Chapter 218: Prosperity 218: Cultivation with all your heart
After returning to the military area, Xiao Xiao took out a large chopping board and a basin from the kitchen and prepared to process the fish.
Gu Qinglie woke up from his nap, found a small stool and sat down next to the big basin, "Qingqing, bring me another knife."
Gu Qingqing quickly went to the kitchen and got two knives, one for him and one for Xiao Xiao, and they both scraped the fish scales with the same ease.
After teasing their uncle, the two kids insisted on going downstairs to find their mother, and were finally carried upstairs by Gu Canyang.
Shen Sui rarely spends time alone with this big brother. He is reviewing the content of tomorrow's class. Gu Canyang holds one of the kids in his arms and crawls by his feet while he watches him make neat marks on the book.
The man occasionally made corrections, which made Shen Sui feel flattered.
Later, when I encountered something I didn't understand, I just asked directly. Although Gu Canyang didn't talk much, he always answered my questions.
The two little guys crawled all over him and kissed him, and he was very patient.
Shen Sui found that he was just a little cold-tempered, but he was very nice to his family.
I don’t know why my second brother and eldest sister are so talkative even though they come from the same family.
After Xiao Xiao and Gu Qinglie had prepared the fish, Gu Qingqing took it to the kitchen to wash and marinate it.
"The fish intestines are too dirty, just leave them there and I'll wash them later." Gu Qinglie shouted at the top of his voice.
"I know." Gu Qingqing replied.
The moon was full on the 16th. At 5:30 in the evening, the outline of the full moon gradually disappeared from the horizon. Xiao Xiao rubbed his aching waist, slowly got up, and cleaned the yard again.
Gu Canyang held Xiao Niannian in his arms and stood at the door of the living room, watching her swinging the broom with great vigor. Xiao Tuantuan ran to the yard and followed behind her, clapping his hands and laughing.
Nian Nian didn't want to make trouble with his brother, so he didn't take a nap. He rested his little head on his uncle's shoulder, yawning and rubbing his eyes with his little hands from time to time.
Gu Qinglie was cleaning the fish intestines in the kitchen while Gu Qingqing pickled the fish. She said, "You will have to go back to the regiment after drying it for a few days, and the fish meat won't be dried thoroughly yet. You can give the salted fish to Aunt Yu to continue drying it. If you want to eat it, go get it from her."
"Okay, actually we don't need to get too much. We found another lake in the desert, and I drove a truck and threw a ton of fish fry into it." Gu Qinglie said.
"I just wanted to bring you something," Gu Qingqing looked at her watch. It was almost time to cook, so she took a prepared fish and started to fillet it. "It's Saturday in two days, and Ah Sui's school will be closed. Let's go to the photo studio to take some photos."
"When the time comes, you can bring two. Give one to Aunt Yu, and I will write a letter to her."
It is now 1975, the 16th day of the first lunar month, a Wednesday, and the 26th day of the second lunar month in the solar calendar.
"Okay, you can take care of these." Gu Qinglie cut open the fish intestines and washed them repeatedly: "This time, Lao Yu also asked me to bring you some dried sweet potatoes. I said that the kind of things that can knock out half of his teeth in one bite should be kept away from the sun. I am too lazy to bring them."
Gu Qingqing kicked him and said, "Uncle Yu means well, but you should be more careful with your words next time."
"The dried sweet potatoes are really hard to chew. He got a few sacks of them, but no one wanted to eat them." Gu Qinglie complained, "The dried sweet potatoes that grandma dried in the sun are still more fragrant and soft. If there are any more, you can pack some and I will take them to the regiment for Lao Yu to taste."
"Okay, is there anything else you want to take? Take a look at what else you need and make a list for me, and then we'll go out and buy it all."
"It's nothing. You can keep the money for yourself. I came here in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything for Tuantuan Niannian. I'll give it to you next time."
"Chu Dai said that you would be transferred here in two months. Is that true?" Gu Qingqing began to cut sauerkraut and shredded ginger.
"That's about right." If nothing unexpected happens.
"Tuantuan and I have my elder brother waiting for you in the military area every year," Gu Qingqing suppressed the emotion in her eyes and said, "Don't make me wait too long."
“…Okay.”
At six o'clock, Chu Yuan came back first. Old Qin had been at home the whole time. He couldn't put down the books in the study. There were also some Chu Yuan's notes, which he read with great interest.
Chu Dai followed closely behind. As the weather was getting hotter, he loosened the buttons of his military uniform. The navy had changed to a new style of uniform, no longer the ship-gray Zhongshan suit style, but a white uniform.
Xiao Tuantuan hugged his legs and said, "Daddy, hug me~"
The two kids' pronunciation became clearer and clearer, and when Shen Sui had free time, he would grab them and recite the Three Character Classic with them.
The man bent down, picked up his eldest son with his strong arms, and let him sit in his arms.
Little Tuantuan shook her legs: "Aniang~Guoguo! So good~"
Chu Dai understood and asked with a smile, "What kind of fruit did mother buy? Father, let me smell it." As he spoke, he leaned over to his eldest son's mouth and sniffed it. The circle of yellow juice around his mouth had a strong mango flavor.
Chu Dai deliberately said the wrong thing and teased him: "Is it a banana?"
Xiao Tuantuan shook her head, "Guoguo!"
“That’s the apple.”
The boy's head shook more vigorously than a wave drum.
He kicked his calves to get down, "Tuantuan, take it!"
Chu Dai obeyed him and put the man down. The little boy ran to the kitchen and asked his mother for a mango. He ran out with the mango in his little hands and handed it to his father: "Guoguo~"
"Oh, mango." Chu Dai looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and asked his son with a smile, "Is it delicious?"
