Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 241 Lantern Festival

Zhu Zhiyin rubbed her big belly and asked worriedly:

"Kaiwu! If you are worried about these things, why don't you go to the Beautiful Country?"

Zhang Kaiwu hugged her and patiently whispered:

"Xiao Yinyin! You don't understand. My roots are here. Besides, I'm just taking precautions. You know, I've hidden a lot of big yellow croakers. With such a big family and a lot of wealth, I certainly can't put all my eggs in one basket."

"I'm doing this for the good of my child. Besides, if I go to the beautiful country, will I be treated better?!"

He changed the subject, not wanting to talk about these trivial matters, and whispered:
"Don't go to work for the time being. Take some time off to rest. You're already more than seven months pregnant and your belly is so big. Don't be busy all day long."

Zhu Zhiyin knew that he didn't want to tell the reason, so she rubbed her belly and said in a low voice with grievance and depression:
"Kaiwu! There's nothing to eat at home, so let's go to the restaurant to eat. It's inconvenient to do anything. It's better to go to work!"

"Pregnant women in this advanced stage need nutrition, not just a casual meal. You are so busy at work, how long have you not cooked?"

Professor Zhu looks very resentful, and it seems that the child is a little hungry.

Zhang Kaiwu rubbed her big belly, called Director Qin to get some vegetables and fresh meat from the cafeteria, and went downstairs to cook.

Zhu Zhiyin called Old Man Zhu with a smile and asked him to come over for dinner.

When Zhang Kaiwu heard her calling to invite someone to dinner, he almost gave up and went back to lie down.

The weather is too cold now, so he fermented the dough first and placed it on the air-conditioning vent.

I got a big grass carp from the storage space, prepared it and prepared to make braised fish.
She also called Baofeng and Lin Xiaoniang to help her light the fire, chopped up two local chickens sent by her mother-in-law, and cooked some chicken soup.

Thinking of those pregnant women, I cooked another pig’s trotter soup.

With the skills of a third-level chef, all you could see was the flying cold light of the kitchen knife, and those things were cut neatly under the knife.

Sister Huairu also brought a big bag of vegetables and came back with a few people. A group of people picked and washed vegetables and washed and scrubbed them beside them.

The girls in the kitchen were laughing and celebrating that they had finally started cooking again so that they would have something delicious in the evening.

I don’t know what they are happy about! ?

I eat in restaurants every day, and the chefs’ cooking skills are just so-so, at least at level 5 or 6. Isn’t the food good enough?!

When they heard that he was going to cook, four old men came into the kitchen restaurant in a short while. They watched him show off his cooking skills and boasted about it while laughing.

Old man Zhou came in and walked around, then said:

"Brother Kaiwu! Why didn't you prepare fried fish nuggets today? How am I going to pack something to take back later?"

Old Man Gong smiled and said:

"Old Zhou! Just save yourself some worries! It's good enough to have something to eat, but you want to pack it up!? You are an uninvited and bad guest, be careful or Brother Kaiwu will get angry and chase you away."

Lao Wang took off his coat and hung it beside him, then he cursed with a smile:

"Why are you guys being so nagging? When Kaiwu has time, he will naturally arrange for fried fish nuggets for you."

Old man Zhu said with a smile:

"Zhiyin! Listen to Kaiwu. Don't go to work when your belly gets bigger. Eat and drink well at home every day. Grandpa can enjoy life with you for a while."

"Don't worry! Don't be afraid of being lonely at home. I'll come to see you every day. Otherwise, it will be like the New Year, when you didn't even get to drink a glass of wine!?"

Zhang Kaiwu looked at them speaking coldly to him and said with gritted teeth:
"Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I was planning to catch some fish and treat you guys to a fish feast tomorrow. Who knew you guys would run away so fast!?"

"If you keep talking, don't come tomorrow. I'll save myself some trouble and sleep in tomorrow. I'll go watch the Lantern Festival in the afternoon and evening and see the performances of the beautiful girls from our factory."

Old man Wang stroked his beard and asked curiously:

"Kaiwu! You'd be so kind, the whole lake is frozen, how can you fish in such thick ice? You're not fooling us old guys, are you?"

A cook likes to be bullied, and everyone loves to play with him.

