Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Chaos
Ye Yu waved to Sister Guihua, then returned to the educated youth site, carrying a large bundle of firewood on his back, holding the coarse grain and twenty kilograms of flour he bought from Carpenter Zhang in his left hand, and dragging a huge dead tree trunk with many branches in his right hand.
Han Jingsa had already returned from work. He saw her from a distance in the yard and hurried out to help.
Rejected by Ye Yu.
The firewood was temporarily piled under the eaves, and the basket contained some small miscellaneous items, as well as three or four cucumbers that Sister Guihua had grown herself and gave to her.
We have fresh vegetables for tonight.
Hua Feifei, Han Jing, and Xu Fei have not yet adapted to the life in the mountain village. They don't care what vegetables are and what are not for the time being, and are still in suspense.
Xu Fei told Ye Yu that the three of them had successfully applied for leave.
The captain did not make things difficult for the educated youth. He also wanted to reduce the number of those who could not do the job. However, he was not optimistic about this matter just like Han Jing. If it were not for Han Jing's information channels, his judgment would be based on his experience. Few of the new recruits in the army who cried and clamored to go home actually returned home.
If we don't let them struggle, they might become more aggressive. It is better to let them do as they please. It is a good thing for those who can leave early, and for those who cannot leave, it is better for them to stay.
Hua Feifei didn't know what the captain was thinking, she only knew that her request for leave was successful, and maybe she would be able to pack up and return to Shanghai in a few days. Her hands and feet were sore after a day of work, but at least she was comforted mentally and could smile.
He was also very generous and brought out smoked fish, sauced duck and roasted gluten from home to treat guests to the celebration.
Han Jing and Xu Fei hurriedly stopped him: "You can't go back right away. It would be a waste to eat all these things in one meal."
With Ye Yu around, they fully believed that Ye Yu was capable of doing whatever she could, and it was as if there was a bottomless pit in her stomach.
"What a pity." Ye Yu thought that the cucumber tonight could be exchanged for so many meat dishes.
Hua Feifei obediently put away the smoked fish and roasted bran, but still left half a duck with sauce, saying that it was for everyone to taste. She also emphasized that Ye Yu added it because of the firewood instead of the cucumber, because she didn't like eating cucumber without any other ingredients!
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Ye Yu didn't care about firewood or cucumbers, she was happy as long as she had meat to eat. The duck with soy sauce had black skin and tender meat. It was soaked in soy sauce and brine, and had a salty and fresh taste. It was very flavorful. Not to mention the meat, she could even chew on the bones.
"tasty!"
Hua Feifei saw that she had punched the cotton, "......" Ahhhh, she was so angry -
Humph, I'm grabbing it.
Han Jing also ate like an idiot, but Xu Fei thought too much. At home, he ate meat more than ten times a day a year. If he came to the educated youth site and ate meat every day, people who didn't know would think they were celebrating the New Year. It was too extravagant.
I don’t want to think about it anymore. If I don’t grab it now, only a fool would refuse to eat meat!
After dinner, Ye Yu took the sweet potatoes and corn to grind flour. They didn't have much food per person, and she could carry all the grain for four people with one hand.
Seeing that they could not help, Han Jing and Xu Fei just stayed behind. Hua Feifei was really helpless.
But when they met people, they couldn't help feeling a little awkward. All the work was done by a lesbian, and Han Jing's ears turned red with shame.
It wasn't that Ye Yu had to rush to do the work. It was mainly because the two people had been busy all day and had already exerted too much energy. Their hands were shaking as they carried the bags. It would be better for her to carry the food alone if they carried it clumsily step by step.
It's faster and saves time.
The captain's family lives on the hillside at the foot of the western mountain. It is relatively humid here because it is not far from the confluence of two streams at the foot of the mountain, but it is still acceptable in the north. Because the terrain is flat, more than just their family lives here. Each household has a large residential plot with its own spacious courtyard.
The stone mill was placed in the middle of the captain's yard.
Nowadays, wheat, rice, sweet potatoes, soybeans and other grains often need to be ground after drying. Not only the team leader's family has a stone mill in the village, but other villages also have stone mills. They are bigger and heavier than this one, and often require a donkey to pull the mill. A hundred pounds of grain is too little, so there is no need for that.
The brigade's family uses a small human-powered mill. The stone mill weighs about 100 pounds. When grinding, one person pushes and pulls, while the other puts the material into the millstone. Two people working together can work fastest.
Han Jing and Xu Fei finally felt that they were of some use.
When the three of them arrived, the team leader was still busy with team matters and had not returned yet, so the team leader's wife received them.
The captain's wife's surname was He, and most people in the village called her Sister He. Sister He was very blessed, with a round face and a plump figure. She was originally scolding her two little kids, but when she saw them, her expression changed immediately.
Become super passionate.
She poured hot water for them and taught them how to use the millstone. She was a good wife who knew how to behave. She might even have better relationships with people than the captain.
After Ye Yu got the hang of it, he pushed the mill very quickly and finished everything in a short while.
Normally, the payment for borrowing a millstone is usually an egg or a bunch of green onions grown in one's own fields, but they haven't started planting the fields yet.
Ye Yu was about to use money as an excuse, but Han Jing took out a few pieces of red shrimp crisps from his pocket before she did, a kind of crispy candy that was very popular in this era, more expensive than fruit candy but cheaper than White Rabbit milk candy.
Mrs. He refused a few times, but seeing that two children, one tall and one short, had gathered around her, she took the food without hesitation and handed them some vegetables before leaving.
