Bai Fumei in the ’70s Chapter 86
Translated by Serena Love
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Jiang Li left the He family's house, and after that meal, she disappeared from the Hezi village.
When she left, many educated youths knew what had happened, and they could not help but feel envious. How many people have been in this village for so many years? The long-term older educated youth even went to the countryside ten years ago.
Jiang Li was the only educated youth who could return to the city, it was enviable.
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She could go home and stayed in the city forever. She would not have to stay in the ravine and take root.
He Songbai knew that the female educated youth who often came to his house for dinner had returned to the city and was very surprised.
Jiang Li was one of the very few people in the team who could be compared with Zhao Lanxiang. She even more generous than Zhao Lanxiang! Although everyone was from the city, there were some differences. Jiang Li and Zhao Lanxiang were both young and beautiful female educated youths with excellent family background.
Also, the two people often went together, and many people thought they were very good friends.
Jiang Li's departure actually affected He Songbai. He, of course, was not reluctant because Jiang Li left, but he was facing a cruel fact.
Girlfriend would leave sooner or later! She wouldn't stay here for long.
He scooped water into the big water tank and was extremely silent and even stopped working.
Zhao Lanxiang said, "What are you doing?"
"I'm still waiting for you to finish--"
Before she finished talking, He Songbai silently leave.
Zhao Lanxiang was confused, and she did not understand that this man was down because of Jiang Li's departure.
She only thought that the trivial matters on the pig farm worries him. She scooped the water, took some braised pig intestines from a clay pot, and went to He Songbai's room.
Zhao Lanxiang knocked on the door.
It took a long time for the man's dull and vague voice to say, "Is there something?"
She pushed the door straight in and said with a grin, "The pigs you brought back yesterday are all cooked. Come and taste this. It's delicious."
She lovingly put the braised pig intestines on the man's table, and her fingers touched the broken bottle by his window. The flowers inside had already faded. She cut a pine branch and inserted it in the bottle. Inside the bottle, the green needles were smooth and shiny like wax under the sun.
Zhao Lanxiang tasted a piece of it by herself. It was crunchy, the marinade was delicious, and her chewing mouth was full of oily aroma.
She also took a piece for the man sitting with his back facing her, and feeding him with one hand, "Delicious or not?"
"I'll tell you, the pork is not only fatty but delicious. These cheap pigs were just launched--"
Before Zhao Lanxiang finished her words, her lips were engulfed in his eager and hot kiss. His teeth knocked hers, and his cold mouth sucked on her lips, bringing a burst of coolness. However, it quickly became hot, very, very hot...
He was like an impatient hot-headed boy who pressed her into bed impatiently, his eyes were dark, staring straight at her like a wolf.
The moment their lips separated, Zhao Lanxiang couldn't help but laugh.
She touched his lush hair, which was getting longer, and he had no time to manage. The slightly soft hair was tied, and it looked elegant when it was pulled down. His sharp eyebrows, hidden by the hair, also had a sense of aggression. Her hand finally moved the hair between his forehead. She looked at his eyes and asked:
"What happened?"
What made you so frustrated?
He Songbai did not answer, pressed her hard again, kissed fiercely, like a little wolf pup.
In the cold winter on the twelfth lunar month, there was a body like a stove attached to her. Zhao Lanxiang was a little bit moved, and there was a longing and desire for him in her heart, longing for his love and caress. He was very unreasonable and domineering.
Finally, he grabbed the woman's soft buttocks hard and then gasped slightly to the side.
He asked, "Have you bought the ticket home for the New Year?"
There were educated youths that would buy the return ticket in the twelfth lunar month. They would hand in a letter of introduction and go to the train station to buy it. The transportation around the Spring Festival was not as good as it used to be. People had to be prepared earlier. Nothing would be too early.
Zhao Lanxiang shook her head and couldn't help but laugh, "What's in your head, let me see?"
"How can I buy a ticket now?"
He Songbai was silent for a moment and gasped again. "When will you go back?"
Zhao Lanxiang thought for a while and said, "Let's go with everyone, um... why, can't you bear me leaving?"
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She rubbed the man's red ears, rolled over, and pressed him between her elbows.
"If you can't bear it, give me a word. Take advantage of this and kiss me enough. Otherwise—"
The Spring Festival is long. You would not be able to kiss!
Of course, Zhao Lanxiang's words didn't have a chance to finish. Which man could bear his woman being so provocative?
After the kiss, Zhao Lanxiang could feel the obvious strong reaction from his body.
Both finally panted silently in the dim room, breathing disorderly and heavy.
