Shen Liqing wanted to make friends with Zhan Aiping, so she chatted with her for a while. "Comrade Zhan, since you just arrived here, is there anything you are not used to?"
"The scenery here is so beautiful, like a fairyland. Can you take me around to see the scenery later?"
"I don't have any problems adapting to anything." Zhan Aiping shook her head. She had a lot of experience, so naturally she had no problems adapting to anything. But she reminded Shen Liqing: "The weather is getting hotter day by day. When you come here, you must pay attention to mosquito prevention, insect prevention and snake prevention, especially mosquito prevention. The mosquitoes here are very poisonous. You must hang up mosquito nets, cover the windows at home with a layer of gauze, and plant some mosquito repellent plants in the yard."
There are many kinds of mosquitoes here. Being bitten is uncomfortable, but more importantly, mosquitoes can spread malaria, common malaria, also known as malarial fever. Common malaria can be cured, but if you accidentally get cerebral malaria, the risk is very high.
“Don’t go up the mountain alone, don’t go into the woods alone, and don’t touch the water when you see a beautiful stream or river, because there are leeches in the water that will suck your blood.”
"Oh, and beware of ants. They are poisonous here too. Don't just stand under a tree. If you're not careful, you might get crawled on by ants or bugs..."
"Oh, oh, oh." Shen Liqing nodded repeatedly, "I'll get a notebook and write it down."
She is quite serious.
She and Wang Youli look a bit like a couple. They are very serious and particular about certain things and never hesitate to take notes when necessary.
After chatting with Shen Liqing for a while, Zhan Aiping found that she was just a somewhat naive and silly female intellectual, and quite cute.
"I have homemade mosquito repellent and anti-itch cream at home. I'll bring them to you when I have time."
"Okay, okay, thank you Comrade Zhan."
"You don't have to call me Comrade Zhan, just call me Xiao Zhan."
"Okay." Shen Liqing took a lot of notes and felt satisfied. She thought to herself that it was true. The most beautiful places in the world are often the most dangerous places. Danger and beauty exist at the same time.
Thanks to Comrade Zhan for the reminder. With these preparations, Shen Liqing is more confident about her future life.
Zhan Aiping also told her Gu Sheng’s “foodie map”, telling her which families had certain supplies and she could exchange them with them.
"Really? I like soybean paste, too."
"The sweet peas here are delicious. You must plant some in the vegetable garden. In addition to your own yard, you can also get a small vegetable plot."
"Okay." The things Zhan Aiping told her completely solved Shen Liqing's urgent needs. She had just moved in and was short of everything, and the little Zhan in front of her was simply a gossiper.
Shen Liqing expressed her gratitude and admiration: "Xiao Zhan, you know so much."
"It was all told to me by Mr. Gu in our family." Comrade Gu is the real foodie and a walking map.
"Really?" Shen Liqing glanced at Gu Sheng and Wang Youli, thinking that Comrade Gu was very reliable. Comrade Wang didn't know about these things.
The more she knew, the more confident she felt. When she heard about the vegetable garden, Shen Liqing was very much looking forward to it. She had lived in Shanghai before, and her family conditions were average. The whole family was crowded in a small tube-shaped building with crowded and narrow corridors. They had no little world of their own at all.
She could only set up a table on the bed and read or write letters.
Now that I have come here, although I can't see the tall buildings of big cities, I can see green everywhere. These houses, although simple, have their own space, yards, and vegetable gardens.
Shen Liqing is looking forward to living the pastoral life described in ancient poetry: "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and leisurely seeing the southern mountains."
After finishing the warm meal, Gu Sheng went back home with his wife. Before leaving, he said to Wang Youli, "Old Wang, come to my house for dinner next time."
"Okay." Wang Youli agreed immediately, thinking that he would also try his cooking skills.
