Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Seeing that the coal stove was burning normally, Wang Fugui and his three companions suggested leaving first and not having dinner.

Although the four of them wanted to stay, they still had to go back early to discuss who would come to work tomorrow. They should try to prioritize those with family difficulties first, and at worst they could rotate later.

In this difficult year, relatives, friends, and neighbors can all earn some money and get through the difficulties better.

Before the four people left, Liu Guozheng specifically instructed them to bring tools when they came tomorrow, and especially if they had a cart at home, they could pull it over to facilitate transporting soil back and forth, which would save manpower and time.

He also specifically said that he wanted to find someone who was good at sewing and had quick hands and feet to make a few sets of clothes for him. He would also be provided with food and drink and wages. Since he had the fabric, he could use it.

Before leaving, each of them was given a pheasant. Wang Fugui and the other three were very grateful and went back happily.

After Wang Fugui and the other three left, Liu Guozheng started cooking.

He didn't want to do it, but he had no choice.

Not to mention the two little girls, they can just light a pot and pick up some firewood, let alone cook.

The only ones left were a few grown men, and none of them knew how to do it.

Liu Guozheng had no choice but to do it himself.

The sheep's feet and sheep's heads that were not used in the morning are cleaned and put directly into the pot without any seasoning. When the bones and meat are separated, they are taken out and cooled, and can be eaten directly with salt. This is the most primitive snack of the Uyghur and other ethnic groups. To put it bluntly, the main feature is simplicity.

In the other pot, there was still chicken stewed with potatoes, which had been eaten for several meals.

The seasonings are quite complete, except for the lack of cooking wine.

Since there is no cooking wine, just use the Erguotou brought by Li Dabao, and the dish will have a unique flavor.

"Brother Zheng, are you almost well?"

While waiting, Erleng kept asking.

The waiting time is the longest, especially when the meat is cooking in the pot and the aroma is overflowing.

Erlang, Lao San, Li Dabao, Yang Youde, and the two little girls stood in a circle, staring at the two pots, as if they were afraid that they would be stolen. They even wanted to put their noses into the pots.

Dani: "It smells so good. I want to eat meat, lots of meat."

Erni: "Yeah, yeah."

Er Leng: "Brother Zheng, shall we eat?"

Li Dabao: "Brother Zheng, let me pour the wine."

Yang Youde's eyes were slightly red: "This is a delicacy in the world, it's worth it in this life."

Liu Guozheng smiled slightly. How could it not smell good? Without the lid blocking it, the aroma "unbridled" went into his nose, and he couldn't stop it. His appetite was surging.

"Here, bring the plate."

Another twenty minutes later, Erlang and his companions felt that this sentence was the most beautiful thing in the world. God knows how hard it was for them to endure.

A wooden board was placed next to it as a makeshift dining table, and a few bricks were piled up as stools.

A plate of chicken stewed with potatoes and a plate of lamb trotters and lamb heads, served directly on the table.

"Da Ni, Er Ni, you two should drink some soup first."

I'd better serve a bowl of soup for both of them first, and let them drink the soup to moisten their stomachs.

"Brother Zheng, shall we drink?"

Erlang was not polite at all. He picked up the wine glass and started drinking without even eating a bite of food.

"Erlang, you kid, why are you in such a hurry? Eat something first."

Liu Guozheng hurriedly stopped Erleng. The temperature was 65 degrees. Most people couldn't handle it without eating something.

"Yes, yes, Erlang, eat something first."

"That's right, don't be impatient, there will be a time for you to drink later."

"Er... Erlang, here's a goat's hoof for you. First...get a goat's hoof to chew on first."

Yang Youde, Li Dabao and Lao San kept persuading Erlang to eat as they ate, fearing that he would swallow too much.

"Brother Zheng, we have finished the soup, can we eat the meat now?"

Several people here were still trying to persuade Erlang, while Dani and Erni were getting a little anxious because the fragrance was too tempting.

