Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 392 Chapter 391 Snacks
After Tang Zhitong drove Lu Jian to the new station, he unloaded the goods at the entrance: "Chief, just stand here and don't move around. I'll get the things."

"Okay. If you meet my friend later, I won't introduce him to you." Lu Jian nodded in agreement and explained to Tang Zhitong in advance.

"Understood." Tang Zhitong understood that all the teachers in Sijiu City were stealing sweet potatoes. It would definitely be more serious in other places. Lu Jian would not introduce himself and let others think that he was a second-rate dealer or a street kid. He would not cause trouble for him. unnecessary trouble.

Seeing that Tang Zhitong agreed, Lu Jian didn't waste any words and had no intention of following him. The place where the inventory was kept must not be easily shown to others.

Fortunately, the route from the College of Posts and Telecommunications to the new station is mainly downhill, otherwise the man carrying more than 100 kilograms would definitely be very tired.

Tang Zhitong got on his bicycle and walked east. He left Jianguomen and found a factory area. He did not dare to go to residential areas. After all, this would be the spotlight area with bright eyes decades later.

Whether you are an actor or a piano player, whether you are going to a hotel or a community, whether you are bringing a man or a woman with you, you will all be seen through, and then you will face arrest.

The lessons from the past were still in front of him. Although what Tang Zhitong did had nothing to do with women, he did not dare to gamble on the leisurely intentions of old ladies with small feet.

Tang Zhitong took out a sack and filled it with about 120 kilograms of pine nuts. Since they were not fully dried, they had to include the water content for Lao Lu.

Tied to the back seat of the bicycle, Tang Zhitong pedaled toward the train again.

From a distance, Tang Zhitong saw Lu Jian chatting with someone.

It wasn't until Tang Zhitong stopped in front of him that Lu Jian reacted. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it. He just nodded to Tang Zhitong without any intention of saying hello.

Tang Zhitong kept silent and glanced at the cigarette butts at Lu Jian's feet. It looked like Lu Jian was not as calm as he showed.

"Come and help." Lu Jian called to his friend.

Tang Zhitong untied the rope silently, while Lu Jian and his friend lifted the sack down.

"Let's go." At this point, Lu Jian said to Tang Zhitong.

Tang Zhitong and Lu Jian nodded, got on their bicycles and headed west without looking back.

As for whether Lu Jian can be transported away, it is not a matter of concern to Tang Zhitong. Lu Jian has his own reasons for doing so.

Generally speaking, it is feasible to carry goods with people by passenger transport, but it is more difficult to use the postal service.

According to later generations, Sijiucheng is a city of immigrants. Who doesn’t have relatives and friends in his hometown?
The supply in other places was tight, so many people wrote letters asking for help. Indeed, some people couldn't bear to ignore it and sent some food, oil, snacks and other things to their hometowns.

For this reason, the Postal Service has suspended the collection and delivery of grain, oilseeds, and grain and oil products.

Some people criticized this move, while others secretly applauded it.

Although the postal service has suspended related services, it will not inspect packages one by one. As long as you want to send it, you can avoid these items when filling out the form and write down other items that are allowed to be received and sent.

Those who scolded were very happy, but many of them had never sent such supplies to other places, either before or after the suspension.

This is probably human nature.

Tang Zhitong walked around the front door. When he returned home, one of his satchels was filled with pine nuts, and the other satchel was filled with a bag of wild fruits.

I can only bring wild fruits home these days. No matter how long it takes, it will be difficult to explain where I came from.

"I didn't notice it yesterday, but why are there so many people queuing up in front of the restaurant today? No tickets for dinner?" Tang Zhitong asked classmate Xiao Wang as soon as he entered the room and put down his bag.

"Several nearby cities have already implemented ticket collection for dining. The food ration standards there are still low, so many people come here to look for food. I guess the people queuing up are all restaurants that don't charge tickets. Anyone who can make a special trip, It's probably not worth the price of the expensive meal." Xiao Wang picked up the basin and poured a ladle of handwashing water into it for her husband.

"It seems that we will soon collect all tickets here." Tang Zhitong sighed in his heart, what should come will eventually come.

"Well, today I took a trip back to Chunshu Hutong and put down the shuttlecocks for Jingying and Jingmin. Our mother said that the higher-ups have noticed this situation. The consumption of grain and oil is large, the situation is chaotic, and the impact is somewhat bad." Xiao Wang The classmate nodded and confirmed.

