He Xianqiu said this as she turned and ran, still holding a handful of wild vegetables she had just picked.
Her face was filled with terror, and she ran straight forward, afraid that something in the bushes was chasing her.
The male educated youth heard her scream and ran towards her.
The animals in the grass were also frightened by her scream and left the grass.
He ran and screamed, and ran as hard as his two paws could.
As soon as it left the bushes and started barking again, everyone knew what kind of animal it was. The male educated youth shouted in surprise.
"It's a pheasant, very fat."
As they spoke, several male educated youth ran towards the direction where the chicken was running away, pinned the chicken down, and then spoke happily.
"We caught a pheasant. We can have a good meal today."
He Xianqiu ran a long way away. When she heard that it was a pheasant, she was no longer afraid. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly restrained her expression and smiled.
"It's a pheasant. I thought it was a snake."
Then he ran towards the pheasant curiously. The pheasant kept clucking and flapping its wings when it was caught.
After watching the pheasant, He Xianqiu looked towards the bushes and said in surprise, "There are a few eggs in there."
The eggs were covered in mud and looked white and tender, and it was obvious that the hen had just hatched them.
He Xianqiu trotted over, took a wooden stick, poked the egg out, and then picked up a large leaf nearby to place the egg on.
It can be said that the educated youth group caught a pheasant and got a few eggs, and everyone was very happy.
He Xianqiu couldn't hide the smile on his face. Today was great, he had meat to eat again.
She is fair and beautiful. Her smile is like blooming fireworks and roses, so beautiful.
When the others saw her smile, they stared at her blankly, with surprise in their eyes.
Someone reminded them that it was still early and they should pick wild vegetables quickly. Only then did everyone come back to their senses.
He Xianqiu picked up the wild vegetables he had just picked, changed to another piece, and continued picking wild vegetables in a field closer to the others.
She was really scared just now, so it would be better for her to stay closer to other people this time so that she would feel more at ease.
After picking for about ten minutes, the eldest brother Song Wenzhong spoke up and signaled that what everyone had picked would be enough to eat for several days, so they stopped picking and went back to cook pheasants.
When the people at the educated youth point heard this, they all cheered.
He Xianqiu was also very happy when she heard this. She had already thought of various ways to cook pheasant and eggs in her mind.
Although she can't do it, she can give suggestions. Having been with Aunt Lin for so long, she is familiar with her.
She knows a lot of things, and they are very diverse, so she usually only mobilizes her brain memory when she needs to.
The eleven people returned to the educated youth's site in a mighty manner, but before that the old educated youth broke the neck of a pheasant. Although they could kill bigger wild animals now, it was not good to be seen.
After returning to the educated youth center, the chef Zhang Zhijuan took the pheasant to pluck its feathers first. He Xianqiu thought of several ways to cook the pheasant and asked everyone for their opinions.
"How are you going to prepare the pheasant?"
“The roast chicken is good.”
"But I think that although roasted chicken is delicious, it's a bit light. How about braised chicken?" He Xianqiu suggested.
"Yes, but we don't have enough materials and we don't know how to make it."
"I know what to do. I can tell you about it, Sister Zhijuan."
"Can."
Seeing that everyone agreed, He Xianqiu pulled Zhang Zhijuan happily towards the kitchen.
Zhang Zhijuan had almost finished processing the chicken, and He Xianqiu took out the seasoning she bought last time.
Then he said to Zhang Zhijuan: "Sister Zhijuan, cut the chicken into pieces first, then preheat the oil and put the chopped green onions in. We don't have ginger, so we'll use it to remove the fishy smell..."
He Xianqiu explained in great detail and told Zhang Zhijuan the specific method of making braised chicken.
Zhang Zhijuan listened to her and did as she was told, step by step, and soon the kitchen was filled with fragrance.
I used the eggs I picked up to make egg drop soup and a pot of stir-fried wild vegetables.
The meal consisted of one meat dish, one vegetable dish and a soup. It was probably the best meal I had at the educated youth camp.
Especially this time, He Xianqiu asked Zhang Zhijuan to use plenty of oil. The people in the educated youth site were reluctant to use too much oil when cooking because oil was too expensive, so they used pork belly frying.
He Xianqiu kept asking Zhang Zhijuan to pour the oil. Zhang Zhijuan was reluctant at first, even though she knew that the oil was bought by He Xianqiu and not shared by the educated youth site, she still couldn't bear to use so much.
The dishes were cooked. Zhang Zhijuan served the rice. He Xianqiu called for others to serve the dishes. Soon two male educated youth came over.
He Xianqiu held a plate of wild vegetables in one hand and pointed to the remaining two plates with the other hand and said to He Qiye and Yuan Maoquan: "He Zhiqing and Yuan Zhiqing, you take the remaining two plates."
"Okay." The two educated youth nodded and took the dishes out.
Looking at the fragrant dishes, the two swallowed their saliva and couldn't wait to eat.
After He Xianqiu took it out and put it away, Zhang Zhijuan called out from the kitchen.
"Come in and get the prepared meal."
He Xianqiu was about to go in when He Qieye spoke.
"He Zhiqing, let me get it for you."
He Xianqiu thought she would just take a bowl of rice, so she nodded.
"Thank you."
It looks like it increases one's appetite, but one can't help but notice how much oil is wasted. Sun Xiaoyan has always been reluctant to put so much oil in, and thinking that the oil might be gone, she lowered her head and said timidly.
