MTL - Attack Stream of Life-Chapter 39

Before going to the countryside, Zhaoming was ready to die in the countryside.

He packed his things—not too much, just the old textbooks and a few clothes.

Nowadays, they don't pay much attention to learning. In such an environment, he should have developed that habit. But it is very strange, Zhaoming attaches great importance to learning, and he can not bring anything else, but he must bring books and pen and paper.

Zhao Ming's biological father lives in Beijing, a small hutong that occupies half of the courtyard. In fact, it is sharing a courtyard with another household.

The poor and white father's? Could it really be that love makes you blind?

Although it is at the feet of the emperor, it is not much noble because of it. His biological father was an ordinary worker in the factory, but he was recently promoted to the director of the factory and married a related step-wife, so he didn't gain anything from it.

His post-wife and post-father-in-law's family actually didn't like him very much. This kind of thing can be seen from the eyes and the hospitality. Zhaoming looked at him coldly, his stepmother treated his father like a long-term worker in the family, but his mother once regarded this mediocre man as a king.

Mediocre?

Yes, it's too mediocre, the only advantage is probably honesty, easy to handle.

What is a human being? If you have the best in the world, if you don't cherish it, you will just look at the **** in other people's hands. Really do everything possible to get it, it seems to be the case, right?

They see people quite accurately, Zhao Ming's father is such a person, honest, cowardly, and easy to handle. So Zhaoming never thought of relying on this father.

When he first knew that his stepmother planned to let him take the place of his stepmother and sister, Zhao Ming knew that this was the case on the eighth floor. Because his father is unreliable, he has no right to speak in today's family, nor will he offend his step-wife for his son's interests.

This is such an honest and cowardly egoist.

He didn't say anything. In those days, he exchanged as much money and tickets as possible, and sent things to his grandfather. All this was done. In the end, Zhaoming said resolutely about his family. The quota for going to the countryside has been topped.

He took the initiative, firstly to sell well, secondly, he inquired, this time, the place where their students are going is the south, which is very close to the farm that grandfather sent down, right in a place. He also wanted to see them, and he wouldn't save what he should do for his children.

Names were reported, and they were assigned to different villages. Who knew it was such a coincidence that the village Zhaoming wanted to live in was called 'Shangwan Village'.

There are many villages with this name all over the country, Zhaoming really didn't think about the task of getting rich. In the end, by accident, he arrived at one of the 'Shangwan Villages'. Perhaps there is really some strange force in the dark that pushes people forward.

Go to the countryside, if you don’t want to go, you have to go.

His stepmother is also more powerful, and his cousin is a small cadre of the Revolutionary Committee, and he can also take advantage of the other party's rights. So even if Zhao Ming's father wanted to resist, he was hesitant in a low voice.

Now that Zhaoming is willing to go, his father thinks about it, he has two sons, and he is voluntary, and his heart is like putting down a stone. The stepmother was even more happy, she released her hand, and gave him a new set of quilts for him to take away.

So in the end everyone is happy.

Zhao Ming knew that he might not come back once in a few years, so he brought everything with him.

When he was in school, the school system was changed to 'five, two, two', and the coursework was much simpler, so Zhaoming passed the senior high school graduation exam very early to get the academic certificate. Later, while working as a temporary worker, he taught himself according to the old textbook, just wanting to learn more things.

This time, he was afraid that he would forget his days in the countryside, so he brought a full set of books, as well as pens and ink.

Zhaoming's clothes are not too many, there are two sets for the four seasons, plus the quilt, it is a big bag of luggage. He also prepared some daily medicines that are easy to carry and store, such as aspirin, erythromycin ointment, alcohol, horse ointment and other daily medicines, because I heard that these things are not easy to buy in rural areas.

There is also a large bottle of Buda wine, Northwest specialty cheese and scallops. In fact, there are still many things that I want to buy, such as milk powder, brown sugar, and canned meat, but there is no way to buy them.

Go to the ground with rubber shoes and a pair of sheepskin leather boots.

After coming here, he also replenished once in the county, bought a thermos bottle and some food. Then I bought a washbasin, a footbath, and a wooden shelf at the carpenter's house in the village.

Because there are educated youths going to the countryside every year, everyone has experience and knows what the environment is like there. All the educated youths this year were fully psychologically prepared, and he was not the only one who was so well prepared. There was another educated youth who was about to move all his belongings and dragged half a car of luggage by himself.

Even if they are so well prepared, everyone understands that this is suffering, but when they really go to the countryside, the educated youth still complain. The urban children were completely frightened by the poverty and devastation of the rural environment.

The same is true for Zhaoming. Although he has been here for more than half a month, he still cannot adapt to the heavy physical work in the local area. Even if the captain has already assigned the lightest work to them, these delicate and expensive educated youths.

