Chapter 147: Mushroom and Fungus Chicken Buns
The next day, Gu Yuehuai went to work on time, and at noon he and Wei Luo asked for an afternoon off.
The cotton was probably fluffed, so she had to go home to cut the material. Also, the educated youth site would be cleaned soon, so she wanted to go and take a look. She wondered if the educated youth site had not been repaired in this life and would collapse like in her previous life.
As soon as he returned to the Dalaozi Production Brigade, Gu Yuehuai heard two pieces of news.
Firstly, the brigade's cow was about to give birth, and Liu Er'er had to live in the cowshed during this period of time and keep an eye on the cow closely. After all, this cow was one of the brigade's most valuable assets and could not be lost.
Secondly, Chen Yuesheng was preparing to marry Li Chaoying. Oh, to be exact, they had already been married. They did not hold a wedding banquet. They went directly to the commune to get a marriage certificate, and then brought the person to Chen's house and that was it.
When Gu Yuehuai came back, he happened to meet Chen Yuesheng who was going to pick up Li Chaoying.
Li Chaoying was wearing an old red jacket and a red veil on his head. He was walking back hand in hand with Chen Yuesheng. Many members were watching the fun along the way. They wanted to make some fun, but unfortunately Chen Yuesheng's face was so dark that he didn't look like a groom.
He said nothing, like a puppet, just to complete a task that was not his responsibility.
Gu Yuehuai didn't watch the fun, but walked around the crowd and went to the Cotton Mill.
The woman working at the cotton mill was standing at the door holding melon seeds to join in the fun. When she saw Gu Yuehuai, she greeted him enthusiastically: "Hey, Xiao Gu, why aren't you at work? Did you come back specifically to ask for cotton?"
Gu Yuehuai smiled and asked, "Aunt, my cotton should be ready, right?"
"Haha, it's tight, it's done." The woman stuffed the melon seeds into her pocket, turned and went into the workshop, and took out a neatly arranged pile of cotton wool, which was fluffy and soft, like white marshmallows.
Gu Yuehuai reached out and touched it, then said thank you: "Thank you, auntie."
After saying that, she left with the cotton in her arms.
When she got home, she saw that the dough had been kneaded. Gu Tinghuai had gone back to work. Gu Xihuai was not at home either. She didn't know where he had gone to hang out with Yan Shaotang.
Gu Yuehuai took out the material he bought at the fair yesterday and began to trace and make clothes.
In the afternoon, after all the ingredients were cut out, she got up and stretched her sore waist, then began to mix the stuffing for buns. She used the ingredients available at home to make a stuffing of mushrooms, black fungus and diced chicken.
She has good cooking skills, and after about half an hour, the pot was filled with plump white buns.
Smoke was curling in the air, white hot steam was rising from the pot, and a rich aroma of buns swept out, drifting into every household along with the smoke. Anyone who smelled it could not help but smack their lips and drool.
As soon as the buns were steamed, Gu Xihuai pulled Yan Shaotang back.
"Yuehuai? Why did you come back so early?" Gu Xihuai put down the backpack, a little confused.
"You've asked for leave. What did you and Nannan do?" Gu Yuehuai washed the towel and wiped Yan Shaotang's face. The little girl's face was gray, but she had a smile on her lips and sweat on her forehead. It was obvious that she had a lot of fun.
Gu Xihuai also washed his face and said, "I was worried that Shaotang would be bored staying at home every day, so I took her up the mountain to pick some sour dates."
"Sour jujube?" Gu Yuehuai leaned into the basket and took a look. Sure enough, it was half filled with firm, plump, red fruits. The color was bright and attractive, but it was so sour when eaten.
Gu Yuehuai took the steamed buns out of the steamer. The hot, plump buns were steaming and looked very pleasing to the eye: "The buns are ready. Let's eat them."
Gu Xihuai looked at Gu Yuehuai in surprise: "You couldn't even make noodles before, but now you seem to have finally gotten the hang of it. You can do everything and understand everything. Big brother was right. Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed."
Gu Yuehuai picked up the bun and stuffed it into Gu Xihuai's hand: "Eating won't stop you from eating?"
Gu Xihuai curled his lips: "I'm serious."
As soon as you take a bite, the fillings of mushrooms, black fungus and diced chicken spread in your mouth, with just the right amount of saltiness and fragrance. The buns are chewy, and the thin skin wraps the big fillings. Every bite is a special kind of satisfaction.
Gu Xihuai ate three big buns in a row, and his belly was visibly round.
Yan Shaotang also took a bun and sat on the other side of the kang, eating it in small bites. The little girl didn't have a big appetite, so she ended up eating most of the bun. After eating, she began to feel drowsy again.
The arduous task of coaxing the child to sleep was given to Gu Xihuai, who was well fed and well-dressed.
Gu Yuehuai packed up and went out to the educated youth point.
The educated youth point of the Dalaozi Production Brigade was not far away, and was adjacent to the village primary school. It had a large courtyard with a sign hanging on the door. The words "Dalaozi educated youth point" on it were already blurred.
Pushing the door open and entering the yard, there stood a huge tung tree, the red silk tied around the trunk having faded.
The members of the commune had not yet gone on holiday, so there were not many people cleaning the educated youth site. There were only a few of them, all young men assigned by Wang Fu. They did not complain, after all, they could earn work points by cleaning the educated youth site.
There are several rows of earthen houses in the educated youth site, and some of the roofs have cracked.
A young man who was cleaning the room saw Gu Yuehuai and asked in surprise, "Comrade Gu, how come you have time to come here today?"
Gu Yuehuai is very popular now. Anyone who can talk to her will have something to brag about. Such a pretty girl is rare, let alone in the Dalaozi Production Brigade, even in the county.
Gu Yuehuai stood under the eaves and said, "I'll see if there's anything I can do to help."
Before anyone could speak, she pointed at the cracks on the eaves and said, "This place is cracked and can't be lived in. Did the secretary say anything about re-pasting it?"
The young man shook his head and said, "The Party Secretary said not to worry about it. The house has just been left for two years and has become damp. When the time comes, let the educated youth who have gone to the countryside choose a good place to live."
Gu Yuehuai nodded thoughtfully.
Logically speaking, the team should take such a matter of life and death seriously. However, now the cadres in the team are all focused on the shortage of food. They worry every day about the day when work points will be exchanged for food. How can they care about the plight of the educated youth in the city?
The young man said again: "It's okay. Our Dalaozi Production Brigade is not big, so we can't assign many educated youths."
Gu Yuehuai nodded, walked around the educated youth site again, and then turned and left.
She remembered that in her previous life, there were quite a few educated youth assigned to the Dalaozi Production Brigade. She didn't understand why at that time, but she understood it in this life. The son of a provincial governor was of great importance, and everyone wanted to squeeze in even at great risk.
On the way home, Gu Yuehuai saw Liu Er'er from a distance.
He seemed to have just come back from walking the cows. The big-bellied cow was swaying as it walked, and its belly was almost about to burst.
Gu Yuehuai took a glance and found Liu Er'er to be short and ugly. It seemed that he must have used some tricks to get together with Li Chaoying, otherwise it would be difficult to understand Li Chaoying's aesthetic taste.
Is this also the reason why Liu Er'er always sided with Li Chaoying in his previous life, but no one ever doubted him?
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