The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

A few people started chatting, and Liu Yumei turned around and went back to continue making the fire.

"Julie, don't you think something has happened? I pick up a lot every day, but I lost the basket yesterday and only picked up half a basket today."

Liu Yumei: "It's lost. How can the basket in my hand be lost? I don't know what happened!"

As he spoke, he pointed his chin outward.

"You came back early today. You must be hiding something from us."

Zhu Li: "What's the problem? It just rained a few days ago, so there were a lot of mushrooms. It's normal that there are fewer mushrooms these days.

It's tiring to carry so much every day. I don't have enough to eat every day, but I still work so much. It's time to take a break. "No matter how poor you are, you can't work yourself to death! This girl is already working hard enough.

Liu Yumei: "I think she can't hold on any longer."

While waiting for dinner, Zhu Li calculated the mushrooms and fungus that Qi Feifei had picked. All kinds of mushrooms together could not be eaten in ten meals, plus about 50 kilograms of fungus. Fungus cannot be eaten too much in one meal, but can be eaten in seven or eight meals, so it has exceeded 15 meals. Everyone should buy a piece of cloth for Qi Feifei when it is convenient.

Wang Bin said that he would collect the money from the male educated youth, and Zhu Li would collect the money from the female educated youth.

Zhu Li said that Wang Bin should take all the money. Except for Baisha, who was not there, everyone else could give it directly to Wang Bin. Baisha would definitely not make any mistakes, so either she or Wang Bin could pay for it.

Wang Bin said that he would pay for it, and leave the money and tickets with Zhu Li. A few days later, the female educated youth and Qi Feifei would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy them.

Julie didn't refuse and took it over.

Everyone started talking about how the production team organized everyone to exchange vermicelli.

Unfortunately, the collective households had too few potatoes, not even enough to store for winter consumption.

If you want to eat vermicelli, you can only buy it at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Vermicelli is a very popular dish.

Northeastern people like to add vermicelli when stewing chicken, fish, spareribs, and sauerkraut. They stir-fry vermicelli with celery, sauerkraut, and cabbage...

Vermicelli is always present during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.

The next day, Qi Feifei woke up early and told Zhu Li that she was going to the place where she exchanged vermicelli with everyone to see some new things today, and might be back late at night, so she asked her not to worry.

When Qi Feifei arrived under the big willow tree, no one was there.

The big willow tree was so thick that two people couldn’t hug it, and the person standing behind it was completely invisible.

Qi Feifei went behind the tree and entered the courtyard.

She sprinkled some salt on the shrimps (caught from the collective household salt tank) and put them in the pot to slowly dry.

It has a slightly salty taste and tastes very fragrant.

It was just a little less, barely a small bowl. I finished it quickly.

He carried the basin of crickets to the grass.

The fawn was standing and eating grass. It seemed that the leg injury was not serious.

When the deer heard the noise, he immediately raised his head and looked at her vigilantly, afraid that she would suddenly do something again.

Qi Feifei smiled helplessly and waved his hand: "Good morning, Xiaolu? Are you okay here?"

The little deer blinked its big watery eyes and stared at her motionlessly.

"Okay, play by yourself."

Qi Feifei did not approach the deer again, for fear that it would be frightened and run around wildly, worsening the injury to its leg.

She walked straight to the creek, wanting to see if there were any fish or anything. If there were, she could fish here in the future.

The water is like spring water, clear and bright. You can see the stones and water plants in it at a glance, but there are no fish or shrimps.

Qi Feifei poured the crickets into the river, hoping that they could survive and reproduce here.

When you have time, catch some fish and put them here so that you will have something to eat when you return to the capital.

I left Doubao on the grass, hoping that he and the fawn would get to know each other quickly, and then I went back behind the big willow tree.

As soon as I came out, I heard everyone shouting and arguing.

The mother-in-law of Wang Er's wife said: "Zhongping, please go to my house and pack some potatoes. The potatoes from the second and third sons' families are also at my house. There must be about 400 to 500 kilograms. Please help me pack them first."

Wang Zhongping: "Okay, auntie."

He flicked the whip, and with a "snap" sound, he pulled the reins with one hand.

"Oh, oh, oh, go!" and another "pop" sound.

The three horses pulled together, the bells and copper rings on the horses jingled, and the carriage moved towards the village.

Li Guiying, the captain's wife, said: "Dazhu, Dazhu, go to Auntie's house and load up the potatoes. There will be about 300 kilograms of potatoes."

Zheng Dazhu: "Okay, Auntie. Go home and wait. I'll be there soon."

"Dazhu, please stop by my house. I have potatoes that I want to exchange for vermicelli."

Dazhu: "Okay, sister-in-law, go home and wait."

"Dazhu, I have about 70 to 80 kilograms of potatoes at home. I sewed a mark on the mouth of the bag. Can you help me change it? I won't go."

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Qi Feifei was not in a hurry to go out. She didn't like chatting with everyone. She waited until everyone was almost ready before coming out. She went directly to Zheng Dazhu's carriage and sat directly in the passenger seat.

Li Guiying was also sitting in Zheng Dazhu's carriage. When she saw Qi Feifei, she greeted him warmly:

"Xiao Qi Zhiqing, are you going to exchange vermicelli?"

"Aunt, I'm not changing the vermicelli. I just think it's new and I've never seen it before, so I want to go and take a look."

"You kid, what's so good about this? It's just weighing potatoes and vermicelli. It takes a whole day to go back and forth, and your butt is sore from the shaking."

Qi Feifei: "I'm just curious about how potatoes become vermicelli."

Li Guiying: "Okay, you go and see it once, but you won't go next time if I ask you to go."

Qi Feifei smiled and did not refute.

The captain's wife turned around and started chatting with an old man, "Uncle, are you going to the pig farm or to trade for vermicelli?"

The old man had a wrinkled face and dark red cheeks, but he smiled brightly, "I went to exchange vermicelli. No one at home wanted to go, so I went."

Li Guiying: "Then you don't have to look after the pig farm?"

Old man Zheng: "There's a new worker here. Although he doesn't know how to do the job, he's very serious. I taught him for a few days, and he fed the pigs and cleaned the manure, and there were no problems."

Li Guiying: "Are you feeding the pigs or releasing them now?"

Old Man Zheng: “Now we feed them and then let them walk around in the yard.

If I let it go, it will run away in a flash. There is no grass left, and my old arms and legs cannot catch it. I can’t even go into the fields and destroy the crops.”

Li Guiying: "What do you feed them? Just bran?"

Old Man Zheng: "The pig farm is close to Team 5. Some of their members cut vegetables for the pigs and send them to us. Each basket is one and a half centimeters. At the end of the year, the farm slaughters pigs and we can distribute some pork by the centimeter."

Li Guiying: "This is a good thing. I haven't heard my husband mention it before."

Old Man Zheng: "It's good to share the meat, but the work is tiring. We cut meat every day, but by the end of the year, we only get 10 to 15 pounds of meat. Most of the work is done by teenagers and old men and women. Strong laborers are not interested. No one is willing to work if they live far away."

Li Guiying: “That’s true.” Given their family’s financial situation, they really don’t need to work so hard.

Qi Feifei: "Can anyone go?"

Old Man Zheng: "Anyone from our Toudaogou Brigade will do. The pig farm is a sideline factory of our brigade."

Qi Feifei: "Then we educated youth can do it too?"