Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 490 Butter Hotpot

"Who said it wasn't true? Tofu Niang wanted to do business with the brigade before the New Year. They must have used this matter to ask Tofu Niang to come over." Yi Chi felt that the people in the brigade were really ridiculous. He originally thought that after those beasts were gone, the remaining people in the brigade should be easier to get along with.

As a result, scumbags grow like weeds, one after another!

However, it is also possible that after being stimulated, Yi Chi and his companions raised their expectations of the moral bottom line of ordinary people, so they can't stand the current villagers and feel that they are shameless and not good enough in any way.

But are they people who can reflect on themselves? Obviously not!

So the ones who were wrong were the people in the brigade.

"Can they stop Tofu Niang from doing business? The old women in the village are the first to disagree!" Jiang Yu laughed. What's wrong with those men? Just because they don't have to be responsible for the New Year's Eve dinner, they dare to overturn Tofu Niang's stall? They will be beaten up when they go home.

Yi Chi also laughed, "You are just a short-sighted fool. Did the tofu lady bring you tofu?" He asked this because he heard Jiang Yu enter the kitchen just now.

"Well, bring a piece of hard tofu over here. I'll put it at the door and freeze it overnight. When you make sauerkraut and stewed bones tomorrow, put some frozen tofu in it." While Jiang Yu returned the tray, he put the tofu under the eaves to let it dry in the air.

"Have you cut the pieces?" Yi Chi stopped sewing the machine and looked over.

Ginger Fish pursed his lips.

Yi Chi laughed, stood up and went to cut tofu.

The next day, Jiang Yu ate the frozen tofu he had been dreaming about, and remembered to cut the tofu into pieces before freezing it outside.

The cold wind was howling outside. Before the heavy snow completely blocked the road, the young man from the post office who still insisted on delivering letters came to the construction team.

Xue Li finally received a reply from the Agricultural Research Institute!

She ran all the way, and when she knocked on Yichi's door, it was as if the Japanese were invading the village.

Yi Chi was so scared that he almost sealed the pockets of his cotton pants.

While saying "be careful", Jiang Yu put the book in his hand upside down on the table and stood up to open the door.

Then Xue Li, wrapped in cold air, rushed into the house, his teeth chattering wildly, "Oh my god, I'm freezing to death, I'm freezing to death!"

Chen Jinghan also came in right after him, holding a military coat in his hand, and it was obvious at first glance that it was for Xue Li.

Jiang Yu closed the door and went back to the room. Seeing Xue Li wrapped in a military coat and huddled beside the kang, she glared at her unhappily, "You are so excited because you found the money that you ran out without even putting on your clothes."

"I mean, she didn't even close the door. If we hadn't been shoveling snow at the door, she would have caught a cold today." Chen Jinghan was also helpless. She sat on the chair next to her and took a look at the pants made by Yi Chi. She felt in her heart that Jiang Yu was so lucky to meet Yi Chi who could complement her.

What could Xue Li do? He shrank his neck and handed the letter to Jiang Yu in a flattering manner.

The Agricultural Research Institute agreed to Xue Li's application and was willing to arrange a staff member to come and guide her farm reconstruction. She was asked to call them after she determined the time and place.

"This Agricultural Research Institute seems to attach great importance to your project. They have specially arranged people to help." Jiang Yu was not surprised to see that they agreed to sell seeds and fruit tree seedlings, but they also specially asked people to provide guidance. Could it be that they were afraid that Xue Li was an amateur and would waste the crops they had worked so hard to develop?

"I don't care whether it's important or not. If they can arrange a reliable staff member to come over for me, it will save me a lot of trouble." Xue Li was very happy. How could communicating with university professors be more convenient than having professional personnel around to consult directly? This arrangement by the Agricultural Research Institute helped her solve a big problem!

"Then you have to arrange their food and accommodation. Wait until you settle down in S City first, and then ask the staff member to come over when you are officially ready to start construction." Chen Jinghan reminded her.

The cooperation between Xue Li and Jiang Yu also started under the witness of everyone. Now, Wu Aiqing's medicinal field has to be included, and Yi Chi is responsible for the agent of Jiang Yu's share. If the three childish guys did not intend to engage in agricultural products, they would have been able to get involved.

Xue Li nodded, "I know. If he stays longer, I can build him a dormitory on the farm!"

Jiang Yu and the others were amused by her.

"It's all right now. I finally feel at ease. Now we just have to wait and see when the road will be open to traffic after the New Year. Hopefully it will be sooner. I can't wait to go to S City and do some big work!" Xue Li was really excited. She had been writing a plan while lying on the kang this winter. Her ideas changed every day, and the calluses on her fingers were formed by the pens.

Jiang Yu poured her a cup of ginger tea, "Take a few sips and calm down. But according to my and Yi Chi's speculation, the road will definitely not be opened earlier this year. Don't you feel it? This winter is colder than before."

"It is cold, but I don't think too much about it. I'm just counting the days with my fingers. It would be best if the road can be opened to traffic tomorrow!" Xue Li held the cup, shook it, blew away the hot air, took a sip of ginger tea, and sucked it down because of the spiciness.

Yi Chi finished the pants in his hand. He stood up, shook them a little, and put them aside. He went to pour himself some hot water and brought a cup to Chen Jinghan. When he came back, he said, "Jiang Yu has been here with me recently and I haven't listened to the radio, so I don't know what's going on outside. How about we go get the radio and listen to it?"

"I'll go, I'll go. And call the others over so we can chat together." Chen Jinghan stood up immediately. It was so cold outside, so it was better not to let the two girls go out.

Jiang Yu didn't hesitate and took out the key and handed it to him, "It's on the kang cabinet."

"Since everyone is here, let's just have hotpot together tonight!" Xue Li sat up straight, put down the cup and went to get his keys, "I put a box of butter in the cupboard! Let's have butter hotpot tonight! Do you want to eat it, do you want to eat it?"

"Eat, eat, eat!" Chen Jinghan was the first to respond.

Jiang Yu and Yi Chi looked at each other. Their faces were swollen from eating too much these past two days. They were just about to have something light for dinner... but... they had to eat beef hotpot. There weren't many places where cows were slaughtered these days. Could they refuse beef hotpot?

This must be impossible! Jiang Yu even started to think about what dishes he should prepare for dinner.

Chen Jinghan took Xue Li's key, silently recited what she wanted, and quickly returned to the educated youth point.

More than half an hour later, Chen Jinghan came over with three friends, carrying a radio and two baskets of vegetables.

Yi Chi opened the door for them, then went to the kitchen and moved the brazier that had just been lit to the main room.

Jiang Yu opened the window on the other side for some ventilation.

Several men gathered around the brazier to warm their hands, shouting about what they had brought with them.