Chapter 10
Xu Wanxiu didn't expect this to happen. She naturally felt that one thing was better than one less thing. Even if it was simply to set up a table and invite a few people over for dinner as a conservatory, that would not be an easy task.
But she had no reason to refuse this matter.
It is customary for family members to come to accompany the army, that is, Zhao Guoqiang also attended the warm house banquet of his comrades before. Then, after the original master came to join the army, it was because he had gone on a mission earlier that he had to delay it.
Now that Zhao Guoqiang is back, if he doesn't do it, although everyone knows the previous reputation of the original owner, the same Zhao Guoqiang will also lose face in front of his comrades.
In addition, Xu Wanxiu also wanted to stay in the military region in the future, and naturally had to find a way to change the impression of the original owner in the military region, so the warm house banquet was a good opportunity.
After weighing it up, Xu Wanxiu nodded and said, "Okay, then you call someone first, and we'll set up a table the day after tomorrow to invite people to have a meal. I heard Mrs. Zhao say that tomorrow is the day everyone goes to the market. I happened to go shopping with her and come back to cook."
Zhao Guoqiang's heart was fluctuating, and he nodded: "Okay, then I'll call a few comrades-in-arms and their family members who are familiar with each other to come over.
" Good." Xu Wanxiu thought of Zhao Ye, and added, "Sister-in-law Zhao takes good care of me, why don't I call their family on that day too."
Zheng Shouye from the next door, Zhao Guoqiang is quite familiar. From the company, he nodded in response: "Okay, let's see if there is another one that you usually get along well with, you can call them together."
Speaking of this, Xu Wanxiu suddenly asked: "This kind of need Don't you need to call the people on our floor?" Except for Zhao Ye, she was not familiar with everyone on this floor. Of course, the last thing I want to see is Zhang Cuihua, who lives in the opposite door. But they all said that to build good neighbor relations, I was afraid that Zhao Guoqiang would mind.
After all, the two of them are still in the stage of testing each other, and you come and go.
Zhao Guoqiang said directly: "No, it's fine to invite whoever you are willing to invite."
He seemed to mean something, Xu Wanxiu nodded and stopped talking. However, Zhao Guoqiang later explained: "When you go to the market tomorrow, by the way, see if you have vegetable seeds and buy some back. I will reclaim the land the day after tomorrow and grow some vegetables by the way."
"Got it." Xu Wan Show should go.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhao Guoqiang got up to wash the dishes. The two have reached a tacit understanding on this point for a while now. In the evening, Xu Wanxiu cooks and waits for him to come back to eat. After the meal, Zhao Guoqiang will wash the dishes.
The next day, before going out for training, Zhao Guoqiang asked Xu Wanxiu if he had enough money and tickets. The 20 yuan I gave last time was actually a lot. These days, it was only used to buy vegetables, and there was no chance to use that ticket. Xu Wanxiu said,
"No need, I still have the money and the ticket, basically. I haven't touched it, it's enough."
After Zhao Guoqiang went out, Xu Wanxiu ate breakfast, simply packed up, and went to the next door to find Mrs. Zhao at the appointed time. Just as Mrs. Zhao came out, the two walked downstairs while talking.
A group of people had already gathered downstairs from the family members, all of them military wives who were going to the market today, walking forward in twos and threes. It was not surprising for them to see Zhao Ye and Xu Wanxiu go downstairs together. After all, the scene in the vegetable field yesterday had already spread among the military wives, and they all knew that they had gotten together.
A little ahead of Caitian, a military cart was waiting, Xu Wanxiu followed Zhao Ye into the car, and found a place to sit down. After everyone was seated, the driver drove off, showed his pass at the entrance of the military district, and drove directly to the market.
The two sat side by side, but Zhao Ye was the first to say with a smile: "Yesterday, my men and Lele said that dumplings were delicious. Wanxiu's craftsmanship is really good."
After receiving such high praise, Xu Wanxiu He didn't dare to respond: "I'm just relying on the ingredients. I've been cooking at home for the past few days, and I've always been like two or three things. I still want to learn from you, Mrs. Zhao.
" Ye was happy when she heard it, and she greeted warmly: "Hey, how can this be the same, I have been taking care of the house for many years, Lele is five years old, Wanxiu, you are still young, it is normal for you to not understand a lot, I will wait for you when I look back. Give you a few more dishes."
"Okay, it's really thanks to Mrs. Zhao. I used to learn some fresh dishes with my mother at home. She was worried that I would not be used to coming with the army. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhao has you to help." Xu Wanxiu said with a small mouth. As if smeared with honey, he said half-truth.
This is also to pave the way for making fresh food in the future, it is said that the original owner's mother taught it.
When Zhao Ye mentioned that he wanted to learn how to make dumplings from himself, Xu Wanxiu agreed without saying a word, but she did her best to explain how to prepare the dumpling stuffing.
Arriving near the market last time, the military vehicle stopped, and after making it clear that we would gather at eleven o'clock, everyone got off the bus. That is to say, there is a total of two hours of free time, and Xu Wanxiu is still walking with Zhao Ye.
The two first went to the grain and oil store to buy some rice, then made a pot of oil, and Zhao Ye bought another pound of Fuqiang powder, which was considered a luxury for her. Xu Wanxiu remembered the rich and powerful fans she had accumulated in her system space. In order to become famous, she also symbolically bought half a catty of rich and powerful fans.
