Chapter 141: Prosperity 141: Lao Yu has gone crazy
Bai Tao, who had a blank expression on her face, nodded from a distance when she saw them here.
Gu Qingqing also nodded slightly, and then said to Xu Nian: "It seems that this matter has not been avoided, Yu Ruan is leaving."
"That's right. I heard that Bai Tao was almost pushed to the ground. If Yu Cheng hadn't been at home, who knows what would have happened." A sister-in-law from the South District spoke in a low voice.
Her family lived next door to the Yu family. Others might not know what kind of person Yu Ruan was, but she knew him very well. Every time Captain Yu went to the dugout, the Yu family would start quarreling.
Yu Ruan pretended to be innocent and deceived her sisters-in-law in the East and West districts who were unaware of the situation, asking them to introduce her to a partner. However, no one paid any attention to her in the South district.
Gu Qingqing finally understood what happened that day and sighed, "Sister Taozi's life will be better after she leaves."
"That's right." Seeing the wife of a soldier carrying her things to chat with others, Xu Nian also said, "It's a disaster if this kind of person stays on the island. He almost made fun of our deputy company commander Chen."
Chen Jiefang raised his hands in surrender: "Please be kind and let me go. I have been laughed at by those dozen people from the Corps for a week."
Gu Qingqing curled her brows and said, "Okay, Brother Jiefang, go check when they will finish their mission and help me capture them."
"I guarantee to complete the mission." Chen Jiefang ran away with a smile, and his back disappeared in the coconut grove in the distance.
Gu Qingqing pulled Xu Nian to find a stone to sit on. Xu Nian looked at the pile of things on the ground with a little envy: "I have been on the island for so long, and my family has never sent me anything."
"It's okay. If you have anything you like, you can split it in half. We'll just take it between the two of us." Gu Qingqing said nonchalantly.
She clenched her five fingers into a fist and gently beat her legs. She didn't know why her legs felt sore after walking for a long time recently, even though her belly was not big.
"You keep it for yourself. I'll just go to your place and get some food." Xu Nian knew that she was speaking from the heart, and his heart warmed as he shook his head.
Gu Qingqing did not persuade them any more. She looked at the people coming and going and said, "The sisters-in-law like to buy flour the most. It seems that there are more people from the Corps than the Military Region on our island."
"Not necessarily," Xu Nian also rubbed his calf, his voice soft, "Many sisters-in-law are from the north, married to soldiers from the south, and the family follows the women, eating less rice and more noodles."
She and Gu Qingqing are both from the central region and eat both rice and flour. Since they grow rice, they eat more rice.
Gu Qingqing nodded and glanced at Bai Tao. The three of them were standing there in a stalemate, seeming very distant and no one was talking to each other.
When the supplies on the ship were almost cleared, the captain came down and spoke to Yu Cheng for a few words, then brought Yu Ruan on board.
As soon as Yu Ruan stepped onto the deck, two navy officers in gray ship uniforms followed her, one on each side.
Gu Qingqing understood that she was going to be sent to the Southern Military Region to begin a two-month investigation.
Not long after, the ship sailed away again, setting sail and disappearing on the sea horizon.
"It's finally quiet." Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Qingqing was just about to nod in agreement when she saw Bai Tao ignoring Yu Cheng who was talking to her and walked straight towards her.
"Qingqing." Bai Tao hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Can I go to your house to pick some peppers?"
"Ah? Sure." Gu Qingqing understood what she meant and nodded with a smile: "Of course, we are friends."
These words made Bai Tao, who had been tense for days, burst into tears. She was so tired these days and didn't know who to tell. She forced herself to cook and send Xiaoyang to school every day, and then had to face Yu Ruan when she got home.
After sending him away today, the huge rock and dark clouds weighing on my heart have finally dissipated.
Gu Qingqing understood her mood and helped Xu Nian stand up: "Come to my place for lunch today. My family just happened to send some things over. When you pick up Xiaoyang, you can also pick up my Ah Sui and have lunch together."
"Okay." Bai Tao did not refuse her kindness. As for Yu Cheng, there was food in the cafeteria and he would not go hungry.
The three women chatted all the way back to the last yard in the North District. It was okay to leave the things at the dock, as Chen Jiefang and his men would take them back. Even if they were not watching, no one would take anything.
There are no clouds in the sky, and it is clear blue.
The weather is nice, but a little sunny.
Chu Dai originally wanted to plant some grapes in the pergola, but later he saw that Gu Qingqing liked the flowers on the wall fence, so he simply transplanted a few climbing roses and let them cover the entire roof.
Xu Nian and Bai Tao sat down to take a breath first. Gu Qingqing went to the kitchen to make two cups of sugar water and brought them out. "You take a breath first. It's still early. We can go pick peppers later."
Bai Tao nodded, holding the enamel cup. She didn't really come here to pick peppers.
Gu Qingqing also made herself a cup of sugar water and took out a bowl of sour radish strips from the kimchi pot.
Putting it in the largest bowl, Xu Nian swallowed subconsciously.
The sour taste is so tempting.
The three women ate and chatted about island gossip, and Bai Tao gradually relaxed.
"My fabric should have arrived today, so I'll go find Xiao Huan Niang to make two sets of clothes this afternoon. Sister Taozi, you have some fabric here, so why don't we go together?"
"That's for your Ah Sui." Bai Tao bit the crispy sour carrot sticks and whispered, "How can you take back something you gave away?"
