The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

Back home, add charcoal and turn the stove on.

Take out the hen from the storage compartment, put it on a large plate, heat the red stove hook, and look at the whole chicken in the sunshine.

I thought about dealing with the fluff that had not been cleaned up, but it turned out that it was very clean, so this process was omitted.

In fact, the best tool for handling chicken feathers is tweezers. Unfortunately, we don’t have these at home, so we can only use stove hooks instead. Fortunately, it was not used in the end.

Putting the chicken on the table, I saw that it weighed more than 4 pounds, and I felt that the product produced by the system was extraordinary.

Peel the potatoes and soak them in water to avoid oxidation.

I originally wanted to wait for Sha Zhu to come over and make steamed buns, but thinking that this guy might not be reliable, I had to do it myself.

Wash your hands with soap several times and pour 2 pounds of white flour into the basin. Thinking that the rain only comes back once a week, I want to steam it more, so I pour about 1 pound more.

He took out a large bowl from the cupboard, which contained the 'mother dough' left over from the last time it was made.

Stir it slowly with warm water, and suddenly a strong sour smell rushes into your nose, and you can't help but smoke it hard.

When the dough is all melted, there will be a milk-like 'mother noodle' soup in the big bowl.

Pour it into the basin just now and stir clockwise until all the flour in the basin turns into lumps of dough.

Just start using your hands and knead hard to turn the gnocchi into a strong dough ball.

Cover it with a towel moistened with warm water, place the basin on a stool near the stove, and wait for it to wake up.

At this time, the advantages of the heated kang are revealed. If there is a heated kang at home, and the basin is placed on top of the heated kang, the noodles will rise much faster and evenly.

It seems that after the spring comes, we will have to sit on the fire bed.

In the compound, there are only old residents who sit on the kang, such as the three uncles, Silly Zhu, Jia's family and the deaf old lady. The other families are more mobile and mainly use beds.

The main reason why the original owner's parents did not have a Kang was that they were both southerners and were used to sleeping on beds, and sleeping on a Kang would easily lead to burns.

Li Yuan thought about Pan Kang. The main reason was the pain of getting up every day. If there is a kang, put your clothes directly on the head and you will be warm when you get up.

After packing everything, Li Yuandun felt that he had nothing to do. It seemed that he had to find something to do in the future, otherwise his life would be too difficult to be alone.

Sometimes he also thinks about finding a wife, but he doesn't expect to be a father at the age of 20. The sense of disobedience makes it difficult for him to accept it as he comes from another world.

Alas, in this era, the main reason why early marriage and early childbearing are encouraged is to prepare for World War III.

Therefore, it is normal for a family to have four or five people, and it is not uncommon for a family to have more than ten people.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and a little girl called out, "Brother Motoko, open the door, are you at home?"

"Coming", the sound is like rain.

Li Yuan stepped forward and opened the door, and a slightly thin girl appeared in front of him. Her face was slightly yellow, she was about 1 meters tall, and she had two small ponytails. Maybe she was running too fast, with a trace of blush floating on her face.

"Brother Yuanzi, I miss you so much." He Yuyu happily threw himself into Li Yuan's arms.

The memory of the past was awakened, and Li Yuan patted her head lovingly.

Seeing that she was still carrying her schoolbag, she obviously ran to his house as soon as she came back.

"Rain, look what is this?"

Li Yuan dragged Yu Yu to the table, and the big fat chicken on it immediately attracted her attention.

"Wow, what a big chicken." Looking at her expression, she wanted to pounce on it and eat it raw.

Suddenly she became worried again and looked at Li Yuan, "Brother Yuanzi, why did you buy such a big chicken? You went to the ghost market to buy meat tickets again."

"Hey, Brother Yuanzi, you are lucky. I met a fellow villager selling unplanned supplies in the market. He didn't ask for meat tickets, and it was not expensive. Brother Yuanzi happened to be greedy for me, so I took it right away.

You are just lucky enough to have met me."

Although He Yuyu is only a little over 12 years old, he has experienced the world at an early age and has a clear understanding of some people's feelings. She knew that although Li Yuan was not her biological brother, he was better than her biological brother.

Every weekend I think about improving her food, and she has long remembered this sentiment.

He Yuyu did not hesitate and put down his schoolbag, "Brother, I will do my homework first and chat with you later."

"Go back and say hello to your brother first," Li Yuan reminded.

He Yuyu reluctantly put down his pen and said with a somewhat depressed expression: "Okay."

Looking at He Yuyu leaving, Li Yuan shook his head helplessly. The main reason why she lived on campus when she first entered junior high school was because Silly Zhu was such a bastard.

Not only did the money support the Jia family, but He Yuyu's rations would occasionally be lost.

Judging from Jia Dongxu's attitude towards him, the Jia family just regarded him as their scapegoat, without any gratitude, and Jia Dongxu was still full of disdain and resentment.

Li Yuan could not blame the Jia family. In this era, Jia Dongxu worked hard to survive. In a family of four, he was the only one who had supplies.

This supply will be enough for one person to survive, and the other three people will have to buy high-end food.

Jia Dongxu is only a level 2 fitter now, and that little money is simply not enough.

He seems to be very resistant to Yi Zhonghai's help. There is a big fool who covets his wife and he has no courage. As long as this fool is willing, he, Jia Dongxu, will accept her.

The only thing you need to do is to watch carefully and don't let Silly Pillar eat the bait.

He is still very confident about this. Qin Huairu is very repelled by Sha Zhu's slovenliness.

Li Yuan was thinking about something when he heard Si Zhu's careless voice, "Third uncle, today Yuanzi is treating us to a big fat chicken."

Hearing Silly Zhu's voice, Li Yuan wanted to cover his mouth.

"Oh, Motoko is so kind to Yuyu", the third uncle said there was something in his words.

"That's right, we two brothers are deeply in love!" His proud tone could be heard through the door.

Then the door was pushed open, and Silly Zhu walked in carelessly, "Xiao Yuanzi, brother is here, you are serious, I will give this to you."

As he said this, he handed over a food stamp and said, "I don't have any meat stamps. I'll give them to you next time."

After saying that, he consciously prepared to put away the chicken, "I'm going to make hen stewed with mushrooms for you today."

As he spoke, he put down the wine bottle in his left hand, took out a bag from his cotton coat pocket, and placed it on the table. It looked like there were dried mushrooms in it.

Li Yuan was not pretentious. He took the food stamp and saw that it was a pound, which was good. He put it in his pocket and put it into the Jiugong grid.

Picking up the wine bottle on the table, it turned out to be chrysanthemum white. Good thing. It could be considered a high-grade liquor.

It seems that the bottle cap has not been opened yet, which is quite reasonable in dealing with people.

He Yuyu quietly came over and whispered: "My brother is a big talker. I just met the uncle and told the old lady that she didn't need to send lunch to her."

Li Yuan smiled and patted He Yuyu, who was pouting, "It's okay."

He Yuyu looked at Li Yuan apologetically, took his schoolbag and went to the bed in the back room to do his homework.

"Brother Zhuzi, let's just make a big plate of chicken. I've peeled the potatoes and put some cabbage in it. There's also a handful of vermicelli in the cupboard. There's a lot of vegetables. I'll give some to the old lady later, and I'll give some to the third uncle."

"Why give it to Yan Laoji? Their family has never given us food."

"The third uncle's family is in a very difficult situation. All the meat tickets have been exchanged for coarse grains. We haven't seen any meat for a long time."

"That means you have a good heart." Silly Zhu was still unhappy.

Li Yuan did not continue to explain to him, got up and walked to the main room.