Eating melons

The two were still in shock, but Liu Aiying had already filled a large bowl of chopped pickles for each of them. The amount she gave was particularly generous, two full bowls, which she enthusiastically stuffed into their hands.

They couldn't refuse, so they could only thank him, then went back with the basket on their backs and a bowl in their hands.

When I got home, I emptied the bowl and washed it, then returned it to the Zhang family and paid for the vegetables and cabbage I had just bought.

Wei Wei couldn't win the argument with Jiang Qi, so Jiang Qi went to pay, and Wei Wei got a jar of pickled cabbage and two baskets of vegetables for free.

But Wei Wei would not take advantage of her for nothing. She would just buy more things in the system. Anyway, she would not let her suffer any loss.

Generally, Jiang Qi spends money in real life, while Wei Wei spends money in the system space. It can be said that it is a win-win situation for both of them.

One has money but no place to buy things, the other has things but not much money.

After Jiang Qi went to deliver the money, Wei Wei closed the door and sold all the vegetables in her basket.

I looked at the chopped pickles on the table again, thought about it, and felt that they could still be salvaged, so I bought a bottle of cold vegetable juice, which was in a bag.

As for chili oil, it is more cost-effective to make it yourself, so I bought a bucket of vegetable oil and a pound of chili powder, which is the spicier kind.

After buying everything, I hid it all in the cabinet, just in case Liu Jiaojiao and the others came over.

Although Liu Jiaojiao rarely comes to Jiang Qi's place, what if? And there are also Wu Mei and Yu Xi! If they are seen, it will be difficult to explain.

So to be on the safe side, it’s safer to hide.

However, Jiang Qi came back before Liu Jiaojiao and the others.

Wei Wei: "I bought a pack of salad dressing, a pound of chili powder, and a bucket of vegetable oil. Do you want chili powder? If you do, I'll buy it. The oil needs to be stored in a can, and then the bucket will be burned."

Jiang Qi looked at the cupboard. "No need for chili powder. I don't really like using that stuff. I don't make kimchi, so it's useless except for coloring it. But if I do make kimchi later, I can buy some. You light the fire, and I'll make the chili oil. Do you have one of those ceramic cups with a lid? "

Wei Wei remembered that several cups she had looted from the Wei family had not been used yet. The ones she used were the two new ones she got from the Youth League Office. The ones from the Wei family could be used to store chili oil, and she had disinfected them and just put them there for display.

Wei Wei: "I have several at the Wei family's place, all of which are used. However, I have disinfected them and boiled them several times. If they don't work, I will buy new ones."

Jiang Qi: "Okay, used ones are better. If we were to use new ones to store chili oil, that would be a big mistake!"

Wei Wei thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. "I'll get it right away."

After saying that, he went home, turned out the cup and brought it over.

When Wei Wei took the cup over, Jiang Qi was already pouring oil.

Wei Wei: "Look, it just has some paint chipped off, but it's not damaged at all, it doesn't leak, and it's still usable."

As soon as he saw Wei Wei, Jiang Qi said, "Okay, bring your oil jar over here. This is too much and it can't fit here."

Wei Wei bought a five-liter bottle of oil. Even if she wanted to make chili oil, the remaining oil would not be enough for Jiang Qi's jar.

After hearing Jiang Qi's words, Wei Wei ran back happily to get the oil tank.

Jiang Qi didn't have much oil left in the tank, but hers was indeed empty. When she cooked at home, she usually used either lard or vegetable oil and would just pour it into her system backpack.

However, she cooks less and usually steams more staple foods. Jiang Qi is responsible for eating and cooking.

A barrel of oil filled two cans and boiled four cups of chili oil, leaving a lot. Jiang Qi put it in a large bowl and used it to cook for a while, and then burned the oil barrel.

What disappointed the two was that even after adding chili oil and salad dressing, they still didn't like the pickled vegetables. The green onion leaves in it were very pungent and they choked as soon as they tasted it, especially Wei Wei, who didn't like the carrots in it at all.

Fortunately, I only mixed one bowl and left the other bowl there untouched, otherwise it would have been a waste of chili oil, but it would have been a pity for the packet of salad dressing.

Looking at the two bowls of food in front of her, Wei Wei felt troubled. "What should I do with these? I can't just throw them away!"

Jiang Qi: "Divide both of these into two portions and give one to Wu Mei and Li Zhibin! See if they want to eat them. If not, let them handle it themselves."

Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu ate together, while Wu Mei and the other three cooked together and divided the food, giving each side a bowl.