Gu Sheng and his wife left, and so did everyone else. Only Wang Youli and Shen Liqing were left in the room. They had some unpleasantness this morning. Wang Youli drank some wine, but was not drunk. He found that Shen Liqing was in a good mood at the moment.
"That's the Comrade Gu I told you about. He's not a very reliable person. He's a liar."
Shen Liqing said: "I think this comrade Gu is very reliable. You should learn more from him."
Wang Youli sighed: "You don't know how he tricked me before."
"That's understandable." Shen Liqing said, "I heard that he is a lovesick man."
Wang Youli: “…”
The lovesick person who copied his marriage report
"I didn't copy your marriage report. I heard that I spent the whole night writing it carefully."
What else could Wang Youli say? He could only curse Lao Gu in secret.
He thought to himself: Old Gu, Old Gu, you might as well be a beast instead of a human being!
"It's only natural for him to treat his wife well. If I marry such a beautiful and smart wife, I will definitely love and pamper her every day. He is a normal man. I like Doctor Zhan very much. She knows a lot. Doctor Zhan is a college student with a high level of education. She came from Shanghai like me, and she doesn't put on airs..." Shen Liqing felt relieved.
Before on the road, Shen Liqing did regret it. Thinking that she had come here all the way alone for her dreams and love, she always felt a little lonely and scared. Now she met Zhan Aiping, who was so approachable. They came from the same place, and they would definitely have a lot to talk about in the future.
Wang Youli said, "Gu Sheng is a beast. Although Gu Sheng is not a good person, the wife he married is really good. It's always a good idea for you to get along with his wife and doctors more in the future."
"Yes." Shen Liqing nodded: "I'll call Chen Yuan after I'm settled."
She wanted to tell Chen Yuan that life here was indeed full of hope.
The next day, Shen Liqing contacted Chen Yuan, who couldn't wait to ask over the phone: "Xiao Shen, you're here, how do you feel?"
Chen Yuan's tone was very excited. She really didn't expect that Shen Liqing, such a big fool, would be so stupid as to leave a big city like Shanghai and run thousands of miles to this remote place.
The educated youth in Shanghai were desperate to return to the city, and Shen Liqing was fooled by her.
Chen Yuan was very proud in her heart, and she had a secret expectation. Why should she be forced to go to the countryside while Shen Liqing could stay in Shanghai? Shen Liqing heard about this and even wrote in a letter to envy Chen Yuan for being able to see the beautiful scenery.
Oh, if you like this beautiful scenery, then come and see it for yourself.
Knowing that Shen Liqing had been dating an officer here, Chen Yuan encouraged them to be together, and even encouraged Shen Liqing to join the army and asked her future husband to write a letter of guarantee.
Shen Liqing is really too naive and stupid.
Chen Yuan understood men very well. She thought that the letter of guarantee was all bullshit and only a fool like Shen Liqing would believe it.
Shen Liqing just waits to regret and get into trouble. She will complain to her in the future and tell her how miserable and regretful she is.
It’s a pity that the matter is done and it’s not easy to divorce a military marriage.
Now that Shen Liqing has come to this point, she should start to regret it, right
"Chen Yuan, I'm here, I'm so happy!! Really, it's so beautiful here! The sisters-in-law in the camp are all very nice and take special care of me. Lao Wang and his comrades are all good comrades and love their wives very much."
Chen Yuan was stunned: "W-what?"
Chen Yuan didn't expect Shen Liqing to say this on the phone. Is she very happy
"You feel good?"
"It's great. I feel much more comfortable than when I was in Shanghai." Shen Liqing exhaled, feeling that the air here was fresh, free and comfortable. "It's really beautiful here. You don't know that Lao Wang's comrade also has a wife from Shanghai. She's a college student and she's very beautiful."
Chen Yuan: "… You just got here, don't think too highly of everything."
Is Shen Liqing an idiot
Does she really think it's a good idea to come here
Did she really think she married a good man? Chen Yuan knew that some men would cheat on women, especially those who were in free love. They were even more unreliable. Before marriage, they would write all kinds of guarantees, but after marriage, you would become a shrew. Who would care about you
Shen Liqing's hard days are still ahead.
