Qin Qingman hadn't seen Du Hongyi and the others for more than half a month. She didn't expect that when she saw them again, these three people looked as if they had been abused. They all had big dark circles under their eyes, and it was obvious that they had not had enough rest recently.
"A Ling, go cut the meat."
Seeing Du Hongyi and others seated, Qin Qingman quickly reminded Wei Ling to cut the meat.
They had a hot pot today. They bought beef and mutton, which were perfect for cutting into thin slices. The meat was frozen hard, and Wei Ling was the only one in the family who had the strength to complete the task.
Wei Ling had just been roasting the fire for a while when he heard his wife's instructions. He immediately stood up and followed Qin Qingman.
"A Ling, cut them into thin slices. The thinner the better."
In the kitchen, Qin Qingman took out the beef and mutton she had just bought today and placed them in front of Wei Ling.
"good."
Wei Ling didn't ask any further questions and just did what his wife told him to do.
He cut a total of twenty pounds of beef and mutton into neat thin slices and filled the entire willow basket.
Qin Qingman saw that it was a large amount, so she did not bring it into the living room all at once. Instead, she used a basin to hold half of it and put the other half directly in a willow basket and took it outside to freeze. The meat was originally frozen before it was cut, so it would not stick together when left outside.
"A Ling, let's go back to the living room."
After Qin Qingman dealt with the remaining meat, she called Wei Ling to carry the basin back to the living room.
The fragrance in the hall is even stronger at this time.
Qin Qingman had already prepared the soup base, taking into account everyone's different tastes. One pot contained original clear soup, and the other contained spicy red oil.
The spicy red oil seasoning was fried by Qin Qingman using butter. The aroma and taste are very similar to the famous Sichuan hotpot in later generations. In fact, it is better and more delicious because Qin Qingman used more ingredients.
Qin Qingman had also prepared the dipping dish early in the morning. While she was leading Wei Ling to cut the meat, Huang Wanqing and Chuchu also prepared the dipping dish for Du Hongyi and the other two.
If you like light flavors, try the peanut sesame sauce dish; if you like strong flavors, choose the spicy oil dish.
Holding bowls, Du Hongyi and others looked over the moment Wei Ling and his wife entered the room.
The eyes are naked, waiting to be fed.
They were really hungry and craved.
"Add the dishes. Add whatever you like. After two sips of the soup, add the flavor you like." Qin Qingman couldn't help laughing when she saw the looks of Du Hongyi and the others, and quickly asked Wei Ling to put the meat down.
It was not the first time for the Qin family to eat hotpot. Du Hongyi and his family also had experience in eating hotpot. As soon as Wei Ling put the meat down, several pairs of chopsticks immediately reached out to him.
In the pot, some people are eating meat, and some are eating vegetables.
Qin Qingman prepared everything, including all kinds of side dishes. Everyone was sweating profusely while eating but couldn't stop. In the end, they finished everything in one go before putting down their chopsticks.
Only at this point did everyone have time to speak.
"I think I ate too much." Chu Chu collapsed on the stool and touched her bulging belly.
Originally, he planned to eat only until he was 80% full, but he was so happy scrambling for the meat that he ate too much without realizing it.
"I'm tired too."
Du Hongyi touched his belly with a red face and embarrassed.
They all had big appetites to begin with, so they had to fight over the dishes to be happy when eating hotpot. They were so happy that they started to eat too much. Well, he was sure that it was not just him and Chuchu who were eating too much, the others were about the same.
“It was so delicious, I couldn’t help myself.”
Zuo Gaopeng admitted it honestly, and Yuan Xiangyang just smiled and said nothing.
Huang Wanqing's face was redder than Du Hongyi's, which showed that she had eaten a lot and there was definitely no room left in her stomach.
Only Wei Ling and Qin Qingman were unknown to everyone.
Du Hongyi and the other two were really a little surprised. They originally thought that Wei Ling was the only one whose true nature could not be seen, but they did not expect that Qin Qingman was also very capable. The three of them simply could not detect any flaws from Qin Qingman's expression and behavior.
"Hurry up and wash the dishes." Wei Ling kicked Du Hongyi.
"Oh." Du Hongyi and Zuo Gaopeng stood up obediently, cleaned up the mess on the table, and followed Chu Chu to the kitchen to work. Wei Ling followed behind them.
In the hall, only Qin Qingman and Huang Wanqing did not move.
"Sister-in-law, are you full?" Huang Wanqing asked Qin Qingman curiously.
