Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 347 Chapter 346 "Into the Mountain"

Mark Jian briefly washed himself and dried his hair.

I don’t know if there are any shampoo products abroad these days. Anyway, there are no shampoos or shampoos in China.

Those with a better family will use some shampoo powder, which is somewhat similar to the soap locust powder described by Uncle Lu. Some people use rice water, while those with a poor family just use plain water.

Especially starting from the second half of this year, the oil and water begin to be insufficient, and the hair does not produce oil at all.

Mark Jian sat down and spread a cigarette for Tang Zhitong. He put the cigarette under his nose and smelled it. He glanced at Wang Yan and did not dare to light it.

"Slap if you want. Can I stop you?" Wang Yan seemed to be aware of it, turned around and said.

"Hehe, if my sister-in-law becomes a teacher, she will definitely be an expert in teaching." Tang Zhitong laughed out loud, struck a match and lit it for Mark Jian.

Don't blame Tang Zhitong for laughing, not many men in Sijiu City listen to their wives at the moment.

"If the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, you won't be any better." Mark Jian replied angrily.

"That's different. I love my wife." Tang Zhitong replied shamelessly.

"You are so unreasonable, but I still love my wife. Wang Yan, are you right?" Mark Jian took a deep breath and slowly expelled the smoke from his nostrils.

"That's right! I thought I could stop cooking when I married a cook. Am I not cooking for you now?" Wang Yan complained without looking back.

"I'm getting off work late at night, aren't I worried about you being hungry?" In front of his brothers, Mark Jian was a little embarrassed because he failed to please his wife.

"Hahaha, yes!" Tang Zhitong saw the excitement and didn't take it too seriously. He patted his thigh and laughed out loud.

"Is Xiao Wang cooking at home?" Wang Yan asked after cleaning the cups and pouring a glass of water for Tang Zhitong and his man respectively.

"She, if she doesn't do anything, she'll just wash clothes at home." Tang Zhitong didn't forget to wink at Mark Jian after he finished speaking.

"Don't compare with Xiao Wang. You get off work so early, don't you work overtime?" Mark Jian finished talking about Wang Yan and then asked Tang Zhitong.

"If you don't work overtime easily, Xiao Wang would like to learn to cook, but my mother doesn't agree." Tang Zhitong hurriedly persuaded him back, saying that it was just for fun, and he couldn't make a real difference to others.

"I'm cooking today, and I'll put the clothes away. I'll wash them later. Is this okay with the head office?" Mark Jian saw Wang Yan picking up the basin and said quickly.

"Okay, marry a chicken, marry a dog, follow a dog. Even the food I cook is unpalatable to me, but if you don't mind it, it's pretty good. Guzi, chat with your brother while I go wash the clothes." Wang Yan didn't even think about it. He didn't get angry, nodded to Tang Zhitong, and went out with the basin.

"Look, what a good daughter-in-law, it was the third sister-in-law who had to take the initiative." Tang Zhitong said to Masan after watching Wang Yan go out.

"That's right. Your third sister-in-law has told me in private several times that I have to thank you very much. If you hadn't woken up that day, maybe we wouldn't have made it together." Mark Jian replied proudly, his eyes full of respect for his wife. Satisfied, without any pretense.

"We brothers don't talk about this. Besides, this is the fate between you and the third sister-in-law." Tang Zhitong shook his head, not wanting any benefits at all. Although the betrothal gifts and dowries are not particular nowadays, the matchmaker has become a custom. Give some benefit.

"How have you been at work recently? Is it going well?" The little brother is living a good life now and has nothing missing. Mark Jian has always kept this in mind, thinking that he would express his gratitude without leaving a trace when he has the opportunity in the future.

"The company chose me for training. I haven't been to the company much these days." Hearing Mark Jian ask this, Tang Zhitong remembered that he hadn't mentioned this matter to Ma Sange.

"Hey! You're really proud of me, which university?" Mark Jian was very happy after hearing this and asked.

"College of Posts and Telecommunications." Tang Zhitong replied with a smile.

"Okay, Eucalyptus, I will be a cadre after graduation. I will have to look for you to protect me from now on." Ma Kejian said carelessly.

"We don't have the same system, so we're just covering up. I'll work hard, and maybe I can help you when your eldest nephew joins the workforce." Tang Zhitong was also very honest when it came to his child. He would wait until Mark Jian's child arrived. The age when you start working is also the years when you have the most room for maneuver, so there is something interesting about this...

