1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 654 Prepare for a rainy day
After cleaning the clay pot and the small steel plate, I boiled water in the clay pot and prepared the dough for making the pancakes.

The oil and salt I exchanged with the cafeteria yesterday were enough for this morning, so I didn't go back to exchange them.

I washed the tomatoes and a bunch of greens, chopped them up, and set them aside.

Only then did people start to enter the ward area. Some family members saw the vegetables she had prepared and exclaimed, "Oh my, where did you buy these tomatoes? I've never seen them before!"

Her heart skipped a beat, forgetting that the tomato vines should probably be pulled up by now: "At the small market, there was an old lady selling the last bit of the vines after they were pulled up, which took several days to turn red. I thought it would add some flavor, so I picked out a few good ones."

Fortunately, the family member didn't press the matter further. They thought they'd find some time later to make some tomato sauce in their space, which would make it easier to find an excuse to use.

She was quick; once the dumpling soup was ready, she sprinkled some chopped green onions into the pot and set it aside to cool.

The charcoal stove was easy to use once I learned how to use it. Before long, the aroma of the pancakes filled the air, attracting the attention of the families of patients in the ward. Even two people from the hospital cafeteria next door came over and said, "Comrade, your pancakes smell so good!"

Chu Xue smiled and said, "If you're willing to use plenty of ingredients, it will definitely smell delicious."

What she said wasn't wrong; she did use more oil than the average person. However, she remembered that one couldn't be too extravagant in this era, and she only used a little more than others. The main reason was probably the charcoal fire, plus the fact that there were not only vegetables but also scallions inside, which naturally brought out the aroma.

She quickly finished spreading the last pancake, placed a piece of oil paper in the basket, cut the previously spread pancakes into pieces and put them in, then covered them with a piece of white cotton cloth.

Using two thick wooden sticks placed on the stove, I lifted the small steel plate off the stove, cut the top piece into small pieces, and said, "Try it. If you think it's delicious, you can do it this way in the future."

He handed a piece to each of the people coming from the cafeteria.

The main problem was that she had to borrow cooking utensils every time she cooked, and since the person had already come over, she felt embarrassed to just take everything back. Besides, she was already quite well-off. She glanced at the family members cooking over the ward's stove, then cut the remaining piece of pancake in half again: "Aunties and sisters-in-law, please try my cooking."

Although everyone felt embarrassed, the aroma was so strong that someone took the lead, and the others thanked them and took a small piece as well.

A pancake isn't very big to begin with, and after cutting it into so many pieces and then slicing it in half again, it's only enough for one bite.

It wouldn't be right to feed the canteen staff but not the family members who cook in the kitchen; otherwise, people would say she's stingy as soon as she leaves.

After the New Year, she will marry Fu Yancheng and come to live with his family in the military. There might be military wives she will have to deal with there. If they remember her kindness in giving her a pancake, that would be a good thing. It's good to be prepared for the future.

She added cornmeal to the dough, but the cornmeal in the space was ground twice, making it very fine, and anything produced in the space was always of the highest quality.

Even though it was just one bite, everyone still gave her a thumbs up. The sister-in-law who knew her situation laughed and said, "Our Deputy Battalion Commander Fu is really lucky. He'll be blessed with good food in the future."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chuxue began to tidy up.

First, take the steel plate to the water tank to wash it clean, and then return it to its original position.

Just as they were wondering how to serve the food, Xiao Guo came over and said, "Comrade Liu, the deputy battalion commander asked me to come and lend a hand."

Chu Xue smiled broadly: "You've come at just the right time. I was just wondering how to serve it upstairs."

(End of this chapter)