The hat was too big, and Liu Qing didn't dare to pick it up. She turned pale with anger and said, "That's nonsense, it's unreasonable! I don't have time to talk nonsense to you!" After that, she ran home.
Liu Guihua asked several people who were close to Liu Qing: "Do you also think that burning paper is promoting feudal superstition?"
Several people said in unison: "We didn't say that."
Liu Guihua said in her heart that you don’t dare.
The above-the-line tricks are useful for the descendants of rich peasants, landlords, and capitalists. It is of no use to workers, farmers and military children who come from worker-peasant backgrounds. Ye Fan dared to burn paper at the intersection - he was not afraid of being made trouble, not because of Geng Zhiye, nor because of the Ye family, but because of his family background - Ye's father was a scholar, and Chen Kuanren was a worker. Both his biological father and his adoptive father's family could withstand it. Overt and covert inspections.
Ye Fan didn't say who to burn the paper for, she wanted to burn it to the Chen family's grandparents - Chen Kuanren's parents were oppressed workers in the old days, never mind that Liu Qing would be scolded wherever she went - making a fuss out of a molehill!
However, in Liu Guihua's opinion, it is better not to burn paper as much as possible.
Liu Guihua glared at the people who spread rumors and went to find Ye Fan.
There was still a stack of paper money beside Ye Fan, so Liu Guihua said: "Don't burn these after you burn them."
"Who said what?" Ye Fan asked.
Liu Guihua was so shocked that she was too smart and alert. But if Ye Fan burned paper at the intersection, it must be because he had to. Could it be that she dreamed about her ancestors?
Liu Guihua dreamed twice that her house leaked. Liu Guihua woke up and looked at the roof, wondering where it was leaking because it wasn't raining. She told her mother-in-law, who took her to the cemetery, where a piece of Captain Niu's grandmother's grave collapsed. The reason why the dream was entrusted to her was because the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were at odds when the old lady was alive. Another time, two years ago, she dreamed that her dead father-in-law asked her to join the army. When Liu Guihua woke up, she muttered that if there was an area for family members, she could follow the army, but if there was no room for family members, how could she follow them? About four or five days later, Liu Guihua received a telegram from Captain Niu, asking her to pack her luggage and transfer her child to another school.
Speaking of such things is more like promoting feudal superstition than burning paper. Liu Guihua was worried that people with good ears would hear her making a fuss, so she didn't ask her why: "Liu Qing said you promoted feudal superstition."
Ye Fan chuckled: "That's all she has."
Liu Guihua nodded: "Fortunately, she didn't go to school. She had to look it up in a dictionary when writing letters home. She was born in a rural area. If she were to be in the city, she might not know how many people would be persecuted in public revenge."
Ye Fan: "Don't pay attention. The more you care about someone like her, the more angry you become. I know but I don't do anything. She has to guard against me when cooking and sleeping. It's more torturous than slapping her twice."
Liu Guihua has a straightforward temper: "You still have a good temper. I wouldn't be able to bear it."
Ye Fan shook his head: "She didn't reach me. She slapped her mouth crooked before I reached her."
Liu Guihua thought to herself that she would not dare to talk nonsense in front of you. Thinking of this, Liu Guihua couldn't help but pat her leg: "I shouldn't have told you. Isn't this going to cause trouble for you?"
Ye Fan smiled nonchalantly, burned the last wad of paper money and stood up: "Let's go."
Liu Guihua suddenly remembered today's weekend: "You are here, where are the Dabao and the second treasure?"
Ye Fan looked north: "I went to play with the children of the Shanxi brigade members. Originally, I wanted to follow them and burn again at night. The brigade leader's wife said that she was cleaning up the ground on the roadside, and she watched the children not to go up the mountain."
Liu Guihua: "The two from my family must be here too. I don't do my homework on weekdays, and I don't go home on Sundays. What do you think I can learn?"
Ye Fan thought, it doesn't matter how much she dislikes her own child, but she will definitely not be happy if others dislike her: "It's the same. Dabao seems obedient, and that's what he looks like. When he and Erbao go out, either I will follow or Geng Zhiye will follow, because they like to work in tandem. .”