"You, have to be careful of the snakes, insects, rats and ants here." When Shen Liqing saw the many insects and poisonous snakes here, she was scared to death. If she went to the mountains, she might also encounter wild boars and pythons.
And the insect feast, centipedes and scorpions...
Shen Liqing smiled on the phone and said, "I know, I know. Doctor Zhan told me everything."
Chen Yuan: “…”
"Chen Yuan, please bless me. I am about to live the life you described in your letter, our pastoral idyll." Shen Liqing's voice was full of anticipation.
Chen Yuan thought, Tian Yuan, you are shit.
"You, I hope you can still say something like this in a month."
"Well, I'm busy now. I want to learn from Dr. Zhan, clean up the yard, plant vegetables and flowers, and raise chickens and ducklings. Tomorrow I'm going to pick out the chicks. Oh, and I can also get a vegetable plot..."
Chen Yuan laughed inwardly: "Just work harder."
There will be a day when you regret it.
"Wait a month or two, Shen Liqing, I'll come to see you."
"Okay, Chen Yuan, I look forward to having you come to my house. I'll let you come and see the yard I've cleaned up and taste my cooking skills."
"Okay, it's a deal." Chen Yuan thought to himself, when the time comes, I will watch you cry in front of me.
Shen Liqing hung up the phone, feeling full of energy and looking forward to a comfortable life in the future.
*
Zhan Aiping called her brother Zhan Mingzhao and finally got through to him. Zhan Mingzhao picked up the phone lazily: "Sister, my dear sister, please don't rush me. I'm practicing, I'm really practicing. I'm trying hard to pass the exam for the art troupe. I want to be an art soldier!"
"You, you must pass the exam to become a cultural soldier this time and set a good example for your future nephews."
"Nephew?" Zhan Mingzhao was stunned.
"Yes, you are going to be an uncle."
"I'm going to be an uncle!" Zhan Mingzhao blinked his eyes, very excited, "Am I really going to be an uncle? So soon!"
"Yeah." Zhan Aiping smiled gently: "You will have two little nephews."
"Two, two!" Zhan Mingzhao almost bit off his tongue. He choked on his own saliva. "Where's my brother-in-law? Let him answer the phone."
"Your brother-in-law is not here."
"Next time I will call him alone. I must ask my brother-in-law to take good care of you. It's so hard to be pregnant with twins. Sister, you should also have a good rest. You must call Brother Gu Wu when you should. Don't be polite to him."
"No, sister, wait a minute. I'll ask someone to send you something in two days. You must take good care of yourself and get plenty of nutrition."
Zhan Mingzhao was going to be an uncle, and he was so excited that he was wandering around the garden like a fly. Several women surrounded him and asked him what was wrong.
"My sister is pregnant, and I'm going to be an uncle. I was thinking of bringing her something."
"Oh, you're going to be an uncle. Congratulations. I have to send you some good things."
Zhan Mingzhao exchanged a lot of good things with others, and asked people to send wild honey, dried beef, and rapeseed oil to his sister.
Zhan Aiping told her younger brother the news of her pregnancy and also called Zhan Bo. When Zhan Bo received her call, he was still frightened, fearing that his eldest daughter and son-in-law might cause trouble again.
"Pingping, what happened between you and Xiao Gu?"
"Nothing, just calling to tell you that you're going to be a grandfather."
“Really?”
Zhanbo was stunned by this great joy. His daughter was pregnant with Gu's child. That was Gu's eldest grandson! He was also Zhanbo's eldest grandson.
Zhanbo was so excited that he walked around the room several times. He planned to send all the cloth coupons he, his wife and daughter had this year to his eldest daughter Pingping.
When Zhu Jiaorong heard this, she disagreed: "This, this is not good."
