Jian Dan was eager to try, as she had never experienced these things in her previous life.
"Really? I'll have to go and have a look later. I've heard that this is a good thing before, so I'll have to get some and send some to my sister and uncle to try."
"You haven't eaten it before?"
Jian Dan shook her head. The original owner's family was well-off, and even though they handed over all their property later, their living standards didn't drop much, so she really had never eaten it before.
"Oh, I don't have any relatives in the countryside, and no one sends me mail. I heard it's delicious, so I'm going to eat my fill this time."
"Haha,"
Uncle Liu laughed so hard that his black holes with several missing teeth were exposed.
"It's really delicious. That thing is sticky and can satisfy hunger.
People who are not short of food do use sticky rice mixed with coarse rice, or coarse cornmeal, and wrap it with red beans that are boiled and crushed, and then sprinkled with white sugar or saccharin. That's the authentic way to make the bean curd.
Oh, when I was in the army, I followed my leader out once and had the honor of eating such a thing.
In our village, a few years ago, some people made some sticky sorghum rice mixed with coarse rice, and the dumplings they made were also very delicious. After wrapping, they were frozen outside, and then put in the warehouse. When eating, they were steamed on the curtain, or they were steamed in several pots and frozen, and they were eaten in one go. That's it.
This stuff is easy to make. If you save it, you can eat it until the first month of the year."
"Really? Then everyone can make it?"
"That's right. Who among the old ladies in the village can't make it? This is not a job for one person. Usually, the dough is fermented and the bean paste is boiled. Two or three families get together, sit on the kang, and chat while making it. If it's a pot of noodles, it will be done in the morning.
Steaming bean curd is also easy. Add some vegetables to the bottom of the pot and it will be a pot of soup, cabbage strips, corn Bean shreds, hot, all ready, no need to prepare the dish specially. "
Jian Jian tilted his head and looked at the old man,
"Third Master, from what you said, you like this very much?"
The old man grinned,
"This thing is soft and can satisfy hunger, there is no one who doesn't like it."
Miss Jian's family was in a bad situation in her previous life, but they were well-off. She had eaten this before, but it was the original ecology, always the delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and she liked the occasional meal of coarse grains.
The ox cart moved forward, and Jian Jian also recalled what was in the warehouse of the base. This kind of coarse grain would definitely not be the staple food, and it was estimated that there would not be much.
After searching around, as expected, there was no sorghum rice at all, but there was a lot of glutinous rice, which was prepared for cooking in the kitchen, as an ingredient.
Wandering to the commune, there was indeed no big jar or anything like that. Jian Jian looked around and found that many things were out of stock. It was necessary to go to the county town.
"No, right?"
"Really, there isn't any, and many counters are empty."
The old man was not surprised.
"It's normal. The supply of materials is tight in the towns. It's not just here. It should be the provincial capital and the county town above. The materials are tight."
Jiandan, I understand. The place is small and it's not suitable.
The county town is just the place where Jiandan gets off the train. It's a county town. I didn't look at it carefully before.
Well, I don't have time to look carefully today.
After entering the county town, the two of them went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. Fortunately, the county town is a county town. It is much better than the commune. The pedestrians on the road are not as thin and listless as those in the commune, but they are not much better.
It was already late at noon, and there were really no people in the supply and marketing cooperative. When they heard that the little girl who came in wanted to buy a big jar, several salesmen were stunned. In this year's situation, no one really came to ask if this thing was not enough to eat or drink. For a while, no one really answered.
Jiandan was also stunned. If there is, there is, and if there is no, there is no. What kind of reaction is this?
"Sister?"
She was young, had a tender face, and spoke politely. Calling her that made the mothers feel a little embarrassed.
"Hey, hey, what do you want?"
"Little sister, what did you want?"
"Oh, I want two big jars for pickled cabbage and a few small jars for pickled vegetables. By the way, do we have sticky rice?"
Several salesmen looked at each other. They asked for several things, all of which were unpopular. Whose prodigal child was this?
But they didn't have to ask questions. It was a good thing to be able to sell the goods.
"Little sister, are you sure you want these things? You can't return them if you regret buying them?"
The main thing was these few things. Not only were they not cheap, but the big jars and jars could be used for many years, but they were disposable, like restocking. They didn't want their families to come back later. They would rather not sell them than go through the trouble.
"I won't regret it, sister. I am an educated youth who went to the countryside to settle down. These things are purchased for life needs. I can make the decision myself."
"That's fine. There are big jars and pots here. As for sticky rice, there is only sticky corn. Come over here and take a look."
To be honest, among the coarse grains, Jiandan's perception of corn is better.
"Sister, is this the new grain this year?"
She didn't know, but she also learned some clichés.
"What a coincidence. This was sent by the villagers of the brigade below. They also suffered a disaster today. They originally wanted to grow some sticky corn to satisfy the children and the elderly, but they didn't harvest much. They didn't have enough food to eat, so they didn't care about so much. They just brought it all over to exchange for grain."
Jiandan didn't care so much. Seeing that there were only dozens of kilograms in total, she simply waved her hand,
"Sister, I want all of them."
"You want all of them?"
Three or four voices questioned at the same time,
"Do you really want it? This is nearly 100 kilograms? Don't waste it."
Jiandan's reason was ready,
"Sister, I also want to bring some for the educated youth comrades who went to the countryside with me. We will share it among several of us. After it is done, we will mail it back home to taste."
Several people then retracted their gazes. After all, this reason is very common. The educated youth who went to the countryside in a place often went out alone to purchase. One was for work points and the other was for transportation. They all lived well.
Another thing is that it is very common for children to send some local specialties to their families when they go to the countryside. If they receive such a package, their parents can show off for a long time at home.
Several salesmen helped to pack the bags and told jokes,
"Little sister, you are so young, but you still have a lot to worry about."
"Yes, you are too young, why did you go to the countryside at such a young age?"
Simple truth is naturally not allowed, but there are sets of words,
"My family members are working hard for the country's construction in their own positions, and I can't fall behind. I hope to use my own hands to contribute to the country's construction in the countryside."
The educated youth are glorious, and it was still very loud in the first few years.