Siheyuan: The Final Winner

  Chapter 77 Stir-fry, stir-fry a lot of dishes! (Purchased 4D Chapter 710)

  The next day.

   Before dawn, Qin Huairu packed up her things, carried Xiao Dang, and took the bus back to the city.

   When leaving, it was Jiang Ping'an who sent the two of them to the main road by bicycle.

  Jiang Pingan knew that no matter how much Qin Huairu was attached to him, it was nothing compared to the Jia family.

   This is why, he only loves Qin Huairu's body, but never has any illusions about her emotionally.

   Unlike Liang Ladi, although Jiang Ping'an didn't show much emotion, he paid more after all.

   Such as food, meat, sugar, cloth, and even helping Liang Ladi transfer work.

   With these efforts, in this year, you can marry a very good wife.

  Send Qin Huairu away, Qin Jingru also went to work in the commune, and Jiang Pingan happened to find time to go to the mountains to cook food.

  Back home, Jiang Pingan took all the quilts that he and Qin Huairu slept on, and put them all in the space.

   Today I will definitely spend the night in the mountains, the weather is cold, there is no harm in bringing more quilts.

  In addition, he brought single beds, straw mats, straw mats, brown mats and other supplies.

  There is no need to bring wood, there is plenty in the space.

  Although there are no big trees of high age, they are enough for burning.

  After felling the tree, the space is dried, which is very convenient in the blink of an eye.

  I also bring all the pots and pans at home, which are needed when cooking.

  After all preparations were made, Jiang Ping'an locked the door and walked to the back mountain.

  The cellar in the back mountain is relatively hidden, in a pile of rocks, few people visit.

  There are several boulders in the pile of rocks, supporting and relying on each other.

  Jiang Ping'an got in through the crack of the boulder. The gap was very wide, and he swaggered in.

  The place here is very dry. It is estimated that the cellar was placed here in the first place for this reason.

  The cellar is in sight, with a square opening, about one meter long and wide.

  There is a thick wooden door on the opening, and there are iron locks the size of a fist in each of the four directions above.

  Jiang Pingan took out the keys, opened the locks one by one, lifted the wooden door, and opened it for ventilation.

  After more than ten minutes, he lit the kerosene lamp and walked slowly down the wooden ladder.

  The inside is very large, about two to three hundred square meters, three to five people high, and the walls are made of rammed earth.

   Airtight, but very dry and cool.

  The kerosene lamp is still burning and has not been extinguished, which means that the air inside is normal.

  Jiang Pingan put the lamp on the ground, took out a flashlight to illuminate it, and looked around, but found that there were very few things.

  Six large rusty iron pots, several large iron pots, kitchen knives, iron spoons, iron spatulas, iron forks, etc.

   And a dozen large bamboo steamers, several baskets of bowls and plates, etc.

  Anyway, there are a lot of kitchen utensils to be used when buying banquets.

  As for why these things are put here, it is also related to the social environment, so I won’t say much.

  Jiang Pingan put all these kitchen utensils into the space, then retrieved the kerosene lamp, and left the cellar.

  Next, Jiang Ping'an trekked away into the mountains without delay.

  He walked a long way, ate a few steamed buns on the way at noon, rested for half an hour, and continued on his way.

   It was more than two o'clock in the afternoon before stopping.

  The place chosen is also good, a small stream meanders by.

  The surrounding vegetation is sparse, and there is a dry cave. If you sleep here at night, you are not afraid of snow and rain.

   After Jiang Pingan looked at the terrain, he walked to the creek, took out the tools one by one, and cleaned them carefully.

   Especially those iron kitchen utensils, which are full of rust, need to be polished with stones.

   It took almost two hours for Jiang Pingan to finish cleaning the things without stopping for a moment.

  The sky darkened.

  Jiang Pingan took all the kitchen utensils to an open space and arranged them one by one.

   Not far away, another big fire was raised, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

  The mountains are extremely quiet and make people feel lonely.

  Seven cauldrons lined up, one of which belonged to Jiang Ping'an's family.

   Fill the six-hole pot with water, light a fire, and cook the meat in it after the water boils.

  The remaining pot is specially used for cooking.

   Taking advantage of the gap, Jiang Pingan took out countless ingredients from the space.

   Such as pepper, pepper, ginger, garlic, bean paste, sugar, salt, vinegar, onion, wine, soy sauce, etc.

   Tidy up one by one and get ready.

   Don’t worry about the ingredients.

  In the space, you can butcher into chunks, lumps, flakes, shreds, and minced meat, which saves a lot of effort.

  Because of time constraints, I have to leave the morning after tomorrow.

  So Jiang Ping'an didn't cook too complicated dishes, and all of them were home-cooked.

   First of all, pork, there are too many dishes that can be cooked.

