Siheyuan: Buyers get rich from hunting

The Liu family’s yard is not small.

Every place that can be used is used well.

Under the eaves outside the kitchen, there is a large water tank, covered with a dustpan to prevent dust from falling in.

This is the drinking water that my family fetches from the river early every morning.

Liu Ping'an lifted the dustpan and saw that there was still half of water in the tank. With an idea in mind, the water level in the tank rose a little.

He had just added some spiritual spring water into it and was ready to let his family drink it to improve their health.

The health of your family is the most important.

If conditions permit, he also plans to let everyone in the village drink the spiritual spring water.

Liu Ping'an closed the lid again, walked into the yard, and immediately saw the chicken coop next to the hut.

There are two chicken coops in front of the hut, and currently there are only hens brought back by Liu Ping'an.

Next to the chicken coop is a small cultivated vegetable patch with a few garlics planted in it, all of which are ripe.

I guess they need to be picked before the hot weather arrives.

Garlic is resistant to dryness but not drought, and cannot survive without water.

When Liu Ping'an saw the garlic, he had an idea. A few garlics in front of him decreased and all fell into the farmland in the Lingquan space.

“It can also be collected from a distance!”

Liu Ping'an was surprised, as if he had discovered a new world.

He was in a playful mood and prepared to test the farthest storage distance of this spiritual spring space.

He saw a branch on the road not far away, tried it and found that it fit in immediately.

Liu Ping'an looked at the weeds farther away and tried several times but failed to bring them into the space. It was not until he took a few steps that he succeeded.

"It's about five meters away, that's enough."

Feeling the effect of space, Liu Ping'an also had other ideas in his mind.

But not now.

After collecting the garlic, Liu Ping'an stood up, walked to the yard wall, and prepared to walk around the wall.

In such a place close to the mountain, it is necessary to build a wall.

Because now is not like the future, wild animals in the mountains are almost gone.

There are a lot of wild animals in the mountains now, and they may come down at any time.

Therefore, when building a house, you must build a wall, otherwise if large wild animals run in at night, you will not have time to react even with a gun.

The Liu family’s wall was of course also an earthen wall, but it was built quite high and basically surrounded the entire house except for the main entrance.

The wall was one meter away from the house, so Liu Ping'an didn't feel crowded when walking inside.

He walked around and found some sweet potatoes behind the big house.

Liu Ping'an squatted down, looked at the sweet potatoes, and found that these sweet potatoes were more like wild mountain potatoes.

It is very likely that the seeds were brought by a passing bird, and fell here and took root and sprouted.

But maybe due to lack of moisture, it looks a little wilted.

It may die in a while.

Sweet potatoes are one of those perfect summer and fall crops that are very filling and high in calories. But their seedlings are very tender and need plenty of water to grow.

There was no covering for the sweet potatoes on the ground, indicating that the growing conditions were very poor.

There is too little water resources these days. Apart from daily use, most of the water is used to irrigate crops. The river next to Qinjia Village is under control.

If someone is caught stealing water at night, he or she will be sent to the police station.

However, just because sweet potatoes are difficult to grow outside does not mean that they are difficult to grow inside the Lingquan space.

Liu Ping'an pulled out several sweet potatoes with their roots and put them all into the Lingquan space. As soon as he thought about it, the sweet potatoes fell into the farmland. He estimated that all the sweet potatoes would be ripe tomorrow.

After a good walk around and gaining a lot, Liu Pingan walked into the kitchen contentedly.

Chen Lan turned around and saw Liu Ping'an coming in. Knowing that he was really not tired, she did not persuade him to rest.

"Ping An, look, I've divided this big rooster into two halves. I'll make a dish out of this half, and I'll pickle the other half for you. You can take it back to the city and eat it later."

Liu Ping'an looked at the plate.

One plate contained chopped chicken, and the other plate contained processed chicken offal.

There was also a basin containing half a chicken that had not been processed.

Seeing his grandmother like this, Liu Ping'an had no choice but to say helplessly: "Grandma, just make it all. Why should I take it back? If I want to eat it, I can just buy it myself."

"Just cook it all. There are so many people in our family. Half a piece will not be enough."

"Of course it's not enough. We are not landlords. Just trying something new is enough."

Chen Lan straightened her back with confidence, but when she saw Liu Ping'an's determined expression, she could only sigh.

"Well, our whole family is benefiting from you."

Chen Lan turned around and cut the remaining half into small pieces. As she was doing so, she said proudly, "If your grandfather, your father, and your uncle knew that there was a chicken to eat, they would probably be so happy that they couldn't sleep at night. Your grandfather hasn't had his wine for a long time."

