Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Blanch the lamb ribs, add seasonings and several Chinese medicinal herbs and stew them together.

Chop potatoes, mushrooms, cabbage, and radish into pieces and set aside.

After the preliminary preparations were completed, Jiang Yu moved the small clay stove and the pot over, and Wu Aiqing handed her the charcoal he had accumulated.

Xue Li also brought canned luncheon meat, "This will also be delicious if cooked together!"

"How can meat not taste good?" Fu Biao joked, pouring the potatoes and radishes that Wu Aiqing mentioned into the iron pot and stewing them together with the lamb ribs.

Xue Li stuck out his tongue.

Chen Jinghan took out two canned fruits and said they were for dessert.

"This is terrible. We not only eat meat, but also dessert. If Brother Guan sees this, he will be gritting his teeth." Xiong Lijin also came over with two oil paper bags and handed them to Xue Li. "Here, these are snacks for you girls. They brought back from City B. They are all things like jujube cakes and peach cakes."

"Wow~" Xue Li made a weird fist-holding salute, "Brother Xiong is such a good man, you are going to take over the dessert boxes for Jiang Yu and me, I am so grateful."

Xiong Lijin waved his hands and said, "We are all friends, why talk about this?"

Jiang Yu thought about making two more bicycles for Xiong Lijin during the winter. He had many partners and they would definitely be useful to him.

When it gets dark, put charcoal in the small clay stove, use hay to help it burn, and it will quickly burn with the help of the fire in the stove eye.

The lamb ribs were poured into a small pot and bubbling, and the softened mushrooms were added. Several people sat around in a circle, chatting while smelling the rich aroma.

"Cheers to the first snow of this year~" Xue Li cheered, holding up a bowl of soup.

Others also raised their bowls and clinked them together, "Cheers to our friendship!"

The cold wind was howling outside, but the house was filled with warmth, extending outward with the aroma of food and the bonds of friendship.

Yi Chi sat cross-legged on the warm kang. Tuanzi, who was lying opposite him, was translating something word by word under the light of the oil lamp.

"Ouch?" Tuanzi sniffed the increasingly fragrant smell coming from the stove, and couldn't help but sit up and move.

"Wait two more minutes." Yi Chi didn't even raise his head. The pen in his hand rubbed against the paper, making a rustling sound. It would take exactly two minutes to finish writing this page.

It snowed for 5 consecutive days and finally there were signs of stopping. The snowflakes that were originally as big as goose feathers have now become the size of fluff, and there are signs of clearing up in the sky.

The police who had been waiting in the village for four days found nothing. They did not catch the thief, but they did find two dishonest people among the victims. One of them had stolen grain from the village and resold it, and the other had an improper relationship with the widow of the fourth team.

When the police comrades left with their unexpected harvest, the villagers who had lost their belongings followed them out with dark faces. The parents of the unlucky ones were even more cursing and saying nasty things from time to time, saying that the police were useless and couldn't even catch a thief. They wasted so much food and instead captured good people, blah blah... The villagers comforted them while condemning the police for their incompetence, and they had a lot of opinions.

"Alright! Shut up. If you don't know how to speak, don't say anything!" Zhuang Shouren scolded in a deep voice. These stupid people actually talked nonsense to the police officers. Are they crazy?

When the villagers saw his expression change, and then looked at Uncle Six with a cold and stinky face, they immediately fell silent.

The policeman was already feeling a little ashamed for his failure in handling the case, and originally wanted to talk about some follow-up matters, but seeing the unwelcome looks of the villagers, he could only leave in disappointment.

Jiang Yu and Xue Li came out to watch the fun after hearing the noise, and they were still some distance away from the villagers.

Xue Li didn't see or hear clearly what others said, but Jiang Yu was different. She could even hear other people's whispers clearly.

Ever since he changed his opinion of the villagers because of Yi Chi's past, Jiang Yu would occasionally question whether he was too arbitrary. Is it really advisable to generalize?

After observing the villagers for a while in order to plan her plan, she wanted to convince herself that the bad guys were always a minority and that most of the bystanders at least did not add fuel to the fire and were just being more cautious and self-protective. However, the actual situation was that the construction team was really a very united group.

What kind of leader could unite them like this? It couldn't be Zhuang Shouren. His character might have been influenced by military life. He was more self-disciplined and had his own persistence. He could be a leader, but he couldn't be the alpha male.

Although the villagers of the Construction Brigade had some internal conflicts, they were firmly united in their external affairs. From the first day of the theft, although Uncle Six supported calling the police, he had been communicating privately with Zhuang Shouren and Zhuang Aimin. The village, which originally did not have a patrol team, also arranged one from that day on, and the reason was ready.

Jiang Yu saw the militiamen wandering around the educated youth site more than once. Perhaps they suspected that the thief was among the educated youth who went to the countryside. They were able to eliminate the suspicion of the entire village from the beginning. Did they have extra confidence in themselves?

Jiang Yu thought of the refugee groups in the end times. They were also united, but their unity was because they had done evil together. Their friendship had been accumulated over a long period of time, and they had the belief of never stabbing each other in the back. What was the reason for building the team?

Unable to figure it out, Jiang Yu had to put the matter aside and wait and see. Anyway, since she had made up her mind, she should not waver. As for this question, time would tell her the answer.

After the police left, the patrols of the village militia company became more frequent. They organized the strong laborers in the village and divided them into three shifts, with two groups in each shift, who walked in the village alternately and continuously.

Jiang Yu observed calmly. The families she had visited would gather together the next day, but the doors were locked and there were people watching outside, so she couldn't get close to listen.

Besides, the door of the room is tightly closed, so no sound can leak out. Even a smart ear would be useless.

A lot of footprints were found outside the wooden house of Yi Chiye, who lived halfway up the mountain. The villagers not only suspected the educated youth, but also him.

Yi Chi silently took the firewood back to the room, and kept Tuanzi tightly by his side, not wanting it to be discovered by the villagers.

The atmosphere did not relax after the police left, but became increasingly tense.

The people at the educated youth site have also noticed that Ma Yanna's business has been bad recently. The men who usually get excited when they see her are now avoiding her, which makes her a little annoyed. Because she doesn't have enough money, the food she has stockpiled can only barely last until February.

Ma Yanna sat in Guan Wenbin and Liu Qiang's room, frowning angrily, "What are those peasants doing? They have suddenly become cowards. Why? They are idle in the winter, and their wives want more. So they have become weaklings?"

Guan Wenbin pinched her cheek, "Why are you so hot? One of me is not enough?"

"Then I have to get food from them~" Ma Yanna's waist softened and she leaned directly on him.