  Jiang Ping'an thought and thought, and finally chose twenty dishes made of pork.

  Among them are twice-cooked pork, braised pork, braised pork with pickled vegetables, steamed pork with flour, crispy pork, Dongpo elbow, and brine pork knuckle;

  Fish-flavored shredded pork, green pepper shredded pork, Beijing sauce shredded pork, braised pork ribs, sweet and sour pork ribs, garlic pork ribs, hairy blood;

  Braised lion head, spicy pork liver, nine-turn large intestine, stir-fried kidney, garlic-stir-fried pork heart, and spicy-fried pork ear.

   There are ten dishes made with chicken, they are:

  Chicken stewed mushrooms, beggar chicken, marinated chicken, spicy chicken, crispy chicken drumsticks, chestnut roast chicken, chicken feet with pickled peppers, Kung Pao chicken, carrot and potato roast chicken, Sichuan pepper chicken.

   There are ten dishes made with duck, which are:

  Old duck soup, roast duck, crispy duck, salted duck, white-cut duck, sweet-skinned duck, eight-treasure duck, fried **** duck, stewed duck with potatoes, and roasted duck with konjac.

   There are ten dishes made with goose, which are:

  Braised goose, braised goose, white chopped goose, salted goose, pan-fried foie gras, secret sauce goose, potato braised goose, honey sauce roasted goose, old goose soup, garlic sprouts braised goose.

   There are ten dishes made with fish, they are:

  Grilled fish, pickled fish, boiled fish, spicy fish, steamed fish, double-cooked fish, roasted fish with watercress, sweet and sour crispy fish, chopped pepper fish head, tofu stewed fish.

   There are ten dishes made with rabbit meat, they are:

  Cold pot rabbit, boiled rabbit, braised rabbit, shredded roast rabbit, steamed rabbit meat, spicy rabbit head, stewed rabbit cubes, pickled pepper rabbit cubes, cold rabbit cubes, **** and fresh pot rabbit.

   Of the above dishes, pork is the most used. For other meat, Jiang Ping'an only made a few pots for symbolic purposes.

   Having said that, this pot is huge, enough to last for a long time.

   As for the vegetarian dishes, Jiang Pingan didn't make any of them in order to save time.

  Anyway, even in the yard, fried vegetables are eaten, and people see them, but no one is jealous.

  As long as you don’t bring out out-of-season vegetables.

  Furthermore, he had to leave some things to do in the yard. If he didn't fire for a long time, it would be abnormal.

  That night, Jiang Ping'an was busy until late at night.

  After simply building a tent, take out the bed and fall asleep.

  The next morning, after washing up, I continued cooking.

   A large pot of stir-fried vegetables in one pot is fried out, and it is instantly received in the space backpack, and one dish is placed in each grid.

  Anyway, the inside is in a static state, and when the cooking is inside, there will be no soup or water, and it will not deteriorate.

  What it looks like when it is put in, no matter how long it takes, it will still be the same when it is taken out, it is so amazing.

   was busy until the afternoon.

  Jiang Pingan didn't know how many dishes he had cooked, so he started steaming steamed buns and baking pancakes.

  Noodles, steamed buns, buns, flower rolls, fried dough sticks, mochi, pancakes, dumplings, Liangpi, wontons, etc.

   Do some of each.

  The rice is not pulled down, what pumpkin rice, potato rice, taro rice, yam rice, all kinds of fried rice...

  I made several pots of each kind of rice.

  As for the rest of the salt, all the bacon was marinated in space.

  ——————

   Early morning.

  The sun quietly slipped out from the top of the hill.

  Jiang Ping'an slowly woke up, feeling exhausted.

  I don’t want to eat breakfast.

   Cooking meals for two days in a row, his appetite was greatly tormented.

   I ate too much meat these two days.

   I haven’t eaten meat for a long time, and now I can eat with my stomach open, which can be regarded as a solution to my craving.

   After lying on the bed in a daze for a while, Jiang Pingan got up lazily, washed his face and brushed his teeth.

  He also brought two thermos bottles for hot water in the morning.

   After washing up, Jiang Pingan waved his hand, put the bed in the space, and walked out of the mountain.

  Other things, late last night, he had packed them up and put them in the space.

  The prey in the mountains are plowed countless times.

   But in this deep mountain, you can still meet prey from time to time.

  Jiang Ping'an was not in the mood to go hunting either, and walked out with brisk steps.

   On the road, I met a nest of hares without eyes. After being frightened, they ran straight into his arms.

  Jiang Pingan saw that they were pitiful, fulfilled their kindness, and took them into the space.

   "Bunny is so cute..."

  At around twelve noon, Jiang Ping'an finally walked out of the mountains.

  He first put all kinds of tools back into the cellar.

   Then he took another ten catties of stick noodles and sent them to Liang Laosan's house, and returned the key to the cellar.