If it's like this every day, can we still live happily?

Zhang Kaiwu was arranging the food and said with a smile:

"Fishing alone in the snow on a cold river, where did this idiom come from? It's actually easier to fish in winter, as long as you find the right method."

"I'll catch a bunch for you tomorrow, and you can all see them for yourself."

Several old men immediately said:

"Then you just need to prepare breakfast tomorrow. I'll come here to fish and play for a while in the morning to broaden my horizons."

"I'll just stay here for a day tomorrow, indulge in my fishing addiction, and then go watch the lanterns in the evening."

"Not bad, not bad! Tomorrow no one should snatch the fishing rod from me. I will have one fishing rod for each person."

"Why not make some more food? I'll bring it to the kids to play with tomorrow and show them my fishing skills."

Zhang Kaiwu looked at them and was about to bring his family to play. Was he being tricked?!

But it doesn’t look like it!
There is indeed no fishing in winter now. Rich people don’t do this, and poor people don’t have any clothes to wear. They won’t come out on the ice in such a cold weather.

Su Xiaoyao rubbed her belly and asked:
"Brother Kaiwu! Can this pregnant woman go fishing!?"

Lin Xiaoniang smiled and said:

"The ice is quite slippery, so you still have to be careful. You have to wear anti-slip boots and use a stick to support yourself. Master! Am I right?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Don't be afraid, it's okay to slide on the ice!"

Several pregnant women were delighted...

Zhang Kaiwu said seriously:

"It's not slippery at home, so you guys should be responsible for killing the fish at home."

Lin Xiaoniang's mouth sank and she said:

"Master! I won't kill the fish. I can't stay here for long with a child. Whoever wants to kill the fish can do it!"

Su Xiaoyao rubbed her belly and smiled, while Zhu Zhiyin was reading a book, as if she hadn't heard of this.

Qin Huairu and the others immediately turned the tables and said with a smile:
"Yes! You are responsible for killing the fish. It is dangerous to slip and fall on the ice. Watch out for your big bellies. I will go fishing."

"Haha! We are fishing, but you guys have to kill faster at home."

"Sisters, you have to take care of yourselves. I'm pretty good at fishing, so I'll go!"

Zhang Kaiwu quickly prepared two large tables of dishes, and the group of people began to eat and drink again.

Old Man Zhu smiled and said:

"I didn't expect Kaiwu's cooking skills to get better and better. It's such a treat."

Old man Wang said with a smile:

"We still need Zhiyin to find a way to make a living. Tiantian, why aren't you pregnant yet? "

Wang Tiantian was holding a bowl of braised vegetables and drinking chicken soup with one hand holding an old-fashioned steamed bun. She was eating happily when she saw Old Man Wang start again.

As a medical student, she naturally knew that Kaiwu didn't have a child because she was young. Tian Tian looked up and said angrily:

"I'm still very young! Old Wang, if you keep yelling at the child, don't come to our house to play or eat tomorrow, or I'll cut off all your beard!"

Old Man Zhou quickly said to his granddaughter:
"Don't learn from Sister Tian Tian, ​​this is not good!"

Hehehe! We had a very pleasant dinner.

After these old guys staggered away, Zhang Kaiwu ran to the ice of the lake to take a look at the situation.

He was very strong and got an ice pick. He poked a dozen holes of medium size in one go along the sheltered areas.

The ice is still about 40 centimeters thick and very solid.

The ice cubes that were poked out were piled up nearby as a warning to prevent anyone from falling in.

Sprinkle a handful of fermented corn kernels in the ice hole and make a nest for the night.

After finishing all these things, he clapped his hands and went back.

After washing up, Zhu Zhiyin came over with a bulging belly, played with drinking techniques for a while, and said with a smile:

"Kaiwu! Mm-hmm! If you want, you can actually do it gently now, but you have to be careful with the strength."

Okay! I want it.

Zhang Kaiwu rubbed her big belly gently for a while, less than five minutes.

Zhu Zhiyin yelled:

"Alright, alright! Go find Tian Tian right away. I'm worried there might be something wrong with the baby!"

