Although Su Ye did not have a farewell fight with Gu Xiangqian, when Su Ye woke up at four in the morning, Gu Xiangqian was about to leave.
Before leaving, he lowered his head for the first time and kissed Su Ye.
Gu Xiangqian's lips were soft and warm, with a refreshing minty scent. He gently licked Su Ye's lips with his tongue, and after a few tender moments, they separated a little and kissed her again.
Su Ye was so dazed that he even forgot about being shocked. It was not until he heard the door close that his heart began to beat slowly.
Although the old couple had slept together many times, it was the first time for Su Ye to be kissed. She had kissed him many times except on the lips. Fortunately, Gu Xiangqian was not enlightened and had no idea what kissing meant.
But today his iron tree actually blossomed!
The kiss felt so wonderful that Su Ye savored it for a moment and wanted to do it again.
However, Gu Xiangqian had already set off. Su Ye leaned over the windowsill and stared at his tall back. The hazy and beautiful feeling when they first met came back to her.
Su Ye prepared ten kilograms of pork and planned to make some dried meat for Gu Xiangqian, so that he could eat a few pieces to fill his stomach when he was hungry while camping in the wild.
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One middle school.
When Su Ye arrived at school, teachers from the same office congratulated her and asked her about her feelings about the meeting in the government hall yesterday.
"Why, you're not nervous when you see the leader? Your legs aren't shaking?"
Su Ye jokingly replied, "I was so panicked that I forgot to panic."
"That's amazing! We teachers have one advantage, we are good at talking and we are used to seeing so many heads in the audience. Xiao Su is sure to win this time!"
Just as the whole office was congratulating Su Ye and everyone was immersed in a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere, Fang Zhou and Liu Qiu started chatting.
Fang Zhou frowned and said, "It's really strange! I saw Anna on the honor roll a few days ago, but today the honor roll was changed by the principal. I heard that the list was printed wrongly. What a pity! It makes people happy for nothing."
They graduated from the same school, so if Gao Anna gets the award, it will also bring honor to them.
Liu Qiu shook his head and said disdainfully, "How can it be a misprint? She flatters herself by saying it's a misprint. Think about it, she is not qualified to be rated as an excellent teacher. There are many teachers who are more capable and experienced than her."
"Do you still remember Ye Ning? His recruitment test score was higher than Gao Anna's. He had a city hukou and was married, but he was transferred to work at the county middle school. It turned out... Gao Anna took over his job at No. 5 Middle School!"
Su Ye never expected that Comrade 34 points had such a strong fighting ability. It was really amazing that Comrade Gao was pulled down to the honor roll in just a few days.
Comrade Gao must have clearly felt the feeling of being reported.
Liu Qiu's words were like a heavyweight bomb, catching everyone off guard. They took a deep breath after hearing it.
The teachers in the office were very impressed with Gao Anna. When the No. 1 Middle School just recruited new teachers, she brought her own teachers to the No. 1 Middle School office to question Su Ye's grades. If it weren't for Teacher He's thick skin, I'm afraid there would be no way to explain it to her.
The other teachers suddenly remembered Su Ye's farce and patted their chests and said, "Fortunately, little Su Zheng got full marks in the exam. Otherwise, wouldn't he have been transferred to the county middle school?"
Teachers like Su Ye, who come from rural areas and have no background, are the easiest to control.
Su Ye thought about it and there was indeed a possibility. If Gu Xiangqian was not an officer, she would probably be the one going to the county to teach.
As the examiner, Zhou Yi knew everyone's scores, but he had never inquired about the situation at No. 5 Middle School. Gao Anna and Ye Ning were only a few points apart, and it was normal for outsiders to assign them to different schools. Someone with ulterior motives could easily fool people by taking advantage of this gap.
Fang Zhou asked hesitantly: "Is this true? I... I have never heard of it."
It was unbelievable that Fang Zhou still remembered their actions in helping Gao Anna isolate Su Ye. Thinking about it now, I felt really ashamed.
After spending some time together, Fang Zhou fully recognized Su Ye's abilities.
Su Ye is diligent and enthusiastic about work. Not only does she sacrifice her winter vacation time to teach the children, she also takes the initiative to help other teachers share homework. Now, in order to help students in need, she works hard with a pile of parts all day long.
Compared with Gao Anna, her spirit is so precious!
Liu Qiu nodded affirmatively: "That's right! Ye Ning's lover Lan Hua is my classmate. She greeted me a few days ago. I only dared to speak out when there was some progress."
She recalled that the last time she went to the military compound and mentioned Su Ye to Gao Anna and her cousin, Su Ye and the children were taken away by the Municipal Education Commission for investigation a few days later. Liu Qiu began to suspect that it was Gao Anna who reported it.
To some extent, women's intuition is incredibly accurate.
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After school, Su Ye opened the backstage and found that there were another twenty kilograms of pork belly in the backstage during this period of time.
It should be because Su Ye recently opened a radio principle course, she taught the children the knowledge of circuits and electromagnetic fields. The most suitable food for replenishing energy in the wild is beef jerky.
However, in those days, the degree of agricultural mechanization was low, and cattle were important helpers for farmers. Private slaughter of beef was prohibited in China. Su Ye thought about it and honestly exchanged it for lean meat. She used 15 kilograms of lean meat to make instant pork jerky.
