Chapter Seventy-Five: Peasant Life
Tan Qingpeng also came, came in a car, and after trying to invite Ouyang Xue to take his car was politely refused, he could only call out to two male classmates who usually scolded him to get into the car.
Duan Zifeng deeply admired his thick skin, and in a conversation in the taekwondo gym, Duan Zifeng didn't believe that he didn't realize that he already knew that he was the ghost inside, but at this time, he could pretend that he was fine, and he was embarrassed to come and travel with everyone!
The last to arrive was Tang Lanxia and a few classmates who were shopping for goods, everyone helped put everything into the car, and after counting the number of people, they notified the driver to leave.
Ouyang Xue's grandfather's house is in the eastern suburbs of Quhe City, so starting from the medical university in the western suburbs, it takes more than an hour to pass through the entire Quhe City, if it is usual, it takes about more than an hour to arrive, but today is the first day of the National Day, there are too many cars on the road, stop and go, and it takes more than four hours to drive to the destination Shangjiu Village.
After arriving in the eastern suburbs, the idyllic scenery along the way made them all excited, if it weren't for the fact that the road was jammed for too long, I was afraid that they would have asked to get off the car and go to the fields on the side of the road to experience the life of a farmer.
The tourist bus can't go into the village entrance of Shangjiu Village, the road in the village is too narrow, everyone has to get off the bus, busy moving the things on the car, led by Ouyang Xue, lined up in a long line, and walked in the direction of Ouyang Xue's grandfather's house, Tan Qingpeng's car can enter, and I don't see him stop to help everyone carry their luggage, so unhurried to follow everyone, but a few radicals are very angry!
Fortunately, the road was not far, and after about ten minutes, all kinds of houses appeared one after another, including newly built multi-storey small buildings, as well as old adobe bungalows.
The main house sits in the north and faces south, it is renovated, the brick and stone structure, two floors, there are tiles on it, there is a home remedy on the left and right sides, the civil structure, only one floor, but it looks antique, full of charm, in the middle of the three houses is a vacant land, paved with cement, about fifteen meters long and ten meters wide, it should be used for drying grain, there are drainage ditches on three sides of the vacant land against the house, there is a small vegetable field on the side of the house, there is a tall fruit tree next to the vegetable field, it is full of fruits, take a closer look, it turns out to be fragrant pear.
The students put everything in the open space, Ouyang Xue, Liu Feng and Hu Weimin first allocated rooms for everyone, a total of thirty-six people, fourteen rooms, after consulting everyone's opinions, some rooms need to live three people, Ouyang Xue took the initiative to ask Tian Yu and Huang Ying to have a room, live on the second floor of the main house, Liu Feng, Luo Zhimei and Chen Heping also lived on the second floor, Tang Lanxia and Liang Jingliang also chose one, there was still one room left on the second floor, and finally Ouyang Xue suggested that Duan Zifeng and Wu Duo live in the remaining room.
No one wants to go to the village to borrow a house, and would rather squeeze three people than break away from the army, the room is allocated, and everyone goes to their room to place items and make beds in a hurry.
Duan Zifeng came to the second floor, the decoration of the house is still good, the snow-white walls, beige floor tiles, solid wood desks, wardrobes and other furniture are some years old, but they are also very well preserved, although no one has lived in it for a long time, but the room is unusually clean, it should be because someone comes to clean it from time to time, and Wu Duo and Wu Duo tidied up the room a little, and after making the bed, Duan Zifeng walked out.
In contrast, girls love to be cleaner than boys, obviously there is no dust, and they all wipe and wipe in the room with a basin of water, chattering, and in full swing, Duan Zifeng smiled slightly and walked to the balcony outside the hall on the second floor.
A few boys in the yard were looking at the pear tree and pointing, probably wanting to hit the pear tree, but although the pear tree was very large, it was also very tall, and there were no branches at a height of two meters near the ground, so they could only look at the plum to quench their thirst.
"Ouyang Xue, can you pick that fragrant pear?" Duan Zifeng turned around and shouted.
"Yes, if you want to eat it, you can pick it!" Ouyang Xue responded.
