Yan Qiuting had no objection; they often did the same thing at home.
If there are few people in the family, we just eat whatever is available, as long as we are full.
Yun Duoduo didn't object to the half-and-half meals, nodding and saying, "That's fine."
However, she thought that even pickled vegetables could be eaten better. She had a lot of those kinds of side dishes in her space, which tasted very good. She said, "I also brought some pickled vegetables from my parents' home. I'll give them to you later."
After saying that, Yun Duoduo called to Li Chunfang, who was still busy, "Sister Chunfang, it's six o'clock, it's time to get off work, let's go back to the compound together."
Just then, Li Chunfang finished the scarf she had made. She tidied it up and handed several scarves she had made to Yan Honglan.
Li Chunfang's skills are quite good; she is very meticulous and quick. Yan Honglan is quite satisfied.
She took the scarf from Li Chunfang and said with a smile, "Sister Chunfang made five scarves this afternoon in an hour and a half, all with tassels."
Then, she took out a notebook and handed it to Li Chunfang, saying, "Sister Chunfang, please write down the accounts yourself. I will also keep a clear record. When we get paid, we will reconcile the accounts together, and the numbers will definitely be correct."
Sister Chunfang was quite happy with her work today. She made five tassel scarves, earning one yuan and one mao, which was fifty mao. If you add her base salary, it would be more than one yuan, and this was all done in less than half a day.
If I work a little harder, earning eight hundred or so yuan a month shouldn't be a problem.
She nodded immediately, wrote down the account, tidied up, and went back to the compound with Yun Duoduo.
They took a bus from the shop, and with the walking time, it took about half an hour. They arrived at the compound at exactly 6:30.
Chunfang and her family don't live in the main courtyard here, but in the tenement building in front of the courtyard, which is not far from Yunyun and Duoduo's home, just around the corner.
On their way back, they passed by the grocery store at the entrance of the military district and planned to buy some vegetables so they could cook dinner.
In the grocery store, they met several women. Li Chunfang introduced them to Yun Duoduo; they were all wives of soldiers from the military region.
There was a Sister-in-law Zhao, a Sister-in-law Zhou, and a Sister-in-law Wang.
These three people were all around thirty years old. They were just whispering to each other in front of the grocery store, and judging from their expressions, they were gossiping about someone.
Yun Duoduo knew that the military wives in the military region's backyard basically didn't work. Except for being busy in the morning and evening, they were mostly idle during the day. Naturally, many of them liked to gossip and talk about other people's business.
Yun Duoduo didn't participate; she went into the grocery store with Li Chunfang.
The women stared at her back for a while before huddling together and whispering.
"Is this wife from the countryside?"
"She's really pretty and delicate, but Yan Tuan always has a cold face and doesn't seem like he'd love his wife."
"It's really pitiful for this young wife. She's been with someone like Yan Tuan, who's so fierce to outsiders. He probably won't treat his wife well either. Who knows, Yan Tuan might even beat her if he gets angry."
Yun Duoduo overheard the gist of what was said inside.
She didn't know whether to laugh or not. Were they talking about Yan Junting? It was as if they were talking about a completely different person from the one she knew.
Yun Duoduo shook her head, deciding to wait for Yan Junting to return and tell him.
At the grocery store, Sister Chunfang bought a block of tofu and five eggs, but didn't buy any meat.
Actually, Yun Duoduo's family has everything in this grocery store, but she still has to buy some so as not to arouse suspicion.
She also bought a cabbage, a basket of eggs, and half a pound of meat.
At that time, meat cost one yuan per jin (500g), and half a jin of meat only cost 5 mao (0.5 yuan). A basket of 20 eggs cost 2 yuan, and a head of cabbage cost 2 mao (0.2 yuan).
Yun Duoduo spent almost three yuan on groceries, which was considered a big spender by the women in the compound. Immediately, the women at the door all looked in her direction.
Her sisters-in-law started to urge her again, "You bought so many eggs, when will you ever finish them all?"
"Buy less. If you spend so much money, it won't be good if Yan Tuan scolds you when you get back."
Originally, Yun Duoduo didn't want to refute them, but she couldn't help but smile at them and say, "It's okay, in our family, it's usually Yan Tuan who gets scolded."
After hearing this, the women raised their eyebrows, then exchanged glances and smiled knowingly. They all thought that Yun Duoduo was bragging to save face.
Yan Tuan always had a cold face. Anyone in the army who made a mistake would be scolded half to death, and female soldiers were no exception. Would a man like that be good to his wife? They didn't believe it.
Yun Duoduo smiled at them, picked up the vegetables, and walked into the military area with Sister Chunfang.
When they arrived at the tenement building where Li Chunfang and the others lived, they saw a man waiting at the door from afar.
Li Chunfang immediately quickened her pace and walked up to the man.
Yun Duoduo guessed that the man must be Chunfang's husband, Huang Erlin, the platoon leader.
Platoon Leader Huang seemed like a very honest person, but he didn't seem to know how to talk to Li Chunfang.
He frowned at Li Chunfang and scolded, "Where have you been? Why are you only coming back now? I've been working all day, and I can't even get a hot meal when I get back. What have you been doing all day at home?"
Li Chunfang immediately smiled ingratiatingly at him, "I went out to take care of some things, I'll be back to cook now."
After glaring at Li Chunfang with annoyance, he noticed Yun Duoduo behind her, and his expression softened. "This is..."
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