"Good! Good, Daddy~"
Chu Dai held the kid in his arms and sat on the sofa. He peeled the mango skin with his white fingertips, revealing the sweet flesh, and handed it to his son: "Tuantuan went out with his mother again this afternoon?"
The boy shook his head, leaned forward and took a bite of the mango, leaving jagged teeth marks.
Chu Dai didn't despise him and took a bite from the place where he had bitten. It tasted sour and sweet, very delicious, and had a strong aroma.
Gu Canyang was sitting next to him, reading a book in his hand. Xiao Niannian was sleeping on the sofa, resting his head on his legs, with a quilt covering his body.
"Where is Xiao Xiao?" Chu Dai asked.
"I'm going back."
"She doesn't want to stay here for dinner?" Chu Dai teased, "She's willing to leave while you're here."
"I'll come again later." Gu Canyang turned the page.
While father and uncle were talking, little Tuantuan had already taken several bites of the mango. Her cheeks were bulging and mango juice was flowing from the corners of her mouth, dripping onto the back of the man's hand.
Chu Dai casually found a rag from under the coffee table, wiped the back of his hand and rubbed the corner of his mouth, and continued to talk to Gu Canyang: "Next week, the Navy and the Air Force will jointly..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard his wife's voice in disbelief: "Chu Dai?!"
"Hmm?" He turned around and looked at the boiled shrimp in her hand that she had not yet put on the table. She pushed her son away from her and handed the mango to him to eat. "I'll serve the dishes."
"No," Gu Qingqing frowned, unable to finish her words, "What did you use to wipe Tuantuan's mouth?"
Chu Dai then looked at the cotton cloth in his hand, "Rag?"
Gu Qingqing endured it again and again: "That was the cloth that Niannianla used to wipe her butt this afternoon. Brother, why didn't you say anything when you saw it?"
"Not in time." Gu Canyang said in a calm tone.
Veins on Gu Qingqing's forehead throbbed. She scolded the two men again and then turned and went to the kitchen.
Chu Dai is used to being scolded. When there is something wrong, it's her brother's fault and when there is nothing wrong, it's Chu Dai's fault. This little woman is very realistic.
However, Gu Canyang was beyond his expectations. He asked, "Brother, didn't Qingqing say that she dared not scold you?"
Gu Canyang looked at him with cold eyes: "Do you believe what she said?"
Chu Dai: "...You take care of Tuantuan, I'll go to the kitchen to help."
Ten minutes later, the food was served. It was now half past six.
Xiao Xiao also came over, bringing a lunch box.
Gu Qingqing asked her, "Do you want to take it back to eat?"
"No, my father was too lazy to go to the cafeteria, so he asked me to come here to decorate the food and take it back. He said that the military commander would not be so stingy as to not even give him a bowl of rice." She casually put the lunch box aside and sat down to eat first: "Don't worry about him. If there is any leftovers, just bring some to him. He is not picky."
Gu Qingqing found it a little funny. She took the lunch box, opened it, put a few spoonfuls of rice in it, compressed it, and scooped out two full spoonfuls of fish meat. She picked up a dozen large shrimps from the plate, and added some eggplant, beans, peppers and pork belly left over from lunch?
"Please take it back to Uncle Xiao first." She handed it to Xiao Xiao.
"Why bother? I asked him to come over to eat but he refused, saying he was afraid of what Uncle Chu would say about him."
"What can I say about him?" Chu Yuan picked up a piece of fresh fish meat, picked out the bones and fed it to the little Tuantuan in his arms.
"I don't know either. He said he was shy and embarrassed to come."
Hearing this, Chu Yuan and Old Qin both laughed. Chu Yuan sneered, "Your father's face is thicker than a city wall. Would he be embarrassed to come? Did he have a quarrel with your mother and was embarrassed?"
"It was too dark and I didn't notice. I was wondering why my mother wasn't at home..." As he said that, Xiao Xiao put down his chopsticks, picked up the lunch box on the table and ran home.
The schadenfreude on her face was all too obvious.
As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to run back to see the excitement.
"Both father and daughter are funny." Chu Yuan concluded.
Old Qin said in a gentle voice: "Xiao Hui's personality hasn't changed much."
"You haven't changed at all." Chu Yuan scooped a spoonful of pickled fish soup into a porcelain bowl, mixed it with a spoon and fed it to his eldest grandson: "You haven't changed either."
"I'm getting old," said Mr. Qin. "I used to think I could still serve the country for another 20 years, but now I can't do that anymore. I can only spend my old age in peace."
"Haven't you trained many successors for the country?" Chu Yuan didn't care about his words. "If you really want to continue, no one will stop you. I think you are too lonely. How about asking someone to introduce you to an old lady?"
"Forget it. Let's just be two old men in the future. I won't hurt you, and you don't mess with me." Old Qin said leisurely, "Your son is my son, and your grandson is my grandson."
"I don't eat your food for nothing. I have done my best to raise Tuantuan and Niannian. What do you think?"
Chu Yuan looked at him for a long time, nodded, and said to Gu Qingqing: "Qingqing, call me daddy." Although he didn't call him Chu Dai, the couple were one.
Chu Dai felt helpless, as his father had given him another father.
Gu Qingqing was a little confused, but when she saw the solemn look in Chu Yuan's eyes, she said obediently, "Fuck daddy."
"Good girl." Qin Zhou smiled gently, touched his body, took out a jade bracelet and gave it to her: "Godfather doesn't have anything valuable on him. This was left to me by your grandmother. Unfortunately..." He shook his head and said nothing more.
Forty years ago, it was almost given away.
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