Chapter 67: Life During the Summer Solstice

On the way back, they indeed loaded a cart full of fabrics and cotton.

With Zhou Zhengan coming forward, Director Wang naturally agreed without saying a word. Of course, it was regarded as special consideration. The task given to them was to make quilts. Quilts are relatively easier to make than cotton coats, and both men and women can make them.

I bought a lot of needles during the summer solstice, and I will use big needles when I go back to make quilts.

And the thimble.

This task is actually relatively simple, much easier than making a cotton coat.

Xia Zhi also knew that they had taken advantage of Zhou Zhengan.

And this time when buying vegetables, Director Wang specially sold more to them.

The price is indeed much cheaper than outside. A penny of cabbage costs 15 pounds at Director Wang's place.

It was given to them directly at the wholesale price.

Xia Zhi gritted his teeth and reserved a little more for everyone.

Especially when I saw that a lot of cabbage in the vegetable warehouse at the back had been picked off and piled up in a big pile.

Seeing the staff preparing to use shovels to empty the shovel frames into the garbage dump, Xia Zhi still couldn't hold back.

In the end, the gang packed three sacks and threw them all into their car.

I also bought a lot of coarse salt during the summer solstice.

Don't dislike these vegetable gangsters, they still have a long time to live this winter.

Vegetables are often cut off, and one period lasts for one month or two months.

Xia Zhi has more experience than other educated youths. These vegetables don't look good, but they just need to be washed when they go home.

If you pickle it into pickled cabbage, you can actually eat it for a long time.

It's better than having no vegetables at all. It's impossible to eat fresh vegetables all the time these days. Being able to have pickles like this is already considered a skill.

Xia Zhi also brought a water jar with him.

This jar cost Xia Zhi 8 yuan.

Xia Zhi felt very distressed.

But in order to pickle the pickled cabbage, I had to buy it back.

Zhou Zhengan didn't know what Xia Zhi was going to do, but he felt a little sorry for him. He didn't know that Xia Zhi's life was so difficult, and he even had to pick up unwanted cabbage gangs.

No wonder Xia Zhi wanted to take on these jobs.

Zhou Zhengan decided to go back and see if there was anything he could do to help Xia Zhi.

On the way back, I could feel that the sky was getting darker and darker, and the wind was blowing fiercely.

The young comrade who was driving couldn't help but said.

"Captain, thanks to Comrade Xiaoxia thinking of this method this time, otherwise we would have just arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.

It would be too difficult to go back.

A heavy snow might have to block us here. "

Mainly, everyone was secretly glad that they brought back too much this time, and they brought enough vegetables for at least a month.

They are not afraid of being blocked. What they are most afraid of is that no one will be able to help with the logistics, and then all the comrades will have no food.

"Yes, thanks to Xiaoxia's cleverness and talent, otherwise, we would be really in trouble this time."

It started to snow soon. When they rushed back to the reclamation area brigade, the snow had already fallen heavily, and it was covered with heavy snow outside.

When the car drove into their compound, all the little comrades came out to help.

They actually panicked when they saw it snowing, mainly because they were afraid that their comrades would be in danger on the road.

Now that the car has arrived, everyone is naturally happy. After all, it is very convenient to get here.

Naturally, the things they educated youth should do when they go back to Xia Zhi are to call people over and move their own things back.

Zhou Zhengan called a few people to help Xia Zhi deliver the big vat and the three sacks of cabbage leaves to Diwozi.

The nest was not big to begin with, but these three sacks, cabbage leaves and a large vat filled it to the brim.

Liu Zhiyan was a little confused when she saw it. She didn't know what Xia Zhi was doing.

The educated youths took away all their belongings and food.

Liu Haidong looked at the sacks and vats and asked curiously.

"Xiaoxia, what are you planning to do?"

"Of course it's pickled vegetables. Pickled sauerkraut is easy to preserve and can be eaten at any time throughout the winter. It's better than having no vegetables at all."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haidong immediately swallowed his saliva. Several male educated youths next to him also felt a little envious when they heard this.

"Xiao Xia, why don't you teach us how to pickle sauerkraut? This cabbage is not easy to preserve. If we have sauerkraut, it will satisfy our cravings in winter."

"Okay, then you all come over and help, while the snow is not heavy. Help me fetch more water, let's light the fire, and I'll teach you how to pickle sauerkraut."

Xia Zhi didn't hide it either. Gay men were willing to learn it and didn't say they wanted to eat it ready-made. This was a huge improvement.

As expected, these three sacks of cabbage leaves ended up filling a jar full of sauerkraut.

Everyone was very happy to see the results and ran back to their nests to pickle sauerkraut. Although they brought back a lot of cabbage, the shelf life of cabbage in the ground is indeed short, and it is not as good as sauerkraut.

After they had dinner in the evening, Xia Zhi went to Diwozi to contact these familiar people.

Let's have a meeting, even though the place is small.

It gets crowded when there are more people, but after all, it brings in a lot of income for everyone.

And we have to solicit everyone's opinions. The number they can bring back this time is limited.

Moreover, whether the male educated youth is willing to do it or not is one thing, but Xia Zhi is confident that even if the male educated youth is not willing to do it, there will be no problem with the skills of several of their lesbians.

It's a big deal that they can earn this money themselves.

When Xia Zhi mentioned this matter, both male and female educated youths became energetic when they heard it.

Every day in the cave, they either slept or sat there. The place was pitch black and airtight, with only a small piece of glass above. When it snowed.

It was dark above. If the lights were not on in the room, it would be like being in a dungeon.

There was no entertainment here at all, no newspapers, no books, and the few books they brought were almost torn apart.

Sometimes a few familiar educated youths would get together to play poker.

Apart from gossiping with the person next to them, they were really bored and had nothing to do.

Although making quilts was a challenge for them, it was better than being idle.

Not only did they have something to do, but they could also make money.

This was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone.

Everyone agreed, and even the male educated youths were excited and eager to let the female educated youths teach them how to make quilts.

Whether they could eat meat during the Chinese New Year this year depended on the quilts they made this winter.

It was snowing heavily outside and the north wind was howling, but the people in the cave were excited at this moment.

After the meeting, everyone went back to their homes.

The next morning, Xia Zhi did the same thing as last time, calling them out from house to house to sweep the snow.

Feng Xizhu and the other eight people still ignored Xia Zhi and his team.

After they finished sweeping the snow, the male educated youth had already gathered in the female educated youth's dugout.

There were too many people in one dugout, and no one could see clearly.

So they decided that the female educated youth should continue to make quilts in their own dugouts.

Send two male educated youth to observe and learn and help.