allonlinenovel Chapter 188 Can’t understand people?
Chapter 188 Can’t understand people?
Before Xiao Xiangdong entered the door, Zheng Xiumei sprinkled grapefruit leaf water on him to remove bad luck. If she wasn't afraid of being seen, she would have asked Meng Xiaoman to get him a brazier. This battalion commander Xiao is indeed a bit troubled.
In addition to seafood, the rice also includes duck meat. There was no chicken seller in the market today, so Meng Xiaoman bought an old duck. The only meat left at home was two pounds, and it was not enough to make braised pork, so Meng Xiaoman cut the meat into slices and made a stir-fried pork dish, and fried celery and dried beans with shredded pork. Together with a few plates of vegetarian dishes, the table was filled with food.
During Xiao Xiangdong's absence, deputy battalion Zhang Bo and instructor Zhao Qianjin were busy with matters in the battalion. When Xiao Xiangdong returned, they were finally able to straighten their backs and angrily retaliate against those battalions and companies who badmouthed them.
Zhang Bo: "Battal Commander, you have to go back to the team tomorrow to have a good discussion with that guy Ma Qianjin, just because he likes to say bad things about you."
Zhao Qianjin also said: "There is also the new battalion commander of the Second Regiment and the Third Battalion, Bao Lei, whose nickname is Huabaozi. He said he wants to challenge you."
"Next time they say something, you don't have to wait for me, just beat them up." Xiao Xiangdong said.
"That's not okay," Zhang Bo shook his head, "You are our boss, so you have to take action."
Zhao Xiangqian also echoed: "That's right, boss, I will take note of anyone who lets you off the hook, and I will give you the list when we get back to camp. Then let them see the majesty of our third battalion."
In the evening, Meng Xiaoman helped Xiao Xiangdong rub his back, and the only wound on his back was a long pink scar.
"Does it still hurt?" Meng Xiaoman's fingertips rubbed the slightly convex scar.
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
Meng Xiaoman measured the length of the scar with his hand, "It's so long. What kind of weapon caused it?"
"Katana." Xiao Xiangdong said.
The newly grown skin was very delicate and felt good to the touch. Meng Xiaoman couldn't help but rub it twice more. "Don't get hurt next time."
"Yeah, stop touching me, and rub my back again. I'll go back to the bedroom later and let you watch as much as I can."
A breakup is better than a wedding. When Meng Xiaoman got up the next day, her legs were weak.
Meng Xiaoman went to the market to buy vegetables and found that Aunt Wu's fish stall was open again. Only then did she know that Captain Chen had returned home from the hospital.
Meng Xiaoman bought two kilograms of abalone and picked a hairtail. Winter is the time when hairtail is at its most plump. The meat is thick and oily and tastes particularly good.
"How is your recovery? Can you go into the sea now?"
"How can I? I just got out of bed."
"Then you don't have to take care of him at home?"
"It cost so much money to treat the injury, and there are so many people at home who need to eat, so we can't just do nothing. Now that he can get out of bed, I don't have to wait on him, so I can go out and continue setting up the stall."
"Oh, then Xiao Xiangdong and I will go see Captain Chen after two days of vacation."
"No, no, don't bother. He can eat and sleep now. There's no big problem. It's just that he won't be able to go to sea in the future." Aunt Wu said, "But don't worry, my two sons have gone to sea. I will still sell them here. If you want to eat seafood, tell me and I’ll let my son save it for you.”
Going to sea is a dangerous job. Generally, if there are many brothers in the family, they will not all do this. If anything happens, at least they can leave a heir for the family. The same was true for the Chen family before. The eldest son went to sea with his father, while the younger son stayed on the island to do other work. Now both of the Chen family's sons are going to sea, which is also due to the pressure of life.
"If you need any help, just say it. There was an accident at sea before, thanks to Captain Chen."
"Well, thank you, sister, but we can still hold on for now." It's just a pain for the younger son that the promised marriage can't happen.
After New Year's Day, it was not long before the Lunar New Year. During the New Year, Xiao Xiangdong gave out one more coupon for a pound of liquor, two coupons for cigarettes, and two coupons for meat.
"I exchanged the meat ticket for one to Chang Chi. He said he would send it to his hometown to buy meat for Grandpa Zhang and Chang Ming."
"Then you ask him to come home for dinner in the evening. Get some dried scallops and dried squid at home and ask him to send them back to Grandpa Zhang to make porridge."
"Okay, I'll tell him."
In the evening, just after dinner, Zhang Changchi ran out carrying his things like a thief.
"What's wrong with him? There's nothing to chase him."
"uncertain."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Qi Yanli's angry shout, "Zhang Changchi, wait for me, why are you running so fast?"
The next day, Xiao Xiangdong came back from the military camp and said that Zhang Changchi had not been here recently.
"why?"
"I'm afraid of being stalked."
After Qi Yanli fell in love with Zhang Changchi, she stalked him in all kinds of ways and often went to the camp gate to squat, making Zhang Changchi afraid to leave the camp gate now.
"This girl is quite brave."
"But no, a soldier gossiped about her and Zhang Changchi, and she heard it. She scolded him for a while, almost making a grown man cry. In the end, the instructor led the soldier to apologize to her, and she shut up."
Greedy for Xiao Xiangdong's dumplings, Zhang Changchi came secretly on New Year's Eve. I thought I was being careful, but I didn't expect to hear Qi Yanli's voice before the bench was warm.
Zhang Changchi wanted to pretend to be dead, but her voice became louder and louder.
"What are you yelling about? Are you annoyed?"
"Don't worry. I made dumplings and left a bowl for you. Here, you can try it." Qi Yanli held the bowl and handed it to him.
"I won't eat, you can eat it yourself." Zhang Changchi didn't answer.
"It's specially reserved for you. It's stuffed with pork and cabbage. It's delicious. Please try it."
"You told me I won't eat. Don't you understand what people say?"
"It's really delicious. It has a lot of meat added. Just eat one." Qi Yanli picked up a dumpling and wanted to feed him.
Zhang Changchi subconsciously pushed her hand away, "I told you I won't eat!"
With a clatter, the bowl and chopsticks fell to the ground. The coarse porcelain bowl broke into two halves and the dumplings fell to the ground.
"Oh, my dumplings!" Qi Yanli hurriedly knelt down to pick up the dumplings. The dumplings were still steaming, so she didn't care about scalding them and picked them one by one into the broken bowl.
"I told you not to eat it, but you insisted on me tasting it."
The dumplings were stained with mud, and the white and tender dumpling skins became dirty and inedible, but Qi Yanli still picked up all the dumplings, and her fingers were burned red.