The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

Collective household

When the educated youth at home saw Qi Feifei coming back with lots of bags, they all ran out. As she entered the yard, they saw a snake dangling next to her. They were so scared that they screamed and turned around and ran back.

Qi Feifei quickly said, "Dead, dead, don't be afraid."

Everyone stopped, but they all stood far away and no one came over.

Li Danni raised one hand and patted her chest with the other, "You, you stand there and don't move. Let us take our time."

Baisha also said, "Take that thing off first and put it aside, quickly, quickly. Just bring the mushrooms into the house."

Other female educated youth also agreed.

"When I see that, I get goose bumps and feel sick all over. Don't take it back."

"That thing is so scary. How dare you take anything? Are you still a woman?"

"You scared me into having a heart attack. You're amazing."

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Qi Feifei: Will you let me speak anymore?

"I want to improve your food. If you don't want to eat it, forget it." After saying that, he put the mushrooms on the ground, untied the snake, and carried it out. "You can take the mushrooms back."

Baisha quickly shouted: "Where are you doing?" They don't know how to cook mushrooms!

Qi Feifei: "I dealt with the 'source of terror'. I'll be back soon."

The male educated youth didn't dare to make a fuss and say they were scared. In fact, they didn't dare to touch the snake. They all stood far away. But when they heard that they could eat it, they were a little nervous. They hadn't eaten meat for several months. If they were asked to eat it, they were a little hesitant. They felt a little uncomfortable.

Only Pan Xiaowen followed happily. He always felt that Qi Feifei was different. Maybe following her would make life easier in the mountains. It didn't matter whether he ate snakes or not. The most important thing was to get familiar with them.

Pan Xiaowen is one year older than Qi Feifei. He is an educated youth who came here last year, but he looks younger and more like a younger brother. He is kind, smart and hardworking, and he has dealt with him a lot in his previous life.

Now that Pan Xiaowen follows her, she doesn't mind.

She needed a pair of scissors to cut open the snake's belly. It seemed that if she used the scissors that the educated youth had, they would have to throw them away. So she had to ask Aunt Liu for help.

The two of them walked towards Aunt Liu's house.

Pan Xiaowen: "Sister, is this really edible? Is it delicious?"

Qi Feifei: "Let's try it later."

Pan Xiaowen: "You haven't eaten it either? It's not poisonous, right?"

Qi Feifei: "Snake meat is definitely not poisonous."

When the two men arrived at Aunt Liu's house, they happened to meet Aunt Liu coming back. They told Aunt Liu the purpose of their visit, and Aunt Liu agreed immediately, saying it was no big deal and even offered to let them cook at her house.

Then Pan Xiaowen saw a scene that shocked him.

Qi Feifei chopped off the rotten snake head with a knife, then used scissors to cut open the belly, took out the snake gallbladder, tied it with a string and put it in a small bowl. Then he peeled off the snake skin with his bare hands, removed the internal organs, chopped the snake meat into pieces with a few knives, and told him to light a fire while washing the snake meat, blanch the snake meat, and then put ginger slices and snake meat into soup.

All in one go! Breathtaking!

Pan Xiaowen didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Aunt Liu: "You're really not afraid of snakes!" Are you afraid of getting your hands dirty on the road?

Qi Feifei: "Dead, isn't it just a piece of meat?" She wanted to pretend, but the conditions didn't allow it, so she couldn't pretend anymore! She couldn't pretend to be scared and order Aunt Liu to work! What would that do!

Aunt Liu: "Yes, yes!" She was a little at a loss for words. She was not afraid of snakes, but she had never thought about it that way.

Pan Xiaowen: Can snake meat be the same as pork?!

Qi Feifei gave the snake gallbladder to Aunt Liu and asked her to hang it in the air to dry. If she could save a few more, maybe the supply and marketing cooperative or pharmacy would buy them. If she didn't sell them, someone could use them for a folk remedy.

Seeing that the pot was boiling, she asked Pan Xiaowen to light the fire and simmer it for an hour. If he dared to eat it, he could eat it with Aunt Liu and leave some for her. She went back to cook.

Pan Xiaowen said he would definitely complete the task.

Qi Feifei hurried back to the educated youth site.

A room full of educated youth were picking mushrooms. Mushrooms grow on the ground, coming out from under the grass and fallen leaves, and are all covered with grass to some extent. They were picking them little by little, just like embroidering.

Seeing them like this, I couldn't help but want to laugh. I pursed my lips tightly to avoid laughing out loud.

"You don't have to be so serious. Just cut off the roots and pick off the big grass leaves?"

Baisha: "Ah? Those are all grasses, how do you eat them?"

Qi Feifei: "Blanch it before washing it, and I won't let you eat grass."

"Oh, why didn't you tell us earlier? You're making us anxious. When will we be able to pick all the fruits? Our eyes are already dazzled."

With Qi Feifei's participation and guidance, and with a large number of people, it was completed quickly.

