attack stream of life

Before going to the countryside, Zhaoming was prepared for the possibility of dying of old age in the countryside.

The elder sister of the next-door family has been away for five or six years, and has grown flowers in the countryside. It looks like this in this life, and Zhao Ming doesn't have much expectation for his future.He packed his things—actually not too many, just the old textbooks and some clothes.

Nowadays, people don't pay much attention to study. In such an environment, he should have developed that habit.But strangely enough, Zhaoming attaches great importance to studying, and he doesn't have to bring anything else, except books, paper and pens.

Zhaoming's biological father lives in Beijing, a courtyard house that occupies half of a small alley.In fact, it is sharing a courtyard with another family.

Compared with a big family squeezed into one room, it is naturally considered affluent, but it is not comparable to Grandpa Zhaoming's house - he still doesn't understand how Bai Fumei's mother fell in love with his poor and white father back then?Is it true that love makes people blind?

Although it is at the feet of the emperor, it is not so noble because of it. The mundane should be mundane, and the mediocre should be mediocre.His own father was just an ordinary factory worker, but recently he was promoted to be the director of the factory and married a related step-wife, but he didn't get any benefit from it.

His step-wife and step-father-in-law's family actually didn't like him very much.It shows in the eyes and hospitality.Zhaoming watched 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 being honest and easy to handle.

What kind of creature is man?If you have the best in the world, if you don't cherish it, you will just look at the rags in other people's hands.Really do everything possible to get it, it seems that is the case, right?

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

The first time he knew that his stepmother was going to let him take the place of his stepmother and sister, Zhaoming knew that this was the way it was.Because his father is unreliable, he has no right to speak in this family, and he will not offend his step-wife for his son's interests.

Such an honest and cowardly egoist.

He didn't say anything, and in those days he exchanged as much money and tickets as he could, and sent things to his grandfather. After all this was done, finally, Zhaoming said resolutely that he had filled the quota for his family to go to the countryside.

He took the initiative because he wanted to sell it well, and secondly, he had inquired that this time the students in their group were going to the south, which was very close to the farm that grandpa sent down, and it was in the same place.He also wants to go and see them, he will not save what a man and a child should do.

Their names were reported, and they were assigned to different villages. Who knew such a coincidence, the village where Zhaoming was going to live was called 'Shangwan Village'.

There are quite a few villages with this name all over the country, and Zhao Ming really didn't think about the task of getting rich at first.In the end, by such a mistake, he arrived at one of the "Shangwan Villages".Maybe there is really some strange force in the dark that pushes people forward.

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

His stepmother is also relatively powerful, and his cousin is a small cadre of the Revolutionary Committee, and he can also rub the other party's power.Therefore, even if Zhao Ming's father wanted to resist, he would hesitate in a low voice.

Now that Zhaoming went voluntarily, his father thought about it, he had two sons, and he voluntarily voluntarily, it was like letting go of a stone in his heart.The stepmother was even more happy, she loosened her hand, and made him a brand new quilt for him to take away.

So in the end everyone is happy.

Zhaoming knew that it would be rare for him to come back once in several years after he left, so he brought all his things with him.

When he was in school, the academic system was changed to 'five, two, two', and the schoolwork was much simpler, so Zhaoming skipped the senior high school graduation exam early and got his academic certificate.Later, while working as a part-time job, he studied by himself according to old textbooks, just wanting to learn more.

This time he was afraid that he would forget it after a long time in the countryside, so he brought all the books, as well as pens and ink.

Zhaoming's clothes are not too much, there are two sets in 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 oil ointment and other daily medicines, because I heard that these things are not easy to buy in rural areas.

There is still some space left, so I put some anti-freezing oil on the face, which is made of a kind of animal oil in the north, which is very friendly to frostbite and scald.There is also a large bottle of Dieda wine, Northwest specialty cheese and milk shellfish.In fact, there are still many things I want to buy, such as milk powder, brown sugar, and canned meat, but there is no way to buy them.

These were all put in suitcases and sacks. Zhaoming still carried a lot of things on his body, such as aluminum lunch boxes, military water bottles, toiletries, an old mosquito net, two pairs of rubber-soled cloth shoes, a pair of rubber-soled shoes and a pair of sheepskin furs. One leather boots etc.

After coming here, he also replenished once in the county town, bought a vacuum flask and some food.Then I bought washbasins, footbaths, and wooden shelves at the carpenter's house in the village.

Because there are educated youths who go to the countryside every year, everyone has experience to know what the environment is like there.This year's educated youths were all mentally prepared, and he wasn't the only one who was so well-prepared. There was also an educated youth who almost moved all his belongings here, dragging half a carload of luggage by himself.

Even with such thorough preparations, each and every one of them understood that it was a hardship, but when they actually went to the countryside, the educated youths still complained endlessly.The city kids were completely horrified by the poverty and dilapidation 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 assigned the lightest work to them, a group of delicate and expensive educated youths.

