stonecrandall Chapter 109: Entering the Mountains Again - Zhaojia Village
Chapter 109: Entering the Mountains Again - Zhaojia Village
Bai Baoshan woke up at dawn.
He pulled his arm out from under Qiao Yun's head and stuffed the pillow next to him into her head.
I changed my clothes, went out, went to the bathroom, and washed up with a mouthwash.
Today is Sunday, I have to go to Mentougou to see if I can find anyone selling wild yam.
If it really doesn't work, I can only find it myself.
I cut a piece of bacon and washed some potatoes.
Slice bacon and potatoes.
Just when we were preparing to make a fire.
Qiao Yun walked out, stretching lazily.
"Brother, good morning. Leave it there. I'll cook after I wash up."
"It's okay. I have to go out for something today. You can just stay at home and read a book if you have nothing to do."
"Brother, where are you going?"
"I heard there's a place selling Chinese yam in Mentougou. I'll go take a look and buy you some to cook."
"Hehe... Brother, you are so kind."
"Ah, ah, ah... I haven't even washed my face yet, and you're rubbing everything on me."
"Hehe... I'll go wash up right now." He said as he ran into the house, but when he was almost at the door, he turned around and went to the bathroom first.
Bai Baoshan shook his head.
Add water, light a fire, steam yesterday's steamed buns, and put two eggs and salted duck eggs in the pot.
Light the small pot on fire and add oil.
With the sound of sizzling, Bai Baoshan quickly fried a large plate of fried potatoes and meat.
Have some scrambled eggs.
All the eggs at home have been eaten.
It doesn’t matter, just take out some when you come back.
And the firewood at home is almost gone.
Winter is coming soon, and we have to buy coal next week.
But there is a big coal plant in Mentougou, Bai Baoshan touched his chin.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Qiao Yun jumped over, washed herself, and applied perfume.
It is indeed much more beautiful than when I just woke up.
"No big deal, I'll serve the food, you take the chopsticks."
Take the steamed buns out of the pot, and each person gets half of the salted duck egg and one of the eggs.
"Brother, your cooking is really delicious."
"I'll make it for you when I'm free."
Qiao Yun didn't say anything, her big eyes blinked, and she nodded while biting her chopsticks.
After the meal, Bai Baoshan poured the uneaten dishes into the lunch box and put the steamed buns into the lunch box as well.
Just for show.
I just have to do it.
"Make yourself some food at noon, and don't run around. It's not safe outside."
“Yeah, brother…come back soon and be careful when you go into the mountains.”
"Don't worry, look what I brought... This is called justice." Bai Baoshan patted the gun box on his waist.
"Haha, brother, you are so funny."
Qiao Yun came out to see Bai Baoshan off the door and then came back.
"Qiao Yun, where has Baoshan been so early in the morning? I saw him carrying a gun." Yan Bugui appeared at the right time.
"Teacher Yan, there is no firewood at home. My brother went into the mountains to get some firewood." Qiao Yun smiled and closed the door directly.
This girl also learned from Bai Baoshan that she didn't like to have any interaction with the people in the yard. This made her feel very uncomfortable, especially when the people in the yard were staring at her.
"Qiao Yun, Qiao Yun, if Bao Shan can't come back at noon, you can go to Teacher Yan's house for dinner."
Qiao Yun responded from inside the door, "Teacher Yan, no thanks, I can just eat something at home."
No matter what Yan Bugui said, Qiao Yun would not answer.
Yan Bugui smacked his lips, turned around and went home.
The voices of Yan Bugui and Qiao Yun were not small. Almost everyone in the front yard heard it. Bai Baoshan went into the mountains again with a gun.
You're chopping wood with a gun? You're kidding me, you're obviously going hunting.
Whether your wood-chopping skills are good or not, the people in the yard don’t know, but whether your hunting skills are good or not, everyone in the entire steel rolling mill and even half of the capital city knows.
12 wild boars, that’s not just talk.
Many people have been to the mountains to hunt wild boars.
However, it is a blessing to be able to reach three heads, while others can hit 12 heads at a time.
