Almighty Military Wife

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State-run restaurants can only serve white noodle dumplings and big fish and meat on Mondays and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they can eat vermicelli and white rice at most and boiled vegetables with sliced ​​bacon.

Su Qinghe happened to work on Thursday.

The next day is Friday.

In the morning, someone from the purchasing department brought fish and white noodles over. Aunt Li and Su Qinghe happily went to move the things into the restaurant.

Qiao Da was picky about whether the fish was big or not, and whether the meat was fresh or not.

When the things entered the store, Aunt Li take out the meat and flour tickets directly. Qiao Da also took out a bunch of tickets to count.

Su Qinghe said, “What are you doing with the tickets?”

Aunt Li smiled, “It’s rare to supply such good fish twice a week. Aren’t you going to bring some back to your family? You can’t buy such fresh fish from the supply and marketing cooperatives. Our relatives have already made a reservation.”

Su Qinghe: “…” You can still do this?!

She also hurriedly took out the money and the ticket. The ten yuan Chang’an gave her was the last time she sent something to Chang’an. The shipping cost a bit, but the money hasn’t been moved much yet. There are also a few meat tickets.

All three of them bought some good meat. Su Qinghe didn’t buy much. Mainly because everyone did, if she didn’t do it would seem to be out of touch with the people. Anyway, it’s not such a wicked thing to take things for nothing. Well, it doesn’t count if you eat it, it’s a work meal…

When the things were packed, they were stuffed in the basket under the workbench.

Not only did they do this, but soon people familiar with them from other units also came, “Old Li, do you have any white flour?” ”

“Fuqiang flour and whole wheat flour, as well as a little bit of crusted gray flour.” Aunt Li said, nibbling on melon seeds.

“No more, do you want gray flour?”

“…Yes.”

When the people left, Su Qinghe said, “Don’t we have Fuqiang flour and whole wheat flour?” We just got them.

“It’s just a little, we still have to make dumplings. The cadres like to eat them.”

After a while, people came one after another. They all buy dumplings.

Seeing Su Qinghe, Secretary Sun’s wife said, “Hey, isn’t this the third daughter-in-law of the old Gu family? She also came to work here.”

Aunt Li smiled and said, “Xiao Su is hardworking and works quickly.”

“Really, I can really say, this old Gu’s family is really good, and his daughter-in-law is also a temporary worker. At least it’s also a preparation ah. But I think it’s coming soon, Lao Li, you will have to retire in a few years. Well, this position will probably belong to Xiao Su. It’s good to continue like this.”

Provocation, blatant provocation!

Su Qinghe looked at Aunt Li’s face, and immediately said, “This is impossible. There must be rules in everything. Of course, Aunt Li’s work is for her family members. How can she give it to others? Isn’t this a mess? Secretary Sun doesn’t think so too, does he? That’s not okay, and everything will be chaotic. After all, there are rules to be followed.”

Secretary Sun’s wife’s face froze, but she didn’t expect the little daughter-in-law of the old Gu family to look honest but knows how to speak like this. She said with a false smile, “That’s right, you have to pay attention to the rules in everything. You should also go back and talk to your father-in-law. Don’t cross the line all day long.”

“My father didn’t cross the line, but he did things for the people wholeheartedly!”

Before Secretary Sun’s wife could say anything, Aunt Li had already brought the dumplings and put them in the bowl of Secretary Sun’s wife.

Secretary Sun’s wife took a look, frowned, and said, “Why are these dumplings so small today?”

Aunt Li smiled and said, “Usually there is a lot of flour, so we will make them bigger for you. Now that the year is not good, there are only a few people who come to the restaurant. You can make do with it, and next time if there’s a lot of flour, I will make it bigger for you.”

“…” Secretary Sun’s wife left with a straight face. Obviously very dissatisfied with the dumplings.

After she left, Aunt Li snorted outside of the window. “Tsk, still want to eat big dumplings.”

Su Qinghe: “… Aunt Li, I don’t have any other ideas. My partner is a soldier, and I may have to follow the army in the future, so it’s impossible to stay here.”

Aunt Li waved her hand, “You say those words, how can’t I believe you? That’s what she is. When she comes, she wants to eat dumplings that are bigger than others and if she orders two noodles, she wants to receive three. When it comes to replacing other people’s work, only their family can do it.”

Su Qinghe remembered that her mother-in-law was majestic at home, but she was always honest outside. She thought Secretary Sun was probably not good. If he doesn’t deal with her father-in-law and doesn’t fight for seeds for the county, his wife has such virtue, how can he be a good person?

In the morning, the three of them ate dumplings. After eating and drinking, they opened the door of the restaurant. It was already nine o’clock…

A group of people rushed in, and some even fought for seats. Su Qinghe hurried over to persuade them. “Two comrades, don’t fight. Be careful this is a public place.”

As a result, they didn’t listen at all.

She patted the table directly, “Do you still want to eat or not? Get out if you want to fight, don’t occupy the public’s place!”

