Chapter 14

Shang Nanchen looked extremely ugly.

He knew that the two children were not having a good life, but every time he learned a little more detail, it was like stabbing him in the chest.

Jing Xian said nothing more, waiting for him to digest it.

They soon arrived at the grocery factory. Shang Nanchen did not go to the army, but followed the three of them in.

The two children had good memories and knew the way. After entering, they went straight to the meat stall and stood by to watch others buy meat. They stamped their feet in anxiety, but were too embarrassed to ask Jingxian to walk faster.

There weren't many people buying meat, and by the time Jing Xian got there, everyone else had already bought their meat and gone somewhere else.

"Buy ten pounds of meat."

As soon as Jing Xian opened her mouth, the people around her immediately looked at her.

Pork was 70 cents per pound, and Shang Nanchen always ate in the army canteen when he was alone. He saved some meat coupons, otherwise Jing Xian couldn't buy it even if she wanted to.

"Comrade, can I have the one with both fat and lean meat? The one with less fat and more lean meat." Jing Xian's mind was filled with the secrets taught by the old man, and she stared at and picked out a piece of meat.

In this era when every household only likes to eat fatty meat, Jingxian's request is definitely what the pork seller likes the most.

"Are you sure you want this?" The pork seller looked at her like she was a fool, and finally couldn't help but said to Shang Nanchen, "Your wife wants to buy this piece of meat, do you agree?"

After saying this, he remembered that Shang Nanchen was the big fool who bought ten kilograms of bones in the morning.

He suddenly stopped trying to persuade her, and not only did he stop trying, he picked up his knife and started cutting and weighing the meat.

Jing Xian saw that the weight was not less, and even raised it high, pointing at the two pig livers and asked: "How much is this pig liver?"

"No ticket is required, but it's sold together with the others. Not individually. 50 cents a pound." The pork seller looked at Jing Xian, then at the two skinny little kids beside her, and remembered the woman who came to buy big bones and pig offal two days ago.

He looked at it carefully, and wondered who else it could be but Jing Xian.

He felt that there would be no more offal left today.

Sure enough, Jing Xian said with a smile: "Then help me weigh it."

The pork seller: “…”

The young wife who was buying vegetables nearby was secretly shocked. She pouted to the people who came with her and whispered, "Did you see that? This is the second wife of the business camp leader. She bought ten kilograms of bones the day she came. She also bought a lot of pig offal, and she's here to buy more today."

Chen Dongxia leaned over to take a good look at Jing Xian. "No way, she's the one who bought those rotten fish and shrimp for several dollars? She's pretty, too. How could she be so stupid?"

"That's her. She was standing next to Sister Xiuzhi that day, and Sister Xiuzhi was talking to her. I saw it with my own eyes."

When Liu Cailan saw Jing Xian paid the money and walked somewhere else, she poked Chen Dongxia and made a look at her. The two did not follow her directly, but stood not far away and watched what Jing Xian bought.

Jing Xian saw the matches and asked Shang Nanchen: "Do you have any more matches at home?"

"There are two more boxes."

"Then buy some more."

Jing Xian said she would buy some more, and she bought two packs in one go. A pack of matches costs two cents, and there are ten packs in one pack. Her habit of hoarding things came from the end of the world, when supplies were scarce. She would habitually put away whatever supplies she found, not knowing when she would need them.

"Are you buying anything else?"

Shang Nanchen was walking beside her carrying the meat. When he saw Jing Xian walking out, he asked another question.

"No, I'll talk about it the day after tomorrow."

When they reached the door, Jing Xian took the meat and urged Shang Nanchen to hurry up: "There will be a market the day after tomorrow, and we can buy a lot of seafood then."

"Okay, then buy more. I'm going to the army."

"Go ahead and come back early at noon."

Jing Xian called the two kids to go home.

Liu Cailan and Chen Dongxia were stunned when they heard this conversation. Shang Nanchen really loved this young wife he married later, and was willing to spend money to buy the unwanted rubbish for her.

But it really is...

"The reputation of the prodigal daughter-in-law is well deserved." Chen Dongxia was dumbfounded.

Liu Cailan curled her lips and said, "Just wait. Even though Captain Shang loves his wife so much now, he will regret it one day."

Jingxian found that because her supernatural powers came with her, although her body looked very thin, there were subtle changes every day. For example, her hearing was getting better and better, and so was her vision.

Although she didn't know the two young wives at the door, she could hear everything they said clearly.

Jing Xian wondered why Shang Nanchen would regret it?

She ignored the two young wives and took her two children home.

The military district is so small, and the number of people in the family compound is so small.

Within a short period of time, the entire military district had refreshed their understanding of Jing Xian.

Winter in the north is usually pretty uneventful.

Any topic of conversation can be talked about over and over again for days. Jing Xian is the word that appears most frequently now, and even the low-key Shang Nanchen is mentioned over and over again.

Jing Xian didn't care what others said about her. She was preparing lunch at home.

Tiedan and Fusheng were like two little tails following her wherever she went.

When she took out the casserole and placed it on the stove, preparing to simmer it over low heat, the two children were reluctant to leave after smelling the aroma.

"Don't you two want to go out and play? You can eat when you come back. Don't you feel uncomfortable waiting here without anything to eat?" Jing Xian felt that waiting for food was the most uncomfortable feeling, so she sincerely suggested that the two kids go out and play so that time would pass faster.

Tiedan shook his head decisively: "No, I just like waiting here."

"Me too."

Fu Sheng Tan is so delicious that you are drooling.

