Poor family mother and son

Chapter 33 Little Treasure Cooks
The next morning, Chu Qing was invited to the front hall just after breakfast.Hong Liang and Song Tingshan had already been waiting in the front hall.Zhang Mingyu and the others are also there.

"Miss Yuan, I thank you for saving me yesterday!" As soon as he saw Chu Qing, Hong Liang immediately got up, clasped his fists with both hands, and bowed.A military commander is a military general, his legs are injured, but he still stands upright.

Chu Qing hurriedly turned to avoid it, and bowed back: "My lord's words are serious." Hiss, it hurts.The human body is like this. You think the wound is on the shoulder and back, and it won't affect other places. No, even when you lift your legs and walk, you can feel your back hurting.Just eating with chopsticks, I endured it.

The two ladies are also there.Madam Hong also got up and saluted Chu Qing solemnly: "If Madam Yuan hadn't rescued us, we would have..." Thinking of yesterday's scene, Madam Hong shivered.

"What do you want today?" After exchanging a few pleasantries, they clearly guided the topic.Let's end the polite words quickly, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with this situation.

People are gathered here, it should be a meeting.Since Chu Qing was with the secret investigation department, he was naturally called here.But Chu Qing was a woman, so she asked the two wives to accompany her.

Song Zhizhou told how he learned that Mr. Hong was under house arrest, and how he got the news that there were iron mines on the border mountains.Brother Zhuizi also reported to the Secret Detective Division about the fact that Cao Wang, the deputy commander, entered the country as an undercover agent 20 years ago.Chu Qing also learned the ins and outs of this mission.

Mingyu only briefly introduced Chu Qing's extra-staff status, but didn't say much.On the contrary, Brother Zhuizi glanced left and right.This woman has no martial arts, doesn't know the rules, and even men and women don't mind it, but after getting in touch with her, people can't ignore it.

Hong Liang was deep in thought.Lurking by his side for 20 years, Cao Wang's ability is not small.Hong Liang wanted to determine how many generals Cao Wang had come into contact with had defected.It is imperative to purge the army.We must clear the army as soon as possible and report to the Holy Majesty in time.There is also Song Zhizhou's request that a team of soldiers suitable for survival and fighting in the jungle is needed to guard the prospecting team.These people must be strictly censored, and Cao Wang's people should not be allowed to mix in.

"General Ma Shen hasn't left yet, I'll ask him to send you 50 people first." Hong Liang said, it would be safer.

Zhang Mingyu saw that he had nothing to do, so he got up and said goodbye.He was anxious to go back and return to Bai Hua.Both Chu Qing and Brother Zhuizi were injured, so they had to stay and take care of them, and made an appointment with Zhang Mingyu to pick them up in three days.Chu Qing missed Xiaobao so much, she felt that Xiaobao would also worry about herself, and asked Zhang Mingyu to wait for her, and she wanted to write a note to Xiaobao.

The two wives also left with Chu Qing.In the study, Mrs. Song prepared the pens, inks, papers and inkstones herself, and Chu Qing was embarrassed. Her brush writing was not very good, and it was easy to be uneven in size.When I looked up, I saw a row of half-dead bamboos outside the window.

Bamboo is not easy to grow in the north.Even if it survives, it won't grow, it won't grow up.So the row of bamboos are very slender, just right for a pen.

Zhang Mingyu was very discerning. Seeing that Chu Qing was struggling with the brush and his eyes were shining at the bamboo, he asked Mrs. Song for instructions, and then went out to cut a section of bamboo for Chu Qing.While cutting bamboo with Zhang Mingyu's dagger, Chu Qing explained: "I don't have much chance to learn to read, but every word I know is drawn on the ground with branches. So I can't use a brush well, but it's the hard ones that can write neatly."

Mrs. Song looked fresh.Chu Qing made a pen, put it on the ground and sharpened the nib, then dipped it in ink and began to leave a message for Xiao Bao:

"Xiaobao, I haven't finished my work, and it will take three days. Don't worry. I will bring you a gift when I come back." No signature was written.Because I don't know what to call myself.It was said to the outside world that they were mothers, but Xiao Bao couldn't speak, and he never called Chu Qing's mother.

After Zhang Mingyu left.There were only three women left in the study.Mrs. Song's curiosity couldn't be suppressed: "Sister, sister, your handwriting is good!" Mrs. Hong also joined in the fun: "Yes, your pen looks more useful." They took turns to try this pen .Also use the method of holding a brush.Chu Qing taught her with her hands, stretching until the wound on her back hurt.

Mrs. Song quickly got used to this kind of hard pen, and felt that copying scriptures with this pen should be more neat.I just want Chu Qing to make a few more.As a result, he saw Chu Qing's expression of pain that he hadn't had time to retract.