Su Ye skillfully mashed the lean meat into puree, added ground star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, fennel and other spices, and marinated it with soy sauce and cooking wine for three hours to make it tasty.
Then slowly put the meat paste on an iron plate, press it hard with stones, put it on the stove and bake it slowly over low heat to evaporate the moisture.
The meat sizzled over the fire, and the pork released a strong aroma as the water evaporated. Su Ye also exchanged a pound of honey and brushed the meat with honey while it was roasting.
After roasting and drying one side, turn it over and roast it for another half an hour. Su Ye roasted until dark to finish cooking ten catties of pork. After roasting and drying ten catties of meat, only five catties of pork jerky remained.
Break off a piece of Suye and eat it. The pork jerky exudes an alluring aroma, with a strong sauce aroma and a slight hint of honey sweetness. It is hard and chewy, and Suye feels full after eating only two pieces.
But this really caused trouble for Su Ye’s neighbors, as the whole building was filled with a faint smell of meat.
After Su Ye finished making the pork jerky, she hung them on the table to dry, fried some vegetables and eggs, and ate her dinner with great satisfaction.
When Gu Xiangqian was not around, Su Ye's supplies were as abundant as possible, and he had whatever he wanted to eat.
Eggs, as a nutritional product, are now nowhere to be found on the black market. Gu Xiangqian can only see some eggs when he goes to the military district’s grain and oil department at the end of the month to get some nutritional supplements for the soldiers.
Su Ye fried five eggs with tomatoes. In just one meal, she managed to eat up all of Gu Xiangqian's nutritional allowance for a month.
Su Ye wiped his mouth with satisfaction. After he cleaned up the dishes, there was a knock on the door.
She thought the person standing outside the door was Fang Xiulian, but unexpectedly it was He Meimei.
He Meimei came to Su Ye's house carrying a basket of wild vegetables. Gu Xiangqian went to the battlefield, and the director of the Women's Federation asked her to pay more attention to Su Ye's mental health when she has time.
He Meimei sent a basket of wild vegetables out of care for the young military wives. It happened that the results of Su Ye's evaluation were about to come out, so she came to celebrate with her.
But she was wrong! He Meimei never expected that she would see a table full of pork jerky as soon as she opened the door. Seeing this scene, she was more than just shocked.
Su Ye's house not only had pork on the table, but also had a few red and white sausages hanging by the window. This scene was probably not seen in the homes of wealthy families.
She changed her mind and remembered that Su Ye had caught a wild boar weighing over 100 kilograms in the suburbs last week. She was filled with envy.
Why would such a person need a basket of wild vegetables? He Meimei was too embarrassed to give the wild vegetables in her hand to Su Ye.
Su Ye chatted with He Meimei for a while, then casually wrapped a few pieces of pork jerky in oil paper and gave them to her. "I made this pork jerky for Gu Xiangqian. Take it back to sweeten your mouth. I've tasted it, and it's delicious."
He Meimei hadn't eaten meat for a long time. The last time she ate meat was during the Spring Festival. She held a bag of slightly hot pork jerky, and her poor heart couldn't help but tremble.
He Meimei is a high-income earner, earning about 40 yuan a month, but she can't even afford a piece of pork. Her husband gets some subsidies for eggs and meat, but military training is too hard and tiring, and without any nutrition, how can they defend their country
He Meimei almost forgot the taste of pork. As she spoke, she took out her wallet, pulled out a big black ten and handed it to Su Ye.
Su Ye refused to take it and pushed it back: "It's just a snack, feel free to take it back and eat it! You usually send me wild vegetables without asking for money."
"How can this be so embarrassing? Wild vegetables are not worth much! Take it. But this is the meat for Xiang Qian to eat. It's already very good of you to share it with me!"
After some pushing and refusing, He Meimei went home with the money in her left hand and a bag of pork jerky in her right hand.
She put the jerky on the table and enthusiastically invited the whole family to come and taste it.
He Meimei's family was all shocked, "Where did the pork come from?"
Although there was pork in the army canteen, everyone was starving and no one was willing to transfer their meat coupons to others. The dried meat in He Meimei's hand must have weighed at least several taels. Who would be so generous in those days
He Meimei said, "Don't ask, just eat it while it's hot."
Everyone took a piece of pork jerky to eat. Before they put the jerky in their mouths, they couldn't help but drool. The pork jerky was a little hard and tasted sweet at first, and then the strong aroma of sauce spread in their mouths. The jerky was so fragrant that the more you chewed, the more delicious it became. Even if the jerky was chewed to pieces in your mouth, no one was willing to swallow it.
They had to taste every bit of the meat and suck up every drop of its flavor before swallowing it. They remembered its taste deeply.
"Delicious! Really delicious!" He Meimei's mother-in-law praised.
"This is a high-end food that can only be found in restaurants."
"It would be great if there was still pork for sale on the black market. We would be willing to pay 20 yuan for a pound! I heard that Li Maogang's wife bought a pound of pork belly a few days ago. She was really lucky!"
He Meimei thought: How could a pound of pork belly be such a great fortune? Isn't Su Ye, who eats meat silently, God's beloved daughter
Not to mention pork at 20 yuan a pound, even if it was 30 yuan a pound He Meimei would buy it to satisfy her craving, but the problem is that there must be pork.
He Meimei knew that those pieces of jerky were the rations for Comrade Gu Xiangqian who was at the front line. For some reason, she actually envied him for the first time in her life.