Chapter 28

Jing Xian suppressed her laughter and said, "It's not that she's afraid of me, she must have forgotten to take something back."

Tiedan didn't believe it: "I'm just afraid of you. I saw the look in his eyes!"

Jing Xian was really worried that this kid would be made to suffer by Zhao Xiuzhi in the future, so she poked Tiedan's shoulder and deliberately said loudly, "You are wrong!"

I didn't expect that she could defend against one but not the other.

Fusheng said in a dignified manner: "Mom, stop lying with your eyes open! My brother and I saw it all!"

Okay!

It's really not her fault.

When passing by Zhao Xiuzhi's house, Jing Xian took a look inside and saw a pair of black shoes just behind the door. Although it was just a little bit, she swore that they were definitely Zhao Xiuzhi's shoes.

When she arrived at the hospital, she had just sat down for a while when someone pushed the door open.

"Jing Xian."

Jing Xian turned around and saw the person coming. She smiled and said hello: "Director Lin, why are you here? What's going on?"

Lin Qingwen was still a little embarrassed, so she lowered her voice and said, "There is something wrong. How do you cook the seafood at home? Our Li Yu said he wanted to eat some."

"It's very simple to cook seafood. You just need to pick out the shrimp threads and put them directly into the water to cook."

"Is it that simple?"

Lin Qingwen thought this was too simple.

Jing Xian smiled and said, "This isn't complicated in the first place. If you eat something complicated, you'll need more seasonings and more oil. It's delicious, but it's too luxurious. Besides, it's better for children to eat something lighter."

"You're right, children can't eat too much salt." Although Lin Qingwen studied Western medicine, she had also been abroad and had some experience.

It’s just that she doesn’t eat seafood where she goes.

Moreover, she had a good family background and was raised by a spoiled child. She had never washed dishes, let alone cooked.

I started learning how to cook after I got married, and most of the time it was Captain Li who cooked.

She is even busier in the hospital.

After having a child, Captain Li was so busy that she was away from home for several days. With no one to help take care of the child or cook, she had to do it herself.

"Sister-in-law, actually if you want to cook simple meals, there are many kinds. How about I write a few recipes for you?" Jing Xian was not really kind-hearted, she just thought Lin Qingwen was an okay person.

Moreover, it seems that Captain Li is Shang Nanchen's boss.

Gift-giving was not allowed these days, so if an opportunity to curry favor came to her, Jing Xian would never let it go.

Anyone who can become a surgeon must have a good family background, and if he is a chief physician at around 40, his family background must be even more complicated. Can the person such a person marries be a simple person?

The answer is obvious.

Lin Qingwen was very grateful: "Won't this delay your business?"

"My work is not very busy. Besides, I have a good memory. It's relatively easy. After I finish my work and no one is taking medicine, I can write. Besides, it's just a few steps and not many words."

Hearing Jing Xian say this, Lin Qingwen breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, write two for me. Don't worry about you making fun of me, I'm not very good at cooking. Li Yu always complains about me after eating your family's food. I'm too busy at work, and I want to learn cooking skills so that my children can eat something good, but it seems that I don't have any talent."

"This is very simple. Besides, the most important thing when dealing with seafood is the original flavor."

Jing Xian's words touched Lin Qingwen's heart.

"We can't afford to eat a lot of meat and vegetables. Even if we can, we can't eat them every day. It's not good for the body. Just eat light food." Lin Qingwen and Jing Xian got along better and better as they talked.

If someone hadn't come to get the medicine, Lin Qingwen would definitely have stayed here and talked for a while.

After Jing Xian finished her work and checked all the medicines, she took out a notebook and lay on the table to start writing a recipe for Lin Qingwen.

The version she wrote for Lin Qingwen was the simple version.

As the old man says, it's the lazy version.

Simple, easy to make, and tastes good.

Very friendly to newcomers.

At noon, Jing Xian waited for a while and saw Lin Qingwen coming down from the stairs. She walked over with a smile and handed him the things in her hand.

"Sister-in-law, take a look. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask me."

Lin Qingwen opened it and took a look. She was immediately delighted. "I'll go back and try it. I asked Lao Li to buy some shrimps today. I'll feed that brat when I get home. Let's see if he'll complain about my bad cooking in the future."