Duan Zifeng listened and said to the boys in the courtyard: "A few fools, don't you know how to find a ladder?"
"Ladder?
Duan Zifeng observed a little, pointed to the house on the left and said, "It should be placed behind that house, you go and take a look!"
Fang Chang hurriedly beckoned a classmate to run over to find it, and after a while, he brought a wooden ladder and said happily: "It's worthy of Ouyang Xue's boyfriend, and even the things in her hometown are clear!"
Duan Zifeng said angrily: "Your sister! I just guessed!"
Several male classmates laughed, and Xiao Qinghai shouted: "How can you guess, but we can't guess? Don't explain! Explanation is a cover-up!"
"Because you're all stupid! Can't you see that there's a place to put farm tools?" Duan Zifeng said disdainfully.
Several girls who were cleaning in the house laughed and laughed when they heard the voice, and Duan Zifeng was speechless for a while!
At this time, the rooms below were basically tidied up, and they walked out one by one, seeing Fang Chang and the others' idea of moving a ladder to beat the fragrant pear tree, they were immediately interested, Fang Chang took the lead, and after asking someone to hold up the ladder, he climbed up.
Hu Weimin, the squad leader, walked out at this time, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, Fang Chang, why did you climb the tree? Have you gotten your consent? Don't mess around, Ouyang Xue borrowed a house to hold an event for the class, everyone should take care of it, you, the secretary of the league, took the lead in sabotage, what are you talking about?"
Fang Chang was a little embarrassed when he heard the squad leader's reprimand, and said without hesitation: "We agreed, yes! It was Duan Zifeng who agreed!"
Hu Weimin looked up at Duan Zifeng suspiciously, and Duan Zifeng hurriedly said: "Class leader, don't worry, I asked Ouyang Xue!"
Hu Weimin gave up at this time, and asked everyone not to destroy the facilities in the room, scribbling is not good, and pay attention to hygiene and other precautions, and then went up to the second floor to discuss things with Ouyang Xue and Liu Feng.
The three of them discussed for a while, and finally called everyone over and began to distribute the work, because the water in the cistern above the house has not been used for a long time, and cannot be used to cook rice and make tea, so they have to arrange a few people to go to a well in the village to fetch water.
It's not early, I have to prepare dinner, when I used to discuss in the class, I was going to buy vegetables grown by farmers or poultry raised in the village, so I had to arrange two people to purchase tonight's meals, this work definitely needs to be led by Ouyang Xue, the head of the local snake, and the life committee must pay, and the other is to find a few coolies, this time the competition is even fiercer, and the last five places were actually grabbed by Tan Qingpeng!
Then there is the candidate for washing and cutting vegetables, this is no problem, the remaining girls are responsible for washing vegetables, and the two boys are responsible for cutting vegetables, but when it comes to the candidates for stir-frying, no one is eager to sign up, and finally Tian Yu responded with a smile, and assigned Duan Zifeng and Huang Ying as assistants.
The others who were not assigned specific work were responsible for lighting the fire, cleaning up the tables and chairs, washing the dishes, and other chores, but they could not use it for the time being, so they greeted each other, and walked out of the gate in groups of three or five, and went to wander around the village with great interest.
Tian Yu and Huang Ying finally finished cleaning the room, the two came to the balcony, stood beside Duan Zifeng, and watched Fang Chang and a few of them climb up and down and pick pears with a smile, Tian Yu sighed: "This kind of life is so good! No worries, no worries, no noise, no pollution, I really want to live in such a place for the rest of my life!"
Huang Ying said with a smile: "Sister Yu, you really don't have these things, but there is no entertainment and no convenience! I'm afraid you won't be able to stay for a few months!"
Tian Yu smiled slightly: "If you can live a leisurely life, what do you want to do conveniently? As for entertainment, I really don't need it, as long as I have the company of my relatives, it is enough!"
Duan Zifeng's heart moved, and asked: "Sister Yu, how is the old man's house repaired?" In fact, you can live this kind of life, accompany the old man, plant some side dishes, and feed two pigs......
"Stinky boy, are you trying to drive your sister away?" Tian Yu scolded with a smile.
