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Chapter 254 Leaving

Huo Lang stopped talking, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a fastidious girl."

Thinking back to when they went to the battlefield, if anyone had a dagger, it was not just a dagger. The upper part could be used to dig soil, the lower part could be used to cut away carrion from wounds, dig some wild vegetables or catch a mouse by chance, and it could also be used as a knife.

Here comes the kitchen knife...

Huo Lang sighed with emotion for a while, then shook his head again, thinking that things are different now than in previous years.

A girl and a boy have different ideas, so it's normal to be particular.

"You've bought everything, are you ready to go back?"

"Um!"

"Looking at the time, it's almost lunch time. Do you want to eat before going back?"

Si Ningning originally wanted to say no, but then she thought about the fact that she agreed to buy breakfast for Huo Lang yesterday, and after all the trouble today, Huo Lang probably didn't even eat it.

So he changed his tone and said: "Okay, let's finish the meal first and go back. You have been working with me for several days these days, so I am grateful to treat you to this meal!"

Huo Lang opened and closed his thin lips, obviously he had something to say, but Si Ningning didn't give him this chance, and blocked Huo Lang's next sentence with one sentence: "But I just bought paper... I don't have much money left, so I just

If I can treat you to something more ordinary, don’t turn it down!"

Will Si Ningning be short of money?

That certainly can't be the case.

It's just that the "expenses" in the past two days have been too much. I just spent several yuan to buy paper, and I also bought watermelons, apples and the like earlier. In the eyes of outsiders, it looks like I spent a lot of money.

It's not that Si Ningning couldn't afford to spend a few dollars to treat Huo Lang to dinner, but he was just afraid that it would arouse suspicion from others...

So it’s better to be cautious, keep everything simple first, and fill it in from other places later.

In this era, there is no such thing as a male-female relationship. When we go out together, everyone eats their own food and pays their own money. But friends, colleagues, and girls they like are different after all. Huo Lang never thought of letting Si Ningning spend money to treat him to dinner.

But Si Ningning had already talked about it. If he didn't want to, wouldn't it mean that he disliked Si Ningning for inviting him to eat "ordinary" meals?

Huo Lang nodded slightly and sighed, thinking in his mind: Cunning girl, after all the good and bad things have been said, how can he still have any choice?

"Okay, but I'm not too hungry. I can just eat whatever I want."

"Don't worry, I am sensible and will never support you!" Si Ningning winked playfully and got into the car first with a cheerful pace.

When Huo Lang followed him and got into the car, Si Ningning leaned forward slightly, pointed forward and gave orders: "Comrade Shan, please excuse me, let's go to the state-owned hotel!"

"Okay Si Zhiqing, sit down and we'll set off right now!"

Before arriving at the state-owned hotel, Si Ningning also struggled with how to arrange Shan Mantang. It would not be appropriate to bring him over to invite him to dinner together, and it would not be appropriate to leave him alone.

While she was struggling, the car had stopped in front of the state-owned hotel. Shan Mantang turned around and said with a smile: "Comrade Huo Lang, Si Zhiqing, you go in and eat. I'll park the car in the alley over there, where there's some shade."

, you come out and find me over there."

Si Ningning's lips twitched and she was about to speak when Huo Lang asked, "Has your mother prepared lunch for you? If not, please go in and eat together."

Shan Mantang waved his hand quickly, "Bring it, bring it! My mother steamed sweet potatoes for me, I brought four of them, haha, that's enough!"

Huo Lang nodded and glanced at Si Ningning, with a look in his eyes that said, "You feel relieved now, right?"

Si Ningning puffed up her cheeks in embarrassment and said to Dan Mantang, "We'll come find you after dinner later." Then she began to urge Huo Lang to get out of the car quickly and not to waste time.

Huo Lang curled his lips and quickly opened the door and got out of the car. After Si Ningning also got out of the car, he closed the door with a "snap".

Entering the state-owned hotel, Si Ningning rushed Huo Lang to the second floor to take a seat, while she started ordering food at the counter on the first floor, "A plate of cold cucumbers, and a portion of bean sprouts and minced meat soup, um... you guys are here

Are there any other vegetarian dishes that taste more authentic?"

The person in charge of ordering food at the hotel counter is still the gay man. Si Ningning has always come here to buy food in the past two days. He also recognizes Si Ningning's face and knows that the girl in front of him is not the kind of girl who is only one cent or two cents away.

The owner will most likely become a repeat customer of the hotel, so he introduced him more politely and seriously:

"Hello, comrade, do you want to eat northern food? If so, the three delicacies in our hotel are pretty good. They cost eight cents a cent. The portions of oil and vegetables are honest. If you order one cent, you will want to eat it again next time.

