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"Brush your teeth after eating, don't let your sister see you."
Wei Ling gave Chu Chu instructions in a serious tone.
In fact, it was Qin Qingman who passed the candy to Chuchu. Why would he need candy at such a big age? More importantly, he doesn't like sweets or candy at all, and Qin Qingman knows this.
"Brother-in-law, you are the best. I will definitely brush my teeth."
Chu Chu happily hugged Wei Ling, then watched him leave the hall.
He even stood on the bench under the window and looked out with concern. He was looking at Qin Qingman.
Of course, you can only eat candies secretly when your sister is not at home.
Qin Qingman had no idea about the farce between Wei Ling and Chu Chu. As soon as she came back, she went into the kitchen and used a willow basket to dig out the snow beside the well.
The wild boar meat in her house was frozen underneath, so of course she had to dig it out before she could take it away.
The wild boar meat cut by Wei Ling is neither too big nor too small, but rather evenly sized. Each piece weighs about three pounds, which makes it convenient to use after thawing.
Qin Qingman picked up seven pieces of meat near the front shoulder blade and put them into the willow basket.
The meat in this area is plum meat, tender and soft, and is most suitable for the elderly with poor teeth.
As Wei Ling went out, he saw Qin Qingman picking meat and hurried over to help.
Qin Qingman told Wei Ling about the situation of the Zheng family without waiting for him to ask, and at the same time discussed the matter of sending meat with Wei Ling.
Their family depends on Wei Ling for meat, so of course they have to discuss this with the head of the family.
After listening to Qin Qingman's explanation and thoughts, Wei Ling replied: "Wife, you don't need to ask me about such trivial matters at home in the future. I will take care of the outside affairs, and you will take care of the inside affairs. You will make the decision on how to deal with the family. If you think it is right, just do it. I support you."
"Ah Ling, you are so nice."
Qin Qingman truly felt Wei Ling's open-mindedness and generosity.
Not all men can be so confident in letting their wives be the head of the household, and not all men can be so generous as to give away the meat that is right in their mouths.
Food is hard to come by, meat is hard to come by, cloth is hard to come by; this is the shortage of this age.
Qin Qingman was more agile with Wei Ling's help. Before leaving home, the two of them took a look at the location of the living room.
Chuchu's little face was pressed against the window glass.
They are all deformed.
Qin Qingman immediately burst into laughter and asked Wei Ling in a low voice, "Did you give Chuchu candy?"
"Yes, I gave one."
Wei Ling was in a good mood and held his wife's hand. The two of them carried the willow basket and went to Zheng's house.
"Fortunately, we clean the window glass every day. Otherwise, with Chuchu using his face to clean it, I'm worried that the glass will be cleaner than his face." Qin Qingman laughed at the child while Chuchu was away.
"Bolibing, next time tell Chuchu not to wipe it with her face." Wei Ling added casually.
Qin Qingman immediately bent over with laughter.
Inside the house, Chu Chu watched Qin Qingman and Wei Ling leave, then immediately jumped out of the window, happily wiped her face with her handkerchief, then wiped her hands, and only after doing all this did she take the candy out of her pocket.
White Rabbit Milk Candy!
The candy his brother-in-law gave him was White Rabbit Milk Candy, the most delicious candy.
The rich milky aroma tempted the children through the packaging paper, and the big white rabbit on the packaging paper was squatting obediently.
"Hehe——" Chuchu smiled as she tore the candy wrapper.
When the candy wrapper is opened, a cylindrical candy is revealed, and the outer layer of the candy is wrapped in a layer of paper as thin as a cicada's wing.
Chu Chu looked at the paper and licked it with her tongue.
As he licked it, part of the paper went into his mouth. Without chewing, the paper blended with his saliva, giving it a fragrant, sweet and sticky taste.
This layer of paper as thin as a cicada's wing is not real paper, but made of glutinous rice. It can be completely absorbed by the human body and is edible.
