"Sister Qiyue, I remember." Li Qu looked at Lin Qiyue, shyly scratched his head, and revealed a simple and honest smile.
Lin Qiyue remembered the original owner's memories. When Lin Qiyue was about to be sold when he was a child, it was he who made a fuss and asked Uncle Liang and his father to rescue Lin Qiyue.
He learned from his father that Qian Xiuying was going to the next town to learn about the situation of women. In order to find Qian Xiuying, he ran directly from his home to the next town and found her.
The two had a life-or-death bond, and he had risked his life to protect Lin Qiyue, mainly because he often gave him delicious food.
Uncle Li's family has many children, and they don't have enough food.
Lin Qiyue, who had separated from her parents, was their only child. Her parents had high salaries and often had meat to eat, which Lin Qiyue would share with them.
"Li Qu, I heard you've graduated. What are your plans for the future?" Lin Qiyue asked curiously.
This is a question that every graduate has to answer.
When she was a junior in college, her family had already started asking her this question.
One day, she will ask that question too!
"What can I do? We'll see. I plan to stay in the village. Some of the educated youth in the village have gone to university, and I want to learn from them." Li Qu didn't really know what to do next.
Having enough to eat is the most important thing.
Lin Qiyue nodded in satisfaction, seeing ambition in his eyes.
Lan Yuchu put the things down and said, "It's good to have this idea. Knowledge is about applying what you've learned. You may not need it now, but you might need it in the future."
Li Qu felt a little shy when he saw Lan Yuchu and Lin Qiyue scrutinizing him.
Looking at the fish in the bucket, Li Xiaoxiao grabbed Li Qu's hand and said, "Third Brother, the fish are dying, let's fry them!"
She couldn't wait to eat fish and meat. After having meat for lunch, she ate every last bit of the meat in her bowl.
Seeing Li Xiaoxiao's anxiety, Lan Yuchu said, "Xiaoxiao, your brother Yuchu is going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat. Buy more meat to fry pork and dried small fish, that will make it taste better."
"Really? When are we going?" Li Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up when she heard about lard.
Lin Qiyue quickly said, "Let's go now."
"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Li Xiaoxiao jumped up excitedly.
"Okay~, let's go out to buy meat together after Brother Yu Chu changes his clothes." Lin Qiyue replied to Xiao Xiao while giving Lan Yu Chu a wink, signaling him to go inside and change his clothes quickly.
Lan Yuchu went in and changed his clothes. The clothes he put on were the ones Lin Qiyue had made for him when he was in Pingcheng.
"Then you guys go ahead, I'll take care of these things, it'll be time to cook dinner later anyway." Li Qu didn't plan to go with them, after all, he still had to cook for his family.
Lin Qiyue nodded, and the three of them went out together.
As they passed by, everyone in the village knew that Lin Qiyue and Lan Yuchu had returned, and they couldn't help but stare at the couple as they walked by.
"Yu Chu, where are you going in July?" the aunt asked with a smile as she returned from work.
Lin Qiyue pulled Li Xiaoxiao along and replied with a smile, "We're going to buy some groceries to cook. Auntie, are you back from working in the fields?"
"Yes, after finishing work in the afternoon, I went to the field to tidy up a bit."
"Did Auntie go home to cook?"
At this time, we'll definitely be cooking at home. It's not spring planting season now; the autumn harvest season is just around the corner, and this is a time when everyone is relatively free.
"Yes, I haven't been very busy lately. There's not much to do in the fields, so I'm coming home early to cook."
"That won't delay Auntie's cooking!"
After saying goodbye, we continued on our way.
Lan Yuchu and Lin Qiyue quickly arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, bought several kilograms of meat and ribs, and also bought an old hen.
They had plenty of vegetables at home, so they didn't buy any. When they passed by the brigade, Lan Yuchu went in and came out carrying a large bag of things not long after.
"What's this?" Lin Qiyue looked down at the large package containing malted milk powder, some flour, and several buckets of soybean oil.
“When I called today, the brigade leader was going to the city, so I asked him to help me buy them. The village doesn’t have any of these.”
Lin Qiyue had just looked around the supply and marketing cooperative, but couldn't find what she wanted. It turned out that Lan Yuchu had already found out everything.
Reach out to help him carry some, so that Li Xiaoxiao can carry a bucket of oil.
The two adults and one child slowly walked home.
Deep-fry them and use them to fry fish.
The entire kitchen smelled of fish.
Lin Qiyue took out some flour, cracked an egg, added some salt and soy sauce, coated it all over, and slowly fried it over low heat.
"Wow~ It smells so good!" Li Xiaoxiao's mouth watered.
We caught quite a lot of fish today, enough for the whole family to eat.
It took almost an hour to finish frying.
The couple were busy in the kitchen. Li Qu hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and as he watched Lin Qiyue fry dried fish, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Lan Yuchu chopped the old hen into small pieces and put them in a pot to stew.
She also put the ribs in, and Lin Qiyue mixed the pork fat rendered from the frying with dried preserved mustard greens and chopped greens, then wrapped it in dough to make buns.
I separated some of the lean meat, coated it with batter, and cooked it like dried anchovies. I stir-fried the remaining lean meat into a dish.
I also used some pork belly to stew cabbage and potatoes, making several dishes from one piece of meat.
Just like at noon, we invited Uncle Liang and his family over for lunch.
Lin Qiyue and Lan Yuchu also wanted to thank the two families for their hospitality.
The sun set, and everyone came back.
When it was time for dinner, both families gathered together.
Uncle Liang's eldest son, Liang Youquan, and his wife, Li Cuihua, also returned. The dozen or so people ate at two separate tables.
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