After a busy meal, Wang Mingyuan just came out with some base ingredients, plus some beef and mutton, and then watched the whole process.

Chicken stewed in red soup, beef and mutton in clear soup, and some fresh vegetables picked at home are all soups and served on the table in small clay pots.

It looks simple, but it still gives people a very hearty feeling, and the amount and oil and water are very sufficient.

With the hot pot base in hand, Wang Mingyuan doesn't need to do it, and other people can make the same delicious food.

This time, Wang Mingyuan beckoned everyone to the table, and with a look, the men immediately understood, and they were all busy beckoning their mothers-in-law and children to serve together.

Although the women still behaved a little squirming, they were much happier than the last time.

Sun Hanwei looked at this scene with some surprise, and soon laughed again.

Such scenes of men and women eating together at the same table are rare even in the city.

And the "initiator" of all this is Wang Mingyuan.

His ideas were obviously much more open than many people, so that Sun Hanwei had to take a look at it and be full of interest in this young man.

What surprised Sun Hanwei even more was that this table of food seemed to be rough, but it was extremely delicious.

Stewed chicken in red soup, spicy and refreshing, oily but not greasy.

Clear soup mutton, warm heart and stomach, nutritious and warm.

Clear soup beef, the soup is delicious and the taste is pure.

Even the pot of vegetables is crisp and refreshing.

As soon as he moved, Sun Hanwei had a feeling that he couldn't stop.

Wang Mingyuan quietly took out the champagne, pineapple soda, peanut nougat and white rabbit toffee he bought, distributed them to them, and they were happy one by one.

A meal that didn't end until it was getting dark.

While the women were busy cleaning up the pots and pans, Wang Mingyuan took cigarettes and distributed them to a few who could smoke, and a group of people chatted in the courtyard.

By the way, Wang Mingyuan told everyone that he would no longer buy locusts, and asked them to dry what they had on hand now, and this matter ended here.

Although the matter of being reported by Chen Jinxue for speculation was solved, the matter of collecting the locusts would not be questioned easily, and Wang Mingyuan did not want to spend too much energy on this matter.

On the one hand, he was chilled by Chen Jinxue, and on the other hand, he also wanted to do something else.

It is a big deal to get the locusts to do it, and this can also be reported, which makes Wang Mingyuan very aware of how difficult and naïve it is to try to put his thoughts on the people of this era.

To lead the ideological trend of this era and promote the development process of this era, everything needs to be slowly fermented over time, and Wang Mingyuan does not feel that he has this ability.

He is just a small undergraduate student majoring in bee science, and he does not have such lofty ambitions and ambitions.

Low-key money, leisurely life, this is his ultimate dream, although it looks very salty, but comfortable!

And making money is very suitable in this era, there are a lot of good things, and the price is low in his opinion.

Whether you are setting up a stall to do business in this era, or selling things that seem to be common in this era but have become extremely expensive in modern times, you can easily make a lot of money.

The last time he got half a ton of Cordyceps, Wang Mingyuan realized that focusing on the small grasshopper, he was a little blind to his ability to shuttle between the two eras.

You should go out and see more so that you can find more. in order to have more opportunities to make money.

It's good to be a wealth porter easily!

Wang Mingyuan suddenly announced that he would not accept dried locusts in the future, and several families in Zhangjiaao looked a little sad, after all, there was one less way to make money to subsidize their families.

Although they all know very well that it is impossible to buy grasshoppers all the time, and it is normal that they will stop when they reach a certain amount.

In fact, in places like Adu Commune and Mangxian, the supply and marketing cooperatives have special points for purchasing medicinal materials.

Many people have the experience of going up the mountain to dig medicinal herbs and sell them at the purchase point.

However, the medicinal herbs on the nearby mountains have been almost dug up, and if you want to dig them, you have to spend more energy to find them, or try your luck. There are a lot of them in the mountains and old forests, but they are dangerous.

There are too many examples of accidents in the mining of herbs, and there are no going back.

Catching locusts is already a rare and easy opportunity.

This opportunity was won by Wang Mingyuan, and the "main owner" Sun Hanwei was in front of him, and everyone naturally looked at the two, hoping to get another opportunity to make money.

Sun Hanwei is the director of the Haicheng Pharmaceutical Research Institute!

They don't know what this so-called research institute does, but the word director is very capable when they hear it.

Of course, Wang Mingyuan understood what they meant, and he actually had similar thoughts.

Sun Hanwei is the director of the Haicheng Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, which is an authoritative institution in drug research.

It's not that he didn't want to ask Sun Hanwei where to ask him for an opportunity, not that he was thinking about what he wanted to earn, but he just hoped to help these villagers who were no different from his relatives.

Sun Hanwei had only done him a big favor before, so he couldn't get an inch.