Generally, it is the daughter who supports her parents' family. How can there be a father who only supports his daughter
"Jia Jia also wants to make two new sets of clothes."
"She's already this big, it's enough for her to have enough clothes. But that's her nephew, and they're twins. If there are two, the little one needs new clothes, and we need to make a few more sets."
Zhu Jiaorong said: "Little kid, just wear old clothes."
"That won't do. When you gave birth to Xiaokang, didn't you say you wanted to make new clothes for him? My grandson must wear new clothes!" Zhan Bo refused. He wanted to give his grandson and granddaughter the best. These were Gu Sheng's children, and Gu Sheng was his good son-in-law, closer to him than his own son.
Zhan Mingzhao is not in tune with reality, and his youngest son is spoiled by his mother and has poor grades. Zhan Bo feels that he has to rely on his eldest daughter and son-in-law to bring honor to him.
"My dad has gone crazy!" When Zhan Aijia heard that her new clothes were gone, she was also going crazy. "My dad has become so biased now. How can he be so partial? He is too partial!"
"Zhan Aiping is pregnant so quickly. How did she get pregnant so quickly? Is she really pregnant with Gu Sheng's child? She's not faking her pregnancy!"
Zhan Aiping and Gu Sheng have only been married for a few months? Zhan Aijia thought their marriage was fake, but now they have a child. Zhan Aiping is pregnant!
Zhan Aija's eyes were red with jealousy.
"It shouldn't be a false pregnancy. There's no need for that. It's impossible to create several children out of thin air in a few months." Zhu Jiaorong was also not very happy. "Since Zhan Aiping got married, he has a good son-in-law, and your father has become a stepfather."
"Yes, stepfather!" In fact, Zhan Bo is indeed Zhan Aijia's stepfather.
"How could my dad do this? He is biased!"
Other people have stepmothers and stepfathers, but for Zhanbo, he has a son-in-law, so he becomes a stepfather!
"Mom, why don't you persuade him!"
"How can I persuade him? Your father is already confused. If you have the ability, you can find him a younger son of the commander's family as a son-in-law."
Zhan Aijia was blocked, "You guys don't introduce me to a good one."
"Even if you have good conditions, it won't be your turn." If there really is a rich son-in-law, everyone would scramble for him. In ancient times, people would select a son-in-law from a list.
"Pick the tallest one among the short ones. Just pick one with a good family background. I think Li Xing is a good choice."
"There's no high-ranking official in his family, so I don't want him."
How could one find a family background better than Gu Sheng's? Not to mention his father, his four older brothers, no one could compare to him.
Zhan Aijia still hopes that Zhan Aiping can get divorced. If Zhan Aiping divorces Gu Sheng, she will marry Gu Sheng again...
In this world, it is not uncommon for sisters-in-law to take over.
Zhan Aiping has such a bad temper that she and Gu Sheng can't get along at all. When they really have a child in the future, it will be even more of a mess.
If she divorces Gu Sheng in the future, she will try to win over her child herself... As long as Gu Sheng's heart is inclined towards her, Zhan Aiping will be unable to make any trouble.
Zhan Aijia looked at Zhu Jiaorong: "Mom, I want to learn how to cook. I really want to be a virtuous woman this time."
When she visits her sister and brother-in-law in the future, she will let her good brother-in-law know how virtuous she is, how good of a cook she is, and how considerate she is.
When Zhan Aiping was a child, she sent Gu Sheng to the hospital for emergency treatment while cooking. Zhan Aijia didn't believe that her good brother-in-law could eat the food cooked by her sister. The two of them must have eaten in the cafeteria in the camp.
As the saying goes, to win a man's heart, you must win his stomach.
It’s good that Gu Sheng becomes her brother-in-law, so that Zhan Aijia can have the opportunity to get close to him.
Gu Sheng has a bad temper, and being with Zhan Aiping is a head-on confrontation. A man like him should have a gentle and considerate woman by his side.
