After He Fang got into trouble, Ye Qingshui realized that most of the rumors in the village that were unfavorable to him came from her.

She was sent to the Public Security Bureau, and Ye Qingshui finally got rid of a worry that had been weighing on his mind for a long time. The stone was removed, and he felt relieved all of a sudden.

It was as if I saw the sun again and was warmed by it.

However, Ye Qingshui did not have time to think carefully about He Fang's matter, because she soon became busy. The sound of "bang bang bang" of chopping bones continued to be heard from the Ye family's woodshed.

After all, she invited the female educated youth from Zhou Tingting's dormitory to her house for dinner.

Ye Qingshui happily carried a bag of lamb ribs home. When his grandmother and mother saw it, they all frowned.

"Shuiya, why did you buy this pile of sheep bones? What a waste of money. You haven't given birth to a child yet, so you should be thrifty. Otherwise, let's see what you will do when you have a baby in the future. You greedy girl!"

The old lady tapped her granddaughter's forehead and muttered.

Since the Chinese New Year, she has been distributing wedding candies, buying milk powder, and treating villagers to a post-work dinner. In Grandma Ye's eyes, these are already a lot of expenses. Now that she can eat meat, it is already very good. Grandma Ye never thought that there would be another meal after one meal.

Ye Qingshui protected his head and said quickly: "This is a gift from Yiliang. I didn't spend money in vain."

Ah Niang smiled quietly after hearing this, but did not stop her daughter. She knew her daughter had been wronged recently and was unhappy, so eating something good would make her happy.

She said: "Shui Ya knows her limits. She invited a few educated youth to her home for dinner, not because she is greedy."

Xie Tingyu frowned when he heard that his wife bought lamb ribs. Lamb is too fishy and he rarely eats it. But he will eat anything his wife cooks.

Ye Qingshui smeared ginger on the chopped lamb ribs. She did not miss Xie Tingyu's disdainful look. She smiled sweetly and said to the man with satisfaction: "Brother Yu, don't underestimate this pile of bones. They are so delicious that you will never forget them after tasting them!"

After returning home, Ye Qingshui discovered that Liu Yiliang not only gave her lamb ribs, but also stuffed some lamb leg bones and lamb chops. No wonder it was so heavy to lift. Leg bones are perfect for making soup. Ye Qingshui held the mortar and patiently ground the spices into sand and marinated the lamb ribs.

At noon the next day, the female dormitory of the educated youth center began to become lively.

"Dahong, where are my sneakers?"

"Is it okay for me to wear this?"

"Get out of the way and let me look in the mirror. How long have you been occupying the mirror?"

Several female educated youth were busy dressing themselves up. One of them rummaged through her grain bag and asked casually:

"Tingting, should we bring some food over later?"

Zhou Tingting was a little amused and helpless.

Thinking back to when I first went to the Ye family for a meal, I had just finished working in the fields and was exhausted. Fortunately, they didn't despise me and were very welcoming.

She shook her head. "Just bring your food coupons. We're just going to have a meal. You don't need to do this."

"That won't do. This is Ye Qingshui's first time having dinner with us." said Sun Dahong.

The noise made by the female educated youth spread throughout the educated youth center. On the male educated youth side, Liu Yiliang counted the money and said to Shen Weimin, "I'm not going to the canteen today, you go by yourself."

Liu Yiliang looked at Shen Weimin who was always alone, and felt a little sorry for him. But he was also secretly happy in his heart, because he always disliked his sister-in-law before. His sister-in-law had a good memory.

Shen Weimin put on his clothes slowly and combed his hair to make it shiny and sleek.

"Oh, I won't go to the cafeteria to eat either. My sister-in-law specially invited me."

Liu Yiliang was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped.

…

When Ye Qingshui moved a large pot of lamb ribs to the yard, the aroma that overflowed so eagerly made people lose their minds to work and their stomachs growled with hunger.

After stewing the lamb leg bones overnight, the essence of the bone marrow is boiled out, the soup is milky white and tastes very fresh. The lamb ribs are stewed to be very soft and can be broken apart with a light touch. Suck the milky white bone marrow in the bones, it is fragrant and soft.

People arrived one after another, and only after Ye Qingshui had served the rice did everyone start eating.

Zhou Tingting couldn't wait to pick up a piece of lamb ribs and took a bite of the meat. "Mm, it's delicious."

Her taste buds were all stimulated, and her eyes widened immediately. Although she was from the capital, she had eaten lamb ribs a lot since she was a child, but she had never eaten such fresh and tender lamb ribs. After drinking a mouthful of the soup, beads of sweat soon soaked her forehead, which was hot all over.

Xie Tingyu scooped a bowl of soup slowly. He originally wanted to eat pork, but when the milky white soup entered his mouth and the slightly hot juice slowly flowed into his throat, he felt as if everything around him had calmed down...

The soup had a faint aroma of goat milk, pure and fresh. The soup clearly did not have the numerous ingredients of the previous ones, but was extremely simple, and every drop was so tempting. This bowl of soup that was full of the essence of sheep marrow left Xie Tingyu stunned for a long time.

Ye Qingshui curled her lips. In order to specially boil out the essence of the lamb bones, she didn't even cook red chili oil this time. The milky white soup best showed the freshness of the lamb ribs.

If you split the word "鲜" into two halves, isn't the right side a sheep?

She smiled and concentrated on eating.