After every day of labor, if there is no timely massage and kneading, the body will be sore the next day, as if being run over by a big truck over and over again.

The Diedajiu that Zhaoming took became a life-saving plaster, and he felt uncomfortable without rubbing it every day.Seeing that he has used it well, others will come to borrow it, even if it is just a little wiped, the more times he borrows it, the faster it will be used.

None of the companions had a thick skin, so they were all a little embarrassed about this, but Zhaoming didn't care.

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

This is true, at least the old educated youths are used to daily labor.

Zhaoming was so polite, and his companions were also polite, so they didn't hide anything that everyone could use.It is good to say that the seniors started it. The first batch of educated youths were mostly kind, and the second batch of educated youths were also quiet. Their new batch of educated youths also followed suit. After coming for so long, nothing else Said, at least not blushing.

Ready to open up a yard to grow vegetables, the educated youths went to the villagers to buy some seeds. Although the villagers looked down on these delicate and soft young people, they were still enthusiastic, and they all said no, and grabbed some Take the seeds, and don't take their money.

The educated youths are also polite, and if they have some snacks and snacks in their hands, they will give the village children a hand and return the favor.

It rained one day, and there was not much work in the village. The villagers were repairing farm tools at home, and the educated youths were digging the ground with bamboo hats.Zhaoming went to the county with a backpack on his back. He went secretly and did not report it. Over the years, he has not been strictly controlled. Although there are patrols on the road, he rarely arrests people for questioning, so he just went openly. .

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

In his back basket was the fruit he took out a few days ago, but this time he didn't take the fruit. He took two catties of fat meat and eight catties of glutinous rice.He can only take it once a day, up to ten catties, and there is no limit to the type.

After returning, he gave Comrade Xiaoyu two catties of fat.Comrade Xiao Yu took out a notebook to keep accounts, and directly converted them into money.Nowadays, meat tickets are still required to buy meat, and Zhaoming suffers a loss when converted into money, but he doesn't care.

Comrade Xiao Yu boiled a small pot of oil, and saved the excess oil residue, and put a little when frying vegetables in the future, and there will be meat.After a few years in the countryside, even the most relaxed comrades have learned to count and count. In the city, the lard dregs that are used as snacks have to be eaten several times.

Even so, it is considered extravagant by the villagers. Pure working women use gauze to dip a little oil on an iron pan, even if they are cooking, unlike educated youths, they use chopsticks to scratch a large piece.

Others knew that Zhaoming had come from the county and bought some fruits, so they exchanged their twists, honey, jerky and so on.Comrade Xiaoyu had a lot of good things in her hands. She took a jar of mushroom sauce covered with thick grease and exchanged two melons with Zhaoming. Others did not have such a luxury. At most, it was one, and if it was less, the two of them exchanged for one together. , and then eat separately.

After the busy farming season, the three new educated youths finally got used to the pace of work, and Zhaoming's Dieda wine was sealed in the bottom of the box.

The winter wheat in the village has been harvested a lot, because not much is planted, and not much is distributed to the villagers.This time the food distribution, the new educated youth came late and the distribution was small. Each person only had a few catties, and only a few taels of wheat.What do you do with such a little thing in your hand?

"Everyone takes out two taels of wheat. There is a stone mill in the village. How about we grind it out to make dumplings?" one person suggested.

"It's not a festival, what do you eat dumplings for? Why don't we make wheat cakes?" The round-faced educated youth said while gesticulating, "I think we have an earthen oven in our kitchen, and some days ago the village sent The dried plums from here are the best to make wheat cakes with dried plums.”

"It's 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 prunes and vegetable fillings faintly revealing. When bitten down, they are crispy, crispy, fragrant and salty. The fillings are also different. Stir-fry the good pork belly and dried plums together, add rock sugar, light soy sauce, shallots, new wheat noodles, sprinkle a layer of white sesame seeds, wrap the stuffing full of fat, bite down... tsk tsk tsk, mouth watering Fragrant, the more you chew, the better it tastes."

The round-faced educated youth showed endless longing and nostalgia, and silently swallowed mouthful after mouthful of saliva.

Everyone was so greedy by what he said, they couldn't help looking at Chef Yu Zhiqing.

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

"Otherwise, try making wheat cakes?" Everyone hesitated.

"The oatmeal cakes made from newly harvested wheat are so delicious."

The foodies in the educated youth suddenly become unsteady. Oh, it sounds really delicious. I feel that I will be at a disadvantage if I don’t taste it. No matter how good the dumplings are, I can eat them several times a year, but the wheat cakes are not necessarily the case. .

"Then let's make a statement?"

So another show of hands voted, except for the two abstentions who wavered between wheat cakes and dumplings, all others raised their hands, and Zhao Ming also raised his hands high.

Wheat cakes made from new wheat must be delicious, right?

Everyone thinks so.

