Ignorance

Yuan Gang asked, "How can I get him to the county?"

Susie hesitated. It was of course best to use a tractor to pull it. It was faster and less labor-intensive, but there were two problems here.

Once they pull the charcoal out, it is impossible for Chen Changqing and the others not to see it.

Besides, the tractor belongs to the production team. Although they are willing to pay for the oil, they are afraid of being seen and it will be negatively affected.

Zhu Zhicheng also thought about it, and he whispered: "Why don't you take me out at night?"

"We brought the charcoal down from the mountain, and we did it at night, and they didn't even know."

Susie thought for a while and said, "Not at night. We'll drag it to the county town at night, and we'll have to freeze in the car all night. We can't stand this weather."

She lowered her voice and said, "How about we move the charcoal to the truck at four or five tomorrow morning and drive to the county seat, just in time for dawn."

Everyone nodded.

Zhu Zhicheng said: "Then let's go work for another day today."

After breakfast, a few people went up the mountain again.

Tian Xiaohui fed the chickens and ran over to Su Qian and said: "Sister Qian, there are a lot of winter bamboo shoots growing in the bamboo mountain over there. I think they are all digging them. Let's dig some and bring them back to eat?"

Susie smiled and said: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry and dig it out."

Zhao Tingting smiled: "As long as it's food, Xiaohui is very active."

The three men went to the warehouse to get machetes and went to the bamboo forest to chop bamboo shoots with their baskets on their backs.

There were many women in the bamboo forest who were also chopping bamboo shoots. Su Qian and the others walked for a long time. When they reached the depths of the bamboo forest, there was no one there, so they put down their backpacks and started to work.

There are more bamboo shoots deep in the bamboo forest, some are half as tall as a person, and some are as tall as a person. Needless to say, these are all inedible.

Only the one-foot-long bamboo shoots are the most tender and delicious.

Susie had never done this kind of work before. She thought it was easy at first, so she started pulling out the bamboo shoots, thinking she could pull them out. However, she soon discovered that her efforts were in vain. Her little strength could not shake the bamboo shoots at all.

To thicken the bamboo shoots, you can only chop hard along the roots of the bamboo shoots.

Susie didn't have much strength, so it took her a long time to get one out.

The three girls worked all morning and only dug a dozen bamboo shoots. At noon, the three of them went home with baskets on their backs to cook.

Qiao Mu and the others didn't come back at noon, so the three of them ate briefly and started processing bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots were covered with thick shells, and they were peeled off layer after layer. The bamboo shoot shells on the ground quickly piled up into a mountain.

After peeling off the shell, Zhao Tingting took the bamboo shoots and cut them into thin slices.

Seeing that she was tired of cutting, Susie took the kitchen knife and continued cutting.

After cutting more than twenty bamboo shoots, it will fill a large pot.

It's not bad in this weather, it can be dried in the sun, and you can still eat it by soaking it in water.

Susie looked at the snow-white bamboo shoots in the basin and said, "How about we stew winter bamboo shoots with wild boar meat and eat them today?"

Tian Xiaohui said excitedly: "Yes, yes, it must be delicious. When it comes to eating, Sister Qian can eat it."

Su Qian pursed her lips and smiled. In order to stutter, Tian Xiaohui also tried her best to flatter her.

Susie took the key that Qiao Mu had left with her when they left, opened the door to their room, and took out the bacon that she had been reluctant to eat.

Zhao Tingting quickly washed it with hot water, steamed it in a pot until soft, and then cut it into slices.

First, fry some fat meat in the pot until fragrant, then put the wild boar meat, winter bamboo shoots and garlic cloves into the pot and stir-fry until they are about five or six times ripe, then add water and stew in the pot.

In the evening Niu Jianguo came in to cook. He smelled the aroma and couldn't help but ask, "Are you eating meat again? Where did you get the meat?"

Zhao Tingting said: "It's not just the wild boar meat we shared last time. We shared more and we didn't want to eat it."

Niu Jianguo remembered the last time, they said the same thing last time.

He couldn't help but mutter, "I feel like I'll never finish eating your wild boar meat."

He sighed, swallowed his saliva, and silently went to the back to pick vegetables.

Qiao Mu and the others came back very late in the evening. In the kitchen, Chen Changqing and the others had already eaten and returned to the house.

Everyone sat together, simmering the wild boar meat on the kerosene stove, and ate it warm, not to mention how comfortable it was.

After dinner, Susie shared some candies and biscuits and took them to Qiao Mu's room.

Yuan Gang and Zhu Zhicheng both thanked him profusely.

Qiao Mu looked at Susie without blinking.

Susie looked at Qiao Mu and guessed that he wanted to be alone with her again. "You're welcome. You guys can eat. I have something else to do." She glanced at Qiao Mu and went out.

Susie went back to the house, took a pound of dried cuttlefish, and a box of leftover cakes she bought last time, put them into a mesh bag, and carried them out the door.

When I went out, I saw Qiao Mu standing in the yard.

He walked over quietly and took the flashlight and net bag from Susie's hand.

Su Qian whispered to him: "Last time the militia came to check for contraband, thanks to Brother Chengcai for reporting us."

"I have never thanked him for this."

Qiao Mu said "hmm" and walked forward with Su Qian.

Arriving outside Xu Chengcai's yard, Qiao Mu handed the net bag to Su Qian, "I'll wait for you outside."

Susie took the net bag, smiled at him, and walked towards the courtyard gate.

A fire was lit in the main room, and Xu Chengcai's whole family gathered around to warm themselves up.

Su Qian stood in the main room. Xu Chengcai's parents, his brother's sister-in-law, his sister, and his little nephew all looked at Su Qian curiously.

Susie could only laugh dryly and put down her things, "Since we came to the Yangjiao production team, Brother Chengcai has taken good care of me, with a little care."

Chengcai's mother quickly pulled Susie to sit down and asked Chengcai's sister-in-law to make tea.

The grown-up girl looked at Susie's down jacket curiously. She didn't understand why it was bulging.

The talented little nephew drooled over the pastry.

Chengcai's father and brother both looked at Su Qian and smiled naively.

Su Qian left immediately. When her sister-in-law made tea, she took a few sips and chatted with her for a while before leaving.

Chengcai's mother hurriedly said: "Chengcai, please send Su Zhiqing back."

Xu Chengcai sent Su Qian out. Su Qian said: "Brother Chengcai, there's no need to send him off. There's someone waiting for me outside."

Xu Chengcai saw the light of a flashlight not far away and nodded, "Then I won't send it away. Be careful on the road."

He walked home and saw that his mother had opened the brown paper bag.

The whole family stared at the dried cuttlefish on the table, "What is this? Is it edible? It smells weird."

Xu Chengcai didn't recognize it either. He thought for a while and said, "It should be food. Mom, you can ask Zhiqiang's mother tomorrow to find out."

Chengcai's mother nodded while wrapping up the dried cuttlefish, "It's right to ask her. She used to follow her father in business outside and has never seen any good things."

Chengcai's nephew reached out to touch the cakes on the table with a runny nose. Chengcai's sister-in-law slapped his hand hard and said, "Don't touch it dirty. The Chinese New Year will be here soon. I have to keep this for visiting relatives."

Chengcai's mother wrapped the dried cuttlefish and suddenly gave Chengcai a mysterious smile, "Tell me, why is Su Zhiqing so kind to you and sending so many things? Could she..."
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