But finding such a large place, hiding it to dry it, and quietly sending it to Boss Zhao, can temporarily relieve his current embarrassment.
When he went back, Zhao Guoqing had been paying attention to the location of the wild Gastrodia elata on the mountain.
Gastrodia elata can't be harvested at this time, some flowers, arrows and leaves will come out. As long as he sees it, he will write down the location.
Then I dug up some Gastrodia elata, found a good location and planted them selectively.
Because once Gastrodia elata is found, it will live in nests and will reproduce by itself.
And what he has to do is to find those wild Gastrodia elata and find a place to breed in the wild, so that in late autumn, he can harvest large tracts of wild Gastrodia elata.
Zhao Guoqing is different from others. When others found bamboo fungus and Gastrodia elata, they probably picked all of them.
However, he chose to save the seeds so that they could grow sustainably.
Even if Zhao Guoqing speeded up, it was almost dark when he went down the mountain to meet his brother.
At the entrance of the cave, there were a few people looking around, but it was Zhao Youqing, Dongxue and Dongmei.
When they saw the eldest brother, they almost jumped up for joy.
"Brother, why did you go, we are so anxious, we are reluctant to eat steamed buns and fried dough sticks..."
Zhao Youqing quickly handed Zhao Guoqing something to eat.
Zhao Guoqing took a bite of the steamed bun, and was so hungry that he almost choked, but he saw that the eel and loach prepared by his brother were there, so he hurriedly greeted him, intending to get something to eat.
Zhao Youqing took out a broken iron pot from behind, with a hole missing, and this thing is a treasure, and he secretly took it out from home.
Without oil, Zhao Guoqing couldn't help it, so he directly used the fish oil in the belly of a fish to cook the pot.
Then fry the loach and eel until golden on both sides, and then start to boil it in water.
When Zhao Guoqing cooks fish, he actually pays attention to it, that is, if the water is not boiled after the underwater pot, he will not touch the eels, so that there will be no fishy smell.
Then simmer slowly over a low heat to make the soup thicker and thicker. When the pot is started, some salt is added, and a handful of wild onions, wild celery and Huoxiang leaves are sprinkled, which are found in these mountains.
A pot of milky white fish soup is ready!
Zhao Guoqing threw the deep-fried dough sticks in, and the fish soup was suddenly covered with oily flakes.
Simple but full of fragrance, Zhao Youqing couldn't help yelling, starving to death, really starving to death!
It's just that they haven't started eating yet, but they heard footsteps, and when they looked up, Xia Ruolan was holding a large bundle of wild onions, looking at them in surprise.
Zhao Guoqing again?
It seems that there are also his younger siblings, a group of people, surrounded by a large pot of fragrant fish soup, and a pile of white flour steamed buns beside it.
"Oh, Xia Zhiqing, come, let's eat some together, there are a lot of steamed buns..."
Zhao Guoqing didn't think much about it, he saw Xia Ruolan and yelled, "I ate so much white rice at someone's house yesterday, and I happened to meet her today, so I should invite her to drink fish soup!"
"No, Yuqing is at home, it's getting dark, I have to go back early, you guys eat, I'll just wash these shallots!"
Delicious fish soup!
However, Xia Ruolan looked at the yellow-faced and emaciated Zhao family brothers and sisters, and they couldn't help swallowing their saliva as they stared at the white-faced steamed buns.
Thinking about it, this meal of steamed buns must be a good thing for the brothers and sisters of the Zhao family.
So Xia Ruolan declined. After all, her family often sent him food stamps and money, and her life was much better than that of the Zhao family, so she couldn't take advantage of it.
Zhao Guoqing was taken aback by Xia Ruolan's refusal, which was unexpected.
But when they finished talking, they went to wash the wild onions.
Zhao Guoqing was a little embarrassed, but he quickly found an enamel cup, put a can of fish soup in the pot first, and then took two steamed buns.
I called my brothers and sisters to eat quickly.
He was exhausted from climbing the mountain today, he ate a few steamed buns in a row, caught a lot of eels to eat, and his stomach was only [-]% full after eating one.