"I'll make some boiled chicken today so they can try it."

"Grandma, don't you want to fry it first?"

Liu Ping'an curiously stretched his head to look. Boiled chicken? Can this thing be eaten? Isn't this chicken soup?

"So much oil is needed to fry so many chickens. We can't waste them."

"Grandma, let's fry it. It'll make you feel good if you eat some oily food. It's a waste to boil such a big chicken. I'll bring you some lard next time."

Liu Ping'an also wanted to eat his fill. He hadn't eaten anything greasy for a long time, so he was drooling over the chicken.

"Grandma, let me do it. There is a chef in our yard and I learned a few tricks from him."

Liu Ping'an must be heartbroken knowing that his grandmother must have to pour so much oil.

He still has to do it himself.

Chen Lan has unconditional trust in Ping An. Since her eldest grandson wants to try his craft, she lets him show it off.

"Okay, then you do it and grandma will light the fire for you."

Chen Lan did what she said. She rolled up her sleeves, sat in front of the stove and started to make a fire.

Conditions are poor nowadays, and cooking wine, peppercorns, and salt are rarely used, so there is no way to marinate the chicken.

So just fry it directly.

As long as you are a normal person, local chicken will taste delicious no matter how it is cooked.

After Liu Ping'an washed the chicken, he scooped a large piece of lard and put it into the boiling hot pot, which made Chen Lan feel very distressed.

However, when she saw Liu Ping'an's happy expression, she swallowed her words.

She just thought to herself: "I'll save it in the future. I'll eat wild vegetable porridge for a dozen days and use the lard as if it were daily."

The lard heated up in a short while, and Liu Ping'an poured all the chicken pieces into it.

With a sizzling sound, smoke rose into the sky.

The sounds from the kitchen also attracted the three little ones. They lay down at the kitchen door, smelling the fragrance inside.

Everyone's mouth was drooling, and they couldn't wait to run into the pot to eat.

Although Liu Ping'an was a otaku in his previous life, he was not a fat otaku who couldn't even cook.

Poverty forced him to cook every day, and his cooking skills improved greatly.

Making ordinary fried chicken nuggets is a very simple thing.

Liu Pingan added some salt, stir-fried it for a few times, and then put the chicken pieces on a large plate. He said to Chen Lan, "Grandma, go call Grandpa and the others to come back for dinner. I'll stir-fry some chicken offal."

Seeing this, grandma nodded with concern, muttering: "These good things are cheap for them."

"Xiao Qiang, come in and help your brother light the fire. Xiao Tao will look after your sister."

As she spoke, grandma walked out of the yard and headed towards the collective field.

Seeing his grandmother walking away, Liu Ping'an opened another pot, which was filled with steaming wild vegetable porridge.

"Forget it. They even said they'd make some sorghum flour. Let's save it for our parents."

Liu Ping'an originally wanted to make some pancakes to eat, but they were already filled with wild vegetable paste and chicken and offal. His grandmother would probably be distressed if he made more pancakes.

Liu Ping'an waved to the two little ones lying at the kitchen door.

"Come here, all three of you, and try your brother's cooking."

When the two kids heard this, their eyes lit up and they ran in happily. Xiaoqiang also stood up suddenly and took two or three steps behind Liu Pingan.

Seeing that the three little guys were so well-behaved, Liu Ping'an picked up the chicken with chopsticks and put it into their mouths one by one.

Xiaoqiang put the food in his mouth and chewed it in big mouthfuls without caring whether it was hot or not.

Talking while eating.

"It's delicious. The meat is so delicious. I love eating meat the most."

The other two little ones behaved even worse. Lele had a small mouth and ate slowly. He jumped up and down anxiously when he saw his two brothers finish eating.

"Okay, just try it for a bit, and then eat it when the adults come back."

Xiaoqiang and Xiaotao stared at the chicken after eating, and only looked away reluctantly after hearing Liu Ping'an's words.

"Xiao Qiang, light the fire. I'll cook another dish."

After eating the chicken, they all patted their stomachs contentedly.

When Xiaoqiang heard that there was still food left, he hurried back to the stove and started to make a fire.

Xiao Tao listened to his grandma and took Lele out of the kitchen. The two little ones lay at the kitchen door and smelled the smell again.

When Liu Ping'an showed off his cooking skills.

Chen Lan also walked to the commune canteen, and when she saw Liu Xingwang and the others, she hurried over.