The Bida wine brought by Zhaoming has become a life-saving plaster, and it is uncomfortable to rub it every day. When other people see that he is using it well, they will come to borrow it, even if it is wiped a little, the more times it is borrowed, the faster it is used.

There are no thick-skinned companions, so I'm a little embarrassed about it, but Zhaoming doesn't care.

"Use it, after a while you get used to it, you won't need it anymore."

This is true, at least the old educated and young people are all used to daily labor.

It can be said that the seniors started well. The first batch of educated youths were mostly friendly, and the second batch of educated youths were all quiet. Their new batch of educated youths also learned to come. After so long, nothing else Said, at least not blushing.

Preparing to open up a yard to grow vegetables, the educated youth went to the villagers to buy some seeds. Although the villagers did not look down on these delicate young people, they were still enthusiastic and enthusiastic. Saying no, grabbed a handful of seeds and didn't want their money.

The educated youth are also polite here. If you have some odd snacks in your hand, you can also give them a hand to the children in the village, and return your favor.

It rained one day, and there was little work in the village. The villagers were repairing farm tools at home, and the educated youth were turning the ground with their hats. Zhaoming went to the county with a backpack on his back. He went there secretly, without making a report, and he didn't manage it strictly over the years. Although there were patrols on the road, he rarely grabbed people for questioning, so he went generously. .

He bought some food at the supply and marketing cooperative, and then went to the pharmacy to buy medicine with Jiujiu.

The fruit he took out a few days ago was already in his back basket, but this time he didn't take the fruit. He took two catties of fat and eight catties of glutinous rice. He can only take it once a day, with a maximum of ten pounds, and there is no type restriction.

After returning, he gave two catties of fat to Comrade Xiaoyu. Comrade Xiaoyu took out a book to keep accounts and directly converted it into money. Now that you have to buy meat, you still have to pay for it. Zhaoming is at a loss when it is converted into money, but he doesn't care.

In the country for a few years, even the most relaxed comrades have learned to plan carefully.

Others knew that Zhaoming came from the county and bought some fruit, so they exchanged their own twist, honey, jerky and other things. Comrade Xiaoyu has a lot of good things in her hand. She took a can of mushroom sauce covered with thick grease and exchanged Zhaoming for two melons. Others don't have such luxury. At most one, if less, the two of them will exchange for one. , and then eat separately.

After the busy farming season, the three newly arrived educated youths finally got used to the rhythm of their work, and Zhaoming's Buda wine was stored and sealed in the bottom of the box.

The winter wheat in the village was harvested, because not much was planted, and not much was distributed to the villagers. This time, the newly-arrived educated youth were less likely to be distributed late, each person only had a few kilograms, and only a few taels of wheat. What do you do with such a thing in your hand?

"Everyone brought out two taels of wheat, there is a stone mill in the village, how about we grind out flour to make dumplings?" one person suggested.

"What are you doing with dumplings? Why don't we make wheat cakes?" The round-faced educated youth said while gesturing, "I think we have a soil oven in our kitchen. , and the dried plum vegetables that the village sent a few days ago, it is the best to make wheat cakes with dried plums and vegetables."

"Dry, where is it delicious?"

"It's not the same. The wheat cakes in our hometown are as thin as paper, with a thin layer of dried plum vegetable filling, which is crisp, crisp, fragrant and salty. The stuffing is also different, stir-fry the good pork belly and dried prunes together, add rock sugar, soy sauce, shallots, fresh wheat noodles, sprinkle a layer of white sesame seeds, wrap the stuffing full of grease, bite into it Go down... tsk tsk tsk, the mouth is full of fragrance, the more you chew, the better it tastes."

The round-faced educated youth showed infinite yearning and nostalgia, and silently swallowed one mouthful of saliva.

Everyone was greedy for what he said, and couldn't help but look at the chef Yu Zhiqing.

Although Yu Zhiqing is petite, she has the demeanor of a master. She nodded calmly, "I can do it."

"Otherwise, let's make wheat cakes and try it?" Everyone hesitated.

“Wheat cakes made from newly harvested wheat are so fragrant.”

The foodies in the educated youth suddenly became unsteady. Oh, it sounds really delicious. Second, the wheat cake may not be.

"Then let's make a statement?"

So they raised their hands again, except for the two abstentions who wavered between wheat cakes and dumplings, all others raised their hands, and Zhaoming also raised his hands high.

The wheat cakes made by Xinmai must be delicious, right?

Everyone thinks so.

The wheat flour is very good, there is a public stone mill in the village, you can get it with a little effort. This is the work of the educated youth. If you really can't do it, you can borrow the donkey from the village. However, they are embarrassed to say that they can't do it because they only have so much wheat. They don't take a look at the more than 100 kilograms. If you take a book, you are a scholar, and if you take a gun, you are a strong man.

