Poor little thing is eating melons and watching the drama in the period literature

Cheng Wuyang pointed to the horizon and said, "It's still early. There won't be anyone there if you go to the lotus pond now."

Yu Qingtang glanced at the sky which had just turned white. Cheng Wuyang said gently, "It doesn't take too much time to make dumplings. Make a little more and you won't have to come back at noon."

"Go pick some chives and green onions from the fields, and I'll cut the meat filling." He took out a piece of bacon and ten eggs from the cupboard: "There are only two kinds of fillings: egg and chive filling and fried pork filling."

After Cheng Wuyang finished speaking, he specifically asked her: "Eat both of these fillings."

"eat"

Of course Yu Qingtang ate it. Besides beef buns, her favorite buns were the buns with these two fillings.

Cheng Wuyang learned the answer from her inner voice and felt a little regretful that he had no beef.

By the time Yu Qingtang had pulled back the leeks and green onions and washed them, Yu Qingxu had also gotten up and was helping Cheng Wuyang knead the dough.

Yu Qingtang handed the vegetable to Cheng Wuyang and helped out beside him. He was very busy, but no one knew what he was busy with, just like a social animal slacking off at work.

Jiang Wan, who had just finished breakfast, paused subtly when he saw this scene.

She said, "Tangtang, why don't you take a break? The more you help, the busier they will be."

The more you help, the busier they are...

The more you help, the more trouble you will cause…

Yu Qingtang: “…”

Yu Qingtang looked to the left and saw Cheng Wuyang rolling up his sleeves to reveal his strong and muscular arms as he was frying shredded bacon. The fire at the bottom of the pot was burning very strongly - it was her who cooked it.

Yu Qingtang looked to the right and saw Yu Qingxu rolling the dough into round pieces. Each round was coated with dry flour and placed neatly together. Next to it were a few small dumpling-shaped buns - they were made by her.

Yu Qingtang is sorry.

Cheng Wuyang put the freshly fried shredded bacon into a bowl, poured water into the pot to wash it, stood up and said, "The fire is burning well. The shredded bacon is more fragrant when it is fried over a high fire."

Of course, this statement would be more credible if we ignore the faint burnt smell.

Normally, it was no problem for him to cook and light the fire by himself, but today, Yu Qingtang just wanted to finish quickly and go to the lotus pond to watch the fun, so he didn't control the size of the fire well.

He patted his head and said in annoyance, "You really can't be too hasty in doing things."

Cheng Wuyang knew that she was after the golden melon seeds, but the other two didn't know.

Yu Qingxu said unhappily, "Sister, didn't you hate those aunties and grandmas who just watched other people's fun and gossiped about them? I feel like you're even worse than those aunties and grandmas now."

Although his current behavior was no different from those aunties and grandmas, Yu Qingtang was unhappy when people said this.

She argued: "I was just watching the fun, I didn't gossip. The people who gossip are really annoying."

Jiang Wan also said, "There's nothing to do here. There's nothing fun here. Tangtang must be bored. Let's go to the town's cinema next Sunday to watch a movie."

See a movie?

Only then did Yu Qingtang realize that there had been movies to watch in this era, and that movie theaters were now under state control, so there were also movie theaters in small towns, unlike later generations where movie theaters did not even go to towns and villages.

"Go ahead, I haven't watched a movie in a long time."

"Are you going together?" she asked Yu Qingxu and Cheng Wuyang.

Cheng Wuyang stared at her expectant eyes and was about to agree, but Yu Qingxu said first: "I heard from the team leader yesterday that someone will come to the countryside to show movies the day after tomorrow."

Showing movies in the countryside is also a feature of this era.

Yu Qingtang blinked: "I want to see them all."

Yu Qingxu: “…”

Well, you are the sister, you have the final say.

“Hahahaha…” Yu Qingtang couldn’t help but laugh when she saw his speechless expression, and walked up to him and pinched his face.

"Don't think I don't know that you like watching movies and you're pretending to be like that."

Yu Qingxu turned his head to avoid her clutches, but the more he dodged, the more Yu Qingtang pinched him.

"Stop messing around, I want to make dumplings."

Jiang Wan washed his hands and took over his job: "Go play with your sister, I'll take care of it."

Yu Qingxu: “…” I don’t want to play with my sister at all.

Several people were steaming buns busily, and Qin Qianqian next door was also woken up by their noise.

When she came over and saw so many buns, she went back to the house and got a box of beef sauce.

"It smells so good, can I switch with you guys?"

The noodles and meat were both provided by Cheng Wuyang. Yu Qingtang and the other two looked at Cheng Wuyang, waiting for his answer.

Cheng Wuyang smiled and said, "Of course."

Qin Qianqian happily put the beef sauce on the table, then reached out and grabbed a big bun and started eating it.

Cheng Wuyang opened the beef sauce and handed it to Yu Qingtang: "It should be delicious if you pour the sauce on the buns."

Yu Qingtang took the beef sauce without hesitation, picked it up with chopsticks and put it on the bun, then ate it in one bite.

"Mmm~ delicious, you should try it too."

After eating the beef sauce, Cheng Wuyang asked the others: "Do you want to try it?"

Except for Yu Qingtang, most of the people present were authentic northerners, and big steamed buns and side dishes were their staple food.

Everyone enjoyed the meal very much. Yu Qingtang and Jiang Wan had already had breakfast, so their stomachs were bloated.

Yu Qingtang took out the hawthorn fruit peel that she had repackaged from the room and brewed a pot of hawthorn water.

Yu Qingxu carried two buckets, one from her family and one bought by Cheng Wuyang.

Qin Qianqian suddenly realized what was going on: "Yes, you need to use a bucket to catch fish."

Yu Qingtang: "...Can you catch any fish?"

Qin Qianqian: "You look down on me, don't you?"

Thinking of the plot, Yu Qingtang laughed, "No, no, I believe you can definitely catch the fish."

*

The lotus pond is shared by the two villages. Team leader Gao Mingliang and the captain of the neighboring team arranged several young and middle-aged men from their own teams to dig out the water outlet together.

"We agreed that this year, just like in previous years, the lotus roots will be divided equally, and the fish will be divided according to their abilities."

"Okay."

The captain next door agreed readily.

The water in the lotus pond was drained, and at the command of the two captains, all the members of the two teams went into the pond.

Yu Qingtang and her group of female educated youth mixed in the crowd. The fair-skinned girls were particularly conspicuous. The young men from the neighboring brigade kept looking at them as if they had squint, and their movements to catch fish became much slower. The captain of the neighboring brigade was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he was helpless.

He murmured in a low voice: "Why are the educated youth in our brigade not as good-looking as those in Gaolitun Brigade?"

If Yu Qingtang heard his question, he would not tell him: Of course it’s because the male and female protagonists of Gaolitun Brigade live together. How can it not be good-looking since they are both male and female protagonists?

Deng Xingwen's leg injury had not healed yet, but he still came to help, mainly to help record how many fish their team had caught, so that they could distribute them equally to each household when they got back.

While he was recording, a young man from his brigade whispered to him slyly, "Xingwen, I heard that you want to return with Dong Yao and marry Yu Zhiqing from Gaolitun."