Lin Qingqing originally wanted to refuse, but when she saw the tomatoes and eggplants in the basket, her eyes lit up and she was reluctant to refuse: "Mother Ji Yang is so polite." She took the basket, "Wait a minute, I made tofu pancakes here, you can try them too." After all, they were neighbors, and they would interact with each other, so she didn't need to be so polite.
Xu Huijuan was dumbfounded. This Lin Qingqing was really rude. She brought vegetables over, so she should be polite, right? So this person was completely different from the Lin Qingqing she knew in her previous life. Except... they looked the same.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Qingqing had already gone to the kitchen with the basket, and it was too late for Xu Huijuan to refuse.
When Lin Qingqing came to the hall again, she was still carrying the basket that Xu Huijuan used to hold the vegetables, but there was a plate in the basket with five tofu pancakes on the plate. The tomatoes and eggplants in it were naturally taken out by Lin Qingqing: "Mother Ji Yang, here's the basket. You can take the pancakes back and try them. Don't be polite with me. I have to thank Ji Yang for what happened today." Maybe she went to the vegetable market too late today, so she didn't see the tomatoes and eggplants, otherwise she would have bought them herself.
Xu Huijuan wanted to refuse, but since she had already done it, it would be too petty for her to refuse, so she could only accept it: "Thank you so much, Comrade Lin. I'll go back first." Hey, he clearly wanted to distance himself from Lin Qingqing so as not to implicate himself, but why did he keep sending gifts to her? Xu Huijuan was speechless.
Before Xu Huijuan left, she reminded Ji Yang: "Ji Yang, be a good boy when you eat at your aunt's house. Don't be willful and naughty."
Ji Yang said happily, "I know." As a child, he loves lively places the most. He is the only child in the family and he feels lonely during meal times. Now he is eating with his good friends, and Ji Yang is very happy.
As soon as Xu Huijuan left, Lin Qingqing didn't need to teach the children to count, because the cabbage and fried tofu soup was ready. Cabbage cooks quickly and fried tofu is a cooked food, so it will naturally be ready quickly.
"Children, please sit down, we are going to prepare dinner." Lin gently reminded them.
When Lu Haici heard this, he said, "Mom, let me help." His little body had already gotten down from the stool.
Children always follow suit. When Ji Yang heard Lu Haici say this, he also slid down from the stool and said, "Aunt, I'll help you too."
Lin gently pressed Ji Yang: "Hai Ci will help mom, Ji Yang doesn't need it, you are a guest, guests don't need to help with the work."
When Ji Yang heard this, he quickly sat down, his calves still swinging. It was so good not to have to work. He really enjoyed being a guest.
When Lu Haici heard what his mother said, he was also happy, and he followed Lin Qingqing happily.
Lin Qingqing asked Lu Haici to serve the tofu pancakes, which were already warm and not too hot for a child to hold. Excluding the one Lu Haici ate, there were 21 tofu pancakes in total, 5 of which were given to Xu Huijuan, leaving 16. She put 3 tofu pancakes in each small bowl, because the children also drank soup, and she was afraid that they would be too full, so she only gave them 3. She also took 3 for herself, leaving 7.
"Wow..." When Lu Haici brought the tofu pancake to the table, Ji Yang saw the colorful tofu pancake in the small bowl and couldn't help but take a bite. "Delicious, Lu Haici, your mother's egg fried rice is delicious, and this pancake is delicious too."
Lu Haici said proudly: "My mother's cooking is the best, twice as delicious."
Ji Yang said, "Well, it's twice as delicious as what my mom makes... My mom's cooking isn't twice as delicious." It's not that Xu Huijuan's cooking is not delicious, but that what Xu Huijuan cooks is a dish that can be seen in this era, and children like rare things.
Lin Qingqing came in with the soup. After hearing the two children's childish chatter, she smiled and said, "Then Ji Yang can come and eat often." How much can a little kid eat? With the Lu family's conditions, it was naturally not a problem. Moreover, she could see that Lu Haici had no other friends, so Lin Qingqing would naturally pay extra attention to his only friend, Ji Yang.
When Lu Haici heard this, the smile on his face slowly faded.
"Really?" Ji Yang looked at Lin Qingqing expectantly.
"Of course, you are Haici's good friend, of course you can." Lin Qingqing said.
At the same time, the Qin family.
Commander Qin is over 50 years old this year. He started to serve in the army when he was a teenager. He did not return home until he was 22 years old, which is 30 years. Because the national situation was not good, he was always away. His parents were worried that he would never come back, so when he returned home after more than ten years, they immediately found a partner for him. Although he was an "old youth" and it was not easy to find a wife, he was a soldier, had meritorious service, and had money in his hands, so it was not difficult to find a wife. Under the arrangement of his family, he found a young and beautiful girl, Zhang Hongping. Zhang Hongping was only 16 years old at the time, and the two were 6 years apart. Therefore, Commander Qin loved this wife very much. Maybe "old man and young wife" are basically like this.
