It was already dark when Wei Ling returned home. Looking at the three ice lanterns under the eaves, he was in a bad mood. He was not unhappy that the ice lanterns were lit, but that Wang Chengping and others had delayed his return home.
If it hadn't been for the farce, he would have definitely gotten home before dark.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Wei Ling adjusted his facial expression before pushing the door open. This was his home, and as the owner of his house, he could enter and exit the gate at will.
Qin Qingman and Chuchu did not have as good hearing as Wei Ling, and they did not hear the sound of Wei Ling returning in the hall.
Qin Qingman is stewing radish.
There was still some fish stewed in the iron pot, enough for them to have another meal. The mushrooms, dried cauliflower, and frozen tofu in the pot were running out, so she simply peeled a radish and stewed it in. The radish, just taken out of the cellar, was very juicy and tasted super good after it absorbed the soup.
"Sister, it's getting dark. When do you think my brother-in-law will be back?"
Chuchu sat by the fire and glanced at the window. It was already dark outside. Although it was not completely dark, it still affected her vision.
"It will be soon. The division headquarters is not far from our home."
Qin Qingman didn't look up, but used a spatula to flip the radishes in the pot.
She is now only stewing the radishes in soup without putting the fish into the pot. The fish is already stewed, and if it is stewed with the radishes for another half an hour, it will definitely be stewed.
Seeing Qin Qingman busy making dinner, Chuchu muttered softly, "Sister, do you think your brother-in-law will not come back today?" He heard that soldiers are very busy and must stay to carry out orders when they receive them. What if Wei Ling returns to the division headquarters and happens to receive a mission?
Qin Qingman could sense Chuchu's worry.
Started laughing.
Putting down the spatula, she looked up at the child, "A Ling is on leave now. The troops would not leave him behind unless it was a very important mission that he had to take. So don't worry, let's wait a little longer. Maybe A Ling will be home in a few minutes."
"Okay." Chu Chu nodded.
Then she turned her head towards the living room door and said, "Sister, let me go see if my brother-in-law is back." Wei Ling was not at home, and the child, who was used to having multiple people at home, could not sit still and always wanted to take a look at the door.
Maybe you'll just happen to see your brother-in-law coming back when you take a look.
"Okay, go and see." Since dark, Qin Qingman has seen Chuchu run to the hall door no less than eight times. Every time she finished looking, she would run again within two minutes before anyone came back to sit down. She was used to it.
When Chu Chu saw Qin Qingman agreed, she immediately left the bench and ran towards the hall door.
Then he opened the curtain.
Just when Chu Chu thought he was going to be disappointed again, he suddenly saw a tall figure walking towards him in the yard.
The figure was particularly familiar, so familiar that even without seeing the face clearly he knew who it was, "Brother-in-law." The child without a cotton coat instantly rushed out of the door and threw himself on Wei Ling.
His brother-in-law is back, he is so happy.
Inside the house, Qin Qingman originally thought that Chuchu would just look at the door for a few seconds and then come back like she did the previous times. Just as she was about to remind the child to quickly put down the curtains to avoid getting cold, she heard the child's cheerful cry.
Hearing Wei Ling coming back, Qin Qingman immediately stood up and walked towards the hall door.
The curtain of the hall door had been lowered long ago because Chuchu rushed out, and she only had time to see the shaking curtain.
When Qin Qingman opened the curtain, she saw Wei Ling holding Chuchu.
After such a delay, Wei Ling was already very close to the hall, so close that Qin Qingman could clearly see the expression on Wei Ling's face through the light under the eaves.
"A Ling." Qin Qingman stood at the door and looked at Wei Ling tenderly.
"Qingman, I'm back." Wei Ling was immediately attracted by Qin Qingman standing at the door. While holding Chuchu in his arms, all his attention was focused on his wife.
In the dim light, his wife was waiting for him to come home with a smell of fireworks.
After taking a few quick steps, Wei Ling hugged Qin Qingman.
Less than two hours after being separated from his wife, he already missed her terribly.
"Oh, brother-in-law, I'm flattened, flattened, I'm going to be squeezed." The delicate little hands and feet struggled in the arms of Wei Ling and Qin Qingman.
Qin Qingman's face turned red instantly and she quickly pushed Wei Ling away, too embarrassed to even look at Chu Chu.
