His thoughts were exposed.
Liu Qiao’er’s plump, fair face flushed slightly, but she didn’t flinch at all.
“We cooks have our principles: a knife can only serve one master. I’m resigning!”
Xu Zhizhi stared wide-eyed in surprise. Seeing her sincere expression, she felt that the other party was definitely not lying. That bowl of egg drop soup must have been more important to Liu Qiao’er than her own Battalion Commander Li!
The fighting spirit that had been ignited within her vanished instantly, and Xu Zhizhi leaned back lazily.
A seasoned palace intrigue expert, she doesn’t dislike female rivalry at all.
Ah, how lonely it is to be invincible.
“Chef Liu, thank you so much. Don’t worry, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with our toilet.”
She came up with a more thoughtful solution to the toilet issue. If no one made a fuss about it, that was fine, but if someone came, she could use it as a publicity stunt!
Liu Qiao’er pouted, her tone sarcastic.
“Don’t take it lightly. You’re so lazy and expensive. What if you get dumped one day? I wonder where you’ll go to cry then!”
Liu Qiao’er skipped work to come out, and seeing that it was almost noon, she couldn’t stay any longer.
He glanced at the spacious toilet and frowned.
“No wonder people say you’re such a spendthrift. Wouldn’t it be better to spend that money on food and drinks?”
After saying that, Liu Qiao’er walked out with a pained expression.
That doesn’t make sense, it just doesn’t make sense!
Anyway, the warning has been given. If she is reported, let’s see if her husband will kick her back.
Look at Sister Guihua next door, she had two children with Deputy Battalion Commander Yu, and the couple still fought tooth and nail over it.
This man is not as delicious as a big pig’s trotter!
Liu Qiao’er left, cursing and swearing.
Zhang Chun’e from next door rushed over upon hearing the news. “Zhizhi, we’re building this toilet with such fanfare. Will someone really report us? Xiangbei from our family just got promoted. I think we should just give up.”
Zhang Chun’e was a feisty woman. Although she didn’t think there was anything wrong with building a toilet in her own yard, she was afraid of causing trouble for her husband.
Xu Zhizhi didn’t say anything, but led Zhang Chun’e around to the back of the toilet.
“Sister-in-law, look!”
“Such a deep pit? And what are all these winding pipes for?”
Xu Zhizhi explained the principle simply, and Zhang Chun’e was so surprised that her jaw dropped.
“Can this thing really be used like this? Won’t it smell bad?”
“Sister-in-law, this is how the toilets in our factory used to be renovated. Anyway, you can see for yourself. Winter is coming, and it will be just the right time to use them.”
Zhang Chun’e bit her lip. “Okay, I’ll change it with you. I trust you.”
Zhang Chun’e had only one belief: she hadn’t read many books and didn’t understand the things in them, so following capable people was always the right thing to do.
Last year, Xiang Bei, who went back to visit his family, mentioned that the camp often experienced power outages in winter, and they needed to burn over a thousand kilograms of hardwood each winter. They arrived late this year, so where were they going to get so much firewood? They would have to buy coal briquettes, which would be another huge expense.
If Zhizhi’s method works, then we can save firewood for cooking in winter, and then just buy some coal briquettes to get through the winter.
And so, Zhang Chun’e made up her mind and went back to tell Gu Xiangbei about it.
Their family was also planning to renovate their toilet. Upon hearing this proposal, Gu Xiangbei pondered for a moment.
“Okay, let’s follow Battalion Commander Li’s lead. If it really works, we can promote it in the family compound next year!”
the next day,
Zhang Chun’e then expanded the toilet in her home according to Xu Zhizhi’s method.
The young men in the logistics department were strong and skilled workers, and they completed the expansion of the pool in just one afternoon.
Because both houses are under repair.
That evening, Zhang Chun’e and Xu Zhizhi cooked a meal to entertain the young soldiers from the logistics department.
The young soldiers were very excited when they heard that they could eat food cooked by the wives of the Tiger Battalion soldiers, and they worked much harder.
It’s now widely rumored in the camp that the sister-in-law of the Fierce Tiger Battalion has won the honor of being the most diligent sister-in-law this time with a bowl of cured pork rice.
Several single soldiers have already made the wives of the Tiger Battalion their ideal partners.
Everyone was thrilled to hear that they could stay for dinner at Battalion Commander Li’s house. They hoped to find a sister-in-law who could cook like that in the future.
As soon as it got dark, Zhang Chun’e set up a small wooden table in the yard.
Daya acted as a vegetable delivery person between the two courtyards. Xu Zhizhi made a cabbage and egg dumpling soup, and since it was mostly young men, she added five eggs in one go.
I also stir-fried some shredded radish, and steamed a plate of cured pork belly with alternating layers of fat and lean meat.
Zhang Chun’e made braised tofu, pig intestines, and pig head meat, all of which she bought from the supply and marketing cooperative that morning.
The four young soldiers were stunned for a moment when they saw the dish.
The round-faced young soldier in the lead said, “Sister-in-law, this is all part of our work, there’s no need to eat so well!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Before winter, in order to prevent the heavy snow from collapsing the roof, they often received requests from the family area to repair the roof. But no other woman could cook so many delicious dishes.
Although there’s no large piece of fatty meat, there’s cured pork and offal, which are all oily and flavorful.
Moreover, the sisters-in-law’s cooking skills are amazing; the plating is so beautiful, it smells so good, and it looks so delicious.
As the main hostess, Daya distributed bowls and chopsticks to the young soldiers while introducing them with a smile.
“Braised pork offal is my mom’s specialty, and the dumpling soup is made by my sister Xu. Uncles, please don’t be shy.”
The little girl had chubby cheeks and was incredibly adorable.
The young soldiers smiled broadly, saying they would eat when the battalion commander returned.
Daya then said, “Uncle, we only have so many stools at home, so please eat quickly, otherwise my dad won’t have anywhere to sit when he comes back.”
Xu Zhizhi also urged, “You all eat. We’ve already saved food for Battalion Commander Li and Battalion Commander Gu.”
Only after hearing this did the young soldiers feel relieved enough to sit down.
They ate with gusto, and it smelled delicious!
…
As Lian Guihua brought the steamed buns to the table, she heard a noise from next door and couldn’t help but spit out her food.
“A bunch of spendthrift women, eating meat every day, you’ll be poor to death…”
“A worthless girl, yet they treat her like a treasure. Families that live off their own descendants never leave themselves a way out…”
They have two sons, so they have to be careful with their food!
Wait until the boss sees that whistleblower letter she wrote tomorrow, then let’s see if you’ll still be able to eat meat.
Dayong looked at the cornbread his mother brought out and silently took a deep sniff. After his father and mother had a fight, his father applied to go on a mission. His mother stopped giving them potatoes, but she replaced them with cabbage and cornbread, which wasn’t much better.
The steamed buns were made by my mother herself. The dough was like dead dough, just a lump of dough, and it was dry and crumbly.
The cabbage was simply boiled in plain water with a little salt and lard, and the taste was indescribable.
There is no harm without comparison.
Da Yong took a bite of the noodle as if venting his anger. He really envied his dad, who could still go on missions even after getting into a fight.
He and Xiaoqiang had no choice but to stay here and suffer.
As expected, the dough in his mouth tasted bitter. Da Yong chewed it numbly while glancing next door.
I wonder when I’ll be able to live the life of a girl like Daya who loses money.
Xiaoqiang was young, and as soon as he dropped the steamed bun, he ran next door, saying, “Mom, I don’t want to eat this. I want to go next door and be Auntie’s son!”