*
The people in the hospital also knew that Zhan Aiping was pregnant. Qin Yanfang was very happy when she heard that she was pregnant with twins, "Congratulations!"
At this time of year, pine flowers in various places are gradually blooming. The time for the pine flowers to bloom is short, so we must seize the opportunity. Qin Yanfang has already selected several trees and is watching them bloom.
"Why not go?" Zhan Aiping thought it was not a hard job: "I'll bring someone with me when the time comes."
I also wanted to invite Shen Liqing, but I don’t know if she is willing to go.
Zhan Aiping discovered that Shen Liqing was an artistic young woman who was greedy for beautiful scenery, but she seemed to be... also a otaku.
Shen Liqing has not been assigned a job yet. She stays at home every day and rarely goes out. She just tidies up the yard every day, sows some seeds on the vegetable patch, and raises chickens and ducks in a nonchalant manner.
She didn't do anything else at home except reading books and novels. She indirectly made an effort and was occasionally lazy. Wang Youli was busy with work and came home rarely during the day. When Wang Youli was not at home, Shen Liqing just made do with whatever she wanted. Sometimes she cooked for herself and sometimes she asked someone to help her get food from the canteen.
For Shen Liqing, this kind of stay-at-home life is probably not much different from living in Shanghai. It may even be more comfortable than living in Shanghai, because the living space is wider and she can see the green scenery as soon as she looks up when she goes out.
The biggest difference is that every time after finishing reading a novel, she would take the camp's bus to the city library to borrow books. When she was in a good mood, she would clean the house.
She and Wang Youli are really like brothers. They are both idealists and giants in thought, but in action...
Zhan Aiping went to invite Shen Liqing: "Do you want to go pick pine flowers together?"
"Okay!" Shen Liqing agreed immediately. She had been here for several days and had not gone out much. Before coming here, although she had fantasized about a lot of things in her mind, when it came time to really do it, she was too lazy to do it.
Wang Youli was busy with work during the day and didn't care about her. He let her do whatever she wanted at home. Shen Liqing just read novels, stories and comics at home. There was a radio at home, so she would listen to music and sing.
She didn't have any anxiety or pressure. Wang Youli was a soldier and had basically no expenses except buying cigarettes. And Shen Liqing just loved reading books, newspapers and comic books, which didn't cost her much. The family also grew vegetables and started raising chickens and ducks. Wang Youli's salary alone was more than enough to support the two of them.
Shen Liqing is very used to her current life. It's just right that Wang Youli is not at home during the day and only comes back at night. At night, she talks to Wang Youli about the books and comics she has read during the day and tells him the interesting clips. The day passes like this.
Wang Youli was very satisfied with marrying such a wife. She didn't cause trouble. In the evening, the couple talked about literature, looked at the moon, counted the stars, and the day passed like this.
—Only Li Yuxia found it unbelievable.
Li Yuxia said to her husband, Political Commissar Zhang, "Are all the wives from Shanghai so nice? I think they all come from big cities, but they get used to things so quickly, and the couples don't even quarrel."
It makes her, the director of the women's department, very embarrassed!
Li Yuxia thought that Wang Youli and his partner would at least have some conflicts, but who knew that they were living a very peaceful life.
On weekdays, she would never even see the shadow of Shen Liqing, and she would never bother the director of women's affairs.
Political Commissar Zhang was also puzzled: "These young male officers are very good at finding partners." Each of them has a very harmonious family.
Li Yuxia rolled her eyes: "What do you mean? Don't old officers like you know how to find a partner?"
Political Commissar Zhang: “…”
*
The three people who were going to pick pine flowers made an appointment. They set out in the morning and then made pine flower cakes in the hospital. Zhan Aiping and Shen Liqing went out together. When they arrived at the place, Qin Yanfang stood at the intersection and waved to them.
