The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 201 Xu Jixiang Returns Home

The two foxes were quickly skinned.

The fur was hung under the eaves by Aunt Liu.

After it dries, it can be used to make a leather hat, which is the favorite of the children in the compound.

"Rainwater, help light the fire."

"okay."

The only bad thing about burning a large stove in summer is that it is too hot.

As soon as the firewood was filled into the pot, the house soon became steamy and became like a sauna.

It would be better if the door was open and both windows were open.

Wang Gangzhu picked up a butcher's knife and chopped meat on the chopping board. Li Aiguo lit a cigarette for him and stood beside him chatting.

in the hall.

Aunt Liu has already had a gossip with Chief Bai and the others.

"Girl, you are a patriotic leader, aren't you?"

"Ma'am, please don't say that. Although I am the conductor of the train, I just have a different division of labor, and my shoulders are generally tall." Captain Bai respects the old man very much.

Aunt Liu: "My patriotic family is not too young, can I ask your leader to take care of him and help him find a wife?"

He Yushui answered: "I want to find someone who is beautiful, kind, gentle, virtuous, and able to give birth."

Although Che Zhang didn't know what their relationship with Li Aiguo was.

But he still nodded and promised: "Don't worry, there is a women's federation in our locomotive depot. I will report this problem to the comrades of the women's federation when I go back."

Aunt Liu nodded reassuringly.

Now Li Aiguo has a formal job and the house is tidied up, the only thing missing is a wife.

When Li's father passed away, he took Aunt Liu's hand and told her to help take care of Li Aiguo.

The locomotive depot is similar to a factory, it manages everything, and it will definitely find a good wife for Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo heard the conversation between the two over there, and glanced at Zhang Yazhi.

Zhang Yazhi didn't seem to respond, she still cleaned the table with a smile.

"Hey, Wang Gangzhu, what kind of meat is this? Why is it so red?" A donkey's face suddenly appeared on the window, and Xu Damao's voice came.

Wang Gang didn't even raise his head: "You kid scared me, cut off your fingers, and castrated you. Please be a eunuch."

Xu Damao curled his lips: "Who are you scaring, who doesn't know that you are an old butcher. I heard that you got fox meat?"

Wang Gangzhu: "You still ask if you know?"

Liu Guangqi also came over: "Fox meat seems to be sour and not tasty."

Xu Damao nodded: "That's right, patriotic brother, I have pork at home, that's delicious, why don't we change it."

Liu Guangqi booed: "Xu Damao, are you going to give it to the Lou family? You don't even think about it. The Lou family has a big business, and they will like you fox meat."

Xu Damao rolled his eyes: "It's better than finding a pen pal if you can't find a wife.

Do you know that Liu Guangqi met a girl in Baoding in the newspaper, and the two often wrote letters.

In the letter, Liu Guangqi also called the other girl a dear comrade, and wanted to establish a pure friendship with her.”

Liu Guangqi was furious immediately: "Xu Damao, you dare to peek at my letter."

Xu Damao laughed: "Who made your letter delivered to my house by the postman."

Liu Guangqi raised his fist and was about to fight Xu Damao.

bang.

The butcher's knife slashed heavily on the chopping board.

Wang Gangzhu glared at them: "If the two of you make trouble again, I'll go out and kill you."

The two shrank their necks in fright, and ran away in a hurry, and the children who were watching were also scared away.

Wang Gangzhu has a hot temper, so he really dared to do such a thing.

After everyone dispersed, Wang Gangzhu chopped the fox meat into small pieces with a few bangs and bangs.

"Brother Patriotic, I'm a butcher, not a cook, it's up to you next."

"Just look at it!"

Although Li Aiguo's cooking skills have not been upgraded, he has already mastered the essence of food.

That is wide oil.

No matter what kind of dish, as long as there is more oil, it is delicious.

He Yushui has boiled the water to a boil.

Blanch the fox meat in a pot of boiling water, take it out and wash off the blood stains.

then.

After a while, pour sanitary oil into the small iron pot at the back. When the oil is hot, pour in the fox meat and stir-fry again. Add soy sauce, onion, ginger, garlic, and half a catty of red pepper.

Stir-fry until eight mature, add boiling water, and simmer slowly over low heat.

The unique aroma of fox meat wafted out along the lid of the pot, instantly permeating the entire courtyard.

The scent was so alluring, it rushed into people's nostrils irresistibly, and exploded instantly.

The fragrance penetrates deep into the bone marrow, revealing a pungent pungent taste, like a big hand reaching into the throat, gripping the intestines tightly, and twisting eighteen times fiercely.

Easy home.

Smelling the aroma, the salty and vegetarian food in Yi Zhonghai's mouth suddenly became tasteless, and he gently put down his chopsticks.

Aunt Yi glanced at the door, and told him: "It's from Li Aiguo, his house has been tidied up today, please invite workers from the unit, and Wang Gangzhu to eat together, there are quite a lot of people, it's very lively of."