"Just leave if you're beaten." Wei Ling's face darkened when Chuchu ruined his intimacy with his daughter-in-law. He put Chuchu down, patted the child on the butt, and pushed the child into the door by himself.
"Haha, my brother-in-law is angry."
Chu Chu was still very sensitive to Wei Ling's embarrassment.
"You are the only one who talks too much. Hurry up and get some water for A Ling to wash his hands." Qin Qingman was worried that Chu Chu would say something even more shocking, so she pushed the child's head with her hand.
"Okay, I'll go get some water."
Chuchu was tricked into entering.
"Wife." Wei Ling looked at Qin Qingman aggrievedly. He really didn't mean it just now. He just couldn't help but hugged his wife. He didn't know that it would put pressure on Chu Chu in his arms.
He is really inexperienced.
"Hurry up and go into the house." Qin Qingman glared at Wei Ling and reached out to pull him in.
She was not angry, but felt a little embarrassed when Chuchu broke their hug.
Wei Ling was relieved to see that Qin Qingman was not angry, and followed his wife into the house.
The door is closed, the curtains are drawn, leaving only warmth in the room.
Wei Ling took off his coat, washed his hands, and sat by the fire while warming himself and telling Qin Qingman why he came back late. He did not mention Wang Chengping's embarrassing incident, but only said that Du Hongyi and others were not at the division headquarters, and he left a note.
Qin Qingman flipped the radishes in the pot with a spatula and asked, "How many people are we going to cook for tomorrow?"
I haven't seen anyone, and I don't know whether Du Hongyi and others can come to my house for dinner tomorrow. In those days, there were no convenient mobile phones like those in later generations, so there are many uncertainties.
If you prepare a large amount of food but a few people can't come, you won't have trouble keeping it in this weather, but you'll get bored eating the same thing every day.
Wei Ling understood Qin Qingman's concerns, thought for a moment, and replied, "According to past experience, at most one of Du Hongyi and the other two will stay behind, and the other two should be able to rest." He added, "I also called Xiao Shi."
Xiao Shi is the driver of the logistics department. Last time they went to the county, the other party drove for a whole day. If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Shi may become a guard of Wei Ling next year.
"Then let's add ingredients for four people tomorrow. No matter who can't come, we can give the food back to them in the end." Qin Qingman understood Wei Ling's meaning and decided to cook according to the original staff.
When you invite people to dinner, it’s better to have some leftovers than to leave less.
"Wife, maybe we should make more. Du Hongyi and the others hid their appetite last time. If the food is delicious tomorrow, they might eat more." Wei Ling was very familiar with Du Hongyi and the others, so he certainly knew their real appetite.
Qin Qingman looked at Wei Ling in surprise. It seemed that they didn't eat enough at home last time.
"It's not that they didn't eat enough last time, they just lacked a little. We can cook more food this time." Wei Ling added helplessly, remembering how Wang Chengping and Political Commissar Zhang had snatched his dumplings.
"Wife, the teachers and their staff all said that the fried dumplings you made are very delicious."
Qin Qingman understood.
This is planned to be given to Wang Chengping and others to take away if anyone doesn't come to bring food tomorrow.
After calculating the amount of wild boar meat in the snow, Qin Qingman had a recipe in mind and nodded, "Okay, let's make more tomorrow." If Wei Ling didn't give the wild boar meat to her, most of it would have been handed over to the army canteen. Since the whole pig had gone into her house, she was not stingy and was generous for once.
"Wife, you are so nice."
Wei Ling was particularly moved to see that Qin Qingman understood what he meant.
Qin Qingman glared at Wei Ling and said, "My attitude depends on how you treat me and Chuchu." She had said this beforehand and she would not be a soft persimmon.
Sincerity for sincerity.
"Yeah." Wei Ling understood what Qin Qingman meant, and he was very satisfied.
There is no love or hate without reason in the world. It is impossible for only one party to give in a relationship. Only when both parties give sincerely can the relationship last long.
While the couple was talking, the radishes were cooked.
Wei Ling stood up and added the remaining stewed fish into the pot, covered the pot, and it was heated through in a moment.
The temperature in the hall is high, so you don't have to worry about the cold when you pour the stewed fish into the basin.
Pour out the stewed fish and radish, and Wei Ling goes to wash the pot. After the pot is washed, it will be ready for cooking dumplings.
