Chapter 4 Cooking Separately
In her previous life in Yaoshui Village, Shen Jiale was also frightened when she saw Lu Mingfeng, but she had never seen or heard of him beating a woman.
Come to think of it, she was afraid that others would know about her affairs and was afraid to contact others, so naturally she didn't hear about these things.
Shen Jiale listened to what Dazhu's wife said and thought about it.
In her previous life, Lu Mingfeng never married, and he wanted to marry her in order to help her get revenge. Even if she didn't see the revenge with her own eyes, she was very grateful for his care.
In this life, even if he is now a cruel and violent person, as long as he doesn't hurt herself, Shen Jiale is willing to repay his kindness.
At present, we must first solve the difficulties encountered by our parents and ensure that they are fine and live a stable life.
Also take this time to get to know Lu Mingfeng better and see if he needs any help.
Shen Jiale cherishes the opportunity to live again, but he will never be deceived or schemed like in his previous life.
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Back at the Youth Home, the educated youth have already started to cook.
Shen Jiale saw Wang Yanhong fiddling with the lock in front of her box in a frustrated manner.
Wang Yanhong saw Shen Jiale coming back and said happily: "Jiale, you are back, why did you lock the box? I'm going to cook soon, take out the food quickly."
Shen Jiale said expressionlessly: "I bought food in town."
Wang Yanhong was about to take the package in Shen Jiale's hand with joy: "What delicious food did you buy? Let me see." In the past, Shen Jiale would share some of what he bought with her.
Shen Jiale slapped her hand away and said coldly, "No need."
Wang Yanhong, who couldn't get the upper hand, muttered to herself and had to use the food in her food bag to cook.
Wang Yanhong accused: "Jia Le, why are you like this? We are from the same place. I usually care about you. How can you treat me like this?"
"Every time you take food, you also take your share from me. Do you care about me? I don't need such care."
Wang Yanhong was immediately unhappy: "Jia Le, how can you wrongly accuse me? I just took it for you out of kindness. I also take food every time I cook."
"Really? Then explain why I eat less than you, but I take more food than you?"
"I, I just take it casually, and sometimes I don't know how to be accurate. You are too fussy."
Wang Yanhong took advantage of her in the name of taking care of her.
If she wants to take advantage of me again in the future, it will be impossible.
When the educated youth were about to eat, Jiang Haoran wanted to bring food to Shen Jiale, but was stopped by Wang Yanhong: "She is in a bad mood, so don't go looking for trouble."
There were a total of 12 educated youths in the educated youth home, 5 men and 5 women, and there were only two rooms, one for each man and woman.
Next to it was a simple kitchen, where meals were usually served after they were cooked.
Five people slept in one room, squeezed on a kang, with no privacy at all.
No one was used to it, but there was nothing they could do.
Yaoshui Village had harsh conditions and was the poorest village in the town. These two mud houses were left behind by the lonely old people in the village who passed away.
When they first moved in, there were leaks everywhere, and the educated youth worked together to repair them before they could barely live in them.
Everyone has been here for a short time, only three months, and has not been worn out by life. However, as more and more educated youth go to the countryside, the hope of returning to the city becomes increasingly slim, and conflicts among the educated youth increase.
Now that I have my own space, it is not convenient to live with these people, but now is not a good time to build a house alone.
Shen Jiale was eating vegetable buns from the space supermarket in the room when he heard a quarrel outside.
After listening carefully, it was because the rice was too watery and someone was not full.
Tang Xiaotian looked at the watery pilaf and questioned, "Wang Yanhong, what do you mean? The pilaf we made for lunch was very watery, and we couldn't even eat enough for dinner."
Wang Yanhong said, "I cook according to how much food everyone brings. We usually eat our fill. What does it have to do with me if you eat more and don't eat enough?"
"Yeah, I also felt that I didn't eat enough today. I got hungry after working for a short time." The other educated youths also agreed.
Jiang Haoran said, "Could it be that we cooked one less meal today and we lost control and put too much water."
