The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

Qi Feifei originally wanted to go over and say hello, but when he saw the two people talking about marriage, he quietly walked around and left.

The closer she got to the village, the fewer mushrooms there were. After thinking about it, she decided to go farther away. There should be no ferocious beasts on this side of the mountain. Sometimes when the militia was hunting, the sound of gunfire could still be a deterrent to wild beasts.

Oh, right, can she get a gun? Where can she get one? She doesn't have the money to buy one!

Thinking as you go.

As we walked further, we saw more mushrooms. Most of the mushrooms in this ravine were broom mushrooms, which were light yellow and grew in clumps. They were very similar in shape to broom trees, and the smaller ones looked more like coral trees.

While picking mushrooms, Qi Feifei was thinking, it would be great if there were large areas of mushrooms to pick without having to go deep into the mountains.

As I was picking mushrooms, I suddenly had an idea. If the deer entered the courtyard and gave me a meadow, then if the mushrooms went in, would they also give me a hillside?

Qi Feifei is a man of action, and he will implement whatever he thinks of immediately.

He went to the back house of the courtyard, took a shovel and a basket, padded the basket with leaves, and dug the small broom mushrooms together with a large lump of soil underneath into the basket. He filled a basket and put it into the courtyard.

She continued picking mushrooms. She had already wasted a lot of time today, so she hurried to speed up.

In total, I picked up half a basket, which is a little too little. But I have to go back early today to see if I can let her follow the production team's horse-drawn carriage to the place where we exchange vermicelli.

When the vermicelli making season arrives, people from hundreds of miles around come here to exchange for vermicelli, hoping to get a chance to make some money.

Today she deliberately passed by the big willow tree at the entrance of the village.

This is the gathering place for news. As long as the weather is not cold, everyone will gather here.

Qi Feifei stood behind the crowd and listened to everyone's discussion silently.

Today's main topic is changing vermicelli. You don't need to ask anything, all the information is at your fingertips.

We will go at dawn tomorrow. We will take two large horse-drawn carriages. The drivers will be Zheng Dazhui and Wang Zhongping.

I heard what I wanted to hear and was about to slip by when I heard someone behind me shout, "Hey, isn't this the educated youth Xiao Qi? He just came back from picking mushrooms?"

Qi Feifei looked back and saw that it was Wang Er's wife and Aunt Liu who came back.

Everyone turned to look at the road.

Wang Er's wife was carrying a large basket of mushrooms, her face full of joy.

Aunt Liu was also walking behind with a basket of mushrooms.

Qi Feifei didn't expect Wang Er's wife to talk to him from such a distance. He smiled and greeted Aunt Liu: "Aunt Liu, are you back?"

Before Aunt Liu could say anything, Wang Er's wife spoke again:

"You went out so early in the morning and only picked half a basket. You might as well go out with Aunt Liu."

Qi Feifei's eyes suddenly turned cold. She smiled but her smile was gone.

"I don't want to compete with Aunt Liu for picking mushrooms. If I go, Aunt Liu will give me half of the mushrooms she finds. How can I be so shameless as to keep following her?"

Wang Er's wife was very proud that she had collected more than Xiao Qi. But everyone knew that she could collect so much thanks to Aunt Liu. Without Aunt Liu, she couldn't tell whether the fruits were poisonous or not, and she wouldn't even dare to go up the mountain.

He forced a smile and said, "Look at what you said. We all went up the mountain together. Who would mind if there were a little more or less? We are all neighbors. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor."

Aunt Liu was on Qi Feifei's side, but she didn't say anything. She was raising a son, an orphan and a widow, so she didn't offend anyone easily. Sometimes she didn't mind suffering a little loss.

Qi Feifei had neither the mood nor the time to waste time chatting with them, so she just said hello to Aunt Liu and left.

From behind, Wang Er's wife continued to tell everyone how many wonderful mushrooms she and Aunt Liu had picked, how far they had walked, how many mushrooms there were, and how amazing Aunt Liu was...