Liu Guozheng asked: "Old Yang, should it be okay?"

Yang Youde: "It's okay, as long as you don't eat too much."

"Okay, Dani, Erni, eat. Remember not to eat too much."

"understood."

The two girls also started eating with peace of mind.

"Hey, guys, you can't do that. Drinking is drinking, you don't eat the food first."

"Besides, this small wine cup only holds half a tael of wine, it's not worth mentioning."

After Erlang finished speaking, he drank it all in one gulp without waiting for anyone to say anything.

It was just half a pound of wine, so the few of them didn't take it seriously. Just drink it, since we were going to eat meat first anyway.

"No, this wine is poisonous."

Erlang yelled, staggered, and fell backwards.

Fortunately, the third brother next to him was quick-witted and grabbed Erlang, preventing his head from hitting the ground.

"call.."

Several people were shocked. Erlang was still standing. If he fell down, he would suffer a concussion at best, and even lose his life at worst. The stones on the ground were not to be trifled with.

The third brother carefully put Erlang down and stretched out his hand to feel if he was breathing.

"Brother Zheng, it's okay. I just drank too much."

Several people looked at each other, a little confused.

This is an embroidered pillow!

How much did you think you could drink?

That's it?

And you claim that you can drink but not eat food?

I thought he was a king, but turned out to be just a bronze player.

I've heard of it before, but I didn't expect to see it in person today.

"Ha ha..."

"Well, Erlang is not having a good time!"

"This idiot. He even said the wine was poisonous. I am dying of laughter."

"Forget it, let him lie next to you for now. Let's eat first and talk after he wakes up."

“…”

It was just a minor incident and did not affect the group from continuing to eat and drink.

They waited until they had eaten and drunk their fill, but Erlang still didn't wake up.

After packing up the things and sealing the fire on the coal stove, he could only carry Erlang back to the cave.

The simple bed that Yang Youde had made in the afternoon was moved into the cave. Fortunately, many caves had been excavated in the past few days, otherwise there would not be enough room for everyone.

It's a bit cold in the mountains at night, and there are only two sets of quilts for the group. One set is given to Da Ni and one to Er Ni. The two of them live together and won't feel cold.

The remaining set was given to Erlang, and Yang Youde and Erlang lived in one room; Lao San, Li Dabao and Liu Guozheng lived in one room, and all the fires were lit at the entrance of the cave.

"Dabao, find a way to buy a few quilts tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go back to the city tomorrow. Also, Brother Zheng, if you need anything, you'd better write me a list so that I can remember it."

Li Dabao took out paper and pen from his bag and handed them to Liu Guozheng.

"Okay, you guys go to sleep first, I'll go to sleep when I finish writing."

Several people went to sleep with their clothes on, and Liu Guo was thinking about what he needed to buy tomorrow.

Quilts are a must. If there is no ticket, you can still exchange it with meat. If that doesn't work, let Dabao go to buy tickets. A buyer from a large factory should know one or two ticket sellers. I don't plan to provide wild boars to the textile factory this month, otherwise they will think wild boars are easy to hunt. From now on, I will only provide one wild boar per month, which is enough for Dabao to complete the task.

The other one is the nails and iron nails, which are also necessities, so write them down.

There are also lunch boxes, bowls and chopsticks that must be provided. At least one set is required for each person. Otherwise, drinking water or soup will become a problem.

The weather is getting colder, so you need to buy a thermos.

Keep buying seasonings now while you still don’t need tickets. Not only buy them, but buy them in large quantities.

By the way, let’s go to Xinhua Bookstore and buy some picture books and current teaching materials. We can’t leave the two little girls idle.

Of course, there are also daily necessities such as toothbrushes and toothpaste.

After writing the list, Liu Guozheng instructed Zhao Hu to go to the village entrance to measure the distance and dig the foundations of two houses on the north side of the road. He would build two houses at the village entrance tomorrow. From then on, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu would be stationed at the village entrance at night.