The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

At noon, Xu Tiezhu asked people to search the whole team for the men, and finally found the two men at the foot of the mountain.

The two were learning from the brigade's old stubborn man how to weave nets to catch fish. The old stubborn man had a half-burned cigarette in his mouth, and the smoke drifting upwards made the old stubborn man narrow his eyes slightly, but his hands moved slowly and delicately, and even his face, which was usually gloomy, was now smiling happily like a flower.

The stubborn old man had always been rude to the educated youth who came to the village, but he unexpectedly got along very well with Xia Zhiqing. He not only taught him how to weave a net, but also taught him the recipe for making fish bait.

This way you can fish without a net, just with a stick and a hook.

Xia Yu studied hard, and when Xu Tiezhu found him and wanted to take them to dinner, Xia Yu threw the remaining half pack of cigarettes in his pocket to the stubborn old man, "Uncle, I don't smoke, you can keep this half pack of cigarettes, and when I'm done, I'll come back to ask you for advice on fishing."

The stubborn old man took the cigarette, and the wrinkles on his face opened wider. "As long as the young man is willing to learn, I am willing to teach you. Later, I will teach you a few more ways to make a fishing basket."

"Hey, it's a deal. I'll really come and learn it later!"

"Your uncle is not kidding you, if you really come, I will teach you!"

"Okay, we two have a deal!" Xia Yu followed Xu Tiezhu for a long distance, and turned back reluctantly to wave to the stubborn old man.

Xu Tiezhu sighed in his heart: This young educated youth seems to be better than the ones he has met before, but he is too good at trying to please people. Not only do the young girls and wives in the village have to be on guard against him, but he also has to pay more attention to him in his daily life.

We had lunch at Xu Tiezhu's house. There was a pot of pickled vegetables stewed with dried potatoes and a few slices of bacon, a plate of scrambled eggs with soy sauce, and a plate of fried spicy tofu. Although there were only two dishes, the fact that there was meat and vegetables showed that Xu Tiezhu had put a lot of effort into their preparations.

As soon as he sat down on the kang, Xu Tiezhu's wife Liu Chunhua leaned against the door and said, "Erhua, my cooking skills are just average, don't be disgusted."

Hua Honeysuckle smiled, "Is this skill just average? The fragrance is enough to make people dizzy."

Liu Chunhua smiled brightly at what Hua Rendong said, "I'm still confused by the fragrance. The little girl speaks sweetly, unlike those boys in my family, who can choke people to death with their words. Eat more if you like. Auntie will go get you two salted duck eggs to take back with your meal."

"Auntie, no need, I can buy it in the city." Hua Rendong hurriedly spoke out to stop her.

Liu Chunhua had already run to the side building next to the main house, "How can it be the same? The ducks we raise at home go to the river to catch fish for themselves. Don't worry about it, just drink with your uncle, the duck eggs will be cooked soon."

Put the salted duck eggs in the pot and cook them in more than ten minutes. A total of eight eggs were cooked. After they were cooked, they were taken out and placed aside to dry.

Hua Rendong called her in to have a bite, but Liu Chunhua went out with a basket on her shoulder, "You guys eat, I'll go to the field and dig some brains for you!"

Having said that, he ran away in a flash.

Hua Honeysuckle knew what Liu Chunhua meant by brain collapse. It grows in the ground, has a big head and a thin body, and tastes a bit like onions.

It's delicious whether eaten with sauce, scrambled eggs, or mixed with pickles, but I didn't expect it could be dug at this time.

"Uncle, are there many brains in the ground?"

Xu Tiezhu sipped his wine, gnashing his teeth at the spicy taste, and put down the glass in satisfaction, "A lot, of course not a lot? Especially in the cornfield, you can find a lot of corn when you dig a stalk. What? Want to go and dig some too?"

"Yeah, uncle, lend me some tools later so I can go dig."

Xu Tiezhu certainly wouldn't refuse, "Okay, then you can bring a basket and dig it up and chop it up to make a delicious egg."

Hua Rendong and Xia Yu hurriedly ate their food. Although Xu Tiezhu kept saying that there was no rush, the two of them still quickly finished all the rice in their bowls.

Xu Tiezhu looked at his wine cup. He had only drunk two cups, how come he had already finished eating? Usually, these gentlemen would drink for half an afternoon.

Seeing that both of them were looking at him eagerly, Xu Tiezhu couldn't drink any more. He sighed and drank the little wine in the cup.

Hua Rendong put two yuan and two catties of meat coupons on the table. Xu Tiezhu saw it but didn't say anything. When the city leaders came to the village, they had to pay and give coupons for meals. Erhua could probably claim the bill when he went back, but two yuan and two catties of meat coupons were really a lot to give.

When Xu Tiezhu looked at Honeysuckle again, his eyes were more affectionate than when he looked at his own children.

He went to the side hut and got two picks made from long iron blocks and two earthen baskets. "Come on, uncle will take you to dig out the brain."

Xingzigou Brigade and Taohuawan Brigade are adjacent to each other, and they also have less flat land and more mountains.

Before the spring plowing season, there were quite a few people coming to the fields to dig out brains. Liu Chunhua and a few aunts squatted on the ground and dug hard. Some used the same digging tools as them, some used short knives, and those who had nothing used shovels, pickaxes, and even wooden sticks.

Seeing Hua Rendong and Xia Yu also coming over to dig out big heads, she called out to them, "Erhua, come dig here, there are big heads here."

Xu Tiezhu took a look and saw that those squatting in the fields over there were all young girls and wives. He glanced at Xia Yu who was staring at the ground behind him looking for vegetables and said unhappily, "Why are you going? There are people here, and if there were any, they would have been dug up by you old women. Come on, uncle will take you to dig in the empty field over there!"

Hua Rendong, who was about to walk over, felt it was not appropriate to go over to Liu Chunhua, so she and Xia Yu followed Xu Tiezhu to a deserted place.

Xu Tiezhu pointed at the deserted cornfield and said, "You two can dig here. There's no one here. You can dig however you want!"

After saying that, Xu Tiezhu demonstrated by sticking out his hair twice.

At this time, weeding is done manually, without using any random herbicides, and there are many varieties of wild vegetables in the fields.

But at this time, the leaves have not yet grown out, or only a little bit of pointed red seedlings have appeared. If you don't look carefully, you can't see them. Digging out the big leaves depends entirely on experience. Pick those old leaves that have withered, and you can dig them out accurately.

After teaching them how to dig, he gave the digging stick to Xia Yu and Hua Rendong.

The two of them found several places according to the method he taught them. The more they dug, the more excited they became. Although there were no seedlings visible on the top, there were quite a lot of heads underneath. They were so densely packed that it was pleasing to look at. It was just like finding treasure.

Especially when they dug out the heads that were as big as small garlic cloves, both of them would take them out and put them aside.

Xu Tiezhu looked at it and shook his head, "When digging, I always like to dig the big ones. The small heads are more delicious to eat."

The two of them took the time to smile at him. It was really their first time to dig wild vegetables and they were addicted to it.

Xu Tiezhu looked for a while, said he had something to do, and left with his hands behind his back.

As they dug, the two men met up with other women from the village who had come to dig wild vegetables. They chatted while digging, and soon they found themselves among the crowd.