Qi Feifei hurried to Zheng Dazhu's house.

Zheng Dazhu was chopping wood in the yard.

"Brother Zheng, are you busy?"

Zheng Dazhui stopped swinging his axe and said, "Hey, this is the educated youth Xiao Qi! Is there something wrong?" The last time he picked up the educated youth Xiao Qi, he had a good impression of this girl.

Qi Feifei: "Brother Zheng, are you going to drive the cart to exchange vermicelli tomorrow? I want to go with you, can you take me with you?" Then he walked into the yard.

Zheng Dazhu's wife came out of the house holding the child: "Is this Xiao Qi? Let's talk inside if you have anything to say. Come in and sit down."

As he said that, he went into the house.

"When Dazhu picked you up a few days ago, he told me that Xiao Qi is a good educated youth and asked me to spend more time with you."

"Look, I have a lot of things to do at home and I haven't gone out. Come on, sit inside."

Zheng Dazhui's wife talked as fast as a machine gun, and Qi Feifei couldn't get a word in.

He was dragged into the house.

Zheng Dazhu also followed in.

Passing by the kitchen, Qi Feifei grabbed a few handfuls of broom mushrooms and put them in a basin. There was half a basin full, enough for a family of three to have a meal.

Zheng Dazhu's wife: Hey, hey, hey, sister, what are you doing? You picked them with great difficulty, take them back quickly, there are many of you, keep them for yourselves."

As he said this, he helped to put things back.

Qi Feifei: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, this is just for you to try, it's not worth much, we have a long time to live together in the future."

After hearing this, Zheng Dazhu's wife no longer refused.

"Then you're welcome, sister-in-law. Come over and visit us often. Your brother Dazhu is busy every day and is not at home. I can't go out with the kids, so come over if you have time."

Qi Feifei didn't go into the house to sit down. He said a few polite words and left.

"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving first. I still have some work to do at the collective household. You and Dazhu should go ahead and do it. I'm leaving now."

Zheng Dazhu: "Xiao Qi knows about this. Your collective household also wants to exchange vermicelli? How many potatoes?"

Qi Feifei: "No, I just want to go and have a look. Would it be convenient for you to give me a ride? If not, forget it."

Zheng Dazhu: "It's convenient. There's nothing inconvenient about it. There will be a lot of people going there tomorrow. We need to get up early and leave at daybreak. We won't be back until dark."

Qi Feifei: "I understand. I'll get up early tomorrow. If there's any errands you need, just let me know. I can't do big jobs, but small ones are no problem."

Zheng Dazhu: "Okay, let's meet at Daliushu tomorrow morning."

Qi Feifei: "Okay, I'll go first. Brother Dazhu, goodbye to sister-in-law."

Qi Feifei left, and Dazhu's wife patted Dazhu's arm and said, "You are right, this girl is good to be with."

"Go chop some wood and I'll make you some fried mushrooms tonight."

When we returned to the collective household, Zhu Li was cooking, Liu Yumei was making a fire, and Zhang Chunxiang was watching Li Danni crocheting.

Qi Feifei put the mushroom basket in the yard, went to the kitchen to get a basin, and prepared to pick mushrooms.

Seeing that she was about to work again, Zhu Li said, "Leave it alone, wash your face and take a rest. I'll pick the fruits after I finish my work. You take a rest."

Lu Danni and Zhang Chunxiang also came out to pick mushrooms.

Liu Yumei also came out with a fire poker.

"Hey, what happened today? Every day the baskets are full, why is there only half a basket today?"

Qi Feifei was too lazy to pay attention to her.

Zhang Chunxiang: "This basket is big. Half a basket is enough for a meal. This mushroom smells really good and looks special. Does it look like a coral tree?"

Li Danni: "It really looks like it. What's the name of this mushroom?"

Qi Feifei: "Broom mushroom, also known as coral mushroom. It can be fried, stewed, boiled...it tastes good no matter how you eat it."

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