Chapter 10: Meet Again
Several days of rain followed.
It is a blessing to have rain at this time. The crops in the fields do not need to be watered, which saves a lot of time.
It was also a good thing for Tang Wan and the others, as they didn't have to go to the bathroom when it rained.
It rained heavily for two days, and on the third day it turned into a drizzle.
The educated youth at the educated youth point started preparing to go to the back mountain in the morning.
The mountain behind is very big, and the wild vegetables that the villagers used to eat were basically picked at the foot of the mountain.
It has rained in the past few days, and the wild vegetables in the mountains are growing better. There are also mushrooms and other vegetables, which are very good snacks. If you are lucky, you may even see living creatures such as pheasants and rabbits.
The team stipulated that people would be organized to catch living creatures in the mountains on a regular basis, and then bring them back for the whole village to eat.
However, there are always people who sneak up the mountain to try their luck.
Generally, everyone knows what is going on and won't say anything.
After all, they were all at the foot of the mountain, and basically nothing could be found, so they had to rely on luck. No one dared to go deeper into the mountain alone.
Several male educated youth were excitedly fantasizing about whether they could find a pheasant. They had caught one in the past and could still remember the fragrance.
But that was the only time.
The main goal of this trip is to find some edible mushrooms and wild vegetables. The mushrooms can be picked and dried to eat in the winter.
In addition, if you pick too much, you can send it back home.
Therefore, everyone was ready to go and got up early in the morning.
When they finished their simple meal and set off, the villagers had already set off.
The huge team headed into the mountains.
On the way, Tang Wan met Luo Ying and Cuicui. When they saw Tang Wan, they invited her to join them, saying that they knew where there were a lot of mushrooms.
Tang Wan had no choice but to say goodbye to Sister Yanhong and follow the two girls.
Tang Wan is pretty and has a good temper. She never looks at them with the contempt of country girls. Both of them like her.
Now she was walking with Tang Wan and chattering to her about how good they were at picking mushrooms. She said she would definitely take Tang Wan to a good place where they could pick more mushrooms than others.
Tang Wan followed them and listened to their conversation. The further they walked, the fewer people there were.
There are many people in the village, and the mountain is also very big, so basically everyone has a place to stay, and we try to avoid being with a large group of people.
Everyone was in groups of three or five, and Tang Wan followed the two girls and walked further in.
Tang Wan had no experience in digging mushrooms and wild vegetables, and the two little girls couldn't bear to see her doing so, so they taught her step by step.
They knew what they could take and what they couldn't. Seeing that Tang Wan was digging slowly, they would throw a few into her basket from time to time.
Tang Wan felt a little embarrassed. She didn't expect that she would have to ask two little girls for help when doing the work.
When Tang Wan said this, Luo Ying immediately responded: "You are really amazing. Some educated youth can't do anything!"
Cuicui nodded and said, "Shuanzi's wife is like this. When she first came, she thought working in the fields was dirty. It would take a whole day to plant a row of corn. She would cry at the slightest provocation. I couldn't help her, and she would throw things at the slightest provocation."
Cuicui patted her chest solemnly, still feeling a lingering fear.
"So she married Shuanzi. My mother said she didn't want to work because Shuanzi always helped her with the work, so she got together with Shuanzi." Luo Ying knew all the gossip in the village, and she got excited when she talked about this.
"What about now?" Tang Wan thought that this was almost the same as Zhong Ling before she was born. In order to avoid working, she quickly found a man in the village to marry.
"Now she has to work. If she doesn't work, Shuanzi's mother will beat her." Cuicui said seriously.
Tang Wan didn't expect this result, but it made sense when she thought about it.
When country people marry, they will never choose a wife who cannot work. It is probably because their son likes her, so they marry her even if she cannot work. If this is the case, there will definitely be big conflicts and life may not be easy.
Tang Wan listened to them talking about the educated youth who had gotten married in the village in recent years, there were more than a dozen men and women.
Some have had good times, some have had bad times.
"Are you planning to marry someone from the village?" Cuicui suddenly asked Tang Wan for some reason.
Tang Wan was wondering if Zhong Ling was about to meet a man when she suddenly heard Cuicui's question. She subconsciously shook her head. She had no intention of staying here for the rest of her life.
"That's right. You are so beautiful. You can find a wife in the city and live a good life." In the eyes of the villagers, the women in the city who can eat public food live the best life.
Tang Wan smiled when she heard her words. The college entrance examination would be resumed in three years, which would be an opportunity to leave.
Tang Wan was talking to the two girls and didn't notice Grandma Bai and Qin Zheng not far behind her.
The conversation between the three of them was accurately transmitted to Qin Zheng's ears. Somehow, Qin Zheng became even more irritated.
Grandma Bai asked Qin Zheng to accompany her to the mountain to dig up two small trees. These were two small peach trees. They would look great if they were planted in the yard now, and they might even produce some peaches in a few years.
Grandma Bai's ears were not that sensitive, so she didn't hear what Tang Wan and the others were saying.
When they first arrived here, she directed Qin Zheng to dig the trees.
As soon as Grandma Bai's voice sounded, she was noticed by Tang Wan and the other two.
Luo Ying and Cuicui were a little scared when they saw that it was Qin Zheng.
It was almost noon, and the two said they wanted to go back to eat.
There was some movement here, and Grandma Bai noticed it. When she saw it was Tang Wan, she waved happily.
Luo Ying and Cuicui became even more nervous and stammered to ask Tang Wan to go back home with them.
Tang Wan smiled and comforted them, saying that she knew Grandma Bai and asked them to go back first.
Both of them were a little worried, but they left after Tang Wan's persuasion.
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