Siheyuan: Starting with level 8 benchwork skills

For Qiao Simei, she still clearly remembers the scene when she and her three sisters heard about the planting of plants and came to watch.

She once asked her brothers, who were one year older, with a sincere heart: "Can we grow some pork? Is that how meat is grown?"

The three older sisters were more sensible and suggested to their brother: "We can't grow pork anymore. Why don't we raise pigs?"

Brother Yicheng concentrated on burying the vegetable seeds in the soil. While doing his work, he answered them: "In this city, raising chickens is against the rules, let alone raising pigs. You must take good care of the chickens you raise, otherwise the residents' committee will see us and force us to kill the chickens!"

At this time, his brother, Qiao Erqiang, took the rooster he raised into his arms and said proudly: "Who dares to use a knife on my baby!"

Qiao Erqiang personally raised the chick, raising it from childhood. When he first bought it, it was just a tiny chick. Under his careful care, he fed it by picking up earthworms from the mud at the foot of the wall and mixing them with leftover rice.

As it grew older, Qiao Erqiang often went to the vegetable market to pick up vegetable leaves to use as feed for it, making its feathers shiny.

The rooster knew how to thank its owner for taking care of it, and laid an egg every two days. It followed the two brothers, crowing happily to show its joy, and was named "Xiaohua" by the happiest of the four beauties.

Seeing the wild chrysanthemums on the square table made Simei very sad - because the "little flower" was gone. Without it, she couldn't eat delicious eggs or chicken. Maybe only this chrysanthemum leaves could fill her stomach in the future!

Facing the wild chrysanthemum leaves on the table, Qiao Erqiang's dissatisfaction with Qiao Zuwang has reached its peak!

Chapter 007: Rebirth of Life from an Ancient Siheyuan Delicious Eggs

When Qiao Erqiang, who had just returned home, pushed the door open, he saw Sanli and Simei cleaning up the dinner dishes in the yard. He guessed that Qiao Yicheng was concentrating on his studies in the room.

Qiao Yichen studied hard and had the ability to enter Tsinghua University or Peking University, but due to his family conditions, he chose to apply to Nanjing Normal University, which offered free tuition. This is a pity!

Sanli looked up and saw her brother: "Second brother, you are back."

Simei stared at the several paper packages in Erqiang's hands. The aroma of food in them was so strong that she couldn't help but drool.

Throwing away the unwashed dishes in her hands, she followed her brother to the living room. Qiao Erqiang moved the heavy dining table and ordered, "Sanli, come and help! Simei, go call Yicheng!"

"Hey, okay! Big brother, big brother! Second brother is back with some delicious food, come out quickly!" Simei shouted.

Erqiang walked into the kitchen with a large bag of fresh eggs. He looked around at the old and broken cooking utensils and stoves. He simply put them into his supernatural space and replaced them with new kitchen utensils.

I put a box of lard aside and asked Sanli to clean the new iron pot. I saw that there was still some residual fire in the furnace.

Qiao Erqiang skillfully added dry branches to the fire and used a special ability to quickly make the flames burn vigorously. He stood up and scooped some solidified white oil into the hot pot.

The rich aroma of the melting lard made Sanli unconsciously move closer. She had witnessed Qiao Erqiang performing a magic-like scene with her own eyes before. Although she was puzzled, she did not ask.

Instead, Er Qiang smiled at her and stroked her little head: "Does it smell good?"

Sanxia nodded in agreement, and Qiao Erlang continued, "This smell is right. I'll fry some eggs and cook tomato egg soup. You have to concentrate on your studies. Remember, those are second brother's secrets. They cannot be disclosed to outsiders, including Yicheng and Simei! Remember this!"

Sanxia nodded again in acquiescence, and quietly handed the clean chopsticks and bowls to Qiao Erlang. He cracked five or six eggs into the bowl and began to stir the eggs. Looking at the yellowed and old salt at home, he couldn't help but feel unhappy and took it back to the warehouse.

He took out a can of crystal clear salt and added it to the egg mixture, continuing to stir. He said, "Don't use old salt anymore. It's bad for your health. This salt is enough. If you need more, just let me know."

There are all kinds of seasonings and kitchen utensils in the space warehouse, including supermarket products, industrial equipment such as lathes, modern production lines and technological facilities. Before leaving the past world, he directly swept foreign supermarkets and factories to collect what he needed, like a busy little hamster filling the warehouse to the brim. Even if it takes tens of thousands of years, it will never run out!

Sanxia witnessed the old salt disappear and be replaced by a new one. The shock in her heart was indescribable, but this could only be kept private between her and her second brother!

Sanxia approached Qiao Erlang who was concentrating on frying the egg liquid. He smiled at her and taught her how to control the frying time: "Wait until the oil is hot before pouring the egg liquid. This way it will be crispy and delicious. This time Simei can finally enjoy delicious fried eggs. She won't have to eat boiled eggs anymore. She will definitely not cry, right?"

