Li Mao nodded. He didn't know what to say. Everyone was short of money and he really couldn't say no.
Xu Manman looked at the two people who were struggling and simply didn't give them a choice. "Sister Fang, let's do it first. I have something to do in my room." She put the pheasant down and turned away.
The two people left in the kitchen looked at each other in confusion. Wan Fang looked at the pheasant on the ground, at a loss, "This..."
Li Mao responded with a smile, "That's all. Xu Zhiqing's kindness is appreciated. How about I go and call Liu Li back? We finally have a meat dish, so we must maximize its value."
Wan Fang nodded, not caring what Li Mao said about her poor cooking skills. It would be best to let Liu Li do it.
"So, are we going to have dinner together later... or?"
Li Mao thought for a moment and said, "No, this isn't a dinner party. I'll divide the food among them when it's ready, and leave the rest to the kitchen.
Go call Liu Li, I'll take care of this." Although he couldn't cook, jobs like killing chickens and fish were usually done by boys.
Xu Manman was in the house, starting to pack the chestnuts and persimmons she brought back.
Before Wan Fang left, she came to her and told her that Xu Manman had no objection to the distribution of the pheasants.
She brought out the pheasant today just to prove to everyone that she can catch wild animals in the mountains. It won't be too abrupt to bring out some wild animals in the future.
If you eat alone, you will easily attract jealousy, so you have to give everyone some benefits to shut them up first.
However, she also knew that gratitude comes with grudges, and she would not be taken advantage of even though she had a lot of things. It would only happen once or twice at most.
For dinner, everyone ate the chicken stewed with potatoes made by Liu Li. Xu Manman also received pickles and soybean paste from the kitchen, biscuits from Yang Fangfang, luncheon meat from Xue Mingxin, and even Zhou Ping brought some snacks.
Everyone is a sensible person, and Xu Manman is also very happy. However, looking at the luncheon meat in front of her, this thing is not cheap. A small bowl of chicken is not worth this can.
The new educated youth simply brought their bowls to Li Xiao's house to eat.
In addition to the pheasant, everyone also contributed a dish. In terms of taste, the eggplant and green beans made by Xu Manman were the best. As for the others... anyway, everyone ate them in the end, so no food was wasted.
She couldn't figure it out, so she could only attribute it to the generosity of others. Well, she had given away a lot, so it was no burden to accept this.
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Today's balance: RMB 0.3, remaining check-in points: 72
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In the next few days, Xu Manman completed her tasks in the morning and ran up the mountain in the afternoon.
The pig grass in the space can be harvested, and she can now complete the task easily.
She also took one afternoon off to go to the commune to punch in, and then sent a letter to her family, and also sent some local specialties - two cured rabbits, chestnuts and persimmon cakes. However, she did not dare to say that she got them in the mountains. The letter only said that she had exchanged them with fellow villagers, and once again emphasized that they should not send any more money.
Because the time interval was relatively short, I did not receive any letters or packages this time.
When she came back from the commune, she went to the next village to give her cousin some rabbit meat stewed with chestnuts, braised rabbit head, and the scarf and gloves she had knitted.
Chen Ming opened the largest lunch box and looked at the two rabbit heads inside. He was so shocked that he was speechless.
Before Chen Ming could say anything, Xu Manman said, "I was collecting firewood on the mountain when it bumped into me. How could I not catch it?
Others say rabbit heads are delicious, but I don't like them, so I just brought them all for you." In fact, she caught nearly 20 rabbits in the past few days and ate them in different ways in her space every day. Rabbit heads are also delicious.
In order to make her cousin accept it, she can temporarily give up eating it.
He was quite receptive to helping his cousin solve her problem of not liking something.
"By the way, cousin, you can go home to visit your family during the Chinese New Year this year, right?"
Chen Ming nodded, but said, "I'm worried about leaving you alone in the countryside. I won't go back this year. Let's wait until next year."
"No, if you can go back, go first. This year's new educated youth will all stay here for the New Year anyway. There are so many of us together, so there won't be any problems."
Chen Ming didn't respond and started to change the subject. "After the snow, we basically don't have to go to work. Do you have enough firewood? Otherwise, I'll take two days off..."
Xu Manman interrupted him, "That's enough, that's enough. These days I've only been working to collect grass for pigs. I don't do much, just complete the tasks. I have plenty of time to collect firewood. The firewood I've collected during this period will be enough for me to burn until the beginning of next spring."
Chen Ming also knew what it was like to collect grass for pigs. When he heard his cousin say that, he agreed in his heart. Just complete the task without any problems and don't get too tired. If the work points are not enough to eat, there are still others to take care of.
Thinking of the rabbit head in the lunch box, he was still a little worried. "Manman, don't go into the mountains. Follow the people. If there is not enough meat, your cousin will find a way to help you. Don't take risks by yourself."
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