"It's so delicious." Chu Chu exclaimed before stuffing the whole candy into her mouth.
He was reluctant to throw away the candy wrapper, so he smoothed it out with his little hands and pressed it together with the yellow straw paper in the box.
They are all things worth remembering, so keep them well.
Thinking of this, Chuchu took out the candy wrappers from the yellow straw paper and counted them. There were five candy wrappers, which meant he had eaten five White Rabbit milk candies.
Chewing the milky candy, Chuchu put the candy wrapper and straw paper under the box again before returning to the living room.
He actually didn't know what Qin Qingman and Wei Ling were going to do, but he knew to wait at home obediently.
As long as the home is there, my sister and brother-in-law will come back.
With Wei Ling holding her hand on the way, Qin Qingman walked a little faster and arrived at Zheng's house in less time than last time.
The Zheng family of three attaches great importance to Qin Qingman.
Zheng Ankang and Shanwazi specially picked a wardrobe with the best workmanship for a careful inspection. Not even a single barb was allowed. In order to prevent them from failing to detect with the naked eye, the grandfather and grandson touched every corner of the wardrobe bit by bit with their hands.
After checking this several times, the grandfather and grandson finally felt relieved.
It seems that their craftsmanship has not deteriorated and is still as good as it was a few years ago.
While waiting for Qin Qingman, Zheng Ankang asked Shanwazi to wipe the closet with a clean towel.
This wardrobe is finished and painted.
However, it is not painted with the strong smell of later generations, but varnish. Varnish is a plant paint, which has no color and no strong odor. The well-painted wardrobe retains the original color of the wood.
Very environmentally friendly and natural color.
When Qin Qingman and Wei Ling stepped into the Zheng family yard again, Shanwazi came out to greet them on behalf of the grandfather.
His grandfather was old and his legs and feet were not very good, so when he was almost an adult, he started to set up his own household.
“Aunt Qingman, aunt…uncle.”
When Shanwazi called Qin Qingman, it was quite natural since he had already called her once. But when he called Wei Ling, he felt a little stuck.
He didn't know how to address Wei Ling.
But thinking that he called Qin Qingman aunt, and the head of the aunt's family should of course call him uncle, he just called him uncle hesitantly.
Wei Ling nodded gently to Shanwazi, tacitly acknowledging the young man's address.
This is how it is in a village. Living in a village, many families are related. They may be relatives within three generations, or they may be relatives beyond the five generations. But living in a village, every family will address people according to their generation.
It was considered nice for Shanwazi to call Wei Ling "uncle". There were even elderly people in their sixties or seventies who called Qin Qingman "Aunt" or "Grandma".
Even a child as young as Chuchu has nephews and grandnieces.
"A Ling, this is Uncle Ankang." Qin Qingman looked at Zheng Ankang who was standing at the door looking at her and Wei Ling, and took the initiative to introduce him to Wei Ling.
As the younger generation, they should greet Zheng Ankang first.
"Uncle Ankang." Wei Ling followed Qin Qingman's call to Zheng Ankang and at the same time handed the small willow basket in his hand to Shanwazi who was following him.
Shanwazi took it casually, but it turned out to be quite heavy.
He guessed that it might be more than twenty kilograms of meat.
"A Ling, right? Come on, come inside with Qingman and sit down. It's cold outside." Zheng Ankang greeted Qin Qingman and Wei Ling.
"Qingman is here." Zheng Ankang's wife, who was in the living room, heard the sound in the yard and came out to greet her.
"A Ling, this is my aunt, I'll call you aunt." Qin Qingman introduced Zheng Ankang's wife to Wei Ling.
"Hello, auntie."
Wei Ling followed Qin Qingman to recognize people.
"Auntie, this is A Ling, the head of my family." Qin Qingman introduced Wei Ling to Zheng Ankang's wife, and the introduction was also in accordance with local customs.