Before cooking the dumplings, Qin Qingman placed the frying pan that she had used at noon on the stove. She added a little peanut oil to the oil at the bottom of the pan and began to fry the dumplings.
The fried dumplings given to Wang Chengping and his family were only eaten by each person to taste the flavor. Qin Qingman planned to make fried dumplings for her own family as well.
Fifteen minutes later, the fragrant dumplings came out of the pan.
Chu Chu couldn't wait and was waiting by the side with the bowl in hand.
"Here, let it cool down before eating." Qin Qingman put a fried dumpling in the child's bowl and reminded him.
"Got it, sister." Chuchu happily took the bowl, gave up her seat, sat aside and started blowing on the hot fried dumplings in the bowl.
"Wife, are you still going to cook the dumplings?" Wei Ling was peeling garlic on the side. When he saw the pot full of fried dumplings, he thought that if he cooked more, they might not be able to be finished.
Qin Qingman recalled how much her family ate and felt that cooking more dumplings was a bit too much. After thinking for a while, she said, "There are still two steamed buns left from lunch. If we don't have enough fried dumplings, we can eat steamed buns."
"Can."
Wei Ling thought this arrangement was better.
The dumplings are fried and the vegetables are stewed. The only thing left is the garlic and vinegar for the dumplings.
The garlic was crushed by Wei Ling and the dipping sauce was prepared by Qin Qingman.
There are also requirements for the vinegar used in dumplings. Pure vinegar is not sour enough and fragrant, so it needs to be seasoned. Soy sauce is put into the pot and some other ingredients are added and stewed. After a few minutes, when the aroma rises, pour it out and add chopped garlic and vinegar. It immediately smells so good that Chu Chu wants to drink it as soup.
Dinner is ready, all that's left is to eat.
The family hadn’t had a good meal of dumplings for a long time. With vinegar to help them get rid of the greasiness, the three of them ate a big meal of fried dumplings.
Chew slowly and take half an hour to finish eating.
"Sister, dumplings are so delicious, I love dumplings." Chu Chu touched her belly with satisfaction.
It had been several years since he had this meal of dumplings. He finally ate dumplings again. The dumplings made by his sister were even more delicious and fragrant than those made by his mother.
Qin Qingman's dumplings replaced the dumplings made by her mother in Chuchu's memory.
After eating and drinking their fill, the family of three slowly cleaned up the dishes and finally sat by the fire to warm themselves.
Before roasting the fire, Chuchu obediently went to light the kang.
Today Wei Ling and Chu Chu both took a bath, but Qin Qingman didn't. Qin Qingman glanced at the red stove and said, "A Ling, go tell Chu Chu a story. I want to take a bath." This was the only condition in the countryside, and the family didn't hesitate to say anything, so she expressed her need.
"I'll go get you the bathtub first."
Wei Ling went to the east room, moved out the bathtub, cleaned it, placed it near the stove, and poured clear well water into it.
Wait until the water on the stove is heated, then fill the bathtub with hot water and take a bath.
Qin Qingman did not take a shower immediately. Instead, she took out a small piece of tea oil cake from the storage room, wrapped it in gauze and beat it. This was the countryside and there was no shower. She had long hair, so washing her hair and taking a shower had to be done separately.
As the wooden hammer continued to hit the oil cake, it was broken into pieces and some light green liquid overflowed from the gauze. This was the remaining tea oil.
Although it looks like grease, it is very good for washing your hair.
Not only is it non-greasy, it can actually remove oil from your hair. More importantly, it can nourish and moisturize your hair.
Hair washed with tea oil is not only smooth, but also dry and has a light fragrance.
When Chuchu saw Qin Qingman smashing the tea oil cakes, she ran to get the basin. She would use hot water to knead the smashed tea oil cakes.
The water after perming and kneading is shampoo.
This was the first time Wei Ling saw a rural girl wash her hair.
The tea oil dried leaves wrapped in gauze are permed and kneaded to produce a refreshing light yellow color without any impurities.
After this step, Qin Qingman added warm water to the basin, and when it was half full, she took it back and put it on the shelf.
The height of this washstand is just right, Qin Qingman can wash her hair just by bending over.
But when she bent down, her curves were exposed, and Wei Ling couldn't take his eyes away.
In fact, Qin Qingman's clothes were not revealing at all, but from behind she had an extraordinary attraction to Wei Ling.
