He Xianqiu walked slowly back to the educated youth point. While walking on the road, he saw some eight or nine-year-old children from the brigade carrying a basket of things, with water dripping from the bottom of the basket.
She asked in confusion: "Little friends, I want to ask you, what is in this?"
The children looked up at her and said, "Catch the small fish and shrimp from the river and take them home to feed the chickens."
When He Xianqiu heard that it was shrimp, his eyes lit up, but thinking that the children were still young, he went to the river.
He Xianqiu said with some concern: "You are still young, so don't go to the river. Your family will be worried, and it's not safe either."
The children said, "It's okay. The river is only up to my knees. My parents know that."
He Xianqiu heard this and nodded: "Is that so."
The river is shallow, and his family knows that, so He Xianqiu feels relieved.
Looking at the lively fish and shrimp in their baskets, He Xianqiu asked, "If my sister gave you White Rabbit candies and asked you to help fish them out, would you be willing?"
When the kids heard about White Rabbit candy, their eyes lit up, although they were confused as to why the sister wanted to feed the chickens shrimps.
Several children gathered around He Xianqiu, chattering.
"Sister, I do."
"I am willing to do that too, sister. I am very good at salvaging."
"Me too, sis."
He Xianqiu looked at the five radish heads surrounding her, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, there are five of you, so please bring five baskets for me, and I will give each of you three White Rabbit candies."
When the children heard that they were going to be given three White Rabbit candies, their eyes lit up. But they remembered that White Rabbit candies were not cheap, and if the sister wanted to give them many, it would cost a lot of money.
Several children looked at each other, and one of them scratched his head and said to He Xianqiu: "Sister, White Rabbit candies are not cheap. You gave too much. I want so many."
If these candies were theirs, they would feel so bad to give so many away, because these are White Rabbit candies.
He Xianqiu looked at the children looking up at her, their eyes moist and full of innocence.
She smiled and said, "I'll give each of you three. If I need more in the future, I'll come to you."
He Xianqiu wanted to give them more because she saw that the children all had good personalities. Although they were obviously eight or nine years old, they were extremely thin and had little flesh on their faces.
When the children heard that He Xianqiu was going to give them three and that they could come to them if they needed more in the future, they were extremely happy.
Several people asked excitedly: "Well, sister, now that we have salvaged it, where should we send it to you?"
"Send it to my sister at the educated youth center." He Xianqiu said.
Several children hesitated when they heard about the educated youth site. Some of the educated youth were very arrogant and looked down on them, despising them because they were country people and wore tattered clothes.
He Xianqiu noticed their hesitation and embarrassment. She looked down at them and said gently, "Don't be afraid. When you get the hang of it, just shout 'sister' outside the educated youth camp, and then 'sister' will pay you."
After hearing what He Xianqiu said, the hesitation in their hearts inexplicably disappeared. Then they nodded, ran home excitedly to feed the chickens, and then hurried to salvage.
Three White Rabbit candies can last for a long time, and White Rabbit candies are not cheap, so they have only eaten them a few times.
He Xianqiu watched the children leave excitedly, she smiled, and then slowly returned to the educated youth site.
The journey back to the educated youth point was not long, and He Xianqiu quickly returned to the point.
It is still early and the other educated youths have not returned yet and are still working in the fields.
Thinking that there was still a lot of food in her box, and that Ji Chenzhou's work place was very remote, few people would go there.
He Xianqiu thought about what she had done in the past few days and wanted to go to Ji Chenzhou to share it.
Since He Xianqiu had agreed to bring milk powder for Ji Chenzhou, he packed up the food first, put it in a basket and covered it with a piece of cloth.
However, the fish and shrimp that the children had brought had not been delivered yet, so He Xianqiu decided to wait and go over later.
He Xianqiu was free now, so she found a book to pass the time.
She originally just watched it for fun, but she didn't expect to become more and more interested in it and couldn't stop watching.
He Xianqiu looked for a long time, and only stopped when she heard a few young boys calling her outside the door.
Then he took the prepared candy, put it in his hand and took it out.
Several children were very excited to see her and handed the baskets in their hands to He Xianqiu.
He Xianqiu looked at the small fish and shrimps inside, and felt a little embarrassed when she thought that she seemed to have nothing to put them in.
So I looked down at the little carrots and asked, "Sister will give you three more White Rabbit candies, and then you can give me the basket too, okay?"
Several children nodded like little chickens, "Sure, sure."
The basket is not worth much, so I can just ask grandpa or dad to weave it out of bamboo when the time comes.
He Xianqiu smiled and said, "Wait a moment, sister. I'll go in and get the candy."
With that, He Xianqiu turned around and went into the dormitory, then came out with fifteen more candies.
Then give each of these idiots six candies.
A few naive kids saw the sweet White Rabbit candy, swallowed their saliva, and their eyes were full of happiness.
Then he said to He Xianqiu excitedly: "Thank you, sister."
He Xianqiu said: "No need to thank me, this is what you deserve."
A few carrot heads were about to leave after getting the candy, but as they left they turned around and said to He Xianqiu: "Sister, next time you need little fish or shrimp, be sure to tell us."
He Xianqiu nodded: "Okay, but what are your names? I can come find you when the time comes."
Several children surrounded her and spoke excitedly.
"Sister, my name is Gousheng."
"Sister, my name is Goudan."
"Sister, my name is Erdan."
Afterwards, He Xianqiu also heard the other two little rascals say that one of them was called Zhuzi and the other was called Hudan.
He Xianqiu listened to it for a long time and found that Zhuzi's was better.
But He Xianqiu also knew that most of the children in the brigade had some bad names, probably because they believed that children with bad names were easier to raise, so their families gave them these ugly names.
After sending the children away, He Xianqiu looked at the lively shrimps and fish, wondering what to cook.