Liu Guihua shook her head: "Your Dabao is not naughty, but he is courageous. He is seven years old this year, right?"
Ye Fan: "Seven years old by the end of the year."
Liu Guihua calculated: "He is six and a half years old, and he dares to climb a tree. I met him once a few days ago. He put his schoolbag on Erbao and wanted to go up the tree to pick peach blossoms. I scolded him and told him to go home quickly. He He stared at me with his eyes wide open and waited for me to leave. I was probably afraid that you would scold him if I went back too late, so I pulled Erbao away with me mumbling something. "
Ye Fan: "No wonder you won't let me pick you up."
Liu Guihua: "You have to pick her up and drop her off. The second baby didn't say a word at the time. He seemed very well-behaved, but he was actually quite courageous. If it had been any other child, I would have cried a few words of fear."
Ye Fan: "Courageous. Maybe because my mother and mother-in-law often take her and Dabao out to play, and they are not timid at all." Looking at his watch, it's eleven o'clock. Ye Fan plans to go into the village to find Dabao and his second treasure. , and asked Liu Guihua if she was going.
Liu Guihua nodded and followed her to the Shanxi brigade.
Walking through the family area, Ye Fan saw children on the road and on the side of the road, but there were no Dabao and Erbao. Ye Fan walked up and asked, "Have you seen Geng Dabao?"
The child sitting on the tree branch lowered his head and said: "Geng Dabao and Geng Erbao have gone home."
Ye Fan was surprised: "Go home?"
The child pointed to the path: "I just came home. Geng Erbao is hungry."
Liu Guihua asked the child on the tree if he had seen her two children. The child shook his head, and the child under the tree said he was playing with Brother Liao.
Just now, Ye Fan and Liu Guihua passed by the door of Liao's house. The door of Liao's house was closed, so they were definitely not at home. Liu Guihua was flustered: "You're not going to the beach, are you?" After saying that, she ran away, remembering that she came with Ye Fan: "Accountant Ye, I——"
Ye Fan interrupted: "Go quickly."
Liu Guihua ran to the beach again.
Ye Fan locked the door before she came. She was afraid that Dabao and Erbao would not find her and go to the beach. She did not dare to hesitate and ran to the door of the house. She heard Dabao say: "Sister, wait for me, I will close the door."< br>
Ye Fan crossed his arms and took a breath: "Close the door and go where?"
The two children turned around and exclaimed: "Mom!"
Ye Fan pushed the door open: "Go home."
Erbao chases his mother, and Dabao closes the courtyard door.
When Ye Fan got home, he poured water to soak in milk powder: "You two should drink some first."
Dabao was surprised: "How did mom know we were hungry?"
Ye Fan: "I went to the village to find you. Your good friend said that Erbao is hungry. Also, you are not allowed to go into alleys or take the main road in the future."
Dabao immediately understood that they had gone awry with their mother. "Mom, you can cook now."
Ye Fan asked: "Use duck eggs to fry razor clams? Heat a few steamed buns and then cook lotus seed soup?"
Dabao nodded: "Where's dad?"
Ye Fan: "Your dad went to help the uncles repair their houses."
Dabao immediately couldn't help asking: "Dad is so busy today? He went to the martyrs' graves and also repaired the house?"
Ye Fan was speechless, what should he say? Could it be that the house she was talking about was the tomb of the martyrs? Ye Fan avoided the house, "Dad has to train in the afternoon."
Dabao: "The leader also needs training?"
Ye Fan nodded: "Teacher, you can't sit in the office every day."
Dabao wrinkled his nose: "No wonder Dad sometimes smells bad and his clothes and shoes are muddy. Mom, you are the easiest in our family."
Ye Fan: "Dad works harder than me. You go to school every day and work harder than me. But, Geng Dabao, have you forgotten that your mother still has to wash clothes and cook for you and your sister?"
Geng Dabao forgot.
