Reborn in 1940 and survived until the new century

“That’s right, but since you don’t plan to use any seasoning, then just use salt. Even though it won’t taste as good as with enough seasoning, it’s still edible.

They are all pickles anyway, so why not eat them? "

"Really? Comrade, I see you only pick up coriander roots. Why don't you pick up celery roots?"

"This celery root is either inedible or too much trouble, so I didn't ask for more."

“What about cucumbers?

Now there are only small cucumbers left, why didn’t I see you ask for any?”

"Auntie, it's not that I don't want it, but even if the cucumber is small, it's still in the field, which means it has an owner. How can I take it?"

"That's just you. If it were those people in the past, even if there were people watching nearby, some people would not care and would just pick them!"

"How can that be possible? Taking it without asking is no different from stealing."

"From what you said, I know you are a scholar, and you scholars are of high quality."

"I don't deserve it. How can you say that to me? I just attended a literacy class for a few days and know a few words."

"That's pretty impressive, even though we country folk have attended literacy classes, how many of us can actually remember it?

By the way, my family just distributed a lot of cucumbers, do you want some?"

"Is this okay?"

"Why not?

If there was no place to pickle cucumbers at home, I wouldn’t have to worry about it.

I saw you have been here with your child these days, so I wanted to ask you something.

how about it?

Do you want? "

"Yes, of course, but I don't know how many you have at home, Auntie?"

"Today, my family distributed a basket of vegetables. There should be this much left tomorrow. I can't say for the day after tomorrow. As you can see, we have to clean up the land and plant other vegetables soon, so there won't be much left."

"It's okay, it's okay, I just don't know, how do you think this cucumber should be counted?"

“How?

You don't need to count. They are all small cucumbers, about the size of a finger. How about you give me 50 cents for a basket of them?"

"Okay, okay, no problem!"

"Then you can come over at nine o'clock tonight and wait for me here. It's not the right time now."

"I know. Don't worry. I'll be there on time."

"That's good. I'll go home and prepare some cucumbers for you."

"it is good."

I really didn't expect that there would be such a surprise. Even though the cucumber is only the size of a finger, it's pretty good too, right?

Moreover, cucumbers never get old, so you can eat them however you like. As long as they are edible, you can eat them raw or as pickles.

I had originally been planning to see if there was any chance to get close to the folks nearby and buy some cucumbers, but it seems that's not necessary at all.

Speaking of which, we have been drying a lot of vegetable roots at home recently, so we might as well dry some cucumbers. We have extra room at home anyway, and since we can’t take them out to dry, can’t we move them to another place?

After returning home, I told Guo Huaian about this, and then listened to what he said.

"Okay, that's fine, but I'm just afraid that the other party has a ghost?"

"It's okay, don't worry. It's just a basket of cucumbers. It's not a good thing. Besides, it's only fifty cents. It's not worth much."

"this?"

"Okay, don't worry. I know what's going on. If you're worried about this topic, why don't you bring the child with you later?"

"That's fine, I can feel more at ease this way."

“In fact, I had this idea originally, but I never encountered a suitable opportunity.

Since the other party has that intention, I have to give it a try, right?

It stands to reason that a child of our son's age should eat more fruit, but now, let alone fruit, even cucumbers are not available.

Since someone asked us if we wanted it, why not?"

"That's right, but it would be dangerous if someone saw us."

"It's okay. I've thought about it. We'll go out together later. When we come back, I'll take the kids back first. You wait outside for a while. Come back when you see that there's no one enjoying the cool air downstairs.

Anyway, it’s pitch dark, and even if someone sees us, they won’t know what we are doing.

Besides, everyone is very tired recently, so who would be idle and running around outside?"

"That's true. Even though everyone seems to be very enthusiastic, steelmaking is extremely tiring."

"So there aren't many people hanging around these days, just some old ladies, but even if they're out, they don't stay out too late."

"That's really not wrong at all."

In this way, I traded with the other party for three consecutive days and brought back about 130 kilograms of cucumbers.

After pickling two jars of cucumbers, the rest were dried into dried cucumbers, but not much was obtained because cucumbers have a lot of water content to begin with, and once they were concentrated there was even less left.

Fortunately, we don’t care about these things at this time, as long as we can store it for a longer period of time.

During this period, I did not stop picking coriander roots just because I had so many cucumbers. Instead, I still went there every day.

In fact, even if you go there every day, you won’t be able to pick up much. After all, you only go there in the afternoon after get off work, and you pick until dark when you get home. At most you can only pick up about ten kilograms!

As for going to the countryside to buy food, there is no rush, after all, the food has not yet arrived.

Even though everyone eats in the cafeteria every day, there are too many people and the factory cannot stop working during this period. In order not to delay production, people can take the food home.

Many people take their meals home, and I am no exception.

However, there are regulations that you can only eat a few steamed buns in the first few days, and if you want to take the food home later, you can only eat the original amount.

Even though I am a lesbian, I don’t eat as much as gay men.

Together with my son, we can only eat two big steamed buns. As for the dishes, no matter how many people there are, everyone gets their own bowl.

Every day when I get off work, I would carry a basket with two big steamed buns and a basin for vegetables in it.

As for the child's father, Guo Huaian, he has a big appetite, a bowl of vegetables and three big steamed buns.

In fact, it’s not that much. I just stopped eating when everyone else couldn’t eat anymore. Would I suffer a loss in this regard?

When eating in the cafeteria, if you are full one day, you can take the food home.

After hearing the news, the two of them sat there and discussed it.

"We'll bring the food back to eat later!"

"What do you mean?"

"That's right. Even though my son and I are two people, after all, our son is so young that he can't even eat half a steamed bun. I only eat one at most. How could I eat the remaining half if I wasn't afraid of wasting it?