Chapter 295: It's Not Easy!
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"I'll trust you one more time, one last time! Zhou Baoyu finally smiled, not at all the depressed mentality of a loser, but smiled faintly excitedly. Of course, in the eyes of others, this is Qin Fang's little trick to give a stick to a toffee, but as long as these two little guys are happy to play by themselves, there is no need for everyone to make them unhappy about this little thing.
"Okay, I'll lead the horse, you go and help the uncle lead the horse. β
Seeing that the two of them signed a treaty of inequality peacefully and happily, Zhang Qingshan looked at Qin Fang who ran over and shook his head with a wry smile. Unexpectedly, Qin Fang came to his side, first looked back, and made sure that there was no one in Wumi, so he leaned closer to Zhang Qingshan's side and asked in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, is there anything else delicious hidden on Baoyu?"
Zhang Qingshan was stunned: You are really lacking in people's hearts, and you don't give people a way to live at all!
"Or do you three have anything else to eat?"
Zhang Qingshan felt that his head was flying rapidly in the direction of the explosion, and immediately shook his head firmly - I am for your good, and I will never give you a chance to isolate yourself from the people!
Qin Fang immediately noticed that what she was asking behind was a little inauthentic, and seeing Zhang Qingshan directly turning her head to look at the other side, she quickly changed the topic: "Brother-in-law, you have been eating beef every day recently, right?"
"Nope. Zhang Qingshan returned to normal, looked at her, and said with a smile: "Although we brought some dried beef, we don't know if we can last until we get out of this water meadow, so we are very economical from the beginning, and we eat a meal of beef a few days ago or two days, that is, a small piece per person, and later, it was changed to a meal of beef every three days." However, this guy Baoyu is greedy, and it is when he is growing his body, so Lao Zhou and I discussed it privately and will give him an extra piece every time...... Actually, seriously, not to mention beef, even barley flour is also half adulterated with wild vegetables. β
"That's a lot better than us. Qin Fang glanced at Zhang Qingshan with some envy and hatred, and then turned his head to look at the horse led by Zhang Qingshan, as if he could see through, he saw the dried beef in his pocket, and actually swallowed his saliva, and said: "Since I entered the meadow, I have only drunk horse broth once, and the war horse of a regiment commander was injured at that time, and I really couldn't walk......
Halfway through speaking, Qin Fang lowered his head and didn't continue to speak.
"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. It's just that I feel uncomfortable thinking of those comrades and patients who died along the way. As she spoke, she looked up at Zhang Qingshan, and there were already tears flashing in her eyes. But the strong one didn't fall, but forced a smile and said, "My eyes hurt a little." β
Zhang Qingshan naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to break it, and nodded cooperatively.
Immediately, the two suddenly lost their conversation, Zhang Qingshan frowned slightly and followed behind Qin Fang, Qin Fang except for occasionally raising her head to determine the direction, she basically walked with her head down, that is, the toffee in her hand, she also lost interest, put it in the bag, carried it, and led the way silently.
About ten minutes later, when they came to a not too big dirt slope, the atmosphere suddenly became cheerful: first, the living utensils brought by Zhang Qingshan and the three of them made Qin Fang happy, and the appearance of food made everyone happy.
Qin Fang went to wash vegetables, Zhou Baoyu went to get utensils and food, Zhou Ping dug pits, and Zhang Qingshan took out dead branches and dried cow dung collected along the way. The other two were both injured in the legs (one was grazed by a bullet in his left thigh, and the other had just broken his right foot, just enough to support each other to walk), and after Zhang Qingshan threw them a pack of cigarettes, they were rushed aside by the four to rest.
When Qin Fang came back from washing the dishes, Zhou Ping had just boiled the water, just in time to cook the vegetables first.
Qin Fang opened her eyes wide, looking at the small pot, the luster from the firelight shone on her pink face, shining brightly, very beautiful. However, her attention was obviously all focused on the pot, and people could tell at a glance that she must be thinking: what is the difference between the food cooked in such a large pot and the taste of the food she has cooked in that small pot in the past two days?
Wild vegetables are bitter, if there were only three of them, they would not subconsciously boil the wild vegetables after boiling water. But now, the number of people has doubled, and there are many more wild vegetables, so that if you don't blanch the bitter wild vegetables with boiling water, but cook them directly, the whole pot will be full of bitternessβthis is something that the three of them tried for themselves when they first cooked rice. And Tashi specially reminded them at the time: When necessary, it is inevitable that there will be wild vegetables that they don't know, and then they will gamble. However, if you put those wild vegetables you don't know in a pot and blanch them in boiling water and then cook them in freshly boiled water, even if they are poisonous, they will not poison people in general. In today's words: scalding it means boiling the nutrients and toxins in the wild vegetables and throwing them out, and if you cook them again for the second time, although there is no nutrients left, the toxicity is much smaller. Besides, in today's environment, if you can eat a full mouthful, who cares if you are nutritious or not?
After Zhou Ping boiled the wild vegetables poured into the pot for three or four minutes, he said to Zhou Baoyu on the side while uncovering the pot: "I scalded these wild vegetables, it should be fine." Baoyu, you use a kettle to get a few jugs of water. β
"No need. Zhang Qingshan stopped: "Most of the wild vegetables they picked are bitter and bitter vegetables, and the rest are also known and have no toxicity." It's hard, it's not a big deal, you don't have to waste firewood. β
Zhou Ping glanced at Zhang Qingshan, nodded, and was about to cover the pot and cook it again, but Qin Fang on the side lowered his head and whispered: "Brother-in-law, I haven't eaten a bite of non-bitter food for a long time, I finally saw you today, I can cook rice in a big pot, can you let me eat a non-bitter meal?"