You are not just holding up your pants and ignoring me? You are not even holding up your pants, right?
Zhang Kaiwu rubbed her big belly and quickly ran to find Wang Tiantian and Baofeng to vent his anger...

In a rage, he beat them until they screamed.

.....................

the next morning.

Zhang Kaiwu got up early in the morning and prepared breakfast with Huairu and the other three people.

I made a few baskets of big meat buns, two baskets of steamed buns, and boiled some cornmeal porridge.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Sister Huairu! Today is the Lantern Festival. My dear sister, the Ladi sisters, and Sister Huizhen are all gone to spend time with their families. Why don't you go and play for a while!?"

Qin Huairu said with a smile:

"No! There are so many brothers and sisters-in-law accompanying them. I want to go fishing. I'll take them to see the lanterns in the evening."

The buns were not even steamed yet, but the old men brought people to have breakfast.

By daybreak, everyone had finished breakfast and were preparing fishing hooks and lines.

The weather is good today, it is a sunny day and a little cold.

According to Zhang Kaiwu, there is no need to use a long fishing rod. Each person can get a short bamboo pole, a set of fishing lines, and a large chair.

Fish are weak in winter, so everyone should wear gloves and just pull the line.
He ran over and poked open the thin layer of ice that had formed last night, and instructed them to hang fermented corn and wheat kernels on the hooks for fishing.

Just sit next to the ice hole and throw the fishing line in.

Several old men and their families learned how to do it quickly. Each of them got a chair and sat next to the ice hole to fish.

Laughter and joy...

The fish, which had been hungry for a whole winter, gathered together last night. How could the few corn kernels they had last night be enough for them to eat?

In addition, there is plenty of oxygen above the ice hole, and there is a fish nest underneath.

It didn't take long for Old Man Zhu to pull out a big crucian carp and throw it on the ice, where it was jumping around.

He said with a smile:

"It turns out that fishing in winter is such a simple thing! Wait until I catch a big grass carp, just wait and see!"

Old man Zhou pulled out a big carp, but it was stuck in the hole in the ice and couldn't get out. He quickly instructed his son to scoop it up...

There was laughter everywhere.

Lin Xiaoniang stood beside the lake and shouted:

"Master! Is the ice solid? Should I be able to get up?"

Su Xiaoyao and Zhu Zhiyin were rubbing their bellies there, staring at those people playing.

Seeing the envious looks on Zhu Zhiyin's faces, Zhang Kaiwu, who was extremely strong, went upstairs to get a few sofas, brought the pregnant women over, let them sit on the sofas, covered them with a thin quilt, and pulled them directly onto the sofas.

We also set up a coffee table with snacks on it and placed a charcoal brazier next to it for them to warm their hands.

Time!
Chu Zhiyin, giggling, sat on the sofa and yelled:

"Make way! Everyone, take care of the pregnant woman and let us go fishing. Sisters who are agile, hurry up and help catch fish!"

Xiaohua gave her the fishing rod and helped her put in the fishing line and bait.

Not long after, Zhu Zhiyin pulled out a big crucian carp and quickly called her sisters to help catch the fish. She couldn't let the fish run away even if it was inconvenient for her.

Everywhere people are shouting:
"Brother Kaiwu! Help me get a cup of tea. Zhong! Zhong! Get up! You are blind, hurry up and help pull the line."

"I can spend a whole day fishing like this. Brother Kaiwu, it will be more convenient for me to put a coffee table next to me."

"Gong Xiaosi, Gong Xiaosan, you don't know how to be filial to an old man like me. Go to the upstairs of the research institute next door and move a sofa. I feel that this chair doesn't have the flavor of fishing alone in the cold river snow. And get a charcoal brazier to warm your hands and feet. Don't you know how to learn from advanced experience!?"

Old man Gong’s sons and daughters-in-law went to move the sofa, and some went to fix the stove.

Old man Zhou looked at his son with a cigarette in his mouth. Comrade Zhou turned around without saying a word and took his wife and children to move the sofa, the coffee table, and fix the stove.

Everyone was having a great time sunbathing, drinking tea, eating snacks, smoking and bragging.

The ice was covered with fish, and Huairu, who was preparing to fish, had no chance to catch any. Zhang Kaiwu asked them to make a big frame and scoop the fish into it with a shovel.