Duan Zifeng said aggrievedly: "How can I have it? It's just that I heard that Sister Yu wants to live such a life, and I'll give you ideas, besides, if Sister Yu goes back, I will definitely visit from time to time, and it's no problem to live for a few months a year!"
Even if I want to live like this, it's not now, but if my sister really goes back by then, you are willing to go over to accompany your sister, but you don't know if others are willing to do it!" Tian Yu said, turning his head to look at Huang Ying.
Huang Ying was suddenly ashamed, and shouted coquettishly: "Sister Yu, what are you looking at me for?
Duan Zifeng laughed, and saw that Fang Chang and the others in the courtyard had already picked half a basket of pears, so he shouted to Fang Chang: "Fang Zhishu, throw me two up and taste them!"
Fang Chang responded, picked three big ones, and threw them up directly, Duan Zifeng was quick-eyed, easily took it in his hand, handed one to Tian Yu and Huang Ying, picked it up and wiped it casually, and gnawed it when he opened his mouth.
"Hmm! It's very sweet! It's very crisp, and there's a lot of moisture, it's good, it's very delicious! You can try it!" Duan Zifeng said to the two women.
Tian Yu didn't care, he learned from Duan Zifeng to wipe it a little and eat it, but Huang Ying hesitated and said, "I haven't washed it, can I eat it? And I haven't peeled it yet!"
Duan Zifeng said: "What are you afraid of? This is pure natural green food, although it has not been washed, it is much cleaner than the washed ones bought in the city!"
Huang Ying looked at it again and again, but still didn't dare to speak, and said, "I'll wait for them to come back with water and wash it before eating!"
The team carrying water is the fastest to come back, the outermost part of the house on the right is the kitchen, there is a big water tank outside the kitchen, seeing a few people about to pour water inside, Duan Zifeng hurriedly shouted: "Wait, wash the water tank first!"
After speaking, he went down to help a few people clean the water tank together, a few people looked at the sewage poured out after the water tank was cleaned, and praised Duan Zifeng for his foresight, Duan Zifeng had nothing to say except a wry smile, for this group of people who have never had experience in rural life, and rarely even participated in the labor in their own homes, these common sense that seems so simple that they can't be simpler, but they don't know anything.
Because the water tank has not been used for a long time, under the wind and rain, there is a lot of dust in it, and it is cleaned twice before it is clean, and several people pour water into it, and continue to carry water with buckets diligently.
Several girls walked down, full of curiosity to check every house, and under Fang Chang's greeting, several people washed all the pears they had picked, put them in a basin, and gnawed them one by one, maybe they were a little hungry, maybe the pears were really delicious, and they were full of juice when they ate them, and they were full of praise!
Not long after, the procurement army that went out came back, a chicken in the left hand and a duck in the right hand, a few carrots on the back, spinach, celery, grass carp, etc., as soon as the group came back, everyone was suddenly busy, boiling water, washing vegetables, Fang Chang held a knife and a chicken, and he couldn't get off for a long time, Duan Zifeng really couldn't stand it, grabbed the knife and waved it, the chicken neck was broken in response, and the chicken blood flowed along the neck on Fang Chang's hand, which scared him so much that he screamed, and threw the beheaded chicken out of the distance.
"Haha......" The onlookers laughed.
"Zifeng, you're going to die, you can cut it if you want to, so say hello to me!" Fang Chang shouted in shock.
Duan Zifeng said with contempt: "Look at your cowardice! Even you dare to take the task of killing chickens!
When Fang Chang heard this, he hurriedly helped Duan Zifeng catch a chicken, Duan Zifeng instructed someone to go to the kitchen and get a bowl filled with some water, pinched the chicken's neck with one hand, and the kitchen knife gently slashed on the throat, when the chicken blood flowed out, Duan Zifeng aimed it at the bowl, and after a while, the bowl was filled with bright red chicken blood.
"This chicken blood can't be wasted, it tastes great when cooked with chicken! The same goes for duck blood for a while, used to make plasma duck!" Duan Zifeng said.
