There weren't many things discussed at the meeting, and everyone had the same idea, so the cooking matter fell back to He Siwei and Lao Shen.
The task of finding ingredients for three meals for nearly twenty people every day is indeed arduous, but compared to opening up wasteland, He Siwei feels that this is less laborious.
After only three days of lifting the pickaxe, there were several cracks in the tiger's mouth. When the wind blew it, I came back at night and applied clam oil to it, but it didn't work. I watched the cracks on my hand get bigger and bigger.
You can still wrap your face with a gauze scarf to protect yourself from the strong wind, but wearing your own homemade gloves on your hands is of no use. There are holes in them before it gets dark, and your palms are full of blisters.
After the meeting in the evening, we returned to the shack where the female workers lived. There was only one quilt and everyone slept together. After spending half a year together, it was rare for everyone to be so close.
The sound of crickets came to his ears, and Tang Shuang asked He Siwei, "What are you going to eat tomorrow morning?"
Zhao Yongmei smiled, "He Siwei and the others will go find food tomorrow."
Tang Shuang couldn't help but feel disappointed and said, "I know, but I still can't help but ask."
The meals these days are all made by female workers, and they are all the same. They make cornstarch paste or steamed buns, which are so hard that they can knock a person's head off.
He didn't eat well and worked hard, so everyone looked disgusted.
He Siwei wrapped his cotton coat tightly, "If we can find wild vegetables tomorrow morning, let's make noodles."
Tang Shuang said, "I'm drooling now after hearing this."
There are many ways to eat wild vegetables. Noodle dishes are made by mixing wild vegetables and corn noodles, wrapping each leaf with corn noodles, then steaming them in a pot and eating them with condiments.
The next day, before dawn, He Siwei and Lao Shen got up. She took out a handful of noodles from her bag. When the cornstarch batter was boiling, she also put the noodles in. Although there was less noodles, it was better than cornstarch noodles. Gooey.
When everyone was eating, they were naturally happy when they saw the noodles, and they felt more and more that letting He Siwei cook was the best choice.
I washed my own used lunch box. This lunch box was picked up by Deng Shiqing after he led his people to put out the fire. After the fire was extinguished, everyone went up the mountain and picked it up from the shack burned by the male workers. Although the aluminum lunch box was burnt black, it was washed with dry wood. , can still be used.
Everyone went to work, and He Siwei and Lao Shen set out carrying bamboo baskets and shovels.
The spring wind is strong and it is cold when it blows, but wild vegetables and wild vegetables are different every day. Yesterday, they only took out two leaves, and the next day they can grow up to the size of a palm.
He Siwei and Lao Shen walked to a greener place. Along the way, they could see Popo Ding and shepherd's purse, as well as some Lao Niucuo, Shanmizi, four-leaf vegetables, big ear hair and willow sprouts. Among them, shepherd's purse and Po Po Ding were the most common. , and then there are willow buds.
He Siwei put down the bamboo basket and said, "Old Shen, you look around to see if there are any Chinese medicines. I'll just dig wild vegetables."
Along the way, there were wild vegetables nearby. He Siwei was not in a hurry. Even digging around here would be enough for the employees to eat for a few days. It was just not enough to eat noodles every day. He had to find something to satisfy his hunger. .
Shen Hongwen put his hands behind his back, "Girl, I'm going to go to the river at the foot of the mountain to see if there are any fish."
He Siwei told him to pay attention to safety, "After civilization, there will be many swamps, so please take your time on the road."
Shen Hongwen walked towards the mountain with a smile and said he got it.
After He Siwei dug up a bamboo basket full of wild vegetables, he stood up and straightened his back, looking at Lao Shen's figure at the foot of the mountain from a distance. She walked over carrying another empty bamboo basket.
He didn't have a watch and didn't know what time it was, but the sun had just risen, and He Siwei estimated that it couldn't be more than nine o'clock.
The wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain have been burnt by fire. It is supposed to be easy to walk, but it has been raining for the past few days, so it is very muddy. After walking a few steps, I have to stop and use branches to scrape the mud off my rubber shoes. Waiting for He Siwei to grow old. When Shen was next to him, his eyes lit up.
She strode over and said, "Old Shen, how many litters are there?"
Shen Hongwen was sitting by the river smoking a dry cigarette. He turned around when He Siwei asked him, "Three nests, but I left twenty eggs in each nest."
He Siwei put the bamboo basket on the ground and narrowed his eyes with a smile. "You should save some eggs. Otherwise, what if you eat them all? There will be less in the future."
Shen Hongwen looked at the little girl who was laughing and picking eggs from the bamboo basket, with a smile on his face. "I see there are a lot of wild ducks around here. I'll look for them tomorrow. It's the egg-laying season now. I guess they can still pick them up." few."
He Siwei said, "Tomorrow I will pick it up with you and dig some traps or make a cage or something to see if we can catch some hares. We all do physical work and eat wild vegetables every day. It doesn't matter if there is no oil or water in our stomachs." "
Shen Hongwen said yes.
If she were someone else, she might have asked the employees if she didn't hold grudges against her in the past.
Shen Hongwen didn't ask. He knew that this girl was soft-hearted and not a vengeful person. This was also the reason why he didn't reject the olive branch offered by this girl after being here for many years.
This girl is too stupid and lives too seriously, so it won't work if no one is watching her.
There were more than 200 wild duck eggs, and the bamboo basket was just flat. They had to cook at noon. The two returned to camp early. He Siwei boiled the duck eggs and made noodles. There was no dipping sauce, so he sprinkled them directly on the noodles. Salt.
Making these is simple, just boil eggs under a big pot and steam wild vegetables on top. There are wooden ladles in the stove pit. After everything is done, you can do your own thing without having to watch.
He Siwei washed her face and applied clam oil. Today she only dug wild vegetables. She wore gloves and didn't use any force. The cracked wound on her hand was much better.
Before anyone came back, He Siwei took out two eggs and ate them with Lao Shen one by one. Then he threw the egg skins into the stove pit and took care of them. He Siwei took out the malted milk and mixed it with Lao Shen in a lunch box. Shen took a spoonful of it.
Lao Shen took the lunch box and said, "Have you spent all the food that the Duan family brought you?"
He Siwei pulled the tree stump and sat down opposite him, smiling and saying, "In this situation, I really can't swallow it if I have to eat it myself."
She understood what Lao Shen was talking about. The employees had selfish motives and had not been very kind to her before, but she repaid them with kindness. It seemed silly to others. In fact, she was just following the trend of the situation. She was not Go out of your way to be nice to others, but at this stage, there are some things that prevent you from being selfish.
Just like when it comes to eating, no one has anything to eat, and it's impossible for her to eat alone. She has to live in this environment, and she won't have anyone say that she made a mistake. It's nothing more than condemning her in theory. During these days, she became a 'lonely person'.
Humans are social animals, so how can we ensure that we don’t need help from others?
In her previous life, she was too withdrawn and lived in her own world. She closed the door and no one stood up to remind her when she was deceived.
At noon, everyone came back to eat, and everyone shared a duck egg. I heard that I had picked up a lot, and I could eat one for every meal in the future, and I agreed with He Siwei from the bottom of my heart.
Everyone had an hour's break at noon and gathered together by the well to wash lunch boxes. Teng Fengqin saw He Siwei's hands and looked at her own hands. When it was time to leave for work, she found He Siwei.
"Siwei, when I told you about the blind date before, how did you think about it? Everyone can see that Director Jiang is a good person. Is it really a good choice?"
