Chapter 219
At nine o'clock on Friday morning, Liang's father drove Liang Manman and Wei Siya to the door of Su Ji on time.
Su Yuanzheng had already moved all the things he was going to take to the gate of the courtyard. Although there were a wide variety of things, they were packed properly, so they looked very neat and not too busy.
Mr. Liang was dressed neatly and looked like an old cadre in the system. He got out of the car, opened the trunk, helped put the things in, and chatted with Su Yuanzheng for a few words.
Liang Manman looked at the pots, pans, and the buckled bucket and said in amazement, "You packed this up? You're so professional, aren't you? What's in that big bucket? You're not planning on setting up a stall, are you?"
"My dad helped me clean it. There's clean water in the bucket. It's convenient to wash things just by bringing it with you."
"Oh! That's great! I heard them say there's a stream over there. We can go get some water there. We can just bring it with us and save ourselves the trouble."
Liang Manman sat in the passenger seat, and the other three girls sat in the back seat. After saying goodbye to Su Yuanzheng, they set off.
Except for Wei Siya, the others were promoted from No. 1 Middle School to No. 1 High School, which also has the tradition of spring and autumn outings.
But it is limited to taking some ready-made food to the park and the wild, and there is no real open-fire picnic.
Everyone was in high spirits and chatted more along the way than the classmates had done in half a semester.
The forty-minute drive passed quickly and they arrived at the gathering point.
The students who came from school by bus had already arrived because they left early, and some students who came on their own arrived one after another.
This is a small bamboo forest. The grass at this time of year is already a little dry and yellow. It might catch fire if you are not careful. Su Miao doesn't know why the bamboo forest was chosen. Anyway, since he is here, he might as well get started.
Liang Manman no longer asked her father to help move things. They each shared some of the burden and carried it over. After all, they were all high school students, and it was not appropriate to ask their parents to help with this and that.
Each class occupied a piece of land. The area occupied by their class was relatively flat and close to the stream. The students who arrived first had already started to divide the work. Some set up the stove, and some went to wash things and fetch water.
Su Miao's group chose a clean place to put their things in order, and the small stool was opened and everything was ready.
Liang Manman and Wei Siya volunteered: "How do we make a fire? Do we need to collect grass and firewood? The two of us can go."
Su Miao shook his head and said, "No, my dad has prepared everything for making a fire."
Sure enough, the charcoal was burned soon. She rinsed the pot with water and started cooking.
The other three people squatted beside her to help. When Liang Manman saw her pour the small bucket of porridge into the big casserole, her eyes lit up.
"Wow! You even brought porridge, that's awesome! Can I help stir the porridge?"
Since the porridge ingredients were already prepared, Su Miao handed her the big spoon: "Okay, then I'll leave the important work to you. Don't make it stick to the pot, and don't use too much force."
While Liang Manman and Wei Siya were taking turns stirring the porridge with great interest, Su Miao and Ye Jiayin walked around.
You know what, the air is really fresh. The arrival of the students broke the tranquility here, and some birds screamed and ran around.
There were some white spherical mushrooms growing on the ground, which were slightly larger than ping-pong balls. I kicked them tentatively and the mushrooms rolled to the side, scattering a trail of yellow powder.
Before school was over yesterday, the head teacher repeatedly emphasized that we must never eat wild animals or plants at will. He could rest assured now, as it was likely that no one would be so foolish as to pick and eat such strange mushrooms.
"Hmm? Sister Jiayin, those over there are bamboo shoots."
"Let's go and take a look."
Under an old bamboo tree, a bamboo shoot had just emerged a little bit. It was originally hidden under the dead grass, but when the classmates were choosing a location to clean up just now, they happened to sweep away the grass here, so Su Miao saw it.
"Sister Jiayin, I heard that winter bamboo shoots are the most delicious when they haven't even sprouted yet. I wonder how these ones that have just sprouted taste."
"That's easy. We can just dig it out and taste it and we'll know."
They marked the bamboo shoots and returned to their "camp" to find tools.
By this time, the porridge was ready. Su Miao took the pot off the stove and put it on the ground. He looked around and found that because they had not considered the issue of "clearing the land", they did not bring shovels, hoes or anything like that. The most decent thing they had was the iron spatula.
Liang Manman asked curiously: "What's wrong? Where are you going to get the spatula?"
"Jia Yin and I found some bamboo shoots and planned to dig them up."
The two had never seen bamboo shoots alive, so they followed them with great interest.
The four of them surrounded the little tip and started to dig up the loose soil around it. Just when Su Miao was about to use the spatula, a classmate from the next group called her.
"Su Miao, what are you doing?"
In fact, as early as when the professional equipment was brought up, the group next to them had been observing quietly. Now that they saw them trying to dig something, they couldn't help but ask out loud.
Su Miao turned to the monitor's curious gaze and said, "We're digging bamboo shoots, but we don't have the right tools."
The physical education committee member silently raised his hand and said, "I have a small hoe, do you want one?"
"Um... I have a small shovel, would you like to use it?"
The other groups were in a more primitive state. They only brought a pot and ingredients. They had to build a simple stove by themselves, so they brought tools.
Su Miao naturally didn't refuse others' kindness and said, "Okay! Thank you! Do you have a kitchen knife and cutting board? How about we find a few more and stir-fry them together and try them together?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started to work. Except for the students who stayed in their own groups to work, the rest of the idle students joined the team to find bamboo shoots.
"Be careful not to damage it, and slowly dig away the soil next to it first."
Under the direction of Su Miao and Ye Jiayin, several boys dug and dug in the places they designated, and competed with each other to see who could dig faster and more completely.
This bamboo forest probably has very few people coming here, so there are a lot of bamboo shoots. Soon, the bamboo shoots dug out piled up into a small hill.
Several boys changed their tools to kitchen knives and started peeling bamboo shoots, layer by layer, which made them feel very painful.
"These bamboo shoots look so big. After peeling them, what's left is as big as my fist. We've been digging for so long, I guess we'll need a whole pot."
"Bamboo shoots are like this, so they are much more expensive than other vegetables sold in the market. It's all because of the labor cost. It takes a lot of effort to dig them up."
"I wish I had panda teeth so I could chew even the skin and the core."
Although they were talking, they did not delay the work at hand at all. Soon, a small basket of packaged bamboo shoots was handed to Su Miao.
The study committee member also brought a piece of bacon: "Su Miao, this is bacon I made at home, maybe you can use it."
Su Miao took it with a smile: "Thank you! Stir-fried bacon and bamboo shoots are a perfect match! I'll give half to your group when it's done."
"No, no, we can just bring chopsticks and try a little."
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