The bell rings on time at 12 o'clock.
Ruan Tang washed her hands and came out of the laboratory, only to see that all the doors in their row were closed.
It seems that she is the only one who leaves work on time.
Ruan Tang was thinking about going to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.
The vegetable market in Hongyang County is only open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays of every week.
As soon as you enter the vegetable market, you can see a neat row of counters. The east side sells pickles and soy products, the south side sells meat, the west side sells seafood, and the north side sells vegetables and fruits.
The meat stall had already closed. Ruan Tang bought some vegetables and then went to the seafood stall on the west side.
"These are all seafood caught by fishing boats in the East China Sea. If the truck hadn't broken down on the way, it wouldn't have been delivered until now."
The salesperson was in a hurry to sell the seafood, and was delayed on the road for most of the day. If he left it out overnight, it would not be fresh tomorrow.
"Buy three pounds and get half a pound free, and 1 pound and get a pound free. I've been selling seafood at a stall for a year and I've never seen a buy-and-get-free deal." m.
Ruan Tang was particularly excited when she heard this. She had always liked seafood, so she asked the salesperson to pick out 8 kilograms of sea fish and 2 kilograms of squid.
"Give me ten pounds too. I want five pounds of squid and five pounds of sea fish."
Ruan Tang didn't expect to meet a fellow seafood lover. When she turned around, she saw that it was Jin Yue'er.
Jin Yue'er didn't expect to meet Ruan Tang here. She nodded to Ruan Tang as a greeting.
After leaving the vegetable market, Ruan Tang went to the grocery store and bought a pound of salt.
With so many fish, she planned to dry them and then steam two of them when cooking. They would be fragrant and go well with rice.
When Ruan Tang returned to the machinery factory's residential compound by bike, she found many people cooking downstairs. Seeing that Ruan Tang had bought so much sea fish, she asked about the seafood stalls and learned that they were having a good deal. Those who enjoyed fish and had money to spare rushed out of the market.
Ruan Tang steamed two fish and stir-fried some vegetables. Without waiting for Ji Nanfeng to come back, she went downstairs to prepare the fish.
There were already many women killing fish by the sink on the first floor.
"Master Ruan, there's a vacant seat here."
Ren Qi Lanhui, a woman from the family compound, waved at Ruan Tang. "I can run fast, and I bought ten pounds of fish, too. But Master Ruan, there are only two of you. Can you finish ten pounds of fish?"
"I like eating fish, and I can finish all these in a week."
Ruan Tang said with a smile, and deftly cut open the fish and took out the internal organs. Qi Lanhui was stunned. It seemed that the rumor that Ruan Tang was also a doctor was true.
"Then you like seafood just like Dr. Guan."
After Ruan Tang prepared the fish, she rubbed it with salt and marinated it. After saying hello to Qi Lanhui, she went back.
After everyone left, Aunt Wang, who was standing beside Qi Lanhui, curled her lips and said, "How can a pedicurist be the same as Dr. Guan? Dr. Guan says eating light food is good for your health, but this pedicurist is just sprinkling salt on fish like it's free, and he's not afraid of killing them with it."
Qi Lanhui's family lives by the sea, and she enjoys salted fish, but salt is expensive and requires a ticket, so she can't afford it. "They have working parents and no children, so they can eat whatever they want. Unlike us, with three or four children, we have to budget carefully."
After Qi Lanhui said this, she naturally turned the topic to Ruan Tang and his wife.
They said that the reason they moved in after the house had been empty for so long was because the couple had a fight and even smashed the cot. The reason was, of course, that Section Chief Ji was old and wanted a child, but Ruan Tang was too focused on work to care about her family.
After Ruan Tang returned to the house, she hung the fish up to dry.
Ruan Tang was disgusted by the fishy smell on her body, so she took a shower. Just as she was about to do the laundry, Ji Nanfeng came back.
