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Chapter 21 Uncle and Nephew Recognize
Chapter 21 Uncle and Nephew Recognize
Song Zhaodi thought back carefully: "Fat but not greasy? Dongpo meat. You are more picky eaters than your son."
"I can't do it." Zhong Jianguo said watching the show, "I thought you could do everything."
Song Zhaodi was amused: "I'm so happy to see me deflated? However, you have to be disappointed again this time."
"You?!" Zhong Jianguo stared.
Song Zhaodi nodded: "What makes me curious is that you didn't have enough to eat before. When you were in college, the school cafeteria couldn't have Dongpo meat, and it's even more impossible for your troops to make Dongpo meat for you. Where have you eaten it? of."
"Our regiment defeated Lao Jiang's troops two years ago. In order to commend us, the troops asked the cooking class to cook for us." Zhong Jianguo said, "There are no outsiders here, and I'm not afraid of your jokes, I have eaten in my life. once."
Song Zhaodi: "I saw it in the book." Actually
Food
The program, "Dongpo meat is not troublesome to make, but there are two seasonings that we don't have at home, white sugar and rice wine."
"How much sugar do you need?" Zhong Jianguo asked.
Song Zhaodi: "Two catties of meat and one tael of white sugar."
"A tael of white sugar?" Zhong Jianguo choked, "I thought how much. You have no money on you?"
Song Zhaodi: "I didn't dare to use the money that was given to me at that time. There are still 170 yuan. 70 yuan is our living expenses, and the remaining 100 yuan cannot be moved."
Zhong Jianguo's eyelids jumped, and there were actually one hundred and seventeen. He thought there were at most seventeen: "Wait for me." After washing the foam on his hands, he ran upstairs and handed an envelope to Song Zhaodi. , "I paid my salary yesterday, and it's fifteen thousand dollars including yesterday's salary."
Song Zhaodi's hand trembled: "One, one thousand five? You, how can you have so much money?" Enough to buy a courtyard next to the Forbidden City.
"It's been saved over the years." Zhong Jianguo said, "I didn't have any money left in the few years I first joined the army, mainly in the past few years."
Song Zhaodi took it over, felt the thickness, and was very puzzled: "You have so much money, you are not willing to buy some milk powder for the eldest baby and the second baby?"
"I've never drank milk powder." Zhong Jianguo told the truth, "I've heard people say it a few times before, but the big baby's mother has enough milk, so I never thought of buying them milk powder. I also thought it was the white rabbit toffee. Sugar. If you hadn't said that toffee was condensed milk, I wouldn't have known."
Song Zhaodi hummed, "We've known each other for almost a month, and you're only now saying that you can bear it."
"Big baby's mother has soft ears. I'm afraid you are like her." Zhong Jianguo said, "Besides, you often speak amazingly. I'm afraid you will run away with money."
Song Zhaodi poured it out and looked at it, and saw that it was full of ten-yuan bills: "You are a soldier, I am a soldier, where can I go? Even if I want to go to a capitalist country, they won't give me a certificate. Don't look for it for yourself all day long. Reason, as if it was all my fault."
Zhong Jianguo said: "If you really think about it, you really asked for it yourself."
"Let's turn this page. When will your troops go out to buy things, buy me ten bags of milk powder." Song Zhaodi has money and is rich, "Buy another two pounds of white rabbits."
Zhong Jianguo stretched out his hand and took the money back: "If you don't have any money, ask me for it, and I will take it first."
"Zhong Jianguo!" Song Zhaodi raised her voice abruptly, found Sanwa shaking, and quickly lowered the volume, "You promised me that the money will be handled by me."
Zhong Jianguo: "You are too good at spending money." After a while, "How many meat tickets does our family have?"
"Counting last month, ten catties of pork tickets." Song Zhaodi rolled her eyes, "It's better toβ"
Zhong Jianguo hurriedly interrupted: "Don't even think about it, buy four catties. It's only two days in this month, and I don't want to eat vegetables stewed tofu every day for the next twenty-eight days."
"Listen to you." Zhong Jianguo put his watch on the ground while washing the sheets, and Song Zhaodi glanced at it, "It's nine o'clock, wash quickly, let's go grocery shopping."
At about ten o'clock, Song Zhaodi carried a bamboo basket on his back, Zhong Jianguo held his three babies, and the couple went straight to the non-staple food factory.
