Siheyuan: Intercept Hu Qinhuairu first at the start

After looking for it, I found that there was no star anise and no aniseed.

Only found some old ginger and garlic, nothing else.

"Although the price is a bit off, it can only be used as soon as possible."

The conditions are limited and can only make do.

make a fire.

Heat oil in a pan.

Heat the oil until it is [-]% hot, add some sugar, and stir-fry some sugar color.

Pour in the pork belly and coat it with sugar.

Pour in ginger slices, garlic slices, and stir-fry until fragrant.

After the fat is fried, the sugar color is delicious, and then pour in light soy sauce to give it a beautiful black.

Pour boiling water and sprinkle some salt.

"There are still few seasonings, and I don't know how it tastes. I have to find some time to prepare some ingredients. Otherwise, without the blessing of Hex Technology, the taste will not be good!"

While thinking, Li Xiangqian stir-fried the braised pork in the pot a few times and covered the pot.

Just when Li Xiangqian sautéed the pork, ginger and garlic until fragrant, a strong fragrance wafted out along the window, making many residents of the courtyard smell it.

The first thing he smelled was Li Xiangqian's neighbor, Liu Haizhong's house.

At this time, Liu Haizhong's family was sitting on the table, with two small dishes and a plate of scrambled eggs.

As the head of the family, Liu Haizhong was eating a small scrambled egg with chopsticks, and while he was eating it with gusto, he suddenly smelled the smell of pork coming from outside, and suddenly felt that the scrambled egg in his mouth was not fragrant.

"It smells so good! Who is eating meat here!"

It was the youngest Liu Guangfu who spoke. He sniffled, smelled the fragrance in the air greedily, and said enviously.

"As for the smell coming from next door, I saw him bring back a piece of pork yesterday."

Liu Guangtian also greedily inhaled the aroma in the air.

"Hmph! How much does a first-level fitter earn in a month? You really can't get by with eating and drinking like this."

Liu Haizhong snorted coldly, his face full of disdain.

Suddenly a chopstick hit Liu Guangtian's hand.

"Snapped!"

Liu Guangtian wanted to sneak some eggs to eat while he was not paying attention, but was hit with a chopstick, and he couldn't help but said aggrievedly: "Dad, give me some!"

"Eat, eat, eat! You know how to eat, so get the hell out of here."

Liu Haizhong was furious.

He has always believed that a filial son is born under a stick. In this family, he is the absolute authority. He only treats the eldest son Liu Guangqi a little better, sharing some scrambled eggs on the table.

The remaining brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu don't even think about it.

The rest of the courtyard residents also smelled the scent, sniffed, greedily inhaled the scent in the air, and took a bite of the cornbread in their hands.

Although they envied Li Xiangqian for eating meat, they also knew that Li Xiangqian was a regular worker at the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant, earning 28 yuan a month. Some were single, and the whole family was not hungry. It was normal for him to eat meat once in a while.

"Hiss, the braised pork smells so good!"

Yan Jiecheng took a deep breath, turned his head and asked Yan Bugui, "Dad, didn't you say that you want Li Xiangxiang to come to our house for dinner? How did the conversation last night go? Do you have a letter?"

"Yes! Dad, if he can join our family, then I can eat a piece of this meat too."

The second child, Yan Jiefang, echoed, and the others also looked at Yan Pugui eagerly.

"Eh... this matter!" Yan Bugui was a little embarrassed.

Li Xiangqian knew Yan Bugui's thoughts in advance last night, so of course he would not give him a chance.

As soon as Li Xiangqian was at the table, he complimented Yan Bugui with good words, and then poured him alcohol hard, knocking Yan Bugui unconscious after two strokes. How could he remember talking about having dinner with him?

However, Yan Bugui deserves to be Yan Pugui, and he still has his wisdom in his hands: "Don't worry, Dad will definitely finish this matter, how can he escape your father's calculations with mere Li Xiangqian.

It's just that it still takes a little time, don't be too anxious, just look at Dad's tricks! "

Yan Bugui spoke confidently.

If Li Xiangqian heard it, he would just send five characters.

"You're thinking about farting!"

Because of the commotion caused by a bowl of braised pork, Li Xiangqian, the instigator, would naturally not know about it.

