Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Zhang Dabao walked to the gate of the courtyard and met Yan Jiedi who had just come back from washing up and was about to have breakfast.

"Brother Dabiao, you are so handsome" Yan Jiedi blurted out when she saw Zhang Dabiao.

"Jie Di, if you eat well and sleep well, you will become very beautiful," Zhang Dabao touched Yan Jie Di's head and said, and then left the yard. Among the four children of Yan Bugui's family, Zhang Dabao felt that Yan Jie Di was the smartest. In the TV series, she and He Yushui were both rare sober people. When she was young, she had no right to speak and never expressed her thoughts. After getting married, she almost never came to No. 95 Courtyard and did not get involved in these chaos.

After listening to Zhang Dabao's words, Yan Jiedi felt a little sad and thought to herself, "How can I eat well? I am not full every day. It is good enough to have breakfast. I still want to eat well, but it is impossible. I can sleep well, but I can't sleep at night because of hunger every day. How can I become beautiful like this?"

"Jie Di, who are you talking to?" her mother Yang Ruihua asked her.

"It's Brother Dabiao from the backyard. I think he is much more handsome now," said Yan Jiedi.

"Anyone who eats meat every day will become handsome. His complexion will look so good. Look at us, we are pale and skinny, how can we look good?" Yang Ruihua envied Zhang Dabao's life from the bottom of his heart. He ate well every day and let his relatives eat. The Jia family's life was almost the same as his own, but look at them now. Everyone has a rosy face after eating so much. Zhang Cuihua is almost walking sideways. The 7-year-old Banggeng is almost as tall as the 10-year-old Yan Jiedi. Xiaodang is also chubby and looks cute. They even find a relative to look after their children, the style of a rich landlord.

Yang Ruihua now looks down on the Jia family more and more. If you have the ability, why don't you rely on your relatives? What kind of ability is it to rely on others?

"Old Yang, don't stand there like an idiot. The children have finished eating. Clean up." Yan Bugui called out to his wife as he saw her standing there in a daze.

Zhang Dabao came to Ma Si Hutong and adapted his body after he reached the foundation-building stage. He also practiced his Meteor Sword Technique. Now with his strength, he can drive the sword, but he can only drive the sword and cannot fly. Within two hundred meters, the sword is as fast as a meteor and faster than a bullet.

He practiced from morning to the next afternoon, without rest or food. After reaching a higher level, all aspects of his body had adapted. Seeing that it was only a little past three o'clock, Zhang Dabao came to the river.

There is no one near this creek now, mainly because the weather is too hot. There is not even a tree near this creek. If you fish under the sun, you will get sunburned.

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Dabao took out his sword and shot fish with it. In a short while, he caught five big fish. However, as the sword was too wide, the small fish were broken into two halves when they were hit.

Put the fish in the bucket. Zhang Dabao plans to cook Sichuan boiled fish today. This dish only appeared in 1983 and was finalized in 1985. It doesn't exist now. It's a good deal for He Yuzhu. It can be considered as his creation, Zhang Dabao thought.

"Dongxu, get up quickly." After Zhang Dabao came to the backyard, he did not see Jia Dongxu at the door, so he knew that he was still taking a nap.

"Seventh Uncle, you went fishing again. Why did you poke a hole in the fish's body?" Jia Dongxu came out of the house, glanced at Zhang Dabao, then stared at the bucket with his eyes, unable to lift his head. His heart was full of envy. He wished he could catch so many fish like his seventh uncle, but he was destined to have no chance of this activity in his life because he would easily get into trouble as soon as he went to the water.

"Clean the fish and cut it into slices. I'll make boiled fish for you today," said Zhang Dabao.

"What's so delicious about boiled fish? It's better to braising it, or stewing it. It has no taste if it's just boiled." Jia Dongxu didn't look up and continued to stare at the fish, but gave his own suggestions.

"You know shit. This was created by a great master. Now I'm the only one who knows it. Wait a minute, I'll teach you and Zhuzi." Zhang Dabao was speechless at Jia Dongxu's ignorance.

"Was the late master a cook?" Jia Dongxu finally raised his head.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Dabao didn't quite understand what the outside voice meant.

"I mean, this is the master named Yi Ming Gu, right? He is a cook?" Jia Dongxu explained again.

"I told you not to study hard, damn it, 'deceased' means dead, and this master is dead." Zhang Dabao attacked his ignorant nephew again and kicked him three times.

"Just die, why use the word deceased? I've never heard of it." Jia Dongxu was kicked three times and still felt a little aggrieved.

“Hurry up and clean up.” Zhang Dabao saw that he was still in Moji and raised his hand again.

"Dongxu, did you make Dabiao angry again?" He Yuzhu came back early today. As soon as he entered the Intermediate Courtyard, he heard Zhang Dabiao scolding Jia Dongxu.

"Silly Zhu, get out of here. Do you know what deceased means?" Jia Dongxu asked He Yuzhu.

"Of course I know. Isn't he a dead person? Who died?" He Yuzhu asked Jia Dongxu.

"How do you know? You haven't been to school either?" Jia Dongxu could forgive his ignorance, but he could not forgive He Yuzhu for knowing more than him.

"Of course it's reading. What else should I do when I have nothing to do?" He Yuzhu's reason left Jia Dongxu unable to refute.

"Do you know what boiled fish is?" Jia Dongxu asked again.

"Is this a new dish?" He Yuzhu asked.

"There are things you don't know too. Of course, it's a new dish. Now cut the fish into slices," Jia Dongxu said to He Yuzhu.

"Can you do it?" He Yuzhu started to process the fish.

"Of course not, but my seventh uncle can, and he will teach me later. If you behave well, I will let you see it too." Jia Dongxu was happy again.

"Dongxu, Brother Zhuzi is slicing the fish, and you can steam some rice. This vegetable soup is delicious when it goes with rice." Zhang Dabao changed his clothes and came out.

"Watch this, first boil the soybean sprouts. When they are cooked, remove them and spread them at the bottom of a deep basin for later use. Then stir-fry the Pixian bean paste until fragrant. This sauce is the best for making this dish. Then add dried chili segments, Sichuan peppercorns, minced garlic, and ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant. Slice the fish into slices, add the fish head and fish fillets and stir-fry evenly. Add soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, and pepper and stir-fry together. Add clear soup (or boiling water) to cover the fish. After the soup boils, add the fish slices one by one and stir them with chopsticks. Turn off the heat after the fish slices change color. Pour the fish slices and soup into the deep basin where the bean sprouts have been placed in advance." Zhang Dabao said as he poured the fish slices and soup into the basin.

"The most critical step is heating the oil. It has to be the hottest. Pour it directly on the fish fillets and you see, the dish is ready. You can try it first. The meat is tender and oily but not greasy. The peppers are bright red and pleasing to the eye. They are spicy but not dry, and numb but not bitter. This dish is not good for the elderly and children to eat too much." Zhang Dabao motioned to Jia Dongxu and He Yuzhu to try it.