As the night deepened, the moonlight faded, with only a few sparse stars twinkling in the sky, adding a sense of mystery to their actions.
The fields are filled with the fresh scent of soil and crops. Occasionally, you can hear the croaking of frogs or the humming of insects in the distance, making the surroundings seem even more unusually quiet.
Gu Changwei led everyone around a cornfield. The corn leaves rustled in the night wind, but the corn was already old and could not be steamed and eaten fresh.
After passing the cornfield, they came to a lush orchard and vegetable field.
The apple trees are full of red fruits, shining attractively in the faint moonlight; the radishes and cabbages are also growing exceptionally lush, and their green leaves look even more vibrant in the night.
According to the pre-arranged division of labor, Brother Kai and Xiao Jin quickly found the peanut field and began to dig carefully.
Their movements were light and skillful. It seemed that this was not their first time doing such a thing and they were afraid of making too much noise and causing unnecessary trouble.
Gu Changwei and Lao Zhang tiptoed into the orchard. Lao Zhang was holding a cloth bag that he had prepared in advance to put the picked apples in.
Zhuangzhuang and Huijun were responsible for pulling out radishes and cabbages. Working together, they quickly harvested a lot of vegetables.
The radishes were big and round, and the cabbages were fresh and delicious, which made them very happy.
Just when everyone was working hard, suddenly, the sound of a dog barking was heard.
He also cursed: "You little bastards are stealing from my farm again. If I catch you, I'll give you a good beating."
"Hurry up." After seeing someone coming with a dog to catch people, Zhang Qiurui and the others didn't need to shout to keep watch, they just picked up their things and ran away.
They had been here several times before and knew there was a way to retreat. Under the leadership of Gu Changwei, they turned left and right and soon left the pursuers far behind.
They stopped breathlessly behind a secluded small mound, looked at each other and smiled, with excitement after the thrilling incident and secret joy at the success of this "adventure" in their eyes.
"Gu Changwei, your route is really amazing. You can always get us out safely every time." Tian Zhuangzhuang patted Gu Changwei's shoulder and was impressed by him.
Gu Changwei's eyes were filled with pride: "Of course, I observed the surrounding terrain during the day. They are most likely to come from that side to arrest people. If we go around that side, we will naturally be safe.
I also noticed that there are several hidden paths in that forest. Even if someone is chasing us, we can use the terrain to our advantage and quickly disperse and hide."
"As expected of a photography major, your observation and prediction abilities are top-notch." Zhang Qiurui gave Gu Changwei a thumbs up when he heard what he said.
No wonder Gu Changwei was able to make a name for himself in later generations. There is a reason for this.
"However, we were in danger this time. We were almost caught by that uncle and his dog. I won't come again next time." Hu Mei said with lingering fear.
"Yes, fortunately we ran fast." Li Shaohong also echoed, with a look of relief on his face.
"Eat the apples directly, and peel the white radish and eat it raw. I'll let Huijun teach you how to peel it." Gu Changwei sorted the things that the few people brought and put the peanuts and cabbage in a bag.
He then threw the radish to Zhang Huijun and asked him to peel it, and then handed an apple to Zhang Qiurui and the others one by one, as if he had given them enough.
The sound of eating apples could be heard.
This time they didn't take much, so the uncle brought the dog with him.
I picked about two or three apples, most of which were ugly and crooked, with a green color, and tasted sour and astringent.
There were about ten white radishes, each of uneven thickness, covered with dirt and a few tiny roots. They didn't look big and looked a little malnourished.
Zhang Huijun was holding a small knife in his hand and peeling the radish. His knife skills were very good, and he even peeled off the mud on the radish. While peeling, he took a bite from time to time. After he had peeled the entire radish, he handed it to Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang and others. They didn't mind at all that Zhang Huijun had bitten it.
"How did you get these?" After they finished eating the radishes and apples and their stomachs were full, Li Shaohong pointed at the cabbage and peanuts in the sack and asked.
It looks like he is full, but what he eats are just vegetables and fruits. He will urinate several times a night and will be hungry again the next day.
"Don't you have a pot in your dormitory? Don't you have a separate stove?" Zhang Yimou asked curiously.
Especially looking at Zhang Qiurui's face.
Considering Zhang Qiurui's age, she is in the period of growing up, and the school subsidy coupons will probably not make her full, and she will definitely be hungry at night.
Zhang Yimou touched the two apples in his pocket. He planned to walk to the end with Zhang Qiurui later and secretly give them to her.
The reason why they were so nice to Zhang Qiurui was not only because Zhang Qiurui was the youngest in the class, but also because they both had the surname Zhang and had used backdoor channels to study at the Yenching Film Academy.
Zhang Yimou felt that this was a kind of fate.
"Can we cook in the dormitory?" Zhang Qiurui asked curiously.
She really didn't know about this.
"Why not? Our boys' dormitory and several other dormitories are secretly setting up stoves to cook their own meals.
However, some students have no money and can only rely on school subsidies for meals.
There were six of us in one dormitory. Zhuangzhuang and Kaige were locals and had some money. From time to time, they would bring some food from home or go to the villagers in Zhuxinzhuang to buy some food.
So, we also cook our own food from time to time," Zhang Huijun explained.
"So that's how it is." Zhang Qiurui nodded in understanding.
"If you hadn't opened fire, we would have taken these cabbages and peanuts back to the dormitory.
I will get up early tomorrow morning and fry a big pot of cabbage. We will have lunch at noon and eat only the cabbage without any other dishes.
As for the peanuts, they take quite a while to cook. We'll cook them tonight and then have you come down to eat them," Zhang Yimou suggested.
"Okay, let's do it. It's getting late, and we should go back." As the eldest sister among the girls, Peng Xiaolian nodded in agreement.
"Come on, I'll take you back." Gu Changwei walked in front. He did not go back the way he came before, but walked towards the back of the school.
Zhang Yimou took the opportunity to walk at the end, and where no one else could see, he stuffed two apples into Zhang Qiurui's hands.
Zhang Qiurui was stunned at first, then under the moonlight, he saw Zhang Yimou silently saying, "Eat it yourself."
Zhang Qiurui felt a little warm in his heart, smiled at Zhang Yimou, and made an OK gesture.
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