"You, this is the village office. The man at the door is the village chief. You should go now. You can go back the way you came later. Do you remember the way?"
Seeing her nod, the two of them led the child past the village office entrance and towards the small courtyard in front.
Tan Yajun and Liu Erhong got along quite well. In any case, Tan Yajun rarely visited other people's homes anymore. When they arrived, the two of them were busy in the vegetable garden.
"Why did you guys come over? Jian Dan didn't go up the mountain today?"
Everyone knows that Jian Dan loves going up the mountain. If you can't find him at home, there's a 90% chance he's gone up the mountain. The remaining 10% is for other reasons, such as visiting neighbors, going to the commune, or going to the military region.
Even when visiting each other, it was almost always to three places: Mingzhu's house, Tan Yajun's house, or Liu Sanye's house.
Hearing that new educated youth had arrived, Tan Yajun and Liu Erhong were no longer surprised.
"Okay, we'll be there in a bit. Why don't you sit here for a while and we can go together later?"
Mingzhu quickly waved her hand.
"I still have some clothes hanging out to dry in my yard. The weather is unpredictable; it could start raining any minute now. I'd better go back and get them sorted out."
"OK,"
Tan Yajun didn't stand on ceremony either.
"Zhouzhou, do you want to play for a while? Auntie will take you home later."
This child is very smart and can understand most things. However, apart from Lin Dongfang and Mingzhu, the only thing he likes most is simplicity. He won't do anything else's work.
Upon hearing this, he turned and ran outside.
"No, go home!"
Tan Yajun laughed heartily from behind, while Liu Erhong was speechless. It was always like this; how could that child resist being teased like this?
"That's what scared them away."
The sky grew increasingly overcast, clearly indicating that rain was on its way. The two of them lost interest in lingering and quickened their pace as they headed back.
Mingzhu was hanging clothes out to dry. It wasn't a simple scene, but the mushrooms she had traded with the villagers a few days ago were still drying in large baskets. The windows were all open, and if there was a bit of wind, rain would seep into the house, making it quite a spectacle.
After dropping off his belongings at Su Hong's, he jogged home. He had barely put his things inside when the rain started pattering down. Standing by the window, he could hear a group of people shouting, clearly indicating that they had brought back a wild boar.
She went out wearing a raincoat, and sure enough, there were male educated youths, several villagers, and militiamen—quite a few people—who were shouting work songs and laughing loudly. In just a short while, they were all soaked to the bone.
However, their momentum was not bad at all; their shouts were loud, and their hands were equally impressive, with the veins in their arms bulging.
Rainwater streamed down their hair, but they all grinned, their eyes and brows brimming with joy.
"What are you doing here in this heavy rain?"
Ling Weidong, carrying a wild boar leg, was a little surprised to see her. He didn't know that another educated youth had come. He glanced around the yard.
Is there any urgent work?
He simply locked the door, pulled his raincoat hood down a bit, and then held up his hand to shield his forehead from the rain.
"No, I'm fine. A new educated youth just arrived over there."
"That makes sense," Ling Weidong nodded. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and that Jian Dan's pace was clearly keeping up with theirs, he quickly urged her on.
"You should hurry up and go, we'll take it slow, or we'll water it thoroughly."
Simply nodded to them.
"Okay, I'll go first and have them boil some water."
The rain came quickly, but the road wasn't muddy yet, so it was easy to run on.
First, I went to the educated youth compound to deliver a message, and then handed over the three pumpkins I had brought with me.
The vegetable greenhouses were no secret in the village; everyone knew that the military camp had vegetable greenhouses, so it wasn't unusual for her to bring out her squash.
The vegetable garden in the educated youth compound didn't grow this, but they did plant quite a few simple Chinese tallow trees, just not as big as this. It's all acceptable.
Su Hong and the others took it with pleasant surprise. This is a dish in autumn and winter, but what season is it now?
Although some vegetables were available, there was no grain. The cornmeal mixed with corn and gourd, even when combined with wild vegetables, was still not enough to fill their stomachs, as they were reluctant to add oil.
But yes, at this time of year, squash can be a great staple food.
It's very simple and clear: this thing is from her garden last year, and there are still quite a few left in her space.
She felt this was more practical than taking a can of food or adding some other vegetables.
Besides, we hunted a wild boar today, so we're sure to make a good profit.
"The wild boar hunters are back too. With this heavy rain, I reckon the village chief will probably distribute the meat to each family so they can cook it themselves. That means we'll have our main dish for today."
Su Hong grinned.
"If only we had pickled cabbage, we could make our own pork stew."
In other words, pickled vegetables in rural areas are made in the autumn and can only last through the winter, since they are fermented and will spoil as soon as it gets warm.
There were some in the simple space, but it was clearly unreasonable, and she didn't respond.
Several female educated youths were crammed into the large kitchen. Among them, Wang Hongmei was the most senior.
"It's okay, as long as there's meat, it'll taste good no matter how you cook it."
"We don't have sauerkraut, but we have cabbage in our yard, right? And I also have a few early potatoes that I traded with the villagers."
Su Hong clapped her hands,
“If you put it that way, I remember now. I still have some dried potatoes and eggplants that I dried last year, as well as mushrooms that I picked in the spring.”
Tang Hongying also mentioned,
"Then you take the dried vegetables, and I'll take the mushrooms."
Bai Xiaoqin thought for a moment.
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