Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 48

Not long after the person delivering the briquettes left, Xu Qing saw snow starting to fall in the yard outside the house through the kitchen window.

Fortunately, we have coal, so it doesn't matter if it snows. At least we don't have to worry about having no coal to burn.

As for when to return it to Xu Damao, Xu Qing didn't know, so he could only wait for the time, and when the weather was good, he went to the coal station to buy coal ash and came back after grinding the coal balls.

Xu Qing glanced at it, turned around and heated the steamed buns into the pot, then squatted on the bench, grabbed two briquettes and threw them into the stove.

After that, he washed his hands and divided the stick noodles and white noodles that his second brother Xu Aiguo put in the kitchen into two.

Although the stick noodles only weighed three catties, they weighed six catties after one point, so I could eat a few more meals.

As for the two kilograms of white flour, it has since become four kilograms, and the four eggs in the bowl in the cupboard have also become eight.

These days, what is most in short supply is food. The three-year famine has led to generally poor harvests across the country, and some places have even suffered no harvests.

How many people in the city hold money and hold food stamps, but they can't buy a catty of food, so they can only find another way out from second-hand dealers. Even if they know that the price is very expensive, they don't care about money in order to survive.

You can earn money after you spend it, but if you lose your life, even if you have money, it’s just a piece of waste paper.

Not long after the era of chaos ended, everything was still recovering in good order. Agriculture and the economy had almost re-established order and were in the initial stage of exploration.

I'm afraid it will be very difficult to recover at once. Crossing the river by feeling for the stones will inevitably take some detours.

But no matter how many difficulties there are, they can't stop the pace of life. Life has to be lived, it will be harder and harder, but everyone will still have something to look forward to.

If you starve to death, talking about the rest is in vain.

Fortunately, Xu Qing doesn't have to worry about being hungry now.Although there wasn't a lot of food in the house, it was enough for him and the three little ones to fill their stomachs.

After all, if you have the ability to make two, you won’t be hungry.

As for money, Xu Qing currently has dozens of dollars on hand, so there is no need to worry, but there are not many tickets.

Now that the end of the month is approaching, most of the issued tickets have been used. As for the borrowed tickets from high school classmate Ma Jiefang later, Xu Damao handed over all of them and exchanged them for money.

But now that it’s the end of the month, it will be released again next month, so there’s no need to worry too much.

Vegetables are scarce in winter these days. When Xu Qingchu paid his wages, he bought enough for a month in advance, and divided them into two, so there were still some white radishes and cabbage left in the house.

Summer vegetables like tomatoes cannot be bought with money, but people will find ways to store them. If they can't eat fresh ones, they boil tomato paste (tomato paste) in advance in summer and seal it in a bottle.

Although the taste is not as good as fresh, it is still edible.

It's just that Xu Qing didn't have many bottles in the house. His parents had planned ahead and brewed it for winter.

But they are gone.

When Xu Qing occasionally cooks, he will take out a bottle, pour some, and adjust the seasoning. When it is a holiday, he and the three little ones will eat more.

Although there is not much variety of dishes, no one complains.Even Jia Zhang, who was too bitter and mean, was silent about it.

The big guys all rely on radishes and cabbages to live through the winter, and everyone is almost the same as everyone else, and the complaints can only be between themselves and themselves. After complaining, what to do, what to do.

The three little ones are also used to this kind of life. After all, the big guys in the courtyard live through the winter like this. Maybe sometimes, some people in the courtyard eat meat to improve the food.

But Xu Qing will also buy meat to improve and supplement the three little ones.

Although the salary is not comparable to that of the first and second uncles, and they eat meat relatively few times a month, but after the meat ticket is issued, Xu Qing will buy some every time. Although he can't buy too much meat, he can still buy two or three taels. .

On the contrary, it was eggs. The price was not high, but there were too many people buying them. Xu Qing rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative as soon as his wages were paid, but he couldn't get them.

No way, if there are children at home, especially those around one or two years old, adults will prepare more.Eggs naturally became a hot commodity.

But it's not impossible to grab it every time. When luck is good, Xu Qing can still buy some.

Today, my grandparents sent the old branch secretary who came to the city from the countryside to bring a lot of things, including eggs, sweet potatoes, and potatoes.

For dinner, Xu Qing is going to fry some shredded potatoes to change the taste for the three little ones.

Of course, Xiang potatoes are also vegetables that are easy to store in winter, and every household, whether in the countryside or in the city, will always prepare them for a long time.

Xu Qing walked from the kitchen to the front room. Seeing that the three little ones were still doing their homework seriously, he didn't bother him. He went to the next room to get three potatoes, and then returned to the kitchen.

The three little ones were about to have their final exams, so Xu Qing kept his voice down while chopping vegetables.

When it comes to cooking, Xu Qing is a novice, he has never done it before, and he doesn't need his help when his parents are around. Now that half a year has passed, his cooking skills have been honed and he can still improve.

But compared to Silly Zhu in the middle courtyard, the gap is huge. Silly Zhu is not good at other things, but he is top-notch in the courtyard when it comes to cooking and cooking.

What's more, Shazhu is still a professional cook, not to mention Xu Qing, even the first and second aunts in the compound can't compare to people who have been cooking for a lifetime.

God will reward everyone with food, but Sha Zhu directly rewarded the food. During the three-year famine, everyone in the compound was worried because they had no food. Only Sha Zhu and his sister, He Yushui, never I heard that I was hungry once.

Because no matter what the age, the cook will never be hungry.

Xu Qing shredded the potatoes, soaked them in water, then sat on the bench and peeled the onion and garlic. After the steamed buns in the pot were heated up, he started cooking.

But Qin Huairu's sudden arrival disrupted everything Xu Qing had imagined.

Qin Huairu hurried into Xu Qing's room, didn't bother to say hello to the three little ones lying on the edge of the kang, and rushed into the kitchen.

When Xu Qing saw Qin Huairu coming to him rashly, he hurriedly asked:
"Sister Qin, what's the matter with you?"

Qin Huairu panted anxiously: "Silly Zhu has caught a cold again, and he is feeling uncomfortable in the house at the moment. The rain hasn't come back, Xu Qing, help me and hurry up and buy some medicine."

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, she hurriedly added: "I can't go, you know, my mother-in-law"

Hearing what Qin Huairu said, Xu Qing knew it in his heart.

The Jiazhang family caught and bit whomever they caught, and they never wanted to see Qin Huairu with Shazhu, let alone Qin Huairu helping Shazhu.

Even if Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu went to the factory together in the morning, Jia Zhang would get up and lie on the window, listening for a while.

And Shazhu was in the canteen of the factory, turning the tables and spoons in the back kitchen. He walked around the pot and stove every day. It was hot in the back kitchen, and it was cold outside. It was colder and hotter than others. Naturally, he was more likely to catch a cold than other people.

Qin Huairu saw that Xu Qing was giving dinner to his younger siblings Zhang Luo, and immediately said:
"Xu Qing, hurry up, I'll take care of your brother and sister, and I'll cook for you."

Xu Qing thought for a while, put the green onion in his hand on the cutting board, stood up, clapped his hands, turned and went out of the house.

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(End of this chapter)