60s Splendid Life

It's not easy to take a bath in winter. The fire in the kitchen stove has been burning. Lu Jin boiled several large pots of water for the children and grandpa in the family to queue up in turn to wash their hair and take a bath. The sheets that the cats had rolled over were removed, washed, and hung outside to dry.While there is still a little sun in the afternoon, I also hang the quilt and pillows outside to bask in the sun and smell the smell.

I don't know if I don't go home. When I come back, I find that there are quite a lot of things to do. It takes half a day to clean up the house.

After tidying up like this, half a day passed. Seeing that the sun was about to set, they had to rush to make dinner.The night in winter is fast, and there is no sun at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Lu Jin himself was not in a hurry to take a bath, because he still had to cook dinner, otherwise he would have to cook again after washing, and he would have to smell of oily smoke all over his body, so he might as well wash it later.They have been away for almost a year, and the two younger brothers and sisters have been left at home for such a long time. Naturally, they can't lose the two children when they come back. They have to make some delicious food to compensate the two children at home.

There are several chickens raised in this house. In addition to the old egg-laying hens, he found that there were a few more young roosters and pullets. The chicken gave birth to the chicks that hatched from the eggs, and the siblings raised several chicks, which became the big chickens now.

After obtaining the consent of the children, he grabbed the biggest and fattest rooster and killed it. He will eat chicken tonight, which is auspicious.

After killing the chicken and plucking its feathers, the cleaned rooster was taken back to the kitchen, and the meat was chopped into countless small pieces.

In winter, there was no land to plant in the village, and the young people in the village went to work in the factory in the back mountain. Murong Zhende also went to work for two months before returning. The weather was too cold recently so he didn't go.Today, when Lu Jin came back to cook in the kitchen, he was also helping out in the kitchen, scraping potatoes with a plane in his hand, and threw the round and slippery potatoes into the basket. After scraping half a basket of potatoes, he asked Lu Jin, "The potatoes are ready, do you want them for you?"

"Hey, okay, bring it here." Lu Jingang cut the chicken and put it aside, washed the cutting board, poured the potatoes into the basin and washed them, then put them on the cutting board and cut them. chicken.

Their potatoes here are very pink, whether they are fried potatoes or baked potatoes, they are very delicious.

It was only after Lu Jin came back that he found out that potatoes were planted in his village this year, and his family was also given a few catties of potatoes. However, he was not at home this year, so without his work points, it was only the work points earned by his two children and two neighbors. It wasn't that much, so I just exchanged a few catties of potatoes, and they probably kept them because they were reluctant to eat them. Tonight's meal was half eaten by him.When he turned around, he went outside to ask if he could get some back. Roasting potatoes while roasting in the house in winter is not too pleasant, so potatoes are a must.

Hearing the voices in the kitchen, Qi Yu also sneaked over to see if there was anything he needed to help. He also took a hot bath just now while there was hot water. It is so comfortable to take a hot bath in winter.

But after taking a bath, he was thinking about the delicious food being prepared in the kitchen, so he came over after smelling the smell. Seeing that the place in front of the stove was still vacant, he went into the kitchen and occupied the small stool in front of the stove to help set the fire. While roasting by the warm fire, chatting happily with Lu Jin: "It's Xiaojin and you who come back, this yard is so lively."

"You and Uncle Rong don't think we are too noisy, as long as we come back, the yard is full of noise every day, like it's a festival." Lu Jin took a kitchen knife and chopped potatoes and other vegetables with a few swipes. When the kitchen knife touches the cutting board, it makes a chopping sound, not to mention how nice it sounds.

After a chopping sound, all the dishes are ready, and the next step is to prepare the stir-fry.

"It's better to be lively. We are not used to it when you are not at home." Qi Yu is a person who likes to be lively, but his family's old man just likes to be quiet. I know why I fell in love with such a man in the first place, but the two have been together for so many years, or this man is more accommodating to him, the two have gone through ups and downs, never leave, and he just wants to live with this old man Finish the rest of the day.

They didn't expect to be sent to the countryside. Here they met Lu Jin's brothers and sisters, and got help from several children.He and Murong are both men, and they are destined to have no children in this life. Qi Yu treats these children as juniors, but it is a pity that they came here with nothing, nothing, and no money. How many children can be given, and how many children still need to take care of the two old men in life, Qi Yu feels a little guilty when he thinks of this.If they hadn't fallen into such a field today, they might still be able to help a few children leave this small village and take them to a big city to receive a better education.

But then I thought about it, if they hadn't fallen into such a field, they wouldn't have come to this small village. It must be their fate to meet these children.