Wengzhou Island originally only had a supply and marketing cooperative. The main force of the East China Sea Fleet moved over, and the family members of the soldiers accompanied the army. They had to buy firewood, rice, oil and salt. The army discussed with the local government to set up a non-staple food factory.
The chickens and ducks raised by the common people can all be sold to non-staple food factories. With an extra profit, the fishermen on the island have no opinion on this, and the non-staple food factory is set up.
While introducing Song Zhaodi to his neighbors, Zhong Jianguo said, "I suggest you go to the school to report as soon as possible. Political commissar Zhang said that after the Lunar New Year, the allowances for non-staple food and the army will be adjusted.
"The teacher's salary is estimated to be adjusted accordingly. You go ahead and others will have it. During the Chinese New Year, the school will give the teacher a bag of rice and a few pounds of oil. If you go after the new year, you will have nothing."
"I thought you were Wei Guangzheng." Song Zhaodi was very surprised.
Zhong Jianguo turned to her: "Wei Guangzheng?"
"Great, bright and upright." Song Zhaodi said.
Zhong Jianguo shook his head and laughed: "It's better to have rice and oil for the New Year. I'm here for you to eat every day with a mouthful of oil."
"Xiao Song, Xiao Zhong, what are you doing?" Sister-in-law Duan came towards her and found the basket behind Song Zhaodi, "Going to buy food? Don't go, I've already bought it."
Zhong Jianguo: "You buy it and save it for tomorrow, we'll buy it for dinner."
"I only bought some fish and meat, and I can't stay overnight." Sister Duan said, "Go back. There are green vegetables in the yard, so you don't need to buy any more."
Song Zhaodi: "Then I have to buy some, and I'll take a look at where the non-staple food factory is. I've been on the island for about 20 days, and I still don't know where the door of the supply and marketing agency is." After a while, "sister-in-law, go to my house at night. eat."
Sister-in-law Duan couldn't help persuading her: "Then don't buy more, I've already bought two catties of pork."
"I know." Song Zhaodi didn't buy less food because Sister Duan bought vegetables. Buy two sea bass, a duck, and four pounds of pork, and then buy some Shiling vegetables.
It was almost half past eleven when we got home. The eldest child and the second child were sitting at the door, looking very pitiful. Song Zhaodi wanted to laugh inexplicably: "Why don't you two go in, and the door is not locked."
Zhong Dawa jumped up and saw that the door was not locked, but was bolted from the inside, and could be pushed open with a flick of a hand: "Why didn't you tell me when you went out?"
"I didn't find you." Song Zhaodi knew that he and Erwa went to play, and didn't even want to find them.
Zhong Dawa was young, Song Zhaodi said it seriously, the child believed it and pursed her lips: "I'll tell you next time."
"Then I'll tell you next time I go out." Song Zhaodi said, "I'll give you fried meat at noon."
Erwa grinned happily, and her depressed mood instantly turned clear. She grabbed Song Zhaodi's arm and pointed at the basket: "Show me."
"Go in and see." Zhong Jianguo patted him on the back of the head, "Should you steam the steamed buns first or clean up the fish and ducks first?"
Song Zhaodi: "Steamed steamed buns. I have nothing to do in the afternoon. Leave the fish and duck to me."
"It's like Chinese New Year." Zhong Dawa said suddenly.
Song Zhaodi didn't react for a while, realizing what he said, Pu Chi smiled: "Your family used to eat so much for the New Year?"
"It doesn't seem to be." Zhong Dawa thought about it carefully, "only big fat meat. Stepmother, I like to eat big fat meat."
Erwa, afraid that Song Zhaodi could not see it, raised her little hand: "I also like big fat meat."
"I'll make it later." Song Zhaodi bought pork belly, which was slightly more expensive than lean meat. When Zhong Jianguo was cooking steamed buns, Song Zhaodi cut about a pound of meat, cut the meat into thin slices, and used it from Liu's vegetable garden. Picked garlic sprouts and non-spicy green peppers put a piece of stir-fried pork.
Zhong Jianguo smelled the aroma, swallowed, and watched Song Zhaodi pour out the translucent slices of meat, and couldn't help asking, "Are you really good at making Dongpo pork?"
"Regret?" Song Zhaodi looked down at him, "Captain Zhong, you are a man!"
Zhong Jianguo turned his head to look at the crackling firewood, but he didn't look at Song Zhaodi.