   Things were done, and Jiang Ping'an walked home amidst Aunt Liang's gratitude.

   Far away, Jiang Ping'an saw the door of his house open and smiled knowingly.

   Needless to say, it must be Qin Jingru who came over.

   Sure enough, Jiang Ping'an came to the courtyard.

  I saw Qin Jingru was sweating profusely, sweeping the floor in the room.

   "Jingru, didn't you go to work in the commune today?" Jiang Ping'an asked with a smile.

  Qin Jingru heard the voice, raised her head, her face was happy, she smiled and said:

   "Brother Pingan, are you back? Why didn't I see you go out on a bicycle?"

   "I went with my colleagues and hitchhiked." Jiang Ping'an replied casually.

  Qin Jingru said oh, bit her lips and smiled:

   "My mother passed away today, and the family cannot do without people, so I didn't go."

  Jiang Pingan nodded, took a chair and sat down, and said:

   "Jingru, go and help me heat the pot of water, I want to take a bath, I'm tired after going out these two days!"

   "Okay, then you sit for a while, the water is hot, I will call you again."

  Qin Jingru hurriedly put the broom by the wall, answered, and hurried to the kitchen.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled, got up and went back to the bedroom, and took out the bed and quilt from the space.

   Pots and pans are no exception, put them in the corner.

  At this moment, Qin Jingru rushed in in panic, and said anxiously:

   "It's no good, brother Ping An, a thief broke into our house, and there are a lot less things in the kitchen!"

   "Haha, don't panic, I've come inside the room." Jiang Pingan pointed to the corner and said with a smile.

   Qin Jingru breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it, patted his chest and said:

   "It's okay! It's okay! It scared me to death, I thought there was a thief in the house!"

   As he spoke, he walked over and moved the pots and pans into the kitchen.

  Jiang Ping'an also helped, and the move was finished soon.

   "Did you polish this pot with a stone?" Qin Jingru asked while lighting a fire.

  Jiang Pingan nodded and said: "I have nothing to do, I saw some dirt on it, so I polished it again."

  Qin Jingru said oh, and didn't ask any more questions.

   After lighting the fire and filling the pot with water, she walked over to Jiang Ping'an and sat down.

   "Hey, you smell so heavy of oily smoke!" Qin Jingru slapped her nose and said with a smile.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled and said: "I helped in the past, but I was so smoked that I was in a hurry to take a bath."

  Originally, it was possible to wash on the mountain, but he thought that he would sweat after walking back, so he didn't wash.

   "I need to wash it, the smell is too strong." Qin Jingru said with a smile.

  Jiang Pingan smiled, took her hand to play with, and pondered:

   "I'll take a shower later, and I'm going back to the city. The salary will be closed tomorrow, so I have to go back."

   "Huh? Are you going back today?" Qin Jingru was disappointed and immediately became unhappy.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled and said: "Don't be unhappy, wait until I take a shower and play with you for a while before leaving."

   "Don't accompany me, you'd better go straight away, or you'll bully me again." Qin Jingru said with a blushing face.

  Jiang Pingan laughed and said, "But I just love to bully you, what should I do? You won't let me?"

   "Anyway, it will be yours sooner or later. You can play however you want." Qin Jingru replied with her head down.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled knowingly, and said: "Remember, don't relax while studying."

   "When you turn eighteen, whether I marry you or not, I promise to get you into the city and find you a job."

   "Yes, I see." Qin Jingru nodded slightly, and said again:

   "As long as I can follow you, it doesn't matter whether I enter the city or not."

   "Looking at my cousin's situation, I think it is still necessary to find a man well and find the right man in order to live a good life."

  Jiang Pingan asked with a smile: "How can you be sure that you can live a good life if you follow me?"

   "I knew it, it's very happy to be with you, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing, that's great." Qin Jingru said cheerfully.

  Seeing that Jiang Pingan pursed her mouth in disbelief, she widened her eyes and said solemnly:

   "Really, I can take care of myself. As long as you feed me well and dress warmly, I will follow you."

  Jiang Pingan laughed loudly, stroked her hair, nodded and said:

   "Okay, I believe in you, I will make you full and warm in the future, haha..."

  Seeing that he agreed, Qin Jingru smiled straight, his eyes curved, and his face was blushing with happiness.

  The two were playing around, and after a while, the water heated up.

  Qin Jingru got up to help Jiang Pingan prepare water, and then went to the bedroom to take out a change of clothes.

  It is also very convenient to take a bath in the countryside. The firewood room next door is very large and divided into two.

   While stacking firewood, it is used as a bathroom when it is empty.

  After taking a shower, Jiang Ping'an felt refreshed. Seeing that Qin Jingru was about to wash his clothes, he hurriedly stopped him.