After speaking, she waited for a while, but didn't hear the response, she looked up strangely, glanced at everyone, but was stunned to find that everyone looked straight over, and her eyes were a little complicated, which made her a little shy and immediately bowed her head, her face was red, and she blamed herself very much: why is she so greedy, so incomprehensible to other people's hardships? I don't look at where I am now, it's good to have a stutter, and I have so much to worry about? I really shouldn't, I'm not sorry for this military uniform at all......
Seeing her bow her head in shame, Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping glanced at each other, and they both saw the sad meaning in each other's eyes: What is wrong with her going through so many hardships and now just wanting to eat a bite of food that is not bitter? Isn't it that we can't even meet the requirements of our own comrades and a little girl when we have the ability? Isn't it just a little firewood, and it's a big deal to collect more along the way......
"Lao Zhou, you go and scald these dishes, and I'll go fetch water. β
Zhou Baoyu was also clever, seeing Zhang Qingshan holding a kettle to fetch water, his eyes rolled and he thought of a plan to retaliate against Qin Fang for teasing him earlier.
Silently, he stood up and walked towards a horse, and when he came back, he had in his hand the big backpack containing cow dung and horse dung that Qin Fang had carried before, and which he had later put on the horse's back.
Put the big backpack in front of Qin Fang, and said with a smile: "Sister Xiaofang, give!"
Qin Fang didn't understand what he meant for a while, looked at him blankly, and asked, "What to do?"
"If you don't have enough firewood, you can just add these cow dung and horse dung. β
"But it's already wet, how can it be burned?"
"It's very simple, paste these things to the side of the fire first, and when they are dry, you can burn them directly. After saying it proudly, he looked at Qin Fang, who was hesitating, with a little hideousness, and hurriedly added: "You know, in this water meadow, there is no firewood such as firewood, so you can only rely on these horse dung and cow dung to be used as firewood." At this time, it is the continuation of life, without which everyone can only eat raw food...... You can pack what you bring, so you'll have to get it yourself. You don't want to dislike it for smelling dirty, not to mention damp and mushy. β
Qin Fang lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at Zhou Baoyu again, gritted his teeth, and nodded very seriously: "You are right, I am a soldier of the Red Army, I really shouldn't be so afraid of dirt and hardship......
Zhou Baoyu was stunned for a moment, and then interrupted her: "Don't you want to put the beef in the pot yourself?" and then added: "Whoever puts it in the pot can only eat the piece we put in." If you catch cow dung and it's dirty and smelly, how can you catch beef?"
Qin Fang's brows immediately furrowed, obviously, she was choosing between beef and cow dung - this was definitely enough to give a foodie a headache.
However, Qin Fang's head melon was enough, and after pondering for a while, he grabbed the big backpack and stretched his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's a big deal, I'll wash my hands after I'm done, and then go get the beef cubes." β
Seeing that Qin Fang thought of a solution, Zhou Baoyu was obviously very unwilling, and hurriedly said: "However, the hand that has just grabbed cow dung, even if it is washed again, it will definitely not be clean, and besides, there must still be the smell of cow dung on his hands, how can he touch the beef cubes?"
As soon as she heard this, Qin Fang's brows furrowed again: If you can eat cleanly, who wants to touch it with dirty hands? Think about it, it's true, but if you want to let yourself sit back and enjoy it without doing anything, she feels a little uncomfortable, the key is that it will make this guy in front of her look down on her. Even if it is for the sake of being able to blackmail him for a long time in the future, I can't give him a chance to turn over.
But what now?
Just when she was frowning, just when Zhou Baoyule was hey. Qin Fang suddenly felt the bag in her hand fly, and before she could react, a long spoon appeared in her hand, and Zhou Ping's words came from her ears: "Two little guys, the more noisy they are, the more unpleasant they are." β
Qin Fang's face was overjoyed, and she said to Zhou Ping with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Zhou." β
"Well, you can scoop the rest of the wild vegetables into a bowl, then pour out the water in the pot, and when Lao Zhang brings the water back, you can cook and eat." β
"Good!"
Zhou Baoyu finally found such an opportunity to turn over, and seeing that he was directly destroyed by Zhou Ping, he angrily pointed at Zhou Ping and said angrily: "Old Zhou, is that going to be too troublesome for you?"
"Don't show off to me, you kid. Manly man, what kind of ability is it to bully a little girl? It's just cow dung, and everyone hasn't done it, so it's worth your embarrassment Comrade Xiaofang? Boy, be generous, don't let me underestimate you. β
"I ...... I...... Alas~!" Zhou Baoyu swallowed for a long time, and finally, slapped his thigh, sat directly on the ground, blew his beard and glared at Zhou Ping, and from time to time he had to use his eyes to shoot back at Qin Fang, who was looking at him proudly, not to mention the depression in his heart...... From the perspective of vindictiveness: he only cares about dealing with Qin Fang, but he completely forgets that these days, he has been fighting with Zhou Ping a lot, and now, he is deserved to be attacked by Lao Zhou taking the opportunity to fight back! Who made him ignore anyone except Zhang Qingshan on weekdays.
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