Wheat flour is so good, there is a public stone mill in the village, and you can get it with a little effort.This is the work of male educated youths, and if they can't do it, they can borrow the donkeys from the village.But with such a little wheat, they are ashamed to say that they can't do it themselves. They don't just hold the hundred catties for reading. They are scholars if they hold books, and they are strong men if they carry guns.

It's just that there is no pork belly, so I have to go to the town to buy it, and I need a meat ticket.

Zhaoming issued two taels of meat tickets, and these tickets would expire anyway if they were not used.There were two more meat tickets, one of them gave out two taels of meat tickets, and the other gave out one tael of meat tickets, which was half a catty, enough for use and still left.It is also very fair and reasonable for other people to pay without a ticket.

Then some seasonings in the house were also insufficient, including oil, sauce, vinegar, and sugar.This person wants to buy some matches, that person wants to buy some hard candy, and some people want some old newspapers to learn about current affairs. They copied half a piece of paper for various needs, so let's buy them together when we go to the county this time.

"It hasn't rained in the past few days. Going to the county counts as absenteeism. You need to issue a letter of introduction, right?"

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

Before the educated youth came, the village would go to the county once a year to prepare new year's goods, because the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town were in short supply and could not meet the needs before the new year.But since the educated youths came, they have to go to the county every now and then. These young people have a lot of money and notes in their hands, and they are willing to spend them.

In fact, there are regulations at the top right now that educated youths are not allowed to leave the village casually, and the commune will be held responsible if something happens.So the team leader was actually very reluctant to give them a letter of introduction, that is, he was so tortured that he turned a blind eye.The letter of introduction was to be issued at the end, and there were also complaints.

No one wanted to go to the team leader. The team leader was a burly man in his forties who looked serious, but in fact he was eloquent when he was preaching, without stopping for half an hour.

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

Without him, it's because Zhaoming has a tender face, good looks, and looks very upright and innocent.

"You people are too capable of tossing around." Even though the captain said so, he still gave him a letter of introduction.

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

What's more, listening to Zhaoming talk about how delicious prunes, vegetables and wheat cakes are so delicious, the captain is a little bit greedy.

...does this sound delicious?

"What delicious food are those educated youths doing?"

When the villagers knew about it, the educated youths had collected meat tickets and money, and took the letter of introduction from the team to the county to buy half a catty of meat and half a catty of oil, heated up the stove, and prepared all the stuffing.

Sheets of flatbread pressed by a rolling pin were pasted on the furnace wall and baked over charcoal fire. They were cooked within a few minutes, exuding the unique dry aroma of wheat and the oily aroma of fried pork belly with dried plums and vegetables.

On a hot day, just standing would make you sweat, but the educated youths refused to leave the small kitchen like a stove. They stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks one by one to look at them, and then took out the new cakes one by one in order.The newly baked cakes were very hot, and those who took them kept jumping and changing them with both hands, but no one was willing to let them cool down for a while before eating.

The freshly made wheat cakes are thin and crisp, and they crumble when you bite into them, revealing a layer of black filling inside, which is minced pork belly and fried prunes. The salty prunes only have a simple wheat fragrance The pie crust is topped with a layer of crispy white sesame seeds. Although it is hot, every bite is enjoyable.

"Wheat cakes are the best when they are just out of the oven." The round-faced educated youth hugged his wheat cakes tightly, and he had already taken a bite of them.

The educated youth next to him saw him blowing his burnt tongue while switching back and forth, pointing at him and laughing, "It looks silly."

The round-faced educated youth was not annoyed, and smiled, "In my hometown, when the new wheat came up, my mother would make me dried prunes and vegetable wheat cakes. There are many children in the family, and the cakes are made small, and the fillings are not enough. Well done, but everyone is still snapping it up. As long as you see it, you know that new wheat is on the market. This is the taste of the season, right? Because only when new wheat is on the market will it be done solemnly, so it is especially cherished , I always feel that this is a very good thing, and I only eat it once a year."

"This is the taste of time. You eat Qingtuan during Qingming Festival, Zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival, and mooncakes during Mid-Autumn Festival. Although it will be fine if you don't eat it, it will be like missing important things in life. Time goes by, but grasping I can’t help it, it’s really a sad thing. If there is delicious food, the nodes of time that pass by one after another suddenly make people look forward to it, and I don’t feel sad at all. Delicious food has such a magical effect .”

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

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

"Winter solstice is to eat mutton soup, right? A bowl of hot and spicy mutton soup is poured down, sweating all over, that is called Bashi."

"In our place, Qiaoguo is eaten on Qixi Festival, and it is deep-fried."

The topic suddenly shifted from 'festival and food' to 'local characteristics'. This small trouble that only exists in a country with a vast area arouses everyone's interest, and they all speak for their hometown.On a hot day, with crunchy wheat cakes still in their mouths, a group of people have already started discussing whose local specialties and festival delicacies they will eat for the next festival.

The round-faced educated youth happily ate the delicacies of his hometown, feeling satisfied.

Sure enough, new wheat and prunes vegetable wheat cakes are the best match!