   "Don't wash it, I'll take it back to the city to wash it, you can chat with me for a while."

  Qin Jingru took the clothes to the main room, folded them, and put them in the basket.

   Turning around, Jiang Pingan pulled Qin Jingru to the bedroom and hugged her gently.

   "Brother Ping An, when will you come back next time?" Qin Jingru said in a depressed mood.

  Jiang Pingan shook his head, and replied: "It's hard to say, there are a lot of things in the factory recently, and I have to go abroad next month."

   "Going far away? How far is it?" Qin Jingru raised his head and asked.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled and said: "Go to the northeast, and I don't know when I will come back."

   "It's so far away, so what if I miss you in the countryside? It's so hard!" Qin Jingru sighed.

  Jiang Pingan smirked and said, "Then how about I comfort you right now?"

   "Hee hee... It's itchy... Giggle... You're bullying me again!" Qin Jingru giggled.

  The two quickly got together, gushing affection for each other.

   Time passed slowly, and the two finally got into bed.

   "Brother Ping An, I'm not afraid, I'm really not afraid..."

   "It's okay if you're not afraid, just wait a little longer..."

  ——————

  It was past three o'clock in the afternoon.

  Jiang Pingan rode a bicycle and left Liangjia Village under Qin Jingru's reluctant eyes.

  Since today, she has transformed from a girl to a woman, Jiang Ping'an's woman.

  She was a little relieved. Jiang Ping'an's worries, she knew deeply, but she hadn't made up her mind yet.

   Now, she finally guided Jiang Ping'an, put aside her worries, and accepted her.

   Regardless of whether she will marry Jiang Ping An in the future, at least she will not treat her badly because she knows Jiang Ping An well.

  Eat enough, eat well, dress warmly, find a job for her, and Jiang Ping'an will do it all for her.

  At that time, she will truly become a city resident and live a life of commodity food.

  Of course, it would be even better if Jiang Ping'an could marry her, then she would be so happy that she couldn't sleep.

  On the highway.

  Jiang Ping'an rode his bicycle and drove back at a fast speed, still reminiscing about Qin Jingru's charm in his thoughts.

  The young girl's youthfulness, pure and ignorant, like a flower bud, will eventually be charming, mature and charming.

  Jiang Pingan didn't withdraw his thoughts until he returned to the courtyard.

  At the gate of the courtyard, I ran into Yan Bugui head-on.

  He glanced at Jiang Pingan's basket on the back seat, and asked with a smile:

   "Ping An came back from the countryside? Did you get any good things?"

   "The countryside is also sad now. After running for a few days, I got two hares." Jiang Ping'an smiled.

  Yan Bugui's eyes lit up, he gave a thumbs up and said:

   "At this age, you can still get hares, which is considered capable!"

   "Hehe, it's okay, it's better than returning empty-handed." Jiang Pingan laughed.

   "Let's not talk about it, I'm going back to put the rabbit in place."

   "Send it to the factory early in the morning, don't freeze to death at night."

   "Okay, then you are busy." Yan Bugui nodded.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled, returned home with his bicycle, and took out two hares packed in sacks.

   In the next room, there is a box for raising rabbits, which Jiang Pingan used before.

  So he took the rabbit to the next door, put it in the box, and put some hay and dried vegetables in it.

   There is broken grass in the box, which is warm enough. Besides, wild rabbits are not the same as domestic rabbits, they are not too afraid of cold, so they are not afraid of freezing to death.

   After setting it up, Jiang Pingan took out two pots of honey from the space, walked out of the room, and walked to the courtyard.

  Qin Huairu was washing things by the sink again.

   This seems to have become her signature gesture.

  Seeing Jiang Ping'an coming, Qin Huairu smiled and asked, "Are you back from the countryside?"

   "Hmm! How about you? Are you okay at home?"

  Jiang Pingan saw Jia Zhang peeking at the window, and glared at her.

  Qin Huairu pursed her lips, showing bitterness, shook her head, and did not speak.

  Jiang Pingan blinked at her, Qin Huairu nodded slightly, the two had a tacit understanding.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled secretly, and turned to Yi Zhonghai's home.

   "Master, mother, are you eating? I came here at a bad time!"

  Jiang Pingan greeted the couple with an apologetic face.

  Yi Zhonghai smiled and said: "It's not that particular, have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, just sit down and eat."

   "No, I ate it from the countryside." Jiang Pingan shook his head and replied.

   "Didn't I say last time that I would bring you a jar of honey back? This time I went to the countryside to get it."

   As he spoke, he put a can on the table.

   "Honey is a good thing. It has the functions of tonifying deficiency, neutralizing, harmonizing, clearing away heat and detoxification, and laxative."

   "It can relieve symptoms such as lung dryness, cough, physical weakness, intestinal dryness, constipation, mouth sores, water and fire burns, and epigastric pain."

