Through 1979

When the sun was still on the top of the mountain, Li Ran started preparing for dinner, trying to make sure that Li's parents could have dinner when they came back.

You don't need to eat too much food for dinner, it's not easy to digest, so Li Ran plans to make porridge again, but he doesn't plan to continue making porridge with wild vegetables. If you eat too much delicacies from mountains and seas, you will get tired, let alone wild vegetables.

Li Ran held a small bag of mung beans found in the cupboard in his left hand, and an urn filled with cornmeal in his right hand. He decided to eat mung bean porridge and corn cakes tonight.

Mung beans are miscellaneous grains. Eating them in summer is the best way to clear away heat and cool off the heat.After work, if you can drink a bowl of mung bean porridge that has been cooled, it is definitely a kind of enjoyment.As for iced mung bean porridge, in this day and age, Li Ran dared not even think about it.

There are two tanks in the corner of the kitchen, both medium-sized.Li Ran scooped out a bowl of brown rice from the tank on the left. Thinking of the number of people in the family, he scooped up half a bowl of brown rice and half a bowl of white rice.

Speaking of brown rice, it is actually the whole grain in which only the husk has been removed, and everything else has been preserved.

People nowadays don't like to eat this, because the taste is not as good as white rice.In modern times, brown rice is a well-known health food, and brown rice flour is also sold in supermarkets.

Li Ran poured the rice into a basin, washed it with clean water, removed the impurities from the mung beans, washed it with clean water, poured it into another basin, put it on the stove, and then went to light the fire.

It was the first time for Li Ran to use an earth stove, but fortunately, when he was studying, the junior high school organized a picnic, and Li Ran still knew the truth that the fire should be hollow.

Fearing that the bottom of the pot would be burnt through, Li Ran added some water to the pot before turning on the fire, and tried to control the heat with a fire stirrer.After the big fire and the small fire could be controlled freely, Li Ran scooped out the remaining water.

Then put the mung beans into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil it on a high fire. When the water boils, Li Ran simmers it on a low fire, and it will cook for nearly 40 minutes.

Li Ran was not idle at this time, he kneaded the corn flour with water, then dipped a handful of the kneaded corn flour in his hands and patted it flat, then put it aside, and went to another stove Fortunately, the kitchen is big enough and the stove has two stoves, otherwise it would be troublesome to make noodles after cooking the porridge. When the pot was hot, Li Ran spread a layer of oil on the bottom of the pot. After the oil was heated, Throw the patted tortillas into the pot.

When the 40 minutes were up, I took a spoonful of mung beans and tasted it. Well, I nodded in satisfaction. The mung beans were crispy, and the big pot did not affect my cooking skills.Then Li Ran put in the rice and increased the heat to cook for half an hour. When the rice grains bloomed and the porridge was thick and fragrant, he poured the sugar in.

There was only a small bottle of white sugar at home. Li Ran knew that white sugar was precious, so he didn't dare pour in too much. When he tasted it, it had a slightly sweet taste, so he stopped moving.

Finally, he scooped out some spicy radishes from the chili jar. The spicy radishes seemed to have been marinated for a long time, and they were already full of flavor.Spicy radishes garnish tacos and dinner is complete.

When the sun was about to set, Father Li and his brothers and sisters who had been working all came back.

Li Ran and Li Ma had put the food on the table. Seeing them enter the door, Li Ran brought a bucket of water that he had prepared for them to wash.After Brother Li handed the towel to his wife, he said to Father Li, "Liu'er is so good today."

Li Ran stood beside him, showing a shallow smile, which looked similar to the original owner Li Ran's expression.

The original Li Ran and Brother Li were too different in age, so he seldom said any intimate words at ordinary times. He just asked a few empty questions. The generation gap was big, and he also said that his eldest brother was like a father. Feeling shy, Li Ran's current appearance is really wrong.

The right shoulder was patted. Li Ran turned sideways and saw a 15-year-old boy winking at him. This boy was very energetic and handsome, with good facial features. There is a reason why the boy in this family is handsome, at least his facial features are based on the advantages of his parents.

And this young man's face is dirty now, and he is not in a hurry to wash it off. This picture sneakily leaned into Li Ran's ear and said, "Ha, I heard that your kid fell off the slope. Did you do it on purpose, huh? If you don’t want to do something, just say it, and the fourth brother doesn’t blame you, why play this way. How about it, are the eggs you ate today delicious, fragrant? Tender? "

This boy was only 15 years old and looked like a little ruffian. Li Ran frowned fiercely. As a father, he wanted to teach him a lesson when he saw this kind of virtue. Because he remembered his current identity and age, he finally endured it. When he got down, he just slowly took the boy's black hands away from his shoulders: "Hurry up and wash your hands, I'll eat later, it's so dirty." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

The fourth brother froze on the spot, rubbing his hands awkwardly. What kind of dirt is this? Li Ran has been dirtier than himself. Thinking of an embarrassing thing about Li Ran before, he became happy again, and shouted at Li Ran happily : "Uh, remember? You stepped on cow dung barefoot before, how about it, does it still smell like it now?"

Li Ran froze, deeply disgusted by these words.

Taking a deep breath, Li Ran looked at the Fifth Sister who was sitting on the chair and was smiling from ear to ear, staring at the gloating look, and realized that God sent him here not only to help the family improve their lives, but also to teach Ruffian boy, female talent!