The mushroom tastes a bit bitter, so after blanching, it needs to be washed several times to remove the bitterness, so the male educated youth carried two more buckets of water.

I made a light mushroom sauce in the evening. The freshness of the mushrooms and the aroma of the sauce made it particularly delicious.

It goes really well with rice, but before I had enough, the corn tortilla was gone.

So, I cooked some corn porridge and ate all the mushrooms in the evening to avoid them going bad the next day.

So the problem arises again. If we eat too much corn, we may not be able to wait for the new grain to come in before we run out of food. So everyone said that they would drink corn porridge tomorrow morning and eat later. Anyway, since they don’t have to do farm work now, it should be OK.

The result was that everyone's stomachs were full and it was a rare feeling of fullness in recent years.

Pan Xiaowen cooked the fire for an hour and came back without eating the snake soup. It was time for dinner here. He also had a full meal here.

After dinner, before it got dark, Qi Feifei tied up the dry willow branches and planned to take them to the creek to soak. Pan Xiaowen immediately took the initiative to help. Zhang Chunxiang also wanted to follow, so Qi Wenshu also took the clothes, scarf, shoes and puppy that were used to wrap the mushrooms.

Creekside

Zhang Chunxiang: "This willow branch is so light, won't it float away?"

Qi Feifei: "Isn't there a stone here?"

As he spoke, he placed a palm-sized pebble on the wicker bundle, and then took a few large stones to press it down even more, and the entire wicker bundle was immersed in water.

Zhang Chunxiang: Uh, am I a little stupid?

Qi Feifei took off his boots, stood in the water, and rinsed the boots in the stream.

After being bound for a day, my feet were relaxed in the stream. The cool water flowed over my feet, and I sighed softly in my heart. It was so comfortable! My whole body and mind were relaxed and happy.

She stood quietly for a while before starting to wash clothes in the stream. The clothes were covered with dirt and sweat, but they were easy to wash. She didn't have soap, so she just rubbed them and finished quickly.

He hung his boots and clothes on a nearby bush to dry, and sat barefoot on a large rock, watching Zhang Chunxiang and Pan Xiaowen running around on the grass with the puppy.

Pan Xiaowen: "Sister, don't you want to give your puppy a name?"

Qi Feifei: “I haven’t thought about it yet.”

Pan Xiaowen: "Then think about it now."

Qi Feifei: "Um, everyone else calls it Xiaohei, Dahuang, Huahua, and I can't tell what color it is. Should I call it Huihui?"

Pan Xiaowen: "Sister, have you ever been to school?"

Qi Feifei: "Yes! I graduated from high school."

Pan Xiaowen: "I mean, you read so many books, give it a good name."

Qi Feifei: "Then build an army? Build a country? Build an army?..."

Zhang Chunxiang laughed so hard that she held her stomach.

Pan Xiaowen: "Oh, stop, stop, stop, are you doing this on purpose? Are you naming your son after the founding of the army and the founding of the country?"

Qi Feifei: "Well, since it's a male, it can't be called Feng! Xia! Or anything like that!"

Pan Xiaowen: "Sister, you are just arguing with people's names, right?" It's so frustrating!

Zhang Chunxiang: "How about calling it Doubao? Isn't there a saying that goes 'doubao hits a dog but never comes back'?"

Pan Xiaowen: "What's the use of bean buns to hit a dog? It's meat buns that are hitting a dog..."

Qi Feifei: "Let's call it bean curd buns. We can't afford meat buns, so bean curd buns are enough. With bean curd buns, we won't go hungry! That's great! That's it!"

Pan Xiaowen was dumbfounded: Are you two sure you have been educated?!

Zhang Chunxiang: "That's just what I said! Did you really name him Doubao?"

Qi Feifei: "Don't look down on bean curd. It's delicious and can keep you full. How great."

"Come on, come on, Doubao, come here and give me a hug."

The silly puppy didn't know that he was being called. He was still circling around Pan Xiaowen's feet, wanting to play with him.

Pan Xiaowen picked up the puppy and handed it to Qi Feifei, "I'll give it to you quickly. The bean curd is a little sticky."

Qi Feifei took the puppy and held it in front of her eyes: "From now on, your name is Doubao. Remember, when I call you Doubao, I'm calling you, okay? Doubao, Doubao, Doubao, hahaha!"

Doubao stared at her with his black eyes.

Qi Feifei put Doubao down and said, "Doubao, go play!"

The little bean bun ran towards Pan Xiaowen happily again, and he could have fun with it to his heart's content.

After running a few steps, Qi Feifei called out, "Dou Bao, come back?"

Xiao Doubao stopped suddenly and looked back at her.

Qi Feifei hooked her finger: "Doubao, come back."

The little bean bun ran back happily.

The three people were so happy. It was really smart. It immediately knew that Doubao was it.

When he got close to it, Qi Feifei touched its head and stroked its fur. "You are so good, Doubao. Go play."

The little bun looked at her, nodded his little head against her, and ran away happily, wagging his little tail.