When Li Hongli and Gao Anna heard Su Ye's words, their faces changed and they almost got their noses crooked with anger.
Su Ye's fishing rod was used to catch fish one after another. In just one hour, the bucket was filled with more than a dozen fish, each of which was more than ten centimeters long! Li Hongli became restless and could no longer fish with peace of mind. It was true that comparing goods with goods would make you throw them away, and comparing people with people would make you angry.
Especially Su Ye dumped the fish less than an inch long back into the river. Li Hongli and her friends spent the whole morning in the sun and only caught two fish. The fish they caught were only as long as a thumb! The wife of the Li family who came with them put away her fishing rod. She said with a stern face, "Let's go back. It seems that we can't catch any fish today."
Su Ye also put away his fishing rod. On the other side, the other military wives had already finished digging up the water chestnuts neatly. They returned home with heavy trophies, their faces grinning from ear to ear.
Su Ye caught a total of twelve fish, with two extra fish due to the number of people caught. After returning to the compound, everyone stared at the fish in the bucket with burning eyes. If their eyes could turn into real objects, they would probably be able to see a hole in the bucket!
Many people here haven't tasted meat for a long time. The number of times they eat meat in a year can be counted on five fingers. They probably have even forgotten what meat tastes like.
When Su Ye asked everyone to pick one to take away, many people swallowed their saliva and there was a rumbling sound in the air that sounded like their stomachs growling. The soldier's wife with a helmet-like hairstyle said, "How can we do this? We are half PLA soldiers after all. How can we take your things for free?"
This military wife's name was Niu Cuihua. Cuihua was very grateful to Su Ye for helping them regain their face, and she generously went home and brought a bunch of dry goods to Su Ye.
Other military wives took away Su Ye's fish and went home to bring some things to Su Ye. Although they were poor, they gathered together and at first glance, they looked quite rich: they had garlic, peppers, ginger, mushrooms, fungus, lotus roots, a few ounces of soybeans that they had dried before winter, thousand-layer sole insoles that they had knitted themselves, potatoes and cabbages stored in the cellar for winter, and a basket of watercress that they dug today...
Su Ye didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic. When she saw the bits and pieces of useful information, her heart was warmed. These were good things!
There is a shortage of vegetables in winter, and Su Ye's mouth has lost its taste for a long time. He is so lacking in vitamins that he has a few blisters at the corners of his mouth.
Suye, who was short of supplies, was suddenly enriched by everyone's support. Although these things were insignificant, it was troublesome to collect them bit by bit. Before the New Year, "Suye" had not prepared anything. Suye received only a bare house, and everything had to be purchased.
Finally, Su Ye returned home with a basket of spoils and three fish.
She looked at the three fish and the things everyone had sent her, including watercress, garlic sprouts, chili peppers, ginger, mushrooms, and lotus roots... Faced with such abundant supplies, Su Ye hesitated for the first time in her life, and for a moment she couldn't think of what to make to eat.
This is really a happy trouble!
How happy it would be if I had this kind of trouble every day!
In fact, Su Ye could not accept the pungent smell of Houttuynia cordata, but the image of the military wife hunched over and digging the soil with her hands appeared in front of her eyes, and she took the basket of Houttuynia cordata swiftly.
While struggling, Su Ye thought of the popular dish that must be ordered at the night market these days - spicy Houttuynia cordata fish. She took the Houttuynia cordata under the faucet and washed it.
The muddy Houttuynia cordata was washed by the clear water, revealing its jade-white roots. The grass carp was cut into pieces, marinated with spice powder, and deep-fried... Oh, sorry, the conditions were not good, so I skipped the frying step.
Suye dripped a few drops of lard into the pan, carefully fried the fish and removed from the pan. Fry the green onion, ginger and garlic in oil for a while, put the fish in, add water to cover it, add salt, soy sauce, chili, cooking wine, mushrooms, potatoes and lotus roots.
Before serving, sprinkle some Houttuynia cordata on the perilla leaves, stir it slightly and serve immediately. At this time, the fishy smell and the pungent smell of Houttuynia cordata mix together to form a peculiar fragrance.