Although Zhong Jianguo has more than 2,000 people under his command, he is a big leader, but he is only 30 years old this year, and in Song Zhaodi's eyes, he is a young man. When Zhong Jianguo wasn't angry with Song Zhaodi on purpose, Song Zhaodi didn't bother to bother with him.
After lunch, when Song Zhaodi was cleaning the steamed buns that had turned cold, she saw a small bowl of duck blood on the chopping board. She couldn't help thinking that the last time she killed a duck, all the duck blood was on the ground. Zhong Jianguo said she was a prodigal woman. . Still couldn't help but scold Zhong Jianguo in his heart.
Zhong Jianguo rubbed his ears that were inexplicably turned red, feeling that someone was talking about him behind his back, whispered a word, and the careful woman ordered Xiao Li to go to the pier.
Song Zhaodi's parents, eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law, and two children could not fit in a jeep, so Mr. Liu asked his driver to go with Xiao Li.
Commander Liu's car is known to all officers and officers, and they followed Commander Zhong's car? Everyone can't understand the number of roads. The company commander and platoon commander in the training area were not easy to ask. Mr. Liu's old partner, Political Commissar Lu grabbed Mr. Liu's arm and secretly asked him what was going on.
Without seeing anyone, Master Liu didn't mention Liu Yang, only that something happened at home.
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Political Commissar Lu immediately guessed that it was a good thing.
Although Wengzhou Island is quite large, Zhong Dawa and Ma Zhenxing fought, and such a small thing can spread throughout the island. Mr. Liu hasn't left the island for a while, and something good happened to the Liu family? He didn't even hear the wind, which made Lu political commissar even more curious and chased Mr. Liu to ask what good things happened.
Master Liu was troubled by him, so he told him that his nephew had been found.
Political commissar Lu knew that Master Liu had a nephew. During the holidays, they were out on assignments. When the family couldn't be reunited, Master Liu would always mention his elder brother's wife and son.
The nephew who is impossible to see again in this life not only suddenly appeared, but also Zhong Jianguo's brother-in-law? Political commissar Lu said after a while: "You are right, Xiao Zhong is the son of God."
Master Liu laughed dumbly: "I didn't expect such a coincidence in the world. Help me hide this. Once it gets out, I will reuse Xiao Zhong in the future. Those guys who are envious of Xiao Zhong should say that I am a crony."
"I still know this." Political Commissar Lu looked at his watch. "The ship will dock in an hour. Go back and have a look."
Master Liu was in the barracks, and his heart had already flown to the pier. He did not hold on, nor did he let Political Commissar Lu's driver take him to run home.
Zhong Jianguo actually wanted to go back and see how Song Zhaodi fooled her parents, but he had a training mission in the afternoon and couldn't leave because he was curious.
At three o'clock, the boat docked.
Mother Song was down-to-earth, looked around, and couldn't help but say, "It's no different from ours."
"It's warmer here." Father Song took off his thin jacket, "Liu, did you make it clear when you sent Zhao Di a telegram, I, no, why didn't I see Zhao Di."
When the original owner was still there, he often taught the Song family to speak Mandarin. When the Song family was in Xiaosong Village, "I" came to "I" because the people in the village said that. Their family spoke Mandarin, but they became an alternative in the village.
When the boat was leaving, Father Song explained to the family that when they arrived at Wengzhou Island, they had to speak Mandarin.
Liu Yang: "I said it. It stands to reason that it should
"Old comrade, are you the father of Colonel Zhong?"
Liu Yang turned his head and saw a very spirited young man, still wearing a military uniform, and quickly said, "This is my father, the old husband of Colonel Zhong, who are you?"
"Just call me Xiao Li, I'm the head's guard." Xiao Li hurriedly opened the car door, "Please get in the car."
Liu Yang didn't even think about it, he helped Father Song to get into the car first, and finally squeezed up with the child in his arms.
Xiao Li raised his eyebrows and was very surprised. The father-in-law's family and the previous father-in-law's family were really different from each other: "Comrade, there is a car behind you. You can sit in the back."
Liu Yang froze for a moment: "You, you drive two cars to pick us up?"
"The regimental leader figured he couldn't sit down, so he found another car." Xiao Li smiled, "I passed by the regiment leader's door when I came, and my sister-in-law had already started washing the vegetables."
Mother Song hurriedly asked, "Our family recruits Di?"
