Military marriage, the last big man married the soldier king, the stronger the stronger

Xiaobai's water bowl was covered with ice, and there was something black in the food bowl. No one knew what it was. It looked pitch black and didn't look like it was edible.

Xiaobai squatted next to the food bowl, making extremely aggrieved sounds, as if complaining about its food.

"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away." Jiang Yan quickly cleaned the food bowl, washed it, dried it, and put the dog food back in. She also washed the water bowl and filled it with new water.

Xiaobai was so anxious that he jumped up and down and shouted happily.

Only after it had eaten did Jiang Yan start to make a fire.

The shed in the yard was full of coal, and there was also a lot of coal broken into small pieces piled up in the house. This work was most likely done by the Bao family.

Jiang Yan boiled a pot of water, washed her face quickly, and changed her clothes.

There is a generator in the space and the washing machine can work, which relieves her of a lot of burden. Washing clothes by hand in the winter is too painful. The clothes are frozen stiff and won't dry for several days.

It would be much more convenient to have a washing machine.

The temperature in the room gradually rose, and Jiang Yan covered herself with the quilt and fell asleep soon.

After Xiaobai had eaten his fill, he returned to his nest and lay down contentedly, curling up in the ragged blanket to sleep. This dog was almost a smart dog, and as long as Jiang Yan was at home, he would have a good life, so he was aloof to others, but very fawning to Jiang Yan.

In the blink of an eye, it was dark. Jiang Yan was sleeping soundly when she heard some noise outside the door.

Xiaobai probably wanted to show off, so he suddenly jumped out of the nest, stood at the door and barked loudly, looking very protective of his master.

Jiang Yan couldn't stop laughing. She quickly took down the military coat hanging on the wall and went out to take a look.

"Aunt?"

The person who came was Li Caiying, and she specifically asked Jiang Yan to come over for dinner.

"I just made some dumplings at home. Come with me to eat."

Jiang Yan had slept for several hours and was indeed hungry, so she didn't bother to be polite with her. She locked the door, bolted the gate, and went to the Bao family.

The entire Bao family was there, and when they saw her coming, they quickly made room for her and asked her to take off her shoes and sit on the kang.

This is the highest etiquette for entertaining guests in the countryside of Northeast China in winter. The kang is warm, and one can take off his shoes and eat dumplings on it. Only people with some status can do so.

Jiang Yan felt a little embarrassed, luckily she had changed her clothes and socks, so she looked more decent.

Even if others were not so particular, she would mind wearing clothes that she had worn on the train for several days.

"Or I'll just sit at this table!"

The Bao family set up a table on the kang and another table on the floor. Jiang Yan wanted to sit at the table on the floor.

"That won't work. There are only children at this table. You go to the kang. Your uncle, your older brother and I will stay with you." Li Caiying said as she took Jiang Yan's military coat and put it on the cabinet.

"That's right, please take your seat quickly and stop pushing people around."

Jiang Yan was really embarrassed because the second and third sons of the Bao family were older than her, so she could only sit at the children's table.

It was hard to refuse the Bao family's kindness. If I kept refusing, the dumplings would be cold.

"Then I'll sit next to you!" Jiang Yan sat next to the kang table without taking off her shoes.

"Oh, Xiao Jiang, you've been gone for more than half a month."

Bao Zhiguo gave her a bowl and chopsticks, and the whole family seemed to be waiting for her to start eating.

Jiang Yan was under great pressure, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Uncle, aunt, what are you doing? If you do this, I won't come next time. It's too unpleasant."

"Oh, please don't not come. This is the same as at your home. If you don't come, your aunt will be angry."

"Little educated youth Jiang, how is your alcohol tolerance? Can you have a drink?" In the past, they all treated Jiang Yan as a child and only poured soda for her during meals.

But today, Bao Zhiguo really wanted to have a drink with Jiang Yan, even if it was just a sip.

"Uncle, I'm fine. It's okay if I drink less."

"Okay, get a wine cup for the educated youth Jiang."

Li Caiying hurriedly went to get the wine cup, and Bao Zhiguo poured her a cup of wine personally.

The father and son of the Bao family raised their glasses and said, "Little Jiang, we won't say anything more. We two fathers will toast you."

Jiang Yan picked up the wine glass and said, "Uncle, there must be a name for drinking. You can't let me drink stupid wine."

"Yes, it has to be famous. We sold all the fish in our team, you know?"

"I just heard what Brother Bao said, but I don't know the details yet."

Bao Shengli said, "Today's wine is for the fish pond. You are the number one contributor to our Victory Brigade. I'd like to toast you first."

Jiang Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she clinked glasses with Bao Zhiguo and Bao Shengli, and the three of them drank the wine in one gulp.

This scene was a bit funny. Not only had the Bao family children seen it, even Li Caiying had never seen it.

Those who sat on the kang drinking and talking about things were all respected and capable men in the village. For a young girl like Jiang Yan, who was also an educated youth, who could have thought that one day, the whole village would be grateful to her.

"The fish sold very smoothly. The town leaders found a buyer for us. You didn't see it. It was a very busy day. A large scale was placed next to the fish pond, and baskets of fish were weighed and shipped out. The money was paid on the spot, all in cash, no IOUs."

Bao Zhiguo's eye sockets felt a little sore, thinking about the Victory Brigade. They had been poor for so many years and had nothing, but this time they could finally hold their heads up high.

"Where are all the fish being sold to? Which leader is behind this?"

"Secretary Huang, and Director Zhou. Director Zhou is the main contributor. I guess he is probably involved in the coal yard incident. Otherwise, he would not be able to contribute."

Jiang Yan understood it in an instant.

"Some of these fish were used as employee benefits, and some were sent to the forest farm. But the price was not depressed at all, it was all market price. I didn't expect that they paid so readily."

Li Caiying said quickly, "Say less and let Xiao Jiang eat more food, or it will get cold soon."

When the Bao family invited her to dinner, the food was never bad. Li Caiying made dumplings and cooked four dishes, both meat and vegetarian. It was enough to eat during the Chinese New Year.

"Yes, yes, let's eat and talk after we finish eating."

That being said, Bao Zhiguo couldn't help but talk about the fish pond.

"Next year, should we expand the scale? Open a few more ponds?"

Jiang Yan said, "Uncle, you should discuss this matter with the team. It would be best to hold a vote to see what everyone thinks."

"Do I even need to ask? The whole village supports us!" Bao Shengli continued, "On the day when the fish were sold, the whole team came to watch the fun. Seeing the real money, who wouldn't be jealous? Now the members are regretting it. If they had known that these fish could be raised, they would have gone to work in the fish pond a long time ago, and they wouldn't have to watch others count money."

"Everyone means the same thing. Several people have come to my house to ask about it in the past few days. I'm also anxious and haven't paid back the money yet, so I thought of borrowing some more from you." After he said this, he felt a little embarrassed.

Jiang Yan thought it was nothing. "Uncle, the fish pond business is easy to handle. I have the money and the skills. Our Victory Brigade is not short of people, so we can handle it if we open a few more ponds. This is a good thing! But... do you think growing herbs is feasible?"