Ye Fan grabbed his ear and said, "You are a heartless boy. Apologize to me."
Dabao immediately said sorry and asked his sister to say the same. Erbao shook his head: "I didn't say it's easy for mom. Mom is the hardest! She also makes milk powder for Erbao."
Dabao: "Flattery!"
Erbao put down the cup: "Mom, you cook, and I'll light the fire."
Dabao got up and ran to the kitchen, grabbed the bench to light the fire, and shook his head proudly at Erbao. Erbao was so angry that he ran over to him and pushed him: "Get up, my bench!"
Ye Fan: "Has your name been written on the bench? Geng Erbao, there is a small bench in the living room. If you want to sit on it, move it by yourself."
Just move! Erbao angrily moved a bench to the living room and squeezed in beside his brother. Ye Fan had a headache and carried her to the outside: "Sit here. You don't know how to light a fire. My brother will light you up and put out firewood. Don't put out so many firewood at a time."
Dabao nodded: "If you put out too much cigarette and it can't come out, it will be like a fire. Mom, right?"
Ye Fan raised his palm.
Dabao hurriedly covered his head: "You're kidding."
Ye Fan glared at him and turned on the stove to cook porridge. After the lotus seeds were boiled, Ye Fan put the seeds on the grate and heated the steamed buns. He closed the stove halfway and simmered over low heat. Then he asked Dabao to light the fire. She poured a ladle of water into the pot and added a few slices of ginger. After the water boiled, Ye Fan poured the cleaned razor clams into it. The razor clam opened its mouth, and Ye Fan took out the meat and mixed it with the duck egg liquid.
Dabao looked at the duck egg shell and asked: "Mom, how many duck eggs are there?"
Ye Fan: "There are many more."
Dabao was surprised: "Why are there eggs every day?"
Ye Fan: "In the past, selling eggs and duck eggs on the shore was not enough to pay for the fuel, and people who had to farm and fish didn't like to raise them. Now the food factory purchases and sends them out, thousands at a time, as well as preserved eggs and salted duck eggs. , the money earned is enough to pay for the gas back and forth, and sometimes there is still some profit, so everyone likes to raise chickens and ducks. If there are more chickens and ducks, there will naturally be more eggs. There is no limit on how many you and Erbao can eat this year. Eat as much as you want.”
Dabao couldn't help but say: "No wonder there are eggs every morning. Mom, does dad have any?"
Ye Fan: "Probably. One in a day or two."
Dabao asked in surprise: "Only one in two days?"
Ye Fan: "It's not that your dad is stingy, but the military budget doesn't allow it. In addition to eggs, you also have to buy meat. People who eat fish and eggs every day are not energetic. You also have to buy rice, noodles and vegetables. You are indispensable. Otherwise, you won't be able to train every day."
Dabao probably understood: "Mom——"
Erbao couldn't help but say: "It smells so good."
Dabao sniffed and smelled the fragrance. When he got up, he saw the eggs in the pot were golden on both sides. He wanted to ask if they were cooked, and saw his mother holding a plate. Dabao immediately took his sister to pull the table and set up a bench, and then the brother and sister washed their hands with water. Ye Fan put the food on the table, picked up the towel hanging on the wall and wiped their hands: "Sit down. Mom serves soup."
Dabao picked up the wowotou and took a bite before adding vegetables.
Erbao's little hands were weak and half of it fell. She grabbed it and stuffed it into her mouth.
Ye Fan: "Are you so hungry?"
The brother and sister nodded vigorously and wolfed down half the plate of vegetables and half the steamed buns before slowing down. Ye Fan asked them to stop and drink some lotus seed soup before eating.
It happened that the brother and sister were tired of eating, so they picked up a spoon and scooped out some soup and a lotus seed. They took a small taste and were very surprised. They asked in unison: "Sweet?"
Ye Fan: "The lotus seeds were planted by the Lotus Brigade. You saw them last year."
Dabao asked: "Grandma and grandma have seen it too?"
Ye Fan nodded: "Does it taste good? If you like it, mom often makes it."