"The scenery is particularly beautiful right now. There are rapeseed fields, huge fields of rapeseed flowers. Let's go while enjoying the scenery. Doctor Zhan, your health is important. Let's not take the dangerous mountain roads. Let's just walk on the main road and take a look. We can pick a few pine flowers on the roadside." Qin Yanfang was familiar with the surroundings, and she had been keeping a close eye on those trees.
After hearing her description, Shen Liqing was full of longing: "A sea of rapeseed flowers, I really want to see it. Xiao Qin, is there a lake nearby? Let's go fishing together when we have free time!"
Shen Liqing is very much looking forward to fishing in the wild.
Qin Yanfang looked at Zhan Aiping in confusion: "... Is Xiao Shen from Shanghai like you?"
Zhan Aiping nodded: "Yes, she is looking forward to such a pastoral life."
Qin Yanfang: “…” That’s quite stupid.
"Xiao Shen, you've been here for a while. Are you used to it?" The farming described by the poet is different from the real farming. Realistic farming is too tiring.
"It's a habit." Shen Liqing said, "My favorite poet is Tao Yuanming, picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains."
Qin Yanfang: "Is that so?"
"Yes." Zhan Aiping smiled: "Of course she is used to it. She has hardly left the house since she came here. The vegetables she grows are the same as her favorite poet."
Shen Liqing opened her eyes wide: "What?"
Zhan Aiping: "The grass is lush and the bean sprouts are sparse."
The three of them laughed together, and Shen Liqing herself laughed so hard that her stomach hurt: "My old Wang will help me pull weeds when he comes back."
That was because Wang Youli couldn't stand it anymore.
Shen Liqing said: "Pingping, you are so interesting."
Qin Yanfang said: "I envy you two, your love."
She also had a boyfriend when she was in school, and they have been together for several years. After graduation, they went to different places and have not yet married.
"What love?"
Qin Yanfang said, "Isn't it love? Xiao Shen, you are really brave. Ping Ping and Xiao Gu are childhood sweethearts, so they came all the way here with Xiao Gu. And you, how long have you known each other, your pen pal, and you—"
"Hmm..." Shen Liqing waved her hand: "I think it's quite suitable. Everyone has their own aspirations."
"All those educated youth from Shanghai can't wait to go back to the city. They dream of going back to the city."
Shen Liqing said with satisfaction: "I think it's pretty good. No one controls me. I'm free."
Judging from the past few days, Shen Liqing is quite satisfied with her current life. She is not very happy in Shanghai either. The living space is small and the family is crowded together. The noisy neighbors, the crying children, and the fighting and quarreling of couples are simply annoying.
What made her even more upset was her mother.
Every day her mother cooked unpalatable pickled vegetable porridge and dried radish, and insisted that Shen Liqing eat it. She would wake her up early in the morning to eat breakfast, and would scold her if she didn't eat. She would also scold her if she read too much on weekdays, or listened to the radio for too long.
Now that she is married, she feels very comfortable with Wang Youli. Wang Youli leaves early in the morning, and Shen Liqing can sleep as long as she wants. No one scolds her for being lazy. She can do whatever she wants and read when she wants.
It was the sound of the bugle that always woke people up, but for Shen Liqing, it was not a problem. Even after being woken up by the bugle sound, she would still fall asleep.
It's so comfortable to live a carefree life without anyone to bother you.
Shen Liqing said meaningfully: "You can also find a husband who is busy with work."
Zhan Aiping: “…” It’s true that you should match the lid to the pot.
Qin Yanfang: “Haha.”
"Such beautiful scenery is really charming." Shen Liqing took a deep breath. After coming to Yunnan Province, she discovered that the charm of nature is so wonderful.
Every day you can see colorful clouds, and in the distance you can see continuous peaks and valleys. The trees are towering and majestic. In the daytime, you can see flowing clouds, and at night, you can see bright stars and an incredibly beautiful moon.
Especially when I’m away from those gossiping aunts and uncles, my ears are free from all the noise.
