Sun Xiangqian took his lunch box and said, "I'll heat it up for you. Wait for me."
"Thank you so much."
After a quick lunch, he wanted to wander around the forest, but it was obvious that he was too cold to move, so he decided to take a break today.
In the afternoon, the female educated youth had already returned to their residence and were busy preparing to pickle the cabbage.
The old helpers who were expertly peeling off the layers of cabbage were preparing for the subsequent pickling work.
When pickling this kind of cabbage, you must wash it first, and then wash it again when you take it out after pickling, so that the pickled cabbage will taste better.
After the male educated youth came back, he cleaned the jar for pickling cabbage.
Sprinkle a handful of salt on the bottom of the jar, then place the cabbage in the jar.
The heads of the trees are pressed up, the leaves are pressed down, one by one, compacting and pressing them tightly.
Sprinkle a handful of salt on every two layers, and then sprinkle another handful of salt when it is full.
At this time, some male educated youth would take the initiative to step on it in order to save energy.
Lu Qingyang swore to himself that he would definitely not eat the pickled cabbage here because he was afraid of getting beriberi.
Fortunately, he had some cabbage in the house, so he decided to pickle it himself.
"You guys come and help too! I heard from the older generation that the sauerkraut made by the slender feet of unmarried girls tastes especially delicious!" a male educated youth suggested.
Most of the female educated youth were not willing to do so, and only a few brave ones stepped forward to help.
Lu Qingyang understood what was so good about these feet, as everyone had them.
Jiang Wanwan, however, seemed to intentionally or unintentionally reveal her pair of white and tender jade feet and half of her slender legs. She stepped lightly and leisurely on the sauerkraut jar, and each step revealed a bit of deliberate charm.
The people around her stared with wide eyes, their gazes fixed on her feet and legs.
Lu Qingyang rolled his eyes helplessly. He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to learn the traditional method of making pickled cabbage, but who would have thought that it would turn into a foot fetish frenzy.
But it's understandable. They are all bachelors. When they see a woman, they are like hungry wolves pouncing on tigers.
Just like his era, information was well developed and there were various channels.
And Jiang Wanwan also seems to like the feeling of being surrounded by a man.
The other female educated youths whispered to each other in private: Look at her appearance, she is so coquettish, she is afraid that others will know that she is showing off.
"That's right, at most my feet were exposed, but she was so angry that she took off her pants."
Gu Ni was looking at the expressions of the male educated youth around her. She only saw Lu Qingyang and Zhou Jianshi, who were seriously stacking the cabbages. She thought to herself that they were indeed unworthy of being the men she was looking at.
She took the initiative to approach Lu Qingyang, helping him while inquiring about his family situation.
"I heard... you had a fiancée before?"
Lu Qingyang frowned slightly. He felt happy when he mentioned Tang Li. However, this dissolute woman might still be suffering now.
"Yes, I broke off the engagement before you came here."
"Broken engagement?" Gu Ni was secretly delighted. "Why? Comrade Lu, you are such a good person, why did she break off the engagement? She is so short-sighted."
"It was 놖 who proposed it. It was 놖's family who arranged the marriage. 놖 and her have no feelings for each other."
Gu Ni was even more delighted when she heard this, "Then you will definitely find someone more suitable."
Lu Qingyang didn't have such thoughts at the moment, so he just politely replied, "Thank you."
Gu Ni felt that she had made a mistake. This meant that she had a chance and she would definitely continue to do well.
After working for a while, Hu Shengli finally fixed the tractor. He ran over happily to take credit for it.
But she found that her sweetheart was talking and laughing with the men with half of her legs exposed, and she felt so angry that her lungs exploded.
He quickly pulled Jiang Wanwan over and said, "What are you doing? Stop stepping on it. I'm here to help you."
"I can do this kind of work. It's not tiring at all."
Jiang Wanwan originally enjoyed men's gazes on her, so she directly rejected Hu Shengli's kindness.
Hu Shengli was so furious that he was pushed aside by the male educated youth next to him.
"Everyone is here to see how Jiang Zhiqing demonstrates. Why are you here to join in the fun?"
"Yes, yes, when you have time, go and sort the cabbages there, why don't you meddle in other people's business."
So he just ignored it and just watched this jerk.
Looking at her delicate feet, Hu Shengli was so distracted that he must have found a way to get her, but another man got there first. He really liked second-hand goods.
Since coming to Liuxi Brigade, he has never had a smooth day.
Originally, he wanted to take credit for it with Han Zhiqiang, but who knew that Han Zhiqiang was frightened in the face and went back to rest as he felt better. He didn't even find a chance to show off, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.
There is only one good news: the things sent to him by his partner in the city should have arrived.
He also had to take a leave and go to town to bring the package back. There must be a lot of good stuff in it.
Hu Shengli smiled smugly in his heart.
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Lu Qingyang went back after helping out. He has had very little to do recently.
Besides, the Youth Farm was filled with smoke and he didn't want to see those people getting horny.
First clean the two old jars in the house, use one to pickle sauerkraut and the other to hold spiritual spring water.
While I was busy, Shen Mo came over while eating pecan nuts.
"Lu Qingyang, pickled cabbage, I'll help you!"
"You, you work pretty fast."
Lu Qingyang first processed the cabbage according to the steps he had seen before, and then added some chili peppers according to his own ideas.
Just as I was about to squeeze the water out of the cabbage, Shen Mo took off her shoes and said, "I'll help you step on it. I love stepping on pickled cabbage the most."
"No, no, no!" Lu Qingyang wanted to stop it, but found that it was too late.
Shen Mo was also very particular. She even grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed her toes clean.
"It's dirty. I stepped on all the pickled cabbage at home. Look, it's very clean!"
Shen Mo even put her frozen red feet in front of Lu Qingyang and said, "Smell it, it has no smell."
Lu Qingyang stood up suddenly. Just now he was confused and puzzled by the inexplicable excitement of the people around him, but now he just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
But Shen Mo's feet are really beautiful, pink and tender, as if you can squeeze water out of them.
Lu Qingyang slapped himself on the face. What a beast! What a beast! What nonsense are you thinking?
Over there, Shen Mo had already started to help him step on the sauerkraut. When she raised her head and met his gaze, she tilted her head in confusion.
She was now completely the same as when they first met, timid and wary of him.
Lu Qingyang was afraid that his thoughts would be exposed, so he took a deep breath, calmed down, and then started working again.