Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

In the orphanage, He Lai looked at so many pairs of little eyes eager for meat, and his mouth was filled with an indescribable feeling.

"Big brother, is this for us to eat?" A crisp voice came over.

He Lai looked over and saw a little girl of about five or six years old with half a steamed bun in her hand.

So he squatted down and said to her, "Yes, big brother will treat you to meat, okay?"

"Thank you, big brother! You are so nice!" The little girl laughed immediately.

When the other children heard that it was food for them, they also became happy and jumped up and down.

The next step was to boil water, kill the pigs, bleed them, and shave their hair. There were not many employees in the orphanage, only Director Ruan, two female nurses, and an old man who was a gatekeeper.

Fortunately, there were a few older children who could help lift it.

He Lai was able to drain the blood of the big wild boar without much effort.

The children didn't mind the smell of pig manure and pig blood, and they gathered around and watched He Lai slaughter the pigs curiously.

"Who among you knows how to make oil? Let's make oil with this piece of fat first."

He Lai, holding a large piece of fat meat, said to Dean Ruan and others.

"Um...um...Xiaofang, you and Xiaolan go and eat it." Dean Ruan looked at the big piece of fat meat in He Lai's hand and ordered.

"Okay, Dean." A girl named Xiaofang ran over and took the meat from He Lai's hand.

"Remember to cut it into pieces, and put a little water in the pot, so it can cook faster and the lard will be more fragrant, okay?"

He Lai saw that Xiaofang seemed a little at a loss, so he still reminded her.

"I understand." Xiaofang blushed and went into the kitchen with another girl.

He Lai continued to deal with the wild boar with the gatekeeper, old man Han.

Soon, as the tempting aroma of lard wafted from the kitchen, the children ran to the kitchen door and sniffed it.

But the children were very sensible. They didn't ask for anything and didn't go into the kitchen.

"Young man, what's your name? There are not many people as kind-hearted as you these days." Old Man Han asked when he saw that the pigs had been almost cleaned up.

"As for me, I am a proletarian revolutionary fighter!"

"Proletarian revolutionary fighter? Haha, good, good, you're a fighter!" Old man Han was stunned at first, then nodded with satisfaction.

Isn't he also a proletarian revolutionary fighter!

"President Ruan, go get some salt and marinate the meat first, otherwise it will go bad."

He Lai said to Dean Ruan who was doing a colon cleansing.

"Oh, okay, I'll get it now." Dean Ruan stood up and walked into the kitchen.

In a short while, He Lai had marinated most of the pork.

As for the pig offal, just braise it. He Lai has the secret ingredient given by Sha Zhu, and braised pig offal is perfect for it.

Fortunately, the orphanage had quite complete kitchen facilities, so it didn’t take much time to braise the pork; it was done by just stewing it.

In the yard, children were queuing up to get some lard residue to eat.

Soon the children had a few pieces of lard in their hands and were eating them carefully.

He Lai felt a little sad when he saw the happy children. He was thinking about how to solve their meat problem. Suddenly he remembered his two golden eagles. It would be great if they were kept here!

Now the two golden eagles have become very intelligent. They are unlike their descendants who only know how to eat and fly.

They can now fully understand what He Lai says.

"Well, I'll go back for a while and come back later. You guys wait for me to come back." After saying this, He rode away on his bike.

"Hey, wait a moment..." Dean Ruan was about to speak when He Lai had already ridden his bike out of the orphanage.

She also wanted He Lai to leave his name so that she could write a thank-you letter to his unit.

"You, why are you so anxious? Don't panic when things happen. Just think about how the old dean treated those who didn't want to leave their names when he was still alive. Just let everything go."

Old Man Han said slowly.

"Okay, Grandpa Han." Dean Ruan replied in a low voice.

She was also a caregiver in the orphanage. The old director passed away in 59. She left all the food to the children, but she herself fell ill with edema due to malnutrition. Although she was cured, she passed away due to her old age.

Before leaving, the old dean left the position of dean to her, hoping that she could take over and take good care of these children. Over the years, she has been doing her best to do everything well.

Because the orphanage is built in a suburb, it is not too far from the mountains and there is a forest about half an hour's bike ride away.

He Lai brought out two golden eagles here, and also placed some of the hares and pheasants in the space here.

"From now on, you two will hunt here, do you understand?"

He Lai said to the two golden eagles.

The two golden eagles became unhappy when they heard this. They spread their wings and made bird calls, expressing their dissatisfaction!

I have food and drink in this space, but my master always wants to torment me. Which eagle can do that?

Upon seeing this, He Lai immediately hit them on the head twice, causing the golden eagle to scream even louder in pain.

"I will take you two to a yard later. You will stay there from now on. Unless you give birth to a baby to replace you, you will stay there forever! Do you understand?"

He Lai said.

The two golden eagles were confused. Didn’t they give birth to a bunch of them in space? Why did they let them give birth again?