   "Both of you have a drink, don't be reluctant."

   "By the way, after drinking, I have to return the jar. This thing is very expensive, fifty cents each."

  The first mother smiled openly, said yes again and again, and said:

   "You have a heart, I will free up the jar and return it to you later."

   "Hehe, there's no need to be in such a hurry. After you finish eating the honey, it's not too late to return it to me." Jiang Pingan laughed.

  Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? I'll just pay you fifty cents."

   "That won't work. I just want the pot. If I charge you money, what's the matter?" Jiang Ping'an refused.

  Yi Zhonghai took the jar, looked around, nodded and said:

   "This jar is well-made, and it looks good at first glance. If I give you the money, I will buy it from you."

   "Okay, since you like it, I won't refuse." Jiang Pingan hesitated, nodded.

   Soon, Yi Zhonghai took out fifty cents from his pocket and gave it to Jiang Ping'an.

  After Jiang Pingan left, Yi Zhonghai sighed:

   "This child is attractive, and he can keep his word. Every mouthful is a nail."

   "He just told us how long he wanted to give us honey, and within a few days, he really delivered it."

  The first mother smiled and said: "Who says no? The key is that he is also capable!"

   "At this age, it must have taken a lot of effort to find such a good thing."

   "By the way, he held a can in his hand just now. It should be for Xu Damao's family, right?"

  Yi Zhonghai nodded and said: "It should be, this child has a heart of gratitude, whoever treats him well, treats everyone well."

  …

   "Good boy, the sun is coming out from the west today, right?" Xu Damao said in surprise holding the clay pot.

   "Say, do you want to borrow money from us again? Let's talk about it first, and we don't need to talk about borrowing money!"

  Lou Xiaoe glared at him, snatched the clay pot, and said angrily:

   "As long as you talk a lot, Ping An kindly gave us honey, but you kindly treat us like a donkey, ignorant of good and evil!"

   Turning around, she smiled at Jiang Pingan:

   "Thank you for being safe. I'll take the honey back to my mother's house and give it to Dad to drink. This jar is also good, just right."

   "By the way, haven't you eaten yet? Xu Damao, hurry up and get some hot food, don't starve Ping An!"

  Xu Damao twisted his head, humming and chirping:

   "He cooks for himself when he's hungry, so I don't bother to serve him."

  Jiang Pingan frowned and said, "Okay, Xu Damao, remember, don't smoke my cigarettes or drink my tea from now on."

   "I'm going to have a good talk with your section chief in the morning..."

   "Hey, how can I, I was joking just now, I'm going to heat up the food, just wait a moment!"

  Xu Damao's expression changed instantly, he smiled flatteringly, and went to cook.

  Lou Xiaoe pursed her lips, pointed to the bench, and said with a smile:

   "Sit down and talk, the countryside is very hard, right?"

   "Fortunately, things are getting harder and harder to find."

  Jiang Ping'an smiled, but the legs under the table touched Lou Xiao'e's legs from time to time.

  Lou Xiaoe pursed her lips and smiled, looked at him affectionately, and asked, "Do you want my dad to help?"

   "That's not necessary. There are no tasks assigned in the factory now, so there is no pressure." Jiang Pingan shook his head.

   "Our reception task next month is not very heavy, so we buyers can relax a lot."

  The two were talking.

   After a while, Xu Damao heated six steamed buns, fried a cabbage and a shredded radish and brought them over.

  Jiang Pingan asked Xu Damao while eating:

   "Your section chief has allocated a new watch ticket, do you know?"

   "Is there such a thing? I really don't know." Xu Damao shook his head.

  Paused, he frowned and said, "So what if I know? I'm sure I won't be able to get it."

  Jiang Pingan nodded and smiled, "That's true, your section chief has never given you anything."

   "Eat it quickly! The steamed buns can't cover your mouth?" Xu Damao suddenly stared in embarrassment and anger.

  ——————

  Come out from Xu Damao's house.

  Jiang Ping returned to the front yard, and ran into Qin Huairu who was coming back from the bathroom.

  She froze for a moment, looked left and right, and saw that there was no one in the yard, so she walked forward slowly.

   "Come to see you at night and prepare some food for me."

   "I just ate a mess at noon yesterday, and I'm about to faint from hunger!"

  Jiang Ping'an immediately said with a straight face: "You woman, you don't care about me first.

   "I want to eat when we meet, and I don't know how to feel sorry for others."

   "Oh, I will care about you again at night, and love you!" Qin Huairu said coquettishly, and even stomped her foot lightly.

   "I really don't have the energy to say too much right now."

   "I'm so hungry that I'm trembling in a panic, and I'm breaking out in a cold sweat. If you don't believe me, take a closer look."