"Guess." Qin Qingman smiled, stood up, took the broom and swept the floor. After cleaning the table, she also had to clean under the table. After sweeping, she had to mop the floor so that it would be convenient for everyone to sit down and chat.
Huang Wanqing looked at Qin Qingman, but could not find any flaws in her. She could only say helplessly, "I can't guess." In fact, she could also make a random guess, but there would be no point in guessing even if she got it right. It would be better not to guess.
Qin Qingman looked at Huang Wanqing and smiled, then whispered, "You ate a little too much."
There's really nothing you can do about it. Once the pot gets hot and people start scrambling for food, they tend to eat more than usual.
Huang Wanqing immediately smiled when she heard Qin Qingman's words.
Du Hongyi and the other two did not stay in the Qin family for too long. After eating and drinking, they cleaned up the Qin family's kitchen together, sat and chatted for a while, and then the three of them returned to the division headquarters. This time, Du Hongyi and the others drove here, so they didn't have to walk back.
After seeing off the guests, it was almost time.
Huang Wanqing had to go to work the next day, so she had to go to bed early. As for Chuchu, she was just a child and was very sleepy. In addition, she ran around the village with the wolf cubs during the day, so she started to feel sleepy when it was time.
Qin Qingman asked Wei Ling to take Chu Chu to take a bath and then carried her back to the east room and put her on the kang.
"Sister, I'm going to sleep. See you tomorrow."
Chu Chu rolled around on the kang, hugged the warm quilt, closed his eyes and went to meet Zhou Gong. The sleeping wolf cub also rolled to his side automatically.
"See you tomorrow, Qingman."
Huang Wanqing, who had already gotten on the kang, greeted Qin Qingman and closed her eyes.
Going to bed early and getting up early every day at the Qin family's house has also formed her biological clock.
Qin Qingman saw that one adult and two children were asleep on the kang. She touched the kang and felt that the temperature was about right, so she turned off the oil lamp in the east room, closed the door and went back to the west room.
In the west room, Wei Ling had already taken a shower and was cleaning the floor.
He came back from get off work today with Du Hongyi and others. He didn't have time to take a shower at the division headquarters, so he must take a shower after returning.
"Wife, I'll pour you some water to wash your face."
Wei Ling reminded Qin Qingman.
The two of them just came down from the mountain yesterday. Before that, Qin Qingman had to take several baths every day on the mountain, and her body was not dirty at all. Today, she would not take a bath like Wei Ling. After washing up, Qin Qingman lay down in the warm quilt.
Qin Qingman had just laid down on the kang when Wei Ling also finished tidying up and lay down.
The oil lamp went out the moment Wei Ling got on the kang, so Wei Ling hugged Qin Qingman in the dark.
Qin Qingman knew what was going on as soon as she fell into Wei Ling's arms.
The atmosphere suddenly became chaotic.
Being extremely familiar with each other's bodies and the routine, the couple entangled themselves together. Because there were other people in the same house, the couple tried their best to control their movements. Such entanglement made their senses more sensitive, and also more stimulating and exciting.
Wei Ling did not let Qin Qingman go just because the first session was over, and immediately entered the second session.
Qin Qingman didn't expect that there would be a second time so soon.
The two of them just didn't exercise the whole night yesterday, but today Wei Ling was as excited as if he had eaten venison. This was a bit abnormal.
If something is abnormal, then there must be something wrong.
Qin Qingman did not ask, but felt the feeling that Wei Ling brought to her. At this time, of course, the main thing was to enjoy herself. If she really wanted to say something that had nothing to do with it, then she had a problem with her brain.
This time the entanglement lasted particularly long.
Qin Qingman felt several times that Wei Ling had reached his limit, but he managed to control himself and hold on. This gave her a bad feeling, so she simply took the initiative.
After midnight, the kang finally became quiet.
Wei Ling hugged Qin Qingman tightly. He was extremely reluctant to leave his wife, but his military ethics made it impossible for him to disobey orders.
Qin Qingman gently stroked Wei Ling's hair, her fingers pressing lightly on the man's scalp in his short hair. She did not speak actively, nor did she say anything, but waited.
She sensed something was wrong and knew that Wei Ling must have something to say to her.
Otherwise today wouldn't be so different.
"Wife." It took Wei Ling a long time to adjust his mood.
"Yeah." Qin Qingman leaned on Wei Ling's shoulder and answered softly.
Wei Ling suddenly felt so guilty towards Qin Qingman. He didn't dare to speak. He was worried that his wife would be disappointed, angry, and sad. He was silent. In the end, he just kissed Qin Qingman's forehead and whispered, "Wife, it's getting late. Go to bed."
