12dz Chapter 235 Rice
Chapter 235 Rice
When Chen Jinghan thought about Xue Li's injuries, she became worried.
I prayed silently in my heart, hoping that I was just worrying too much and that everyone could live in peace!
Yi Chi went forward to exchange food only after everyone else had left. Because of his suspected tuberculosis, no one dared to approach him, and even when exchanging food they had to stay three meters away from him.
He did not get many work points in the first half of the year, and Zhuang Shouren said, "You are in poor health, so you should eat more fine grains." Then he directly replaced all his rations with rice.
Yi Chi pursed his lips, tied the rice that no one wanted to exchange at both ends of a shoulder pole, carried it on his shoulders, and walked slowly up the mountain with his back bent and effort.
Others began to pack up and prepare to go home for lunch, especially the accountant, who was even busier because he had to go to the commune to withdraw money after lunch.
In the afternoon, Jiang Yu went up the mountain to find Yi Chi.
I don’t know if he had expected Jiang Yu to come, but Yi Chi didn’t even put away the rice he brought in the morning. He just left it next to the stove, looking like he didn’t know what to do with it.
When Jiang Yu came in, he saw that he looked sad, so he asked him what was wrong.
"The brigade gave me the rice." Yi Chi pointed to the unhusked rice and sighed.
If the rice was replaced with coarse grains, those frugal women could ensure that their family of three would not go hungry and would have enough food for nearly half a year.
"No coarse grains?" Jiang Yu was just about to sit down when he heard it and immediately went over to open the rice bag. Sure enough, it was full of rice grains with husks. Not to mention the weight of the rice husks, but given Yi Chi's situation, it was not convenient for him to use the stone mill in the village. This was clearly bullying him!
"No, Captain, I need to eat fine food to take good care of my body." Yi Chi smiled bitterly, but his eyes were always fixed on Jiang Yu's expression.
Jiang Yu frowned fiercely, not knowing whether he was angry at the team leader for being so unkind or annoyed by Yi Chi, "Then do you have a way to replace this rice with coarse grains?"
"Of course, we can, but the surrounding villages and communes all know that the team rushed to harvest in the rain, so I guess we won't be able to get the same price as in previous years." Yi Chi could have received a normal amount of coarse grains, but now, he will lose a lot of food rations.
Jiang Yu clicked his tongue and said, "How about trying to hull the rice first? If the quality of the rice is okay, you can eat it yourself or give it to others for exchange."
Yi Chi was just about to say forget it.
Jiang Yu continued, "I'll help you remove the shells, and then we'll see whether it's good or not." She did what she said, rolled up her sleeves, picked up two large bags of rice and left.
"Jiang Yu!" Yi Chi called her hurriedly. He wanted to act pitiful in front of Jiang Yu, but she really didn't have to deal with the rice.
"Don't worry about it. Just rest at home now. I'll finish it soon." But it's not possible to husk and dust rice so quickly.
Jiang Yu, Chen Jinghan and the other two also took three days to complete the task. This was mainly because there were too many people in the brigade using stone rollers and stone grinders, which delayed them.
The three of them were not robbers, so they naturally lined up to use the things from the brigade.
If Jiang Yu hadn't known for sure that he would leave in the future, he would have wanted to make a stone mill.
Jiang Yu said that he would send the cleaned rice back to Yi Chi, and Chen Jinghan also helped carry a bag up the mountain.
Yi Chi originally wanted to pull Jiang Yu aside to talk, but since Chen Jinghan was kind enough to help, he naturally had to express his gratitude.
Chen Jinghan asked him if he needed help getting some food back? Anyway, they had channels to do business.
Yi Chi looked at Jiang Yu and saw her nod slightly, so he tentatively said, "I want to exchange for some flour and grits, and I also want 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes."
"Okay, I'll bring it to you in two days. The price will be based on the supply and marketing cooperative. If you lack food coupons, just add a little more money." Chen Jinghan agreed immediately, told him the price clearly, and asked him to prepare the money.
"Okay, thank you." Yi Chi thanked them repeatedly. The other party even delivered the goods to his door, which was much more convenient than him running back and forth himself.
Jiang Yu said to Chen Jinghan, "Can you buy some rice for me? I have prepared everything except rice."
"Of course I have to buy it. I have to go ask Wu Aiqing." As for Xue Li's share, Chen Jinghan had already written it down in her little notebook and was just waiting to ask for leave to go to the city.
After Chen Jinghan finished talking about buying food, she left, leaving Jiang Yu and Yi Chi sitting face to face.
The cabin became quiet.
"I..." Yi Chi wanted to apologize actively. He acted pitiful that day not because he wanted to tire Jiang Yu. He just wanted to test what position he held in her heart and whether he was more important than anyone else in the team.
Jiang Yu raised her hand and tapped him, "I know what you want to say. Isn't it taxing enough to read those books of yours all day long? You still have the energy to play tricks on me?" She noticed Yi Chi's little action that day, and thinking about it afterwards, she found it somewhat cute.
It was really strange, why did she think a big man who was half a head taller than her was cute? Obviously, cute was used to describe girls like Xue Li.
"I'm not..." Yi Chi quickly waved his hands to indicate that he didn't, "I just wanted to see if you would be angry."
"Why do you want to see me angry?" Jiang Yu was calm and even stared at him with interest.
Yi Chi pursed his lips, but stared at her without saying anything.
Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, "Your mouth is sticky again now? Weren't you very good at speaking that day?" The poor little thing acted really well.
Yi Chi's ears began to turn red again. He blinked twice, his gaze shifted for a moment, and then moved back to her uncontrollably.
Jiang Yu just played a game of staring at him.
The man, whose skin color has returned to normal, wants to end this childish game, but he is unwilling to give up. He is unwilling to not ask any questions, and he is unwilling to let their relationship remain at the level of friends without any progress.
But he didn't dare to ask, for he was afraid that he would not be able to accept the answer.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiang Yu also remained silent and just kept looking at him, watching him get distracted, watching him frown, watching him think about random things.
Finally, Yi Chi chose to end this torture. He turned around and took out a box of chocolates from the cabinet beside the bed and placed it in front of Jiang Yu. "I just brought it. This time it's milk and nut chocolate. Come and try it. Do you like it?"
Jiang Yu didn't expect him to give up so easily, but that was fine, as long as the other party didn't make it clear, she would pretend not to know. She was still young, and it was too far to talk about the future, so it would be better to wait a little longer, isn't it? Good things take time, right?
If the two of them are still in sync in the future, can't we just let it go?
Jiang Yu opened the chocolate box, took out two pieces, and gave one to Yi Chi, "You have one too."
Yi Chi quickly took the chocolate wrapped in tin foil. The moment his fingertips touched it, his heart seemed to skip a beat. He held the chocolate stupidly, forgetting to open it.
Ginger Fish had already torn open the package and swallowed the sweet and silky chocolate inside in one gulp. The fragrant aroma instantly filled his entire mouth. It was so delicious!