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Chapter 375 Another meritorious service

After finishing the meal in a hurry, Si Ningning went over to check the condition of the duck down. As Huo Lang said, it was wet and nothing could be seen from the surface, but the smell was not as pungent as yesterday.

Yes, the fishy smell is still there, but it's not as exaggerated as yesterday.

It should be that the proportion of lime powder added is wrong.

This ratio will have to be calculated again later.

Making up her mind, Si Ningning shook her head and glanced around the backyard, finally landing on the snakeskin bag that was dried yesterday evening.

She took out the snakeskin bag, rolled it up and opened it, and then reached out to fish out the duck down in the basin.

He gathered the duck down together, pressed out as much excess water as possible, and then put it into a snakeskin bag. Si Ningning did not stop until almost all the duck down in the basin was removed.

Si Ningning asked Huo Lang for a thin hemp rope and casually tied the mouth of the snakeskin bag. Si Ningning gave the dripping sack to Huo Lang and said, "Find a sunny and ventilated place to hang it and wait for it to dry before looking at it."

"

"good."

Huo Lang went to the front yard carrying the snakeskin bag.

The small courtyard is surrounded by bamboo forests. Only the front and back yards get a little sunshine, and compared to the back yards, the front yards naturally get more sunshine.

Holang adjusted the bamboo tripod that supported the clothes drying pole, moved it to a place with bright sunlight, took off the clothes drying pole and put the snakeskin bag through it, and then put the clothes drying pole back on the tripod.

In the middle of the drying pole, which is yellow and skinny, hangs a large, bulging bag that is still dripping. It looks strange at first glance.

At present, there is no equipment for drying and drying duck down, so we can only use this method.

Si Ningning put her palms across her eyes and at the same level as her eyebrows. She stood at the door of the main room and took a look. When Huo Lang entered the room, she followed him in. "I just took a look at the rabbit skin and found that the color was a lot whiter?"

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"Yes, soaking it for two more days will make the skin softer, and it will be ready to go on the shelves."

"On the shelves?" Si Ningning said "Huh".

She must have glanced at the process of making leather somewhere before, so she had a general idea, but this "putting it on the shelves" really made her confused.

Huo Lang had already planned the support. Now he took it out and showed it to Si Ningning. It was a rectangular wooden frame.

Huo Lang turned into a hobby teacher and slowly guided Cheese Ningning, "The soaked leather is tough, like rabbit skin. It's not that big when it's spread out flat, but after it's stretched out, it's

The area must be expanded by at least two-thirds of its original size.”

Huo Lang talked and gestured, and Si Ningning soon understood that it was similar to a silkworm farmer washing silkworm cocoons and stretching out the stripped and washed silk.

After the silk is stretched and dried, the next step is to spin it into thread.

The same goes for rabbit skin. Only when it is completely expanded can it reach the stage of cutting and making clothes. The skin at this stage can also be called leather.

Think about it, if the toughness of the leather is not developed, how big will a piece of semi-finished rabbit skin be? If you want to make a suit of clothes, you will have to use more than ten or twenty pieces of skin?

Si Ningning took out his notebook and continued to make additions to the page he wrote last night.

While she was writing, Huo Lang was leaning aside to look at her.

Si Ningning's handwriting is beautiful and neat, with separate wavy lines under the key parts, making it very clear and distinct at a glance.

Huo Lang read silently for a while, until Si Ningning finished writing, he said in a slightly hoarse voice: "I went to the town a while ago and heard that there is an opening for quota at the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University. Do you want to go?"

Although he asked the question, when Si Ningning muttered a confused "hmm" and looked up, he reached out and touched Si Ningning's white cheeks and said:

"Although you have brought a lot of changes to the third team, I always feel that your talent is an inconvenience here."

Si Ningning didn't think that she was unwilling to give in to her talents, but Huo Lang was one of her own, so she didn't be polite to him. After thinking about the "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University" mentioned by Huo Lang for a moment, she asked:

"Isn't it difficult to get this quota? Do you have it? Is the school far away?"

If it's not far, Si Ningning thinks it can be considered.