"Ah? Yes, sister-in-law Xiao Song." Xiao Li said.
Mother Song: "She, who takes care of her children when she washes vegetables? Jianguo has three children."
"The eldest and the second lead the younger brother to play." Xiao Li didn't know that the Song family had never seen Zhong Jianguo's three children.
Ever since Song Zhaodi and Zhong Jianguo came to Wengzhou Island, Song's mother has not been worried that her daughter will not be a good stepmother for a day. If she cannot satisfy Zhong Jianguo, Zhong Jianguo wants to divorce her.
"These two children are quite obedient." Father Song said with special meaning.
Xiao Li didn't hear it, and told the truth: "It's very obedient, what the sister-in-law told them to do. They did what they did. Once I helped my sister-in-law make a chicken coop, and the sister-in-law told him to go out with Erwa to play, but the little brothers didn't go out either."
Mother Song looked at Father Song, and the old couple saw the relief in each other's eyes.
"Why did you make the chicken coop?" Mother Song asked.
Xiao Li: "I am the driver of the regiment commander and his security guard. I am very free when he is busy. The regimental commander is busy all day long, and I am free all day long, so I should help him with some work."
"Your regiment leader is often not at home?" Father Song asked.
Xiao Li wanted to nod his head subconsciously, but when he moved his head, he realized that something was wrong. The old couple made inquiries about the Zhong family: "It's been fine recently, and I can go home every day."
Mother Song was satisfied.
When got out of the car, saw that Zhong Jianguo's house was a small two-story building, with chrysanthemums in full bloom by the fenced yard wall, and the yard was full of vegetables.
Seeing a child running out of the house, Mother Song raised a smile and waved to Liu Yang: "Quickly bring the things I bought for the child."
"Dad, is grandma here?"
Song Zhaodi's voice came from the house, and the Song family stopped.
"Yes." The big baby glanced at the big bag in Mother Song's hand, pursed her lips and smiled, turned and ran back to the house.
Mother Song was very surprised, and quickly patted Father Song's arm: "That child, that child knows that I am a grandma?!"
"Father, mother, eldest sister, brother-in-law, come in." Song Zhaodi called out, "eldest child, second child, move the bench for grandma and grandfather. You go into the house." Then he shouted at his arm, "Master Liu, my parents are here. already."
Mother Song slapped her on the arm: "What do you call, we are not big people, what do you call a teacher?"
"Mother, Master Liu next door is my brother-in-law's uncle." As soon as Song Zhaodi finished speaking, a couple of men and women ran out from next door.
Liu Yang was not tall, he looked at the people running towards him on his feet, and whispered: "Father, mother, it's my uncle." Pointing to the outside of the fence.
"Brother-in-law, I'm not sure it's your uncle, and I won't write to the family either." Song Zhaodi said, but suddenly realized something was wrong, "Why didn't my aunt come?"
Liu Yang turned his head sharply and looked away: "My mother is too tired. Zhao Di, me, what should I say later? Quick, quick, Zhao Di, he is in the hospital, what should I say?"
"No matter what you say, you have to go into the house and talk. Dad, mother, hurry in and take a rest." Song Zhaodi took the things from Song mother's hand, feeling quite heavy, and she was curious, "Mother, what did you buy?"
Mother Song: "What's with the apples, oranges, malted milk essence and wheat milk that I bought for a few children? His father."
"The people from the supply and marketing cooperative said it was rice sticks, dried sweet potatoes and candy." Father Song walked into the house and saw the big baby was still moving the bench, so he believed Xiao Li's words. Zhong Jianguo's two children were very obedient. Come out and give the kids a taste."
Song Zhaodi beckoned to Dawa and Erwa, opened the bag, and a fishy smell came to her face, she couldn't help frowning: "Mother, we are close to the sea, why do you still take dried fish? Keep it for you to eat. You are not too tired to carry it from a long way."
"It's not for you, it's for his uncle and his aunt." Song Mother said, out of the corner of her eyes, she saw two more men and women in their fifties at the door, and quickly patted Song Zhaodi's arm.
Song Zhaodi raised her head and smiled: "Sister-in-law, teacher, come in, don't stand by the door."
"Also called sister-in-law?" Sister-in-law Duan joked.
