This was an anti-theft badge,
The genuine edition was in Jinjiang literature city.
In the end, Zhao Lanxiang snatched two catties of pure lean meat and two catties of pig trotters. She didn't leave out the kidneys, heads, and claws of the chickens and ducks. She put them into her bag with a smile. She quickly spent all the unwarmed meat coupons she bought from Master Dao.
The salesperson of the non-staple food store couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at this generous girl and take a few more glances at her.
Zhao Lanxiang coughed lightly and explained, "I'm the new buyer of the canteen,
I'm in charge of buying meat. "
After Zhao Lanxiang said this, the salesperson's doubts were dispelled. One had to know that sometimes the people in the city didn't eat as freely as the people in the countryside. Each person's monthly share of pork was only half a catty to a catty. Zhao Lanxiang had bought a whole year's worth of pork in one go. It was hard not to make people look at her.
Zhao Lanxiang put the meat in a bamboo basket and quietly left the long line. She winked at He Songbai, who was hidden in the alley.
In order not to attract attention,
Zhao Lanxiang didn't take a car,
Instead, she chose to walk back to Hezitun on foot,
She even specially chose to walk on remote mountain roads.
In this era, there was no such thing as free trading,
Except for a small share of farmers' own production and sale, the rest of the reselling of food and supplies were all classified as speculation. Speculation was a very dangerous thing to do.
If she was caught, according to the severity of the plot,
She would be dragged to a labor camp or thrown into prison,
She didn't want to lose her life in order to make money.
Zhao Lanxiang walked for ten miles,
She finally returned to Hezitun before the sun set.
He Songbai's dark and thick eyebrows came back from a street in the black market,
He never let go.
He followed the "audacious" Zhao Zhiqing and watched her carefully walk around the mountain road.
He grabbed a few handfuls of wild vegetables and covered them tightly in a basket, pretending to be digging for wild vegetables,
His tense face didn't look so ugly.
If she was caught..,
The He family could not escape being an "accomplice". He Songbai explained his behavior behind Zhao Zhiqing in his heart.
Zhao Lanxiang didn't know the complex mental activities of the man at this time. After returning home, she went into the woodshed and began to busy herself with cooking.
She quickly cleaned the meat and picked out the chicken and duck meat. Then, she sliced some ginger and onions and added some seasoning wine and salt to marinate them. It would take a long time to marinate, and he would have to wait until noon the next day to finish marinating. She found an earthenware pot and put them in place. Then she began to prepare the delicate marinade.
The meat she wanted to make was similar to the cold food duck neck and duck feet that were popular in the future. It had a unique flavor and was very tempting.
At that time, because she and Sister He liked delicious food, Ling Tianyi sponsored a huge sum of money for a popular food program. Zhao Lanxiang was often invited to be a guest judge. The theme of the program was to go into folk cuisine and explore the secret recipes of lost delicacies. She benefited a lot from this program. From the first episode to the last one, she collected a lot of secret recipes.
She had tried all kinds of cuisines and local delicacies that she was interested in and tasted good. She didn't expect that this interest, which she cultivated in her leisure time, would become her skill now.
Zhao Lanxiang shook her head and sighed with emotion about the impermanence of the world.
She boiled more than 30 kinds of spices, such as anise, sanai, cinnamon, fennel, grass fruit, cloves, amomum, pepper, cardamom, platycodon, bay leaves, and other spices into a pot of marinade. Then, she let it cool and waited for the duck meat to be marinated tomorrow.
After she finished cooking, the kitchen of the He family overflowed with an incredible fragrance. The delicious spices were mixed with the sweet taste of meat.
Although the old house of the He family was located in a remote area, not many people lived nearby. Zhao Lanxiang purposely closed the windows when she was cooking. She even filled a basin with charcoal that was not fully burned to absorb the odor. After she finished cooking the cold duck meat, she went out to get some fresh air. The woodshed with the windows closed was as hot as a stove. Her black hair was stuck to her face and it was sticky and uncomfortable.
She pushed the door open and walked out. Then, she saw He Sanya who was drooling.
Zhao Lanxiang smiled as she took out a piece of caramel candy from her pocket. "Have some."
This was the candy she bought for her child when she went to town. He Sanya loved to eat sweet things, but she hadn't eaten much candy in her life.
He Sanya's dark and bright eyes seemed to have been blessed. She accepted the candies, but her eyes couldn't help but look at the woodshed. This shabby and old woodshed of the He family had now become the heaven she yearned for in her heart. She couldn't stop drooling as she sniffed the aroma coming from the door. She couldn't stop swallowing her saliva.
Zhao Lanxiang's heart softened when she saw how pitiful and adorable she was.