Tiedan didn't react, but Fusheng quietly approached Tiedan and whispered, "Even boiled shrimps are the best when made by our mom."

"That's for sure. Is there any need to ask such a question?"

Tiedan puffed out his chest, stepped on the new shoes Jingxian made for him, and walked proudly in front. Fusheng followed suit, and the two children looked exactly the same, which was a joy to watch.

When I got home, Shang Nanchen hadn't come back yet. Jing Xian had prepared dinner, and Shang Nanchen hurried into the house.

Jing Xian asked him, "Why did you come back so late? The meal is ready, eat quickly."

"I was delayed by something."

Shang Nanchen put the table there, helped to get the bowls and chopsticks, and served the meal.

Sitting on the kang, Shang Nanchen ate his meal in big mouthfuls. It was obvious that he was starving. Jing Xian said nothing, but poured a bowl of rice soup and placed it next to him.

Shang Nanchen slowed down his eating speed when he was almost done.

"I'm going to go on a mission soon, and I won't be back for about half a month." Shang Nanchen reminded Jing Xian, "Don't open the door casually at night. If you have any problems, ask Wu Zhanfu and Zhang Liansheng for help. If there is anything else, go to Captain Li. Captain Li's lover is Lin Qingwen, who also works in your hospital. You know that, right?"

"Know."

Jing Xian didn't ask too much. It was impossible to ask too much about the army's affairs. "You go and do your own thing. I'll go home at night and won't let the children go out. If there's anything, ask the neighbors for help. If it's a big deal, go find your leaders."

Shang Nanchen felt relieved after hearing these words.

"Do you want me to pack anything for you?" Jing Xian asked.

"Need not."

Shang Nanchen actually just came back to say hello to Jing Xian, and then rushed to eat and ate a few bites.

It took less than ten minutes. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and said to the two children, "You two should listen to your mother at home. You can't fight with others, steal from others, or bully others."

Tiedan said with disdain: "We are more sensible than you."

"All the old men and women in the hospital like us." Fusheng said proudly, "We are so well behaved!"

“…”

Shang Nanchen was speechless.

Jing Xian smiled secretly but didn't help.

This is a matter between father and son, she will not interfere.

"Okay, then you guys keep going." Shang Nanchen stood up, looked at Jing Xian deeply and said, "Then I'm leaving."

Jing Xian also got off the ground, put on her shoes and chased after him. When they reached the door, Shang Nanchen looked at her intently and said, "Go back and have dinner. The food will get cold soon."

"Shang Nanchen."

Jing Xian called him.

Shang Nanchen stopped and didn't look back. Jing Xian said, "Be careful. We'll wait for you to come home."

"Um."

Shang Nanchen nodded with his back to her, walked out of the yard quickly, and soon disappeared at the intersection.

Jing Xian chased him out the door and didn't turn back to the yard until Shang Nanchen's back disappeared.

On the day of Laba, Jingxian got up early, washed the red beans and put them in the pot. She also put rhubarb rice and chopped lean meat in. She also bought red dates from the grocery store and put them in as well.

This is the traditional Laba porridge made in their hometown. It doesn’t have too many fancy things, but it tries to taste as good as possible.

After boiling the water, Jing Xian put a large piece of wood in the stove and went into the house.

Today is the end of December in the solar calendar, and tomorrow is New Year's Day. The hospital will be closed, but today is not. I don't have time at noon, and it's too late at night, so I can only get up in the morning to cook.

Jing Xian was worried that the two children were not full, so she heated up the rice noodles and waited for the two children to wake up and eat them.

She took out the soybeans that she had soaked yesterday and started to grow a lot of bean sprouts.

After more than forty minutes, the two children also wanted to get up.

Jing Xian served the Laba porridge and put it in a bowl. When the rice was ready, the Laba porridge would be sticky and taste better.

"Mom, I'll light a fire for you."

Tiedan came downstairs with his clothes on, sat in front of the fire pit and started adding firewood.

Jing Xian didn't refuse: "Is Fu Sheng up?"

"He's up, he's folding the quilt." Tiedan and the thief were thieves.

