Chapter 16: The First Night in the Family Courtyard



Ye Qing doesn't know about these things.

Not long after Qin Ye left, Gao Hao came and helped her move all the things from the guesthouse. Now she was cleaning up the debris in the yard.

All the branches and broken furniture are put together and used as firewood. It can be used for cooking, drying the earthen kang and stove, and saving gas.

Gao Hao said that the gas here is in limited supply. Every three months, someone will come to deliver gas tanks, replace them with new ones, and take the old ones away. If you use too much, you can only use it for burning fires.

Firewood had to be collected from the back mountain. Ye Qing had taken her daughter there once and brought back a bundle. They planned to use it to make fire and cook in the next two days, and to dry the kang thoroughly so that they would have a place to rest when Qin Ye came back.

The small bed in the second bedroom was covered with a mattress, which was perfect for her and her daughter to sleep on.

Just as I made the bed, Sun Fang came over, holding a cabbage and two white radishes in her hands, and shouted loudly: "Qin Ye's family! Are you home?"

At that time, people in the countryside were used to calling women like this. Although Ye Qing was not used to it, she did not object.

She opened the door and saw Sun Fang standing at the door. She quickly called out, "Oh! Sister-in-law is here? Come in! Come in!"

Sun Fang put the cabbage and radish in her hand on the ground and said, "It's just the beginning of spring and the late spring cold has come again. There are no other vegetables at home, so you can eat these cabbage and radish first. After this late spring cold is over, I will take you to reclaim land and grow vegetables!"

Ye Qing was worried about not being able to grow vegetables! After hearing what Sun Fang said, she quickly agreed: "That's great! Thank you, sister-in-law. I'll wait for you to call me."

Sun Fang looked around the house and sighed, "It's good to be young! You know how to tidy up. Look how bright and spacious your house is. It's not like my house, which looks like a doghouse every day."

Ye Qing smiled and didn't know what to say. Nannan came over holding a wooden doll and said, "Mom, this is a gift from Brother Huzi. Can I play with it?"

Ye Qing looked down at the doll in her hand. It was obviously hand-carved, a little rough but also very lifelike. It looked like it had been played with for a long time and was covered with patina.

Sun Fang's smile widened as she said, "This is carved by my head for the children. It's very solid! The eldest has played with it, the second has played with it, and now it's the third's turn! Let her play with it, it's okay. I'll ask my uncle to carve one for my daughter tomorrow."

"only……"

She raised her head and looked at Ye Qing, then changed the subject and said worriedly, "I heard that you had an argument with the old lady from Secretary Sun's family on the train? Her mother is famous for being unreasonable! She even had an argument with the sister-in-law next door a few days ago! She lives right in front of you, so be careful and don't offend her easily."

"It is said that with Officer Sun's rank, he cannot bring his family with him. It is because his mother is a troublemaker that his wife and children cannot survive in the countryside anymore. The army has specially approved the whole family to come. I thought things would be better under his watchful eye, but I didn't expect... Tsk tsk!"

Thinking of what happened on the train, Ye Qing smiled bitterly: "I know, sister-in-law. I will pay attention to it."

After learning the origin of the toy, Ye Qing patted Nannan's head and said, "Go and play, but be careful not to break Brother Huzi's toy."

Nannan agreed and ran away. Sun Fang didn't delay either, she talked for a while and then left.

Ye Qing did not go to the canteen for dinner. The firewood, rice, oil and salt had been almost prepared when she went to the city last time. Sun Fang also brought a cabbage, which was enough for the two of them to eat.

I scooped two bowls of noodles, added an egg and a little salt, stirred it into a dough of moderate hardness, and rolled it into a thin dough to make hand-rolled noodles.

Put oil in a large pot, add the chopped pork and stir-fry, then add the cabbage and stir-fry, finally add water, cook the noodles when the water boils, and don't forget to put two eggs in it.

I learned how to make noodles like this from my grandmother. It's called stir-fried cabbage noodles. It's especially suitable for eating in cold weather. It makes you feel warm all over after eating it.

Maybe it was because it snowed nearby, so it was particularly cold today. While eating hot egg noodles, Ye Qing felt that this life was much better than when she was at home.

I just don’t know if Qin Ye can have a hot meal while helping with disaster relief outside.

Suddenly, she remembered that this snowstorm also appeared in the book!

Li Lan also went on the mission this time. It was Li Lan who rescued Qin Ye when he was injured during the mission, and it was Li Lan who accompanied Qin Ye throughout the time he was injured and hospitalized.

Because of this incident, the relationship between the two quickly heated up, laying the foundation for the future plot. It can be said that this snowstorm was the first formal contact between Li Lan and Qin Ye, and it was also the starting point of their relationship.

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