flstandardbreds Chapter 289 Visiting
Chapter 289 Visiting
Waking up is a brand new day.
When Jiang Yu got up, the sun had already risen outside.
"It didn't snow today, which is so rare." Xue Li sighed. It has been snowing since the beginning of winter this year. Although it stopped a few times in the middle, the sun was particularly bright today.
It's a perfect day to go out.
Jiang Yu stretched lazily, still wrapped tightly in his clothes, as if he was completely submerged in them. "Yeah, if the weather was so good when we went into the mountains, maybe they would have gone a little further." But the wind and snow were too strong, and for safety reasons the guides would look for a sheltered place to rest in advance, so they couldn't go far.
"Who cares? Anyway, you brought everyone back safely." Xue Li snorted, "Hurry up and eat. Wu Aiqing left some food for you. It's all warming up on the stove."
Jiang Yu uttered a "hmm" and walked towards Wu Aiqing's room.
Breakfast was porridge made from corn grits and millet, and steamed buns with pickled vegetables and minced meat. Jiang Yu put the pickled vegetables and minced meat into the porridge, then took the porridge out while chewing on the steamed buns, and basked in the sun under the eaves with Xue Li.
"What are you going to do with all that wolf meat?" Xue Li covered his hands while holding the enamel pot.
"We'll peel off all the wolf skins later, and then ask the brigade if they want to exchange them for some wolf meat." Jiang Yu thought it would be better not to take the risk. She was different from Chen Jinghan and the others, who had strong backing, and the only difference was that they would make less money. Hadn't she earned enough ill-gotten gains from those people?
Xue Li also thought this was a better idea. "Yes, it's better not to go to the black market. Although supplies are scarce in winter, it would be too eye-catching to show off so much wolf meat. Safety comes first."
Jiang Yu nodded, slurped the porridge mixed with pickles, chewed it slowly mouthful by mouthful, and ate it with relish.
Xue Li looked at him with a smile, "Does the food taste bad in the mountains?"
"No, the pancakes are still delicious when put together with the meat prepared by Yi Chi." Jiang Yu really thought it was delicious. After all, Yi Chi's cooking skills were there. How could the pancakes, which were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with the shredded meat, not be delicious?
"Really?" Xue Li couldn't help it. When he was away from home, everything had to be done as conveniently as possible. Could he still eat as rich food as he did at home?
Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, "Don't disbelieve me, there's still meat. I'll ask Wu Aiqing to make some pancakes for you to try at noon?"
"Okay!" Xue Li had no objection of course. She hadn't eaten Yi Chi's cooking for a while. After hearing that, she missed it quite a bit.
After saying that, she went back to her room to scoop up some flour. After all, she wanted to eat it, so of course she had to get the ingredients.
Wu Aiqing, who was coming from the front yard, was caught by Xue Li. "Brother Wu, let's make some pancakes for lunch! How about we mix some of the delicious minced fish meat as stuffing?"
"Then hurry up. Come on, give me the flour. I'll knead the dough first and keep it awake." Wu Aiqing was worried about what to cook. This suggestion directly solved his problem. Of course, he was not unhappy.
Jiang Yu thought about the meat he brought from the mountains, and suddenly felt that it was not enough. He wondered whether he should add some braised meat so that everyone could share.
But Xiong Lijin poked his head out and said, "I have a duck in soy sauce here. Can we stew some cabbage for lunch?"
Come on, then there is no need to get the braised meat.
A few friends get together and have another extremely sumptuous lunch.
After lunch, several people put on aprons and started the skinning task.
The snow in the yard was swept to both sides. Jiang Yu and Fu Biao dragged out 17 wolves, laid them out on the ground, and used knives to cut open their stomachs and separate the skin and flesh.
While they were busy, Zhao Chunjiang also joined in. Although he could not catch many preys like Jiang Yu, he often went into the mountains to catch rabbits, so he also knew the skills of skinning.
Seeing that he took the initiative to help, Jiang Yu looked at Fu Biao and prepared to give him a piece of roe deer meat as a thank you gift after everything was cleaned up.
The three of them cleaned up together, and the process became much faster.
Chen Jinghan and Wu Aiqing were standing by, helping to degrease the peeled wolf skins.
The small wooden table used for eating in the summer was covered with wolf skin. The two men sat on small stools and used sharp daggers to clean up the excess grease bit by bit. This was also a delicate job, and they had to bend over and lower their heads, and they felt tired after a while.
Jiang Yu was the fastest one. She cut the wolf skin in half from the belly and opened the limbs from the inside. The sharp dagger was wielded in her hand like an arm. The wolf head was kept intact for the time being. She still had to ask someone for the specific operation.
While they were busy, Zhuang Shouren suddenly came in from outside.
His heart was pounding as he looked at the backyard filled with wolf corpses.
Jiang Yu looked up at him, "Captain, what's the matter?"
Zhuang Shouren quickly put on a polite smile, as if he was facing a leader who came to inspect the brigade, and said respectfully, "Well, Jiang Zhiqing, I want to ask, what are you going to do with so much wolf meat?"
"What suggestions do you have?" Jiang Yu was planning to be replaced in the team, but in this kind of situation, it makes a difference depending on who takes the initiative.
Zhuang Shouren smiled ingratiatingly, "Let me put it this way. The team had some problems with the harvest this year. After the task pigs were handed in, there was only one skinny pig left. The other teams were in a similar situation. It's not a good idea to distribute meat during the New Year. We originally asked the kids to go hunting in the mountains, hoping to increase the quantity. But everyone was unlucky this time. I heard that we even encountered enemy spies, right?"
"It's not clear, but it's true that the other party opened fire on them with a gun." Jiang Yu was not sure about the other party's identity, so he could only speak based on what he saw.
“It was really dangerous. These kids haven’t received any professional training, yet they had to face such a scary group. I was almost scared to death when I heard about it. Fortunately, you, Jiang Zhiqing, arrived in time and rescued them. First, they were in danger from a wolf pack, and you saved them once. Later, you pulled them all back from under gunpoint. This time it’s really thanks to you, otherwise I dare not imagine what the consequences would be for them.” Zhuang Shouren became more and more excited as he spoke. When he heard his little nephew from the next room talking about this yesterday, his heart really stopped for a moment.
His hands trembled twice, and he wanted to shake hands with Jiang Yu to express his sincere gratitude, but he was still peeling the wolf skin, so it was inconvenient. He had to continue to do it, and then continued, "Jiang Zhiqing, several of us cadres have discussed it. This time we ask you to go up the mountain, but we can only give you 100 work points, which is really too little. So we decided to add another 100 points and give you a jar as a reward."
"Oh, okay." Jiang Yu's attitude was normal, and she wasn't very happy. She didn't care much about the work points anyway, and the ceramic jars were enough. If she had one more... she could give it to Yi Chi!