Chapter 101: Staying Out All Night Is Not Appropriate
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Yun Qiao and the others returned to the house where the carriage was stored on time to meet up with the others.
Everyone bought large and small bags of things and carried them with them. The educated youth and their purchases filled the three carriages to the brim.
Lin Tao reserved a seat for Zheng Wenjing in advance. Zheng Wenjing wanted to avoid him, but except for the seat he reserved, all other places were full. So Zheng Wenjing thanked him in a low voice and accepted his offer.
After that, he waited for a while until everyone arrived one after another, and then he led the horse out of the commune.
The carriage was full of people and belongings, so it was not traveling very fast.
The horse's hooves were wrapped in anti-slip cloth, and it swayed as it walked on the icy road. The bells on its neck jingled all the way.
When we returned to the fifth company, it was already completely dark.
After a busy day, Yun Qiao went to rest after dinner.
The next morning after breakfast, she went to Qin Guifen's house with three strings of candied haws that she had bought at the commune market yesterday.
Captain Yang was not at home. Only Qin Guifen and the two children were at home.
"Sister Guifen," Yun Qiao called out, smiling, "Here, these are some candied haws I bought from the market, specially for you and the kids."
As she spoke, she handed the candied haws to the two children: "Xiaohong, Zhenzhen, one for each of you."
"Sister, this is yours." Yun Qiao handed the last one to Qin Guifen.
Qin Guifen was a little flattered: "This is food for children, how come I have it too?"
"You're my sister, so of course you can have some!" Yun Qiao urged her, "Besides, who says only children can eat candied haws and older children can't? Go on."
"Hey, hey." Qin Guifen subconsciously wiped her hands on her lower back before taking the candied haws. She looked touched and said, "It's amazing that you thought of me when you brought snacks to the children."
"We are sisters now. You are my biological sister. In the entire Fifth Company, you and I are the closest. If I don't think about you, who else can I think about?"
Yun Qiao said, "Actually, I should have brought you the candied haws when I just got back yesterday, but it was already dark and a bit snowy, so I didn't bring it. I was afraid the candies would get rotten, so I didn't dare put them inside at night. I hung them under the eaves outside the main room. They froze all night, and sure enough, the shells are still sticking out. Sister, try some! This flat candied haws is really delicious. I specifically asked for the flat ones."
The flat candied haws are deliberately flattened, so even after being frozen overnight in temperatures dozens of degrees below zero, they are still easy to bite.
Qin Guifen took a bite and found it crispy, sour and sweet, and indeed delicious.
Yang Xiaohong and Qin Zhenzhen also liked it very much. They kept calling her "Auntie" and "Thank you". Hearing this, Yun Qiao couldn't help but hold their faces and kiss them each.
She has always liked children, especially little girls, who are soft, sweet, well-behaved and sensible. She likes them just by looking at them and can't help wanting to get close to them.
Yang Xiaohong, taken care of by Qin Zhenzhen, a cheerful and outgoing young lady, has become much more lively than when she first came to Beidahuang. Although she is still a little shy, she can already act coquettishly with others with a blushing face. This is a great improvement.
Qin Guifen raised both children well.
"I can't let you just watch the three of us eat the candied haws you bought." Qin Guifen brought the bowl over, peeled off four with chopsticks, and handed the bowl to Yun Qiao: "Come, let's eat together."
There were only seven hawthorns in a string of candied haws, and Qin Guifen immediately picked four of them for Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao smiled and agreed: "Hey, let's eat together."
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