"Maybe we put too much oil in it? It's such a waste."
Zhao Yaling, who was standing next to him, immediately spoke softly, "Xianqiu, this is everyone's oil. You put so much oil in it, and we will have no oil to eat. What will we do then?"
After saying this, Zhao Yaling still looked extremely worried, as if she was just speaking innocently.
When Yang Shuhua heard that the oil was almost gone and she might not even get any oil this month, she was furious and grumbled loudly: "It's just to eat a pheasant, why put so much oil in it? It's only the beginning of the month, what will I do then?"
When the other educated youth thought about this and realized that this was indeed the truth, they all blamed He Xianqiu for not knowing how to live.
Just as Zhang Zhijuan was about to speak, He Xianqiu stopped her. She said calmly, "I was just about to say that I used the oil I bought myself to fry the dishes, but I didn't expect you to say it first. I also bought the seasoning, so I paid for the seasoning and oil for the dishes this time. Don't worry."
Zhang Zhijuan nodded: "It is indeed Xianqiu's."
When the people at the educated youth site heard this, they all looked embarrassed. They didn't expect this turn of events, but they did breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing that she had failed to expose the matter, Zhao Yaling wisely kept her mouth shut.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, the eldest brother Song Wenzhong hurried to ease the tension.
"Hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold. Today's food is so delicious, thank you He Zhiqing for the seasoning."
Others also agreed: "Yes, thank you He Zhiqing for treating us to the noodles he made last time."
He Xianqiu smiled and said, "You're welcome. Let's eat quickly."
She would not get angry with other educated youth in the educated youth site because of this. This would not be very friendly to her. Now all the people in the educated youth site are like grasshoppers on the same rope. The people in the team don’t like them very much, so they still have to unite and get along well with each other and not offend everyone in the educated youth site.
The heroine Zhao Yaling has evil intentions. Since He Xianqiu came to the team, she has never provoked her, but she just can't stand seeing her doing well.
Seeing He Xianqiu smile, the others thought that she was not angry, so they picked up their dishes and started eating.
Although He Xianqiu was unhappy about Zhao Yaling's evil intentions, he did not show it. He Xianqiu could understand other people. After all, oil was a rare commodity in the educated youth site, and they were afraid that she would use too much, and it would be normal to have no oil left when the time came.
Although He Xianqiu wanted to slap Zhao Yaling in her heart, she did not stop her hands and picked up the chicken to eat.
Why are you angry and not eating it? The chicken is so delicious because of her guidance.
Besides, she wasn't that angry, she just became more and more annoyed with the heroine.
I'm afraid the heroine is going to repay kindness with enmity. After all, the supporting actress is the matchmaker between the hero and heroine, and she was very good to the heroine before.
Now He Xianqiu has become the supporting female role. After she came, she did not target the heroine. Instead, she wanted to avoid her, but she could not get rid of her, as if she had been tightly entangled by the heroine.
He Xianqiu thought that we should wait and see how the heroine would act in the future. Small fights would be fine, but if she was really pissed off, she would get serious.
Although the atmosphere was a bit awkward, most of the people at the educated youth site were smart people and they were still chatting and laughing about other interesting things.
He Xianqiu didn't say anything, so she just nodded or smiled from time to time. After all, she was not familiar with these educated youth and had only known them for a few days.
After He Xianqiu had eaten her fill, she planned to take a hot shower and wash her hair. She also ate little, so she stood up and said to the educated youth who were still eating, "I'm full now, so I'll go back to the dormitory first."
The other educated youth nodded, but still lowered their heads to pick up food.
He Xianqiu went into the dormitory and took out the bucket, then went to the water tank to fetch water. When the water was placed a little below the middle of the bucket, she lifted it with difficulty.
Song Wenzhong, who had just finished his meal, came over to help her carry it.
"He Zhiqing, let me help you carry it. You need to carry it several times since you sleep so little, so add some more water."
"Thank you, Song Zhiqing." He Xianqiu nodded.
Song Wenzhong has always been a nice person with a good temper. I heard that he joined Qinggang Brigade earlier than Zhang Zhijuan and the others, probably in 1969 or 1970. He is the big brother of Qinggang. He was also a young boy when he came here, and he should be in his twenties now.
He Xianqiu was estimated to be around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old.
Other educated youth got married or married into other families, but he insisted on staying at the educated youth site.
He firmly believed that one day he would return to the city, and it turned out that he did return.
He Xianqiu followed Song Wenzhong's footsteps, and the other party helped her carry the buns to the kitchen. He Xianqiu took the buns out of the pot and poured out the water. Song Wenzhong picked up the wooden bucket and helped pour the water into the pot.
He Xianqiu thanked him, and the other party nodded and smiled and said you're welcome, we're all comrades at the educated youth site, and then asked if he needed help lighting the fire.
He Xianqiu shook her head, indicating that she had done it several times and knew how to light matches. Then He Xianqiu picked up the two buns on the table and handed them to him. The other party clapped his hands to indicate that he didn't need them.
He Xianqiu said to him, "Song Zhiqing's buns won't last long. Besides, it's hot now. I've eaten so much today that I can't finish the buns, so you can take them."
"Okay, then thank you, He Zhiqing." After hearing He Xianqiu's explanation, Song Wenzhong took it.
What He Xianqiu said was true. It was really hard to keep them for too long in the hot weather. When He Xianqiu came, he didn't think too much about it and bought ten. Now he felt that he bought too many.
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