When Huang Keeper went away, Chen Fan looked at the grain on the ground and thought about it. He turned to Jiang Lili and asked, "Do you usually eat separately or together?"
"Huh?"
Jiang Lili was stunned for a moment, and then responded, "Oh, there is only one stove for the educated youth, and everyone cooks together, that is, take rice boxed with water, and then put them together in a large pot to steam, so that everyone's food will not be confused. If you cook food, you should cook it separately, and cook it separately."
After a pause, he said in a low voice, "But usually no one cooks vegetables. Usually, they eat with pickles. The pickles are also their own, and the dishes in the vegetable field are reserved for making pickles and pickles."
Chen Fan's eyes turned slightly, so those two dishes were specially prepared for him?
After a pause of two seconds, he came back to himself and said with a smile, "Oh, so we should eat separately."
Jiang Lili nodded, "The rice is open, but the fire comes in turn, and no one will suffer or take advantage."
Chen Fan smiled. "It's good, too."
After a pause, he looked worried again. "But what if I don't have a lunch box?"
Jiang Lili thought for a moment, "You can use a vegetable bowl, which can also steam rice."
Chen Fan gave a thumbs up, "You are so smart!"
Jiang Lili's face was bright red. She had not been praised for a long time. Suddenly, she was praised, and she was not used to it.
Chen Fan put his hands on the shoulder pole, just like the Monkey King carrying a golden stirrup stick, and smiled, "OK, I'll carry water, please help me carry the rice to the house."
Jiang Lili quickly nodded, "Oh, oh."
Then one carried the pole out and the other carried the rice into the house.
But within seconds, Jiang Lili heard Chen Fan shouting, "Wait."
She looked back blankly, looking at him a little confused.
Chen Fan stood at the door and asked seriously, "Where can I carry water?"
Jiang Lili moved her lips twice, forced a smile, and pointed to the east, "By the river."
"OK."
Chen Fan turned around and left.
Jiang Lili suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Wait."
Chen Fan turned to look at her, "Huh?"
Jiang Lili exclaimed, "When you get to the river, you can see three stone beaches. The upstream is carrying water, the middle is washing vegetables, and the bottom is washing clothes. Don't make a mistake."
Chen Fansun smiled, "Very particular."
Then he waved, "Let's go."
This time, I really left.
He carried the carrying pole with two buckets hanging on it and walked towards the embankment. The two buckets swayed irregularly from side to side, attracting a few far-off children to giggle.
Chen Fan was not upset either. He made a face at those mud monkeys, and the little ones laughed even louder and ran around happily.
Educated youth point is very close to the river bank. After walking less than 50 meters along a path, they came to the bottom of the river bank. Then they walked along a slope path between the withered grass on the slope, and soon got to the big bank.
When he turned around, he saw what the village looked like.
The village was built on a narrow and long soil slope not far from the river bank. Maybe the height difference of the whole soil slope is less than 10 meters. From the head of the village to the end of the village, dozens of houses are arranged in an orderly manner on both sides of a winding path, extending from the front slope bottom to the back slope bottom, and the end point is the most extensive intellectual youth spot.
From a broad perspective, all the houses are earth walled thatched houses, with rice paddocks in the front and vegetable fields behind. Most of them are not enclosed with courtyard walls. Even those enclosed with courtyard walls are all bamboo fences. It is clear inside and outside the courtyard. Unlike the Educated Youth Point, they are also built with earth bricks. The walls can be nearly two meters high when standing on the top of the slope and covered by big trees, you can't see the inside of the courtyard.
This shows that the house of educated youth is particularly special.
At this time, the chimneys of some houses were smoking. They should be cooking lunch. Those who did not smoke did not know whether they were eating or not.
In the distance of the village is an irregular shaped paddy field, which looks very large. But now there are only burnt rice stubble left in the paddy field. The field is black and yellow, which is not very beautiful.
There are many ponds of different sizes around Xiaotu Slope. There is only a shallow pool of water in the pond. These should be what Captain Yang said about the fishing lake, right?
Far away, there is also a small village vaguely visible. Chen Fan guessed that it should be another production team.
After watching for a while, Chen Fan took a long breath, gathered up his complicated mood, and turned to the other side of the river bank.
This side near the water is also a long slope. The slope is covered with grass, which is much longer than that on the other side. But now all the grass is withered and yellow, lying on the ground obediently, even the howling north wind can't move them.
There are several black places not far from the slope. At first sight, they are burned. I don't know which kid is playing wildfire here.
More distant places are also planted with many trees, including fir, poplar, and some unknown miscellaneous trees, which extend far along the embankment.
Turn around and look at the opposite side. The river surface is not small. If we calculate the width of the embankment, the distance between here and the opposite bank is more than 500 meters.
It is winter now. There is only a layer of shallow water at the bottom of the river, and the water surface is 100 meters wide, perhaps wider.
Chen Fan walked down a path and soon saw what Jiang Lili said about the three stone beaches.
The so-called stone beach is actually a simple foothold built with stones on the river bank. A dozen stones are a piece of stone beach. Each stone beach is about 10 meters away, and this is where villagers take water in winter.
Summer?
How can I go down to fetch water when the water rises and the stone beach is flooded in summer?
Chen Fan walked to the stone beach at the upstream, stood up carefully and stepped on it twice. The stone did not move, so he was relieved.
At this time, there was no one by the river. He looked left and right, put down his pole, picked up a bucket, and went down two steps. He stepped on the stones in the water, only ten centimeters from the water.
Put the bucket into the clear river water, and then lift it with great effort. Suddenly, my face turned red, "Shit, it's really heavy!"
This kind of bucket is an old wooden bucket. It may only be used for soaking in medicine baths after 30 or 40 years, but now it is a must for every family.
A bucket is about 60 cm high and its diameter is about 35 cm. It is possible to be slightly larger or smaller. The weight of a bucket alone is not light. A bucket weighs more than 10 jin, let alone full of water. It can definitely add up to 70 jin, and a load is close to 150 jin.
Chen Fan held his hands and felt it for a while. After meditating for two seconds, he resolutely poured out a little, leaving only half of the water inside.
The second bucket is still half of the water.
Then he picked up the carrying pole, hooked the hook on the handle, squatted down to hold the two handles, and stood up vigorously. Within two seconds, he squatted down decisively.
Chen Fan squatted on the ground and stared at two buckets of water.
Shit, is 5 points of power too useless? This is half a bucket of water can't be lifted?
He was about to pour a little more water to see if it would be better when a group of figures appeared on the embankment.
Chen Fan looked up and saw a group of sturdy aunts carrying buckets, talking and laughing down.
Someone saw Chen Fan with sharp eyes and immediately shouted, "Come and fetch water..."
Ah, ah, ah
Chen Fan has a broken face. Why is there an echo?
How can he pour water when so many people come?
Let people see that they can pick some water bottom to go back. Do you want to lose face?