Chapter 33 Leeches
Yang Jiahe took Jiang Mi and others to a place. The geology of this place was not good. It was all rocks and there were not many trees. There was also a small stream flowing down from the mountain, which was perfect for making a fire and barbecue.
I also picked up a lot of firewood, all of which were not wet by the rain, but were still a little damp and difficult to ignite.
Yang Jiahe was quite skilled at handling hares and pheasants. In a short while, the rabbit skin was completely peeled off. "It can be used to make a scarf in winter to keep you warm. I'll give it to you when it's ready."
Jiang Mi smiled as she squatted upstream and washed the mushrooms. "Thank you, Brother Jiahe."
After Yang Jiahe had processed the rabbits and pheasants, Hu Zi and Goudan also lit a fire. Yang Jiahe stuffed the rabbits and pheasants' stomachs with clean mushrooms, then sealed the chicken and rabbit stomachs with clean willow branches, and placed the rabbits and pheasants on the fire to roast.
Several people sat by the fire and watched. The food became more and more fragrant as it roasted. The oil from the pheasants and rabbits sizzled on the fire. Several people couldn't help swallowing their saliva. They didn't feel hungry at first, but now they felt like their stomachs were about to burst.
I can’t wait to have a bite of meat.
Hu Zi: "This pheasant is almost cooked. It's skinny and doesn't have much meat."
Goudan: "It seems they really didn't divide the spoils evenly. The wild rabbits were big and fat, weighing at least four or five pounds, while the pheasants were only a little over a pound, and they were all bones."
Arya: "No wonder they threw away meat when they fought."
Jiang Tiantian nodded happily: "It's really a bargain for us, we are so lucky."
The roasted chicken cooked quickly and was broken into several pieces. Everyone ate it directly with their hands. Jiang Mi got a piece of chicken wing root. She took a big bite. The delicious flavor of chicken and mushroom blended together, and her tongue almost swallowed it. Then she pinched another piece of roasted mushroom. It was so delicious! She exclaimed, "Mushrooms are so delicious!" and pinched a piece to feed Jiang Miao.
Hu Zi: "It tastes better with the aroma of meat."
After sharing the roasted chicken and roasted mushrooms, everyone filled their stomachs. However, no one was that hungry at the moment and could tolerate the aroma of the rabbit.
After the rabbit was cooked, everyone shared the rabbit. This time, Jiang Mi got one of the rabbit's hind legs, along with a large piece of meat from the buttocks. The rabbit was very fat, roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, emitting a sizzling aroma.
Take a bite and it’s absolutely delicious.
The meat of this era is really delicious.
Erya didn't finish the rabbit meat she got, so she wrapped it in clean leaves and put it in her pocket. Hu Zi and Goudan followed suit and also wrapped some to take home.
This time, Yang Jiahe also kept a part and wrapped it up.
Jiang Mi looked at Yang Jiahe,
Last time, this guy didn't leave any meat behind when he ate the roast chicken. But this time, seeing the three kids left some meat behind, he did the same! He must be afraid that the three kids would tell the truth when they got home.
She asked, "Are you the cousin of Goudan and his two siblings?"
Goudan said first: "My grandmother and my aunt are sisters."
It turns out that the Yang family and the captain's family have this kind of relationship.
She said with a smile: "Miaomiao, let's finish eating, there's no need to leave any!"
Yang Jiahe: ...
Although she is small, she has a big appetite and can eat a whole rabbit leg.
After eating and drinking their fill, several people went to the stream to wash their faces, especially their mouths. They had to wash them clean, otherwise their mouths would be shiny and greasy, which showed that they had eaten something delicious. They continued to stroll slowly and found some scattered mushrooms. They picked them all and it was getting late, so they went back.
The four children walked in front, and Jiang Mi followed Yang Jiahe, asking about the affairs of the Xinghua Brigade. Yang Jiahe seemed to be a man with a lot of ideas in his mind.
In fact, she had already asked the educated youth before. The Xinghua Brigade was very far away and the news was not well-informed. They didn't know anything about the Xinghua Brigade. They only said that there was no bad news and life should be able to go on.
Yang Jiahe: "Xinghua Brigade, why are you asking about this?"
Jiang Mi: "My eldest sister is working in the Xinghua Brigade. I met a very nice girl named Zhou Yi on the train and she also went to the Xinghua Brigade. I plan to go see them on Sunday."
The educated youth have Sundays!
Except for special times like the double harvest season, they can only rest one day a week, which is considered a holiday for the team.
Of course, those who don’t want to rest can also go to the fields to earn work points.
After the great winter, there is work in the fields all year round.
Yang Jiahe pondered for a moment, "Then your elder sister and Zhou Yi are really unlucky."