Before he even tasted the Su Ye, he was already drooling. The pungent smell of the Houttuynia cordata was neutralized by a faint cool fragrance, and the fish meat was mellow, delicious, tender, smooth and fragrant.
Who on earth invented such a wonderful combination of Houttuynia cordata and fish? It simply turned decay into magic! As a mouthful of fish slid down his stomach, Su Ye felt as if he had returned to the afterlife, and his whole body was filled with strength.
Su Ye skillfully put the noodles into the water and boiled them. The soft and delicious noodles were paired with the spicy water chestnut fish. Su Ye's mouth was full of oil and his stomach was bulging by the end of the meal.
Su Ye burped and squinted his eyes comfortably. His stomach was full and his heart was filled with happiness.
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The Li family next door.
Before the shock of the braised pork last time had subsided, Li Maogang smelled a stronger and more intense aroma, which lingered faintly at the tip of his nose and could not be shaken off.
Everyone in the compound envied Li Maogang for marrying a good wife, who was capable and competent, strong in everything, and strong in character and able to handle things. In addition, his wife's family was well-off, and the young couple had support from both parents. Although they could not eat meat frequently, they would definitely have one meat meal every month.
With a rich and capable daughter-in-law and no burden on the family, Li Maogang lived the life that all men in the compound dreamed of, which made many people jealous and envious.
Of course, how the couple lives their private life is something only they themselves know.
During dinner, Li Maogang asked his wife, "Do you smell a fragrance?"
He frowned and struggled to describe it: "It tastes like Houttuynia cordata, seems pretty good?"
Fang Xiulian's face sank when she heard her husband mention food again. Was he reminding her to improve the food? He even mentioned something as disgusting as the radish. If you throw this kind of thing to a pig, it might not even bother to eat it.
This morning, the rural military wives brought a basket of Houttuynia cordata to Fang Xiulian, but she didn't even look at it.
Li Maogang said, "By the way, I asked you to look after Xiang Qian's wife. How is she doing recently? Xiang Qian is not in the army, and it's hard for her to be alone. As a man, it's not good for me to get too close to female comrades."
Li Maogang saw his wife's unwilling face and knew that she didn't care at all. His wife had the usual problems of city girls: she was too noble.
Seeing her husband's expression gradually becoming serious, Fang Xiulian said with a stern face, "She's doing well! I'm worried about her, but she may not appreciate it! Do you still remember the time when Su Ye came to our house? She entered the house like a Japanese invader sweeping the village, and all the delicious food in the house was taken away."
"You feel sorry for her, but I feel sorry for your brother! Xu Xiangqian had made so many military achievements, and his father was such a powerful man, but he chose to marry this thing."
Fang Xiulian said this and wrinkled her nose, "Anyway, don't let me associate with this kind of person anymore!"
Li Maogang recalled the first time he picked up "Su Ye" from the train station. He said in a firm voice: "I can't not take care of him."
"This is Xiang Qian's special instruction. You must do what he asked. Tomorrow, give Su Ye five catties of food coupons and the piece of bacon in the yard to her as well. Xiang Qian may not be able to come back for the Spring Festival."
Five kilograms of food coupons and one kilogram of bacon, it was as if Fang Xiulian had stepped on her tail, she and Li Maogang started arguing:
"No, the bacon is for us to eat. If we give it to her, what will we eat during the New Year?"
No wonder Su Ye was staring at their bacon the last time she met him. It turned out that he had been thinking about it for a long time and wanted their bacon!
Li Maogang insisted, "Sister-in-law just came from the countryside. I heard that many people starved to death in the countryside. She suffered a lot. Since she just arrived, it is only natural for us to give her some food. You have eaten a lot of food given by Xiang Qian before, so why can't his wife eat our food? Why are you so fussy?"
Fang Xiulian used to feel sorry for Xu Xiangqian for marrying a wife of questionable character, but now she saw that her husband was visibly determined to help his sister-in-law out of poverty, and she was as stubborn as a rock.
Thinking about having to live with this petty-minded sister-in-law in the future, Fang Xiulian almost exploded.
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On Monday, Su Ye came to school in high spirits.
It was still grey and dark, and the other teachers might still be asleep, but Su Ye had already opened the door of his office.
