march to victory

"Of course it's true. I, Qin Fang, am a soldier in the Red Army, and I've always said that I'm right... But, I'm going to put my ugly words in front of me, and I want to take the lead."

"I'll trust you one more time, the last time! That's it." Zhou Baoyu finally smiled, without any sign of a loser's depression, but with a faintly excited smile.Of course, in the eyes of others, this is Qin Fang's trick to give a toffee with a stick, but as long as these two little guys are having fun by themselves, there is no need to mess with them for such a trivial matter. happy.

"Okay, I'll go lead the horse, and you go help that uncle lead the horse."

Seeing that the two were peaceful and happy, they signed the unequal treaty. Zhang Qingshan looked at Qin Fang who was running over, and shook his head with a wry smile.Unexpectedly, when Qin Fang came to him, she first looked back to make sure that there was no one in Wumi, so she moved closer to Zhang Qingshan and asked in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, is there any other delicious food hidden on Baoyu?" ?”

Zhang Qingshan stood there stunned: You are really unsatisfactory, you don't give people a way to survive at all!

"Or, do you three have other delicious things hidden on your body?"

Zhang Qingshan felt that his head was flying rapidly in the direction of the explosion, and immediately shook his head firmly——I am doing it for your own good, and I will never give you a chance to cut yourself off from the people!

Qin Fang immediately realized that the question behind her was not authentic, and seeing Zhang Qingshan turned her head to look at the other side, she quickly changed the topic: "Brother-in-law, do you eat beef every day?"

"No." Zhang Qingshan returned to normal, looked at her, and said with a smile: "Although we brought some dried beef, we don't know whether we can persist until we get out of this water and grass field, so it was very difficult from the beginning. To save money, I still ate beef once every two days a few days ago, that is, a small piece per person. Later, I changed it to beef once every three days. However, Baoyu is greedy and is growing up, so me and Lao Zhou discussed it in private, and would give him an extra piece every time... Actually, to be honest, not to mention beef, even barley powder is mixed with half of wild vegetables."

"That's much better than us." Qin Fang glanced at Zhang Qingshan with envy and hatred, then turned her head to look at the horse Zhang Qingshan was leading, as if she could see through, and saw the dried beef in her pocket. He actually swallowed his saliva, and said: "I have only drank horse broth once since I entered the grassland. At that time, the war horse of the regiment leader was injured, and I couldn't walk anymore..."

Halfway through speaking, Qin Fang lowered her head and stopped talking.

"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing. I just think of the comrades-in-arms and patients who died along the way, and I feel uncomfortable." As she spoke, she looked up at Zhang Qingshan, with tears in her eyes.But he was strong enough not to fall, instead he forced a smile and said, "My eyes hurt a bit."

Naturally, Zhang Qingshan would not be so stupid as to point out, so he nodded cooperatively.

Immediately, the two of them lost their conversation suddenly. Zhang Qingshan frowned slightly and followed behind Qin Fang. Apart from occasionally raising her head to confirm the direction, Qin Fang basically walked with her head down. Lost interest, put it in the bag, carried it, and led the way silently.

About 10 minutes later, when they came to a not-too-large soil slope, the atmosphere suddenly became cheerful: First, the living utensils brought by Zhang Qingshan and the others made Qin Fang happy, and the appearance of food made everyone feel happy. Everyone is happy.

Qin Fang went to wash the vegetables, Zhou Baoyu went to get utensils and food, Zhou Ping dug a hole, and Zhang Qingshan took out dead branches and dried cow dung collected along the way.The other two were injured in their legs (one left thigh was scratched by a bullet, and the other just sprained his right foot, so he could just walk with each other's support). After Zhang Qingshan threw them a pack of cigarettes, they were killed The four rushed to the side to rest.

When Qin Fang came back from washing the vegetables, Zhou Ping had just boiled the water, so he could cook the vegetables first.

Qin Fang opened her eyes wide and looked at the small pot. The light from the fire shone on her pink face, shining brightly and very beautifully.However, her attention is obviously focused on the pot, and it is obvious at a glance that she must be thinking: the dishes cooked in such a big pot are different from the dishes she cooked in that small pot for the past two days , what is the difference?

Wild vegetables are bitter, if there were only Zhang Qingshan and the three of them, they would subconsciously not cook wild vegetables in a pot of boiling water.But now, the number of people has doubled, and there are a lot more wild vegetables. In this way, instead of scalding the bitter wild vegetables with boiling water, if they are cooked and eaten directly, the whole pot of food will be full of bitterness. I tried it myself when I was cooking rice once.Moreover, Zhaxi reminded them specifically at that time: When necessary, it is inevitable that there will be wild vegetables that they do not know, and then it is a gamble.However, if those unknown wild vegetables are put into a pot and boiled with boiling water, then boiled in freshly boiled water, even if they are poisonous, generally speaking, they will not poison people to death.In today's words: scalding once is to boil out all the nutrients and toxins in the wild vegetables and discard them. If you boil them for the second time, although there is no nutrition left, the toxicity is much less.Besides, in today's environment, if you can eat a full mouthful, who cares whether it is nutritious or not?

After Zhou Ping boiled the wild vegetables poured into the pot for three or four minutes, he uncovered the pot and said to Zhou Baoyu who was beside him: "I boiled these wild vegetables once, and it should be fine. Baoyu, you can use the kettle to fetch some pots of water." Come."

