Chapter 161

Yuan Gang asked, "How to get it to the county?"

Susie hesitated for a moment. Of course it is best to use a tractor, which is quick and labor-saving, but there are two problems here.

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

Besides, the tractors belonged to the production team. Although they were willing to pay for the gas, they were afraid of being seen by others.

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

"We got the charcoal off the mountain at night, and they didn't even know it."

Susie thought for a while, "Not at night, we dragged to the county seat at night, and we have to freeze in the car overnight, the weather is unbearable."

She lowered her voice, "How about, let's move the charcoal to the truck at four or five tomorrow morning, and drive to the county town, it's just dawn."

Everyone nodded.

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

After breakfast, several people went up the mountain again.

Tian Xiaohui fed the chickens, ran over to Susie 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 eat them too?"

Susie smiled and said, "Then what are you waiting for, dig it out quickly."

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

The three of them went to the warehouse to get the machetes, and then went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo shoots with their baskets on their backs.

Many women in the bamboo forest were also chopping bamboo shoots. Susie and the others walked for a long time, and when they reached the depths of the bamboo forest, there was no one there, so they put down their baskets and started working.

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

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

Susie had never done this kind of work before. At first she thought it was very simple. She pulled it out, thinking that she could pull out the bamboo shoots, but soon found that it was futile. 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 had little strength and it took her a while to get one out.

The three girls worked all morning, but they only dug up more than twenty bamboo shoots. At noon, the three of them went home to cook with baskets on their backs.

Qiao Mu and the others didn't come back at noon, so the three of them simply ate something and started to process the bamboo shoots.

Bamboo shoots are covered with thick shells, which have been peeled off layer after layer, and the bamboo shoot shells on the ground quickly piled up into mountains.

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 [-] bamboo shoots, it is a big pot.

The weather is not bad, it can be dried in the sun, and it can still be eaten after soaking in water.

Susie looked at the snow-white bamboo shoots in the pot, "Why don't we stew winter bamboo shoots with wild boar today?"

Tian Xiaohui said excitedly: "Yes, yes, it must be delicious. If you want to eat it, Sister Qian will eat it."

Su Xi pursed her lips and smiled, Tian Xiaohui tried her best to flatter her because of her stutter.

Susie took the key that Qiao Mu left with her when they left, opened the door of their house, 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 get some fat meat and deep-fry it in the pot, then put the wild pork and winter bamboo shoots and garlic cloves into the pot and stir-fry. Seeing that they are five or six mature, then put water in the pot to stew.

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

Zhao Tingting said: "It's not just the wild pork that we shared last time. We shared a lot, and we are not willing to eat it."

Niu Jianguo remembered what they said last time.

He couldn't help muttering, "You wild pork, I feel like I'll never finish eating it."

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

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

Everyone sat around together, and the wild pork was stewed on the kerosene stove, eating 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 thanked each other repeatedly.

Qiao Mu looked at Susie without blinking.

Susie looked at Qiao Mu's eyes, and guessed that he wanted to be alone with her again, "You're welcome, eat, I have something to go out." She glanced at Qiao Mu, and then went out.

Susie went back to the house, took a catty of dried cuttlefish, and a box of pastries left over from the last purchase, put them in the net 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.

Susie whispered to him: "Last time the militiamen came to check the contraband, thanks to Brother Chengcai who reported to us."

"I never thanked him for that."

Qiao Mu let out a "hmm" and walked forward with Susie.

Arriving outside the courtyard of Xu Chengcai's house, 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 family gathered around to enjoy the fire.

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

Susie could only laugh dryly and put the things down, "Since I came to the croissant production team, brother Chengcai has taken care of me a lot, just be careful."

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

The talented girl looked at the down jacket on Susie curiously, she didn't understand why it was bulging.

The talented little nephew drools at the pastry.

Chengcai's father and brother all looked at Su Qian with a silly smile.

Susie didn't feel well and left immediately. When Chengcai's sister-in-law came over to make tea, she drank a couple of sips and forced a few gossips along with her before leaving.

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

Xu Chengcai sent Su Qian out, and Su Qian said, "Brother Cheng Cai, there is no need to see him off, there are people waiting for me outside."

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

When he turned back home, he saw that his mother had opened the kraft paper package.

The whole family stared at the dried cuttlefish on the table, "What is this? For food? It smells strange."

Xu Chengcai didn't know him either, so he thought for a while, "It should be food, mom, you can ask Zhiqiang tomorrow and you'll know."

Cheng Cai's mother nodded and wrapped the dried cuttlefish, "Ask her, you must be right, she used to do business with her father outside, and she has never seen any good things."

With a runny nose, Chengcai's nephew reached out to touch the pastry on the table, and Chengcai's sister-in-law slapped his hand hard, "Don't touch it dirty, it will be Chinese New Year soon, and I have to save this for relatives who are away."

Chengcai's mother wrapped the dried cuttlefish, and suddenly smiled mysteriously at Chengcai, "Tell me, why is this educated youth Su being so kind to you and sending so many things over here, why is she..."

(End of this chapter)

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