Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

After spending half an afternoon on the mountain, several men went to a nearby stream to skin the prey and perform a simple process.

Jiang Yu and Xue Li went to the nearby bushes to pick wild blueberries.

After all, they are wild, and the blueberries are relatively small and very sour, but they are fruits after all, and they are good for the eyes. The two of them were having fun picking and eating them.

Chen Jinghan came back with his brothers and asked if they should roast the rabbit outside. "If we cook meat at the educated youth's place, it will smell bad. The old educated youth will definitely be dissatisfied when they see us eating meat."

"How annoying!" Xue Li pouted, "Do we have to eat meat outside from now on? We have to bring pots, bowls and seasonings with us, how annoying!"

Having said that, there are more and more conflicts between the new educated youth and the old educated youth. Recently, because they are frequently compared with the strongman Jiang Yu, the old educated youth have been harboring resentment for a long time, and all it takes is a spark to fuel the resentment.

But they felt that the old educated youth did not dare to stab because the threat of ginger fish was still there.

The new educated youth are not afraid of trouble, but no one wants to live in an environment where they are hostile, so it is better to avoid this conflict if possible.

Fortunately, Wu Aiqing took some salt before going out. He was originally planning to pour it into the water to add salt. Now that it was available, he took it out and rubbed it on the rabbit for seasoning.

He also found some herbs that could enhance the flavor. After kneading them into flavor, he skewered the headless rabbits on sharpened wooden sticks and roasted them over the fire.

The depression just now was quickly cured by the delicious food. Xue Li shouted that he would bring barbecue ingredients next time he went out, as they were the best for seasoning!

"It would be even better if we could find wild honey in the mountains. Brushing the barbecue with honey would be so delicious." Xue Li took the rabbit leg, bit it in his mouth, and fantasized in his mind. For a moment, he even ate it more.

Chen Jinghan put the matter of buying honey in her mind. The chance of finding wild honey in the mountains is not high, but it is still possible to find someone to buy it in the town. This is the border line, and the honey in the opposite country is also high-yield. If you have connections, you can get it by spending some money.

After eating, the male educated youth cleaned the battlefield, and Jiang Yu wrapped the rabbit skin, from which he had scraped the grease, in broad leaves. When he went back to the town, he bought some alum and soda ash for tanning, and saved up a few more before winter came. After processing the rabbit skin, it would be good whether he sold it or used it himself.

After reaching Yaoer Mountain, everyone started collecting firewood. After going out, there must be some gains.

When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, Zhuang Caier, the youngest daughter of the brigade leader, waved to Jiang Yu and said, "Jiang Yu, the brigade headquarters has your parcel list. Do you want to go get it now? My dad is still working."

Jiang Yu nodded, "Okay, I'll get it when I get back and put down the firewood."

After completing her father's task, Zhuang Caier sat down and made wreaths with her sisters.

The parcel list was delivered to the brigade by the postman in the afternoon. When Zhuang Shouren handed the list to Jiang Yu, he smiled and said, "People say your parcel is the biggest. Do you want Uncle Niu to go with you tomorrow? Can you get it back by yourself?"

"Is it possible?" Jiang Yu asked in surprise. If she could get the village ox cart to go once, then she could also go to the scrap yard and maybe pick up something useful.

"Let's go. I'll go with you to find Uncle Niu. I'm going to town tomorrow too, so we'll go on the same way." Actually, Zhuang Shouren could ride his family's donkey to town, but everyone has seen Jiang Yu's outstanding performance recently and has a good impression of her. It's just a matter of bothering Uncle Niu to make a trip. He'll get paid anyway, so it's not a big deal.

Uncle Niu was feeding his beloved cows in the cowshed. When he saw Zhuang Shouren and Jiang Yu coming, he looked up, greeted them, clapped his hands, and walked out of the cowshed. "What's the matter?"

"Uncle, can you go to town tomorrow? I'm going to get the newspaper, and this girl is going to get a package." Zhuang Shouren touched the cow that was eating. The cow mooed, disliked him for disturbing its meal, and avoided it.

Uncle Niu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Okay, old time, hurry up and leave. You have nothing to do all day and you still want to bully my cows..."

Zhuang Shouren laughed, "Let's go, Jiang Zhiqing, you heard me, it's time to go to work, don't be late. By the way, you have to ask your team leader for leave."

"Got it. I'll go right away." Jiang Yu followed him and walked back.

After asking for leave from the team leader, Jiang Yu easily turned around several brick houses and took a detour to the educated youth site.

She thought to herself that she should find some more iron strips tomorrow so that she could make some other utensils besides the big kettle if the quality of the iron was good.

While Jiang Yu was thinking about something, suddenly, a short, dark-bearded man rushed out and blocked his way.

Jiang Yu stopped immediately and looked at the man in front of him. He felt that it was not a good idea for him to automatically block his five senses just because he was in the village. If he had not stopped in time, he might have bumped into this man.

The man looked Jiang Yu up and down with an uncomfortable look, making ambiguous clicking sounds.

Jiang Yu frowned unhappily. The emotions revealed by the other person made him feel physically uncomfortable.

"You must be Jiang Yu, right? You really have a face that looks like a jinx. You are taller than a man. Tsk! No one would want someone like you. I tell you, it's only because I have a good conscience that I'm willing to give you a chance to live - ugh! Ahhh!!"

After hearing his incomprehensible remarks, Jiang Yu subconsciously raised his leg and kicked forward.

The man flew out and landed heavily on the ground.

Jiang Yu stepped forward, grabbed the man by the collar, swung his hand and punched him twice on the cheek to loosen up his back teeth.

"Cough cough——" The man felt pain in his chest and breathing, but his face and teeth also hurt. He looked at Jiang Yu who had knocked him down in confusion. He didn't expect the ending to be like this. He was completely dumbfounded.

Jiang Yu casually pushed the man away and looked at him with lowered eyes, her gaze so cold as if she was looking at a dead man. "I admire you for being so brave. If you still want to cause trouble, you are always welcome." After that, she strode away. When passing by the alley in front, she tilted her head slightly, looked at the woman squatting against the wall, and gently pulled the corner of her mouth.

The man lay on the ground, unable to react for a long time.

Until Jiang Yu disappeared, the frightened middle-aged woman ran out trembling. She sat down next to the short man and stammered, "Son, son, are you okay?"

The man suddenly burst into a deafening cough, and it looked like he was going to spit his lungs out of his mouth.

"Son! Ah Wen, don't scare mom!" The woman burst into tears and reached out to pull her son. "Come on, come on, that damn Jiang Yu must have beaten you up. Let's go see a doctor! I'll settle the score with her after we come back! Wuuuu, son, don't scare mom!"