Pulling the frame back home to prevent the fish from freezing, Zhang Kaiwu was very happy killing the fish at home.

He had a sullen face and was smoking a lonely Camel brand cigarette. He removed the scales from the crucian carp, killed it and threw it aside, waiting for everyone to take it back and make fish soup.

The other big fish were chopped into pieces and fried fish pieces were prepared and packed for them later.

I picked some suitable fish heads and will cook a fish head soup later.

He also arranged for people to go to the factory restaurant and get some glutinous rice dumpling flour, so as to prepare a glutinous rice dumpling with black sesame and osmanthus paste.

Sister Huairu and Baofeng were so tired that they had to run around everywhere busy.

We played and had fun until three or four o'clock. We had to ask someone to bring us lunch and we ate it next to the ice hole.

From more than a dozen ice holes, the group of people caught an estimated 500 to 600 kilograms of fish and had a blast.

If they hadn’t gone to watch the Lantern Festival lanterns at night, they would have fished until dark!

Zhang Kaiwu also enjoyed killing the fish, with every kill cutting through the throat. By dinner time, the group was still discussing when to go fishing again.

Zhang Kaiwu, who had been busy killing fish and cooking in the kitchen all day, stared at them angrily and said:
"It's just a small lake, how many fish can there be in it!? Don't even think about it. After getting caught like this today, I guess there won't be any fish in the future!"

"After you finish this meal, don't come to our house again!"

Old Zhou said with a smile:

"Hehehe! We can go to Shichahai and Beihai Park to fish. But we don't have a good chef to help us!?"

A few old men ignored him and laughed, discussing when to go out and play again so as to tease him.

This is all bullshit!
He was teasing someone named Zhang.

As middle-aged and elderly doctors, they are usually as busy as dogs. How can they have the time to go fishing together? ?
This is the lake inside the medical school. They can play together for a while and go back anytime for emergency help if anything happens.

After eating the dumplings for dinner, the group of people carried the fried fish pieces and went home to look for their mothers.

The evening is an annual event, and everyone is prepared to visit the lantern festival at night.

All that was left was a pile of fish bones.

...............

Zhang Kaiwu took them to see the Lantern Festival. Braving the cold wind, Zhang Kaiwu drove a Willys Jeep and took the whole family to Qianmen Street.

There were people everywhere, and lanterns were lit everywhere. Rich people were even holding lanterns in their hands.

Zhang Kaiwu found a lantern stall and bought a bunch of candle-lit lanterns. He gave one to each girl, and a group of people held lanterns and watched the fun.

Today’s street lights are very dim, and there are only a few people in the city who can use electric lights, so the lanterns are very bright and look very beautiful.

There is also the riddle guessing game on the lanterns, but unfortunately there are no prizes, and there is no legendary scene of a rich lady guessing riddles to find a son-in-law.

There are also many places for performances, such as dragon dancing, stilt walking, and stone breaking with the chest.

There are also those flyover artists, wrestling, archery, and bow-wielding, with loud gongs and drums.

There are also performances in schools, such as dramas and dances.

Especially the place inside the penicillin factory of the medical school, which is a concentration camp for beautiful girls and the most popular place.

Moreover, the girls were multi-talented, some performing opera, somersaults and singing, and the artistic performances attracted huge crowds of people.

The key is that many of the audience are the girls' families. No matter what the content of the performance is, thousands of people are there to cheer and support them.

After working for a while, their mental outlook was completely different from that of other girls in Peking.

The girls were wearing white work coats, they all had short hair, ruddy complexions, and were full of energy! They laughed loudly, walked gracefully, and habitually tilted their heads up.

They all wear leather boots and leather shoes, and everyone looks like a loser.

Huairu and the other girls were watching the fun, and in twos and threes they all ran away in a blink of an eye, leaving only Zhang Kaiwu to accompany a few pregnant women.

Lin Xiaoniang was muttering there:

"Master! Why do the lanterns feel so much more lively than last year's?!"

Zhang Kaiwu bought a few strings of candied haws nearby, gave one to each of them, and said with a smile:

"I didn't see the Lantern Festival last year because people were still hunting in the countryside, but it will be more lively every year."

(End of this chapter)