Wei Wei: "Okay."

However, the five people over there have not returned yet and are not at home, so the two of them put the cold dishes and pickles in the cupboard. They really can't get used to eating them.

Seeing Jiang Qi's expression, Wei Wei wanted to playfully pounce on her again. She immediately rushed over and took her arm. "Qiqi, what do you want to eat for lunch? Just order anything. It's my treat."

Jiang Qi: "Don't call me that. I'm getting goosebumps. But speaking of food, don't tell me, I really want to eat something. I want to eat hot pot. Do you have any ideas?"

Wei Wei froze when she heard this. There was really nothing she could do. "Whether the self-heating hot pot is okay or not, the other things are fine, but there's really nothing I can do about the pot. After eating the other things, there's no evidence. But I can't just conjure up a pot! That's shameful."

And once you eat hot pot, the aroma spreads eight hundred miles away, so it would be difficult to keep it secret from others."

Jiang Qi was just following her words and had no intention of actually eating hot pot. However, he did not expect there would be a pleasant surprise. "Okay, let's have the self-heating hot pot for lunch. I'll go close the shop."

Jiang Qi went to close the store, and Wei Wei directly bought two boxes of self-heating hot pot and cooked them. If she couldn't eat hot pot, self-heating pot was also good and could satisfy her craving.

While waiting, Jiang Qi saw the small stove next to the stove, and an idea suddenly occurred to him, "Wei Wei, can we buy a very small pot, put it on the stove, and put charcoal underneath, so we can have hot pot?"

My mom and the others should be sending me a package soon, so we'll have a reason to get the pot out. See if they have any of that kind for sale."

Wei Wei thought about it and thought it was very feasible. "Yes! Let me take a look."

After saying that, I started searching. To my surprise, I actually found it. It was only over 40 yuan each, so I placed an order right away.

Wei Wei: "It's only over 40 yuan, I bought it. I happened to see someone digging dandelions today. This will definitely be delicious for hot pot."

After saying that, he showed the pot to Jiang Qi.

Jiang Qi: "This is it," he said, gesturing on the stove. "It's just right."

When Wei Wei mentioned dandelions, Jiang Qi also became greedy. "Then let's go dig some after dinner. This wild vegetable should be quite valuable. If we work hard this afternoon, we might be able to earn enough for tonight's dinner and a small iron pot."

Put this pot away quickly. It's not in use now and no one can see it."

Wei Wei: "Okay."

After saying that, Wei Wei put the pot into the system backpack.

The two of them confirmed their afternoon itinerary, and the self-heating hotpot was almost ready. As soon as they opened the lid, the aroma hit them in the face.

Fortunately, the doors and windows were closed tightly, otherwise the fragrance would have leaked out.

While Wei Wei was cooking, she grabbed a handful of vegetables from Jiang Qi's backpack, washed them, and put them in to cook together.

Even though it turned yellow from cooking for too long, it still tasted good despite the junk food flavor.

They hadn't eaten this kind of carbohydrate bomb for a long time. While eating, Jiang Qi also bought two bottles of Sprite.

The self-heating hot pot with Sprite made the two of them seem to have returned to the 20th century.

After eating, the two of them burned all the packaging boxes and Sprite bottles.

After resting for a while, she slowly went out carrying a backpack and a water bottle, holding a small hoe and wearing work gloves. She bought the small hoe through the system based on the examples of other families in the brigade.

Everyone in the team was used to the way the two men were dressed. After all, this group of new educated youth, both men and women, were like this. They wore work gloves when working, and they were used to it.

The two came to the place that the aunts introduced when they were rubbing corn kernels some time ago. They didn't know what to say. They probably didn't recognize the wrong person!

Wei Wei: "Oh my god, honey, is this a dandelion? Are dandelions this big? It can't be a grass!"

Jiang Qi: "I don't know either, but this one is really big. I saw it at the captain's house. It seems to be about the same size. It should be this one."

Jiang Qi looked around and saw no one. "Let's quickly dig some up and clean it up. You can use the basket to cover it and sell it. Let's see if it can be sold. Then we'll know if it's dandelion or not!"

Wei Wei: "Good idea."

After saying that, the two of them started digging. It was everywhere. Not many people came to dig it now because the autumn harvest had just ended, and those who had time were preparing firewood and picking mushrooms and other valuable mountain products.

After all, there were many educated youth in the brigade who could make money by selling vegetables to them. The winter here was so long that everyone had to stock up on a lot of vegetables.

So only if your family is not the kind that doesn't like cleanliness, almost every household in the team will have educated youth come to buy things.

