Chapter 43 Give Her a Life
The members of the Anliang Brigade ate fried sparrows with chili peppers for two consecutive days. On the third day, there was no trace of sparrows in the sky above the brigade.
The job of chasing away sparrows was gone. After cutting grass for pigs in the morning, Lin Qi could only follow a group of children to pick up rice ears and look for peanuts and sweet potatoes in the soil. These jobs were not hard, and Lin Qi adapted well. She did not feel that there was anything wrong with working with children who were seven or eight years old, or even five or six years old, as she was about to turn seventeen.
Without fried sparrows with peppers at noon, the food in the cafeteria tasted a lot lighter.
Luo Wei smacked his lips and puffed his cheeks, "It's not delicious at all."
Lin Qi also felt that it was not tasty, but she would give herself a snack and cook two eggs for herself in the evening.
"Qiqi, I still want to eat sparrows." San Ya's eyes were full of hope.
"Lin Qi is not Guanyin, what's the point of making a wish to her?" Hongmei took a big bite of the pumpkin, "But the sparrows from the other day were really delicious. Even the peppers with meat flavor were fragrant and went well with rice."
"Dried shrimps fried with chili peppers are also very fragrant." Gan Tian said. Compared to sparrows, she prefers small shrimps.
"The river was full of people a few days ago, and the small shrimps were almost all eaten up. If you want to eat them, you have to wait until next year," said Hongmei.
"There are no shrimps, but there are fish in the deep river." Gan Tian stared at Lin Qi with burning eyes, but Lin Qi ate quietly without even raising his eyes.
However, for a bite of food, the people present obviously did not intend to let her go. Hongmei approached her mysteriously and asked in a low voice, "Qiqi, can you really catch big fish in the river?"
Lin Qi, who was named, could no longer play dumb and said calmly, "Okay."
"Then go catch some fish." Hongmei blurted out, "You can't pick up many grains of rice anyway, so go catch some fish and ask the kitchen to make some fish soup so that everyone can have a taste."
The brigade also has fishing nets, but due to the drought in the past few years, the number of fish in the river is far less than in previous years, so it is difficult to catch fish. During this holiday, some people took the net to the river, but after a day, they only caught a few crucian carps as big as three fingers.
Lin Qi shook her head, "There are few fish in the river."
There are not many fish, and if they are eaten up, there will be even fewer next year.
"If there weren't wolves in the mountains, we could have gone to the upper reaches of the river to take a look." Hongmei looked regretful.
"You don't have to go deep into the mountains. Just go to the Turtle Back Pond where we fetched water last year." San Ya reminded, "Last year, my elder sister and I went there to fetch water. We saw fish in the pond several times, and they were big fish. But the pond is very deep, and there are abundant aquatic plants under the pond. The fish don't bite the hooks, so it's hard to catch them."
Lin Qi had a wooden face. Turtleback Pond? The place where she caught fish a few days ago and saved someone with Xu Hexiao?
There is a stone in front of the pond, which really looks like a turtle's head. When the stone and the pond water are connected, they really look like a turtle.
"It is said that Turtle Back Pond is so deep that you can't see the bottom. Someone went down there with a net before and dived to a depth of four or five meters, but still couldn't see the bottom. You could still see fish on the shore, but after entering the water, the fish ran away so fast that you couldn't even see their shadows. The old people in our team said that the bottom of Turtle Back Pond must lead to other rivers, so the fish could disappear without a trace." Hongmei said, looking at Lin Qi, "If you can catch fish in Turtle Back Pond, all the members of the Anliang Brigade will give you a thumbs up."
Lin Qi was silent, thinking, it’s just catching a few fish, so there’s no need to do that.
When it was time to get off work that day, the security guard came to inform Lin Mo that there was a package for him in the security room.
"There are a lot of things, you'd better find someone to go with you." The guard reminded him that the last time he came to remind Lin Mo to pick up the package, Lin Mo brought him a pound of dried yam the next day. The yam was fragrant and powdery, and it was delicious when cooked into porridge or made into pancakes.
"Is it another express delivery from Yao County?" Lin Mo asked.
The guard nodded, "Yes, it came from that side. There are four packages in total."
Lin Mo was dumbfounded. This time the amount was twice as much as last time! Where did her good sister get so many things?
"It's only been half a month since the last package was sent. Have you finished eating the ones sent back last time?" Fang Ning's eyes were full of envy, "Why don't I have a sister like this!"
Lin Mo shook his head, "This silly girl, I would rather she be a little selfish."
Fang Ning disagreed with Lin Mo's opinion, "Maybe our sister is living a very comfortable life? Our sister is just doing her best to make life better for our family."
"I hope so." Lin Mo sighed. This time when he wrote the letter, he would definitely talk about her in detail.
"Will I go with you to pick up the express after get off work?" Fang Ning asked.
Lin Mo glanced at him, "I said no, so you won't go?"
Fang Ning raised his chin and said, "The road is wide open. I can go wherever I want. What's your business?"
There are four packages, two of which are lighter and two are heavier.
"I can't wait to open it and see what's inside." Fang Ning walked ahead with a package on one shoulder, looking more anxious than Lin Mo.
Lin Mo followed Fang Ning silently, not much slower than Fang Ning, because he also wanted to know what was inside. He smelled a familiar smoky smell coming from a package in one of the bags.
Bacon again?
Lin Mo thought of the smoked wild boar meat he had eaten these days and swallowed silently.
