The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

The next day at noon, when Qi Feifei came back, he carried back a half-large jar.

Aunt Chang was sweeping the door with a broom. When she saw someone coming back with a new vat, she quickly opened the gate.

"Oh, kid, put it down, it's so heavy!

The pickled cabbage jar at home has been cleaned out and is sitting there, unused. Why did you buy it? What a waste of money! "

The elderly are used to living a frugal life, so they feel distressed when they see people spending money recklessly, even though the money is not taken out of their own pockets.

A jar costs a lot of money! You can't spend your salary like this!

Qi Feifei used her hand to push up a handful of her hair.

"Auntie, these black bear bones need to be soaked for a week or two! Even though they don't have any meat, they still have oil. I'm afraid that after soaking, your sauerkraut jar won't be able to pickle sauerkraut in the winter."

Aunt Chang, "Oh, that's right! How could I have forgotten this? That won't do."

The sauerkraut must not rot, we’re relying on it for the whole winter!

Aunt Chang also felt distressed. It was not worth it to go through all the trouble and spend money for a folk remedy.

People use folk remedies because they are reluctant to spend money on medical treatment. Her folk remedy is more expensive than medical treatment! Not worth it! Not worth it!

At noon, Aunt Chang made millet rice, meat soup, and motherwort dipping sauce, and the three of us enjoyed it very much.

After dinner, Qi Feifei washed the black bear's skull and soaked it in the tub.

When she got home from get off work in the evening, Aunt Chang had already prepared the meat filling and the dough.

Three people make dumplings together.

The only times of the year when we eat dumplings are May Day, August Day and Chinese New Year.

It is really rare to eat dumplings with pure meat filling. Most people cannot eat dumplings with pure meat filling during the Chinese New Year.

Aunt Chang sighed and felt distressed.

Who would eat like this?

She said that since they had already drunk broth at noon, the meat should be cooked and salted and saved for the festival or eaten later.

The meat belonged to Qi Feifei, so she couldn't say that. It seemed like she was coveting someone else's things, but she was not that kind of person.

Chang Lihua naturally knew what her mother was thinking.

"This meat must be eaten fresh to be delicious. It's like salted pork in the past. Pork is OK, but it's a pity to salt bear meat, which is so rare."

Aunt Chang got angry when she heard this and glared at her daughter.

"It's a pity to eat the meat slowly? What are you waiting for? Look at how arrogant you are!"

Chang Lihua smiled at her mother and stuck out her tongue.

"Mom! How can I be so arrogant? Aren't we just relying on Qi Feifei's help? I just heard this from my colleagues at work. I have never eaten black bear meat!"

Aunt Chang thought to herself, he was the kind of person who spoke without thinking. With Qi Feifei around, she couldn't say anything, but she didn't agree in her heart.

Chang Lihua then asked Qi Feifei, "What do your colleagues at work eat?"

Qi Feifei, "Let me think about it! There are boiled dishes, stewed dishes, fried dishes, and... boiled dishes are probably the most common."

Chang Lihua was curious, "Which way of eating it is the best?"

Qi Feifei, "This is my first time eating this, too."

Chang Lihua moved closer to Qi Feifei.

"What does Director Ma eat at home? He must have eaten there many times, right?"

Qi Feifei, "I don't know either. Director Ma won't chat with us unless he has nothing to do!"

Chang Lihua was a little disappointed.

"That's it!"

After a while, he asked again, "Is he busy every day?"

Qi Feifei shook his head. "I don't know! He doesn't always stay in the Industrial Office."

I don't see him often either.

Chang Lihua seemed to want to ask something else, but stopped herself.

When the meat dumplings are cooked, they are really delicious.

Qi Feifei and Chang Lihua each held a large plate of dumplings, dipped them in garlic and soy sauce, and stuffed them into their mouths while laughing despite the sizzling smell.

Aunt Chang was reluctant to eat it, so she took small bites, savoring the flavor carefully in her mouth and chewing it slowly.

He also used chopsticks to pick up the dumplings and put them on another empty plate, wanting to save them for the next meal to avoid them sticking together.

Chang Lihua, "Mom, it's delicious. We'll finish it in a while."

There was no time to bother, as they had all been eaten.

Aunt Chang kept moving, "How can we finish it in one meal!"

Tomorrow morning, use less oil and fry some meat for your child. He will not feel hungry when he eats some meat in the morning.

Such a good thing can’t be made in one meal!

Qi Feifei felt sorry for the old lady and was reluctant to let her eat them, so he put a few into her bowl.

"Auntie Chang, eat it while it's hot. It won't be as delicious when it's cold."

Aunt Chang covered the bowl with both hands.

"Oh! That's enough, that's enough. I'm old and can't eat much. You guys eat, you guys eat."

Qi Feifei and Chang Lihua couldn't hold it in. They ate a big dumpling in two bites, and their mouths were covered with grease.

Chang Lihua, "These dumplings are really delicious, even better than the ones with celery and pork fillings that we made during Chinese New Year!"

Aunt Chang, it's really shameful to see your daughter being so greedy! If she goes to her husband's house, she will be laughed at to death!

"That's right, this is a meatball, how can it not be delicious?"

I felt sad while eating.

Qi Feifei, "Auntie, you eat it too. If you save it for tomorrow, it won't taste good anymore. It'll be a waste!"

Then he picked up two more for her.

At that time, people didn't care about serving chopsticks, so Qi Feifei used his chopsticks, which were dipped in garlic sauce, to pick up the food for Aunt Chang.

Aunt Chang didn't care at all and thought the girl was really nice, enthusiastic and genuine.

Thanks to Qi Feifei's busy chopsticks, Aunt Chang was full and couldn't save any for the next meal.

After eating it all, although she still felt sad, Aunt Chang felt comfortable in her stomach and in her heart.

The next day, Qi Feifei brought back another bucket of ten kilograms of soybean oil. One kilogram of soybean oil costs eighty-six cents, so these ten kilograms of soybean oil cost eight dollars and sixty cents!

This scared Aunt Chang.

What kind of girl is this?!

She is already very proud of her daughter, how can this person be more capable than her daughter?

This man always brings good things home, and she charges him two dollars every month. She feels uncomfortable about this.

Qi Feifei didn't care, she still had a lot of soybean oil. If she didn't sell it, it would be enough to last her a lifetime.

Eating food without oil or water every day is really not tasty.

Although Aunt Chang was still stingy and reluctant to use more oil, she hardened her heart when she thought that it was Qi Feifei who brought it back, and tried to use a little more every time she cooked.

She really tried her best! God knows, she could see a pool of oil at the bottom of the pot.

Usually she just dips her toe into the pot.

Qi Feifei didn't find an excuse to leave this Saturday night because the water for soaking the black bear bones had to be changed every day.

Chang Lihua saw Qi Feifei coming back, so she wanted to go digging wild vegetables with her on Sunday. They had eaten all the vegetables they had dug last time.

"Qi Feifei, shall we go to the riverside to pick shepherd's purse tomorrow? Do you want to go?"

Qi Feifei, "I'm afraid it won't work. I promised someone to go up the mountain to collect firewood tomorrow."

Chang Lihua, "Then I can go up the mountain with you. You pick up yours and I dig mine. It's just a companion."

Qi Feifei, "That's fine too. Don't go too far. It's also good to go up the mountain and pick some thorny old buds."

Qi Feifei actually also wanted to pick some wild vegetables.