Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

The winter vegetables in the fields have begun to be harvested.

Xue Li took leave again and went out. She rode her bicycle past the fields. She was wearing a rabbit-skin Lei Feng hat that covered her head and ears, and she was wearing a mask on her face, leaving only a pair of bright eyes exposed.

Jiang Yu was bending over to cut the cabbages, while an old lady who had never spoken was in charge of carrying them. The two of them worked together and moved very quickly.

Yi Chi came out of the mountains carrying the radio he had exchanged from his uncle.

While it was still early, he took out the tanned animal skins, sat on the kang and began to sew.

He had collected these animal skins himself, and had originally planned to make them into a mattress to give to Jiang Yu. Now that the radio had arrived, he decided to wrap them up and give them to her.

Thinking of Jiang Yu, Yi Chi's mouth corners rose unconsciously, and his hand threaded the needle quickly.

When the sun moved to the middle of the sky, Jiang Yu returned to the educated youth point and saw smoke rising from the small wooden house in the mountains in the distance.

It seems that Yi Chi has moved in, and it shouldn't be so cold in the new house during the winter.

Jiang Yu felt that the matter had come to an end, so he turned around, walked into the educated youth site, took some firewood and went to prepare lunch.

At the end of a busy day, when it was time to get off work, Xiong Lijin and Xue Li actually came back together.

When the villagers saw Xiong Lijin, those who knew him greeted him and asked him whether he had been away for so many days to avoid people.

Xiong Lijin waved his hands repeatedly and said casually that he had gone to visit relatives, so he took so many days off.

He was carrying a large package on his back, and there were baskets hanging on both sides of the bicycle handlebars, which showed that he gained a lot from this trip.

Xue Li also brought back a lot of things, so he ignored Xiong Lijin who was being talked to by the villagers and pedaled his bicycle quickly back to the educated youth site.

Jiang Yu was cooking when she saw Xue Li come back, pushing his bicycle into the house. He didn't even say hello and looked surprised.

But not long after, Xue Li came over with a lunch box and knocked on the door.

Jiang Yu opened the door and let her in.

Xue Li put down the lunch box and prepared to run, "These are delicious snacks, I'll share some with you." After saying that, he closed the door and went back to the house.

Jiang Yu blinked while holding the lunch box, and after a while he remembered to open it and take a look.

When the lid was opened, a sweet fragrance wafted out. It was half a box of honey.

The thick honey wrapped around the fried pastry is crystal clear under the light.

I picked up a piece of ginger fish with chopsticks and put it in my mouth. It was sweet, smooth and fragrant. The outer shell of the fruit inside was a bit crispy, but the inside was soft and delicious.

Her eyes lit up, and then she picked up another piece and put it in her mouth. As she chewed the sweet snack, a hint of sweetness appeared on her face.

So delicious~

Xue Li was drinking flower tea and eating snacks in his room for dinner. Beside him were the things he had taken out from the space today. He was ready to call everyone to come over and pick some food after dinner.

Jiangyu put away the remaining honey sandwiches and continued to cook dinner.

Eggplant and potato stewed with bacon, just a few slices of bacon, let the vegetarian dish have a meaty flavor. Put the rice in a soup bowl and pour the vegetables on it, it is a delicious and filling meal.

After dinner, Jiang Yu washed Xue Li's lunch box and put it on the stove to dry. She had originally planned to return it the next morning, but Xue Li knocked on the door again and asked her to go to her room, so Jiang Yu gave her the lunch box.

Xue Li's bed was folded up, and the empty space was filled with a kitchen knife, a dagger, a large iron pot, and some bananas and apples.

Xiong Lijin also came over with his own things. When he saw the two female comrades, he first handed them the two cloth packages on the backpack, "Snacks brought back from Province Y, chicken biscuits, chicken olives and the like. We men don't like these sweet things, so I'll give you two to share."

"Thank you." Jiang Yu took the cloth bag and put it beside him in a daze. Today is the day to be fed? This is great!

"You're welcome." Xiong Lijin waved his hand. He made a lot of money this time. Normally, everyone ate the meat from the ginger fish, so of course he had to bring something back to give back.

Seeing his generous appearance, Fu Biao also began to wonder what was left in his backpack. "I don't like sweet food, so what salty food did you bring?"

Xiong Lijin smiled maliciously, quickly untied the rope of the urea bag, pulled out a fishy salted fish from it and poked it in front of him, "Here, it's salty!"

Fu Biao lowered his eyes to look at the salted fish handed to him, gritted his teeth, "Tsk tsk tsk, we've been brothers for years in vain. You've been away for so long, and you only brought me a salted fish? You make me so sad!"

Chen Jinghan laughed, reached out to take the salted fish and threw it back into the urea bag, and took a look at the contents. It was filled to the brim.

"They are all dried goods from the coastal areas. I also bought a lot of dried scallops and dried abalone. I bought them in the village. The price is much lower than the market price. We'll save these for winter to nourish our bodies." Xiong Lijin put the salted fish back, then patted the urea bag and continued to talk about his gains of the day. "The clothes over there are really cheap and beautiful. We brought back a lot. But my backpack can't hold them all, otherwise I would have to give you a few pieces." Otherwise, let's go to town again tomorrow. He Qingmian may not be able to sell his goods so quickly.

"No need. No matter how good-looking the clothes from the south are, they can't be worn in the Northeast. The weather is cold, and we are already preparing to start wrapping up thick cotton-padded jackets." Xue Li waved his hands quickly. Their group was already very conspicuous in the village. When Jiang Yu cooperated with the villagers to build a kiln, he might have had some face with the villagers, but now everyone has decided to stay away from the villagers, so it's better to keep a low profile.

Jiang Yu also nodded and said, "It doesn't have to look good." In the countryside, looking good is not a good thing and it is easy to be criticized.

Seeing that both girls refused, Xiong Lijin did not insist. He just took out a small bag of dry goods and handed it to Wu Aiqing, "We'll have to trouble Brother Wu to cook porridge for us tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll soak the dregs in a bit, and mix them with rice to make porridge tomorrow." Wu Aiqing had never eaten seafood, but he thought that cooking porridge with dried seafood was almost the same. First soak it in water, and then simmer it with grains.

"Add some shredded ginger to remove the fishy smell and drive away the cold." Xue Li reminded.

After Xiong Lijin's things were distributed, it was Xue Li's turn.

Chen Jinghan looked at those knives that were obviously well-made and thought to herself that it was a good thing that the girl didn't take out many of them. She could just tell her brothers not to show off these things. Otherwise, if these things were put on the market, people who knew the goods would know the quality at a glance and might even target her.

Several people divided the kitchen knives and pots according to their needs. Xue Li took the several hundred dollars he had earned, sorted them out with satisfaction and put them into his pocket, but in fact he put them back into the space.

After the transaction was completed, everyone went back to their rooms.

Fu Biao stuck his head out of Xue Li's room and looked around. He only heard the sound of water coming from the girls' bathroom. The doors of the other rooms were all closed. He waved back, and his brothers came out with their pots on their backs and sneaked back to their rooms.

Jiang Yu closed the door, put the newly bought kitchen knife into the cupboard, and started washing.