"A Ling is a handsome guy at first glance, and he is a perfect match for our Qing Man."
Although Zheng Ankang's wife's eyesight was not very good, she could still see Wei Ling's appearance clearly from a close distance, and she was full of praise when she saw it clearly.
Her words praised both Qin Qingman and Wei Ling, and Qin Qingman and her husband were in a really good mood.
Of course people like to hear nice words at any time.
"Uncle, let A Ling and Shanwazi carry the cabinet and go. You don't have to worry about it." Qin Qingman took care of Zheng Ankang's inconvenient legs and did not dare to ask anyone to accompany him or go out.
"Okay, let Shanwazi and A Ling carry it."
Zheng Ankang looked at Wei Ling's physique and nodded with satisfaction. The cabinet was empty and it would be no problem for two tall people to lift it. If it really didn't work, they could just take it apart and take it home and reassemble it.
"Uncle, auntie, we are leaving."
Qin Qingman held onto a corner of the cabinet and left Zheng's house with Wei Ling and the others.
"Girl, don't worry, I will definitely use the best materials to make furniture for you." Zheng Ankang solemnly promised Qin Qingman.
When he receives a favor, he has to show his true heart.
"Thank you, uncle. Don't be in a hurry. Just take your time." Qin Qingman warned the old man, worried that he might damage his health.
"I saved it all."
Zheng Ankang smiled so hard that his gums, which were missing a few teeth, were exposed.
"My dear, let's make sauerkraut and meat dumplings today." Zheng Ankang picked up the willow basket at his feet and walked into the hall. The willow basket contained the meat that Qin Qingman and her husband had just brought.
"Hey, let's eat meat. We're eating meat today."
Zheng Ankang's wife also smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared on her face.
The old couple of the Zheng family were happily making dumplings at home and waiting for Shanwazi to come home. At this time, Shanwazi was carrying a wardrobe with Wei Ling to the Qin family.
The closet is not big, with two doors, but it is quite heavy.
Zheng Ankang is an honest man, and the workmanship and materials used are also honest, so the two-door wardrobe is a bit heavy. Fortunately, it was Wei Ling and Shanwazi who lifted it. Someone else might not be able to lift it.
"Uncle, you are so strong."
Shanwazi is not a naturally quiet person, he just doesn't like talking to people he is not familiar with. When facing Qin Qingman and Wei Ling who helped their family, he was willing to take the initiative to communicate with them.
"You're pretty strong, too."
Wei Ling admired Shanwazi very much. It was rare to meet a young man with such great strength.
"Grandpa and grandma are not in good health, so I will help more and gain strength." Shanwazi liked Wei Ling and was willing to communicate and confide in him.
"How old are you this year?"
Wei Ling really cares about Shanwazi.
Although their army recruits few new members, they will still recruit people if they are really capable.
Shanwazi didn't know what Wei Ling was planning, so he answered honestly, "Uncle, I will be sixteen next year."
Wei Ling looked at Shanwazi's tender face with a bit of regret, and reminded him: "Be filial to your elders and exercise well. I will recruit you into the army when you are seventeen years old." It is possible to recruit one year in advance.
Shanwazi didn't expect such a big pie to hit him on the head. He stood there in a daze with shock and joy.
He was so happy and excited that he didn't know how to express it.
Qin Qingman saw at a glance that Shanwazi was at a loss, and said with a smile, "Shanwazi, your uncle is not saying this for your grandfather's sake, but because you are a good candidate for the army."
"Thank you...thank you, uncle, and thank you, aunt Qingman."
Shanwazi came back to his senses after being reminded by Qin Qingman, and then hurriedly carried the cabinet away.
It did cross his mind just now whether Wei Ling said this out of consideration for his grandfather, but after hearing what Qin Qingman said, he knew he was overthinking it.
"Shanwazi, not everyone can join the army. If you don't have the ability, our army will not recruit you." Wei Ling's words dispelled Shanwazi's doubts.
