Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 590 Willing to get food

It was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon when Qin Huairu woke up with a yawn.

After a deep sleep, not only does my face look rosy and shiny, but my energy and energy are also in good condition, and I feel energetic.

If you meet someone with experience, you can tell at a glance that she is nourished by a man and feels refreshed.

Seeing Chu Qianqian lying next to him and Zheng Huan sleeping with his eyes closed, Qin Huairu felt so much love in his heart that he wished he could merge into Chu Qianqian's body and never be separated from him again.

Unfortunately, this idea was just an extravagant wish, and his hand couldn't help but gently caress Chu Qianqian's cheek.

Chu Qianqian was awakened in an instant.

Seeing Qin Huairu looking at him with a charming face, Chu Qianqian smiled at the corner of his mouth. It was impossible to tell that this woman had been put to sleep by him.

He hugged Qin Huairu's slim waist and exchanged some affection with each other again. After getting up, he took the initiative to look at the antiques Qin Huairu had collected in the past two months.

There are no real treasures or exquisite pieces, but there are several pieces of porcelain from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It might only cost ten or twenty yuan now, but a few decades later, it would be worth at least one million yuan of Ming and Qing official kiln porcelain.

Moreover, each item was worth at least ten points of gold coupons, which made Chu Xiangqian willing to pay more than ten dollars for each item.

Together with a dozen other gadgets, Qin Huairu was given a total of 82 yuan.

Qin Huairu was immediately happy and wished he could serve Chu Xiangqian again.

It was after 6 o'clock that Qin Huairu had to get up and rush back to the junk collection station to report and then return to the courtyard.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care about this, and saw Qin Huairu carefully putting away five or six pots and jars that he didn't like.

He couldn't help but asked in confusion, "What are you doing with all this junk? You might as well sell it as scrap to the acquisition station."

Qin Huairu shook his head, "Since you say this writing is not fake, then sell it to a commissioned store, and maybe you can get it for three to five cents a piece.

You may not like the money, but for me, I might be able to sell it for several dollars a month! "

Chu Qianqian shook his head helplessly. Let alone a few dollars now, even tens of thousands are no different to a few dollars to him.

But Chu Xiangqian also knew that in this era, a few dollars was already a person's salary for several days.

If you go to the pigeon market and exchange for three to five kilograms of stick noodles, it will be enough for a family of five to eat for several days.

After Qin Huairu left in a hurry, Chu Xiangqian took out a clean and salted silly roe deer from the warehouse in Xinshou Village and hung it on the beam of the kitchen.

Then he saw that half of the white noodles he had left last time and only two or three kilograms of stick noodles were left. He immediately knew that while he was away from the capital, although this woman did not eat less than herself, she still ate more whole grains.

Moreover, the dried fish and meat in the cupboard were basically untouched, and Chu Qianqian felt a little smelly when he smelled the dried fish.

However, the salted jerky has a shiny skin, and you can tell it is a good ham just by looking at it.

Chu Xiangqian didn't want to cook dinner himself, and was thinking about whether to go back to the courtyard or go to the master's place.

Suddenly thinking of Lou Xiao'e again, the tit immediately flew out of the yard and flew towards the small yard on Beach Street a few kilometers away.

Unfortunately, after wandering around, he didn't see Lou Xiao'e. Chu Xiangqian became slightly worried. It wasn't until Ti Qing was at Lou Xiao'e's parents' house that he saw this woman having dinner with her parents, and then he felt relieved.

I went out and rode my bicycle back to the courtyard. When I was almost near the courtyard, the sky was slowly getting dark.

Chu Qianqian thought for a while, then changed direction and went to Xue Hongmei's house.

Hundreds of kilograms of chestnuts, 50 kilograms of white flour, 2 rabbits, 2 pheasants, and 20 dried salted fish weighing five to six kilograms, Xue Hongmei, uncle Qiu Xicheng, and cousins ​​Qiu Jie and Qiu Wan were all , laughing happily.

The pheasants and rabbits will have to be eaten in a few days, and more than a hundred kilograms of salted fish can be eaten for at least three to five months.

Coupled with hundreds of catties of chestnuts and 50 catties of white flour, my family should not be short of food for many months to come.

Naturally, he kept thanking Chu Qianqian.

Chu Qianqian smiled and was polite, and left some preserved fruits and snacks for the two little guys Qiu Jie and Qiu Wan. This was the excuse to go back early so as not to worry Xue Jinglan.

Only then did his uncle and aunt stop keeping him.

After Chu Qianqian went out, he thought about it and ran to Aunt Wang of the neighborhood committee and Chen Huaili from the street security department to give some food to her home.

The gifts this time were much less, but 20 kilograms of chestnuts, 10 salted fish and a rabbit were already considered generous gifts in this day and age.

