"Hush~" The whistle for stopping to rest and drink water sounded, and the sound of exhalations came one after another from the wheat field. It seemed that even the veterans in the fields would find it difficult to adapt to the high-intensity work in such hot weather.
The team leader, along with several women who cooked, came over with a cart and a loud speaker. "Meng, the educated youth from our team, exchanged the medical fees from the He family for mung beans and gave them to the kitchen to make mung bean soup for all of us to cool down."
The captain looked at the big hat that was all he could see and said, "Everyone, give a round of applause to Meng Zhiqing."
"Pa pa pa!" A roar of applause rang out, mixed with the dissatisfied voices of Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xu. "Captain, this money was given by Mrs. He. Meng Zhiqing just passed it over, so it can't be counted on her!"
"Yes, if I have to thank someone, I should thank Mrs. Xu."
Before the team leader could say anything, Zhou's mother pinched her waist and cursed, "The money was given to Meng Zhiqing, so it belongs to Meng Zhiqing. Why do you go to the hospital to get treatment and pay the money? Why do you think the hospital needs to report to you when it spends the money?"
Mrs. Niu wiped the sweat that was about to flow into her eyes with the rag around her neck. "You two definitely don't care about this little mung bean soup. It's just right that everyone from your two families doesn't have to queue up. There are so many people in our team, there might not even be enough to drink. I want to thank you and your family on behalf of everyone in our team."
Aunt Wang saw that she was lagging behind, so she waited for Mrs. Niu to finish and added, "That's right, if you have any problems in the future, don't look for Meng Zhiqing. After all, you are all reasonable people."
If one person drinks less, others can drink more. Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xu's behavior is really unpleasant. Everyone is saying, "That's right, you don't have to line up. This way you can rest more."
The captain pretended not to hear and said, "Hurry up and line up, don't waste time."
Everyone rushed to grab their bowls and lined up at the cart. Although plain water is delicious when you are extremely thirsty, it is naturally more delicious when there is something in it.
"Oh, look, there are quite a lot of mung beans."
"This mung bean soup is delicious, but why does it still feel cold to me?"
Mother Zhou handed the generous bowl to her grandson and continued to queue. She listened to people's discussions and looked up proudly, "Yes, it contains mint that the educated young man Meng went up the mountain to find. This mint is very refreshing and perfect for this scorching summer."
"Mint, what is that?"
"I don't know either. Since Meng Zhiqing specifically found it from the mountain, it must be a good thing."
"It's really cool. I feel much more comfortable."
A bowl of mung bean soup for each person was enough to win everyone's hearts. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they all praised Meng Zhiyu.
Li Tingman and the others knew about the mung bean incident, but they didn't react too much and just lined up to get the mung bean soup.
The "cooks" who were distributing the mung bean soup saw Meng Zhiyu, smiled broadly at her, and even gave her some more mung beans.
Meng Zhiyu also smiled back, "Thank you, auntie."
"Hey, just eat your own food, why are you thanking me?" Although she cooked in the canteen, her old man and son worked in the fields, and she was always worried that they would get too hot.
Now we have mint and mung bean soup. Although it’s not much, it’s much better than nothing.
Mrs. Zhao's family and Mrs. Xu's family stood aside, looking at everyone with envy as they held their bowls, drank and praised the deliciousness.
Mrs. Xu's sons and daughters-in-law were very dissatisfied with their mother. "Mom, if anyone in our family gets sick from the heat, don't forget to pay for the medicine."
If it weren't for their mother/mother-in-law's meddling, would they not be able to drink mung bean soup?
On Mrs. Zhao's side, Lin didn't dare to say a word. Tuwa lowered his head and drank the water he brought from home. Zhao Youfu didn't care much. He was fat and afraid of heat. "Mom, when you get home from work, take out a few dollars and buy some green beans."
Although Mrs. Zhao felt distressed, she still agreed, "Okay."
Seeing that the time was almost up, the team leader blew the whistle and said, "Everyone go eat, take a break and continue working."
After Meng Zhiyu and others finished their meal, they hurried back to the educated youth's yard and made a stir-fried chicken with tomatoes and a stir-fried eggplant.
They boiled water in a pot, and after eating and drinking their fill, they filled their kettles and sat down in the yard, staring blankly at the sky.
"I'm so sleepy." Li Qingqing laughed loudly, and as if it was contagious, Meng Zhiyu and others also laughed.
Meng Zhiyu wiped away the tears that were flowing out of her eyes. "I think we will definitely need a meal when we get home from work tonight."
Doing physical work makes you hungry quickly.
Li Tingman nodded in agreement. Indeed, she always made something to eat when she got home from work in the evening.
Mu Ziwei slowly waved his palm-leaf fan and said, "I want to eat the pancakes you made, Sister Zhiyu."
Jiang Zengzhi touched his stomach. He was obviously full, but still greedy. "I, I want it too."
Song Guangye felt that they were all exhausted after a long day, and it would be inappropriate to let Meng Zhiyu, a girl, make pancakes for them. "How about we take care of mixing the dough and rolling the pancakes, while Zhiyu is in charge of seasoning and making the pancakes?"
This division of labor and cooperation is fairer.
No one else had any objections, so the matter was settled.
Working at night is a little better than during the day. At least there is no scorching sun hanging there, and the breeze at night is much cooler, not as hot as during the day.
The moon was high in the sky, so people could see clearly and not accidentally hurt themselves or others. They worked until nine o'clock in the evening, when the team leader blew the whistle to end work.
The crowd, who were originally listless, suddenly became energetic when they heard the sound of the spoon whistle.
Meng Zhiyu hurried back to the educated youth's yard, cleaned himself up briefly, fetched water and kneaded the dough, and rolled it into a big pancake.
Meng Zhiyu took over and brushed oil and seasoning on the pancake, then rolled it up and pulled it into several small doughs.
Then roll the small dough into small pancakes, pour a layer of oil into the burning pan, and start making the pancakes.
Li Qingqing was responsible for scrambling the eggs, while Song Guangye took out a small bottle of sauce, cut it in the middle of the pancake, brushed a little sauce on it, and stuffed an egg pancake and a few vegetable leaves into one pancake.
Jiang Zengzhi couldn't wait to take a bite, and gasped at the heat, "Hah, it's so hot."
Mu Ziwei looked at him with disdain, blew on the pancake patiently, took a bite, chewed it, and swallowed it, his face immediately filled with satisfaction.
After eating, each of them drank a bowl of malted milk that Li Tingman brought out. While waiting for the hot bath to be ready, they rested for a while to digest the food. When they washed up and went to bed, it was already eleven o'clock.
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