He decided to save his parting words for the actual parting moment.
Qin Qingman waited for a long time but Wei Ling didn't give any explanation, so she guessed the reason. She sighed in her heart and slowly closed her eyes.
Wei Ling is a soldier. Anything that makes a soldier so embarrassed to speak must be related to his identity, so she guessed that she would have to say goodbye to Wei Ling again.
I just don’t know if the difference this time will be half a month or longer.
The couple didn't say anything else. Time passed slowly. They both seemed to be asleep, but in fact, neither of them had a good rest. They each had something on their mind. When the roosters crowed before dawn, they opened their eyes at the same time.
"Wife, I have to go on a mission and I don't know when I will be back. Don't worry at home. I will protect myself." Wei Ling woke up and knew that Qin Qingman was also awake, and finally said goodbye.
"Um."
Qin Qingman had guessed it long ago, so she accepted it calmly.
"Wife, the military district is working on the award certificate urgently. It will arrive in the next two days." Wei Ling heard Qin Qingman's calm reply and knew that his wife had guessed the reason for his abnormal behavior yesterday.
He suddenly felt even more guilty towards Qin Qingman.
"A Ling, I don't care how dangerous your mission is. I only have one request, and that is to come back alive." Talking to smart people is so simple. You don't need to explain everything, but they will get the point right away.
"Wife, don't worry, I will come back safely."
Wei Ling assured Qin Qingman.
The arms around Qin Qingman were also tightening. The closer it got to dawn, the less time he would have to leave home, and the less time he would have to hug his wife.
"A Ling."
Qin Qingman could feel Wei Ling's reluctance.
"Daughter-in-law."
Wei Ling turned his head and kissed Qin Qingman. He and his wife had just broken through their relationship and were in love with each other. He really didn't want to leave his wife's side.
"A Ling, don't move." Qin Qingman pushed away Wei Ling's hand that was around her waist and took the initiative.
In fact, she was not calm at all at this moment.
She had witnessed with her own eyes how powerful Wei Ling was. She felt hesitation and doubt in Wei Ling at this moment, which meant that Wei Ling's mission this time was very dangerous and might not be so easy to accomplish.
How could Qin Qingman not be worried when even Wei Ling found the task difficult?
She was worried, but couldn't say it out loud, so she could only express it in another way, so Qin Qingman took the initiative to ask for it.
Use all your strength to ask for it.
This was the first time that she pestered Wei Ling so crazily, and the couple's senses reached the peak again. Finally, Qin Qingman fell asleep exhausted, and Wei Ling got up, packed up and left home.
Wei Ling left earlier than Huang Wanqing.
It was dark when he left home, but the car honked.
Qin Qingman opened her eyes the moment the car rang. Qin Qingman was not really asleep, she just didn't want to face the separation. As long as the words of separation were not spoken, the couple would not be considered to have parted.
Qin Qingman also thought that Wei Ling just went to work at the division headquarters.
It was just because of the duty that the couple hadn't seen each other for half a month. As for half a month later, they would talk about it then. Anyway, their mood would be almost calm by then.
Qin Qingman thought she would be strong.
But when Wei Ling's car honked, she finally couldn't help but open her eyes and covered her mouth with her hand. She was worried that she would eventually lose control of her emotions and make a sound.
Wei Ling's car started for only a moment before leaving the yard.
It can be seen that he is really gone.
Wei Ling left, and Qin Qingman finally put down her hand that was covering her mouth. A crystal teardrop left her tightly closed eyes, and finally disappeared on the pillow, as if it had never appeared.
Huang Wanqing got up at the same time as usual.
Qin Qingman returned home. She no longer had to get up half an hour earlier to make breakfast for Chuchu, so she slept even more deeply. When she woke up in the morning, she had no idea that Wei Ling had left home.
It was only when Huang Wanqing went out that she discovered that Wei Ling's car parked in the yard was missing. When the car was gone, she guessed that Wei Ling might have left earlier than her.
Born into a military family, Huang Wanqing certainly knows how difficult life is for soldiers.
Looking back at the hall door with thick curtains, Huang Wanqing finally sighed in her heart and went to Tunkou to meet up with Zheng Anguo and others. It was almost time for her to go to work.
Qin Qingman got up shortly after Huang Wanqing left.
Qin Qingman got up and calmed down, just like usual.
When the fire in the hall emitted warm temperature, Chuchu and the wolf cub also got up.
Chu Chu got up and got herself ready excitedly. After finishing, she looked into the yard, but didn't see Wei Ling. Not only did she not see Wei Ling, she didn't even see Wei Ling's car. The smile on her face disappeared immediately.
