Chapter 269 is too stingy.
Tomorrow is the wedding day, and Wei Zhao only plans to arrange two tables of food, not intending for all the guests to be full.
If it weren't for the vegetable garden, Wei Yang was planning to serve steak soup on the table tomorrow, but after thinking about it, he felt that a braised beef dish would be good enough, no, there was no need to serve beef at all.
There was a lot of meat in the pork ribs, weighing several pounds. Everyone ate their fill that night, but we still couldn't finish it all. We can have another meal tomorrow.
The little ones kept burping as they ate.
The neighbors next door were drooling from the smell of the meat.
Everyone was feeling incredibly bitter. The regimental commander's family was eating meat, but his family couldn't even keep their vegetable garden. If they didn't have a vegetable garden, where would they get vegetables to eat?
After dinner, Wei Zhao supervised the children as they washed their faces and feet, then urged them to go back to their rooms to sleep. Song Lubai silently washed the dishes.
Wei Yang went out after finishing his meal and hasn't come back yet. Nobody knows what he's doing.
It was completely dark, and the toilet was too far away; it was pitch black over there, and she didn't dare go alone.
"Sis, can I go to the restroom with you?"
Just then, Chen Dongyang also needed to go to the restroom, so Wei Zhao took the two of them with him.
Although there was a convenient place to relieve himself at the back of the house, Wei Zhao wouldn't allow even a child to urinate with their bottom sticking out in an unprotected spot.
"When you get back inside, tell Wei Yang not to interfere with the vegetable garden. He should destroy what needs to be destroyed and absolutely not cause any trouble for himself."
Song Lubai asked, "Does he want to take the vegetable plots back to the collective and make them collectively owned, so that the supply and marketing cooperative can distribute them uniformly?"
Wei Zhao looked at her in surprise, "How did you know?"
Song Lubai said, "It would be a pity to destroy it, as everyone would be starving. Keeping it collectively would not violate the policy and would allow everyone to have food. This is the only option."
She didn't work for nothing during the six months she spent at the supply and marketing department.
Wei Zhao said, "You're dreaming. If you don't do it right, you'll easily become the target of everyone's criticism. It's not that easy! Wei Yang just came back, and the regiment is already here to inform us. Why didn't the regiment issue this order before he left?"
Song Lubai stopped speaking.
Whether it will work or not, we'll see after we do it. She felt that the idea of taking ownership collectively was something no one could fault.
The vegetable garden is no longer privately owned, so there's no excuse for destroying it now.
The open-air dry toilets were separate for men and women, with only two stalls each.
Chen Dongyang was small, so Wei Zhao helped her urinate.
During the day, Song Lubai saw that the inside was teeming with maggots. She held her breath and finished relieving herself before quickly leaving.
Wei Zhao complained, "I wonder when we'll be able to build a decent toilet."
Song Lubai said, "Once the regimental headquarters buildings are all brick buildings, we'll have decent toilets too."
It's estimated that we'll have to wait many years.
"Sis, let me squeeze in with you guys tonight."
Although she and Wei Yang have registered their marriage, their wedding banquet is tomorrow, so according to the rules, they cannot stay together today.
Wei Zhao understood this principle and naturally had no objection.
When Wei Yang entered the house, he saw Song Lubai holding a pillow, preparing to leave.
Where to?
Song Lubai said, "It's not appropriate for us to stay together tonight. I'll go stay with my third sister for the night."
Wei Yang was very reluctant to part with her.
In the Gobi Desert, the two of them slept crammed together on a truck; in the military post, they shared a room, and even slept in the same bed last night and this afternoon!
Why is it inappropriate!
He thinks it's very suitable.
He didn't voice the clamor in his heart, but said with a calm expression, "Yes, it's really not appropriate for us to stay together tonight."
Song Lubai said, "There's hot water in the pot, you can wash up there. I'm going to the side."
When she got closer, Wei Yang put one arm around her waist, lifted her up, and carried her to the bed, then leaned down and lowered his head.
Smelling the smoke, Song Lubai turned her head away, refusing to let him kiss her.
Wei Yang sighed and just pecked her cheek.
"I don't want you to leave."
"I'll be back tomorrow."