"Those born in space don't count! They have to be born outside!" He saw their confusion and spoke.

The golden eagle tilted its head. Although it didn't understand why He Lai did this, it could only obey the orders of its master.

He Lai stayed for a while longer and chatted with the two golden eagles. About an hour later, he rode his bicycle and took the golden eagles to the orphanage.

When He Lai appeared in the orphanage again, the children were already eating braised pork.

"Oh, this is... this is an eagle?" Old Man Han said in surprise, looking at the golden eagle in front of He Lai.

"Well, sir, these are golden eagles! They can catch prey. I will put them here with you from now on. They can get you meat!"

He Lai said with a smile.

"Really? You're willing to give them to our orphanage. Don't lie to me, old man."

Old man Han could no longer sit still. He had never seen an eagle this big in his life. He had been to many places, such as plateaus, grasslands, and mountains, and had seen many eagles, but this was the first time he had seen one this big.

"Old man, what are you talking about? Why would I lie to you? If I lied to you, why would I bring them here?"

He Lai just found it funny.

"That's great, young man, you're very good, very good." Old Man Han said happily, and then ran to the orphanage and shouted, "Xiao Ruan, Xiao Ruan, come out quickly, come out quickly, he's here to deliver something again."

He Lai shook his head. This old gatekeeper was quite interesting. He pushed his bicycle into the orphanage.

Soon, He Lai was surrounded by the children in the orphanage and was asked all kinds of strange questions.

"Comrade, are you really willing to give us these two eagles?" Dean Ruan asked excitedly.

Dean Ruan still had some basic common sense. After all, an eagle catches a chick. He knew that eagles are masters of hunting. With these two eagles, the children's meat would be guaranteed.

"Well, here are some protective gears. Keep them for now. When you take the golden eagle out hunting, you can wear them. This way, the golden eagle can stand on your arms or shoulders."

He Lai took out a bag and handed it to Dean Ruan.

Dean Ruan took the bag, took a look, and found that it was indeed protective gear made of fur.

"Thank you, thank you. I thank you on behalf of the children." Dean Ruan said, and bowed deeply to He Lai.

"Thank you, big brother!" The children also said thank you in unison and bent down.

"You're welcome, you're welcome! Hurry up, hurry up, just study hard and listen to the dean, okay?"

He Lai helped the children up and said.

"Well, I listen to the director's mother the most!" said a little girl with a smile.

"Us too." The other children also answered.

"Well, okay, we are all good kids, all good kids. Keep eating, but don't eat too much, or you'll get diarrhea easily, okay?"

He Lai advised. After all, if you haven't eaten meat for a long time, eating too much meat at once will cause indigestion, gastrointestinal discomfort and other symptoms.

"I know, big brother."

……

Then, He Lai explained to Dean Ruan and others how to operate the golden eagle.

He Lai was still very happy when he saw the golden eagle standing on Dean Ruan’s shoulder.

Seeing that it was still early, He Lai took Dean Ruan and a few others to the deep mountains.

Let them see how golden eagles hunt.

Dean Ruan and his colleagues were also shocked when they saw the golden eagle bring back two big rabbits after a while.

"President Ruan, golden eagles are carnivores, so we need to give them some meat every day, either raw or cooked. Maybe they prefer cooked food now.

There is also a bag of dried meat at the bottom of the bag I gave you. You can feed them a little bit every day."

He Lai ordered.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely feed them every day." Dean Ruan nodded.

"Also, don't let them go out too many times. Just fly two or three times a day." He Lai instructed.

"Okay, I know."

"Also, if they are caught alive, such as pheasants and kid goats, you can see if you can save them and raise them. This way, they can grow more meat."

"Ah, there's still someone alive!" Dean Ruan was shocked.

"Well, they are very smart. When they encounter good prey, they will leave it alive. You have to treat its wounds in time, otherwise it will be difficult to keep it alive. Also, if you catch live prey, remember to give them a little reward. They will understand what you mean."

He Lai explained.

"Okay, okay, I'll remember that." Dean Ruan nodded repeatedly.

After that, the golden eagle went out twice and brought back a live pheasant and a little roe deer.

"By the way, Dean Ruan, you can also raise this silly roe deer. It eats grass and is easy to raise! There's no need to raise rabbits. You can't keep them alive. They are too timid and will die easily. It's best to kill the rabbits directly. Besides, the rabbits caught by the golden eagle are usually adults. There's no point in raising them."

"Okay, I know."

……

When they returned to the orphanage, He Lai left because it was too late.

Dean Ruan looked at He Lai's departing back and suddenly felt a little reluctant to let him go. What a nice guy.

"Xiao Ruan, stop looking at it and quickly build a nest for this silly roe deer, otherwise it will have to sleep with me, an old man."

Old Man Han held the silly roe deer in his arms and said with a smile.

"Oh, okay, I'll do it now." Dean Ruan came to his senses and took a few people to start building nests for pheasants and roe deer.