After all, times are advancing, and she must get a solid diploma, otherwise she will be eliminated by society sooner or later.

Huo Lang was depressed for a moment, but returned to his usual appearance just for a moment. He smiled at Si Ningning tenderly and affectionately, "If you want to go, I can find a way to get it. Even if the school is not close, of course it is not too far...

If you go, I can visit you later."

Huo Lang talked to himself for a long time. Si Ningning obviously noticed something strange about him, raised his head and glanced at him, and then gave him a blank look:

"How far is it? And I just asked, and I didn't say I was going there. What do you think you're doing? It's like I have to go."

Huo Lang was stunned, rubbed a handful of broken hair on his forehead, and asked in shock: "You, don't you want to go?"

If Zhiqing from another team heard the news, he would still have to grab a spot in the competition. Why would things be different when he came back to her, no matter what?

Si Ningning shrugged calmly: "Hmm, I don't have anything special in mind."

"Why?" Huo Lang asked, and at the same time told Si Ningning what was going on in his heart, wanting to hear her opinions.

Si Ningning said "hmm" and fell into thinking, and replied after a while: "Whether it is for local children or for educated youth, reading is very important, but what you must understand is that in the current situation, some

People are eager to get a spot, and their focus is on eagerness to "get out of here" rather than studying."

"As for me, I am an educated youth, but I have a certain thirst for literature and knowledge. I will not use this quota as a medium to get out of here, and..." Si Ningning glanced at Huo Lang and said with a smile.

: "I'm leaving, what will you do?"

Hearing this, Huo Lang was actually happy in his heart, but he also thought that Si Ningning was so good and if he stopped here because of him, he felt uncomfortable just thinking about it.

"I just subconsciously felt that if you go to the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University, the nearest school is in Han City. It's not far or close. Even if I have a car, I won't be able to see you all the time. I feel

It’s somehow broken.”

Huo Lang sighed slightly and spoke frankly about his feelings. Before he could add anything else, Si Ningning asked:

"Do you know why?"

Huo Lang shook his head, and the next second there was a sudden "thud" on his forehead, and Si Ningning knocked on it.

Huo Lang withdrew his hand and touched his forehead in confusion, and saw Si Ningning opening her eyes wide and shouting with a clever look:

"Because you're in love!"

After Si Ningning finished knocking, she wanted to run away, but Huo Lang had already grabbed her wrist and grabbed her, "I'm serious, you're making a fuss, aren't you?"

He reached out to Si Ningning's waist with his big hand and scratched it a few times. Si Ningning's hilarious voice begging for mercy suddenly came from the hall: "No, hahahahaha, no, no!"

"Okay, okay, it's mine, my fault, stop scratching, stop scratching!"

After a long fuss, Si Ningning finally sat down on the edge of the bamboo bed under the shade of a tree in the backyard, and Huo Lang poured her some cool scented tea.

Si Ningning held the bamboo cup, squinted her eyes while swinging her legs, and drank tea with a muffled smile.

The days are really carefree and free!

It always reminded her inexplicably of the time when she was very young and still at her grandma's house...

How to say?

I can only say that the feeling of being cared for and loved by others is really good...

Si Ningning thought about it and couldn't help but laugh again.

Huo Lang put his hands behind his back and sat in a half-reclined position next to Si Ningning. Listening to her increasingly clear and clear laughter, he finally couldn't help but turned his head, "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing." The bamboo cup covered half of Si Ningning's face. She suppressed her smile, but her eyes that looked like a newborn deer winked at Huo Lang mischievously.

Thinking of the topic just now, Si Ningning knew that if she didn't explain it clearly, Huo Lang would definitely have a knot in her heart. She thought about it for a while, then suddenly put down the bamboo cup and said seriously:

"If it were me, I wouldn't want to be a stumbling block to hinder your progress, so I understand your thoughts. But Huo Lang, even if studying is important, then the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University is not necessarily the only way out."

"The lion is dormant. I always feel that we will not always be like this. One day schools, shops and everything will reopen."

