As soon as he said that, Gu Chijin regretted it.
His brows furrowed instantly.
He was going back to the army to do some work tomorrow, not for an outing, so why was he calling her?
If his leader saw it, he would have a hard time explaining it.
Just as he was about to speak up, Shi Qi refused:
"No, it's not appropriate for me to look like this."
In modern times, Shiqi has high demands on himself and is very strict about body management.
She couldn't accept going out with Gu Chijin in this state.
Gu Chijin stared at her intently for a few seconds before nodding.
"Okay. During this time, you stay at home and take good care of yourself. I will be back from the army in a week at most."
The secret mission he participated in last time was very complicated. This time when he returned to the army, he not only had to submit materials to his superiors, but also had to assist them in the investigation.
I'm afraid I won't be back for a day or two.
Shi Qi misunderstood, thinking that the man wanted her to stay at home and not cause trouble.
"Don't worry, let alone seven days, even for a month, I won't be running around the yard like I used to."
Gu Chijin didn't need help, so Shi Qi turned around and went to the kitchen to cook dinner.
Thinking that he would be returning to the army tomorrow, Shi Qi went back to his room to get the money and walked towards Jiang Ling's house.
This afternoon, she asked Bai Xiaohua which household in the compound was raising chickens.
Bai Xiaohua said that in the entire military family compound, only Jiang Ling and another military wife had chicken coops.
Other military wives thought raising chickens was dirty and smelly and were unwilling to do that.
Jiang Ling's home is in the southern corner of the military family compound. It takes Shi Qi ten minutes to walk there from home.
Walking to the gate, Shi Qi saw Jiang Ling cleaning the yard and raised his voice and called out:
"Sister-in-law, are you busy?"
Hearing someone shouting, Jiang Ling looked up and saw that it was Shi Qi who dropped the broom and went to open the door.
"I was wondering who it was. It turns out it's Miss Shi. Come in and sit down."
After welcoming her in, Jiang Ling looked at her with a smile:
"Sister Shi, have you had dinner? If not, you can have a bowl of noodles from your sister-in-law."
Knowing that Shi Qi had probably eaten, Jiang Ling still asked.
Shi Qi smiled and shook his head: "I haven't eaten yet. I was planning to go to my sister-in-law's place to buy a chicken to make soup at home."
"Buy chicken?"
This was the first time someone in the yard came to her to buy something.
Jiang Ling was very surprised:
"At this time, if you buy a chicken and make chicken soup, it won't be ready until ten o'clock, right?"
Shi Qi swept across the yard and saw a chicken coop in the corner.
Jiang Ling's family doesn't have many chickens, only seven in total, two roosters and five hens, crowded in the chicken coop, chirping and clucking.
"Gu Chijin has to go out for some work tomorrow and won't be back for seven or eight days. I wanted to stew a chicken for him tonight to nourish him."
Shi Qiyin didn't say anything about the troops, but gave Jiang Ling a brief explanation.
Jiang Ling nodded with a smile on her face:
"Okay, sister, take a look, which one do you want?
Male or female is fine, once you've chosen, I'll have Ji Zhang come out and catch them."
Ji Zhang was teasing his son in the house when he heard the noise and walked out the door.
Seeing Shi Qi coming over, he nodded and greeted her.
Shi Qi called out "Brother Ji" and pointed to a black-legged hen in the corner of the chicken coop and said to Jiang Ling:
"Sister-in-law, I think that one is pretty good. Can you tell me how much it costs?"
Jiang Ling waved her hands:
"It's just a hen, you can just eat it, why pay for it?
Ji Zhang, go grab that chicken, kill it here, and have Shi Meizi take it back."
Gu Chijin's leg was still injured, and Shi Qi, as a woman, probably didn't know how to kill a chicken, so Jiang Ling asked her husband to do the hard labor.
Ji Zhang didn't say much and went straight to the chicken coop to catch the black-legged chicken that was roosting.
“My sister-in-law’s chickens were raised with great effort, I can’t take them for free.
Sister-in-law, please calculate the price. If you don’t want it, I don’t want it.”
The roosters at home are mating and crowing, and the hens are laying eggs for the children to make egg custard, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, etc.
Shi Qi knew that the chickens in Jiang Ling's family were useful, so he was not willing to eat them for free.
Having said that, Jiang Ling knew that Shi Qi really didn't want to take advantage of her.
"Okay, then give me two."
According to the market price, Jiang Ling quoted a lower price.
Shi Qi didn't say anything more. He took out three yuan from his pocket, stuffed it into her hand, and said with a smile:
"Sister-in-law, I asked last time I went to town, and a chicken costs two dollars and ninety cents.
This chicken of yours is much fatter than the one I asked for last time when I went to the city. It should be worth at least three or four dollars.
Giving you three dollars is a bargain for me."
Shi Qi was not lying. The last time she went to the city, she asked the price of a chicken when she was buying vegetables. She thought it was too expensive at the time, so she didn't buy it.
Jiang Ling unfolded the money, took out a piece, and shook her head repeatedly:
"No, no, I'll take two dollars at most. No more than that."
This is just a hen in her family. If she sells it at the market, it would probably only be worth three dollars.
How can I charge a girl only three dollars?
Shi Qi dodged sideways and pushed her hand back forcefully:
"Sister-in-law, don't be polite with me, take it quickly. If you don't take it, I won't dare to ask you for help if I have any problems in the future."
After much persuasion, Jiang Ling put the money into her pocket.
At this time, Ji Zhang also came over with the fat hen. Seeing the two of them standing together, he lifted the hen up:
"You go boil some water, and I'll kill the chicken."
Jiang Ling nodded and went into the kitchen to boil water.
Shi Qi wanted to help, but was driven out by Jiang Ling.
There was no choice but for her to play with Ji Dongdong in the yard.
The couple skillfully boiled water and killed and plucked the chicken.
Ji Dongdong had never seen a chicken being slaughtered at home, so he stretched his neck to take a look out of curiosity.
Shi Qi was afraid of scaring him, so when Ji Zhang was cutting the chicken's neck, she held Ji Dongdong and went outside to play in the yard for a while.
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