Song Zhaodi was stunned, thinking what to say to her sister-in-law. When she saw the person behind her, she suddenly realized: "Look at my head, aunt, uncle. This is the eel and hairtail that my brother-in-law brought you." People walked over, "This is my eldest brother-in-law Liu Yang, and this is my eldest sister Song Laibao. These are their children. The eldest is called Dali and the second is Liu Gen."
"Okay, okay!" The nephew was finally found, and Master Liu was very excited. It was because of his excitement that he didn't know what to say when he saw Liu Yang, who had grown up and had a three-point resemblance to his eldest brother, "Then what, in-laws, are you thirsty? I, I'll go get some tea."
Zhong Dawa pointed at the thermos bottle beside the small square table: "Uncle, here it is."
"Call grandpa." Song Zhaodi said, "I will call aunt and grandma in the future."
Zhong Dawa frowned slightly: "Why?"
"Because my uncle and aunt are now relatives of our family, just like grandma and grandfather." Song Zhaodi said.
Master Liu raised his hand: "Little Song, the children can call whatever they like, it's just a title, just have us in your heart."
"Then I'll listen to you." Song Zhaodi took out all the snacks Song's mother bought and filled the small square table instantly, "I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Zhong Dawa pursed her lips and smiled, subconsciously looked at Mother Song, and whispered, "This grandma is very good."
"Pfft!" Master Liu sat opposite his nephew and looked at Liu Yang's eldest son who was about the same age as Dawa. He was also a grandfather. He was inexplicably nervous. When Dawa said this, Master Liu relaxed, "This Grandpa is also very good, aunt and uncle are also very good."
Zhong Dawa looked at the fish at his feet and nodded: "It's all good."
Song Zhaodi smiled, took apart the Jiangmi strips, opened them a little to taste that the sugar content was not high, and pushed them directly to Dawa, beckoning to the two nephews, "The four of you eat separately. You can go upstairs or in the courtyard, no. Go outside."
"Okay!" Zhong Dawa took it, "Let's go upstairs."
Song Zhaodi: "Dali, Liu Gen, follow Dawa upstairs." She gave her elder sister Song Laibao a wink as she spoke.
Sister Song put down her second child and pushed him: "Go and play with my little brother. Is it my brother?"
"The big baby is the biggest." Song Zhaodi grabbed a few more candies, "Give one to the big baby and the second baby, and the big baby will take out all their little toys for you to play with."
As soon as the eldest child and the second child left, except for Mr. Liu and Mrs. Duan, the rest were all relatives of the two children. The two children were not as timid as when they first entered the door, so they took Song Zhaodi's candy and ran upstairs.
After the child was sent away, Song Zhaodi said, "Brother-in-law, Uncle Liu wants to know how those people treated you and Aunt Yang after your father died." After a while, "Brother-in-law, don't worry about causing trouble to Uncle Liu, he is the teacher, we are not afraid. them."
"Actually, it's all over." Liu Yang said with tears in his eyes.
Song Zhaodi sighed slightly and winked at her mother, who got up and went to the kitchen.
Mrs. Liu's wife was illiterate before she married Mr. Liu. People of that era had no tomorrow until Mrs. Duan and Mrs. Liu got married, Mrs. Duan didn't even have a serious name.
When Sister Duan was young, relatives and neighbors called her Xiao Duan. Now that I am old and the wife of the teacher, I can no longer call "Xiao Duan", no matter how old or young I call my sister-in-law, or sister-in-law Duan.
Sister-in-law Duan brought the fish and meat she bought to Zhong's house after lunch.
Song Zhaodi kills the fish after stewing the duck. When the Song family arrived, Song Zhaodi was marinating the fish with salt and ginger slices.
Mother Song saw the four fish on the chopping board, and she was happy and distressed: "Zhao Di, the future is too long?"
"Mother, it's too exaggerated." Song Zhaodi said, "The fish is cheaper than what our family sells. Because I know that you will come, the meat ticket saved to the end of the month is useless. If you eat enough at one time, we will all satisfy your cravings."
Mother Song couldn't help but say, "We are only a few people, and we can't eat four fish."
"Our family of five, our family of six, and the Liu family of four." Song Zhaodi said, "eldest brother-in-law's cousin and cousin haven't finished school yet. Not to mention four fish, four more fish are not enough to eat. Mother, help I set the fire and I started cooking."
Mother Song wanted to say that five of the children could not eat a few mouthfuls at all, but she bought all the fish, and it was too late to say anything: "You have three children to raise now, and you will have children in the future, so save some flowers."