Dabao likes it very much: "It tastes better than jujubes. Soft and glutinous. Mom, do we still have lotus seeds at home?"
"Yes." Ye Fan bought dozens of kilograms last year and put them in wooden barrels. He would pull them out every few days to let them air out to avoid mold or insects.
Ye Fan didn't plan to buy so much at first.
Lotus seeds have lotus hearts, and Ye Fan was worried that the people in the capital would find it troublesome and not like to eat them. In mid-November of the lunar calendar last year, he asked Su Duofu and Su Yuncheng to send half of them over, and asked Su Yuanhang to go to Shencheng. The two supply and marketing cooperatives Chen Xiaohui contacted each wanted 100 kilograms of lotus seeds for trial sale.
The two hundred kilograms of money earned could barely cover the expenses for a round-trip business trip, and Su Yuanhang didn't want to make another trip. Ye Fan asked him to go there in the morning and go to the garment factory in the afternoon. When the garment factory saw that Su Yuanhang's duck and goose feathers were as clean as Chen Xiaohui said, they said it was too late this year and would give priority to Hengshan Island to buy duck and goose feathers next year, and signed a letter of intent.
There is a market for duck and goose feathers, but what should I do if there are nearly half of the lotus seeds left? Ye Fan asked Su Yuanhang to take him to the vegetable market.
On the entire island, only the Lotus Brigade has lotus seeds. Members of other brigades who have some money have to buy lotus seeds if they want to eat them. If it were normal, I would just tolerate it. Laba is coming soon, and lotus seeds are not very expensive, so I buy two and a half pounds and go back to cook Laba porridge.
Ye Fan knew that many people were staring at her, so she deliberately bought a lot, as boldly as buying rice and noodles.
If she buys a pound, people who are jealous of her will say that Accountant Ye is nothing more than that. Or maybe she is as petty as her biological mother and father, etc. Some people said that Ye Fan bought too much, and maybe the money Ye Fan spent was from Tao Chunlan, the Chen Xiaohui family.
However, Ye Fan didn't buy enough. The other military wives would think that Commander Geng's salary was so high and Accountant Ye wouldn't be willing to eat it. Let's buy two taels to taste it. Ye Fan buys half a barrel at a time. People who know how to live well would be embarrassed to buy only half a pound.
As Ye Fan expected, after the Laba Festival, the comrade selling lotus seeds told her that the family section alone had bought a hundred catties. Of course, the big head is still Ye Fan. If Ye Fan hadn't gained dozens of kilograms, a zero would have been removed from the family area.
In the evening, Ye Fan talked to Geng Zhiye about this and asked, "Am I robbing the rich and giving to the poor?"
Geng Zhiye reminded Ye Fan that she was the richest. Because she buys the most.
Ye Fan replied: "Lotus seeds are a good thing. Besides, next year's lotus seed harvest is still more than half a year away, and dozens of kilograms may not be enough."
Now it seems that a few dozen kilograms is too much, unless you do it every three or two days.
Ye Fan can do it every day if he has time, but candy is a strategic material and the purchase is limited. However, the clear lotus seed soup with little water, let alone the Dabao and Erbao, was not something she could drink.
Ye Fan decided to ask others how to make lotus seeds tomorrow.
The next day, not long after Ye Fan arrived at the food factory, Su Yuanhang rode over on his newly purchased car and gave Ye Fan a telegram - the postman had delivered it to the commune in the morning, saying that the capital had asked them to deliver three cars by the end of April.
Ye Fan nodded: "Let's deliver three cars at once. Three cars of seafood or canned food and other things?"
Su Yuanhang: "There is May 1st International Labor Day next month. Except for the units and departments that need to be on duty, everyone should have a holiday. Do you need canned food when visiting relatives and friends?"
Ye Fan: "Then take a few dozen boxes of canned food and two hundred kilograms of ready-to-eat dried fish. By the way, ask them if they want any more lotus seeds. There is still a hundred kilograms left in the warehouse. We will plant as many as last year this year."