Qin Qingman had no idea that she had attracted Wei Ling unintentionally. Her entire focus was on washing her hair. The foot basin was placed next to the washstand so that when she washed her hair, the dirty water could drip into the foot basin.
This way the hall won't get wet.
This way of washing hair is also the way girls in rural areas wash their hair at home in winter.
Just as Qin Qingman untied her hair and rubbed it in the tea oil and dry water, Chuchu was happily busy like a little bee.
He filled a bucket with warm water, and after Qin Qingman had combed and rubbed her hair, he used the clean water to rinse it.
"I'll do it, you go and take a rest." Wei Ling originally didn't know what Chu Chu was busy with, but after watching for a while he figured out the reason. Seeing the little Chu Chu spinning like a top, he quickly came back to his senses and took over the next step of washing Qin Qingman's hair.
Chu Chu was stunned when the scoop in her hand was snatched away, and she looked up at Wei Ling.
He looked at Qin Qingman who was bending over to wash her hair, nodded, and went back to the stove to warm himself by the fire.
Qin Qingman's hair was quite long and it took up most of the basin.
Using tea oil to wash your hair will not produce thick foam, only a little bit.
After rubbing her entire head, Qin Qingman squeezed the water out of her hair and turned her head over the footbath, calling softly, "A Ling."
Although she was washing her hair before, she knew that Wei Ling had taken over Chu Chu's help.
When Wei Ling heard Qin Qingman's call, he quickly scooped a bucket of warm water and felt it. When he felt the water temperature was right, he slowly poured it over Qin Qingman's head.
As the clean water rinsed, the oil and moisture on Qin Qingman's hair were washed into the foot basin.
The wooden comb that had been cleaned long ago combed the long hair over and over again along with the water flow. The long hair was shiny black with a faint luster under the clear water.
After using a bucket of warm water, Qin Qingman's long hair was finally washed clean.
Qin Qingman wrapped the towel around her hair and pressed gently. She took it off only when the moisture in her hair was almost absorbed.
The towel, soaked with moisture, felt heavy, but Qin Qingman's hair was no longer dripping.
"Brother-in-law, change the water. Replace my shampoo water with clean water. I need to wash my face and towel." Chuchu reminded Wei Ling to change the water in Qin Qingman's washbasin.
Qin Qingman bent over while washing her hair, and her face was splashed with oil and water, so she had to wash it thoroughly.
Wei Ling acted quickly. He took action as soon as Chu Chu reminded him. By the time Qin Qingman put down the towel on her head, clean water for washing her face had been prepared. He even poured out the shampoo in the foot basin and cleaned the foot basin.
"Thank you, A Ling." Qin Qingman thanked him while washing her face and brushing her teeth.
While Qin Qingman sat by the fire to dry her hair, Chuchu went to wash up obediently. The kang was already heated, and he could move to another place.
Qin Qingman wanted to take a shower, and Wei Ling couldn't stay in the hall, so he followed Chuchu to wash up.
Wei Ling used a foot basin to wash feet with Qin Qingman last night, and today he used one with Chuchu.
Chuchu is a little child and is close to Wei Ling.
When washing feet, the little girl often stepped on the feet of the guard.
When we were having fun, a lot of water in the basin splashed out of the basin.
Qin Qingman sat by the fire and slowly combed her hair with a wooden comb. Seeing Chuchu bullying Wei Ling too much, she had to remind him, "Chuchu, aren't you sleepy yet?"
Children are different from adults.
Even though you are having a lot of fun now, you will definitely fall asleep as soon as you go to bed at your usual time.
After hearing Qin Qingman's reminder, Chu Chu was stunned for a moment. She no longer dared to play in the water, but quickly took care of her feet.
He also wants to hear his brother-in-law tell the story of the general!
Wei Ling saw that Qin Qingman had calmed Chu Chu with just one sentence, and his gaze shifted to his daughter-in-law.
The couple's eyes met in the air, full of sweetness.
After Wei Ling finished washing up, he carried Chu Chu back to the kang before coming back to clean up. After cleaning the foot basin, he checked the doors and windows, lowered the curtains, added several large pieces of firewood to the stove, and then looked at Qin Qingman.
Everything is ready, my daughter-in-law can take a bath.
Qin Qingman had already taken out some spare clothes from the closet and was tying her hair.
My hair was almost dry after being baked, and it was inconvenient to take a shower with my hair hanging down, so I had to tie it up.