Ten minutes later, Shanwazi carried the wardrobe to the west room of the Qin family.
Placed it in the location designated by Qin Qingman.
Shanwazi was as honest and careful as his grandfather. After putting down the wardrobe, he checked it several times and saw that it was standing smoothly without any bumps, so he smiled innocently to Qin Qingman and Wei Ling.
"Shanwazi, eat at home before you leave."
Qin Qingman saw that Shanwazi's forehead was sweating, so she invited him to have a meal.
"Aunt Qingman, grandpa and grandma are waiting for me to come back, so I won't eat." How could Shanwazi feel embarrassed to stay for dinner, so he quickly shook his hands to refuse.
Their family has already taken advantage of Qingmangu's family a lot, so he didn't dare to stay for dinner.
He knows how much he eats.
Seeing that Shanwazi really didn't want to stay, Qin Qingman grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into his arms.
Faced with a handful of candies, Shanwazi, who had never seen so much candies before, became stiff all over and did not dare to take it.
"Shanwazi, keep it. This is the wedding candy between your uncle and me. Take it back and let your grandparents taste it." Qin Qingman stopped Shanwazi from returning the candy.
After hearing what Qin Qingman said, Shanwazi didn't dare to return it.
"I dare not refuse a gift from an elder. Go back, Shanwazi. It's almost time for lunch." Qin Qingman pushed Shanwazi out of the door.
Shanwazi bowed deeply to Qin Qingman and Wei Ling before running away.
I ran and laughed, and laughed until tears came out.
The old couple of the Zheng family were frightened when they saw Shanwazi with tears streaming down his face, and they kept asking him what happened.
Shanwazi handed the candy he had been holding to his chest to his grandparents.
"Is this the candy your Aunt Qingman gave you?" Zheng Ankang's wife guessed the reason when she saw the candy.
"Yeah." Shanwazi nodded.
Zheng Ankang scolded his grandson, "You kid, just accept the candy. We can find a way to repay you in the future. Why are you crying? You are such a loser."
"Grandpa, my uncle told me to be filial to you and exercise well, and he will recruit me into the army next year." Shanwazi told his family about his greatest joy.
Zheng Ankang and his wife were shocked, and the expensive candies in his wife's hands fell to the ground.
"My dear, did I hear you right?" His wife grabbed Zheng Ankang's hand tightly.
"Grandma, you heard it right. My uncle told me in person that he thought I was strong and suitable for joining the army." Shanwazi cried again.
Tears of joy.
"Qingman and his wife are not only benefactors of our Zheng family, but also noble people." Zheng Ankang knew how difficult it was to join the army now. After liberation, our country has been carrying out a large-scale military reduction. Those who can join the army now are not simple people.
"From now on, my Shanwazi will be able to eat his fill."
Zheng Ankang's wife hugged her grandson and cried.
The grandson has a big appetite, and they are old and incompetent, so it is difficult for them to earn work points. Just when they were worrying about this, they unexpectedly saw a ray of hope, and the Zheng family now has hope.
From this day on, the mental outlook of everyone in the Zheng family began to change.
At the Qin family, after Shanwazi left, Qin Qingman started to prepare lunch. She had made dough in the morning, and would steam the buns later to go perfectly with yesterday's iron pot fish stew.
"Wife, will you blame me for not discussing this with you and causing you trouble?"
Wei Ling followed Qin Qingman and asked.
"Are you worried that the Qin family will covet the spots in the army?" Qin Qingman looked at Wei Ling calmly.
"Well, if you help outsiders but not your family members, they will cause trouble for you." Wei Ling felt sorry for his wife.
"What outsiders and insiders? Whether I recognize them or not is another matter." Qin Qingman looked at Wei Ling confidently. Seeing that Chu Chu didn't pay attention to them, she simply kissed the man's lips soothingly.
Sweet.
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