Chapter 12 Buying a Sewing Machine
Lin Momo finished washing up and looked at the things on the dining table that looked like lumps of coarse grain noodles. They looked too much like lumps of coarse grain noodles. Was it Cheng Jinghao's fault?
"What is this?"
"Tsampa is a staple food made from highland barley flour on the Tibetan plateau. When you traveled in the future, you would eat it fried, but this kind is just steamed directly." Cheng Jinghao explained and served two bowls of rice porridge.
Lin Momo nodded, took out a bottle of Lao Gan Ma from the space, and the two started to eat breakfast.
"Is the yield of this kind of barley high now?" Lin Momo asked.
Cheng Jinghao shook his head. "Even if barley is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, our agricultural technology is not advanced now. The grain produced in the original rural areas in a year can even feed the people, let alone the plateau areas."
"In fact, southern Tibet is suitable for growing rice, and rice was indeed grown in southern Tibet in later generations."
Cheng Jinghao looked at Lin Momo, who was eating tsampa with rice porridge and Lao Gan Ma with gusto.
At first he thought she would get used to it, after all, she had liked eating rice and fine grains since she was a child.
After they finished their breakfast, Cheng Jinghao cleaned up the dishes, carried the backpack, and took Lin Momo to the gate of the family area to wait for the purchasing vehicle.
"Orange flavor." Cheng Jinghao took out a piece of fruit candy from his pocket, unwrapped it, and handed it to Lin Momo.
"Ah." Lin Momo opened her mouth.
Cheng Jinghao chuckled and put his hand to her lips.
"What are you laughing at?" Lin Momo looked at him.
"You're so cute when you smile." Cheng Jinghao's eyes were burning.
"Well, I am 8 years younger than you now." Lin Momo raised her head proudly.
"......"
Several more military dependents came one after another. Cheng Jinghao was too familiar with them, so he just nodded and said hello.
"Are you Battalion Commander Cheng's wife?" The military dependents looked at Lin Momo.
"Bye, my name is Lin Momo." Lin Momo kept a smile on her face and greeted the military families with a smile.
"This girl is so pretty."
"Oh, Captain Cheng is really worthy."
The military dependents were talking to each other.
Lin Momo felt like her face was about to freeze from smiling, while Cheng Jinghao curled his lips beside her, feeling quite happy in his heart.
Finally, not long after, the purchasing vehicle arrived.
Lin Momo and Cheng Jinghao got in the car. She had already put the candy in her mouth, so Cheng Jinghao quickly handed her another one.
Lin Momo looked at him, as if asking him where he got so many orange candies.
"I picked out all the orange candies from the fruit candies you bought yesterday." Cheng Jinghao explained in a low voice.
Lin Momo squeezed the cooling oil in her bag, which she had taken out from the space in the morning.
She thought he had forgotten it long ago, but it turned out that he remembered. He remembered that she would get motion sickness whenever she got on the bus.
She thought he had just taken any orange candy he wanted.
After more than an hour's journey, Lin Momo did not feel carsick.
She had already taken a bath in the spiritual spring water yesterday, and her physical condition had improved. It might also be the effect of the orange sugar.
Neither of them thought about it too much. After getting off the car, they went straight to the department store.
Although the Zangnan Department Store is called a department store, it is actually only slightly larger than the military district supply and marketing cooperative. Large items need to be reserved in advance and then transported from other places.
There were not many people shopping in the department store except for the two or three military families who had just taken the bus with them, and a few brightly dressed young girls who looked like me and were probably educated youth who had just come here to work in the countryside.
"Hello, we want to order a sewing machine." Lin Momo said politely to the salesperson.
Everyone looked over and Lin Momo felt a little embarrassed.
She looked at Cheng Jinghao. If there was anyone there, she would have wanted to ask, "Is there no one in the military compound who has a sewing machine?"
"My wife just got married, and her family gave her a ticket for a sewing machine. My family was in a hurry when we got married, so my mother-in-law came to make the dowry in a hurry, and asked my wife to do it herself."
Cheng Jinghao looked at the oldest military dependent. He had some impression of this lady. She seemed to be the wife of their political commissar.
The old lady smiled and nodded. "It must be hard for you to come all the way here, little girl. Captain Cheng, please treat your wife better."
"Yes, when we followed the army, we were already in our thirties and had given birth to several children. We were nowhere near as beautiful as this delicate flower, and she is still as conscious as Lin." The military wife next to her added.
Cheng Jinghao responded quickly and winked at Lin Momo. With Cheng Jinghao's words, Lin Momo asked the salesperson to issue the invoice without hesitation.
"Auntie, there is something I want to ask you. My parents are working as cadres in a unit in Beijing. I came here in a hurry and haven't picked up my luggage yet. Can our military region accept the package?" Lin Momo asked Cheng Jinghao to wait for the ticket, and she started chatting with the political commissar's wife.
"The package will be sent to the military region along with the supply truck, and someone will deliver it to your home in time, so don't worry." The political commissar's wife said with a smile.
"Auntie, thank you." Actually, Cheng Jinghao had told her about this. She wanted to convey through the political commissar's wife that Cheng Jinghao's family was well-off. However, she couldn't stand being seen every time she bought something.
Although the allowances for soldiers who are eligible to accompany the army are low, and the allowances in Tibetan areas are higher, it is okay if you have money but no tickets.
Lin Momo also bought some cotton cloth. After all, she said it was for her dowry. Lin Momo bought some silk cloth for the red quilt cover. The quilt cover could be bought from the mall, and the style was the same.
“When the sewing machine is ready, we’ll find a bullock cart to deliver it to the military district’s family compound for you,” the salesperson said with a smile.
"Okay, thank you." Lin Momo took the receipt from the salesperson.
After buying things, the two left the supply and marketing cooperative.
"That officer is really good looking."
"That's right, he's really nice to his wife."
"If we can find an officer to accompany the army, we will have to go to work?"
Several educated youth were talking to each other.
"Little girls, don't have any crooked ideas. You can come to build the educated youth in southern Tibet." The political commissar's wife glanced at the educated youth.
"Just tell me." The little girls looked at each other and hurried out of the department store.
The political commissar's wife looked at these girls and shook her head. She had suffered with the political commissar since the Anti-Japanese War, so naturally she was used to seeing those with crooked intentions.
"Do you know who that lady was just now?" Cheng Jinghao asked after leaving the department store.
"I know, but it should be the family of someone who is higher in rank than you." Lin Momo turned her head to look at him.
"Our political commissar's wife." Cheng Jinghao curled his lips. Little girl, you are quite smart. "Go to the meat station and buy you some meat."
"I want to eat mutton."
"good."
"I want lamb chops."
"good."
"I want grilled lamb chops."
"arrange."
"Cheng Jinghao." Lin Momo stopped and looked at him.
"Hmm?" Cheng Jinghao followed her and stopped.
"It's great to have you here!" Lin Momo smiled and ran forward.
It’s good to have you! Cheng Jinghao pursed his lips as he looked at her back.
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