The fighters stopped their hands immediately and then glanced at each other. One of them reached out to hold the other’s hand, “Comrade, long time no see. I just got a little more enthusiastic. You eat first, and I’ll go out to smoke a cigarette.”

“Okay, I’ll call you when I’m done, and I’ll reserve this seat for you.”

The matter was settled peacefully.

Su Qinghe: “…” I really can’t get used to it!

After finishing their morning meal, Aunt Li and Qiao Da also went out, planning to come back at noon.

“Master, let me cook for lunch. I can make braised pork, which is my specialty. You guys can try it, and eat it when you arrive.”

“That’s fine too.” Qiao Da nodded. It was good to smoke with his old buddy for a while longer.

As for whether Su Qinghe will steal food, that’s fine. After working for so many years, he knows what is missing with just a look. Besides, the food in the restaurant is not lacking, as long as it is not too much, no one will say anything.

After everyone left, Su Qinghe began to study the braised pork recipe that she has make.

As a generation of home-cooked food, it is also an essential famous dish. Su Qinghe is ready to practice this dish as an upgraded assessment dish.

The best ingredient for this dish is pure local pork, the kind of pig that does not eat industrial feed at all.

The pork in this era is all local pork. She just has to pick the best quality. The pork anywhere is not as good as that of state-run restaurants. People supply the restaurants first and then supply the supply and marketing cooperatives.

Comparing the pork and the recipe, Su Qinghe has gone through countless times in her head.

When it was eleven o’clock, Su Qinghe began to steam rice and cook.

…

In the county, several middle-aged people wearing gray collar jackets got off the long-distance bus.

Looking at the situation in the county, their faces are a bit gloomy.

This county is also one of the most desolate places, and the situation is quite serious. The figures reported last year alone are quite shocking. This year, it also reflected the difficulty of planting seeds. The city has been thinking about it, worried that the seeds are not enough, so they arranged a sum of money to fill the gap. If the seeds are not enough, let the local authorities go to other counties to buy them, but they can’t rely on them to distribute them all.

This time the city is still worried, so a team was arranged to investigate and visit. See how the spring sowing is going in various places.

“Old Yan, where should we go first, to the county government or to the countryside?”

“What are you going to do at the county government? Things are done by them and you still have to listen to what they say? I found out last year that some old comrades are very dishonest. They speak differently from what they are doing. The policies above have been distorted, which has caused a lot of opinions among the people below. Let’s go and listen to the opinions of the people this time.” Team Leader Yan said seriously.

As the leader of the group has spoken, the others naturally have no objections.

A young man said, “It’s almost mealtime now, should we go down after eating, or else we’ll have to trouble the local community.”

Team leader Yan nodded, “Let’s eat first. There should be a state-run restaurant here.”

A group of people asked the way and hurried to the state-run restaurant.

Although the county is not big, it’s still a bit confusing to walk around for those who come here for the first time. They were about to ask some locals to ask for directions when everyone smelled a fragrance.

As soon as the smell enters the nose, the saliva can’t help but come out.

Lao Yan sniffed, “It smells so good. It smells like braised pork. It’s really good to be able to make these at ordinary people’s homes.”

“What ordinary people’s homes? It must be the state-run restaurant.” Another older person walked over looking for the fragrance.

Others followed suit. The state-run restaurant was quickly found. Hujia County State Hotel. At this time, the door was closed, and there was a burst of fragrance from the window.

Some people are also waiting outside. What is this for, why the door is not open yet?

Old Yan went straight to knock on the door.

“What’s the noise, it’s not time for lunch yet!” There was a scolding sound from inside.

Others who were waiting in line outside laughed.

Old Yan: “…”

The young secretary who followed him immediately asked someone to ask, “Comrade, what’s going on, the state-run restaurant is not open yet?”

The old man who was asked laughed when he heard this, “You guys are from out of town, right? Our state-run restaurants are always ready to receive people. Let the working class eat good food. Serve the working class, we understand.”

“…” Lao Yan and his party felt that this reason was quite enlightened.

When the scent inside had almost disappeared, the door finally opened. Then a group of people rushed in directly.

The research team was knocked out.

Going inside again, a group of people who were rude just now are sitting obediently now.

Leader Yan said, “It seems that we are still not down-to-earth. We usually eat too much in the cafeteria and are reluctant to eat in restaurants. I thought I was quite economical, but in fact, we were separated from the people.” I didn’t know the people were so tough for a bite to eat.

There is no place to sit, so they can only find a place to stand and prepare to eat. They have time to wait for the meal.

When it was their time, a few of them ordered a bowl of braised pork directly without any discussion, “That’s what it smells just now.”

“It’s not the same. You’re still picky about the taste when you eat braised pork.” Aunt Li smacked her mouth. The meat just now is really delicious, and Xiaosu’s cooking skills are so good!

Old Yan said, “Why not, we all smelled it just now.”

“That’s not made by the master, and now the master cooks. If you want to eat, you can eat the master cooks.”

The master’s cooking must be more delicious!

Several people made a quick decision, “Just the braised pork made by the master.”

 

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

 

 

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