usatvline Chapter 32 Mung Bean Porridge
Chapter 32 Mung Bean Porridge
Although I don’t know how Zhuang Caier and Zhuang Shouren communicated after they returned home, anyway, when they went to work the next day, Zhuang Shouren came to find Jiang Yu to confirm the car order.
Later, Jiang Yu learned from other aunts that Zhuang Caier had a boyfriend who was a teacher at the town’s primary school.
The two had met their parents at the beginning of the year and were planning to get married after the busy farming season at the end of the year. The man prepared a radio and a sewing machine for the couple, and Uncle Zhuang wanted to buy a bicycle for his daughter as a dowry, so that it would also be convenient for her to return to her parents' home in the future.
But because I couldn't get a bicycle ticket, I have been delayed until now.
Jiang Yu wondered, "Is this bicycle ticket really so difficult to get?"
Xiong Lijin worked with her and heard her mumbling to herself, so he took the initiative to explain to her, "The total output of bicycles in our country is small, but the population is large, so the supply cannot meet the demand. Bicycle tickets are awarded to the employees with the best performance in the unit every year, and those who get the tickets and have the conditions have gone to pick up the goods, so there are very few that can be used for exchange. I think the overall situation of the construction team should be okay, and the team leader should have enough money on hand, but there are some things that cannot be bought even if you have money, and people like the team leader dare not go against the wind and exchange at places like the black market, so it's stuck."
Jiang Yu seemed to understand, but she didn't quite understand. Her knowledge of this era mainly came from the original owner, but she understood one thing, that is, bicycles are in short supply. "Now private transactions are not allowed. Will I be arrested if I sell this bicycle?" She dared to sell it to Xue Li because she knew she wouldn't say anything, and the villagers...
Xiong Lijin shook his head mysteriously, "Didn't you notice that apart from the captain, no one came to you to ask about the bicycle? There are many rich people in the village, and you hold scarce resources. If they need it, they will keep it a secret for you. Don't worry, as long as you don't advertise your business everywhere, you can still run your business safely in this village."
As for the fact that the villagers were rich, it was a conclusion he came to after observing for a period of time. Many of them had clothes without patches, and they looked in good spirits, looking more energetic than some workers in the city who had large families.
Jiang Yu said, "Oh, if that's the case, that would be great. No, she had promised the old man at the waste collection station yesterday... Forget it, let's just observe it for a while."
Jiang Yu, who had no plans to pick up any bargains in the short term, threw this question aside and concentrated on the farm work at hand.
In the middle of the month, another wave of corn will be planted.
Jiang Yu and Xiong Lijin were still assigned together, one to dig holes and the other to sow seeds.
It was raining that day, and halfway through planting, it suddenly got dark. The team leader held a loud speaker and shouted at the edge of the field, "It's going to rain! Go home and collect the clothes!"
The summer thunderstorm came suddenly. Within a few minutes, dark clouds gathered and a sultry and hot wind blew over us.
Everyone hurried home.
New educated youth like Jiang Yu mixed in the crowd and ran along with them.
Xue Li suddenly burst out laughing.
Chen Jinghan turned her head to look at her and asked with amusement, "What are you laughing at?"
"Don't you think that we are like a flock of sheep, with the captain following behind like a sheepdog, leading the large group into the sheepfold." Xue Li's mind automatically emerged with that scene, and the more he ran, the more he wanted to laugh.
When the people nearby heard her description, they couldn't help but imagine what she was thinking, and then it was as if something started to leak air in this circle, with several "puff, puff, puff" sounds.
Not long after we rushed back to the educated youth point, raindrops as big as beans began to fall, and a burst of heat suddenly surged up from the scorching ground, and the whole village seemed like a boiling steamer.
Jiang Yu was fanning himself with the palm-leaf fan that he had exchanged for the vegetable basket, while he and Xue Li stood under the eaves watching the rain.
Chen Jinghan and several other male educated youth sat opposite them with their own small stools, drinking water from their enamel jars.
Wu Aiqing suddenly said, "It's too dull today, let's cook some mung bean porridge to cool down."
"Okay, I'll get you some green beans." Chen Jinghan stood up quickly. They had previously worked together to exchange old beans from last year with the villagers, and they were all kept at his place. Because he had an extra-large ceramic jar that was specifically used to store grain.
Xue Li shook his hands and shouted, "I have rock sugar."
"I grow wolfberries and mint." Jiang Yu said that she dug the mint from the mountains and planted it. She would pick a few pieces and soak them in water to drink when she had nothing to do.
Fu Biao and Xiong Lijin held their teacups and sighed in unison, "It's over. We are just gigolos. We have nothing to show for it~"
Chen Jinghan came out with a bag of mung beans and said unhappily, "Then go to the village to exchange for tonight's food, go quickly!"
"Brother! You are really our brother! The thunderstorm just started and you asked us to go out to change the dishes? I think you want us to deliver the dishes!" Xiong Lijin looked up and glared at his good brother.
The thunder outside seemed to be coordinated. A flash of lightning fell from the sky, and it felt like it hit the nearby area.
Everyone has been hanging out with Xue Li for a long time, and they are all pretty good at making jokes.
The mung bean porridge on Wu Aiqing's stove was soon cooked. Xue Li returned to the room and took out two tomatoes to share with Jiang Yu. The two of them watched the antics of the other side as amusement and chuckled from time to time.
After the thunderstorm, it was a suddenly cool evening. The six of them had dinner together for the first time since their last barbecue on the mountain.
At Xue Li's request, except for Wu Aiqing who made mung bean soup, everyone else had to prepare a dish. When the dishes were served, she suddenly discovered that Fu Biao and she had both prepared scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Jiang Yu fried some beans with canned meat, Xiong Lijin made preserved eggs with tofu, and Chen Jinghan took out some Chinese sausages, cut two pieces and steamed them in a pot.
"Sure enough, scrambled eggs with tomatoes is the easiest and most delicious dish!" Xue Li and Fu Biao high-fived, "Great minds think alike, Brother Fu."
Fu Biao gave her a thumbs up and said, "Yes, there is a bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. I can finish two big bowls!"
"You have two pieces of moldy tofu, but you can still finish two big bowls!" Xiong Lijin began to sabotage.
Then the two brothers took out their chopsticks and started to practice with each other.
It was not until Wu Aiqing came out with a casserole that their boring little tricks were interrupted.
The mung bean porridge has cooled down and is cooked into a thick consistency. Rock sugar is added and mint leaves are added for garnish after serving.
Xue Li wanted to take out his phone to take a photo. Oh! I miss the days when I could use my phone freely.
The old educated youth in the front yard smelled the fragrance of the food, and saw from the alley that the new educated youth were gathering together for a meal. There were six people in total and five dishes were made. Suddenly, an emotion called jealousy erupted in their hearts.
Fang Qianqian looked at Ma Yanna who was lighting a fire behind the stove, and came over with her bowl of water, "Hey, they are all new educated youth, they are having a meal in the back again, why don't you join them?"
Ma Yanna was exhausted from the busy farm work. She was tanned and her skin became rough. In order to go to bed early these days, she didn't even wash her hair. Her hair was greasy and looked very dirty. When she heard Fang Qianqian's words, she spat softly, "People don't look down on people like me who were born in poverty. They are all capitalist. Ugh! They look down on people!"
"You haven't even gone to ask, so how do you know they don't want to take you with them?" Fang Qianqian pretended to instigate her.