"Okay, I'll ask Xiao Huan to make the clothes and then give them to your baby. That should be OK now, right?" Gu Qingqing didn't bother to beat around the bush and stared at Xu Nian's belly: "Sister Anian, have you started making clothes for the baby?"
"Well, I've been doing some sewing at home during this time." Xu Nian said rather embarrassedly, "My sisters-in-law also gave me some clothes for the kids at home, saying that they don't need them. We have three or four kids at home and don't plan to have any more. Old clothes are comfortable to wear."
"Yes, they are all cotton clothes, how can they not be uncomfortable? My little Yang had a lot of them when he was little, so there is no need to make new ones for the one in your belly. How about I make some for you, dear?"
"No need, I should have prepared it for me at home, you can just keep it for your kids."
"That's fine."
The women chatted until around eleven o'clock and then went to the backyard to pick vegetables. Gu Qingqing and Bai Tao were more mobile, so the two women squatted beside the vegetable patch to discuss the menu. In the end, they both said they wanted to eat leek and shrimp dumplings.
I simply cut some leeks and pulled some cabbage to make dumplings with pork stuffing.
The arrival of the supply ship just happened to replenish the meat that had been eaten at home. It was summer and meat was not easy to store. Only the camp had a large refrigerator. Gu Qingqing was too lazy to walk so far and thought of just eating it in two days.
After they kneaded the dough and prepared the leek and shrimp filling, the men also took up their tasks and carried large and small bags into the yard.
Chen Jiefang directly called all the people in the corps over, including Chu Dai and Zhao Ze, and no one was left out.
A dozen men brought back the things in one trip, and they piled up in the yard, which was a beautiful sight.
"Girl, I've brought your things back. Let's go to the cafeteria." Chen Jiefang shouted towards the kitchen.
"No, you guys stay for dinner. We're cooking cabbage and pork dumplings for lunch." Gu Qingqing hurried out, her hands covered in white flour.
"Come tomorrow. Tomorrow is a day off and we can have a drink." The other one said with a smile, "Sister, see if the Corps has sent any peanuts. If so, prepare two plates for the brothers tomorrow." They were very happy to have wine and peanuts.
"Okay, remember to come tomorrow night, I'll prepare all the dishes."
"Okay."
After saying hello, they went out one after another, and in the end only Chu Dai and Zhao Ze were left.
"What are these?" Zhao Ze looked at the sacks scattered all over the floor and couldn't help wanting to open them up and take a look: "Sister Qingqing, stop busying yourself and take a look at what's inside. I'm curious."
"Here we are." Gu Qingqing was just about to get the meat to chop into stuffing; they came back from the dock empty-handed and didn't take anything.
She was hesitant about which sack to open first among the sacks on the ground. In the end, she opened the things she had asked the captain to bring, and gave the rice, flour, oil, salt and meat to Chu Dai to take in.
Then open the package sent from Datunzi Village.
Bai Tao washed her hands and came out of the house: "School is about to end, Qingqing, I'll go get the two kids first."
"Okay." Gu Qingqing took out the things in the first sack, which included canned pickles, dried radishes and other dried vegetables, and at the end there were dried fish and dried meat.
"Your family must have sent all the things to you." Xu Nian came out at some point, holding a small stool in his hand for Gu Qingqing to sit on and unpack.
"My grandma, mother and aunt love me the most. They must be worried that I won't have enough meat to eat on the island." Gu Qingqing's eyes were red, but she held back her tears and continued to unpack other things.
This time, there were all kinds of small clothes and shoes, two sets of each style, and they were all prepared for one boy and one girl, in the hope of having twins.
There were also diapers made from old cotton clothes, so she had everything ready.
Xu Nian looked at him with great envy.
After unpacking the stuff sent by her parents, Gu Qingqing started to unpack the stuff sent by the Construction Corps. There were also two bags. One bag was purchased by Gu Qinglie through Sun Shufen at the supply and marketing cooperative.
There are cloths, candies, cigarettes, and various snacks.
Among them, the candy and cigarettes were obviously brought for his brother Chu Dai.
The other bag was sent by Yu Fugui. I originally thought it was sweet potatoes or potatoes or something like that, but it was too heavy.
When they opened it, Gu Qingqing was stunned and Chu Dai didn't say anything for a long time.
"What is this?" Zhao Ze looked around and was also dumbfounded: "Dried fish and dried meat? Lao Yu must be crazy."
He would calculate the food expenses with an abacus every day, and would scrape together enough money to make ends meet.
"There's another letter." Gu Qingqing took out a piece of paper underneath and handed it to Chu Dai after reading it. "It was sent by Commander Guan, Uncle Zhang from the Quartermaster Department, and Uncle Zhu from the Pig Farm. They raised money and asked Uncle Yu to do it."
Chu Dai was silent for a moment, then slapped the letter into Zhao Ze's arms: "Not all of this is for us, this is for the brothers, and there's also some for you. Divide it up and give it to them later."
Zhao Ze pushed his glasses up and read the letter. After reading it, he felt mixed emotions: "It's the Corps that cares about us. After all, they are my family, so it's different."
Chu Dai nodded casually, his eyes falling on the last few large sacks.
It was sent from the Southern Military Region and has the region's logo on it.
Gu Qingqing glanced at him and said, "Brother, are you going to take it down?"
"You take it down." Chu Dai stood behind her. The small stool had no back, which was just right for her to lean her legs on so it wasn't too strenuous.
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