Chapter 218
It was mid-December and No. 1 High School held its biannual picnic.
According to the tradition of No. 1 High School, picnic activities are held twice a year, in spring and autumn. This year, due to busy school affairs, it was postponed for more than a month, so it can be considered a winter outing.
In order to facilitate management, the three grades will travel at different times. This Friday it is the turn of the first grade students to go.
Everyone needs to form a team and bring their own pots, pans, ingredients, charcoal, etc. The teams will start forming on Wednesday, and each team will have a maximum of six people.
Because of what happened last time, the classmates were afraid of Su Miao and Ye Jiayin and did not dare to team up with them. They didn't care. Since there were few people, they would just not cook. They could just pack up the food from home and eat it happily.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Liang Manman came over with a classmate.
"Su Miao, how many people are there in your group? Are there any spots left?"
Su Miao held up two fingers, and Liang Manman said, "There are still two spots left. That's perfect. Siya and I want to be in the same group with you guys."
"Um... I mean, there are only me and Jia Yin in our group."
"That's fine, that's even better. Too many people will make things messy."
Su Miao looked at Wei Siya, a very quiet girl who had transferred here a month after school started. She was now Liang Manman's deskmate. It was heard that their parents worked in the same unit and had known each other since childhood.
The two of them are a bit like Su Miao and Ye Jiayin. They don’t like to hang out with classmates and are not enthusiastic about class affairs. However, in the eyes of their classmates, they are not as scary as Su Miao and Ye Jiayin.
Wei Siya said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, I've been to your restaurant to eat, and I liked it very much. I think I should be able to eat delicious food by following you."
Her words made Ye Jiayin nod in agreement. He looked at her with the eyes of a smart person and said, "Then you can join us. However, we need to work. We originally planned not to open fire, but now there are more people, so it's not good to be too special."
Liang Manman and Wei Siya both nodded. Liang Manman said, "Although I'm not very good at cooking, I will definitely obey as long as there is food. You can tell me if you need anything."
Su Miao was speechless about the consensus they reached and sweat dropped a few drops. It turned out that they were all here because of the smell.
The location is a small bamboo forest in the suburbs. The school has to charter a bus and the class teacher has to count the number of people who need to take the bus.
Because you have to bring a lot of things from home and it is quite tiring to carry them, if you have transportation at home, you can go there by yourself.
Many students whose homes are closer to the area would rather ride their bicycles and tricycles there.
Liang Manman asked, "Do you have a car at home? If not, I'll ask my dad to pick you up that day and take us there, and then pick us up when it's almost time."
If you ask this question to a sensitive student, they might think you are showing off on purpose.
But they were all very frank and didn't think there was anything wrong. However, Su Miao politely asked, "Jia Yin and I live in the alley across from the school. Would it be too much trouble for uncle if I came to pick him up?"
"I know your family. It's okay. My dad is always free at home on weekends anyway."
The issue of travel has been settled, and the next step is to prepare the utensils and ingredients for the picnic.
Liang Manman and Wei Siya had no idea about this, so she just prepared whatever they were asked to do.
Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "Actually... I have everything at home, and my dad can buy fresh ingredients when he goes shopping that day. Since my uncle is driving to pick me up, I don't have to move around. Otherwise, you don't have to prepare anything, just get everything from my house."
Liang Manman nodded: "That's fine. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll ask my aunt to buy it for you."
Su Miao asked again what they wanted to eat during the picnic, and then it was time for the three of them to order dishes.
Liang Manman: "We're leaving at 9 o'clock. Your stewed food shouldn't be ready so soon, right? What else do you have?"
Wei Siya's eyes sparkled as she said, "I wonder if making your own porridge is difficult or not? Can it be done outdoors? I can be responsible for cleaning the pot!"
Ye Jiayin: "I brought a bottle of papaya shreds that day and shared some with other students as an advertisement."
Liang Manman and Wei Siya said in unison: "Shredded papaya?! What kind of good thing is that?"
When the classmates heard their voices, they all turned around and saw them having a lively discussion and getting along well with each other, without any of their usual aloofness.
A few students curled their lips and thought, "As expected, rich people hang out with rich people and don't look down on other students at all."
Finally, Su Miao and her group decided to go outside to cook some porridge, and then bring a small wok to fry some pork offal for them.
These ingredients need to be processed at home in the morning, so she just needs to pack them up and take them away.
Although Liang Manman was not asked to prepare anything, when she came to school the next day, she brought a set of six small plastic bottles, very delicate ones.
"Su Miao, this is for you. You can use it to store condiments on the day of the picnic. Um... you don't have to return it to me. You can keep it for future use."
Su Miao took it and looked at it, and felt that it looked a bit like the kitchen seasoning bottle that people would use in the future when they lived a sophisticated life.
"This bottle is very beautiful and holds just the right amount. Thank you."
Liang Manman brushed her bangs back unnaturally and said, "Uh... no need to thank me. It's useless for me to take it."
Su Yuanzheng knew that his daughter was going on a picnic, so he started packing the necessary things. When he heard that a car would come to pick them up, he was even more motivated.
"Miao Miao, it's very troublesome to find stones to build a stove in the wild. Why don't you just take this small stove with you? Daddy will fill a bag with charcoal for you, and you can just light a fire when the time comes.
Take this large casserole with you, it's just enough for the four of you. I've also wrapped this small wok with newspaper so it doesn't dirty other people's cars. Use that set of small bottles for oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc.
Since we're having fried pork offal, let's have yellow eel porridge. That morning, I used this aluminum tube to hold the porridge, and a few aluminum boxes to hold the pork offal and yellow eel. I also packed some side dishes in small bags."
Su Miao was cutting papaya beside him while praising his father: "Dad, you are so careful. My two classmates only wanted to team up with me because of your cooking skills."
Su Yuanzheng smiled: "Then we have to make sure they eat well. Maybe they will become our big customers in the future."
"Sister Jiayin asked me to bring a can of shredded papaya to my classmates to try that day, and to advertise it at the same time."
"Why don't you bring a few more cans and give two to the teacher. The homeroom teacher is very caring towards you, so we should show some appreciation."
"Dad, if you want to give it to me, you have to do it privately. So many classmates are watching. Won't they say I'm sucking up to the teacher?"
"That's right. I'll find a chance to deliver it secretly."
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