Chapter 82 Baked Beans
"Be careful, be careful, don't set the weeds next to you on fire..."
"Don't worry, it's a quiet day, and we're still in an open area, so the flames can't reach that far! Don't yell, little bastard, or you'll attract the captain!"
As he spoke, Zhao Qianjin stretched his head and looked down the mountain!
It is the autumn harvest season recently, and we have to harvest wheat, soybeans, and corn in turn. We have to get up before dawn every day and go to work after dark!
They have to work about 10 hours a day, and sometimes even have to work non-stop. Every day they eat pancakes, steamed buns with pickles, or stewed turnips with potatoes or beans with eggplant, which has little oil or water!
Not to mention the educated youth, even the villagers who had done farm work all their lives found it difficult to cope with it!
In order to provide nutrition for the members, the village killed a pig, but although the pig looked big, each person only got two or three pieces of meat. If they didn't make up for it themselves, they would not be able to bear such heavy physical labor!
The educated youth turned their attention to the soybeans in the fields!
Soybeans can be used to extract oil, but in today's planned economy, employees are not allowed to collect them privately for oil extraction!
However, after the crops were harvested, the people above just turned a blind eye to the crops left on the ground!
But the premise is that you can’t take it home!
And these scattered soybeans have become one of the villagers’ favorite snacks!
Especially those little kids in the village!
Pile the collected bean pods together, light them directly on fire and burn them together without peeling the beans!
When blue smoke starts to rise, use a sickle or shovel to extinguish the fire. Wait for a while and the residual heat will cook the soybeans!
Then rub the browned bean pods with your hands, and the fragrant beans will leak out. Blow away the debris, leaving only the beans, and throw them directly into your mouth and chew them in handfuls. They are crispy and fragrant, satisfying your craving and filling your stomach, and can also replenish the body with essential nutrients.
There is just one thing: after eating, a layer of black ash will be left on your hands and mouth!
"Mmm~Mmm~It's delicious! Let's get more tomorrow!"
"This thing is not easy to deal with. The kids in the village are very smart~"
There are so many in a day because they cut the crops when no one is paying attention and bury them in the soil. If you just pick them up, it probably won’t be enough to fill your stomach!
Of course, he was not the only one who did this. After many years of collective labor, people had already discovered many secrets that could not be told but were known to everyone!
As I said before, as long as you don’t take it home and just roast a few handfuls to eat, as long as you cook it secretly enough and no one finds out, it’ll be fine!
After eating two handfuls of beans, the educated youth started talking!
"Hey, tell me, when will this day end?"
"Yes, I have been working in the countryside for more than 10 years. Except for the one time I went back to visit my relatives three years ago, I have not been back since then. I almost forgot what my hometown looks like!"
Liu Hongjun and Tian Xilan were among the earliest educated youth to go to the countryside. They truly responded to the country's call and went down voluntarily!
This is different from the large-scale and mandatory regulations that followed!
If more than ten years have passed, the time has long worn away the original passion!
All that's left is endless, boring and hopeless waiting!
Among the educated youth present, probably no one, except Wanru, did not want to return to the city, and the scene was a little awkward for a while!
"Who says it's not true? You know, I was originally a promising college student, but I was so depressed that I ran to this remote mountain area to tickle the earth. I'm exhausted! I don't even eat soybeans in the ordinary way!"
Tickle the Earth?
It's like pausing while eating soybeans, but when you think about it carefully, you can't help laughing!
It seems to be the case!
The somewhat stiff atmosphere suddenly relaxed!
Just then,
“Puff…cough cough cough…”
"Hey, Zhao Qianjin, why are you so mean!"
The radiation range of this spray is really wide!
The few educated youths who were affected despised it and said it was no good!
"Hahaha, then we are cutting the Earth's hair every day!"
…
This kid's reflexes can go around four steps three times...
"Alright, hurry up and clean up and light a fire. We've finished the appetizer of beans, now comes the main event!"
At this point, everyone's eyes sparkled as they stared at the two pheasants placed aside. It was obvious that they had been waiting for a long time!
The pheasants cuckooing beside them seemed to have known their future fate as well and struggled even harder!
Unfortunately, from the day they fell into Wanru's hands, their fate was determined!
"I didn't expect that Comrade Ji Wanru is not only good at catching snakes, but also catching pheasants!"
"I'm not as good as you. I should thank Hei Bei for catching them!"
She explained as if she was a little shy!
Heibei is Lu Yao's adopted daughter, and he occasionally goes up the mountain with her to herd sheep!
She had a space for the goodies moved from the imperial kitchen, and she had a lot of time to be alone. She often cooked for herself, and Lu Yao often fed her. Although she also got two degrees darker, she didn't lose a kilogram!
In contrast, most of the other people pointed out by the educated youth were dark and thin!
In order not to appear too abrupt, she would occasionally get two native chickens from the space and pretend they were pheasants to improve everyone's meals!
Of course, she also knows that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Some things cannot be given away. Once you get used to not being given, you will no longer have any gratitude!
Therefore, every time the food was improved, she provided the materials, and other educated youths voluntarily exchanged their cents!
If she doesn't want to pay points in exchange, she won't force it!
Now that you have been given the opportunity, it is up to you whether you cherish it or not!
As for the source of the things, she blamed them all on Lu Yao and Hei Bei!
Just like this time!
Sometimes it's meat, sometimes it's refined grains! The number of times is not too many, and it won’t seem abrupt!
Xiao Bei once told her the story of the farmer and the snake. Although it is not very appropriate here, the principle is the same!
Although she is not dumb, she is not stupid. She would not do anything to raise a wolf with double eyes!
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