There is no way, without oil and water, his appetite is surprisingly large.
Several younger siblings are similar to him.
But even so, they were extremely satisfied, each with a smiling face, chattering and asking the eldest brother, next time, when can we have a meal again?
These two days are so happy, I can secretly eat more every day.
"Three days later, we'll cook some meat for you here, Xia Zhiqing, when the time comes, you and Liu Zhiqing will come together..."
Zhao Guoqing thought about it, and it would take a day or two to dry the bamboo fungus.
Three days is enough for him to earn some money to buy some meat, and to reward his brothers and sisters for their lackluster stomachs.
When he said this, he forced Xia Ruolan to have two steamed buns and an enamel cup.
Xia Ruolan was a little surprised by this move, she thought about it while watching them making food here.
"Why don't you go to the place where Yuqing and I live in three days and bring your younger brothers and sisters with you. It's more convenient to cook there than here. You are so simple..."
Xia Ruolan wanted to say something, this place is like a beggar.
"Okay, then I'll bother you guys then, wait for me, for three days, I'll definitely let you all eat a meal of meat and white rice..."
Zhao Guoqing touched the head of his younger sister Zhao Dongxue.
These words made Xia Ruolan, who was holding fish soup in her hand, smile sweetly, but she didn't say much, turned around and left.
But as soon as she entered the room with fish soup and shallots, she heard Liu Yuqing get up from the bed with a grunt.
"Oh, what does it smell like? It smells so good..."
Liu Yuqing's gaze suddenly saw the foreign porcelain cup in Xia Ruolan's hand.
Chapter 15
"When I went to wash wild vegetables, I happened to meet brother Zhao Guoqing cooking fish soup, and gave me some, you should try it too..."
Xia Ruolan and Liu Yuqing have a good relationship.
The two educated youths were sent to the Chaoyang Brigade, where they lived together and ate in the same pot, just like sisters.
Xia Ruolan is not that kind of stingy person either, so the meeting directly handed her the foreign porcelain jar.
"It's so delicious. Zhao Guoqing made it again? You say he's a man, why does his food taste so delicious? Better than us?"
Holding the foreign porcelain jar, Liu Yuqing first poured half a bowl of fish soup for himself, and handed the rest to Xia Ruolan.
Take a sip of the fish soup and can't help but praise the fragrance of the fish soup.
It made Xia Ruolan laugh at her.
"We are stupid. Cooking also requires talent. By the way, she wants to marry a female college student in the city. You have to work hard to get into college..."
Xia Ruolan teased Liu Yuqing, Liu Yuqing insisted on scratching Xia Ruolan's creaking hole, the two laughed together.
However, this fish soup is really fresh!
"Stop making trouble, by the way, Zhao Guoqing said he would treat us to a meal of meat the day after tomorrow. I said let him cook here. I still have some food stamps. I will buy more rice when I come back. I haven't eaten meat for a long time..."
During the frolicking, Xia Ruolan talked about inviting Zhao Guoqing to cook here.
Liu Yuqing clapped her hands and praised Xia Ruolan again and again.
"Yes, yes, let him cook for us. I also have some food stamps over there, and I will bring some out when the time comes!"
Liu Yuqing was so happy that she almost clapped her hands. When she turned her head and saw Xia Ruolan looking at her with a smile, she blushed.
"Ahem, it's not what you think, I'm just greedy..."
"What do you think? I don't think about anything!"
Xia Ruolan suppressed her smile and teased Liu Yuqing, and the two girls got into a mess again, which caused several male educated youths next door couldn't help but stop their movements!
Look over there.
Soon, a male educated youth named Wang Weidong took some things secretly, and then went out quietly. Several other male educated youths had complex expressions.
It's not a day or two since Wang Weidong liked the female educated youth next door, but these two female educated youths have a very good relationship, they are almost inseparable when they eat and sleep, and they have been doing it until now.
Who hasn't figured out yet, who exactly does Wang Weidong like?
In fact, there are quite a few educated youths of both sexes in the Chaoyang Brigade, although some of them returned to the city after taking college entrance examinations.
