Although they were lost, the city of Beijing was not very big at that time, and they managed to find their way out by walking through a few alleys.
After returning home, Meng Qidi packed up and put everything in place. Ling Xiao washed the clothes he had bought and left without even bothering to hang them out to dry.
Since he promised the old man to renovate this house, he has to do it.
After cleaning the house, Meng Qidi went downstairs with satisfaction. She forgot one thing today: she forgot to buy groceries...
It looks like we have to go to the cafeteria to eat again.
Meng Qidi was bored and walked around downstairs in the staff building, when she met Guo Fengjiao who was coming back from picking vegetables.
After talking to each other and feeling the other party's kindness, Meng Qidi greeted her directly when they met, "Sister-in-law, are you back from buying groceries?"
"No, I picked some green onions from the vegetable garden. Are you going to cook it yourself or eat in the cafeteria?"
"I want to make it myself. Can I grow vegetables here?"
Guo Fengjiao sighed, "Other camps' family buildings should be able to do this, but here we have too few vegetable plots. The fertile land in front has been divided up, and the canteen has planted half of the vegetable plots. Do you want to plant some?"
Meng Qidi smiled and said, "Forget it if there is none. I will live here for three or four years this time. If there is a vegetable plot, I would like to plant some."
"Yes, there is. There is a large open space behind our building. It is that land... It is too barren. The corn we planted cannot grow..."
Guo Fengjiao sighed. Several of her military wives had tried the land at the back, but not even weeds grew there. They had basically given up now.
"That's behind it?" Meng Qidi pointed at the family building. She wanted to take a look. Poverty was not a problem for her.
"Well, forget it. I'll take you to have a look. We can raise some chickens, but Captain Ling and his men won't let us. They say that chicken poop is dirty."
Wang Fengjiao led the way, jokingly saying, "This man is a bit weird, and they are not training in the back."
Meng Qidi laughed and said, "Maybe they are afraid that we have a rooster, and if it crows..."
"Pfft, the crowing at dawn means I'm back to the hard days of being a recruit..."
The two chatted and laughed as they went to the back, where there was a dilapidated iron gate. Beyond the gate was an open space of nearly three acres.
It's really hard to describe how to grow vegetables here. Not only are there high walls, but there are also several big trees and even...
Meng Qidi sighed. That land, really, was all bricks and tiles...
There really isn't even any weeds growing here. Apart from the iron gate, there are high walls all around, so the sun can't get in...
She wanted to grow vegetables in a greenhouse, but she couldn't drag soil in from here, unless she carried the soil in or picked up bricks and tiles...
"Have you thought of a solution? Or a more drastic solution, such as slowly digging in the dirt or picking up the bricks and tiles. These are too time-consuming."
Meng Qidi frowned slightly, "I'll think of a way. By the way, sister-in-law, I want this piece of land. Do I need to report it?"
"You don't have to go there specially, just ask your Captain Ling to say hello. As for these things, I can only think of picking up these stones and putting them aside."
If it wasn't so time-consuming to pick up tiles and bricks, she probably would...
Forget it, it won’t be exposed to the sun, so don’t even think about it.
"Well, I'll tell him, sister-in-law, the door here may be changed by then. Don't mind. I'll see if this can be used as a test field."
It just so happens that the teacher also wants to live here. If we tidy it up carefully, maybe it can become an experimental field.
Of course, those troublesome bricks and tiles are not a problem. She can transport them out using space, but they are not easy to smuggle. Or she can put them all together, build them with cement, and use them as decoration.
The biggest headache now is these trees, which are not very suitable for building a shed.
Meng Qidi and the other person didn't stay here for long. Guo Fengjiao said something to Meng Qidi and went back to cook.
There was rice but no vegetables at home, and Meng Qidi couldn't cook. Ling Xiao hadn't come back yet, so she planned to go to the cafeteria to get some food.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw Shen Xing and a few others carrying a large bag with difficulty. When they saw Meng Qidi, they quickly greeted her.
"Sister-in-law, your stuff has arrived. What's in it? Why is it so heavy?"
"Cured fish and cured meat." Meng Qidi suddenly felt that she didn't need to go to the cafeteria to get food anymore. She could cook by herself when the food arrived.
Shen Xing's eyes lit up, and she began to feel that the bag in her hand was not heavy at all. "Sister-in-law, are you cooking today?"
Meng Qidi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, you guys can just come over to eat later, please help me bring it up."
"Okay!" With food, several people instantly felt full of strength. The bags in their hands seemed lighter and they carried them upstairs in one go.
Shen Xing and his friends left after delivering the things, planning to come back for a meal after they were done.
Meng Qidi took out all the things while no one was in the room, and quickly took out all the kudzu powder from the space, as well as some clothes and books that were placed in the space.
Anyway, no one knows what's in her bag.
Putting everything on the ground casually, Meng Qidi took a piece of bacon and delivered it to Guo Fengjiao's house downstairs.
Knowing that Meng Qidi brought a lot, Guo Fengjiao accepted it without hesitation.
Taking Ling Xiao's comrades and new recruits into consideration, Meng Qidi couldn't possibly invite everyone to come for dinner, so she carried two baskets of cured fish and cured meat to the cafeteria.
The canteen was busy with cooking. Seeing Meng Qidi go straight into the kitchen, the squad leader came over immediately, glanced at the bacon and fish in her hands, and was slightly stunned.
He swallowed the words that were about to be scolded, "Comrade, what are you doing?"
"Hello, I'm Ling Xiao's wife. We brought this cured fish and meat from our hometown. I want you to make it tonight as a snack for everyone."
The squad leader was a little stunned, and then said embarrassedly, "Hello sister-in-law, hello sister-in-law, this...we are also embarrassed about that..."
"It's a token of my love. Don't worry. I brought a lot with me." Meng Qidi stuffed the bacon in her hand into his, "Hurry up and take care of it. There's still time."
"Then I'll take your place. Thank you, sister-in-law." The squad leader said gratefully. He had been in the cafeteria for so many years and knew better than anyone what the recruits missed the most, the taste of their hometown...
Meng Qidi waved her hand and planned to go back to cook. She guessed Ling Xiao had gone back as well.
"Sister-in-law, are you going to cook? Have you bought some vegetables? We have some leafy vegetables. Why don't you come in and take some home?"
The other party was too enthusiastic, and Meng Qidi had no choice but to follow him in and took some peppers, ginger, garlic and some leafy vegetables.
Finally, I left with the kitchen staff watching me off...
When we returned to the family building, Ling Xiao had already returned and was busy tidying up the things that Meng Qidi had put in the room.
Meng Qidi coughed lightly and hurriedly walked in, leaving things all over the floor. She actually did it on purpose. With so many things, now she can finally find a way out...
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