After finishing his meal, Zhou Ting'an, having nothing else to do, took a walk around the educated youth settlement.
They discovered that Wang Xiaorong and the others were processing a piece of meat. The meat didn't look like the kind sold in the county town; instead, it looked like wild boar meat.
He went up to them and started a conversation.
Upon hearing that they wanted to make dumplings...
I also had my own ideas.
I went back to the kitchen to check the ingredients, chopped up the piece of pork, and there were scallions and pickled cabbage in the house.
Make it with sauerkraut filling.
Seeing that he was fiddling with food, He Wan added some coal to the stove.
I was his assistant.
They made over a hundred dumplings in one morning.
It will freeze if left outside for a while.
Then sprinkle some water on it, and it will stay intact all winter without cracking.
Because of the heavy snow outside, it was difficult for He Wan to take Zhou Ting'an for a walk around the neighborhood.
All I can do is stay home.
Zhou Ting'an saw the books on He Wan's desk and started reading them as well.
As soon as I heard that he wasn't good at English, I took the initiative to teach him.
"You must have used English in some places in the military, right?"
"Yes, some machines have English on them, but very few people in our team speak English. Wanwan, can you really teach me?"
"Of course, I not only speak English, but also H and R. Do you want to learn them?"
I learned all of these "h" and "r" on my own. When Lao Yun went abroad to perform, he couldn't be completely clueless about them.
I hired a translation assistant and learned a lot from her.
Zhou Ting'an looked shocked: "You speak H and R?"
"Yes, I learned it from our neighbor. That old lady had studied abroad and traveled to many places. When my parents weren't home, I would stay at her house or have meals there. I learned it from her."
He Wan knew he would ask; see, her explanation was flawless.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Zhou Ting'an's shock turned into admiration: "This proves that you are a studious child. Most children, even if they have the opportunity, would not be willing to learn."
He Wan chuckled: "I'm not only willing to learn, but I'm also very good at it. Which one do you want to learn? I'll teach you."
"English, please."
For the next few days, Zhou Ting'an stayed at home studying English with He Wan.
He Wan knew he wouldn't be staying here for long, so she taught him to spell words first. He didn't know English, but he wasn't completely clueless either.
After all, someone who has been to high school should have some basic knowledge.
He Wan went into her online space at night and searched for some English books from this era.
Ask Lao Yun to buy it for her.
"Old He, are all these books for Zhou Ting'an?"
"Yes, and also print out some words for me, 3500 words for high school."
When Yun Shudai was video chatting with her, she was also searching online and said, "There are situational dialogues that directly cover vocabulary. You'd better have him memorize them all."
"Okay, go ahead and buy it."
"I'll get you some printed grammar and other materials."
"Um."
Zhou Ting'an was unaware that He Wan had secretly prepared teaching materials for him. He was tired from studying these past few days, so he went out for a walk and soon became familiar with several people at the educated youth settlement.
Upon learning that they enjoyed hunting, several people suggested going up the mountain together.
I went during the day and came back around 7 or 8 pm.
They brought over a wild boar.
Zhou Ting'an, holding a pig's leg, said, "Wanwan, look, we had a good haul today. A pig weighing over 200 jin. I brought back a hind leg."
"Oh, you guys really hit it?"
"Yes, it's that place from last year, the place where that female comrade from your educated youth settlement fell in. It's very secluded. I took them there."
“There’s a hunting pit there.”
"Yes, there's plenty of pork. Which cut would you like? I'll go get some more."
"What did they divide up?"
"Comrade Chu, Comrade Zhang, and I all got a pig's leg."
"I want pig intestines, will Wang Xiaorong and the others give me some?"
"We'll be having the pig intestines cooked together in a big pot later; they're being prepared right now."
"Okay, if you can get some spare ribs, that would be fine too."
Zhou Ting'an laughed and said, "It's just ribs with hardly any meat."
"You can eat pork ribs; the bones can be used to make soup or noodles, and they're all delicious."
"OK."
"Where did you handle this?"
"In the corner of the backyard."
"I'll go take a look too."
He Wan put on her military overcoat and went out with Zhou Ting'an.
Duan Xiaoxi was holding a basin and helping them rinse off the blood.
Seeing this, He Wan immediately took an iron shovel and said, "It would be best to bury this area."
"To avoid any trouble that might arise when Zhang Yao and the others return after the New Year."
Duan Xiaoxi didn't like Zhang Yao, so she nodded to He Wan and said, "I'll go get some hot water. This ground is too hard to dig."
After the children fell asleep, Xie Meihui also came over to check on them.
I helped water the plants, and when I saw there wasn't enough water, I went back to boil water for them.
The people at the educated youth settlement worked for more than an hour to distribute the pigs.
Duan Xiaoxi washed the pig intestines while they were still warm.
He Wan put the pig's blood in her room, where it was warm.
After the intestines are cleaned, make a blood sausage.
After the pork was prepared, Qin Xuxiang asked for two bones, and He Wan also asked for two.
I also ordered three spare ribs.
Zhang Deping ordered two pig ears.
The rest belonged to Wang Xiaorong and the other two.
Zhou Ting'an didn't feel tired at all. After returning to the house, he processed the pig's leg again.
It was cut into small pieces. Easy to store.
"How about we make some more dumplings tomorrow? After I leave, you won't have to bother cooking anymore. You can just cook some dumplings every day."
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