Lu Siyuan said proudly: "My grades are pretty good, right? Isn't it a bit unreasonable for me not to come to school?"
He didn't come to school, maybe because he knew how to do it and was too lazy to attend classes. But based on his arrogant look, Su Ye would not give in to his wishes. She said calmly: "Let me write this test paper, I can get 100 points."
As she spoke, she took out a test paper from Zhou Yi's drawer and threw it to Lu Siyuan. On the white paper was a bright red 100, and the words "Su Ye" were written in the name column.
Your teacher is your teacher after all.
At that time, in order to deal with Gao Anna's trouble, Zhou Yi deliberately took Su Ye's test paper to mimeograph it for safekeeping. This is a copy.
Lu Siyuan took Su Ye's test paper, flipped through it, and had an "impossible" expression on his face. He read it over and over again, threw away the test paper without saying a word, and left the office.
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Su Ye happily went home from get off work, carrying hundreds of kilograms of Fuqiang flour.
She went to a grain, oil, and non-staple food store, spent fifty cents, bought two pounds of salted tofu skin, and took it to Yang Xue's house.
At 6pm, Father Yang came home from get off work. Mother Yang was washing sweet potatoes and cooking. Qian Xiaohe was in the small courtyard of the Yang family, holding a book and reciting silently.
Mother Yang prepared the meal, and Qian Xiaohe immediately washed her hands and served it. The bowl contained two sweet potatoes and a sorghum bun. In the middle of the table was a dish of soybeans and a dish of pickled cabbage. Although it was very simple, the whole family, young and old, ate with gusto.
Su Ye shook the salted bean curd in his hand, "Yang Ma, please add a meal. Thank you for telling me about Qin Lan today."
Mother Yang wiped her clothes with her hands and was too embarrassed to reach out to take the tofu skin from Su Ye.
"Hey! It's just a casual chat, it's nothing, Mr. Su, don't be so polite!"
Although tofu skin is not considered the best product, it still requires food coupons. Yang Ma just mentioned it casually. Why would anyone specially buy a pound of tofu skin to express gratitude
Su Ye forced the bean curd into the person's hand. She said with a smile, "I didn't explain it to you clearly today. Actually, Tan Lan is also my student. I want to ask Mother Yang to keep an eye on her and help me keep an eye on her. If anything happens to her, ask Yang Xue to find me at school."
Mother Yang still rejected Doupi, "That's not a big deal, Teacher Su, please don't be like this!"
Su Ye found a clean bowl and poured the tofu skin into it. The aroma of the salted tofu skin overflowed.
The bean curd skin was just heated and still had some residual heat. The children could not resist the temptation of the food and took a piece of it and stuffed it into their mouths, exclaiming loudly that it was delicious! Their eyes, like black grapes, were full of dazzling brilliance.
Qian Xiaohe and Yang Xue found that the teacher had come and stood up happily.
Su Ye patted their heads and said, "Eat well, I'm going back."
She pinched Qian Xiaohe's face. Although she was still thin, her face was much rosier than before.
After finishing her meal, Qian Xiaohe obediently took her homework to the street lamp to do it. There was no electricity at home and her parents would never let her light a kerosene lamp, so she would finish her homework here every day before going home.
The pale yellow light shone on her body, leaving a faint silhouette. Qian Xiaohe was so focused on her writing that she didn't notice that Teacher Su, who had left, had come back and was watching her do her homework.
Su Ye was deeply touched when he saw this scene. He thought that it was possible to tolerate Lu Siyuan, an unpleasant student. It would be nice to give some of the food earned from him to poor little people like Xiao He!
Su Ye patted Qian Xiaohe, winked at her and said, "Go back and use the oil lamp to write. This will easily damage your eyes."
Qian Xiaohe was startled, "Teacher Su, you haven't left yet?" She smiled and said, "No need! This is fine. Kerosene is too expensive, and I don't have a gas ticket."
Su Ye coughed lightly, lowered his voice, raised his eyebrows and prompted: "Xiao He, do you still remember those traders who sold you food?"
"They had oil coupons, and not only oil coupons, but also many other coupons, all very cheap. They could buy grain and pork."
Qian Xiaohe thought of the lard board last time and nodded, "Yes, yes, they gave me a piece of lard last time. Thank you, teacher, the dealer you introduced is really nice!"
Su Ye couldn't help laughing, and seriously corrected him: "Remember, it's not the dealer I introduced, it's the dealer Xiao He met by chance in the black market."
Qian Xiaohe quickly understood the teacher's caution and nodded seriously.
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In the evening, Su Ye put thirty kilograms of rice in the old place and waited for Guo Aiguo to come and take it.
Under the blue bricks, there was a thick pile of money, which disappeared quietly when no one was paying attention. Su Ye pointed at the hot banknotes. Guo Aiguo should have given 60 yuan, but this time he directly gave 100 yuan and 50 kilograms of food coupons.
Su Ye frowned. Although it was refreshing to get more money every time, she didn't like taking advantage of others.
She reluctantly gave up and temporarily added a piece of pork to the rice.
