Hearing so many people disagree, the brigade leader's face darkened, and he roared, "Don't you all think about it? Whose credit is it for us to be where we are today? It's the Party! You won't die from eating less or going hungry."
“At least we still have food. What about those production teams that were flooded? They don’t have any food at all. Are you just going to watch them die?”
The ringleader immediately fell silent, and for a moment everyone quieted down. Yes, if it weren't for the Party, they would still be oppressed by landlords and without freedom. It was the Party that liberated them and defeated the invaders.
"Captain, you're right, we agree."
"Yes. We can't just stand by and watch them starve to death."
That's right.
Everyone chimed in with their agreement, which eased the captain's grim expression.
This matter is now resolved.
The group dispersed.
When Xu Qingqing and Bo Jingran returned home, Bo Jingran silently went to cook, and unlike usual, he didn't cling to Xu Qingqing, which made Xu Qingqing feel quite uncomfortable.
It's like your cat, who used to be so clingy, suddenly stops bothering you.
Xu Qingqing rubbed her lips. Was Bo Jingran angry? She didn't seem to have said anything before, and when she did, she only told the truth. He couldn't handle this? He was too delicate.
Seeing that Bo Jingran had finished cooking and placed the food on the table without saying a word, Xu Qingqing couldn't help but ask, "Hey! Bo Jingran, are you angry?"
Bo Jingran replied calmly, "No."
Xu Qingqing didn't believe it, puffing out her cheeks: "Don't try to lie to me, you're just angry."
Bo Jingran paused, chopsticks in hand, unsure how to explain to Xu Qingqing that he wasn't angry with her, but rather with his own incompetence.
As a grown man, how can he even afford to support his own wife?
Hey, I have such a short temper!
Xu Qingqing stood up angrily and said sullenly, "Hmph! I'm not eating anymore, do whatever you want."
She turned to leave, deliberately dawdling in hopes that Bo Jingran would ask her to stay.
Bo Jingran didn't try to stop Xu Qingqing from entering the room. Her face darkened, and she gritted her teeth, wanting to bite Bo Jingran to death. This man was so annoying.
"Bo Jingran, you big idiot!!"
Hearing Xu Qingqing's shouts and curses, Bo Jingran smiled bitterly and sat alone in the hall, eating his food listlessly.
After finishing his meal, he didn't forget to leave some food for Xu Qingqing, just in case she was hungry.
Lying in bed, Xu Qingqing grew angrier the more she thought about it. Had she brought back a tyrant? What kind of karma had she created?
She angrily pounded the pillow a few times, almost grinding her teeth down, but it still didn't quell her anger. If Bo Jingran were around, she believed she would bite him to death.
Bo Jingran, who was deep in thought in the distance, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He touched his back and dared not think any further.
***
Because of what happened yesterday, Xu Qingqing got up early this morning and ate and drank as usual, ignoring Bo Jingran. Everyone gets angry sometimes.
After finishing her meal, she grabbed her things and swaggered out the door. Today she was going to check out the little river in the village and see if she could catch a few fish to make soup.
I must say, the water quality here is really different from modern water. You can see right to the bottom, and you can even see the screws in the water, as well as the crayfish that occasionally open their two big claws.
Good heavens, looking at the abundance of crayfish and snails, Xu Qingqing's mouth was watering.
She wanted to thank the locals for complaining that crayfish required too much seasoning, had little meat, and were troublesome to prepare, which is why they didn't like to eat them.
Xu Qingqing rolled up her trousers and went into the water. Using a bamboo pole about the thickness of a finger as chopsticks, she picked up the crayfish and put them into the bucket. She had decided that she would eat crayfish for lunch today, both spicy and garlicky.
She had to be careful not to get pinched on the foot by the crayfish while picking them up; there were just too many, she couldn't possibly pick them all up.
Xu Qingqing was both in pain and happy. She filled most of the bucket and went home. She didn't care about the strange looks she got from the elderly people on the way. On the contrary, she should thank the people in her team for not liking to eat crayfish.
Otherwise, how could she have eaten them? Waaah, her crayfish.
It's a shame there was no ice-cold beer.
So when she put the crayfish in the kitchen, she saw Bo Jingran looking at her with an indescribable expression.
She scratched her head and pointed at the crayfish: "Bo Jingran, why don't you cook the crayfish?"
After all, she had a falling out with him, and no matter how bold she was, she couldn't just order him around as if it were her right. Of course, she didn't hold it against Bo Jingran.
Xu Qingqing looked at him with her big, bright eyes sparkling.
Bo Jingran coughed lightly and spoke with difficulty: "Are you—are you sure you want to eat this strange thing? It doesn't taste good; it has a fishy smell."
Xu Qingqing nodded frantically, "Yes, I'm absolutely sure! Who doesn't love crayfish!"
Seeing that Xu Qingqing was determined to eat, Bo Jingran stopped trying to persuade her and decided to let her hit a wall once.
Xu Qingqing followed Bo Jing with a smile, busying herself behind him, but it was unclear what she was busy with; she was just causing trouble, getting pinched while cleaning the crayfish and screaming in pain.
Bo Jingran saw that Xu Qingqing's finger was bleeding from being pinched by a crayfish, and he bandaged it up for her with heartache.
"I told you I didn't want your help anymore. Look, your hand is bleeding from being pinched."
Xu Qingqing pretended not to hear Bo Jingran's reproach and muttered under her breath, "If I don't help, when will all this be processed? It will be so long before I can eat."
Bo Jingran: "What did you say?"
Xu Qingqing quickly shook her head and covered her mouth to keep quiet. What if she told Bo Jingran and he refused to cook crayfish for her? She really had no talent for cooking; she was lucky if she could even cook it properly.
Even so, it was only because her dog friend forced her to improve to this point. She and her dog friend are worlds apart. Her cooking won't kill anyone, but her dog friend's food can kill people, or rather, kill dogs.
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