The next few chickens and ducks were also concocted according to the law, and after the water boiled, they were thrown in to soak for a while, Duan Zifeng greeted, and several people immediately joined the plucking army.
Then it was disembowelment, naturally, the work fell to Duan Zifeng, after taking out the internal organs, the kidneys and intestines needed to be treated, Fang Chang, the person who received the task of cutting vegetables, naturally couldn't shirk it, so he could only hold back his breath, pinch the orchid finger, and carefully fiddle with it.
After asking the chef Tian Yu's opinion, he kept three chickens, and the other chickens and ducks were all cut into pieces for later use, and then went to deal with the grass carp he bought.
Because I had to prepare dinner for more than 30 people, the briquette stove and gas stove were not enough, but fortunately there was a large, medium and small stove, and the medium-sized pot was enough to use, but it was necessary to burn firewood, so I pulled two more people to be responsible for chopping wood and making a fire, but where would people who had never done these things be so low-tech? Even if Duan Zifeng pointed out, it was also burning black smoke and miasma, and one by one they were choked and coughed, and the fireman himself was even smoked into Bao Gong's face.
After a period of chaos, the master chef Tian Yu was finally able to start work, stewed local chicken, stir-fried chicken nuggets, plasma duck, braised fish, celery fried shredded pork, garlic spinach out of the pot one after another, Huang Ying, the helper, finally had a place to use, handing pots and bowls, tasting salty.
The people who were parade in the streets had already returned, and those who moved tables and chairs moved chairs, and soon three tables were set up in the courtyard, and each dish was divided into three portions and placed on the dining table one after another.
At this time, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, everyone was already hungry, and Tian Yu's craftsmanship was really good, under the fragrance of the vegetables, they all drooled, and after the dishes were all served, the squad leader made an enthusiastic speech, expressing his gratitude to Ouyang Xue for his strong sponsorship, and repeatedly stated that he would not destroy the items in the house and the environment of the compound.
"Let's get started!" Hu Weimin finished his speech and gave an order.
Just listening to the sound of jingle bells, the students who had been patient for a long time rushed to launch a merciless attack on the dishes on the table, laughter, scolding, chewing, sound into the ears, fish, meat, green vegetables, taste!
There are twelve people at each table, sitting or standing, making a lot of noise, Duan Zifeng and their table is slightly better, because there are Ouyang Xue, Huang Ying, Tian Yu and Tang Lanxia The four girls are all at this table, and there are several basketball team members such as Wu Duo, Tan Qingpeng This guy also sat beside Ouyang Xue with a shy face, and diligently sandwiched dishes for Ouyang Xue, Ouyang Xue's pretty face was full of helplessness.
Tang Lanxia suddenly leaned over and asked softly in Duan Zifeng's ear, "Duan Zifeng, is Tan Qingpeng pursuing Ouyang Xue?"
Duan Zifeng smiled and said, "It should be! But it looks like it's choking!"
"Hehe, then do you want to chase her too?" Tang Lanxia continued to ask.
"Me?" Duan Zifeng shook his head and said, "I don't have that idea!"
Tang Lanxia smiled happily and asked again: "Sister Yu is your sister, the food is so delicious, no wonder you rarely eat in the cafeteria, it turns out that you went to Sister Yu's house!
"Yes, Sister Yu often cooks, I go to eat when I have time, hehe!" Duan Zifeng replied casually.
Zheng Shujun of the basketball team sandwiched a piece of chicken for Tang Lanxia at this time, and said with a smile: "Tang Wei, don't just talk about talking, such a delicious dish, you are the most tired today, eat more!"
Tang Lanxia turned her head to look at Duan Zifeng, and said with a smile: "If you want to talk about credit, I think it is Sister Yu and Duan Zifeng who have the greatest credit, if it weren't for the two of them, where would we have eaten such a delicious meal!"
Everyone nodded yes, and Tan Qingpeng said: "Actually, there is no need to do it yourself, we can hire people to cook in the village, so we can save a lot of things!"
Ouyang Xue frowned and said, "I was originally here to experience life, if I called someone to help, then what's the point?"
Hearing Ouyang Xue's objection, Tan Qingpeng laughed and stopped talking.