Liu Yiliang sucked the bone, his eyes sparkling. He had never thought that this unwanted sheep bone could be boiled to such a delicious taste, which made his hands greasy and satisfied. The sheep scorpion bone had been boiled overnight and was soft. He sucked out the milky white marrow easily with a gentle sip.

The lamb ribs were quickly divided up, but the educated youth were still reluctant to leave and the aroma was still lingering on their tongues.

After eating such delicious food, how could anyone face the dull and tasteless canteen of the educated youths? Several female educated youths have already begun to mourn for their stomachs.

Liu Yiliang's mentality was quite stable. He thought that he should be more diligent in the future and pick more bones.

My sister-in-law loves these things the most. Maybe she’ll have them soon for the next meal if she picks a few more!

The meal lasted a long time, and everyone was reluctant to leave until every last drop of soup in the pot was drunk.

Mother Ye was so happy while eating that she couldn't close her mouth. This was the first time that so many educated educated youth had come to her home. She wiped the grease from her lips and said with a smile:

"You all came from the capital, you are well-educated and educated, you must help Shuiya in the future. She didn't have much education, but she is very motivated. You can come to our house more often when you have time and teach Shuiya."

Zhou Tingting and the others felt that Ye Ma was being modest. In her mouth, Ye Qingshui became someone who had not received much education. In terms of education, who here could compare to Xie Zhiqing?

But they still agreed sweetly, "Okay!"

Although Ye Qingshui can perform the water-finding instrument, she has never attended middle school after all. They still have the ability to help her.

After the meal was over and everyone had left, Grandma Ye was cleaning the table. She counted the food coupons and meat coupons left by the educated youth on the table. They still felt heavy in her hands. Grandma Ye counted them and finally counted out ten kilograms of food coupons, three kilograms of meat coupons, and two dollars.

She was stunned. She didn't expect that this pile of worthless bones could be exchanged for so many coupons. Just by cooking a meal, her granddaughter could earn back the money she invested with interest!

For a moment, Grandma Ye felt complicated, as if she had found a way to make money.

…

After the busy spring plowing work, the days passed by like flowing water, slipping through our fingers inadvertently.

The tender green seedlings suck the spring dew and gradually grow taller.

Aunt Ye's belly became more and more prominent day by day, and by the time of the autumn harvest, it was already round and tall. Her due date was in September, and there was not much time left.

During the autumn harvest, Xie Tingyu, as a strong laborer, went out early and came back late for several days in a row. He gradually became tanned, and his fair skin turned light wheat color.

In addition, Ye Qingshui provided him with nutrition every now and then, and he became much stronger. Compared with his original elegant and refined appearance, he is now more sunny, handsome and manly.

One day when Xie Tingyu was on night watch at the farm, he saw that it was pitch black all around, with not a single light within a ten-mile radius. He looked at the starry sky, which was completely silent, and said to his wife with emotion:

"Our village should have electricity."

At least he could make sure his wife would not strain her eyes when reading at night, and would not have to worry about the kerosene money when mending. Electricity was much cheaper than kerosene. Although he had no way of making her live a rich life, at least he could not make her suffer with him.

When Ye Qingshui heard the man's idea, she suddenly lost her sleepiness. But she remembered that Yejia Village only had electricity in the 1980s, and she couldn't help shaking her head, "It's too difficult. We are poor here, and we have been urging for electricity for several years, but it's still not available."

Xie Tingyu put his hand on his wife's head. When he first came to this village, Xie Tingyu had written several letters to the Revolutionary Committee to apply for electricity, but the letters he sent fell into the sea and there was no reply.

He felt the softness of her palm, and he comforted his wife softly: "Then let's solve the problem of using lights and eating first."

Xie Tingyu looked at her with doubtful eyes and couldn't help but explain: "I read in the newspaper recently that biogas is also a kind of energy. Many places abroad use it to replace electricity for lighting and cooking. I think we have a lot of biogas. It would be great if we could do the same."

When Ye Qingshui heard about biogas, he lowered his head and remembered that biogas energy was not promoted in their village until the 1990s. Since then, A Niang has never been willing to use electricity again.

Her eyes sparkled, "Brother Yu, how could you have such an idea? Your idea is really good."

Ye Qingshui felt a burning sensation in her heart. She grabbed Xie Tingyu's arm and said, "Grandma taught you so well!"

Xie Tingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. He hooked his wife's nose and said, "She will be very happy if you praise her like this."

Why do you have this thought?

Grandma Xie once said to him in a letter: "Each of us has a different choice, and grandma respects your decision. The lives of most people are ordinary, but we can also make extraordinary contributions in ordinary positions..."

"I want our children to be able to live without having to light oil lamps when they open their eyes," said Xie Tingyu.

After hearing this, Ye Qingshui's face turned red.

This man is really something. She didn't even want to ask this! She leaned over and whispered in his ear, "You think about children all day long. Do you want children so much?"

Xie Tingyu said seriously: "Of course I want to, but I have to let nature take its course..."

Ye Qingshui suddenly thought of a question. It is already autumn, and the resumption of the college entrance examination is not far away. Will Xie Tingyu have enough time to review these things now?

But she thought about it and quickly put it out of her mind because the next day she received a package from the capital.

She and Xie Tingyu went to the post office in person to pick it up. It was a square box, neither too big nor too small, and could be lifted with one hand.

The moment Ye Qingshui received it, he suddenly had an almost intuitive premonition and his heart began to beat rapidly.

Could this be... there's news about Teacher Zhou's book?

"Brother Yu... do you think this might be the clothes and quilt that grandma sent you?"

"Why don't you open it and take a look?"