Jing Xian asked them curiously, "Don't you feel bad watching them but not being able to eat?"

"It's not uncomfortable." Tiedan said crisply, "It's also satisfying to smell the fragrance. At least I know we can eat it this time, so it's not uncomfortable at all."

"right!"

Fusheng echoed loudly.

Jing Xian's nose felt sore and she felt that her eye sockets had become lighter since she met these two children.

"Then I'll let you two have a taste later." Jing Xian said, and then she saw the child's eyes light up. Then he refused to leave and just stood by the stove.

The cornmeal I kneaded last night has risen.

Jing Xian brought it out for secondary processing, lit the fire in the big pot, and started to steam the cornmeal steamed cakes. A pot can produce a lot of them, which can be eaten by the family for several days. It is also more suitable for children.

She then took out a large carrot, cut it into strips, and put it in the basin. She also picked up a few sea cucumbers, prepared them, and prepared to put them in the pot to cook the soup.

On snowy days, the main task of the troops is to sweep the snow.

Seeing that there was nothing to do in the morning, Shang Nanchen went home.

Zhang Liansheng just happened to come out of the house, and when he saw him, he called out, "Lao Shang, wait a moment, let's go together."

"It's snowing really hard. Last year's snow wasn't this heavy." Zhang Liansheng put his hands in his sleeves and breathed heavily as he spoke. "Hey, Lao Shang, walk slower. I can't keep up with you. Tell me, why are you walking so fast? Aren't you afraid of slipping and falling?"

"Comrade Xiaojing asked me to go back early." Shang Nanchen said, and then he took a run-up and slid a long way along the hardened snow.

This is much more stable and faster than walking.

Zhang Liansheng followed him and complained to him, "You've been married before, so why are you still acting like a fool?"

"Old Zhang." Shang Nanchen stopped and turned to look at Zhang Liansheng.

Zhang Liansheng was startled by his call: "What's the matter?"

"Isn't your sister-in-law's cooking skills as good as our canteen? That's why you don't want to go home early?" Although Shang Nanchen had a blank expression on his face, Zhang Liansheng was so smart that he could discern a hint of pride from his expression and tone.

Zhang Liansheng was not convinced: "Is your comrade Xiao Jing a good cook? Can he turn junk seafood into treasure?"

"You'll know when the time comes."

Shang Nanchen couldn't help but feel proud. He didn't expect that he would pick up a baby by just marrying a wife for the sake of his child.

"Hey, how can you talk like that? Can you tell me whether you can do it or not?" Zhang Liansheng asked as he chased after Shang Nanchen. Shang Nanchen walked faster and slid far away in one breath, leaving Zhang Liansheng behind.

Zhang Liansheng had just reached the intersection when Shang Nanchen had already entered the house.

He looked in from the front door and heard the two children cheering excitedly, shouting happily: "Mom, Dad is back! Shall we have dinner?"

The expectation in his voice was so strong that Zhang Liansheng couldn't pretend not to hear it.

He entered his yard, and Ma Shufen had just finished cooking. He looked into the pot and saw that it was stewed pickled cabbage without even a bit of vermicelli. Ma Shufen was afraid that the pickled cabbage would not cook well, so she put a lot of water in it. When it was served, it was all soup, and the pickled cabbage had to be scooped out.

Zhang Liansheng sat on the kang and felt a little suffocated watching this, and did not move his chopsticks for a long time.

Ma Shufen came in from the outer room and saw that he hadn't touched his chopsticks. She thought he was waiting for her, and she felt particularly relieved. She sat on the edge of the kang and said, "Why aren't you eating? Aren't you going to the army later?"

"Eat." Zhang Liansheng couldn't figure out what the kids were eating next door that could make them so excited. He put down his chopsticks and asked Ma Shufen, "Have you seen the meal cooked by Shang Nanchen's young wife?"

"I haven't been to her house, so how would I know? What's more, if I wait until people have dinner time to go there, people will think I'm going to eat for free, right? I'm not that shameless." She is not Zhao Xiuzhi, who likes to go to people's houses at dinner time.

How annoying.

Zhang Liansheng asked again: "Do you think she can really make those rotten things taste good?"

Everyone knows what a broken child is.

Seafood is something that has rotted in the sea and no one wants to eat it.

"How can it be delicious? There is no oil in it. It doesn't even have any oil in it. And it's hard to eat. If it was really delicious, why would those fishermen have to live so hard?"

Ma Shufen came here two years ago and also went to the beach in the summer.

The fishermen living in the seaside villages are all as thin as monkeys, and their children are tanned from the sun. It is obvious that they are not full.

Zhang Liansheng felt relieved.

He guessed that Shang Nanchen didn't go home to eat, but was in a hurry to go back because he missed his wife.

“Tsk.”

He has married his second wife, but he still acts like a fool.

Ma Shufen glared at him and scolded, "What are you thinking about? Why don't you eat quickly!"

"Aren't we eating this?" Zhang Liansheng took a bite of dry noodles and put a mouthful of pickled cabbage in his mouth. It tasted bland.

Ma Shufen asked, "Did you run into Captain Shang when you went out this morning?"

"I saw it when I was sweeping the snow, what's the matter?" Zhang Liansheng poured some soup into the bowl and drank it in one gulp. Only then did he feel his throat was not so dry.

"I heard that Captain Shang took his young wife to the grocery store and bought ten pounds of meat. Didn't you say in the morning that he bought ten pounds of bones? Why did he buy ten pounds of meat again? And he also said he wanted to make braised pork."