But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Now is not the time when the three-year disaster began, and supplies are relatively sufficient.

With his salary, as long as he doesn't eat meat every day, who can say anything about him?

Shovel the finished braised pork into a bowl, serve it on the table, taste it, and feel that the taste is average.

After all, it cannot be compared with the full technology and hard work of later generations.

"The materials are limited, and my craftsmanship is not very good, so it can only be considered passable."

Smacking his mouth, Li Xiangqian commented.

In my heart, I decided to wait for Qin Huairu to marry, then I would stop cooking and let Qin Huairu come.

I believe that Qin Huairu's cooking skills must be better than his.

Mixed with the braised pork soup, two big bowls of white rice will soon be eaten.

After finishing a large bowl of braised pork, Li Xiangqian put down the bowl and chopsticks, burped slightly, and patted his full belly.

Li Xiangqian suddenly felt that it seemed pretty good in this era.

"I just have to wash the dishes after eating."

Looking at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, Li Xiangqian became more and more eager to marry Qin Huairu back.

After struggling to wash the dishes, Li Xiangqian lay on the bed and smoked a cigarette.

But he was thinking in his heart that before Qin Huairu joined in, he would definitely not be cooking anymore.

There just happened to be a roast duck in the portable space, so that dinner was settled at night.

Then continue to eat big meat buns tomorrow morning.

After smoking, I got up from the bed, went to the kitchen to look at the sink, and found that there was not much water left in it.

"Okay, there's not much water in the tank, so it needs to be replenished."

In 51, Daxia had begun to install running water.

It's just that at this time, the tap water has not been connected to the people's homes, but a tap water station has been set up.

If people want to drink water, they have to go to a nearby water station to pick up water, and then pick it up for use at home.

In this day and age, even when a prospective son-in-law comes to the house, the first thing to do is to see if there is water in the partner's tank.

Of course, if you don't want to bring water back by yourself, there are also water bearers at the water station.

Generally, there are two wooden barrels and one load of tap water, and one cent is given to the water station, and the water bearer is usually given one or two cents.

Of course, this distance cannot be too far.

If you are far away, you have to pay more.

There is a water station on Hongxing Street, not too far from the courtyard.

Li Xiangqian left the courtyard, went straight to the waterworks, found a water bearer, gave him five cents, gave him the address, asked him to carry water directly to the courtyard, and went for a walk by himself.

Chapter 21 The Unexpected Person

Winter in Beijing is very cold.

The cold wind blew past, making people shiver.

There were very few people on the street, just a few occasionally, wrapped in thick padded jackets, walking in a hurry.

It seems that he wants to return to his warm home quickly and escape the cold outside.

Fortunately, Li Xiangqian's physical fitness is strong, and he is not afraid of the severe cold.

Walking and walking, Li Xiangqian came to an alley.

Suddenly, a woman carrying a bucket and two children, one big and one small, walked up to her.

At first Li Xiangqian didn't care, but when the woman spoke, Li Xiangqian couldn't help being taken aback.

"Fengxia, it's getting cold, you take Youqing back first, and I'll take the water back slowly."

The moment he passed by, Li looked forward carefully.

Inexplicably, this woman seemed familiar.

"Why do I think this woman looks so familiar? Fengxia, Youqing? I just remembered, isn't this woman the Emperor Gong when he was young!"

"When Emperor Gong was young, he also brought a daughter named Fengxia and a son named Youqing. She is the living Chen Jiazhen."

Suddenly, Li Xiangqian remembered a very famous novel.

"Alive".

This is written by Teacher Yu Hua, who claims to leave sadness to readers and happiness to himself.

This is a very heavy novel.

In the novel, it can be said that "bad luck always entangles the poor, and the hemp rope is broken at the fine point", which is vividly displayed.

The protagonist Fugui, dead parents, dead wife, dead sons and daughters, dead son-in-law, dead grandson, and finally left alone to live alone.

After reading this novel, everyone felt heavy in their hearts, as if there was a big rock pressing down on their hearts, and it was so depressing that people couldn't breathe.

"It's just that Chen Jiazhen shouldn't be in the countryside? How could she be in the city?"

A trace of doubt appeared in Li Xiangqian's heart.

I saw Chen Jiazhen carrying the bucket again, looking very strenuous.