When she got home, she saw a large group of people gathered in the small square. There were tables in the middle of them, and they were talking about something. She quickened her pace and asked, "Mom, what are they doing?"
"Linglong, I'm back."
Bai Shuixian, wearing an apron, was in the middle, her hands moving without stopping. She smiled and said to her, "We are making dumplings. Ximei and the others don't know how to make them, so today Grandma Gangzi and I are the masters, teaching them how to roll out the dough and fill it."
Gong Linglong stood on tiptoe to take a look. She saw that each family had a different filling and there were still a lot of dough balls on the chopping board. She said, "Mom, take your time wrapping them. I'm going home first."
"Linglong, let's cook dumplings tonight. We'll come back and cook them after we're done. We can prepare the duck you bought tomorrow while we rest. You can go back to the house and lie down to rest for a while." Bai Shuixian chased her and said.
"good."
Gong Linglong put the ducks in the wood stove and covered it with a backpack. She was indeed a little tired today, so she drank a bowl of water and went back to her room to lie down and rest.
She slept very comfortably until Jiang Yun pushed the door open and called her for dinner. She yawned and came out, "What's the filling for the dumplings tonight?"
"Two kinds of fillings, sauerkraut pork filling and leek and egg filling."
Jiang Yun brought a large bowl of dumplings to her and told her the good news: "Linglong, Second Brother and the others have completed their mission and are on their way back."
"How do you know?" Gong Linglong asked hurriedly.
"The place where Second Brother was carrying out his mission this time was close to Master's unit. He called Master after he finished his work. I just had something to ask Master, and Master told me on the phone."
Lu Jingchuan went out on a mission. Although Gong Linglong didn't say it, she was actually very worried.
Now that I am sure the mission is completed and the people have returned safely, I can finally put my mind at ease.
"Mom, since Brother Jing is coming back, I'll wait until he comes back to kill the duck I bought today."
"Okay, Xiao Jiang and I went to the market this morning and ordered some pig offal and pig stomach from the butcher. I'll pick them up tomorrow morning and we'll eat them tomorrow."
Every family is eating dumplings tonight. The children carry their bowls and go from house to house to eat. Hu Zi and his sister from next door come over with bowls. Bai Shuixian fills a few for them and also adds some pickles and pickles.
"Auntie."
Gangzi rushed in soon after, holding a dumpling in his hand, and came to exchange the taste with her, "Auntie, these are my dumplings."
Gong Linglong took the dumplings he handed over, put a pork-filled one in between and handed it back to him, "Gangzi, open your mouth."
Yuan's mother followed behind with a bowl in hand, smiling broadly: "Ours is also stuffed with pork, exactly the same as my aunt's. She insisted on coming here to exchange it."
"Kids are like this, they always think other people's food tastes better."
Bai Shuixian stood up and moved a stool for her to sit on. She smiled and told her, "I just received news that Jingchuan and Gangzi's father have completed their mission and are on their way back. They should be home in about two days."
"I'm glad you're back." Yuan's mother was relieved.
When I lived in my hometown before, I had no idea that the military merits my son accumulated in the army were earned at the cost of his life. Now that he has lived here for a while, I finally understand how difficult it is for soldiers.
Her son worked hard outside, so she had to prepare some delicious food to nourish him when he came back. Yuan's mother immediately made arrangements: "Shuixian, I'll go to the small market with you tomorrow. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to order a chicken, and then stew it for An Bin when he comes back."
"Aunt, they won't be home for another two or three days. I'm going to work in the city the day after tomorrow and will bring you a big rooster from the meat processing factory."
There are thirty or forty chickens raised in the space, and there are a lot of roosters. Gong Linglong wants to take the opportunity to sell a few of them, then hatch some chicks and raise more hens to lay eggs.
"Okay, Linglong, thank you for your hard work." Yuan's mother said with a smile.
Bai Shuixian packed out some more pickles and shared them with the children. She said to Yuan's mother, "Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan will be back soon. What do you think of Chen Ying?"
Speaking of this, Yuan's mother glanced at her grandson and said, "An Bin is still young, and he still needs to find someone else to live with in the future."
"Chen Ying seems to be quite diligent and behaves well. He's better than Chen Eryan in every way, and the two are of the right age. But it all depends on An Bin's opinion. I'll talk to him when he comes back."
"Chen Eryan was chosen by us two elders without any prior knowledge. We will not interfere this time. His father also means the same thing. I spoke to him on the phone before, and he also told me not to make random arrangements and let An Bin choose the right one for himself."
Gong Linglong swallowed the dumpling in her mouth and continued, "Actually, Chen Ying isn't that old. There are many unmarried deputy battalion commanders and company commanders in the army, and there are also unmarried men in the hospital. Aunt Jiao's son is the chief of surgery, so it would be easy for her to find a suitable one in the hospital. Why do they have such a strong preference for Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan, who already has a son?"
Her question struck a chord with Yuan's mother, who was also a little puzzled. "Yes, the third deputy battalion commander is unmarried and 22 years old, so he's actually more suitable. I heard his family is quite well-off. His father is a worker in a state-owned factory, which is much better than our family's family of generations of farmers. Why didn't Sister Jiao take a fancy to him?"
Seeing that she had considered it, Gong Linglong smiled and said, "Maybe it's because Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan is more handsome and performs better, so they think he has more potential for development."
In Yuan's mother's heart, her son was indeed excellent, but at the same age, he was far inferior to Deputy Captain Lu.
She had a clear mind on this point and said with a smile, "Linglong, stop joking. No matter what, An Bin is divorced and has a son. His conditions are definitely worse than those of other comrades."
"This matter still depends on Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan's own opinion. When he comes back, you and your son can talk about it again. Maybe he has other ideas." Bai Shuixian said.
Mother Yuan nodded: "Well, let him make his own decision this time."
On Sunday morning, after breakfast, Gong Linglong and Jiang Yun wore straw hats, carried wooden buckets, benches, and fishing rods and went to the river to fish.
Jiang Yun has become obsessed with fishing these days. Perhaps it is because of the aura of a novice that she catches a lot every time she goes fishing. She can always bring back half a bucket of fish, big and small.
"Aunt Bai is busy at home."
When Chen Ying came to visit, Bai Shuixian had just returned from the vegetable garden, holding a basket of freshly picked peppers. She smiled faintly and said, "Chen Ying, have you had breakfast yet?"
"have eaten."
Seeing her pick a basket of peppers, Chen Ying smiled and said, "Aunt Bai, you planted so many peppers."
"Well, we're from the south, so we like spicy food. We planted a lot of chili peppers, and we plan to make more chopped chili peppers for winter."
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