"But the wound was involved?" Mrs. Song asked concerned, and Mrs. Hong called for a doctor.It happened that Song Tingshan and Hong Liang also came over, and when they heard that they were looking for a doctor, they immediately looked at Chu Qing.Chu Qing hastily explained that it's okay.

There was no need to find a doctor, but the two couples became curious about the bamboo tube pen.Take turns holding the test, and ask why a slit was cut on the tip of the pen.Chu Qing didn't know how to explain the "capillary phenomenon" to them, so he could only say that this slit could absorb some ink, so that the ink could be evenly distributed when writing.As a result, Hong Liang has ruined many bamboos outside the window.

Chu Qing verbally taught him what shape to sharpen the nib of and where to cut the crack.Hong Liang asked if he could use wood or iron bars instead.The few people had a great time playing, Chu Qing felt like leading kindergarten children.I don't know what Xiaobao is doing, but Xiaobao is not like a child.

Wukeshu Village.

Xiao Bao received Chu Qing's message, spread out the note with his little hands, and read it over and over again.Zhang Erni thought that the child was illiterate, so she comforted her, "Don't be in a hurry, Xiaobao, let uncle read it to you." Zhang Mingyu came to deliver the letter to Xiaobao after reporting to Bai Hua, and then said, "Sister-in-law Yuan said Xiaobao can recognize these words." Xiaobao nodded, pointed to the word "gift" with his little finger, and looked at Zhang Mingyu.

Zhang Mingyu laughed: "I don't know what gift it is, you will know when your mother comes back?" Xiao Bao shook his head, pointing to the word gift and waving his hand.Move your finger to the word "come back".This... Zhang Erni tentatively asked: "You mean, as long as mother comes back, no gifts are required?" Xiaobao nodded.

Zhang Erni's eyes are moist, this child!He picked up Xiaobao and kissed Xiaobao's face again and again.This kid is so annoying. "Bao'er, what do you want to eat, Auntie will make it for you!"

Xiaobao couldn't stand the kissing and hugging behavior of adults, so he could only accept Chu Qing's hugs.Xiao Bao patted Zhang Erni and motioned her to put him down.Xiaobao came to the kitchen, followed by Zhang Erni and Zhang Mingyu.Xiaobao scooped the flour from the flour bag, and went to the basket to get two eggs.Zhang Erni thought that Xiaobao wanted to eat egg noodles, so she said, "Xiaobao, the amount of flour is not enough for noodles."

Xiaobao shook his head.Crack two eggs into a bowl, put chopsticks on it and hand it to Zhang Mingyu.Zhang Mingyu understood, stir the eggs.When the eggs are well beaten, pour them into the flour.He filled a gourd ladle with half a ladle of water and gave it to Zhang Erni.Zhang Erni didn't understand, so Xiaobao pointed to the flour, Zhang Erni poured water into the egg flour, Xiaobao stirred it with chopsticks, and when it was as thick as yogurt, he pushed away the gourd ladle to stop pouring water.They are all imitating Chu Qing's approach, and they are serious about not making any mistakes.

Xiaobao chopped green onions again.This action frightened the two adults.How scary for a child with a big fart to use a kitchen knife!But Xiaobao refused their help, and cut the chopped green onion himself.Cut slowly, but steadily.Both adults were fascinated.Mix chopped green onion and salt into the batter, and sprinkle some pepper noodles.

Xiaobao instructed the siblings to light the fire, put oil on the bottom of the pot, pour some of the paste on the bottom of the pot, smooth it out with a shovel, and then turn it over.In fact, egg pancakes are not difficult to make.But the village never does this because it consumes oil.The pancakes should be oiled on both sides.But it does not cost flour and eggs, and it also needs to be full, using much less flour and eggs.This saves a lot of time and effort than pancakes.

That's how the three settled for dinner.For the past few days, Zhang Erni has been cooking lunch for the school for Chu Qing, and at night she sleeps in the utility room with Xiao Bao in her arms.Chu Qing made an agreement with Zhang Erni before leaving the mission, and even gave her the salary in advance.Chu Qing's monthly salary is not counted as rice, it is 120 Wen, and Zhang Erni was hired on the basis of 10 Wen per day.Zhang Erni had money to take home, but the uncles and sisters-in-law at home had nothing to say.

Zhang Mingyu couldn't tell them about the secret investigation department's mission, but only said that there were still things that the gangsters had not explained, and the yamen wanted to ask if they knew clearly.But Xiaobao knew who Zhang Mingyu was, so after hearing Zhang Mingyu's words, he became even more worried.

(End of this chapter)