Therefore, every family is busy stockpiling vegetables now! And this thing can’t be sold except for their own consumption.

The two of them dug up a large handful of grass, or rather, pulled out or ripped out a large handful of grass and soil. After cleaning up the grass and soil, they put them in the backpack. Wei Wei took the opportunity to scan it with the system.

[We have scanned 0.15 catties of wild dandelions, 10 yuan/catties, are you selling them?]

Wei Wei's eyes lit up when she saw the price. "This isn't dandelion, it's dandelion. It's edible, and it's ten yuan a pound!"

Jiang Qi: "Dandelion is dandelion, ten yuan a pound, which is quite expensive. It's only one in the morning, and it won't be dark until five or six. We still have four hours to dig. That way we can get enough money for tonight's iron pot and dinner. Let's do it."

Hearing this, Wei Wei also rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let's do it."

Looking at this large area of ​​dandelions, Wei Wei felt a little unreal.

Wei Wei: "Isn't it true that people are short of food and clothing these days? Why hasn't anyone come to dig this? Our team is busy collecting mountain products, but it seems that other teams are still short of food!"

Jiang Qi: "The other brigades are still busy with the autumn harvest!"

Wei Wei: "Autumn harvest? Didn't the Red Star Brigade have the most land? They've already harvested their land, haven't they?"

Jiang Qi: “I heard that because here you get points for every bit of work you do, many people work overtime and work very hard, so the harvest is quick. Also, many people want to finish the autumn harvest quickly so they can go to the mountains to find more products to sell to the educated youth and earn more money, so they work even harder.

But the other brigades were not as energetic as the Red Star Brigade, and there were many more cunning and slippery people, so they could not be defeated so quickly.

And the Red Star Brigade seems to have started the autumn harvest early."

Wei Wei: "Is that so? Then we're lucky we were assigned to the Red Star Brigade. Even if we slack off, no one will say anything, and we won't feel guilty."

Jiang Qi: "Indeed, this team leader has quite a few management skills."

Wei Wei didn't feel tired at all while doing this. In her eyes, this was just a pile of money!

The two of them picked the fruits while gossiping. Because the ground was covered with them, they soon filled a whole basket.

Jiang Qi dumped the two baskets of dandelions together and said, "I'll continue digging. You clean up these and sell some first. Later, you'll be the one digging and I'll clean up."

Wei Wei: "Okay."

The two worked hard for a while and stopped only when it was getting dark. Both of their backpacks were full, and there was more than a hundred yuan in the system account, but most of the land had been dug up by the two of them.

When they got home, they both felt a little tired. Looking at the two baskets of dandelions, Wei Wei's mouth started watering.

He walked over to Jiang Qi and whispered in her ear, "I'll buy the pot first. We'll have mushroom soup base tonight, and we'll eat it with dandelions and pea tips."

Anyway, after finishing the meal, she will just wash the pot and put it in the system backpack.

Hearing Wei Wei's words, Jiang Qi felt all the fatigue disappear. "Okay, I'll go deliver these four servings of salad and pickled vegetables to them, and then go to my aunt's house nearby to buy a basket of cilantro and leafy vegetables. It's cheaper to buy those things in the team than in the system mall. You can just prepare the ingredients and buy a pot at home."

Wei Wei: "Okay."

It is indeed much cheaper to buy vegetables in the brigade. If I buy all the vegetables tonight in the system mall, the two baskets of dandelions on the ground will be picked in vain, and all the money will be wasted.

But if you buy from the team, you can buy a basket for a few cents. Although there are fewer varieties, there are only two of them and they can't eat that much.

After Jiang Qi finished speaking, he threw his things away, washed his hands, took the money, put the four bowls in a basket and went out.

First deliver the vegetables to them and then go pick them.

Even though it's a clear soup, they can add a spicy sauce. It's still edible.

After Jiang Qi left, Wei Wei took out the iron pot and washed it with water.

The quality of the items in the system mall is pretty good, as can be seen from the last Liberation shoes. If they were junk, they would have been rotten long ago.

After washing the pot, Wei Wei started to clean the dandelions. Both of them were very careful when digging, and they deliberately removed most of the mud and weeds, so it was easy to clean up.

I quickly picked a basin, washed it, then closed the door and looked at the ingredients and soup base.

For the soup base, I bought mushroom soup base, which is very delicious. I also bought a lot of vegetables. After buying them, I washed all the vegetables that needed to be washed, and then arranged them in bowls and a small vegetable washing basket.