Wei Ling looked at his wife standing in front of him and naturally took over the task of helping her to tie her hair. Although it was his first time, he was very smart and successfully tied Qin Qingman's hair after a few tries.
With the slightly rough fingers holding the hairpin inserted into the smooth long hair, Wei Ling felt like he was stroking the finest satin.
"A Ling, go and accompany Chu Chu. If you don't go, he might fall asleep again."
Qin Qingman pushed Wei Ling with a red face.
She wants to take a shower, so of course she has to avoid people.
"Okay." Wei Ling lowered his eyes and looked at Qin Qingman, looking at his wife's full forehead, pink face, straight nose, and finally falling on her rosy lips.
Red and plump lips always attracted him.
Qin Qingman felt Wei Ling's gaze, and finally stood on tiptoe and kissed the man's lips.
Just take a light taste and stop.
The two people looked at each other with lingering feelings, and finally separated.
Qin Qingman waited until the door of the west room was closed before adding hot water to the bathtub. A full kettle was not enough, so she added hot water from two kettles into the bathtub, felt the water temperature, and when she felt it was about right, she filled the kettle with water again and placed it on the stove.
There was water boiling on the fire, so she could always add more while she took a bath.
Out of trust in Wei Ling, Qin Qingman did not check the doors and windows again, but took off her clothes and took a shower.
The warm water flows over the body, which is the most comfortable feeling in this deep winter season.
Qin Qingman scrubbed her body while reminiscing about the hot spring lake on the mountain.
The water temperature in the hot spring lake is much hotter than her current bath water temperature, and the heat can make people shiver when they just enter the water.
Thinking of the water of the hot spring lake, Qin Qingman washed herself quickly.
Because her hair had already been washed, she only washed her body and it was quick. It took only ten minutes and she didn't add hot water during the process.
After drying herself and putting on her clothes, Qin Qingman felt troubled when looking at her changed underwear.
It’s best to wash and hang them up so they can dry tomorrow. If you don’t wash them today, and you have guests over tomorrow, you can’t hide the dirty clothes.
"Tuttttt."
Just as Qin Qingman was hesitating, there was a knock on the west room's door. She was stunned for only a second before she realized it was Wei Ling.
Wei Ling might have heard that he had finished taking a shower and was about to come out to help.
Qin Qingman glanced at the deep bathtub and finally said, "A Ling."
The door of the west room opened and a neatly dressed guard came out.
"Chu Chu is asleep?" Seeing Wei Ling like this, Qin Qingman guessed that Chu Chu might have fallen asleep, otherwise there would have been Wei Ling's voice along with the knock on the door just now.
"Yeah, I slept for a few minutes."
After Wei Ling answered Qin Qingman's question, he moved the bathtub unconsciously.
He was tall and strong, and the bathtub that was difficult for Qin Qingman to move was easily carried out of the hall by him.
Qin Qingman could only feel envy and hatred.
Glancing at the steaming kettle on the stove, she decided to wash her underwear. Her family had a special basin for washing clothes, which was not too big, but not too small either, and she could move it with her strength.
After mixing hot water with cold water, Qin Qingman grabbed the soap and began to wash her underwear.
When Wei Ling brought the bathtub back, he saw Qin Qingman washing her underwear. He originally wanted to say that he would wash it, but when he remembered that underwear was a close-fitting garment, he was too embarrassed to say it.
Wei Ling was embarrassed to help Qin Qingman wash her underwear. He looked at the water tank beside him and found that there was not much water left, so he picked up the bucket and went to fetch some water.
After several trips back and forth, the water tank was filled up.
"Wife, it's cold outside. You just took a shower, so don't go out. Pour the dirty water into the basin and I'll clean it up later." Wei Ling was worried that Qin Qingman would catch a cold, so he reminded her.
Anyway, he has already filled the water tank, so his wife can use it however she wants.
Qin Qingman glanced at the gently rippling surface of the water tank and nodded, "Okay."
Wei Ling saw that he had nothing to do for the time being, so he turned around and left the house again. He had washed his and Chu Chu's underwear during the day, and he should be able to take them back now.
Although the weather in the Northeast is cold, clothes can still be dried outdoors.
Actually, it can’t be called sun drying, because it’s blow drying.
The cold wind is strong and can take away the moisture in your clothes.