Qin Yanfang still didn't quite understand her train of thought: "Then you go out to see the scenery every day. Although the scenery is beautiful, you will get tired of it after seeing it for a long time."
No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it cannot keep those who are trying hard to move to the city. The guy Qin Yanfang is dating also wants to move to the city.
"It's good enough to go out and play once a month." Shen Liqing said cheerfully. She was different from those people who couldn't sit still. She could spend a day with a cup of tea, a piece of cake and a book.
She only comes out once a month, and she never gets tired of seeing this kind of scenery.
"Pingping and Captain Gu are the true love." Shen Liqing admitted that she also had selfish motives. Chen Yuan's persuasion was one thing, but in fact she also wanted to find a quiet place, and Wang Youli was a good person.
Zhan Aiping: "What's the use of love? It's better to pick pine flowers."
She is different from these literary young women. She is more practical, a glutton and loves to eat.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the place, where there were several large pine trees, with ripe yellow flower ears hanging on the trees, a bit like wheat ears, but much larger than wheat ears.
Three people worked with scissors and soon got a large basket.
"We finished picking so quickly." Shen Liqing was still unsatisfied and felt very unfulfilled.
Zhan Aiping said: "If you don't have enough fun, let's go to the mountains to pick mushrooms together later."
Qin Yanfang said: "Wait for the Water Splashing Festival in a few days, Xiao Shen can come out and play too."
Shen Liqing shook her head. She was not interested in the Water Splashing Festival. She didn't want to be splashed with water. She just wanted to pick mushrooms: "Picking mushrooms, do you mean picking mushrooms in the mountains?"
"That's about right. There are a lot of mushrooms on this mountain."
"That's great, do you have any tips?"
Qin Yanfang said: "The chicken mushrooms are together with the termite holes. Just remember the location of the termite holes and go to see if there are any mushrooms growing. Chicken mushroom nests sprout several times a year. If you dig that place for a long time, an obvious earth pit will form, which is also easy to find."
The chicken mushroom grows by sucking blood from termite nests, and the two live in symbiosis.
"Oh, really?"
Zhan Aiping said: "Be careful not to pick poisonous mushrooms."
Even though the Atractylodes chinensis is not considered a poisonous mushroom, the well-known "villain" mushroom can easily cause poisoning. The problem with Atractylodes chinensis is that it must be cooked. It is poisonous if it is raw, but not if it is cooked. If it is half-cooked, it will cause poisoning.
Wild mushrooms are really delicious. Many people are willing to eat them even if it means getting poisoned. For example, there is a joke about the green mushroom. A family got poisoned after eating it. They had just returned from the hospital, and they reheated the green mushroom they had eaten, and the whole family was poisoned again.
There are many wild mushrooms on the mountain right now, but they are not valuable. If we wait until later, we can’t just pick them casually. Some of them are “mushroom picking spots” passed down from ancestors, and outsiders have no chance to come.
The three of them took pine flowers and made pine flower cakes in the hospital. Doctor Zhou donated some honey. "The rape flowers are blooming recently. I got some rape flower honey. Come and try it. It tastes very good."
"Okay, thank you, Dr. Zhou."
The pine flower cake is cut into small pieces, yellow on top and red on the bottom, with pine pollen on top and red beans on the bottom. The pine flowers on top are like wrapped in a layer of egg skin, and it smells like a light pine aroma.
The pine flowers on top are slightly bitter, while the red bean paste below is oily and dense. The combination of the two is just right, neither greasy nor bland.
Doctor Zhou tasted it and said disdainfully: "Your cooking skills are still poor. This red bean is sticky to my teeth."
Qin Yanfang: "I just like to eat things that stick to my teeth."
Zhan Aiping ate happily, and she could eat anything. "Take some back for my husband Gu to try."
Shen Liqing: "I'll bring some back for Lao Wang to try. Your hospital is really interesting. How about I come to your hospital to raise pigs?"