"Haha, it's settled then. Do you want to get married as a baby?" Mark Jian asked thiefly.

"What a beautiful idea! My daughter is very precious." Tang Zhitong quickly shook his head, saying that an arranged marriage was not a good idea.

"Hahaha, then I will let my boy follow your daughter's ass, and the relationship will be cultivated from an early age." Mark Jian laughed and joked.

"If your boy dares to follow my daughter, be careful that my daughter throws him over her shoulder! Xiao Wang is very talented, and he will definitely pass it on to my daughter." Tang Zhitong also joked. responded.

"Tsk, tsk, the child is not here yet, why are you starting a fight?" Wang Yan was not around, so Mark Jian took out two more cigarettes, handed one to Tang Zhitong, and then put on the butt of the cigarette again.

"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. It's too early to say this. How is your job there? Can you transfer it to the next level after being transferred?" Tang Zhitong took the cigarette and did not light it, but clamped it to his ear.

"It can't be that easy." Mark Jian shook his head, then remembered something and asked his good brothers for their opinions: "It's true that we are dispatching this time to complete the National Games security task, but it is also for practice. I guess we will have to do it again after a while. I was seconded to the People’s Palace to provide support services for the celebration. There is a shortage of people there, and many colleagues are secretly competing to stay there. "

"Third brother also wants to do some activities?" Tang Zhitong understood the implication of Mark Jian's words and asked.

Tang Zhitong knew that the People's Palace that Ma Jian was talking about was what the people called the large-scale building. Since the name had not yet been finalized, some people also called it the Hall of Ten Thousand People.

This building is being designed and constructed at the same time. It uses solid materials and has a design life of more than 350 years. It will be officially named and put into use on September 9.

"I have this idea. It's so glorious to work in the People's Palace. I feel proud and have face when I say it. Do you want to ask Group Wu?" Ma Kejian nodded and confirmed with a look of longing.

"It's not necessary. I don't think it will go as planned." Tang Zhitong really knew about this, so he hesitated and replied.

"Why?" It was about his own future, and Mark Jian asked without knowing what was going on.

"Third brother, this unit only receives high-level people, and the confidentiality requirements will not be lowered. You also said that it is glorious to go out, what if you are used by someone with ulterior motives? The men in Sijiu City have always been well-informed, and it is a good idea to spread the word. It's going to be very troublesome." Tang Zhitong pointed out. The reason why he knew it was because this selection threshold was open to the public in later generations. All service personnel were young people from other places, and they were changed every four years without exception.

And not only the synagogue, most other units of similar nature refer to the selection criteria of the synagogue.

"That's true. Then just work here with peace of mind." Mark Jian believed that it was too small a point of view. Once he thought about it, he gave up the idea.

Tang Zhitong knew that this was a very good unit. It was not only glorious, but also had its own farm...

"Hehe, it's pretty good here. Third brother, do you know the pastry chef here?" Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement and said no more.

"We know each other. What's wrong? What's wrong?" Mark Jian took a puff of a cigarette and reluctantly put the cigarette butt in the ashtray.

"It's the Mid-Autumn Festival soon. I want to learn how to make mooncakes. The tuition is negotiable." Tang Zhitong can cook, but desserts are his shortcomings. In the prosperous times, most girls are more interested in processing desserts.

"Then I'll ask tomorrow. Leave your school's phone number or address and I'll let you know when I get the letter." Mark Jian readily agreed.

"Just write a letter and send it home. I don't live on campus. I run home when the weather comes up." Tang Zhitong didn't leave the school's address information for Mark Jian. It's more troublesome to receive mail at school than at home. Someone has to pick it up, and the timeliness is worse than sending it home. One chip.

"Okay. In fact, if you want to eat, I can make some for you. The sports meeting coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I heard the pastry chef said that he would make a batch, and there will definitely be leftovers." Mark Jian knew what was going on outside now, and the snacks were not very good. Even if he buys it, the taste will not be as good as before, but the logistics of the event are very solid, and he knows this well.

"Forget it, it's just a temporary transfer. Even if we have a close relationship, we don't have a deep relationship. I can't let the third brother make mistakes." Tang Zhitong declined without hesitation.

"Sure, just wait until I believe it. You sit down for a while and I'll pack two dishes." Mark Jian was very moved after hearing this. He looked at the time and planned to cook a few dishes to entertain Tang Zhitong.

"Just shoot a cucumber, don't waste money." Tang Zhitong stopped him in a hurry. Things are not easy these days. If we cook more for this meal, Mark Jian and Wang Yan might have to eat pickles for two more days.