Si Ningning took a sip of tea and looked at Huo Lang with a soft expression, "I said I have no clear idea about the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers University because I am willing to wait for that day to come, I want to witness the arrival of that day, and I believe

, that day won’t be too far away.”

More than half of 1973 has passed, and the college entrance examination will be restarted in 1977, which will take less than four years to complete.

After restarting the college entrance examination, the next stage is to liberate the economy. When the world culture develops rapidly, she will have to prepare in advance. As for the past few years...

Si Ningning still wants to stay busy for a few more years. Now she can just do small things every day to enrich her life.

Huo Lang couldn't refute Si Ningning's words. After being silent, Huo Lang sighed euphemistically: "It's all a matter of temporary disappearance. You haven't thought about it. What if I have to wait for five or ten years?"

Si Ningning laughed and shook his head, "I give myself five years. Even if I can't wait, I will only be twenty-five years old in five years. I can still find other ways out. Oh, Huo Lang, believe me, I will definitely be able to wait.

!”

"Okay, okay, okay."

Huo Lang sighed helplessly.

Si Ningning had the advantage of memory, she knew she could wait, and after getting Huo Lang's response, she also planned Huo Lang's future:

"When the time comes, you will take the college entrance examination with me, do you hear me? After we get the diploma, we will first take a month to visit the places we want to visit. When that month passes, we will each do our own thing.

It’s your job, it’s your job, you should take care of your family.”

"Okay, I'll listen to you. But the top priority is that I still think I should marry you home first."

Si Ningning blushed a bit and used the excuse of drinking water to hide her blush. She calmed down and glared at Huo Lang with an angry look on purpose, "Then why don't you put more oil in? Where's the cabinet? How's it going?"

"The prototype is ready, and it still needs to be polished before it can be assembled. Once it is installed, it can be painted with a new paint color later." Speaking of this, Huo Lang asked Si Ningning again, "Do you have any favorite colors?"

?I’ll go to the county later to see if I can buy it.”

"Don't look back. When are you going to go? Why don't you take me with you? I'll decide what I like. And last time I said I would bring a kitten to Academician Liang. I'm busy these days.

There was a cat litter over at the warehouse and I didn’t even go over to see it.”

Huo Lang asked tentatively: "Okay, I'll take you with me. You usually have to go to class, so why don't you wait until those children go home next weekend?"

Si Ningning nodded, "Yeah!"

She was crazy in front of Huo Lang, saying that the wind was wind and the rain was rain. When she mentioned that there was a cat in the warehouse, she didn't go over to look at it. Now she couldn't sit still.

After drinking the scented tea in one gulp, Si Ningning put the bamboo cup into Huo Lang's hand, lifted her small bag on the bamboo bed and put it on her body. She patted Huo Lang's shoulder with her hand, like a prince giving a reward to his ministers.

Generally speaking:

"Comrade Huo Lang, the important task of making leather is in your hands! I have other things to do, so I will leave today!"

Having said that, before Huo Lang could say anything to persuade him to stay, he had already jumped out of the backyard.

A beautiful wind blew through the bamboo forest, and the shadows of the trees swayed back and forth, silently hiding the helplessness and doting in Huo Lang's eyes.

Huo Lang played with Si Ningning's cup for a while. After a while, he got up and washed the cup by the well and returned it to the main room. He rummaged around in the room and found a few pieces of old sandpaper that he had used before.

After a while of folding and tidying up, Huo Lang sat in the yard, holding a cabinet door between his legs. He held the small pieces of sandpaper in his big hands and slowly polished the cabinet door.

It's a little strenuous, but it's better than nothing.

Huo Lang is busy here, while Si Ningning has arrived at the production team warehouse on the other side.

She was wearing clean clothes and had a bag on her body. As soon as she stepped into the yard, Zhao Hongfa knew what she was doing.

"Hey Si Zhiqing, you just came here to see the cat cubs, right?" Zhao Hongfa pointed the way with a smile, "It's in the room where the rice bran is kept, probably behind the door. There have been a lot of people coming to the warehouse in the past two days.

The big cat is running around with the kitten in its mouth!"

"Thank you uncle, I'll go take a look!"

