EBE Chapter 177 The Educated Female Youth of the Time 2
Chapter 177 The Educated Female Youth of the Time 2
Chu Yuan had just brought the prepared dishes to the table when he heard someone pushing the door.
"What delicious food did Yuanyuan make today?"
It was Chu's father who came back. He smelled the smell of scrambled eggs as soon as he entered the door.
"Dad, you're back. Let's have scrambled eggs with tomatoes for lunch today."
In fact, the Chu family could eat meat every few days on weekdays, but this weekend, the Chu couple were too busy and had no time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Yuanyuan, take some money from the drawer this afternoon. When I came back, I heard from the logistics department that they caught a lot of sea fish today. Let's buy a few and eat them."
Lian City is close to the sea, and the military district is stationed very close to the sea. The logistics department arranges people to go out to sea to fish every week to improve the food for the soldiers.
Sometimes when there are surpluses, they will be sold to the families here at a very favorable price, which can be considered a hidden benefit.
"Okay, I'll go as soon as I wake up. Why isn't mom back yet?"
Just as she finished speaking, Chu's mother came in, holding a piece of fatty and lean pork belly in her hand: "Your Aunt Yuan went to buy meat this morning and brought a piece for our family. I'll cook it for you tonight."
"What a good day today is, with both fish and meat."
The family of three had a simple lunch and then went back to their rooms to rest.
When he woke up in the afternoon, Chu Yuan took two big unity notes (10 yuan) from the drawer in his parents' room and went to the logistics department to buy fish.
Both the Chu couple were busy with work, so the original owner had been following his brothers since he was a child, and he went to the logistics department often.
When they arrived at the logistics department, there was already a long line of people waiting to buy fish, and Chu Yuan consciously stood at the end.
The person in front of her in line happened to be Aunt Liu from the opposite side: "Yuanyuan, are you here to buy fish too?"
"Yes, Aunt Liu, my dad said that they caught a lot of fish this time, so he asked me to buy a few more to take back."
Because the military area is very close to the sea, all kinds of seafood are very common here, and many people buy several at a time.
"Yes, Auntie, I am also going to buy a few more and pickle them into salted fish and send them back to my hometown."
Speaking of this, Chu Yuan thought of his three brothers. His second and third brothers were fine as they were working in Lian City.
But my eldest brother has been in Hebei Province for nearly ten years and has only returned home five times during this period.
My mother often sends packages there on weekdays, and I guess she will send a few fish this time.
After chatting with the aunties around for a while, she came to the line to buy fish: "Uncle Wang, I want five Spanish mackerel and five black fish. Please help me choose the bigger ones."
"Okay," Uncle Wang said as he picked up a bag of fish from the fishing net and weighed them. "Just give me 8 yuan in total."
Chu Yuan counted out the money and handed it to the person next to him.
Looking at the pile of fish at her feet, she felt a little embarrassed.
This bag of fish weighed at least thirty or forty kilograms, not to mention that the fish were still alive and moving around in it, adding a lot of burden to her.
It’s not that Chu Yuan couldn’t lift these few dozen kilograms of fish, but she didn’t want to be thought of as a girl with super strength in front of so many people.
So he carried the bag of fish to the entrance of the camp with great difficulty and called out to a soldier passing by: "Hey, big brother, can you help me carry the things back to the family compound?"
The soldier who was called over blushed when he saw that it was a girl: "Okay, no problem."
In this way, these dozens of kilograms of fish successfully appeared in the Chu family's yard. In order to thank this helpful soldier, Chu Yuan went to the kitchen and poured him a glass of sugar water.
But when she came out with the enamel pot, the soldier was nowhere to be seen in the yard.
The soldier who ran out from the family compound let out a long sigh and said, "How could there be such a beautiful girl in the military camp? It turned out that she was the daughter of Commander Chu."
She is a high school student, how can a soldier like me be worthy of her? It is better to keep a distance.
Seeing that the person had disappeared, Chu Yuan could only drink the cup of sugar water by himself, then rolled up his sleeves and started to clean the fish.
Although the original owner was spoiled since childhood, basic tasks such as making fire, cooking, and processing ingredients are still no problem for her.
In that era, Chu's father and mother were able to let her learn to read and write without having to work in the fields, which was unique in the housing estate.
Several girls of the same age as Chu Yuan in the staff compound stopped going to school after graduating from junior high school. They stayed at home all day taking care of their private plots and taking care of their newborn brothers and sisters, and were very busy.
The original owner only cooked for her parents and ran errands when she was on vacation at home. To others, this was simply the treatment of a young lady.
Chu Yuan fished out a black fish to prepare for dinner today. She had done this many times before. With just a few strokes of the knife, she cleaned the fish thoroughly.
In the evening, she planned to make a pot of pickled fish and stir-fry some cabbage. The staple food would be the multi-grain rice left over from lunch and the cornmeal steamed buns in the cupboard.
As for the pork belly that my mother brought back at noon, let’s hang it in the well and eat it tomorrow.
The pickled fish dish cooked very quickly. Chu Yuan sliced the fish and put it aside, then continued to process the rest of the fish.
I bought ten fish in total, two for my second brother's family, two for my third brother's family, I dried four and sent them to my eldest brother, and kept the remaining two at home for myself.
If you want to give the fish to my second and third brothers, keep them in the water tank overnight. They should still be alive when you deliver them to them tomorrow.
She skillfully prepared two Spanish mackerels and two black carps, then marinated them with salt and seasonings and hung them in the yard to dry.
There is still one left that can be used to make dumplings stuffed with Spanish mackerel tomorrow.
After everything was done, the sky gradually darkened. Chu Yuan looked at the time and saw that it was already past six o'clock, so he quickly started to light the fire and prepare to cook.
After a busy period, the pickled fish was finally served when Chu's mother came in.
"I'm sorry, Yuanyuan, mom came home late today, so I may not be able to make the braised pork I promised you."
Chu Yuan stopped her mother from going to the kitchen and said, "You and Dad work so hard, how can I stay at home and do nothing but wait for you to come back and cook? Let's eat fish first. This big pot is enough for the three of us."
At this time, Chu's father also came back, and the couple often came home one after the other.
The first thing he saw when he came in was the fish in the tank: "Why did you buy so many fish? Can you lift them all?"
"I found a random soldier in the camp to help me bring it back. I wanted to pour him some sugar water, but when I came out, he was gone."
The whole family sat together eating the pickled fish made by Chu Yuan, they were so happy.
Especially Chu's father, he loves to eat this kind of spicy and sour dish: "Yuanyuan's cooking skills have improved again, this pickled fish is really delicious."
Chu's mother also encouraged: "Yes, Yuanyuan's cooking skills are now better than mom's."
The two also asked about the dried fish hanging on the eaves. Chu Yuan said that he wanted to send it to his eldest brother because it was difficult for them to eat sea fish in He Province.
The couple couldn't help but sigh that their daughter has been considerate since she was young, and they don't need to worry too much about her either in her studies or in her life.
But the situation is getting worse now. According to regulations, every family must send one child to the countryside.
Chu's father is in a high position and he is under countless eyes. The matter of going to the countryside cannot be fooled by simply finding a job for Yuanyuan.