Ruan Tang brought the two dishes that were hot on the coal stove to the table, and made some seaweed egg drop soup, and the two of them started eating.
After dinner, Ruan Tang cleaned up the dishes, Ji Nanfeng went to take a shower, and took Ruan Tang's clothes downstairs to wash.
After the two of them got into bed, Ji Nanfeng asked Ruan Tang if she was adapting well.
"I'm the first one to get off work."
"Don't worry about them. They often eat and live in the R&D room. There are special assistants who will bring them meals."
The two chatted for a while before falling into a deep sleep.
Early in the morning, Ji Nanfeng went to the cafeteria to get breakfast, and the two of them went to work after eating.
Ruan Tang was thinking about the maintenance department and went there early.
Yang Hui and Hu Dazhi hadn't seen Ruan Tang for a long time. They greeted her happily and told her that a tractor had been delivered the day before yesterday and no fault had been found.
Ruan Tang likes practical teaching. After everyone arrived, Ruan Tang used the tractor to teach the apprentices for the whole morning.
Before lunch, she assigned them a task, asking them to brainstorm and repair the tractor, and she would come to check it tomorrow morning.
On the way to the cafeteria, Hu Dazhi gossiped to Ruan Tang that the factory women's federation had learned that Yang Hui and Ji Rong were single and was going to match them up. Hu Dazhi had escaped this calamity because he was already engaged.
Ruan Tang became interested upon hearing this. "Who is the woman? I'll go to the family compound and ask around for you."
"I don't know yet. I heard there will be a party in two days. Everyone will be free to choose then."
Yang Hui scratched the back of his head. "Getting married is too troublesome. I haven't thought about it yet. My dad told me to learn the craft from my master, so don't think too much about other things."
Hu Dazhi couldn't help but complain: "Your dad is really generous. He's not afraid that you'll be single."
Ever since Li Guaizi died, families in the village whose older sons were still unmarried became anxious, fearing that their sons would become bachelors and not even have anyone to attend their funerals.
Until the day of the social gathering, Ji Nanfeng came home late again.
Hu Dazhi invited Ruan Tang to go to the social gathering to read gossip.
On the way, Hu Dazhi told Ruan Tang that Ji Rong had been taking ballroom dancing lessons recently, hoping to find a wife at the party. As for that idiot Yang Hui, who went to the party without even changing his clothes, it looked like he wasn't going to find a partner.
Tonight's social gathering will be held in the machinery factory's conference hall, and tickets are 10 cents per person.
Hu Dazhi generously treated us to a meal and paid for half of the ticket.
Ruan Tang and her friend walked through the young men and women who were dancing in pairs, and when they reached the corner, they started looking for Yang Hui and Ji Rong.
"Master, Yang Hui is there!"
Ruan Tang looked in the direction of Hu Dazhi's finger and saw Yang Hui eating bread at the snack table.
Hu Dazhi held his forehead with his hand and said, "I was saying that Yang Hui might really be single."
"Ji Rong is the only one who can save the reputation of our Qingyun Team." Hu Dazhi searched everywhere for Ji Rong's figure. "Master, Ji Rong is in the middle of the dance floor! He is worthy of being the pride of our Qingyun Team!"
Ji Rong was dancing with a girl in a red dress. They turned around and Ruan Tang saw the girl's face clearly.
It’s Jin Yueer.
Ruan Tang's face instantly turned pale. Jin Yue'er was already pregnant with Xu's second brother-in-law's child, and she was actually going out to socialize? And even dancing with others?
After the music ended, Hu Dazhi brought Ji Rong over according to Ruan Tang's instructions.
Ji Rong came over reluctantly, but his eyes were fixed on Jin Yue'er. "Why did you pull me here? Comrade Jin and I just danced once... Look, Comrade Jin was asked to dance with someone else."
Ruan Tang blocked Ji Rong's sight and solemnly reminded him, "She is not suitable for you."
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