"Gu Zhiqing, have you moved all your things over?"
Gu An'an nodded, "It's all thanks to Brother Erniu and Sister-in-law's help. Otherwise, we don't know when we would have been able to move in on our own."
The couple were both introverted, and they didn't get arrogant when Gu An'an praised them. Instead, they waved their hands repeatedly.
"It's all as it should be; Gu and Zhou, the educated youth, have returned our wages."
"And those expensive candies, I've never seen them before."
Erniu's wife added that, in any case, they were very satisfied with the work done.
Seeing how well Gu An'an knew how to conduct herself, the village chief's wife was even happier. Aheng was already a deputy regimental commander, and with his abilities, it wouldn't be a problem for him to continue rising in rank.
The higher one's status, the more important it is to find a reliable wife, not only in terms of ability but also in terms of social skills.
Having a good wife can save a lot of trouble. At least when Ah Heng is on a mission, he doesn't have to worry about whether his wife is being bullied or being mistreated by others.
"Good, good, you are all reliable."
With a single sentence praising the three people, the village chief's wife put the bucket she was holding on the ground again, saying, "This is pickled cabbage that I made myself. See if you can get used to it. If you like it, I'll get you more."
"And this bag contains sticky rice cakes that I just made the other day. You can just put them on the fire and eat them. I see you don't have time to cook lunch, so have a couple of bites to tide you over."
The village chief's sister was enthusiastic, the village chief was enthusiastic, and now the village chief's wife was exceptionally enthusiastic. Zhou Yue looked at Gu An'an and then at the village chief's wife, who was smiling gently, and felt that her guess was quite correct.
"Auntie, how can we let you spend so much money? We can't accept so many things."
Knowing that the food the other party was bringing was life-saving, how could she accept it with a clear conscience?
But the village chief's wife was only there to win over her nephew, so how could she really take him back? Although Gu Zhiqing doesn't know about their relationship with Aheng yet, when Aheng comes back and the two meet, maybe what she's doing now will make Gu Zhiqing accept Aheng.
"It's not that valuable. If you don't accept it, are you looking down on your aunt?"
Since things had been said to this extent, it wouldn't be appropriate for Gu An'an to refuse any further. She immediately thanked them again, "Alright, I'll accept the things. We're planning to cook a nice meal tonight to warm the house, so Aunt and Uncle can come over for dinner."
After saying that, she looked sweetly at Wang Erniu and his wife, "Brother Erniu and sister-in-law are here too."
Erniu's wife waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I have many children, I'll stay home and take care of them."
Before Gu An'an could speak, Zhou Yue also spoke up, "Then bring the child along."
These are words that most people wouldn't say. These days, few children are able to eat their fill, but because of this, they eat even more, because they're terrified of hunger.
Erniu's wife waved her hand even faster. They were paid to do this job, and if she brought her whole family to their door to freeload, the villagers would definitely scold her if they found out.
The village chief's wife wanted to refuse, but seeing Gu An'an's expression that said, "If you don't come to eat, I'll return the things," she finally shook her head helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, your uncle and I will come to warm your house, and Erniu will come too."
As for why she didn't invite Erniu's wife, it's because she knows the couple well enough. Erniu coming at all is already the limit; there's absolutely no way Erniu's wife would bring the child to their door to freeload.
After she finished speaking, the village chief's wife helped tidy up. Half an hour later, the dilapidated house had been transformed.
It was still early, so Erniu and his wife, along with the village chief's wife, made excuses to leave.
"An'an, we have our own house now."
She looked so young; anyone who didn't know better would think she'd won the lottery and bought a luxury mansion.
After carefully examining it, Zhou Yue was satisfied with everything.
After admiring the view, I remembered the housewarming party tonight. "What are we going to do tonight?"
Zhou Yue was pampered at home and had no chance to learn to cook. She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. If she had known she would go to the countryside and meet An An, she would have definitely learned to cook well before going to the countryside.
"A famous dish from Northeast China: Sauerkraut stewed with pork bones."
Although she had never eaten it before, Zhou Yue inexplicably thought it tasted delicious.
Stir-fried pork intestines.
Zhou Yue looked suspiciously at the smelly pig intestines in the corner, "Don't tell me that's what stir-fried pig intestines are."
Gu An'an nodded matter-of-factly, "Otherwise what? Do you have a second intestine to offer?"
As she spoke, Gu An'an glanced at Zhou Yue's abdomen with a wicked grin.
Zhou Yue immediately shook her head: ...She must have seen it wrong. How could such a kind-hearted girl like An'an bear to stir-fry my intestines?
"Stir-fried pork liver".
"How about stir-frying some potato slices and making a radish soup?"
Gu An'an loved cooking; it was one of the few pleasures she had in the apocalypse. However, back then, she always cooked in her spatial dimension, afraid of being seen by others and becoming a thorn in their side.
Now she can do whatever she wants.
"An'an, how are you so capable? Compared to you, I'm just a useless piece of trash."
Seeing the body about to press against hers, Gu An'an immediately reached out to block it, not giving the other person a chance to get close.
"I'll be in charge of cooking, and you'll be in charge of assisting. Don't think you can just sit back and do nothing by clinging to my coattails."
Unable to hug anyone, Zhou Yue was furious. "An'an, how could you wrong me like this? Even if I had hugged someone, it wouldn't have stopped me from working."
Without further ado, Zhou Yue picked up the meat to wash it, but frowned when she took out the large intestine. "How am I supposed to clean this?"
In later generations, flour was used to wash pig intestines, but if she dared to use precious flour to wash this smelly thing now, she might be labeled a spendthrift woman.
Although she still had plenty of flour in her inventory and didn't care about such a small amount, she didn't want to break the rules that governed different eras.
"Use wood ash."
Gu An'an went into the house, took out the ashes from the stove, and started scrubbing the pig intestines little by little after they cooled down.
The village chief's wife went home and told her husband, then dug some things out of the snowdrift in the backyard and went out again. When she came back in, she saw Gu An'an messing with a dark, messy thing and thought she had destroyed something.
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