Commander Qin stayed in his hometown for a few days and then returned to the army. He was away for several years and did not return home until he was 29 years old. At that time, his first two twin sons were already 7 years old.
The second year after returning home, in 1938, Qin's third son was born. For Qin, this was a late-born child, so he and Zhang Hongping were particularly fond of this son.
In 1955, Zhang Hongping took her 18-year-old youngest son to join the army. As for her two 25-year-old sons, they had already started families in the countryside and stayed in the countryside to take care of their grandparents.
Zhang Hongping followed the army early, and could be said to be one of the earliest military wives. She had lived in the army for eight years, so she was very confident and qualified. Moreover, she found a job for her youngest son in the army cafeteria. This was also the reason why she brought her youngest son to follow the army. Otherwise, why would an 18-year-old boy follow her
Because of the national situation at that time, the first two sons did not receive much education and were ordinary rural men. But when the youngest son grew up, it was just after the founding of the People's Republic of China, so Zhang Hongping paid special attention to the training of the youngest son. However, even though the first two sons were ordinary rural men, because their father was a division commander, one of them became a team leader and the other worked in the supply and marketing cooperative in the town, and they lived a good life.
For Zhang Hongping, this kind of life was already the best, except that her first two sons gave birth to six granddaughters, which made her feel ashamed. So later, she married Yang Mailian's daughter for her youngest son.
Yang Mailian's first child was a daughter, and then she gave birth to three sons in succession. Therefore, Yang Mailian also loved her eldest daughter, thinking that the eldest daughter would bring her good luck and that the three sons were brought by her.
This feudal idea was recognized by Zhang Hongping, who also believed so. So the two hit it off and became relatives.
Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian also went to the county market today, so when the kindergarten came to call the parents, they were not there. When she came back from the county, she learned about Qin Ming's situation and saw his wounds, and she was so angry that her heart ached.
"Look at Xiao Ming's arm, what kind of person is this?" During dinner, as soon as Commander Qin came back, Zhang Hongping lifted up her grandson's arm to show Commander Qin, "The kid from Lu Cheng's family is too vicious." The skin was broken, and the wound had been treated. It should have been treated by Teacher Qian, but in Teacher Qian's opinion, there was no need to go to the clinic for such a wound, so no medicine was applied on the wound, and therefore, there seemed to be some blood clotted.
"Grandma, I also beat Lu Haici." Qin Ming leaned in Zhang Hongping's arms and said unyieldingly, "I also bit Ji Yang, and he even bled." He said this with a sense of boasting. He hated Ji Yang more than Lu Haici.
Qin Ming didn't know, this was probably... the natural dislike between the villain and the hero.
Commander Qin took a look at the wound and said disapprovingly: "What's this? When I was fighting, bullets pierced my body, but I didn't even frown. Besides, if a man can't even bear this little injury, how can he have a great future?" Although he also loves his grandson, after all, he had a grandson after six granddaughters, but his philosophy is different from his wife's. A man should be upright. If he cries over a little injury, how can he protect the country in the future? How can he protect his family? "When he becomes a soldier and goes to the battlefield in the future, he will face greater dangers, so he has to adapt to the minor injuries and pains now."
Qin Ming immediately said: "I will be like grandpa in the future and beat up the bad guys until they scream."
“Pooh, pooh, pooh…” Zhang Hongping said, “Xiao Ming will definitely not join the army when he grows up.” She only has one grandson, and she would never let him join the army. What if something unexpected happens
As a soldier, Commander Qin certainly hopes that his descendants can inherit him. Of his three sons, the first two are too old and there is no hope. After the youngest son came to the army, he made special arrangements, but he failed the physical examination. So he pinned his hopes on his grandson. Hearing his wife say this, he did not object. Anyway, when his grandson grows up, he will directly let his grandson check. "Let's talk about it when he grows up."
Zhang Hongping also knew his character, so she decided not to continue the topic, but she had to give an explanation for her grandson's injury: "I'll take Xiao Ming to the Lu family after dinner. He's so vicious at such a young age. He will definitely harm others in the future."
Master Qin said in a kind voice, "It's not worth making a fuss about such a small matter. Lu Cheng will be selected as a regular member of the group soon, so don't worry about it."
When Zhang Hongping heard that Lu Cheng was promoted to regiment commander, she shouted, "What? So fast? He was promoted to deputy regiment commander at the beginning of the year before last, which is only two and a half years at most. Aren't you promoted every three years?" Having been with the army for so many years, she had some understanding of this.
Commander Qin did not elaborate, only saying, "It is possible, but it has not been decided yet."
When Zhang Hongping heard this, a calculating look flashed in her eyes.