As the two chatted and laughed, the distance between them seemed not so far away.
When they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, the two agreed on a time and then left to buy what they needed.
The supply and marketing cooperative is so small, there is no need to squeeze together and go shopping hand in hand like children.
Jianshu went straight to the place where vegetables were sold.
It was late at this time, and the meat on the chopping board had already been snatched away by the family members who had gotten up early. Only some unwanted bones and offal, as well as four pig's trotters, were left.
Jianshu didn't hesitate and just bought them all.
You can never have too much meat. If you come across it, buy it all. You don't need meat tickets anyway.
Even though meat coupons are not required, not many people are willing to pay for it. The bones are really just bones, with the people on them removed cleanly. If you want to make pig offal delicious, you must use rich ingredients, otherwise it will be fishy and smelly.
Instead of wasting this money, you might as well buy some meat coupons and buy a few pounds of meat.
After buying the meat, I wandered around other stalls and bought a large piece of tofu and some dried goods. There was nothing else I wanted to buy.
The vegetables sold here are all grown in Wu Xiufang's yard. There is no need to spend money to buy them. You can just go and pick them when the time comes.
I already have enough of the other things they sell at home, so there’s no need to buy more.
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was the agreed time, so Jianshu picked up his things and walked slowly towards the door.
She had just arrived when Wu Xiufang came out soon after with a basket.
"Let's go back."
The two walked side by side towards home.
Arriving at the Zhao family's door, Jian Shu greeted Wu Xiufang and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go back first. Remember to come for dinner tonight."
"Okay, I'll go help you after the house is cleaned up." Wu Xiufang agreed straightforwardly.
Jian Shu smiled and replied, "Then I'd like to thank you, sister-in-law. I'm worried about feeding so many people. I can't handle it all by myself, and everyone will go hungry."
"Don't be polite, it's my duty." Wu Xiufang waved her hand.
After arriving home, Jianshu first burned the pig's trotters to remove the remaining hair on the surface. She didn't want to get a mouthful of hair when chewing on the pig's trotters, which would be so uncomfortable.
Then I looked through everything I brought back yesterday, and after thinking for a while, I made a menu.
They had breakfast late in the morning, and Gu Mingjing didn't come back. Jianshu decided to be lazy and not cook, so she just took a pancake from the space and started eating it.
In fact, she was not hungry at the moment, but considering that she would be busy in the afternoon and might not have time to eat then, it would be better to eat something to fill her stomach first.
After eating the pancakes, Jianshu picked up the basket and went next door, said hello to Wu Xiufang, and picked a large basket of vegetables.
She put on an apron and started to work.
There are a lot of people here today, so she plans to prepare two tables of food. Men and women will eat separately, so that they can sit more loosely and feel more comfortable.
At that time, a group of men will drink and chat, and the women can eat and drink to their heart's content, some drinking and some eating, without disturbing each other.
Now that he was not at home, Jianshu did not dare to prepare ten plates and eight bowls for fear of attracting attention.
She prepared six dishes in total, two cold dishes and four hot dishes.
The cold dishes include salad shredded kelp and fried peanuts, both of which are good side dishes for drinking.
The hot dishes include stewed chicken with beans and potatoes, stewed pork with vermicelli, scrambled eggs with cucumber and eggplant with sauce.
There aren't many dishes, but each one is quite filling.
Jianshu didn't make the braised pork intestines that Gu Mingjing wanted to eat because the portion was not large enough, and planned to make it for him separately tomorrow.
Otherwise, when the food is served on the table, everyone will take a chopstick to eat and it will be gone. How embarrassing.
The same goes for pig's trotters. There are only four of them, not enough to share.
Sure enough, a big stew is the most appropriate dish to entertain guests at this time.
As soon as Jianshu finished cleaning the chicken, Wu Xiufang came to help.
Seeing the dishes on the table, he was a little surprised and couldn't help nagging, "Xiaoshu, even though it's a treat, you don't have to be so honest. All the meat in the house was used up in this meal. What are you going to eat for the rest of the month?"
Jian Shu blinked. She was already very restrained. "Sister-in-law, the people here today are Ming Jing's comrades and their families. If we prepare something good, everyone will have a good meal."
"What are they eating? They're a bunch of grown men. No matter how much meat we have, it won't be enough for them." Wu Xiufang rolled her eyes rudely. "A housewarming wine, just give them some shredded pork to eat. You're giving them meat, eggs, and a chicken. What a waste."
Then she glanced at Jian Shu and said earnestly, "Don't think your sister-in-law is too controlling. You and Comrade Gu are newly married and still young. You don't know the difficulties of life. Even if you think you have enough money now, you will find that family expenses will be huge in the future. You should be frugal and save more money so that you can use it for emergencies."
This was truly her true feelings. If she hadn't thought Jianshu was a good person and worried that the young man would regret it later due to his lack of experience, she definitely wouldn't have said this. Otherwise, not only would the other person not appreciate it, but she might even be blamed for being too nosy.
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? I know you are doing this for my own good. If it were someone else, who would tell me such heartfelt words?" Jian Shu said with gratitude.
These are all Wu Xiufang's life experiences, even personal experiences. Being able to tell her about them and warn her shows real sincerity.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely pay more attention next time. But I've already bought the food for today, so I'll just have to cook it all."
Wu Xiufang smiled and nodded, "I hope you don't blame me for meddling in your business."
"Of course that's impossible."
"Okay, let's get to work. It's getting late, we need to get ready quickly."
"Okay, sister-in-law, just help me wash the vegetables, and I'll cut them."
The two of them divided the work and started preparing in the kitchen.
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