Siheyuan starts with killing pigs

Chapter 239 Homemade Kerosene Lamp

"What's valuable? You've been helping me take care of my little tail for two days, and you asked him to read comic books. What's wrong with asking you to eat a can? Just eat it, there's still something in this bottle!"

After hearing this, Wang Hu thrust the bowl into her hand, and then handed over a pair of chopsticks.

"Thank you, Tiedan!"

Feng Qiuyan saw that Wang Hurang's sincerity was not false politeness, so she took the bowl and chopsticks. Then, like Little Tail, she picked up the bowl and took a sip of canned water. After taking a sip, the sweet taste also made her happy. He narrowed his eyes happily.

Seeing both of them eating, Wang Hu was naturally not polite. He finished his can in a few seconds, and then he gave another piece to Xiaowei and Feng Qiuyan.

Although Feng Qiuyan was a little embarrassed to give in, she could only accept it gratefully after Wang Hu insisted.

After eating, Feng Qiuyan was grateful and left the three comic books she brought with Wang Hu for him to read. She also said that she could go to her house to change them after reading them, and then Feng Qiuyan went home.

After Feng Qiuyan returned home, Wang Hu brought in the fish hidden outside the door and put it into the sink. As for the kerosene, he did not bring it in, but continued to hide it in the grass behind the house to use it at night.

Thinking of kerosene, Wang Hu naturally prepared to make kerosene lamps. It was okay if he didn't have anything before. Now that he has cans and bottles, he naturally has the tools to make kerosene lamps.

Wang Hu found an empty bowl and poured the remaining cans and canned water into it, planning to let Hu Lamei and Wang Daya have a taste when they came back in the evening. Then Wang Hu cleaned the cans.

Then Wang Hu let Little Tail read the comics by himself. He went into the house and found a broken nail, and opened a small opening on the can lid. Then Wang Hu hardened his fingers and squeezed the small opening into a round, little finger-thick shape. round mouth.

Seeing that the opening was completed, Wang Hu found a sorghum stalk of similar thickness from the firewood pile. This thing is usually used for making pots or brooms.

Wang Hu cut off a section of the sorghum pole, then peeled off some of the end that served as the lamp head, and then used a round, needle-like twig to poke from one end of the sorghum pole to the other end of the sorghum pole.

The reason why he poked a small hole in the middle of the sorghum stalk was to absorb the lamp oil. Then Wang Hu stuffed the sorghum stalk into the can lid, which was not too big or too small.

Wang Hu was very satisfied with his handiwork. He was afraid that someone would discover the homemade oil lamp, so he hid it in the grass outside the house.

After everything was cleaned up, Wang Hu went to the kitchen, put the braised pork he bought at noon in a bowl, and handed it to Little Tail along with the remaining white flour steamed buns from noon.

This time he did not heat up the food. After all, the smell of braised pork was unparalleled in this age of lack of food and clothing. Nowadays, people have sharp noses. After heating the food, the smell cannot dissipate in a short time, and it will definitely be smelled by others. of.

"Come on! Little Tail, this is the braised pork that my second brother promised you, but it's a bit cold. It's almost time to get off work now, so I can't heat it up. You can just eat it, but eat less or else you'll have diarrhea!" Wang Hu hid the thing behind his back. , when he walked to the little tail, he suddenly handed the thing over.

"Braised pork, braised pork, and white flour steamed buns. Second brother, you are so good to me, woo woo..."

After seeing what Wang Hu had in his hand, Little Tail immediately couldn't help but froze for a moment. When he reacted, he couldn't help crying with excitement.

"Come and eat quickly! Otherwise, when others come back, you won't have anything to eat!" Wang Hu smiled and used his dark sleeves to wipe the tears of Little Tails and comfort him. "Yeah, yeah, I'll eat it now, second brother, you can eat it too!" After hearing this, Little Tail immediately took the steamed bun, broke it in half, and handed the larger half to Wang Hu and said.

"Little tail, you can eat it by yourself. Second brother has eaten. You should finish the steamed buns. Eat less when the meat is cold!" Wang Hu smiled after hearing this and pushed the steamed buns back and said.

After listening to Wang Hu's words, Little Tail didn't give in anymore. He placed the bowl on the tree stump, sat down on the ground, picked up the steamed bun and ate it hungrily with the braised pork.

After all, Little Tail was young, so after finishing the steamed buns with only the meat, there was still two-thirds of the braised pork left, and he couldn't eat any more.

Wang Hu collected the remaining meat and placed it on the beam. By this time, the meat was already cold and you couldn’t smell it unless you got closer to smell it. After finishing the packing and making sure that nothing was missing, Wang Hu lay on the bed and read comic strips with Little Tail. .

When the sun went down, Lao Wang's family also came back. Wang Zhong just got home and ran towards the stone trough of the cowshed. When he saw a big fish swimming in the stone trough, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It seemed that Wang Hu could be there every day in the future. I rested catching fish at home.

Others also entered the yard one after another. The first thing they did when they came back was to look at the stone trough to see if Wang Hu had caught another fish today.

When they saw that Wang Hu had caught a big fish today, everyone had different expressions. Wang Youfu had a stern look on his face. Who would dare to say that he was holding back the family in the future?

Although he is not good at work, he has given birth to a capable son. This fish can be sold for one or two yuan, which is worth a strong laborer for half a month.

Hu Lamei and Wang Daya were also overjoyed, and Wang Hu's third uncle's family was also very happy. After all, this was considered the family's income. With more family income, their lives would be easier, even if they had one more bite to eat. It's also good.

When the boss's wife saw this big fish, her eyes naturally turned ugly. In the past, she relied on the couple to earn high work points and was arrogant at home.

Now that Wang Hu has one fish a day, the fourth child is shaking and his waist is straightened. Naturally, she is not happy. Then she seems to have thought of something, and a smile can't help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

When the second couple saw it, their expressions were even more ugly. They used to be second to last in the family, but now with Wang Hu's achievement of catching a fish a day, his family has become the last to last in the whole family. This naturally made him very happy. accurate.

"Ah! Tiedan caught another big fish! Tiedan is so awesome. This fish is bigger than yesterday's fish and will definitely sell for a lot of money!" Lu Jinhua said with joy after seeing the big fish in the stone trough. .

She was really happy for Wang Hu. After all, Wang Hu didn't have to work every day and could increase the family's income. Why not?

"Tiedan is really good. This kid has been smart since he was a child. Now that he has the ability to fish, he will really be able to eat and drink in the future. But everyone should be stricter!"

"Everyone has eaten this fish, and the money earned from selling it is equivalent to the fourth son's work points. Everyone benefits. If this is really known to outsiders, some people will definitely be jealous. By then, losing the income from one fish a day will be a trivial matter, even There is a possibility of being criticized and reported, and then the impact will be huge!”

Wang Hu's grandfather Wang Laosan also looked happy when he saw the big fish in the stone trough, but then he thought of something and looked at everyone in the family with a serious face and said sternly.

(End of this chapter)