"This kid is getting more and more outrageous. Why don't you invite me, a gentleman, on such an important occasion?"

Yi Zhonghai said that, but felt a little guilty in his heart.

Ever since Li Aiguo joined the maintenance department, he has become less and less serious about him as a grandpa.

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "It would be great if Shazhu was still there. Without Shazhu, I feel like I'm missing an arm. I'm really powerless when I meet those difficult residents."

The aunt answered: "By the way, Silly Zhu was arrested, what about his station?"

"At the beginning, the deaf old lady came forward to find Lou Zhenhua, and the factory kept him for a while.

But workers can't stop eating.

Seeing that Shazhu didn't come out for a long time, the factory had no choice but to fire him, and invited a cook named Nan from the machinery factory. "

The big mother's eyes sparkled: "Why don't you invite Master Nan to live in our courtyard, and you will be able to deal with Li Aiguo with more helpers in the future."

"No, that boy Nan Yi is too smart, he's not as stupid as Sha Zhu, and he's not so easy to fool around." Yi Zhonghai shook his head.

Admired:
"However, your thinking is correct, this is called uniting all forces that can be united.

Now that Sha Zhu has gone in, it's time to find someone to take his place. "

While speaking, Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking for a while in his heart, but he didn't think of a suitable candidate.

He suddenly remembered something, and told the third mother: "Today I saw Xu Jixiang packing things at home, and I guess he will return to his hometown soon.

The marriage between Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e is probably coming soon, you should let the wind out in the compound these days.

Let’s say that Lou Xiao’e is different from Lou Zhenhua in that he is an activist, not a big capitalist, and let those old women not talk about Lou Xiao’e’s background. "

The mouth grows on other people, and you can still control it. The first mother slandered a few words, but nodded and agreed.

She always felt that helping the Lou family would make mistakes.

But Yi Zhonghai is the head of the family, what can she say as a housewife without a job? !
Xu family.

Xu Jixiang was indeed, as Yi Zhonghai said, packing up the parcels back to the countryside with Xu's mother.

It's okay for the two of them, they are willing to go back to their biased hometown for Xu Damao's sake.

Xu Damao's younger sister, Xu Chunhua, was a little reluctant.

He muttered: "Father, mother, why does my brother want to get married? We are going back to the countryside. The houses in the countryside are dilapidated and old, and there are many rats. I don't want to go back!"

Xu's mother earnestly said: "Chunhua, you are a sensible child. Our old Xu family has only three generations. Your brother can only pass on the family line to our old Xu family when he gets married."

"But in this way, my running distance to school will be far away." Xu Chunhua rolled his eyes.

Mother Xu rubbed her head apologetically: "I heard that you can live in junior high school. When we move back, I will pay you the dormitory fee, and you will live in school from now on."

There are a lot of mosquitoes in the dormitory of junior high school, and I often get bitten with red envelopes when I wake up from sleep.

Xu Chunhua is unwilling to live in the dormitory.

It's just that the inheritance of the family is a big matter for the Xu family, and there is no way to refute it.

Who made her just a little girl.
Xu Jixiang squatted at the door, smoking a cigarette and telling Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, I even gave you my job and house for you to get married this time. You must not let me down."

Xu Damao patted his chest and assured: "Father, don't worry, I have often been to Lou's house these days, and Lou Zhenhua treats me like his own son."

Hiss. Huh.
Xu Jixiang took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, and said lightly: "Lou Zhenhua is an old fox, don't let your guard down."

"Yes Yes Yes"

"When you go to the countryside, I won't be with you. Be careful when you steal other people's chickens." Xu Jixiang lowered his voice.

Xu Damao was full of confidence: "Father, don't worry, I, Damao, have perfect chicken stealing skills now! As long as I make a move, no one can escape."

Xu Jixiang also knew that Xu Damao's skills were good and he was a born chicken thief, so he didn't say much.

With a light cough, he waved to Xu Damao:

"The next time you pass by Wuliqiao Village, you find Widow Wang who lives in the east of the village, and tell her that I have returned to my hometown. If she wants to see me, let her go to the grove behind our village."

Good guy, I'm still thinking about it
Xu Damao's mouth opened a little bit, and he nodded quickly: "Father, don't worry, I will write it down."

"I haven't finished yet! There's Widow Zhang in Zhangzhuang, Widow Huang in Liuzhuang and Second Sister Liu in Qilidian." Xu Jixiang glared at him.

Xu Jixiang named seven or eight names in succession.

While Xu Damao couldn't help giving a thumbs up, he was also full of expectations for the future life of a projectionist.

This is simply. The countryside is full of spring!

Xu's father and son completed the inheritance of the torch, and Xu's mother and Xu Chunhua also almost packed the salute.

Xu Damao found a donkey cart and moved the salute to the donkey cart.

Xu Jixiang, Xu's mother and Xu Chunhua all boarded the donkey cart.

At this time, it was almost noon, and the courtyard became lively.