But as soon as he saw everyone's eager eyes, Wang Mingyuan still asked cheekily, "Uncle Sun, are there any herbs that need to be purchased that we can help?" ”

It's always a good idea to give it a try, but what if you really have the chance?

Sun Hanwei is also aware of the thoughts of these fellow villagers, but his unit is a key research unit under the Academy of Sciences, and the system management is strict, especially in terms of confidentiality.

It was already a risk to stand up and speak for Wang Mingyuan before, and even if he knew some of the channels in this regard, it was not easy to get involved.

Sun Hanwei shook his head helplessly: "Out of the particularity of the system, I ask for peace and confidentiality...... I'm actually not allowed to touch that. ”

There are also confidentiality requirements......

Whether it is 80 years or 2023, the unit with a confidential nature has never been simple.

Although Wang Mingyuan didn't know much about the Haicheng Pharmaceutical Research Institute, he also knew that he was indeed embarrassed by Sun Hanwei.

"There is no urgency to make money, I believe there will always be a chance, rest assured, I will definitely think of a way to ......"

Wang Mingyuan said comfortingly, he saw that the pots and pans had been almost cleaned up, and some children began to doze off, so he stood up: "It's not too early, everyone is very tired at the end of the day, so let's rest early." ”

Hearing this, they got up one by one, and went back with their children and bowls, tables and stools.

After everyone left, Sun Hanwei patted Wang Mingyuan on the shoulder: "I'm going back tomorrow." ”

"Is Han Xiaoling going with you too?" Wang Mingyuan asked.

"I want to take her away, but I still have to see what she means, after all, some things that happened in Haicheng have made her have a lot of shadows. Even if she decides to stay here, I have no objection, and I can see that the people here are very good to her, and it is good to be able to live here. ”

"Shadows?"

"His parents, both national entrepreneurs, were just wrongly convicted of being capitalists...... You should be able to imagine the immediate consequences, the raid is only light. Xiaoling went to the countryside to become an educated youth, and her parents were afraid that she would be implicated in the disaster, so it took a lot of effort to send it out.

Who knows, this farewell, I can't see each other again, my life is hard, this is also the reason why so many educated youths have returned to the city, and she is still stranded here, but she was finally rehabilitated last year, and I also inquired for a long time to know that she was here, so I found it! ”

Wang Mingyuan was silent.

What can be said?

It's all happening, what can it change?

He sighed softly: "I'm stupid, and I don't know what to say...... Since you're leaving tomorrow, I'm going to bring those two bags of saffron bulbs to you and bundle them in the cart! ”

Sun Hanwei nodded, and went straight to Han Xiaoling's house, since the two met, because Wang Mingyuan was delayed by the report, they haven't had time to say a few words.

Wang Mingyuan took the opportunity to move his mind, teleported to the sinkhole, switched the electric baton to lighting mode, scanned the surroundings, and after finding that there was no danger, he quickly came to the front of the small cave, picked down the stones blocking the entrance of the cave a few times, and dragged out two bags of saffron bulbs.

Suddenly seeing something quickly crawling to the other side of the bag, Wang Mingyuan was startled, and carefully looked around, only to find that it was a big red and blackened centipede.

This thing is not weakly poisonous, and it looks very fierce and makes people shudder.

Wang Mingyuan was very glad that he hadn't been bitten by it when he dragged his pocket just now.

casually picked up a dead branch from the side, picked up the big centipede, checked it carefully, swept off a few ants on the bag, and after making sure that there was no problem, he moved his mind, put the two bags of saffron bulbs into the small space he carried, and then turned off the electric baton in his pocket, teleported back to the yard in front of the Zhiqing Point, and quickly took it out.

He went to the kitchen to light the kerosene lamp, found a rope, and tied two bags of safflower bulbs firmly on the shelves of Sun Hanwei's 28 bars.

He went to the kitchen, took out the feed he brought, mixed some cornmeal, went to the pigsty with an oil lamp to add some water to the two piglets, and then went back to the yard under the plum tree to wait.

The two chatted for more than half an hour, and finally Han Xiaoling came out with Sun Hanwei with the bed.

"Tonight, I'm going to have to squeeze in the same bed with you!" Sun Hanwei said with a smile.

Wang Mingyuan smiled: "You are a guest, the place is too small, don't dislike the hospitality." ”

After Han Xiaoling made the bed, she went out of the room, went to the kitchen to get a thermos flask, and poured Sun Hanwei foot-washing water.

"Don't always wash your face and feet with cold water, it's not good." Han Xiaoling had a straight face: "Don't think that you can take it seriously when you are young, wash it quickly." ”

"Yo, I've changed sex, my sister Ling actually knows how to care about people." Wang Mingyuan smiled, took off his shoes, and put his feet in the water.

The water temperature was well adjusted and comfortable.

"Who is your sister Ling?" Han Xiaoling rolled her eyes and glared at him.

"I heard someone call me Brother Mingyuan today, it can't be an illusion, right?"