The two families didn't really get it for free. They insisted on giving money. Chu Xiangqian didn't argue too much and just took the money. While Chen Huaili and Aunt Wang breathed a sigh of relief, they were still very grateful to Chu Xiangqian.

These days, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy meat. Basically no one will eat salted fish in the future, but in this day and age, it is indeed a real good thing.

Firstly, it can be stored for a long time, and secondly, ordinary people’s bodies are also lacking in salt these days.

By the time we came out of Chen Huaili's house, it was already past 8 p.m.

After thinking about it, he simply went to the street compound. As expected, Old Man Sun directly asked who was in the guard booth as always.

Chu Qianqian was moved and took out half a fat sheep and handfuls of wooden sticks and charcoal from the warehouse in Xinshou Village.

I plan to roast mutton with Old Man Sun in the street courtyard.

When he arrived outside the guard post, he shouted inside. Sure enough, within a few seconds, he saw Old Man Sun opening the window with a surprised expression on his face.

Seeing Chu Qianqian hanging a bamboo basket on his bicycle, Old Man Sun immediately guessed that this guy must have brought something good again.

Get up quickly and go out, opening the iron door.

Not long after, the two of them lit a pile of charcoal in the open space behind the gate, and then slowly roasted the mutton on wooden skewers.

In just a moment, the air was filled with the rich smell of roasted lamb.

Fortunately, it's night now, the courtyard on the street is large, and there are offices around it, so there is no need to worry about any residents smelling it.

Otherwise, Chu Xiangqian would not have entertained guests several times before, and would have cooked the dishes in the street cafeteria.

When the mutton was roasted, the old man and the young man chatted about their thoughts, eating and roasting, and occasionally drank a sip of white wine, which tasted really good.

Unknowingly, half of the sheep was eaten except for the bones. When Old Man Sun saw this, he patted his belly and asked, "Leave the bones for me? Or should you take them back?"

Chu Qianqian cared about the sheep bones and helped pack away the charcoal fire and other things. He chatted with Old Man Sun for more than ten minutes before going out and riding his bicycle home.

But before leaving, Old Man Sun hesitated for a moment and still called Chu Qianqian.

Watching Old Man Sun take out an old photo from the desk drawer in the guard post.

Chu glanced forward a few times and quickly recognized the dozen or so people in military uniforms in the photo. They should be commemorative photos taken at the city gate building when they first entered the capital. Chu Qianqian looked at Old Man Sun in confusion, and saw a hesitant expression on the old man's face. After a while, he sighed and said, "The photos are of my former comrades, some died in Korea, and some were demobilized and returned to their hometowns.

I don’t care about those who are still alive, but the few comrades who died in Korea are very short of food at home. They wrote to us comrades who are still alive. "

Hearing this, Chu Xiangqian didn't understand why, and he also knew that the food that Old Man Sun had obtained in the past should have been given to the wives and children of his comrades.

Chu Xiangqian had always admired these heroes who fought and sacrificed their lives for the country.

He smiled and said, "Okay, wait until I can, I'll go find some connections and bring back some stick noodles."

Old man Sun nodded hurriedly and watched Chu Qianqian leave on his bicycle, but he was not worried at all that Chu Qianqian would not be able to get food.

In such difficult years, this boy could get mutton and big fish every three days. Even if what he ate last time was just cow hooves, only those with means and ability could do it.

After Chu Qianqian left the street, he found a place and went directly to Novice Village. He collected the boiled deer glue in the restaurant, then rode to the stable outside the village to replenish the fodder in the stable warehouse.

Then he took out four big bags from the warehouse, which contained 4 kilograms of corn kernels, inspected them, and then ground them all into corn flour before leaving Novice Village.

He returned to the street carrying four bags of food on his bicycle.

When Old Man Sun saw that it was all cornmeal, not cornmeal ground together with the stick, he was once again impressed by Chu Xiangqian's ability.

But with these 400 kilograms of grain, each family will get a share, plus the grain they receive every month, they should not go hungry in the next six months.

Naturally, he thanked Chu Qianqian hurriedly, and then took out an envelope from his pocket.

When Chu Qianqian saw that Old Man Sun was taking money, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he didn't refuse.

After all, Old Man Sun would be worried if he didn't charge for the food he obtained.

Collecting the envelope and putting it into his pocket, Chu Qianqian helped move the cornmeal into the guard post and said, "Uncle Sun, if you are still short of food in the future, let me know.

Although I have never fought against Xiaoli and the tricksters of the Magnesium Kingdom, I also know that it is thanks to seniors like you that we can turn over and become the masters now.

Therefore, no one can suffer the martyrs’ wives, children, and parents. "

Old Man Sun's eyes turned red and he nodded seriously, "Okay, I won't be polite to you from now on."

