There were not many people watching the game on the playground, and not many people knew about the quarrel between Xiang Siren and Lao Wang on the basketball court.
Jiang Jun thought that the matter would be over. After all, men are not petty and vindictive.
She wrote down the conversation that took place on the court as a strategic analysis in a letter to Chen Yuanwu, and finally managed to fill up a full page.
Jiang Yun couldn't figure out what to write on the remaining two pages.
Jiang Jun felt that the conflict with Secretary Niu, the fish Chen Zhenbao sent over, the unpalatable food cooked by Li Caixia, the quarrel with the salesperson at the military service center, and so on were too trivial matters. After thinking about them again and again, he finally did not write them in the letter.
The next day, the Equipment Department distributed a basket of large Yantai apples to every household. Jiang Jun used this as an excuse to return to the Chen family at the military headquarters.
Xiang Siren carried the apple basket for her all the way to the Chen family's gate before putting it down. "Don't worry, Teacher Jiang. I know where the Ping County Cultural Bureau is. I'll definitely be able to deliver the apples to Section Chief Jiang today!"
The supplies for the logistics department were all brought back by their transport team, so it was easy for them to get some more fruits for Teacher Xiao Jiang or run some errands.
Jiang Jun was of course relieved. He smiled and waved to Xiang Siren, straightened his clothes, and raised his hand to knock on the door.
Sister Liu heard the noise and ran out to open the door. Together with Jiang Jun, she carried the apple basket inside. "Director Ye, Xiao Jiang is back!"
Ye Qingyin sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at the door with a smile.
Jiang Jun walked over and said hello: "Auntie Ye, the Equipment Department distributed apples. I called Uncle Chen, and the guard said he was in a meeting, so the comrades who supported the army delivered the apples to my doorstep for me."
Ye Qingyin hummed: "We can't finish all the apples at home, why don't you take some and give them to your father?"
Jiang Jun knew that Ye Qingyin must have heard what was said at the door just now. "My comrades who came to support us helped me get an extra box. I asked them to bring it to my father for me." He simply explained, "Actually, my father doesn't like apples very much. He knows I like kimchi. I brought the apples to him so that he could help me pickle more kimchi and bring some to eat after it's done."
Sister Liu chimed in at the right moment: "Can apples be used to make pickles?"
Jiang Jun put his hands together in front of him and said, "I've seen my uncle pickle Chinese cabbage before. He would cut up a lot of apples and put them in with the pickling. The pickled cabbage he made was really delicious."
Sister Liu was amazed: "Putting apples in cabbage will make the pickles delicious! Apples are so expensive, it would be a waste to use them in pickles."
It is not appropriate to use expensive fruits as side dishes for cheap cabbage based on the price.
Jiang Jun explained, "If you only add salt to the cabbage, the pickled cabbage will only taste sour. But if you add apples, vinegar, glutinous rice, and chili peppers, the pickled cabbage will not only have a true sour taste, but will also be crisp and delicious, with the aroma of apples."
She had never made pickles before, but she had tasted the pickles that her uncle Zhang Jinbao was best at, so her description of the taste and feeling was still accurate.
Ye Qingyin raised her eyelids and glanced at Jiang Jun: "Hey, pickling apples and cabbage together makes it kimchi, not fruit!"
It is meaningful and suggestive.
Jiang Jun didn't catch it: "Aunt Ye, pickles made with apples have improved quality and taste, and are much more valuable than apples!"
You know, in her original time and space, the fine Korean kimchi she bought was more than two to five times more expensive than apples.
Ye Qingyin said calmly, "Kimchi is kimchi. No matter how valuable it is, it is still kimchi. It is not suitable for serving at a formal banquet."
Jiang Jun still hadn't understood Ye Qingyin's voiceover: "At formal banquets, there are always kimchi dishes!"
Ye Qingyin curled her lips and was too lazy to continue. She was a girl from a poor family who didn't understand what was being said and liked to talk back. She wondered what Lao Chen and Xiao Wu liked about her?
Sister Liu quickly washed a few apples and brought them out in a fruit bowl.
"Auntie Ye, I heard from the driver that these are the apples they brought back from Yantai. They are all just picked from the trees and are very fresh. Can I peel one for you?" The job that her future mother-in-law promised to arrange for her has not been finalized yet. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and the classmate still needs to work hard!
Ye Qingyin waved her hand calmly: "I have a toothache these past two days and can't eat anything sweet."
Jiang Jun was undeterred. "Yuanwu said you like applesauce on bread. I'll make some applesauce and give it to you for breakfast tomorrow with bread. Is that okay?"
Sister Liu smiled and said, "That's great. Director Ye hasn't had milk or bread in several days. Xiao Jiang, I'll see how you make applesauce so I can learn from you."
Ye Qingyin began to reminisce: "Oh, this applesauce, the one made by Huatian Western Restaurant has the purest taste. Oh, I haven't eaten it in the past few years!"
There are also butter chicken rolls, sour mandarin fish, and Balabala.
Jiang Jun listened patiently and tried to find a way to get away. "Aunt Liu, do you have any sugar left? Applesauce requires a lot of sugar. If you don't have enough, I'll go buy some right now. Do you have any sugar coupons left?"
Ye Qingyin couldn't stand Jiang Jun talking about buying this and that all the time. How could someone who didn't earn a salary spend money like a wealthy person? "Alright, alright, go see how much you have left at home and make as much as you can. Don't mess around."
Jiang Jun chuckled, "Aunt Ye, I'll go find two cans and fill them with applesauce."
In fact, you can't make much if you really want to. Although the weather is starting to get cooler, homemade desserts like applesauce, which have no additives or preservatives, can't be kept for too long. You can only eat them when they are fresh.
Ye Qingyin sat for a while, then heard the clanging of pots being washed in the kitchen. She couldn't help but tell the nanny, "Sister Liu, go find her a new pot. That applesauce can't have any greasy smell on it."
He said he looked down on her, but subconsciously he wanted to teach Jiang Jun a lesson.
Ye Qingyin's favorite is her eldest son. She is obsessed with finding a good daughter-in-law who is one in a million. She always thinks that Xiaowu will have a better life in the future. Jiang Jun can only cook a few side dishes, which is not enough. It's okay to fool Lao Chen, but if she wants to be worthy of Xiaowu, she still needs to learn many skills.
Sister Liu knew Ye Qingyin was unhappy when she heard what she said, so she hurried to the kitchen and lowered her voice to make sure that no one in the living room could hear: "Xiao Jiang, Director Ye is afraid of noise and can't stand any bumps or collisions."
Jiang Jun nodded and stopped what he was doing. "Well, Aunt Liu, I'll sleep in Yuanwu's room tonight. Please tell Aunt Ye for me."
It has been several days, and Ye Qingyin's heart disease should have recovered. So she will stay with Ye Qingyin at Chen's house for a few days.
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