Xu Ning is going to bake some dried meat at home today. Xu Yang will be returning to the army in two days, so he needs to prepare everything.
Xu Yang helped to light the fire. Seeing that she had taken out so much meat, he hurriedly said, "Xiao Ning, just roast some of it. You can save the rest for yourself. We still have a winter to go."
"Brother, there is still a lot of meat, enough for us to eat for the whole winter. Xiao An and I have also picked a lot of mushrooms and dried vegetables. You can also take some back to give to others."
"Okay, then you can equip me with some. I'll bring some back to our company commander. His wife is a very nice person. When we first went there, many of us didn't know how to mend our clothes, so our company commander would take them back and ask his wife to help him mend them."
Xu Ning nodded, knowing what was going on, and prepared to decorate everything. Thinking that Xu Yang liked to eat soybean paste, he planned to go to Aunt Dashuan's house in the afternoon to exchange some.
"Xu Zhiqing, Xu Zhiqing, there is your letter and package,"
Xu Ning was roasting dried meat. When she heard someone calling her, she immediately went out and answered, "I know, I'll be right there."
"Brother, watch the jerky in the pot and make sure it doesn't get burnt. I'm going to get the letters and packages from the front."
"Go ahead, I'll be watching."
Xu Ning walked to the Youth League Home and saw Gu Wenping and Gu Wenjing also receiving packages.
The postman saw her and said with a smile, "Xu Zhiqing, today I have a letter and a package for you. They are both sent from Xinshi."
Xu Ning said with a smile, "Uncle, my cousin sent it to me. Thank you for your hard work in delivering it to me!"
The postman smiled and said, "Xu Zhiqing, you are just being polite. Isn't that what you should do?"
But I was thinking, why are people so different from each other? They were all educated youth from big cities. Every time they came to deliver letters, Xu Zhiqing was always polite.
There were a few who didn't even say hello and had no expression on their faces, but he didn't care too much because that was just his job.
If there are any letters and parcels from them, just bring them over. If you miss any, just deliver them next time. It's not a urgent matter. Unlike Xu Zhiqing, who has to wait for the remittance slip every month to buy meat and food, he has to help ask more questions and urge them to deliver them.
The package was a bit big. Xu Ning lifted it and found it weighed about thirty or forty kilograms. She turned around and saw Gu Wenjing staring at her package.
Xu Ning glanced at her, then turned around and said with a smile, "Uncle, I'll go back then. Don't ride so fast when you go back. The ground is a bit slippery."
The postman smiled and said, "Okay, I understand Xu Zhiqing, you can go back soon!"
Gu Wenjing curled her lips in disdain. The postman saw that her expression didn't change at all and he kindly handed her the package and asked her to sign.
Xu Ning took the package back and put it on the dining table in the kitchen. Xu Yang saw such a large package and asked, "Xiao Ning, who sent this?"
"It should be from Sister Xiaoran, Uncle Lu's daughter," Xu Ning said as he opened the letter.
The letter said that she was getting married, and if her younger brothers and sisters were free, they could come to her place and play for a few days. The food in the package was snacks her husband bought for her younger brothers and sisters, the insoles were made by her mother-in-law, and the shoes were made by her, one pair for each person.
Xu Ning opened the package and found five pairs of shoes inside. The sizes were the same as those of Lu's father and mother, herself, Xiao An and Xiao Mo. The sizes of the three siblings were one size larger. They were made with great care, and the insoles and shoes were all matched.
The rest was all food: a dried leg of lamb, two cans of malted milk, two pounds of toffee, two bags of snacks, raisins, dates, and dried apples.
Xu Yang looked at the things inside and said, "The things are prepared very carefully. It seems that the in-laws are also reasonable and are quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law."
Xu Ning also agreed and planned to go to the cowshed in the evening to deliver the letter and take some food.
Why did Xu Ning smell a burnt smell? Look at Xu Yang sitting at the table eating raisins.
He yelled, "Brother, didn't I tell you to watch the pot? What are you doing?"
Xu Yang also smelled the smell, grabbed a handful of raisins and stuffed them into his mouth, then immediately ran over to look at the pot.
Xu Ning was so mad at him. How could he be the same as Xiao Mo?