"Okay, let's eat." It was said to be a meal, but in fact there were no vegetables. The celebration was over, and the supply of non-staple food was reduced. After all, there was not much in my pocket.

The next day, October 10, Tang Zhitong paid special attention when he went to school. There were people queuing up for breakfast, and he even saw some people getting into fistfights for jumping in line.

After catching up on homework all morning, after class at noon, Lu Jian pulled Tang Zhitong and insisted on inviting him to eat out.

"Department leader, you're welcome." Tang Zhitong naturally refused. Nowadays, you basically have to pay for everything you eat outside, and there are long queues. He still wants to finish his homework as soon as possible.

"I have inquired about it. The restaurant in front of the school serves squid rice bowl, and I have prepared the food stamps." Lu Jian took out the food stamps that he had already redeemed, saying that he was very sincere and was not just talking.

"Thank you for your kindness, just save the flowers, there are still days to come." Tang Zhitong still refused. Of course he knew about squid, and it would be delicious to make a teppanyaki and brush it with sauce.

The restaurant in front of the school only sells rice bowls, and the squid must be canned, which is the pre-made dish of this era. However, the food in Tang Zhitong’s space is very fresh, and I will wait for the opportunity in winter to bring it out for toothpaste.

"Teacher Tang, you are making things very difficult for me." Lu Jian took out two boxes of large front doors from his pocket, gave them to Tang Zhitong, and said in a tone that could not be refused: "If you don't want to eat, you must accept these cigarettes. I went there yesterday. When I went through the formalities on the railway, the bag of pine nuts weighed more than 120 kilograms. "

As for the cigarettes, Tang Zhitong did not refuse anymore and accepted them happily: "Then I will be disrespectful. The extra water will be a discount. I can't cheat the head of the house, right?"

"How can you cheat me? I didn't introduce my friend to Teacher Tang yesterday because I was afraid that people would talk too much and cause trouble for you. Don't worry, Teacher Tang, I have decided not to tell anyone." Lu Jian looked at Tang Zhitong and put away his cigarette, his face relieved. A little more.

"I understand, I understand, the dormitory chief was thoughtful." Tang Zhitong pulled Lu Jian toward the dormitory with a smile on his face.

Some students come out directly from the classroom with their lunch boxes, and some students go back to the dormitory to pick up their lunch boxes before going back. In short, at meal time, the dining army will emerge from different corners and rush to different canteens to look for food.

Tang Zhitong didn't go to the canteen today. He brought steamed buns and pickles from home.

Today’s canteens are no different from residents’ homes. Except for the staple food, which is pickles, there are all kinds of pickles, such as fermented tofu, dried tofu, radish strips, pimples, etc. There is no sense of expectation.

If you can get canned squid in restaurants outside, it's a market behavior to withdraw funds. Don't expect to get this kind of treatment if you eat subsidized dishes in the school cafeteria.

After a day of hard writing and writing, Tang Zhitong finally completed all the homework he had missed after school.

After handing the homework to the corresponding teacher, Tang Zhitong got on his bicycle and drove to the front door.

If you tell a lie, you must make up for it with actions or other lies. Since Tang Zhitong told classmate Xiao Wang that he put the pine nuts in the escort department, he must at least match his actions and bring three hundred kilograms of pine nuts home.

Tang Zhitong brought home pine nuts, chestnuts, and wild amaranth today.

When Tang Zhitong got home, Fengzhi was curious about the taste of raw pine nuts but couldn't bite them open with her teeth. She was clamping the pine nuts in the crack of the door using the lever principle. Zhang Guifang hugged her head and said: "There are pliers at home, and the door is closed." You broke it."

"Hey, Mom, try it." Fengzhi had already been beaten to the skin and didn't care at all. He picked up the pine nuts, blew the ash on them, and handed them to Zhang Guifang's mouth.

Who would be willing to kill such a child?

Even Tang Zhitong got Fengzhi's "filial piety". What can I say about the taste of pine nuts? It's a bit like raw peanuts, oily, but not as delicious as fried ones.

"Brother, I want to eat candied haws." After watching Tang Zhitong start chewing, Fengzhi smiled like a fox who has successfully stolen a chicken, and began to make demands. "Come on, come on, open your hands and I'll give you the pine nuts." Tang Zhitong took Fengzhi's wrist and made a gesture to spit out the pine nuts.

"Oh, that's disgusting." Fengzhi clenched her little hands tightly, not giving Tang Zhitong a chance at all.

"Why are you teasing the children? Let's make two. I also want to eat." Xiao Wang also couldn't accept her husband's disgusting look, so he grabbed Tang Zhitong and demanded.