"I know, mother." Song Zhaodi said, "We have savings."
Mother Song said "um" and asked in a low voice, "Is there any movement?"
Song Zhaodi was puzzled: "What's the movement?"
Mother Song pointed to her belly: "Aren't you stupid kid?"
Song Zhaodi was speechless: "Mother, from the day Zhong Jianguo and I got married, we have only been together for twenty-four days, and even if I had, I wouldn't feel it."
Mother Song counted with her fingers, "Yes."
Song Zhaodi turned around and rolled her eyes. The old lady was also very impatient: "Mother, when you come to Wengzhou Island, does the second sister know?"
"We came in a hurry and didn't tell her." Mother Song said, "When we return to the village, if she doesn't ask, I won't tell. When she asks, I'll talk."
Song Zhaodi disagreed: "It's not fair to the second sister if you don't tell the second sister about such a big thing."
"Then what do you call your mother?" Mother Song said, "After your second sister was born, your mother's belly has not moved. She thought that she had only two daughters in her life, and she was impartial to your eldest sister and your second sister. Your eldest sister has it. Your second sister also has it, even if there is a headband, my mother has not lost your second sister.
"What about her? I don't know when Liu Yang fell in love with the whole family. The village chief went to our house to propose Liu Yang to join our family, but she didn't say anything. Liu Yang and your elder sister went to talk about evidence, and she jumped out to stop it. I can't say, Laibao, don't go, ask your sister to go? Is this what a mother should say?"
Song Zhaodi: "Second sister didn't say it at the time, because she thought the eldest brother-in-law would choose her. She usually treats the eldest brother-in-law very well, maybe she thought the eldest brother-in-law knew what she thought."
"She was born to me, I didn't even see it." Mother Song said, "How could he know that your eldest brother-in-law is such an honest person. Your second sister is just that you think she is very smart.
"As for what happened later, when you were there at the time, my mother told her that she would definitely find someone who was better than Liu Yang in every way, so that she would not suffer a loss. As for her, she quietly found one by herself. When you get married, you can tell me and your father when you go back to the village to get a certificate. Tell me, is there such a girl in the world?"
Song Zhaodi sighed: "It's been a few years. You are a mother, don't care about her. If she is sensible, she wouldn't say anything against her eldest sister and her eldest brother-in-law getting married."
"I don't want to hide it from her." Song Mother said, "Her man's salary is higher than that of Liu Yang, and every time she goes back, she babbles endlessly. It seems that our family can't do anything without her man.
"Your eldest brother-in-law is now an orphan of a martyr, or a member of the military. If she finds out, she should feel that she is not as good as your eldest sister, and she should be angry with us and not come back during the New Year." He couldn't help sighing, "We don't have any in our family either. People who like to compare are not so cautious, who is she like."
Song Zhaodi: "Like your aunt and your cousin."
"Speaking of your aunt, your cousin knew that you were married to Jianguo, so she didn't make trouble?" Mother Song asked hurriedly.
Song Zhaodi didn't mention it. She counted the days and the time of Shen Cheng's boat coming here, trying to get Zhong Jianguo's stepmother and ex-mother-in-law together, and only talked about what happened when the two came to Wengzhou Island.
"Your cousin will come again." Mother Song affirmed.
Song Zhaodi knew that Zhong Jianguo's ex-mother-in-law would come again, but she didn't think about Zhao Yin when she saw her mother: "Did my mother hear something from my uncle?"
"Her son, the one born by Zhao Yin's marriage to Jianguo's father, is already eighteen this year." Mother Song said, "She was born on the second day of the National Day, and her name is Shengli. She graduated from middle school last year and stayed at home without going to the factory. I go to work here, listen to your uncle, and want Jianguo to arrange a job for him."
Song Zhaodi's eyes widened, she couldn't believe it: "Why is it all this virtue?"
"Don't mention it." Mother Song sighed, "When we came, several women in the village asked your father if Jianguo's treatment was good. I think he also wanted to send his child to join the army."
Song Zhaodi: "Being a soldier is glorious, but being a soldier is also hard. Now the weather is better. I heard Mrs. Duan say that in the dog days, officers of all sizes are tanned like black carbon, and some people have skin peeling from the sun." After a while, "Zhong Jianguo is no exception."