"I know what I'm doing. I've been testing dishes for the past two days. If you can't eat it, you can take some back and eat it when it's hot." Mark Jian yawned and waved his hand towards Tang Zhitong.

Since Mark Jian said this, Tang Zhitong did not stop him anymore. For now, cooks still have superiority, but in the next year or so, there will be cooks who will also be short of food...

Lunch consisted of four "simple" dishes, two meat and two vegetarian. Two of them were leftovers brought back by Mark Jian. Needless to say, they tasted really good.

Tang Zhitong only tasted a little at noon on the pretext of going to Yue's house in the afternoon and did not drink much.

After leaving Mark Jian's house, Tang Zhitong found an empty space by the moat outside Fucheng Gate. He took out an air gun from the space, loaded it with bullets, and took out a confused rabbit. He raised the gun with one hand and shot it. There was a burst of ecstasy on the head of the still confused Rabbit. After finishing the work, he put the air gun on his shoulder, hung the rabbit on the car, stretched out his legs and hurried back.

Tang Zhitong was not lying when he said that he was going to Yue's house. It was not easy to eat meat for a little while, so he planned to leave half of it there.

When he came to Chun Shu Hutong, Wang Jingmin saw a rabbit and jumped three feet high, almost crying: "Ouch! There is a rabbit to eat!"

"Why are you bringing rabbits here again? Didn't Wenwen say there are none at home?" Ye Zhijuan was at home today and asked when she saw the rabbits.

"Mom, I went into the mountains today. I was lucky enough to catch one. Divide the two sides and have a taste." As Tang Zhitong spoke, he put down the air gun. This thing is a single shot and there is no lead bullet in it. Wang Jingmin is not afraid of playing with it.

"Oh, thank you." Ye Zhijuan didn't say much more about her son-in-law's thoughtfulness, because any amount of words would pale in comparison to actual actions.

"You're welcome. I also brought some soybeans. You can soak them later, add some bean sprouts and bean sprouts, and adjust the vegetable basket." Tang Zhitong said, taking out another bag of soybeans from his bag.

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you." Ye Zhijuan took it and put it on the table.

"Okay, I'll take care of the rabbit first." Tang Zhitong put down his bag, said hello to Wang Jingying, and went to the kitchen happily.

Wang Jingmin was thinking about the rabbit and stood behind Tang Zhitong, watching with interest.

"Aren't you afraid?" Tang Zhitong undressed and undressed the rabbit three times, then waved the naked rabbit in front of Wang Jingmin's eyes.

"Don't be afraid, it's delicious!" Wang Jingmin was not afraid of the skin-peeling scene at all, and even poked the rabbit with his hand.

"It tastes good when it's cooked. How is it at school? Have you made any progress in your studies this semester?" Tang Zhitong picked up the rabbit, put it in the sink, turned on the faucet, and disemboweled it. It's good to have running water, so you don't have to worry about attracting flies. .

"It's good. Everyone is envious of me for having a leather schoolbag. It gives me face!" Wang Jingmin avoided the important and ignored the trivial. The implication was that he had not made much progress in his studies.

"Slippery. No one bullies you, right?" His sister-in-law was worried about his brother-in-law's studies, so Tang Zhitong didn't ask any more questions.

"Hehe, no one dares! The ones who bullied me last time are in the juvenile detention center. Those gangsters in school are afraid of me and even consider me their boss." Wang Jingmin replied proudly.

The juvenile detention center is the predecessor of the juvenile detention center. It is a special education institution for juvenile offenders. It is mandatory and has a less rigid admission age.

"Be a bastard boss, be careful if your butt is swollen by our mother. We can't let others bully us, and we can't bully others, you know?" Tang Zhitong warned.

"Well, the teacher said don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." Wang Jingmin nodded and replied seriously.

"Not bad, you all know how to express your words." Tang Zhitong praised his brother-in-law.

"That's right! I'm smart!" Wang Jingmin said.

"My smart brother, it's time for him to do his homework, right?" Seeing that her brother couldn't come out of the kitchen, Wang Jingying came over to call for help.

"Use it, hurry it up, you know how to push it." Wang Jingmin muttered dissatisfiedly and walked out reluctantly, turning back three times every step.

"Brother-in-law, do you want my help?" Wang Jingying twisted her brother's ears and asked Tang Zhitong.

"No, you go do your homework." Tang Zhitong looked at the friendly siblings and shook his head with a smile. His younger sister was too well-behaved and could not experience the pleasure of bullying her younger brother.