After lunch, I took a pound of rock sugar and went to Aunt Dashuan's house to exchange it for some soybean paste for Xu Yang.
Aunt Dashuan, Aunt Si and Aunt Cuihua were talking at the door. Xu Ning called them all and they greeted her warmly.
Aunt Dashuan asked, "Xu Zhiqing, how come you have time to come here today? What's the matter?" As she said this, she took a handful of pine nuts from her pocket and gave them to her.
Xu Ning quickly took it and said with a smile, "Aunt, the soybean paste you made is so delicious. My brother likes it very much. He is going back to the army soon, and I don't have anything to bring him. I thought he likes the soybean paste you made, so I came to ask for some for you."
Aunt Dashuan smiled and said, "Xu Zhiqing, it's not worth your trip. Why don't you just ask Xiaoan to come and get it after school?" Then she asked Xu Ning to go home with her.
Xu Ning greeted Fourth Aunt Cuihua and followed Aunt Dashuan into the house.
"Xu Zhiqing, did you bring anything to hold it? If not, I'll go find you a jar."
"Aunt, I brought it," he said, taking the jar from the backpack and giving it to Aunt Dashuan, and then putting the bag of rock sugar on the table.
Aunt Dashuan had just taken the jar and was about to get the soybean paste when she saw Xu Ning going out to get something.
She hurriedly said, "Xu Zhiqing, what are you doing? You ate some of my soybean paste and you wanted to exchange it for something. Aren't you slapping my face? Take the things back quickly."
After saying that, he put the bag of rock sugar into Xu Ning's backpack.
Xu Ning held her hand and said, "Aunt, this is what my brother asked me to bring. It's not a good thing. It's just a few candies for Jianmin to sweeten his mouth. If you don't accept it, I won't dare to take the soybean paste back. My brother will definitely scold me."
Seeing that Aunt Dashuan was still trying to give in, Xu Ning said, "Aunt, do we still have to be so polite to each other? I didn't push the soybean paste you asked Xiaoan to take back to you. I gave you something and you were so polite. How can I ask you for soybean paste when I want to eat it in the future?"
Aunt Dashuan smiled helplessly and said, "Xu Zhiqing, you are such a talker that I can't argue with you. So I'll accept it. Whenever you want to eat it, you can come and get it."
Xu An said with a smile, "Aunt, I won't be polite in the future. Please don't find me annoying then."
Aunt Dazhu smiled and nodded her head, then went to get some soybean paste for her.
Uncle Dashuan came back from outside and saw Xu Ning. He said with a smile, "Xu Zhiqing is here! Your aunt is not at home?"
Xu Ning smiled and said, "Uncle, my aunt went to get me some soybean paste. My brother likes the paste made by my aunt, so I came to ask her for some."
Uncle Dashuan said with a smile, "The pickled cabbage and soybean paste made by your aunt are famous in our area. Ask her to pack some for you to eat slowly at home. These things will not go bad if you keep them for a long time."
Xu Ning said, "Thank you, uncle and aunt."
Aunt Dashuan came out of the west room holding a jar and saw her husband. She asked, "Old man, didn't you go to the village chief's house to talk? Why are you back so soon?"
"Jianbing's father went to talk to the village chief about something, so we dispersed."
When Aunt Dashuan heard that it was Jianbing's father who was looking for the village chief, she pulled Xu Ning to the west room and sat down, whispering, "Xu Zhiqing, Li Fengjiao from your Zhiqing Hospital is going back to the city. Jianbing's parents have been using their connections these days and have already arranged for her to leave. She will leave when she is discharged from the hospital.
This girl is so cruel. She can't have children. Jianbing said he wanted to marry her, but she refused. She knew Jianbing's family had connections that could help her return to the city, so she told Jianbing's mother that if she didn't help her return to the city, she would sue Jianbing for being a hooligan.
She also asked Jianbing's family to give her another 100 yuan for nutrition expenses. Jianbing's mother has been worried about this for the past few days, and Jianbing is still lying on the kang after being beaten by his father. ”
Xu Ning was stunned after hearing this. Li Fengjiao was so cruel and shameless that she would do anything to get back to the city.
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