Chapter 12 Please Call Me a Pheasant Killer
The two of them packed up and took basins to the well in the yard to fetch water for washing. The male educated youth had already woken up and the old educated youth had also gone to work.
"Do you want to eat something? There's some porridge in the pot," Wang Fang stuck her head out of the kitchen and shouted to Li Meng and Wu Ruirui.
"No, thank you. We'll just go back and have some snacks later," Li Meng declined Wang Fang's kindness.
"I'm leaving for town in a bit. Bring back anything you want," Wang Fang asked again.
"Please bring me two bottles of facial oil." Although there are many skin care products in the space, they cannot be used openly. I should at least get some modern things to show off.
Li Meng took out three yuan and handed it to Wang Fang. "Thank you. You can give it to me when we come back. There's no rush."
After entering the room, Li Meng took out a piece of bread and handed it to Wu Ruirui, "Eat it quickly, and then we'll go to the back of the village for a walk."
Wu Ruirui also took out a box of biscuits and placed it on the table, "You can't just eat yours, try some mine." A relationship between friends can only last long if there is give and take. Wu Ruirui understood this truth!
"Should we call Zhou Hui and Pei Yu to go up the mountain and maybe catch some pheasants or rabbits? I haven't eaten meat for two days and I feel exhausted," Wu Ruirui sighed.
"You greedy guy," Li Meng nodded, also thinking about finding a chance to get some meat. Not to mention Ruirui, she also wanted to eat it.
When the two went out, they found out that Zhou Hui and Pei Yu were planning to go to town with Wang Fang and the others. They said they wanted to buy a pot, otherwise how would they cook? Li Meng slapped her head and wondered why she had forgotten about this. She took out 20 yuan and handed it to Pei Yu, "One pot probably isn't enough. It's used for both cooking and making dishes. There's not enough time at noon. Let's buy two, one large and one small, and some seasonings for cooking."
Pei Yu took the money, nodded in agreement, and reminded the two of them not to go deep into the mountains as it was easy to encounter wild beasts and was very dangerous. After that, the four of them separated and set off on their own.
Li Meng took Wu Ruirui and walked towards the village. She wanted to borrow a basket and a hoe from Aunt Huang's house. Even if she could catch a rabbit with her bare hands, she had to pretend.
The autumn sky is a bright blue with white clouds floating in the sky, which is very beautiful.
Arriving outside a fenced courtyard, he knocked on the gate.
"Who is it?" a clear female voice replied.
"Is Auntie Huang home? We are the new educated youth." The gate of the courtyard was opened, and a girl in her twenties with pigtails and red cheeks opened the door.
"You must be Comrade Li Meng, right? My mother has mentioned you. Come in quickly. Thank you for helping my mother get her things back yesterday. Thank you so much. You can call me Sister Xiaohua. I am a few years older than you."
"Hello, Sister Xiaohua, isn't Auntie at home?"
What do you want from my mother? She is working in the fields.
"We are going to go to the foot of the mountain behind the village to dig some wild vegetables. We would like to borrow your hoe and basket. We will return them to you after we use them."
"It's a small matter. I'll get it for you right away. Wait," he said goodbye after getting the tools, and the two of them headed towards the back mountain.
"It won't be long before we reach the foot of the mountain. If there's any danger, you can hide behind me," Li Meng handed the basket to Wu Ruirui and walked ahead with the hoe.
"Then you should be careful too. If there is any danger, we will run away immediately," Wu Ruirui nodded in response.
The fresh scent of plants in the air hit Li Meng in the face. He took a deep breath. The air was still not damaged by industry and smelled better. It was like a natural oxygen bar.
He picked up a hoe and poked at the grass, listening carefully to the sound while communicating with Dandan in his mind, "Dandan, can you help me see if there are any edible animals around here? Hehe, pheasants and rabbits would be the best."
"Boss Meng, there is a pheasant hatching eggs under the big tree at 3 o'clock in front of you."
"Okay, got it," Li Meng replied excitedly.
Li Meng turned around and made a hushing gesture to let Wu Ruirui not make any sound. He swung the hoe and the pheasant was scared and flew out of the grass. In a flash, Li Meng picked up a stone on the ground and smashed it. The pheasant fell down and died!
"Great, Mengmeng, you are so awesome," Wu Ruirui jumped over and clapped his hands.
"Stop talking nonsense and go to the place where the pheasant flew out to see if there are any pheasant eggs," Li Meng walked forward to pick up the pheasant and turned back to direct Wu Ruirui.
