Siheyuan: Fatty’s Counterattack

In the open space in front of Tongzi Tower, there are always children playing with small whips with scented candles.

The fat man snatched a little fat man's firecrackers, lit a cigarette, and threw them one by one.

In another world, fireworks are prohibited in the main city. During the Chinese New Year, we no longer hear the sound of firecrackers, and we no longer smell the lingering smell of sulfur in the air.

The fat man held his cigarette sideways and said, "Don't cry. Later, I will take you to buy a ground mouse and a sky monkey for you."

The little fat man burst into tears: "Do you mean what you say?"

The fat man depressedly took out a "big ticket" worth 1 yuan and waved it in front of his eyes: "You feel relieved now, right?"

The gophers are wrapped in red or green striped paper and light up the firecrackers that emit red or green light and rotate at the same time.

Fatty once did a big thing when he was a child in another world: he lit a whole board of gophers on fire. As a result, they flew around, flew down from upstairs, and landed on a young lady's stockings...

Then there is no more.

His parents paid for his silk stockings and even treated him to a meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots!

The fat man led the little fat man to the canteen with a step that he did not recognize. Then he pointed at the firecrackers at the door and said, "How do you sell small whips? Twenty cents, one hundred whips? Yes, this, this, And those two, I want them all!"

Then, in the envious eyes of a bunch of little kids, one by one with the little fat man, they released the rats on the ground and the monkeys on the sky in a very fair manner.

In addition, I bought three big firecrackers, which were giant firecrackers as big as thermos cups wrapped in yellow paper, and then placed them in a Z-shaped shape in the middle of the road, twisting Nian'er together.

Just as he was about to light up his cigarette, an uncle with a big hat held him down.

The fat man was happy when he saw him: "Why is it you, brother-in-law? How is my sister Yuyu doing lately?"

This policeman uncle was the one He Yuyu was talking about.

Speaking of which, Fatty and Silly Zhu have lost touch with each other, but their relationship with He Yuyu is actually not bad.

Yuyu worked in a textile factory and lived in a staff dormitory. Fatty also sent food to her twice, and gave her rent money to others.

When I went that time, this uncle was also there, so that’s how the two of them got to know each other.

The police uncle was also very depressed: "You have money to burn? It's 7 cents each. How can you buy three of them in one go?"

The fat man's eyes evaded: "I thought it would be unlucky..."

"What kind of bad luck does it cost 2 yuan? I have a gun! Why don't you jump up to my place?"

"No, no, it's Chinese New Year, so I won't cause any trouble to the policeman. I'm going to retreat. I'm going to retreat."

Snow began to fall from the sky. At first it was just fine snow powder, which was picked up by the wind and smashed densely onto people's faces and bodies.

The fat man stood quietly in the snow. The snow fell harder and harder, but the wind gradually became lighter. The snowflakes all poured into the alley. Soon the eaves, roads, and steps were covered with snow.

The entire alley gradually merged with the sky, as if disappearing between heaven and earth.

On New Year's Eve in 1965, Fatty reunited with his family again.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Fatty came to Deputy Factory Director Li's house as promised.

Deputy Director Li's father-in-law lives in South Gate, next to the Seventh Military Hospital.

5-story building! Each building has three doorways, and three families live in each doorway.

Each household has its own independent kitchen and toilet. It is a good house that every family in this era, even in the early 90s, envied.

The fat man led Zhao Laoer up the stairs, found the house at No. 3 on the third floor, and knocked gently on the door.

After a while, Deputy Director Li opened the door, saw the two of them, and said with a cheerful face: "Happy New Year."

Zhao Laoer was so flattered that he couldn't even say a single word; the fat man could only act as his substitute: "Thank you for your care and guidance in the past year. You are a good leader with style, achievements, realm and talent. ,in this new year……"

After entering the door, I heard an old man say: "What a person with style, achievements, realm and talent. Li Huaide, do you think you can do it?"

This old man should be the father-in-law of Deputy Factory Director Li. It is said that he is also a very high-level leader.

Deputy Director Li said in front of him, "Dad, you taught me this. In the new year, I will use this little brother's auspicious words to strive to achieve these four things."

Deputy Director Li saw that the fat man was becoming more and more pleasing to his eyes, so he came over and patted his shoulder affectionately, and introduced to his father-in-law: "Dad, this is the master of Huaiyang cuisine I mentioned to you. His name is Chen Kang .”

Deputy Factory Director Li's father-in-law looked at the fat man in surprise when he heard this. He didn't expect him to be so young!

I followed Deputy Director Li to the kitchen and met his wife and mother-in-law.

Deputy Factory Director Li's wife is as thick as an imported guinea pig... Ahem, no wonder he hooked up with Liu Lan in the factory and coveted Qin Huairu's beauty.

They were frying the fruit, which is a snack commonly eaten in the north during the Chinese New Year. It is made of noodles rolled into a knot, with sugar inside, and then fried.

The rest include jellyfish heads waiting to be cooled, jelly skin that has been cooked but not yet cut, as well as a Great Wall brand can of sugar-watered pears and an army green can of braised pork!

These two cans are definitely luxuries of this era. Not only can you buy it if you have money, but it is also a targeted supply, with the words "Produced by China Food Export Corporation" printed on the label paper.

Compared with Zhao Laoer's submissiveness, Fatty seemed much more calm.

After figuring out the tastes of Deputy Factory Director Li and his family, Fatty's dishes today were mainly salty and fragrant.

Just cut the braised pork can in the middle with a kitchen knife, then pour it into the fried cabbage, add water and boil it, add a handful of vermicelli, and you have pork stewed vermicelli.

The fresh meat is of excellent quality. Fatty slices it directly with a flat knife, and then cuts it into small dices with a straight knife. Each piece is about the size of a pomegranate. As the so-called "don't chop it with one knife, cut it into trivial parts."

This is the requirement of Huaiyang cuisine for lion head. You cannot chop it with a kitchen knife, let alone use a meat grinder.

The real skill of the lion's head dish lies in the seasoning, which must be strengthened by adding broth.

The fat man carried two cloth bags today, containing many bottles and cans. Deputy Director Li asked him curiously: "Did you prepare all this in advance?"

The fat man nodded: "Take this can of soup stock for example. It is made from pig bones, old hens, old geese, and hams and other materials that have been slowly simmered for 8 hours. It is the delicacy of the lion's head dish." Source of flavor.”

These materials were saved by him and Zhao Laoer when they were making banquets for others before the Chinese New Year.

Pay attention to the bones as the soup base, the chicken as the freshness, and the goose as the rich flavor, so that the soup stock will have distinct layers. Only when the lion head is made can the meat be mellow, fresh and pleasant, fat but not greasy, and thin but not woody.