  Jiang Pingan looked at her a few times, and sure enough, there were beads of sweat visible to the naked eye on her face and neck, and her complexion was pale.

   "Okay, I won't blame you today, come over to eat more in the evening."

   After all, she is half of her own woman, even if she doesn't talk about feelings, she still hurts when it should hurt.

   Besides, the pain is not in vain, don't you have to toss it at night?

   "Well, I'll go back first." Qin Huairu swallowed, nodded slightly, turned and left.

  I went to the countryside and lived a happy life for several days. I had enough food, no one scolded me, and I was at ease.

  As soon as I returned to the courtyard, I immediately fell into hell.

  Not to mention the lack of food, Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu still dislike her and scold her for coming back so early.

  Qin Huairu was extremely unaccustomed to it, and felt aggrieved.

   Now that Jiang Ping'an came back, she immediately felt relieved as if she had found a support.

  Jiang Ping'an smiled, turned and went back to the house.

  Take out the clothes in the basket, put them in a basin, and wash them when the rain comes back.

   In the evening, I have to feed Qin Huairu dumplings. Although there are meat fillings, I can't give them to her.

  It is an extravagant hope to be able to have enough food these days, so we have to follow the market, and we can't make her mouth tricky.

   Give her stuffed cabbage, it tastes good too.

   It can still make her happy, and I feel grateful. This is fine food, how much I love her!

   "Dumplings, you eat mine, I eat yours too..."

  With a happy mood, Jiang Ping'an borrowed a fire next door.

  Light up the fire, boil a pot of water, wash your face and feet later, add salt water bottles and thermos bottles.

  The radio was turned on, tuned to a babbling Peking Opera, and it didn’t matter whether you could understand it or not, at least it was lively.

  Just sat down and listened for a while, when he was about to fall asleep, Yan Jiedi came over from the opposite side.

  Jiang Pingan glanced at her, then looked around the room, and nodded in satisfaction.

   "Sure enough, Xie Di did not disappoint. The room is really clean." Jiang Pingan praised.

  Yan Jiedi giggled, showing a few small white teeth.

  Jiang Pingan waved to her, and easily fed a pea-sized maltose.

   kept smiling happily on her face.

   "Brother Ping An, can I listen to the radio for a while?" Yan Jiedi asked lately.

  Jiang Ping'an nodded and said, "Listen whatever you want, why don't I tell you?"

   "As long as I'm at home, you can come and listen anytime!"

   "Brother Ping An is so kind!" Yan Jiedi pursed her lips and smiled.

   While talking, Yan Jiedi's elder brother, Yan Jiefang, stuck his head out at the door and looked in.

  Jiang Pingan glanced at him, but ignored him.

  Yan Jiedi whispered: "My brother wants me to take the sugar back and make sugar water to drink."

   "Leave him alone, this is the candy you worked so hard to earn, why give it to him?" Jiang Pingan said with a pursed mouth.

  Yan Jiedi nodded and said softly: "Well, I won't give them any food."

   "They? Your parents want to share your candy too?" Jiang Pingan asked with a smile.

  Yan Jiedi pouted, nodded slightly and said:

   "Yeah, I was asked to bring candy back a long time ago, so I won't!"

   "Hehe, then you can listen to the radio here for a while, and go back after eating the candy." Jiang Pingan said with a smile.

  The two were muttering to each other, and Yan Jiefang saw that his sister ignored him and was making fun of himself, so he turned and left.

  Seeing him leave, Yan Jiedi giggled, feeling as if he had won the battle.

  Jiang Pingan shook his head and smiled, this girl is still a child!

  After listening to the radio for a while, the water boiled outside.

  Jiang Ping'an quickly ordered Yan Jiedi to help fill the water, and poured water for washing his feet.

  Yan Jiedi followed suit one by one, busy like a spinning top.

   "Xie Di is really diligent!" Jiang Pingan naturally wanted to encourage her and praise her.

  After hearing this, Yan Jiedi couldn't help but be overjoyed, with a happy smile on his face.

   "Brother Ping An, I will be free in the future, and I will come here often to fill you with water and wash your feet."

  Jiang Pingan nodded in relief, and praised her for being sensible.

   Not to mention, it is much easier to have a girl to help at home.

  After washing up, Yan Jiedi was very clever, and helped to pour out the footwashing water before leaving and going home.

  …

  Night, extraordinarily quiet.

  Slight footsteps, rustling like a breeze rustling leaves.

   "Crackling..." The door was slowly pushed open, and someone quickly entered the room, and gently closed the door.

   "Peace..." Qin Huairu whispered.

   As soon as the voice fell, the flashlight in the room lit up.

  Jiang Pingan covered the flashlight with his hand, and it emitted a faint light.

   "Twenty dumplings, warm in the pot, you can bring them in by the way." He ordered softly.