Su Yuanhang frowned: "Didn't Shen Cheng say that our lotus seeds are very popular?"
After the Laba Festival, two supply and marketing cooperatives in Shanghai sent letters saying that one hundred pounds of lotus seeds was too few and they were sold out on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. They wanted to send a telegram, but they were afraid that they would have bought everything they should buy on the seventh day of the lunar month. So they held a meeting and decided to weigh two hundred pounds next year.
If Ye Fan hadn't rubbed his eyes three times to make sure, just by looking at his tone, he would have thought they wanted two thousand pounds. Two hundred pounds is too much to decide in a meeting. There are so many residents around a supply and marketing cooperative, and a family of two taels can weigh more than 200 kilograms.
Ye Fan shook his head: "Last year, it was the first time lotus seeds were sold. Everyone thought they were fresh, and members who had a lot of money bought one or two pounds. They definitely won't buy them this year. You can eat lotus seeds or not. It's not like corn and sweet potatoes can fill your stomach. Secondly, Lotus seeds need to be picked out. I only work half a day and I am too lazy to do it, let alone fishing after doing farm work. A member of the community at the market. I asked the comrades at the vegetable market how to make lotus seeds. In addition to making porridge, the soup also has the same ingredients as wolfberry and red dates. Some comrades also said that they can make cakes. And ordinary workers in the capital have no time. Rich people have many choices and don’t care about lotus seeds.”
If Su Yuanhang had to choose, he would rather buy lotus root. Lotus root can be used for stir-fry and soup, and it is cheaper than lotus seeds. There is no need to soak the lotus roots before cooking, and there is no need to remove the lotus cores.
Su Yuanhang: “But members need to be diverse.”
Ye Fan: "We are only responsible for the sales of last year's lotus seeds. Let them figure out their own solutions for the extra ones."
Members of the Lotus Brigade were busy cultivating seedlings and preparing the land the past few days. I have been cleaning up the pond in the past few days and plan to plant the lotus roots in two days. If the rice hadn't been in short supply, it would have been planted before the Qingming Festival.
Su Yuanhang thought that they might plant lotus roots today, and immediately said: "I'll go back right now."
Arriving at the lotus pond of the Lotus Brigade, Su Yuanhang saw that there were more people today than in the previous days, and he knew that lotus roots would be planted today without asking. Su Yuanhang told the team leader that this year's score was the same as last year, 37 points.
A member of the commune passing by the two men holding farm tools stopped and said, "Didn't you say that lotus roots and lotus seeds are cut in half?"
Su Yuanhang shook his head: "70% lotus root and 30% lotus seeds."
The captain frowned: "But lotus roots are cheap and hard to sell. The lotus seeds are shipped out at once, and the lotus roots have to be shipped many times. If the troops hadn't eaten lotus roots for half a month last year, we would have to make lotus root powder again."
Su Yuanhang: "The lotus seeds can't be sold out this year, so you have to drink lotus seed soup every day. The army won't help you eat. Everyone in the cooking class doesn't care about any work. Even if you pick lotus seeds for one day, there won't be enough for one meal."
The captain realized later: "No wonder they didn't ask us to buy lotus seeds. But——"
Su Yuanhang: "Accountant Ye said that her ability is limited. You can find a way to get the extra lotus seeds yourself. You can go to the Hangcheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Anyway, you can go back and forth one day."
The captain is not willing to spend this money.
A member who heard the two talking asked, "Can't we ask Accountant Ye to think of another solution?"
Su Yuanhang: "Accountant Ye bought dozens of kilograms last year. Now there is more than half left! Accountant Ye said that she will buy one kilogram this year."
Members shut up.
The team leader touched his nose uncomfortably. Under Su Yuanhang's unyielding gaze, he asked the members to stop where there were many others, but they continued to plant the same as last year.
Su Duofu was not far away from Su Yuanhang. When the captain left, he came over and extended his thumb: "You should have been so tough."
Su Yuanhang: "You don't agree with expanding planting?"
