Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

“Okay, I’ve learned it.

We have already eaten today, so I will cut some of the braised meat for my family to satisfy their cravings, and put the rest away. It won’t go bad easily now that the weather is cool, so I can eat a little bit every day.

And the piece of wild boar meat I brought back is the fattiest piece of meat on the wild boar. I have time to use up the fat in the meat.

I'll bring the cabbage home in a few days and then make some dumplings with lard, cabbage and vermicelli. I remember the last time I ate dumplings with lard, cabbage and vermicelli was a few years ago.

Now when I think of that taste, I can't help but drool. I'll have to satisfy my craving for it someday!"

Zhang Jialiang kept the fattest piece of meat from the wild boar for his own family. The piece of meat was not small, weighing nearly 20 pounds, and it could consume a small can of lard.

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered the pork fat, cabbage and vermicelli dumplings, which was one of the few delicacies in his memory.

Lard residue, juicy cabbage and some vermicelli, chopped and mixed together, tastes great.

As he spoke, Zhang Jialiang began to secrete a large amount of saliva from his mouth. He quickly swallowed it to avoid embarrassing himself in front of his fifth sister.

After hearing this, Zhang Jiamei did the same thing as Zhang Jialiang. She also kept swallowing her saliva. It seemed that she was also greedy.

"Okay, brother, I saw the piece of meat you brought back. It has a lot of fat and can consume a lot of oil. It's enough for our family to eat for a while.

Don't worry, the pork fat residue, cabbage and vermicelli dumplings are fine. I promise they will taste better than the last time you ate them!"

"There is one more thing. Master Zhou and I recently discussed taking you as my apprentice.

You have performed well recently and Master Zhou is very satisfied, so around the end of the year Master Zhou may accept you as his apprentice.

During this period of time, you must step up your performance and don't let down. I will prepare a generous gift for you as your apprentice. After you become his apprentice, Master Zhou will formally begin to teach you cooking.

You must study hard. This opportunity is hard to come by. After studying for a few years and reaching a certain level, and passing the chef certification exam, when you are old enough, you will have a great chance of becoming a formal employee in a state-owned restaurant. You must seize the opportunity!"

Zhang Jiamei was so happy when she heard this that she jumped up and stared at Zhang Jialiang with her big eyes. There was light in her eyes at this time.

"really?

Very good!

Master Zhou is so mean. He never shows it normally. I thought he looked down on me?

It made me depressed for quite a while!

Don't worry, brother. I will definitely work hard. If Master Zhou is willing to accept me as his apprentice, I will definitely learn well.

Brother, you are so kind, thank you so much, I love you the most!"

As she was talking, Zhang Jiamei suddenly rushed over and kissed Zhang Jialiang on the face. Then she hugged Zhang Jialiang's waist and shook him hard. Finally, she excitedly lifted her feet off the ground and kept shouting.

Seeing Fifth Sister’s excitement, Zhang Jialiang touched his face and smiled helplessly. This Zhang Jiamei is really crazy.

After entering winter, it seems that the days pass faster. Soon the first snow of winter covers the capital city, officially announcing to people that winter has come.

Everyone in the compound is busy making a living, working hard for their own families, storing cabbage, buying coal briquettes, and buying some cotton clothes if possible, in preparation for the coming cold season.

The Zhang family had prepared these supplies early on. The Dabai cabbage family and the eldest sister's family asked for a total of more than 1200 kilograms, and they also prepared a lot of potatoes, radishes, carrots, sweet potatoes and other supplies suitable for storage.

Of course, there were also plenty of coal briquettes and wood, not to mention that everyone in the family had a new cotton-padded jacket and trousers, thickened quilts, and even wolfskin or sheepskin mattresses. If we were to say who had the most comfortable winter, it must be the Zhang family.

Time flies, and in the midst of busyness, it is soon the twelfth lunar month. Entering the twelfth lunar month means the Chinese New Year is approaching.

New Year's Eve is the most important festival for ordinary people. This is true in every part of China and Beijing is no exception. The atmosphere is even more intense.

"Kid, kid, don't be greedy.

After Laba Festival comes the New Year.

Laba porridge, drink it for a few days,

Lil la la twenty-three.

......"

Tomorrow is Laba Festival. The children in the yard gather together, jumping and singing Laba songs. As New Year’s Eve approaches, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes more and more intense.

Tomorrow is Laba Festival, and Laba porridge is naturally indispensable. Drinking a bowl of hot and sweet Laba porridge in this cold season is also a kind of enjoyment.

Zhang Jialiang had already prepared the materials for making Laba porridge. The seven ingredients, rice, millet, glutinous rice, red beans, mung beans, peanuts and dates, were already prepared.

In order to gather the eight ingredients, Zhang Jialiang bought some lotus seeds on the black market. Festivals are all about a sense of ritual, and Laba porridge must use eight ingredients. If one is missing, it would feel like something is missing.

"Jiaxiu, Jiamei, Jiali, come here!"

After returning home, Zhang Jialiang put down the bag containing eight ingredients for making Laba porridge and called his fourth sister, fifth sister, and eighth sister over.

"What are you doing, brother?"

The fifth sister arrived the fastest. She has been in an excited state recently. Half a month ago, she finally succeeded in becoming the apprentice of Master Zhou Yuliang.

Now she has started to formally learn cooking. Her long-cherished wish has finally come true. Zhang Jiamei is so beautiful all day long.

After a while, Zhang Jiaxiu and Zhang Jiali also came over.

"This bag contains the ingredients for making Laba porridge that I prepared. Fifth sister and eighth sister, you both have masters now, so hurry up and give your master a portion.

Your master has taught you talents and skills, so you should also think about giving some gifts to your master during the New Year and other festivals. It may not be a lot, but the thought must be there. Each of you can give two kilograms of gift to him.

Fourth sister, you also take two pounds to send to second sister's family, and the rest will be shared between our family and eldest sister's family. Fifth sister will come back later to make Laba porridge, and we can drink it tomorrow morning."

Zhang Jialiang patted the bag next to him. He had prepared a lot of ingredients for Laba porridge, which he prepared specially.

There are many people in my family, and I have two younger sisters and a master. If the quantity is smaller, it will not be enough. This bag weighs more than ten pounds. After giving away 6 pounds, there is still more than half left for the family.

"Okay, bro."

When they heard that they were going to send something to their master's family, Zhang Jiamei and Zhang Jiali were overjoyed. Their master taught them skills, and they wanted to repay him.

The two of them couldn't come up with anything good, and they had always been in a dilemma. Now that their brother has prepared these things, it's perfect.

Of course Zhang Jiaxiu agreed readily. Her second sister's house was not too far from here, and she also wanted to visit her.

My second sister got pregnant some time ago. According to the doctor, the little life in her belly is already two months old. Zhang Jiaxiu has long wanted to go see her.