  Qin Huairu swallowed her saliva, she became more and more hungry, and her hands and feet couldn't help but move faster.

  Open the lid and see and smell the wheat-flavored dumplings.

  Qin Huairu's eyes became blurred, and her nose felt sour.

   Before she had time to vent her grievance, she turned around and went to the inner room with a big bowl of dumplings.

   "How much do you eat?" Qin Huairu asked in a low voice.

  Jiang Ping'an said softly, "I won't eat. I heard you were hungry, so I kept some for you."

   "Well, you are still reliable." Qin Huairu choked up and said.

  She was not polite, she was too hungry right now, so she ate immediately.

   After taking a few mouthfuls, my throat became stiff and tears dripped down my face.

  Back from the country, she seemed to have gone from heaven to hell.

   Now that I'm eating hot dumplings, I can't hold back my tears.

   "Eat slowly, it's still early, twenty is enough for you to eat." Jiang Pingan said with a smile.

  Qin Huairu hummed, put down the bowl and chopsticks suddenly, and rushed forward, sobbing and crying in his arms.

   But he dared not cry too loudly, for fear that the sound would be heard by others.

   "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

  She cried so sadly, just now Jiang Ping'an smiled at her, which made her collapse instantly.

   It's ridiculous to say that Jia Zhang is her mother-in-law, but she curses viciously and refuses to eat.

  Jia Dongxu was her man, not only scolded her, but also slapped her, kicked her, saying she shouldn't come back so early.

  Even the stick looked coldly at her, saying that he shouldn't come back and share his mess.

  Qin Huairu couldn't figure it out, shouldn't a family share weal and woe?

  When did she become an outsider? all hate her...

  Compared to the two, Jiang Ping'an was gentle to her in every possible way.

  Give her delicious dumplings, say caring words, care for her, how can she not be moved to tears?

  No contrast, no harm.

   With this comparison, Qin Huairu instantly felt the warmth and coldness of the world.

  No matter how scheming she is, no matter how much she values ​​her family, she is still a human being, and as a human being, she hopes to be cared for.

   Now lying in Jiang Ping'an's arms, she seemed to have found a safe haven, and she couldn't say she was at ease.

  Jiang Pingan looked at her crying, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

  He didn't even remember, this was the first time Qin Huairu cried so bitterly in his arms.

   "Don't cry, eat your fill first, let's talk later, or the dumplings will be cold."

  ——————

  After crying in Jiang Ping'an's arms, the rain immediately cleared up, and it was time to eat and drink.

   After an unknown amount of time, the room suddenly became quiet.

  The two of them did not speak, and each took a breath.

  Qin Huairu rubbed her hands, fetched the cigarette on the bedside, lit a match, and lit a cigarette for Jiang Ping'an.

  Jiang Pingan took a puff, exhaled the thick smoke slowly, and said softly:

   "Today the factory will shut down wages."

   "What about the tariff? My family's life will not change much."

  Qin Huairu lay in his arms, whispered back, playing with a strand of her hair with her slender hands.

  Jiang Pingan nodded slowly: "That's true, every family's life is not easy now."

   "Yes." Qin Huairu hummed lightly, then suddenly raised her head, curiously said:

   "By the way, you used the ration for three people to eat instead of fine grains. Why are you mostly coarse grains in your house and the countryside?"

   "Hehe, it's already finished." Jiang Pingan shook his head and smiled.

   "Three catties of coarse grains are exchanged for one catty of fine grains. You do the math. In fact, I don't have the full amount for one person."

   "So, I had to get some sticks to fill in some food gaps."

   In fact, those sticks are just for show, and he has indeed finished eating the previous fine grains.

   I was planning to get some after returning to the city, and the space is open, so I don't have to think of other ways.

  Qin Huairu thought for a moment, then suddenly said:

   "Indeed, I only thought that you had food for three people."

   "But even so, you are amazing!"

   "In these days, even stick noodles are not easy to get."

   "In addition to getting so much stick noodles, you can also get extra fine grains. The way is wild enough!"

  Jiang Pingan smiled, shook his head and sighed: "It seems that you don't know anything about the profession of a buyer."

   "Let me tell you this, I am also cautious. If you are a little more presumptuous, you can eat meat."

  He really wasn't bragging.

   Not to mention that he has connections in the meat joint factory and food station.

   Just by himself in the country, the things he purchases every month are enough to satisfy his hunger.

   It's just that he didn't do this. Even if he didn't have space, he usually had enough oil and water to eat.

   There's no need to do something pretentious and envious for those three melons and two dates.

  The ancestors said long ago that a tree that is as good as the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

   Those who die the fastest are always those who are too prominent.

  Jiang Ping'an just wants to live a peaceful life.

   "Virtue, I often talk about eating meat, but I haven't seen you bring back meat to eat." Qin Huairu rolled his eyes and said.

