After seeing Xu Jiangming and Xu Haiguo off, the three members of the Xiao family surrounded the large bag of potatoes.
"This bag is so big, it must weigh at least 70 or 80 pounds!"
Li Qingya was both happy and deeply moved.
Whenever there was something good, the Xu family would think of them.
Although a large part of the reason is because my father-in-law saved the life of Xu's second uncle when he was in the army in his early years, decades have passed after all.
It is clear that the Xu family is indeed a generous and grateful family.
Xiao Shan naturally believed in the deep camaraderie between him and Xu Jiangming.
Their generation was different from that of their son and daughter-in-law!
When they went out on missions, comrades were willing to sacrifice for each other when danger came.
So when the Xu family sent him this precious food, he accepted it without hesitation.
Because if it were him, if he suddenly received some food, he would also give half of it to the Xu family.
Although Xiao Rui, who was always rational, did not doubt the revolutionary friendship between the two old men, he was more curious about where the Xu family got so many potatoes all at once!
However, considering that the Xu family had assault boats and rubber boats, and after spending so much time together, he also realized that the Xu family seemed to be something special.
They seemed to have made thorough preparations well in advance of the torrential rains and floods.
For example, the doors and windows at home were replaced in advance, and even several extra explosion-proof doors were prepared in advance.
These bank-grade explosion-proof doors are not cheap; who would stock up on so many doors?
Xiao Rui even suspected that the Xu family might have known about this rainstorm disaster in advance.
Although they explained that there wasn't enough time to return it to the seller.
Furthermore, this family is exceptionally united. From his observation, when they are out and about, they seem to always follow the opinions of Xu's eldest daughter when faced with any problems.
"Arui, could you help me pour this bag of potatoes onto this old bed sheet? I'll see if I can pick out some that aren't broken!"
"Potatoes with unbroken skin can be kept for a few more days. For the others with broken skin, we just wash them, cut them into thin slices, dry them by the stove, and then put them in a sealed bag to store them, so we don't have to worry about them getting damp and moldy!"
Li Qingya spread a clean old bed sheet on the living room floor and hurriedly looked up to call her husband over to help.
Xiao Rui's thoughts were interrupted by his wife. He responded and went over to help.
"There are fifteen of these big potatoes that aren't even broken!"
Li Qingya sat on the edge of the bed sheet, happily talking to a pile of potatoes she had selected.
"How about we try planting some potatoes? We still have some empty flowerpots!"
Xiao Rui felt that they couldn't finish eating this huge pile of potatoes in a short time.
The flowers and plants my wife grew on the balcony had almost all withered because of the excessively humid weather.
Now that they're being used to grow potatoes, it's a good opportunity to reuse these empty flowerpots and soil.
"Okay, let's give it a try. Potatoes have a high yield and are said to be easy to grow!"
Li Qingya usually places the flowerpots she grows on the balcony of her guest room, where the sunlight is the best.
Because of the torrential rains that lasted for two and a half months, when she and her husband were trying to grow chives and garlic, Xiao Rui used the reflectors in their home to enhance the photosynthesis of the vegetables.
This reflector was something Li Qingya bought online specifically to enhance the filming effect when she performed for her students.
When we plant potatoes, we can use this to supplement the sunlight for the potato seedlings; that should work too.
All the intact potatoes were picked out, and what remained were potatoes with punctured skins.
Because of the large number of items and the heavy workload, Li Qingya's father-in-law Xiao Shan and husband Xiao Rui joined in the preparations.
Xiaoshan was responsible for washing the potatoes with filtered rainwater.
Xiao Rui and Li Qingya were responsible for slicing the washed and drained potatoes into thin slices and placing them on the pot lid and other containers.
In order not to waste food, they didn't even peel the potatoes.
Without the sun to bake them, they would light a fire pit and place thinly sliced potatoes around it to roast.
The fire pit is not a fast roasting method, and it requires someone to stay by the fire pit and change the position of the potato slices that are roasted to different degrees from time to time.
It took the three of them two whole days to bake all the potato slices.
When Xu Jiangming and his nephew Xu Haiguo came out of the Xiao family's house, they suddenly heard Xu Zhen and Huang Cuicui shouting at the top of their lungs outside the fire door.
"Second Uncle, Second Brother, please lend us some grain!"
"Second Uncle, Second Brother, Sister-in-law, you can't just stand by and watch your nephew and niece starve to death!"
It was the voices of Xu Zhen and Huang Cuicui, their voices filled with sorrow and weakness.
The fire escape routes and the explosion-proof doors at the porch entrances were all locked tightly, so they couldn't get in.
They had no choice but to lie down outside the fire door and shout at the top of their lungs.
Xu Haiguo and his nephew Xu Jiangming exchanged a glance, neither of them said a word, and went straight home.
However, this time Xu Lai and his group underestimated the scoundrel nature of Xu Zhen's family.
After shouting for a long time and seeing that no one paid attention, they actually started shouting the names of Xu Jiangming, Xu Haiguo, and Song Qiu'e.
Now even the neighbors upstairs and downstairs, who had been disturbed by the family's shouting, knew that it was about the Xu family in apartment 1702.
The Xiao family was unaware that the Xu family had a Siemens relative named Xu Zhen, but having dealt with the Xu family for so long, they knew the Xu family's character.
The Xu family is known for its loyalty and righteousness. If they were just normal relatives, they certainly wouldn't be stingy with any food.
The person outside the fire door is definitely not a good person!
Hearing the increasingly shrill shouts and curses coming from outside the fire door just a wall away, Xiao Shan could no longer bear it.
He opened the door and walked to the fire station entrance, his face dark as he shouted at the people outside, "It's already dark, what are you all still yelling about? If you don't leave now, I'll report you to Building Manager Xiong's people tomorrow!"
Xiong Zhong and his gang were eager to use this as an excuse to squeeze some money out of the residents.
People like Xu Zhen, who have no power or influence but actively cause trouble and disturb the peace, will be severely punished if they fall into their hands.
Xiao Shan had served in the military for decades, rising from a lowly soldier to a leader of some importance. He was imposing and had a loud voice.
Fearing that this person might actually complain to Xiong Zhong the next day, Xu Zhen and his family of four immediately fell silent.
However, Xu Yongqing was still somewhat unconvinced, believing that he had some dirt on Xu Haiguo's family.
He then pretended to be tough and made some harsh remarks to Xiao Shan.
"Since both of your families are inside this gate, you must have a good relationship. Please tell Xu Haiguo's family that if they know what's good for them, they should prepare more food for us as soon as possible. Otherwise, I'll make them pay!"
After uttering his threat, he turned and went downstairs before Old Master Xiao could say anything.
Xiao Shan simply stood there with his hands behind his back, motionless.
Only after he saw through the gaps between the high-strength steel bars on the security door that everyone had left did he slowly walk home with his hands behind his back.
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