When Wei Ling collected the clothes, they felt hard, but he knew that if he took them back and dried them in front of the fire for a while, they would become soft and dry again.
Qin Qingman had just finished washing the clothes and was hanging them by the stove when Wei Ling came back.
"Give it to me, I'll go dry it." Qin Qingman had already washed clothes for Wei Ling once, so she didn't show any concern. Thinking that Wei Ling still needed to pour out the dirty water in the basin, she planned to take over the clothes that Wei Ling had collected and dry them.
Then Wei Ling's body stiffened.
Qin Qingman:?
After just a second of silence, Qin Qingman suddenly realized that this time might be different. Last time, she only washed Wei Ling's underwear and nothing else.
With a red face, Qin Qingman glared at Wei Ling shyly and angrily, then rushed back to the west room.
So embarrassing!
Wei Ling was sweating all over because of Qin Qingman's stare. He didn't know where to put the clothes in his hands. He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Qin Qingman go back to the west room. Then he carried the clothes to the stove. The rack for drying clothes had been set up next to the stove.
The clothes were hung up one by one.
Some are big, some are small, some are personal, and some are delicate.
Finally, Wei Ling was left with only a pair of boxer pants in his hands. With red earlobes, he hung the pants on the rack, intending to dry them before putting them away.
After fixing his pants, Wei Ling went to clean the basin with an expressionless face.
He really didn't expect Qin Qingman to help just now. He took a shower during the day, so of course he washed all the clothes and pants inside, otherwise what would he do.
And both parties will get used to this kind of thing sooner or later, just like he just saw his wife's panties hanging on the rack.
Qin Qingman in the room blushed for a moment and then suddenly remembered something.
That is, she hung the clothes she had just washed in the living room according to her usual habit, and there were also...
He quickly opened the door and Qin Qingman stuck her head out.
Then I saw the family's underwear hanging on the rack, including three pairs of panties, not one missing.
And very harmonious.
As she watched, Qin Qingman suddenly laughed.
Forget it, that's it, we have to face it sooner or later.
After cleaning up the basin, the waiter turned off the three lamps under the eaves. Candles are not particularly expensive, but there was no need to light them again at this time.
After closing the door, Wei Ling checked the fire and put in some more firewood before returning to the house.
There are clothes hanging in the hall, and the temperature of the fire is needed to dry the clothes.
As soon as he pushed the door open, Wei Ling saw Qin Qingman leaning against the kang knitting a sweater. After some psychological preparation, Qin Qingman no longer bothered about the issue of panties, but she would not bring it up on her own initiative. "A Ling, come and compare them to see if the size is suitable."
Qin Qingman had no intention of knitting the sweater secretly.
She didn't plan to give any mysterious gifts, she was more practical.
Wei Ling was still thinking about how to dispel the awkwardness between the two of them. When he heard Qin Qingman's voice, he immediately knew that his wife had figured it out. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked closer to Qin Qingman, "Weaving it for me?"
Qin Qingman rolled her eyes at Wei Ling and said, "If not for you, who else should I weave it for?"
Wei Ling laughed.
He likes this kind of daughter-in-law, who is not pretentious at all.
"Stand still, let me compare the size." Qin Qingman held a semi-finished sweater that was less than ten centimeters long and compared it on Wei Ling. She then asked Wei Ling to take off his sweater and put on the semi-finished sweater, and asked, "Is it tight?" It was the first time she knitted a sweater for a man, so she was a little unsure.
Wei Ling felt it carefully and shook his head.
"Then take it off and give it to me." Qin Qingman planned to weave it again while there was still time. The sooner she finished weaving, the sooner Wei Ling could wear it.
That old sweater is indeed quite old.
"Wife, the light is bad at night. Let's not weave. It will hurt our eyes." Wei Ling knew that Qin Qingman did this for him, but he didn't want his wife to damage her eyes.
"It's okay, I'll just weave for a while, I won't show off." Qin Qingman knew that Wei Ling cared about her, and she felt sweet in her heart.
"Wife, you can buy the sweater, no rush." Wei Ling didn't want to worry Qin Qingman.
“Yes, you can buy it, but it’s more expensive.”
Qin Qingman knew at that time that sweaters were sold in the supply and marketing cooperative, not to mention the county supply and marketing cooperative, even the supply and marketing cooperative in the town also sold them, but she thought they were too expensive. Now Wei Ling was the only one in the family of three who earned a salary, and they had to build a house after the spring. Money was needed everywhere, so they had to save when it was necessary.