"Don't come on."
Shen Liqing: "I see some people here are grazing pigs on the mountain."
Zhan Aiping: "You still want to go to the mountains to raise pigs? Be careful of being attacked by wild boars."
"I'm just talking." Shen Liqing said that she was just a giant in thought. She only liked to fantasize. After fantasizing, she felt good.
She doesn't really want to work.
—The longer you can lie down, the better.
Zhan Aiping and Shen Liqing each took a basket of pine cakes back home. In the staff quarters, they met He Lingling who was off work. He Lingling was a teacher and had classes every day, so she didn't have many holidays. Zhan Aiping worked one day and had one day off, while Shen Liqing had no job at all, so the two of them had a lot of free time.
"Teacher He, would you like to try some pine flower cake?"
"No."
When He Lingling saw the two of them, she thought they were a silly older sister with a silly younger sister.
These two people didn't want to stay in Shanghai, but chose to come here. What's more, it's weird. Gu Sheng and Zhan Aiping, the childhood sweethearts next door, have been fighting since they were young. It's unreliable enough if they don't quarrel.
As for Wang Youli's family, they were just pen pals who became husband and wife. It was such a strange couple who got together without much interaction, but they never quarreled.
It's weird, but Shen Liqing is still happy every day.
He Lingling's husband Xie Shu often has contact with Wang Youli at work. According to Xie Shu, Wang Youli said that he and his wife are very loving and suitable for each other, and they are full of spiritual and ideological resonance every day.
Damn the resonance of thoughts.
Because of this, He Lingling and Xie Shu had another fight, because Xie Shu asked He Lingling to learn more from Shen Liqing.
He Lingling returned home and thought about the pine flower cake she had just refused. She felt a little regretful. She was hungry.
Neither she nor Xie Shu could cook, so they had to eat in the cafeteria every day.
Zhan Aiping from next door seems to be very good at cooking, but she is very lazy and always waits until very late to cook. When her husband comes back, there is no hot meal to eat, so he has to wait. By the time they cook, He Lingling's family has finished eating. Even if she smells the delicious food from next door, she doesn't feel greedy because she is full after all.
But—why does the food next door smell better and better
Even though he was not greedy and not hungry, Xie Shu began to encourage He Lingling to learn how to cook.
Do shit.
*
The Water-Splashing Festival was over, and Zhan Aiping did not join in the fun. She was pregnant, so she had to be careful after all. The hospital knew she was pregnant and would not allow her to work the night shift, so she worked two more days of day shifts.
Zheng Tong, the father of Zheng Xuemei, the premature baby born that day, would come to the hospital from time to time to bring some firewood and banana stalks, or help feed the pigs and fertilize the hospital's vegetable garden.
Zhan Aiping and Dean Hao asked him not to come, but he didn't listen and just gave up without hesitation.
These days, fewer people come to Zhan Aiping to deliver their babies. When she goes out, the villagers look at her strangely. Zhan Aiping finds a familiar aunt in the town to ask.
The aunt whispered to her:
"Doctor Zhan, I, I don't know what to say, please don't mind me listening to it."
"Now, some people are privately saying... that you are a monster from a big city, that you can do sorcery and hold people in place, and that many people have seen it with their own eyes. They are saying that you deliver babies but actually want to eat them..." Placenta.
That is the placenta.
In ancient legends, placenta is a favorite food of some evil spirits. It is said that eating it can make you beautiful and keep you young forever.
Zhan Aiping was really speechless: "..."
"Does anyone believe this?"
The aunt shook her head, unable to explain.
Now is the time to destroy the four olds. Although it is prohibited openly, people will talk about it behind the back. One person tells ten people, ten tell a hundred, and when more people talk about it, the law cannot hold them all accountable and they cannot be caught.
Most people would rather believe it than not. Even if they don't believe it, they will still have doubts in their hearts. After all, the illiteracy rate at that time is too high.
(End of this chapter)