Lu Jin didn't know what Qi Yu was thinking in his heart. He looked at the other's face that was too young, and couldn't get the word "Qi Bo" out of his mouth. He discussed with others: "I'm going to cook, you Why don't you sit in the house and have a cup of tea, so as not to smell the oil all over your head and face after a while."

Qi Yu thought so too, he is a bit of a clean person, he finally took a hot bath and changed into clean clothes today, so he didn’t want to stink himself again, so he temporarily entrusted them with the task of lighting the fire The old man said, "Okay, I'll leave this to you, and I'll go out and wait for food." But when he left, he still counted the bowls and chopsticks that several people had for dinner, and took them outside.

Seeing that people had gone out, Lu Jin began to brush and prepare to cook.

"Fuck-"

Pour the oil into the pot, throw in the ginger slices and rock sugar, and stir-fry. Lu Jin pours a large pot of chicken into it and stir-fries. The white and tender chicken is poured in and stir-fried for a few times. , then add a little white wine and soy sauce and stir-fry evenly, pour in the shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry together, add water, just cover the ingredients, pour in the chopped potatoes, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

As soon as the lid is opened, the whole kitchen is full of fragrance.

Add half a teaspoon of salt, stir fry evenly, when the vegetable juice is almost collected, you can start the pot.But the weather was cold, and the dishes would be cold after a while, so he poured the fried potatoes and chicken into the casserole, covered it, and put it on the stove to continue heating.

"elder brother."

"Have you taken a shower? Your hair is still wet. Go back to the house quickly."

A few children who had bathed and put on clean clothes smelled the fragrance and ran to the door of the kitchen to stick their heads. Lu Jin glanced back and saw that the hair of the children was still half dry, so he hurriedly drove them away. Go back to the opposite room, so as not to catch a cold when the wind blows for a while.

Eggy followed behind the two older brothers and sisters, and even looked back, seeing that familiar figure standing in the kitchen cooking, he still wanted to go there with some reluctance.Lu Qinglian turned around and found that her younger brother hadn't followed, she reached out to grab her brother's hand, and dragged him back into the house, "Come on, let's go back to the house."

The little hand was pulled by her sister, and Eggy followed her back to the house.

Grandpa Yu was the last one to take a bath. When he came out of the shower, he saw several children playing in the house.

The smell of vegetables came from the kitchen, and the spatula inside made a swishing sound, and the smell wafted all over the yard.

After the chicken is fried, the dishes to be fried will be ready soon. Slice the bacon into thin slices. The little fried bacon fried with chili and garlic is not to mention how fragrant it is. Dried salted fish is fried with dried eggplant, braised soybeans with pumpkin, and there is a soup and corn Pancakes, although there are not many dishes, but the portions are big enough, and there is meat. People in the countryside may not be able to eat a meal of meat during the Chinese New Year these days. Their food is more abundant than other people’s Chinese New Year. .

The finished dishes are brought to the house, and one dish is divided into two pots, filling two tables, and adults and children sit around the tables to eat.

Lu Jin also went to bring out a jar of wine, and asked his grandfather how much: "This is the wine made last year, grandpa, Uncle Rong, would you like a drink?"

"This is good, this is good, bring it here." Seeing his grandson bring the wine jar, Grandpa Yu smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.

Lu Jin went to move a stove to the side, heated up the wine before giving it to his grandpa and the others, "It seems to be a bit hot, grandpa, try it."

"Okay." Yu Wenchang opened the wine jar, poured some for Lao Rong, and poured a small half into his own bowl.

Murong Zhende is not a drinker, but he doesn't mind taking a sip when he smells the aroma of wine.

"You guys drink, don't worry about me, I don't drink well, so I won't drink with you." Qi Yu said with a smile while eating with chopsticks.

"Okay, if you don't drink, you can eat vegetables, and eat more." How could Yu Wenchang not know that Qi Yu's health is not good enough to drink, and his grandchildren are still young, so he can't drink with him. Only Lao Rong can have a drink with him.

"Wow brother, brother, this chicken is really delicious." Chenchen and his sister have only eaten pork a few times at home for a whole year. The last time he ate chicken was during the Chinese New Year. After eating the chicken, he closed his eyes happily.

Lu Qinglian was also picking up meat with her chopsticks, but she first picked up a piece for her brother next to her, and put the second piece into her own bowl.The teeth of the siblings have all been replaced, and a mouthful of newly grown teeth is not like the siblings who were still changing their teeth during the Chinese New Year. They couldn’t even bite into meat. Now there is no such trouble, except for stone bites. Apart from not opening, eating meat is absolutely fine.