Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 6: Teach Pan a lesson
It was already noon when Zhang Peng left the uncle's house. Although he had eaten when he left in the morning, the young man was still in his prime, and his stomach was short of oil and water, so he became hungry very quickly.

Zhang Peng's family lived in the west end of the village. He lowered his head and walked quickly home. As soon as he reached the village, he met a young man who walked with a straight face and blocked Zhang Peng arrogantly.

"Hey, isn't this Zhang Er? What are you doing?" Pan Lipi said with a smile.

"Pan Dashun, you idiot, I don't want to mess with you today, so don't make yourself uncomfortable." Zhang Peng raised his head and glanced at him, not wanting to talk to him, and said softly.
Pan Li also grew up with Zhang Peng, Zhao Chunming, etc. Because he had two lines of runny nose since he was a child, he was nicknamed "Pan Big Sniff". But this kid is different from Zhao Chunming. He has been a bad guy since he was a child. He is annoying to anyone who plays with cats and dogs. His hands and feet are not clean when he is older. He wanted to steal Zhang Peng's dog before, but he was discovered by Zhang Peng just as he was about to do it. He called Zhao Chunming and punished him severely. From then on, he hated the two of them, and they were always at odds with each other. Zhang Peng usually beat him often, but he was like a toad crawling on his feet. If he didn't bite, he would be disgusting.

After saying that, Zhang Peng stepped aside and wanted to go home, but Pan Li blocked him again and prevented him from going forward.

"Hey, Zhang Er, I want to say hello to you. He is a dog, and he bites people randomly." Pan Li said in a nonchalant manner.

"Isn't it enough to deal with you before? Your skin is tight again, right?" Zhang Peng looked at him with cold eyes.

"Hey, Zhang Erqian thinks you can do it again, right? Now that your bitch Zhao Chunming is not here, why don't you try to touch me?" Pan Li said with a look on his face.

Seeing how angry Zhang Peng was, he didn't even hit him, and didn't talk nonsense to him. He picked up the old muff in his arms and gave it to him. He immediately knocked him to the ground and gave him the same blow. Pan Li was confused. How could he take action right away without any warning?

Pan Li wanted to resist, but Zhang Peng took advantage of him. He could only curl up on the ground with his head in his hands. Suddenly, his wails could be heard far away in the empty street.

After a while, the wailing sound attracted a bunch of people from the village. At first, they thought someone was bullying them. When they got closer, they saw that they were all from the same village. The person who fell on the ground was Pan Li, that is. He stood by and watched the fun with a smile, and even shouted, "Zhang Er, use more force. A few more hits will be mine."
At this time, Zhao Chunming just came back from collecting fish in Xiakan. When he saw a crowd of people gathered around him, he stepped forward out of curiosity. When he saw Zhang Peng inside, he immediately pushed aside the crowd and said to Zhang Peng: "Two Brother, what's going on, has this Pan Dasnot offended you again?"

Zhang Peng stopped when he heard the sound, raised his head and said, "Chunming, this little kid's leather is tight again today. I'll help him loosen it. Where did you come back from?"

"I just came back from collecting fish from Xiakan, and I saw you here. Okay, second brother, leave him alone. I'll take care of him when I see you someday. I just peeled off some gizzards and went back to stew the eggplants." Zhao Chunming was holding a fishing net bag in his hand, and he could see a lot of rattles in it.

Gayazi is also called old fish in the Northeast. The fresh fish has more mucus, brighter eyes, red gills, and light yellow body. Its meat is tender and delicious. There are basically no fine spines except for the small spines on the spine. It is rich in fat and is said to have the highest calcium and phosphorus content among river fish, and is beneficial to the body and strengthens the body.

"Okay, I'll let you go today. If you keep gibbering in the future, I'll beat you up," Zhang Peng said to Pan Li who was lying on the ground.

After saying that, Zhao Chunming turned around, held the sack wrapped in the old sleeve in his arms, and slowly left, regardless of the moans of Pan Li lying on the ground.

When the people around them saw that there was no excitement, they slowly dispersed in twos and threes, leaving only Pan Li lying on the ground looking angrily at Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming who were slowly walking away.

