Chapter 85 Changing Meat
When Shen Ruoqing arrived at the field with the mung bean soup, he immediately asked the Shen family to take a break and drink some mung bean soup to cool down.
"Mu Zhiqing, you should also take a rest and drink some mung bean soup."
Under the scorching sun, Mu Bai's handsome face was covered with sweat, and his originally fair skin had become much darker. His deep eyes looked at Shen Ruoqing, and what he met was Shen Ruoqing's smiling face.
"My mung bean soup must be delicious, Mu Zhiqing, would you like a bowl?"
Mu Bai's throat rolled, and he said, "Okay."
Someone nearby joked, "Ruoqing girl, why don't you let me have some of your mung bean soup? It's specially made for Mu Zhiqing."
"Yes, I'm thirsty too, Ruoqing girl, I want to drink mung bean soup too."
Shen Ruoqing's face did not blush at all despite being teased, and she said seriously, "Didn't Mu Zhiqing save me last time? I am definitely grateful. Mu Zhiqing, how does the mung bean soup taste?"
The sweet taste spreads in the mouth, and you can tell that a lot of sugar is added as soon as you taste it. Moreover, in such a hot day, the mung bean soup is still icy cold. Drinking a bowl of mung bean soup in this hot summer makes me feel a lot more relaxed.
"It's very refreshing." Mu Bai said, handing the bowl back. This mung bean soup tasted very good. He didn't know if it was because he had worked too long under the sun, but he felt that this mung bean soup was the best he had ever tasted.
Shen Ruoqing took the bowl with a smile and left. Liu Xinyi saw this scene not far away and her face became gloomy.
In their previous life, they weren't so close.
"Little sister, after drinking your mung bean soup, I feel more energetic to work." Shen Xiangdong said.
Shen Ruoqing smiled: "Then I will deliver it to you every day. Mom, why don't you take a break? Why are you working again?"
Old Mrs. Ji said, "Maybe it's because I've been eating well recently. I feel like I'm getting better and better. It's okay. Mom is strong."
"Then I'll go back and cook." Shen Ruoqing turned and left, hearing discussions behind him.
"This little girl from the Shen family is getting prettier and prettier."
"Yes, I heard that he is going to take the entrance exam for the No. 1 Middle School in the county, and his grades are also very good."
"I heard that Ruoqing's cooking is also delicious. I wonder which restaurant will be cheaper in a few years."
"Bah, Shen Ruoqing who can't even lift anything with her hands or carry anything on her shoulders? She acts like a capitalist lady. I've never seen her go to the fields. What's the point of marrying her home? Bring her home to worship her as an ancestor?" Aunt Qi couldn't stand anyone praising Shen Ruoqing in front of her.
"What kind of behavior do you think you're acting like a capitalist's eldest daughter? What are you saying about others? My sweet girl is both good in character and in study. I love her. What's wrong with not letting her go to the fields? My sweet girl will definitely go to the city to work as a worker in the future. I don't know why some people are so jealous!" Old Mrs. Ji was unhappy and started to criticize Aunt Qi.
The two people started to curse each other, and in the end it was Old Lady Ji who was more clever and won the curse.
During dinner, Shen Ruoqing saw that Old Mrs. Ji seemed to be in a good mood.
Shen Ruoqing was the chef for dinner. She cooked a plate of boiled pork slices, an egg soup, and two plates of fried vegetables. The staple food was rice. Because there were so many people, the amount of food was very large. Old Lady Ji ate half a bowl of rice because she won the argument.
Seeing how good the food was at home, Wang and Du felt a little uncomfortable.
My family has been eating fine grains for every meal during this period. It is obvious that there is still a lot of food at home, but they are unwilling to lend food to my mother's family.
A few days later, the summer harvest was finally over. The yield of the so-called "improved" rice seeds was less than 30%, and all the teams were panicking. Only the Zhongxing Team was still doing what it had to do. They dug so many kudzu roots that they didn't have to worry about going hungry.
But when the time came to pay the grain, the commune received a message: this year's grain did not need to be paid. Not only that, the brigades in need would be given priority in receiving relief grain.
This made many people cry bitterly and shout "Long live the motherland!"
Liu Xinyi frowned. This didn't happen in her previous life. She had paid grain in her previous life, and there was relief food, but it was given first to the poorest brigades. Their brigades and the nearby brigades didn't get a turn. How come even this has changed in this life?
Since Zhongxing Brigade is not short of food, it did not apply for relief food. People are still simple and honest now, and they all want to not add burden to their country. Therefore, it was rated as an advanced brigade.
Liu Xinyi went to deliver something to Hao Dezhong again.
"Xinyi girl is here." Because Liu Xinyi had been sending gifts to please Hao Dezhong for such a long time, Hao Dezhong gradually developed a good impression of Liu Xinyi. In addition, Liu Xinyi's help in digging up kudzu roots also added points to Hao Dezhong's heart. Now Liu Xinyi is a well-behaved and sensible junior in Hao Dezhong's eyes.
"Grandpa Hao, I was thinking about you saying that you didn't have a good appetite before. These are the pickled vegetables my mother made. They are crisp and delicious. I thought about bringing some to you." Liu Xinyi smiled and took out a jar of pickled vegetables. "And these millets, boiled together, are the best for nourishing the stomach. You can let Grandma Hao eat more."
"You are such a kindhearted girl. You always think of an old man like me." Hao Dezhong accepted it, but he didn't ask for Liu Xinyi's things in vain. "Wait, I'll get you some dried meat."
Hao Dezhong was getting dried meat for Liu Xinyi when Mu Bai knocked on the door of the cowshed.
"Why are you here?" Mu Bai was holding the pheasant and looked at Liu Xinyi who opened the door for him, and he became alert.
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"What are you doing here?"
Liu Xinyi was delighted and pretended to be panicked: "Mu Zhiqing, please don't report me, okay? I just saw that Grandpa Hao and Grandma Hao who live here have a hard life, so I come here occasionally to give them some things."
Then he seemed to notice the pheasant that Mu Bai was holding: "Mu Zhiqing, what are you doing - are you doing it too?"
Liu Xinyi patted her chest and said thankfully, "I was so scared. It turns out that Mu Zhiqing and I had the same idea."
"Xinyi girl?" Hao Dezhong came over with the dried meat and saw the two people standing at the door. "Come in quickly, don't block the door so that no one can see you."
Mu Bai pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Xinyi, this is the educated youth from your village. You should know him. It's all my fault that I was greedy and exchanged meat with educated youth Mu. Now he brought me the meat." Hao Dezhong made up an excuse. Even if he had a good impression of Liu Xinyi, he would not tell anyone about his relationship with Mu Bai.
"Come to me if you want to eat meat next time." Mu Bai did not expose Hao Dezhong. Liu Xinyi was here today, so he couldn't stay any longer. He just put down the pheasant and left.
Liu Xinyi really wanted to talk to Mu Bai more, but Mu Bai didn't give her this opportunity.
"Grandpa Hao, does Mu Zhiqing often come to bring you meat?" Liu Xinyi asked.
"No, sometimes when I'm really hungry, I'll ask Mu Zhiqing for a pheasant to eat."
"I didn't expect Mu Zhiqing to be so powerful. I also want to find Mu Zhiqing to exchange meat for food. Grandpa Hao, can you help me talk to Mu Zhiqing next time?" Liu Xinyi winked at Hao Dezhong.
(End of this chapter)