Jiang Mi was startled, then she heard Yang Jiahe say, "When I was in junior high, I met students from the Xinghua Brigade. I can say that none of them were good. They were cliques and protected their own shortcomings. They were a bunch of idiots who teamed up to bully others. If you go to the Xinghua Brigade, you have to be careful."
Jiang Mi thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your reminder. I understand."
Yang Jiahe: "The day after tomorrow is Sunday. The road will be dry all day, so it will be easier to walk on the day after tomorrow. You can borrow my eldest sister's bicycle." He looked down at Jiang Mi. At this age, she probably couldn't reach the pedals of the bicycle.
Jiang Mi: "!!! Look at me with respect, I will grow taller." She looked up at Yang Jiahe and tugged at her clothes, "Brother Jiahe, please take me there. I don't know how to ride a bike, and I don't know how to ride a bike.
The road is unfamiliar to everyone."
Yang Jiahe: "I can't go. If those bastards from the Xinghua Brigade see me in their brigade, they will gang up on me and beat me up."
Jiang Mi: "What did you do to them before?"
Yang Jiahe shook his head to indicate no.
Jiang Mi didn't believe it. Yang Jiahe must have done something to them, and he had done them a terrible harm.
Jiang Mi said, "I'll treat you to a meal at the state-owned restaurant. You can order whatever you want, and you can take away any leftovers. You don't have to send Miaomiao and me to Xinghua Village. Just go to a nearby place. I'll check on my eldest sister first."
Yang Jiahe liked Jiang Mi's ostentatious look: "Deal."
The matter is settled, just waiting for Sunday to come.
The children found some scattered wild chives and started picking them. Jiang Mi handed Yang Jiahe the half pound of bacon in her bag and said, "Here."
After Yang Jiahe collected them, he peeled a handful of melon seeds and gave them to Jiang Mi: "Want to eat?"
Of course I would eat Jiang Mi, and eat it all in one handful.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, it was already dark. After Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao separated from the other children, they returned to the educated youth site. The other educated youth had also just returned.
Everyone had gained a lot, so when Jiang Mi came back, they went to see her harvest.
Jiang Mi took out the bamboo basket, which was almost full of mushrooms, wood ears, and wild vegetables. Xu Nian'er was shocked: "So many! Where did you pick them?"
Jiang Mi said: "It's on the mountain, Hu Zi is leading the way."
Xu Nian'er curled her lips: "These kids are quite generous. I'll go with you next time."
This is where you can pick mushrooms.
Everyone knows that mushrooms grow in this place one after another.
The place where mushrooms appeared this time, there is a high probability that there will be another wave of mushrooms next time you go there.
Jiang Mi didn't respond. Hu Zi would definitely not take her with him. If there was one more person, wouldn't the mushrooms and black fungus be given to her for nothing?
Because Jiang Mi picked a lot of mushrooms, she asked, "Can I save some for my eldest sister?"
Chen Xi: "Sure, you can keep half of the mountain products you pick up."
She and Xu Nian'er also picked a lot of mushrooms today, and left half of them to dry. Xu Nian'er sent them back to her hometown, and she kept them to make soup in winter.
Jiang Mi picked out half of the mushrooms and brought them into the house, hanging them on the wardrobe. They didn’t need to be dried, and she could pack them directly for Jiang Rong the day after tomorrow. They weighed nearly one kilogram!
She took out half a pound of bacon and said that it could be fried with wild leeks and shallots.
Add a snack every night.
Everyone's eyes lit up. He Zhaodi praised Jiang Mi for being generous. Xu Nian'er leaned over to Jiang Mi and asked, "Do you have any more? Can you lend me a pound? I'll send it back to my brother. He's sure he'll like it."
Jiang Mi was speechless: "Shut up, or I won't take this piece out."
He Zhaodi stared at Xu Nian'er and said, "If you dare to say another word, I'll beat you up."
Xu Nian'er: "Come on if you're brave enough. You sound like I'm afraid of you." But she didn't say anything else. She just put the piece into her mouth first.
Chen Xi was supposed to cook that evening, with fish and mushrooms, but she didn't dare let Huang Yongjin cook. He really only cooked rice, which was tasteless.
Waste things.
Now, seeing half a pound of bacon, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He directed Huang Yongjin to cut the bacon into thin slices, and asked Cheng Yuze to peel onions and pick vegetables.
Jiang Mi sat in the yard writing a letter, and Jiang Miao helped her with a flashlight.
Xu Nian'er wanted to come over to take a look, "Your handwriting is very beautiful." After looking at it for a while, she felt bored and went away, muttering that Jiang Shuyin had better not come back for dinner today.
There is only so much food to eat, so she can share the food when she comes back.
