Li Qingmei opened the backpack and took a deep breath. "I bought so much! It wasn't easy, was it?"
"Well, it's okay if I give you a little more money." Qiu Yuling responded vaguely.
Now that the weather is cold, Qiu Yuling plans to cook herself some pork liver that can be stored, and let her mother take it home and eat some every day.
Mother Qiu cooked lunch on the wood stove and steamed salted pork liver on the coal stove.
First, add a spoonful of salt to clean water to dissolve it, put the pork liver in and soak it for half an hour, then wash it, find another large bowl, fill it with appropriate clean water, add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, ginger slices, etc. Oh yes, add a little more salt this time.
Add the pork liver, cover the bowl with a plate, and steam it in cold water for 40 minutes...
"Oh, Yuling is really a natural cook. How come she can cook so deliciously?" Huang Duoer dipped the thin slices cut by her sister-in-law in some dipping sauce and found it very appetizing and refreshing. She then ate a piece without the dipping sauce and it still had a strong flavor, and the more she chewed it, the more fragrant it became.
It tastes much better than what her own mother used to make.
"Mom, you should try it too. What I made is really delicious. It's perfect for Dad to drink with."
Li Qingmei opened her mouth, chewed, and swallowed, "Eat it with wine? With what wine? Where did he get it for wine? This is what the doctor at the county hospital said is for your body tonic. What can he eat!" Qiu Jianshe was scolded by his wife for being greedy without knowing it.
"Mom, I won't be back tonight. I'll be back tomorrow during the day. Do you think there is anything I can do in the house? I'll do it all for you." Li Qingmei rolled up her sleeves and waited for work.
Want to work? Both the grandparents and the grandchildren are hardworking people. There is basically no work left at home or outside.
After thinking about it, Qiu Yuling could only think of knitting a sweater.
"What kind of work is this? It's so leisurely!" Li Qingmei looked down on it and picked up a rag to wipe everywhere.
When she was pouring out the night-blooming incense, she even felt very sorry. In the countryside, this was an excellent fertilizer. If she was not afraid that it would be scattered on the bedding in the cart during the bumpy ride back, she really didn't intend to let this fertilizer go to waste.
In the evening, the brick delivery person came, and Qiu's mother took charge. She was very strong, so she just asked him to unload the bricks at the door, and she moved them one by one to the base of the outer wall of the wing room and placed them there.
"It's more comfortable to make a kang. Tomorrow when we get home I'll ask Dashan and his father to come out. We'll make it now and let it air out so we can use it when the weather gets cooler."
Qiu Yuling and the others also meant the same thing.
Huang Duoer, on the other hand, was used to sleeping on a brick bed. This was the first time she slept on such a soft and clean bed, and she felt that the bed was much better.
The next morning, Mother Qiu drove her donkey cart and her eldest daughter-in-law back to Qiu Village. Huang Duoer had nothing better to do on the way, so she opened the flowered cloth bag and said, "My dear, mother, where did Yuling get all these goodies? Even if they don't require tickets, they must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"My child earns his own money. He's very hardworking. When he's free, he either pulls weeds or works the firewood. He has a lot of dried Cistanche deserticola, licorice, and Cynomorium, which he then sells to Chinese medicine hospitals. Sometimes he also sells them to people who need them."
Li Qingmei's last words were vague, but Huang Duoer understood them clearly. Her sister-in-law was small but had big ideas and was capable. When the baby was born and she had time, she would go too.
This loess will never starve a hardworking person. By the way, tell her parents-in-law not to let the sheep eat it all. The good things can be sold for money.
"Classmates, put away your books. We have a monthly exam today!"
As soon as the morning self-study was over, the teacher came with a stack of test papers and announced that the exam was about to begin.
"Ah? Why didn't you tell me anything beforehand?"
"That's right, there's still a week until the end of the month."
“I haven’t even reviewed yet~”
As soon as the teacher finished speaking, the classroom was filled with complaints.
But everyone was quick and efficient. They put the books together and placed them at the back of the classroom, then quickly returned to their seats and waited for the teacher to hand out the papers.
"Students, keep a positive attitude and do as much as you can. Don't cheat. We need to test your true level and fill in any gaps..."
The teacher counted the test papers and gave them to the first student in each row, asking them to pass them around one by one. Soon, the sound of students answering questions could be heard in the classroom.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that some students shouted happily just now, they were very clear when answering the questions, and even faster than those who didn’t say anything.
Qiu Yuling felt something was not right as she was working on the questions. Many of the questions were beyond the syllabus according to the current teaching schedule.
She hesitated for only a moment before letting go and answering without reservation.
When they took a break to go to the bathroom after finishing an exam, they found out that only the Sharp Knife Class and the Hongzhi Class had the random test, while the other parallel classes were attending classes normally and had no idea about the exam.
"Yuling, did you know that the teachers are selecting contestants for this exam?" Zhou Xiaonan came over mysteriously and shared the gossip he had just received with Qiu Yuling.
"How did you know?" When she asked, she saw Zhou Xiaonan blushing inexplicably. Qiu Yuling suddenly thought of her suitor, the nephew of a school employee. The importance of connections came to the fore.
Zhou Xiaonan stammered and said that she overheard it in the toilet, and Qiu Yuling did not expose it. After all, they had just used the same toilet. It was probably because they did not have enough time and could not make up a story!
After hurriedly going to the toilet, the math teacher also came in with the test paper. Qiu Yuling was a little skeptical about what had just been said. If every subject was tested today, would that mean that contestants would be selected for each subject?
So many games at the same time?
However, no matter how many doubts she has in her mind, it will not affect her performance as usual. The image of a top student cannot be maintained by bragging alone. She has to take the study and examination of each subject seriously.
After a full day of exams, plus evening study sessions, all the subjects were filled with exams. After the physics teacher collected the final exam, everyone was too tired to talk. They all went to the back of the classroom, silently carrying their books back to their desks before heading home or to their dormitories to rest.
Zhou Xiaonan and Qiu Yuling were walking on the road. It was a dark and windy night. The northwest wind was howling and it was pitch dark. It took a while for their eyes to adjust before they could walk in the dark.
"Oh, people walking on this road every night feel nervous. At this time, I think there is nothing wrong with living in the dormitory." Qiu Yuling nodded. She is not afraid of people, but she is afraid of ghosts.
Especially after listening to all kinds of ghost stories told by my grandma, such as the ghost girl embroidering shoes, the ghost wife picking up from a desolate grave, etc., coupled with Zhou Xiaonan's atmosphere group, I always feel that there is something fishy behind me.
Zhou Xiaonan is just the opposite. She doesn't believe in any monsters or ghosts, but she is afraid of bad guys coming out. The two of them are afraid of each other, and they increase the fear of each other.
"Who?" As she spoke, Qiu Yuling turned around and kicked high. There was a "wow" sound, and a black shadow fell to the ground instantly.
"Ah~ ghost!" Zhou Xiaonan's soprano voice cut through time and space.
"Xiao Nan, don't shout, it's me." Zhang Wei covered his chest, endured the pain, and climbed up.
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