The air was getting warmer, and both of their heartbeats were racing.
He had a lot of newly sprouted bluish stubble on his chin, which made her neck itch.
She was only able to escape after he had finished making a scene.
Are you confident about tomorrow's plans?
Wei Zhao's concerns were not unfounded.
Wei Yang said, "Don't worry, whether it succeeds or not, I won't leave any evidence against me."
Seeing that he seemed to know what was going on, Song Lubai stood up, straightened her collar, and said, "Then I'll go over there."
Wei Yang watched her leave with her pillow, feeling reluctant to let her go.
Wei Zhao lived in the suite next door with his three children.
The living room was empty, with only a crippled table and a small cabinet. The two small rooms on the right contained two beds, which were not big, only 1.5 meters wide. They were enough for two people to sleep on, but it would be very crowded for three.
Song Lubai went back into the house to get a felt blanket and a mattress. After tidying them up, she lay down on the floor, which felt quite cool.
The next morning, as Song Lubai was preparing to cook, Wei Zhao shooed her aside and said, "Today is your wedding day, so you don't need to do anything in the kitchen. After you change your clothes, go to Aunt Jiang's house at the east end and wait. I arranged with her yesterday that Wei Yang will pick you up at noon. No matter what, we have to go through the motions."
Since Song Lubai's family isn't here, this is the only way to celebrate today's happy occasion.
There was corn porridge cooking in the pot, steamed multigrain buns, and Wei Zhao also cut a plate of braised beef from yesterday.
The meat had long since gone cold, and the neighbors couldn't smell any meaty aroma at all.
After the family finished eating, Wei Yang instructed, "We have seven guests today, all men. Wei Zhao, please prepare the food in advance and set aside some for yourselves."
Wei Zhao asked in disbelief, "I can't even sit at the table anymore?"
Wei Yang said, "Today's situation is special. The table is full of men, and none of them have brought their wives. I have no problem with you joining us for dinner, but are you comfortable with all men around?"
Wei Zhao said, "I asked my neighbors to exchange some dishes, and they helped me out, so can't I cook two tables of food so that the neighbors can also share in the joy? Can't I sit at the second table?"
Good heavens, in this poor, remote place where even corruption and bribery can't squeeze a ounce of oil out of you, she doesn't even have the right to have a wedding banquet.
Wei Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Is there enough food? If so, let's arrange two tables."
Wei Zhao said, "It's impossible for the guests to eat their fill today, but setting up two tables for a mock feast is no problem!"
"Today I'll just stir-fry some potatoes, gourds, and green beans, make some tomato and egg drop soup, and smash some cucumbers. I'll cook whatever leafy greens I have at home. For rice, I'll just steam some sorghum rice and slice a plate of beef. How does that sound?"
Wei Yang said, "Don't cut the beef, keep it for ourselves."
Wei Zhao exclaimed in disbelief, "This is...this is just too outrageous!"
Wei Yang said, "Face and such are not important. They don't deserve to eat meat for what they did."
Thinking of the vegetable garden, Wei Zhao nodded in agreement, "Right, don't give them meat! We'll eat it ourselves!"
Song Lubai, standing to the side: You two are really siblings!
After they had agreed on the plan, Wei Yang glanced at Song Lubai before leaving.
Sensing the meaning in his eyes, Song Lubai instantly understood and inwardly spat.
He looks like a respectable person, but he's actually quite indecent at home.
The neighbors all knew that the head of the group was having a happy occasion today, and Aunt Lu from next door came to help around 10 a.m.
Seeing the dishes on the stove, Aunt Lu and the other neighbors said in disbelief, "How come there isn't even a piece of meat?"
The regimental commander held a wedding banquet, but there wasn't even a piece of meat to be seen?
"Where's the beef I cooked yesterday?"
Wei Zhao said, "There's only so much meat. The rest won't be enough to eat. Let's keep it for our family."
Everyone who heard this curled their lips in disapproval.
They're so stingy, so incredibly stingy.
Wei Zhao said, "Look at the way you're looking at me, none of you have any meat in your belly. Who knows when we'll get to eat meat again? Look how thin my child is, he just needs some extra nutrition. If it were you, wouldn't you want to save some for your own family?"
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