不过现在这么多人，暂时算了吧，等哪天自己单独来的时候再说，要不然这么多人，根叔也不敢收自己的钱。
众人买好背篓以后，又商量了一下，就准备去往那一条边界河看看，因为个个都挺好奇河对岸是什么样子？
For the older educated youth, they were already tired of seeing it, but for the new educated youth, it was the first time they had seen it, so they were particularly curious.
Tang Baozhu was also very curious, so she went with everyone.
After walking for more than half an hour, we arrived at the river. The river was indeed quite large, and we saw villagers casting nets to catch fish. Judging from how normal everyone seemed to be, it seemed that fishing was not prohibited.
Tang Baozhu wasn't interested in the fish in the river. She kept gazing at the opposite bank, which was very far away, but she could still vaguely see the buildings on the other side.
"Comrade Zhang, if it freezes over in winter, will someone be guarding this place? Otherwise, we won't even know if someone from the other side sneaks over."
Xu Man was startled when she heard Tang Baozhu's words. She felt that if someone from the other side of the strait came, it would feel like enemy agents, which made her feel unsafe.
Zhang Jianguo was surprised that the new female comrade immediately thought of the key point: "In winter, of course there are people guarding the area. There are people guarding the riverside in every village, and soldiers also come to guard the area. There is a military barracks one or two hours away from here. You don't usually see them, but they often patrol this area in winter, so there is no need to worry about safety."
Li Feifei also spoke up, saying, "Don't worry so much. There haven't been any problems all these years. Although we still need to be more vigilant in the future, generally speaking, there shouldn't be any issues."
"If the villagers are to guard it, does that mean the educated youth from our settlement also have to guard it?"
This was Tang Baozhu's biggest concern. She had originally thought that she would just stay indoors all winter and wake up eventually. But if she had to patrol in winter, just thinking about the sub-zero temperatures made her feel like she would freeze to death. Although she had her treasure and wasn't afraid, it would be a painful thing for others as well.
"We have to guard it, because there aren't many people in this village, and guarding it outside in winter is hard work. Everyone is assigned a task, and everyone has to guard it for half a month in winter. When it's someone's turn, they just need to bring their quilt and half a month's worth of food."
"Feifei, wasn't it too hard for you guys when you were guarding this place before?"
"Don't worry, it's just a little cold by the river, but it's actually quite nice. Sometimes animals come out of the deep mountains and we can have an extra meal. We can also dig holes in the river and fish will keep jumping up, so we eat quite well and always have hot soup to drink."
Upon hearing this, everyone eagerly anticipated the arrival of winter, imagining a life where they would have plenty to eat and drink, and would never lack fish or meat.
Tang Baozhu didn't believe that winter days were really that nice. Just thinking about temperatures of minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius made her feel like she was going to die. Fortunately, she wouldn't say anything discouraging at this time.
"Someone over there caught fish in their net. Does anyone want to buy some? It would be nice to make fish soup for dinner. If we have extra, we can buy more and make preserved fish. It's a good addition to our menu in winter."
Liu Lili and Wang Xinluo, who both love to eat, nodded in agreement as soon as they heard what the veteran educated youth Zheng He said.
"It's rare to find such good conditions here. No one will say anything if you buy a lot or a little. Everyone can buy more and have it shipped home."
Li Feifei offered suggestions to everyone, since they had been doing this for many years: sending good things back home so that their families would continue to send them subsidies, which is why their lives were a little better than those of other educated youth in other places.
“Okay, okay, let’s go now. Even if they don’t have that many fish, we can order in advance and have them delivered directly to our educated youth settlement when they have more.”
Tang Baozhu saw that everyone wanted to buy fish, and thought that if she didn't buy any, she might not fit in. Although she had a lot of fish in her space, buying a few would be fine, and it would be easier to find an excuse to take them out later.
Finally, she followed the crowd and bought five fish. They weren't very big, only about two or three pounds each. Anyway, she wasn't planning to eat fresh fish that night, since the fish in her space tasted much better.
When I get back, I'll make them into dried fish.
Tang Baozhu bought five, which was considered a small amount, since she didn't plan to send them back to the original owner's home. Others bought many more, but not many, suggesting they must have bought them before.
Sheng Xueli looked at the net and saw that there were only a dozen or so fish, which she felt was far too few. Since her family was well-off, she thought she should buy more.
"Uncle, could you send me 20 more in a couple of days? The dozen or so left in your net aren't enough for my family to share."
When the fisherman heard that he needed more than 20 fish, he chuckled happily, "Don't worry, comrade. I don't have to work these two days, so I'll hurry up and deliver them to you by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
Tang Baozhu wanted to leave after buying the fish, but seeing everyone's great interest in the uncle and his fishing net, she didn't want to leave alone. Fortunately, there were many wild vegetables on the riverbank, which filled her basket quite a bit. She only stopped when the basket was full.
With nothing to do, I would sit by the river and look at the opposite bank. From here, I could vaguely see that their houses were at least two or three stories high, while on my side, there were very few brick and tile houses, and most of them were adobe houses.
But there's no rush; we'll catch up in just a few years.
Looking at the vast river outside, there didn't seem to be any boats in sight. I wondered why, but it must be a sensitive area, and both sides should be careful.
After about half an hour, the men had their fun fishing with nets, and their excitement finally subsided. They then agreed to go back to the educated youth settlement together.
Back at the educated youth settlement, it was almost lunchtime. Instead of cooking lunch, everyone took out the fresh fish they had just bought, cleaned them, and prepared to marinate them to make preserved fish.
Looking at the five fish in the basket, Tang Baozhu thought that even if she made them into preserved fish, the fish heads wouldn't taste good, so she might as well just make fish soup, so that it wouldn't be a waste.
Moreover, she wanted to use the water from the immortal realm's treasure chest to make soup, which should be especially good for her health. As for the immortal spirit water, she could forget about it; that was something that could save her life. She would use it when she needed it, even though she didn't lack things that could save her life!
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