"They all thought that there would be no wars now, and that being a soldier is like the puppet army in the past, sitting in the house all day eating and drinking spicy food." Song mother explained.
Song Zhaodi thought about it carefully: "Go back and tell them that the war is still going on."
"War?" Mother Song was shocked, "Lao Jiang's people are here again?"
Song Zhaodi hurriedly said, "Mother, don't worry, it's not this way. I remember that there was a war in the south, but I can't remember exactly where it was, so I went back and asked Jianguo." Immediately, she lowered her voice, "Mother, are you still crying outside? "
Mother Song walked to the door of the kitchen and looked outside: "Don't cry. His uncle is talking to your father, maybe it's about your brother-in-law's past. How do you eat these fish?"
"I've read it in the book, steamed and braised." Song Zhaodi bought two sea bass for steaming, and Sister Duan bought the fish for braised, "I used to want to make it when I was at home, but we don't have those things at home. Mother, I am now I'll make braised pork for you."
Mother Song saw that her daughter seemed to be a different person, and was very pleased: "It's different when you get married, and you all know how to cook meat for your mother."
"I wanted to do it before, but you think I can't live." This is the truth. The original owner used to eat clear soup with little water and no oil and water in his stomach, so he dug a piece of pork and put it on the steamed bun, sprinkled a little salt, and dipped the steamed bun in oil to eat, but was caught and beaten by Mother Song.
Mother Song: "The girl's family loves beauty and loves to play. Besides studying, you only want to eat. Mother used to say that your young lady's body is the life of a maid. I didn't expect my mother to see it too."
"I was only ten years old at that time, and no one knew what the future would be like." Song Zhaodi said, "But one thing is, the future will get better and better."
Mother Song nodded: "It's better than a few years earlier."
"Mother, the eldest baby and the second baby are quite obedient." Song Zhaodi knew what Song Mother was most worried about.
Mother Song said "um" and suddenly thought: "Where's the third child?"
"Didn't you see?" Song Zhaodi was surprised. "There is a small bed by the door, and the three babies are sleeping. They sleep for a while every afternoon."
Mother Song pushed the firewood inside, got up and went there. Seeing that there was really a bed to the east of the kitchen door, she couldn't help but sigh: "The people in the city really have a way. Liu Gen also made one. In the future, when Liu Gen sleeps, your Aunt Yang doesn't have to stay in the room and watch him."
There used to be a woman in Xiaosong Village who put her child to sleep on the bed, she cooked food, and when she finished the meal, the child died.
Father Song was invited to check on the child. Just looking at the child's face, he knew that it was the child who woke up and played by himself, somehow got into the quilt and covered himself to death.
After that, the villagers in Xiaosong Village did not worry about their children sleeping by themselves.
Liu Ling had the memory of the original owner. When the three babies were sleeping, Liu Ling used a small quilt to cover him and did not dare to cover him with a quilt. Only when guarding him would he dare to cover Sanwa with a quilt.
"This thing is easy to make. There are drawings in Jianguo." Song Zhaodi said, "I'll ask him for it. Mother, the fish has already been steamed, so now let's cook it?"
Mother Song has no objection: "When will Jianguo come back?"
"Around six o'clock." Song Zhaodi said, "If he doesn't come back, he will put the dishes in the pot and heat them first."
Steam fish in a large pot and stir-fry vegetables in a small pot. Song Zhaodi made braised fish and braised pork, followed by frying two pots of lotus root, two pots of lettuce and green vegetables.
While making seaweed and egg soup, Song Zhaodi heard someone calling Brother Zhong and deliberately said, "Mother, Zhong Jianguo often comes back at this time. When he gets home, he doesn't have to do anything, just eat."
Mother Song asked back, "What do you ask him to do? What kind of work do you think he can do?"
"Washing clothes, chopping firewood, you can do anything." Song Zhaodi said casually.
Mother Song glared: "Nonsense again. What does it look like for the gentlemen to do laundry? Don't think about it."
"Auntie, you may not know that I wash all the clothes in our house." Zhong Jianguo walked in. "The sheets and sheets on the rope outside, as well as Sanwa's diapers, have never been washed by Zhao Di."
Mother Song turned to Song Zhaodi and couldn't believe it: "Really?!"
"Mother, he understands my hard work with my children." Song Zhaodi actually didn't want to talk about it. If she didn't say something practical, even if she said that she was doing well, her cheap mother would not be relieved, "I want to wash, he won't let it go. ." Without waiting for Zhong Jianguo to speak, he said, "Take the Dongpo meat out."
