Su Tian returned to her room, locked the door, took out the money from the envelope, and counted it. Sure enough, it was twenty ten-yuan bills. Hehe...
I put the money in an envelope and threw it into my storage space; now I just want to treat myself.
"What should I eat? There seems to be a lot of food I smuggled from the apocalypse. I've got it! Fried chicken and cola. In this hot summer, nothing beats a bottle of cola to make it truly refreshing. Ah...so refreshing."
Guangdong Province
Su Tian's mother, Wang Lin, had just returned to the entrance of the residential compound after get off work when she was notified by the security guard that there was a package.
She found it strange. Who could have sent a package home? Could it have been her daughter?
She went to the guardhouse, picked up the package, and looked at it. Sure enough, it was sent by her daughter from Qinzhou Town, Guangxi Province.
I felt both relieved and worried, thinking that my daughter had only been in the countryside for less than two months, so where would she get the things to send home?
Eager to see what was inside the package as soon as possible, she carried it and ran home like the wind.
When I got home, I carefully unpacked the package. It turned out to contain mushrooms and other fungi that are rarely seen in Guangdong Province.
There was also a small box inside containing ten or twenty pounds of wicker. Child, aren't you afraid of damaging this when you send it?
Some of the overcooked ones were indeed a little rotten, but overall the situation was still okay.
These mushrooms and the like must weigh at least twenty pounds. Why didn't she keep some for herself? She has everything she could eat at home, but she doesn't even know if she could have enough to eat in the countryside.
Su Tian, who was being nagged by her mother, was lying on the bed after eating and drinking her fill, slowly reading a book in her hand.
Su's mother took out a letter written by Su Tian from the package, opened it and read it, wiping away tears as she read.
How come this child became so well-behaved as soon as she arrived in the countryside? She even urged us to take good care of ourselves and said that the taro was sent to her father to make medicinal wine.
Not long after reading the letter, Su Jianjun, Su's father, also returned home.
"Wow, where did all these mushrooms come from? Oh, and there are also wild mushrooms. These are all mountain products."
"See for yourself." With that, she handed the letter to Su's father.
"Oh, it was sent by our daughter! Hahaha... My daughter is so thoughtful. I'll go buy some wine to soak the taro later."
Our daughter has become more sensible since she went to the countryside. She said she gets along very well with the villagers and the people at the educated youth settlement.
Work isn't hard, I eat well and sleep well. Hehehe...
I knew our daughter was great, now you can rest assured! Hahaha…”
"Hopefully, just as she said in her letter, we will send her her winter clothes and blankets when winter comes."
"Okay, it should be sent in the fall. I wonder if it's colder in the village than here?"
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll tidy these up first."
Su Tian read for a while and then found it boring. She suddenly remembered that the wild rabbit she had hunted last time was still being kept in the woodshed and hadn't been killed or eaten yet.
Today is a good day, so I should share it with everyone.
She got out of bed and walked towards the male educated youths. She called out to Zhou Dajun, saying that they would kill a wild rabbit this afternoon and eat it together.
Everyone was very happy to hear this, and they all thought that Su Zhiqing was very magnanimous.
Zheng Yuanyuan said that everyone is guaranteed to have an unforgettable meal tonight.
It's already 4 PM, time to start preparing dinner.
Su Tian called Zhang Tingting and Li Chanjuan over, and the two of them brought several ounces of rice to help with the cooking.
The vegetable gardens at these educated youth settlements have all kinds of vegetables; you can just pick whatever you want to eat.
Some were washing rice, others were killing rabbits, and Su Tian didn't forget to contribute the oysters she had collected from beachcombing earlier.
Now all the male educated youth are shucking oysters; they're preparing to make oyster and chive soup.
Zhao Liguo helped kill the rabbit and chopped it into pieces, just waiting for Zheng Yuanyuan to cook it.
Zheng Yuanyuan is preparing to make braised rabbit. She has prepared the ingredients for braised pork: appropriate amounts of scallions, ginger, and garlic, as well as dried chili peppers, star anise, cinnamon, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, salt, and cooking oil, all of which were contributed by Su Tian.
First, put the ingredients in a pot of cold water, add scallions, ginger, and cooking wine, blanch them, then remove and drain.
Add oil to the pot, then add scallions, ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers, star anise, and cinnamon and stir-fry until fragrant. Add rabbit meat pieces and stir-fry until the surface is slightly yellow.
Add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, then add rock sugar and stir-fry evenly to color the rabbit meat pieces.
Finally, add enough water to cover the rabbit meat pieces, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 30-40 minutes, until the rabbit meat is cooked through and the broth is thick. Add salt to taste at the end.
"This wild rabbit meat is so delicious!" Zhou Dajun exclaimed.
"And this oyster and leek soup is so delicious!" another male educated youth said.
"What dishes haven't been cooked yet?" Zheng Yuanyuan asked.
"Oh, and there's also bok choy, pumpkin, and scrambled eggs with scallions," Zhang Tingting said.
"These three dishes are simple, and we can start eating right away," Zheng Yuanyuan said cheerfully.
"Oh...we can eat soon, so happy!"
They were happy, but some people in the educated youth settlement were not.
Every time Su Tian treated them to a big meal, Chen Gang and He Hua never got a share. Every time they saw these people happily eating, they felt a burning resentment in their hearts.
They dared not scold or hit him, but only cursed him in their hearts.
While others were enjoying a feast, they could only eat leftover porridge and three sweet potatoes from the morning. They didn't even have any green vegetables, and they had to ask other educated youth for dried radishes.
"Let's start eating!" Everyone quickly set the table, and Li Chanjuan set out chairs for everyone.
Xie Qiuying also poured soup into everyone's bowls to cool it down, so that everyone could eat it without it being too hot.
After working for two hours, it was only six o'clock. It wasn't dark yet, and there was only a slight breeze blowing occasionally.
Everyone eagerly began to eat, drinking soup and eating vegetables at the same time.
Seeing everyone enjoying their meal filled Su Tian with joy. This time spent together had made her feel the warmth of the group. Despite the difficult living conditions, everyone supported each other, making their days fulfilling.
After dinner, everyone gathered to chat. Zheng Yuanyuan talked about her experiences in the countryside, which resonated with everyone.
"I think my experience of being sent to the countryside helped me grow a lot," Zheng Yuanyuan said with emotion.
“Yes, we’ve learned a lot of things here that we can’t learn from books,” Su Tian agreed.
Everyone nodded in agreement. In this special era, they spent unforgettable times in the countryside, gaining precious friendships and life experiences.
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