It is too difficult to process Xiaoyu’s internal organs, and since Master He Xianqiu is not coming, he plans to give them to Grandpa Zhong when the time comes.
The shrimps didn't need to be processed so much. He Xianqiu thought that although her cooking skills were average, she should have no problem making salt and pepper shrimps.
Thinking it was better to take action, He Xianqiu put all the palm-sized fish into one basket, and then she poured out the shrimps from the other four baskets to clean them.
The baskets are actually not very big, so the shrimps don’t seem to be many, but the shrimps in the four baskets added up are a lot.
He Xianqiu sat on a small stool in front of the water tank and washed the shrimps. She was afraid that the shrimps were not washed clean, so she washed them many times.
He Xianqiu kept cleaning, but although the shrimp still had sharp thorns and whiskers on its mouth, He Xianqiu's fingers were covered with red marks and felt painful from time to time.
He Xianqiu looked at her fingers covered with red marks and sighed, thinking it would be better if she had plastic gloves.
He Xianqiu washed the shrimps, put them in a basket to drain, and then went into the kitchen to light a fire.
She thought about how to make the salt and pepper shrimp in her mind, then took out the ingredients.
The fire was already lit, and He Xianqiu started heating oil in a pan. Because the salt and pepper shrimps required a lot of oil, He Xianqiu poured all the oil she bought into the pan.
If someone saw her wasting oil like that, they would probably yell at her, calling her a spendthrift or something, or they would target her.
But there was no one at the educated youth site now, so He Xianqiu didn't care about it.
If there were people at the educated youth point, He Xianqiu wouldn't dare to do this. She was already very rich in the eyes of others, and if she attracted more attention, she would probably be targeted by people with bad intentions.
So it’s actually not a bad thing to be a little low-key. At least it can protect her from many people with bad intentions, and she can live comfortably.
He Xianqiu saw that the oil in the pot had been heated to 50%, and immediately put the dried shrimps into the pot.
As soon as it was put into the frying pan, some oil spilled out, which scared He Xianqiu.
Afraid that the oil would jump up and splash onto her, He Xianqiu found a pot lid to block it.
The shrimps in the pot started to fry and turned golden yellow. He Xianqiu waited for a while and made sure that all the shrimps were fried. She immediately took them out and drained the oil.
Looking at the golden shrimps in the bowl, He Xianqiu felt a special sense of accomplishment. These were fried by her, so she was so proud.
The shrimps were already fried, and He Xianqiu quickly put the pepper in, then turned them over and shook them.
She likes spicy food, so He Xianqiu also took out some dried chilies from the ingredients she bought last time.
The dried chili peppers had not been ground yet, and He Xianqiu ground them for a long time before sprinkling them on the shrimps.
The fried shrimps were very fragrant. He Xianqiu picked up a few and ate them. She squinted her eyes happily. The salt and pepper shrimps were really delicious, especially after adding chili peppers. They were spicy, very fresh, and a little crispy.
He Xianqiu packed the food into many bags, then left some in a box to eat at the educated youth center, and took the rest with him.
She carried a basket in one hand and a basket in the other, and skipped away from the educated youth site.
Before going to find Ji Chenzhou, He Xianqiu went to Grandpa Zhong's house first, but because he was holding a lot of things in his hands, He Xianqiu took a small road.
To be honest, even though it was daytime, He Xianqiu was still a little scared walking on the quiet path, so she almost jogged to Grandpa Zhong's house.
After running for a while, they finally arrived at where Mr. Zhong lived. He Xianqiu was a little tired and bent down, panting.
After calming his breathing, He Xianqiu straightened up and knocked on the door.
Soon, Mr. Zhong came out and opened the door. He was somewhat happy to see that it was He Xianqiu.
Mr. Zhong smiled and said, "Why is Qiuqiu here?"
He Xianqiu smiled, his eyebrows curved: "Grandpa Zhong, I made some salt and pepper shrimps and brought them to you."
When Mr. Zhong heard that they were river shrimps, he was a little surprised, because no one in the team knew how to cook them and they smelled too fishy, so they fed them to the chickens.
Mr. Zhong also thought that this thing was too fishy, so he never cooked it.
But this was made by He Xianqiu, and Mr. Zhong knew that this girl would eat it, so this fishy river shrimp would definitely be cooked deliciously.
Old Master Zhong trusted any food made by He Xianqiu, so he took it without hesitation.
After He Xianqiu handed over the salt and pepper shrimps, he handed other food to Grandpa Zhong and also handed over the basket of fish.
Then he smiled and said to Mr. Zhong: "Then Grandpa Zhong, I'm leaving first."
Seeing He Xianqiu leave so quickly, Mr. Zhong felt a little reluctant: "You left so soon, do you want to stay and drink some sweet water?"
He Xianqiu shook his head: "No, Grandpa Zhong, I have to go find Ji Chenzhou."
When Mr. Zhong heard that they were going to find Ji Chenzhou, he squinted and smiled, with deep meaning in his eyes. This kid likes Qiuqiu, and he must be looking forward to Qiuqiu coming over. He must be very happy.
"Then go, but don't leave yet. Grandpa has cooked some sweet potatoes, you can take them and eat them. And this fish can be kept until tomorrow, when you and Chen Zhou can come over to eat it. Grandpa also has some pork." said Grandpa Zhong.
He Xianqiu nodded and said yes, then followed Mr. Zhong into the house.
After getting the sweet potatoes, He Xianqiu said goodbye to Mr. Zhong.
He Xianqiu waved his hand: "Then Grandpa, I'll go over first."
Old Master Zhong nodded and looked at her jumping around. He smiled and looked so kind. It was good to be young. It was so lively. Unlike an old man like him, he couldn't walk anymore and would get tired if he walked far.
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