Xu Ning asked the two to sit on the kang and said, "Auntie, this is nothing, it's not a difficult matter.
It is very simple to grow bean sprouts. I will tell you how to do it later. When you want to eat them, just soak some beans and you can have more dishes on the table. ”
Aunt Xiangyun saw the sweater on the kang and said, "Xu Zhiqing, you can knit sweaters. This one is really beautiful."
Xu Ning said modestly, "Auntie, please don't praise me. I don't know how to make any fancy stitches. I can only make some flat stitches."
"Auntie, I'm not praising you. It's really beautiful. Your plain stitches are prettier than those with patterns, Sister Shuan, don't you think so?" She showed the sweater to Aunt Da Shuan.
Aunt Dashuan also said, "Xu Zhiqing is very skillful. Although I can't knit a sweater, the one you knit looks so good to me."
Even if Xu Ning was thick-skinned, he couldn't stand the praise from the two, so he quickly changed the subject and taught them how to grow bean sprouts.
"Auntie, not only soybeans can sprout, but mung beans can also sprout with a more delicate texture than soybeans, and the sprouting process is the same. If you have mung beans at home, go back and try it." Xu Ning said to the two while demonstrating with beans.
After learning how to make bean sprouts, the two left happily. Xu Ning later heard that every household in Yushu Village was growing bean sprouts.
Later, several nearby villages and the entire brigade were swept by a trend of bean sprouts.
When Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei came to Xu Ning to learn how to grow bean sprouts, Xia Qing and Liu Fang from the Youth Academy also came along. Xu Ning took some beans and demonstrated to them. It was a very simple thing, but Xu Ning taught them very carefully. They all said they had learned it.
Xia Qing and Liu Fang planned to go back and try it after they learned it, but Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei did not leave.
Xu Ning asked the two of them to sit on the kang and talk. She put some pine nuts on a plate and placed it on the kang table for them to eat. She then picked up her sweater and continued knitting.
Wei Lanlan ate pine nuts and winked as she said, "Lin Miao and Gu Wenjing broke up. Gu Wenjing didn't want to live in the big dormitory of the Youth Academy and wanted to move in with Lin Miao. Lin Miao didn't agree, and now the two of them are silent.
Now Yang Wenli helps Lin Miao fetch water every day. Li Fengjiao asked Lin Miao in front of Gu Wenping if she was dating Yang Wenli. Gu Wenping's face turned black immediately, and Lin Miao was about to tear Li Fengjiao's mouth.
Li Fengjiao said, if you two are not dating, then why does Yang Wenli fetch water for you every day and ask about your well-being?
If he was to be said to be compassionate to female comrades, there were many of them in the Youth League. Gu Wenjing and he were both from the same hometown in Beijing, but he had never helped Gu Wenjing fetch water.
The faces of Yang Wenli and Lin Miao at that time were so wonderful. Now Gu Wenping and Lin Miao are also quarreling and ignoring Yang Wenli. I think their group of four is going to disband, hehe."
Xu Ning was knitting and listening to her gossip with a smile on his face, thinking to himself, it's impossible for them to break up. Entanglements like this will continue for several years to come, so just wait and see.
Yang Xiaomei looked at the sweater Xu Ning was knitting and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, your sweater is very beautiful. It doesn't look like a plain stitch. How did you knit it?" Then she leaned towards Xu Ning and watched her knit.
Seeing that she was interested, Xu Ning slowed down and said to her, "I don't know if this is a flat stitch or not. I figured it out when I was knitting a sweater for my brother last time. I think this will make the sweater smoother."
Wei Lanlan asked, "Who are you knitting this for? It's so big."
"It's from my cousin. He sent me some yarn tickets a few days ago and asked me to help him knit it."
When Wei Lanlan heard her mention her cousin, she immediately came over to her side and said, "Hey, does your cousin have a girlfriend? Will he come to see you this year?"
Xu Ning burst out laughing, "You're still thinking about my cousin. Aren't you afraid that Chen Xiangdong will be angry? I know everything. Chen Xiangdong wants to be a revolutionary comrade with you."
When Wei Lanlan heard her talking about Chen Xiangdong, her face turned red and she said angrily, "Who wants to be a revolutionary comrade with him? I haven't agreed yet."
After saying that, he was about to pinch Yang Xiaomei, "Did you tell her? You big mouth,
Yang Xiaomei was pinched by her and rolled around on the kang with laughter. Xu Mo was almost squeezed off the kang by them. He got down silently, put on his shoes, and said to Xu Ning, "Sister Xu, you talk to Sister Wei and Sister Yang. I'm going to the cowshed." He shook his head as he walked out.
Seeing how adorable he was, Xu Ning put on his shoes and walked him to the small gate. He only came back after seeing him enter the cowshed.
Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei said to Xu Ning embarrassedly, "Were we too noisy? We frightened him."
Xu Ning thought to himself, girl, I'm not scared by you, I just think you are childish.
But she couldn't say that, so she said to the two of them, "It's okay, the child can't sit still here, he went back to play with Grandpa Qi," and then sat on the kang again, holding the sweater while talking to the two of them.
Wei Lanlan looked at her small stature, her hands spinning knitting needles quickly, and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, we have been here for more than a year, why do you seem to have not grown at all?"
Xu Ning paused while knitting, rolled her eyes and said, "How come you are so good at stabbing someone in the heart? Does Chen Xiangdong know about this?"
Without waiting for her response, he continued, "Besides, I'm still young. I can't compare with you older girls who develop earlier." He then glanced at her chest.
Wei Lanlan blushed and covered her chest with her hands. Yang Xiaomei laughed and lay on the kang. The three of them laughed and played with Xu Ning for the whole afternoon. When Xu An came back from school, the two said they wanted to go back.
Xu Ning thought of the specialties that Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei gave her a few days ago, saying that they were sent from home for her to try.
He said to them, "Don't go back. Let's eat here today. I went to the city a few days ago and bought a pig's offal. I braised it yesterday and there's still a lot left. Stew it with pickled cabbage and add some pancakes.
Xu An also said, "Wei Zhiqing, Yang Zhiqing, let's eat here! My sister's braised pig offal is really delicious. Stewed with pickled cabbage, the taste is amazing.
Seeing that the siblings were sincere in wanting to stay, Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei agreed.
Wei Lanlan helped to light the fire, Yang Xiaomei cut pickled vegetables, and Xu Ning kneaded the dough to make pancakes. The three of them finished the meal in a short while.
Xu Ning served the dishes and brought out a plate of pickled cucumbers to relieve the greasiness. The four of them gathered around the table and started eating.
Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei couldn't stop eating once they started. They left the table with their stomachs full. When Wei Lanlan left the table, she was still staring at the remaining food in the bowl, reluctant to leave.
Xu Ning saw her like this and teased her, "You are really promising. It's just some pig offal, what's the big deal?"
Wei Lanlan said, "I thought the pheasant and chestnut soup last time was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. I didn't expect that you could make pig offal stewed with sauerkraut so delicious," and she smacked her lips as she said this.
Yang Xiaomei also nodded in agreement and said, "The pheasant and chestnut soup is delicious, and the pig offal is even better."
Xu Ning scooped out the remaining bowl from the pot and said to the two, "If you like it, take this bowl home and heat it up for lunch tomorrow."
Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei's eyes lit up, and they said a little embarrassedly, "Xu Zhiqing, we have already eaten, and you are taking it away. How embarrassing."
Xu Ning pushed the bowl into the man's hand and said, "Okay, don't be polite, take it back! You two brought me so many local specialties last time, and I haven't thanked you yet."
The two of them didn't hesitate and happily took the bowls back.
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