The army wife Niu Cuihua's hearty laughter turned into awkward sniffles. Gao Anna, who had been laughing at Su Ye's wild imagination, suddenly changed her expression.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock, and it was silent for a moment before they found their voices.
Su Ye grabbed the rabbit's ears and lifted it up easily. She weighed it and thought: Wow, it's quite heavy. Add chili peppers to make a spicy rabbit, which is so delicious.
Su Ye glanced at Gao Anna and Li Hongli, and said with a smile: "This rabbit was given to me by God in my dream. It told me not to be discouraged and encouraged me to keep working hard. Hardworking people are the luckiest!"
"How much do you think this rabbit is worth?"
Su Ye's words made Gao Anna and Li Hongli look very happy.
Meimei burst out laughing. She finally understood Su Ye's temper. Su Ye was a man who would never hesitate to take revenge, and he would not even be polite to the minister's daughter.
Meimei nodded affirmatively: "Worth it! Of course it's worth it, it's only a few dollars!"
She said jokingly, "I used to read books about 'waiting for the rabbit by the tree', but I didn't believe that there was such a beautiful thing. Today, I finally saw it with my own eyes."
Although pork in the supply and marketing cooperative was only 60 or 70 cents per pound, the supply of pork on the market was in short supply, and it was not easy to buy some pork.
Meimei is a university-graduated teacher. Although she earns a high salary, it is difficult for her to eat pork on weekdays. On New Year's Eve, she reluctantly spent ten yuan to buy a pound of pork at the black market, which relieved her pain of not having the taste of meat for several months.
The fat rabbit in Su Ye's hand weighs at least three kilograms. It is worth more than a few dollars, and you may not be able to buy it even for more than ten dollars.
Not to mention how envious those poor military wives were, even Fang Xiu Lian and her group couldn't help but envy the rabbit in Su Ye's hand.
Everyone felt as if they were still in a dream and hadn't woken up yet. They rubbed their eyes, and when they opened their eyes again, the rabbit was still in Su Ye's hand, and its four legs were still trembling.
The military wives thought of what Su Ye said before and went crazy. Su Ye dreamed of catching a bucket of fish and a rabbit. He got the rabbit, but where were the fish
Everyone's eyes fell on the fishing rod she put down. Niu Cuihua stared at Su Ye's fishing rod eagerly, and her fanatical gaze was simply impossible to ignore.
"Sister-in-law, can you lend me this rod?"
Su Ye made a "please" gesture and said, "Please feel free to use it."
Experienced wives of rural soldiers said: "Rabbits lay their young in large groups, so there must be a lot of them in the hole, right?"
These military wives have apparently forgotten what they once said: "If the fish are starving to death, where are the rabbits?" Existence is reasonable, and the existence of a rabbit means that there are still nests of rabbits here.
They blocked the rabbit hole like crazy, each of them digging with a shovel, and went to the river to get water to fill the hole. Everyone was excited and excited, and they were so confident that they seemed to have anticipated the scene of eating meat.
You know how difficult it is to have a bite of meat these days!
Li Hongli was completely stunned. If she could save her dignity, she would have wanted to go and see if there was a nest of rabbits in the hole as well.
Gao Anna was able to bring herself to go see the Rabbit Hole. Her family conditions were not as good as her cousin's, and after graduation, the whole family was counting on her to subsidize the family income, so she was resentful that Su Ye had snatched her place.
Gao Anna hadn't tasted meat for a long time. If they really brought a nest of rabbits, she would go up to help and get some rabbit meat.
Gao Anna was sitting next to Su Ye just now. As the closest witness, she was extremely depressed.
We were both fishing by the river, so why did Su Ye have such luck? If it was her sitting on the rock, wouldn't the rabbit she hit belong to her? Gao Anna thought so, and Su Ye's frustration about his salary seemed to be transferred to her.
Su Ye said to everyone, "I'm going to go and process the rabbit first. The rabbit is dead, and the meat won't taste good if we don't process it soon."
The military wives were in high spirits and were working hard, and they didn't care at all whether Su Ye could come home or not.
Su Ye's departure meant that the chances of fishing and catching the rabbits were given to them. If they didn't fight for their dignity, they might as well hang themselves with a belt.
