Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

The situation was similar when Li Qingshan returned to the room, except that he didn't smoke. He drank a sip of water and then hugged Qin Huairu and slowly fell asleep.

Early the next morning.

Li Qingfeng was still asleep when he heard voices coming from the outer room and the laughter of children.

He opened his eyes and touched the watch beside him. Seeing that it was already past eight o'clock, Li Qingfeng stood up and quickly put on his cotton coat and trousers.

Walking to the outer room, he saw his father and his brother's family were all there, and Li Qingfeng said embarrassedly: "Dad, Qingshan, why are you here so early?"

Li Chengman glanced at Li Qingfeng unhappily and said, "It's still early? It's already past eight o'clock, is it still early?"

Wu Lirong chuckled and said, "Brother Qingfeng, we have finished breakfast. Your meal is left on the table for you! Hurry up and wash up and go eat!"

"Row."

Li Qingfeng took a towel and went to the bathroom outside to wash up.

While eating breakfast, Li Qingfeng asked, "Dad, what are we going to do today?"

Li Cheng didn't even raise his eyelids. While playing with his grandson Li Weiguo, he said, "I'll take you to my place first, and then we'll go out to buy New Year's goods."

"Oh!" After hearing this, Li Qingfeng quickly ate the breakfast in front of him.

after eating.

Li Qingfen and his group followed his father Li Chengman to Li Chengman's residence.

There are two bungalows with a yard, and they look quite small from the outside.

But after Li Qingfeng and his group entered the house, they instantly felt something different. There must be something fishy going on!

It has one bedroom, one living room, one bathroom, one kitchen and a small courtyard. It is very comfortable for living alone.

After Li Qingfeng looked at the entire structure of the house, he handed over a cigarette and said to his father with a smile: "Dad, this house is nice!"

"That is."

Li Chengman took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff and then said, "Lirong, Huairu, you two take the children to clean up at home first. I will take Qingfeng and Qingshan to buy New Year's goods."

"Got it, Dad."

Hearing this, Wu Lirong and Qin Huairu nodded and responded calmly.

After Wu Lirong saw her father and the Qingfeng brothers leave, she turned around and shouted to her eldest son Li Weiguo who was playing in the yard, "Weiguo, you take your brothers and sisters to play in the yard, don't run out."

"Mom and your second aunt are cleaning the house. If you have any problems, just come in and call mom. Got it?"

"Got it, Mom. I will take good care of my brothers and sisters."

Li Weiguo nodded obediently and replied.

"What a good boy."

Wu Lirong praised Li Weiguo, and then cleaned the corners and gaps between the tables with Qin Huairu.

Li Qingfeng and Li Qingshan followed their father walking in the military area. It was the first time for the two brothers to come into close contact with the facilities in the military area. They found everything new to them. From time to time, loud shouts of killing could be heard from not far away.

While watching the soldiers training in the distance, Li Qingfeng curiously asked his father: "Dad, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, don't these soldiers have a rest?"

Li Chengman watched the soldiers training intently and replied seriously: "What do you think! Our soldiers train and study every day when we don't have any missions. We will have a group meal tomorrow night to celebrate the New Year."

Li Qingfeng nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Okay, let's go buy New Year's goods first. You can show us your cooking skills at noon. We haven't had your cooking for a long time."

Li Chengman turned his head to look at Li Qingfeng, then walked forward without waiting for his reply.

Li Qingfeng followed Li Chengman and agreed with a smile, "Sure! Dad."

At this time, Li Qingshan interrupted and said, "Dad, if you want to eat the dishes my brother cooks, just buy some more meat and offal and let my brother braise them for you. Then you can eat some every day. That would be great."

Hearing this, Li Cheng nodded in agreement and said, "Well, Qingshan's suggestion is good, what do you think, Qingfeng?"

After hearing this, Li Qingfeng didn't hesitate at all and nodded and said, "No problem, Dad, I'll buy you some more to stew and eat with wine and food."

The father and his two sons chatted and laughed all the way to the vegetable market outside the military area. The three of them discussed the New Year's ingredients they wanted to buy, and then went shopping separately.

Li Qingfeng came to the meat stall and bought two sets of pork offal, four pig's trotters, and a small piece of pork belly, then left the vegetable market and waited at the door.

While no one was paying attention, he took out two big carps, a piece of pork ribs, and ten pounds of pork belly from the space, put them all in the backpack, squatted aside, lit a cigarette, and waited for his father and brother to come out with half-closed eyes.

After finishing a cigarette, Li Chengman led Li Qingshan, who was carrying a lot of bags, out of the vegetable market.

Seeing that Li Qingfeng bought a lot of meat and offal, he didn't care and then took his two brothers back.

After returning to the military region, whenever Li Chengman met familiar comrades, he would introduce his two sons to them.

During this period, Li Qingshan also met his former comrades who had fought together before. He asked his father and elder brother to go back first with the New Year's goods, and he followed his comrades to the barracks.

After returning home, Li Qingfeng didn't care about anything else. He asked Wu Lirong and Qin Huairu to prepare lunch, and he cooked himself in the evening.

Li Qingfeng brought a basin of water from the kitchen, took a small stool, sat in the yard and started to process two sets of pig offal.

The five children looked curious and surrounded Li Qingfeng and watched.

With the children around him, Li Qingfeng couldn't deal with the pig offal in the space.

All you can do is smell the pungent odor and clean the pig offal manually bit by bit.

Just after processing a set of pig offal, I heard Wu Lirong's voice coming from the room.

"The children washed their hands and ate their meals."

Wu Lirong stood at the door and shouted, "Brother Qingfeng, let's eat first! We'll clean up after dinner."

"Our father said that Qingshan went to meet his comrades and he probably won't be back for lunch."

"Got it, Lirong, you go inside and eat first, I'll just wash the children's hands."

Li Qingfeng stood up and scooped some water from the water tank nearby. He washed the children's hands first, then washed his own hands, and then went into the house to eat.

After dinner, Li Qingfeng took advantage of the fact that no one was in the yard to put the remaining pig offal into the space. He cleaned it quickly with his mind before taking it out.

Li Qingfeng then built a simple stove in the yard, placed the big pot his father borrowed from the military logistics, and began to braise the meat.

First, blanch the two pieces of pork offal, then heat the oil and stir-fry various marinade ingredients, add the two pieces of blanched pork offal, add water to cover the offal, pour in various seasonings such as soy sauce and salt, and finally simmer on low heat for two hours.

During this time, the aroma of the braised meat spread throughout the yard. The five children could not help but squat in front of the simple stove and wait, and from time to time they shouted to Li Qingfeng, asking when the meat would be cooked.

The families of his father's comrades who lived near his residence smelled the fragrant aroma and also stood outside the courtyard gate, asking Li Chengman across the courtyard wall what delicious food he had cooked.

Li Chengman chatted with them for a while, then generously said that he would send them some braised meat when it was cooked.

The families of the comrades around him thanked Li Chengman and then went home happily.

Soon, the family members brought over some side dishes that they had made themselves.

This is called reciprocity.