Guo Aiguo and his wife received rice in the early morning. When they returned home and opened the bag to pack it, they unexpectedly dug out a piece of pork wrapped in oil paper from the rice!
The moment they saw the pork, both of them started breathing faster and their heartbeats quickened.
"Is this... pork?"
Guo Aiguo and his wife have a high salary, more than 200 yuan per month together. Even with such a high salary, pork is still a luxury for them.
There is a food shortage nowadays. There is not enough food for people to eat, so where is the food for pigs? No one in the countryside raises pigs. There is no food to feed pigs. The collective animal husbandry stations have also greatly reduced the scale of pig breeding to only meet the minimum needs of the people. Occasionally, someone in the countryside goes into the mountains to hunt. If they catch some game, there will be meat on the black market.
Guo Aiguo and his wife tried hard to find meat through connections, but they could only afford eggs every month, and occasionally chicken and duck meat. They hadn't tasted pork for a long time.
What was he holding in his hand now? Guo Aiguo stared at it closely, his heart melting.
Ms. Fang hugged her husband excitedly, "Grandma is so smart, she is right, we should treat them well, they are our lifesavers!"
Although it was already three o'clock in the morning and the two of them should have been sleepy after getting up in the middle of the night, Ms. Fang was still energetic as she took the pork and turned the fat into lard.
The flour was kneaded into dough, pressed into thin pancakes, and fried in a pan. When the hot pan touched the lard, the pancakes absorbed the lard and cooked through. She sprinkled a thin layer of minced meat and cracked an egg, and the aroma of food overflowed.
Ms. Fang broke the fried egg and meat pie into two halves, handed one to her husband, and ate the other half. She took a big bite and savored it carefully. The pancake fried with lard was fragrant and chewy.
The minced meat tasted wonderful and delicious, and you could never get enough of it. Ms. Fang had finished the pancake in her hand before she even noticed it.
Ms. Fang thought about the "Nicai Village Production Brigade" again. She pulled her husband's sleeve and said, "Tell me, if we buy pork from them, will they agree?"
Guo Aiguo thought about it and said uncertainly: "Should we write them a letter?"
This is what Ms. Fang was waiting for. "Write it! I'll buy it even if it's only 10 yuan per kilogram!"
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Compared to the misery of others, Su Ye is feeling very proud and happy.
Lu Siyuan came to school on time to punch in for class. When he came back, he brought a group of younger brothers with him to attend classes. Su Ye could harvest several kilograms of pork belly every day, and in a few days, he easily stockpiled more than 100 kilograms of pork belly.
Although a few pounds of pork belly every day may not seem like a lot, if saved up over time it can add up to a considerable fortune.
The next day, Lu Siyuan's parents invited Su Ye to dinner to thank her.
After get off work, Su Ye went straight to Ju Fu Restaurant.
In the past, Su Ye was reluctant to eat in restaurants because the prices were too expensive. She looked down on ordinary state-owned restaurants, but the ones she liked were too expensive. For example, Jufu Restaurant was once a golden signboard in City C, and it was not uncommon to spend a month's salary on a meal there.
Secondly, adhere to the principle of not showing off your wealth and be as low-key as possible.
After Su Ye arrived at the restaurant, he was invited to a private room on the second floor. Roast duck, steamed fish, and stir-fried vegetables were served one after another.
Su Ye knew at a glance that Lu Siyuan's parents had spent a lot of money. Although these two meat dishes were simple, they were not cheap. In this special period, it was not easy to find two kinds of meat. This meal was probably no less than a hundred yuan.
The skin of the roast duck was roasted crispy and red. The waiter skillfully sliced the duck layer by layer, and half of the duck meat was packed and placed next to Su Ye's seat. The other half of the duck meat was handed to the guests one by one.
"If I had known that I would make you spend so much money, I would not have come." Su Ye handed the packaged duck meat to Lu's mother.
The parents of the Lu family were used to not talking while eating or sleeping. Mother Lu said with a smile, "Let's not talk about this for now. Teacher Su, eat it while it's hot. The roast duck here is delicious."
Su Ye seemed to have tasted the taste of money. She had the illusion that she could eat a big black ten with every bite.
She tasted a bite of the roast duck, and the wonderful flavor exploded on the tip of her tongue. The duck skin was crispy, and the duck meat was delicate and sweet. It was drizzled with a thin layer of sweet and sour sauce. Su Ye ate with her eyes wide open.
After drinking another bowl of hot fish soup, the delicious flavors blended together on the taste buds, and the hot taste of the soup surged into his heart. Su Ye felt like he was completely alive again. He finally had a decent meal after such a long time.
The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests, and it was difficult for Su Ye to refuse the half duck meat given by Lu's parents.
Su Ye couldn't help but think of the fireplace in Grandma Zhou's house. The ducks taken from the warehouse were fatter and more tender. Using them to make roast duck, coupled with the craftsmanship of the chef from Jufulou, it would probably be unimaginably delicious.
Mother Lu said, "Thank you, Mr. Su. Our Siyuan has caused you trouble."
Su Ye mentioned the purpose of coming today, "Which school does Lu Siyuan plan to apply to?"