Su Duofu shook his head: "Whether it is Shanghai or the capital, people do not have to rely on us. Like the capital, people can buy seafood from the east coast of the capital. Shanghai is easier, and lotus roots can be grown on the outskirts of the city. But people dare not sell directly to the supply and marketing There is no large-scale planting in Shecai. The two times that Yuncheng and I have been to the capital, we have heard strong opinions from the masses and they often march. It is better to be cautious in the future.”
Su Yuanhang nodded: "Although Accountant Ye said he couldn't wait until tomorrow when he asked us to ship the goods, he seemed very anxious, but he was very cautious in planting and fishing."
Su Duofu: "I am well-informed. Let us know when the newspapers have settled the matter."
Su Yuanhang said: "I hope Commander Geng can stay on this island for a few more years. By the way, in a few days you can go get the wrapping paper and buy a pack of white fungus for Accountant Ye. Then see if there are any big pieces of old rock candy. She doesn't have any. I can tell that she is worried about how to eat those lotus seeds. She will definitely give you money when you send them to her."
Ye Fan had never eaten white fungus and lotus seed soup in his life, so he didn't even think of making it. When she received the white fungus, she was surprised and happy. Seeing the big chunks of old rock candy, Ye Fan was curious: "Is there any purchase limit on this thing?"
Su Duofu: "This is easier. Sugar is not good. Our whole family can only buy one pound together."
Ye Fan: "There are eight taels in my family of four. But the eldest and second treasure like to drink lotus seed soup with added sugar. I was worried about what to do if I run out of sugar. You are really timely. With Tremella, the lotus seed soup is not so shabby and can be a little sweet. Just a little candy." As he spoke, he handed him ten dollars.
Su Duofu waved his hand: "Not so much, Tremella fuciformis is cheap. The comrades from the urban supply and marketing cooperative said the stuff was from a year ago. It has been cloudy and rainy recently, so you should eat it quickly."
Ye Fan thanked him again and asked him how he came. Su Duofu pointed to the car outside the door: "Yuanhang's car. Accountant Ye, if nothing happens, I'll go back. It's going to rain again today, so you can go back too."
Recently, the sun often shines brightly in the morning, and then the sky suddenly changes after four o'clock, and there is lightning and thunder around five o'clock. Because of this, Geng Zhiye was unable to come back for two days - as soon as he left the office, it rained heavily, making it difficult for anyone to open their eyes.
Geng Zhiye scolded him when he got home last night: "Who said spring rain is as thin as silk!"
Dabao was still making trouble: "The peach blossoms were beaten into the soil by the rain."
Ye Fan didn't want to talk to Dabao about climbing trees, but after hearing Dabao's words, he asked him if he wanted to climb trees and pick peach blossoms. Dabao was so frightened that he covered his mouth and ran out. Geng Zhiye grabbed him and went to the bedroom to have a heart-to-heart talk.
At this time, Erbao wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in. Above his head was written "Can't see me, can't see me."
Thinking of what happened yesterday, Ye Fan smiled and locked the door, carrying Tremella fungus and rock candy home to make Tremella fungus and lotus seed soup.
When it got dark, Ye Fan put the food on the table. Geng Zhiye came back and saw the white fungus soup and couldn't help but ask: "Going to the city?"
Ye Fan shook his head: "I bought it from Su Duofu. This white fungus is good, and it's all glued. Dabao, second treasure, let's try the white fungus soup first."
Dabao took one taste and shook his head: "It's just a little sweet, nothing else."
Ye Fan: "What else do you want? How many chili peppers should I put in tomorrow?"
Geng Zhiye almost choked: "What a wonderful idea! How can you mix sweet and spicy food together?"
Ye Fan: "The lotus seeds are white, and the white fungus is a little yellow. Add red pepper to garnish it, it really looks good. Geng Dabao, thank you for reminding me. I will make pepper, white fungus, and lotus seed soup tomorrow."
Dabao bowed and begged for mercy: "Mom, I was wrong. I like the sweet white fungus soup the most!"
(End of chapter)