"Sister...sister, where is my brother-in-law?"
The child turned around and stammered as he looked at Qin Qingman who was busy by the stove.
"A Ling is a little busy today. Let me tell you that he will go to work first. You should exercise well at home." Qin Qingman answered Chu Chu's question calmly.
"Brother-in-law is busy... busy!" Chuchu's tone was filled with infinite regret.
"Yes, A Ling has been very busy recently. He has to be on duty at the division headquarters at night and cannot go home every day like before. You just stay at home and be good." Qin Qingman solved Wei Ling's worries.
"My brother-in-law won't be back at night!"
Chu Chu looked at Qin Qingman in amazement. He thought Wei Ling was just a little busy today and went to the division headquarters early.
"Yes, just like before, I can't go home for half a month."
Qin Qingman turned around to wash her hands, dried them, and then touched the child's head with the gentlest smile on her face.
"Oh, I see."
Seeing Qin Qingman's natural expression, Chu Chu didn't think much about it, but accepted the fact helplessly.
"Chu Chu, come here, smile." Qin Qingman couldn't bear to see Chu Chu looking unhappy with her brows lowered, so she simply half bent down, stretched out her hands, grabbed the child's cheeks and gently pulled them, instantly deforming the child's face.
"Sister, you are so bad."
Chuchu's face was deformed, which of course affected her speech.
"Haha, who made you look so sad like an old man? I don't like to see you like this. I like you to smile." Qin Qingman continued to bully Chuchu, pulling Chuchu's cheeks with both hands without stopping.
"Sister, I was wrong, I was wrong."
Chu Chu could only force a smile and beg for mercy.
"That's right." Qin Qingman saw Chuchu smiling and decided not to make things difficult for her. She let go of her hand that was grabbing Chuchu's cheek.
"Sister, you are so cruel. I am your brother, your dear brother, and you have the heart to pull my cute face like this." Chuchu hugged Qin Qingman unwillingly and acted coquettishly, deliberately saying that her face hurt.
Qin Qingman glanced at Chuchu's cheek. Not to mention the fingerprints, it wasn't even red at all, yet she dared to cry out in pain. Her face sank, and she deliberately frightened the child, "Do you really want me to pull out a red egg?"
If any child here is not well protected in winter, his face will definitely be chapped.
When the face gets chapped, the two cheeks will become red and swollen like red apples, and people will laugh at you for having two red eggs.
"Sister, I won't dare to do it again."
When Chu Chu heard that Qin Qingman was really going to pull her, she not only stayed away from Qin Qingman, but also covered her cheeks tightly with both hands.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. A Ling is at the division headquarters. Although he can't go home at night, the division headquarters is very close to us. We can see the division headquarters when we stand in the yard. If you really miss A Ling, go to the yard and see where the division headquarters is." Qin Qingman knew that Chu Chu was really concerned about Wei Ling, and gave a good idea.
"Yes, the division headquarters is very close to us. I will go and take a look at the division headquarters."
After receiving Qin Qingman's reminder, Chuchu immediately wrapped herself in a cotton coat and ran to the yard.
As soon as the child ran away, the wolf cub naturally followed.
The wolf cub didn't know what Qin Qingman and Chu Chu said. If he knew, he would definitely roll his eyes. Even though Wei Ling left early, it was impossible for him to hide from its perception. It knew when Wei Ling got up and left home in the morning.
Chuchu had just taken the wolf cub to look at the division headquarters in the yard for a while when Sanmu came with a group of children.
These kids are pretty resilient.
Originally, the adults in the family thought that the children would just run for a few days and that would be the end of it, but with Sanmu and Chuchu taking the lead, they actually persisted in the exercise. Now, not only the children in the village get up early every day to exercise, but many young people in the village also get up early to exercise.
Chuchu had seen several older children from her uncles' families getting up early to run a few times, but they didn't run with this group of kids.
Chuchu and Sanmu got together and started running every morning.
At the Qin family, Qin Qingman started making breakfast only after she had tricked Chuchu away. She did not wait for Chuchu to come back before milking the goat, but instead carried the milk bucket to the sheep pen herself.
Wei Ling was not at home, and in order to prevent herself from thinking too much, she was very proactive in finding work for herself.
While Qin Qingman was busy at home, Zhao Tiancheng also took Gao Yefang to his grandmother's house in the county town.
The two of them went to the county town yesterday afternoon, but in the end, because Hongqi Town was not close to the county town and Gao Yefang was not feeling well, they chose to stay in the town for one night and rushed to the county town early this morning.
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