He Zhaodi agreed, "She goes out every day, and I don't know what she does. I think she's probably looking for a man."
Xu Nian'er was interested: "A man? From the brigade?"
At this moment, Jiang Shuyin, who had been talked about, came back. She did not pick mushrooms, but brought back a chicken, a big rooster with its feathers plucked and its stomach ripped open.
She said, "This is the rooster I exchanged from a member's house. Let's eat it together."
He Zhaodi quickly gathered around and praised Jiang Shuyin for being beautiful and generous, and also praised the chicken for being fat and big. Finally, she sighed, "We're having chicken stewed with mushrooms today. Today's meal is so rich. We really made the right choice to come to the countryside."
Everyone had a smile on their face. In this day and age, there is nothing more joyful than having a big meal.
Yu Da: "Then let's celebrate well today."
There was an extra dish for dinner: a chicken stewed with mushrooms. Chen Xi was actually reluctant to eat so many delicious things in one meal, but since she saw everyone was happy, she didn't say much and really cooked it together.
The big rooster was very fat, with a lot of fat in its belly. She took out the oil and kept it for cooking. She put the chopped rooster into small pieces into a casserole to make soup.
Then stir-fry the leeks and bacon. As for the five small fish, steam them directly in the pot and pour some of Yu Da’s white wine on them to remove the fishy smell.
The staple food is still pancakes made of two-grain flour.
By the time they had dinner, Jiang Mi had finished writing a letter. This letter was sent back to the Jiang family. It briefly described the situation in the brigade. The brigade leader was very kind, the members were also very friendly, and the educated youth center was very lively. There was endless fun every day.
She was assigned by the team leader's wife to herd sheep. The work wasn't high, but it was easy and out of the sun. Jiang Miao had already started elementary school, and she was with the other kids in the team, though the distance was a bit far, requiring a 40-minute walk every day.
Finally, she explained that she planned to take a two-day break and then go see her elder sister.
Don't worry, she's fine.
Ding Ankang was not far away. He wanted to get closer several times, but he didn't dare.
This guy is most afraid of being beaten. He is the typical one who has the desire but not the courage. He will behave himself immediately after being beaten up.
They had dinner in the yard. There was a table full of delicious food that made everyone's mouths water. Chen Xi didn't say much and just served chicken soup to everyone. Except for Jiang Shuyin who got an extra chicken leg and Jiang Miao who got an extra chicken wing, the rest were evenly distributed, with a few good pieces and a few bad ones.
Then take another spoonful of mushrooms, top it with chicken soup, and pass it to everyone.
The meat was also chopped into similar sizes, which was very fair.
The reason why Jiang Miao was given an extra chicken wing was not because he was a child, but because Jiang Mi took out a piece of bacon.
Jiang Mi ate the fish and bacon first, then the vegetables, and finally started to drink the chicken soup. Everyone did the same. What was served in the bowl was already theirs, and what was placed on the table belonged to everyone.
Here, if you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your brain.
Such a delicious meal is even more sumptuous than the Chinese New Year meal.
After dinner, everyone washed their own dishes, and Cheng Yuze and Huang Yongjin cleaned up the rest.
Jiang Mi returned to her room, washed up, and prepared to write a letter in the dark. But then she thought, since she was going to herd sheep tomorrow, she probably would have plenty of time! So she decided not to rush.
Just as I was about to go to bed, I heard Ding Ankang's pig-slaughtering scream from the male educated youth dormitory.
"Ahhh, there's a bug in my shoe, something's biting me!"
The others hurried over, and after Ding Ankang took off his leather shoes, they found several leeches crawling on his feet, and they quickly swatted them off with the soles of their shoes.
After swatting and crushing all the leeches, Ding Ankang yelled, "That bastard put leeches in my shoes."
The educated youth from the female educated youth camp also ran over to see what was happening. He Zhaodi ran in directly and saw Ding Ankang's miserable state. She laughed out loud: "How did a leech get into your shoe?"
Ding Ankang's face turned pale. "Who put a leech in my shoe? Stand up right here, if you have something to say, tell me in person, and don't tell me behind my back."
"To do something dirty in the field is really a piece of shit."
He didn't know who he had offended, but the main thing was that everyone disliked him.
Chen Xi: "What's going on? There's a leech in your shoe, and you just discovered it now?"
Ding Ankang said, "I hung my leather shoes outside during the day and just brought them in. I tried them on and they were full of leeches. They bit me. All the delicious food I ate today was ruined by the leeches."
He Zhaodi: "Did you wade through water today and get a leech in your shoe?"
Ding Ankang: "Impossible! I didn't even cross the river, so how could I have gotten leeches? Whoever framed me, their entire family will die a miserable death." He stared at He Zhaodi: "Did you do this?"
