The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

When returning to the collective household, Qi Feifei carried back the mushrooms he had picked a few days ago.

She told everyone that she went to see if there were any mushrooms near the place where she picked mushrooms a few days ago, but there were only a few left. She only picked these and gave them all to Baisha.

There is no need to let others know about other things.

Baisha told her that the postman brought her a note for picking up the package today.

Everyone was curious about who sent it to her. She smiled and said it was sent by a relative. She took the receipt and went out.

She had to find a way to go to the town, so she went to find Zheng Dazhu first to see if they were going to the town recently.

Zheng Dazhui was not there. His wife was feeding the chickens with her child in her arms.

"Sister-in-law, are you busy?"

Zheng Dazhu's wife smiled as soon as she saw Qi Feifei.

"Xiao Qi, you are free now, come in and sit down."

Qi Feifei: "Sister-in-law, no, let me ask Brother Dazhu if they are going to town recently?"

Dazhu's wife: "I guess we can't go to town recently, Xiaojun (the captain's second son) is going to college, Dazhu and his friends are going to the reservoir downstream to fish tomorrow, and we need to do some work in a few days.

I have to wait until I finish my work before going to town and send Xiaojun to school.

What do you want?"

Qi Feifei: "Is that so? Sister-in-law, do you know when they will leave tomorrow?"

Dazhu's wife: "It should be quite early. It's so far away, and it's not convenient to fish at night. The water is deep, and I don't know how much we can catch. We may have to stay there overnight."

Qi Feifei: "Sister-in-law, when Brother Dazhu comes back, please tell them to give me a ride to the fork in the road halfway."

Dazhu's wife: "You are in such a hurry, can't you wait a few days? It's not safe for you to travel on the road."

Qi Feifei: "It's okay, there are more cars from other teams over there, I can take another one."

Dazhu's wife: "Okay, I'll tell Dazhu."

Qi Feifei: "Thank you, sister-in-law. It's getting late. I'll go back first."

Dazhu's wife: "Don't be polite, it's just a matter of words."

The next morning, Qi Feifei told Zhu Li that she was going to town, and if she didn't come back, she would just stay in town and there was no need to worry.

I went to the village entrance early to wait for Zheng Dazhu's carriage.

The sun hadn't risen yet and it was foggy, but we set off.

The weather was a little chilly, and the wind blowing as the carriage moved made it even cooler.

Qi Feifei rubbed his arms with his hands.

Zheng Dazhu smiled: "The morning air in the mountains is sweet and cool."

Qi Feifei: "It's OK, not too cold. Summer in the mountains is still very comfortable, I like it very much."

Zheng Dazhu: "The mountains are beautiful and the water is nice, but it's not as prosperous as the city. I heard that the floors of department stores in the city are like mirrors and can reflect people."

Qi Feifei: The department stores in the city are already a distant memory.

The terrazzo floors in the city are still out of reach for the farmers.

"Yes, the stones on the ground have been polished, very smooth, and have patterns on them."

Zheng Dazhu: "In a few days, Xiaojun will be able to see him. From now on, Xiaojun will also be a city dweller."

Xiaojun: "Brother, I am going to study, and I will come back in a few years."

Zheng Dazhu: "You are a cadre now. You are the first college student in our brigade. You have brought honor to our Zheng family."

Dahong (the captain’s eldest son): “Well, our Xiaojun will be on the government payroll from now on. These past two days, my father and mother have been so happy that they can’t stop smiling.”

Everyone was talking and laughing along the way and was very happy.

Several large trucks coming from the opposite direction could not interrupt everyone's laughter.

Across from him, Huo Sheng watched the little girl happily chatting with a few male villagers without even looking at him.

I don't know what he was doing? Shouldn't he be picking mushrooms?

He still wears the same running clothes when he goes out, and doesn't even bother to change into another set of clothes.

"Little Leo, how about my military uniform?"

Little Leo: "Brother Huo, your military uniform is of course impeccable."

Huo Sheng: "I have a new set, how about it?"

Little Li was overjoyed. The corners of his mouth turned up, then down, and then up again. He changed his butt from sitting upright to sitting sideways, staring at Huo Sheng and asked, "Brother Huo, are you telling the truth?"

Huo Sheng: "When have I ever told a lie? But you have to give me twelve feet of cloth coupons."

Little Leo made up his mind: "Okay." Military uniforms are hard to come by, and even with cloth coupons they can't be made.

"It's a deal, don't go back on your word, I'll get you the cloth coupons when I get back."

Huo Sheng's mouth curled up slightly: "No regrets."

Qi Feifei got off the car at the fork in the road.

Zheng Dazhu: "Xiao Qi, you should wait here until the car arrives before you go. The road ahead could be dangerous, so don't go alone."

Qi Feifei: "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Brother Dazhu."

Watching Zheng Dazhui's carriage go away.

Qi Feifei walked into the woods and entered the courtyard.

She first fed the little pheasant cornmeal, bean buns and snake meat that the lynx eats. The big snake was almost finished eating, so it was urgent to find meat.

Oh! I can't go to the machinery factory to find Huo Sheng today or tomorrow. Where can I get meat?

Let’s cook first and think about it slowly.

Break off the heads and tails of the beans, tear off the bean shreds, and wash them clean.

Put a little oil in the pot, add chopped green onion and stir-fry until fragrant, then serve the green onion oil.

Put the beans in the pot and stir-fry until they change color, add soy sauce and salt, add water to cover the beans, put a screen on top, put the pancake on top, cover the pot and simmer slowly.

By the time I finished practicing martial arts and took a bath, the beans were already cooked.

Now that she doesn’t have to worry about food anymore, Qi Feifei is very happy.

While eating the delicious beans, I thought it would be great if I had a piece of land outside the yard so that I could have vegetables to eat in the winter.

Wait until that day to open up a vegetable garden.

Take care of all the matters in the courtyard and come out.

Seeing no cars or pedestrians, she didn't wait and just walked forward.

She knew there was no village nearby and the road passed through a forest where wild animals sometimes roamed.

Occasionally there are people who intercept the road.

When she left, she was on high alert, ready to return to the courtyard immediately if there was any sign of trouble.

Maybe it was because it was morning, not the time when wild animals roam, or maybe she was lucky and had a smooth journey.

We arrived in town at noon.

She went to the restaurant carrying a basket of pine mushrooms.

This time she learned her lesson and went around to the back door of the hotel.

The chef was cooking, an auntie was making dumplings, and a young man, about fifteen or sixteen years old, was washing vegetables.

Everyone was busy. The aunt saw someone leaning against the door and looking inside. She turned around and asked, "What's going on? Who are you looking for?"

Qi Feifei: "Hello, auntie, I just picked some pine mushrooms, they are very fresh, do you want them?"

The aunt paused for a moment and glanced at the chef, "Wait a moment, I'll steam this tray of buns."

The aunt was quick and skillful, and soon a tray of big buns was in the steamer.

Only then did he come out to look at Qi Feifei's basket.

As soon as you lift the leaves above, the smell of mushrooms hits you in the face.

It's really fresh, just like it was just picked from the soil.

The aunt was very satisfied.

"One cent per pound."

Qi Feifei: "Okay."

The auntie weighed them. "Girl, where are you from? Why did you pick mushrooms so early?" If they were picked yesterday, they wouldn't be so fresh.