Then the two were going to buy meat again. This time, it was not the opening time of the meat factory, so the two could only go to the pork shop to buy it. There are only two or three fixed points in this place. The meat joint factory delivers fresh pork to these points every day, and the people nearby buy it with meat tickets and money.
A pound of pork is eighty-five cents, and it comes with a pound of meat tickets. Zhao Ye thought that he would come out every two weeks, and the house would always be a little dirty, and he wanted to make dumplings, so he was cruel, gritted his teeth, and bought a pound of pork.
Xu Wanxiu also bought two kilograms of pork and one kilogram of pork belly, but Zhao Ye was stunned. She subconsciously said, "Wanxiu, why did you buy so much pork all at once?"
As soon as she said the words, she knew that she out of bounds. She regards Wanxiu as a sister, but she is not qualified and should not take care of her family affairs.
Xu Wanxiu didn't hide it, and said: "Well, the guy in my family said in the morning that he didn't ask anyone to warm up the house before, thinking about taking a rest tomorrow, so he took care of it, and told me to buy more things to go back, okay. Set up a table."
She looked at Zhao Ye and said seriously: "I originally wanted to go back and formally talk to you, Mrs. Zhao. Since I mentioned it now, I hope your family can come over tomorrow and have a lively together."
This is a happy event. Since it was Xu Wanxiu's warm invitation, Zhao Ye couldn't help it. She nodded again and again: "Hey Wanxiu, if you didn't say it earlier, I will definitely come to help you tomorrow. You are such a nice person, but you have to Let people get to know each other well through this warm house, so that those long-tongued women are not talking nonsense outside all day long."
Xu Wanxiu was amused by her, smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then thank you Mrs. Zhao." Then she bought it again. I got a pound of pork ribs and a pound of pork bones.
Then the two continued to buy things. Xu Wanxiu bought another 20 eggs. She happened to meet a nearby villager who came out to sell chicken. Thinking that no chicken would be a feast, she deliberately chose a big and fat hen.
After a while, she was carrying a large bag and a small bag, and Zhao Ye followed her. It was a scene of her wanton shopping. She thought to herself, maybe half of the rumors from the outside world are true, at least she spent the money to really let herself go.
Originally, Xu Wanxiu was thinking about seeing if she could buy tofu, but when she saw that the door of the tofu shop was full of people, she heard the child at the back of the line muttering, "Hey, my parents call me all the time. After queuing up, I can’t buy tofu, and I even have to grab the tofu dregs.”
Xu Wanxiu listened to the silence, she once again realized the difficulty of this era and the scarcity of materials. Thinking like this, Zhao Ye just went to the grocery store, so she also went to buy some black beans, which is also good for soup.
"By the way, Mrs. Zhao, I want to ask you something, where can I buy vegetable seeds?" Xu Wanxiu asked, remembering Zhao Guoqiang's explanation.
Zhao Ye was very happy when he heard it, and he was busy and enthusiastically introducing: "Are you finally going to grow vegetables in that field? This vegetable seed, you still have to go to that kind of seed shop, but I don't know if the door is open today.
" Due to the long cycle of planting vegetables and grains, many people will deliberately buy more seeds when they buy seeds, so the seed shop will only open every ten days. Zhao Ye didn't pay attention to the specific day, and after hesitating for a while, he still took Xu Wanxiu to the seed shop.
When he walked to the seed shop in his memory, although the door was deserted, Zhao Ye was relieved to see that the door was open, and led Xu Wanxiu in directly.
It was a relatively narrow shop, with a few drawers sparsely placed in it, all of which were opened one by one, with seeds of various sizes and varieties.
Xu Wanxiu asked the man who was leaning on the back of the chair fishing and dozing off: "Hello, I want to buy some vegetable seeds."
The man's eyes were half-closed, not going to sleep when he suddenly heard a sound and woke up suddenly , when he saw someone coming, he straightened his body and said, "Vegetable seeds? There are cabbage, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, etc., and some melon seeds, cucumbers, melons, and loofahs are also good."
Although he hadn't woken up yet, he remembered these It came very smoothly. Xu Wanxiu pondered for a while, and then said, "Then please help me pick some seeds for everything, and get more seeds for the Chinese cabbage." I didn't expect to meet a big and generous client this time, and that person also Delighted, he stood up directly and stood in front of the counter picking seeds. He also visits the shop every ten days. Even so, few people usually come to buy seeds, and the occasional two or three are more selective and dislike it in every possible way.
Although he is also receiving salary here, he is not comparable to the air of supply and marketing cooperatives and state-run restaurants. After picking out the seeds, they went to the counter to calculate the price. There was no ticket for these seeds. After Xu Wanxiu gave the money, he and Zhao Ye went to other places to have a look.
At the appointed time, Xu Wanxiu and Zhao Ye each carried their large and small bags and waited at the place where they got off the bus. It's really a big purchase, Xu Wanxiu has the most, although Zhao Ye's is not as much as Xu Wanxiu, but he also bought a lot more than before.
When other people came over one after another, they saw Xu Wanxiu and Zhao Ye carrying a lot of things in their hands, and there were many things that couldn't be lifted at their feet, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.