But there are also nine people, five male educated youths live in one big courtyard, and the remaining four female educated youths are divided into two smaller courtyards.
It's right next door to the male educated youth, and they take care of things when they have something to do. Close the courtyard door and everyone can live their own lives.
Meals, until now I cook and eat by myself, and I opened a small vegetable garden in front of and behind the house, but it is all right.
Wang Weidong knocked on the door, Liu Yuqing and Xia Ruolan were stunned for a moment, it was dark outside, Xia Ruolan glanced at Liu Yuqing's feet, and said to go and see.
He opened the door and saw that it was Wang Weidong.
This Wang Weidong also looks 23 or [-] years old. He is the eldest brother of their educated youth team. He came earlier than them and took good care of them.
So Xia Ruolan was not surprised.
"Is Comrade Liu Yuqing's legs better?"
"Oh, it's Brother Wang, her feet are much better, go in and have a look!"
Xia Ruolan agreed, she didn't close the door, but just covered the courtyard door, and then deliberately walked slowly so that Wang Weidong could have a few words with Liu Yuqing.
She just stood by the door, but didn't go in.
Wang Weidong nodded gratefully at her, not to mention that although Xia Ruolan usually looks a bit casual in her attire, she is quite good at winking.
"Comrade Yuqing, your leg is injured. I have something here for you. You can taste it when you are resting..."
Wang Weidong took out a small bag of white rabbit toffee from his pocket, and there were dozens of them.
This toffee is a good thing, and it is not convenient to buy it in the city, let alone the Chaoyang Brigade.
Most people are reluctant to buy white rabbit toffee when they get married.
So take out this candy and give it to others, it is a very expensive gift.
Wang Weidong looked at Liu Yuqing with burning eyes, and shouted comrades in his mouth, Liu Yuqing looked a little uncomfortable with that look.
Although she was greedy, she declined!
"No, no, thank you. My legs are no longer in the way. I can go to the ground tomorrow. I can't accept this candy. You can keep it for yourself. Ruolan, give me a gift for Brother Wang..."
Liu Yuqing called Ruolan in his mouth, and looked like he was chasing someone away, which made Wang Weidong's face feel hot.
Seeing that Xia Ruolan entered the house, she didn't close the door to the courtyard. It's already dark. If someone yells, it won't look good.
So Wang Weidong left with a dry smile in the end, lying on the bed and sighing over and over again after returning.
Didn't sleep well all night.
After Zhao Guoqing went back there, he slept very soundly that night!
He took the bamboo fungus he picked up and put them on the roof of the side house to dry on a ladder, so that he didn't have to worry about losing them. They would be completely dried in one or two days in the sun, and they could be protected from eyes and ears.
Except for mother Liu Zhenfang who knew about this, no one else noticed.
Zhao Guoqing couldn't take it anymore after drinking corn mush for another day or two.
Fortunately, in the past two days, his animal trap would get one or two rabbits or pheasants from time to time, and he would send them to the countryside before dawn.
Then when I come back, I will buy a few deep-fried dough sticks, one or two for each brother, sister and mother.
As for the uncle and the others, Zhao Guoqing also noticed several times that they secretly ate eggs at home. No wonder, the mother raised a lot of chickens, and it was said that Mrs. Mei put them away.
But I didn't see how much she sold. It was probably eaten by her uncle and aunt secretly.
As for Mrs. Mei, she turned a blind eye and closed her eyes, and she didn't know that her heart was clear.
Zhao Guoqing didn't care so much. He saved 15 yuan from selling rabbits and pheasants in the past two days, so he told Lao Zhao in advance that he wanted to get some food and meat tickets from him.
It is agreed that when the bamboo fungus is delivered today, I will exchange some food stamps and meat stamps.
In the 80s, it was still a planned economy, but some affluent families would secretly sell their inexhaustible food and meat coupons for money.
Lao Zhao will make some.
After all, sometimes people like Zhao Guoqing and the others just want to eat meat, and that is not enough if they have money, they also need a ticket.
Even, you have to know people from the supply and marketing cooperative, otherwise, you won't be able to get some good fat.
After drying a large basket of bamboo fungus, there are not too many.
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