Wang Yanhong followed suit, "It must be that we are used to it and suddenly forgot that we cooked one less meal. We won't do it again in the future."
Tang Xiaotian disagreed, "Even if Shen Jiale didn't eat with us, we still gave everyone the same amount of food. If he put more water, there should be more rice as well, but do you see that there is more rice?"
"Yes, the amount is still the same as before."
The educated youth talked one after another, expressing their dissatisfaction with today's meal.
Usually, several female educated youth took turns cooking. When it was Shen Jiale's turn, Wang Yanhong would let Shen Jiale take a rest and let her do it. In this way, she could take more of Shen Jiale's food and take less or nothing for herself.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jiale didn't eat today. She took a small amount of food but was reluctant to put it in, so she didn't put it in the pot to cook together.
After dinner, everyone washed up and went back to sleep on the kang, and some people were still complaining that they were not full.
In order to dispel the doubts of other educated youth, Wang Yanhong deliberately said to Shen Jiale: "Jiale, you didn't eat today, so I didn't cook well. You must eat on time in the future."
Shen Jiale laughed: "I really can't sleep and blame the crooked bed. In the past, some people went out for something, and I didn't hear that other people didn't eat enough. I don't take the blame for this."
Wang Yanhong smiled awkwardly; "I don't mean to blame you, I just remind you to eat on time. It's your turn to get up and cook tomorrow. I'll get up early to help you."
"No, I won't eat with everyone in the future." Shen Jiale covered himself with a thin quilt and went to sleep.
Wang Yanhong grumbled and climbed up: "There is only one pot in the Youth Institute. If you cook alone, it will delay everyone's time."
"Don't worry, I won't compete with you for the pot."
Tang Xiaotian took over and said: "We are all very hungry after work. If you wait for us to finish cooking, you will be hungrier for a while."
Shen Jiale joked: "I won't eat with everyone. It's your turn to cook tomorrow. Don't forget to cook more for me. I won't compensate you for your food."
Tang Xiaotian smiled and replied: "That won't be enough."
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The next morning, when everyone got up, they saw Shen Jiale making a fire on the ground and cooking rice in a clay pot on two stones.
Wang Yanhong said, "Jiale, I was just joking yesterday, why did you really cook alone? This is too unsociable."
Captain Zhou came over and said, "Shen Zhiqing, we are all educated youth from all over the world, we should have a spirit of unity."
Shen Jiale explained, "Captain Zhou, you misunderstood. I went to the hospital yesterday. The doctor said that my spleen and stomach were weak, and prescribed some Chinese medicine for me. I usually add it to my diet, so I cooked alone." "
So that's the case, how long do I need to take this medicine?"
"The medicine prescribed by the doctor is mainly for conditioning, and it must be taken for at least three consecutive months."
Some people think Shen Jiale is hypocritical, but they are also envious in their hearts. If they have the conditions, of course they also want to cook alone.
Some people also think that Shen Jiale is not calculating. The female educated youth are responsible for cooking, while the male educated youth are responsible for heavy work such as chopping wood and fetching water. Occasionally, they will go to the mountains to catch pheasants and rabbits to add to the meal.
If Shen Jiale cooks alone, he has to fetch water and firewood by himself, and he can't eat game. The big
pot of rice is simple and will be ready in a short time. Everyone starts to eat.
With the aroma of rice porridge coming from the clay pot, everyone immediately feels that the mixed grain porridge in the bowl is not fragrant.
Shen Jiale also took out a salted duck egg from the clay pot. Seeing the butter flowing out of the duck egg, everyone swallowed their saliva. It
smells good just by looking at it.
Wang Yanhong saw that Shen Jiale brought so many things when he went out yesterday, and this was just what she saw.
There must be a lot of good stuff in the locked box.
No matter what, she had to repair her relationship with Shen Jiale.
By the way, she still didn't know how she had offended Shen Jiale, causing Shen Jiale's attitude towards her to change drastically.