"Wow, there are 12 eggs," Wu Ruirui carefully picked up the eggs and grabbed a handful of weeds to put under the basket. This way the eggs won’t break. If they did, she would be heartbroken.
Then, under the guidance of Dandan, Li Meng wanted to play again and harvested 2 pheasants and more than 20 eggs, which almost shocked Wu Ruirui. Li Meng raised his chin and said proudly: "Please call me pheasant killer from now on, hehe."
"Now there is enough food. Let's go collect some firewood, otherwise we won't be able to cook," Li Meng said to Wu Ruirui.
She picked up a bundle of firewood, tied two pheasants in it, and put the other one and the eggs in a basket, covering them with freshly dug gray vegetables. She didn't know how to use wild vegetables, but Dandan taught her how to cook them. She didn't expect that Dandan could be used as Baidu and make a fortune.
Although it is not forbidden to go to the mountains to hunt wild animals, it is still not good to be seen by the villagers. In this turbulent era, you must be careful and cautious in doing things. If you are not careful, you may be reported. There are many people who use chicken feathers as a token of authority.
Wu Ruirui was jumping around all the way, and asked if she could eat pheasant meat today, and she would go back and make braised pheasant for her. She was so greedy that she was drooling all the way.
When they returned to the educated youth point, Pei Yu and the others had not returned yet. Li Meng asked Wu Ruirui to take care of the things, and she went out to find someone to build a stove. It was too troublesome to use one stove with two pots in turn. Anyway, the yard was big, so it would be nice to build another one for cooking. When they passed by the banyan tree, they were spotted by the sharp-eyed Dazhu.
"Sister, sister, where are you going?" Dazhu ran over and asked,
"Dazhu, do you know who in the village can build a stove? Take me there."
"Okay, sister, my dad knows how to do it. I'll take you to find him," Dazhu led Li Meng to the fields.
"Dad, come up quickly, the educated youth sister wants to talk to you about something," Dazhu shouted to a farmer who was working in the field.
"I am here," the broad-faced farmer walked up the ridge of the field and said with a simple smile, "What's up, sister?"
"I heard from Dazhu that you can build a stove. Can you help us build one? We'll pay for it," Li Meng told Dazhu's father her request with a smile.
"What am I talking about? I built most of the stoves in our village. Don't worry, sister. Whether you want a single stove or a double-headed stove, I can build it for you."
"I want a double-headed one, and I need to build a shed, otherwise I won't be able to cook when it rains. Big brother, when is it convenient for you? I want it as soon as possible."
"Okay, sister. I'll go and build it for you this afternoon. We have the materials ready at home. You can give me 10 yuan for the labor and materials. We're from the same village. I can build it for you in one afternoon. It can be used the next day after it dries," Dazhu's father said a little embarrassedly, rubbing his hands.
"Then it's settled. I'll give you the money first," Li Meng took out some money and handed it to Dazhu's father.
"No need, it won't be too late to give it to him after the building is built," Dazhu's father said with a silly smile.
"It's okay, big brother. You take it first. Thank you. You go ahead with your work. I'll leave first." After saying goodbye to Dazhu and his son, Li Meng returned to the Youth League Home.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Zhang Qiang questioning Wu Ruirui where the pheasant came from. The basket that originally contained the pheasant was lying on the ground, and several eggs were broken.
"What's going on?" Li Meng asked with a dark face. Seeing Li Meng coming back, Liu Huan walked forward and pulled Zhang Qiang's clothes.
"Meng Meng, they came back and saw me sorting wild vegetables, so they asked me where I picked them. I told them, and Liu Huan wanted to see what else was in my basket."
"I didn't give it to him, so Zhang Qiang snatched my basket. Then he pulled and kicked my basket, and the eggs broke and the pheasant was taken out by him," Wu Ruirui said aggrievedly.
Hearing this, Li Meng didn't want to waste any more words. He stepped forward and kicked Zhang Qiang to the ground, then stepped on Zhang Qiang's wrist with force.
"It hurts, let me go, it hurts so much, you damn woman,"
Li Meng looked down at Zhang Qiang with her foot still pushing hard. "I told you not to cause trouble, why didn't you listen? My words are not working, right?" Then she raised her foot and kicked him twice, making Zhang Qiang scream with tears and snot.
"And you, don't hide behind others and keep silent," Li Meng pointed at Liu Huan. Liu Huan was hiding behind Wu Wen and trembling, really afraid that Li Meng would come up and kick her a few times.
"I want to ask the captain for justice. You beat people and undermined socialism," Zhang Qiang was still refusing to give in. Although his body was in so much pain from being kicked, he still held his tongue.
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