Corn kernels are a homemade snack made by burning rice straw to create ash, making a hole in the middle, burying corn kernels inside, and then letting them pop open when heated.
It's basically just popcorn.
However, unlike later generations that added sugar and butter, it has a milder flavor.
But in this era of scarcity, it was still a treat that could satisfy a craving. Not just children, but adults also loved to get some to indulge their taste buds.
Qin Hanshu looked at Liao Yujie suspiciously, "Why did you invite me to eat? What are you planning to do?"
Who is Liao Yujie? She's the only one who takes advantage of others; when has she ever given away her own things?
He even waited for her here!
Liao Yujie paused, then chuckled, "To be honest, I do have something I'd like to ask you for help with. It's almost the end of the year, and I checked my work points book, and it turns out I'll be a deficit again this year..."
A household with a deficit is one that can't even earn enough to feed itself and has to borrow money from the production brigade on credit.
"Won't winter hunting be cancelled in a few days? I'd like to join the hunting team too..." Liao Yujie said shyly, "You're quite close to Aunt Zhao and Zhou Ruilan, could you put in a good word for me?"
The autumn hunt that happened recently was just a small-scale operation; the main event every year is the winter hunt.
Across the river is a mountain, and at the deepest part of the mountain is a bottomless pool. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, there was a severe drought that dried up the river. People from several nearby villages went into the mountain to fetch water, saving many lives.
Legend has it that the reason the pool always has water is because a fairy lives there.
As the story went on, the mountain got its name: Fairy Mountain.
Fairy Mountain is high and forested, with many trees and medicinal herbs, as well as many wild animals.
Every year before the twelfth lunar month, Haowan Village organizes a winter hunt, which not only generates income for the village but also prevents wild animals from running into the village and harming people when there is no food in winter.
The long-standing rule in Haowan Village is that during the hunting season, members of the hunting team not only receive full work points, but also get a larger share of the prey without spending any work points.
After all, this is a job that not everyone can do, and it also carries a certain degree of danger.
Qin Hanshu asked Liao Yujie, "Do you know how to hunt?"
Liao Yujie initially wanted to blurt out "Yes," but after meeting Qin Hanshu's gaze, she changed her mind and honestly replied, "No... I just wanted to rack up some work points at the end of the year..."
"Then I can't help you. Whose responsibility will it be if something happens?" Qin Hanshu got on her bike and rode away.
"Hey—" Liao Yujie ran after me, shouting, "I don't need you to take responsibility, I'll take responsibility myself! Just help me with this, and when we get back I'll give you all the roasted soybeans I've saved up for half a year—"
"..." Qin Hanshu wanted to shake off Liao Yujie, so he pedaled even faster.
Suddenly, Qin Hanshu felt something was wrong with the bicycle. She quickly got off and saw that the chain had indeed fallen off.
The problem of things falling apart is easy to handle, but Liao Yujie catching up from behind is a bit annoying.
"Listen to me..." Liao Yujie caught up breathlessly. Seeing that the bike chain had fallen off, she breathed a few sighs of relief before speaking.
"Besides the fried soybeans, I'll also give you a pound of millet, okay?"
Seeing that Qin Hanshu was only focused on repairing the car and didn't say anything, Liao Yujie said anxiously, "I don't have any more! You know I've always been a poor household since I was sent to the countryside, this is all I've managed to save up..."
"Liao Yujie, you vixen—you tricked my Gangyong into giving you all the good things in the house—"
Suddenly, Aunt Qi appeared on a hill not far away and ran towards them.
"You shameless bastard! Give me back the beans!!!"
Qin Hanshu looked at Liao Yujie and realized that the beans she used to bribe her were actually her own!
When Liao Yujie first arrived in the countryside, her refined and handsome appearance, along with her glamorous attire, successfully convinced Aunt Qi that she was a wealthy and easily fooled urban educated youth.
Aunt Qi insisted on taking him in, and he ended up staying at the Qi family's house.
Aunt Qi was a widow who lived with her son.
Aunt Qi's husband was accidentally killed by explosives when he was sent by the commune to dig a tunnel ten years ago.
She died at the age of forty. She was a stonemason and earned a good income each month. The commune decided to give Aunt Qi a pension of 30 yuan per year for fifteen years.
A able-bodied man in Haowan Village can only earn about a hundred yuan a year. This compensation is already quite a lot.
Therefore, even though Aunt Qi's son, Qi Gangyong, was exceptionally lazy, the Qi family still lived a decent life, at least as an average family.
But this doesn't change the fact that Aunt Qi is someone who likes to take advantage of others.
She initially took Liao Yujie into her home with the intention of taking advantage of her financially.
A few days later, she discovered that Liao Yujie and her son Qi Gangyong seemed to have taken a liking to each other.
Qi Gangyong is getting old and still can't find a wife, partly because he's known for being lazy, and partly because he has high standards.
They had to be literate and have a presentable appearance. These two criteria alone filtered out most of the applicants.
The key issue is that his own conditions are just so-so. Apart from his pretty face, he has nothing else to offer.
The white hair on Aunt Qi's head was mostly from worrying about her son's marriage.
After seeing Liao Yujie and Qi Gangyong exchanging glances, Aunt Qi was overjoyed!
However, as time went on, Aunt Qi realized that Liao Yujie was just like Qi Gangyong!
Lazy and greedy, with a dog's nose, it can find all the good food in the house!
The key issue is that he's poor. Despite wearing those fancy clothes, he can't find a single penny in either pocket.
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