Jing Xian said with a smile: "Are you hungry? Let's eat after cooking. Don't burn too much firewood."

“Not hungry.”

Tiedan went to the west room and got some firewood from the fire pit and put it inside to burn.

Jing Xian heard Fusheng folding the quilt with great patience. Children of this age hate folding the quilt the most. Older children don't like folding the quilt either.

The quilts and mattresses were all laid out and piled up one by one.

It will take ten or five minutes to complete.

Before going to bed at night, you have to spread the mattress.

Usually these jobs are done by children. Obviously, Tiedan doesn't like it, so Fusheng has to do it.

Jing Xian didn't fold up the quilt like other people.

In their family, they just need to spread out the quilt, roll it up with the mattress, and put it under their heels. Fusheng is a very particular child. Every time he folds the quilt, he will pull it tightly before rolling it up.

When Tiedan folds a quilt, he just spreads it out casually, without caring whether it is flat or not, and just rolls it up randomly.

Stir-fry bean sprouts.

Jingxian moved the table up and the two children washed their faces.

The water in the washbasin is always hot.

By the time the two children had finished washing, Jing Xian had already taken everything upstairs and was waiting for dinner.

She served a bowl of Laba porridge and said to the two children, "You two eat first. I'll go out and bring some Laba porridge to the neighbors."

"I know!"

Tiedan was very obedient and took care of his younger brother while he ate first.

Jing Xian brought a bowl of porridge to Ma Shufen's house first. Ma Shufen was cooking. Seeing Jing Xian carrying Laba porridge, she asked in surprise, "How early did you get up?"

"It's not that early, just like usual." Jing Xian handed the bowl over, "Sister-in-law, take it in quickly, I won't go in."

"Then you wait."

Ma Shufen came into the house with a large bowl, poured the laba porridge into their small basin, and ran out with the bowl. When she came out, she also grabbed a few persimmons in her hand.

"Sister-in-law, I can't take this." Jing Xian knew that these things were saved for children to eat.

Ma Shufen said, "They are from our own trees. Next year, you can eat the fruits from your trees too. This year you came late, so the fruits from the trees have all been picked by others."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Jing Xian took the persimmon cake and walked back. When she saw the two children, she put it on the table for them.

"I'll eat after dinner."

The two children stopped moving instantly.

Continue eating quietly.

Jingxian filled another bowl of Laba porridge and took it to Wu Zhanfu's house. She walked to the door and called out. The person who opened the curtain happened to be Zhao Xiuzhi. Zhao Xiuzhi's hands froze and she wanted to put down the chain, but she heard her mother-in-law asking her from behind.

"Who is it?"

Zhao Xiuzhi gritted her teeth and said, "It's next door."

"Next door?"

Old Mrs. Wu came out of the house and saw Jingxian coming out hurriedly. She enthusiastically invited Jingxian in.

"No, I have to go back to eat. This is the Laba porridge that my family cooked this morning. It's still warm. I thought I'd bring you a bowl."

"How early did you get up?" Old Mrs. Wu took over. "Wait a minute. I'll get the bowl out for you."

Old Mrs. Wu went in for a while, and when she came out, she was holding a small paper bag in her hand.

"Don't complain about the small amount. This is for the children."

Mrs. Wu stuffed the things into Jingxian's hands without saying anything, and turned around and walked back. It seemed that if she walked a step slower, Jingxian would return the things to her.

Jingxian came back with some black dates.

Also put it on the table.

The two children watched eagerly.

"Mom, what is this?" Fusheng asked curiously.

"It's delicious, but it has to be cooked well so that there will be food for dinner." Jing Xian is not used to children and will never let them eat anything that they shouldn't eat.

The two boys seemed to understand, and neither of them said anything else. They just finished the rice in their bowls obediently.

After dinner, Jingxian went to work.

She glanced outside and said, "It's too cold today, you two should just play at home."

It snowed a little outside last night, but it stopped this morning. The north wind is blowing now, and it's freezing cold. I happened to have made a lot of fire in the morning, so the kang is very warm now. It's more suitable for the two kids to play at home.

Jingxian was worried that the two of them would catch a cold if they went to the hospital.

"Mom, are you coming back?" Fusheng suddenly said.

