As the sun sets, the earth is bathed in the colorful clouds of the afterglow. In Lin'an, villagers in twos and threes, carrying burdens, are walking listlessly on the dirt road in the countryside. The evening breeze slowly brought with it the fragrance of vegetation, and the green ears of wheat hung on the branches by the roadside, looking light and airy.
Xu San stopped the car, walked to the edge of the wheat field and weighed the ears of wheat with his hands. They were very light, not too full, and incomparable to the wheat that could easily yield thousands of kilograms per hectare in later generations.
Farming is not easy these days, so to achieve such results is considered very good.
There was a shadow moving in the field.
He is a shepherd boy, but he has no cattle.
The looming little head seemed to be avoiding Xu San and his group.
Xu San waved to the shepherd boy to come over.
The shepherd boy hesitated for a long time, and finally walked timidly to Xu San and whispered: "Hello, Master Jun!"
In order to comfort him, Xu San took out two pieces of candy, put them in the hands of the shepherd boy, and asked, "Is this your wheat?"
The shepherd boy took the candy and swallowed, "This is the wheat from Mr. Luo's wife's family."
Xu San nodded. It didn't matter whose wheat it was. What he cared about was the harvest. "Can you tell the harvest this year?"
The shepherd boy looked at the green wheat field and counted on his fingers for a while, "The rain has been good this year, and this land is also good farmland. If the harvest is good, one acre of land can produce three hundred kilograms of grain."
"Only three hundred pounds?" Xu San muttered.
When the shepherd boy heard what Xu San said, his face felt a little bad, and he quickly said, "I'm not lazy. I guarantee that no wild beasts will destroy the banker, and no one will steal it."
Xu San pinched the green wheat ears and fell into memories. After a while, he smiled and asked the shepherd boy, "Have you ever eaten roasted green wheat?"
The shepherd boy was less than ten years old and had been working for the landlord for as long as he could remember. Although he did not have enough to eat, he was not hungry.
In his limited knowledge, wheat must wait until it is golden before grain can be harvested. Eating unripe green wheat is a waste of grain and will be punished by God.
The shepherd boy stared at Xu San and did not dare to answer.
Xu San touched his head and asked, "Is Mr. Luo's home far from here?"
The shepherd boy pointed to the north, "It takes about two hours to walk in that direction."
"It's a bit far. I want to buy some wheat from you. Can you do it?"
The shepherd boy shook his head and did not answer.
Seeing the shepherd boy's embarrassed look, Xu San said, "Forget it, go back today and tell your family members to prepare 20 kilograms of green wheat for me, and I will find someone to pick it up tomorrow."
The shepherd boy nodded and agreed.
Xiaohong, who got back on the motorcycle and sat in the bucket, asked, "Brother-in-law, why are you buying green wheat?"
"Eat!" Xu San replied calmly.
"Can we eat green wheat? I heard that if you eat unripe wheat, you will be poisoned."
"Who did you listen to?" Xu San asked.
Xiaohong looked up at the sky and blinked her big, smart eyes a few times, "I've had this kind of memory in my mind since I can remember."
"Green wheat is not only edible, but can be cooked in a variety of ways. In addition to being eaten directly over fire, it can also be steamed, stir-fried, etc. In Henan, there is a traditional snack called Huzhuan, which is made from green wheat. It’s done.”
"What is Zhu Zhuan?" Xiao Hong asked curiously.
Xu San recalled for a while and organized his words, "After washing the green wheat grains, put them into the pot, stir-fry over high heat to stir out the moisture in the wheat, then quickly dry the fried wheat, and coat the wheat Clean the wheat husks, put them on the millstone, and grind them into thin strips. The ground strips can be eaten directly, or you can eat scrambled eggs, or you can cut some shredded cucumbers and add minced garlic, Chili oil, sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce and other condiments are mixed together, and it tastes particularly delicious!”
Xu San said quietly, and Xiaohong's saliva flowed out unsatisfactorily.
She wiped her saliva and asked, "Brother-in-law, can you do it?"
"No! But I can buy it tomorrow so my sister-in-law can try to cook it." Xu San said confidently. These days, it is normal for men not to know how to cook.
The three of them walked slowly towards Ping An. Sister Hua looked at the green wheat fields on the roadside and seemed not as relaxed as Xiaohong and Xu San.
As she looked at it, she suddenly said faintly: "The wheat surge this year is really good, but it's a pity that in a few days, these wheat will be cheap for the devils."
Xu San also sighed, "It will depend on the harvest then. I hope the fellow villagers can grab more wheat before the Japanese attack. And even so, they have to find a way to transport the wheat out or hide it. .”
"Brother-in-law, you are so powerful, can't you think of a way to prevent the Japs from grabbing anything?" Xiaohong looked at Xu San and asked expectantly.
Before Xu San could answer, Sister Hua spoke first, "Let's do more research when we get back. As long as we can know the date of the Japs' action in advance, we can send the information out, so that we can reduce the losses of the fellow villagers." Sister Hua said.
Xiaohong nodded and clenched her fists, as if she was planning to go back and have a big fight.
Xu San looked at Sister Hua and then at Xiao Hong, "Leave the information about the Japanese raids to me. You should continue to do the same as before and do more research on abnormal things. Also, cooperate with Boss Qian to transport supplies. Recently, If there is a big move, the consumption of medicines may intensify.”
"Okay!" Sister Hua nodded gently and did not argue with Xu San.
Whatever task Xu San assigned, she would do it with concentration, never asking why.
Since she followed Xu San, she almost didn't need to do spying on military intelligence.
What she and Xiaohong did most was to listen to the rumors and gossip about Ping An City, and send and receive telegrams.
Compared with before, their work now is almost less dangerous.
After Xiaohong heard that there was not much about herself, she felt that the emotions she had just brewed were extinguished by Xu San in an instant, so she lazily leaned her body against the back of the chair and said: "Brother-in-law, what are you doing to our sisters?" It’s so good, do you want the sisters to take it all?”
Xu San did not look back, and said with a regretful tone: "I really think that the blessing of all people is a man's dream, but unfortunately, discipline does not allow it."
"It's okay, brother-in-law. Don't you always say that there are policies above and countermeasures below? As long as we keep it secret, our superiors won't find out. Besides, you are the leader, be bold. Just accept us sisters together tonight." Xiaohong smiled and started to make jokes with Xu San.
"Oh, my Xiaohong is now a grown-up girl, and she starts to miss men!" Sister Hong also joined in the chat between the two.
Xiaohong nodded solemnly, then said to Sister Hua with saliva, "That's right, my brother-in-law's strips are so beautiful! If I hadn't wiped him, I wouldn't have known it. The tendon meat feels so solid."
(End of chapter)
