Chapter 44: Preparing for a Treat - Big Purchase
"You were the one who rushed forward, weren't you?"
After Shen Jintao finished speaking, she directly grabbed Huo Beichuan's arm and said, "Let's go home!"
I was in a good mood, but when I went out, I encountered such a thing. Shen Jintao is not a saint, so she was more or less affected.
The sheets and quilts in the house had been changed. After returning home, the two of them washed up and lay down on the bed.
"Wife, you're not angry, are you?" Huo Beichuan looked at his wife cautiously.
“Somewhat.”
"There's really nothing going on between her and me." Huo Beichuan was shocked.
"I know, but I just think her words are not pleasant to the ear. It's weird to think about living in the same family compound with such a person in the future."
"It's okay. Our house is quite far from Brigadier General Liu's home. As long as we don't try to get in touch with each other, we won't have many chances to meet. By the way, wife, do you have any ideas for yourself, such as finding a job? Of course, I'm not saying that I want you to go out and make money, but I will definitely have a lot of tasks in the future and will often be away from home. If you have a job, you won't be so bored."
After hearing Huo Beichuan's question, Shen Jintao's attention was successfully diverted and she began to think.
Although she cooks delicious food, she really doesn't want to do that all the time. It's very tiring. She did it before just to take up a job quota, but now in the army it seems that there is really no need for it.
"Is there any job that is less stressful?" Chen Jintao asked.
"I'll go ask for you tomorrow. Since you've been to school, you should be able to find an office job, but you'll probably have to take an exam."
“That doesn’t matter!”
Chen Jintao's academic qualifications were only that of a high school graduate, which was already very impressive in this era, not to mention that she had learned a lot from her extra memories. In her previous life, she taught herself and enrolled in an adult university.
Of course, this is also because she doesn't want to continue her studies. Otherwise, she could use some connections to continue her studies in school, or she could try to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
The next morning, the two got up and headed straight for the city. Because it was quite far, Huo Beichuan asked his superiors for help and found a soldier to drive them to the city.
This time he specially asked someone to drive a pickup truck because he planned to buy a bicycle so that it would be more convenient for his wife to go out when he was not at home. The previous one was left at home so that Nanxi Huo could use it when going to and from get off work, which was still very necessary here.
When she arrived at the trade market here, Chen Jintao felt dazzled.
There is a market here, which mainly sells seafood caught by the production teams below, or some grains and vegetables grown by themselves, which can be brought here for trading. The fishing village here is really not suitable for growing grain. If there is no such market, the people will definitely not be able to afford food.
Although seafood can be eaten, we cannot eat nothing else either, so there is such a special market.
Seafood that was very expensive in later generations was now cheap as cabbage. It was so cheap that Chen Jintao almost couldn't breathe.
Sea fish, prawns, crabs, mussels, abalone...
Chen Jintao almost laughed out loud.
Seeing his wife so happy, Huo Beichuan couldn't help but curl his lips, "Wife, you must be new to these things, but many of these things can be obtained by us by going to the sea, and the taste is really not that good. Let's just eat them for novelty, or go buy something else."
"What do you know?" Chen Jintao continued to shop. There were quite a few people coming to dinner tonight, and they were all grown men with big appetites. She was confident that she could turn these cheap seafood into delicacies in her hands.
This not only allows everyone to eat their fill, but also reduces costs. Why not do it?
Seeing that his wife was really in high spirits, Huo Beichuan didn't say anything and he and another young soldier diligently helped carry the things from behind.
Chen Jintao was very good at choosing. It was because there was so much seafood here that she started by picking the big ones, and later on she even discarded the ones that didn’t look good.
Huo Beichuan felt that his wife just had a childish temperament and was very cute.
Of course, Chen Jintao did not plan to eat only seafood tonight. She also had to consider what to do if someone was allergic to seafood?
She still went to buy a few pounds of meat, a pair of large pig's trotters, and a pig's liver. Shen Jintao was very satisfied.
There were no seasonings at home, nor any staple foods like rice or flour. Of course, they went on a shopping spree, buying everything they needed at home. Add a bicycle, and they spent a lot of money today.
The two of them took a pickup truck back to the family compound. Since the car couldn't go in, they had to ask the young soldiers to help carry the things in.
Chen Jintao very generously gave the little soldier a handful of candy to sweeten his mouth, after all, he had helped a lot today.
The little soldier was very embarrassed, especially since Shen Jintao was very beautiful. He would blush whenever he talked to Shen Jintao, which was very cute.
"Come and help!" Chen Jintao unceremoniously directed the man into the kitchen.
Of course Huo Beichuan had no objection and quickly followed them into the kitchen. His first job was to knead the dough.
The comrades came from all over the world, and there must be some who were not used to eating rice and wanted to eat big steamed buns, so Chen Jintao planned to get some of them, and also make some steamed buns by the way, and eat them with the spicy seafood soup. She couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
After putting the staple food into the pot, Chen Jintao began to clean the seafood. She spit out the sand where necessary and cut open the belly where necessary, with very skillful movements.
Huo Beichuan was not completely clueless and was also helping out.
Qian Mingfang had already noticed the couple busying around, so she climbed up the wall and called out, "Little Sister Shen, open the door for me, I'll come over and help you."
Chen Jintao originally wanted to say no, but when she ran out and saw that Qian Mingfang's shadow was no longer on the wall, she couldn't help but feel a little funny and hurried to open the door.
Seeing that Chen Jintao wanted to say something, Qian Mingfang quickly blocked her words and said, "Don't be polite to me, we are neighbors. If you don't let me help, I won't dare to call you for anything in the future."
Since people said so, what else could Chen Jintao say? Not long after, Huang Xiuru came over with a few sisters-in-law with whom she had a good chat yesterday. Each of them had something in her hands. They were all nimble and quick, so they did whatever Chen Jintao said. Although they were puzzled as to why it was so troublesome for Chen Jintao to cook, they were not talkative people.
It was not until they smelled the tempting aroma that they finally understood. If this aroma got out, not only would the children be envious, but they would also cry, right?
Because of the sisters-in-law's enthusiasm, Chen Jintao planned to open two tables in the evening, one for men and one for women. Of course, she would only call the few military wives who came to help today, so that would be enough.
Fortunately, the portion of seafood bought today was large enough, and her sisters-in-law were worried that she might not have enough, so they brought some from their home stock. Even if she invited her sisters-in-law together, she didn't have to worry about not having enough to eat.
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