"No need." Zhang Qingshan stopped and said: "Most of the wild vegetables they pick are bitter herbs, and the rest are familiar and non-toxic. If it is bitter, it is not a big deal, so there is no need to waste firewood."

Zhou Ping glanced at Zhang Qingshan, nodded, and was about to cover the pot and cook again, but Qin Fang on the side lowered her head and whispered: "Brother-in-law, I haven't eaten a bite of not bitter food for a long time, how about today?" It's easy to see you, and I can cook in a big pot, can you let me have a meal that is not bitter?"

After finishing speaking, she waited for a while, but she didn't hear a response. She raised her head strangely, and glanced at everyone, but was surprised to find that everyone was staring at them. Their eyes were complicated, which made her bow her head shyly, her face flushed red. One piece, very self-blaming: Why am I so greedy, so ignorant of other people's hardships?I don't even look at where I am now, it's not bad to have a stutter, but I still have the face to care about so much?I really shouldn't, I'm not sorry for the military uniform I'm wearing...

Seeing her bowing her head in shame, Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping looked at each other, and they both saw the sad meaning in each other's eyes: She has experienced so much suffering, but now she just wants to eat a meal that is not bitter?Could it be that when we are capable, we can't even meet the requirements of our own comrades, and we are a little girl?Isn't it just a little firewood, the big deal is to collect more along the way...

"Old Zhou, go and boil these dishes, and I'll fetch water."

Zhou Baoyu was also clever, seeing Zhang Qingshan fetching water with a kettle, his eyeballs rolled, and he thought of a plan to take revenge on Qin Fang for teasing him earlier.

Standing up without making a sound, he walked towards a horse. When he came back, he had in his hand the heavily mended big cow dung and horse dung that Qin Fang had carried and then put on the horse's back. Backpack.

Put the big backpack in front of Qin Fang, and said with a smile: "Miss Xiaofang, here it is!"

Qin Fang didn't understand what he meant for a while, she looked at him blankly, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"There is not enough firewood, you cow dung and horse dung, you can just add it."

"But it's already wet, how can it burn?"

"It's very simple. Put these things on the side of the fire first, and when they are dry, you can burn them directly." After finishing speaking proudly, he looked at Qin Fang who was hesitating, and quickly added: " You know, in this water grassland, there is no firewood or other kind of firewood. We can only rely on these horse dung and cow dung as firewood. At this time, it is the continuation of life. Without it, everyone can only eat raw food ...You can pack what you bring, so you have to do it yourself. You must not dislike it for being smelly and dirty, let alone damp and mushy."

Qin Fang lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up at Zhou Baoyu, gritted her teeth, and nodded very seriously: "You are right, I am a soldier of the Red Army, and I really shouldn't be so afraid of dirt and hardship..."

Zhou Baoyu was taken aback for a moment, and then interrupted her: "Don't you want to put the beef into the pot yourself?" Then he added: "We are all put into the pot by ourselves, so we can only eat it ourselves. The one that goes in. How can you grab beef if you have something like cow dung, which is dirty and smelly?"

Qin Fang immediately frowned. Obviously, she was choosing between beef and cow dung-this is definitely enough to give a foodie a headache.

However, Qin Fang's brain is enough. After thinking about it for a while, she grabbed the big backpack, stretched her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, the big deal is that I'll wash my hands after I'm done, and then go get the beef cubes."

Seeing that Qin Fang thought of a solution, Zhou Baoyu was obviously very unwilling, and hurriedly said: "But, even if you wash your hands that have just grabbed cow dung, they will definitely not be clean, and there must still be some dirt on them. The stench of cow dung, how can you touch a piece of beef?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang frowned again: If you can eat cleanly, who would want to touch it with dirty hands?Thinking about it, it was indeed the case, but she felt a little sorry for letting herself enjoy the benefits without doing anything. The key point was that she would make the guy in front of her look down upon her.Even if it is for the sake of blackmailing the snacks in his hands for a long time in the future, he cannot be given a chance to stand up.

But what should I do now?

Just when she was frowning, and when Zhou Baoyu was laughing and chattering.Qin Fang suddenly felt the bag in her hand fly up, and before she could react, a long spoon appeared in her hand, and Zhou Ping's words came from her ears: "The more trouble you two, the more outrageous it becomes."

Qin Fang's face brightened, and she said to Zhou Ping with a beaming smile, "Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

"Hmm! You come and scoop all the remaining wild vegetables into a bowl, and then pour out the water in the pot. When Lao Zhang returns the water, you can cook it and eat it."

"it is good!"

Zhou Baoyu managed to find such a chance to stand up, and seeing that Zhou Ping directly destroyed it, he pointed at Zhou Ping angrily and said angrily: "Old Zhou, what's wrong with you?"

"You kid, don't show off to me. What's a man to bully a little girl? It's just a piece of cow dung. It's not like everyone hasn't done it before, so it's worth you embarrassing Comrade Xiaofang like this? Boy, be magnanimous, don't let I underestimate you."

"I... I... Alas~!" Zhou Baoyu hesitated for a long time, and finally, he slapped his thigh and sat down on the ground. Fang, let's not mention the depression in my heart... From the perspective of fighting spirit: He only cares about dealing with Qin Fang, but he completely forgot that these days, he and Zhou Ping had a lot of bickering, and now, Lao Zhou took the opportunity Fighting back, you deserve it!Who made him ignore others except Zhang Qingshan on weekdays.

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