Sanxia couldn't help swallowing her saliva as she smelled the tempting aroma of the fried eggs. Her eyes closely followed the process of frying and cooking in the pan.

There was rarely an opportunity to fry a whole egg at home. The chicken only laid an egg every other day, so there were not enough eggs for everyone to have a full meal.

As soon as the eldest brother is done, he will beat the eggs, add water and pour them into a container to stew. The boiled eggs are soft and easy to divide into four portions, so that everyone can enjoy an equal share. The eldest brother always gives way and just takes a few bites to check the taste before giving it to the rest of the family.

However, in the past, Qiao Jilang always wolfed down his personal allocation quickly, and then could only watch as Yicheng's remaining fried eggs made Sanxia and Simei drool.

Qiao Jilang seemed to have become a different person since today. His maturity and kind attitude towards himself made Sanxia unable to resist and more willing to get close to him.

Qiao Jilang understood that the reason why she had a close relationship with him was that her father Qiao Zuwang had never shown enough love to Sanxia. Sanxia had always regarded her eldest brother Yicheng as a father-like pillar, but now Yicheng's twisted personality and lack of maturity made her afraid to get too close to her brother's feelings.

Now that Qiao Jilang has changed, he cares for her and their relationship naturally becomes closer.

Qiao Erqiang scooped up the fried eggs and placed them on the porcelain plate prepared by Sanli. Seeing that there was still some oil in the pot, he took a knife and cut the tomatoes into pieces and stir-fried them. When they were almost done, he sprinkled some special spring water in. This spring water is rich in special spiritual energy, which is extremely beneficial to the human body; however, this spiritual energy is too weak to be used for cultivation, and will disappear quickly without a trace.

When the water boiled, Qiao Erqiang slowly poured in the egg liquid, stirred the tomato soup with a spoon, and sprinkled chopped green onions as garnish. Seeing this, Sanli quickly handed over a small clay pot as a container - there was no special soup bowl at home. Qiao Erqiang originally planned to take out a more suitable clay pot from his secret space, but seeing Sanli's diligence and enthusiasm, he didn't have to do it himself.

"Sanli, you are very capable. Are you willing to continue to assist me in the future?" Qiao Erqiang praised sincerely.

"Well, second brother, I will help you deal with these things in the future." Sanli gladly accepted the suggestion.

Then, she gently moved the soup to the living room, and Qiao Erqiang also brought out the fried eggs. Qiao Yicheng stood there stiffly with an awkward expression; on the other side, Simei had already sat down at the dining table, staring at the food in the package on the table.

When she saw the steaming scrambled eggs in her brother Qiao Erqiang's hand and smelled the aroma of lard mixed with eggs, Simei blurted out, "Wow! Scrambled eggs!"

Then, Qiao Yicheng questioned his brother coldly: "Erqiang, where did you get these things?" There was obvious dissatisfaction and doubt in his tone, implying that he suspected his brother's shady source.

When Qiao Erqiang was asked about this, he felt very uncomfortable, thinking that his brother had misunderstood him. "You can guess for yourself, did I steal it? Or rob it? Or was it given to me by someone? Could it be that the old man in Qiao's family gave it to me?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "That's not right. Did it fall from the sky? Or did I meet a strange old man who saw that I have an extraordinary physique and taught me magic skills, so I can easily transform it? It doesn't make sense. Do you know how I found these things? Or just think of a suitable excuse for me?"

This series of counterattacks made Qiao Yicheng speechless for a moment, and he unconsciously put down his hand that was pointing at his brother. "Tell me the truth, these were all stolen?" Qiao Yicheng asked.

Qiao Erqiang gently slapped his brother's hand that was pointing at his chest and said, "Just talk, why do you have to be so indirect? After all, I am your brother! Please don't interrogate me as if I were a criminal. And look at these things, how do you think they could be stolen? Let's just go and steal together."

Then, he spread out the wrapped food one by one: stewed chicken, shrimp cakes, roast beef slices, boiled tendons, pig ears and a dozen large white steamed buns on the table.

Seeing the meat in front of him, Simei couldn't help but secrete a lot of saliva, "Brother, don't worry about it. Now that we have so many delicacies, why don't we enjoy them first." She couldn't help but encourage him. As for the reason and source of these huge amounts of delicacies, even the eldest brother Yicheng couldn't be sure. Because some of the delicacies were hard to find even on the streets.

Then he winked slyly: "If someone comes to our house, Dad can compensate them. At worst, I will accompany my second brother to get beaten! I have never enjoyed such rich delicacies in Qiao Simei's world. Even if I get beaten for it, I still want to taste this delicacy!"

As he spoke, Qiao Simei began to act. He grabbed a big chicken leg with his left hand, and not wanting to be left behind, he picked up the braised pork trotter with his right hand and started chewing it.

These words made Qiao Erqiang burst into laughter, reminding him of the lively and lovely Huaihua in the courtyard when he was a child, who had the same expression and behavior. "I have never tasted anything so good in my life!