Chapter 147 Children's Village
Bang, a piece of wood was thrown into the furnace, and there was a crackling sound inside. He Chi and the other five changed into casual clothes and sat around with several teenage children. In front of the fireplace in the house.
"Alexander blames you. Didn't you say that Germans are coming?" The boy who held the shotgun before hit his companion on the head with his hand.
"Is that the case? They were wearing German military uniforms and driving luxury cars. I saw it with my own eyes. Who knew they were our own people?" A younger child covered his head and argued. .
There are only a group of children in this collective estate. The eldest is a 16-year-old boy named Yurikin, who plays the role of a patriarch.
"A plane fell from the sky that day. The pilot was seriously injured and died soon after. We buried them behind the warehouse." Yurikin held a potato in his hand in front of the fire. said.
"Where are the adults here?" He Chi looked to the other side. A group of children around ten years old were surrounding a pot of boiled potatoes. Many children were staring at the contents of the pot with their fingers in their mouths.
"No more. The men have all gone to fight. It turns out that the aunts took everyone to work. Half a month ago, the army came and said that they wanted to requisition mules to transport food. The aunts were reluctant to let the mule carts go with them. , before leaving, she told me to watch out for the younger children. Oh, and take care of the crops."
"Transporting food? Where are your aunt and others?"
"It seems to be quite far away, what is it called? By the way, my name is Belyakin." The boy patted his head and finally remembered.
He Chi and Yulia on the side looked at each other, feeling a little sad. Belyakin should be in the hands of the Germans now.
Their aunt probably won't come back. This collective farm is now a "children's village" through and through. It's hard to imagine how they persisted for more than a month.
“What are you eating during this time?”
“Potatoes.”
“What else?”
"No, potatoes are not enough?" The boy looked at these outsiders strangely.
Having only eaten potatoes for more than two weeks, He Chi looked at the children in front of him in surprise. No wonder many of them appeared to be severely malnourished.
At this time, the children on the side suddenly became confused. Several children began to push each other and fight for the potatoes in their hands. One of the girls was obviously much weaker, and most of the potatoes in her hands were taken away.
She sat on the ground and cried loudly, but she couldn't help but put the half piece of potato into her mouth.
She was crying while delivering because she was hungry.
"Separate! I'll let you separate!" The boy rushed over angrily and pulled out the child who was snatching things.
“Didn’t we agree that each person has a potato? Why are you grabbing other people’s food?!” The leading boy asked loudly, and then the children who were grabbing things also started to cry, and then the whole room was filled with the sounds of children crying. .
They are all hungry too.
"Why don't you eat corn?" He Chi was very surprised when he looked at the crying child.
"The corn was not ripe when Auntie left, so she asked us to take good care of the crops...and Captain Seryosha said that these corns are military rations..." A child stood up and said loudly.
Everyone was silent now. Yulia and Lia ran over and took out the dry food left in the car and distributed it to several children.
Tanya, who usually likes to hide food, stood there and thought for a while, took out an apple from her pocket and stuffed it into the hands of the crying girl sitting on the ground.
The girl's eyes were wide open, as if she couldn't believe it. Finally, she confirmed that such a big apple was for her alone. Her face showed a mixture of joy, shock and disbelief.
This expression should not appear on a child's face.
Tanya probably thought that the other party was not satisfied, so she put the grass rabbit she had hidden into the little girl's hand, thought for a moment and added, "I'll let you play with it for a while, and you'll give it back to me later." With the comfort of several women, the children stopped crying.
"Beklev, I remember you have the rank of major, right?" He Chi suddenly asked the Soviet intelligence agent next to him.
"Well, technically speaking, it is, but I haven't worn the military uniform of the motherland for a long time." Beklev thought for a while and answered.
He Chi pulled him in front of the boy, "This is Major Beklev. He has a higher official position than Captain Seryosha as you mentioned. Everyone must obey him. Now he orders you to go pick." Eat the corn nearby.”
The boy turned to look at Beklev. The Soviet intelligence agent looked around with some embarrassment and found that his subordinate Yulia was staring at him from a distance, so he had to say, "Yes, I agree, you can pick the corn here."
Wow! ! ! ! Ula! ! ! !
A huge cheer burst out from the children.
The next time may be the happiest time for these children who have left their adults in more than half a month.
One by one, the round and round corns were broken off and put into the big pot that had been boiled with water for a long time. The children were waiting on both sides of the pot. They took them out and held them in their arms before the corns were fully cooked. Take a big bite.
Hu~hu~hu~
The whole room was filled with the sound of children exhaling.
He Chi looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly felt a little emotional. In China, some children of this age are tired of eating cream products, but the child in front of him would be happy if he nibbled on a stick of corn.
After thinking for a while, He Chi confessed to Lia, "I remember there is a jar of butter in the car, go and get it."
Then he said to Tanya, "Your sugar jar. Can you lend it to me? "
Tanya covered her waist cautiously. It was her most precious candy jar, which she usually kept next to when she slept.
Finally, with He Chi's repeated assurances, he got a small spoonful of sugar from Tanya.
First peel off the corn kernels, and then bake them on a board to remove excess moisture from the new corn and make the outer shell of the corn kernels drier.
Take out the pot and pour in the butter. After the fat melts, He Chi pours the spoonful of sugar evenly and stirs it evenly.
He Chi then poured the roasted corn kernels into the pot.
There was a crackling sound, and the pot immediately became lively. The milky-white popcorn filled the pot soon. Although one-third of it did not pop, it was enough.
"Try some butter popcorn." He Chi waved to the children.
The children gathered in a circle and looked at the contents of the pot curiously. A smell of butter wafted out, and the little girl boldly stretched out her hand and clicked.
“It’s so hot!” The heated fingers retracted and the girl put the popcorn crumbs into her mouth.
Then her pupils began to enlarge, and after being stunned for a few seconds, she quickly stretched out her little hand and grabbed a large handful, and stuffed it into her mouth without caring about burning it.
Seeing the situation, other children also started to grab popcorn, and then they all had incredible expressions on their faces.
Not only them, but several girls had expressions of surprise on their faces after taking a small bite.
Tanya secretly pulled He Chi's clothes and complained to him with a pouted mouth
"Why didn't you cook it for me before?"
(End of this chapter )