Yu Rujia: "I don't like drinking. You drink with Shujing."
The two men were drinking and talking when they turned to the hand pump.
Wei Hanjie: "Your hand pump well is both safe and easy to use. Could you help me get one?"
Gao Shujing: "It's possible to do it, but you'll have to find the materials yourself. A long pipe that can be placed at the bottom of the well is essential."
"You saw the remaining water pump in my house. If you can get it, great. If not, it'll be more troublesome. We'll have to build it, but it will take longer."
He saw the hand pump well at Yu Rujia's place and wanted to get one too, but he couldn't find a suitable hand pump device after searching for a long time.
Having immersed himself in the field of technology for many years, he can now make water pumps, though it's a really troublesome process.
Yu Rujia: "We initially thought of building a hand pump well because we have many children in our family, and we were worried that they might fall into the well if we weren't paying attention."
“If Wei Zhiqing is not planning to get married and have children so soon, he can continue using the current well.”
It's already 1974. In another four years, a large number of educated youth will be able to return to the city. Even if he doesn't return to Beijing then, his family won't agree.
There's really no need to go through all that trouble to get a water pump.
Wei Hanjie: "I have no plans to get married at the moment. If that's what you're saying, it seems like building this hand pump well is really going to be a hassle. I'll go look for it, and if I can't find one, I'll give up on it for now."
He had been to Gao Shujing's house many times and knew that he also had a well there, but it had been sealed off.
If water pumps were so easy to make, Gao Shujing's well wouldn't be a hanging well.
Thinking of this, Wei Han's desire to build a hand pump well was greatly diminished.
As for marriage, Wei Han, who was almost killed by a crazy woman, felt that he would not consider it for the next three or four years.
Wei Han took a bite of the pig's blood he scooped out of the pot and couldn't help but praise, "This pig's blood is spicy, mellow, fresh, and tender, making it especially suitable for hot pot."
Sure enough, following the Yu family meant there was no shortage of delicious food.
The little foodie, Duolu, said, "Right, right? I also think that using pig's blood to make hot pot is especially delicious. I always have to eat at least one bowl every time."
"There are several ways to cook pig's blood, and they are all delicious. If you ever buy pig's blood, you can come and find me, and I'll teach you how to cook it."
Wei Hanjie: "Next time our team slaughters a pig, I'll buy some and then I'll trouble Master Duolu to teach me."
Duolu's chin nearly flew to the sky when he was called "Little Master".
Hearing the conversation between the two, Duo Le said to Duo Fu, who was sitting next to him serving him food, "Big brother, I want to eat pig's blood."
The little guy's arms were too short to reach into the pot to scoop out the vegetables. Duofu, who considered himself the eldest brother, took good care of his younger brothers. Knowing that Duole had a problem, he specially chose a seat next to him so that he could take care of him.
Duofu casually scooped up a few pieces of pig's blood and put them in his bowl: "Here, tell me if you want more after you've finished eating."
Wei Hanjie had prepared a lot of ingredients. In addition to the meat he received and the offal he bought, he also bought meat from several other people at high prices.
The offal and meat weighed nearly 30 jin (15 kg), plus the 15 jin (7.5 kg) of pig's blood and various vegetables brought by the Yu family. Nine people, including three adults and six children, were full and there was still some left over.
However, the food that was put into the pot has already been eaten, and the rest are raw ingredients that can be saved for later stir-frying.
Gao Shujing got up to help clear the dishes, and as soon as he did, the older children also stood up to clean up.
Wei Han hurriedly shouted, "Just leave it to me, I'll take care of it."
Gao Shujing: "You treated us to a hot pot meal, so let us do these chores. We can save the leftover ingredients to cook with tomorrow."
Wei Hanjie: "No, it's rare to have a hot pot. I'll cook it all together and reheat it tomorrow."
As he spoke, he poured the remaining half plate of pork belly into the pot to blanch it.
Yu Rujia: "The taste will be much worse if it's hot tomorrow."
Wei Han said indifferently, "Even if it's worse, it can't be worse than my old skills."
That was true, and thinking of this, Yu Rujia stopped trying to persuade her.
After tidying up, the Yu family returned home. Some boiled water, while others looked for clean clothes.
Wei family
After confirming that his family had all left, Wei Han turned around and took out the hot food he had prepared for tomorrow and packed it into a large box.
He took out some braised meat that the Yu family had brought, stuffed a bottle of wine into the bag, and went out, navigating the darkness with practiced ease.
I walked to a secluded spot and made a few bird calls in a low voice.
The door to the cowshed opened, and a figure walked out—it was Xia Jingxing. He calmly closed the door and flew towards the sound of birdsong.
As soon as the two met, Xia Jingxing excitedly asked, "Han Jie, what brings you here again? What's that smell? It smells so good." As he spoke, he looked into Han Jie's hand and saw a box.
Wei Hanjie: "It's a pot. Let's go find a place to have some fun."
Knowing that Xia Jingxing had saved him, Wei Han tried to get close to Xia Jingxing after his injuries healed.
Xia Jingxing was initially very wary. Wei Hanjie revealed that he had known about their relationship with Yu Rujia not long after he arrived at the Shangfen Brigade, but he never thought of revealing it.
This secret has been kept quietly for over a year.
It wasn't until Xia Jingxing saved him that he wanted to help them within his means, and that's when he came to acknowledge him.
When Xia Jingxing learned of this, he felt that Wei Han was a decent person and did not immediately sever ties with him. The two met twice more.
During their time together, Wei Hanjie, after praising Duolu and the others a few times, inadvertently discovered Xia Jingxing's true colors as a sycophant who also flatters his sister and nephew. In short, if you praise my sister and nephew, we're good brothers.
With this direction in mind, Wei Han praised Yu Rujia and the child to Xia Jingxing more often, and Xia Jingxing's attitude towards him indeed became better and better.
Xia Jingxing usually only interacts with his family and Yu Rujia's family; he keeps his distance from everyone else.
It was rare to find someone who didn't shy away from their identities to approach him, and they were so cooperative. Xia Jingxing, who was essentially a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), and Wei Hanjie's relationship progressed rapidly, and they even had several meals together on the mountain.
Of course, most of the things were brought by Wei Hanjie, and Xia Jingxing would occasionally give him some small prey.
The two found a secluded spot to sit down, and Wei Han laid out all the things he had brought on the ground.
Xia Jingxing's gaze fell on the braised meat. He had just eaten the braised meat that Duofu had sent over that evening, and he didn't expect that Wei Hanjie would also have braised meat here, and the smell was so familiar.
Xia Jingxing couldn't help but ask, "Han Jie, did you make this braised meat?"
Wei Hanjie said directly, "The braised meat was made by Yu Zhiqing's family. They're having hot pot at my place tonight and brought some braised meat with them. It's perfect with alcohol. I brought some wine, so let's have a drink together."
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