"Okay, let's arrange it!" Hearing that classmate Xiao Wang wanted to eat, Tang Zhitong swallowed the few remaining pine nuts and asked along the way: "Do you want to eat Benglizi?"

"Okay." When Xiao Wang heard Li Zi, his eyes turned into crescents with smiles.

Nowadays, you can occasionally see roasted chestnuts for sale on the market, but Xiao Wang didn't buy any because she felt they were not made by her husband and they didn't taste that good.

Tang Zhitong took out the wild red chestnuts and wild chestnuts, handed the wild red chestnuts to classmate Xiao Wang to clean, and prepared to use a pressure cooker to collapse the chestnuts.

"Hey, do you like the chestnuts from the first time we met, or the chestnuts from later?" Tang Zhitong asked Xiao Wang abruptly before putting the chestnuts into the pot.

Classmate Xiao Wang's face turned slightly red and he prevaricated: "They are all delicious."

"Okay, then it's delicious fried with sugar." Since we are making chestnuts, we must make them the kind that Xiao Wang likes to eat the most.

Hearing the conversation between her brother and sister-in-law, Fengzhi felt nothing, while Fengzhen covered her mouth and snickered. The chestnuts when they met for the first time were probably the time when her brother fucked her, right?
It's been a while since Tang Zhitong made sugar-fried chestnuts. The first time he made them was not long after he was admitted as a delivery worker. He cooked them in an iron pot with sugar and water. Now that he has a pressure cooker, it's easy to make. Throw the chestnuts into the pot, add a little water, and cover. Just squat on the stove.

Since he wanted to make it stir-fried with sugar this time, Tang Zhitong added two spoons of sugar to the pressure cooker.

Another advantage of using a pressure cooker to crack chestnuts is that you don't need to use a knife to open the back of the chestnuts. You can squat on the stove until the first crackle comes from the pot. Wait for at most one minute, and then you can take it out and eat it.

The chestnuts that have just popped out may be a little mushy on the outside, but the flesh is intact, soft, waxy and sweet, which makes them delicious.

Tang Zhitong didn't mind the heat either. He turned his left hand to his right hand, opened one, blew the hot air, and handed it to classmate Xiao Wang's mouth: "Here, let's have a taste to see if it's done."

"Brother, brother, I want to try it too." Fengzhi first reached out and took one, but was persuaded by the heat of the chestnut skin and turned to Tang Zhitong for help.

"Don't worry, I'll give it to you after it's cooked. Let your sister-in-law taste it first." Tang Zhitong said and took another one for classmate Xiao Wang.

"Huh, my brother threw his sister over the wall when he got a wife." Fengzhi wrinkled her nose and expressed her dissatisfaction bluntly.

Zhang Guifang said nothing, covered her mouth and watched happily, obviously smiling, but she didn't laugh out loud. The whole family is having a great time, and there is nothing wrong with having dinner at the party. Besides, what is eating is not eating? You can also save some food by eating some snacks.

On the other hand, Xiao Wang was shy. He pushed Tang Zhitong and used his tongue to push the second chestnut to the side of his mouth, where a fleshy mound protruded. He said shyly: "I know how to tease children all day long, so hurry up and make candied haws."

After saying that, he ignored Tang Zhitong, reached for a chestnut, peeled it for his sister-in-law, and told Fengzhen: "Fengzhen, give some to our mother, you can eat it too, don't just watch."

Tang Zhitong picked up a chestnut and tasted it. It worked normally and tasted very good. He nodded with satisfaction before preparing to make candied haws.

Whether it is difficult to make candied haws on a stick or not, it is not easy to say it is simple. It mainly depends on the heat of boiling the sugar.

Tang Zhitong took out the chopping board for kneading dough, put it on the table, and checked the Shanlihong again. There was almost no moisture on the surface and it was ready to start work.

Since I don’t have bamboo skewers at home, I can only use toothpicks instead. There are two Shanlihong on each toothpick, which can be called a pocket version.

Tang Zhitong pulled down a hawthorn and took a small bite. Oops, his eyebrows knitted together immediately. He was a person who didn't like sour food, and he couldn't take this bite. He would have to coat it with more sugar later.

Put rock sugar and water in the pot. The ratio of sugar to water is 1:1. Bring to a boil over medium heat. After all the sugar has melted, switch to low heat.

