A pot of dumplings, a plate of pancakes, and a pot of pickled vegetable and tofu soup.
Zhou Lanqin also cooked a large bowl of egg soup for his daughter-in-law, brought it to her, and said, "Linglong, drink this bowl of egg soup to replenish your body."
"Mom, let's eat together. There's no need to prepare it separately for me." Gong Linglong said hurriedly.
"We can just eat other things, and you can drink egg soup."
Zhou Lanqin thought about her son's physique. He probably tormented her a lot last night. He was very energetic and physically strong as a soldier. His daughter-in-law might have been injured due to his torment and she had to take some nutritious supplements.
Although my mother didn't say it clearly, Lu Jingchuan understood what she meant. He was a little embarrassed and immediately used chopsticks to make pork dumplings for his wife.
"Aunt Zhou, have you finished your breakfast?"
As soon as everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks, Jiang Yaping's shout came from outside. Zhou Lanqin immediately got up and opened the door, "Yaping, we just finished eating."
"We are going to the back mountain to collect firewood today, will you go?"
Jiang Yaping made an appointment with family members yesterday afternoon. They were very busy at that time and did not come to inform them.
Zhou Lanqin thought about the banquet held at home yesterday and used up all the firewood her son had stored up. The remaining firewood was only enough for two or three days. She nodded and said, "Okay, we will go too. Please wait a moment while I wash the dishes." Just take the chopsticks and leave.”
Turning around and coming back, he arranged work for his two sons: "Jingchuan, if you don't go to training today, then go to the mountains with Jingyang to get firewood. Let's get more firewood today. Spring will come soon. There will be a lot of rain. So pick up more firewood." It’s better to keep it at home.”
"Okay." Lu Jingchuan responded and immediately stood up to put away the dishes.
They went out to collect firewood, and the mother and daughter Bai Shuixian and Gong Linglong also went. Zhou Lanqin didn't let them go, but the mother and daughter couldn't stand idle, so they just grabbed the rope and machete and followed them.
There was a huge team going to collect firewood, half of them were children, and there were two or three babies about one year old, all tied on the backs of their mothers with slings.
The other five- and six-year-old children all carried small backpacks and followed them into the mountains to collect pine needles and leaves to use as matches. As for the other two- and three-year-old children, they simply followed and had fun rolling and crawling along the way.
Gong Linglong brought a handful of candies when she went out, and gave one to each of the children. She talked and laughed with the military family members along the way, and quickly integrated into their group.
Jiang Yaping and the others originally thought that Gong Linglong was a lesbian who had never experienced hardship. After all, she was fair-skinned and beautiful, and did not look like she had done farm work. But when she started working, everyone realized that they had misunderstood her.
"Linglong, let Jingchuan and the others do the tree-cutting work. Don't go." Zhou Lanqin was afraid that his daughter-in-law would be tired.
"Mom, it's okay. I'm strong and can do it." Gong Linglong went over to help with a machete.
Lu Jingchuan didn't let her chop down the big tree trunk. "Linglong, stand aside. I'll chop off the tree first, and you chop the branches."
"You two brothers, let's get this tree together. Mom and I will go over there and chop it down."
Gong Linglong was an expert at chopping trees and making firewood, and the mother and daughter had been working together for many years, so they just left him alone.
Seeing her chopping down a tree as thick as an arm in just a few clicks, the military wives' eyes changed when they saw her. Jiang Yaping asked with a smile: "Linglong, do you usually work too?"
"Work, I grew up in a rural area, and I do this kind of work every day."
When Jiang Yaping heard that she also grew up in a rural area, Jiang Yaping was slightly surprised: "You don't look like you grew up in a rural area at all. No girl in the countryside is as fair as you."
All the military wives came from the countryside, and no new daughter-in-law was as charming as she was. Let alone them, even those from the art troupe were not necessarily as good as her in terms of appearance and skin color.
Gong Linglong smiled after hearing this, "I can't get a tan because of my mother's good birth."
Bai Narcissus was helping to chop the branches. He smiled lightly and didn't say much. He lowered his head and worked silently.
Jiang Yaping and the others noticed Deputy Commander Lu's mother-in-law at the wedding banquet yesterday. She must be less than forty years old. Her dress and conversation are very charming, and she speaks softly. The army leaders all praised her. They said at that time I guess she is from the city.
But now that I saw her calloused hands, I was sure that they were hands that had done farm work. They were as rough as theirs. It seemed that they really lived in the countryside.
Zhou Lanqin was helping to bundle the branches. Seeing that the mother and daughter were no worse at work than the two sons, she felt deeply in her heart: "My mother-in-law, your health has just recovered. You can rest next to me while I do it."
"It's okay."
Bai Narcissus smiled lightly and said: "I haven't been active for the past half month to recover from my injuries. I eat and sleep every day. There is no activity. My limbs feel like they are rusty. I still need to work."
"Then you work a little bit, don't do the heavy work, let Jingchuan do it."
Zhou Lanqin did not forget to arrange work for her son, and said: "My son-in-law is also half a son. From now on, you and Linglong should not do the heavy and dirty work at home, and tell him to do it. He is a man, he should take care of his wife and respect his mother-in-law." That’s right. You should rest more at home and take good care of yourself. In the future, Linglong will give birth to one or two babies, so just take good care of them.”
Seeing that she was thinking about both mother and daughter in everything, Bai Narcissus was moved and said to her daughter: "Linglong, your mother-in-law loves you, you must respect your mother-in-law well in the future."
"Mom, I can." Gong Linglong responded.
Zhou Lanqin's work continued, and she said with a smile: "Mom can walk now, and has a job and income, so you don't need to worry about it. Just live your life well now, work hard, give birth to a son and a half daughter as soon as possible, and raise her Educate your children well and do what you should do at your age. When your mother gets old and can no longer walk or even cook a meal, she will give you more work."
"Mom, you are simply a role model for mothers-in-law in the world."
Gong Linglong was speaking from her heart. Such a sensible and considerate mother-in-law was really rare in this era. She was really lucky to meet such a good mother-in-law.
The sisters-in-law who worked nearby were all envious of Gong Linglong's good fortune. They all came from the countryside. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was indescribable. When everyone talked about getting along with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they could probably tell a long story. In short, they were able to get married to her mother-in-law. Mother and daughter are basically extinct.
Being praised highly by her daughter-in-law, Zhou Lanqin smiled and said: "There are so many mothers-in-law like Mom, but there are no role models. Mom also learned from your grandmother and grandma. Only when mother-in-law and daughter-in-law respect and understand each other can the family be harmonious and happy." .”
"Although my child's father and I have been divorced for many years, we still get along very well with my former parents-in-law and my sisters-in-law. Your grandparents treat me like their daughter. They live not far away and we still have regular visits."
"Mom and Jingyang are usually very busy with work and don't always eat three meals a day on time. Your grandma often brings us meals and helps us with housework and laundry when she has time. She really treats me like a daughter."