Chu Qianqian laughed, waved to Old Man Sun, and rode off on his bicycle.

Before reaching the yard, Ti Qiao saw many people sitting in the front yard chatting from a distance.

At first glance, he knew that they were definitely waiting for him. Chu Qianqian could only find a deserted place to enter the Novice Village, and took a bath in the fountain to wash away the smell of barbecue.

Then he dried his clothes and continued back to the courtyard on his bicycle.

Although the people in the yard did not continue to mention chestnuts this time, Chu Xiangqian understood that they wanted to know whether they could contact the hunters in the mountains if they went out for the day.

After thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian said to the three uncles that he wanted to ask their opinions on something.

When the four of them entered the east wing, Chu Xiangqian stopped talking and asked, "How much does a kilogram of dried chestnuts cost on the black market this year?"

The three uncles looked happy. Hearing this, they must have contacted the hunters in the mountains.

The second uncle and the third uncle hurriedly looked at the first uncle. Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai said without further ado, "If you don't want a ticket, it should be no less than 5 cents per catty."

Chu Qianqian looked at the other two people, and when he saw Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui both nodded, he couldn't help but secretly clicked his tongue.

In the past, a pound of white flour was only 8 cents, and rice was 2 cents. Although food stamps were required, the actual price of white flour would not exceed 3 cents per pound.

But now the price of chestnuts, which used to cost a few cents per pound, has increased more than ten times.

It seems that even if I get 30 tons of wheat back every month, it will still be a drop in the bucket if it can be distributed to tens of millions of people.

However, the capital has not continued to reduce the amount of food rations, which makes the people in the city feel relieved.

Chu Qianqian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I should be able to get two to three thousand kilograms of chestnuts here, 5 cents per kilogram is 1 to 1 yuan.

You give me the money directly, and then you go to the residents to collect the money and distribute chestnuts yourself. Is that okay? "

The three uncles shook their heads. To put it bluntly, 5 cents per pound of chestnuts is indeed ridiculously expensive, but it is not difficult to sell them on the black market for 6 cents or even 7 cents.

In the evening, Xue Jinglan provoked Chu Xiangqian without overestimating her ability. After being taught a lesson, the tired girl lay directly in Chu Xiangqian's arms for only a short while before falling asleep.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian, who had nothing to do, simply took his wife and Ai Qiu to the Qianmen courtyard.

In the evening, Shazhu, Aiguo and Aimin were cooking, and Ai Lin and the second aunt also came directly to have dinner.

This made the master, mistress, Gong Er, Yixiantian, and Lao Jiang very happy.

People like to be lively when they get older. Now the apprentice, his wife, relatives, and 6-year-old Aiqiu are here, and the meal is full of excitement and joy.

Only then did Shazhu find out that Chu Xiangqian actually had such a big courtyard outside the courtyard.

But he didn't feel jealous at all. Apart from being displeased with Xu Damao, this guy treated other people very normally.

Moreover, I heard that Chu Xiangqian’s skills were all taught by the old man and lady in the yard, and Silly Zhu immediately wanted to learn some kung fu from him.

Although he has some skills in wrestling, it is not a formal Kung Fu. It is not a big problem to beat three or two ordinary people, but if he encounters someone who knows real Kung Fu, he will be blinded.

So after finishing the meal, Shazhu pulled Chu Qianqian and prayed for a while. Chu Xiangqian secretly told the master and his wife that they had nothing to do, teaching patriotism and love for the people, and by the way, they also taught Shazhu some kung fu, too. It’s a daily pastime.

In this way, Aiguo, Aimin and Shazhu came over to cook in the evening on weekdays. After eating, they rested for half an hour, and then began to practice kung fu in the yard for an hour.

However, Youchu compared it with Qiang's apprentice, and found that these old men and ladies were really unwilling to accept any more apprentices.

Once you really lose interest in taking on a disciple.

Secondly, there is no harm if there is no comparison. After accepting Chu Xiangqian, a disciple who is good at teaching and mastering as soon as he learns, let’s take a look at the learning abilities of Patriot, Love for the People and Silly Zhu.

Immediately, the master and the others could no longer think of accepting any more apprentices.

As for the three silly pillars, seeing that they were only 60 yuan each, they could smash a wooden stake with one elbow. They instantly felt that they were worthy of being Chu Xiangqian's uncle.

Only such a powerful person can teach a monster like Chu Xiangqian.

The master and master also recognized Sha Zhu's cooking skills. The home-cooked dishes made by this boy were indeed more than one level higher than the master's cooking skills.

Moreover, with the help of patriots and people who love the country, whether it is eating pasta or rice every day, in the future, the master and the wife will no longer need to do anything about food.

So after just eating tons of rice, I agreed that Shazhu would cook for everyone in the future.

(End of this chapter)