The four chairs beside the table were replaced by high stools by Li Ran long ago. Each stool can seat two people, but now there are still two empty seats after everyone sits on them. Father Li looked at the empty seats and said to Fifth Sister: "I will call you tomorrow." The second sister and the second brother-in-law came to stay for a while, and asked them to bring their children, and it was lively." After the fifth sister agreed, the dinner officially began.

While everyone was getting together, Li Ran seized the opportunity to quietly look at the family members who would be with him forever.

Brother Li is a young man in his twenties, with a square face and thick eyebrows, probably because he is the eldest of the children in the family, he looks very calm, and he looks like a responsible man.

Now Brother Li and Father Li are talking about their recent work. Mother Li sits aside and eats her own food while helping Father Li. Li Ran doesn't understand and doesn't pay attention anymore.

Mrs. Li has fair skin and wears a white turban. She doesn't look good, but she has a bit of elegance. She is quite different from the naughty and bluffing of the fifth sister. The four-year-old Xiaohu sits in her mother's arms, which matches her name very well. With a tiger head and a tiger brain, he looks like a lively child at first glance.Even though today's porridge tasted better than usual, he couldn't hold back his restless temper. He kept his hands and feet busy and greeted him from all directions.

Mrs. Li was not angry, but she just stubbornly put the spoon in front of Xiaohu. Xiaohu looked up to observe his mother's face, and finally swallowed the porridge wisely. Li Ran grinned at the scene.

This child is so much like his son Xiao Gang.After only one afternoon, Li Ran felt that he missed him.Even though there is warm family affection here, Li Ran still can't help but miss his son.

I kept myself busy all afternoon, but as long as I was free, my thoughts would still flood over me, and I couldn't stop it.Li Ran couldn't help worrying about how his son was doing now, whether he was scared, whether he was really dead, and what his son would do in the future.

Li Ran stopped eating and stared at Li Hu intently, which can also be said to be an empathy effect. In his eyes, Li Hu became cuter the more he looked, and his eyes couldn't help but become more and more "kind".

Fortunately, Li Ran is Li Hu's elder, and his seniority is twice as high. It is normal to regard Li Hu as his son. Mrs. Li didn't think much when she saw his eyes.

During the meal, everyone praised Li Ran that the meal was well done.

After Li Ran came back to his senses, he readily accepted the compliment. It's also porridge, but it doesn't taste the same as long as it's cooked. The difference in cooking can also tell the difference between good and bad porridge.

The fourth brother was still eating there loudly, and said: "This skill has improved a lot, you finally have a place to be able to do it, hehe, you can fall downhill even if you do a job, it's really amazing."

After finishing speaking, Mama Li knocked on the head, and Mama Li yelled, "I don't care how old you are, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself if I quarrel with your brother every day. Liu'er ignore him, his skin is itchy .”

Li Ran looked at the fourth brother who was smiling flatteringly at Li Ma, and lowered his head helplessly.This kind of boy, in his thirties, really couldn't have a perfect meal with him. Finally, Li Ran figured out his family situation.

Thinking of the method of feeding snails to pigs, Li Ran decided to take advantage of the meal time to get together and tell the story.

When Father Li heard this, he had no expression on his face. After swallowing a few mouthfuls of porridge, he asked, "Where did you hear about this? Pigs that eat snails, can humans still eat them!"

Li Ran had expected that Father Li would not agree to it, so he said the words he had prepared: "I heard this from the teacher at school, and I didn't take it seriously at the time, but seeing our pig I just remembered it when I was so thin." After finishing speaking, he looked at Father Li eagerly: "If it can be done, our family can raise a few more piglets, and sell them when they grow up, earn money, and have a good winter. "

The last sentence is obviously very sweet. The winter at this time is not so cold, even if you don't starve to death or freeze to death, the taste is uncomfortable.Every winter, Li's father's family also managed to survive, and it would be better to have a guarantee.And the mothers of Li who didn't listen much at first also cast their eyes over after hearing this.

Li Ran greeted Li's mother, and the elder brother added to Li's father with hidden hopes and suspicious eyes, "From what the teacher said at the time, it seems that his family has already used this method, because they made some money, so I don’t want to tell the way. The reason why he told another teacher is because they are relatives. In our family, I can go to collect snails. I don’t need to raise a lot of them. Raising a pig and selling it after the Chinese New Year is a big deal. A sum of money. And I can make meals at noon and night, so as to help my mother reduce her burden."

Hearing that the teacher had experimented, Li's father and Li's mother had different expressions in their eyes. They obviously believed a lot, and they were also shaken. No matter what the teacher said, he was also an intellectual, and he must know more.

If this can be done, life at home will indeed be easier.

Father Li put down the bowl, took a bite of the cornbread, and said, "Okay, if there is no problem, let's raise them with snails, there are plenty of them on the mountain, if you have free time, the fourth and fifth daughters, go and help pick them up too.

Once the hammer was set, the matter was settled.

Li Ran was not worried about the feasibility of raising pigs with snails, because after watching it on TV, he was also skeptical, and even went to the Internet to check it when he was bored, and the result was that it was feasible.The snails on the mountain eat green grass, and killing them can be regarded as eliminating harm.

Li Ran felt relieved when the plan was confirmed to be successful.

When the pigs are grown, Father Li won't doubt the decision he made now.

In the winter of 1979, Father Li and the others should feel more comfortable than usual.