Reborn in Changbai Mountain, I rely on my divine eyes to dig ginseng and hunt

"I just had breakfast. I guess you guys must have suffered a lot on the train."

"Hey, don't mention it. It's better now. The children are in so much pain. We are finally here. I hope we can have a few days of peace."

The family of four was really hungry, so they had a full meal. The cousin took the gift he had just given to the child and wanted to pay, but Liu Xialian stopped him and said, "Don't worry about it, let's go."

My cousin said, "Aren't you afraid of being beaten by the boss if you eat for free?"

"I have status in the forest farm. I don't have to pay for meals or purchases." He took the group out.

I never saw anyone from the restaurant chasing me to ask for money, it was really honorable.

I saw that my cousin and sister-in-law’s cotton shoes were of no use. The cotton shoes from Shandong would freeze your toes off when you brought them to the Northeast.

"Come, let's pick out a few pairs of shoes in this store. Each person should get two pairs to wear."

The two of them were numb from the cold, so they didn't hesitate to listen to Liu Xia Lian's words and went to the Meili Clothing Store to choose four pairs of high-top waterproof cotton shoes.

Liu Xialian waved her hand proudly and said, "Let's go."

My cousin and sister-in-law were a little confused. My sister-in-law said, "Sister Xia Lian, what's going on? You are really a big sister in society. People on the street give you face?"

Liu Xia Lian couldn't hold it in any longer: "Haha, where did this social sister come from? I own these two stores. Let's go. Don't worry. I dare not rob people in broad daylight."

My cousin was surprised, and my sister-in-law was even more incredulous: "Really? You opened this store that big? And the big restaurant just now, did you open it?"

"Well, let's go home quickly. It's too cold and it will get colder in the evening."

The carriage was equipped with a coal stove, which could be considered as heating, but the open-air convertible was of little use.

Seeing this, Li Hu and Xu Xiong came over to help with the luggage.

My cousin and sister-in-law greeted me one by one.

My cousin looked at the big mule and the big blue horse and asked, "Don't tell me, these are all yours?"

"You really guessed it right this time. They are all mine. I bought the big black mule first, and the big blue horse later."

"Tsk tsk, so enviable, the Northeast is really rich. In my hometown, if a family has an old yellow cow, they will treat it as a treasure. Six families will raise a yellow cow together, and they will fight over it when they want to plow the land in the spring."

Liu Xia Lian said, "Brother, sister-in-law, look at the things in this car that I bought for you. See if they are enough. If not, we can go back and buy more."

The carriage was equipped with bedding, kettle, pots and pans, and a radio.

My sister-in-law burst into tears, her eyes filled with tears: "Sister, you are so kind to us. We didn't have so many things when we got married. We can't afford it."

"Sister-in-law, we don't like this. New Year's Day is coming soon, so don't cry. We are all family here. Brother, you can sit in the back car with Li Hu and Xu Xiong, and the four of them can sit here with me. I have a coal stove and a blanket, so it won't be cold on the road."

In the weather of minus 20 degrees Celsius, a child of three or four months old and two children of three or four years old sat in a large carriage and covered with thick quilts, which made them much warmer.

The big black mule is puffing out white steam, but you don't have to pay attention to it, it knows the way home.

Two hours later, we arrived at Lijiatun. My cousin looked at the endless farmland on both sides of the road and couldn't help but sigh: "You have so much land here. In my hometown, each person has one and a half acres of land. Even with this little land, we still have to pay public grain and levies. What do we eat and drink? It's better here. We can beat roe deer with sticks and scoop fish with ladles. Pheasants fly into the rice pot."

Liu Xia Lian laughed and said, "That's what outsiders think. In addition to roe deer, fish, and pheasants, there are also bears knocking on the door, wild wolves eating people, and if you drink too much on a snowy day, you basically sleep in the snow. So no one should drink too much at this time. Once you fall down, there is no possibility of getting up again."

Liu Xialian brought the family to the old house first. Sister Guilan had already prepared the food and was about to eat. When she saw several more people coming, she said, "Oh no, we didn't know there were so many people. There must not be enough food."

"It's okay, Sister Guilan, you continue eating. I'll go call my mother to cook. Li Hu and Xu Xiong, you two can get some bacon and kill two pheasants."

"Okay, we'll do it." The two men went to do it.

My sister-in-law said, "You don't need to call Auntie when you cook. Your brother has been learning to be a chef for three years. Cooking is a piece of cake for him. Let's call Auntie to eat together after we finish cooking."

It was so warm inside that I couldn't even put on a coat, and the wall of fire was scorching hot.

My cousin took off his coat and put on only a sweater and sheepskin vest, washed his face and hands, and cleaned the stove as soon as he came in. The kitchen here is connected to the kang, and the fire is burning, making it even warmer.

After a while, Li Hu brought the killed chicken and washed bacon.

Liu Xia Lian said, "Brother, let me test your cooking skills. If you cook well, I will invite you to be my chef."

My cousin said, "That's fine, but the way it's cooked in our hometown is different from that in Northeast China, so you may not be used to it."

My cousin learned how to cook the dishes for weddings and funerals in rural areas. He uses high heat, plenty of ingredients, and works quickly and efficiently.

"No problem. Although this stove is not suitable, I am confident that I can do it well. You just wait and eat."

The pickled vegetables of Guilan's wife beside her were no longer fragrant, so she said, "I'm going to go feed the animals and come over to eat later."

The sister-in-law asked Xia Lian: "Who is this sister-in-law?"

"I'm the one who manages the farm. You can just call her Sister Guilan."

When my sister-in-law opened the back door, she saw more than thirty donkeys in the backyard, and more than twenty other animals she had never seen before. She could faintly smell the stench of pig manure. That's how farms are, even if they are clean, there is still some smell.

"Sister, how come you are so capable? It's only been two years since the land was divided, and you've already accumulated such a huge fortune."

"You may not believe this, but these things only took four months."

My cousin started to eat. He first made fried chicken. He cut the pheasant into pieces and did not blanch it in water. He just heated the pan and added cold oil. He first fried the peppercorns and ginger until fragrant, then added the chicken pieces, but did not stir-fry. The wood fire in the stove was also extremely strong.

First, fry the chicken on one side until it turns golden brown, then stir-fry, add dark soy sauce, and simmer with a small amount of water.

Li Hu next to him said, "You are stewing the chicken, not stir-frying it."

"This is the authentic Linyi fried chicken. For Chinese fried chicken, look to Shandong. For Shandong fried chicken, look to Linyi. For Linyi fried chicken, look to my village. No chicken can leave my village alive." The cousin was very proud. He thought he was quite good in the fried chicken world.

But there were no green or sharp peppers these days, so I asked Liu Xia Lian, "Are there any side dishes? Dried vegetables would be best."

"We have dried chilies and dried beans."

Because the children wanted to eat it, I didn’t put any dried chilies in it, but put in the washed dried beans.

After about fifty minutes, the water in the pot dried up, the aroma of chicken filled the air, and a plate of fragrant fried chicken came out of the oven.

The bacon is relatively simple to make, stir-fry the bacon with sauerkraut. Soon the two dishes were served on the table. Everyone sat around the fire wall, and the room was as warm as spring.

Niang, Jingwen and Dongxue just happened to come over.

Seeing his aunt coming, the cousin winked at his sister-in-law, and they both knelt down and kowtowed politely.