In the extremely quiet room, even the sound of needle falling could be heard clearly, and the chaotic panting became a blushing round.
Zhao Lanxiang licked her lips and finally said, "Relax, I will be back soon."
Zhao Lanxiang said this last time she went home. She was like a kite on a string. No matter how far she flew, she would go home in the end. And for He Songbai, who would be waiting for her in the village, what else could he do except hum.
"Be careful on the road."
...
On the eighth day of the twelfth month, the brigade killed the pig.
After handing over the stipulated share by the state, the remaining members of the brigade share the big fat pig between them. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, they raised these pigs until they were more than two hundred kilograms. The members of the society raised them, and when the pigs were killed, people from far away can hear the howling.
That's a really big pig.
He Songbai is very good at killing pigs. The person who killed the pigs can get an extra pound of pork as a reward. They can also pick up pig intestines and livers that everyone was not interested in eating.
He Songbai knew that the girlfriend liked to eat these, so he eagerly rolled up his sleeve to kill the pigs.
Zhao Lanxiang took the man's hand and shook her head.
"Don't go, wait for the pork to be divided."
"Let's be low-key, do you lack this meat?"
More than two hundred kilograms of big pigs were cut, and a pot of pig blood was picked up. After the pigs were killed, the fresh large intestine was taken by the pig killer. According to the annual contribution of work, each household can get about ten pounds of pork, and those who have more points can get twenty pounds of pork.
Li Dali's family was like this. The family had four strong laborers and two medium laborers, and the work points were earned prosperously.
Li Cuihua got a lot of pork belly and sent it to Grandma Li.
She smiled and bared her tiny teeth, "My family's Dali is very grateful for the care of my in-law. Seeing him like this, he might be able to walk and work in spring."
Grandma Li was not interested in this kind of pork belly, pork intestine, and liver, but she remembered that educated youth Zhao at home liked it, so she accepted it.
She responded faintly, "You're welcome."
"You take some of these snacks and try them."
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Granny Li pushed the glutinous rice cakes inside an enamel bowl. It had black sesame seeds filling, deep-fried and tender. It looked like a precious Chinese New Year food. It was appropriate to take away when visiting relatives and friends.
Li Cuihua took a piece to eat.
"Um-delicious!"
The outside of the glutinous rice cake was crispy, and the inside was soft. The glutinous rice inside was tender and smooth, mixed with the scent of oil and sesame. It was sweet and delicious, but not greasy. When bitten, the thick sesame paste flowed out. It was so fragrant that people want to lick the sesame paste. This kind of pastry was following the taste of the elderly. It has the right amount of sweetness. It was crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. It was soft without sticking to teeth when chewed. What was rare was that the outside was fried in such a good shape.
Li Cuihua, who had only intended to eat one to give grandma some face, couldn't help but touch another one to eat.
"Grandma, did you make this yourself, or did you buy it from the supply and marketing cooperative?"
The Li Cuihua family paid off their debt this year, and paid back the debt for the treatment of her son. Fortunately, the first three older sons have also grown up year after year. Next year, they probably would be able to pay off more debt. They had a very tight life, and they bit their teeth and bought high-quality flour and glutinous rice flour to make some sugar cakes for the New Year. When the New Year was cheerful, and there is a new hope for the new year.
But her family's celebration cake was far worse than this.
Granny Li said with a blank expression, "It was sent by educated youth Zhao who lives at home."
She said that, making Li Cuihua envy the He family. That educated youth Zhao was really good. She stitched the red dress for her eldest daughter-in-law's wedding.
In comparison, male educated youths were not as friendly as girls, but the Li family still earned a rent every month.
"During the landslide, the brigade paid a lot of money to comfort the injured members. The educated youth dormitory is probably won't be built!"
"This is just right!"
Grandma Li didn't want to continue with Li Cuihua after hearing this. She was not used to dealing with people.
She issued an eviction order, "You can take a few more cakes, and I can't entertain you with my energy."
Granny Li asked her grandson to come over and wash the pork belly.
Zhao Lanxiang also got a few pounds of pork, miraculously mixed with a complete set of pig offal, which He Songbai got in exchange for a few pounds of fat meat from his family. She weighed more than a dozen kilograms, plus a pork trotters. With such a rich dish, she decided to make a hot pot!
Pork offal hot pot!
For this hot pot, she collected the raw materials for a long time, bought a lot of chili from the villagers, and bought several kilograms of oil at the black market. The chili was dried to make chili powder, and sesame, Chinese pepper, star anise, and cinnamon powder were fried and boiled. Several large bowls of spiced oil were produced.