"You two wait, this revenge will be paid back sooner or later," Pan Li said in a low voice.
Zhang Peng didn't think too much at this time. He mainly wanted to go home and have a meal. His stomach was burning. In addition, Zhao Chunming just said that he would go back to eat gayazi and stewed eggplant. He felt that he couldn't bear it anymore and looked at it with resentment. Taking a look at Zhao Chunming, he wondered whether this kid did it on purpose.

Zhao Chunming didn't notice Zhang Peng's resentful eyes. He saw the sack in Zhang Peng's arms and said curiously: "Second brother, what are you holding in your arms?" "This is a good thing. It's an unexpected surprise." Zhang Peng heard this smiled happily

"What is it? Second brother, let me see it," Zhao Chunming said curiously.

"Don't worry, we'll talk to you later. Go home quickly. I'm so hungry." Zhang Peng walked quickly towards his home.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the courtyard, Zhang Peng stopped. Zhao Chunming saw Zhang Peng stop and asked in confusion: "Second brother, what's wrong?" Zhang Peng turned to Zhao Chunming and said: "Chunming, wait for me to come back first. Let’s talk to your aunt at home and then go to your house.”

"Okay, second brother, I'll go back first. When the stew is ready, you can come over and eat it," Zhao Chunming said.
"Well, we'll be there in a while. I'll bring some more oil to go there," Zhang Peng said as he walked.
Oily pork is a Northeastern term. In fact, it means putting fat pork in a pot and boiling it. The oil that comes out is lard oil, which is also the main oil in this era. The remaining golden meat residue is The lard is gone.And this kind of product produced by boiling lard is "oily". Sprinkle some fine salt and take a bite of "crunchy". The mouthful is full of oily fragrance, which has become the "aristocratic" delicacy that has been dreamed of since childhood. .At the same time, it is also a beautiful drink on the dining table in this era.

In this era, every family is not rich. Generally speaking, except for special circumstances, they will not go to other people's homes to eat.Every parent teaches their children that they must go home at meal time and not stay to eat.Because the food at home is not enough and there are many children, if we stay home to eat and feed, it will put a huge burden on other families.This is why Zhang Peng said to bring some oil to cook it. After all, this is a meat dish, so adding a little oil to it is equivalent to improving the food.

Zhang Peng returned home, and when he arrived in the east room, he saw Wang Xiufen holding the soles of her shoes, and her two sisters, Zhang Xiaoxia and Zhang Xiaolan, playing on the kang.

"Mom, I'm back," Zhang Peng said while putting the gun behind the door.

"The second child is back. Are you hungry? The rice is in the pot. You can eat it yourself. We have all eaten." Wang Xiufen said without stopping her work.

When the two younger sisters saw their brother coming back, they jumped into Zhang Peng's arms and said, "Big brother is back, we all miss you."

Zhang Peng petted the two little guys lovingly, played with them for a while, and said to Wang Xiufen: "Mom, I went to Chunming's house for lunch, and we just met outside."

"Okay, then you can bring some of the bean stew in the pot and don't drink." Wang Xiufen didn't care and said with a smile.
"Okay..." Zhang Peng agreed, went to the kitchen and found two large bowls. He filled them full and put them on the edge of the pot. He also took a small plate from the shelf to add some oil, and then went into the room. Wu said to Wang Xiufen: "Mom, I'm leaving."

After saying that, Zhang Peng opened the door and went out, climbed over the wall and came to Zhao Chunming's house. When he opened the door and entered the house, he saw Li Cuihua busy in front of the pot.Li Cuihua felt someone opening the door. She looked up and saw Zhang Peng and said with a smile: "Second son is here. Come in quickly. Dinner will be ready soon. You go inside first. Chunming is in the house."

"Okay, Auntie, I brought some oil and beans stew, you can heat it up together." Zhang Peng said and handed over the bowl in his hand.

"Look at you kid, what else are you bringing? You're such a heretic. Don't do this next time." Li Cuihua took the bowl and said with a hint of reproach.

"Okay, Auntie, be careful next time," Zhang Peng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)