.”

Si Ningning has eaten Di San Xian and knows a little bit about it. In addition, the few noodle dishes recommended by the counter "brother" the previous two times all tasted good and the portions were honest. Si Ningning expected that the other party would not

He told a lie, so he nodded and said: "Okay, then I want another portion of the three delicacies! By the way, I also want two bowls of rice! No... let's have three bowls of rice!"

Huo Lang is a big man, and one bowl will definitely not be enough for him.

"Okay, cold cucumber is two cents a portion, bean sprouts and minced meat soup is eight cents, ground fresh food is eight cents, and three bowls of rice are one cent and eight cents. The total is three cents and six cents, plus a twenty-tael food stamp."

Si Ningning took out a small handkerchief from his pocket and quickly counted out the six-cent triangle. On the contrary, it took him a long time to dig through the food stamps to find it.

"Trouble." Si Ningning handed over the money bills and smiled awkwardly, thinking to herself that next time she goes to find Heitou and the others, she must ask Heitou to give her a full list of various bills, otherwise she will not be able to do anything in the future.

With money, you can't buy anything without a ticket.

The gay man at the counter smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome, comrade, it's lunch time now, and there are many people in the store. If the food can be delivered to you later, you have to come and get it yourself."

"Okay." Si Ningning nodded, these are just small things.

After leaving the counter, Si Ningning went upstairs. When she reached the stairs on the second floor, she saw Huo Lang sitting by the window and waving to her.

Si Ningning trotted over and Huo Lang said, "Sit here to cool down."

Si Ningning nodded and chatted to Huo Lang smoothly: "It won't be hot for long after autumn here in the south? It's been a bit chilly when I go to bed recently."

"The temperature difference between morning and evening is not very obvious now. When it rains after a while, the temperature will drop sharply."

"Can we all prepare for winter now?"

"The winter in the south is wet and cold. It's better for you to prepare early in the first year, save more charcoal and collect firewood, otherwise the humidity will be high and you will run out to pick up the firewood, and you won't be able to use it in time."

"Then I'll talk to everyone when I get back and take action as soon as possible!" Si Ningning nodded hurriedly.

Estimating that the time was almost there, he took off his military green bag and placed it against the wall under the window sill. Si Ningning stood up with a smile and said, "I'll go pick up the food. Just wait until I get off!"

Si Ningning came back quickly with a dinner plate. There were several bowls and dishes on the entire wooden dinner plate. Two bowls of rice obviously couldn't be placed on it, so Si Ningning forcibly placed them on top of the dishes.

The dishes vibrated and made a sound as he walked. Huo Lang raised his head when he heard the movement, and quickly stood up to take the plate.

When he saw that there was a large bowl of steaming soup on the dinner plate, Huo Lang frowned and felt a chill on the back of his neck. "If you want to take so much, just walk slowly. It's easy to walk like a tiger. If it gets burned,

what to do?"

"How can there be so many chances?" Si Ningning stuck out his tongue with a sense of luck, and took the lead in sitting on the long bench with his chin in his hands and looking at Huo Lang with a smile, "Hey, sit down and eat quickly! I'm already hungry.

!”

Seeing her little girl's playful and coquettish appearance, Huo Lang immediately couldn't continue to lecture her. He put down the dinner plate and took out the vegetables and soup on the table. Finally, he put one of the chopsticks and rice on Si Ningning.

In front of me, "Eat."

Si Ningning was not polite, picked up the chopsticks and took the lead in picking up a chopstick of eggplant from the three fresh dishes in the ground, and introduced in a nonchalant manner: "The comrade who ordered at the counter specially recommended it. It is said to be delicious. Do you want to try it too?"

"Um."

"How's it going? How does it taste?"

Facing Si Ningning's shining eyes, Huo Lang took a piece and put it into his mouth. He nodded after a while and said, "The taste is quite authentic."

typical?

Si Ningning's mind clicked, and the question came out of her mouth: "Have you eaten it before?"

"Yeah." Huo Lang nodded and briefly explained in a few words, "My maternal grandfather is from the Northeast. I used to live there when I was a child, and my grandma would make this."

Having said this, Huo Lang paused for a moment and continued: "There is a little too much oil in this, and it tastes very strong. If you eat a few more pieces, you will get tired of it. If you put less oil, it will be more delicious and it will also be easier to eat."

.”

When Huo Lang said this, he took an eggplant slice, rubbed it on one side of the plate to remove the excess grease, and put it into Si Ningning's bowl. "Rub it with the rice and try it."

Si Ningning tried it as he was told, and the taste did seem to be a little better, but because the excess oil was rubbed off instead of controlling the amount of oil used from the beginning, the taste was only a little better.