Wang Mingyuan's face was full of pride, his eyes were staring at Han Xiaoling, seeing that she was uncomfortable, and hurriedly turned his back, not wanting Wang Mingyuan to see his embarrassment.

"The piglets are very edible now, and they grow very quickly, but they are almost out of noodles to feed, and you have to find a way.

You have planted so many vegetables in your own land, don't point to me alone to help you pull weeds and water them all day long, waiting to eat ready-made, I don't care about it in the future, if you don't do it yourself, just wait to eat grass.

Also, when I go out, the bed is put away in the box by myself, I don't have this obligation, don't blame me if it's ruined by rats. ”

After finishing speaking, she looked back at Wang Mingyuan deeply, went straight back to her room, closed the door, turned off the lights, and there was no movement.

Wang Mingyuan looked at Han Xiaoling's door for a long time in a daze, and muttered to himself: "Explain so much at once...... Is this a decision to go? ”

Around four o'clock in the morning, it was still dark outside.

Sun Hanwei's careful action of getting up did not hide from Wang Mingyuan, he turned over and continued to pretend to be asleep.

Sun Hanwei lightly put on his clothes, opened the door, and went out.

Outside the door, Han Xiaoling was already waiting.

"He's not awake, is he?"

"No, I slept soundly. Did you really decide to leave like this? ”

"Hmm!"

"This time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see in the future, my uncle can see that you have him in your heart...... I'm not going to talk to him. ”

"Don't say anything, I left him a letter."

"That'...... Let's go! ”

After a little silence, the door was pushed open again, Han Xiaoling held the lantern, slowly walked to Wang Mingyuan's bedside, stood for a while, put something next to Wang Mingyuan's pillow, sighed softly, and retreated again.

When the door was gently closed, the sound of pushing bicycles and footsteps in the distance could be heard.

Wang Mingyuan lifted the quilt and jumped up, put on his shoes, and gently opened the door to the courtyard.

Looking at the lantern carried by Han Xiaoling, the faint light drifted over the small dirt slope next to the Zhiqing Point, floated across the river, and reached the dirt road at the entrance of the village.

Wang Mingyuan stayed in the courtyard for a long time before returning to the bedroom, took out the electric baton in his pocket, switched to the lighting mode, and looked at a page of letterhead next to the pillow, on which there were just a few lines written in Juanxiu's font:

I'm back in town!

I was finally able to return to the place that holds all my childhood memories, the place that makes me think about it and dread it so much.

But I had to go back and raise my parents, whose graves I didn't know how tall the grass was, and needed someone to clean it up.

I went to the countryside at the age of fourteen, and now it's been six years.

Thanks to the care of the villagers in Zhangjiaao, although it was hard, I still survived after all.

And your appearance made me see the different colors of this world.

You can live so well as a lazy person, why can't I?

Let me help you wash your pants, water your vegetables, and feed your pigs every day...... I'm not your maid, now it's okay, I finally don't have to be angry with you.

"The Evil God"

But why am I still so obsessed with this place?

And you......

Forgive me for saying goodbye, I'm afraid I'll be forced to stay.

Say goodbye to the fellow villagers in Zhangjiaao on my behalf.

Hope to see you one day again!

- Han Xiaoling

……

Wang Mingyuan looked at the letter and felt very mixed emotions from it.

It was hard for him to imagine how a fourteen-year-old girl had endured these six years, let alone what had happened to her.

The cruelty of reality is too skinny, and it is extremely cold.

Wang Mingyuan shook his head, carefully folded the letter, and put it at the bottom of the box.

was obviously awake, but he didn't get up to see him off, Wang Mingyuan simply didn't want to have the slightest impact on Han Xiaoling's life trajectory because of his words.

She deserves to go back and deserves to live better.

To Wang Mingyuan's surprise, Han Xiaoling seemed to have a different kind of affection for him.

"Alas...... I just treat you as a sister, but you want to treat me as a love brother, how can this be done! The reason why I asked you to help water the vegetables and feed the pigs and wash the clothes is purely because I am lazy, and I am afraid that you will be embarrassed to eat the food I cook. Well...... Is it because I washed my pants? It is specifically mentioned in this letter, and it seems that it is a misunderstanding! ”

Wang Mingyuan muttered to himself.

I have to say that Han Xiaoling's departure, he is still a little disappointed, after all, they have been living together for a while.

Being made like this, Wang Mingyuan didn't feel sleepy, looking at the time, it was already five o'clock in the morning, he simply carried the horse lantern and walked towards Chenjiagou.

The matter of no longer collecting locusts has to be made clear to Chen Jiawang and a few militiamen, and those pagoda candies have to be distributed to those children in Chen Jiagou.

Although he has opinions about Chen Jinxue and several militiamen, the favor when he first settled down should always be returned.

And it has nothing to do with the children.

One yard to one yard!