Chapter 15

There was nothing in the kitchen either.

Before she came, the four grown men in Zhou Tuan all ate in the cafeteria. However, they had the habit of boiling water for bathing, so there was a pile of firewood in the corner, as well as a few small sweet potatoes.

The children must have been very hungry, so they cooked some food.

Seeing that there was no food in the kitchen, Qiao Yu decisively took out a piece of bacon and two pheasant eggs from his big bag.

When Zhou Jun saw the two things his stepmother took out, his eyes widened before he even started to make a fire.

That’s meat!

He couldn’t remember the last time he had meat. There was no shortage of seafood in the cafeteria, but if you ate too much, there would be a difference between it and meat.

His throat rolled due to excessive saliva secretion.

Qiao Yu scraped off the dark layer of bacon before saying, “What are you looking at? Make a fire!”

“Yeah, okay.”

Put the bacon in cold water and blanch it.

While blanching the sweet potatoes, she washed a few and was about to peel them, but then she remembered that people nowadays gnawed tree bark and dug grass roots, so it would be a luxury for her to peel them.

So cut it into pieces with the skin on and cut it into thin slices after inserting the chopsticks into the bacon.

Put the thinly sliced ​​bacon and sweet potato cubes into the washed pot, add clean water and boil them, put them on a wooden steamer, beat two pheasant eggs in a bowl, add a lot of water, add salt and stir, finally put them on the steamer, cover the pot and wait for it to be cooked.

The taste is not that good, but the point is that there is meat and eggs!

Once the fire was lit, the aroma of the meat spread ten miles away, and almost everyone in the neighborhood knew about it.

Zhou Tuan’s second wife from the countryside who followed the army is here to eat meat!

There are quotas for grain in the countryside, but aren’t they all sent to the city? There are more people starving to death in the countryside than in the city, so where does the meat come from in the countryside?

Many people were suspicious. Qiao Yu covered the pot and explained to Zhou Jun: “Life was not easy in our village either. Some people even starved to death. My family saw that my husband had died… Oh, not your father, but my previous husband. They came and made a scene and exposed my life story.

My goodness, I was deliberately taken away by mistake! I was supposed to live in a compound in Beijing. Before I came to join the army, I recognized my grandfather as my relative. So I had money on hand, right? I bought some good things at a high price. “

“……” Zhou Jun had fantasized about his stepmother in various ways.

There are also stepmothers in military compounds. They are either harsh to their stepchildren, or treat them coldly, or are sweet mouthed but cruel at heart.

But there is no such thing.

As soon as he arrived, he started chatting with his stepson, as if they were… the same age?

He thinks calling someone aunt is too old, so he should call her sister.

Qiao Yu always had a chatterbox. In an era without mobile phones, he could only spend his time chatting.

Look, while we were chatting, the meal was ready.

“Hey! Alright! Let’s go, clear the table and serve the food!!”

This impetuous temperament made the anxious Zhou Jun feel a little relieved.

What if I feel uneasy?

He, Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu were adopted, so he couldn’t let Zhou’s father be single for the rest of his life, right?

The steamed egg was for Xiaoyong, but everyone had a spoonful, and the last half bowl of vegetables was for Xiaoyong. In addition, she also took out milk powder.

The black box was so small that she scooped out her precious things one by one and put them in it, copying new ones every day…of course, for her own nourishment.

This body is only eighteen years old and still has a lot of growth to do.

Qiao Yu made a spoonful of milk powder for Xiaoyong, stirred it, and then explained to Zhou Jun: “This is also given by my grandfather. There is only one can. It will be gone after Xiaoyong finishes it. I do have a few cans of malted milk. When you are hungry, tell your aunt and I will make it for you.”

Zhou Jun: “No need, Auntie, Dad bought us some malted milk.”

It’s just not much, just one bowl a week, and the three brothers drink it together.

Qiao Yu: “Okay, Auntie got it. Let’s eat!!”

Currently, it is not easy to get a little bit of oil and water, and you have to fight for food. But today, after all, this is the first time the two sides have met, so they are polite. There is no choice, so Qiao Yu has to divide the bacon and sweet potato rice into everyone’s bowl.