Director Lu didn't expect Su Ye to mention this to them. He looked at his son helplessly, then at his wife.
Mother Lu burst out laughing, "He, he can't take the exam."
Su Ye's face showed doubt.
Mother Lu paused and explained, "Siyuan has been bad at Chinese since he was young. It was hard to get him to recite an ancient poem when he was young. He is also terrible at English and Russian. He can't even learn Chinese, let alone ideology and politics. Unless the university makes an exception to admit him, he won't be able to pass the exam."
Su Ye had never expected this to happen. She coughed lightly and said, "Is that so..."
Seeing Lu Siyuan's unfriendly look, she immediately changed the subject, thanked Lu Changzi and his wife, and left the restaurant.
Su Ye carried a pound of roast duck meat back to the family compound. She divided the roast duck meat into four portions, one for herself, one for Grandma Zhou, one for the Ning family, and the last for Gu Xiangqian.
Gu Xiangqian has been training in the suburbs recently and has been camping outside for several nights in a row.
While Su Ye was delivering the roast duck to the Ning family, he handed Gu Xiangqian's portion to Ning Xingdou, "I think your brother Xiangqian hasn't had his meal yet. Please bring him some food for me."
The delicious duck meat is so tempting when it is served on the plate, not to mention that it is roasted to a rose-like color, rosy and attractive.
Ning Xingdou tasted two pieces of roast duck and ate so much that his eyes widened and he praised the dish highly.
"Brother Xiang Qian is so lucky! Someone brings him food when he goes out for training. Sister-in-law is the best."
In the evening, Ning Xingdou took a group of soldiers to patrol and change shifts, and brought Gu Xiangqian's dinner.
I specially heated up the roast duck before leaving, and it was still hot and fragrant when it reached Gu Xiangqian's hand. He opened the lunch box and a rich aroma hit his nose.
The lunch box was filled with beautiful roast duck, a layer of braised pork, and a layer of egg soup. All of them were meat dishes, making the surrounding officers envious.
Although their dinner was good, it was not as good as Gu Xiangqian's. They had hunted some rabbits and pheasants in the wild these days, but the meat was too tough to compare to the white pork belly, let alone the fragrant roast duck.
Gu Xiangqian, bathed in the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of the people around him, calmly returned to his tent and started eating.
Yao Chunyu was originally unable to come along as she usually had to be on duty in the hospital, but she was recently suspended for a month, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as she got the opportunity to participate in the drill.
This time, those who were qualified to participate in the military exercise were all young talents. The girls in the art troupe fought hard but were not qualified to participate in the exercise. However, this group of young talents envied the dinner sent by Gu Xiangqian's wife tonight.
At night, Yao Chunyu was in his tent thinking: Just a few pieces of meat, what's so special about them
If she wanted to eat, she could just go to the black market and buy it. Yao Chunyu had fine grains, so it was easier for her to buy meat than ordinary people, because farmers who came to the city to sell game were more inclined to exchange the meat they had for grain.
When did Gu Xiangqian become so demanding? Even a meal is so rare.
After this drill is over, Yao Chunyu wants to go to the black market to exchange ten or eight kilograms of meat so that he can have a satisfying taste.
But she never imagined that Su Ye's meat was not game at all. For example, the delicious braised pork, the taste of wild boar meat was not that good.
After the military exercise, Gu Xiangqian returned to the military compound.
Su Ye was racking her brains to figure out how to eat it. She spent a lot of money to ask the chef of Jufu Restaurant how to make roast duck delicious.
How could the secret recipe be passed on? However, the privately owned restaurants in the past have now been incorporated into state-owned enterprises, and all the chefs have become regular employees with a stable job. They are no longer the private property of a certain landlord as in the old society.
Master Chu couldn't resist Su Ye and gave Su Ye some advice. Although he didn't reveal the secret recipe, as long as these points were in place, the roast duck could be made delicious.
Over the weekend, Su Ye generously brought two plump green-headed and white-feathered water ducks. The water ducks were plump and a lot bigger than the normal domestic ones.
The ducks quacked and flapped their wings, running towards Su Ye from a distance.
There was nothing wrong with it, but when they ran out, they were discovered by several family members in the compound. The women's eyes lit up and they started chasing after the ducks.
After running around the grove for several times, they didn't catch a single hair. Everyone was exhausted and panting. In the end, they watched helplessly as two big fat ducks bumped into Su Ye's feet and lay on the ground like a scratch.
Su Ye picked up the duck without any hesitation and turned away.
"Wait—it's our duck!"
Su Ye let go of the duck in his hand and said with a smile: "Oh, really? Then go ahead and catch them. If you catch one, it's yours."
After the wild duck landed, it flapped its wings and ran away madly again. When they were exhausted and had no strength left to chase it, the duck stopped at Su Ye's feet.
Su Ye took the two fat ducks home without any hesitation.
The crowd was stunned and cursed in their hearts. The duck that was as cunning as a monkey in front of them, but Su Ye could give whatever he wanted
Someone was stunned and murmured silently: "Su Ye's luck is too good. I didn't believe it before, but now I can't help but believe it."