Chapter 273 Wild Duck

"Yue Wa Zi, now I finally understand why Aunt Yang Liu praises you for being smart every day. You are really smart and outstanding in every aspect. You cooperated very well today and you deserve praise."

Zhang Dawei was extremely happy. He hadn't felt so proud for a long time.

"You see, Captain Huang was afraid that we wouldn't go, so he quickly asked me to take you there early tomorrow morning. I've never seen such an anxious look on his face."

Ning Xiyue smiled and nodded, agreeing with the captain's words.

"I see, and I can understand that Captain Huang is also doing this for their team, just like you, the captain, are doing this for our team. You are both good leaders for your respective teams."

"You don't know that I actually went to the person in charge of the cow on their team a few days ago to express my desire to exchange it for a calf. I got news before that the team next door also wanted to exchange the calf, but this old guy was hesitant and refused to give a response. But he made it a decision as soon as he came here today, and he also wanted to give me a discount. It's all thanks to you, Yuewazi. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have agreed as soon as he came here."

"It's what I should have done. You're the best on the team. Once you said it and I cooperated, it was done perfectly."

She thought it was nothing and was just doing what she thought was right.

Captain Huang's consideration for the calf and everything he did today were for their team. Uncle Dawei also spoke in the middle for the sake of Team Dalui. She herself cooperated with the captain with the same courtesy, one for the team and the other for herself.

"We each contribute half the credit, and the success is achieved through joint efforts."

The captain patted Ning Xiyue's shoulder with a smile, thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you can go to work with your aunt in the morning, and go back to the clinic in the afternoon, so you won't be late for either."

"Thank you, Captain. I understand."

Ning Xiyue agreed happily. Now that was good, she didn't have to go to work the whole day. The afternoon was a chance for her to relax. Since no one came to see the doctor, she could rest and it wouldn't delay her work points.

Having a good skill will make a difference. If you work together with the captain, you will be invincible.

It seemed that there was nothing to do. This place was currently half of the territory of a coal mining team. With people coming and going, it was not convenient to stay for long. I looked at the time and asked the team leader to leave.

"Captain, I'll go home first. See you tomorrow morning."

"Go ahead."

Zhang Dawei sorted out the documents on the table and thought about what to take. He quickly called Ning Xiyue who had already walked to the door:

"By the way, go back and call Zhao Jianshe from your Youth League compound and ask him to come over. I'll tell him about your second brother. And we'll meet here at 6:30 tomorrow morning. The earlier we go, the sooner we can return."

"Okay, I'll be there on time."

After Ning Xiyue finished speaking, she opened the cloth bag on her shoulder with one hand, took a look at the acceptance certificate inside, and when she saw the bright red seal on it, she put it back in with a smile on her face and walked lightly towards the Youth League Home.

It was already around four o'clock in the afternoon when Ning Xiyue returned to the Youth League Home. She smelled the lingering smell of wine lees in the air, and there was no one outside. Could it be that everyone had eaten dishes made with wine lees at noon today, and then went to sleep and rest after eating, so they all slept in the house?

Ning Xiyue shook her head and did not enter the yard. Instead, she walked around the path at the side and went to the kitchen at the back.

When she walked to the kitchen, she finally understood why she could smell the smell in the air in the yard. This was not the smell of leftover wine lees, but Chen Yetu in the kitchen next door was cooking something with the wine lees.

The small stove at the door was burning, and the clay pot on the stove was gurgling. The fragrance came out with the white smoke, and the sweet smell of wine lees was mixed with the spicy taste.

What kind of meat is this stew? This smells so good.

In the kitchen, Chen Yechu came out carrying a bowl and stirring with chopsticks. He sat down by the stove and saw Ning Xiyue and greeted her, "Xiyue, you're back."

Ning Xiyue sniffed: "Ye Chu, what are you stewing? It smells so good."

Chen Yechu did not answer, but waved to Ning Xiyue mysteriously: "Come here, I want to talk to you for a while."

Ning Xiyue looked at her expression and thought she had something to say to her, so she turned around and walked towards her without even opening the kitchen door.

Xiao Hui, who had come back from somewhere, ran after her and played with Xiao Bai, who was sitting at the kitchen door of Chen Yechu. Of course, Xiao Bai was afraid that it would sit still, so it was the Xiao Bai who was wandering around there unilaterally. After wandering around a few times to show its status as the big brother, it followed her closely.

