Finally, we went to the supply and marketing cooperative. So this is what the supply and marketing cooperative is like. It's similar to a small shop in later times. Although it's small, it has everything you need. They sell almost everything.
It's worth mentioning that the employees are rather arrogant. After all, these days, having a job there is a secure job, so it's inevitable that they feel superior.
Su Jingjing spent five yuan to buy a soft cushion; she didn't want to lie on the hard board again tonight. When she was paying, she suddenly thought of her two children and asked the employee to take a box of walnut pastries from the shelf.
My hands were already full of things, and even if I wanted to buy more, I wouldn't have any free hands. Besides, it was getting late, and if I waited any longer, I wouldn't be able to get a ride back.
Su Jingjing boarded the car carrying large and small bags, attracting frequent attention from the passengers, who probably had never seen anyone spend money so lavishly.
She tried her best to ignore their gazes and secretly did a quick mental calculation of the bill. She was overjoyed to find that she had only spent a little over twenty yuan on all these things. The two hundred yuan she had on her was a huge sum of money!
Huaicheng First Military Region
As soon as Li Hanting finished his morning practice, Wang Ming approached him with a regretful expression, rambling on and on about things that were hard to understand.
He listened quietly while wiping his sweat.
"Han Ting, Su Jingjing ran away. Don't be sad. With your qualities, you can definitely find a well-educated and reasonable person."
Li Hanting paused in wiping his sweat, then immediately raised his hawk-like eyes. "What do you mean? Who said Su Jingjing ran away?"
Seeing Li Hanting's surprised expression, Wang Ming was confused and subconsciously replied, "Everyone in the entire residential compound knows. Apparently, Ge Hong saw her carrying a large package and leaving on the early bus this morning. Should we go home and check?"
The color in Li Hanting's eyes deepened. Su Jingjing, was last night just a delaying tactic of yours?
He walked to the mess hall with a sullen face. The soldiers who greeted him along the way trembled, all wondering who had offended Commander Li this time.
Li Hanting stood at the door with a lunchbox in his hand. He took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and went inside. He looked around the whole house but didn't see Su Jingjing. He frowned slightly, and the next second he heard the anxious voices of the two children.
"Dad, I heard the old witch ran away, is that true?"
Li Cheng'an rushed in from outside, his face covered in cold sweat.
He woke up in the morning and didn't see the old witch sleeping in the room, which made him wonder. Didn't the old witch always sleep until noon?
To avoid being beaten and scolded by the old hag, he took his sister out to play as usual, and they would not return until their father finished his morning exercise.
As soon as he stepped outside, people were telling him that the old hag had run away and abandoned him and his two sons.
Although Yuanyuan didn't speak, she hugged his leg, tilted her head back, and opened her big, round eyes, as if she was asking the same question.
Li Hanting choked on his words and said softly, "Eat breakfast first."
Seeing that his father's expression was off, Li Cheng'an didn't dare to ask any more questions. He sat quietly in his chair and ate his steamed bun. Usually, his eyes would light up when he saw a steamed bun, but today it tasted bland.
The old witch ran away, shouldn't he be happy? But why does he feel a little sad?
When Su Jingjing appeared at the family compound carrying large and small bags, everyone looked surprised.
The women in the family compound were all military dependents. Most of them didn't have jobs and spent their time either with their husbands and children or chatting under the big tree.
Su Jingjing also saw the astonishment in everyone's eyes. She thought they were surprised that she had bought too many things, and that they were probably saying she was a spendthrift.
A pair of dark, untrained eyes stared intently at her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable. Looking around, she didn't recognize a single one of them.
Originally intending to feign arrogance as the original owner of this body, I walked up the stairs. At that moment, a woman around forty years old approached. Her face was like a clear spring, giving people a tranquil and comfortable feeling.
Su Jingjing's eyes suddenly lit up. Could this be Huang Qiurong, the woman described in the book? She was gentle and kind-hearted, the only one in the entire family compound who was willing to get along peacefully with the original owner of this body.
"Jingjing, did you go to the city to buy things this morning?"
"Yes, Sister Qiu Rong, there's not much food at home, so I'm going to buy some rice and flour early this morning."
Huang Qiurong understood immediately; it turned out they had gone to buy something. Whether it was rice or flour, she glanced down but couldn't see anything; everything was covered up tightly.
She wasn't entirely convinced. If it was just rice and flour, there was no need to go to the city. Looking at all those big bags and small packages, she figured she must have bought a lot of luxury goods.
Well, luckily she married Commander Li, whose family is well-off. If it were an ordinary family, they wouldn't even be able to afford plain porridge.
"If you're buying rice or flour, you don't need to go that far. There's a small shop in the village near our military region where you can buy it."
After thinking for a moment, Su Jingjing realized she hadn't been there before, so she continued, "If you don't know the place, I can take you there next time."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Qiu Rong. I'll buy from there next time."
"Sister-in-law, you two chat first, I'll head back now."
Su Jingjing's lips curled up slightly, as if trying to hide her embarrassment. Could she say that she went to the city to exchange money?
Watching Su Jingjing enter the building, Huang Qiurong couldn't help but feel puzzled. Why was her attitude so gentle today?
Could it be because Commander Li scolded her after she sold the child yesterday that she's being so obedient today?
The woman sitting under the big tree pulled Huang Qiurong aside and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law Qiurong, you're so close, is she buying rice and flour?"
Wu Xiuying casually interjected, "How could it be rice and flour? Didn't you see she was carrying big bags and small bags? She must have gone to the store to buy a bunch of luxury goods. Besides, she wouldn't even look at a convenience store."
Although she said that, she was actually extremely jealous. Su Jingjing married Commander Li and could go shopping every day, while she herself had to be careful with her money. It was truly infuriating to compare herself to others.
When Su Jingjing returned to the house, it was empty; the two mischievous children had disappeared.
After tidying everything up, she started cleaning the pig intestines, otherwise the house would smell if left for too long.
You can smell a fishy, pungent odor even through the bag, but that's okay, she's an expert at cleaning pig intestines.
She directly rubbed the pig intestines with salt, spending several minutes rubbing out the mucous membrane. Then she rinsed them with water, squeezed out the water, and rubbed them again. After repeating this process, her arms ached.
Next, she turned the pig intestines inside out, removed the excess dirt, soaked them in white vinegar for a while to remove the odor, and while they were soaking, she ran to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables.
Looking at the lush green vegetable garden, she once again marveled at how Li Hanting was such an all-around husband—capable of both fighting and growing vegetables. The original owner had finally managed to marry him, so why didn't she cherish him? She even had an affair outside! It was truly a headache!
Finally, I went back to the kitchen and, seeing that it was almost time, I blanched the food. I also added scallions and ginger. Since I didn't have any cooking wine at home, I rummaged through the cupboards and found some white wine that I didn't know when it had been stored away.
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