Zhang Pingping glanced at Chu Jingqiu, and they both chuckled. Chu Jingqiu said, "Aihong, you're an unmarried young girl, and they're not shy about saying this right in front of you!"
Shi Aihong hurriedly explained: "I just happened to walk over there and heard them talking about this. When they saw me coming, they stopped talking. It's a pity that I didn't hear what would happen if Yu Qingmin's mother knew about it!"
Zhang Pingping paused while rolling the noodles. "What else can she do? She must be really angry. Only after Hu Mingyue has a child can she live a stable life with Yu Qingmin. But Hu Mingyue doesn't want this, and they're worried. There's nothing we can do!"
Shi Aihong asked doubtfully, "Will this balloon really work for her as a contraceptive? If she gets pregnant, can she get rid of it? Besides, can this balloon be used again after washing it?"
I don't know if this balloon is for men or women. If Hu Mingyue uses it, and she keeps using it, she will definitely not be able to get pregnant."
Chu Jingqiu couldn't hold it in any longer, and he and Zhang Pingping burst into laughter. Zhang Pingping threw away the rolling pin, covered his stomach, and started laughing.
Shi Aihong said anxiously: "I really don't understand. What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
Zhang Pingping held back her laughter and whispered a few words in Shi Aihong's ear. Shi Aihong blushed immediately and didn't talk about the topic anymore.
Chu Jingqiu wiped away the tears of laughter and said, "Aihong, you are so cute. When the time comes, let your Zhou Weidong teach you. It will be so hilarious."
Shi Aihong's face flushed red with embarrassment, and she came over with a kitchen knife in hand. "Jingqiu, how did you become so bad? It must be your Captain Xiao who taught you bad things. Just wait and see how I deal with you. Take my knife!"
Chu Jingqiu pretended to be scared and hid. The two girls were fighting. Zhang Pingping laughed and shouted, "Aihong, put down the knife. Don't get hurt."
Shi Aihong had already thrown the knife aside. She and Chu Jingqiu chased into the house. Shi Aihong pressed Chu Jingqiu onto the kang and tickled her armpits hard, "I told you not to make fun of me, I told you not to make fun of me..."
Chu Jingqiu rolled around on the kang, laughing until tears came out of her eyes. "Hahahaha... dear sister, I won't dare to do it again... please let me go! Hahahaha..."
Shi Aihong saw that it was almost done, so she let Chu Jingqiu go. The two of them smiled and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.
Zhang Pingping was making braised meat, Chu Jingqiu helped her light the fire, and Shi Aihong went to cook noodles.
Zhang Pingping heats oil in a pan, first adds chopped onion and garlic and stir-fries until fragrant, then adds minced meat and stir-fries, then adds sweet bean sauce and water to cover the minced meat.
Then he told Chu Jingqiu to reduce the heat and cook it over medium heat for a few minutes, and finally added a little water starch and chili powder.
Chu Jingqiu saw the jar of sauce Zhang Pingping placed on the stove. "Sister Pingping, where did you get the sweet noodle sauce?"
Zhang Pingping moved the jar of sauce to a small cabinet in the distance. "This is what Du Yueming brought for us from his home. His mother made a big jar of it.
In the past ten days, Aihong and I have made a jar of soybean paste, a jar of pickled cabbage, a jar of mustard greens, radishes, and Chinese mustard pickles, a small jar of chili peppers, and, yes, a jar of kimchi.
The kimchi is ready to eat. I'll give you some to try later. It's super delicious, I guarantee you'll want more."
As we were talking, the noodles were cooked. They were made of sweet potato flour, cut into pieces as wide as our little fingers, and looked dark brown.
Shi Aihong scooped the noodles that had just come out of the boiling pot into an enamel basin filled with clean water and sprinkled bean sprouts on them. This step of rinsing them with cold water made the noodles taste smoother.
Zhang Pingping scooped the noodles into three large porcelain bowls, poured two large spoonfuls of sauce into each bowl, and added some chili and garlic sauce.
The three of them smelled the aroma of noodles, garlic and meat, as well as the unique sweet aroma of sweet potato noodles, and quickly ate a large bowl of noodles with kimchi. Everyone was sweating profusely after eating, and then they drank half a bowl of noodle soup.
Chu Jingqiu exclaimed that it was delicious. This primitive, pollution-free, green food retained the fragrance of the original food and was really much more delicious than modern food.
After dinner, after washing the pots and pans, Zhang Pingping and Shi Aihong continued to study under the lamp.
Chu Jingqiu continued to sort the unpacked packages into the cabinet, and two envelopes fell out of the bag containing clothes.
She opened them and saw that one envelope contained more than a thousand yuan in cash, and the other envelope contained all kinds of colorful bills.
The envelope was a military envelope, and it was obvious that Xiao Yihan had secretly put it in. Chu Jingqiu muttered softly, "This stinky man must have been afraid that I wouldn't want it, so he secretly put it in just now."
Shi Aihong leaned over to take a look and jokingly said, "Jingqiu, you've already started handing over Captain Xiao's salary before you even get married! You're so lucky!"
Zhang Pingping also chimed in, "I'm so envious! There are even people secretly giving money and tickets. Our Jingqiu is truly charming, and she's got Captain Xiao completely under her wing."
Chu Jingqiu felt a little embarrassed by what the two of them said, so he just said shamelessly: "What's wrong with giving money! If he doesn't support his wife, who will?"
Shi Aihong pinched Chu Jingqiu's face and said, "Jingqiu, you've become much more shameless after this trip home! You've already let people call you wife before we're even married."
Zhang Pingping laughed, "Jingqiu, Captain Xiao is so good to you. Your relationship is really enviable. You must cherish the man who treats you well."
Shi Aihong slapped her forehead and said loudly, "I forgot to tell you that Sister Pingping is getting married on the eighth day of next month, in just over twenty days.
My brother-in-law even handed over his allowance. You two are so enviable. You both found good men."
Chu Jingqiu said in surprise, "That's great! Then we can eat Sister Pingping's wedding candy next month. This is really a happy event."
Zhang Pingping said shyly, "Actually, I didn't want to get married so early, but Yueming's family was pushing me hard, and most people her age in the village were already married, so I just followed the crowd."
Chu Jingqiu said with concern: "Sister Pingping, as long as you and your brother-in-law are in love, it's fine. If you want to get married, it's fine. You can't get married just for the sake of getting married."
Zhang Pingping nodded. "He's a nice guy, and he treats me well too. We get along really well. Don't worry if you laugh at me, I think it was love at first sight."
Shi Aihong pointed to the woodshed outside and said, "Jingqiu, my brother-in-law is very kind to us. Look, there are firewood piled up against the wall of our woodshed. That was all brought here by my brother-in-law.
It will be time to heat the kang in a few days. A lot of firewood will be needed this winter, and it is not easy to go up the mountain to chop firewood after the snow.
He was afraid that Sister Pingping would get cold and tired, so he helped us get enough firewood, enough for us to burn for the whole winter. In addition, he sent us cabbage, radishes, and soybean paste these days, and bought us several jars of soybean paste.
At this point, she lowered her voice and said, "Yesterday, he sent us a large piece of mutton. It was a wild animal he hunted himself. We put it in the big vat outside. It won't be bad in this weather. Sister Pingping said she will keep it for a few days and wait for you to come back for hot pot."
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