Zhong Jianguo's face changed slightly, and he smiled at Song's mother. When he saw the sliced, shiny meat, he subconsciously glanced outside. Seeing that no one came in, he waved to Song Zhaodi, "Quickly grab a piece and I'll try it."
"You're so poor!" Dongpo's meat is big and there are many people. In order to eat more for everyone, Song Zhaodi cut the meat into pieces and prepared two pots. There is still one pot being cut, so he simply cut a large piece for him. Put it in his mouth.
Zhong Jianguo couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, swallowed the meat and said, "Just rush to this piece of meat, it's worth it, it's worth it." After speaking, he turned around and walked out.
Mother Song couldn't help rubbing the goose bumps on her arm: "You guys. Forget it, I'm too lazy to say it."
"Then don't say anything." Song Zhaodi said, "I will go to school next month, and I have 80 yuan a month. If there is any difficulty at home, mother, ask father to write to me, and I will send you money. "
Mother Song opened her mouth: "So many?! You, you are married to Zhong Jianguo, you are married right."
"Yeah." Song Zhaodi said, "Even if the school doesn't stop classes, my salary as a teacher after graduating from college is not necessarily so much."
Mother Song quickly asked, "Why are there so many here?"
"The school is a school for the children of the army," Song Zhaodi said. "It teaches the descendants of officers. The education department gives some money, and the army also gives some money. The salary is higher than other places."
Mother Song was completely relieved. However, when she saw the dishes on the table, she couldn't help but say that Song Zhaodi would not live a good life.
Zhong Jianguo ate Dongpo Pork again, as if he had eaten honey. Before Song Zhaodi could open his mouth, he said, "Uncle, auntie, it's hot here. If you don't eat it, you won't be able to eat it tomorrow."
"Put it in the well." Sister Song said suddenly.
Song Zhaodi: "This is a water well, there is no well." Seeing that her sister and brother-in-law only served vegetables, she thought about it and gave them a lot of meat, and then said, "Dawa, this Dongpo bibimbap is better than vegetable juice. The bibimbap is delicious, do you want it?"
"There's no food today." Zhong Dawa had long thought, "I know." Her eyes lit up, "Keep the broth for me." She took two miscellaneous noodles and ran out.
Mother Song hurriedly asked, "What is this child doing?"
"I guess who's going to ask for rice." Song Zhaodi guessed so, but she didn't expect Dawa to come back with a bowl full of rice, and she couldn't help laughing, "Who gave it to you?"
Zhong Dawa was very proud: "Mom in the forest. Dad, go get me a bowl. I'm going to use broth for bibimbap."
Zhong Jianguo took out four small bowls and divided the rice into four portions. Erwa and Liu Gen had less rice in their bowls, and Dawa and Dali had a little more rice in their bowls. Then, he picked out the meat and poured juice over the rice. Seeing Master Liu's pair of sons and daughters looking at him with wide eyes, they smiled and said, "Have you never seen something like this before? Dawa thought of it himself."
"My mother cooks, even the soup is delicious." Zhong Dawa gave Song Zhaodi face, and wanted to call her stepmother on purpose several times, but when she saw oranges and apples hanging on the wall, she was embarrassed to call.
Mother Song said with a smile: "Then you can't just eat soup, you have to eat meat too." As she spoke, she gave him and Erwa two pieces of meat.
The two little guys suddenly smiled.
Seeing this, Zhong Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Yang and Sister Song also felt relieved.
After the meal, Zhong Jianguo naturally washed the pot and the dishes. Rao was that Song's mother was a little mentally prepared, and couldn't help but say that Song Zhaodi was ignorant.
Song Zhaodi didn't want to talk to her, she changed the subject, and told them where to take a bath, and who and where at night.
When Mother Song saw Song Zhaodi like this, she didn't bother to talk about it. And because of this, when Mother Song was sleeping, she found that there was a headband under the bed and didn't think much about it. She mistakenly thought that Song Zhaodi had fallen when she was cleaning the room.
The eldest baby, the second baby, and the third baby slept with Song Zhaodi and Zhong Jianguo. There were three children between them. If they wanted to make eye contact, they could only see one of the other's eyes. Song Zhaodi was happy: "Captain Zhong, sleep like this. Are you still satisfied?"