Chen Ping had returned.
The thing in his hand attracted the attention of the neighbors in the courtyard.
There was pork belly, pork suet oil, and big stick bones.
There were also tomatoes and big white radishes.
There was also a bag of fruit candy.
He even bought a lot of rice and white flour.
It seemed that the New Year had come early today.
This meal probably used up all his savings, right?
Everyone knew that Chen Ping's monthly salary was only twenty-two yuan.
Excluding his own expenses every month, he actually could not save much money.
But tonight was special.
The neighbors looked at Qin Huairu.
The young couple might have already discussed their marriage, so they didn't care about spending money now.
Chen Ping walked up to Qin Huiru and handed her the bag of sugar.""Are you hungry? I went to buy some rice flour oil, so I came back late.”
"It's okay. I'm not hungry."
Qin Huairu stood up and received the candy with a delighted expression. She took out a piece of candy, peeled off the wrapper, and placed it directly into Chen Ping's mouth.
"Is it sweet?"
"Yes, sweet. Eat one too."
Chen Ping also peeled a piece of candy for Qin Huiru to eat.
The two of them showered him with affection as if no one was around.
Jia Dongxu's face turned green.
The vegetable buns in her hands were no longer fragrant. She just felt that they were not as delicious as other people's sweets.
Chen Ping was eating candy as he wrapped his arm around Qin Huiru's waist and turned around to enter the house. He did not pay any attention to Jia Dongxu, who was standing beside him like an idiot.
"Tsk, what's there to show off about eating candy?”
Jia Zhangshi went over and pulled her son's arm."Let's go home. Don't think that his family has meat to eat tonight. Let's see how long he can eat.”
"Go eat dirt in a few days."
Jia Dongxu also said hatefully and turned around to go home.
……
At Chen Ping's house.
After putting the things down, Qin Huiru looked a little worried.""Brother Ping, why did you buy so many things at once? There's still a week before the New Year."
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Chen Ping reached out and stroked her hair. He smiled and said,"You just came back yesterday. Shouldn't I welcome you properly? We'll eat meat tonight."
"Alright, then we'll eat less.”
Qin Huairu knew how to be thrifty.
Chen Ping was very satisfied.
He picked up the pig oil gifted by the system and smiled."It's fine to eat less, but I have to refine some pork fat today. When you're not around, I rarely get involved with oil.”
"Oh my god, this suet looks really good. It can be refined into a lot of pork fat.”
Qin Huairu gulped greedily.
"You do it. I'll go prepare tonight's dishes.”
"Yes."
The two of them began to get busy.
Qin Huairu lit the fire and cleaned the pot.
Then, he cut all the pig oil into small pieces and placed them all into a big pot. He poured half a ladle of water and sprinkled some salt into it to enhance the fragrance.
As the fire grew stronger, the water in the pot evaporated completely, and the fat began to slowly refine into oil.
That smell was really fragrant.
Perhaps modern people felt that the taste of refining pork fat was very greasy, but that was because modern people ate too much oil and didn't feel anything.
However, at the end of the 1950s.
Especially during those terrifying three years, people didn't have much money in their stomachs.
Even Old Jing was the same.
If it weren't for the fact that the people in the Red Star Compound relied on the Red Star Rolling Mill, a huge state-owned enterprise, these people might not even be able to eat.
Therefore, when the smell of refined oil wafted out of Chen Ping's house, all the neighbors in the courtyard were so greedy that they walked out of their houses.
They were all sniffing at the door.
"Oh my god, this pork fat smells so good.”
"Why is it so rich?"
"I'm so hungry."
"Chen Ping really knows how to squander. He actually bought so much pork suet. That would cost a few dollars, right?"
"The young couple is in love. They definitely want to show off.”
"I'm drooling. I wonder how they are going to eat their pig fat dregs?”
"No matter how much you eat, you won't be able to eat it. Hurry up and wipe your saliva.”
The neighbors were craving for it.
Even if I eat one of the meat dishes tonight| Yi Zhonghai also came out and squatted in front of his house to smoke a cigarette.
In the courtyard, he was the only one who could smoke.
He still had some money in his hands.
Other families were so tight that they couldn't even bear to smoke.
Yi Zhonghai stared at Chen Ping's house and kept thinking that this kid didn't interact with his neighbors.
He was always alone.
Otherwise, if their relationship was harmonious, they could go to their house and ask for some pork fat to eat.
Sigh!
He didn't expect that poor boy to find a beautiful wife.
Looking at Qin Huairu's body, she was definitely able to give birth to a son.
It was a pity that his wife was sick and could not have children. He had spent a lot of money on his wife over the years, but in the end, he could not cure anything.
Now, Yi Zhonghai had given up.
This would be the end of his life.
He hoped that after he died, the ancestors of the Yi family would not blame him.
As for what to do when he got old?
Yi Zhonghai had an idea.
He had taken a fancy to Silly Zhu, who lived in the same courtyard.
Silly Zhu was honest and brought his sister along. The siblings lived alone in the courtyard without parents.
Yi Zhonghai often helped the siblings.
In fact, it was so that Silly Zhu could take care of him in his old age.
Luckily, Qin Huairu had chosen Chen Ping.
From the way Silly Zhu was staring at Qin Huiru, he knew that the silly boy was also tempted. He definitely wanted to date that lady.
She must not let him get into a relationship.
Because once Silly Zhu got married and had children, his energy would definitely be tied up by his wife and children, and he would not be able to support himself in his old age in the future.
Therefore, Yi Zhonghai was also on guard against this.
He couldn't let Silly Zhu have a woman by his side.
If there was, it would be best if it was a widow with a child.
……
The fragrance in the courtyard was getting stronger and stronger.
After Chen Ping's family had finished refining the pork fat, he fried a plate of eggs and tomatoes with pork fat.
When the egg liquid exploded in the boiling pig fat, the fragrance was simply tempting. It floated in the courtyard and made the neighbors cry.
Ten minutes later.
A dining table was placed in the small room.
Chen Ping and Qin Huairu brought the dishes to the table.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Qin Huiru felt as if she was dreaming.
He was still eating roasted cornbread this morning.
In the end, they had rice for lunch.
It was really rice.
The snow-white rice grains were crystal clear and steaming.
He also added a bowl of pig fat residue and a plate of eggs and tomatoes.
Heavens!
It was too fragrant.
Suddenly, Qin Huairu's stomach rumbled, causing her face to turn red from embarrassment.
Chen Ping chuckled." You're welcome. Hurry up and eat." We'll eat whatever we have at home. Don't worry. I won't starve you in the future."
Upon hearing the words 'our family', Qin Huairu felt as if she had drunk honey.
He really thought of himself as his wife.
He could feel it.
Back then, after Qin Huairu gave her first time to Chen Ping, she left in a hurry the next day, saying that she wanted to go home and tell her parents about the two of them.
Actually, she also wanted to see Chen Ping's reaction.
Would Chen Ping not want her if she came back after a period of time?
Would she despise her for being a village girl?
In the end, when she returned yesterday and saw Chen Ping's gaze, Qin Huairu knew that she was overthinking things.
This man was very reliable.
He really cared about her.
Therefore, Qin Huairu made up her mind to follow Chen Ping with all her heart, even if she had to suffer in their house and eat noodles every day.
It didn't matter.
Didn't he eat noodles every day in his hometown?
Sometimes, he couldn't even eat noodles.
He was not afraid of hardship.
Qin Huairu was afraid that she would not have any emotional sustenance.
Although she was born in the countryside, she was quick-witted and intelligent.
Now, she could finally live with him in peace.
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