It was already past one o'clock when she finished all this. Zeng Wenjuan turned around and saw the father and son. Both of them were looking at her. She walked towards them with a hoe on her shoulder and said with a smile, "Are you hungry? Let's go home and make lunch."
"Mom, when can we eat the vegetables after planting them?" Goudan asked curiously, blinking his big eyes.
"It will take at least a month, as cabbage grows fast. For other things like garlic sprouts, it will take longer, and you can only eat them after two months or during the Chinese New Year." Zeng Wenjuan explained to Goudan.
"So that's how it is. I thought it would take a long time before I could eat it." Goudan actually didn't know how long a month would be, but after calculating, it seemed to go by pretty fast.
Basically, the children only need to play every day. A day of eating, drinking and having fun will pass quickly, let alone a month, which will pass in a flash without any concept.
Before she got home, Zeng Wenjuan looked in the kitchen and saw that there was nothing left to eat. She poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "How about some mushroom sauce noodles for lunch?"
"Okay, just watch and do it. How about I come over and help you?" Zhao Jianguo was originally playing with Goudan. After hearing Zeng Wenjuan's words, he slid his wheelchair towards the kitchen.
Zeng Wenjuan waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, just play there with the child! It doesn't take too long to make noodles."
Zhao Jianguo didn't refuse and pushed his wheelchair towards Goudan.
Zeng Wenjuan took two spoonfuls of flour from the flour bag and put it in the big pot, then added a small half spoonful of cold water and began to stir the dough. If the water was insufficient, she would add a little more. She added yeast, kneaded the dough into a ball and put it aside, waiting for it to start fermenting.
Then Zeng Wenjuan started to cut the fresh straw mushrooms she had picked from the mountain yesterday. She cut the mushrooms into cubes and put them on a plate while she prepared the other ingredients.
After all the ingredients were prepared, Zeng Wenjuan started to light the fire on the stove. After the pot was heated, she used a spatula to scoop a spoonful of lard and put it in the pot, waiting for it to slowly melt, then poured in the straw mushrooms and started to stir-fry.
The other ingredients were also put into the pot and stir-fried evenly. Soy sauce, MSG, and salt were added for seasoning. Zeng Wenjuan dipped her chopsticks in it and tasted it. It was just right, so she served the sauce.
After the mushroom sauce is ready and the noodles are fermented, Zeng Wenjuan starts making hand-pulled noodles. When the noodles are ready, the hot water in the pot is boiled, and then the noodles are put in. When the noodles are cooked, take them out.
Zeng Wenjuan poured the sauce she had prepared into the bowl of noodles. Stirred and mixed evenly. The mushroom sauce noodles were ready.
"You two should wash your hands and eat, and stop playing there. I didn't cook any more dishes, it's just right to go with the sauerkraut from this morning. It's just the right amount of salty and spicy." Zeng Wenjuan brought the noodles out and put them on the table in the living room, and said to Zhao Jianguo and Goudan.
Zhao Jianguo slid his wheelchair towards the kitchen, where Zeng Wenjuan had already prepared a basin of water that was just enough for Zhao Jianguo and Goudan to wash their hands.
After washing his hands, Goudan sat obediently in his special seat. He tasted a mouthful of mushroom sauce noodles and said to Zeng Wenjuan happily: "Wow, mom, this noodle is so delicious, so fragrant."
"If you like it, eat more. Mom cooked a lot of noodles." Zeng Wenjuan said to Goudan while eating noodles.
"Okay, I will eat a lot and grow up quickly. Then I can help my mother with the work." Goudan said to Zeng Wenjuan with a smile.
Zhao Jianguo said calmly, "Okay, just eat. Don't keep talking. It will be bad if you choke. Eat the noodles while they are hot. Otherwise, they will get mushy."
After lunch, Zeng Wenjuan cleared the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. Goudan took this opportunity to digest the food and sat down at his small desk to practice calligraphy.
Zhao Jianguo was very pleased to see Goudan practicing calligraphy seriously, and quietly moved his wheelchair behind Goudan to watch him write. Goudan wrote every stroke with great concentration, and occasionally pouted in frustration when he made a mistake.
"You can't be too hasty in practicing calligraphy. Every stroke must follow the method. Look, it says the first stroke, the second stroke, and the third stroke. You have to follow the method, only then will the character be fair and beautiful." Zhao Jianguo pointed to the rubbing copy and said to Goudan.
Goudan nodded obediently. He would learn from the good things and the bad things. He also knew that he should just listen to them and let them go in one ear and out the other.
Goudan practiced calligraphy for a while and felt a little tired. He stretched and turned to look at Zhao Jianguo, "Dad, I want to go outside to see if there are any friends to play with." Zhao Jianguo nodded and reminded him, "Just play nearby, don't run too far." Goudan responded happily and ran out.
Not long after Goudan left the house, the army postman Xiao Zhang came on a bicycle. He stood at the door and said, "Captain Zhao, there's a letter for your family."
Zeng Wenjuan just came out of the kitchen, dried her hands and rushed out to take the letter. When she opened it, she was surprised. It turned out to be a letter from Zhao Hongtiao.
After Zeng Wenjuan opened the envelope and read the contents, he realized that this should have been a letter that had been sent before Zhao Hu came.
"This courier is really slow. Hongtiao sent this letter before Zhao Hu came, and it has only arrived now."
"In the past, sending letters or other things would not be so slow. This time, I'm afraid we have to ask someone to check it out. The letters from the joint forces can be delayed like this." Zhao Jianguo said with cold eyes.
This matter is not big, but it is not small either. But if you encounter something important? If you remember it at this speed, you will definitely miss the time to check it, and the consequences will be disastrous.
Zeng Wenjuan also thought of this after hearing what Zhao Jianguo said, and she didn't say anything. Anyway, this matter was not her business.
"I don't know if Hongtiao received the letter I sent her before. I am writing a reply to her now." Zeng Wenjuan went into the study with the envelope.
He took out a fountain pen from the pen holder and began to write: "I have received your letter. I am doing well here. The other family members and military wives are all very nice too."
"I hope you are doing well at home. The weather is getting colder. You can have a good New Year this year. Do you have some leftover bacon to dry at home? You can also make some new clothes for your sisters to make them happy... I don't know when you will receive this letter, so I wish you a happy New Year in advance."
Zeng Wenjuan wrote a long letter in this way, which took up two pages. After finishing, she put the letter paper on the table to dry.
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