Su Ye threw the rabbit into the woven bag and ran quickly to the city.
Although Fang Xiulian did not join in the fun of catching rabbits, when she saw the rabbit in Su Ye's hand, she suddenly remembered that she and Su Ye were in the same group, and they were sisters-in-law. Could Su Ye catch the rabbit and eat it all alone
Fang Xiulian slowly put away her fishing rod and left the military compound.
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When Fang Xiu Lian returned to the military compound, Li Mao had just finished his morning training.
He asked in surprise: "You came so early?"
He knew that his wife had gone to the river to fish early in the morning. Normally, she would not come back until the afternoon, and occasionally, if she was lucky, she could catch a few small fish as snacks.
Fang Xiulian said, "Please pack up. We are going to Brother Xiangqian's house tonight to eat rabbit meat. Su Ye caught a big rabbit this morning. What luck!"
She told Li Maogang in detail about Su Ye picking up the rabbit by the river. At the end, she added: "You said we were fishing by the river, sitting together, how come this rabbit happened to bump into Su Ye's feet?"
If this scene happened to someone who couldn't think straight, wouldn't he be depressed to death
Li Maogang said: "You are lucky, but did Su Ye invite you to eat rabbit meat?"
Things like dreams are mysterious, only the older generation would believe them, Li Maogang doesn't believe them. Su Ye was probably just a blind cat that happened to catch a dead mouse, and just happened to pick up a rabbit.
The last time Li Maogang went to Gu Xiangqian's house to have New Year's Eve dinner, he saw Su Ye's habit of eating alone and he didn't want his wife to join in the fun.
Fang Xiulian thought: Su Ye wouldn't be so stingy, would he? That rabbit weighs three pounds, why are the two families so particular? If they are particular now, why didn't they care when Su Ye first came to their house
At that time, she had moved all the good things in the house away, so what was wrong with them eating some rabbit meat? She would be sorry for the dozen kilograms of food if she didn't eat it.
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But on the other side.
Su Ye excitedly bought some marinade ingredients at the black market and carried the rabbit home.
She quickly killed the rabbit, skinned it, washed it and hung it by the window to dry.
The rabbit skins could be sold at the supply and marketing cooperatives for money. Some people bought them to make clothes. In the 1960s, the textile fiber industry had not yet developed. In those days, besides the high cost of food, even cloth was expensive.
Su Ye enthusiastically chopped a pound of rabbit meat, removed the blood stains, cut into slices of ginger, garlic, green onions, chili peppers, and stir-fried with marinade. Rice wine removed the fishy smell, added two spoons of soy sauce, and filled the pot with water to cover the rabbit meat. Simmered over low heat, the fragrance in the room was so attractive that people's eyes were fixed.
The remaining two pounds of rabbit meat were marinated with perilla leaves and hung in the sun to dry for later consumption.
At noon, Gu Xiangqian got a few steamed buns from the canteen for lunch. Before he could eat them home, he could smell the rich fragrance from far away.
He asked Su Ye: "What are you doing?"
Su Ye had not eaten Gu Xiangqian's nutritional supplements during this period, and had been eating rice, flour, spareribs, malted milk, and eggs every day. Su Ye was not going to eat the rabbit all by himself.
"I picked up a rabbit by the river. Wash your hands and eat the rabbit later."
Su Ye brought up the braised rabbit meat, and deftly cut the Chinese cabbage and fried the greens. She also put some meat and vegetable buns on the table. Such a sumptuous lunch made people feel like they were still celebrating the New Year.
Su Ye took the steamed bun and dipped it in the rabbit meat sauce and started to eat. The sauce was full of the essence of the rabbit meat, sweet and spicy. The juice seemed to have a soul, and it was so delicious no matter what you eat it with, you would want to swallow your tongue.
Su Ye likes to eat rabbit meat, and this time when he got the rabbit meat, he never thought of sharing it with others.
Su Ye picked up a few pieces of rabbit meat and put them in Gu Xiangqian's bowl, then pulled the rabbit meat to her side and gave Gu Xiangqian a look that said "stop dreaming too much".
You can't be too nice to a man who will leave you sooner or later. What if he is stubborn and doesn't want to get divorced
Before Su Ye could take a bite of rabbit meat, there was a knock on the door.