She said, "There's pork trotters for dinner tonight. Don't worry, I won't forget about you."
She tapped the child's nose as she said this, and the corners of her lips curled up. She was the best affirmation she had ever received when she was able to please someone with her cooking.
Although … the child might not have eaten anything good before, so she wouldn't be able to stand even the slightest smell. But it didn't matter … She would use everything she knew to fatten up this weak and pitiful child.
Zhao Lanxiang was still worried about the aroma coming out of the woodshed. She went back and took out a pile of charcoal that wasn't fully burned. She smashed it into small pieces and placed them on the ground. Then, she tightly sealed the jar to store the marinade and bacon.
She waited until the aroma was almost gone before she started to stew the pork trotters. Making the pork trotters with five spices wasn't as troublesome as making the marinade. She didn't have enough spices when she made the five-spice pork trotters a few days ago. This time, she went to the black market and made up a lot of the missing spices. Tonight's pork trotters would be even more delicious!
He Songbai went to chop firewood and fetch water after he got home. He finished all the chores in the house. Only then did he have time to think about the "restless" Zhao Zhiqing.
When he smelled the aroma coming out of the woodshed's window, and when he saw He Sanya happily eating meat, his dark eyes flashed with a trace of darkness and complexity.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind to make this woman settle down. On the way back, he was repeatedly tortured. However, when he saw this scene, He Songbai was shaken.
Over the years, they had been honest farmers. They didn't dare to break the rules or do bad things. Did God just let them go and let them live a peaceful life?
No. Ever since he could remember, the gossip around him had never stopped for a single day. Rumors and malice had enveloped his life. He was branded as a bad person. He was thankful that the organization didn't completely abandon them and gave them a chance to turn over a new leaf. However, he knew that as long as he was alive, the He family would have to tuck their tails between their legs. They would always carry the mark of shame that couldn't be washed away.
The situation was already as bad as it was. What else could make it worse?
…
At night, Sister He drove the large group of cows into the cowshed. When she washed her hands by the well, she faintly smelled the aroma of meat in the air. She thought that Zhao Zhiqing must have bought pork back to eat. Sigh! She definitely couldn't eat her meat tonight. She had already eaten a lot of good things for free. However, she couldn't take out anything worth returning the favor. Sister He was very ashamed.
However, in the next moment, Sister He was slapped in the face.
When Zhao Lanxiang saw Sister He, she enthusiastically pulled her to the woodshed. The white, fragrant, and soft rice was placed into the bowls. Every bowl of rice was drizzled with a layer of fragrant gravy. The agate colored pig trotters were glistening under the kerosene lamp. Zhao Lanxiang didn't say anything. She directly picked up a piece of soft pork trotter and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Delicious, right? San Ya ate two bowls of rice with this gravy. "
Sister He only felt a rich and mellow taste spread in her mouth. Her tongue and teeth cooperated very well and couldn't help but chew. She also seemed to enjoy a joy that she had never experienced before. The sweet and mellow honey was so delicious that it made her lose her mind. Her hands and feet began to move uncontrollably. She walked to the table, picked up the rice bowl, and happily ate the meat in big mouthfuls.
After eating one, she still thought about the next. When the last bowl of rice was finished and her stomach was full, Sister He suddenly woke up.
Zhao Lanxiang couldn't help but sigh about her fate with the Jiang family.
The person in front of her was Zhao Lanxiang's sister-in-law in her previous life. She was born in a high-ranking family and always looked down on Zhao Lanxiang. She was picky and arrogant, and often deliberately made a mess for her to clean up. In the past, for the harmony of the family and Jiang Jianjun, she tolerated this young lady. But now …
Zhao Lanxiang pretended not to see her. She treated her as air and was immersed in the joy of going to see He Songbai.
Cars, trains, and ox carts were changed. When Zhao Lanxiang arrived at Hezitun, it was already the next morning.
Zhao Lanxiang deliberately changed her clothes before getting off the train. Maybe she could see Ling Tianyi when she entered the village.
How could she be so careless when meeting him for the first time?
After she put on the new clothes, her whole spirit and appearance were brand-new. She was clean and tidy, and looked particularly different from the wrinkled educated youths on the carriage.
Jiang Li was exhausted by the long-distance bus. When she arrived at Hezitun, she had become a soft-footed shrimp. She didn't even have the strength to stare at Zhao Lanxiang.
In the end, only the two of them were assigned to Hezitun. But there were three educated youths from other places, just enough for five people.
They sat on the ox cart and went over the bumpy mountain road. Zhao Lanxiang put the fructose in her pocket in advance. With a smile on her face, she followed the instructor into the village with her head held high.
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