Divide very evenly.

After eating, Zhou Jun’s three children rushed to wash the dishes, and Qiao Yu didn’t stop them.

After washing the dishes, Qiao Yu asked, “Did you three go to school?”

Zhou Jun: “Yes.”

“Didn’t you go to school today?”

“School is closed, and today is the weekend.”

Qiao Yu slapped his head and said, “Hey, I forgot about this.”

Then, Qiao Yu asked, “Do you know that there is a supply and marketing cooperative in the army? I’m going to buy some things. I’m out of food at home. Is there a food store on the island?”

“Yes. There is a grain store on the island, but there is no food in the store.”

“There’s no food in the grain store?”

“Previously, a military wife used the national food coupons to buy food from the army and then resold it to the public at a high price. After she was discovered, it was discovered that she had obtained the national food coupons from her uncle, the director of the city grain station.”

“He openly engaged in speculation and profiteering in the army… He was bold. How did he get punished in the end?”

“She was sent to the farm, and the uncle who was the stationmaster was also removed from his position. The grain store on the island is temporarily out of food, and all the food is directly delivered to the canteen from other places, and then strictly controlled…”

Money and tickets can’t buy it.

“What’s up with those sweet potatoes in the kitchen?”

“I dug it from my own land.”

“Private plot?”

“Well, it’s not in the military compound, but it’s also on the island. Every family has a private plot of land, where they either grow high-yield crops like sweet potatoes and corn, or grow vegetables. This year’s economy is not good,

Everyone grows food.

Dad was often on a mission, so I was the one taking care of the private plot, but I also had to go to school, so the sweet potatoes I grew were not as big as those grown by other aunts.”

After chatting for a while, Qiao Yu took Zhou Jun out to the supply and marketing cooperative, leaving Dawei to look after the three children.

The military supply and marketing cooperatives have much more things than those in small places.

She had no shortage of money and would buy whatever she saw.

The Zhou family didn’t cook, and they didn’t even have soy sauce or vinegar, so she started by targeting seasonings and bought the bottles as well. Enamel basins, towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste…

Malted milk? Buy buy buy!

Cloth coupons and cotton? Buy, buy, buy!

Shoes and socks? Buy, buy, buy!

Aluminum lunch box…

Seeing this, Zhou Jun quickly stopped her: “Aunt, we have plenty of aluminum lunch boxes at home.”

Qiao Yu withdrew his hand and walked towards the cabinet where high-end items were kept.

Watches? Clam oil? Vanishing cream? Buy, buy, buy!

Zhou Jun’s brows twitched. Seeing that his aunt even wanted to buy a watch, he spoke again: “Aunt, the watches here are not as diverse as those in the city mall. How about going to the city mall to have a look next time?”

“I see…”

Qiao Yu withdrew his hand.

In my previous life, because I had plenty of money, I could buy all kinds of luxury goods without blinking an eye, so I had a slight shopping addiction, and I haven’t changed my bad habit even in this era.

Qiao Yu smiled at Zhou Jun and said, “It’s a good thing you reminded me. I’ll go to the city mall tomorrow and see if there’s any food for sale. If not, I’ll just pay for the tickets and we can all eat in the cafeteria together.”

“Yeah, okay.”

There were too many things, and the two of them, one big and one small, couldn’t carry them back alone.

The supply and marketing cooperative staff smiled at Qiao Yu and said, “Don’t worry, sister-in-law. I’ll have someone deliver it to your house later. It’s from Zhou Tuan’s family, right?”

“Oh, yes, thank you for your help.”

“It’s no trouble, no trouble.” Buying these hundreds of dollars’ worth of stuff is almost as much as her monthly sales for several months, and she will get commission from it!

Her smile to Qiao Yu became much more sincere.

However, Qiao Yu cooked meat as soon as he arrived at the military compound and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy hundreds of things. I heard that there was a piece of ready-made clothing that had been hanging for a long time and no one had bought it…

This kind of extravagant and lavish energy doesn’t seem like someone from the country.