Food starts with Mapo Tofu

"Small scraps? Yes, but I don't have them now. You can come over in two days to see if there is any need. Anyway, these things are used for cooking and burning firewood at our place."

Li Yan said with a smile.

"Then thank you Brother Li. Seeing that you have been working on it for a while, I also want to give it a try."

"Okay, just come and get it when the time comes, but generally speaking, there are not many scraps that can be used."

"It's okay, I'll just make some gadgets."

Chen Nian didn't care at all, there were big things to do, and small things to do small things.

So just a few days later, Chen Nian came here to pick up a lot of leftovers that they didn't need and went back.

Although there are a lot of scraps left over from them, as Li Yan said, there are not many that can be used.

After getting back the wood, Chen Nian went to the blacksmith shop to find some tools from the master here and used them back.

There is no shortage of money for the vintage now, and these gadgets and gadgets don't cost a lot of money.

After spending more than half a month, Chen Nian finally made a small car. Although it looks a little rough on the outside, at least it can be moved, and it has the look that a small car should have.

"Hehehe, it's really good." Chen Nian was very satisfied with his work.

The body is a whole, and some lines have been engraved on the front of the car.

The wheels below cannot be moved. Although Chen Nian originally designed it to move, he wanted to take out a ring when making it, but accidentally broke the ring. In the end, Chen Nian had to use glue to fix the wheel. Dip it on.

"Brother Chen Nian, what is this?"

"This is a car. It has wheels under it. If it is real, it can run." Chen Nian explained.

But Xiao Fugui had never seen a car before, so he picked it up and looked around: "Brother Chen Nian, no, how can this be a car? The cart should have two handles at the back, and your car There is no place to tie the horse, even if it is true, there is no way to run."

Chen Nian didn't know how to explain it for a while.

The engine transformer is still too advanced to explain to Xiao Fugui now.

So Chen Nian turned the car over and pointed to the bottom: "The bottom of it is empty, people can sit in it, their feet can step on the ground, and then they will use their legs to walk."

Only then did Xiao Fugui suddenly realize.

"Brother Chen Nian, why don't you make one for me?"

"That depends on when Brother Yan's family will have unnecessary leftovers."

When Xiao Fugui heard this, he also began to look forward to it.

Because he has never seen this toy before, and when he takes it out, won't everyone be envious?

But at night, just as Chen Nian was lying on the bed, he saw Xiao Fugui sneaking in with his hands behind his back.

After entering, the door was closed immediately.

"Brother Chen Nian, I found the scraps for you."

Speaking of taking out the things hidden behind him, Chen Nian took a closer look, isn't this the bench that my sister-in-law often sits on?

"You call this stuff leftovers? Isn't this your stool?"

But Xiao Fugui smiled mysteriously, opened the door again, slowly pushed the door open, and stretched out his hand through the crack of the door to take in an axe.

"Splitting it open won't it be leftovers?"

Chen Nian was a little dumbfounded: "What kind of leftovers are these? You put these things back quickly, and be careful that your mother will beat you tomorrow if she finds out."

"Isn't this okay?"

"Of course not. The leftovers are things that won't be used. If you split the stool well, wouldn't that be a problem? That's fine. You should go back to sleep. It's getting late. You have to go to private school tomorrow." Woolen cloth."

But Xiao Fugui shook his head: "Brother Chen Nian, can I sleep with you today?"

"Sleep here, I am so small here, how can two people sleep?"

But Xiao Fugui pointed to the end of Chen Nian's bed: "I can face this way so that it won't take up space. My relatives live like this when they come to the county town for meetings."

"Do your parents know?"

"Yes, I told them when I came."

"alright."

Then Xiao Fugui ran back and took his little pillow, placed it at the end of the old bed, lay down on the bed naked, and got into the old quilt directly.

"Brother Chen Nian, what do you think I should do when I grow up?"

Lying down suddenly, Xiao Fugui suddenly asked.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to do a lot. I want to be the magistrate of the county, because I feel that being the magistrate of the county is very prestigious. I also want to sell noodles like my father, so that everyone who eats it says it is delicious, and I take copper coins every day." If you come to buy noodles from me, I still want to be a carpenter like Brother Yan and make a lot of fun things."