The essence of hot pot lies in the deliciousness of the ingredients and the rich, spicy red oil of the soup base. Zhao Lanxiang loves spicy hot pot, and a pot of red soup is swirling with saffron, which makes it more flavorful.
The pork was freshly killed today. She boiled it with a large leg bone and a secret soup base that was made last night and simmered it for a whole night. It was simmered for eight hours until it became a beautiful soup. It was clear and rich.
She cleaned up all the pig offal, cut it into uniform pieces, and cut the pork into thin slices. The tender meat was snow-white mixed with orange and red to look great, and the cornstarch mixed with a little tender meat was placed in a bowl. Wash the fresh Chinese cabbage in the ground, wash and slice the radishes and winter bamboo shoots, and soak the mountain mushrooms.
At the same time, the soup base was made with star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, sliced scallion, etc., poured into red oil, and after everything was done, she went to call people to eat.
Before, Tang Qing had expected that Zhao Lanxiang would make a delicious meal. He had come early to pay food stamps and money, and begged her to "let" him come for dinner. Also, after Jiang Li left, only Zhou Jiazhen was left alone at the branch secretary, Li Dehong's house. So Zhao Lanxiang asked the opinions of Grandma Li.
Grandma agreed, "No matter how many people come. More people are more lively... The He family hasn't had a lively New Year for a long time."
"It's just a meal. You need to emphasize to them that you made it yourself."
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Zhao Lanxiang happily invited her two friends, Tang Qing and Zhou Jiazhen. Although He Songbai was somewhat "jealous" of the educated youth Tang, he watched his girlfriend happily tinkering with so many delicious foods and reluctantly agreed.
"Huh?" He lowered his face down to stare at the girl.
Zhao Lanxiang hugged him and kissed him. She walked out of his room and invited Tang Qing and Zhou Jiazhen for dinner.
That night, counting the brother and sisters of the He family, plus two "outsiders," a total of six people surrounded the stove to eat. It was very lively.
Zhao Lanxiang left some meat stewed in the clear soup for Li Dali and Grandma. The rest who could eat spicy food began to eat the pigs together. The firewood brightly roasted the bubbling red soup, it was red and dark, with bursts of fragrant, and it rose steamingly around the whole wood house.
Zhao Lanxiang put a small bowl of pork belly, pig intestines, and pork into it. After adding the meat, she waited for the soup to boil, and then used a spoon to set aside the dried chilies floating on the surface of the soup. Then she smiled and let people eat the meat.
"Sanya, quickly, you take first."
She sealed the stove, and the fiery charcoal in the stove were extinguished slightly.
Tang Qing took the lead in eating a piece of pork. The first feeling was spicy. The freshness of the pork came from the top of the mountain. The spicy taste accompanied the tenderness of the pork and pushed the freshness of the meat to the extreme. It was tender and smooth. After it was cooked for a while, he snapped a second piece of pork quickly.
The pork belly is crunchy and chewy, full of toughness. It was spicy and delicious.
"Delicious, delicious... so spicy!"
Tang Qing hissed and inhaled cold air. He silently opened the red grain wine he bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. The large porcelain bowl was filled with the clear liquor, and the fragrance of the wine wafted out. He also filled He Songbai's cup, and Zhou Jiazhen blushed a little bit.
A pleasant and warm atmosphere rumbled in the dilapidated room. Everyone buried their heads in their bowl and ate, feeling satisfied and happy. After eating this meal, the hard work for the whole year seemed like nothing. Such a rich dinner made them happy and profound, with endless aftertaste.
The satisfied Tang Qing even remembers the spicy hot pot decades later. It added a bit of good memories to his painful years of went to the countryside. It was memorable...
He Songbai ate a piece of meat, drank a bit of wine, and chewed a few grains of peanuts. He felt the happiest time in his life.
His dark eyes silently glanced at his smiling girlfriend. There is wine, food, and his beloved, his appetite was excellent, and he ate one bowl of rice more than usual.
Zhao Lanxiang also wanted him to eat more meat. Why else would some people eat hot pot in the future generations? People were busy eating meat, but he was the most stupid, and only eat rice!
She glanced at the elder sister, who tried hard to give her brother some meat to eat.
He Songbai shook his head quickly, "Enough, it is enough."
Life can't be so satisfying at once. Take a little bit of blessing and use a little less. He just tasted a little bit of sweetness and dipped his mouth in it. He just hoped to leave enough for the next time, so there would be more and more... He can't be too greedy.
God's blessing can never be enough to satisfy people.
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