Ning Xiyue was no longer surprised. Xiaohui always remembered that Xiaobai tried to sleep in its nest. Every time he saw Xiaobai, he would use his bloodline to suppress him.

She is too lazy to care about it, it is so childish. Xiaobai ignores it but still enjoys doing it every time.

Ning Xiyue retracted her gaze from the dog and the wolf and looked at the stove: "It smells even better when you get closer."

Chen Yechu took a dish towel and opened the lid of the pottery jar, and said as if offering a treasure: "Xiyue, look, I'm making duck with wine lees. Bring some in a bowl later."

After covering the pot, Chen Yechu took Ning Xiyue's hand and sat down, his face full of joy, and whispered: "Xiyue, do you know where this duck came from?"

"I don't know where it came from." Ning Xiyue shook her head, wondering if this duck was exchanged from a trading platform similar to Taobao?

"This duck has a great origin. Didn't Yaoyao say a few days ago that she saw a wild duck while fishing by the river? When I got the distiller's grains you gave me today, I remembered the duck. Yaoyao, Yu Zhiyu and I went to the reed marsh by the river to look for it for a while."

At this point, Chen Yechu excitedly stirred the duck eggs in the bowl and said:

"Hey, we actually caught a pair of wild ducks fighting, and we took all of them, along with a dozen wild duck eggs from a nearby duck nest. We dealt with the ducks outside before returning. One of the ducks was exchanged for something by one of the other educated youths in the Youth Farm. I got half of the remaining duck and the duck eggs, and the eggs in the bowl and the meat in the pot are mine."

No wonder there was no one in the yard. It turned out that they had gotten the duck meat. I guess they were all busy preparing it.

"You guys are really lucky. I've been out for such a short while and I've caught two wild ducks. That's amazing." Ning Xiyue gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.

After Chen Yechu added a piece of firewood to the stove, he looked at Ning Xiyue and said, "I saw a lot of wild ducks in the reed marsh. I heard the flapping of their wings when they left. I wonder if you have anything to do tomorrow? Why don't we go there again tomorrow? Maybe we can catch some wild ducks."

Ning Xiyue is most interested in this kind of outdoor activity of finding wild game. She may not go for other things, but she must go for the food.

She looked at Chen Yetu happily and said, "Go ahead. If you heard the sound, there must be more. It's a good thing to catch them. But I have something to do tomorrow morning. I have to go to the Darong team with the captain to slaughter pigs. I will try to come back early. Do you think I should go there directly after I come back or should we go together?"

Chen Yechu was very happy to get Ning Xiyue's answer. She had nothing to do all day and was not in a hurry.

"No hurry, we'll wait for you to come with us. The reeds are there, so the ducks inside can't escape."

"Okay then, it's a deal." Ning Xiyue raised her hand and high-fived Ning Xiyue as a deal.

Chen Yechu held the bowl in one hand and clapped his hands with the other to confirm the consensus.

"Wait a minute, I feel the meat is cooked."

She opened the lid of the pot and pressed the meat with a spatula, then scooped out two pieces of duck meat and handed them to Ning Xiyue: "Let's taste it and see if it's soft and glutinous."

"Okay, I'll try it."

Ning Xiyue rubbed her hands, picked up a piece of meat from the spatula and put it in her mouth, and Chen Yechu ate the remaining piece of meat.

"Hmm~, it tastes really good, very tasty, Ye Chu has great cooking skills."

Ning Xiyue habitually made a "hmm" sound to express whether the dish was delicious or not, but this time the "hmm" really meant that it was delicious. The taste of the wine lees had completely permeated into the duck meat, and the spiciness of the chili and the numbness of the Sichuan pepper had all been cooked into the meat, making the duck meat numb, spicy and fragrant.

Chen Yetu was willing to use the right ingredients. She put a lot of spices in this pot of meat, as well as her own secret marinade. The taste was pretty good, and not much different from that made in those restaurants.

Ning Xiyue felt what it meant to have an endless aftertaste. After eating this piece, she really wanted to eat another piece. She might remember this taste for the rest of her life. The duck meat soaked in this soup is very suitable for eating with rice.

Chen Yechu smiled with satisfaction after receiving the compliment, went into the house, took out a bowl and filled it with duck meat for Ning Xiyue. This pot contained the meat of half a duck, so she directly filled half of the bowl for Ning Xiyue.