A leisurely life that begins with the possession of a game character

Eight out of ten things in life are not as we wish.

Everyone wants to change his or her life, but when the road appears in front of them, not everyone can discover and grasp it.

Sometimes, even consciousness is not aware of it.

Qin Yongjun was in Kyoto, smiling as Wen Ran chatted about his family. In his hometown of Canghe, Zhang Lan was stroking his head and sighing as he listened to the nagging of an elementary school classmate in the village.

Zhang Jintao, a classmate and peer, was good in all aspects. He was a college student with many talents, and could play the piano and guitar. This was the first in Qingshan Village.

But there is one shortcoming, I am still not married at this age. No matter how much my family urges me or what they say, I just won't get married.

I have introduced countless people to the surrounding neighbors and friends and relatives of both parents.

But there is no way, Zhang Jintao just doesn't want to get married, it is said that he is not attracted to her, and he is not interested in her. But no one knows what he is thinking.

Zhang Jintao has four sisters, he is the youngest, he was brought up in a pampered environment. Because he had so many children, he was fined so much that his family was bankrupt.

Zhang Jintao's family used to be considered a well-known poor household in the village. When the poor households were evaluated, their name was on the list.

The reason is that Zhang Jintao, a college student, has not worked a single day since graduating from college and has been unemployed for more than ten years.

In his early years, he also followed others to work outside, but others worked to earn money, while Zhang Jintao worked to rely on his family to give him travel expenses and living expenses. He even asked his family to transfer him travel expenses when he went home for the New Year.

This guy is a master who knows how to live. Now he is sitting in front of Zhang Lan and talking about his life working outside alone, which makes Zhang Lan feel helpless.

Zhang Jintao was very talkative, perhaps because Zhang Lan did not interrupt him. Sitting on the sofa, he kept talking about what delicious food he often cooked by himself when he was living outside.

Zhang Jintao said: I remember once stewing a fish head, and ended up eating it for two days. Later I realized that when eating alone, especially when you cook for yourself, the most important thing is not how fancy the dishes are, but the quantity, and eat according to your ability.

The best way is to cook as much food as your stomach can handle and leave as little leftover as possible.

Since I started working, I seldom cook for myself. Firstly, it’s troublesome. Secondly, I really can’t finish the food, so it would be a waste if I throw it away. If I don’t throw it away, it will go bad.

In my limited world of eating alone, there are a few things I always make or try occasionally.

I made my own beef soup. I think it's a bit like borscht, but without beets. Onions, celery, tomatoes, ginger slices and beef are cooked together, salt is added during cooking, and pressure cooker is used for 50 minutes to an hour to mash the vegetables into the soup. This soup is rich and delicious, and not smelly. It is one of the few soups I like to drink.

The best part is that there is almost no oil in the soup, the vegetables have all dissolved in the soup, and you can't see the shadow of the vegetables. The soup is rich and delicious, the meat is so rotten that it falls apart at the touch, and the soup is not sticky, like clear chicken soup. A bowl of it in winter, paired with a bowl of rice, is a delicious meal.

Nowadays, kitchen appliances are well developed, so there is no need to chop fire or make any messy seasonings. Just a few vegetables will be delicious.

On weekends at home, I always like to make some whole wheat flour, steam some flower rolls with this whole wheat flour, beat an egg, and make some egg custard. This is a delicious breakfast. I can also make some stir-fried dishes or soup for lunch and dinner. Of course, I also like to make some dumplings when I feel like making them. There are thousands of fillings for dumplings, but I still like sauerkraut the most. It is fragrant and sour. I always want to replicate the taste of my mother, but it is still a little different. Maybe I am not as generous as my mother in adding oil and soy sauce, or I can't buy the taste of pickled sauerkraut at home.

This kind of dumplings is my deepest homesickness when I am wandering away from home, but I can’t go back, there is nothing I can do.

The most common dish I eat is various stir-fried vegetables. Thinly sliced ​​crispy lotus root, stir-fried with sweet and sour sauce, is so crispy that I can eat a whole plate of it even if I don't have any rice.

The tender broad beans in spring are stewed with scallion oil and pickled mustard greens, which is the most tender green of spring. There is also tofu stewed with minced meat, thickened with starch, not spicy, but fresh and refreshing, which is excellent with rice.

If you don’t feel like eating in the summer, a bowl of homemade cold noodles with a crispy cucumber can also be a meal.

In the fall, I always like to steam a few pieces of pumpkin and corn and watch videos while eating them.

Winter is the season of stews. Stewed meat with tomatoes and potatoes, and braised pork are all delicious.

I got a small oven a few days ago, and everyone was excited to play with baking, but I used it to bake beef jerky, lamb chops, spare ribs, chicken wings, pork belly, mushrooms, and all kinds of dishes.

Sometimes when I want to drink soup, I just get a piece of pork ribs, a handful of lotus seeds, and a few dates, and it will be a bowl of delicious soup.

But when it comes to making soup, my favorite is pickled bamboo shoots with preserved vegetables. Take the thick winter bamboo shoots, cut them into large pieces, and cook the soup with spare ribs, Jinhua ham, and bacon. The Jinhua ham and bacon must be blanched in hot water first to remove the salt, otherwise the soup will be extremely salty.

The soup takes an hour to cook and is as transparent as tea. It is extremely delicious. Both the bamboo shoots and the meat are so delicious that you will never forget them.

Sometimes when I am very hungry, I will eat white rice with a salted egg, let the oil flow onto the hot rice, and then dig the egg onto the rice. I will eat a bite of egg and a bite of rice, and feel very satisfied.

The most important thing for a person is not to make too much, otherwise it will be really difficult to deal with the pots and dishes and leftovers.

Living alone, I found that the rice cooker is really a magical tool. If you love stews, this thing is definitely not to be missed.

I have a Chinese stomach and seldom cook Western food. The few times I cook it, it is always the ones I like. So I don’t have a good impression of those salads, pastas, and all kinds of high-end Western food that you see online. No matter how exquisite the presentation is, it still looks very bland.

Jinhua ham is a good thing for a person's life. Buy a big piece and put it in the refrigerator, cut some pieces into pieces and put it in the soup when making soup, cut some pieces into pieces and put it in when stir-frying vegetables, cut some pieces into pieces and put it in when cooking noodles, and you will find that there is a unique fresh taste.

I met a group of people from southern Yunnan for a while, and then I got to know something called dipping sauce, also known as seasoning sauce. If I hadn't met them, I wouldn't have been able to open the door to a new world for me.

This group of people from southern Yunnan like to get together, and I was also invited to the party. During the meal, the thing that impressed me the most was the dipping sauce. In fact, there is nothing special about it, it tastes good when mixed together.

Especially the chili powder, which is the kind that is half-crushed and not crushed. It should be cooked. I usually buy it cooked.

Soy sauce, vinegar, chicken essence, coriander, garlic, shallots, and sometimes mint. Mix these together, stir, and add some water to make a bowl of dipping sauce. When eating this, it is poured on the cooked and sliced ​​pork. (End of this chapter)