Jing Xian turned to look at Fusheng, and the young man's eyes were full of anxiety and uneasiness. Thinking of them coming here from the time they met her until now, they have never been separated. Now that Shang Nanchen is not here, she has to go to work again, and suddenly leaving them both at home, the two young men seem very insecure.

"This is my home. Where do you plan to let me go if I don't come back? Are you planning to drive me away?" Jing Xian asked deliberately.

Fusheng shook his head: "Of course not! Why would I chase you away? Mom, I will follow you wherever you go."

"Me too!"

Although Tiedan is more sensible than Fusheng, he is still a child after all.

He was also a little uneasy.

Jing Xian's eyes turned, and she whispered something in the ears of the two kids, who immediately nodded seriously. After Jing Xian finished speaking, she tied a scarf, put on the hand warmer she was drinking, and went out.

As soon as she left, Tiedan said sternly: "All the money in the house is in the cabinet. That's all our family property. We can't go out today!"

"Uh-huh!"

Fusheng felt that he had been given an important task, so he sat on the kang and even went to the toilet separately from his brother.

When Tiedan went to the toilet, he locked the door from the inside.

Jingxian assigned homework before going to work. The two kids sat on the kang and bent over the table to do their homework seriously.

There wasn't much to do in the pharmacy, so Jing Xian stared outside in a daze after she finished her work.

There's a howling wind outside at the moment.

It's scary to look at.

I don’t know where Shang Nanchen went to carry out his mission.

At this time, Shang Nanchen didn't know that Jing Xian missed her for the first time. He led a company of soldiers under his command to run in the mountains and forests. It was very cold in the mountains. The snow that fell last time had not melted yet. In some places, the snow was as deep as a person.

They came out yesterday afternoon.

It snowed again at night and many people were so cold that they were speechless.

Some even complained about why this happened.

But no one backed down.

Early in the morning, everyone has to find food for themselves.

The warriors worked in teams of three or five, working together to find food.

Shang Nanchen hid in a leeward place, watching the soldiers move, and no one was killed or injured. He got up and went out for a while, and came back with a rabbit in his hand.

Chen Dongping's lips were frozen purple and he had to jump up to move.

While Shang Nanchen was dealing with the rabbit, he started to make small talk: "Do you know that the people from the Yuandan Cultural Troupe will come to perform here tomorrow?"

"I don't know." Shang Nanchen lit a fire and started roasting rabbit meat.

Chen Dongping clicked his tongue twice: "What can you know all day long?"

"More than you anyway."

"Hey!"

Chen Dongping was not convinced. He moved his body, squatted next to Shang Nanchen, and asked in a sly tone, "Do you know Xu Ning from our hospital?"

"I don't know!" Shang Nanchen said without raising his head.

"Don't pretend, I know you know. When you were injured and recuperating in our military hospital this year, your attending physician was Xu Ning. Xu Ning came to talk to you every time, and you still say you don't know?"

Shang Nanchen frowned and said, "So what if he is my attending physician? I must know

Family name?"

"No, you don't have any feelings for her? Xu Ningke is no worse than Song Ning. Song Ning is the most beautiful girl in the art troupe, and she is recognized as beautiful!" Chen Dongping thought Shang Nanchen was just a hypocrite.

Such a pretty girl, and he actually said he didn't know her.

Who believes it?

Shang Nanchen really wasn't joking with Chen Dongping. He wasn't really familiar with Xu Ning, and he didn't care what Xu Ning looked like. At the time, he was thinking about going home to see his son. His son was already that big, but he had never seen him.

Shang Nanchen ignored Chen Dongping this time.

"You said you must find a young wife from the countryside under your conditions. Your stepmother will definitely laugh at you." Chen Dongping knew about the troubles in Shang Nanchen's family. "If you marry Xu Ning, she will definitely be furious."

Shang Nanchen said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense. I have nothing to do with Dr. Xu."

"Yes, yes, yes! It doesn't matter." Chen Dongping couldn't help asking, "I heard that your young wife is quite famous? Everyone calls her the spendthrift young wife, but you still dote on her? Could it be that you just like the younger one?"

Shang Nanchen kicked over and directly kicked Chen Dongping away.