"Go, go, hahaha."

Si Ningning went into the house to take a look. There was a nest made of straw handles behind the door. Looking at the straw in the middle, it was pressed into a smooth semicircle. She knew that a cat must have rested here before, but it was not here now.

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Si Ningning searched in the house, and finally heard the kittens meowing behind the rice bran bag, and found their traces.

There are more than a dozen packages of rice bran bags in the warehouse, all of which are brought back from the threshing room of the brigade in all seasons. Except for the outermost bag, which is open, the other rice bran bags are all bulging behind one another.

The kittens were crawling around in the gaps underneath.

Si Ningning couldn't catch them, so she could only squat down to look at them from an angle.

Probably because Si Ningning was new and big, and someone was staring at them so close, the kittens were a little scared, and they hid in the gaps and shouted at Si Ningning.

Si Ningning suddenly became happy, "Oh, he's quite energetic!"

It was almost lunch time, and no one came to the warehouse. Zhao Hongfa was no longer busy at work, so he went into the house and squatted next to Si Ningning, stretching his head to look at the kittens.

The big cats have been with Zhao Hongfa for the longest time. In other words, it is not an exaggeration to say that they were raised by him.

The big cat was close to Zhao Hongfa, and so were the kittens. Zhao Hongfa stretched out his hand and touched the ground while calling the kittens with a "tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk."

Si Ningning thought, if she hadn't been squatting beside him, those kittens might have come out.

Si Ningning looked at the kittens and asked Zhao Hongfa: "Uncle, have these kittens been weaned?"

"Well, this, it should be broken. I saw them pestering the female cat to suck milk this morning, but a few days ago, a big cat caught two sparrows and came back, and they ate happily."

Si Ningning said in surprise: "Sparrows? Them?"

Zhao Hongfa lowered the corner of his mouth and nodded seriously, "Isn't that right? These kittens couldn't walk very steadily in those days. They've grown a lot in recent days. It's probably time to wean them. Even the female cats don't want to go back.

Staying in bed.”

"Si Zhiqing, you don't know!"

"Huh?" Si Ningning looked up in confusion, "Uncle, what interesting thing happened again?"

"Oh, this is not an interesting thing." Zhao Hongfa waved his hand, stood up, lit a cigarette and took a sip, looked around and finally sat on the threshold, "Didn't several other production teams come to us to learn skills before?

?Other production teams started working after they returned home. The second team didn’t know what was going on. They said they were going to cultivate mushrooms according to the instructions, but as a result, there were mold spots in the boxes!”

"Mold stains? That means the sterilization work was not done thoroughly." Si Ningning thought for a while and added.

Zhao Hongfa choked on the smoke and coughed twice, and said: "You are knowledgeable and you know it, but those people must have not studied seriously. After several attempts, the problem was still the number of mold spots. I was stunned.

I didn’t succeed, that’s not it… I came back two days ago and learned it all over again.”

Si Ningning nodded and asked, "Captain, are you willing?"

"I have received food rations from others before, how can I refuse? It's not okay to refuse." Zhao Hongfa laughed happily and added: "But you know the temper of our captain, and you will definitely have to scold him a few times.

.”

Si Ningning burst out laughing when she heard this.

Yes, Zhao Hongbing has a very hot temper, and with the two-gun and rabbit farm incident going on a while ago, who in the team wasn’t so busy that they hit their heels on the back of the head? At this juncture, the second team is doing all this useless work again, if Zhao Hongbing doesn’t

Swearing a few words is not his style.

"People in the countryside are rough, what's the saying? If you want to be a little bit shameless, who are you from the Fuji team?" Zhao Hong trembled with his cigarette rod and suddenly changed the subject as he spoke, "But then again,

, Si Zhiqing, I’m afraid you’re going to make another great contribution!”

"ah?"

Si Ningning was confused again.

Zhao Hongbing has already given her the reward for cultivating mushrooms. It makes no sense that she hasn't learned it yet. If she comes back and learns it again, then she can add another skill, right?

If that were the case, she would really feel ashamed!

(End of chapter)