She had just eaten one chopstick and felt it was a little greasy and couldn't take the second bite. Now she could at least take a few more bites.

"The comrade said the oil was heavy, so I thought I'd already ordered two light ones, so it doesn't matter if I order a lighter one..."

Most vegetarian dishes are cheap. For example, a large plate of cold cucumber only costs two cents. The reason why the price of bean sprouts minced meat soup and ground three delicacies is several times that of cold cucumber is because one of them is stained with meat and the other is made with oil.

many.

In this era, eating is not about anything else but meat and oil. If you eat any of these, the price will increase several times.

Si Ningning fell into the misunderstanding that every household in this era does not want to add more oil to their meals. She thought that having more ground three-fresh oil was a bonus, so she was so neat when ordering.

Seeing Si Ningning's eyebrows furrowed and a slight look of annoyance appearing on his face, Huo Lang comforted him with a smile: "I'm talking about the three delicacies made by my grandmother. Of course they are different if they are not made by the same person."

"The one you have is not necessarily bad. On its own, this oil is a good thing. It is not good on its own. It tastes good when eaten with rice." Huo Lang said, adding a large chopstick to the bowl.

Mix well and take a big mouthful. After a while, he raised his head and said to Si Ningning: "You want to try it too?"

Si Ningning was hesitant, but also thought that although this dish was a bit unsatisfactory, he couldn't let Huo Lang finish it by himself, so he added a few chopsticks to the bowl and mixed it.

Finally, Si Ningning lowered her head and took a sip in her mouth. Si Ningning twisted her crescent eyebrows and then raised her eyebrows.

The rice neutralizes the excess oil in the dish, and when you take a bite, you will be greeted by a strong salty aroma accompanied by the juice from the eggplant slices and green peppers. Not to mention, it is a bit like soup with rice, and the taste is still unbearable...

Si Ningning ate and thought about the taste, but Huo Lang, who was opposite her, still stopped eating, tilted his head slightly and looked at her playfully, "Does it taste good?"

"Hmm~"

"If you like it, can you order it next time?"

"Um!"

A smart and shrewd girl, there are times when she is ignorant and easy to coax...

Seeing Si Ningning's serious and cute look with curved eyebrows and bulging cheeks, Huo Lang burst into laughter, shook his head, lowered his head and continued to eat, "Don't just eat, there is soup."

"I see!"

…

It was already past one in the afternoon when we returned to the hospital after dinner.

Shan Mantang found a shady place to park his car, while Si Ningning and Huo Lang carried bundles of bamboo and hemp paper and slowly walked upstairs towards the ward where Mo Bei was located.

"The relevant records have been made by the Public Security Bureau. I will go back to the commune in the afternoon to take Wu Yong and the others away. Then I should be able to go back tomorrow, right?"

"No, you still need to stay in the county for a few days." Huo Lang shook his head, and then analyzed: "Having them taken away can only temporarily eliminate the threat they may bring to you, but the whole incident has not been fully implemented. If

If you return to the production team now, if they need your cooperation later, they will have to go to the production team to find you, which will easily leak the news."

If someone asked, it would be difficult to explain.

Huo Lang paused as he spoke, turned sideways and stared at Si Ningning seriously, saying: "Since Uncle Hongbing has given you an excuse, you can live in the county with peace of mind. Nothing will go wrong with the production team."

Si Ningning nodded hesitantly, "What about you? In fact, I have become familiar with the county a lot in the past two days. You don't have to come over all the time and delay your work... Sanae and the others are at home, so I am a little worried.

"

Huo Lang's peach blossom eyes flickered, his arched eyebrows furrowed, and he suddenly fell silent.

After just a moment, he turned around and continued walking up the stairs slowly, "It doesn't matter, but I have something to do these days and I have to leave for a few days... Then I will ask Shan Mantang to follow you. Where do you want to go?

he said."

Si Ningning said "Oh" silently. After careful consideration, she looked at Huo Lang seriously and asked, "Is this a task arranged by the organization?"

"Um."

After receiving a positive reply, Si Ningning fell silent again.

Holang served as a soldier and now works in such a strict place, which shows that his status is very special.

Now that he suddenly had to leave for a few days, or was assigned by his superiors, Si Ningning inexplicably thought of some dangerous tasks. He didn't know whether he didn't want Huo Lang to leave, or was worried that Huo Lang would be in danger. Si Ningning suddenly felt depressed.

stand up.

Tasks assigned by this kind of unit should generally be classified. Si Ningning couldn't ask about the details, so he just pretended to be casual and asked about the date of Huo Lang's return.

(End of chapter)