Su Ye came to the office and started marking homework. She flipped through the homework handed in by the students and wrote a comment carefully in the notebook after marking each one.
Su Ye is full of great enthusiasm for this job.
After correcting the homework, Su Ye twisted her neck and looked up to find that the teachers next to her were looking at her. Su Ye asked, "What's wrong?"
Teacher He said, "It's okay, it's okay. Teacher Su, just go ahead and do your thing."
Zhou Yi is the only science teacher in the school who will seriously correct students' homework, and now there is another one, Su Ye. Science homework is usually marked with a "read" to indicate that the teacher has checked it.
Of course, it’s not that teachers don’t want to be diligent, but sometimes even they themselves can’t understand how to correct students’ homework. They can fool students in class, but they are exposed when correcting homework. Over time, many teachers would rather bear the name of “lazy” than correct students’ homework.
This phenomenon of uneven teacher quality exists in many schools. The situation in No. 1 Middle School gradually improved after Zhou Yi came.
After attending classes for a few days, Su Ye had a general idea of the school.
Su Ye is a teacher of a secondary subject. Science is a quality development course in junior high school, and each class has only two classes a week. After Su Ye corrected his own homework, he had nothing to do.
But can she tolerate herself doing nothing? She definitely can't! All mental labor is valuable in Su Ye's eyes. It is the fragrant pork belly, the soft and chewy steamed buns, the fragrant and smooth rice...
Oh, you are wrong, you are wrong. It is an activity that enlightens and inspires knowledge, and it is an indispensable force in building a strong country.
Sitting next to Su Ye was the math teacher of Class 1, Grade 7. She saw the math teacher busy writing the word "read" on the notebook while dozing off.
Su Ye asked shamelessly, "Teacher Lu, can I see the math homework of Class 1?"
She took the homework and started correcting it with a red pen. After correcting a few books, she finally woke up from her dream. With a look of having done something wrong, Su Ye said to Teacher Lu, "Oh, I'm sorry, Teacher Lu."
"Look at what I did. I accidentally corrected your class's math homework. I don't have any hobbies, but I really like being a teacher. I can't control myself when I see students' homework."
Su Ye rubbed his hands and asked shamelessly: "Well, Mr. Lu, can you please correct these children's math homework?"
Her face was full of "I love correcting homework" expressions, and Teacher Lu was confused by Su Ye's operation. It turned out that Teacher Su Ye was also an avid education enthusiast.
After a while, he reacted, nodded quickly, and pushed the mountain of homework to Su Ye: "Teacher Su, you can correct it slowly."
Teacher Lu was very happy to have someone asking him to correct his homework. He yawned and fell asleep on the table.
Su Ye worked hard to correct the homework of Class 1, and also corrected the physics homework of Class 2 next door. She also reached out to the chemistry homework of the third-year students at the next table.
"Mr. Jiang, can you show me your biology homework?"
"Teacher Wu, it seems that there are a lot of mistakes in your class's math homework..."
Su Ye quickly corrected the pile of homework books. She turned around and saw Teacher He. Her eyes lit up: "Teacher He, do you need your homework corrected?"
Teacher He, who was drinking water, almost choked to death. He coughed a few times and said, "This... There's no need for that, Teacher Su. I teach liberal arts."
Su Ye's hands kept flipping through his homework book, and the books on Su Ye's seat made a rustling sound all day long.
Everyone knows that there is a teacher named Su Ye in the office who loves to correct students' homework.
After Fang Zhou and Liu Qiu found out, they felt ashamed for their irresponsibility, but they quickly forgave themselves. Because the person who did this was Teacher Su, who graduated from elementary school, they felt miraculously balanced. Liu Qiu thought: People without education and culture can only rely on such humble actions to gain respect from others.
Ding—The host is rigorous in his studies and carefully corrects students' homework, which enables students to deeply understand their own shortcomings, changes the life trajectory of one person, and is rewarded with 1 kilogram of rice.
Finally, I have rice to eat! Su Ye rubbed his broken hand and almost shed two lines of tears.
Su Ye is a pure southerner, and she can't stand eating white flour every day. She has missed the taste of rice for a long time.