  Jiang Pingan patted her **** lightly, and said in a bad mood:

   "You can be content! The dumplings you eat today are oily enough?"

   "With such a good meal, you still want to eat meat? Don't you look at what age you are!"

   "Why don't you go to the sky? You are too short to look forward to Shu, and you should be lucky if you can have enough food with me!"

  Qin Huairu covered her mouth and smiled lightly, rubbing her face against Jiang Ping'an's arms, and said with a delicate smile:

   "Hee hee... I was just joking, and I didn't really ask you to get meat to eat!"

   "Also, as a married woman, I should let you take advantage of me and eat a few meals from you, shouldn't I?"

   "Speaking of it, I still suffer!"

  Jiang Ping'an curled his lips and said, "Come on, you eat my food, it's enough for me to marry a wife!"

   "We really want to talk about who wins and who loses, so don't play together."

   "In this way, no one loses and no one makes money, otherwise it is unclear."

   "No! That's not the case!" Qin Huairu pouted:

   "From the moment you succeed, even if I lose, you will always be a winner."

   "You have to treat me well in the future, and if you can't move me, you will kick me out."

  Jiang Ping'an glanced at her, then pondered:

   "It depends on your performance. If you are disobedient, the one who should kick you out will still get kicked out!"

   "I know you are hard-hearted." Qin Huairu muttered.

  Paused for a moment, he asked, "Do you want more? Hurry up, it's getting late."

   "If you don't want it, I'll go back first and come back to serve you tomorrow."

  Jiang Pingan asked with a smile: "Have you recovered?"

   "Hehe, if you don't slow down, you don't want it?" Qin Huairu asked back with a smile.

  …

   Early morning.

  After Jiang Ping'an washed up, he went to the next door to take out the rabbit, put it in a sack and tied it to the back of the bicycle.

   Pushing the cart out, I ran into Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe head-on.

   Seeing Lou Xiaoe's large and small bags, Jiang Ping'an asked doubtfully:

   "Sister Xiao'e, are you going back to your mother's house?"

   "Yeah, I have something to do when I go back." Lou Xiaoe replied with a wink at him.

   Said, put down the salute, and handed a large net bag in his hand, which contained clothes and leather shoes.

   "The sweater I knitted for you has been knitted and washed, and can be worn at any time." Lou Xiaoe said.

   "And these shoes, I've bought them for you for so long, and you don't know how to take them back."

   "Aren't you going to the Northeast after a while?"

   "When the time comes to wear a Chinese tunic suit, wear these leather shoes."

   "By the way, sweaters can also be worn inside without looking bulky."

  Jiang Pingan parked his bicycle, took the net bag, nodded and smiled:

   "Thank you sister Xiao'e, I will definitely wear this sweater and leather shoes when I go to the Northeast this time."

  Xu Damao interjected, "Your Chinese tunic suit was also given by Ezi."

  Lou Xiaoe rolled his eyes at him, thinking he was talkative, turned around and smiled and said:

   "I just want to wear it. If it wears out, I will buy you a new one!"

   "It's getting late, I'm leaving first, we'll talk again when I get back from my mother's house."

   "Miss Xiao'e, go slowly!" Jiang Ping'an said, watching Lou Xiao'e leave the hospital.

  Seeing that Xu Damao didn't follow, Jiang Ping'an frowned and said, "Aren't you going to see her off?"

   "No, my father-in-law sent a car to pick him up early in the morning, and it's parked outside the hospital!" Xu Damao shook his head.

  Jiang Pingan nodded, turned and went back to the house.

  Put away the sweater and leather shoes, and go out to the rolling mill with Xu Damao.

  No words all the way.

  In the rolling mill, Jiang Ping'an handed two hares to Director Chen.

   "Director, this time is good or bad luck." Jiang Pingan said.

   "Okay, I found two hares."

   "The bad thing is that there are fewer and fewer things in the country."

  Director Chen opened the sack, looked inside, raised his head and said with a smile:

   "It would be nice to have two hares, but this is an unplanned supply."

   "There is a shortage of supplies now, and you can't get things, so don't put too much pressure on them."

   "As much as you can get, you can get as much as you can, and you can make money if you get it."

   "I didn't give you a task, why worry?"

  Jiang Pingan nodded with a smile and said, "With the director's words, I feel relieved."

   "By the way, you said last time to equip our office with a stove, don't forget it!"

   "Okay, I'll write you a note later, and you can get it yourself." Director Chen said with a smile.

  After taking the hare to a cage in the warehouse and packing it up, Director Chen turned his head and glanced outside the door.

   "Did you get that thing?"

  Jiang Pingan nodded and smiled:

   "Don't you still trust me? If I say you can get it, you must get it."

  (end of this chapter)