Soon the people in the courtyard could no longer sit still and started visiting each other.
In less than an hour, the whole compound knew that Bai Baoshan had gone up the mountain to hunt.
Several people have already gone to Liu Haizhong's house to see what this new uncle has to say.
When the villagers come back from hunting, everyone in the village gets a share.
There is no benefit to living in the same yard, right? Then we should not be neighbors anymore.
If Bai Baoshan knew what these people were thinking, he would probably scold them again, "When did I ever treat you as my neighbors?" You think too highly of yourself. Can't you look in the mirror before you say this?
But now Bai Baoshan has reached the foot of the mountain.
There was a village ahead, but I didn't ask its name and just walked in.
Before entering the village, a man jumped down from a tree at the entrance of the village, and another man walked out from behind a short wall.
The people behind the short wall have already raised their guns. Although the people on the tree don't have their guns raised, the muzzles of their guns are slightly raised.
"Who are you and what do you do?" The man holding the gun signaled Bai Baoshan not to move forward.
"Comrade, this is my ID. I am the canteen director of the steel rolling mill. Please take a look at my ID before we talk." In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Bai Baoshan took out his work ID and gun license.
"Hey, you have a gun on you?" The man didn't even look at his work ID, but saw the gun license at a glance.
He opened the gun license, flipped through it, and looked up at Bai Baoshan.
Then he opened his work ID and compared the two documents for a long time, but he still had no idea what was on them.
The main reason is that this person is illiterate.
"Kunzi, I'm fine. Go find the village chief and call the accountant as well." The man shouted directly to the back.
"Then you better be careful. If anything goes wrong, just fire your gun. I'll be back soon." After saying that, he ran towards the village with the gun on his back.
"I'm sorry, brother. Our village has never had an official like you. I can't tell whether it's true or not. I can only ask the village chief to come. Please wait here for a moment."
"It's just right that the village chief is here. I have something to tell you. What's your name, brother? Which village are we from?" Bai Baoshan leaned the car against himself and took out a box of cigarettes with his other hand, took out a cigarette and handed it out.
Perhaps because he saw that Bai Baoshan did not do anything out of the ordinary, and that the cigarette had a filter, he took it with one hand.
"This is a good cigarette."
"This is all about showing off your dignity when you go out. Actually, I'm just an ordinary citizen, just in a different position. We all serve the people. I don't smoke, but they all like this kind of cigarettes, so I bought them too, haha..."
"Brother, you speak more pleasantly than our mayor."
This guy is playing tricks on Bai Baoshan. He keeps going around in circles and won't tell us where this place is or what his name is.
No one can be underestimated these days.
"We are in Zhaojia Village, Mentougou. Hello, comrade. I am the head of this village.
This is Zhao Xi from our militia. We stopped you outside. Don’t mind. There are rules that say strangers cannot be allowed into the village.”
"Village Chief Zhao, I understand. Don't we all allow strangers to enter our steel mill? Haha...
Village Chief Zhao, this is my ID, please take a look." Bai Baoshan handed over his ID.
This is the only way to make people give up the idea.
"Kunzi, why don't you explain clearly, you idiot, this is the canteen director of the steel mill.
Comrade Bai, please come in, we'll talk about it at the village committee." Village Chief Zhao said, and handed Bai Baoshan's ID back.
Bai Baoshan took it casually, put it in his pocket, then took out a cigarette box from his pocket and gave one to the village chief.
"Hey, Mudan, Comrade Bai, here are some nice cigarettes. Come on, let's go inside and talk." As he said this, he pulled Bai Baoshan into the village.
As he walked, he did not forget to scold the two people behind him, and then told them to be careful, keep an eye on them, and not let anyone sneak in.
"Comrade Bai is making fun of us. We are not defending against others. I am ashamed to say this. Our village is in a more difficult situation. We have nothing to give to those street urchins in the city."
Bai Baoshan nodded in understanding.
These days, most people don’t have enough to eat, but those in the village can still go up the mountain to earn some food.
People in the city can only endure it. If you have an urban hukou, it’s better. But if you have a rural hukou in the city, then you will have a lot of trouble.