Gu Tingzhou sent her home and went back to the field to continue picking soybeans.
Li Qingyun changed into clean clothes, washed up, and started cooking dinner.
The second baby fell asleep, and the first baby reported to her what happened at home today while helping to light the fire. He was very well-behaved.
There is no one at home to look after the second child, so the eldest child has to stay at home. It is quite difficult for the eldest child as other children are running around in the fields, but he can only stay at home.
During the autumn harvest, most families would have both adults and children working together. The adults would be busy harvesting and earning work points, while the children would squat on the harvested ground and pick up some leftover grain. The children were allowed to take what they picked home.
Groups of children were picking up the soybeans that had fallen from their harvested soybean fields due to premature bursting.
The children are willing to spend time and effort, and at the end of the day they can pick up one or two pounds of soybeans, which they can take home by default.
These soybeans are dried and collected, and then ground into tofu for entertaining guests. They can also be used to make soy milk, and bean dregs cakes are also a rare delicacy.
Da Ni, Er Ni, Mao Tou and other children spent the whole day carrying small baskets and looking for soybeans everywhere.
Li Qingyun felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about Dabao taking care of the children alone at home. A boy of this age is at the age when he is naughty, and it is really hard for him to be confined at home.
Autumn harvest is so tiring, so I must make some delicious food to replenish my energy.
Li Qingyun took out a large basin full of blood left from the previous killing of a pheasant from the space. She was going to make a simple version of Maoxuewang.
I don’t have bean sprouts at home, but it would be nice to add them to other vegetables.
I used to live in the south, and I heard from the old ladies there that eating more animal blood can remove dust and dirt from the human body. I don’t know if it’s true, but I’d rather believe it. There’s no use keeping the blood, so I might as well cook it and eat it.
After thinking about it, she cut out another small piece of beef, cut it into thin slices, and marinated it with dried chili peppers and oil. This can also be added to Maoxuewang.
I steamed the rice and prepared some basic vegetables. Seeing that it was almost time for them to come back, I started cooking.
When the fragrance just came out, Qinghuan came back first. She said that her brother-in-law was behind and would be here soon. She probably went ahead deliberately to avoid suspicion.
After a simple wash, he quickly came to help serve the rice.
Before Li Qingyun sprinkled the chili peppers, she specially served Dabao a bowl of light-flavored Maoxuewang. Then she scooped the Maoxuewang into a large basin, sprinkled it with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, and poured hot oil on it to stimulate the aroma.
For a moment, the whole yard was filled with the spicy and fragrant smell, which spread domineeringly into everyone's nose.
"Wife, what delicious food did you cook? It smells so good." Gu Tingzhou just walked in.
He had gone back to the fields and pulled out two more soybean fields, earning seven work points for his wife. Together with his sister-in-law's eight work points and his own full work points, the family earned a net of 25 work points today. These days, it is very difficult for farmers to earn money and live a good life.
"Hurry up and wash your hands, clean up and eat first." Li Qingyun poked her head out from the kitchen and called out.
Erbao also came to join in the fun at this time, crying loudly. Li Qingyun quickly took off her apron and picked him up to comfort him.
Dabao quickly mixed the milk for his younger brother and handed it to him. As soon as Erbao put the bottle in his mouth, he stopped crying immediately, in less than a second. When we looked again, there was not a single tear on his face. This guy has become more and more clever recently, which made everyone laugh.
Li Qingyun fed the second baby and changed his diaper. Gu Tingzhou also cleaned himself up. Qinghuan cooked egg drop soup and brought all the food to the table.
Put the second baby in the crib, put a pillow behind his back, and let him try to sit and play by himself. He hardly cries as long as he can see an adult.
He will only cry when he is hungry, has urinated or defecated, or is frightened.
Then they sat down to have dinner. After a tiring day, they had digested the food they had eaten at noon long ago and were starving. At this time, a bowl of fragrant rice, accompanied by Maoxuewang and egg drop soup, was simply delicious.
The simplified version of Maoxuewang has received unanimous praise from everyone. Dabao also found the light version of Maoxuewang quite tasty. He said, "Mom, next time we have blood sausage, let's make this dish. It's so delicious."
"Okay, eat quickly, you greedy cat." Li Qingyun agreed with a smile.
In the end, the few people ate up the whole pot of food and the rice. Li Qingyun specially steamed more rice today, but it was still not enough for so many people. Gu Tingzhou alone ate three big bowls of rice.
After dinner, Li Qingyun went to Aunt Jiang to order a pound of meat and agreed to pick it up early the next morning.
It is impossible not to eat meat during the autumn harvest, so in order to conceal the truth, we have to order some meat as a cover.
As for Qinghuan's matter, she would discuss it with Sister Qiuju after the autumn harvest, so she would put it aside for now.
The biggest inconvenience after Qinghuan came home was that she didn't dare to take out the things in the space and eat them at will.
But she told Qinghuan about the pickled meat she had drying in the cellar, so that it wouldn't be too unusual to take out some meat occasionally to satisfy her hunger. At the same time, she also told her to be careful and not let others know about this, as this was something that was undermining socialism and she might get caught.
Qinghuan was surprised that her brother-in-law was so good at hunting. He not only caught pheasants and rabbits, but also wild boar meat. She didn't know how he did it. He was so good.
Everyone in the village lost weight during the autumn harvest, except for the three members of Li Qingyun's family, who became more rosy.
Because of the high physical exertion, Li Qingyun tried to make every meal very solid. The lunch at the farm basically consisted of rolls, steamed buns, or steamed buns with vegetables.
The fillings are basically all kinds of meat sauces she made, such as hazel mushroom and wild boar sauce, spicy rabbit sauce, spicy beef sauce, and egg sauce, which she changes up in various ways.
They are all rolled in advance, so you can just take them out and eat them one bite at a time. This will prevent others from noticing and will also allow the whole family to eat better.
At the old house, she did not send any food to Gu's father and mother this time. Gu's father did not come back from work until the third day after the autumn harvest.
On the one hand, they prepared food for themselves, but on the other hand, it was easy for them to be exposed. They had meat to eat every day. If they were noticed by someone who was deliberately staking out their presence, they would be in great danger.
The autumn harvest lasted for about ten days. The first few days were the busiest. Li Qingyun participated in the labor in the first five days. In the last two days, he let Dabao go out to play and relax, and followed his sister Dani and others to pick beans.
After running for two days, Dabao actually picked up more than a pound of soybeans and some other beans. He cherished the things he had obtained through his own labor and asked Li Qingyun to keep them for him so that he could make tofu in the future.
The busy farming season holiday is over, Dabao resumes his studies, Li Qingyun takes care of Erbao at home and harvests the vegetable garden at home, while Gu Tingzhou and Qinghuan go to earn work points.
Li Qingyun originally wanted Qinghuan to help her harvest the private plot at home, but she was afraid that she would be bullied by the villagers, so she didn't dare to say anything.
In fact, some people said some unpleasant things openly or secretly, but Qinghuan has now learned to ignore them and pretend not to hear them. She feels that it would be too cowardly if she didn't even dare to earn work points because of other people's gossip.
Li Qingyun just let her go. The way to make a person happy is to allow her and help her realize her own value.
Time will tell.
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