"This way, the sand and stones inside can be sifted out quickly." Li Tingyun felt that this saved a lot of effort.
"There is a river nearby. You guys get the rice out and I'll go wash the vegetables." Xiao Zhuang's mother planned to prepare everything, otherwise it would be too late to do it at noon.
"Xiao Zhuang's mother, you guys stay here. Liuli and I will go wash the vegetables. Just lead the way." Li Tingyun refused. There were a lot of vegetables. Who knows how long it would take to wash them all by one person?
Xiao Zhuang's mother thought about it and agreed, so she quickly took them to the place. It was a small river with clear water, and you could even see fish in it. There was also a mountain next to it.
This place is full of mountains, one after another. If there were no roads, it would be very difficult to walk.
Looking at the rolling hills, Li Tingyun curled up his lips into a smile.
"What are you thinking about that makes you so happy?" Xiao Zhuang's mother asked curiously.
"Xiao Zhuang's mother, if we finish our work in advance, can we go for a walk in the mountains?" Li Tingyun asked in a low voice while pulling Xiao Zhuang's mother.
"Auntie Daye will be here soon. If she is busy enough, you can go." Xiao Zhuang's mother knew that they liked going up the mountain.
"Thank you, Xiaozhuang's mother. You can go back now. We are going to work." After saying that, Li Tingyun squatted down to wash the vegetables.
Squeak...
The water is really cold. I guess there is snow in the valley, which is why the water is so cold.
When Xiaozhuang's mother saw the two of them squatting down to wash vegetables, they looked like a husband and wife following each other's lead.
What a pity, it would be great if Liuli was a normal child.
That’s all!
Maybe she was overthinking it.
After Xiao Zhuang's mother left, Gu Xingwu and Li Tingyun both gasped. The water was so cold.
"You rest, I'll take a shower." Gu Xingwu pulled her up.
Li Tingyun shook his head: "No, let's go back quickly after taking a shower and see what we have to do for the day. We need to calculate the time so that we can have time to go up the mountain."
Gu Xingwu finally understood Li Tingyun's plan. No wonder she wanted to help with cooking. It turned out that she was just saving time here.
Li Tingyun squatted back and continued to wash the vegetables. After washing the two large bags of cabbage and potatoes, she felt like her hands were not her own.
When going back, put the washed vegetables in a clean sack and carry the sack back.
Li Tingyun didn't need to take anything. He walked along the way and became familiar with the terrain on both sides.
When they arrived at the place, they saw Zhou Yumei talking to Liu Yue not far away.
When Zhou Yumei saw Li Tingyun appear, she gnashed her teeth in hatred.
Yu Zhenzhen and Qin Shuixiang also came with them. It seemed that the two had a conflict and ignored each other.
Qin Shuixiang also rolled her eyes at Li Tingyun, while Yu Zhenzhen's expression was noticeably softer.
The two of them went to say hello to the educated youth, then walked forward for a while and stopped in the team over there.
Auntie Da'e came out to get firewood and noticed Li Tingyun's eyes were fixed on that side. She stepped forward and whispered, "Those are people from the farm. They probably brought them here because they were short of manpower."
farm?
After hearing this, Li Tingyun asked curiously, "The farm is so far away from here, where do they stay at night?"
"Set up a tent and live outside? That's how we slept when we went to repair the reservoir." Auntie Goose thought this was normal and pursed her lips. She added, "It's just that the wind here is probably quite strong at night. They're going to suffer."
Li Tingyun knew that it was not easy to do anything in this era, so she didn't say anything and went in to help cook.
The previous meals were cooked by the two aunts, and Xiaozhuang's mother and Daye's aunt mainly came to help.
Xiao Zhuang's mother's wrists are too weak to lift the big pot, so Aunt Daye's cooking is not tasty.
"I'm worried that they won't like the food I cook!" Aunt Goose knows her own worth.
"Then I'll do it." Li Tingyun said and started to cook.
"Tingyun's cooking is delicious." Xu Erhua looked flattering.
"Then give it a try." Xiao Zhuang's mother encouraged Li Tingyun.
Li Tingyun used the existing vegetables to make stir-fried cabbage and potatoes. He didn't dare to add too much oil, otherwise it would not be enough for a month and there would be no oil left for the vegetables in the following days.
You can't do physical work without benefits. With so many people building the road, there can't be any benefits.
However, she suddenly remembered the ten kilograms of meat, but some villagers did not come to repair the road and could not eat it, so this method would not work.
Forget it, let’s talk about it later!
The villagers were quite satisfied with the lunch. The most important thing was that there were no small stones in the rice, so it didn’t hurt their teeth.
While waiting for the dishes to be washed, Li Tingyun asked Xiaozhuang's mother and Aunt Daye, "Will we still have these dishes tomorrow?"
"It's more or less like this. Potatoes, pumpkins, cabbages, beans, whatever the brigade grows, we can only eat what it has. Besides, with about a hundred people, we can only eat this way. By the way, use less oil when cooking in the future, otherwise there will be no oil at the end of the month and the food will be inedible." Xiao Zhuang's mother still felt that Li Tingyun used too much oil.
Li Tingyun...
Some didn't know how to respond, she had already let go very little.
Even Xu Erhua, who has always been frugal, felt that Li Tingyun did not add much oil. This was too much. This dish was really difficult to make.
"Tingyun, this is public property, we can only do as we are asked." Aunt Daye felt that Li Tingyun was from the city after all, so it was normal that she had never lived like this.
Li Tingyun nodded in understanding: "I know."
After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "If I prepare the food early in the morning, is it okay to heat it up at noon?"
"Of course, it will take so much time anyway." Xiao Zhuang's mother didn't care. With these ingredients, they would taste the same no matter how they were cooked.
After listening to this, Li Tingyun had an idea in mind and tried to do the task once on the first day.
When they were about to finish work and go back in the evening, Li Tingyun asked, "Those vegetables are for tomorrow, right? Then can I take them home, wash them, and bring them back tomorrow?"
"Of course, as long as you don't think it's a waste of time." Aunt Xiaoe didn't care. They were just potatoes and cabbages, not meat, and no one in the village wanted them.
While waiting for the end of work, when everyone else had left, they returned to the yard carrying potatoes and cabbages.
The next day, before dawn, the three of them went to the river to wash the vegetables for today.
Before others arrived, they delivered the vegetables to the construction site tent, and they had already sifted out the rice yesterday afternoon.
While waiting for them to come to work, Li Tingyun had already prepared lunch.
Aunt Da'e and Xiaozhuang's mother were stunned when they saw this scene.
"What time did you get up? You finished it so quickly." Xiao Zhuang's mother looked at the tent that was cleaned up and felt a little unbelievable.
"You're up already at five o'clock. Xiaozhuang's mother, Aunt Daye, can we go for a walk in the mountains?" Li Tingyun asked.
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