bag on the kang and helped him pack his clothes and some things he needed to take.
Gu Qingbei walked around the room holding Mo Bao, staring at Mo Bao's little face reluctantly.
"I've booked a train for the afternoon after tomorrow, and will be taking the same train back to the army with my mother.
Take the bus back to the city the day after tomorrow morning.
No need to pack, I'll just take a few clothes with me when I go back, and the rest won't be out in the open."
Jiang Mengxue didn't listen.
If there is nothing on the surface, there will be no reason to bring it out later.
Anyway, the backpack is packed so full that no one knows what's inside, so there's a ready-made excuse for taking things out later.
"You and Mom should take all the unused dried meat at home. You can treat your comrades to a meal in the cafeteria later."
There isn't much to prepare actually.
In the past, everything could be stored in the winter, but now the weather is getting hotter day by day, and many things go bad before they even reach the troops.
I didn't even dare to prepare too much food for the journey. Just enough for one or two days would be enough. The rest I had to buy on the train.
However, Jiang Mengxue still prepared a lot of meat sauce and mushroom sauce.
Whether it’s wrapped in a pancake or dipped in steamed buns, you can eat noodles with it.
"These are enough for you to eat for a while, I'll send them to you later when I have time.
The food in your cafeteria is filling, but it's too bland. You should scoop some meat sauce with your meals."
The light here does not mean bland taste, but less oil and water.
Most of the time it’s radish and cabbage. It’s a little better in summer, with a wider variety of vegetables.
But no matter how many types of dishes there are, there are still not many meat dishes.
It would be good if we could kill a pig and eat a sheep every ten days or half a month.
But each person only got one or two slices in their bowl.
The reason why Gu Qingbei grew so tall and strong was mostly because he made up for it in space.
Before their spaces merged, Gu Qingpei had set up a clay stove in the open space and an iron pot that he had gotten from somewhere.
Anyway, there is everything in the space. You can kill a chicken or a pig by yourself, and you will never treat yourself badly.
Ever since the two spaces were combined, Gu Qingbei mostly ate the ready-made meals that Jiang Mengxue had collected before.
I don’t know whether it is nutritious or not, but the food with various seasonings tastes pretty good anyway.
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