When the residents saw Xu Jixiang moving, they all came up to say hello.

"Uncle Xu, are you going back to your hometown?"

"Yeah, I'm old, I can't work anymore, it's time to make room for young people." Xu Jixiang responded with a smile, but there was bitterness in the corner of his mouth.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Pugui, the three elders in charge, all came out to send them off when they got the news.

"Old Xu, you must come back often to see our old brothers in the future."

"Lao Yi, Lao Liu, Lao Yan, don't worry, I will definitely come back when Da Mao gets married, and I will bring you some souvenirs."

Xu Jixiang laughed twice, pointed to Xu Damao, and asked the three stewards to take more care of Xu Damao in the future.

The three stewards naturally nodded in agreement.

They were all happy with Xu Jixiang's departure.

Xu Jixiang is not obvious in the courtyard, but he is a difficult person.

Although Xu Damao inherited Xu Jixiang's insidiousness, he was still young and inexperienced, so he was easier to deal with.

In the future, things in the courtyard will definitely be easier to handle.

At this time, the sun was shining softly in the deep alley.

Antique quadrangle courtyards, house gates with mottled red paint, shiny door cymbals, old people chatting under old camphor trees, children chasing naughty games, and the slightly hoarse "sharpening scissors to sharpen kitchen knives" from far to near The yelling. Everything seemed extraordinarily intimate.

A trace of reluctance flashed in Xu Jixiang's eyes.

Xu Damao hurried to Lou Xiao'e's house, and urged him in a low voice beside him, "Father, slow down."

"Da Mao, don't let me down!"

Xu Jixiang sighed inwardly, and explained again.

Turning around to look at the master driving the donkey cart, "Master, you can go!"

that's it.

A donkey cart took Xu Jixiang away from the courtyard house where he had lived for five or six years.

When Li Aiguo learned that Xu Jixiang was leaving, he was cooking.

"Xu Jixiang is gone? We haven't been notified yet. It stands to reason that they are old neighbors and should be given away."

He Yushui pursed his lips and said: "Xu Jixiang may be ashamed, and everyone in the compound knows that he left this time because his son wanted to marry the daughter of the big capital.

Everyone didn't say anything, but they still had some opinions about the Xu family in their hearts. "

Li Aiguo was stunned for a moment, looked at He Yushui and said, "Okay, I didn't expect Miss Yushui to understand these things now."

He Yushui is proud: "Of course, I am still an advanced element!"

"Come on, our advanced elements, let's quickly fill the fire!" Li Aiguo knocked on the big iron pot with a spatula.

"Oh, I forgot!"

He Yuyu saw that the flames in the stove were almost extinguished, and he immediately became confused.

Inside Li's house.

With the help of He Yushui and Zhang Yazhi, Li Aiguo quickly prepared seven or eight dishes.

Mapo tofu, sloppy three whites, white fungus stewed with vegetables, and Sixi balls. The most popular dish is the spicy fox meat.

That's right, the two foxes together produced more than 20 catties of clean meat.

Such a large weight can only be served in enamel basins.

Put it on the table, although it looks a little unsophisticated.

But very real.

Possess the simple style of working people.

"It's raining, everyone's ready, quickly lift the lid and start working!"

"Yeah!" He Yushui lifted the lid of the pot.

The moment the lid was opened, the rich meat aroma instantly filled the whole room.

"Gudu", the sound of swallowing saliva came and went.

Cao Wenzhi was not polite, picked up a piece of fox meat with his chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth, and narrowed his eyes happily.

Thumbs up: "Patriotic, your craftsmanship is amazing!"

Li Aiguo smiled comfortably while smoking a cigarette.

What a joke, if you put a full two catties of oil in, even the bark will become delicious.

Fox meat is relatively rare, and even the well-informed members of the package crew have not eaten it a few times.

The chopsticks were like raindrops, more than half of the 20 catties of fox meat was killed.

After drinking and eating, the guests left.

Li Aiguo took Wang Dakui to clean up the table, looking at the aluminum lunch box under the table, feeling like he forgot something.

"Da Kui, what is this lunch box for?"

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Wang Dakui was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead suddenly, "Oops, I forgot about Zhang Erpao, that kid is still hungry!"

Boy, it's almost two o'clock in the afternoon.

You are really qualified to be an elder.

"Hurry up, don't starve the child to death."

Fortunately, there are leftovers and buns in the pot.

It didn't take too much effort to fill a full lunch box.

It's just that they didn't expect Zhang Erpao when they entered the Erjin courtyard.

The waste products in the yard are neatly stacked.

"Could it be that the kid was so hungry that he ran to a small restaurant to eat?"

"I can't, the Second Pao guy doesn't seem to be in the mood on weekdays, but he is still very reliable in his work, and he won't leave the junk shop alone."

At this moment.

Zhang Erpao ran out of the house when he heard footsteps.

Seeing the two of them, he was extremely excited, grinning and said, "Brother Weidong, guess what good things I received just now?"

(End of this chapter)