There is no pork belly, you have to go to the town to buy it, and you have to have a meat ticket.

Zhaoming has issued two taels of meat tickets, anyway, these tickets will expire when they are not used. There are also two people who gave two taels of meat and one person who gave one tael of meat. It is also very fair and reasonable for others to pay if they have not paid the bills.

Then some seasonings in the house are also lacking, such as oil, sauce, vinegar, and sugar. This person wants to buy some matches, that person wants to buy some hard candy, and another person wants to order some old newspapers to learn about current affairs. I copied half a sheet of paper for various needs.

"There has been no rain these days, so going to the county is considered absenteeism. Do you need a letter of introduction?"

"Yeah, I have to trouble the captain again."

Before the educated youth came, the village would go to the county to prepare New Year's goods every year before the New Year, because the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town were not complete and in short supply, so they could not meet the needs before the New Year. But since the educated youths came, they have been going to the county town every three or five times. These young people have a lot of money and tickets in their hands, and they are willing to spend.

In fact, there is a rule at the moment that the educated youth are not allowed to leave the village casually, and the commune should be responsible if something goes wrong. Therefore, the captain is actually very reluctant to open a letter of introduction to them, that is, he is so worn out that he turns a blind eye. The letter of introduction is to be opened at the end, and there is no shortage of complaints.

No one wants to go to the captain. The captain is a big man in his forties. He looks very serious. In fact, he talks without stopping for half an hour.

It was still Zhaoming, who was sent as a representative to ask the captain for a letter of introduction and go to the county to replenish supplies.

Without him, just because Zhaoming's face is tender and good-looking, he looks very upright and innocent.

"You people are too much tossing." Although the captain said so, he still opened a letter of introduction.

The educated youth in the village are all good-natured, not as noisy as other villages, and the captain is also willing to give these children some preferential treatment. It is better to be willing to run back and forth for the stuttering than to be idle and have nothing to do with sports and intrigue.

What's more, the captain was a little greedy after hearing Zhaoming talk about how delicious the wheat cakes with dried plums and vegetables are.

…that sounds delicious?

"What are those educated youths doing?"

When the villagers found out, the educated youth had already collected meat tickets and money, took the letter of introduction given by the team to the county to buy half a catty of meat and half a catty of oil, heated the stove, and prepared All the stuffing.

The oily aroma of fried pork belly.

On a hot day, just standing will make you sweat, but the educated youth refuse to leave the small kitchen like a stove. One took a new cake. The new cake was very hot, and when I got the one that kept jumping in my hand, I used both hands to exchange it, but no one was willing to let it cool down for a while before eating it.

Dried plum vegetables are lined with a simple wheat-flavored cake crust, with a layer of crispy white sesame seeds on the outside. Although it is hot, every bite is a treat.

"The wheat cake is the best when it's just out of the oven." The round-faced educated youth hugged his wheat cake tightly, and he had already taken a bite on it.

The educated youth next to him saw him humming and humming back and forth while exhaling his scalded tongue, pointing at him and smiling, "Looks stupid."

The round-faced educated youth was not annoyed, but smiled, "In my hometown, when the new wheat comes up, my mother will make me prunes and wheat pancakes. There are many children in the family, and the pancakes are small. , the stuffing is not well adjusted by Yumeizi, but everyone is still rushing. As soon as you see it, you know that the new wheat is on the market. Is this the taste of the season? Because only when the new wheat is on the market will it be serious. I do it once, so I cherish it very much, I always think it’s a very good thing, and I only eat it once a year.”

"This is the taste of time. Eat Qingtuan during Qingming, eat zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival, and eat moon cakes during Mid-Autumn Festival. Although you don't eat it, you will have nothing, but it will feel like you have missed a major life. It's the same thing. Time goes by, but you can't catch it. It's really sad. If there is delicious food, the nodes of time that have passed one by one suddenly make people look forward to it, and they don't feel sad at all. Delicious That's the magic of food."

"That's right, as long as you think about two months from now, there will be Qixi Festival, moon cakes for Mid-Autumn Festival, chrysanthemum wine and chrysanthemum cakes for Double Ninth Festival, and dumplings for Winter Solstice..."

"Hey, wait, don't you eat dumplings on the winter solstice?"

"We eat Qiaoguo on Qixi Festival and fry it."

The topic suddenly shifted from 'festival and food' all the way to 'local characteristics', this kind of small trouble that only exists in a country with a vast territory has made everyone's interest aroused, and they are all for themselves 's hometown endorsement. On a hot day, with crunchy wheat cakes still in their mouths, a group of people have already begun to discuss who will eat their local specialties for the next festival.

The round-faced educated youth ate the delicious food of their hometown with satisfaction.

Sure enough, new wheat and prunes go together best!