Listening to Xiao Fugui's ideal, Chen Nian smiled: "Then you don't want to be like me?"

Xiao Fugui was a little confused when he heard this: "Brother Chen Nian, if you were like you, what would you do? I think you are very good. You can read books, learn martial arts, cook delicious food, and do carpentry. , and also know so many interesting games, singing is also good..."

Chen Nian didn't know what to say for a while.

Because there seems to be a lot of things that I know.

"You should study hard. After you read a lot, many things will naturally come to you. Besides, you are still too young. Think about it when you grow up, and you will have time to do anything."

"Ok."

After a while in the dark like this: "Brother Chen Nian, I'm actually playing outside, and many older sisters are asking about you."

"What do you want to know about me?"

"It's just asking how old you are, what you like to eat, what books you like to read, and what you do when you have nothing to do."

"Then how did you answer?"

"I said I don't know."

"What?"

"Because my mother said that people you don't know and people around you who you ask are bad people, so you can't tell them."

"So I always say I don't know, even if they buy me candied haws, I still say I don't know."

Listening to Xiao Fugui's words, Chen Nian couldn't help thinking that Xiao Fugui had done a good job, so he would save himself a lot of trouble.

"When I pick you up tomorrow, I'll buy you candied haws."

"Brother Chen Nian, then we can make a deal, but you'd better buy the one on the East Street, those sisters buy the ones on the West Street, it's not good."

Chen Nian was confused: "Didn't you say you didn't tell them?"

"Yeah, I didn't tell any of them."

"Then how do you know if the candied haws they bought are good?"

"I told them I didn't know because I ate the candied haws. I took a bite out of each one and told them I didn't know, so that they wouldn't take the candied haws back."

"But isn't the candied haws they bought not delicious?"

"I'll eat it if it doesn't taste good, anyway, they gave it to me."

After hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if this kid doesn't have his legs broken in the future, he will become a great weapon.

"Brother Chen Nian, I kind of want to eat canned food..."

"There's no canned food for you now, go to sleep."

"Brother Chen Nian, why don't we play checkers for a while."

"Don't play, what kind of checkers are you playing at night, go to bed quickly."

"Brother Chen Nian..."

"Don't be old brother, go to bed quickly, if you don't sleep, I will tell your parents and let them beat you."

"Brother Chen Nian, I can't sleep..."

Xiao Fugui lay there like a chatterbox, and Brother Chen Nian yelled after a while.

In the end, Chen Nian really had no choice but to say: "Then let's play a game now, whoever falls asleep first wins."

"Then what's the reward for winning?"

"If you win, I'll make canned food for you tomorrow, and if I win, you'll have to wash the feet of me and your parents tomorrow."

"it is good."

Xiao Fugui finally calmed down, and Chen Nian could sleep peacefully.

It's just that Chen Nian lay down for a while, feeling like he drank too much water at night, and wanted to pee a bit, so he got up, put on his clothes, went to the toilet, came back and lay on the bed again, looked at the motionless little Fugui and asked in a low voice : "Sleeping children, please raise your hands."

So Chen Nian saw Xiao Fugui slowly raised his hand in the darkness under the moonlight.

This made Chen Nian very angry: "You didn't sleep at all!"

"I fell asleep!" Xiao Fugui whispered.

"People who are asleep can't talk at all. I don't care about you. Anyway, I'm going to sleep now. If you lose tomorrow, you have to wash the feet of me and your parents! And no one is allowed to lie. People who lie will not grow up in the future." !"

Just like that, Chen Nian no longer cared about Xiao Fugui, and just closed his eyes.

Just when he was about to fall asleep, Xiao Fugui whispered again: "Brother Chen Nian, are you asleep?"

Chen Nian does not speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Fugui got up again and crawled to Chen Nian's side, reaching out his hand under Chen Nian's nose to sniff.

Found aged breathing stable.

Then he reached out and scratched Chen Nian's neck.

Chen Nian also endured it.

In the end, Xiao Fugui found that Chen Nian had really fallen asleep, so he could only obediently crawl back to his seat and sleep with his eyes closed.

After waking up the next morning, Chen Nian saw that Xiao Fugui was still sleeping, so he didn't bother him, but went outside to wash vegetables and chop meat.