He Zhaodi rolled her eyes. "Are you worthy enough for me to catch leeches and deal with? I'm going to slap you in the face with a shoe sole, and you dare to resist?"
Ding Ankang trembled, but gritted his teeth and said, "I want to find the captain! I have to find this person."
Chen Xi: "Hey, no one is allowed to do such immoral things in the future. If you have any problems, tell them to my face. Don't play dirty tricks behind my back. You put leeches in my shoes this time, are you going to put poisonous insects in my bed next time?"
Ding Ankang was shocked: "Are you going to release poisonous insects? I can't stay in the educated youth camp anymore. They are trying to kill me. I need to find the team leader! Someone wants to kill me."
Chen Xi: "No, I'm just giving you an example so you don't do this. It's too late today, I don't want to bother the captain, I have to talk to him about this tomorrow."
When everyone thought about it carefully, they all found it quite scary. This time it was a leech, which at most sucked blood. Anyone who often goes to the river would have seen it. What if it was something else next time!
Ding Ankang: "No, I have to tell the captain today. What if they put scorpions and poisonous snakes in my bed tonight?"
Since he insisted so much, Chen Xi asked him to go find the captain himself.
Ding Ankang didn't dare to go alone, so she asked Yu Da to accompany her. She also called the team leader who was about to go to bed. The team leader was very angry and came to the educated youth site with a flashlight to investigate.
Since you caught leeches, you must have gone to the river today. I would like to ask who went to the river today and whether you met anyone collecting leeches.
The male educated youth all went to the river to fish. They all denied that it was not them. After all, they had no worries or grudges with Ding Ankang, so they would not do such a boring thing.
Jiang Mi: "Miaomiao and I also went to the river today, but we didn't go into the river, we stayed on the shore."
Ding Ankang looked at her and said, "Are you taking revenge on me? You had someone beat me up this morning, and someone put leeches in my shoes this evening."
Jiang Mi said calmly: "This thing is so evil
I dare not put it in your shoes. I have said that as long as you don't talk to me, I won't let anyone beat you up. I mean what I say."
After much trouble, nothing was found, and the team leader reprimanded everyone at the educated youth site, telling them to work hard and stop doing these unsavory things all day long. If they didn't want to stay in the team, they could pack up and leave.
After the captain left, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
Xu Nian'er complained that it delayed her sleep. She didn't know who did it. It was so boring. What's the point of releasing leeches? It would only cause less blood and not a piece of flesh would be lost.
Jiang Mi was lying on the bed, thinking about the leech incident. She knew that it was Jiang Miao who did it.
Jiang Miao carefully picked up the palm-leaf fan and fanned her with a touch of flattery, as if he could see that she was angry.
Jiang Mi raised her hand and rubbed Jiang Miao's hair, "Go to sleep."
If there is anything, you definitely can't say it now. There are so many people in the room.
Educating children is so worrying!
How is she going to teach Jiang Miao?
The next day, after Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao got up, they went to the dry toilet together.
On the way, after Jiang Mi made sure that no one was nearby, she asked, "Jiang Miao, are you happy?"
Jiang Miaomin pursed her lips, "If sister is happy, I am happy. If sister is unhappy, I am also unhappy. Sister, you are unhappy, why?"
Ding Ankang bullied Sister Mimi. Sister Mimi hated Ding Ankang. She made Ding Ankang hurt, but why was Sister Mimi unhappy? She didn't understand and couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it all night.
Jiang Mi: "Do you think yesterday's method was correct?"
Jiang Miao: "He was in pain and afraid that his goal had been achieved."
She didn't know whether the method was right or not, but she knew that the goal had been achieved.
Jiang Mi organized her words: "This time it was a leech, will there be a next time?"
Jiang Miao thought seriously for a long time. "If he bullies me and makes me annoyed, I won't be able to catch centipedes and poisonous snakes. I can put glass shards in his shoes and throw nails on his bed."
Jiang Mi: ...
She took a deep breath and told herself not to rush and take it slow.
She pinched Jiang Miao's face and said, "I'm very unhappy with you. Miaomiao is a child and doesn't need to worry about adult matters. I can handle Ding Ankang well by myself. If he annoys me, I can retaliate openly.
Miaomiao, if someone bullies you or hurts you, you don't have to worry. You can hit them, scold them, throw mud and rotten eggs at them. You can also use other methods to take revenge, just like we sent your stepmother to be shot. We have to catch others.
Human error makes itself known to everyone.
Instead of dirtying your hands and becoming the one who makes mistakes.
Promise me you won’t do this again.”
Jiang Miao's eyes were red: "Sister, I promise you that I will not do this again in the future
I will be Sister Mimi's favorite little sister. I will be whatever kind of child Sister wants me to be."
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