Li Maogang and his wife were standing outside the door. Li Maogang was carrying a pound of rice. When he smelled the tempting aroma, his Adam's apple rolled.
Before Fang Xiulian entered the house, her eyes fell on the plate of rabbit meat on the dining table. The rabbit meat was fried until it was bright red and shiny, with great color, aroma and taste.
When Gu Xiangqian saw the two people, he was surprised for a moment, then he understood and calmly invited them into the house.
He shared the steamed buns he got from the canteen with Li Maogang and Fang Xiulian.
After Fang Xiulian sat down, she said, "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky today. You picked up a rabbit after sitting for only a short while. Let's shamelessly eat rabbit meat today. Sister-in-law, don't you mind?"
Su Ye hummed and continued to eat meat. She minded, of course she minded very much.
Others thought that it was a lucky rabbit, but they didn't know that every piece of rabbit meat was earned by Su Ye with wisdom and sweat. Su Ye could see at a glance how much Fang Xiulian wanted to eat rabbit meat, and the desire was written on her face.
She couldn't help but laugh.
It turns out that no matter how wealthy a person is, they will show their true colors when they see a bite of meat. Fang Xiulian's family is so well-off that she can afford to wear a stylish coat and occasionally put on lipstick. She can be as refined as she wants in private, but she lacks a bite of meat.
Su Ye ate several pieces of meat in front of her.
It was not until the two guests' faces turned green that Su Ye picked up a piece and put it in their bowls, smiling and saying:
"Don't mind, I have to save this rabbit meat for myself, eat it quickly!"
Li Maogang had guessed Su Ye's character long ago. Unable to help but feel the pain in his temple, he gave the rabbit meat in his bowl to Fang Xiulian.
Fang Xiulian ate two pieces of rabbit meat. She was originally angry, but suddenly she was no longer angry after eating the rabbit meat.
The rabbit meat was delicious, even better than she had imagined!
The rabbit meat was tender, spicy and delicious. It tasted much better than pork. Fang Xiulian ate it with her eyes wide open. Rabbit meat is best eaten in winter. At this time, the rabbits have fat stored under their skin for the winter, and the meat is delicate and delicious. Although winter has passed, the fatness and tenderness of the rabbit meat have not been affected at all.
These two pieces of rabbit meat were like eating ginseng fruit. Fang Xiulian ate them whole and could only watch Su Ye continue to eat the rabbit meat. This kind of torture made people feel uncomfortable and it was better not to eat it.
After lunch, everyone felt unhappy, so Li Maogang and Gu Xiangqian went out for training together.
Li Maogang thought of Su Ye's behavior of eating alone just now, and shook his head in his heart. How could such a good young man marry such a wife? When Gu Xiangqian was not married, all the beautiful girls in the compound stared at him. They flirted with him secretly, handed him food and water, and there was no end to it. He couldn't escape.
Li Maogang thought for a long time and said, "You and she have different ideas and concepts. It would be difficult for you to force yourself to be together."
"Aunt Gu asked you to marry Su Ye without even meeting her. This is very irresponsible of you."
Gu Xiangqian suddenly stopped after hearing this. He said to Li Maogang solemnly, "I didn't mention it last time, but I'm reminding you now. Please respect Su Ye in the future."
"She's not stupid, she's not foolish. Last time you came and ordered her to do this and that. If Su Ye and I treated Xiu Lian like this, would she be happy?"
Li Maogang didn't expect Gu Xiangqian to speak up for Su Ye. He was stunned: "You, you... can it be the same? If Xiulian was like that, I would teach her a lesson."
Gu Xiangqian stood straight and said, "The commander of the 015th Company of the 9th Regiment is Li Maogang."
Li Maogang, who was originally slacking off, stood up straight immediately after being called, "Li Maogang is here!"
Gu Xiangqian said, "I will punish you by making you run 50 laps on the playground carrying 30 kilograms. Reflect on your actions and come back to tell me what you think after you finish running."
Li Maogang was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Gu Xiangqian to punish him for Su Ye. He gritted his teeth and ran fifty laps on the playground. As he ran, he thought: He is so angry, is it because he hasn't eaten the meat yet