The two slowly returned to the educated youth settlement. All the other educated youth had already arrived, and even Shen Lijuan had already washed her hands and was waiting for her meal.
Xie Yan didn't have time to say anything. After washing his hands, he quickly ran to the kitchen, poured a bowl of water, and drank it!
Xie Yan had never tasted water so sweet before; its subtle sweetness quenched his parched throat. After finishing the bowl of water, Xie Yan felt as if he had come back to life.
After sitting down at the table, Xie Yan stared wide-eyed at the dark object in front of him. What was this thing?
Is this food for humans to eat?
There were some vegetables floating on top of the dark soup, but the main problem was why the soup was black!
Then everyone got a steamed bun made of cornmeal mixed with a tiny bit of wheat flour. Oh! I forgot to mention, there were vegetables inside!
It was rock hard; even Xie Yan doubted whether he could bite it open!
Xie Yan picked up the bowl of unknown soup with his left hand and took a sip. He felt so refreshed that his head almost popped off. What... what is this thing?!
Spit it out quickly, are you sure it's not poisonous?
Xie Yan looked at everyone in confusion. Had the people at the educated youth settlement become immune to all poisons?
Then at the thank-you banquet, everyone made the same face.
Everyone else was also in perfect sync, but they were all looking at Zhang Pingping, who was in charge of cooking today!
Zhang Pingping was filled with remorse. Seeing everyone looking at her, she shook her head repeatedly in fright, "No! I didn't make it. Wang Hongmei and Yuzhen made this soup."
"When I came back today, I saw the newcomers Wang Hongmei and Yuzhen preparing to cook. I handed over the ingredients to them and steamed some buns myself. They confidently said they could cook, so I felt comfortable leaving the kitchen to them. Who knew this would be what they made!"
Zhang Pingping was almost in tears.
She was wronged too!
She hadn't expected these two to help with the cooking; they were the ones who asked, and the result was this mess.
She now deeply regrets it, wondering why she had slacked off and gone inside to rest for a while.
When she came out and saw what she had made, it was too late to fix it. The bell had already rung to end the workday. At the time, she thought that maybe it just looked bad, but it might taste good.
Who knew they would make something like this!
Not only does it look bad, it's also bitter!
It's harvest time now, and everyone is exhausted. Even if the food isn't good, everyone tries their best to eat their fill. Even if it's just extra soup or broth, everyone makes sure everyone is full. This is something everyone has agreed on. Even if she were stupid, she wouldn't make something like this at this time!
This looks like it's poisonous. She can't afford to take the risk if something happens to her after eating it!
Moreover, what good would it do her to anger the captain if something happened at this time? Even the fools in Stream Village know that you should never do anything to provoke the captain at this moment!
She didn't want to die, so why would she do such a thing?
If she delays the harvest, the villagers here might eat her alive!
Upon hearing this, Xie Yan glanced around and, sure enough, did not see Wang Hongmei and Yuzhen.
It's obvious that these two probably already know what they've made, so they've already gone back inside and hidden!
Oh my! What kind of life does he live every day?!
And Wang Hongmei and Yuzhen are really stupid and frustrating. If you don't know something, you can learn it. How can you just do whatever you don't know?
Xie Yan didn't know what to say to them!
Actually, it was easy to guess what Wang Hongmei and Yuzhen were thinking. They were afraid of being scolded by the team leader because they didn't go to work today. Although the team leader had told them to leave, they knew why they did so. They wanted to make lunch to prove that they had worked.
As a result, he couldn't cook but insisted on showing off, and now everyone is unable to eat!
Xie Yan was genuinely afraid of being poisoned by that dark and bitter food! Just thinking about the taste made him feel like he should rinse his mouth, but he was too tired. He could only hope that it was just unpalatable and not poisonous!
Shen Jianguo, the most confident of the group, cursed under his breath with a dark expression, turned around and went back to his room, refusing to eat.
Anyway, he has plenty of snacks, so even if he doesn't eat lunch, he can eat other things and won't go hungry.
Besides, with female educated youth involved, they certainly won't suffer any losses. They'll definitely fight those two people. Just wait for the outcome quietly. Why get yourself into trouble?
So he left very gracefully!
His little follower, Song Jianshe, followed him away with two steamed buns.
Anyway, following Shen Jianguo meant he had plenty to eat and drink, and all he did was wash his clothes and run errands for him, which Song Jianshe did very happily.
Among the remaining female educated youth, Wan Chun'er, known for her fiery temper, immediately launched into a tirade: "Wang Hongmei, Yu, and Zhen, you two cowards! Who told you to cook? How are we supposed to eat if you waste food like this? You two, come out here! Explain yourselves!"
Wang Hongmei also had a bad temper, and she immediately exploded upon hearing this. She wanted to run out and start arguing, but Yuzhen stopped her, shaking her head and saying, "Forget it, Hongmei. There are too many people outside. If we go out now, we'll be the ones who suffer!"
Wang Hongmei thought about it and realized that although she hadn't suggested cooking today, she had agreed to do it first, and she still bore a lot of responsibility for how it turned out. So she suppressed her temper.
But I still get angry thinking about it! They meant well! She burned her hands while making that meal, and in the end, she got nothing, and now she's getting yelled at!
She managed to restrain herself, but the others outside were no pushovers. Everyone's food was limited, and they were wasting it like this. Nobody could stand it!
If they miss a meal, they'll go hungry. Now is the time to harvest, and this isn't a time to rest while you're hungry. Even if you're hungry, you still have to work!
So everyone is very angry!
Wang Mei immediately went up and banged on the door. If those two people didn't give them a reasonable solution, they wouldn't let it go!
Xie Yan, too tired to even speak, sighed deeply. He envied them; unlike him, he no longer had the heart to watch the drama unfold. He used to be such a gossip lover!
All I want to do right now is lie down!
Xie Yan picked up the steamed bun next to him, turned to Liu Yihong and said, "You guys come up with a decision, and then tell me. I support your opinion, you can represent me. I'm really too tired, I'm going back to lie down!"
After saying that, he turned around and went back to his room, picked up a cup and poured a large jug of water, his hands trembling as if he had Parkinson's disease.
He added some sugar to his water, took a sip and found it quite sweet and delicious. Despite the sweet water, Xie Yan struggled to eat his steamed bun, looking utterly miserable.
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