He stared at Chen Dongping with a dark face: "If you can't speak, just shut your stinky mouth."

Chen Dongping sighed and muttered, "You're good! You're awesome! Isn't it okay if I don't tell you?"

He secretly complained in his heart, could it be that Shang Nanchen’s young wife is a fairy?

Is there any girl in this world with better conditions than Xu Ning?

Chen Dongping had been thinking about Xu Ning for a long time, but unfortunately Xu Ning ignored him. He always asked Shang Nanchen indirectly about his situation, and after learning that Shang Nanchen was married, he came to find him. Unfortunately, Shang Nanchen went on a mission and was injured when he came back.

Chen Dongping thought there would be something going on between the two of them.

As a result, Shang Nanchen went home after being discharged from the hospital, and when he came back he applied for marriage.

He actually brought back a young wife.

Unfortunately, he just came back the day before yesterday and has not yet met Shang Nanchen's young wife.

Jing Xian had no idea that someone was curious about her.

When it was time to get off work, she couldn't wait to go back, and as soon as she walked out of the door, Lin Qingwen caught up with her.

"Jing Xian."

"sister in law?"

Jing Xian stopped to wait for her, and Lin Qingwen caught up with her and walked out side by side with her.

"Yesterday I cooked shrimps for the kid according to your instructions. I also prepared the seasoning as you said, and the brat seemed quite happy eating it. In the morning, I also cooked soup and put some kelp in it. Lao Li and Li Yu both ate an extra bowl of shrimp." Even she herself ate a little more than usual.

I have to cook porridge separately every morning.

Now we can just cook the soup, which is fast, takes a short time and tastes delicious. Both adults and children like to drink it.

Lin Qingwen has never been so confident in her cooking skills.

"When summer comes, I will teach you to cook some other dishes. I guarantee that Li Yu will like them." Jing Xian's words touched Lin Qingwen's heart.

"Then don't forget it! Otherwise I will come to find you again when the time comes."

Lin Qingwen looks aloof, but actually she is a slow-warming person.

No matter how others evaluate her, Jing Xian gets along very well with her.

When they got home, the two children gave Jingxian a big surprise.

Tiedan put the porridge and wowotou in the pot to keep them warm, and peeled the potatoes and placed them on the chopping board, waiting for Jingxian to come back to cut the vegetables, cook them and then eat.

Jing Xian was very pleased and praised them generously, "You two are awesome!"

Tiedan and Fusheng felt embarrassed.

After Jing Xian finished her compliments, she warned the two little ones: "In the future, when you two are cooking at home, be careful not to let the fire burn out. Move the firewood in front of the fire pit away. If the firewood gets out and burns down the house, we will have no place to live."

“We remember that.”

Fusheng even carried the firewood in front of the stove pit to the west room and placed it in front of the stove pit, using his actions to show Jingxian that he really remembered it.

Tiedan sat here and shouted, "Fusheng, get some firewood, mom is going to cook."

“Here I come!”

Fusheng just took a little firewood.

He will go and get it after it is finished burning.

Jing Xian had a smile in her eyes as she quickly cut the potato slices and put them in the pot and started frying. In order to make the potato slices taste better, Jing Xian also cut a few slices of meat.

Dishes fried with meat are delicious.

The three of them finished the whole plate of food.

Jingxian doesn't go to work on New Year's Day.

It was a rare opportunity for her to have a nap, but she didn't expect someone to come to her house.

Jing Xian came out of the yard and saw a strange woman standing at the door, and walked out suspiciously.

The woman was very pretty, with fair skin and red hair, wearing a military coat, and standing at the door. When she saw Jing Xian coming out, she was puzzled at first, and then smiled.

"Hello, comrade. Is this the home of Captain Shang Nanchen?" The girl's voice was also very pleasant, gentle and sweet, like a white bird.

"Yes, who are you?"

Jing Xian came out and talked to the woman.

Song Ning smiled and said to Jing Xian, "Hello, sister. I am Song Ning from the Cultural Troupe. I have met Comrade Shang Nanchen before, and I came here specifically to see him."

younger sister?

Jingxian knows that her age is an advantage, but she is an adult after all.

"He's not here. And I'm not his sister."