The afternoon passed quickly. Gu Tingzhi had to go to work, and Meng Fuyan and Xu Jing were also preparing to go back.
Gu Tingzhi divided the kitchen items among them.
Because Fu Chaosheng really liked braised pork, he gave all the pork belly to Xu Jing, cut half of the pork fat for him, cut half of the beef and mutton, and gave the rest to Meng Fuyan.
Xu Jing was dumbfounded. Did it have to be this obvious?
He looked at Gu Tingzhi's eyes and clearly believed that if his brother wasn't still somewhat useful, he probably wouldn't have been willing to give even this little bit of stuff to him and would have given it all to Meng Fuyan instead.
Meng Fuyan was a little embarrassed. "There's too much. My brother and I don't eat much, and we can't eat this much. Besides, Brother Gu, aren't you going to keep some for yourself? What will you eat if we take it all?"
Gu Tingzhi's lips curled up slightly, his eyes sparkling with amusement. "I'm not very good at cooking. Besides, didn't you bring me food?"
Meng Fuyan paused. Was this... a way of asking her to continue bringing him meals in the future?
Meng Fuyan was very good at taking advantage of others' opportunities, and immediately said, "That's right, Brother Gu, you're so busy with work, it's too hard for you to cook. Leave these things to me, I'll cook them and bring them to you when I have time."
Gu Tingzhi was clearly pleased. "Is there enough money? Are there enough tickets? If not, just tell me. I have plenty of tickets that I saved up when I was in the army."
Xu Jing, standing to the side, was speechless.
He couldn't listen anymore, he absolutely couldn't listen anymore, so he grabbed the package and left quickly.
Meng Fuyan felt a little embarrassed. She couldn't take too much at once; she had to take it in smaller portions!
"I don't need this for now. I still have some left over from my savings. I'll ask Brother Gu for help when I run out."
"Okay!" Gu Tingzhi nodded and didn't say anything more. He helped her pack all the supplies into the basket.
Gu Tingzhi carried the basket out of the house, pointed to a slightly worn bicycle in the yard and said to Xu Jing, "That bicycle is yours. Help Yanyan take her things back and take good care of her!"
Xu Jing's eyes widened instantly and came to life.
"Really? Okay, okay! Don't worry, boss, I'll take good care of her, not a single hair on her head will be harmed."
All the supplies were strapped to the back of Xu Jing's bicycle. With this bike, he could ride back with Meng Fuyan.
Before leaving, Gu Tingzhi gave Meng Fuyan two apples.
Juicy, bright red apples!
This is rare in this era.
Passing by the post office, Meng Fuyan sent a telegram to Uncle Lu to let him know she was safe.
On the way back, Meng Fuyan was in high spirits!
The two rode their bicycles back to the village, two bicycles at a time, instantly making Meng Fuyan and Xu Jing the coolest guys in the village!
The people at the educated youth settlement were filled with envy and jealousy when they saw that the young people had acquired two bicycles in just half a day. Even the three Wu siblings were envious.
They currently lack the resources to manufacture bicycles.
Xu Jing didn't even ask Meng Fuyan to lift a finger; he took the initiative to move the things into her room. Meng Fuyan took the remaining big fish to the river to clean it. After thinking for a moment, she decided to make some fish food and, along with her tools, catch a few fish as well.
The area around Banqiao Brigade has abundant waterways, with a large reservoir upstream, and there are quite a few fish in the surrounding rivers.
Meng Fuyan took a bucket and other tools to the riverbank. The bait soaked in the spiritual spring water was very attractive. She scattered a little bit around, put down the fishing hook, and went to the side to kill the fish.
It's quite quick to clean a fish, and the fish have taken the bait. The allure of the spiritual spring water is indeed irresistible. Pouring some diluted spiritual spring water on the riverbank attracted some river shrimp, and fish followed.
Meng Fuyan took the net and brought it up directly.
pretty!
These are wild fish and wild river shrimp!
They were so strong, jumping around like crazy. One of the fish was quite big, about five or six pounds, and it was thrashing around in the net so much that it almost got away.
My hand was hit by a fish's tail and immediately turned red.
Meng Fuyan killed this fish first!
I spent a few hours by the river and got half a basin of river shrimp, eight eels, a large bowl of snails, and a big bucket of fish.
Except for the screws, everything else was cleaned up on the spot.
Eels look like snakes and are quite scary. Most girls wouldn't dare to handle them, but Meng Fuyan wasn't afraid.
People born into military families are trained to kill when pushed to the limit. Let alone a small eel, Meng Fuyan chopped off its head and gutted it.
After finishing all that, it was already evening. Meng Fuyan carried her things home, turned on the stove to heat it up, and then went to school to pick up Meng Yunji right on time.
That evening, amidst the envious glances of her classmates, little Yunji jumped onto the back of her older sister's bicycle and rode home bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The fire in the stove was burning brightly, and the water had boiled. Meng Fuyan then processed the two pheasants that she hadn't dealt with yesterday.
Meng Yunji was stunned to see so much meat in the house.
"Sis, where did all of these come from?"
Meng Fuyan turned around and saw that her little brother's mouth was open in an "O" shape, and his big eyes were filled with shock. This little boy's face was just too cute!
"The meat was given to me by Brother Gu, and the fish and shrimp were caught by me by the river. I'm taking advantage of the fact that the weather isn't too cold yet to prepare a lot for the winter. The winters here are especially cold, and the mountains are snowed in, so we can only stay at home and hibernate. We won't lack meat to eat then."
Children all yearn to eat meat, especially children of this era. Even someone like Meng Yunji, who has never experienced poverty since childhood, still longs for it.
Meng Yunji was overjoyed. "Great! So much fish! We'll have meat to eat every day from now on. This fish is huge!"
He watched for a while, then squatted down in front of his sister to watch her clean up the pheasants, and said, "Sis, let me help you!"
Meng Fuyan looked at the work in her hands and felt that the boy was nine years old and should do some things. At home, she would teach him to do things on his own. Now that he had come to the countryside, it would be a good opportunity for him to experience something different.
"Okay, pluck all these feathers and put them aside. I'll go cook."
"Um!"
The child probably thought it was a lot of fun, and he pulled it with great enthusiasm.
Meng Fuyan spread some of them out with branches to dry, and if she couldn't finish them, she could send them to her friends in Changning City.
She hung a row of fish under the porch by the door, and Meng Yunji was still plucking pheasant feathers. So much meat was naturally enviable. The aroma of braised prawns wafted over, and the smell was very strong. Although it was hard to tell exactly what it was, it was definitely not the smell of vegetables.
Just then, the Wu siblings came out of the house and saw everything.
The group looked at Meng Fuyan with somewhat sinister eyes, while Yuan Yi, who had just recovered from an illness and was still pale, looked at Meng Fuyan with a complicated expression.
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