Since the home does not have a gas stove, the heat cannot be adjusted as desired. Since the size of the fire cannot be adjusted, Tang Zhitong changed the position of the pot. After boiling, he moved the pot slightly away from the mouth of the stove and artificially changed the heating area to achieve the same effect.

When the sugar liquid turns amber, it means it is ready. If you are not sure, you can use chopsticks to dip a little syrup into cold water to test. The successful syrup will become brittle when it is cold and will have a crisp sound when broken. "Pop" sound.

At this time, you can add some sesame seeds, raisins and the like according to personal preference or family situation to increase the flavor and taste. Tang Zhitong did not add anything, focusing on the original flavor.

Next, take the pot away from the stove, roll the skewered Shanlihong in the pot, coat it with a layer of syrup, throw it on the chopping board with a little force, and wait until it cools down.

Nowadays, some stores like to make the sugar coating explode at this step, mainly to give customers the illusion that there is a lot of sugar and save costs. After all, sugar is more expensive than hawthorn.

"Brother, are the candied haws on the stick ready?" Even though she was chewing chestnuts, Fengzhi still asked her every few minutes, her eagerness evident in her words.

"Come on, have a taste, and chew your teeth carefully." Tang Zhitong couldn't stand Fengzhi's nagging, so he directly picked up one and gave it to her, while he enjoyed the feeding of classmate Xiao Wang with peace of mind.

Of course, Tang Zhitong didn't eat too much, and gave all the chestnuts picked out by his men to Xiao Wang.

Fengzhi first bit the sugar coating tightly with her teeth that were missing one of her front teeth. She was very satisfied when she took a bite of the sugar. When she ate the mountain red, she was very satisfied and became relatively satisfied. Tang Zhitong laughed loudly when she saw it.

"This hawthorn is wild and sour. It's not big. If you eat half sugar and half hawthorn, can you eat the hawthorn alone without being sour?" Le Guile, Tang Zhitong didn't look at it and pointed Fengzhi how to eat it.

"Hmph, brother is bad, I didn't tell you earlier." Fengzhi glanced at Tang Zhitong dissatisfied and muttered, looking like she wanted to say but didn't dare.

"Hey, do you think this kid seems to be developing in the direction of respecting the people? He needs to be dealt with, right?" Tang Zhitong pointed at Fengzhi and said to classmate Xiao Wang.

"How can anyone talk about his own sister like that? Jingmin is being naughty. He didn't go to bed for three days. Fengzhi must be more obedient. Not only obedient, but also brave, right, Fengzhi?" Xiao Wang said while eating chestnuts. while asking.

"Yeah, I'm the bravest and I'm not afraid of acid!" Fengzhi showed off the toothpick to Tang Zhitong in a demonstrative manner, and she had already eaten all the candied haws on it.

"Is the candy crispy?" Tang Zhitong looked at his little sister with pity, who had been manipulated by her sister-in-law without even realizing it.

"Hmm...forgot, I'll try another one!" Fengzhi seemed to have forgotten the sourness of the candied haws, and picked up another toothpick from the chopping board.

Because Fengzhi was pulling at the wrong angle, Tang Zhitong heard the sound of the sugar coating cracking.

"It's crispy!" Fengzhi learned the lesson this time, opened his "bloody mouth", pulled down a candied haws, and muttered inarticulately.

"Okay, you can eat it. It has to be a time like this. It gets cold quickly. If it's summer, it won't be too cold during this period." There will be cold dew in a few days, and the temperature will be around ten degrees at night. Although Tang Zhitong feels that it cools down quickly enough, but many stores feel that it is still not enough. In the cold winter months, they still choose to use stone slabs to place the candied haws dipped in sugar liquid in order to cool down faster.

Tang Zhitong distributed the candied haws to his family one by one, and he picked up the one with a mountain red color removed from it. He didn't like eating it very much. He just wanted to taste it and use it as a mood set, otherwise he wouldn't take a bite. Taste.

With snacks as a base and having to go to bed after eating, Zhang Guifang suppressed Fengzhi and did not dare to let her eat more.

Fengzhi had no objection, because Tang Zhitong promised her that after the meal, she could eat one more bunch of the remaining candied haws.

Children are easier to fool, and it's only fun in the past few years. It won't be fun when they get older.

"Fengzhi, you can't talk about what you eat at home outside, you know?" Tang Zhitong once again impressed his sister before feeding her candied haws.

"I know, we eat steamed buns and pickles at home. My mother teaches me every day." Fengzhi nodded seriously and replied, these are the shackles given by her mother, and she will spank her butt hard if she makes a mistake.

(End of this chapter)