Wei Ling understood what Qin Qingman meant and stopped trying to persuade her.
"According to our rank, we can live in the family area. The housing in the family area is allocated, but we don't have a family area yet. I don't know if our housing construction department will reimburse us. I'll ask Uncle Hong in a few days."
Wei Ling sat on the edge of the kang and said something while watching Qin Qingman knitting a sweater.
"I don't know the rules and regulations of the army, but it never hurts to ask." Qin Qingman not only put down the bamboo sticks that were flying up and down in her hand because of Wei Ling's words, but also moved them inside to make room for Wei Ling.
Wei Ling took off his shoes and sat cross-legged next to Qin Qingman, explaining, "The military sub-district was worried that we were not stable, so they did not approve the construction of a family area. But that happened several years ago, and I don't know if the policy has changed. I will cancel my leave and go back to ask the political commissar to find out the situation."
If they can build a family area here, then his family won't have to pay for it themselves. If it is not allowed, there will be no loss, and there may be some subsidies.
"A Ling, you are so awesome." Qin Qingman hugged Wei Ling with a smile.
Even though Wei Ling had given her a lot of money in the small treasury before, it would still be a lot of work if she really had to pay for the house herself.
"Daughter-in-law."
When Wei Ling faced Qin Qingman's embrace, a touching picture emerged involuntarily in his mind.
My breathing started to become a little rapid.
"Go to bed early. Didn't they say the coal will be delivered tomorrow? We will still be busy after the coal is delivered." Qin Qingman sensed Wei Ling's physical changes and quickly let go of Wei Ling.
But this is not something she can let go of just because she wants to.
Wei Ling, who was already on the verge of death, stretched out his long arms and grabbed Qin Qingman in his arms, holding her tightly.
"Daughter-in-law."
The deep voice carried a dull magnetism, stirring Qin Qingman's eardrums.
Qin Qingman quickly glanced at Chuchu who was sleeping beside her. Only now did she deeply realize how difficult it was for her parents when she was young.
Seeing that Qin Qingman still had the time to pay attention to Chuchu, Wei Ling lowered his lips in dissatisfaction.
In the end, the two of them separated, panting and controlling their breathing.
Lying flat on the bed, both of them felt extremely happy both physically and mentally. It was an indescribable feeling.
It's like he's having a secret affair behind ChuChu's back.
The more tense and repressed the control, the more sensitive all the senses become.
After a while, the couple calmed down their breathing, blew out the lights, and fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next day, the family of three got up early in the morning.
Qin Qingman first collected all the clothes that were hung out to dry in the hall. After drying them overnight, all the clothes were completely dry.
"A Ling, put the clothes in the closet. These are all your clothes." Qin Qingman told Wei Ling as she folded the clothes and put them in the closet.
"Okay, got it." At this time, Wei Ling was helping Chu Chu wash up.
The fire was already burning brightly, and the whole hall was warm and dry.
After breakfast, Wei Ling took Chu Chu to clean up the utility room. His family needed coal, and coal took up space, so they had to have a place to put it. The utility room in the yard became the place to store the coal.
Chuchu is small and can't do heavy work, but she can help Wei Ling deliver tools.
After being swept and tidied, the utility room became clean and tidy, ready for the coal to be piled on.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the car from the logistics department arrived. Not only the car came, but Du Hongyi and several others also came, without missing a single one.
Du Hongyi, Yuan Xiangyang, Zuo Gaopeng, and Xiao Shi.
Xiao Shi was driving again this time, but it was a large truck. The truck was loaded with half a truckload of coal, and its black color attracted countless people's attention.
Seeing the coal on the truck clearly, many people in the village became even more jealous of Qin Qingman.
The Qin family's life is getting better and better, and they can even burn coal.
With the help of Du Hongyi and others, Qin Qingman didn't have to do anything. Wei Ling led a few people to not only carry all the coal into the utility room, but they also moved a new steel furnace from the truck.
This is a steel stove designed for burning coal, which is warmer and cleaner than burning wood.
If it is really cooked, the whole stove will turn red.
The tightly wrapped steel stove was carried into the west room, and several big men worked hard. In less than an hour, the stove and chimney were installed.
When the coal was burned, white smoke came out of the chimney with a faint smell of carbon dioxide.
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