Tang Zhitong packed up the rabbit, looked at the time, and simply chopped it into pieces. He could stew it here and then take some home. He wouldn't be able to make it in time for dinner when he got home.

After putting the rabbit into the pressure cooker and stewing it, Tang Zhitong washed his hands and went back to the living room to watch his siblings do their homework.

When Wang Jingmin saw his brother-in-law coming out, he couldn't sit still. He put down his pen and seemed to be talking to himself, but actually he was telling his sister: "The homework is almost finished. I have to chat with my brother-in-law. If my eldest sister knows that I have neglected my brother-in-law, , you have to hurt me again.”

Wang Jingying heard her brother's words and rolled her eyes at him, but she didn't stop him.

As if he had received permission to have fun, Wang Jingmin ran up to Tang Zhitong and begged: "Brother-in-law, please teach me how to shoot."

"Are you willing to move? Are you still shooting?" Tang Zhitong was amused and asked.

"You can hold it, if you don't believe it, just take a look!" Wang Jingmin said as he picked up the air gun and said in a decent manner.

"As long as our mother agrees, I will let you fire two shots." Tang Zhitong babbled in the direction of the bedroom, signaling his brother-in-law to invite Yizhi.

"Okay, don't go back on your word!" Upon hearing this, Wang Jingmin put down his gun and ran away, completely different from the person he had just left the kitchen.

Perhaps because the education concept of a military family is different from that of ordinary people, Ye Zhijuan did not prohibit her children from handling guns, but only asked her son-in-law to take care of them and not to shoot people or windows.

With Ye Zhijuan's permission, Tang Zhitong took his brother-in-law downstairs and started teaching him postures.

The child was impatient. After practicing the postures for a while, he begged his brother-in-law to let him shoot.

Tang Zhitong also taught students according to their aptitude. He took out a lead bullet and told his brother-in-law how to insert the bullet and load the gun. For safety's sake, he kept holding the barrel of the gun with one hand.

It was different to have a bullet in the chamber. Wang Jingmin didn't mind that Tang Zhitong held the barrel of the gun in vain and concentrated on aiming at the trunk of a big tree in the yard. He tried to pull the trigger only after making sure that no one was there.

Hey, it didn’t click after I clicked it...

This is awkward.

Finally, Tang Zhitong held the gun steady and let his brother-in-law pull the trigger with both hands, completing the first shooting in his life.

"That's it for today, it's time for the rabbit to show up. You can practice the strength on your fingers later, and we'll play again next time." Tang Zhitong put the gun back and said.

"Okay, let's eat rabbit!" Wang Jingmin jumped up happily, stewing rabbit in front of him, and all the lingering thoughts disappeared.

Ye Zhijuan had actually been standing at the window paying attention to what was going on downstairs. Seeing this, she felt relieved and left the second bedroom.

The rabbit has been stewed, the soup is thick and the meat is rotten, and it is fragrant.

When Tang Zhitong came up, Ye Zhijuan had already packed a lunch box for Tang Zhitong. It was full of meaty parts.

Tang Zhitong thought about pretending less and going back and leaving more here, but Ye Zhijuan refused on the grounds that there were only three mothers here, and there were five people in the flower market, so they should have more.

Per capita? There seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Tang Zhitong didn't refuse. At worst, he would go "into the mountains" to hunt two rabbits next time, one for each family.

Saying goodbye to his mother-in-law and his family, Tang Zhitong put on his backpack, shouldered his gun, and carried the rabbit skin home.

"Did you really hit it?" Xiao Wang asked in surprise when he saw the rabbit skin.

"Where is the lie? Don't even look at who will take action." Tang Zhitong replied sarcastically.

"What about the rabbit? Why is there only one piece of skin left?" Xiao Wang asked in confusion.

"I stewed it in Chunshu Hutong and brought back a box. My mother packed it all with meat." Tang Zhitong took out the lunch box and handed it to Xiao Wang, while he hung up the rabbit skin and waited for it to be saved. Go to the fur factory and process it into hats, gloves, fur coats, etc.

In order to take care of his family's taste, Tang Zhitong did not add chili pepper when he stewed rabbit in Chunshu Hutong. When he got home, he poured a dish of chili oil and Xiao Wang could eat it with dipping.

After eating rabbits, I went into the mountains to eat rabbits, and after hunting rabbits, I went into the mountains to hunt rabbits. This little life was spent as happily as a fairy.

(End of this chapter)