"Lao Lin, your daughter sent something back again!" A colleague exclaimed. Didn't she send something not long ago? Why is she sending it again now? Are there so many good things in the countryside?
The colleague's voice was quite loud, attracting everyone's attention.
"Lao Lin, is your daughter mailing something home again?"
"Lin Mo, what are you carrying on your shoulders? Is it heavy?"
"Fang Ning, you have a courier too?"
"It was sent back by Lao Lin's daughter. Didn't his daughter go to the countryside? Why is she sending things home every few days? Where did she go?"
“.......”
In the end, Lin Mo and Fang Ning fled, but Lin's father was surrounded.
Two young men in their twenties ran as fast as the wind. Before the people in the yard could see their figures clearly, they heard the sound of a door slamming.
"Those people were so scary, just like bandits, they looked like they wanted to rob us." Fang Ning panted heavily, a little scared, "They almost failed to protect our sister's things."
Lin Mo nodded. "They almost made a hole in the bag."
"What's wrong with you? You're in such a hurry that you didn't hear me calling you." Mother Lin pushed the door open and came in with a basket of vegetables hanging in her hand.
"Auntie Lin, Sister Qiqi has sent something back again." Fang Ning gestured to Auntie Lin to look at the four packages on the ground.
"Why are you sending more things? She won't eat. There are so many things, the postage alone will cost a lot of money!" Mother Lin was anxious and angry and wanted to hit someone.
"I'll send her my salary tomorrow." Lin Mo said.
Mother Lin did not refuse. "You send half, and I'll pay half as well. Don't send it tomorrow. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things for her, and then send it together the day after tomorrow."
Lin Mo hummed, silently found a pair of scissors and opened the bag.
"This is dried black fungus. Black fungus is a good thing. It tastes good and can replenish blood."
“Mushrooms! This big bag is full of mushrooms! The mushrooms were sold out as soon as they were put on the counter at the supply and marketing cooperative. You can’t buy any more even if you want to. The mushroom soup is the most delicious, even better than meat.”
"We even have chestnuts! The soft and chewy chestnuts can be fried, stewed with meat, or used as a staple food."
Every time Lin Mo opened a bag, Fang Ning would exclaim in admiration.
"Wipe your saliva." Lin Mo said with disgust.
"Don't worry about me, open the bag quickly." Fang Ning urged.
Lin Mo deliberately left this bag for last. He knew that this bag should contain meat. What kind of meat could it be?
"Hey, it's smoked wild boar meat again?" Fang Ning asked curiously.
"No, it's wolf meat." Mother Lin was reading a letter and answered without looking up. "Your sister said that they hunted a wolf, and the wolf meat was not tasty. She didn't keep much for herself, and she sent her share back to us."
Fang Ning began to doubt his life. How could meat not taste good?
Lin Mo was also not calm. What kind of luxurious life was his sister leading? She even disdained meat!
"Let me tell you, our sister lives a very comfortable life." Fang Ning sighed.
Lin Mo nodded, "Maybe."
At this time, Lin's father pushed open the door and came in. As soon as he entered the door, he said to Lin Mo, "You should wear something smart tomorrow and come to see me after get off work."
"To see each other? Whose family? Don't those people look down on our family?" Mother Lin asked three questions in succession.
"Before everyone knew we were in debt, those people had more concerns." Of course, this was mainly due to Qiqi.
"Our family is in debt now," Mother Lin said unhappily.
Father Lin had a complicated look on his face. "They saw Qiqi sending things home from time to time. They probably liked the things Qiqi sent back."
Lin Ma, Lin Mo and Fang Ning: "........"
After a while, Fang Ning pushed Lin Mo and asked, "So the girl is attracted to you?"
Lin Mo felt like an arrow had pierced his heart, "No."
On a day without fried sparrows and peppers, the members of the Anliang Brigade were in low spirits and had no motivation to work.
On the second day without fried sparrows and chili peppers, a team member suggested to the team leader that Lin Qi go to other brigades to hunt sparrows, such as the Shunliang Brigade not far from them, where there were many sparrows.
At first, there were only one or two people who proposed this, and Luo Feng, the team leader, did not take it seriously. But after one morning, more than 20 people came to him to express their opinions. They also gave reasons that he could not refuse - everyone had no food in their stomachs and no energy to work. In the past few years, everyone's health has been very poor, and they are very tired from the autumn harvest. If they don't eat better, they may not be able to survive.
Luo Feng knew that what they said made sense, but going to someone else's territory to play mahjong -
He shook his head. "The people from Shunliang Brigade saw you carrying a bamboo basket of sparrows away. Would they be willing to do that? That's meat!"
The team member choked. If it were them, they would not do it either.
"Captain, Lin Qi is very good at catching fish. She can catch big fish." Luo Laizi squeezed in front of Luo Feng, a gleam of light flashed in his cloudy eyes, "Let her go to the river to catch a few big fish, and cook fish soup for everyone, and add some dishes."
Luo Laizi fell down the hillside and had been in bed for more than 20 days before getting out of bed yesterday. He was very sick and became even thinner. He seemed to fall down if the wind blew.
"Can that Lin Qi really catch big fish?" Luo Feng was a little tempted. If he could improve the food for the team members, he would be more than happy.
"Really? I saw it. It was a full bucket. If I'm lying, God will strike me." Luo Laizi raised his hand and swore.
Luo Laizi is a gangster and a scoundrel on weekdays, but he is extremely pious to ghosts and gods. He dares to swear, which means that he is telling the truth.
Luo Feng hesitated for three seconds and said, "Okay, I'll go ask her."
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