There weren't many vegetables, but there were quite a few kinds, including radishes and cucumbers, and even wild rice stems.
Seeing water bamboo, the first thing Ye Yu thought of was dumplings stuffed with water bamboo. She had flour in her room, but no pork, so dumplings stuffed with water bamboo and pork would be more delicious. No, she almost drooled.
When I returned to the educated youth center, Hua Feifei had already taken a shower and was washing clothes in the yard with wet hair.
Actually, she didn't want to take a shower and just wanted to lie in bed and sleep, but the cleanliness obsession she brought from Shanghai still overcame her fatigue. However, when she was washing clothes, she began to regret it. Thinking of the hardships she had endured in the past two days, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Maybe because there was no one around, Hua Feifei cried louder and louder, much louder than usual, with tears and snot all over her face.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, he quickly wiped away his tears with his sleeves.
Little did she know that Ye Yu, who was walking in front of her and was walking silently, just happened to see her wolf-like appearance.
"Well……"
Hua Feifei's brain was filled with the word "囧" in capital letters. She had no time to find an excuse. Instead, Ye Yu ignored her and walked towards the kitchen as if he didn't see her.
“…”
"We are so familiar with each other, why don't you ask?" After Ye Yu came out, Hua Feifei asked very aggrievedly, and her voice could not hide the crying tone.
Ye Yu asked doubtfully: "Is it cooked?"
"We, Han Jing and Xu Fei have already had five meals together and we live together. I treated you to smoked fish and duck sauce, and you...you treated me to spicy cabbage and cucumber. Isn't that enough?" Hua Feifei had a resentful look on her face. From childhood to adulthood, she had never seen someone like Ye Yu who was so stubborn and difficult to get along with.
Han Jing, who was called, wanted to say something but was stopped by Xu Fei. According to their previous experience at home, it is best not to get involved when women quarrel.
Okay, Ye Yu kindly suggested this for the sake of the smoked fish and duck sauce:
"Cut your hair short so it dries faster and you won't catch a cold easily in winter, so that -"
"Ahem! Ahem!" Han Jing and Xu Fei interrupted Ye Yu's next words. However, Han Jing's persuasion didn't seem to be on point. He only said, "Short hair is indeed more convenient to wash."
Is this a problem with short hair?
Hua Feifei was completely overwhelmed by their ability to come up with twisted questions. She had a big face and short hair was not suitable for her at all. It would look ugly if she cut it. She liked long braids, two long braids!
"It won't look ugly, it's super cute." Ye Yu felt that she had a misunderstanding about herself. Her apple-shaped face was not big but round. If she cut her hair right, she would look better than now.
Hua Feifei:
...The topic is off topic again.
...But what if I feel a little happy?
Hua Feifei decided not to argue with Ye Yu, and Ye Yu also went to fetch water with the wooden bucket.
Xu Fei and Han Jing looked at each other in bewilderment:
"They seemed to have had a quarrel?"
“But he didn’t seem really angry.”
"Fei Fei has a good personality. Her temper comes and goes quickly, and she forgets about it after a while. Ye Yu is very powerful. She doesn't really hold grudges and has been secretly helping us! The two of them can't fight. Even if they do, we can't stop them. Ye Yu can suppress us with just one finger."
"…Well…"
They are useless.
Ye Yu did not go to the back mountain that she had been missing that night. She was a quick-moving person and was busy plowing the land in the yard. She then planted some potatoes and vegetables, and the other part of potatoes and soybeans in the one acre of private land on the downhill side.
It was also at this time that Han Jing, Xu Fei and Hua Feifei learned that she had done this in the afternoon.
Hua Feifei couldn't get angry anymore, but she still didn't want to cut her hair short. She felt bad in her heart. Even though she might leave next week or next month, no matter how tired and unwilling to move she was, she would do what she could like Han Jing and Xu Fei.
Ye Yu did not stop them this time. As long as they did not cause trouble, it was fine to lend and return tools and water the plants, especially the subsequent fertilization could also be left to them.
The main thing is to give them something to do.
Yes, that's it.
It rained in the middle of the night, and when I got up in the morning, the temperature had dropped a few degrees.
Breakfast was made by Hua Feifei. Her cooking skill was surprisingly good. She mixed a little flour with coarse grain porridge and added chopped green onions brought from the home of the team leader He's wife last night, and spread them into coarse grain cakes.
The taste is actually quite good.
In addition, Hua Feifei also cooked a big pot of steaming sweet potato porridge, which was just right for the weather, paired with some mixed-grain cakes and some pickled vegetables brought from home. It was the best meal with limited ingredients.
Hua Feifei was very proud, especially when she looked at Ye Yu. Ye Yu's weakness was eating, so she naturally applauded the "kind-hearted Feifei" without hesitation.
"...Okay, we may not be back for lunch today, so just heat up some biscuits."
Hua Feifei knew that no matter how much food was taken out, Ye Yu would eat it all like a glutton, so she only took out the amount that Ye Yu had prepared yesterday morning, and locked the rest in the cupboard, which she only opened now to show her.
Elm leaves:6.
Although the autumn rain has not stopped yet, it doesn't seem to be heavy. Han Jing and the other two borrowed old raincoats from the village and prepared to go to the town. After all, it is not easy to ask for leave, and they can't keep asking the captain for kindness.
The three of them staggered away.
Han Jing looked tall and thin, but he was actually quite strong. After a busy day, his hands and feet didn't feel too stiff, probably because he also exercised regularly at home. Xu Fei and Hua Feifei were embarrassed. Their knees hurt when they bent, and the background when they walked looked like zombies in a futuristic movie.