Unlike him, Jiang Qingyue only ate one pancake and then stopped.
She has always eaten less at night, and the pancakes were made of unleavened dough, so she was afraid that she would have trouble digesting them if she ate too much.
When she was making the malted milk just now, she felt embarrassed to eat Zhou Zhengting's food.
On the other hand, she also felt that the malted milk was too sweet and if she drank it at night she would probably gain weight.
Seeing that she only ate a little bit and stopped eating, Zhou Zhengting couldn't help but frowned, "You only eat a little bit?"
Jiang Qingyue hummed, "This pancake is big, I'm full after eating one, if you like it, eat more, don't worry about me."
Zhou Zhengting snorted softly, as if no one cared about her.
He just couldn't stand the way this woman ate. She was full after just two bites like a cat.
"Jiang Qingyue, didn't you say before that you wanted to go to work? How can you have the energy to go to work in the future if you only eat so little?"
Jiang Qingyue stretched and was about to wash up and go to bed. When she heard Zhou Zhengting mention going to work, she was surprised.
"Isn't it winter now and there's no work in the fields? There'll be time to eat more when there's more in the future."
"Don't you know that the team will be working on the river tomorrow? Didn't your mother mention it to you today?"
Jiang Qingyue exclaimed, she really didn’t know.
Maybe her mother never thought about her going to work, so she didn't even mention it.
Jiang Qingyue was worried about not having the opportunity to earn food.
As soon as I mentioned going to work, the sleepiness disappeared without a trace. "Are we going tomorrow? Will we get work points? Will we get food?"
Zhou Zhengting saw that she was dozing off like a cat just now, but she suddenly became energetic when she heard that she had to go to work.
Can't help but find it funny.
This woman has never worked before, why is she suddenly interested in this?
Could it be that they are really afraid that there won’t be enough food?
But seeing how curious she was, Zhou Zhengting told her the truth, "The river we are digging this time is not far from our team. We will go there in the morning and come back in the evening. Bring your own dry food. Each person will be given two kilograms of food per day."
"In addition to food, there are also work points."
When Jiang Qingyue heard that there would be not only food but also work points, she was immediately attracted.
He immediately became active, "Then let's go to bed early, and I will go to work with you tomorrow."
Zhou Zhengting refused without a second thought, "River work is tiring, you can't do it."
Jiang Qingyue didn't want to give up, so she asked, "Only men go to work on the river, aren't there any women?"
"That's not the case. Both men and women."
"That's it. If other women can do it, then I can do it too."
Zhou Zhengting regretted saying so much to her. What if she couldn't do the job tomorrow? He didn't know if she would do anything out of line.
Then he warned, "It's up to you, go if you want to, but don't cry if you can't do it."
Jiang Qingyue immediately assured, "Don't worry, I will be the only one to be embarrassed, and I won't implicate you."
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In order to work on the river, Jiang Qingyue went to bed early and got up early.
In the morning, I not only have to prepare breakfast, but also dry food for lunch.
Looking at the few ingredients at home, Jiang Qingyue decided to make tortillas for breakfast and lunch.
Fry the cornmeal cakes dry with a little oil so they won’t taste greasy even when they’re cold.
It also has a slightly sweet taste.
When Zhou Zhengting got up, he saw her busy making tortillas in front of the stove in the outer room.
The dim kerosene lamp reflected the flames in the stove, which was very warm.
The sizzling sound of oil in the pot and the wafting aroma also make people feel good.
Zhou Zhengting put on his military coat and went to fetch water.
By the time the water was fetched back, Jiang Qingyue had finished her work.
Pointing to the pheasant in the basin that had been salted, she discussed with him, "I'm a little tired of eating chicken every day these past few days. I'll pickle this one. Please help me hang it under the eaves to dry it. We can eat it in the winter when there's no food."
Zhou Zhengting had no objection, he just nodded and helped to hang it up.
Jiang Qingyue took the opportunity to bring the freshly made corn tortillas to the table and shouted, "You don't have time to make porridge this morning, so I'll make you a bowl of malted milk to go with the corn tortillas, okay?"
"good."
Zhou Zhengting had just washed his hands and sat down. Seeing that she had only made another bowl of malted milk, he finally couldn't help but ask, "You don't like this?"
Jiang Qingyue smiled shyly, "I've never drunk it, so I can't say whether I like it or not. Since you like it, I'll keep it for you."
Zhou Zhengting pursed his lips, picked up her bowl and scooped two spoonfuls of malted milk into it.
"Then try it."
Since he had taken the initiative to rush to her, Jiang Qingyue felt that it would be a bit hypocritical to refuse.
He picked up the bowl and took a sip.
A rich milky aroma hits you in the face, and it tastes even sweeter in your mouth.
Jiang Qingyue originally thought that she would not like this sweet thing, but unexpectedly it tasted surprisingly good.
Maybe it's because I've been eating too simply these days, and there's really nothing in my stomach.
Drinking a bowl of malted milk early in the morning will instantly warm your whole body, and it is a perfect match with the corn tortillas that you just made in the morning.
He put the bowl down and sighed, "It tastes good."
Zhou Zhengting saw her huffing and puffing at the malted milk while drinking it in small sips, his eyes narrowed into slits in satisfaction.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"If you like it, just drink it. I'll buy more after you finish it."
"I'll buy it next time."
Otherwise it would be embarrassing to drink his all the time.
As soon as Jiang Qingyue finished speaking, Zhou Zhengting couldn't help but chuckle.
"What's wrong? How much is this per can?"
"Eight."
"Ah, so expensive?" Jiang Qingyue knew that this thing was expensive, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive.
Thinking about the only twenty dollars in my hand, I couldn't help but feel pain.
But since the words were out, Jiang Qingyue didn't intend to deny it, "Then I'll buy it when I save up some money. Before that, let's save some money to drink."
Zhou Zhengting hesitated for a moment. He didn't expect that this girl was so honest.
"Not only is it expensive, but it also requires candy coupons. Do you have any?"
Jiang Qingyue was deeply shocked. She had never worried about food and clothing in modern times, but she was actually stumped by a can of malted milk.
I couldn't help but sigh slightly, "I feel like I'm just average if I drink too much now. I still prefer to drink plain water."
I saw that she suddenly changed her tone and looked serious.
Zhou Zhengting's chest suddenly vibrated, as if he was trying hard not to laugh out loud.
Jiang Qingyue rolled her eyes at him in dissatisfaction, "Is it funny?"
Zhou Zhengting quickly suppressed the corner of his mouth and shook his head, "No, no."
After breakfast, the two of them packed up and prepared to go to work.
Before leaving, Zhou Zhengting saw that she didn't even have a pair of gloves and wanted to remind her.
But then he thought again, it seemed that only female educated youth would wear that thing, and the people in the village had never seen anyone wearing it in the fields, so he had to give up.
Anyway, she might just go there on a whim, and it is very likely that she would be scared away when she arrived at the place.
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