After that, Zhang Chuanfang and Gao Genzhu came one after another and started to work together.

It was around eight o'clock in the morning that Xiao Fugui came out of the house rubbing his eyes.

"Xiao Fugui, I won last night, I fell asleep first."

When Xiao Fugui heard this, he remembered the bet last night, and opened his mouth to say that he fell asleep first yesterday.

But at this time, Chen Nian said directly: "A liar will never grow up again."

Xiao Fugui was about to refute but was so provoked by Chen Nian, and finally said dejectedly: "I lost."

Gao Genzhu curiously asked Chen Nian what bet they made last night, and after Chen Nian told the story in detail, Gao Genzhu couldn't help laughing.

"Xiao Fugui, when we men talk, we spit on each other and nail each other. A man means what he says. Tonight, your mother and I, as well as Chen Nian, are waiting for you to wash our feet."

After Gao Genzhu finished speaking, Chen Nian asked again: "Xiao Fugui, are you a man?"

"Yes!"

"Then what kind of man are you?"

"Pure man!"

Xiao Fugui's voice also became louder.

After Xiao Fugui had breakfast, Chen Nian sent him to a private school.

At night, Xiao Fugui took the initiative to find Zhang Chuanfang: "Mother, can you boil some hot water for me? I want to wash your feet!"

"Okay."

Although Zhang Chuanfang loves her son, she is rarely used to it. Now that Xiao Fugui can learn from Chen Nian, she is very pleased.

Chen Nian watched from the sidelines and told Xiao Fugui how to wash his feet.

"Ask your mother's water first if it's okay, if not, let's add a little less cold water."

After hearing this, Xiao Fugui followed suit.

After adding a small amount of cold water several times before and after, Zhang Chuanfang felt that the water was almost enough, so he put his feet in first and let Xiao Fugui wash himself.

Watching her son wash her feet, Zhang Chuanfang suddenly had a sore nose and her eyes turned red.

"Gen Zhu, our son has really grown up and knows how to wash our feet."

Gao Genzhu looked very pleased: "Yes, my son has grown up."

While washing his feet, Chen Nian kept instructing and telling Xiao Fugui how to wash his feet clean.

After Zhang Chuanfang finished washing, Xiao Fugui took a foot cloth and wiped off the water on it.

Then it was Gao Genzhu's turn.

"I don't need to teach you the steps. You are so smart and you will be able to remember them all at once."

"I remember it all, brother Chen Nian!" Xiao Fugui was full of ambition at the moment.

But as soon as Gao Genzhu took off his shoes, Xiao Fugui pinched his nose directly: "Father, your feet stink!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone laughed.

There was a hint of embarrassment mixed with shyness on Gao Genzhu's face.

"Little Fugui, this is the time to test whether you are a pure man. If you wash your feet today, I will give you a thumbs up on the spot!"

And Xiao Fugui listened to this attractive condition and came up on the spot, and didn't care about the smell of his feet. He turned his head, took a deep breath, and began to wash hard.

Although Gao Genzhu felt a little bit embarrassed, but his son was filial to him, so he was embarrassed when he felt shy. He was enjoying his son's massage, and his heart was also warm at this moment.

Xiao Fugui just washed like this for a while and then turned his head to take a breath. Finally, he finally finished washing his father's feet, and he was naturally praised by Chen Nian.

Finally, it was Chen Nian's turn, and Chen Nian also washed his feet in this room. After Xiao Fugui poured out the previous water, he scooped up hot water again to wash Chen Nian.

But while washing his feet, Zhang Chuanfang said suddenly.

"Otherwise, let's eat oatmeal at noon tomorrow. It's been so long, and we haven't made oatmeal yet."

"It's okay, but there seems to be no oat noodles at home. I'll go out and buy some tomorrow morning."

And Chen Nian couldn't help becoming interested when he heard this. He has heard of this oat noodles many times, including when he was in school, he heard it from his classmates in Shanxi, and when Yan Lili went to Honghong Restaurant for dinner. Oat noodles were also mentioned.

In Yan Lili's mouth, there are also many ways to make oat noodles, but she has never eaten them in the past.

……

It's just that what Chen Nian didn't expect was that Xiao Fugui ran to Chen Nian again that night, saying that he had to compare with Chen Nian again.